Istanbul Technical University: Rankings

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Istanbul Technical University ranked 4th in Turkey, 566th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 171 research topics. Istanbul Technical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 44,822 academic publications and 888,000 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 69 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#566 of 14,131 In the World
#89 of 5,830 In Asia
#4 of 175 In Turkey
#2 of 52 In Istanbul
#32 of 2,326 For Operations Research
#78 of 1,098 For Marine Engineering
#80 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#574 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#667 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 168 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 1st for Engineering in Turkey and 375th in the World with 34,423 publications made and 713,552 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 141 In Turkey
#114 of 2,841 In Asia
#375 of 6,795 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 126 332
1994 154 411
1995 216 546
1996 262 621
1997 279 771
1998 296 911
1999 341 1289
2000 369 1544
2001 446 1915
2002 672 2916
2003 607 3101
2004 639 4018
2005 576 4783
2006 731 6445
2007 806 7681
2008 836 9139
2009 896 10996
2010 840 13232
2011 1074 15749
2012 1147 18625
2013 1218 22429
2014 1275 25133
2015 1505 28224
2016 1580 31170
2017 1748 33503
2018 1673 37983
2019 1758 42353
2020 1851 48918
2021 2079 60339
2022 2252 60346
2023 2476 66343
2024 1823 62600
2025 1135 55326

The following table provides academic rankings for Istanbul Technical University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 9 32
Marine Engineering 1 29 78
Mining Engineering 1 39 80
Environmental Engineering 1 34 82
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 24 113
Automotive Engineering 1 48 127
Transportation Engineering 1 35 131
Construction Management 1 35 144
Industrial Engineering 1 40 144
Aviation 2 27 156
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 53 160
Civil Engineering 1 51 162
Product and Industrial Design 2 40 183
Automation and Control engineering 1 77 185
Architectural Engineering 1 55 186
Remote Sensing 1 62 217
Geotechnical Engineering 1 73 218
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 75 219
Petroleum Engineering 2 79 225
Structural Engineering 2 78 242
Aerospace Engineering 1 70 253
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 80 255
Architecture 1 55 281
Robotics 2 105 299
Chemical Engineering 1 137 301
Electronic Engineering 1 109 308
Systems Engineering 1 73 334
Landscape Architecture 7 77 336
Nuclear Engineering 5 125 337
Electrical Engineering 1 118 340
Materials Science 1 116 343
Mechanical Engineering 1 101 350
Engineering Management 1 55 351
Telecommunications 1 115 371
Biochemical Engineering 1 97 390
Acoustical Engineering 1 104 400
Computer Networking 1 121 402
Metallurgical Engineering 1 148 435
Nanotechnology 2 181 453
Computer Engineering 3 148 466
Technical Drawing 3 151 476
Human-Computer Interaction 2 106 488
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 176 558
Agricultural Engineering 8 247 574
Optical Engineering 3 176 586
Biomedical Engineering 8 252 768
Biotechnology 19 393 1074

Physics rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 1st for Physics in Turkey and 454th in the World with 29,573 publications made and 624,933 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 141 In Turkey
#124 of 2,822 In Asia
#454 of 6,729 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 121 314
1994 142 440
1995 181 562
1996 249 641
1997 262 738
1998 269 876
1999 324 1192
2000 349 1528
2001 419 1840
2002 616 2601
2003 563 2898
2004 562 3657
2005 518 4396
2006 652 6020
2007 695 6897
2008 684 7900
2009 748 9595
2010 711 11744
2011 927 13856
2012 999 16832
2013 1054 21447
2014 1118 24027
2015 1310 27383
2016 1360 30695
2017 1496 32058
2018 1499 35473
2019 1479 39364
2020 1516 43919
2021 1715 52731
2022 1850 51685
2023 2114 56754
2024 1458 52753
2025 910 45598

The following table provides academic rankings for Istanbul Technical University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 1 116 343
Acoustical Engineering 1 104 400
Nanotechnology 2 181 453
Quantum and Particle physics 2 140 487
Astrobiology 1 101 500
Theoretical Physics 4 107 513
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 116 555
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 176 558
Nuclear Physics 4 142 566
Optical Engineering 3 176 586
Condensed Matter Physics 6 313 838
Medical Physics 17 246 851
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 253 862
Biophysics 8 376 1138

Chemistry rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Turkey and 607th in the World with 23,985 publications made and 549,789 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 140 In Turkey
#182 of 2,785 In Asia
#607 of 6,561 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 98 307
1994 121 416
1995 163 524
1996 216 570
1997 216 671
1998 217 814
1999 273 1148
2000 300 1360
2001 363 1641
2002 478 2315
2003 449 2612
2004 486 3326
2005 425 4061
2006 522 5403
2007 586 6562
2008 525 7464
2009 601 9089
2010 580 10757
2011 734 12526
2012 812 15186
2013 837 18238
2014 916 19876
2015 1023 22527
2016 1030 25076
2017 1177 26633
2018 1174 29822
2019 1176 33171
2020 1207 37330
2021 1370 45684
2022 1519 45831
2023 1732 49865
2024 1277 48467
2025 818 44244

The following table provides academic rankings for Istanbul Technical University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 24 113
Radiochemistry 6 83 146
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 35 194
Chemical Engineering 1 137 301
Materials Science 1 116 343
Physical chemistry 1 143 361
Biochemical Engineering 1 97 390
Inorganic Chemistry 1 166 450
Nanotechnology 2 181 453
Environmental Chemistry 1 141 456
Organic Chemistry 2 149 489
Nutrition and Food Science 11 178 512
Pharmacy 10 215 625
Computational Chemistry 8 221 763
Biochemistry 9 322 917

Environmental Science rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Turkey and 472nd in the World with 23,016 publications made and 521,699 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 141 In Turkey
#107 of 2,841 In Asia
#472 of 6,888 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 95 267
1994 95 279
1995 141 367
1996 160 425
1997 180 494
1998 181 661
1999 229 865
2000 233 1110
2001 282 1459
2002 373 2068
2003 370 2240
2004 381 2924
2005 376 3416
2006 456 4349
2007 503 5327
2008 517 6467
2009 558 7652
2010 557 9069
2011 671 10718
2012 762 13254
2013 806 15904
2014 830 17851
2015 993 20068
2016 1036 22411
2017 1151 23775
2018 1150 27307
2019 1223 31158
2020 1270 35936
2021 1512 45435
2022 1658 45199
2023 1794 49904
2024 1271 46000
2025 778 41039

The following table provides academic rankings for Istanbul Technical University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 1 39 80
Environmental Engineering 1 34 82
Environmental Management 1 51 168
Urban and Regional planning 1 23 187
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 35 194
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 64 197
Earth science and Geophysics 1 52 209
Geotechnical Engineering 1 73 218
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 88 312
Oceanography 1 83 323
Geology 1 90 403
Geography and Cartography 1 89 426
Environmental Chemistry 1 141 456
Paleontology 4 106 510
Ecology 1 125 539
Agricultural Science 8 205 623
Forestry 20 319 1055
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 27 466 1413

Biology rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 9th for Biology in Turkey and 831st in the World with 19,379 publications made and 456,705 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 141 In Turkey
#259 of 2,838 In Asia
#831 of 6,841 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 68 241
1994 74 313
1995 98 394
1996 123 419
1997 138 481
1998 150 577
1999 179 837
2000 197 1094
2001 246 1404
2002 315 1833
2003 309 2134
2004 325 2620
2005 313 3293
2006 400 4265
2007 428 5252
2008 404 6072
2009 474 7596
2010 480 8873
2011 589 10424
2012 626 12604
2013 665 14565
2014 732 15841
2015 864 18034
2016 844 19966
2017 957 21230
2018 927 24009
2019 1019 27395
2020 1108 32023
2021 1252 39890
2022 1379 40177
2023 1536 43991
2024 1143 41427
2025 720 37901

The following table provides academic rankings for Istanbul Technical University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 181 453
Astrobiology 1 101 500
Paleontology 4 106 510
Nutrition and Food Science 11 178 512
Agricultural Science 8 205 623
Molecular Biology 11 271 815
Biochemistry 9 322 917
Botany 17 312 951
Evolutionary Biology 6 253 989
Horticulture 33 369 999
Forestry 20 319 1055
Biotechnology 19 393 1074
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 383 1123
Biophysics 8 376 1138
Genetics 23 449 1227
Toxicology 33 493 1308
Microbiology 31 506 1322
Pharmacology 37 581 1363
Neuroscience 38 442 1383
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 27 466 1413
Animal Science 56 504 1522
Zoology 44 550 1715
Oncology and Cancer research 64 834 1948
Immunology 68 895 2205
Virology 64 897 2310

Computer Science rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 1st for Computer Science in Turkey and 550th in the World with 18,810 publications made and 341,562 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 141 In Turkey
#125 of 2,842 In Asia
#550 of 6,855 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 42 116
1994 49 110
1995 65 148
1996 84 172
1997 87 222
1998 107 262
1999 98 334
2000 137 452
2001 178 556
2002 332 1008
2003 306 1156
2004 297 1414
2005 297 1731
2006 409 2458
2007 414 2875
2008 499 3844
2009 515 4642
2010 516 5979
2011 604 7022
2012 634 8058
2013 637 9472
2014 631 10870
2015 839 12043
2016 918 12954
2017 1030 14481
2018 899 17166
2019 1053 19929
2020 1140 24612
2021 1260 30778
2022 1332 31668
2023 1392 35188
2024 1070 30513
2025 671 25211

The following table provides academic rankings for Istanbul Technical University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Information Technology 1 55 297
Robotics 2 105 299
UX/UI Desgin 1 46 310
Telecommunications 1 115 371
Machine Learning 1 105 371
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 109 377
Computer Vision 1 115 396
Animation 1 109 399
Computer Networking 1 121 402
Computer Engineering 3 148 466
Human-Computer Interaction 2 106 488
Web Design and Development 2 133 512
Software Engineering 2 104 574
Computational Linguistics 4 154 583
Cyber Security 1 162 589
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 194 594
Computer Graphics 3 150 601
Management Information Systems 1 104 614
Cognitive Science 5 156 644
Data Science 2 133 687
Library and Information science 2 84 690
Game Design and Development 5 180 749
Multimedia 7 195 824
Database Administration 5 301 889
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 383 1123
Neuroscience 38 442 1383

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Turkey and 771st in the World with 16,333 publications made and 322,160 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 141 In Turkey
#131 of 2,867 In Asia
#771 of 7,088 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 38 111
1994 45 91
1995 64 138
1996 73 198
1997 82 223
1998 83 227
1999 92 318
2000 103 449
2001 132 536
2002 216 1027
2003 196 884
2004 214 1084
2005 234 1444
2006 301 1903
2007 356 2405
2008 404 3304
2009 399 3909
2010 424 5121
2011 469 6102
2012 558 7426
2013 539 9218
2014 548 10598
2015 712 12496
2016 785 13304
2017 875 14740
2018 887 17154
2019 979 20216
2020 1028 23143
2021 1206 29749
2022 1290 28928
2023 1272 32361
2024 919 27142
2025 558 22873

The following table provides academic rankings for Istanbul Technical University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 1 23 187
Occupational Safety and Health 6 71 470
Linguistics 3 88 476
Archaeology 2 101 484
History 2 103 567
Aesthetics 2 95 584
Library and Information science 2 84 690
Philosophy 12 123 741
Classics and Ancient History 8 106 743
Military science 3 80 744
Law 3 143 776
Political Science 7 140 874
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 31 176 948
Journalism and Digital Media 8 256 992
Publishing 4 181 1007
Anthropology 13 186 1049
Art History 6 111 1108
Communications and Public Relations 9 222 1117
Demography 16 298 1155
Sociology 14 240 1164
Political Economy 19 157 1176
Media Studies 15 201 1370
Education Majors 49 387 1499
Public Policy / Administration 14 298 1534
Gender Studies 25 254 1588

Mathematics rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 1st for Mathematics in Turkey and 500th in the World with 10,456 publications made and 209,860 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 141 In Turkey
#117 of 2,725 In Asia
#500 of 6,434 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 28 60
1994 32 50
1995 44 95
1996 42 91
1997 51 132
1998 75 156
1999 61 167
2000 93 280
2001 84 263
2002 173 563
2003 169 610
2004 183 766
2005 153 883
2006 207 1249
2007 251 1532
2008 303 2254
2009 298 2562
2010 316 3581
2011 346 4389
2012 368 4908
2013 364 6209
2014 353 7067
2015 478 8110
2016 525 8654
2017 539 9745
2018 535 11322
2019 611 12961
2020 621 15477
2021 713 19395
2022 778 19440
2023 799 20968
2024 460 14249
2025 263 10843

The following table provides academic rankings for Istanbul Technical University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 9 32
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 55 342
Applied Mathematics 3 109 422
Statistics 2 125 522
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 194 594
Actuarial Science 6 155 791
Math Teachers 79 646 2068

Business rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 1st for Business in Turkey and 484th in the World with 8,473 publications made and 154,937 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 141 In Turkey
#101 of 2,654 In Asia
#484 of 6,366 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 25 32
1994 24 47
1995 21 53
1996 37 78
1997 43 90
1998 58 98
1999 41 120
2000 59 219
2001 81 251
2002 156 356
2003 144 441
2004 117 508
2005 121 641
2006 176 1013
2007 193 1221
2008 231 1812
2009 255 1970
2010 232 2927
2011 268 3439
2012 254 3672
2013 278 4484
2014 303 5005
2015 401 5649
2016 393 6011
2017 490 6773
2018 442 8054
2019 495 9294
2020 534 11349
2021 574 14336
2022 628 14369
2023 682 16209
2024 380 12081
2025 221 9727

The following table provides academic rankings for Istanbul Technical University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 9 32
Construction Management 1 35 144
Supply Chain Management 1 70 198
Real Estate 1 40 224
Project Management 1 33 266
Engineering Management 1 55 351
Management 1 106 423
Occupational Safety and Health 6 71 470
Marketing 1 90 483
Risk Management 2 90 509
Management Information Systems 1 104 614
Finance 3 129 625
International Trade 7 90 690
Hospitality and Hotel Management 17 219 705
International Business 7 102 723
Entertainment Industry Business 8 147 787
Actuarial Science 6 155 791
Entrepreneurship 3 151 829
Accounting 4 196 859
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 245 860
Advertising 12 190 914
Human Resource Management 15 247 1066
Public Policy / Administration 14 298 1534

Economics rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 2nd for Economics in Turkey and 582nd in the World with 4,369 publications made and 97,082 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#104 of 2,559 In Asia
#582 of 6,188 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 7 21
1994 16 27
1995 7 34
1996 18 43
1997 20 62
1998 29 44
1999 20 47
2000 29 138
2001 32 161
2002 44 175
2003 60 211
2004 60 289
2005 68 335
2006 74 499
2007 73 654
2008 113 971
2009 97 1012
2010 122 1577
2011 127 1869
2012 105 1992
2013 147 2608
2014 146 2719
2015 201 3229
2016 223 3516
2017 253 3876
2018 258 4742
2019 282 5304
2020 312 6774
2021 323 8653
2022 359 8752
2023 363 9677
2024 214 7180
2025 120 5520

The following table provides academic rankings for Istanbul Technical University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 43 173
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 55 342
Agricultural Economics 10 189 602
Finance 3 129 625
International Economics 8 74 636
International Trade 7 90 690
Actuarial Science 6 155 791
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 245 860
Development Studies 8 204 929
Political Economy 19 157 1176

Art & Design rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 4th for Art & Design in Turkey and 705th in the World with 3,002 publications made and 45,810 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Computer Graphics, Architecture.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#4 of 140 In Turkey
#131 of 2,450 In Asia
#705 of 6,010 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 6 17
1994 5 17
1995 9 16
1996 9 23
1997 18 36
1998 16 46
1999 9 38
2000 25 72
2001 20 70
2002 33 179
2003 29 148
2004 45 175
2005 41 202
2006 45 378
2007 54 354
2008 56 436
2009 79 549
2010 55 673
2011 73 891
2012 111 1046
2013 89 1108
2014 93 1298
2015 135 1411
2016 154 1502
2017 182 2167
2018 154 2259
2019 189 3014
2020 191 3361
2021 228 4069
2022 264 4238
2023 266 4743
2024 176 4389
2025 114 3928

The following table provides academic rankings for Istanbul Technical University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Interior Design 4 43 140
Architecture 1 55 281
UX/UI Desgin 1 46 310
Landscape Architecture 7 77 336
Animation 1 109 399
Illustration and Concept Art 3 91 430
Painting and Drawing 4 96 452
Sculpture 4 96 452
Graphic Design 4 104 471
Fashion Design 2 108 577
Aesthetics 2 95 584
Computer Graphics 3 150 601
Game Design and Development 5 180 749
Entertainment Industry Business 8 147 787
Performing arts 10 133 801
Multimedia 7 195 824
Cinematography 15 108 830
Music 11 179 862
Literature 9 174 906
Art History 6 111 1108
Creative Writing 24 310 1490

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Istanbul Technical University

Speciality Turkey Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 15 206 737
Dentistry 38 289 919
Social Psychology 9 187 930
Orthodontics 38 310 1035
Anatomy and Physiology 33 344 1057
Physical Therapy 33 325 1153
Child Psychology 28 244 1156
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 50 393 1159
Psychology 31 345 1164
Public Health 18 336 1238
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 89 368 1265
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 35 345 1303
Audiology 43 387 1309
Medicine 43 447 1312
Pathology 45 479 1341
Surgery 66 532 1513
Ophthalmology 74 599 1607
Cardiology 66 579 1617
Healthcare Management (MHA) 36 480 1691
Psychiatry 63 633 1851
Sports Medicine 55 604 1894
Health Science 49 580 1993
Veterinary 71 870 1994
Anesthesiology 80 816 2180
Nursing 66 706 2241
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 91 998 2312
Clinical Psychology 92 828 2531
Family medicine 86 1002 2848