Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (BEUN) achieved great success rising up to 64th place in the national overall rankings, and 50th place among state universities according to the results of SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026. BEUN demonstrated a significant upward momentum, advancing 17 positions compared to previous years.

“SCImago University Rankings 2026” report which includes universities’ scientific research, innovation capacity, and social impact based on Scopus data evaluated in cooperation with a prestigious ranking institution SCImago Laboratories and Elsevier has been published.

The global report prepared based on scientific research performance, innovation capacity, and social impact, in cooperation with SCImago Laboratories and Elsevier, demonstrated BEUN’s academic success graphic rising in the national and international arena.

Steady Rise in Global Academic Community

In the 2026 report published in accordance with the Scopus data, BEUN strengthened its position in the world rankings.

Taking 2954^th place among 4762 universities in 2024,

2975^th place among 5051 universities in 2025,

BEUN rose to the 2795^th place among 5491 universities. This data demonstrates BEUN’s international visibility and the steady rise in its scientific production capacity.

Advancing 17 Positions in Türkiye Rankings

Being in the 81^st place in 2024 and 2025 among universities in Türkiye, BEUN marked a significant success of 17 positions by being in the 64^th place in 2026.

Being in the 50^th position among state universities, BEUN stood out with its research and scientific research performance.

Field Based Significant Results

According to SCImago 2026, BEUN attained significant success in the fields of natural and engineering sciences among universities:

8^th place in Physics,

13^th place in Mathematics,

18^th in Computer Sciences,

21^st place in Engineering.

High Performance in Interdisciplinary Success

The success rate increased in subfields:

In the subfields of Engineering;

BEUN ranked 3^rd in Building and Construction, 6^th in Civil Engineering, 6^th in Ocean Engineering, 14^th in Mechanical Engineering, and 23^rd in Architecture.

8^th in Infectious Diseases subfield of Medicine,

15^th in Food Sciences subfield of Agriculture and Biology,

18^th in Education subfield of Social Sciences. The rankings prove the interdisciplinary production capacity of Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University.

BEUN is Close to the Top Among Universities Established in 1992

Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University among 23 universities established in 1992,

Ranked 12^th in the general rankings, 3^rd in Research category, 14^th in Innovation, and 15^th in Social Impact.

These results demonstrate that BEUN has a strong and competitive position among the universities established in 1992.

Stability in Research and Social Impact

BEUN ranked

45^th among State Universities in Türkiye, and 2529^th in world rankings in 2024,

47^th among State Universities in Türkiye, and 2611^th in world rankings in 2025,

46^th among State Universities in Türkiye, and 2743^rd in world rankings in 2026 in Research.

BEUN ranked 64^th Türkiye in Social Impact, and 1700^th in the world and proved its consistent performance in the field of Social Impact.

Rector Özölçer: “Our University Continues Its Upward Momentum in the National and Global Scale”

In his remarks on the topic, BEUN Rector Prof. Dr. İsmail Hakkı Özölçer stated the following highlighting the success attained in the rankings:

“The upward momentum in the SCImago 2026 is a concrete result of the research focused growth vision and quality-based management approach. Advancing 17 positions compared to previous year and reaching up to 50th place among state universities shows clearly that the initiatives taken are in the right direction. In line with our goal to become a research university, we implement a quality-focused transformation in all fields from education and international academic collaboration to research development activities to social contribution projects. We are on our way to being a pioneer university that enhances scientific productivity, strengthens innovation capacity, and transforms its knowledge into social benefit. I would like to express my gratitude to the President of the Council of Higher Education Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar for his support in promoting qualified scientific research and YÖK family. I would also like to thank the true architects for this success, academic staff, dedicated administrative staff and our valuable students who contributed to the rise of our university. I wish them continuous success. I believe this momentum will lead to many more achievements and our university will contribute to the development goals of our country while reaching an effective position in the international academic community.