Istanbul Nişantaşı University Among Türkiye’s Leading Universities in SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026
In SCImago 2026, our university ranked 16th in Türkiye and fourth among foundation universities. In research, it placed third nationally and first among foundation universities.
Istanbul Nişantaşı University achieved notable success in Turkish higher education through its strong performance in SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026. The university advanced significantly in the overall ranking as well as research, innovation and societal impact indicators.
The 2026 results placed Istanbul Nişantaşı University 16th overall in Türkiye. Having ranked 125th in 2023, 80th in 2024 and 26th in 2025, it made substantial progress in a short period by reaching 16th in 2026.
This result placed the university fourth among foundation universities in Türkiye.
An even stronger achievement came in research. Istanbul Nişantaşı University ranked third in Türkiye in the Research category and first among foundation universities.
The university also ranked highly across many disciplines.
Selected subject achievements include:
• Business, Management and Accounting: Third in Türkiye
• Computer Science: Tenth in Türkiye
• Economics, Econometrics and Finance: Fourth in Türkiye
• Engineering: Seventh in Türkiye
• Environmental Science: Tenth in Türkiye
In subfields:
• Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering: First in Türkiye
• Sociology and Political Science: First in Türkiye
These results demonstrate a significant increase in Istanbul Nişantaşı University’s research strength, academic productivity and international visibility.
SCImago Institutions Rankings is an international ranking system evaluating universities on research, innovation and societal impact indicators.
