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The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 7th in Italy, 250th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 50 research topics. The Polytechnic University of Milan ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 105,019 academic publications and 2,169,969 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 141 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#250 of 14,131 In the World
#93 of 2,785 In Europe
#7 of 88 In Italy
#2 of 12 In Lombardy
#2 of 7 In Milan
#6 of 1,007 For Industrial Engineering
#8 of 1,417 For Architecture
#8 of 1,223 For Construction Management
#445 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#250 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 47 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 2nd for Engineering in Italy and 129th in the World with 77,271 publications made and 1,685,295 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 80 In Italy
#25 of 1,466 In Europe
#129 of 6,795 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 347 2338
1994 413 2800
1995 403 3083
1996 536 3889
1997 578 3924
1998 581 4660
1999 628 5024
2000 694 5771
2001 733 6791
2002 1572 11619
2003 1176 10902
2004 1143 12333
2005 1303 14440
2006 1558 17072
2007 1639 19260
2008 1763 22205
2009 1962 25452
2010 2215 29838
2011 2384 36245
2012 2563 41240
2013 2963 49517
2014 3144 56858
2015 3215 61681
2016 3406 69098
2017 3852 78999
2018 3794 89469
2019 4065 103637
2020 4421 122244
2021 4772 144297
2022 4711 143773
2023 5513 155789
2024 3959 145392
2025 2472 129932

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
Industrial Engineering 1 1 6
Construction Management 1 2 8
Architecture 1 2 8
Product and Industrial Design 1 3 9
Architectural Engineering 1 4 9
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 3 17
Automation and Control engineering 1 4 23
Automotive Engineering 2 5 27
Nuclear Engineering 2 8 28
Remote Sensing 1 6 32
Structural Engineering 1 6 32
Systems Engineering 1 11 35
Engineering Management 1 7 40
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 14 41
Computer Engineering 1 9 44
Technical Drawing 1 9 44
Civil Engineering 1 8 49
Marine Engineering 1 14 52
Aviation 2 22 59
Human-Computer Interaction 1 17 60
Aerospace Engineering 2 13 64
Electronic Engineering 1 12 64
Robotics 4 14 64
Landscape Architecture 4 35 75
Telecommunications 1 13 83
Mechanical Engineering 1 18 84
Electrical Engineering 1 15 88
Transportation Engineering 1 20 91
Operations Research 1 27 105
Computer Networking 3 20 113
Biomedical Engineering 1 30 117
Geotechnical Engineering 2 25 126
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 32 135
Optical Engineering 2 31 136
Firefighting and Fire Science 5 41 147
Acoustical Engineering 4 39 152
Biochemical Engineering 5 62 153
Petroleum Engineering 1 24 157
Materials Science 1 36 164
Environmental Engineering 3 43 180
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 77 199
Metallurgical Engineering 3 48 200
Nanotechnology 4 56 233
Agricultural Engineering 14 75 246
Chemical Engineering 4 63 278
Mining Engineering 8 93 310
Biotechnology 42 315 1006

Physics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 4th for Physics in Italy and 162nd in the World with 66,750 publications made and 1,513,784 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 80 In Italy
#45 of 1,460 In Europe
#162 of 6,729 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 336 2304
1994 403 2625
1995 377 2939
1996 513 3777
1997 555 3821
1998 566 4578
1999 579 4785
2000 635 5445
2001 681 6433
2002 1304 9767
2003 1082 9661
2004 1044 11095
2005 1190 12792
2006 1380 15269
2007 1418 17243
2008 1525 19852
2009 1730 22743
2010 1932 26401
2011 2082 32545
2012 2285 37268
2013 2553 44334
2014 2682 51038
2015 2789 55872
2016 2945 62508
2017 3268 71197
2018 3198 79759
2019 3454 92509
2020 3689 108373
2021 3991 126188
2022 3960 125392
2023 4617 136361
2024 3239 124543
2025 1961 110569

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 32 135
Optical Engineering 2 31 136
Quantum and Particle physics 2 35 137
Acoustical Engineering 4 39 152
Theoretical Physics 9 70 152
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 57 161
Materials Science 1 36 164
Nanotechnology 4 56 233
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 110 244
Nuclear Physics 9 116 264
Condensed Matter Physics 7 108 278
Astrobiology 9 120 300
Medical Physics 20 137 319
Biophysics 22 218 570

Computer Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 4th for Computer Science in Italy and 159th in the World with 54,062 publications made and 1,128,594 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 80 In Italy
#41 of 1,470 In Europe
#159 of 6,855 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 219 1647
1994 256 1955
1995 262 2101
1996 335 2821
1997 372 2837
1998 362 3175
1999 399 3399
2000 433 3881
2001 471 4453
2002 1312 9795
2003 893 8310
2004 823 8998
2005 989 10514
2006 1175 12670
2007 1253 13942
2008 1329 15649
2009 1437 18126
2010 1599 20942
2011 1701 24424
2012 1815 28528
2013 2059 33018
2014 2161 37545
2015 2203 40182
2016 2266 43129
2017 2595 49695
2018 2616 56904
2019 2958 67266
2020 3151 80236
2021 3619 96084
2022 3326 93404
2023 3947 102326
2024 2588 84374
2025 1606 69414

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 9th for Chemistry in Italy and 329th in the World with 47,449 publications made and 1,142,601 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 76 In Italy
#114 of 1,417 In Europe
#329 of 6,561 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 287 1809
1994 320 2053
1995 317 2293
1996 419 2951
1997 445 2990
1998 442 3571
1999 471 3853
2000 478 4292
2001 523 5158
2002 801 6637
2003 746 7050
2004 743 8152
2005 847 9537
2006 963 11338
2007 1054 12797
2008 1065 14992
2009 1260 17290
2010 1353 20176
2011 1519 25136
2012 1569 28309
2013 1791 33750
2014 1877 38878
2015 1943 42799
2016 2107 48502
2017 2268 54620
2018 2169 60821
2019 2357 70519
2020 2478 83575
2021 2886 98172
2022 2778 99061
2023 3180 107034
2024 2281 101398
2025 1423 91958

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 5 62 153
Materials Science 1 36 164
Physical chemistry 3 35 174
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 77 199
Computational Chemistry 7 79 203
Nanotechnology 4 56 233
Chemical Engineering 4 63 278
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 110 304
Organic Chemistry 9 105 318
Inorganic Chemistry 8 114 352
Pharmacy 18 192 458
Environmental Chemistry 16 211 562
Biochemistry 27 218 622
Radiochemistry 14 173 720
Nutrition and Food Science 42 366 1227

Environmental Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Italy and 206th in the World with 46,387 publications made and 1,015,653 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 80 In Italy
#67 of 1,464 In Europe
#206 of 6,888 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 174 1007
1994 208 1207
1995 180 1443
1996 242 1615
1997 282 1817
1998 267 2092
1999 299 2468
2000 326 2822
2001 347 3311
2002 675 5534
2003 569 5307
2004 550 6181
2005 627 7161
2006 747 8809
2007 865 10214
2008 956 12044
2009 1079 13924
2010 1175 16542
2011 1316 20151
2012 1489 23244
2013 1706 28361
2014 1870 32882
2015 1887 35572
2016 2052 40672
2017 2417 47489
2018 2313 54871
2019 2981 65307
2020 2897 79569
2021 3453 97197
2022 3416 96487
2023 3993 105762
2024 2451 93736
2025 1374 83279

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 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 337th in the World with 39,332 publications made and 814,198 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

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

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 140 969
1994 163 1123
1995 144 1247
1996 199 1544
1997 224 1598
1998 242 1846
1999 256 2023
2000 270 2453
2001 261 2634
2002 665 5150
2003 513 4652
2004 453 5152
2005 549 6144
2006 661 7318
2007 776 8328
2008 816 9596
2009 933 11383
2010 1056 12927
2011 1121 15593
2012 1244 18408
2013 1458 21901
2014 1609 25339
2015 1633 27260
2016 1828 30617
2017 2113 35949
2018 2049 41131
2019 2407 50282
2020 2603 62311
2021 2794 77705
2022 2797 77056
2023 3220 84984
2024 1894 70913
2025 1024 61770

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 16 32
Archaeology 4 52 161
History 5 72 207
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 6 68 237
Journalism and Digital Media 3 76 266
Art History 6 117 274
Law 5 95 289
Linguistics 7 114 304
Aesthetics 6 116 311
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 124 324
Political Science 5 143 357
Philosophy 8 157 362
Classics and Ancient History 13 154 387
Communications and Public Relations 3 133 388
Public Policy / Administration 6 145 409
Education Majors 4 134 442
Publishing 8 169 448
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 178 458
Library and Information science 12 186 464
Anthropology 8 175 468
Sociology 11 180 495
Broadcast Journalism 9 174 497
Military science 8 180 582
Occupational Safety and Health 17 187 643
Law Enforcement 18 225 661
Media Studies 14 286 762
Demography 32 268 765
Gender Studies 13 267 780
Forensic Science 37 281 856
Political Economy 29 354 931
Sports / Exercise science 40 435 1234

Biology rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 23rd for Biology in Italy and 517th in the World with 39,002 publications made and 956,881 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#23 of 80 In Italy
#186 of 1,449 In Europe
#517 of 6,841 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 165 1239
1994 224 1403
1995 209 1666
1996 275 2138
1997 295 2216
1998 291 2589
1999 295 2728
2000 324 3173
2001 331 3843
2002 598 5237
2003 531 5448
2004 526 6292
2005 626 7306
2006 711 8687
2007 797 10015
2008 835 11865
2009 981 14120
2010 1037 16618
2011 1211 20761
2012 1249 23334
2013 1473 27279
2014 1533 31847
2015 1632 34585
2016 1728 39821
2017 1950 45283
2018 1901 50565
2019 2353 59856
2020 2418 74005
2021 2570 87623
2022 2533 86046
2023 2892 92646
2024 1916 80470
2025 1225 70163

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 4 56 233
Astrobiology 9 120 300
Paleontology 9 137 370
Evolutionary Biology 11 143 373
Agricultural Science 14 153 493
Forestry 16 188 566
Biophysics 22 218 570
Neuroscience 31 225 576
Biochemistry 27 218 622
Botany 24 218 628
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 36 279 708
Genetics 35 258 731
Zoology 28 282 797
Virology 40 282 916
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 310 974
Biotechnology 42 315 1006
Oncology and Cancer research 44 336 1143
Nutrition and Food Science 42 366 1227
Pharmacology 43 364 1362
Molecular Biology 45 401 1369
Microbiology 47 402 1399
Immunology 48 403 1413
Horticulture 48 400 1566

Mathematics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 4th for Mathematics in Italy and 157th in the World with 26,968 publications made and 604,994 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 76 In Italy
#44 of 1,406 In Europe
#157 of 6,434 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 130 887
1994 149 1083
1995 139 1078
1996 177 1436
1997 188 1421
1998 198 1636
1999 200 1639
2000 243 1985
2001 265 2291
2002 662 5068
2003 455 4216
2004 428 4517
2005 488 5327
2006 637 6706
2007 635 7265
2008 736 8306
2009 698 9687
2010 832 10857
2011 856 12679
2012 992 14734
2013 1045 16963
2014 1091 19731
2015 1100 21316
2016 1163 22975
2017 1324 26055
2018 1330 30223
2019 1349 34893
2020 1590 41360
2021 1942 48894
2022 1556 46630
2023 1791 50234
2024 1030 36212
2025 560 28366

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
Applied Mathematics 2 12 56
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 13 63
Operations Research 1 27 105
Statistics 5 54 181
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 95 251
Math Teachers 3 126 436
Actuarial Science 22 218 581

Business rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 1st for Business in Italy and 110th in the World with 24,044 publications made and 535,329 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 78 In Italy
#27 of 1,436 In Europe
#110 of 6,366 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 90 437
1994 104 570
1995 85 636
1996 126 858
1997 136 866
1998 130 908
1999 159 1072
2000 166 1317
2001 194 1529
2002 431 3216
2003 329 3035
2004 320 3410
2005 369 3757
2006 454 4851
2007 533 5513
2008 605 6621
2009 590 7443
2010 712 9050
2011 754 10408
2012 817 12504
2013 978 14360
2014 1005 16215
2015 969 17561
2016 1062 19373
2017 1351 22473
2018 1323 26939
2019 1473 32535
2020 1496 39410
2021 1607 48430
2022 1608 47280
2023 1851 52222
2024 1056 41223
2025 611 34484

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 548th in the World with 13,637 publications made and 299,168 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#28 of 80 In Italy
#203 of 1,424 In Europe
#548 of 6,663 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 25 327
1994 45 422
1995 35 435
1996 72 658
1997 70 598
1998 68 752
1999 55 683
2000 71 887
2001 91 1053
2002 211 1567
2003 135 1472
2004 139 1633
2005 199 2014
2006 226 2305
2007 264 2614
2008 276 3126
2009 310 3677
2010 332 4264
2011 427 5412
2012 449 6390
2013 528 7633
2014 507 8564
2015 627 9651
2016 609 11341
2017 734 13409
2018 680 15106
2019 831 18978
2020 958 23998
2021 980 29895
2022 1037 29369
2023 1178 32413
2024 736 26978
2025 467 23502

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 18 115 313
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 124 324
Social Psychology 9 131 379
Education Majors 4 134 442
Cognitive Science 14 170 453
Neuroscience 31 225 576
Child Psychology 26 272 774
Psychiatry 38 279 797
Clinical Psychology 42 430 1353

Economics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 5th for Economics in Italy and 232nd in the World with 11,061 publications made and 272,142 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 77 In Italy
#84 of 1,391 In Europe
#232 of 6,188 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 30 209
1994 30 176
1995 38 282
1996 43 306
1997 55 345
1998 50 345
1999 66 368
2000 67 554
2001 72 553
2002 125 936
2003 109 929
2004 103 1138
2005 135 1309
2006 165 1885
2007 201 1941
2008 265 2569
2009 250 2997
2010 292 3610
2011 312 4333
2012 372 5261
2013 418 6367
2014 468 7552
2015 435 8226
2016 578 9890
2017 634 11262
2018 622 13457
2019 745 16236
2020 759 20745
2021 795 26476
2022 816 25934
2023 906 28534
2024 550 22107
2025 319 18670

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 12 18
Finance 5 52 160
International Trade 5 102 164
International Economics 6 113 167
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 95 251
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 78 254
Agricultural Economics 5 96 334
Development Studies 6 104 343
Actuarial Science 22 218 581
Political Economy 29 354 931

Art & Design rankings

The Polytechnic University of Milan ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Italy and 160th in the World with 10,145 publications made and 177,714 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
#55 of 1,385 In Europe
#160 of 6,010 In the World

Polytechnic University of Milan
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 44 255
1994 47 307
1995 41 308
1996 41 413
1997 48 370
1998 51 449
1999 70 569
2000 63 614
2001 59 682
2002 183 1325
2003 154 1212
2004 138 1268
2005 152 1420
2006 191 1868
2007 198 1882
2008 211 2294
2009 215 2664
2010 306 3144
2011 299 3530
2012 370 4348
2013 378 4821
2014 384 5551
2015 407 5825
2016 436 6578
2017 586 7641
2018 549 8551
2019 704 10283
2020 689 11531
2021 681 14296
2022 694 14264
2023 836 15968
2024 456 13274
2025 289 11758

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 2 8
UX/UI Desgin 1 3 18
Game Design and Development 1 16 60
Interior Design 3 27 64
Illustration and Concept Art 9 35 68
Painting and Drawing 9 36 70
Sculpture 9 36 70
Landscape Architecture 4 35 75
Multimedia 1 16 79
Animation 1 18 93
Fashion Design 3 28 99
Computer Graphics 1 29 114
Graphic Design 3 45 138
Art History 6 117 274
Aesthetics 6 116 311
Literature 9 143 346
Entertainment Industry Business 9 145 359
Music 8 142 369
Performing arts 11 184 418
Photography 18 185 468
Cinematography 13 202 470
Singing and Vocal Performance 15 183 473
Creative Writing 14 219 541

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Polytechnic University of Milan

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Respiratory Therapy 8 69 191
Sports Medicine 12 112 295
Orthodontics 21 139 397
Cardiology 31 166 427
Anatomy and Physiology 26 159 437
Physical Therapy 21 189 481
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 29 170 485
Dentistry 29 173 499
Healthcare Management (MHA) 16 182 522
Sonography and Ultrasound 35 189 540
Anesthesiology 33 188 547
Surgery 37 228 647
Audiology 35 242 660
Neurosurgery 40 218 673
Medicine 34 235 683
Ophthalmology 40 242 699
Pathology 40 257 753
Public Health 32 268 775
Plastic Surgery 39 232 777
Cosmetology 38 265 818
Nursing 32 295 848
Radiation Therapy 39 263 858
Critical Care Nursing 42 336 976
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 38 322 989
Optometry 40 311 991
Health Science 39 338 1051
Gerontology 45 478 1535
Pediatrics 43 452 1625
Urology 49 442 1642
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 41 525 1674
Family medicine 50 475 1846
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 53 553 2242