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The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 7th in Italy, 251st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 52 research topics. The Polytechnic University of Milan ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 86,425 academic publications and 1,501,438 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 121 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#251 of 14,131 In the World
#88 of 2,785 In Europe
#7 of 88 In Italy
#2 of 12 In Lombardy
#2 of 7 In Milan
#8 of 1,232 For Architecture
#8 of 1,006 For Web Design and Development
#8 of 1,025 For Industrial Engineering
#435 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#228 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 49 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 1st for Engineering in Italy and 129th in the World with 67,002 publications made and 1,187,248 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 77 In Italy
#26 of 1,453 In Europe
#129 of 6,684 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 318 1729
1992 285 1996
1993 335 1898
1994 386 2202
1995 392 2478
1996 518 3274
1997 556 3230
1998 543 3933
1999 595 4260
2000 655 4795
2001 699 5788
2002 1464 9243
2003 1100 8707
2004 1057 10013
2005 1226 11532
2006 1477 13847
2007 1575 15928
2008 1643 18043
2009 1844 21246
2010 2049 24782
2011 2213 30217
2012 2446 34117
2013 2830 42212
2014 2945 47951
2015 2993 52270
2016 3222 58863
2017 3617 65788
2018 3637 74821
2019 3793 86971
2020 4073 101615
2021 4480 120127
2022 4374 125173
2023 4822 130700

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

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 1 1 8
Industrial Engineering 1 2 8
Architectural Engineering 1 3 9
Construction Management 1 2 11
Product and Industrial Design 1 3 11
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 3 15
Automation and Control engineering 1 3 24
Automotive Engineering 2 6 24
Remote Sensing 1 5 27
Nuclear Engineering 2 7 27
Systems Engineering 1 9 32
Engineering Management 1 7 32
Structural Engineering 1 6 35
Computer Engineering 1 7 38
Technical Drawing 1 8 42
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 15 44
Civil Engineering 1 9 53
Human-Computer Interaction 1 16 58
Marine Engineering 2 16 61
Aviation 2 22 62
Electronic Engineering 1 12 62
Robotics 3 13 63
Aerospace Engineering 2 13 68
Telecommunications 1 12 79
Electrical Engineering 1 17 86
Mechanical Engineering 1 18 87
Transportation Engineering 1 19 90
Landscape Architecture 6 43 95
Operations Research 1 22 97
Computer Networking 3 20 109
Geotechnical Engineering 2 26 123
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 33 128
Biomedical Engineering 1 33 128
Optical Engineering 2 33 137
Petroleum Engineering 1 22 145
Acoustical Engineering 4 37 146
Biochemical Engineering 7 74 161
Firefighting and Fire Science 8 46 163
Materials Science 2 40 168
Environmental Engineering 4 44 174
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 83 210
Metallurgical Engineering 3 54 217
Nanotechnology 3 60 240
Agricultural Engineering 17 89 258
Chemical Engineering 4 64 269
Mining Engineering 10 99 317
Biotechnology 43 314 982

Physics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 4th for Physics in Italy and 164th in the World with 58,442 publications made and 1,088,565 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 78 In Italy
#45 of 1,446 In Europe
#164 of 6,603 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 295 1700
1992 282 1948
1993 323 1875
1994 378 2097
1995 371 2448
1996 499 3181
1997 532 3128
1998 521 3914
1999 554 4054
2000 597 4575
2001 650 5501
2002 1194 7855
2003 991 7631
2004 968 8993
2005 1114 10302
2006 1294 12460
2007 1376 14410
2008 1428 16218
2009 1628 19088
2010 1814 22016
2011 1924 27276
2012 2169 30811
2013 2441 38076
2014 2538 43338
2015 2600 47561
2016 2767 53424
2017 3102 59690
2018 3076 67311
2019 3239 77862
2020 3417 90380
2021 3795 106093
2022 3723 109790
2023 4072 115592

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

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 33 128
Optical Engineering 2 33 137
Quantum and Particle physics 3 37 140
Acoustical Engineering 4 37 146
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 58 163
Materials Science 2 40 168
Nanotechnology 3 60 240
Theoretical Physics 16 115 242
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 111 249
Nuclear Physics 10 112 264
Condensed Matter Physics 8 109 271
Medical Physics 19 133 305
Astrobiology 13 139 351
Biophysics 22 221 575

Computer Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 4th for Computer Science in Italy and 147th in the World with 47,116 publications made and 778,481 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 80 In Italy
#38 of 1,459 In Europe
#147 of 6,752 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 207 991
1992 166 1413
1993 220 1237
1994 248 1393
1995 258 1599
1996 325 2190
1997 352 2198
1998 350 2552
1999 385 2707
2000 418 3089
2001 448 3601
2002 1244 7600
2003 821 6248
2004 784 7008
2005 942 8089
2006 1144 9921
2007 1211 11130
2008 1234 12085
2009 1349 14386
2010 1487 16815
2011 1581 19817
2012 1745 23045
2013 1962 27616
2014 2029 30938
2015 2063 32862
2016 2154 35736
2017 2457 39939
2018 2511 45607
2019 2685 54605
2020 2915 64768
2021 3221 77918
2022 3118 80085
2023 3479 82960

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

Chemistry rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 10th for Chemistry in Italy and 326th in the World with 41,709 publications made and 838,397 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 75 In Italy
#118 of 1,401 In Europe
#326 of 6,447 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 238 1393
1992 235 1517
1993 281 1551
1994 301 1712
1995 315 1942
1996 404 2572
1997 432 2512
1998 403 3148
1999 445 3373
2000 451 3697
2001 490 4526
2002 740 5474
2003 679 5746
2004 693 6979
2005 792 7897
2006 906 9545
2007 1017 11139
2008 996 12649
2009 1198 14910
2010 1276 17359
2011 1414 21900
2012 1491 24060
2013 1709 29917
2014 1756 33710
2015 1817 37367
2016 1986 42585
2017 2164 46618
2018 2102 52606
2019 2220 60544
2020 2364 71283
2021 2713 83231
2022 2597 87156
2023 2875 92449

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

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 7 74 161
Materials Science 2 40 168
Physical chemistry 3 36 174
Computational Chemistry 7 80 197
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 83 210
Nanotechnology 3 60 240
Chemical Engineering 4 64 269
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 114 310
Organic Chemistry 10 110 316
Inorganic Chemistry 8 111 329
Pharmacy 20 201 455
Environmental Chemistry 17 208 544
Biochemistry 27 213 592
Radiochemistry 14 174 682
Nutrition and Food Science 43 355 1119

Environmental Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Italy and 231st in the World with 38,968 publications made and 701,138 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 80 In Italy
#80 of 1,458 In Europe
#231 of 6,798 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 145 640
1992 140 1106
1993 172 818
1994 188 924
1995 176 1118
1996 233 1308
1997 269 1414
1998 258 1761
1999 282 2063
2000 299 2278
2001 328 2788
2002 612 4330
2003 511 4091
2004 504 4874
2005 582 5581
2006 718 7018
2007 827 8246
2008 908 9699
2009 1002 11455
2010 1103 13556
2011 1211 16575
2012 1402 18973
2013 1648 24027
2014 1732 27430
2015 1770 29740
2016 1943 34078
2017 2280 38380
2018 2198 45043
2019 2516 54235
2020 2653 64699
2021 2887 79150
2022 2871 82557
2023 3279 87300

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 318th in the World with 34,097 publications made and 536,108 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 80 In Italy
#127 of 1,492 In Europe
#318 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 147 668
1992 128 983
1993 143 701
1994 158 799
1995 139 918
1996 191 1156
1997 215 1204
1998 234 1466
1999 253 1585
2000 253 1891
2001 244 2108
2002 602 3864
2003 466 3479
2004 416 3911
2005 519 4588
2006 639 5713
2007 739 6405
2008 779 7372
2009 886 9026
2010 962 10283
2011 1055 12472
2012 1177 14614
2013 1374 18018
2014 1488 20740
2015 1480 22178
2016 1720 24550
2017 1988 27528
2018 1900 32066
2019 2238 39867
2020 2329 48454
2021 2604 61482
2022 2594 63428
2023 2784 66827

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 1 13 31
Archaeology 4 53 158
History 5 70 203
Art History 7 114 270
Linguistics 6 100 280
Law 5 93 292
Philosophy 8 137 312
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 117 313
Aesthetics 6 120 326
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 12 105 333
Political Science 5 137 348
Journalism and Digital Media 7 118 356
Public Policy / Administration 5 136 385
Classics and Ancient History 15 151 388
Publishing 6 137 393
Communications and Public Relations 3 137 396
Education Majors 5 130 426
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 172 440
Anthropology 8 165 450
Sociology 13 178 488
Library and Information science 15 196 489
Law Enforcement 14 183 551
Broadcast Journalism 8 203 574
Military science 10 179 591
Occupational Safety and Health 20 181 618
Demography 33 273 753
Gender Studies 15 262 793
Media Studies 15 285 801
Political Economy 29 366 988

Biology rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 24th for Biology in Italy and 508th in the World with 34,071 publications made and 686,712 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#24 of 80 In Italy
#185 of 1,445 In Europe
#508 of 6,770 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 151 837
1992 151 1394
1993 160 991
1994 209 1101
1995 208 1316
1996 262 1734
1997 281 1799
1998 268 2182
1999 285 2304
2000 304 2640
2001 313 3297
2002 554 4222
2003 483 4345
2004 499 5059
2005 579 5866
2006 674 7133
2007 774 8513
2008 778 9867
2009 948 11862
2010 979 14119
2011 1122 17645
2012 1211 19645
2013 1410 23942
2014 1476 27444
2015 1525 29892
2016 1670 34545
2017 1874 38234
2018 1842 43362
2019 1986 50862
2020 2252 61849
2021 2451 73237
2022 2385 75788
2023 2577 79339

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

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 60 240
Astrobiology 13 139 351
Evolutionary Biology 10 137 352
Paleontology 12 147 396
Agricultural Science 15 158 471
Forestry 17 194 550
Neuroscience 32 220 558
Biophysics 22 221 575
Biochemistry 27 213 592
Botany 26 224 629
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 37 267 666
Genetics 36 252 709
Zoology 27 274 761
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 34 314 957
Biotechnology 43 314 982
Oncology and Cancer research 46 336 1108
Nutrition and Food Science 43 355 1119
Microbiology 47 387 1229
Virology 46 360 1245
Pharmacology 44 365 1302
Immunology 48 389 1331
Molecular Biology 47 408 1350
Horticulture 48 397 1480

Mathematics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 4th for Mathematics in Italy and 154th in the World with 24,178 publications made and 433,814 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 75 In Italy
#41 of 1,388 In Europe
#154 of 6,305 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 108 519
1992 109 564
1993 124 633
1994 147 772
1995 130 815
1996 170 1104
1997 175 1086
1998 195 1333
1999 193 1324
2000 240 1543
2001 252 1807
2002 630 3856
2003 437 3126
2004 394 3350
2005 466 4050
2006 610 5059
2007 626 5655
2008 682 6256
2009 668 7576
2010 783 8653
2011 800 10074
2012 962 11865
2013 1030 14212
2014 1009 15943
2015 1029 17299
2016 1133 18947
2017 1237 20775
2018 1273 24327
2019 1286 28650
2020 1482 33844
2021 1663 40285
2022 1493 40529
2023 1686 42118

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

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 12 54
Applied Mathematics 2 13 62
Operations Research 1 22 97
Statistics 5 51 169
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 100 268
Math Teachers 6 166 548
Actuarial Science 25 224 602

Business rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 1st for Business in Italy and 105th in the World with 21,479 publications made and 361,648 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 77 In Italy
#25 of 1,414 In Europe
#105 of 6,187 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 61 248
1992 72 340
1993 89 336
1994 101 400
1995 89 474
1996 126 642
1997 134 684
1998 131 727
1999 148 867
2000 162 1028
2001 187 1232
2002 397 2453
2003 297 2318
2004 305 2652
2005 351 2898
2006 454 3705
2007 506 4367
2008 572 5052
2009 552 6050
2010 675 7186
2011 728 8237
2012 792 10169
2013 915 11989
2014 949 13397
2015 929 14191
2016 1024 15825
2017 1250 17599
2018 1255 21181
2019 1404 26273
2020 1401 31693
2021 1588 39764
2022 1553 40618
2023 1678 42483

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

Psychology rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 28th for Psychology in Italy and 530th in the World with 11,924 publications made and 205,185 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#28 of 80 In Italy
#194 of 1,414 In Europe
#530 of 6,528 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 30 219
1992 27 684
1993 28 228
1994 39 300
1995 38 312
1996 69 490
1997 67 435
1998 63 571
1999 51 517
2000 70 644
2001 86 811
2002 185 1162
2003 125 1065
2004 131 1204
2005 183 1528
2006 216 1884
2007 257 2037
2008 255 2489
2009 300 2930
2010 296 3417
2011 409 4251
2012 423 5137
2013 503 6239
2014 489 7114
2015 595 8101
2016 600 9401
2017 689 10764
2018 678 12275
2019 811 15564
2020 899 19457
2021 951 24423
2022 976 25562
2023 1047 26491

The following table provides academic rankings for The Polytechnic University of Milan in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 18 108 292
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 117 313
Social Psychology 9 124 367
Education Majors 5 130 426
Cognitive Science 13 162 428
Neuroscience 32 220 558
Child Psychology 24 250 709
Psychiatry 40 277 777
Clinical Psychology 41 406 1255

Economics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 5th for Economics in Italy and 233rd in the World with 9,838 publications made and 178,118 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 77 In Italy
#80 of 1,366 In Europe
#233 of 5,995 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 21 98
1992 29 147
1993 30 154
1994 30 126
1995 38 211
1996 44 230
1997 56 278
1998 45 283
1999 63 299
2000 62 403
2001 72 461
2002 113 697
2003 103 705
2004 92 864
2005 127 967
2006 162 1454
2007 191 1546
2008 243 1994
2009 233 2472
2010 284 2934
2011 299 3537
2012 351 4298
2013 395 5334
2014 425 6292
2015 415 6736
2016 559 8093
2017 619 8818
2018 590 10650
2019 738 13171
2020 708 16617
2021 801 21594
2022 766 21776
2023 839 23194

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

Economics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 15 24
International Trade 5 104 163
Finance 5 56 167
International Economics 6 118 172
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 75 237
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 100 268
Development Studies 6 100 319
Agricultural Economics 5 94 323
Actuarial Science 25 224 602
Political Economy 29 366 988

Art & Design rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Italy and 149th in the World with 8,774 publications made and 118,376 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Architecture, 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
#3 of 80 In Italy
#49 of 1,349 In Europe
#149 of 5,720 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 32 131
1992 17 213
1993 43 200
1994 42 222
1995 35 227
1996 41 309
1997 51 267
1998 48 378
1999 66 445
2000 60 493
2001 51 555
2002 174 979
2003 144 901
2004 125 972
2005 150 1122
2006 185 1457
2007 192 1498
2008 207 1808
2009 204 2094
2010 268 2510
2011 294 2850
2012 347 3377
2013 355 3880
2014 360 4501
2015 370 4567
2016 418 5264
2017 562 5969
2018 522 6673
2019 592 8062
2020 627 8952
2021 620 11290
2022 645 11737
2023 710 12305

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

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 1 1 8
UX/UI Desgin 1 2 15
Illustration and Concept Art 9 30 56
Game Design and Development 1 16 57
Painting and Drawing 9 32 58
Sculpture 9 32 58
Multimedia 1 13 61
Interior Design 4 34 81
Animation 1 19 92
Fashion Design 2 23 94
Landscape Architecture 6 43 95
Computer Graphics 2 30 119
Graphic Design 5 55 160
Art History 7 114 270
Entertainment Industry Business 7 120 315
Aesthetics 6 120 326
Literature 10 132 329
Cinematography 7 147 343
Music 7 137 351
Performing arts 13 182 413
Photography 16 194 505
Singing and Vocal Performance 21 204 562
Creative Writing 17 234 585

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Polytechnic University of Milan

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Respiratory Therapy 7 63 178
Sports Medicine 12 111 302
Orthodontics 20 133 385
Cardiology 31 165 429
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 29 164 465
Anatomy and Physiology 27 169 467
Physical Therapy 20 181 475
Dentistry 29 165 476
Healthcare Management (MHA) 17 172 491
Sonography and Ultrasound 34 182 512
Anesthesiology 33 189 550
Neurosurgery 40 213 605
Surgery 38 226 630
Audiology 36 242 649
Plastic Surgery 38 202 661
Ophthalmology 39 236 663
Medicine 34 238 670
Public Health 33 266 744
Pathology 40 260 752
Nursing 32 285 805
Radiation Therapy 42 256 816
Cosmetology 40 292 894
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 39 312 932
Critical Care Nursing 43 333 986
Optometry 43 324 998
Health Science 38 334 1020
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 41 489 1469
Urology 50 432 1545
Gerontology 47 485 1561
Family medicine 46 437 1617
Pediatrics 48 463 1640
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 53 529 2073