Research at ACU: facts & figures

TÜBİTAK. The university ranked 36th in the 2022 Entrepreneurial and Innovative University Index.

Times Higher Education. Acıbadem University is listed in the THE World University Rankings.

Accreditation. The Experimental Animals Application and Research Center (ACU-DEHAM) was accepted into the AAALAC International accreditation programme on 25 February 2020, one of only two institutions in Türkiye at the time. The School of Medicine received a Certificate of Merit in Student Engagement in the 2026 AMEE ASPIRE to Excellence Awards.

Sustainability. The university’s sustainability report, prepared to GRI Standards and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, records 87% of electricity demand met from clean energy and 57% of waste directed to recovery, alongside measures on equal opportunity, accessibility, responsible supply and research and innovation.

Infrastructure. Fifteen basic and pharmaceutical research laboratories, an Electron Microscopy Laboratory with FEG-SEM and TEM, a 700 m² animal facility with five research laboratories, a Biodesign Center with a design studio and prototyping workshop, and fourteen application and research centres including Biomaterials, Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs, Neuroradiology, Diabetes and Health Policy.

The publication figures shown on the home page are drawn from open bibliographic data and refreshed quarterly by GR3.

Enhancing the productivity, quality and impact of research is one of the primary goals of the School of Medicine’s strategic plan. Over the past five years the faculty has produced an average of nearly 400 full-length articles or reviews a year, with 5–10% involving students; about 60% appear in Q1 or Q2 journals and the five-year Category Normalized Citation Impact (CNCI) is around 1.0, in line with the global average. According to Web of Science data for 2020–2024, surgery, neurology, oncology, internal medicine and pediatrics stand out among the fields of publication.

The targets are to raise the proportion of Q1–Q3 publications above 90%, to reach a CNCI of 1.2, to increase collaboration with industry and to expand international partnerships, while also assessing the societal impact of research: studies that meet community needs, lead to applicable products or influence health policy. Institutional resources support this: publication support, statistical assistance and project development support.

Other rankings: Acıbadem University is in the 801–1000 band in Medicine and Health in the THE Subject Rankings 2026, is listed in the THE Asia University Rankings and the THE Impact Rankings, and ranked 7th among foundation universities in the Türkiye University Satisfaction Survey 2022. Its academics appear on the list of the World’s Most Influential Scientists.