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The Polytechnic University of Bari ranked 49th in Italy, 1411th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 119 research topics. The Polytechnic University of Bari ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 16,103 academic publications and 420,750 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1411 of 14,131 In the World
#535 of 2,785 In Europe
#49 of 88 In Italy
#3 of 5 In Apulia
#2 of 2 In Bari
#236 of 1,007 For Industrial Engineering
#242 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#270 of 1,944 For Automation and Control engineering
#5807 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1797 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 116 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Polytechnic University of Bari ranked 34th for Engineering in Italy and 825th in the World with 12,913 publications made and 341,688 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#34 of 80 In Italy
#291 of 1,466 In Europe
#825 of 6,795 In the World

Polytechnic University of Bari
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 24 16
1994 42 48
1995 32 64
1996 51 93
1997 53 120
1998 61 171
1999 78 271
2000 90 368
2001 109 426
2002 290 923
2003 239 1012
2004 226 1263
2005 268 1417
2006 341 2057
2007 278 2417
2008 304 3109
2009 340 4027
2010 379 5955
2011 358 7387
2012 428 9942
2013 371 11471
2014 453 12708
2015 559 14087
2016 587 16301
2017 677 18470
2018 710 20533
2019 724 22844
2020 811 24700
2021 783 28237
2022 896 27571
2023 1091 30489
2024 783 27181
2025 552 23393

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

Physics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Bari ranked 36th for Physics in Italy and 923rd in the World with 11,437 publications made and 327,578 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#36 of 80 In Italy
#338 of 1,460 In Europe
#923 of 6,729 In the World

Polytechnic University of Bari
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 22 14
1994 41 49
1995 27 64
1996 50 92
1997 45 127
1998 62 154
1999 81 292
2000 101 377
2001 103 430
2002 251 821
2003 207 940
2004 195 1128
2005 232 1307
2006 302 1819
2007 224 2140
2008 255 2730
2009 311 3815
2010 341 5979
2011 328 7902
2012 387 11092
2013 338 12643
2014 397 13518
2015 519 15404
2016 526 17828
2017 577 19214
2018 612 20888
2019 627 23104
2020 733 24647
2021 682 27501
2022 766 25727
2023 957 29283
2024 700 25969
2025 506 21901

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

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 36 295 771
Astrophysics and Astronomy 35 301 773
Theoretical Physics 36 321 786
Optical Engineering 35 307 825
Applied/Engineering Physics 31 301 845
Quantum and Particle physics 34 320 854
Condensed Matter Physics 33 330 958
Materials Science 35 333 977
Atomic and Molecular physics 39 371 1007
Nuclear Physics 41 385 1117
Astrobiology 49 418 1200
Nanotechnology 38 371 1236

Computer Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Bari ranked 40th for Computer Science in Italy and 887th in the World with 8,773 publications made and 225,295 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#40 of 80 In Italy
#328 of 1,470 In Europe
#887 of 6,855 In the World

Polytechnic University of Bari
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 16 12
1994 23 27
1995 18 34
1996 31 51
1997 25 69
1998 44 116
1999 56 163
2000 54 226
2001 59 270
2002 227 656
2003 171 674
2004 173 875
2005 197 968
2006 276 1458
2007 216 1818
2008 231 2252
2009 269 2830
2010 306 4161
2011 251 5164
2012 292 6498
2013 236 7413
2014 290 8098
2015 372 8707
2016 373 10055
2017 442 11503
2018 469 13006
2019 439 14540
2020 565 16103
2021 540 18388
2022 598 18357
2023 698 20664
2024 496 16792
2025 372 13783

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

Computer Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 19 173 446
Blockchain and Cryptography 21 164 477
Web Design and Development 24 192 492
Game Design and Development 20 226 528
Telecommunications 21 189 530
Computer Networking 21 203 574
Computer Engineering 24 213 609
Computer Graphics 29 254 616
Cyber Security 24 238 661
Software Engineering 29 295 664
Robotics 29 233 679
Computer Vision 28 259 697
Management Information Systems 24 307 697
Human-Computer Interaction 30 305 711
UX/UI Desgin 30 301 730
Data Science 33 314 748
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 33 287 768
Multimedia 26 331 847
Database Administration 28 307 860
Machine Learning 34 307 920
Computational Linguistics 38 426 1278
Cognitive Science 47 476 1616
Library and Information science 55 594 1879
Neuroscience 60 596 2038
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 64 647 2511

Chemistry rankings

The Polytechnic University of Bari ranked 51st for Chemistry in Italy and 1430th in the World with 7,661 publications made and 203,398 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#51 of 76 In Italy
#450 of 1,417 In Europe
#1430 of 6,561 In the World

Polytechnic University of Bari
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 16 3
1994 28 28
1995 24 55
1996 27 62
1997 34 86
1998 36 118
1999 44 166
2000 62 255
2001 73 280
2002 149 544
2003 118 588
2004 130 711
2005 164 868
2006 213 1233
2007 166 1429
2008 177 1745
2009 198 2281
2010 204 3197
2011 212 4037
2012 263 5647
2013 234 6511
2014 268 7359
2015 328 8145
2016 355 9617
2017 370 10613
2018 409 11801
2019 429 13457
2020 470 14781
2021 464 16920
2022 525 16900
2023 675 18842
2024 488 17812
2025 354 15758

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

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Materials Science 35 333 977
Petrology and Geochemistry 42 363 1005
Nanotechnology 38 371 1236
Physical chemistry 39 422 1439
Chemical Engineering 42 425 1553
Organic Chemistry 50 489 1661
Pharmacy 46 522 1945
Environmental Chemistry 50 550 2027
Inorganic Chemistry 50 547 2093
Computational Chemistry 55 573 2128
Biochemistry 59 606 2394
Radiochemistry 55 612 2811
Nutrition and Food Science 64 784 3578

Environmental Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Bari ranked 42nd for Environmental Science in Italy and 1110th in the World with 7,615 publications made and 197,766 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#42 of 80 In Italy
#390 of 1,464 In Europe
#1110 of 6,888 In the World

Polytechnic University of Bari
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 10 1
1994 19 21
1995 11 17
1996 33 45
1997 24 40
1998 26 49
1999 35 104
2000 51 154
2001 53 157
2002 140 342
2003 115 448
2004 114 550
2005 116 656
2006 163 1079
2007 132 1312
2008 156 1707
2009 187 2212
2010 199 2931
2011 168 3747
2012 240 5456
2013 212 6317
2014 279 7432
2015 333 8185
2016 389 9546
2017 423 10794
2018 468 12421
2019 465 14117
2020 558 15937
2021 506 18604
2022 600 18764
2023 675 20483
2024 489 17972
2025 257 15470

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

Environmental Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 13 140 532
Geotechnical Engineering 21 179 553
Urban and Regional planning 39 339 708
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 29 275 751
Environmental Engineering 27 258 780
Environmental Management 27 270 781
Earth science and Geophysics 37 283 805
Geography and Cartography 37 344 911
Petrology and Geochemistry 42 363 1005
Geology 42 361 1024
Oceanography 37 355 1027
Ecology 41 367 1046
Agricultural Science 44 386 1330
Paleontology 50 450 1391
Environmental Chemistry 50 550 2027
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 57 562 2268

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Polytechnic University of Bari ranked 51st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 1561st in the World with 5,934 publications made and 147,789 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#51 of 80 In Italy
#551 of 1,502 In Europe
#1561 of 7,088 In the World

Polytechnic University of Bari
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 5 12
1994 7 20
1995 11 16
1996 24 37
1997 15 43
1998 31 72
1999 40 123
2000 49 153
2001 35 172
2002 121 371
2003 108 370
2004 87 496
2005 94 526
2006 130 803
2007 101 931
2008 141 1342
2009 141 1591
2010 167 2237
2011 159 2799
2012 206 4061
2013 159 4502
2014 206 5101
2015 251 5793
2016 271 6595
2017 315 7609
2018 372 8927
2019 348 10080
2020 420 11695
2021 432 14368
2022 449 14260
2023 525 16364
2024 332 13419
2025 210 11156

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 12 117 368
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 15 260 631
Urban and Regional planning 39 339 708
Archaeology 45 389 1027
History 45 424 1138
Art History 48 466 1185
Law 48 470 1296
Linguistics 46 486 1349
Political Science 50 558 1520
Aesthetics 56 570 1589
Philosophy 51 567 1656
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 53 580 1693
Anthropology 53 588 1859
Library and Information science 55 594 1879
Communications and Public Relations 54 629 1921
Sociology 61 657 2233
Education Majors 49 648 2369
Demography 62 665 2572

Biology rankings

The Polytechnic University of Bari ranked 57th for Biology in Italy and 1906th in the World with 5,487 publications made and 134,455 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#57 of 80 In Italy
#540 of 1,449 In Europe
#1906 of 6,841 In the World

Polytechnic University of Bari
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 9 4
1994 17 19
1995 13 42
1996 15 52
1997 17 49
1998 19 71
1999 26 88
2000 34 184
2001 29 155
2002 90 327
2003 73 329
2004 86 445
2005 90 501
2006 137 820
2007 124 1081
2008 127 1368
2009 136 1655
2010 135 2023
2011 131 2652
2012 165 3453
2013 163 4160
2014 199 4738
2015 235 5192
2016 269 6017
2017 283 6997
2018 302 8130
2019 321 9372
2020 374 10784
2021 385 12377
2022 439 12558
2023 542 14031
2024 321 12145
2025 210 10723

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

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 49 418 1200
Nanotechnology 38 371 1236
Evolutionary Biology 47 444 1267
Agricultural Science 44 386 1330
Paleontology 50 450 1391
Neuroscience 60 596 2038
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 57 562 2268
Genetics 60 594 2340
Biochemistry 59 606 2394
Botany 59 605 2445
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 64 647 2511
Oncology and Cancer research 65 673 2868
Horticulture 58 678 3119
Nutrition and Food Science 64 784 3578
Immunology 68 912 4251

Mathematics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Bari ranked 42nd for Mathematics in Italy and 1056th in the World with 4,093 publications made and 100,718 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#42 of 76 In Italy
#378 of 1,406 In Europe
#1056 of 6,434 In the World

Polytechnic University of Bari
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 8 10
1994 12 11
1995 6 21
1996 18 35
1997 23 42
1998 20 58
1999 33 90
2000 41 114
2001 39 154
2002 124 351
2003 95 329
2004 80 441
2005 87 444
2006 122 664
2007 87 785
2008 110 956
2009 126 1289
2010 113 1538
2011 121 2090
2012 140 2790
2013 112 3113
2014 151 3500
2015 172 3850
2016 204 4472
2017 242 5387
2018 227 6019
2019 224 6821
2020 272 7444
2021 245 8617
2022 246 8812
2023 302 9581
2024 187 6283
2025 116 4955

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

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 12 125 380
Blockchain and Cryptography 21 164 477
Applied Mathematics 38 354 869
Statistics 43 391 1073
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 54 501 1396
Math Teachers 57 851 3563

Business rankings

The Polytechnic University of Bari ranked 32nd for Business in Italy and 826th in the World with 3,860 publications made and 102,882 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#32 of 78 In Italy
#329 of 1,436 In Europe
#826 of 6,366 In the World

Polytechnic University of Bari
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 7 4
1994 8 12
1995 4 11
1996 18 24
1997 12 23
1998 16 45
1999 27 77
2000 21 80
2001 19 108
2002 92 299
2003 77 310
2004 79 421
2005 78 475
2006 123 762
2007 75 905
2008 106 1225
2009 115 1400
2010 117 1680
2011 103 1997
2012 129 2462
2013 97 2950
2014 132 3533
2015 177 3964
2016 176 4208
2017 213 5154
2018 211 5818
2019 214 6446
2020 277 7716
2021 253 9095
2022 276 9166
2023 306 10314
2024 194 7903
2025 125 6754

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

Business subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Real Estate 5 35 124
Supply Chain Management 3 45 142
Construction Management 9 120 332
Operations Research 12 125 380
Risk Management 25 237 547
Project Management 19 276 630
Management 23 246 661
Management Information Systems 24 307 697
Marketing 32 330 829
Engineering Management 22 305 880
Finance 45 438 1088
Accounting 45 421 1141
Advertising 47 516 1487
International Trade 61 690 1515
International Business 62 727 1720
Investment Banking and Stock trading 57 555 1818

Economics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Bari ranked 48th for Economics in Italy and 1265th in the World with 1,699 publications made and 47,735 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#48 of 77 In Italy
#469 of 1,391 In Europe
#1265 of 6,188 In the World

Polytechnic University of Bari
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 3 2
1994 1 2
1995 1 2
1996 5 10
1997 5 9
1998 6 9
1999 11 16
2000 11 29
2001 12 29
2002 26 59
2003 31 78
2004 22 120
2005 18 126
2006 33 201
2007 22 231
2008 41 319
2009 41 357
2010 57 564
2011 50 724
2012 58 808
2013 49 1041
2014 64 1171
2015 76 1447
2016 87 1525
2017 90 2108
2018 107 2460
2019 104 2883
2020 141 3747
2021 129 4509
2022 143 4621
2023 148 5208
2024 74 3746
2025 37 2923

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

Economics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 11 105 255
Finance 45 438 1088
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 54 501 1396
International Trade 61 690 1515
Development Studies 55 549 1778
Investment Banking and Stock trading 57 555 1818

Art & Design rankings

The Polytechnic University of Bari ranked 41st for Art & Design in Italy and 1069th in the World with 1,421 publications made and 31,369 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Architecture, Literature, Aesthetics.

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
#41 of 80 In Italy
#416 of 1,385 In Europe
#1069 of 6,010 In the World

Polytechnic University of Bari
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 3 3
1994 6 9
1995 2 10
1996 7 15
1997 9 9
1998 8 14
1999 6 23
2000 9 29
2001 10 32
2002 33 73
2003 28 83
2004 19 89
2005 32 127
2006 28 192
2007 26 222
2008 40 249
2009 32 291
2010 37 399
2011 29 379
2012 39 541
2013 34 625
2014 46 812
2015 57 898
2016 56 970
2017 84 1194
2018 92 1491
2019 94 1699
2020 106 2031
2021 87 2441
2022 99 2471
2023 128 2907
2024 82 2760
2025 62 2288

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

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 27 194 431
Animation 19 173 446
Game Design and Development 20 226 528
Computer Graphics 29 254 616
Graphic Design 26 272 715
UX/UI Desgin 30 301 730
Painting and Drawing 50 325 817
Sculpture 50 325 817
Landscape Architecture 37 329 835
Illustration and Concept Art 50 329 846
Multimedia 26 331 847
Fashion Design 40 377 928
Art History 48 466 1185
Literature 53 551 1587
Aesthetics 56 570 1589

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Polytechnic University of Bari

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Occupational Therapy 49 456 1283
Social Psychology 48 486 1441
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 51 461 1488
Orthodontics 52 498 1552
Sports Medicine 50 522 1616
Anatomy and Physiology 56 491 1630
Dentistry 55 556 1809
Physical Therapy 50 558 1828
Psychology 57 586 2035
Cardiology 56 602 2059
Surgery 57 628 2215
Pathology 60 604 2244
Medicine 60 616 2290
Healthcare Management (MHA) 56 645 2369
Public Health 61 648 2463
Nursing 61 660 2622
Psychiatry 65 710 2726
Child Psychology 65 762 3058