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National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse ranked 69th in France, 1797th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 113 research topics. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,155 academic publications and 480,328 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1797 of 14,131 In the World
#645 of 2,785 In Europe
#69 of 224 In France
#6 of 24 In Occitanie
#3 of 12 In Toulouse
#400 of 1,002 For Agricultural Engineering
#408 of 3,944 For Nutrition and Food Science
#410 of 2,695 For Forestry
#6562 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3008 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 110 other topics

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Engineering rankings

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse ranked 23rd for Engineering in France and 831st in the World with 13,019 publications made and 346,486 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#23 of 139 In France
#296 of 1,466 In Europe
#831 of 6,795 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 78 335
1994 76 289
1995 99 388
1996 117 422
1997 98 572
1998 156 667
1999 161 822
2000 152 905
2001 175 1020
2002 380 1755
2003 274 1830
2004 278 2179
2005 314 2776
2006 377 3499
2007 422 4290
2008 459 4878
2009 564 6223
2010 556 7765
2011 563 9671
2012 582 11245
2013 611 13434
2014 596 15270
2015 582 16660
2016 578 18152
2017 576 19013
2018 559 21250
2019 505 22454
2020 462 25392
2021 457 27092
2022 485 25637
2023 617 25194
2024 442 23259
2025 200 20206

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse ranked 25th for Physics in France and 871st in the World with 11,772 publications made and 309,845 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#25 of 138 In France
#317 of 1,460 In Europe
#871 of 6,729 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 75 316
1994 73 279
1995 99 402
1996 120 432
1997 91 571
1998 147 662
1999 154 817
2000 145 899
2001 159 1007
2002 347 1631
2003 255 1767
2004 257 2028
2005 272 2610
2006 330 3203
2007 381 3939
2008 398 4430
2009 509 5728
2010 518 7048
2011 504 8807
2012 515 10411
2013 553 12170
2014 510 13722
2015 519 15006
2016 514 16428
2017 518 17286
2018 498 19244
2019 470 20089
2020 411 22655
2021 410 23633
2022 418 22163
2023 541 22032
2024 397 20336
2025 198 17689

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 24 260 715
Astrobiology 30 286 742
Materials Science 23 266 755
Nanotechnology 23 261 812
Nuclear Physics 27 316 822
Atomic and Molecular physics 31 324 850
Quantum and Particle physics 27 330 879
Biophysics 30 320 898
Optical Engineering 31 337 933
Astrophysics and Astronomy 34 369 961
Condensed Matter Physics 35 340 987
Acoustical Engineering 31 365 999
Theoretical Physics 65 522 1622

Chemistry rankings

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse ranked 25th for Chemistry in France and 910th in the World with 11,590 publications made and 366,181 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#25 of 138 In France
#307 of 1,417 In Europe
#910 of 6,561 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 81 351
1994 89 331
1995 107 465
1996 120 486
1997 108 683
1998 147 786
1999 168 982
2000 152 1070
2001 163 1194
2002 278 1797
2003 243 1927
2004 260 2383
2005 274 3087
2006 328 3791
2007 374 4613
2008 417 5269
2009 523 6512
2010 507 8121
2011 485 10208
2012 505 12029
2013 546 13977
2014 531 15934
2015 501 17150
2016 508 18946
2017 531 19954
2018 466 22119
2019 409 23648
2020 368 26865
2021 375 28789
2022 401 27091
2023 540 26879
2024 408 25292
2025 202 21924

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 8 138 408
Biochemical Engineering 13 235 560
Pharmacy 21 230 588
Inorganic Chemistry 21 219 628
Environmental Chemistry 17 238 646
Chemical Engineering 19 209 662
Petrology and Geochemistry 27 270 723
Physical chemistry 22 249 725
Materials Science 23 266 755
Organic Chemistry 23 277 793
Nanotechnology 23 261 812
Computational Chemistry 29 312 813
Radiochemistry 17 253 1012
Biochemistry 31 335 1030

Biology rankings

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse ranked 31st for Biology in France and 1104th in the World with 10,178 publications made and 334,778 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#31 of 135 In France
#358 of 1,449 In Europe
#1104 of 6,841 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 72 271
1994 80 251
1995 90 355
1996 97 383
1997 91 552
1998 118 628
1999 138 808
2000 126 881
2001 146 1013
2002 197 1465
2003 176 1623
2004 197 1951
2005 236 2665
2006 265 3301
2007 330 3964
2008 374 4717
2009 437 5996
2010 425 7435
2011 433 9485
2012 470 11015
2013 491 12992
2014 496 15042
2015 476 16099
2016 454 17623
2017 497 18592
2018 399 21045
2019 360 22754
2020 375 26364
2021 351 28570
2022 373 26974
2023 472 26320
2024 384 23886
2025 198 20762

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 8 138 408
Forestry 12 136 410
Horticulture 9 150 491
Agricultural Science 12 180 598
Animal Science 9 179 599
Astrobiology 30 286 742
Botany 17 266 767
Nanotechnology 23 261 812
Toxicology 14 246 823
Biophysics 30 320 898
Microbiology 28 303 937
Paleontology 28 327 938
Biotechnology 23 298 954
Molecular Biology 35 321 985
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 318 1011
Biochemistry 31 335 1030
Evolutionary Biology 40 411 1158
Genetics 35 382 1234
Zoology 36 385 1244
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 40 435 1374
Immunology 43 469 1735
Pharmacology 37 471 1868
Neuroscience 50 569 1898
Virology 47 501 1957
Oncology and Cancer research 46 546 2195

Environmental Science rankings

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse ranked 24th for Environmental Science in France and 922nd in the World with 9,449 publications made and 303,870 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#24 of 135 In France
#331 of 1,464 In Europe
#922 of 6,888 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 50 189
1994 58 198
1995 69 245
1996 88 298
1997 75 422
1998 117 460
1999 122 631
2000 100 732
2001 142 846
2002 215 1205
2003 185 1340
2004 194 1652
2005 222 2178
2006 265 2812
2007 315 3412
2008 356 4100
2009 407 5245
2010 387 5986
2011 434 7656
2012 423 8688
2013 443 10391
2014 432 12127
2015 416 13102
2016 432 14557
2017 412 15401
2018 392 17643
2019 354 19474
2020 358 22504
2021 338 24895
2022 370 23740
2023 479 23270
2024 340 20717
2025 174 17938

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 12 136 410
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 20 197 558
Agricultural Science 12 180 598
Environmental Chemistry 17 238 646
Environmental Engineering 10 229 695
Petrology and Geochemistry 27 270 723
Geotechnical Engineering 20 241 760
Earth science and Geophysics 27 288 835
Oceanography 25 302 839
Geology 26 309 854
Geography and Cartography 25 326 867
Environmental Management 15 304 900
Paleontology 28 327 938
Ecology 21 347 972
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 318 1011

Computer Science rankings

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse ranked 38th for Computer Science in France and 1183rd in the World with 7,094 publications made and 142,729 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#38 of 138 In France
#422 of 1,470 In Europe
#1183 of 6,855 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 25 116
1994 28 97
1995 35 123
1996 48 143
1997 50 202
1998 63 199
1999 72 308
2000 86 347
2001 83 387
2002 267 944
2003 163 806
2004 148 862
2005 185 1237
2006 226 1611
2007 231 1785
2008 248 2079
2009 264 2811
2010 238 3288
2011 289 4030
2012 329 4587
2013 308 5321
2014 332 6384
2015 292 6815
2016 339 7504
2017 315 7928
2018 347 8868
2019 312 9843
2020 293 11210
2021 280 12251
2022 287 11230
2023 342 11321
2024 250 9570
2025 119 7865

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 18 222 644
Telecommunications 22 251 703
Blockchain and Cryptography 25 249 733
Computer Networking 21 274 777
Software Engineering 25 346 782
Computer Graphics 32 343 852
Computer Vision 28 310 869
Animation 37 338 925
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 32 376 1058
Cognitive Science 33 378 1142
Machine Learning 26 370 1161
Robotics 45 402 1234
Data Science 37 478 1258
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 40 435 1374
Cyber Security 38 467 1404
Library and Information science 45 489 1431
Management Information Systems 41 612 1626
Human-Computer Interaction 54 571 1649
Neuroscience 50 569 1898
Computational Linguistics 57 550 1899

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse ranked 64th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 1570th in the World with 5,810 publications made and 117,543 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#64 of 135 In France
#553 of 1,502 In Europe
#1570 of 7,088 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 52 77
1994 57 65
1995 64 98
1996 66 101
1997 56 198
1998 69 159
1999 71 246
2000 57 295
2001 74 339
2002 123 492
2003 101 537
2004 112 612
2005 142 919
2006 170 1142
2007 156 1384
2008 174 1540
2009 195 1972
2010 203 2487
2011 240 3173
2012 217 3703
2013 271 4183
2014 241 4875
2015 266 5192
2016 262 5899
2017 265 6233
2018 255 7344
2019 255 8158
2020 249 9726
2021 235 11026
2022 260 10655
2023 283 10579
2024 215 9077
2025 108 7681

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Archaeology 36 460 1273
Philosophy 64 491 1370
History 47 496 1390
Library and Information science 45 489 1431
Aesthetics 46 548 1506
Demography 43 476 1543
Linguistics 53 591 1848
Political Science 82 698 2110
Sociology 67 681 2340
Law 69 740 2509
Anthropology 69 750 2647
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 70 793 2757
Education Majors 60 797 3161

Mathematics rankings

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse ranked 38th for Mathematics in France and 1233rd in the World with 3,583 publications made and 72,191 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#38 of 133 In France
#429 of 1,406 In Europe
#1233 of 6,434 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 7 45
1994 16 41
1995 17 46
1996 24 76
1997 28 90
1998 41 88
1999 48 157
2000 46 170
2001 50 197
2002 132 460
2003 83 384
2004 68 412
2005 102 536
2006 137 827
2007 131 938
2008 134 1015
2009 130 1368
2010 126 1548
2011 176 1865
2012 176 1988
2013 168 2430
2014 164 2934
2015 144 3127
2016 164 3458
2017 156 3433
2018 166 4007
2019 157 4390
2020 145 4987
2021 127 5091
2022 131 4686
2023 160 4677
2024 97 3183
2025 56 2299

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 25 249 733
Applied Mathematics 51 375 961
Statistics 38 419 1173
Operations Research 31 432 1279
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 67 606 1936
Math Teachers 38 602 2340

Business rankings

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse ranked 49th for Business in France and 1585th in the World with 2,241 publications made and 41,909 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#49 of 137 In France
#558 of 1,436 In Europe
#1585 of 6,366 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 9 28
1994 9 37
1995 10 28
1996 11 48
1997 10 44
1998 22 59
1999 18 67
2000 27 115
2001 30 118
2002 91 312
2003 52 267
2004 39 280
2005 57 352
2006 74 534
2007 78 605
2008 85 668
2009 90 896
2010 72 1042
2011 101 1310
2012 101 1484
2013 96 1647
2014 100 1936
2015 102 1996
2016 92 2064
2017 86 2104
2018 108 2515
2019 96 2510
2020 99 2857
2021 108 3382
2022 95 2940
2023 107 3036
2024 73 2343
2025 29 1775

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in various areas of Business.

Business subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 20 355 911
Supply Chain Management 20 319 1034
Management 30 419 1141
Operations Research 31 432 1279
Project Management 30 556 1331
Management Information Systems 41 612 1626
Marketing 55 643 1970
Accounting 69 757 2509
Finance 81 757 2539

Art & Design rankings

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse ranked 41st for Art & Design in France and 1320th in the World with 1,231 publications made and 24,490 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, 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
#41 of 127 In France
#501 of 1,385 In Europe
#1320 of 6,010 In the World

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 9 19
1994 9 25
1995 7 18
1996 6 18
1997 7 28
1998 12 32
1999 7 50
2000 9 60
2001 17 63
2002 32 101
2003 25 117
2004 29 117
2005 29 192
2006 64 292
2007 36 401
2008 42 407
2009 56 524
2010 50 694
2011 48 754
2012 61 911
2013 73 1017
2014 55 1211
2015 53 1168
2016 52 1261
2017 46 1314
2018 51 1565
2019 44 1611
2020 48 1723
2021 40 1919
2022 47 1701
2023 62 1635
2024 42 1533
2025 20 1439

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 19 326 758
Computer Graphics 32 343 852
Animation 37 338 925
Fashion Design 27 383 948
Aesthetics 46 548 1506
Literature 54 544 1565

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Veterinary 16 255 1002
Environmental Economics 24 463 1182
Dentistry 36 438 1384
Anatomy and Physiology 41 469 1549
Public Health 39 470 1581
Pathology 39 465 1610
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 46 487 1623
Urology 41 440 1633
Medicine 39 496 1688
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 38 471 1805
Social Psychology 54 618 2006
Physical Therapy 52 607 2101
Psychology 49 608 2151
Development Studies 47 631 2186
Cardiology 52 624 2199
Economics 69 686 2263
Surgery 53 702 2658
Psychiatry 66 767 3089
Child Psychology 70 847 3573
Nursing 75 922 4144