According to the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) 2025 Monitoring Report, Konya Food and Agriculture University ranked 6th in Turkey in citation performance. Rector Turan stated that this achievement is a concrete indicator of scientific impact.
Konya Food and Agriculture University (KGTU) achieved a remarkable success among universities in Turkey with its institutional citation performance announced in YÖK’s 2025 Monitoring and Evaluation Report. When the citation rates received by institution-affiliated scientific publications were taken into account, KGTU ranked 6th nationwide among universities with the highest impact value, marking a significant achievement.
A Concrete Indicator of Scientific Impact The 2024 Web of Science (WoS) data included in the report revealed how frequently scientific publications published in WoS-indexed journals and affiliated with KGTU were cited.
With this ranking, KGTU placed 6th among universities in Turkey, once again demonstrating its academic strength.
Competitors and the University’s Achievement In this important category, Çankaya University ranked first, Piri Reis University second, İskenderun Technical University third, Sabancı University fourth, and Gebze Technical University fifth.
KGTU Rector Prof. Dr. Erol Turan stated that despite being a young and dynamic university, they have achieved strong visibility on national and international academic platforms in a short period of time.
Emphasizing that they stand out with highly influential, frequently cited, and guiding scientific publications, Turan noted that this success reflects the quality of the academic staff, the research culture, and the importance placed on science.
