@article{article_1516862, title={Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Publication Performance of Medical Faculties in Türkiye: Recommendations and Strategies}, journal={Yükseköğretim Dergisi}, volume={15}, pages={503–524}, year={2025}, DOI={10.53478/yuksekogretim.1516862}, author={Ağlarcı, Ali Vasfi}, keywords={Bibliometrics, Quality Publication, Quality Education, Research Performance, Performance Strategy}, abstract={Education and research in medical schools are the basis for progress in the field of health. Türkiye is the country with the highest number of medical faculties in Europe. The aim of this study was to provide a bibliometric evaluation of scientific research in medical faculties in Türkiye. The study evaluated scientific publications from the Web of Science database between 2000 and 2024. In Türkiye, the number of medical faculties has increased threefold and the number of scientific publications has increased fivefold since 2000. Medical faculties in Türkiye produced 0.26% of the world’s scientific publications and 17% of the publications in Türkiye. The majority of scientific publications, 74%, are articles. The leading research fields are general internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, and clinical neurology. The most common keywords are “children”, “oxidative stress”, “rat”, “COVID-19”, “apoptosis”. The USA (3.65%) and Germany (1.23%) are in first and second place for international collaboration. The top ten funding organisations funded 5% of scientific publications. International cooperation and financial support in publications were observed to be at a very low level. The quality of scientific publications is as important as their quantity. High-quality publications provide opportunities for increased collaboration and funding. It influences the quality of medical education and health care. This study proposes strategies for the sustainability of the research performance of medical schools and recommendations regarding medical schools in Türkiye. These strategies are expected to systematically increase the research performance of faculties.}, number={3}, publisher={Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi}