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Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ranked 10th in Russia, 1042nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 121 research topics. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 26,546 academic publications and 244,118 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 91 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1042 of 14,131 In the World
#413 of 2,785 In Europe
#10 of 385 In Russia
#2 of 32 In Saint Petersburg
#93 of 1,118 For Nuclear Engineering
#124 of 1,223 For Construction Management
#127 of 1,555 For Urban and Regional planning
#447 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1536 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 118 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ranked 4th for Engineering in Russia and 843rd in the World with 20,731 publications made and 188,779 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 182 In Russia
#298 of 1,466 In Europe
#843 of 6,795 In the World

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 35 35
1994 33 87
1995 53 98
1996 69 136
1997 117 256
1998 146 272
1999 124 444
2000 184 462
2001 137 503
2002 174 623
2003 209 771
2004 255 936
2005 282 1099
2006 304 1523
2007 310 1774
2008 260 1860
2009 251 2209
2010 276 2282
2011 317 2648
2012 338 2753
2013 431 3600
2014 855 4718
2015 1187 6329
2016 1217 7328
2017 1192 8946
2018 1545 10328
2019 2094 15540
2020 2090 17346
2021 1931 18331
2022 1680 18258
2023 1399 20708
2024 885 19121
2025 353 15726

The following table provides academic rankings for Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nuclear Engineering 2 28 93
Construction Management 1 48 124
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 32 129
Engineering Management 1 42 161
Industrial Engineering 1 74 197
Architectural Engineering 1 93 255
Marine Engineering 2 136 392
Architecture 3 226 510
Aviation 9 211 552
Structural Engineering 2 208 564
Civil Engineering 2 206 594
Technical Drawing 12 221 605
Aerospace Engineering 8 229 607
Transportation Engineering 5 230 616
Petroleum Engineering 16 199 624
Systems Engineering 3 260 637
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 216 641
Mechanical Engineering 5 246 657
Electrical Engineering 5 235 677
Telecommunications 5 243 686
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 257 702
Mining Engineering 24 238 755
Automotive Engineering 6 237 756
Operations Research 4 277 769
Optical Engineering 9 289 772
Metallurgical Engineering 7 265 781
Materials Science 9 272 782
Landscape Architecture 12 315 793
Product and Industrial Design 7 300 824
Electronic Engineering 5 288 848
Agricultural Engineering 11 225 857
Acoustical Engineering 11 330 870
Computer Engineering 6 298 871
Nanotechnology 10 282 884
Computer Networking 5 311 899
Automation and Control engineering 15 284 947
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 305 948
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 18 342 954
Geotechnical Engineering 6 313 966
Robotics 11 343 1027
Human-Computer Interaction 6 427 1050
Remote Sensing 12 390 1108
Biochemical Engineering 13 415 1114
Chemical Engineering 13 340 1151
Environmental Engineering 6 375 1210
Biomedical Engineering 16 403 1228
Biotechnology 22 624 2601

Physics rankings

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ranked 9th for Physics in Russia and 846th in the World with 19,594 publications made and 191,681 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 182 In Russia
#307 of 1,460 In Europe
#846 of 6,729 In the World

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 49 51
1994 39 120
1995 62 133
1996 71 166
1997 123 294
1998 148 307
1999 130 500
2000 194 480
2001 152 565
2002 192 691
2003 212 879
2004 276 1087
2005 308 1245
2006 325 1719
2007 308 2015
2008 284 2172
2009 274 2531
2010 285 2614
2011 325 3224
2012 355 3192
2013 446 4202
2014 813 5195
2015 1123 6657
2016 1166 8088
2017 1132 9451
2018 1403 10866
2019 1932 15445
2020 1846 17150
2021 1715 17696
2022 1530 17495
2023 1275 19779
2024 791 18060
2025 300 15024

The following table provides academic rankings for Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 7 165 364
Nuclear Physics 8 190 450
Condensed Matter Physics 12 225 571
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 257 702
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 288 721
Quantum and Particle physics 10 284 766
Optical Engineering 9 289 772
Materials Science 9 272 782
Theoretical Physics 16 328 814
Astrobiology 9 317 846
Acoustical Engineering 11 330 870
Nanotechnology 10 282 884
Biophysics 11 371 1064

Chemistry rankings

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ranked 10th for Chemistry in Russia and 1193rd in the World with 16,349 publications made and 166,963 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 182 In Russia
#390 of 1,417 In Europe
#1193 of 6,561 In the World

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 30 32
1994 27 72
1995 47 94
1996 58 127
1997 113 240
1998 139 275
1999 122 447
2000 166 456
2001 137 520
2002 174 633
2003 188 780
2004 240 927
2005 265 1040
2006 265 1478
2007 268 1702
2008 254 1778
2009 234 2128
2010 258 2211
2011 277 2574
2012 287 2651
2013 367 3470
2014 708 4349
2015 934 5492
2016 1005 6822
2017 966 7882
2018 1173 9366
2019 1538 12947
2020 1471 14673
2021 1373 15604
2022 1303 16274
2023 1024 18441
2024 677 17170
2025 262 15103

The following table provides academic rankings for Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Materials Science 9 272 782
Nanotechnology 10 282 884
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 18 342 954
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 348 963
Physical chemistry 8 322 1011
Computational Chemistry 21 377 1107
Biochemical Engineering 13 415 1114
Chemical Engineering 13 340 1151
Organic Chemistry 10 384 1202
Inorganic Chemistry 16 370 1224
Environmental Chemistry 12 401 1256
Biochemistry 14 521 1898
Radiochemistry 17 474 2029
Pharmacy 48 540 2100
Nutrition and Food Science 25 659 2837

Environmental Science rankings

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Russia and 1218th in the World with 11,992 publications made and 103,001 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 181 In Russia
#416 of 1,464 In Europe
#1218 of 6,888 In the World

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 15 23
1994 13 40
1995 23 53
1996 19 72
1997 53 120
1998 66 134
1999 47 227
2000 82 215
2001 62 217
2002 82 296
2003 86 350
2004 123 428
2005 139 441
2006 121 606
2007 139 851
2008 136 830
2009 145 1029
2010 143 1074
2011 157 1186
2012 144 1282
2013 204 1576
2014 459 2445
2015 625 3213
2016 619 3652
2017 643 4340
2018 835 5284
2019 1287 8460
2020 1450 9765
2021 1333 11103
2022 1098 10972
2023 907 13068
2024 531 11668
2025 217 8719

The following table provides academic rankings for Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 6 63 127
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 227 618
Mining Engineering 24 238 755
Hydrology and Water resources management 2 209 807
Oceanography 5 312 876
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 348 963
Geotechnical Engineering 6 313 966
Geography and Cartography 6 370 986
Environmental Management 4 338 1003
Earth science and Geophysics 10 355 1061
Environmental Engineering 6 375 1210
Environmental Chemistry 12 401 1256
Geology 9 426 1280
Ecology 8 460 1421
Paleontology 11 501 1612
Forestry 16 484 1761
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 473 1817
Agricultural Science 15 556 2257

Computer Science rankings

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ranked 7th for Computer Science in Russia and 1128th in the World with 10,257 publications made and 91,531 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 182 In Russia
#404 of 1,470 In Europe
#1128 of 6,855 In the World

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 13 12
1994 12 24
1995 25 28
1996 23 41
1997 31 86
1998 41 78
1999 30 125
2000 65 110
2001 52 152
2002 57 196
2003 73 277
2004 106 340
2005 103 390
2006 120 581
2007 108 690
2008 89 735
2009 94 857
2010 109 836
2011 132 1084
2012 143 1132
2013 188 1515
2014 348 1910
2015 491 2585
2016 550 3228
2017 570 4044
2018 755 4673
2019 1133 7439
2020 1144 9080
2021 1130 9594
2022 985 9581
2023 870 10710
2024 463 9334
2025 214 6799

The following table provides academic rankings for Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Information Technology 7 79 309
Management Information Systems 3 274 619
Database Administration 6 238 636
Telecommunications 5 243 686
Cyber Security 5 276 766
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 282 856
Computer Engineering 6 298 871
Computer Networking 5 311 899
Software Engineering 7 406 949
Computer Graphics 12 371 956
Data Science 5 387 970
Animation 13 349 989
Computer Vision 6 352 1001
Robotics 11 343 1027
Human-Computer Interaction 6 427 1050
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 412 1184
Multimedia 7 427 1193
Neuroscience 11 455 1417
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 452 1452
Machine Learning 6 441 1459
Computational Linguistics 15 474 1513
Cognitive Science 9 511 1761
Library and Information science 21 627 2025

Biology rankings

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ranked 15th for Biology in Russia and 1794th in the World with 10,201 publications made and 105,201 citations received. Main research topics: Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#15 of 181 In Russia
#515 of 1,449 In Europe
#1794 of 6,841 In the World

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 19 20
1994 12 24
1995 23 30
1996 23 68
1997 47 111
1998 66 153
1999 57 249
2000 63 239
2001 56 288
2002 77 343
2003 88 391
2004 119 467
2005 132 545
2006 140 785
2007 123 804
2008 125 924
2009 118 1071
2010 147 1069
2011 142 1245
2012 150 1400
2013 197 1762
2014 412 2303
2015 543 3144
2016 615 4140
2017 550 4692
2018 728 5720
2019 994 8308
2020 1058 9764
2021 1029 10754
2022 926 11001
2023 768 12526
2024 472 11391
2025 192 9637

The following table provides academic rankings for Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 9 317 846
Nanotechnology 10 282 884
Biophysics 11 371 1064
Evolutionary Biology 14 471 1356
Neuroscience 11 455 1417
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 452 1452
Paleontology 11 501 1612
Forestry 16 484 1761
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 473 1817
Genetics 15 507 1822
Molecular Biology 9 497 1846
Biochemistry 14 521 1898
Agricultural Science 15 556 2257
Zoology 29 591 2284
Oncology and Cancer research 30 613 2541
Immunology 33 629 2578
Biotechnology 22 624 2601
Botany 23 632 2613
Horticulture 20 590 2652
Virology 21 635 2661
Nutrition and Food Science 25 659 2837
Microbiology 23 633 2877
Pharmacology 32 641 2881

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ranked 12th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Russia and 1637th in the World with 8,397 publications made and 65,456 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#12 of 184 In Russia
#564 of 1,502 In Europe
#1637 of 7,088 In the World

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 10 11
1994 13 30
1995 10 26
1996 16 44
1997 21 76
1998 22 38
1999 20 71
2000 34 55
2001 26 84
2002 22 96
2003 34 119
2004 44 154
2005 43 172
2006 65 236
2007 44 338
2008 29 349
2009 55 464
2010 75 502
2011 80 595
2012 82 650
2013 98 878
2014 259 1314
2015 396 1838
2016 384 2048
2017 468 2776
2018 576 3111
2019 901 5130
2020 1162 6524
2021 1101 7767
2022 934 7852
2023 777 9501
2024 404 8072
2025 197 5990

The following table provides academic rankings for Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 6 63 127
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 14 282 849
Military science 12 291 902
International Relations and Diplomacy 16 321 910
Archaeology 7 417 1133
Classics and Ancient History 14 428 1143
Education Majors 9 386 1149
History 8 448 1224
Aesthetics 15 473 1241
Law 11 472 1306
Art History 10 507 1332
Linguistics 14 508 1453
Political Science 11 555 1505
Public Policy / Administration 18 531 1594
Sociology 13 559 1724
Communications and Public Relations 13 605 1833
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 15 610 1844
Philosophy 12 621 1885
Library and Information science 21 627 2025
Demography 16 612 2271
Anthropology 19 681 2334

Business rankings

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ranked 5th for Business in Russia and 1060th in the World with 4,961 publications made and 36,089 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 178 In Russia
#412 of 1,436 In Europe
#1060 of 6,366 In the World

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 1 1
1994 5 9
1995 6 6
1996 3 7
1997 5 13
1998 5 26
1999 2 21
2000 24 42
2001 9 24
2002 12 57
2003 11 83
2004 27 83
2005 23 60
2006 20 138
2007 22 170
2008 27 190
2009 24 249
2010 32 212
2011 32 269
2012 25 249
2013 51 411
2014 129 611
2015 183 865
2016 207 823
2017 267 1382
2018 369 1448
2019 626 2914
2020 754 3711
2021 716 4135
2022 535 3585
2023 501 4412
2024 212 3490
2025 103 2249

The following table provides academic rankings for Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 1 48 124
Engineering Management 1 42 161
Real Estate 2 61 217
Project Management 4 144 340
Risk Management 5 260 601
Human Resource Management 10 246 619
Management Information Systems 3 274 619
Operations Research 4 277 769
Supply Chain Management 3 271 837
International Trade 10 515 963
Entertainment Industry Business 19 376 1017
Management 5 384 1044
International Business 13 542 1100
Hospitality and Hotel Management 13 428 1108
Marketing 5 419 1121
Actuarial Science 10 404 1125
Finance 12 452 1140
Accounting 8 425 1152
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 419 1197
Public Policy / Administration 18 531 1594
Advertising 11 567 1691

Mathematics rankings

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ranked 7th for Mathematics in Russia and 1167th in the World with 4,693 publications made and 43,055 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 176 In Russia
#414 of 1,406 In Europe
#1167 of 6,434 In the World

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 6 17
1994 7 32
1995 11 37
1996 6 50
1997 14 41
1998 12 52
1999 13 66
2000 32 67
2001 17 64
2002 26 94
2003 36 139
2004 46 159
2005 49 164
2006 56 258
2007 52 338
2008 41 356
2009 34 419
2010 51 391
2011 48 417
2012 53 459
2013 77 638
2014 160 894
2015 258 1274
2016 243 1406
2017 275 1779
2018 351 2145
2019 515 3238
2020 534 3806
2021 534 4509
2022 479 4048
2023 396 4787
2024 179 3284
2025 80 2098

The following table provides academic rankings for Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 4 277 769
Applied Mathematics 15 348 852
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 282 856
Actuarial Science 10 404 1125
Math Teachers 11 350 1142
Statistics 7 421 1180
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 482 1276

Economics rankings

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ranked 11th for Economics in Russia and 1267th in the World with 2,596 publications made and 22,852 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#11 of 172 In Russia
#470 of 1,391 In Europe
#1267 of 6,188 In the World

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 1
1994 4 7
1995 6 4
1996 3 8
1997 2 6
1998 5 29
1999 0 7
2000 8 38
2001 5 18
2002 5 49
2003 4 49
2004 12 52
2005 12 37
2006 10 80
2007 10 101
2008 12 132
2009 11 179
2010 14 183
2011 15 193
2012 13 184
2013 26 286
2014 70 444
2015 89 504
2016 85 512
2017 115 945
2018 177 977
2019 308 1608
2020 452 2176
2021 374 2130
2022 316 2118
2023 278 2778
2024 117 2068
2025 42 1327

The following table provides academic rankings for Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 3 215 524
International Relations and Diplomacy 16 321 910
International Trade 10 515 963
Actuarial Science 10 404 1125
Finance 12 452 1140
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 419 1197
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 482 1276
International Economics 14 653 1357
Development Studies 11 461 1411

Art & Design rankings

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ranked 11th for Art & Design in Russia and 1322nd in the World with 1,685 publications made and 12,270 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Computer Graphics, 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
#11 of 168 In Russia
#502 of 1,385 In Europe
#1322 of 6,010 In the World

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 1 1
1994 0 6
1995 2 3
1996 4 11
1997 5 10
1998 6 13
1999 4 14
2000 7 12
2001 3 14
2002 6 17
2003 12 26
2004 15 32
2005 12 41
2006 22 56
2007 16 120
2008 5 77
2009 12 88
2010 19 130
2011 15 145
2012 17 177
2013 20 214
2014 64 437
2015 101 505
2016 68 541
2017 90 688
2018 118 630
2019 171 945
2020 206 1139
2021 231 1466
2022 165 1305
2023 170 1549
2024 67 1247
2025 32 979

The following table provides academic rankings for Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 3 226 510
Photography 5 262 670
Interior Design 9 266 685
Graphic Design 3 281 749
Landscape Architecture 12 315 793
Computer Graphics 12 371 956
Animation 13 349 989
Entertainment Industry Business 19 376 1017
Multimedia 7 427 1193
Aesthetics 15 473 1241
Fashion Design 7 495 1297
Art History 10 507 1332
Literature 19 579 1720

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Speciality Russia Europe World Rank
Social Psychology 10 528 1619
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 18 491 1634
Health Science 12 519 1883
Orthodontics 29 592 1932
Psychology 11 563 1938
Anatomy and Physiology 14 558 1953
Sports Medicine 13 598 1958
Cardiology 38 594 2033
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 602 2151
Dentistry 36 627 2154
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 12 572 2178
Physical Therapy 16 635 2230
Pathology 19 617 2353
Public Health 15 628 2366
Medicine 23 637 2415
Surgery 31 678 2537
Psychiatry 29 711 2729
Child Psychology 22 702 2766
Clinical Psychology 25 766 3231
Nursing 30 833 3665