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National Polytechnic School, Ecuador ranked 4th in Ecuador, 2514th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 53 research topics. National Polytechnic School, Ecuador ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,526 academic publications and 86,346 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2514 of 14,131 In the World
#147 of 1,756 In Latin America
#4 of 59 In Ecuador
#3 of 17 In Quito
#586 of 1,001 For Web Design and Development
#824 of 1,916 For Automation and Control engineering
#920 of 1,602 For Robotics
#5249 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3306 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 50 other topics

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Engineering rankings

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador ranked 1st for Engineering in Ecuador and 2224th in the World with 4,604 publications made and 56,747 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Ecuador
#89 of 424 In Latin America
#2224 of 6,782 In the World

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 16 129
1993 11 118
1994 10 106
1995 17 126
1996 16 128
1997 20 145
1998 25 150
1999 35 177
2000 19 192
2001 20 181
2002 44 253
2003 17 279
2004 37 287
2005 40 345
2006 69 393
2007 59 425
2008 73 561
2009 94 603
2010 129 653
2011 101 755
2012 145 798
2013 176 982
2014 284 1187
2015 261 1321
2016 179 1602
2017 244 1971
2018 301 2466
2019 390 3780
2020 381 5244
2021 316 6880
2022 325 6655
2023 374 7436
2024 254 6403

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic School, Ecuador in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador ranked 1st for Physics in Ecuador and 2121st in the World with 4,354 publications made and 60,186 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Ecuador
#87 of 418 In Latin America
#2121 of 6,713 In the World

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 20 155
1993 11 144
1994 11 130
1995 16 141
1996 21 159
1997 26 163
1998 31 183
1999 37 211
2000 33 228
2001 28 238
2002 50 317
2003 29 340
2004 43 326
2005 45 401
2006 65 452
2007 66 467
2008 68 571
2009 100 641
2010 117 695
2011 109 796
2012 147 799
2013 167 991
2014 281 1164
2015 244 1303
2016 149 1531
2017 211 1875
2018 251 2278
2019 353 3891
2020 338 5584
2021 294 7310
2022 286 6734
2023 323 7546
2024 245 6513

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic School, Ecuador in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Ecuador ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 86 1441
Condensed Matter Physics 1 78 1785
Acoustical Engineering 1 66 1821
Quantum and Particle physics 1 75 1846
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 89 1873
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 87 1893
Nuclear Physics 1 99 2186
Materials Science 1 93 2277
Optical Engineering 1 98 2316
Nanotechnology 1 106 2516

Environmental Science rankings

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Ecuador and 2477th in the World with 3,396 publications made and 51,918 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 11 In Ecuador
#156 of 431 In Latin America
#2477 of 6,876 In the World

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 9 90
1993 7 77
1994 5 68
1995 10 72
1996 8 82
1997 10 87
1998 15 76
1999 27 124
2000 20 129
2001 15 128
2002 34 193
2003 11 203
2004 18 208
2005 25 253
2006 27 281
2007 27 336
2008 43 459
2009 52 511
2010 54 586
2011 51 622
2012 83 672
2013 108 823
2014 184 1021
2015 177 1126
2016 133 1265
2017 204 1634
2018 257 2180
2019 332 3366
2020 297 4596
2021 288 6232
2022 285 5870
2023 310 6865
2024 195 5663

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic School, Ecuador in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Ecuador ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 45 1133
Earth science and Geophysics 1 65 1472
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 80 1863
Agricultural Science 1 145 1994
Geotechnical Engineering 3 96 2051
Environmental Management 3 98 2090
Environmental Engineering 3 108 2138
Oceanography 4 125 2172
Geography and Cartography 4 170 2293
Forestry 9 239 2310
Geology 1 134 2326
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 189 2399
Paleontology 3 141 2401
Environmental Chemistry 1 129 2449
Ecology 5 165 2578

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ecuador and 2506th in the World with 3,336 publications made and 30,614 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 11 In Ecuador
#268 of 442 In Latin America
#2506 of 7,081 In the World

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 7 71
1993 4 39
1994 4 35
1995 6 52
1996 6 34
1997 10 51
1998 16 54
1999 22 73
2000 20 62
2001 11 90
2002 16 129
2003 9 139
2004 13 134
2005 20 166
2006 23 185
2007 16 209
2008 31 252
2009 40 272
2010 44 359
2011 47 392
2012 66 372
2013 83 445
2014 162 518
2015 190 628
2016 164 763
2017 210 961
2018 284 1295
2019 394 2300
2020 339 3332
2021 286 4465
2022 272 4388
2023 282 4889
2024 174 3672

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic School, Ecuador in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Ecuador ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 8 275 1893
Library and Information science 3 110 2368
Linguistics 1 115 2615
Aesthetics 1 133 2755
Political Science 8 256 2835
Archaeology 4 149 2857
Education Majors 6 171 2967
History 5 162 3064
Law 6 163 3209
Anthropology 7 223 3528
Sociology 8 295 3785
Demography 9 295 3910
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 245 4335

Computer Science rankings

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador ranked 1st for Computer Science in Ecuador and 2192nd in the World with 3,172 publications made and 30,683 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Ecuador
#84 of 425 In Latin America
#2192 of 6,845 In the World

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 8 40
1993 7 50
1994 1 37
1995 6 67
1996 5 59
1997 13 71
1998 14 70
1999 14 90
2000 17 113
2001 7 82
2002 20 155
2003 11 162
2004 19 167
2005 24 235
2006 43 231
2007 38 264
2008 39 311
2009 63 333
2010 90 406
2011 71 478
2012 81 443
2013 100 498
2014 169 591
2015 166 681
2016 135 860
2017 205 1079
2018 234 1407
2019 294 2098
2020 316 2930
2021 235 3761
2022 241 3829
2023 267 4259
2024 165 3670

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic School, Ecuador in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Ecuador ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Web Design and Development 1 15 586
Robotics 1 24 920
UX/UI Desgin 1 38 939
Information Technology 1 29 956
Human-Computer Interaction 2 55 1226
Software Engineering 1 57 1264
Computational Linguistics 1 38 1429
Multimedia 3 47 1490
Data Science 3 57 1606
Cyber Security 1 51 1651
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 56 1730
Telecommunications 1 55 1732
Computer Engineering 1 67 1766
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 62 1827
Computer Networking 1 66 1922
Computer Graphics 1 79 1953
Computer Vision 1 77 1967
Machine Learning 1 89 2300
Management Information Systems 3 101 2303
Library and Information science 3 110 2368
Cognitive Science 1 97 2543
Neuroscience 5 183 3310

Chemistry rankings

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador ranked 1st for Chemistry in Ecuador and 2636th in the World with 3,086 publications made and 44,033 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Ecuador
#130 of 418 In Latin America
#2636 of 6,545 In the World

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 17 120
1993 5 93
1994 8 93
1995 12 87
1996 12 109
1997 11 121
1998 23 118
1999 33 143
2000 13 166
2001 19 163
2002 41 216
2003 20 215
2004 34 230
2005 31 280
2006 53 308
2007 45 343
2008 52 468
2009 77 525
2010 92 600
2011 86 686
2012 118 764
2013 136 871
2014 204 1139
2015 156 1217
2016 84 1340
2017 131 1621
2018 176 1985
2019 239 2957
2020 238 4064
2021 209 5270
2022 196 5068
2023 252 5564
2024 162 4997

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic School, Ecuador in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Ecuador ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 45 1133
Nutrition and Food Science 1 131 1796
Computational Chemistry 3 112 2132
Inorganic Chemistry 1 105 2243
Materials Science 1 93 2277
Radiochemistry 1 136 2305
Physical chemistry 1 105 2323
Chemical Engineering 1 104 2326
Environmental Chemistry 1 129 2449
Nanotechnology 1 106 2516
Organic Chemistry 1 122 2557
Biochemistry 3 184 3087

Biology rankings

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador ranked 3rd for Biology in Ecuador and 2936th in the World with 2,812 publications made and 43,720 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 11 In Ecuador
#190 of 433 In Latin America
#2936 of 6,833 In the World

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 8 69
1993 8 73
1994 5 64
1995 6 74
1996 8 77
1997 10 81
1998 15 70
1999 27 92
2000 20 127
2001 16 107
2002 29 188
2003 17 172
2004 25 197
2005 29 257
2006 35 295
2007 34 333
2008 38 448
2009 59 553
2010 59 638
2011 62 680
2012 62 797
2013 93 904
2014 152 1160
2015 149 1263
2016 98 1424
2017 159 1674
2018 189 2115
2019 214 2916
2020 255 3817
2021 222 4781
2022 236 4793
2023 247 5453
2024 149 4933

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic School, Ecuador in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Ecuador ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 131 1796
Horticulture 2 175 1797
Agricultural Science 1 145 1994
Zoology 6 198 2167
Forestry 9 239 2310
Evolutionary Biology 3 116 2360
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 189 2399
Paleontology 3 141 2401
Botany 3 180 2467
Nanotechnology 1 106 2516
Biochemistry 3 184 3087
Biotechnology 4 220 3107
Neuroscience 5 183 3310
Genetics 6 230 3529

Mathematics rankings

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador ranked 1st for Mathematics in Ecuador and 2258th in the World with 1,627 publications made and 16,305 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Ecuador
#88 of 399 In Latin America
#2258 of 6,418 In the World

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 6 25
1993 6 34
1994 1 35
1995 6 44
1996 8 30
1997 11 45
1998 14 36
1999 21 53
2000 23 89
2001 11 84
2002 11 106
2003 14 106
2004 15 89
2005 15 143
2006 22 145
2007 27 146
2008 25 148
2009 43 218
2010 42 241
2011 39 245
2012 37 224
2013 46 305
2014 78 291
2015 90 357
2016 71 470
2017 93 586
2018 109 754
2019 148 1181
2020 141 1614
2021 107 2070
2022 112 2136
2023 137 2185
2024 68 1464

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic School, Ecuador in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Ecuador ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 27 911
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 56 1730
Operations Research 1 82 2031
Statistics 1 101 2405
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 92 2426
Math Teachers 7 187 3448

Business rankings

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador ranked 2nd for Business in Ecuador and 2448th in the World with 1,327 publications made and 12,080 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Ecuador
#100 of 395 In Latin America
#2448 of 6,339 In the World

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 16
1993 6 26
1994 1 27
1995 3 35
1996 3 21
1997 7 33
1998 9 23
1999 9 41
2000 10 57
2001 4 42
2002 6 89
2003 5 95
2004 9 102
2005 9 136
2006 16 146
2007 14 123
2008 16 144
2009 19 142
2010 25 166
2011 23 168
2012 32 187
2013 34 213
2014 69 229
2015 69 265
2016 56 323
2017 102 436
2018 100 594
2019 143 812
2020 132 1043
2021 94 1380
2022 93 1380
2023 108 1604
2024 69 1182

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic School, Ecuador in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Ecuador ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Management 1 60 1802
Operations Research 1 82 2031
Project Management 3 116 2151
Management Information Systems 3 101 2303
Finance 3 120 2826
Accounting 3 122 2894
Marketing 2 143 3075

Economics rankings

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador ranked 2nd for Economics in Ecuador and 3033rd in the World with 712 publications made and 6,574 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Ecuador
#144 of 384 In Latin America
#3033 of 6,167 In the World

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 1 9
1993 1 9
1994 1 12
1995 0 9
1996 3 11
1997 3 13
1998 5 9
1999 4 17
2000 9 21
2001 3 16
2002 4 32
2003 5 35
2004 7 41
2005 6 44
2006 7 49
2007 6 48
2008 4 54
2009 9 73
2010 10 74
2011 10 66
2012 15 87
2013 17 91
2014 30 105
2015 33 147
2016 28 174
2017 48 219
2018 44 316
2019 81 491
2020 75 666
2021 64 895
2022 53 852
2023 60 930
2024 45 704

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic School, Ecuador in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Ecuador ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 3 56 1493
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 92 2426
Finance 3 120 2826
Development Studies 5 155 3057

Art & Design rankings

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador ranked 1st for Art & Design in Ecuador and 2745th in the World with 533 publications made and 4,867 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Multimedia, Aesthetics, Literature, 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
#1 of 10 In Ecuador
#135 of 365 In Latin America
#2745 of 5,966 In the World

National Polytechnic School, Ecuador
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 2
1993 0 3
1994 0 1
1995 1 6
1996 2 3
1997 1 6
1998 1 6
1999 2 10
2000 1 4
2001 2 9
2002 1 9
2003 1 15
2004 5 10
2005 5 17
2006 5 22
2007 1 25
2008 5 32
2009 5 37
2010 10 42
2011 4 57
2012 5 64
2013 14 79
2014 17 80
2015 29 109
2016 35 137
2017 52 171
2018 63 245
2019 55 397
2020 53 479
2021 34 556
2022 38 537
2023 48 571
2024 30 566

The following table provides academic rankings for National Polytechnic School, Ecuador in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Ecuador ranking Latin America ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 1 38 939
Architecture 1 50 1171
Multimedia 3 47 1490
Computer Graphics 1 79 1953
Fashion Design 1 140 2654
Aesthetics 1 133 2755
Literature 2 178 3339

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for National Polytechnic School, Ecuador

Speciality Ecuador Latin America World Rank
Dentistry 4 171 2149
Physical Therapy 4 195 3081
Anatomy and Physiology 5 226 3310
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 211 3405
Health Science 9 232 3558
Social Psychology 4 169 3611
Psychology 5 198 3701
Psychiatry 7 225 3749
Public Health 9 279 3807
Medicine 8 268 3889
Pathology 9 285 3909
Surgery 7 304 4266
Nursing 9 299 4355