Middle East Technical University: Rankings

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Middle East Technical University ranked 4th in Turkey, 580th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 184 research topics. Middle East Technical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 36,999 academic publications and 613,883 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 60 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#580 of 14,131 In the World
#98 of 5,830 In Asia
#4 of 175 In Turkey
#3 of 16 In Ankara
#64 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#150 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#169 of 1,006 For Web Design and Development
#669 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#677 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 181 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Engineering in Turkey and 443rd in the World with 24,972 publications made and 433,309 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#124 of 2,809 In Asia
#443 of 6,684 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 151 430
1992 184 488
1993 168 534
1994 187 669
1995 206 736
1996 235 865
1997 262 831
1998 257 1065
1999 295 1334
2000 321 1401
2001 396 1827
2002 542 2526
2003 552 2846
2004 551 3235
2005 582 4168
2006 724 5496
2007 796 6551
2008 771 7972
2009 909 9481
2010 885 11122
2011 914 13788
2012 951 15827
2013 1032 18105
2014 1055 19688
2015 1049 21129
2016 1293 22211
2017 1175 23245
2018 1252 26594
2019 1206 30944
2020 1069 34995
2021 1208 40746
2022 1122 42102
2023 1196 41785

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 2 31 64
Petroleum Engineering 1 56 150
Construction Management 2 40 170
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 51 174
Operations Research 3 63 207
Structural Engineering 1 69 217
Robotics 1 76 228
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 77 230
Civil Engineering 2 72 234
Geotechnical Engineering 2 83 251
Aviation 3 48 259
Environmental Engineering 3 96 283
Industrial Engineering 4 81 295
Architectural Engineering 2 89 307
Architecture 1 57 311
Remote Sensing 2 81 336
Marine Engineering 3 101 339
Engineering Management 1 52 346
Aerospace Engineering 2 93 353
Electronic Engineering 3 120 362
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 108 363
Product and Industrial Design 4 75 371
Telecommunications 3 116 385
Electrical Engineering 2 133 399
Human-Computer Interaction 1 79 406
Nuclear Engineering 6 149 410
Computer Networking 2 118 412
Materials Science 2 135 418
Chemical Engineering 2 180 426
Biomedical Engineering 2 113 427
Metallurgical Engineering 1 140 428
Systems Engineering 2 90 430
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 126 436
Computer Engineering 2 134 441
Acoustical Engineering 2 110 443
Automation and Control engineering 3 164 451
Nanotechnology 3 177 455
Mechanical Engineering 2 120 456
Technical Drawing 3 152 475
Optical Engineering 2 134 487
Transportation Engineering 3 134 509
Automotive Engineering 11 185 520
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 163 580
Landscape Architecture 10 168 630
Biochemical Engineering 6 236 807
Biotechnology 23 418 1146

Physics rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Physics in Turkey and 461st in the World with 23,455 publications made and 407,976 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#125 of 2,786 In Asia
#461 of 6,603 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 142 445
1992 186 527
1993 167 557
1994 187 677
1995 201 727
1996 251 908
1997 261 841
1998 261 1140
1999 283 1323
2000 322 1436
2001 380 1830
2002 518 2492
2003 525 2745
2004 546 3155
2005 574 4069
2006 698 5311
2007 741 6360
2008 728 7803
2009 825 8886
2010 835 10507
2011 843 12913
2012 901 15070
2013 909 16888
2014 984 18363
2015 933 19734
2016 1187 20556
2017 1053 21323
2018 1135 24179
2019 1112 27931
2020 984 31600
2021 1105 36308
2022 986 36810
2023 1131 37112

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 46 300
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 108 363
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 76 389
Materials Science 2 135 418
Nuclear Physics 1 93 426
Quantum and Particle physics 1 125 442
Acoustical Engineering 2 110 443
Nanotechnology 3 177 455
Optical Engineering 2 134 487
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 102 508
Condensed Matter Physics 2 173 548
Astrobiology 7 227 873
Biophysics 6 339 1062

Chemistry rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Turkey and 607th in the World with 19,727 publications made and 380,324 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 140 In Turkey
#176 of 2,750 In Asia
#607 of 6,447 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 139 408
1992 168 481
1993 144 527
1994 182 634
1995 184 703
1996 208 788
1997 240 768
1998 242 1050
1999 264 1244
2000 287 1397
2001 359 1778
2002 424 2226
2003 489 2670
2004 495 3048
2005 488 3942
2006 568 5082
2007 657 5981
2008 631 7324
2009 692 8528
2010 661 9900
2011 714 12051
2012 734 13983
2013 750 15670
2014 781 17075
2015 755 18069
2016 939 19137
2017 841 20005
2018 898 22545
2019 899 26137
2020 845 29563
2021 990 34603
2022 835 36149
2023 966 36136

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

Chemistry subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 9 140 249
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 49 256
Physical chemistry 3 151 407
Materials Science 2 135 418
Chemical Engineering 2 180 426
Computational Chemistry 2 101 438
Nanotechnology 3 177 455
Environmental Chemistry 2 133 460
Nutrition and Food Science 9 160 487
Inorganic Chemistry 2 173 490
Pharmacy 4 159 519
Organic Chemistry 3 165 544
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 163 580
Biochemical Engineering 6 236 807
Biochemistry 7 280 850

Environmental Science rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Turkey and 502nd in the World with 17,442 publications made and 335,788 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#114 of 2,811 In Asia
#502 of 6,798 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 112 268
1992 124 307
1993 120 342
1994 119 445
1995 144 474
1996 157 595
1997 174 603
1998 171 768
1999 201 970
2000 254 990
2001 267 1384
2002 320 1754
2003 373 2041
2004 402 2283
2005 375 3100
2006 485 4160
2007 510 4669
2008 527 5861
2009 582 6970
2010 599 8004
2011 620 9900
2012 604 11195
2013 697 13169
2014 747 14405
2015 747 15601
2016 893 16447
2017 824 17186
2018 856 19961
2019 839 23499
2020 835 27264
2021 968 31834
2022 926 33111
2023 978 33737

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 787th in the World with 16,592 publications made and 339,416 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 140 In Turkey
#229 of 2,814 In Asia
#787 of 6,770 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 96 273
1992 118 365
1993 113 398
1994 111 432
1995 131 507
1996 151 649
1997 183 560
1998 168 803
1999 199 1020
2000 208 1020
2001 268 1418
2002 315 1829
2003 368 2064
2004 369 2325
2005 362 3209
2006 489 4226
2007 522 5000
2008 508 6169
2009 619 7489
2010 609 8797
2011 604 10720
2012 639 12596
2013 667 14284
2014 715 15357
2015 685 16266
2016 767 17060
2017 728 17938
2018 804 20787
2019 801 24232
2020 787 28119
2021 971 32980
2022 845 35090
2023 936 35210

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 3 177 455
Nutrition and Food Science 9 160 487
Paleontology 5 114 540
Evolutionary Biology 1 140 670
Agricultural Science 9 210 692
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 203 814
Horticulture 23 278 844
Botany 14 247 845
Biochemistry 7 280 850
Astrobiology 7 227 873
Zoology 13 218 938
Genetics 13 336 997
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 314 1004
Neuroscience 17 279 1032
Microbiology 18 343 1039
Biophysics 6 339 1062
Forestry 21 327 1106
Toxicology 27 384 1113
Biotechnology 23 418 1146
Molecular Biology 19 412 1150
Animal Science 36 351 1164
Oncology and Cancer research 33 456 1173
Pharmacology 32 512 1251
Virology 41 537 1539
Immunology 47 608 1617

Computer Science rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Turkey and 549th in the World with 15,391 publications made and 236,152 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#120 of 2,809 In Asia
#549 of 6,752 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 64 159
1992 80 211
1993 64 178
1994 74 222
1995 69 253
1996 87 277
1997 99 303
1998 109 370
1999 131 479
2000 144 542
2001 162 666
2002 343 1128
2003 276 1192
2004 294 1419
2005 329 1885
2006 430 2458
2007 453 2913
2008 464 3729
2009 604 4708
2010 636 5816
2011 606 6815
2012 652 7878
2013 684 9164
2014 734 10180
2015 720 10894
2016 837 11857
2017 822 12075
2018 862 14460
2019 808 17081
2020 731 19990
2021 837 23606
2022 751 23771
2023 781 24123

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 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Turkey and 658th in the World with 14,749 publications made and 233,867 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 140 In Turkey
#91 of 2,845 In Asia
#658 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 77 183
1992 80 136
1993 73 193
1994 91 231
1995 97 249
1996 101 307
1997 130 343
1998 114 411
1999 140 591
2000 169 596
2001 195 794
2002 259 1173
2003 277 1223
2004 288 1469
2005 300 1933
2006 391 2551
2007 387 2916
2008 392 3657
2009 524 4617
2010 538 5693
2011 516 6807
2012 564 8082
2013 627 9391
2014 677 10181
2015 645 11311
2016 749 11854
2017 735 12271
2018 774 14285
2019 767 17318
2020 734 20036
2021 939 23969
2022 847 24495
2023 896 24851

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 2nd for Mathematics in Turkey and 481st in the World with 9,399 publications made and 156,782 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#108 of 2,673 In Asia
#481 of 6,305 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 38 91
1992 43 143
1993 45 143
1994 55 128
1995 65 156
1996 56 172
1997 59 214
1998 49 265
1999 58 248
2000 86 297
2001 82 380
2002 154 628
2003 158 692
2004 195 743
2005 194 1019
2006 270 1364
2007 284 1721
2008 296 2238
2009 380 2938
2010 420 3793
2011 381 4292
2012 399 5207
2013 415 6082
2014 450 6889
2015 446 7322
2016 489 7853
2017 539 7739
2018 523 9095
2019 489 10987
2020 445 12880
2021 523 14948
2022 461 14970
2023 461 15028

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 3 63 207
Math Teachers 1 31 235
Applied Mathematics 3 105 416
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 125 420
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 82 441
Statistics 2 118 511
Actuarial Science 5 135 750

Business rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Business in Turkey and 518th in the World with 6,762 publications made and 101,039 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 140 In Turkey
#105 of 2,579 In Asia
#518 of 6,187 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 23 49
1992 44 73
1993 30 76
1994 43 85
1995 35 88
1996 54 133
1997 46 124
1998 46 182
1999 62 171
2000 67 284
2001 78 290
2002 132 417
2003 117 468
2004 125 500
2005 130 794
2006 195 1060
2007 211 1208
2008 222 1636
2009 260 1979
2010 295 2507
2011 286 3033
2012 290 3465
2013 301 4209
2014 312 4912
2015 312 5130
2016 337 5406
2017 355 5325
2018 332 6183
2019 338 7511
2020 321 8823
2021 378 10444
2022 370 10624
2023 359 10578

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

Psychology rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 8th for Psychology in Turkey and 775th in the World with 6,064 publications made and 98,040 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 140 In Turkey
#175 of 2,703 In Asia
#775 of 6,528 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 22 34
1992 24 61
1993 22 66
1994 29 73
1995 28 63
1996 27 106
1997 33 74
1998 34 124
1999 38 130
2000 54 203
2001 66 219
2002 104 369
2003 88 409
2004 109 487
2005 130 664
2006 173 904
2007 165 1018
2008 159 1314
2009 224 1681
2010 269 2170
2011 223 2473
2012 258 3108
2013 280 3720
2014 298 4277
2015 280 4586
2016 330 4783
2017 322 4934
2018 359 5915
2019 330 7225
2020 324 8731
2021 383 9953
2022 362 10620
2023 357 10780

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 29 299
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 70 429
Child Psychology 2 43 502
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 51 510
Social Psychology 1 63 530
Cognitive Science 3 131 585
Clinical Psychology 6 77 633
Special Education 14 102 891
Neuroscience 17 279 1032
Psychiatry 30 314 1101

Economics rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 1st for Economics in Turkey and 514th in the World with 4,415 publications made and 74,704 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 140 In Turkey
#80 of 2,461 In Asia
#514 of 5,995 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 10 34
1992 23 44
1993 23 62
1994 18 54
1995 22 38
1996 31 67
1997 31 87
1998 26 98
1999 40 119
2000 32 158
2001 52 181
2002 58 263
2003 77 268
2004 81 291
2005 84 488
2006 134 661
2007 135 737
2008 130 1012
2009 152 1280
2010 179 1677
2011 175 2002
2012 175 2394
2013 202 2878
2014 224 3294
2015 187 3507
2016 241 3829
2017 262 3695
2018 227 4295
2019 232 5310
2020 215 6362
2021 274 7599
2022 263 7963
2023 250 7806

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 16 218
Environmental Economics 3 68 261
Political Economy 4 22 387
International Economics 2 40 424
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 82 441
Agricultural Economics 3 117 453
Development Studies 1 77 513
Finance 1 101 547
International Trade 2 60 570
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 132 619
Actuarial Science 5 135 750

Art & Design rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 1st for Art & Design in Turkey and 502nd in the World with 2,999 publications made and 45,255 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, 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 137 In Turkey
#77 of 2,302 In Asia
#502 of 5,720 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 8 28
1992 15 31
1993 13 29
1994 20 45
1995 19 47
1996 15 55
1997 17 70
1998 23 89
1999 21 79
2000 33 110
2001 29 114
2002 59 223
2003 61 229
2004 73 294
2005 63 331
2006 91 513
2007 95 559
2008 83 817
2009 130 915
2010 121 1219
2011 123 1373
2012 112 1670
2013 125 1861
2014 131 1982
2015 150 2290
2016 159 2144
2017 156 2146
2018 149 2394
2019 161 2901
2020 135 3418
2021 166 3907
2022 164 3960
2023 172 3932

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 1 33 230
Multimedia 1 43 260
Game Design and Development 1 47 265
Architecture 1 57 311
Painting and Drawing 1 59 349
Sculpture 1 59 349
Illustration and Concept Art 1 60 356
Computer Graphics 2 97 393
UX/UI Desgin 2 68 399
Animation 3 114 444
Interior Design 11 110 450
Fashion Design 1 85 484
Aesthetics 1 84 537
Literature 1 75 576
Landscape Architecture 10 168 630
Creative Writing 3 60 682
Performing arts 3 98 694
Entertainment Industry Business 3 102 694
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 230 906
Art History 4 88 972

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Middle East Technical University

Speciality Turkey Asia World Rank
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 130 771
Health Science 7 146 790
Public Health 7 160 836
Dentistry 33 265 889
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 146 905
Radiation Therapy 28 349 919
Orthodontics 36 280 993
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 42 334 1021
Anatomy and Physiology 33 317 1025
Medicine 23 316 1051
Ophthalmology 50 351 1093
Physical Therapy 22 291 1116
Sports Medicine 15 264 1131
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 72 300 1146
Pathology 31 383 1173
Surgery 50 407 1233
Nursing 24 286 1305
Audiology 44 419 1405
Cardiology 68 558 1580
Veterinary 54 657 1607
Gerontology 21 367 1640
Anesthesiology 69 624 1748
Family medicine 48 591 1956