Making scientific publications in internationally respected journals is an important feature defining research universities. Hacettepe University has been in the first place for years in our country in terms of the number of published research articles. The number of published research and review articles of our university has increased gradually over the years, reaching 3100+ per year as of 2021 (Figure 1). Hacettepe University has made a universal contribution to science with a total of 41000+ published research articles.
More than 90% of the publications produced by Hacettepe University are in the fields of medicine-health and science-engineering. When the distribution of Hacettepe University publications in accordance with research areas is examined, it is seen that pediatrics, chemistry and engineering publications rank among the top three. Out of the top 25 research areas, 16 are related to medical-health sciences, 8 to science-engineering sciences and 1 to social-humanities (Figure 2).
In the field of medicine-health category, pediatrics, oncology, neurology, pharmacology, surgery, cardiology, hematology, radiology, rheumatology, and immunology are among the top research areas considering research contribution. In the field of science-engineering category, the studies in chemistry, molecular biology, physics, materials science, mathematics, computer science, polymer science, food science and technology, crystallography, and geology, and in the field of social-humanities category, the activities in education, psychology, economics and sports sciences stand out.
Figure 2.Distribution of research and review articles from Hacettepe University by research areas (Source: Web of Science)
In 2023, the number of new and ongoing projects at Hacettepe University reached 1,225, with a total budget of 713 million TL. Within this budget, 42% was allocated to university-supported BAP projects, 30% to TÜBİTAK projects, 22% to EU and other external funding, 6% to projects supported by the Presidential Strategy and Budget Directorate, and 2% to TÜSEB projects. By 2024, the number of new and ongoing projects increased to 1,497, with a total budget of 1.062 billion TL. The budget distribution remained similar, with 42% allocated to BAP projects, 29% to TÜBİTAK projects, 19% to EU and other external grants, 4% to TÜSEB projects, and 2% to projects funded by the Presidential Strategy and Budget Directorate (Table 1).
Table 1. Number and budget of research projects being carried out by Hacettepe University researchers in 2024 (transferred from the previous year + newly started) and funded by different institutions
