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International Success from IGU: 5 academicians were included in the list of "World's Most Influential Scientists"!

The “World's Most Influential Scientists” list published annually by Stanford University has been announced. This year's list included the names of 5 academicians from Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU). In the list, which was evaluated by many criteria such as the impact value of scientists' research, the number of published articles, the number of citations and international criteria, the academic achievements of IGU once again came to the fore.

The "World's Most Influential Scientists" list, which was created based on international criteria such as the impact value of the journal in which the scientists' articles were published, the number of qualified publications, the number of citations to their studies, the number of h-index, hm-index, the number of first and only name articles, the number of articles cited, and the impact value of the journal in which the cited article was published, has been announced. Five academics from Istanbul Gelisim University were included in the list of “The World’s Most Influential Scientists” published in the Elsevier database by Dr. John Loannidis from Stanford University in two categories as “Career-Long Impact” and “Annual Impact” and in the top 2% according to the citation year 2023.

5 academicians from IGU in the categories of "Career-Long Impact" and "Annual Impact"

Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU), which proceeds with the vision of "Research University" and progresses with the understanding of modern, developing, producing and quality education, has achieved another success in the international platform. A visit from IGU Rector Prof. IGU Rector Prof. Bahri Şahin was included in the “Career-Long Impact” list as a scientist. In the same list, Asst. Prof. Festus Victor Bekun from the Department of Logistics Management of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Prof. Ahmet Cihat Baytaş from the Department of Aeronautical Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, and Prof. Kemal Sıtkı Türker from the Faculty of Dentistry were also among the “World’s Most Influential Scientists”.
In the list ranked according to detailed criteria, Asst. Prof. Festus Victor Bekun from the Department of Logistics Management and Asst. Prof. Neslihan Özdemir from the Department of Software Engineering were included in the “World’s Most Influential Scientists” list in the “Annual Impact” category.

“We aim to be known in the global scientific community with our academic contributions”

Making a statement about the ‘World's Most Influential Scientists‘ list, which includes 5 academicians from Istanbul Gelisim University, IGU Rector Prof. Bahri Şahin, "I sincerely congratulate our esteemed academics who are on the ‘World's Most Influential Scientists’ list published by Stanford University. This success shows once again that not only our university but also our country is a recognized power in the international arena. It is an honour for all of us to be included in this prestigious list, which is created with international criteria such as references to scientific research and the impact of published articles. As Istanbul Gelisim University, we raise the bar in the field of quality education and scientific productivity day by day in line with our vision of 'Research University'. With the perseverance and determination behind these achievements, I believe we will achieve greater achievements in the future. In the future, we aim to be known in the global scientific community with our academic contributions.”