National Technical University of Athens: Rankings

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The National Technical University of Athens ranked 3rd in Greece, 493rd in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 19 research topics. The National Technical University of Athens ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 26,349 publications and 804,163 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 57 notable alumni.

Rank Ranking
#493 of 14,131 In the World
#195 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 36 In Greece
#2 of 10 In Athens
#12 of 1,018 For Marine Engineering
#21 of 1,030 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#26 of 1,006 For Transportation Engineering
#841 of 7,353 For Alumni Impact
#554 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 16 other topics

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Engineering

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 2nd for Engineering in Greece and 204th in the World with 11,628 publications made and 268,381 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Automation and Control engineering, Structural Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Rank Ranking
#2 of 25 In Greece
#49 of 1,123 In Europe
#204 of 4,624 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 80 44
1992 44 21
1993 59 20
1994 81 37
1995 65 68
1996 152 126
1997 173 223
1998 217 249
1999 200 199
2000 240 356
2001 281 399
2002 264 537
2003 281 655
2004 299 699
2005 342 705
2006 385 616
2007 458 900
2008 400 953
2009 535 1273
2010 528 1139
2011 544 1235
2012 558 971
2013 441 941
2014 635 1578
2015 561 1189
2016 707 1943
2017 621 1830
2018 539 1201
2019 505 960
2020 477 815
2021 545 448
Speciality Greece rank Europe rank World rank
Marine Engineering 1 6 12
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 9 21
Transportation Engineering 1 4 26
Automotive Engineering 1 6 28
Civil Engineering 2 11 31
Mining Engineering 1 7 45
Operations Research 1 11 48
Environmental Engineering 2 13 49
Nuclear Engineering 1 16 55
Structural Engineering 1 16 63
Geotechnical Engineering 1 9 65
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 19 67
Agricultural Engineering 1 16 68
Mechanical Engineering 1 27 78
Systems Engineering 1 35 81
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 20 86
Architectural Engineering 2 46 95
Technical Drawing 1 29 102
Telecommunications 3 36 119
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 34 121
Construction Management 1 50 122
Aviation 1 41 130
Industrial Engineering 3 51 138
Metallurgical Engineering 1 30 140
Aerospace Engineering 1 41 145
Architecture 1 59 148
Automation and Control engineering 1 33 152
Robotics 2 45 152
Petroleum Engineering 1 30 164
Remote Sensing 3 72 207
Computer Networking 4 56 224
Electrical Engineering 3 71 238
Biochemical Engineering 3 123 253
Engineering Management 2 86 261
Electronic Engineering 4 87 276
Human-Computer Interaction 3 133 280
Product and Industrial Design 3 112 300
Materials Science 3 77 304
Acoustical Engineering 2 94 320
Computer Engineering 5 103 345
Optical Engineering 2 144 397
Chemical Engineering 4 100 410
Biotechnology 6 172 470
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 209 493
Biomedical Engineering 4 200 564
Landscape Architecture 8 260 655
Nanotechnology 4 235 686

Physics

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 3rd for Physics in Greece and 395th in the World with 6,470 publications made and 320,362 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Nuclear Physics, Optical Engineering, Theoretical Physics.

Rank Ranking
#3 of 21 In Greece
#140 of 969 In Europe
#395 of 4,082 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 49 30
1992 27 10
1993 31 9
1994 65 53
1995 45 59
1996 98 85
1997 87 132
1998 117 149
1999 102 111
2000 130 200
2001 143 159
2002 117 212
2003 134 273
2004 148 296
2005 197 464
2006 177 287
2007 238 440
2008 189 305
2009 230 680
2010 223 696
2011 282 1890
2012 364 4306
2013 302 3410
2014 360 2839
2015 342 3512
2016 369 3012
2017 306 1827
2018 372 2474
2019 362 2005
2020 288 6835
2021 301 381
Speciality Greece rank Europe rank World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 34 121
Theoretical Physics 3 113 235
Materials Science 3 77 304
Nuclear Physics 4 150 318
Acoustical Engineering 2 94 320
Optical Engineering 2 144 397
Quantum and Particle physics 5 194 408
Medical Physics 5 178 450
Condensed Matter Physics 5 242 590
Nanotechnology 4 235 686
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 292 702
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 263 740
Astrobiology 6 283 743

Chemistry

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 4th for Chemistry in Greece and 426th in the World with 5,220 publications made and 149,928 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Inorganic Chemistry.

Rank Ranking
#4 of 21 In Greece
#149 of 977 In Europe
#426 of 4,317 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 40 34
1992 21 14
1993 41 42
1994 58 33
1995 41 63
1996 92 94
1997 93 173
1998 121 192
1999 107 170
2000 129 250
2001 154 287
2002 129 372
2003 146 481
2004 134 319
2005 174 574
2006 157 277
2007 187 523
2008 172 444
2009 208 705
2010 209 480
2011 212 572
2012 212 415
2013 190 462
2014 233 478
2015 220 628
2016 266 653
2017 246 854
2018 256 668
2019 233 470
2020 214 441
2021 270 208
Speciality Greece rank Europe rank World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 4 55 161
Biochemical Engineering 3 123 253
Radiochemistry 2 39 255
Materials Science 3 77 304
Environmental Chemistry 4 122 310
Chemical Engineering 4 100 410
Organic Chemistry 2 186 466
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 173 490
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 209 493
Inorganic Chemistry 4 166 516
Physical chemistry 6 248 594
Nanotechnology 4 235 686
Computational Chemistry 6 297 744
Biochemistry 7 326 981

Computer Science

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 4th for Computer Science in Greece and 365th in the World with 4,539 publications made and 78,524 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Networking, Blockchain and Cryptography, Computer Vision, Management Information Systems.

Rank Ranking
#4 of 27 In Greece
#131 of 1,051 In Europe
#365 of 4,392 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 19 15
1992 8 1
1993 11 6
1994 24 5
1995 9 1
1996 44 31
1997 43 15
1998 59 39
1999 60 63
2000 102 44
2001 81 118
2002 86 152
2003 125 116
2004 123 154
2005 115 187
2006 198 230
2007 181 197
2008 175 301
2009 253 362
2010 258 365
2011 225 412
2012 236 427
2013 163 293
2014 262 530
2015 273 615
2016 252 522
2017 204 476
2018 211 932
2019 227 437
2020 236 333
2021 238 109

Environmental Science

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Greece and 280th in the World with 3,055 publications made and 97,773 citations received. Main research topics: Environmental Management, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Geotechnical Engineering, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Rank Ranking
#4 of 26 In Greece
#90 of 931 In Europe
#280 of 4,023 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 15 10
1992 6 4
1993 14 19
1994 13 9
1995 18 10
1996 24 33
1997 51 87
1998 44 109
1999 46 104
2000 48 126
2001 52 176
2002 54 152
2003 81 234
2004 65 270
2005 75 265
2006 99 272
2007 104 353
2008 114 399
2009 128 348
2010 121 458
2011 122 387
2012 156 447
2013 192 526
2014 156 472
2015 191 591
2016 228 558
2017 215 547
2018 127 279
2019 129 344
2020 145 362
2021 144 95

Mathematics

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Greece and 252nd in the World with 1,728 publications made and 38,289 citations received. Main research topics: Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Rank Ranking
#2 of 22 In Greece
#79 of 816 In Europe
#252 of 3,376 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 8 7
1992 8 5
1993 6 1
1994 12 7
1995 4 5
1996 9 3
1997 15 25
1998 27 26
1999 20 25
2000 30 110
2001 19 20
2002 33 55
2003 42 90
2004 43 123
2005 40 56
2006 67 116
2007 63 161
2008 56 164
2009 73 164
2010 107 201
2011 94 168
2012 81 140
2013 82 173
2014 100 254
2015 74 171
2016 79 189
2017 80 292
2018 93 109
2019 98 118
2020 99 119
2021 118 52
Speciality Greece rank Europe rank World rank
Operations Research 1 11 48
Applied Mathematics 1 75 202
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 58 220
Statistics 4 118 323
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 159 380
Actuarial Science 6 202 528

Business

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 3rd for Business in Greece and 367th in the World with 1,639 publications made and 41,112 citations received. Main research topics: Management Information Systems, Operations Research, Project Management, Construction Management, Management.

Rank Ranking
#3 of 27 In Greece
#130 of 1,011 In Europe
#367 of 4,001 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Business Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 3 2
1992 4 4
1993 2 1
1994 6 1
1995 3 3
1996 8 3
1997 10 28
1998 14 13
1999 22 36
2000 31 45
2001 26 58
2002 32 62
2003 50 130
2004 43 176
2005 53 71
2006 60 123
2007 64 152
2008 69 216
2009 98 178
2010 96 288
2011 87 129
2012 104 197
2013 92 183
2014 107 285
2015 86 206
2016 85 182
2017 75 185
2018 71 126
2019 69 106
2020 78 136
2021 78 76

Art & Design

The National Technical University of Athens ranked 5th for Art & Design in Greece and 452nd in the World with 662 publications made and 10,330 citations received. Main research topics: Multimedia, Architecture, UX/UI Desgin, Game Design and Development, Graphic Design.

Please note that our approach to topical rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science profiles.

Rank Ranking
#5 of 20 In Greece
#188 of 723 In Europe
#452 of 2,700 In the World

National Technical University of Athens
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1994 1 0
1995 1 3
1996 6 19
1997 19 8
1998 16 10
1999 14 3
2000 17 5
2001 12 60
2002 15 30
2003 21 22
2004 15 22
2005 17 20
2006 25 17
2007 28 22
2008 33 27
2009 32 81
2010 33 27
2011 31 38
2012 33 67
2013 28 25
2014 46 30
2015 42 56
2016 34 32
2017 37 111
2018 24 11
2019 29 58
2020 25 9
2021 26 10
Speciality Greece rank Europe rank World rank
Painting and Drawing 2 64 140
Sculpture 2 64 140
Architecture 1 59 148
Illustration and Concept Art 2 78 168
Multimedia 5 71 204
UX/UI Desgin 2 129 286
Animation 3 128 355
Cinematography 2 155 367
Game Design and Development 7 159 380
Computer Graphics 1 136 390
Graphic Design 6 154 392
Interior Design 3 127 414
Photography 4 202 529
Landscape Architecture 8 260 655
Entertainment Industry Business 7 291 790

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Non-core subjects for the National Technical University of Athens