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The National Technical University of Athens ranked 3rd in Greece, 490th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 18 research topics. The National Technical University of Athens ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 52,179 academic publications and 1,227,129 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 72 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#490 of 14,131 In the World
#199 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 36 In Greece
#2 of 10 In Athens
#13 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#25 of 1,098 For Marine Engineering
#34 of 2,425 For Automotive Engineering
#806 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#584 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 15 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 2nd for Engineering in Greece and 264th in the World with 40,456 publications made and 981,164 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 34 In Greece
#79 of 1,466 In Europe
#264 of 6,795 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 346 1456
1994 345 1568
1995 400 1964
1996 435 2139
1997 444 2344
1998 524 2421
1999 535 2765
2000 562 3488
2001 657 3665
2002 1121 6256
2003 917 6350
2004 859 7074
2005 949 8722
2006 1175 10706
2007 1214 12427
2008 1070 14354
2009 1205 16430
2010 1247 19984
2011 1351 24380
2012 1399 28255
2013 1354 32599
2014 1530 36049
2015 1538 39582
2016 1700 44703
2017 1625 46284
2018 1771 52508
2019 1727 58626
2020 1840 67276
2021 1942 79580
2022 1864 75832
2023 2063 80140
2024 1343 70530
2025 985 59806

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Technical University of Athens in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 6 13
Marine Engineering 1 8 25
Automotive Engineering 1 7 34
Transportation Engineering 1 8 41
Operations Research 1 10 43
Industrial Engineering 2 21 57
Mining Engineering 1 8 58
Construction Management 1 24 69
Nuclear Engineering 1 21 75
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 19 79
Structural Engineering 1 22 96
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 25 98
Architecture 1 36 100
Civil Engineering 1 23 101
Geotechnical Engineering 1 21 108
Technical Drawing 1 33 114
Architectural Engineering 2 41 124
Robotics 1 36 128
Automation and Control engineering 1 36 130
Environmental Engineering 2 30 130
Systems Engineering 1 41 133
Remote Sensing 1 47 146
Aviation 1 52 148
Aerospace Engineering 1 47 167
Electrical Engineering 1 45 180
Mechanical Engineering 1 55 183
Computer Engineering 2 52 191
Landscape Architecture 2 93 202
Computer Networking 1 53 206
Petroleum Engineering 1 45 211
Electronic Engineering 1 53 212
Telecommunications 2 57 218
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 86 227
Engineering Management 2 70 243
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 79 252
Agricultural Engineering 4 81 256
Human-Computer Interaction 3 111 282
Materials Science 2 115 344
Acoustical Engineering 2 128 356
Optical Engineering 2 136 364
Metallurgical Engineering 2 127 391
Biochemical Engineering 4 176 403
Chemical Engineering 3 115 418
Nanotechnology 3 180 558
Product and Industrial Design 6 243 652
Biomedical Engineering 6 286 802
Biotechnology 7 268 807

Physics rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 2nd for Physics in Greece and 325th in the World with 35,189 publications made and 882,439 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 34 In Greece
#119 of 1,460 In Europe
#325 of 6,729 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 318 1446
1994 312 1486
1995 361 1957
1996 401 2161
1997 395 2256
1998 482 2361
1999 501 2652
2000 503 3198
2001 613 3540
2002 947 5510
2003 797 5742
2004 758 6411
2005 831 7923
2006 1004 9613
2007 1017 11126
2008 932 12853
2009 989 14685
2010 1046 17941
2011 1128 21878
2012 1213 26042
2013 1128 30223
2014 1292 33295
2015 1323 37523
2016 1446 42566
2017 1421 43412
2018 1607 48929
2019 1521 55018
2020 1583 62387
2021 1632 72995
2022 1544 66805
2023 1750 71426
2024 1139 61251
2025 834 50839

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Technical University of Athens in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 79 252
Theoretical Physics 4 131 271
Quantum and Particle physics 2 112 302
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 132 315
Materials Science 2 115 344
Acoustical Engineering 2 128 356
Optical Engineering 2 136 364
Nuclear Physics 5 214 508
Medical Physics 6 212 528
Nanotechnology 3 180 558
Condensed Matter Physics 5 239 630
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 274 631
Astrobiology 6 293 761
Biophysics 6 396 1184

Environmental Science rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Greece and 355th in the World with 26,388 publications made and 740,051 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 34 In Greece
#126 of 1,464 In Europe
#355 of 6,888 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 166 694
1994 196 848
1995 237 1049
1996 245 1172
1997 261 1304
1998 292 1383
1999 334 1650
2000 353 2075
2001 378 2228
2002 576 3270
2003 511 3583
2004 535 4329
2005 521 5290
2006 670 6571
2007 740 7762
2008 675 9240
2009 738 10755
2010 782 13567
2011 883 16784
2012 897 20134
2013 919 23166
2014 1013 25805
2015 1046 28757
2016 1198 33222
2017 1146 34602
2018 1306 39429
2019 1203 44684
2020 1379 51558
2021 1410 62809
2022 1371 60034
2023 1557 63593
2024 920 54106
2025 640 45887

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

Computer Science rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Greece and 372nd in the World with 25,986 publications made and 572,453 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 34 In Greece
#143 of 1,470 In Europe
#372 of 6,855 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 167 761
1994 173 864
1995 183 1004
1996 219 1156
1997 208 1184
1998 286 1240
1999 332 1616
2000 355 1983
2001 363 2149
2002 817 4338
2003 641 4021
2004 557 4297
2005 650 5499
2006 792 6674
2007 770 7717
2008 752 8798
2009 864 10444
2010 836 12171
2011 1006 14921
2012 917 16652
2013 892 18542
2014 1047 20743
2015 1068 22926
2016 1037 24782
2017 1048 26046
2018 1112 29029
2019 1137 33291
2020 1191 39329
2021 1305 45060
2022 1213 42998
2023 1386 47014
2024 882 37928
2025 635 30283

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

Chemistry rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 4th for Chemistry in Greece and 547th in the World with 25,176 publications made and 658,592 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 33 In Greece
#201 of 1,417 In Europe
#547 of 6,561 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 232 1066
1994 245 1115
1995 267 1379
1996 315 1580
1997 307 1697
1998 364 1816
1999 374 2024
2000 393 2525
2001 470 2714
2002 638 3930
2003 599 4422
2004 580 5153
2005 625 6164
2006 738 7624
2007 753 9070
2008 663 10177
2009 687 11504
2010 772 14193
2011 776 17036
2012 851 19723
2013 781 22694
2014 911 24819
2015 897 27061
2016 1006 30718
2017 1004 31657
2018 1096 36204
2019 1052 40526
2020 1095 46248
2021 1169 55473
2022 1110 52957
2023 1227 54496
2024 793 48179
2025 606 41942

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Technical University of Athens in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 86 227
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 115 322
Physical chemistry 2 98 325
Materials Science 2 115 344
Nutrition and Food Science 4 125 362
Biochemical Engineering 4 176 403
Chemical Engineering 3 115 418
Radiochemistry 3 116 516
Computational Chemistry 6 226 526
Organic Chemistry 4 194 529
Nanotechnology 3 180 558
Environmental Chemistry 5 212 566
Inorganic Chemistry 5 216 622
Biochemistry 6 314 943
Pharmacy 6 406 1270

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Greece and 651st in the World with 19,635 publications made and 445,540 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 33 In Greece
#271 of 1,502 In Europe
#651 of 7,088 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 107 557
1994 117 591
1995 144 793
1996 146 884
1997 145 834
1998 192 883
1999 238 1124
2000 242 1431
2001 245 1443
2002 480 2563
2003 380 2629
2004 376 2764
2005 424 3789
2006 528 4424
2007 572 5274
2008 524 6106
2009 601 7470
2010 568 8806
2011 714 10884
2012 714 13220
2013 729 14965
2014 810 16750
2015 815 19126
2016 836 20861
2017 809 21397
2018 931 24342
2019 934 28156
2020 988 32979
2021 1096 40421
2022 1076 37995
2023 1137 40977
2024 635 31830
2025 420 25457

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 2 73 264
Archaeology 3 122 341
Urban and Regional planning 4 186 370
History 3 154 399
Law Enforcement 2 120 401
Linguistics 3 208 512
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 210 516
Classics and Ancient History 5 213 542
Law 3 222 582
Political Science 3 290 699
Aesthetics 3 300 722
Philosophy 3 303 733
Art History 4 315 738
Library and Information science 6 320 827
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 7 291 876
Public Policy / Administration 6 333 916
Publishing 7 355 921
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 362 933
Journalism and Digital Media 9 340 951
Sociology 7 357 1000
Education Majors 9 340 1001
Radio and Television broadcasting 3 349 1011
Anthropology 9 383 1057
Communications and Public Relations 9 408 1131
Demography 10 394 1177
Gender Studies 7 391 1206

Biology rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 6th for Biology in Greece and 809th in the World with 19,365 publications made and 550,301 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 33 In Greece
#278 of 1,449 In Europe
#809 of 6,841 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 125 579
1994 151 704
1995 162 849
1996 177 955
1997 184 1018
1998 220 1130
1999 245 1375
2000 264 1665
2001 303 1847
2002 450 2788
2003 397 3150
2004 384 3664
2005 402 4430
2006 523 5563
2007 572 6705
2008 508 7591
2009 552 8927
2010 614 11057
2011 641 13596
2012 644 15892
2013 674 17728
2014 774 19296
2015 801 21245
2016 869 24204
2017 867 25213
2018 900 27992
2019 816 31717
2020 938 37618
2021 1068 45582
2022 956 43256
2023 1067 45460
2024 648 38718
2025 534 33356

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Technical University of Athens in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 4 125 362
Paleontology 4 202 524
Nanotechnology 3 180 558
Evolutionary Biology 4 238 592
Agricultural Science 4 185 605
Astrobiology 6 293 761
Biotechnology 7 268 807
Horticulture 6 264 887
Botany 7 305 919
Biochemistry 6 314 943
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 347 980
Neuroscience 8 355 1014
Forestry 7 331 1101
Genetics 9 359 1114
Toxicology 9 323 1181
Biophysics 6 396 1184
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 361 1216
Zoology 8 400 1335
Oncology and Cancer research 8 386 1367
Virology 9 436 1629
Microbiology 9 467 1797
Pharmacology 10 473 1878
Immunology 10 542 2109
Molecular Biology 9 559 2208

Mathematics rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Greece and 328th in the World with 14,389 publications made and 344,620 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 32 In Greece
#111 of 1,406 In Europe
#328 of 6,434 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 106 490
1994 111 538
1995 90 616
1996 102 687
1997 112 823
1998 147 845
1999 164 932
2000 180 1150
2001 175 1207
2002 399 2304
2003 320 2055
2004 341 2268
2005 342 2951
2006 427 3524
2007 425 4088
2008 406 4724
2009 440 5635
2010 489 6616
2011 530 8385
2012 520 9383
2013 504 10906
2014 591 12581
2015 576 13662
2016 583 15075
2017 607 15802
2018 646 18059
2019 662 20351
2020 712 23159
2021 756 27677
2022 680 25425
2023 781 27049
2024 433 18681
2025 281 13992

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Technical University of Athens in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 10 43
Applied Mathematics 1 43 127
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 54 200
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 109 278
Statistics 3 126 344
Actuarial Science 6 244 658
Math Teachers 11 323 1015

Business rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 1st for Business in Greece and 308th in the World with 11,338 publications made and 256,589 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 33 In Greece
#106 of 1,436 In Europe
#308 of 6,366 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 65 320
1994 69 337
1995 76 419
1996 76 454
1997 95 521
1998 128 546
1999 152 674
2000 155 737
2001 164 863
2002 316 1624
2003 285 1584
2004 251 1703
2005 271 2140
2006 338 2773
2007 323 3028
2008 359 3577
2009 378 4371
2010 397 5218
2011 430 6393
2012 438 7171
2013 431 8209
2014 464 9040
2015 488 9881
2016 478 10756
2017 448 11617
2018 473 13030
2019 497 14524
2020 547 16898
2021 588 20339
2022 598 19666
2023 593 21491
2024 306 15816
2025 229 12270

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Technical University of Athens in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 3rd for Economics in Greece and 432nd in the World with 5,914 publications made and 138,744 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 33 In Greece
#161 of 1,391 In Europe
#432 of 6,188 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 21 123
1994 37 157
1995 29 160
1996 31 208
1997 37 239
1998 62 233
1999 65 260
2000 65 318
2001 57 283
2002 112 514
2003 111 606
2004 110 654
2005 105 888
2006 158 1110
2007 143 1217
2008 158 1510
2009 213 1945
2010 177 2474
2011 209 3142
2012 236 3504
2013 232 4113
2014 228 4677
2015 254 5031
2016 260 5655
2017 255 6032
2018 259 6968
2019 313 8296
2020 350 10262
2021 350 12737
2022 370 12125
2023 373 13386
2024 184 9779
2025 126 7561

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Technical University of Athens in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 19 30
International Trade 3 134 225
International Economics 4 145 226
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 109 278
Finance 4 185 463
Actuarial Science 6 244 658
Development Studies 4 236 691
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 309 861

Art & Design rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Greece and 456th in the World with 4,145 publications made and 79,515 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Architecture, 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
#3 of 31 In Greece
#186 of 1,385 In Europe
#456 of 6,010 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 21 132
1994 15 85
1995 23 122
1996 32 148
1997 50 147
1998 56 175
1999 60 216
2000 62 283
2001 62 308
2002 119 583
2003 111 601
2004 93 589
2005 116 765
2006 123 867
2007 140 1020
2008 162 1093
2009 116 1337
2010 130 1534
2011 167 2073
2012 142 2143
2013 148 2243
2014 138 2553
2015 175 2733
2016 169 2902
2017 163 3174
2018 204 3697
2019 203 4229
2020 198 4896
2021 224 5742
2022 204 5600
2023 196 6148
2024 111 5281
2025 94 4445

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

Art & Design subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 2 48 95
Sculpture 2 48 95
Illustration and Concept Art 2 49 99
Architecture 1 36 100
Animation 1 64 194
Interior Design 2 80 201
Landscape Architecture 2 93 202
Computer Graphics 1 79 229
Multimedia 4 76 232
Graphic Design 3 102 271
Game Design and Development 5 161 372
UX/UI Desgin 6 168 387
Fashion Design 3 163 406
Literature 3 191 461
Performing arts 4 249 559
Entertainment Industry Business 4 215 572
Photography 5 270 694
Aesthetics 3 300 722
Cinematography 2 300 738
Art History 4 315 738
Creative Writing 10 493 1394

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National Technical University of Athens

Speciality Greece Europe World Rank
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 171 514
Orthodontics 3 190 531
Dentistry 3 219 616
Sonography and Ultrasound 8 241 683
Social Psychology 4 277 732
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 271 790
Radiation Therapy 7 250 797
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 311 928
Public Health 9 321 952
Anatomy and Physiology 8 333 990
Psychology 8 346 1017
Pathology 9 360 1160
Medicine 8 380 1201
Cardiology 8 380 1205
Physical Therapy 9 430 1261
Sports Medicine 9 452 1271
Surgery 8 387 1285
Ophthalmology 8 417 1335
Audiology 8 447 1475
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 482 1530
Child Psychology 11 490 1587
Critical Care Nursing 11 502 1660
Psychiatry 8 498 1681
Nursing 13 510 1718
Dermatology 9 492 1875
Health Science 13 524 1902
Anesthesiology 9 512 1917
Clinical Psychology 17 602 2241
Family medicine 14 617 2560