Thirteen of our academics from Kastamonu University were included in the "World's Most Influential Scientists List," prepared by Stanford University researchers and published by Elsevier using Scopus data. Five of our academics were also listed in the Career-Long Impact category, gaining international visibility for their scientific work. 

In the list prepared in two categories, "Single-year Impact" and "Career-long Impact," criteria such as academic publications, citations, h-index, and the scientific impact of research are taken into account. The list includes researchers who are in the top 2 percent of scientists worldwide. 

13 academics from our university were included in the list

From our university's Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Prof. Dr. Kemal Akyol, Prof. Dr. Osman Gül, Prof. Dr. Hakan Şevik, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oğuzhan Yavuz Bayraktar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kaan Işınkaralar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammed Raşit Atelge, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Öznur Işınkaralar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Melike Kaplan Yalçın, and Assist. Prof. Dr. Fatemeh Mollaamin from the Faculty of Science, Prof. Dr. Majid Monajjemi, Prof. Dr. Şeref Turhan, and Prof. Dr. Halit Muğlu from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamid Derviş were included in the list. 

Among our academics, Prof. Dr. Majid Monajjemi, Assist. The Career Impact category also included Prof. Dr. Fatemeh Mollaamin, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Melike Kaplan Yalçın, Prof. Dr. Şeref Turhan, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oğuzhan Yavuz Bayraktar. 

The representation of our university in the list has increased over the years

According to the announced data from previous years, the number of academics from our university who made the list was 2 in 2020, 3 in 2021, 5 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 8 in 2024, 10 in 2025, and 13 in 2026. 

Our Rector, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hamdi Topal, expressed his satisfaction with our academics being included in the internationally prepared list and congratulated them for their scientific work. Stating that universities are evaluated not only for their educational activities but also for their scientific research and the international recognition of the knowledge they produce, our Rector expressed that the work of our academics contributes to the scientific accumulation of our University. 

Emphasizing the importance of continuing research activities and supporting the scientific work of academics, our Rector wished continued success to the academics on the list. Our Rector also thanked Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar, the President of the Higher Education Council, for his support in the field of higher education.