Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University has been represented by three academicians in the 2026 World’s Most Influential Scientists list, prepared through a collaboration between Stanford University and Elsevier. Prof. Dr. Ferzat Anka, Prof. Dr. Zuhtu Hakan Akpolat, and Assist. Prof. Dr. Fatih Ciftci, from the Faculty of Engineering, are recognized in two distinct impact categories.

International Recognition in Two Impact Categories

The 2026 World’s Most Influential Scientists list, prepared through the collaboration between Stanford University and Elsevier, evaluates the impact of academicians’ scientific work across two categories. According to the lists published by Elsevier, three academicians from the Faculty of Engineering at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University Prof. Dr. Ferzat Anka, Prof. Dr. Zuhtu Hakan Akpolat, and Assist. Prof. Dr. Fatih Ciftci were included.

Prof. Dr. Ferzat Anka from the Department of Computer Engineering was recognized in both the Career-Long Impact and Annual Impact categories. Prof. Dr. Zühtü Hakan Akpolat from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering is included in the Career-Long Impact category, while Assist. Prof. Dr. Fatih Ciftci from the Department of Biomedical Engineering is featured in the Annual Impact category.

Based on scientific publication and citation data, these lists aim to demonstrate the impact of researchers’ academic work on the global scientific community. The inclusion of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University’s academicians highlights the international visibility of the university’s scientific research activities.