Middle East Technical University: Rankings

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Middle East Technical University ranked 3rd in Turkey, 535th in the global 2026 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 43,181 academic publications and 956,068 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 69 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#535 of 14,131 In the World
#80 of 5,830 In Asia
#3 of 175 In Turkey
#2 of 16 In Ankara
#95 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#156 of 1,420 For Petroleum Engineering
#165 of 1,010 For Web Design and Development
#637 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#580 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 465th in the World with 28,355 publications made and 654,698 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#132 of 2,841 In Asia
#465 of 6,795 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 177 665
1994 204 794
1995 215 862
1996 244 1016
1997 281 1002
1998 273 1253
1999 322 1591
2000 347 1745
2001 419 2108
2002 583 3177
2003 605 3609
2004 610 4133
2005 624 5146
2006 837 6785
2007 821 7845
2008 828 9650
2009 927 11137
2010 969 13561
2011 1033 16968
2012 1126 20779
2013 1108 23837
2014 1161 26393
2015 1128 28564
2016 1420 31045
2017 1322 32573
2018 1354 36001
2019 1308 40924
2020 1166 45857
2021 1290 52670
2022 1181 50719
2023 1306 52249
2024 941 47770
2025 514 40054

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 46 95
Petroleum Engineering 1 60 156
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 59 181
Construction Management 2 48 187
Structural Engineering 1 71 222
Operations Research 4 71 227
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 80 228
Robotics 1 79 231
Civil Engineering 2 78 245
Geotechnical Engineering 2 94 266
Environmental Engineering 4 108 307
Architecture 2 62 308
Industrial Engineering 4 93 318
Aviation 5 73 343
Architectural Engineering 2 106 346
Remote Sensing 2 93 365
Aerospace Engineering 2 96 369
Electronic Engineering 3 125 386
Marine Engineering 3 120 388
Product and Industrial Design 4 87 392
Telecommunications 2 125 399
Biomedical Engineering 2 113 401
Electrical Engineering 2 136 404
Human-Computer Interaction 1 86 408
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 125 414
Chemical Engineering 2 185 427
Materials Science 2 148 437
Metallurgical Engineering 2 151 439
Computer Networking 2 130 442
Systems Engineering 2 103 445
Computer Engineering 2 144 457
Nanotechnology 3 182 457
Acoustical Engineering 2 115 458
Nuclear Engineering 7 169 462
Automation and Control engineering 3 172 464
Engineering Management 2 87 479
Mechanical Engineering 2 131 480
Transportation Engineering 3 135 486
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 152 488
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 143 491
Optical Engineering 2 146 498
Technical Drawing 4 172 531
Automotive Engineering 13 205 557
Landscape Architecture 12 193 655
Biochemical Engineering 9 282 877
Biotechnology 24 471 1223

Physics rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Physics in Turkey and 477th in the World with 26,951 publications made and 641,585 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#133 of 2,822 In Asia
#477 of 6,729 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 176 670
1994 207 799
1995 214 862
1996 256 1073
1997 280 1020
1998 282 1329
1999 311 1572
2000 343 1777
2001 409 2215
2002 556 3123
2003 590 3517
2004 588 4083
2005 617 5044
2006 814 6537
2007 780 7633
2008 795 9335
2009 856 10504
2010 921 12929
2011 976 16437
2012 1062 21072
2013 1015 24634
2014 1101 27086
2015 1044 29743
2016 1316 32189
2017 1218 32881
2018 1268 35700
2019 1233 40188
2020 1092 43996
2021 1195 49568
2022 1062 46581
2023 1241 48443
2024 842 42856
2025 474 35537

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 53 332
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 84 404
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 125 414
Materials Science 2 148 437
Quantum and Particle physics 1 128 457
Nanotechnology 3 182 457
Acoustical Engineering 2 115 458
Nuclear Physics 1 109 458
Optical Engineering 2 146 498
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 104 519
Condensed Matter Physics 2 180 546
Astrobiology 7 211 817
Biophysics 5 326 1026

Chemistry rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 4th for Chemistry in Turkey and 631st in the World with 22,470 publications made and 567,086 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 140 In Turkey
#195 of 2,785 In Asia
#631 of 6,561 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 154 637
1994 190 741
1995 195 813
1996 217 994
1997 260 921
1998 261 1227
1999 293 1496
2000 303 1701
2001 379 2082
2002 457 2768
2003 546 3336
2004 528 3849
2005 525 4880
2006 659 6161
2007 689 7023
2008 687 8686
2009 732 9916
2010 714 11786
2011 801 14590
2012 861 17952
2013 814 20170
2014 865 22335
2015 819 23770
2016 1082 26004
2017 931 27067
2018 997 29829
2019 986 33760
2020 916 37323
2021 1052 43437
2022 879 42450
2023 1024 43686
2024 728 40936
2025 439 35126

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 53 267
Radiochemistry 10 156 276
Physical chemistry 3 158 411
Computational Chemistry 1 102 421
Chemical Engineering 2 185 427
Materials Science 2 148 437
Nanotechnology 3 182 457
Environmental Chemistry 2 149 479
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 143 491
Pharmacy 5 161 504
Inorganic Chemistry 2 188 513
Nutrition and Food Science 13 184 525
Organic Chemistry 4 179 567
Biochemical Engineering 9 282 877
Biochemistry 7 309 886

Environmental Science rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Turkey and 523rd in the World with 19,993 publications made and 517,288 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#121 of 2,841 In Asia
#523 of 6,888 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 120 432
1994 136 537
1995 152 564
1996 170 705
1997 183 710
1998 186 906
1999 231 1193
2000 272 1238
2001 274 1655
2002 350 2202
2003 413 2577
2004 416 2927
2005 431 3977
2006 550 5076
2007 523 5657
2008 575 7259
2009 613 8225
2010 652 9691
2011 712 12277
2012 752 15141
2013 737 17303
2014 824 19433
2015 812 21347
2016 1015 23327
2017 938 24229
2018 926 27293
2019 924 31284
2020 914 35422
2021 1052 42038
2022 964 40668
2023 1070 42881
2024 708 37773
2025 371 31974

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

Biology rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 8th for Biology in Turkey and 824th in the World with 18,786 publications made and 489,329 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 141 In Turkey
#256 of 2,838 In Asia
#824 of 6,841 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 119 501
1994 124 541
1995 139 587
1996 156 752
1997 194 665
1998 174 944
1999 223 1230
2000 221 1293
2001 284 1668
2002 338 2243
2003 395 2507
2004 397 2959
2005 410 4032
2006 534 5105
2007 543 5884
2008 578 7375
2009 647 8731
2010 663 10517
2011 678 12766
2012 713 15460
2013 699 17051
2014 761 18638
2015 742 20015
2016 855 21647
2017 787 22902
2018 857 25708
2019 854 29897
2020 861 34726
2021 1013 40716
2022 884 40874
2023 1006 42090
2024 682 37329
2025 420 32168

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 3 182 457
Nutrition and Food Science 13 184 525
Paleontology 5 121 552
Evolutionary Biology 1 158 728
Agricultural Science 10 247 748
Astrobiology 7 211 817
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 218 827
Zoology 14 199 876
Botany 16 274 877
Biochemistry 7 309 886
Horticulture 27 335 925
Biophysics 5 326 1026
Neuroscience 19 282 1032
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 348 1044
Genetics 18 376 1053
Molecular Biology 27 401 1114
Microbiology 24 406 1130
Toxicology 30 440 1209
Oncology and Cancer research 36 486 1210
Animal Science 49 393 1218
Biotechnology 24 471 1223
Forestry 27 391 1233
Pharmacology 36 561 1327
Virology 46 610 1673
Immunology 53 664 1694

Computer Science rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Turkey and 571st in the World with 17,350 publications made and 371,750 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#131 of 2,842 In Asia
#571 of 6,855 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 69 232
1994 76 281
1995 75 317
1996 99 352
1997 102 373
1998 117 445
1999 146 603
2000 158 726
2001 170 788
2002 366 1472
2003 304 1574
2004 329 1867
2005 360 2325
2006 474 3221
2007 488 3722
2008 511 4698
2009 597 5887
2010 711 7412
2011 699 8761
2012 704 10399
2013 730 11815
2014 779 13401
2015 757 14547
2016 875 16114
2017 892 16820
2018 888 19417
2019 868 22947
2020 768 26971
2021 893 31277
2022 796 29985
2023 867 31808
2024 604 26249
2025 362 20977

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 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Turkey and 700th in the World with 17,246 publications made and 395,330 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 141 In Turkey
#114 of 2,867 In Asia
#700 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 73 261
1994 100 289
1995 102 302
1996 113 400
1997 134 424
1998 119 486
1999 154 697
2000 188 784
2001 200 952
2002 287 1490
2003 294 1577
2004 306 1868
2005 342 2476
2006 436 3152
2007 406 3843
2008 435 4729
2009 519 5630
2010 600 7088
2011 615 8908
2012 662 11255
2013 710 13247
2014 759 14774
2015 736 16739
2016 842 17894
2017 863 19077
2018 855 21556
2019 894 25215
2020 850 28591
2021 1032 33940
2022 906 32812
2023 1000 34726
2024 620 27907
2025 361 22999

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Turkey ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 15 200
Early Childhood Education 3 13 223
Education Majors 1 39 311
Political Economy 3 19 382
Occupational Safety and Health 2 52 397
Urban and Regional planning 2 73 448
Linguistics 2 86 468
Archaeology 1 98 475
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 54 514
History 1 97 538
Gender Studies 1 28 554
Classics and Ancient History 5 69 554
Aesthetics 1 92 563
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 10 81 610
Law 1 110 657
Sociology 2 92 681
Philosophy 10 113 699
Anthropology 2 90 711
Public Policy / Administration 2 81 735
Political Science 4 116 763
Human Rights Law 7 78 769
Demography 6 157 782
Art History 3 68 866
Genealogy 4 96 871
Special Education 17 116 881
Library and Information science 6 139 883
Journalism and Digital Media 6 225 907
Publishing 3 169 954
Media Studies 12 124 1074
Criminology and Criminal Justice 5 114 1105
Communications and Public Relations 10 226 1141
Sports / Exercise science 29 272 1154

Mathematics rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Turkey and 502nd in the World with 10,469 publications made and 236,348 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#119 of 2,725 In Asia
#502 of 6,434 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 46 169
1994 57 159
1995 67 188
1996 62 198
1997 62 258
1998 52 293
1999 63 325
2000 93 384
2001 92 458
2002 166 812
2003 173 900
2004 214 1042
2005 213 1247
2006 306 1760
2007 300 2269
2008 320 2782
2009 355 3520
2010 455 4646
2011 417 5653
2012 453 6913
2013 440 8056
2014 486 9236
2015 452 10041
2016 540 11048
2017 576 11213
2018 549 12725
2019 543 15065
2020 482 17177
2021 543 20077
2022 476 19331
2023 494 20026
2024 322 13753
2025 158 10074

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 71 227
Math Teachers 1 41 231
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 139 435
Applied Mathematics 4 118 453
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 87 466
Statistics 3 135 546
Actuarial Science 5 151 781

Business rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 2nd for Business in Turkey and 551st in the World with 7,522 publications made and 151,943 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 141 In Turkey
#119 of 2,654 In Asia
#551 of 6,366 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 32 94
1994 43 98
1995 36 110
1996 64 175
1997 49 153
1998 50 215
1999 63 219
2000 75 360
2001 82 348
2002 143 555
2003 117 581
2004 135 687
2005 145 978
2006 215 1374
2007 218 1585
2008 231 1997
2009 269 2372
2010 316 3141
2011 334 3815
2012 298 4274
2013 310 5107
2014 351 6027
2015 322 6413
2016 368 6939
2017 369 7172
2018 375 8239
2019 375 9604
2020 352 11544
2021 408 13363
2022 377 12942
2023 383 13735
2024 217 9969
2025 107 7810

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

Psychology rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 10th for Psychology in Turkey and 782nd in the World with 6,871 publications made and 158,170 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 141 In Turkey
#182 of 2,766 In Asia
#782 of 6,663 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
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 74 277
2002 109 486
2003 103 506
2004 122 625
2005 138 811
2006 177 1124
2007 190 1363
2008 167 1603
2009 221 2116
2010 295 2707
2011 246 3143
2012 264 3783
2013 299 4459
2014 320 5182
2015 298 5733
2016 333 6021
2017 354 6744
2018 367 7730
2019 363 9587
2020 352 11969
2021 414 13658
2022 381 13985
2023 381 14683
2024 266 11840
2025 190 9970

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 39 311
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 105 471
Child Psychology 2 49 507
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 54 514
Social Psychology 1 73 543
Cognitive Science 3 140 591
Clinical Psychology 8 90 643
Special Education 17 116 881
Neuroscience 19 282 1032
Psychiatry 35 335 1139

Economics rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 1st for Economics in Turkey and 521st in the World with 5,059 publications made and 116,936 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 140 In Turkey
#84 of 2,559 In Asia
#521 of 6,188 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 24 75
1994 19 63
1995 22 51
1996 36 88
1997 34 105
1998 29 115
1999 41 132
2000 38 198
2001 59 210
2002 67 328
2003 80 311
2004 89 398
2005 105 607
2006 146 855
2007 138 965
2008 145 1187
2009 153 1528
2010 196 1958
2011 203 2484
2012 200 2919
2013 202 3486
2014 234 4087
2015 203 4465
2016 270 5002
2017 284 5015
2018 246 5650
2019 261 6793
2020 249 8306
2021 298 9669
2022 283 9745
2023 268 10280
2024 186 7536
2025 89 5768

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 15 200
Environmental Economics 3 74 265
Political Economy 3 19 382
International Economics 2 46 455
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 87 466
Development Studies 2 84 528
International Trade 2 63 563
Finance 2 120 588
Agricultural Economics 9 185 590
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 163 641
Actuarial Science 5 151 781

Art & Design rankings

Middle East Technical University ranked 1st for Art & Design in Turkey and 519th in the World with 3,450 publications made and 68,497 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 140 In Turkey
#85 of 2,450 In Asia
#519 of 6,010 In the World

Middle East Technical University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 12 39
1994 18 58
1995 19 54
1996 18 69
1997 21 79
1998 19 107
1999 26 102
2000 35 134
2001 32 149
2002 66 303
2003 66 326
2004 79 370
2005 69 441
2006 109 607
2007 113 766
2008 82 1001
2009 134 1122
2010 135 1472
2011 127 1721
2012 122 2078
2013 130 2223
2014 131 2541
2015 162 2857
2016 163 2788
2017 177 2939
2018 160 3198
2019 194 4002
2020 163 4521
2021 188 5320
2022 183 5244
2023 203 5450
2024 126 4585
2025 58 3886

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 40 245
Multimedia 1 58 303
Architecture 2 62 308
Game Design and Development 1 58 315
UX/UI Desgin 2 58 358
Computer Graphics 2 100 400
Animation 3 122 441
Painting and Drawing 3 95 447
Sculpture 3 95 447
Illustration and Concept Art 5 108 469
Interior Design 12 137 480
Fashion Design 1 91 496
Aesthetics 1 92 563
Literature 1 89 608
Landscape Architecture 12 193 655
Creative Writing 3 81 726
Entertainment Industry Business 7 130 745
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 166 763
Performing arts 7 126 773
Art History 3 68 866

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Middle East Technical University

Speciality Turkey Asia World Rank
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 11 150 788
Health Science 9 173 827
Public Health 8 195 897
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 170 919
Radiation Therapy 32 363 941
Dentistry 39 314 988
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 46 359 1059
Anatomy and Physiology 34 348 1064
Physical Therapy 24 296 1090
Medicine 29 346 1098
Sports Medicine 21 268 1107
Ophthalmology 54 382 1138
Orthodontics 46 365 1181
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 81 340 1185
Pathology 40 448 1265
Surgery 57 458 1319
Audiology 44 399 1333
Nursing 30 336 1370
Veterinary 62 706 1695
Cardiology 72 640 1750
Gerontology 32 458 1799
Anesthesiology 73 670 1817
Family medicine 53 647 2021