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The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 13th in Italy, 420th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 25 research topics. The Polytechnic University of Turin ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 70,054 academic publications and 1,380,446 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 50 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#420 of 14,131 In the World
#180 of 2,785 In Europe
#13 of 88 In Italy
#2 of 4 In Piedmont
#2 of 2 In Turin
#7 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#12 of 1,794 For Architectural Engineering
#14 of 2,425 For Automotive Engineering
#997 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#475 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 22 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 5th for Engineering in Italy and 181st in the World with 56,502 publications made and 1,164,013 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 80 In Italy
#51 of 1,466 In Europe
#181 of 6,795 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 246 1228
1994 321 1637
1995 323 1819
1996 387 1972
1997 412 2386
1998 362 2534
1999 467 3084
2000 562 3675
2001 567 4239
2002 1539 9627
2003 1137 9099
2004 945 9874
2005 1054 11474
2006 1241 14106
2007 1248 15104
2008 1381 17093
2009 1555 18738
2010 1765 22185
2011 1852 26070
2012 1830 29376
2013 1985 34194
2014 2210 40553
2015 2177 42635
2016 2231 47369
2017 2660 53135
2018 2670 59490
2019 2936 67917
2020 3175 79889
2021 3370 96395
2022 3407 96751
2023 3888 107651
2024 3052 101761
2025 1788 89497

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

Engineering subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 2 7
Architectural Engineering 2 6 12
Automotive Engineering 1 2 14
Industrial Engineering 2 9 32
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 5 43
Architecture 4 17 43
Nuclear Engineering 3 12 45
Computer Engineering 2 10 46
Construction Management 2 15 47
Landscape Architecture 2 25 54
Automation and Control engineering 2 13 54
Electronic Engineering 2 13 67
Structural Engineering 2 16 68
Product and Industrial Design 2 25 70
Aviation 4 28 71
Civil Engineering 3 14 76
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 26 78
Mining Engineering 1 14 85
Systems Engineering 2 25 91
Technical Drawing 3 24 92
Telecommunications 2 15 95
Electrical Engineering 2 21 102
Computer Networking 2 18 108
Mechanical Engineering 3 28 122
Marine Engineering 4 43 125
Aerospace Engineering 3 31 126
Remote Sensing 6 41 134
Geotechnical Engineering 3 28 136
Transportation Engineering 4 42 140
Acoustical Engineering 2 34 143
Biomedical Engineering 4 50 169
Operations Research 3 52 172
Robotics 10 58 180
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 51 190
Engineering Management 2 61 209
Human-Computer Interaction 8 86 221
Materials Science 5 58 224
Environmental Engineering 6 64 247
Petroleum Engineering 3 70 269
Optical Engineering 8 92 270
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 105 270
Nanotechnology 5 71 271
Metallurgical Engineering 6 74 277
Agricultural Engineering 16 89 278
Chemical Engineering 5 65 284
Biochemical Engineering 13 149 344
Biotechnology 50 422 1463

Physics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 7th for Physics in Italy and 238th in the World with 50,066 publications made and 1,058,339 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 80 In Italy
#78 of 1,460 In Europe
#238 of 6,729 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 251 1216
1994 320 1633
1995 323 1754
1996 370 1956
1997 401 2361
1998 334 2442
1999 441 3028
2000 531 3603
2001 537 4036
2002 1318 8133
2003 967 7971
2004 847 8610
2005 921 10112
2006 1110 12573
2007 1150 13517
2008 1251 15399
2009 1401 16692
2010 1596 19884
2011 1622 23345
2012 1631 26475
2013 1754 30959
2014 1937 36967
2015 1961 39252
2016 1995 43793
2017 2294 49142
2018 2328 54680
2019 2534 61755
2020 2764 72647
2021 2960 86541
2022 2954 86107
2023 3397 95771
2024 2572 89161
2025 1526 78017

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

Physics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 2 34 143
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 51 190
Theoretical Physics 12 103 207
Quantum and Particle physics 5 66 212
Materials Science 5 58 224
Optical Engineering 8 92 270
Nanotechnology 5 71 271
Condensed Matter Physics 9 120 300
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 128 310
Nuclear Physics 15 162 382
Astrobiology 15 174 426
Atomic and Molecular physics 20 205 455
Medical Physics 36 227 585
Biophysics 32 279 793

Computer Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 9th for Computer Science in Italy and 268th in the World with 36,793 publications made and 696,792 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 80 In Italy
#87 of 1,470 In Europe
#268 of 6,855 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 156 858
1994 199 1115
1995 216 1223
1996 246 1317
1997 261 1529
1998 245 1687
1999 306 2058
2000 328 2588
2001 349 2834
2002 1265 8055
2003 852 7076
2004 654 7428
2005 723 8888
2006 854 10585
2007 845 11043
2008 888 12136
2009 1035 13437
2010 1117 15031
2011 1279 17250
2012 1232 19216
2013 1301 21422
2014 1368 24818
2015 1370 25421
2016 1375 27740
2017 1680 30657
2018 1730 33894
2019 1872 38950
2020 2039 45476
2021 2217 55379
2022 2234 54533
2023 2545 61876
2024 1862 52167
2025 1176 41452

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

Chemistry rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 18th for Chemistry in Italy and 479th in the World with 34,395 publications made and 766,786 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#18 of 76 In Italy
#181 of 1,417 In Europe
#479 of 6,561 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 173 853
1994 236 1125
1995 205 1165
1996 253 1333
1997 266 1552
1998 221 1582
1999 308 1967
2000 361 2254
2001 370 2609
2002 734 4505
2003 605 4896
2004 521 5363
2005 594 6141
2006 709 7604
2007 772 8597
2008 868 9858
2009 970 10820
2010 1077 12858
2011 1130 15609
2012 1168 18409
2013 1213 21715
2014 1344 26289
2015 1329 28157
2016 1377 32028
2017 1576 36210
2018 1607 40787
2019 1803 47271
2020 1949 56122
2021 2046 66964
2022 2035 68775
2023 2418 75831
2024 1816 73890
2025 1092 66402

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

Chemistry subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Materials Science 5 58 224
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 105 270
Nanotechnology 5 71 271
Chemical Engineering 5 65 284
Physical chemistry 7 86 299
Biochemical Engineering 13 149 344
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 129 348
Computational Chemistry 20 197 448
Organic Chemistry 19 193 527
Inorganic Chemistry 18 211 608
Radiochemistry 13 169 705
Environmental Chemistry 25 286 801
Biochemistry 41 328 999
Nutrition and Food Science 45 385 1300
Pharmacy 39 452 1538

Environmental Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Italy and 361st in the World with 31,096 publications made and 662,062 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 80 In Italy
#130 of 1,464 In Europe
#361 of 6,888 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 97 509
1994 135 703
1995 142 832
1996 182 965
1997 180 1149
1998 174 1119
1999 203 1411
2000 272 1701
2001 246 2026
2002 656 3699
2003 537 3771
2004 443 3965
2005 514 4666
2006 573 5479
2007 611 6396
2008 679 7505
2009 772 8306
2010 958 10312
2011 994 12838
2012 974 14749
2013 1088 17582
2014 1196 21439
2015 1226 22766
2016 1378 26360
2017 1599 29489
2018 1581 33914
2019 1811 40400
2020 2006 48625
2021 2116 59392
2022 2095 60440
2023 2364 67677
2024 1645 61051
2025 964 53340

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

Biology rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 34th for Biology in Italy and 732nd in the World with 25,741 publications made and 605,918 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#34 of 80 In Italy
#254 of 1,449 In Europe
#732 of 6,841 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 93 497
1994 128 680
1995 108 705
1996 144 806
1997 158 1031
1998 145 1045
1999 172 1210
2000 201 1616
2001 231 1812
2002 552 3578
2003 410 3541
2004 356 3969
2005 414 4391
2006 508 5469
2007 550 6391
2008 591 7290
2009 670 8026
2010 761 9724
2011 838 11897
2012 838 13793
2013 939 16439
2014 973 20087
2015 997 21387
2016 1042 24431
2017 1228 27511
2018 1251 31825
2019 1478 37615
2020 1636 45626
2021 1767 54831
2022 1740 56529
2023 1970 61950
2024 1374 55747
2025 877 49490

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

Biology subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 5 71 271
Astrobiology 15 174 426
Evolutionary Biology 14 174 448
Paleontology 18 185 489
Agricultural Science 23 229 717
Biophysics 32 279 793
Neuroscience 41 310 854
Botany 34 302 902
Zoology 35 318 927
Biochemistry 41 328 999
Genetics 44 333 1005
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 45 356 1013
Oncology and Cancer research 46 349 1198
Forestry 35 366 1250
Nutrition and Food Science 45 385 1300
Biotechnology 50 422 1463
Horticulture 46 381 1473
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 49 447 1649
Virology 55 480 1807
Pharmacology 50 459 1808
Immunology 54 508 1961
Microbiology 51 502 2061
Molecular Biology 58 567 2237

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 528th in the World with 24,826 publications made and 477,055 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

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

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 72 461
1994 104 584
1995 123 688
1996 120 715
1997 119 765
1998 136 916
1999 151 1112
2000 189 1475
2001 184 1562
2002 573 3851
2003 428 3445
2004 371 3787
2005 423 4508
2006 479 5177
2007 499 5830
2008 563 6600
2009 611 7172
2010 687 8321
2011 773 9589
2012 779 10950
2013 883 12623
2014 994 15028
2015 997 15736
2016 1066 17533
2017 1236 19669
2018 1223 22287
2019 1387 26380
2020 1717 33162
2021 1719 40875
2022 1754 41319
2023 1900 47184
2024 1172 38753
2025 730 33113

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 3 45 97
Military science 2 39 193
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 9 81 273
Archaeology 10 109 309
Aesthetics 9 130 344
History 10 136 365
Linguistics 15 190 466
Art History 12 201 468
Philosophy 12 218 501
Education Majors 7 164 528
Law 18 213 545
Publishing 12 220 575
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 14 259 629
Political Science 19 268 638
Law Enforcement 16 221 643
Library and Information science 29 271 673
Classics and Ancient History 28 271 705
Sociology 24 270 708
Journalism and Digital Media 22 301 836
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 25 337 856
Public Policy / Administration 25 342 940
Anthropology 27 365 989
Demography 39 345 995
Communications and Public Relations 30 388 1063
Media Studies 26 396 1172
Political Economy 39 439 1210
Gender Studies 47 518 1714

Mathematics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 6th for Mathematics in Italy and 230th in the World with 18,964 publications made and 417,589 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 76 In Italy
#72 of 1,406 In Europe
#230 of 6,434 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 79 539
1994 101 725
1995 134 774
1996 149 792
1997 151 989
1998 136 1115
1999 149 1298
2000 195 1682
2001 210 1829
2002 720 5242
2003 461 4497
2004 390 4719
2005 418 5535
2006 468 6540
2007 500 7010
2008 509 7639
2009 575 8426
2010 615 9106
2011 681 10151
2012 642 11003
2013 667 12401
2014 748 14121
2015 753 14731
2016 711 15370
2017 865 16823
2018 905 18691
2019 910 20292
2020 1036 24273
2021 1080 28667
2022 1076 27868
2023 1207 30316
2024 665 21781
2025 382 16633

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

Mathematics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 5 23 92
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 25 104
Operations Research 3 52 172
Statistics 6 71 224
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 215 534
Actuarial Science 37 327 870
Math Teachers 18 319 1000

Business rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 6th for Business in Italy and 283rd in the World with 13,767 publications made and 258,642 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

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

Polytechnic University of Turin
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 58 344
1994 43 318
1995 66 398
1996 86 449
1997 92 530
1998 81 504
1999 99 670
2000 109 791
2001 117 807
2002 410 2529
2003 292 1968
2004 221 2098
2005 256 2570
2006 297 3426
2007 312 3345
2008 337 3923
2009 355 4310
2010 431 5087
2011 434 5793
2012 444 6470
2013 500 7419
2014 513 8815
2015 544 9087
2016 584 10381
2017 678 11536
2018 712 13535
2019 750 15172
2020 871 18617
2021 868 22983
2022 864 22840
2023 977 25726
2024 642 19475
2025 372 15497

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

Business subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 2 15 47
Real Estate 3 32 118
Operations Research 3 52 172
Management 5 49 181
Project Management 5 85 195
Engineering Management 2 61 209
Supply Chain Management 7 68 225
International Trade 16 168 291
Marketing 6 115 327
International Business 17 189 352
Entertainment Industry Business 11 166 409
Risk Management 15 174 418
Entrepreneurship 16 203 426
Finance 14 173 443
Management Information Systems 11 199 462
Advertising 12 166 480
Hospitality and Hotel Management 19 221 525
Accounting 17 230 641
Actuarial Science 37 327 870
Public Policy / Administration 25 342 940
Investment Banking and Stock trading 40 389 1079

Economics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 16th for Economics in Italy and 487th in the World with 6,198 publications made and 129,277 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#16 of 77 In Italy
#187 of 1,391 In Europe
#487 of 6,188 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 23 167
1994 14 153
1995 25 178
1996 33 174
1997 36 207
1998 31 189
1999 28 218
2000 47 314
2001 42 278
2002 114 682
2003 76 643
2004 78 622
2005 96 788
2006 106 1127
2007 127 1177
2008 119 1489
2009 143 1570
2010 160 1929
2011 223 2339
2012 203 2731
2013 224 3288
2014 249 3869
2015 266 4367
2016 287 4772
2017 325 5300
2018 339 6373
2019 377 7384
2020 440 9748
2021 439 12295
2022 446 12134
2023 475 13514
2024 286 10469
2025 173 8460

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

Economics subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 2 22 42
International Economics 14 173 272
International Trade 16 168 291
Finance 14 173 443
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 215 534
Agricultural Economics 13 160 565
Development Studies 18 211 622
Actuarial Science 37 327 870
Investment Banking and Stock trading 40 389 1079
Political Economy 39 439 1210

Art & Design rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 10th for Art & Design in Italy and 333rd in the World with 6,151 publications made and 99,984 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, Architecture.

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
#10 of 80 In Italy
#130 of 1,385 In Europe
#333 of 6,010 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 18 103
1994 35 201
1995 32 192
1996 23 181
1997 35 221
1998 39 230
1999 39 264
2000 62 346
2001 46 405
2002 168 945
2003 149 857
2004 86 878
2005 100 1100
2006 109 1347
2007 112 1309
2008 131 1510
2009 164 1651
2010 179 1888
2011 191 2278
2012 181 2434
2013 225 2785
2014 255 3526
2015 265 3487
2016 295 4120
2017 348 4592
2018 318 4893
2019 358 5732
2020 388 6747
2021 383 8003
2022 396 7920
2023 434 8970
2024 304 8206
2025 146 6926

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

Art & Design subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 4 17 43
Interior Design 2 22 51
Landscape Architecture 2 25 54
Animation 3 30 127
Computer Graphics 6 56 179
Multimedia 2 59 190
Game Design and Development 11 77 204
Graphic Design 5 82 231
Fashion Design 9 91 239
UX/UI Desgin 11 118 277
Aesthetics 9 130 344
Illustration and Concept Art 36 177 403
Painting and Drawing 38 184 405
Sculpture 38 184 405
Entertainment Industry Business 11 166 409
Art History 12 201 468
Performing arts 15 225 510
Literature 13 220 526
Singing and Vocal Performance 21 216 580
Music 22 308 798
Photography 27 303 815
Cinematography 30 343 872
Creative Writing 31 373 982

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Polytechnic University of Turin

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Sports Medicine 11 110 291
Dentistry 21 129 385
Orthodontics 20 138 395
Sonography and Ultrasound 31 175 494
Physical Therapy 27 211 526
Anatomy and Physiology 34 210 594
Social Psychology 19 237 632
Occupational Therapy 36 261 663
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 39 241 697
Psychology 35 295 841
Audiology 41 316 915
Cardiology 44 315 931
Medicine 42 324 972
Neurosurgery 45 312 1023
Surgery 43 326 1029
Public Health 41 349 1048
Pathology 43 345 1088
Healthcare Management (MHA) 43 379 1103
Psychiatry 43 370 1128
Anesthesiology 44 352 1167
Child Psychology 38 422 1248
Ophthalmology 47 398 1255
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 45 388 1287
Radiation Therapy 49 412 1472
Nursing 44 459 1473
Health Science 42 437 1489
Critical Care Nursing 50 501 1659
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 43 588 1885
Clinical Psychology 54 562 2008
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 50 517 2014
Family medicine 56 614 2551