Istanbul Technical University: Rankings

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Istanbul Technical University ranked 5th in Turkey, 622nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 166 research topics. Istanbul Technical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 36,804 academic publications and 568,049 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 60 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#622 of 14,131 In the World
#105 of 5,830 In Asia
#5 of 175 In Turkey
#2 of 52 In Istanbul
#42 of 2,129 For Operations Research
#60 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#78 of 2,765 For Environmental Engineering
#566 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#799 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 163 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 1st for Engineering in Turkey and 374th in the World with 29,201 publications made and 469,030 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 140 In Turkey
#107 of 2,809 In Asia
#374 of 6,684 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 110 246
1992 122 305
1993 117 263
1994 148 391
1995 209 478
1996 253 558
1997 265 679
1998 280 735
1999 317 1099
2000 361 1346
2001 422 1715
2002 615 2446
2003 573 2512
2004 627 3390
2005 520 3954
2006 702 5419
2007 823 6921
2008 784 8148
2009 894 9972
2010 776 11525
2011 960 14048
2012 990 15361
2013 1104 18340
2014 1135 19617
2015 1383 21827
2016 1393 23457
2017 1519 25331
2018 1461 28969
2019 1609 32819
2020 1670 38169
2021 1907 46687
2022 2060 49564
2023 2175 52105

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 12 42
Mining Engineering 1 29 60
Environmental Engineering 1 30 78
Marine Engineering 1 29 84
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 21 105
Automotive Engineering 1 47 129
Industrial Engineering 1 39 146
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 45 153
Aviation 2 26 154
Construction Management 1 38 161
Transportation Engineering 1 41 168
Automation and Control engineering 1 77 188
Civil Engineering 1 57 188
Architectural Engineering 1 54 198
Petroleum Engineering 2 71 211
Geotechnical Engineering 1 73 221
Product and Industrial Design 2 43 221
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 73 228
Structural Engineering 2 76 246
Remote Sensing 1 65 248
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 78 260
Aerospace Engineering 1 70 263
Chemical Engineering 1 128 290
Electronic Engineering 1 103 292
Robotics 2 101 294
Nuclear Engineering 5 108 298
Materials Science 1 110 341
Electrical Engineering 1 113 344
Mechanical Engineering 1 99 350
Biochemical Engineering 1 86 370
Telecommunications 1 112 372
Acoustical Engineering 1 97 378
Computer Networking 1 113 391
Systems Engineering 1 82 393
Architecture 3 81 408
Metallurgical Engineering 2 144 435
Computer Engineering 3 138 450
Engineering Management 2 76 453
Nanotechnology 2 176 453
Landscape Architecture 7 108 477
Agricultural Engineering 7 189 512
Human-Computer Interaction 2 99 515
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 173 553
Technical Drawing 4 188 566
Optical Engineering 3 166 573
Biomedical Engineering 9 255 794
Biotechnology 24 420 1150

Physics rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 1st for Physics in Turkey and 444th in the World with 25,178 publications made and 406,542 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 140 In Turkey
#117 of 2,786 In Asia
#444 of 6,603 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 106 239
1992 118 318
1993 109 258
1994 141 428
1995 172 503
1996 241 590
1997 248 661
1998 252 710
1999 308 1025
2000 341 1328
2001 399 1621
2002 573 2220
2003 531 2339
2004 548 3110
2005 471 3714
2006 626 5033
2007 719 6300
2008 645 7187
2009 750 8761
2010 655 10175
2011 820 12416
2012 820 13466
2013 950 15979
2014 990 17137
2015 1167 19117
2016 1198 20949
2017 1297 22470
2018 1287 25452
2019 1356 28671
2020 1363 32894
2021 1557 39616
2022 1725 41461
2023 1856 43719

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 1 110 341
Acoustical Engineering 1 97 378
Nanotechnology 2 176 453
Astrobiology 1 90 464
Quantum and Particle physics 2 128 467
Theoretical Physics 4 99 490
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 111 544
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 173 553
Nuclear Physics 2 136 561
Optical Engineering 3 166 573
Condensed Matter Physics 6 289 816
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 243 866
Medical Physics 16 282 967
Biophysics 9 383 1162

Chemistry rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Turkey and 598th in the World with 20,422 publications made and 367,931 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#173 of 2,750 In Asia
#598 of 6,447 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 90 218
1992 107 277
1993 89 247
1994 124 397
1995 155 471
1996 209 534
1997 203 609
1998 208 685
1999 259 1014
2000 293 1203
2001 339 1496
2002 444 1995
2003 423 2163
2004 477 2906
2005 377 3394
2006 503 4571
2007 583 5981
2008 508 6842
2009 599 8338
2010 537 9623
2011 661 11425
2012 688 12677
2013 770 15083
2014 815 15762
2015 920 17769
2016 919 19278
2017 1016 20469
2018 1028 23324
2019 1076 26339
2020 1087 30139
2021 1259 36362
2022 1407 38934
2023 1558 40752

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 21 105
Radiochemistry 4 77 130
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 35 203
Chemical Engineering 1 128 290
Materials Science 1 110 341
Physical chemistry 1 133 352
Biochemical Engineering 1 86 370
Inorganic Chemistry 1 152 424
Environmental Chemistry 1 128 437
Nanotechnology 2 176 453
Organic Chemistry 2 140 480
Nutrition and Food Science 12 174 528
Pharmacy 6 179 572
Computational Chemistry 8 221 787
Biochemistry 8 308 908

Environmental Science rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Turkey and 472nd in the World with 19,177 publications made and 333,630 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 140 In Turkey
#102 of 2,811 In Asia
#472 of 6,798 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 69 152
1992 70 139
1993 84 198
1994 95 226
1995 136 281
1996 157 342
1997 164 408
1998 174 510
1999 214 710
2000 229 889
2001 272 1215
2002 334 1678
2003 344 1741
2004 381 2377
2005 325 2664
2006 435 3543
2007 511 4653
2008 474 5441
2009 563 6798
2010 493 7796
2011 611 9324
2012 648 10478
2013 716 12613
2014 714 13461
2015 894 15009
2016 889 16486
2017 993 17347
2018 981 20304
2019 1103 23757
2020 1118 27661
2021 1347 34197
2022 1512 36899
2023 1574 38938

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 29 60
Environmental Engineering 1 30 78
Environmental Management 1 50 167
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 58 199
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 35 203
Urban and Regional planning 1 26 207
Geotechnical Engineering 1 73 221
Earth science and Geophysics 1 53 224
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 82 303
Oceanography 1 77 320
Geology 1 87 410
Geography and Cartography 1 83 420
Environmental Chemistry 1 128 437
Paleontology 3 106 522
Ecology 2 112 538
Agricultural Science 7 174 584
Forestry 19 293 1045
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 407 1311

Biology rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 8th for Biology in Turkey and 809th in the World with 16,597 publications made and 311,118 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 140 In Turkey
#240 of 2,814 In Asia
#809 of 6,770 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 52 144
1992 53 154
1993 60 181
1994 80 280
1995 94 331
1996 128 391
1997 127 432
1998 150 503
1999 176 721
2000 198 932
2001 231 1222
2002 299 1544
2003 284 1704
2004 320 2189
2005 287 2687
2006 375 3526
2007 447 4778
2008 396 5487
2009 464 6859
2010 423 7901
2011 538 9335
2012 545 10516
2013 656 12817
2014 674 13158
2015 812 14954
2016 780 16325
2017 871 17271
2018 839 19554
2019 945 22460
2020 1014 26487
2021 1148 32454
2022 1290 34614
2023 1380 36428

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

Biology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 176 453
Astrobiology 1 90 464
Paleontology 3 106 522
Nutrition and Food Science 12 174 528
Agricultural Science 7 174 584
Molecular Biology 7 292 882
Biochemistry 8 308 908
Evolutionary Biology 3 222 926
Botany 17 293 946
Horticulture 29 335 964
Forestry 19 293 1045
Biotechnology 24 420 1150
Biophysics 9 383 1162
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 390 1163
Genetics 20 432 1224
Animal Science 46 392 1273
Microbiology 31 483 1308
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 407 1311
Neuroscience 32 409 1356
Pharmacology 40 574 1397
Zoology 36 512 1645
Oncology and Cancer research 60 782 1890
Immunology 65 871 2192
Virology 57 839 2219

Computer Science rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 1st for Computer Science in Turkey and 537th in the World with 15,975 publications made and 215,542 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 140 In Turkey
#116 of 2,809 In Asia
#537 of 6,752 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 34 91
1992 49 74
1993 40 83
1994 51 86
1995 65 111
1996 80 155
1997 81 192
1998 95 188
1999 87 287
2000 132 353
2001 166 460
2002 308 820
2003 284 911
2004 297 1155
2005 274 1386
2006 391 1957
2007 431 2456
2008 443 3191
2009 495 4039
2010 456 4923
2011 537 5743
2012 550 6471
2013 591 7646
2014 587 8363
2015 786 9106
2016 842 9773
2017 922 10783
2018 845 12801
2019 988 15013
2020 1071 18522
2021 1163 23143
2022 1217 24725
2023 1229 26259

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
Robotics 2 101 294
Information Technology 1 51 319
UX/UI Desgin 1 50 329
Machine Learning 1 100 365
Telecommunications 1 112 372
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 99 375
Animation 2 104 388
Computer Networking 1 113 391
Computer Vision 1 108 395
Computer Engineering 3 138 450
Web Design and Development 2 125 493
Human-Computer Interaction 2 99 515
Computational Linguistics 4 134 556
Cyber Security 3 148 578
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 181 583
Software Engineering 2 105 596
Library and Information science 2 71 604
Cognitive Science 5 141 614
Management Information Systems 2 96 634
Data Science 2 106 643
Computer Graphics 3 162 647
Game Design and Development 5 218 866
Database Administration 4 305 928
Multimedia 8 221 965
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 390 1163
Neuroscience 32 409 1356

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Turkey and 748th in the World with 13,216 publications made and 189,162 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 140 In Turkey
#110 of 2,845 In Asia
#748 of 7,020 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 39 74
1992 32 72
1993 31 81
1994 48 78
1995 62 94
1996 73 158
1997 77 168
1998 77 162
1999 90 250
2000 101 346
2001 126 423
2002 199 814
2003 179 630
2004 215 847
2005 211 1102
2006 281 1584
2007 365 1993
2008 363 2642
2009 394 3365
2010 374 4144
2011 406 4968
2012 460 5613
2013 468 6459
2014 449 7294
2015 614 8340
2016 641 8487
2017 725 9534
2018 751 11186
2019 846 13728
2020 892 16290
2021 1042 21041
2022 1130 21858
2023 1082 23299

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 26 207
Occupational Safety and Health 4 61 464
Archaeology 2 93 486
Linguistics 3 88 487
Aesthetics 2 87 549
History 2 93 552
Military science 2 48 586
Library and Information science 2 71 604
Classics and Ancient History 6 80 616
Journalism and Digital Media 3 149 709
Philosophy 7 105 718
Law 3 125 758
Political Science 5 121 843
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 19 138 922
Publishing 4 177 962
Anthropology 11 163 1025
Demography 13 260 1103
Communications and Public Relations 8 182 1109
Sociology 12 210 1122
Art History 7 114 1127
Public Policy / Administration 11 261 1428
Education Majors 38 342 1491
Gender Studies 21 221 1557

Mathematics rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 1st for Mathematics in Turkey and 480th in the World with 9,121 publications made and 142,180 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 140 In Turkey
#107 of 2,673 In Asia
#480 of 6,305 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 18 58
1992 22 46
1993 31 53
1994 32 36
1995 42 76
1996 43 80
1997 51 114
1998 67 124
1999 59 145
2000 92 226
2001 85 234
2002 162 475
2003 154 473
2004 177 626
2005 141 702
2006 195 1033
2007 251 1341
2008 268 1891
2009 301 2295
2010 295 2939
2011 314 3606
2012 311 3965
2013 336 4725
2014 326 5255
2015 453 5855
2016 470 6146
2017 482 7027
2018 495 8281
2019 540 9570
2020 586 11760
2021 672 14569
2022 723 15307
2023 726 16027

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 12 42
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 62 355
Applied Mathematics 2 103 395
Statistics 1 107 482
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 181 583
Actuarial Science 6 143 776
Math Teachers 75 708 2273

Business rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 1st for Business in Turkey and 495th in the World with 7,205 publications made and 102,128 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 140 In Turkey
#98 of 2,579 In Asia
#495 of 6,187 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 13 26
1992 21 26
1993 25 26
1994 23 39
1995 23 38
1996 36 59
1997 41 72
1998 56 69
1999 39 87
2000 55 176
2001 78 196
2002 148 285
2003 133 339
2004 115 403
2005 111 520
2006 162 777
2007 192 999
2008 200 1520
2009 250 1796
2010 202 2444
2011 222 2828
2012 223 3171
2013 246 3735
2014 275 4165
2015 355 4441
2016 351 4632
2017 434 5062
2018 387 5952
2019 452 6893
2020 483 8695
2021 517 10905
2022 572 11302
2023 598 12168

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 12 42
Construction Management 1 38 161
Supply Chain Management 1 66 202
Real Estate 1 42 251
Project Management 1 35 300
Management 1 99 421
Engineering Management 2 76 453
Occupational Safety and Health 4 61 464
Marketing 1 89 509
Risk Management 2 104 593
Finance 3 112 600
Management Information Systems 2 96 634
Hospitality and Hotel Management 11 177 664
International Trade 5 84 687
International Business 4 91 707
Actuarial Science 6 143 776
Accounting 3 151 790
Entertainment Industry Business 7 137 802
Entrepreneurship 4 130 826
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 205 827
Advertising 8 158 867
Human Resource Management 6 171 872
Public Policy / Administration 11 261 1428

Economics rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 2nd for Economics in Turkey and 570th in the World with 3,714 publications made and 64,259 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#95 of 2,461 In Asia
#570 of 5,995 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 5 19
1992 10 14
1993 8 17
1994 15 19
1995 8 23
1996 16 30
1997 18 46
1998 29 26
1999 21 37
2000 23 106
2001 31 136
2002 40 148
2003 52 153
2004 59 243
2005 62 269
2006 76 382
2007 71 527
2008 105 862
2009 105 937
2010 110 1255
2011 109 1529
2012 108 1793
2013 128 2122
2014 125 2287
2015 180 2518
2016 190 2641
2017 222 2841
2018 221 3497
2019 240 4002
2020 276 5221
2021 297 6538
2022 337 6977
2023 334 7319

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 42 166
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 62 355
Agricultural Economics 7 159 581
Finance 3 112 600
International Economics 7 75 663
International Trade 5 84 687
Actuarial Science 6 143 776
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 205 827
Development Studies 9 199 948

Art & Design rankings

Istanbul Technical University ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Turkey and 696th in the World with 2,375 publications made and 29,658 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
#3 of 137 In Turkey
#118 of 2,302 In Asia
#696 of 5,720 In the World

Istanbul Technical University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 7 13
1992 9 14
1993 5 11
1994 4 15
1995 8 12
1996 9 17
1997 19 29
1998 14 33
1999 6 29
2000 24 58
2001 17 54
2002 32 156
2003 27 112
2004 41 140
2005 39 161
2006 45 286
2007 48 345
2008 49 349
2009 74 453
2010 51 543
2011 64 757
2012 100 834
2013 82 952
2014 76 987
2015 115 1143
2016 138 1162
2017 154 1637
2018 134 1824
2019 159 2314
2020 162 2599
2021 201 3098
2022 219 3324
2023 199 3505

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 5 53 215
UX/UI Desgin 1 50 329
Animation 2 104 388
Architecture 3 81 408
Illustration and Concept Art 3 80 424
Painting and Drawing 3 90 457
Sculpture 3 90 457
Landscape Architecture 7 108 477
Graphic Design 4 91 482
Aesthetics 2 87 549
Fashion Design 2 110 605
Computer Graphics 3 162 647
Entertainment Industry Business 7 137 802
Performing arts 7 126 820
Literature 7 142 859
Game Design and Development 5 218 866
Music 7 196 927
Cinematography 18 122 949
Multimedia 8 221 965
Art History 7 114 1127

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Istanbul Technical University

Speciality Turkey Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 11 149 679
Dentistry 29 230 804
Social Psychology 5 149 871
Orthodontics 33 257 920
Plastic Surgery 68 326 966
Anatomy and Physiology 32 315 1020
Physical Therapy 21 285 1100
Psychology 23 302 1110
Child Psychology 18 210 1124
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 46 372 1132
Public Health 15 278 1144
Medicine 32 391 1241
Pathology 36 433 1257
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 80 338 1292
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 31 330 1332
Surgery 61 489 1455
Cardiology 65 530 1520
Ophthalmology 70 566 1544
Healthcare Management (MHA) 33 459 1714
Sports Medicine 45 534 1764
Psychiatry 58 596 1816
Veterinary 64 770 1818
Health Science 38 508 1902
Anesthesiology 78 806 2197
Nursing 58 686 2276
Clinical Psychology 79 759 2423