Five ÇAKÜ Faculty Members Among the World’s Most Influential Scientists
Rector Prof. Dr. Mevlüt Karataş: “Our academics' success reflects ÇAKÜ's scientific strength.”
Çankırı Karatekin University (ÇAKÜ) continues to build on its academic achievements on the international stage, with five members of its academic staff named in the prestigious 2026 edition of the "World’s Top 2% Scientists" list, compiled by researchers at Stanford University and published annually by Elsevier.
Led by Stanford University Professor Dr. John P. A. Ioannidis, the global ranking evaluates scholars across 20 major scientific fields and 174 subdisciplines based on standardized citation metrics, h-index, co-authorship adjustments, and publication data retrieved from the Scopus database.
Five ÇAKÜ Researchers Ranked for Annual Citation Impact
In the 'Single-Year Impact' category, which assesses scholarly citation performance for the preceding evaluation year (2025), five ÇAKÜ academics earned positions among the world's elite researchers:
Prof. Dr. Şebnem Kuşvuran – Vocational School of Food and Agriculture
Prof. Dr. Ali Karaipekli – Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
Prof. Dr. Faruk Karaaslan – Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics
Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlker Kara – Eldivan Vocational School of Health Services
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selma Akçay – Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dual Recognition in Career-Long Scientific Impact
ÇAKÜ also demonstrated sustained research excellence in the 'Career-Long Impact' category, which evaluates a scientist's overall scholarly contributions and citation footprint throughout their academic career.
Both Prof. Dr. Faruk Karaaslan and Prof. Dr. Ali Karaipekli achieved dual placement on the list, earning recognition in both the Single-Year and Career-Long categories and significantly bolstering ÇAKÜ’s international academic footprint.
Rector Karataş: “Our faculty members' success reflects the scientific strength of our University.”
Karataş congratulated five members of the university’s academic staff on their inclusion in the World’s Top Influential Scientists list, calling the achievement a source of great pride.
Universities build their international standing through high-quality research, original scholarship and sustained academic output, the Rector said.
“To see our academics named among the world’s most influential scientists a direct testament to ÇAKÜ’s research capacity and academic expertise. It is especially gratifying that work from a range of disciplines is being recognised internationally. At Çankırı Karatekin University, we will continue to encourage scientific research, support our researchers and strengthen our international academic profile. I congratulate every academic whose efforts contributed to this achievement and wish them continued success.”
ÇAKÜ remains committed to supporting scientific research and strengthening its academic expertise.
