Seven scientists from Isparta University of Applied Sciences (IUAS) were included in the 2026 "World's Most Influential Scientists" list compiled by Stanford University.
This study, conducted annually by Stanford University scientists, is based on international criteria such as the number of high-quality publications, the impact of the journal in which the publications appear, the number of patents, the number of citations, h-index, hm-index, the number of articles, the number of cited articles, and the impact of the journal in which they were published. The ranking, which is based on the scientific productivity and quality of the academics' work, evaluates numerous scientists worldwide.
This prestigious list ranks scientists according to their scientific productivity and the quality of their work; academics are evaluated in two categories: “Career Impact” and “Annual Impact”.
The following scientists from ISUBÜ were included in the list in the "Annual Impact" category :
The following individuals are included in the "Career Impact" category:
While 5 academics are included in the annual impact list and 5 in the career impact list, the names appearing on both lists are Prof. Dr. Fatih Yılmaz, Prof. Dr. Murat Öztürk, and Prof. Dr. Önder Kızılkan .
Thus, a total of 7 different academics from our university were included in the list. The number of academics currently on our university's faculty who were included in this prestigious list was 4 in 2024, 5 in 2025, and 7 in 2026; thus, a steady increase has been recorded over the years.
This achievement once again demonstrates the scientific competence of Isparta University of Applied Sciences and its commitment to training influential scientists in the international arena. The inclusion of our academics in such prestigious lists strengthens the scientific productivity of our university and also shows its potential to contribute to Türkiye's international standing in the field of science and technology.
We believe that this achievement will inspire young scientists, foster a culture of scientific research, and further solidify our country's position in the scientific world.
We congratulate all the academics included in the list and wish them continued success.
