National Technical University of Athens: Rankings

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The National Technical University of Athens ranked 3rd in Greece, 505th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 23 research topics. The National Technical University of Athens ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 45,410 academic publications and 817,996 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 65 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#505 of 14,131 In the World
#199 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 36 In Greece
#2 of 10 In Athens
#10 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#22 of 2,183 For Automotive Engineering
#22 of 1,019 For Marine Engineering
#837 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#573 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 20 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 2nd for Engineering in Greece and 248th in the World with 36,073 publications made and 676,864 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 34 In Greece
#73 of 1,453 In Europe
#248 of 6,684 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 321 1070
1992 291 1191
1993 321 1224
1994 341 1334
1995 381 1654
1996 409 1745
1997 442 1970
1998 511 2080
1999 521 2384
2000 553 2998
2001 621 3118
2002 1121 5255
2003 879 5050
2004 851 5738
2005 976 7246
2006 1121 9114
2007 1229 10674
2008 1106 12319
2009 1189 14517
2010 1169 17204
2011 1230 20946
2012 1237 22790
2013 1256 26426
2014 1381 29354
2015 1401 30999
2016 1551 34095
2017 1475 35384
2018 1560 40718
2019 1559 45789
2020 1664 52327
2021 1821 61738
2022 1732 63436
2023 1757 63004

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 10
Automotive Engineering 1 5 22
Marine Engineering 1 8 22
Transportation Engineering 1 6 35
Operations Research 1 8 40
Industrial Engineering 2 17 45
Construction Management 1 20 59
Mining Engineering 1 8 63
Nuclear Engineering 1 20 72
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 20 80
Architecture 1 31 86
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 20 87
Technical Drawing 1 22 87
Robotics 1 26 92
Structural Engineering 1 22 94
Civil Engineering 1 20 95
Geotechnical Engineering 1 23 104
Automation and Control engineering 1 27 106
Architectural Engineering 2 40 119
Systems Engineering 1 40 123
Aviation 1 46 129
Remote Sensing 1 41 131
Environmental Engineering 2 33 131
Aerospace Engineering 1 42 149
Mechanical Engineering 1 48 163
Computer Engineering 2 48 178
Electrical Engineering 1 47 178
Computer Networking 1 44 180
Agricultural Engineering 4 58 189
Electronic Engineering 1 48 189
Telecommunications 1 45 190
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 77 195
Petroleum Engineering 1 41 196
Engineering Management 2 58 203
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 64 212
Human-Computer Interaction 2 88 224
Landscape Architecture 3 125 275
Acoustical Engineering 1 112 330
Materials Science 2 113 330
Optical Engineering 2 125 343
Metallurgical Engineering 2 124 373
Chemical Engineering 3 114 405
Biochemical Engineering 3 196 433
Nanotechnology 3 180 534
Biomedical Engineering 5 262 711
Product and Industrial Design 6 274 730
Biotechnology 6 256 757

Physics rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 2nd for Physics in Greece and 306th in the World with 30,925 publications made and 588,263 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 33 In Greece
#112 of 1,446 In Europe
#306 of 6,603 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 290 1013
1992 270 1168
1993 304 1233
1994 303 1247
1995 336 1624
1996 379 1723
1997 395 1858
1998 475 2052
1999 476 2256
2000 497 2741
2001 587 3014
2002 943 4603
2003 761 4590
2004 737 5173
2005 842 6572
2006 953 8137
2007 1030 9525
2008 940 11045
2009 986 12964
2010 949 15253
2011 1009 18361
2012 1040 19919
2013 1032 22628
2014 1136 25120
2015 1178 26830
2016 1292 29702
2017 1242 30748
2018 1375 35539
2019 1320 39858
2020 1382 45504
2021 1506 53428
2022 1407 53385
2023 1441 53619

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 64 212
Theoretical Physics 3 124 261
Quantum and Particle physics 1 103 284
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 131 309
Acoustical Engineering 1 112 330
Materials Science 2 113 330
Optical Engineering 2 125 343
Medical Physics 5 189 430
Nuclear Physics 5 215 507
Nanotechnology 3 180 534
Condensed Matter Physics 5 239 587
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 277 637
Astrobiology 6 285 746
Biophysics 6 407 1219

Computer Science rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Greece and 333rd in the World with 23,741 publications made and 391,985 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 34 In Greece
#123 of 1,459 In Europe
#333 of 6,752 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 157 558
1992 145 575
1993 161 609
1994 176 675
1995 179 826
1996 211 892
1997 215 954
1998 281 1008
1999 326 1325
2000 360 1639
2001 352 1784
2002 846 3575
2003 638 3195
2004 598 3546
2005 710 4497
2006 803 5642
2007 804 6582
2008 840 7371
2009 857 9009
2010 809 10400
2011 891 12395
2012 882 13654
2013 872 15325
2014 977 17184
2015 1015 18473
2016 970 19600
2017 966 20053
2018 994 23203
2019 1036 26183
2020 1133 30651
2021 1211 35473
2022 1123 35673
2023 1166 36358

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

Environmental Science rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Greece and 336th in the World with 23,177 publications made and 488,227 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 34 In Greece
#119 of 1,458 In Europe
#336 of 6,798 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 175 519
1992 175 578
1993 160 570
1994 188 741
1995 222 890
1996 235 967
1997 264 1089
1998 290 1172
1999 313 1404
2000 346 1762
2001 356 1834
2002 554 2718
2003 468 2771
2004 511 3412
2005 541 4277
2006 624 5463
2007 733 6495
2008 663 7799
2009 758 9410
2010 727 11412
2011 799 14240
2012 786 15501
2013 831 18371
2014 890 20638
2015 957 21913
2016 1069 24595
2017 1026 25929
2018 1123 30082
2019 1065 34291
2020 1271 39985
2021 1308 47978
2022 1291 49941
2023 1347 49602

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

Chemistry rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 4th for Chemistry in Greece and 521st in the World with 22,445 publications made and 461,041 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 33 In Greece
#193 of 1,401 In Europe
#521 of 6,447 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 225 787
1992 198 906
1993 218 920
1994 245 994
1995 260 1192
1996 308 1307
1997 308 1474
1998 354 1583
1999 362 1785
2000 385 2252
2001 448 2356
2002 625 3372
2003 549 3634
2004 538 4186
2005 627 5273
2006 678 6543
2007 754 7909
2008 668 8982
2009 690 10433
2010 701 12329
2011 730 15030
2012 737 16127
2013 721 18320
2014 815 20280
2015 812 20854
2016 924 23557
2017 891 24303
2018 988 28072
2019 937 31500
2020 993 35941
2021 1112 42717
2022 1029 44447
2023 1061 43680

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 77 195
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 113 309
Physical chemistry 2 99 315
Materials Science 2 113 330
Nutrition and Food Science 4 125 335
Chemical Engineering 3 114 405
Biochemical Engineering 3 196 433
Radiochemistry 2 117 482
Computational Chemistry 4 221 497
Organic Chemistry 4 191 501
Environmental Chemistry 4 202 524
Nanotechnology 3 180 534
Inorganic Chemistry 5 214 601
Biochemistry 6 308 895
Pharmacy 6 403 1231

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Greece and 567th in the World with 17,481 publications made and 287,374 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Political Science, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 33 In Greece
#237 of 1,492 In Europe
#567 of 7,020 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
1991 106 387
1992 114 463
1993 94 440
1994 115 468
1995 138 637
1996 144 704
1997 144 660
1998 187 720
1999 232 873
2000 250 1138
2001 231 1126
2002 466 1975
2003 366 2005
2004 371 2105
2005 460 2920
2006 487 3608
2007 580 4102
2008 555 4961
2009 592 6222
2010 546 7368
2011 612 8740
2012 644 9969
2013 681 11333
2014 735 12655
2015 757 13811
2016 751 14498
2017 750 14818
2018 804 17407
2019 821 20039
2020 905 23991
2021 998 29044
2022 973 29707
2023 1006 30271

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
Archaeology 3 113 312
Occupational Safety and Health 2 88 342
Law Enforcement 1 108 356
History 3 135 366
Urban and Regional planning 5 212 435
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 188 466
Linguistics 3 193 478
Law 3 203 528
Classics and Ancient History 5 208 540
Philosophy 3 280 623
Political Science 3 261 627
Art History 4 267 637
Aesthetics 3 274 667
Journalism and Digital Media 5 269 735
Library and Information science 4 283 737
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 7 275 813
Public Policy / Administration 5 317 850
Publishing 6 319 862
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 357 876
Education Majors 7 304 898
Sociology 7 348 949
Anthropology 8 363 961
Gender Studies 5 349 1064
Radio and Television broadcasting 3 365 1091
Communications and Public Relations 8 413 1140
Demography 10 404 1169

Biology rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 6th for Biology in Greece and 751st in the World with 17,360 publications made and 368,533 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 33 In Greece
#266 of 1,445 In Europe
#751 of 6,770 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 128 474
1992 133 509
1993 122 491
1994 147 604
1995 150 742
1996 181 779
1997 192 881
1998 217 982
1999 248 1201
2000 263 1424
2001 299 1570
2002 435 2334
2003 367 2518
2004 363 2879
2005 422 3760
2006 497 4750
2007 563 5741
2008 509 6644
2009 575 7950
2010 556 9485
2011 584 11683
2012 565 12683
2013 621 14576
2014 693 16026
2015 750 16888
2016 785 18714
2017 775 19670
2018 838 22498
2019 757 25459
2020 882 29838
2021 1021 36138
2022 914 37306
2023 966 37300

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 4 125 335
Paleontology 4 196 496
Agricultural Science 3 165 514
Evolutionary Biology 4 216 534
Nanotechnology 3 180 534
Astrobiology 6 285 746
Biotechnology 6 256 757
Horticulture 6 251 769
Botany 6 298 844
Biochemistry 6 308 895
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 345 918
Neuroscience 7 333 937
Forestry 6 309 969
Genetics 9 350 1047
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 359 1162
Biophysics 6 407 1219
Zoology 7 385 1236
Oncology and Cancer research 8 381 1309
Virology 9 433 1592
Pharmacology 10 453 1729
Microbiology 9 473 1790
Immunology 10 502 1876
Molecular Biology 9 544 2104

Mathematics rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Greece and 300th in the World with 13,274 publications made and 235,260 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
#100 of 1,388 In Europe
#300 of 6,305 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 107 329
1992 102 367
1993 108 403
1994 112 434
1995 90 488
1996 103 522
1997 113 635
1998 148 685
1999 158 770
2000 190 939
2001 168 992
2002 406 1829
2003 317 1593
2004 369 1839
2005 354 2277
2006 443 2875
2007 447 3452
2008 432 3800
2009 428 4861
2010 463 5613
2011 500 6762
2012 472 7448
2013 504 8709
2014 527 9744
2015 547 10678
2016 540 11457
2017 559 12009
2018 593 13913
2019 598 15882
2020 695 18437
2021 717 21412
2022 644 20764
2023 682 21527

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 8 40
Applied Mathematics 1 33 115
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 47 170
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 120 307
Statistics 3 118 327
Actuarial Science 5 235 626
Math Teachers 11 308 959

Business rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 1st for Business in Greece and 272nd in the World with 10,553 publications made and 187,740 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 33 In Greece
#88 of 1,414 In Europe
#272 of 6,187 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 69 173
1992 61 192
1993 62 257
1994 69 262
1995 73 328
1996 76 344
1997 92 376
1998 131 464
1999 147 550
2000 153 577
2001 160 686
2002 311 1321
2003 270 1217
2004 264 1387
2005 288 1725
2006 332 2227
2007 337 2518
2008 374 2932
2009 386 3720
2010 375 4427
2011 412 5384
2012 409 6020
2013 438 7104
2014 454 7644
2015 456 8273
2016 460 8859
2017 428 9439
2018 420 10795
2019 464 12042
2020 530 14046
2021 555 16711
2022 574 16924
2023 546 17042

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 407th in the World with 5,426 publications made and 93,835 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 33 In Greece
#153 of 1,366 In Europe
#407 of 5,995 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 34 84
1992 30 77
1993 23 105
1994 38 128
1995 28 119
1996 33 158
1997 39 163
1998 65 190
1999 65 215
2000 63 222
2001 59 226
2002 118 401
2003 104 445
2004 109 497
2005 106 640
2006 152 886
2007 149 1006
2008 150 1186
2009 214 1615
2010 181 2061
2011 184 2563
2012 226 2843
2013 222 3321
2014 220 3796
2015 239 4145
2016 250 4389
2017 235 4738
2018 238 5597
2019 283 6700
2020 350 8197
2021 318 9993
2022 364 10425
2023 346 10501

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 17 26
International Economics 4 133 207
International Trade 4 125 211
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 120 307
Finance 4 166 423
Development Studies 3 203 600
Actuarial Science 5 235 626
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 287 766

Art & Design rankings

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Greece and 422nd in the World with 3,820 publications made and 53,874 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
#171 of 1,349 In Europe
#422 of 5,720 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 15 57
1992 25 51
1993 18 91
1994 14 63
1995 23 103
1996 35 129
1997 50 121
1998 55 152
1999 51 170
2000 58 244
2001 63 250
2002 121 452
2003 111 443
2004 99 495
2005 113 621
2006 127 759
2007 141 812
2008 158 886
2009 130 1123
2010 124 1298
2011 151 1713
2012 136 1825
2013 154 1916
2014 129 2093
2015 165 2226
2016 152 2439
2017 150 2512
2018 179 2946
2019 196 3416
2020 187 3725
2021 219 4493
2022 194 4596
2023 173 4709

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 1 31 56
Sculpture 1 31 56
Illustration and Concept Art 1 32 61
Architecture 1 31 86
Multimedia 2 48 156
Animation 1 55 178
Computer Graphics 1 60 189
Graphic Design 3 89 243
Interior Design 3 115 267
Landscape Architecture 3 125 275
Game Design and Development 3 117 293
UX/UI Desgin 5 147 341
Fashion Design 3 150 374
Literature 3 197 475
Performing arts 4 210 477
Entertainment Industry Business 3 193 496
Photography 4 236 632
Art History 4 267 637
Aesthetics 3 274 667
Cinematography 2 270 669

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National Technical University of Athens

Speciality Greece Europe World Rank
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 173 511
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 213 601
Orthodontics 3 215 609
Social Psychology 3 252 669
Dentistry 3 242 675
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 248 710
Radiation Therapy 7 248 761
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 295 857
Cosmetology 7 296 913
Psychology 8 322 924
Anatomy and Physiology 8 328 950
Public Health 9 334 956
Cardiology 8 352 1098
Pathology 9 359 1115
Medicine 8 373 1148
Sports Medicine 9 415 1164
Surgery 8 366 1165
Ophthalmology 8 391 1202
Physical Therapy 9 429 1253
Audiology 8 431 1357
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 454 1363
Critical Care Nursing 10 449 1409
Child Psychology 11 480 1507
Psychiatry 8 473 1558
Nursing 11 497 1637
Anesthesiology 9 493 1762
Health Science 12 512 1835
Clinical Psychology 15 594 2156
Family medicine 12 606 2472