The CWTS (Centre for Science and Technology Studies) Leiden Ranking System has announced the 2024 World University Rankings. The Leiden Ranking evaluates the scientific impact and publication performance of universities based on data obtained from major academic databases like Web of Science.
In the 2023 Leiden Ranking, 1411 universities were ranked, while this number increased to 1506 in 2024. Hacettepe University rose 16 places compared to the previous year and ranked 394th.
Among the 40 universities ranked in Turkey, it ranked 1st in the ranking method that gives equal weight to all publications. Additionally, it achieved 2nd place after Health Sciences University in the ranking method that assigns lower weight to joint publications, marking a significant achievement.
In field-specific evaluation, Hacettepe University ranked 518th worldwide in the Social Sciences and Humanities fields. In the Biomedical and Health Sciences fields, our university ranked 205th globally and 2nd in Turkey.
Hacettepe University CWTS Leiden Rankings
Ranking Category |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
World Ranking |
447 |
451 |
456 |
425 |
428 |
410 |
394 |
Türkiye Ranking |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Europe Ranking |
157 |
155 |
150 |
146 |
133 |
124 |
117 |
Total Number of Universities Ranked |
842 |
963 |
1176 |
1225 |
1318 |
1411 |
1506 |
For details on the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2024 results, click here.