World-Class Research University
Achievements and Awards

Hacettepe University researchers have so far won 62 TUBITAK Incentives, 17 TUBITAK Science, 7 TUBITAK Community Service, 2 TWAS awards and a total of 88 TUBITAK awards for their universal contributions to science. Our promising young researchers were deemed worthy of 24 TÜBA GEBIP awards and 1 BAGEP award. In addition, our 40+ faculty members have won prestigious national and international science and art awards such as UNESCO, Goethe Medal, Vehbi Koç, Sedat Simavi, L'Oreal Woman of Science, Eczacıbaşı and Novartis awards.

Hacettepe University researchers stand out in terms of high h-index, which is one of the important indicators of scientific performance. A significant number of Turkish scientists with a high h-index have completed their entire career or major phases of their careers at Hacettepe University.

Name Field Year
Naci BOR Health Sciences 1989
Oğuz KAYAALP Health Sciences 1991
A. İzzet BERKEL Health Sciences 1994
Çiğdem ALTAY Health Sciences 1995
Mustafa İLHAN Health Sciences 1997
Emin KANSU Health Sciences 1997
Gönül HİÇSÖNMEZ Health Sciences 1999
İhsan ÇALIŞ Health Sciences 2001
Feridun Cahit TANYEL Health Sciences 2001
Turgay DALKARA Health Sciences 2002
Aytemiz GÜRGEY Health Sciences 2003
Haluk TOPALOĞLU Health Sciences 2003
Adil DENİZLİ Engineering 2006
Seza ÖZEN Health Sciences 2010
Vural GÖKMEN Engineering 2022
Fatih ÖZALTIN Health Sciences 2022