Polytechnic School: Rankings

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Polytechnic School ranked 12th in France, 489th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 151 research topics. Polytechnic School ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 55,156 academic publications and 1,565,705 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 648 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#489 of 14,131 In the World
#195 of 2,785 In Europe
#12 of 224 In France
#4 of 65 In Ile-de-France
#1 of 2 In Palaiseau
#37 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
#67 of 3,848 For Nuclear Physics
#72 of 2,546 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#86 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#967 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 148 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Physics rankings

Polytechnic School ranked 5th for Physics in France and 233rd in the World with 39,511 publications made and 1,261,484 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 138 In France
#77 of 1,457 In Europe
#233 of 6,713 In the World

Polytechnic School
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 437 5563
1993 443 5774
1994 509 5915
1995 533 6571
1996 652 8280
1997 633 8149
1998 704 9143
1999 657 9785
2000 707 11222
2001 711 12012
2002 847 13895
2003 815 15205
2004 840 16645
2005 970 19602
2006 1048 22746
2007 1153 25208
2008 1134 28980
2009 1250 30934
2010 1259 35187
2011 1336 39734
2012 1462 45499
2013 1452 50661
2014 1343 54137
2015 1332 58367
2016 1326 62020
2017 1314 62799
2018 1402 64598
2019 1447 69728
2020 1476 75083
2021 1445 85167
2022 1466 74843
2023 1592 78741
2024 1260 67132

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic School in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 2 10 37
Nuclear Physics 3 20 67
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 24 72
Condensed Matter Physics 4 49 150
Optical Engineering 4 53 184
Quantum and Particle physics 4 58 185
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 87 211
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 74 240
Materials Science 8 99 305
Acoustical Engineering 6 103 308
Astrobiology 17 157 385
Nanotechnology 11 114 385
Biophysics 13 188 491
Medical Physics 17 226 569

Engineering rankings

Polytechnic School ranked 7th for Engineering in France and 325th in the World with 34,448 publications made and 1,058,405 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 139 In France
#106 of 1,465 In Europe
#325 of 6,782 In the World

Polytechnic School
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 370 4546
1993 386 4874
1994 442 4944
1995 457 5324
1996 588 6956
1997 516 6600
1998 615 7582
1999 528 7892
2000 603 9083
2001 615 9849
2002 752 11651
2003 709 12759
2004 755 13895
2005 867 16513
2006 921 19093
2007 1002 21092
2008 1032 24580
2009 1142 26792
2010 1138 30486
2011 1183 34020
2012 1336 38727
2013 1281 43370
2014 1145 46235
2015 1185 49316
2016 1132 52359
2017 1138 53365
2018 1221 55482
2019 1265 59834
2020 1299 64524
2021 1294 73879
2022 1326 66667
2023 1386 68803
2024 1091 57968

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic School in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Optical Engineering 4 53 184
Structural Engineering 2 49 188
Nuclear Engineering 2 78 227
Aerospace Engineering 5 77 235
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 74 240
Electrical Engineering 6 78 276
Electronic Engineering 5 79 281
Telecommunications 6 82 283
Remote Sensing 6 93 287
Materials Science 8 99 305
Acoustical Engineering 6 103 308
Aviation 5 117 317
Civil Engineering 4 110 322
Mechanical Engineering 6 133 371
Metallurgical Engineering 9 119 374
Nanotechnology 11 114 385
Computer Networking 9 127 392
Geotechnical Engineering 9 135 432
Petroleum Engineering 6 129 445
Product and Industrial Design 11 186 467
Chemical Engineering 12 158 512
Automation and Control engineering 19 176 534
Computer Engineering 16 192 557
Mining Engineering 8 180 584
Biochemical Engineering 15 251 588
Construction Management 11 243 628
Marine Engineering 14 213 631
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 27 257 641
Operations Research 9 231 643
Transportation Engineering 11 249 660
Industrial Engineering 22 292 704
Systems Engineering 15 292 711
Biomedical Engineering 19 269 738
Architecture 20 323 753
Reliability and Quality Engineering 22 263 757
Automotive Engineering 22 283 887
Robotics 33 309 906
Human-Computer Interaction 22 385 921
Architectural Engineering 17 359 948
Agricultural Engineering 13 248 980
Renewable Energy Engineering 21 324 1015
Environmental Engineering 28 359 1141
Biotechnology 34 417 1425

Chemistry rankings

Polytechnic School ranked 11th for Chemistry in France and 463rd in the World with 29,298 publications made and 905,411 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 138 In France
#176 of 1,417 In Europe
#463 of 6,545 In the World

Polytechnic School
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 375 4599
1993 386 4970
1994 422 4858
1995 421 5305
1996 547 6753
1997 502 6532
1998 558 7420
1999 484 7571
2000 552 8782
2001 563 9377
2002 675 10552
2003 623 11518
2004 632 12453
2005 745 14882
2006 815 16681
2007 860 18354
2008 844 21268
2009 923 22727
2010 907 25296
2011 955 28143
2012 1013 31390
2013 1022 35536
2014 999 38539
2015 926 40244
2016 901 42568
2017 918 42859
2018 955 44845
2019 1007 48678
2020 985 52683
2021 1032 59879
2022 1038 55541
2023 1143 57741
2024 840 49315

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic School in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 4 64 143
Computational Chemistry 4 63 159
Materials Science 8 99 305
Physical chemistry 9 113 364
Inorganic Chemistry 12 128 367
Nanotechnology 11 114 385
Environmental Chemistry 10 148 401
Organic Chemistry 10 158 430
Chemical Engineering 12 158 512
Biochemical Engineering 15 251 588
Petrology and Geochemistry 23 232 610
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 27 257 641
Biochemistry 21 260 749
Radiochemistry 20 278 1129
Nutrition and Food Science 44 530 2099

Environmental Science rankings

Polytechnic School ranked 12th for Environmental Science in France and 577th in the World with 18,793 publications made and 553,756 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#12 of 135 In France
#218 of 1,464 In Europe
#577 of 6,876 In the World

Polytechnic School
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 158 2120
1993 187 2277
1994 220 2356
1995 205 2529
1996 268 3171
1997 250 3235
1998 277 3662
1999 246 3822
2000 287 4682
2001 288 4575
2002 352 5668
2003 349 6118
2004 391 6849
2005 409 7630
2006 466 8806
2007 493 9766
2008 530 11492
2009 567 12600
2010 623 14289
2011 575 16096
2012 693 18883
2013 686 21120
2014 669 23487
2015 643 25248
2016 608 27173
2017 687 27602
2018 806 29864
2019 836 33212
2020 854 36732
2021 883 46084
2022 879 43395
2023 1022 44988
2024 743 37937

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic School in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 70 224
Environmental Chemistry 10 148 401
Oceanography 10 153 417
Geotechnical Engineering 9 135 432
Geography and Cartography 11 173 479
Geology 12 202 541
Mining Engineering 8 180 584
Earth science and Geophysics 21 216 592
Petrology and Geochemistry 23 232 610
Forestry 17 210 651
Ecology 13 256 699
Paleontology 18 264 730
Environmental Management 16 309 895
Environmental Engineering 28 359 1141
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 40 374 1294
Urban and Regional planning 26 620 1355
Agricultural Science 36 416 1446

Biology rankings

Polytechnic School ranked 20th for Biology in France and 783rd in the World with 18,703 publications made and 552,666 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#20 of 135 In France
#271 of 1,448 In Europe
#783 of 6,833 In the World

Polytechnic School
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 209 2949
1993 224 3117
1994 235 3031
1995 250 3475
1996 287 4038
1997 281 4160
1998 355 4758
1999 290 4739
2000 316 5692
2001 320 5963
2002 378 6770
2003 402 7649
2004 374 8187
2005 438 9679
2006 455 10509
2007 508 11753
2008 563 13578
2009 614 14854
2010 558 16341
2011 613 18356
2012 676 20738
2013 648 23486
2014 629 25059
2015 619 26325
2016 559 27752
2017 624 27716
2018 669 29653
2019 735 32624
2020 793 36659
2021 803 42538
2022 818 39567
2023 916 41309
2024 671 35352

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic School in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 17 157 385
Nanotechnology 11 114 385
Evolutionary Biology 13 186 481
Biophysics 13 188 491
Forestry 17 210 651
Paleontology 18 264 730
Biochemistry 21 260 749
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 26 310 812
Molecular Biology 28 280 855
Neuroscience 23 313 867
Genetics 26 304 870
Zoology 34 370 1175
Botany 34 377 1200
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 40 374 1294
Biotechnology 34 417 1425
Agricultural Science 36 416 1446
Virology 39 408 1491
Oncology and Cancer research 36 433 1542
Horticulture 39 419 1635
Immunology 44 467 1713
Microbiology 41 457 1720
Pharmacology 38 488 1955
Nutrition and Food Science 44 530 2099

Computer Science rankings

Polytechnic School ranked 11th for Computer Science in France and 505th in the World with 17,893 publications made and 537,348 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#11 of 138 In France
#194 of 1,469 In Europe
#505 of 6,845 In the World

Polytechnic School
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 161 1954
1993 174 2168
1994 187 2107
1995 208 2360
1996 255 2748
1997 214 2697
1998 253 3020
1999 219 3237
2000 277 3747
2001 265 4136
2002 337 5356
2003 365 5985
2004 352 5962
2005 423 7387
2006 467 8880
2007 495 9996
2008 520 11383
2009 635 13558
2010 607 15167
2011 624 17176
2012 712 19490
2013 678 21762
2014 647 23612
2015 669 24812
2016 646 26189
2017 650 27025
2018 715 28581
2019 789 32121
2020 787 34104
2021 790 39524
2022 798 34574
2023 864 36656
2024 704 29163

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic School in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 5 85 237
Computer Graphics 8 88 249
Telecommunications 6 82 283
Computer Vision 7 117 337
Computer Networking 9 127 392
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7 151 414
Cyber Security 8 157 442
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 153 448
Machine Learning 7 148 451
Library and Information science 9 204 509
Computer Engineering 16 192 557
Software Engineering 17 290 655
Database Administration 15 253 676
Computational Linguistics 23 295 739
Data Science 15 327 773
Cognitive Science 21 285 798
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 26 310 812
Management Information Systems 16 354 818
Neuroscience 23 313 867
Robotics 33 309 906
Human-Computer Interaction 22 385 921
Multimedia 31 547 1751

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Polytechnic School ranked 23rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 580th in the World with 16,695 publications made and 439,347 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#23 of 134 In France
#239 of 1,500 In Europe
#580 of 7,081 In the World

Polytechnic School
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 147 1606
1993 131 1454
1994 141 1569
1995 179 1768
1996 180 1946
1997 181 1983
1998 179 2127
1999 216 2605
2000 240 2829
2001 206 3237
2002 291 4191
2003 298 4649
2004 300 4976
2005 383 5997
2006 428 6995
2007 409 7776
2008 468 8693
2009 505 9727
2010 570 11467
2011 549 12772
2012 710 15030
2013 696 16866
2014 590 18366
2015 652 20458
2016 621 20961
2017 672 21422
2018 689 22736
2019 778 25357
2020 755 27605
2021 769 32840
2022 708 28318
2023 821 30519
2024 569 23579

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic School in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 20 184 428
Linguistics 9 202 496
Publishing 3 191 507
Library and Information science 9 204 509
Political Science 21 253 606
Art History 31 263 619
Law 11 256 675
History 21 302 756
Archaeology 16 300 776
Aesthetics 20 325 794
Classics and Ancient History 30 371 974
Education Majors 12 340 1002
Journalism and Digital Media 13 367 1037
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 21 403 1041
Sociology 27 369 1047
Demography 28 361 1057
Communications and Public Relations 19 402 1113
Urban and Regional planning 26 620 1355
Anthropology 31 479 1361

Mathematics rankings

Polytechnic School ranked 7th for Mathematics in France and 386th in the World with 11,141 publications made and 313,738 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 133 In France
#145 of 1,401 In Europe
#386 of 6,418 In the World

Polytechnic School
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 71 941
1993 79 1047
1994 83 1123
1995 95 1247
1996 127 1385
1997 110 1431
1998 130 1616
1999 135 1800
2000 142 2141
2001 149 2340
2002 201 3085
2003 199 3337
2004 197 3613
2005 236 4267
2006 274 5181
2007 284 5976
2008 308 6732
2009 337 7554
2010 401 8569
2011 430 9956
2012 483 11713
2013 461 13091
2014 456 14413
2015 466 15756
2016 448 16196
2017 481 16584
2018 495 17558
2019 554 19547
2020 543 21217
2021 529 23653
2022 494 20676
2023 578 21190
2024 459 15051

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic School in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 2 11 54
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 61 173
Actuarial Science 4 88 256
Statistics 8 168 441
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 153 448
Operations Research 9 231 643
Math Teachers 13 331 1070

Business rankings

Polytechnic School ranked 9th for Business in France and 619th in the World with 5,733 publications made and 151,362 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 137 In France
#235 of 1,433 In Europe
#619 of 6,339 In the World

Polytechnic School
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 51 433
1993 60 452
1994 42 492
1995 55 568
1996 36 632
1997 60 678
1998 58 712
1999 63 810
2000 85 985
2001 61 1188
2002 94 1460
2003 115 1736
2004 98 1769
2005 116 2103
2006 154 2685
2007 166 3016
2008 190 3540
2009 201 4022
2010 211 4580
2011 248 5241
2012 265 5798
2013 253 6772
2014 242 7314
2015 242 7502
2016 223 7712
2017 236 8400
2018 232 8532
2019 265 9593
2020 266 10634
2021 258 12046
2022 245 10160
2023 266 10852
2024 206 8347

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic School in various areas of Business.

Business subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 39 144
Risk Management 4 89 241
Actuarial Science 4 88 256
Finance 3 119 313
Construction Management 11 243 628
Operations Research 9 231 643
Management 11 250 668
Accounting 7 246 669
Marketing 9 270 686
International Business 19 410 756
Tax Law 14 282 762
International Trade 19 444 795
Advertising 13 293 795
Management Information Systems 16 354 818
Project Management 13 367 841

Economics rankings

Polytechnic School ranked 5th for Economics in France and 441st in the World with 5,292 publications made and 144,494 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 128 In France
#166 of 1,388 In Europe
#441 of 6,167 In the World

Polytechnic School
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 30 317
1993 21 280
1994 29 375
1995 33 413
1996 30 460
1997 42 499
1998 57 562
1999 54 630
2000 67 829
2001 56 967
2002 86 1154
2003 103 1452
2004 94 1535
2005 117 1788
2006 129 2348
2007 153 2518
2008 170 3072
2009 167 3490
2010 200 3908
2011 218 4520
2012 225 5202
2013 223 5830
2014 234 6476
2015 219 6714
2016 225 7082
2017 215 7523
2018 243 7440
2019 268 8528
2020 274 9590
2021 238 10905
2022 247 9405
2023 252 9711
2024 210 7648

The following table provides academic rankings for Polytechnic School in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 39 144
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 61 173
Actuarial Science 4 88 256
Finance 3 119 313
Development Studies 5 205 603
International Economics 19 420 708
International Trade 19 444 795
Environmental Economics 11 388 964

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Polytechnic School

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Painting and Drawing 6 135 276
Sculpture 6 135 276
Illustration and Concept Art 6 140 285
Orthodontics 5 118 344
Music 9 140 364
Dentistry 8 150 446
Literature 16 213 507
Performing arts 16 241 540
Social Psychology 7 218 588
Fashion Design 14 255 611
Art & Design 19 271 649
Graphic Design 13 298 788
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 24 269 817
Cinematography 30 334 844
Cardiology 30 301 884
Photography 21 351 968
Anatomy and Physiology 28 335 986
Ophthalmology 27 330 994
Psychology 23 347 1014
Radiation Therapy 30 312 1077
Medicine 29 355 1096
Anesthesiology 33 355 1184
Public Health 30 393 1205
Pathology 32 396 1320
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 37 435 1369
Surgery 36 419 1429
Psychiatry 36 458 1524
Physical Therapy 42 515 1609
Sports Medicine 43 519 1615
Veterinary 30 387 1653
Child Psychology 38 570 1965
Healthcare Management (MHA) 41 602 2143
Nursing 42 642 2531
Health Science 36 647 2630