Stanford–Elsevier Names 15 OMU Scientists Among the World’s Most Influential
22 September 2025, Monday - 11:29
Updated: 26 September 2025, Friday - 11:30

A total of 15 faculty members from Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) have been named in the “World’s Most Influential Scientists List,” compiled in collaboration between Stanford University and Netherlands-based Elsevier. The list evaluates researchers in two categories: Annual Scientific Impact and Career-Long Scientific Impact.

OMU is proud to have 12 scientists featured in the Annual Impact list, and 10 scientists in the Career-Long Impact list. Notably, 7 academics were recognized in both categories, marking a significant achievement for the institution.

The ranking is based on objective criteria such as the number of high-quality publications, citations, patents, h-index, hm-index, standardized citation scores, and citations based on author order. Among 236,313 researchers evaluated worldwide, 1,564 academics from Türkiye were included in the list.

OMU Academics in the Annual Scientific Impact List:

• Prof. Dr. Mehmet Çetin

Faculty of Architecture  City and Regional Planning

• Prof. Dr. Necmi Dege

Faculty of Science  Physics

• Prof. Dr. Mehmet Turgut

Faculty of Medicine  Internal Medicine

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kadir Mert Döleker

Faculty of Engineering  Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

• Prof. Dr. Orhan Dengiz

Faculty of Agriculture – Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

• Prof. Dr. Vedat Suat Ertürk

Faculty of Science – Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics Division

• Prof. Dr. Selim Ceylan 

Faculty of Engineering – Chemical Engineering

• Prof. Dr. Rıdvan Kızılkaya 

Faculty of Agriculture – Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Halil Mutuk 

Faculty of Science – Physics

• Prof. Dr. Okan Özgönenel 

Faculty of Engineering – Electrical and Electronics Engineering

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Yakan

Faculty of Education – Mathematics and Science Education

• Prof. Dr. Birol Elevli 

Faculty of Engineering – Industrial Engineering

OMU Academics in the Career-Long Scientific Impact List:

• Prof. Dr. Mehmet Çetin

Faculty of Architecture – City and Regional Planning

• Prof. Dr. Mehmet Turgut

Faculty of Medicine – Internal Medicine

• Prof. Dr. Feryal Akbal

Faculty of Engineering – Environmental Engineering

• Prof. Dr. Turgay Partal

Faculty of Engineering – Civil Engineering

• Prof. Dr. Rıdvan Kızılkaya 

Faculty of Agriculture – Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

• Prof. Dr. Orhan Dengiz

Faculty of Agriculture – Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

• Prof. Dr. Selim Ceylan

Faculty of Engineering – Chemical Engineering

• Prof. Dr. Erdem Koç

Faculty of Engineering – Mechanical Engineering

• Prof. Dr. Okan Özgönenel

Faculty of Engineering – Electrical and Electronics Engineering

• Prof. Dr. Birol Elevli

Faculty of Engineering – Industrial Engineering

Rector’s Message of Congratulations

OMU Rector Prof. Dr. Fatma Aydın congratulated the academics whose work contributes to global scientific literature and enhances the university’s reputation:

“I sincerely congratulate our academics for their invaluable contributions to science and our university. I hope their achievements will serve as an inspiration to our students and young researchers.”

In Memoriam

OMU honors the memory of Prof. Dr. Okan Özgönenel and Prof. Dr. Erdem Koç, who passed away last year. They are remembered with gratitude for their lasting contributions to science and their institution.

Source Link: https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/8