Academics from Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (BEUN) have been included in the “World’s Most Influential Scientists 2025” list.
The “World’s Most Influential Scientists 2025” list, prepared in collaboration with Elsevier and Stanford University based on data from the Scopus database, has been announced. BEUN academics were also included in this prestigious list, which identifies scientists in the top 2% worldwide. The evaluation was based on criteria such as the number of quality publications, citation rates, h-index, and international academic impact of leading researchers worldwide. BEUN made its mark in both the “Career-Long Impact” category, representing long-term academic contributions, and the “Single-Year Impact – 2025” category, reflecting recent scientific productivity.
Career-Long Achievement and Up-to-Date Scientific Productivity Together
According to the announced results, four BEUN academics who have made their mark in the scientific world and are shaping the future were included in the “Career-Long Impact” category, demonstrating their international academic competence. In the “Single-Year Impact” evaluation, which focused on performance in 2025, academics from BEUN’s Faculty of Science, Faculty of Mathematics, and Faculty of Maritime Studies were included in the list, demonstrating the university’s strength in high-quality scientific research on an international scale.
The academics who successfully represented Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University in the global scientific community are as follows:
Academics Included in the Career-Long and 2025 Single-Year Impact Categories
- Prof. Dr. Masahiro Yamamoto (Faculty of Science)
- Prof. Dr. Türkan Kopaç (Faculty of Science)
- Prof. Dr. Baki Hazer (Faculty of Science – Retired Faculty Member)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aytaç Altan (Faculty of Engineering)
Academics Included in the 2025 Single-Year Impact Category
- Prof. Dr. Baki Hazer (Faculty of Science – Retired Faculty Member)
- Prof. Dr. Masahiro Yamamoto (Faculty of Science)
- Prof. Dr. Türkan Kopaç (Faculty of Science)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aytaç Altan (Faculty of Engineering)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Memduh Karalar (Faculty of Engineering)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kubilay Bayramoğlu (Faculty of Engineering)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Bayraktar (Faculty of Maritime Studies)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Narin (Faculty of Engineering)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seçkin Karasu (Faculty of Engineering)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Onur Yüksel (Faculty of Maritime Studies)
Rector Ulusoy: “We Are Increasing Our University’s Global Visibility Day by Day”
Following the announcement of the World’s Most Influential Scientists 2025 list, BEUN Rector Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ulusoy made the following remarks:
“It is a great source of pride for us to see our valued academics recognized among the most influential scientists in the international academic community. The high-quality work of our researchers, who push the boundaries of science, produce knowledge, and turn it into social benefits, continues to increase our university’s international visibility. The experience of our academics who have made a long-term impact, together with the productivity of those included in global lists for their research, serves as a guiding light for our young researchers. I wholeheartedly congratulate our valued academics, who proudly represent our university both in Türkiye and around the world and contribute to the scientific community through their high-quality publications and research, and wish them continued success.”