Middle East Technical University: Rankings

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Middle East Technical University ranked 4th in Turkey, 575th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 183 research topics. Middle East Technical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 42,358 academic publications and 903,270 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 62 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#575 of 14,131 In the World
#97 of 5,830 In Asia
#4 of 175 In Turkey
#3 of 16 In Ankara
#87 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#157 of 1,388 For Petroleum Engineering
#165 of 1,001 For Web Design and Development
#632 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#677 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 180 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Engineering in Turkey and 461st in the World with 27,921 publications made and 619,476 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#130 of 2,835 In Asia
#461 of 6,782 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 191 564
1993 177 665
1994 204 794
1995 214 861
1996 244 1013
1997 281 1001
1998 273 1252
1999 322 1591
2000 346 1743
2001 419 2109
2002 582 3175
2003 605 3609
2004 610 4131
2005 624 5146
2006 837 6782
2007 821 7844
2008 830 9669
2009 927 11139
2010 971 13578
2011 1034 16979
2012 1127 20789
2013 1107 23854
2014 1155 26368
2015 1124 28580
2016 1417 31036
2017 1323 32576
2018 1352 35957
2019 1308 40952
2020 1163 45961
2021 1290 52821
2022 1183 50751
2023 1302 52200
2024 922 47108

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

Engineering subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 3 42 87
Petroleum Engineering 1 60 157
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 54 175
Construction Management 2 46 180
Operations Research 4 69 221
Robotics 1 72 223
Structural Engineering 1 70 224
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 79 226
Civil Engineering 2 75 243
Geotechnical Engineering 2 90 262
Environmental Engineering 3 100 293
Architecture 2 58 308
Industrial Engineering 4 87 308
Architectural Engineering 2 101 337
Aviation 4 67 338
Remote Sensing 2 88 356
Aerospace Engineering 2 94 367
Electronic Engineering 3 121 380
Product and Industrial Design 4 84 390
Telecommunications 2 119 395
Marine Engineering 3 120 395
Human-Computer Interaction 1 82 398
Biomedical Engineering 2 110 398
Electrical Engineering 2 134 402
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 119 406
Chemical Engineering 2 181 423
Materials Science 2 143 432
Systems Engineering 2 97 438
Metallurgical Engineering 2 150 439
Computer Networking 2 127 440
Acoustical Engineering 2 113 453
Computer Engineering 2 140 453
Nuclear Engineering 6 163 454
Nanotechnology 2 179 455
Automation and Control engineering 3 166 457
Mechanical Engineering 2 124 470
Engineering Management 2 86 474
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 144 478
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 137 485
Transportation Engineering 3 133 488
Optical Engineering 2 142 497
Automotive Engineering 12 198 543
Technical Drawing 4 173 549
Landscape Architecture 13 194 655
Biochemical Engineering 8 274 873
Biotechnology 24 459 1211

Physics rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Physics in Turkey and 474th in the World with 26,575 publications made and 606,203 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#129 of 2,817 In Asia
#474 of 6,713 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 192 606
1993 176 670
1994 207 799
1995 213 862
1996 256 1070
1997 280 1019
1998 282 1327
1999 311 1572
2000 343 1775
2001 409 2216
2002 556 3121
2003 590 3516
2004 588 4080
2005 617 5044
2006 814 6536
2007 780 7635
2008 796 9335
2009 855 10504
2010 925 12940
2011 975 16445
2012 1065 21100
2013 1017 24677
2014 1098 27081
2015 1042 29754
2016 1317 32181
2017 1219 32859
2018 1271 35655
2019 1235 40233
2020 1087 43962
2021 1196 49643
2022 1070 46576
2023 1236 48373
2024 829 42287

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

Physics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 49 325
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 83 404
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 119 406
Materials Science 2 143 432
Acoustical Engineering 2 113 453
Nuclear Physics 1 106 455
Quantum and Particle physics 1 126 455
Nanotechnology 2 179 455
Optical Engineering 2 142 497
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 102 515
Condensed Matter Physics 2 170 538
Astrobiology 7 210 821
Biophysics 7 342 1074

Chemistry rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 4th for Chemistry in Turkey and 618th in the World with 22,116 publications made and 535,359 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 140 In Turkey
#183 of 2,781 In Asia
#618 of 6,545 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 175 561
1993 154 637
1994 190 741
1995 194 813
1996 217 991
1997 260 920
1998 261 1226
1999 293 1496
2000 304 1700
2001 379 2081
2002 457 2767
2003 546 3333
2004 528 3845
2005 525 4879
2006 659 6162
2007 689 7023
2008 686 8671
2009 731 9916
2010 717 11798
2011 798 14592
2012 861 17935
2013 812 20133
2014 864 22327
2015 817 23759
2016 1080 25960
2017 932 27110
2018 999 29826
2019 985 33803
2020 916 37462
2021 1046 43488
2022 881 42443
2023 1027 43634
2024 720 40377

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

Chemistry subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 51 264
Radiochemistry 10 150 268
Physical chemistry 3 152 405
Chemical Engineering 2 181 423
Computational Chemistry 1 101 424
Materials Science 2 143 432
Nanotechnology 2 179 455
Environmental Chemistry 2 141 470
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 137 485
Pharmacy 5 158 504
Inorganic Chemistry 2 180 505
Nutrition and Food Science 11 179 514
Organic Chemistry 4 175 560
Biochemistry 7 297 872
Biochemical Engineering 8 274 873

Environmental Science rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Turkey and 517th in the World with 19,684 publications made and 485,984 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#118 of 2,838 In Asia
#517 of 6,876 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 129 349
1993 120 432
1994 136 537
1995 151 564
1996 170 705
1997 184 712
1998 186 905
1999 231 1193
2000 272 1241
2001 274 1654
2002 350 2200
2003 412 2571
2004 416 2928
2005 432 3977
2006 550 5076
2007 523 5659
2008 573 7243
2009 612 8225
2010 656 9701
2011 711 12293
2012 754 15158
2013 737 17317
2014 822 19426
2015 807 21354
2016 1016 23341
2017 939 24211
2018 924 27273
2019 927 31337
2020 911 35508
2021 1043 42129
2022 962 40647
2023 1066 42728
2024 694 37170

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

Biology rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 7th for Biology in Turkey and 817th in the World with 18,441 publications made and 459,636 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 141 In Turkey
#250 of 2,834 In Asia
#817 of 6,833 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 121 412
1993 119 501
1994 124 541
1995 139 588
1996 156 752
1997 194 665
1998 174 944
1999 223 1230
2000 221 1292
2001 284 1666
2002 338 2244
2003 395 2504
2004 397 2953
2005 411 4032
2006 534 5107
2007 543 5889
2008 577 7355
2009 646 8729
2010 664 10529
2011 675 12773
2012 714 15464
2013 700 17064
2014 759 18651
2015 740 20040
2016 854 21692
2017 790 22899
2018 857 25756
2019 854 29944
2020 856 34771
2021 1006 40738
2022 880 40826
2023 1009 41999
2024 674 36723

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

Biology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 179 455
Nutrition and Food Science 11 179 514
Paleontology 5 118 547
Evolutionary Biology 1 155 718
Agricultural Science 10 238 736
Astrobiology 7 210 821
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 216 822
Botany 16 262 864
Biochemistry 7 297 872
Zoology 14 200 878
Horticulture 26 329 915
Neuroscience 19 279 1027
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 340 1034
Genetics 16 366 1041
Biophysics 7 342 1074
Microbiology 24 391 1112
Molecular Biology 26 399 1118
Toxicology 29 425 1182
Forestry 27 383 1210
Animal Science 46 386 1210
Biotechnology 24 459 1211
Oncology and Cancer research 38 483 1218
Pharmacology 36 545 1303
Virology 46 608 1674
Immunology 52 654 1686

Computer Science rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Turkey and 566th in the World with 17,070 publications made and 351,880 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#126 of 2,840 In Asia
#566 of 6,845 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 85 258
1993 69 232
1994 76 281
1995 75 316
1996 99 352
1997 102 373
1998 117 444
1999 146 603
2000 158 725
2001 170 788
2002 365 1471
2003 304 1574
2004 329 1866
2005 360 2330
2006 473 3218
2007 488 3726
2008 509 4688
2009 597 5889
2010 713 7420
2011 701 8767
2012 707 10415
2013 730 11849
2014 778 13416
2015 757 14596
2016 875 16134
2017 891 16818
2018 886 19409
2019 868 23005
2020 768 27010
2021 898 31427
2022 796 30006
2023 870 31851
2024 594 25731

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Turkey and 692nd in the World with 16,962 publications made and 371,852 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 141 In Turkey
#112 of 2,864 In Asia
#692 of 7,081 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 83 180
1993 73 261
1994 100 289
1995 102 302
1996 113 400
1997 135 425
1998 119 486
1999 154 697
2000 189 785
2001 200 952
2002 286 1491
2003 294 1574
2004 305 1869
2005 342 2474
2006 436 3150
2007 406 3852
2008 434 4732
2009 518 5632
2010 606 7111
2011 612 8933
2012 661 11282
2013 708 13235
2014 756 14772
2015 734 16731
2016 841 17884
2017 859 19067
2018 855 21587
2019 894 25229
2020 849 28690
2021 1036 34060
2022 912 32849
2023 1002 34737
2024 614 27495

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

Mathematics rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 1st for Mathematics in Turkey and 495th in the World with 10,362 publications made and 227,057 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 141 In Turkey
#111 of 2,718 In Asia
#495 of 6,418 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 45 167
1993 46 169
1994 57 159
1995 67 188
1996 62 198
1997 62 258
1998 52 292
1999 63 325
2000 93 384
2001 92 457
2002 166 811
2003 172 897
2004 214 1042
2005 212 1248
2006 305 1762
2007 300 2270
2008 319 2776
2009 355 3527
2010 455 4654
2011 416 5654
2012 454 6921
2013 443 8085
2014 485 9202
2015 451 10105
2016 537 11042
2017 580 11242
2018 553 12737
2019 544 15109
2020 483 17240
2021 548 20217
2022 477 19396
2023 501 20040
2024 318 13470

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

Mathematics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 4 69 221
Math Teachers 1 42 227
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 135 432
Applied Mathematics 4 115 448
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 84 460
Statistics 3 131 542
Actuarial Science 5 148 772

Business rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Business in Turkey and 545th in the World with 7,439 publications made and 145,608 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#117 of 2,646 In Asia
#545 of 6,339 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 43 86
1993 32 94
1994 43 98
1995 36 110
1996 64 175
1997 49 153
1998 50 214
1999 63 219
2000 75 360
2001 83 349
2002 144 556
2003 117 581
2004 134 689
2005 144 976
2006 215 1372
2007 218 1585
2008 230 2007
2009 269 2373
2010 318 3145
2011 332 3815
2012 297 4284
2013 310 5127
2014 350 6027
2015 323 6405
2016 368 6962
2017 369 7163
2018 375 8229
2019 378 9636
2020 351 11564
2021 407 13429
2022 381 12984
2023 385 13765
2024 212 9807

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

Psychology rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 9th for Psychology in Turkey and 775th in the World with 6,738 publications made and 149,757 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 141 In Turkey
#178 of 2,755 In Asia
#775 of 6,645 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 26 80
1993 23 93
1994 31 100
1995 31 84
1996 29 123
1997 35 96
1998 37 138
1999 42 160
2000 60 271
2001 73 276
2002 108 486
2003 103 506
2004 122 625
2005 138 810
2006 177 1124
2007 190 1363
2008 168 1617
2009 221 2112
2010 296 2708
2011 245 3146
2012 265 3783
2013 299 4463
2014 317 5186
2015 299 5729
2016 334 6020
2017 355 6749
2018 369 7733
2019 366 9607
2020 352 11974
2021 414 13693
2022 384 13962
2023 383 14706
2024 264 11657

The following table provides academic rankings for Middle East Technical University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Education Majors 1 38 311
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 105 472
Child Psychology 2 46 501
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 56 518
Social Psychology 1 70 536
Cognitive Science 3 133 584
Clinical Psychology 8 85 636
Special Education 17 114 882
Neuroscience 19 279 1027
Psychiatry 34 327 1127

Economics rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 1st for Economics in Turkey and 518th in the World with 4,996 publications made and 111,076 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 140 In Turkey
#82 of 2,553 In Asia
#518 of 6,167 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 26 54
1993 24 75
1994 19 63
1995 22 51
1996 36 88
1997 34 105
1998 29 114
1999 41 132
2000 38 198
2001 58 210
2002 67 328
2003 80 311
2004 88 399
2005 103 605
2006 146 857
2007 138 968
2008 145 1191
2009 153 1533
2010 196 1959
2011 203 2481
2012 199 2927
2013 202 3491
2014 234 4085
2015 201 4462
2016 270 5012
2017 284 5023
2018 247 5644
2019 264 6809
2020 249 8316
2021 299 9700
2022 285 9772
2023 271 10307
2024 185 7403

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

Economics subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 15 203
Environmental Economics 3 71 260
Political Economy 3 19 385
International Economics 2 44 446
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 84 460
Development Studies 2 81 516
International Trade 2 61 558
Agricultural Economics 7 181 576
Finance 2 116 581
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 161 656
Actuarial Science 5 148 772

Art & Design rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 1st for Art & Design in Turkey and 518th in the World with 3,395 publications made and 64,686 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

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
#1 of 139 In Turkey
#84 of 2,428 In Asia
#518 of 5,966 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 15 37
1993 12 39
1994 18 58
1995 19 54
1996 18 69
1997 21 79
1998 19 107
1999 26 103
2000 35 136
2001 32 149
2002 65 303
2003 66 324
2004 79 370
2005 69 441
2006 109 608
2007 113 766
2008 82 998
2009 134 1128
2010 135 1473
2011 128 1726
2012 121 2080
2013 130 2219
2014 131 2537
2015 162 2846
2016 164 2791
2017 176 2920
2018 157 3176
2019 193 3994
2020 162 4525
2021 187 5333
2022 183 5234
2023 198 5453
2024 124 4514

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

Art & Design subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Graphic Design 2 41 248
Game Design and Development 1 55 296
Multimedia 1 52 296
Architecture 2 58 308
UX/UI Desgin 2 57 357
Computer Graphics 2 100 405
Painting and Drawing 2 87 439
Sculpture 2 87 439
Animation 3 121 441
Illustration and Concept Art 4 98 457
Interior Design 12 136 487
Fashion Design 1 90 493
Aesthetics 1 89 558
Literature 1 85 597
Landscape Architecture 13 194 655
Creative Writing 3 73 705
Entertainment Industry Business 7 121 736
Performing arts 7 115 754
Singing and Vocal Performance 4 167 774
Art History 3 67 862
Cinematography 35 162 1059

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Middle East Technical University

Speciality Turkey Asia World Rank
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 12 151 798
Health Science 8 161 801
Public Health 8 187 886
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 160 898
Radiation Therapy 32 365 946
Dentistry 39 307 982
Anatomy and Physiology 33 336 1048
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 44 354 1051
Physical Therapy 23 283 1075
Medicine 29 339 1089
Sports Medicine 19 262 1093
Ophthalmology 54 368 1122
Orthodontics 44 355 1166
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 80 337 1195
Pathology 40 439 1247
Surgery 55 448 1305
Audiology 44 385 1312
Nursing 30 323 1357
Veterinary 61 683 1655
Cardiology 70 631 1742
Gerontology 31 440 1794
Anesthesiology 71 654 1803
Family medicine 55 645 2028