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The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 13th in Italy, 433rd in the global 2025 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 67,882 academic publications and 1,288,574 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 50 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#433 of 14,131 In the World
#178 of 2,785 In Europe
#13 of 88 In Italy
#2 of 4 In Piedmont
#2 of 2 In Turin
#7 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#14 of 2,369 For Automotive Engineering
#14 of 1,743 For Architectural Engineering
#983 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#469 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 184th in the World with 54,914 publications made and 1,086,704 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 80 In Italy
#51 of 1,465 In Europe
#184 of 6,782 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 242 1165
1993 246 1228
1994 320 1629
1995 320 1814
1996 387 1971
1997 412 2382
1998 362 2529
1999 467 3082
2000 558 3673
2001 567 4240
2002 1529 9626
2003 1137 9098
2004 945 9870
2005 1052 11474
2006 1235 14106
2007 1247 15104
2008 1381 17099
2009 1555 18743
2010 1767 22192
2011 1854 26065
2012 1828 29376
2013 1987 34215
2014 2204 40524
2015 2173 42639
2016 2227 47371
2017 2663 53133
2018 2665 59458
2019 2935 67863
2020 3173 79940
2021 3369 96459
2022 3410 96821
2023 3891 107698
2024 2893 100594

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
Automotive Engineering 1 2 14
Architectural Engineering 2 5 14
Industrial Engineering 2 9 32
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 5 41
Nuclear Engineering 3 10 42
Computer Engineering 1 9 43
Architecture 4 17 43
Landscape Architecture 2 25 53
Construction Management 2 15 53
Automation and Control engineering 2 13 54
Electronic Engineering 2 13 64
Structural Engineering 2 16 70
Product and Industrial Design 2 27 73
Aviation 4 28 76
Civil Engineering 3 14 76
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 27 81
Mining Engineering 1 14 81
Telecommunications 2 15 92
Technical Drawing 3 26 93
Systems Engineering 3 27 94
Electrical Engineering 2 21 101
Computer Networking 2 17 106
Mechanical Engineering 3 28 122
Marine Engineering 4 43 126
Aerospace Engineering 3 31 127
Geotechnical Engineering 3 29 134
Remote Sensing 6 42 136
Acoustical Engineering 2 33 140
Transportation Engineering 4 41 141
Biomedical Engineering 5 57 172
Operations Research 3 52 173
Robotics 10 60 185
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 53 195
Engineering Management 2 60 213
Materials Science 5 58 223
Human-Computer Interaction 8 90 231
Environmental Engineering 6 68 250
Petroleum Engineering 3 69 269
Nanotechnology 5 70 271
Optical Engineering 8 93 273
Chemical Engineering 5 65 281
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 9 112 286
Agricultural Engineering 16 93 288
Metallurgical Engineering 7 82 289
Biochemical Engineering 13 149 339
Biotechnology 49 427 1482

Physics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 7th for Physics in Italy and 241st in the World with 48,721 publications made and 989,447 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 80 In Italy
#81 of 1,457 In Europe
#241 of 6,713 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 245 1118
1993 251 1216
1994 319 1625
1995 322 1749
1996 371 1956
1997 401 2352
1998 334 2438
1999 441 3028
2000 530 3589
2001 537 4036
2002 1309 8131
2003 966 7968
2004 847 8607
2005 920 10112
2006 1104 12570
2007 1150 13517
2008 1251 15407
2009 1401 16693
2010 1597 19892
2011 1622 23360
2012 1631 26474
2013 1756 30973
2014 1932 36942
2015 1957 39260
2016 1993 43820
2017 2293 49146
2018 2324 54672
2019 2533 61765
2020 2761 72654
2021 2959 86635
2022 2960 86211
2023 3401 95814
2024 2432 88123

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 33 140
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 53 195
Theoretical Physics 11 100 206
Quantum and Particle physics 5 67 214
Materials Science 5 58 223
Nanotechnology 5 70 271
Optical Engineering 8 93 273
Condensed Matter Physics 9 122 301
Astrophysics and Astronomy 13 130 312
Nuclear Physics 18 165 385
Astrobiology 17 185 448
Atomic and Molecular physics 21 209 459
Medical Physics 36 230 589
Biophysics 32 281 792

Computer Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 9th for Computer Science in Italy and 273rd in the World with 35,761 publications made and 656,615 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 80 In Italy
#91 of 1,469 In Europe
#273 of 6,845 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 150 786
1993 156 857
1994 199 1115
1995 215 1223
1996 246 1317
1997 261 1529
1998 245 1685
1999 305 2057
2000 326 2601
2001 349 2836
2002 1261 8053
2003 852 7073
2004 654 7429
2005 722 8886
2006 849 10584
2007 844 11044
2008 889 12146
2009 1035 13445
2010 1118 15045
2011 1280 17255
2012 1234 19226
2013 1300 21422
2014 1367 24816
2015 1370 25448
2016 1376 27732
2017 1682 30646
2018 1730 33890
2019 1869 38970
2020 2041 45601
2021 2213 55411
2022 2240 54614
2023 2554 61930
2024 1744 51012

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 481st in the World with 33,482 publications made and 710,559 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#18 of 76 In Italy
#184 of 1,417 In Europe
#481 of 6,545 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 159 735
1993 173 853
1994 235 1117
1995 204 1160
1996 254 1332
1997 266 1547
1998 221 1579
1999 308 1968
2000 359 2252
2001 370 2608
2002 728 4503
2003 605 4897
2004 521 5359
2005 593 6138
2006 707 7605
2007 772 8598
2008 868 9862
2009 971 10825
2010 1077 12868
2011 1129 15619
2012 1168 18407
2013 1214 21706
2014 1338 26282
2015 1326 28145
2016 1376 32024
2017 1578 36229
2018 1606 40799
2019 1802 47280
2020 1951 56174
2021 2054 67072
2022 2044 68874
2023 2423 75914
2024 1748 73263

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 58 223
Nanotechnology 5 70 271
Chemical Engineering 5 65 281
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 9 112 286
Physical chemistry 7 94 308
Biochemical Engineering 13 149 339
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 130 350
Computational Chemistry 20 197 444
Organic Chemistry 19 200 537
Inorganic Chemistry 19 212 610
Radiochemistry 14 169 707
Environmental Chemistry 25 290 798
Biochemistry 41 331 1000
Nutrition and Food Science 45 388 1320
Pharmacy 39 455 1547

Environmental Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Italy and 365th in the World with 30,269 publications made and 613,954 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 80 In Italy
#133 of 1,464 In Europe
#365 of 6,876 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 99 470
1993 97 509
1994 135 703
1995 142 831
1996 181 964
1997 180 1145
1998 174 1116
1999 204 1410
2000 268 1701
2001 246 2027
2002 653 3696
2003 537 3770
2004 443 3965
2005 513 4658
2006 571 5483
2007 611 6393
2008 679 7500
2009 772 8304
2010 960 10302
2011 998 12827
2012 972 14768
2013 1088 17599
2014 1197 21447
2015 1229 22764
2016 1382 26417
2017 1595 29500
2018 1584 33938
2019 1804 40408
2020 2014 48744
2021 2125 59566
2022 2101 60507
2023 2362 67833
2024 1554 60367

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 24,990 publications made and 559,366 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#34 of 80 In Italy
#254 of 1,448 In Europe
#732 of 6,833 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 91 452
1993 93 497
1994 127 674
1995 108 705
1996 144 806
1997 158 1027
1998 145 1042
1999 172 1210
2000 200 1616
2001 231 1811
2002 548 3579
2003 410 3540
2004 356 3969
2005 414 4383
2006 508 5474
2007 550 6392
2008 591 7290
2009 670 8030
2010 761 9721
2011 839 11899
2012 839 13788
2013 938 16459
2014 973 20092
2015 998 21393
2016 1038 24459
2017 1232 27539
2018 1253 31834
2019 1472 37596
2020 1637 45724
2021 1767 54907
2022 1746 56610
2023 1976 62065
2024 1298 55075

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 70 271
Evolutionary Biology 14 170 443
Astrobiology 17 185 448
Paleontology 18 187 490
Agricultural Science 23 232 717
Biophysics 32 281 792
Neuroscience 41 308 850
Botany 34 302 900
Zoology 35 318 926
Genetics 44 333 996
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 45 352 998
Biochemistry 41 331 1000
Oncology and Cancer research 46 346 1191
Forestry 35 366 1254
Nutrition and Food Science 45 388 1320
Biotechnology 49 427 1482
Horticulture 46 389 1504
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 51 452 1683
Virology 55 473 1796
Pharmacology 50 463 1833
Immunology 55 509 1963
Microbiology 51 511 2089
Molecular Biology 58 571 2248

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 525th in the World with 24,220 publications made and 444,770 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 80 In Italy
#213 of 1,500 In Europe
#525 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 83 508
1993 72 461
1994 104 584
1995 122 686
1996 119 714
1997 119 757
1998 135 915
1999 151 1112
2000 188 1487
2001 184 1564
2002 573 3846
2003 427 3443
2004 371 3785
2005 423 4504
2006 478 5179
2007 499 5830
2008 563 6592
2009 611 7176
2010 688 8325
2011 774 9600
2012 779 10952
2013 884 12636
2014 995 15030
2015 998 15724
2016 1064 17521
2017 1239 19695
2018 1227 22324
2019 1383 26337
2020 1715 33131
2021 1722 41011
2022 1759 41399
2023 1901 47222
2024 1116 38135

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 99
Military science 2 38 185
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 9 83 274
Archaeology 10 109 313
Aesthetics 9 127 335
History 10 140 369
Art History 12 202 467
Linguistics 15 189 472
Philosophy 12 217 498
Education Majors 7 163 528
Law 16 209 541
Publishing 12 214 567
Political Science 19 267 639
Law Enforcement 17 220 641
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 15 263 645
Library and Information science 29 272 679
Classics and Ancient History 28 265 697
Sociology 24 272 710
Journalism and Digital Media 23 303 836
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 25 339 866
Public Policy / Administration 27 358 994
Demography 39 345 995
Anthropology 27 364 996
Communications and Public Relations 31 397 1095
Media Studies 25 389 1160
Gender Studies 48 517 1717

Mathematics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 6th for Mathematics in Italy and 228th in the World with 18,675 publications made and 397,003 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
#71 of 1,401 In Europe
#228 of 6,418 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 86 549
1993 79 539
1994 101 725
1995 133 774
1996 149 792
1997 151 986
1998 136 1116
1999 149 1297
2000 194 1682
2001 209 1829
2002 719 5243
2003 461 4493
2004 390 4721
2005 418 5535
2006 467 6537
2007 500 7007
2008 509 7631
2009 575 8427
2010 615 9104
2011 682 10127
2012 644 11016
2013 669 12421
2014 747 14120
2015 752 14749
2016 713 15348
2017 874 16875
2018 908 18770
2019 907 20288
2020 1038 24353
2021 1084 28791
2022 1082 27948
2023 1209 30380
2024 637 21238

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 22 91
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 25 101
Operations Research 3 52 173
Statistics 6 69 222
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 214 535
Actuarial Science 36 323 861
Math Teachers 18 317 1000

Business rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 6th for Business in Italy and 283rd in the World with 13,456 publications made and 242,388 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 77 In Italy
#93 of 1,433 In Europe
#283 of 6,339 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 48 273
1993 58 344
1994 43 318
1995 66 398
1996 86 449
1997 92 528
1998 81 503
1999 99 668
2000 109 791
2001 117 807
2002 410 2529
2003 292 1967
2004 221 2098
2005 255 2570
2006 297 3430
2007 312 3345
2008 338 3925
2009 355 4312
2010 433 5098
2011 432 5781
2012 448 6481
2013 501 7409
2014 514 8831
2015 545 9094
2016 586 10410
2017 680 11550
2018 718 13567
2019 751 15199
2020 868 18675
2021 866 23096
2022 873 22900
2023 981 25715
2024 593 19012

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 53
Real Estate 4 35 125
Operations Research 3 52 173
Management 5 48 182
Project Management 5 88 201
Engineering Management 2 60 213
Supply Chain Management 7 70 232
International Trade 16 173 299
Marketing 7 116 331
International Business 17 190 354
Entertainment Industry Business 11 165 411
Risk Management 15 173 411
Finance 13 172 442
Entrepreneurship 17 208 446
Advertising 12 159 464
Management Information Systems 12 207 479
Hospitality and Hotel Management 18 220 523
Accounting 17 229 638
Actuarial Science 36 323 861
Public Policy / Administration 27 358 994
Investment Banking and Stock trading 40 391 1086

Economics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 15th for Economics in Italy and 483rd in the World with 6,071 publications made and 119,546 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#15 of 77 In Italy
#185 of 1,388 In Europe
#483 of 6,167 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 15 99
1993 23 167
1994 14 153
1995 25 178
1996 32 173
1997 36 207
1998 31 189
1999 28 218
2000 47 314
2001 42 278
2002 114 682
2003 76 642
2004 78 622
2005 96 788
2006 106 1127
2007 127 1177
2008 119 1484
2009 143 1570
2010 161 1934
2011 221 2330
2012 206 2728
2013 225 3294
2014 251 3867
2015 265 4361
2016 289 4786
2017 327 5331
2018 344 6389
2019 378 7430
2020 437 9780
2021 435 12300
2022 453 12156
2023 476 13464
2024 276 10248

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 41
International Economics 14 173 277
International Trade 16 173 299
Finance 13 172 442
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 214 535
Agricultural Economics 13 158 569
Development Studies 18 210 619
Actuarial Science 36 323 861
Investment Banking and Stock trading 40 391 1086

Art & Design rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 10th for Art & Design in Italy and 332nd in the World with 6,021 publications made and 93,763 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
#131 of 1,381 In Europe
#332 of 5,966 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 26 142
1993 18 103
1994 35 201
1995 32 192
1996 23 181
1997 35 221
1998 39 230
1999 39 264
2000 61 346
2001 46 405
2002 168 945
2003 149 857
2004 86 878
2005 100 1099
2006 107 1348
2007 112 1309
2008 131 1511
2009 164 1658
2010 179 1889
2011 192 2281
2012 177 2440
2013 225 2787
2014 256 3525
2015 264 3490
2016 297 4121
2017 348 4597
2018 317 4863
2019 357 5734
2020 386 6697
2021 388 8015
2022 395 7928
2023 437 8996
2024 292 8088

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 53
Animation 3 30 123
Computer Graphics 6 54 174
Multimedia 2 58 190
Game Design and Development 11 84 223
Graphic Design 5 85 234
Fashion Design 9 92 243
UX/UI Desgin 11 123 285
Aesthetics 9 127 335
Illustration and Concept Art 36 177 400
Painting and Drawing 38 186 401
Sculpture 38 186 401
Entertainment Industry Business 11 165 411
Art History 12 202 467
Performing arts 15 226 514
Literature 13 218 518
Singing and Vocal Performance 22 217 588
Music 22 308 803
Photography 26 308 827
Cinematography 35 365 933
Creative Writing 30 369 971

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Polytechnic University of Turin

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Sports Medicine 11 108 288
Dentistry 20 127 381
Orthodontics 18 134 389
Sonography and Ultrasound 32 179 510
Physical Therapy 27 210 523
Anatomy and Physiology 34 212 595
Social Psychology 18 236 631
Occupational Therapy 36 263 671
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 39 242 698
Psychology 35 295 839
Audiology 41 325 939
Cardiology 45 318 940
Medicine 42 328 980
Surgery 43 323 1027
Public Health 41 351 1040
Pathology 43 343 1076
Psychiatry 44 369 1136
Healthcare Management (MHA) 44 392 1148
Anesthesiology 44 354 1175
Child Psychology 37 420 1256
Ophthalmology 47 400 1258
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 45 390 1298
Nursing 44 454 1470
Radiation Therapy 49 413 1478
Health Science 42 436 1493
Critical Care Nursing 52 507 1697
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 43 586 1872
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 50 510 1974
Clinical Psychology 54 556 1989
Family medicine 56 610 2531