Politehnica University of Bucharest: Rankings

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The Politehnica University of Bucharest ranked 3rd in Romania, 1116th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 138 research topics. The Politehnica University of Bucharest ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,217 academic publications and 191,115 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 57 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1116 of 14,131 In the World
#420 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 79 In Romania
#2 of 24 In Bucharest
#104 of 1,232 For Architecture
#137 of 1,008 For Technical Drawing
#175 of 2,183 For Automotive Engineering
#1052 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1925 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 135 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Politehnica University of Bucharest ranked 1st for Engineering in Romania and 673rd in the World with 22,387 publications made and 164,712 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 32 In Romania
#246 of 1,453 In Europe
#673 of 6,684 In the World

Politehnica University of Bucharest
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 32
1992 5 27
1993 9 35
1994 35 31
1995 63 43
1996 75 80
1997 89 113
1998 143 142
1999 107 193
2000 170 255
2001 171 324
2002 419 587
2003 265 571
2004 251 718
2005 311 863
2006 326 1073
2007 462 1281
2008 655 1596
2009 696 1929
2010 883 2529
2011 809 3292
2012 908 4295
2013 1140 5363
2014 1061 6064
2015 1490 7222
2016 1200 7811
2017 1541 9227
2018 1396 10701
2019 1538 12677
2020 1389 14853
2021 1592 18980
2022 1430 20879
2023 1599 23064

The following table provides academic rankings for The Politehnica University of Bucharest in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 1 38 104
Technical Drawing 1 41 137
Automotive Engineering 1 56 175
Nuclear Engineering 1 77 224
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 83 234
Robotics 2 78 242
Industrial Engineering 1 101 267
Computer Engineering 1 92 285
Automation and Control engineering 3 88 286
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 96 318
Engineering Management 1 115 330
Systems Engineering 1 148 367
Electronic Engineering 1 141 411
Transportation Engineering 1 149 412
Architectural Engineering 1 153 412
Aviation 3 173 441
Electrical Engineering 1 156 443
Biochemical Engineering 1 206 448
Biomedical Engineering 1 160 448
Construction Management 1 171 469
Human-Computer Interaction 1 197 475
Mechanical Engineering 1 177 477
Telecommunications 1 171 485
Computer Networking 1 171 489
Marine Engineering 2 178 534
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 236 573
Product and Industrial Design 2 227 589
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 229 610
Remote Sensing 1 236 613
Aerospace Engineering 2 234 614
Agricultural Engineering 2 196 634
Structural Engineering 2 242 651
Nanotechnology 1 224 660
Chemical Engineering 1 219 671
Acoustical Engineering 1 287 753
Materials Science 1 280 766
Environmental Engineering 1 275 795
Metallurgical Engineering 1 282 804
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 240 812
Optical Engineering 1 322 840
Civil Engineering 3 319 873
Operations Research 1 361 1040
Petroleum Engineering 1 342 1100
Geotechnical Engineering 4 390 1196
Biotechnology 6 463 1596

Physics rankings

The Politehnica University of Bucharest ranked 1st for Physics in Romania and 777th in the World with 19,124 publications made and 146,040 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 33 In Romania
#293 of 1,446 In Europe
#777 of 6,603 In the World

Politehnica University of Bucharest
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1 22
1992 4 21
1993 9 33
1994 32 34
1995 55 35
1996 81 84
1997 91 124
1998 148 142
1999 108 217
2000 166 258
2001 177 329
2002 368 547
2003 258 557
2004 231 674
2005 282 835
2006 276 1041
2007 418 1196
2008 579 1491
2009 616 1760
2010 702 2286
2011 672 3020
2012 787 3857
2013 936 4778
2014 913 5419
2015 1247 6455
2016 1013 7087
2017 1257 8191
2018 1135 9366
2019 1273 11011
2020 1159 13171
2021 1368 16862
2022 1229 18649
2023 1390 20709

The following table provides academic rankings for The Politehnica University of Bucharest in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 229 610
Nanotechnology 1 224 660
Quantum and Particle physics 1 275 722
Acoustical Engineering 1 287 753
Materials Science 1 280 766
Optical Engineering 1 322 840
Astrobiology 2 333 875
Medical Physics 7 337 877
Condensed Matter Physics 4 341 970
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 374 976
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 382 1036
Nuclear Physics 3 375 1054
Theoretical Physics 6 418 1127
Biophysics 5 483 1513

Computer Science rankings

The Politehnica University of Bucharest ranked 1st for Computer Science in Romania and 741st in the World with 14,770 publications made and 85,009 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 33 In Romania
#286 of 1,459 In Europe
#741 of 6,752 In the World

Politehnica University of Bucharest
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1 41
1992 2 30
1993 2 34
1994 14 31
1995 41 45
1996 41 78
1997 43 77
1998 77 93
1999 51 135
2000 74 149
2001 83 179
2002 289 423
2003 159 366
2004 141 475
2005 202 534
2006 255 715
2007 322 784
2008 430 1076
2009 463 1129
2010 583 1424
2011 556 1804
2012 638 2533
2013 823 3178
2014 720 3359
2015 987 3991
2016 756 4127
2017 993 4895
2018 921 5646
2019 1015 6796
2020 933 7488
2021 1051 9315
2022 957 10230
2023 1035 11078

The following table provides academic rankings for The Politehnica University of Bucharest in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 2 78 242
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 91 282
Computer Engineering 1 92 285
Database Administration 1 143 395
Multimedia 1 166 431
Software Engineering 1 200 440
Computer Graphics 1 183 442
UX/UI Desgin 1 200 455
Cyber Security 1 173 470
Human-Computer Interaction 1 197 475
Animation 1 198 483
Telecommunications 1 171 485
Computer Networking 1 171 489
Computational Linguistics 1 195 489
Web Design and Development 2 196 505
Computer Vision 1 201 530
Game Design and Development 3 250 558
Data Science 1 244 561
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 239 625
Management Information Systems 2 337 761
Machine Learning 1 280 788
Cognitive Science 1 295 807
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 436 1368
Library and Information science 3 503 1512
Neuroscience 7 534 1704

Chemistry rankings

The Politehnica University of Bucharest ranked 1st for Chemistry in Romania and 1130th in the World with 14,072 publications made and 123,556 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 31 In Romania
#382 of 1,401 In Europe
#1130 of 6,447 In the World

Politehnica University of Bucharest
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 3 12
1992 6 13
1993 9 14
1994 28 21
1995 38 26
1996 60 66
1997 75 95
1998 115 106
1999 82 151
2000 134 212
2001 158 272
2002 291 428
2003 206 444
2004 169 578
2005 209 694
2006 205 777
2007 308 912
2008 431 1135
2009 437 1343
2010 503 1781
2011 476 2344
2012 576 2965
2013 624 3717
2014 679 4365
2015 898 5011
2016 743 5701
2017 891 6684
2018 828 7792
2019 954 9157
2020 866 11569
2021 1014 15067
2022 929 17182
2023 1009 19030

The following table provides academic rankings for The Politehnica University of Bucharest in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 1 206 448
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 236 573
Nanotechnology 1 224 660
Chemical Engineering 1 219 671
Radiochemistry 3 204 766
Materials Science 1 280 766
Physical chemistry 1 283 802
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 365 999
Organic Chemistry 2 359 1060
Computational Chemistry 3 389 1107
Inorganic Chemistry 3 361 1143
Environmental Chemistry 4 407 1211
Nutrition and Food Science 8 420 1443
Biochemistry 5 474 1562
Pharmacy 5 493 1726

Environmental Science rankings

The Politehnica University of Bucharest ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Romania and 1046th in the World with 12,453 publications made and 94,410 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 34 In Romania
#376 of 1,458 In Europe
#1046 of 6,798 In the World

Politehnica University of Bucharest
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 3 22
1992 2 20
1993 4 22
1994 13 19
1995 24 25
1996 28 33
1997 43 52
1998 65 59
1999 62 95
2000 75 101
2001 81 165
2002 157 285
2003 121 301
2004 122 405
2005 127 453
2006 155 552
2007 241 723
2008 308 849
2009 322 956
2010 451 1377
2011 415 1630
2012 478 2256
2013 602 2974
2014 590 3478
2015 832 4083
2016 660 4413
2017 901 5337
2018 753 6051
2019 934 7429
2020 829 8685
2021 994 11213
2022 891 12308
2023 1071 13821

The following table provides academic rankings for The Politehnica University of Bucharest in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Management 1 237 678
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 284 746
Hydrology and Water resources management 3 216 765
Environmental Engineering 1 275 795
Geography and Cartography 2 357 937
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 365 999
Ecology 1 363 1010
Oceanography 2 366 1032
Geology 3 388 1079
Earth science and Geophysics 3 394 1180
Geotechnical Engineering 4 390 1196
Environmental Chemistry 4 407 1211
Paleontology 3 420 1220
Agricultural Science 2 409 1361
Forestry 10 555 2114
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 580 2335

Biology rankings

The Politehnica University of Bucharest ranked 4th for Biology in Romania and 1414th in the World with 11,473 publications made and 106,758 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 33 In Romania
#451 of 1,445 In Europe
#1414 of 6,770 In the World

Politehnica University of Bucharest
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 3 19
1992 2 17
1993 3 22
1994 16 19
1995 24 22
1996 30 46
1997 40 57
1998 69 73
1999 58 115
2000 75 160
2001 82 155
2002 180 318
2003 115 309
2004 115 423
2005 129 491
2006 134 579
2007 216 704
2008 295 869
2009 278 932
2010 378 1348
2011 377 1731
2012 461 2225
2013 528 2889
2014 578 3587
2015 716 4120
2016 617 4782
2017 692 5554
2018 701 6508
2019 851 8166
2020 793 10443
2021 922 13619
2022 921 15707
2023 983 17776

The following table provides academic rankings for The Politehnica University of Bucharest in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 224 660
Astrobiology 2 333 875
Evolutionary Biology 3 389 1064
Microbiology 5 376 1199
Paleontology 3 420 1220
Agricultural Science 2 409 1361
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 436 1368
Nutrition and Food Science 8 420 1443
Biophysics 5 483 1513
Biochemistry 5 474 1562
Genetics 6 480 1596
Biotechnology 6 463 1596
Oncology and Cancer research 8 456 1607
Neuroscience 7 534 1704
Botany 4 483 1733
Pharmacology 9 456 1742
Virology 8 504 1913
Immunology 10 548 2088
Forestry 10 555 2114
Horticulture 13 524 2215
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 580 2335
Molecular Biology 9 597 2376
Zoology 12 639 2578

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Politehnica University of Bucharest ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Romania and 1315th in the World with 9,313 publications made and 53,567 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 33 In Romania
#491 of 1,492 In Europe
#1315 of 7,020 In the World

Politehnica University of Bucharest
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1 14
1992 0 7
1993 0 15
1994 11 6
1995 15 11
1996 15 20
1997 29 18
1998 37 56
1999 40 62
2000 46 48
2001 42 90
2002 148 187
2003 73 157
2004 75 226
2005 86 260
2006 119 324
2007 172 417
2008 226 522
2009 264 566
2010 340 767
2011 275 997
2012 362 1331
2013 488 1785
2014 462 2020
2015 682 2531
2016 491 2471
2017 662 3011
2018 616 3434
2019 665 4386
2020 616 4956
2021 703 6561
2022 671 7089
2023 794 7761

The following table provides academic rankings for The Politehnica University of Bucharest in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 4 204 590
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 5 295 888
Archaeology 3 376 959
Journalism and Digital Media 5 362 989
Linguistics 4 398 1046
Education Majors 3 357 1056
History 3 408 1057
Military science 7 352 1108
Law 4 418 1138
Art History 5 476 1270
Aesthetics 5 487 1287
Political Science 5 511 1336
Philosophy 4 507 1374
Library and Information science 3 503 1512
Sociology 5 556 1734
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 625 1908
Classics and Ancient History 7 612 1917
Anthropology 6 624 2029
Communications and Public Relations 14 666 2148
Demography 13 648 2400

Mathematics rankings

The Politehnica University of Bucharest ranked 1st for Mathematics in Romania and 835th in the World with 6,510 publications made and 43,756 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 32 In Romania
#316 of 1,388 In Europe
#835 of 6,305 In the World

Politehnica University of Bucharest
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 38
1992 1 29
1993 1 34
1994 4 40
1995 20 36
1996 15 51
1997 20 53
1998 36 66
1999 26 80
2000 30 90
2001 43 106
2002 111 211
2003 60 179
2004 57 210
2005 74 268
2006 100 351
2007 139 400
2008 207 491
2009 212 535
2010 281 685
2011 255 890
2012 269 1335
2013 382 1723
2014 329 1770
2015 438 2224
2016 332 2134
2017 407 2485
2018 399 2859
2019 450 3515
2020 379 3716
2021 454 4732
2022 455 4931
2023 446 5173

The following table provides academic rankings for The Politehnica University of Bucharest in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 91 282
Applied Mathematics 2 192 468
Statistics 2 358 949
Operations Research 1 361 1040
Math Teachers 4 398 1319
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 512 1420

Business rankings

The Politehnica University of Bucharest ranked 3rd for Business in Romania and 854th in the World with 5,860 publications made and 31,246 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 33 In Romania
#343 of 1,414 In Europe
#854 of 6,187 In the World

Politehnica University of Bucharest
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 2 14
1992 2 8
1993 0 19
1994 8 12
1995 14 21
1996 8 32
1997 25 32
1998 20 38
1999 16 45
2000 27 69
2001 40 68
2002 87 148
2003 37 119
2004 35 130
2005 53 166
2006 89 240
2007 131 289
2008 189 392
2009 196 503
2010 236 533
2011 230 731
2012 264 928
2013 372 1190
2014 316 1343
2015 396 1584
2016 289 1616
2017 414 1939
2018 343 2223
2019 380 2549
2020 329 2771
2021 421 3591
2022 400 3722
2023 448 3893

The following table provides academic rankings for The Politehnica University of Bucharest in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Engineering Management 1 115 330
Construction Management 1 171 469
Management 1 251 675
Project Management 2 305 709
Management Information Systems 2 337 761
International Trade 8 452 830
International Business 9 485 965
Risk Management 5 404 998
Marketing 3 400 1036
Operations Research 1 361 1040
Advertising 5 409 1069
Finance 5 436 1094
Human Resource Management 10 491 1259
Accounting 10 571 1722

Art & Design rankings

The Politehnica University of Bucharest ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Romania and 797th in the World with 2,656 publications made and 14,979 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Architecture, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Literature.

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
#2 of 32 In Romania
#331 of 1,349 In Europe
#797 of 5,720 In the World

Politehnica University of Bucharest
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 1
1993 1 3
1994 1 3
1995 6 4
1996 4 5
1997 3 5
1998 6 9
1999 6 6
2000 11 9
2001 14 26
2002 42 45
2003 31 39
2004 27 78
2005 24 65
2006 38 104
2007 50 121
2008 74 156
2009 96 181
2010 107 228
2011 94 279
2012 135 372
2013 158 462
2014 157 595
2015 208 640
2016 153 625
2017 209 857
2018 160 865
2019 177 1104
2020 156 1244
2021 173 1425
2022 143 1521
2023 181 1657

The following table provides academic rankings for The Politehnica University of Bucharest in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 1 38 104
Illustration and Concept Art 1 138 287
Graphic Design 1 145 381
Painting and Drawing 2 188 398
Sculpture 2 188 398
Multimedia 1 166 431
Computer Graphics 1 183 442
UX/UI Desgin 1 200 455
Animation 1 198 483
Game Design and Development 3 250 558
Fashion Design 1 283 678
Literature 4 437 1147
Art History 5 476 1270
Aesthetics 5 487 1287

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Politehnica University of Bucharest

Speciality Romania Europe World Rank
Environmental Economics 2 168 394
International Economics 9 451 792
Optometry 3 284 854
Sonography and Ultrasound 8 307 918
Cosmetology 6 299 928
Orthodontics 6 335 961
Dentistry 5 327 980
Occupational Therapy 6 359 998
Development Studies 3 363 1054
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 399 1151
Economics 5 448 1163
Dermatology 7 374 1261
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 451 1382
Sports Medicine 7 495 1478
Critical Care Nursing 10 471 1497
Psychology 6 477 1501
Surgery 7 452 1538
Ophthalmology 8 465 1538
Social Psychology 7 520 1555
Cardiology 10 516 1672
Medicine 8 516 1716
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 578 1792
Anatomy and Physiology 8 544 1835
Pathology 9 532 1866
Child Psychology 7 552 1875
Gerontology 6 551 1886
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 539 1926
Physical Therapy 11 576 1935
Psychiatry 9 567 2001
Anesthesiology 9 561 2051
Nursing 10 578 2121
Health Science 11 578 2210
Public Health 10 610 2228
Clinical Psychology 15 714 2867