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The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 13th in Italy, 425th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 26 research topics. The Polytechnic University of Turin ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 59,681 academic publications and 962,261 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 51 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#425 of 14,131 In the World
#173 of 2,785 In Europe
#13 of 88 In Italy
#2 of 4 In Piedmont
#2 of 2 In Turin
#7 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#16 of 2,183 For Automotive Engineering
#21 of 1,513 For Architectural Engineering
#969 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#469 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 23 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 5th for Engineering in Italy and 183rd in the World with 49,009 publications made and 823,462 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 77 In Italy
#52 of 1,453 In Europe
#183 of 6,684 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 221 848
1992 224 941
1993 232 995
1994 302 1389
1995 300 1485
1996 367 1701
1997 386 2016
1998 338 2130
1999 445 2605
2000 516 3024
2001 525 3626
2002 1452 7959
2003 1073 7339
2004 916 8104
2005 977 9413
2006 1136 11552
2007 1179 12480
2008 1278 14123
2009 1468 15884
2010 1628 18418
2011 1690 21906
2012 1725 24257
2013 1851 29537
2014 2100 33811
2015 2037 35851
2016 2143 40064
2017 2522 44344
2018 2500 49467
2019 2799 57907
2020 3047 66763
2021 3167 81381
2022 3208 85020
2023 3456 89938

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 3 16
Architectural Engineering 2 6 21
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 4 35
Industrial Engineering 2 11 35
Architecture 3 14 36
Computer Engineering 2 8 39
Construction Management 2 15 43
Nuclear Engineering 3 10 43
Landscape Architecture 2 20 45
Automation and Control engineering 2 14 53
Electronic Engineering 2 14 66
Mining Engineering 1 10 67
Structural Engineering 2 17 72
Civil Engineering 4 14 73
Product and Industrial Design 3 29 78
Aviation 4 28 78
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 28 81
Systems Engineering 2 25 88
Telecommunications 2 16 89
Electrical Engineering 2 19 96
Technical Drawing 3 27 101
Computer Networking 2 17 103
Marine Engineering 3 36 112
Transportation Engineering 3 33 118
Mechanical Engineering 4 29 120
Aerospace Engineering 3 34 129
Acoustical Engineering 2 26 130
Geotechnical Engineering 3 27 132
Remote Sensing 6 42 136
Biomedical Engineering 4 42 150
Operations Research 3 47 160
Engineering Management 2 51 182
Robotics 10 62 195
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 59 198
Human-Computer Interaction 9 94 233
Materials Science 5 65 233
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 100 237
Environmental Engineering 7 72 249
Agricultural Engineering 18 90 264
Optical Engineering 9 94 269
Petroleum Engineering 3 72 274
Nanotechnology 5 71 275
Chemical Engineering 5 67 282
Metallurgical Engineering 8 89 301
Biochemical Engineering 16 149 333
Biotechnology 51 431 1457

Physics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 8th for Physics in Italy and 239th in the World with 43,572 publications made and 751,226 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 78 In Italy
#81 of 1,446 In Europe
#239 of 6,603 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 231 827
1992 223 920
1993 234 984
1994 299 1374
1995 299 1457
1996 351 1706
1997 377 1980
1998 314 2072
1999 423 2555
2000 490 2988
2001 500 3462
2002 1246 6801
2003 920 6466
2004 799 7123
2005 844 8374
2006 1024 10406
2007 1082 11266
2008 1181 12987
2009 1318 14303
2010 1464 16609
2011 1473 19608
2012 1545 22008
2013 1645 26932
2014 1857 30920
2015 1788 32797
2016 1935 36833
2017 2146 40794
2018 2173 45485
2019 2424 52406
2020 2630 60370
2021 2764 73138
2022 2795 75656
2023 3017 80123

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 26 130
Theoretical Physics 11 97 196
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 59 198
Quantum and Particle physics 5 66 211
Materials Science 5 65 233
Optical Engineering 9 94 269
Nanotechnology 5 71 275
Condensed Matter Physics 10 122 296
Astrophysics and Astronomy 13 132 310
Nuclear Physics 19 170 393
Astrobiology 17 180 442
Atomic and Molecular physics 23 214 464
Medical Physics 37 222 555
Biophysics 32 288 796

Computer Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 8th for Computer Science in Italy and 257th in the World with 32,143 publications made and 489,323 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 80 In Italy
#81 of 1,459 In Europe
#257 of 6,752 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 126 578
1992 138 631
1993 146 719
1994 190 874
1995 203 1002
1996 230 1126
1997 241 1266
1998 226 1423
1999 293 1679
2000 305 2069
2001 327 2356
2002 1222 6509
2003 795 5650
2004 652 6028
2005 690 7238
2006 798 8477
2007 779 8901
2008 824 9828
2009 997 11115
2010 1057 12239
2011 1145 14186
2012 1159 15692
2013 1241 17998
2014 1318 20218
2015 1260 20876
2016 1338 23047
2017 1566 24987
2018 1613 27417
2019 1826 32285
2020 1955 37393
2021 2062 45233
2022 2135 47118
2023 2266 49471

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 476th in the World with 29,986 publications made and 548,698 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#18 of 75 In Italy
#183 of 1,401 In Europe
#476 of 6,447 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 156 573
1992 151 612
1993 166 715
1994 221 965
1995 190 968
1996 242 1187
1997 258 1330
1998 215 1382
1999 295 1709
2000 333 1920
2001 347 2274
2002 665 3774
2003 579 4033
2004 490 4525
2005 545 5168
2006 651 6359
2007 714 7246
2008 810 8301
2009 907 9359
2010 989 10993
2011 1026 13308
2012 1102 15325
2013 1166 19085
2014 1291 22384
2015 1243 24087
2016 1326 27455
2017 1481 30641
2018 1519 34891
2019 1739 41004
2020 1854 47530
2021 1935 58096
2022 1962 61646
2023 2164 65224

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 65 233
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 100 237
Nanotechnology 5 71 275
Chemical Engineering 5 67 282
Physical chemistry 8 97 311
Biochemical Engineering 16 149 333
Petrology and Geochemistry 16 128 341
Computational Chemistry 22 208 461
Organic Chemistry 21 204 539
Inorganic Chemistry 20 213 600
Radiochemistry 15 178 687
Environmental Chemistry 26 293 782
Biochemistry 42 331 976
Nutrition and Food Science 46 396 1325
Pharmacy 41 465 1559

Environmental Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 11th for Environmental Science in Italy and 357th in the World with 26,934 publications made and 454,973 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 80 In Italy
#128 of 1,458 In Europe
#357 of 6,798 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 91 338
1992 84 359
1993 90 408
1994 123 581
1995 129 653
1996 169 785
1997 174 920
1998 161 903
1999 203 1174
2000 238 1356
2001 226 1738
2002 624 2963
2003 515 2967
2004 421 3180
2005 477 3697
2006 517 4392
2007 566 5205
2008 632 6169
2009 726 7103
2010 867 8675
2011 899 10683
2012 904 12029
2013 1033 15211
2014 1144 17777
2015 1176 19436
2016 1282 22046
2017 1512 24312
2018 1483 28233
2019 1736 34392
2020 1898 40334
2021 1995 49775
2022 1982 52673
2023 2087 56534

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

Environmental Science subfield Italy ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 1 10 67
Urban and Regional planning 3 46 101
Geotechnical Engineering 3 27 132
Environmental Management 6 55 180
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 69 220
Environmental Engineering 7 72 249
Geography and Cartography 9 89 263
Earth science and Geophysics 12 109 314
Petrology and Geochemistry 16 128 341
Ecology 11 124 351
Geology 11 134 362
Hydrology and Water resources management 10 105 374
Oceanography 11 143 393
Paleontology 19 186 486
Agricultural Science 25 239 716
Environmental Chemistry 26 293 782
Forestry 33 338 1091
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 52 476 1756

Biology rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 33rd for Biology in Italy and 711th in the World with 22,514 publications made and 431,634 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#33 of 80 In Italy
#248 of 1,445 In Europe
#711 of 6,770 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 81 330
1992 83 357
1993 83 397
1994 113 553
1995 99 556
1996 137 688
1997 153 869
1998 131 895
1999 167 1050
2000 177 1319
2001 210 1556
2002 534 2963
2003 392 2903
2004 345 3286
2005 385 3687
2006 470 4543
2007 526 5258
2008 563 6172
2009 634 7146
2010 692 8310
2011 745 10177
2012 792 11611
2013 895 14462
2014 943 17219
2015 959 18637
2016 1008 21307
2017 1167 23612
2018 1202 27602
2019 1416 33023
2020 1608 39016
2021 1668 47467
2022 1669 50455
2023 1771 53763

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 71 275
Evolutionary Biology 14 160 411
Astrobiology 17 180 442
Paleontology 19 186 486
Agricultural Science 25 239 716
Biophysics 32 288 796
Neuroscience 41 302 821
Botany 34 296 839
Zoology 34 309 876
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 46 347 933
Genetics 45 330 971
Biochemistry 42 331 976
Forestry 33 338 1091
Oncology and Cancer research 47 347 1171
Nutrition and Food Science 46 396 1325
Horticulture 44 375 1387
Biotechnology 51 431 1457
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 52 476 1756
Pharmacology 51 466 1781
Virology 55 483 1802
Immunology 56 523 1995
Microbiology 53 530 2072
Molecular Biology 59 565 2194

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Italy and 491st in the World with 21,648 publications made and 321,364 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 80 In Italy
#204 of 1,492 In Europe
#491 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 78 317
1992 72 412
1993 74 358
1994 103 444
1995 119 546
1996 120 604
1997 117 633
1998 125 750
1999 142 904
2000 164 1154
2001 174 1264
2002 545 3065
2003 406 2653
2004 335 2977
2005 388 3592
2006 448 4093
2007 464 4597
2008 519 5214
2009 599 5921
2010 628 6821
2011 684 7728
2012 727 8769
2013 845 10595
2014 938 11990
2015 934 12811
2016 987 14165
2017 1149 15484
2018 1124 17611
2019 1337 21400
2020 1611 26344
2021 1624 32936
2022 1626 34385
2023 1697 37415

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 46 101
Military science 2 48 216
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 9 83 268
Archaeology 11 111 309
Aesthetics 5 113 313
History 11 132 358
Philosophy 13 199 441
Linguistics 15 177 446
Art History 16 205 495
Law 17 205 534
Publishing 13 209 552
Education Majors 9 190 586
Classics and Ancient History 24 228 597
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 13 245 599
Political Science 19 253 610
Law Enforcement 21 228 649
Sociology 24 264 676
Library and Information science 29 273 703
Journalism and Digital Media 26 288 789
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 26 334 824
Public Policy / Administration 27 338 923
Demography 39 338 945
Anthropology 30 364 963
Communications and Public Relations 28 368 1020
Media Studies 35 419 1279
Gender Studies 46 483 1573

Mathematics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 6th for Mathematics in Italy and 207th in the World with 17,154 publications made and 302,122 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 75 In Italy
#65 of 1,388 In Europe
#207 of 6,305 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 85 421
1992 75 434
1993 74 425
1994 101 585
1995 130 641
1996 139 676
1997 149 790
1998 132 946
1999 140 1050
2000 171 1349
2001 191 1488
2002 691 4230
2003 440 3602
2004 383 3777
2005 384 4410
2006 434 5165
2007 479 5677
2008 482 6114
2009 550 6987
2010 564 7364
2011 634 8312
2012 598 9025
2013 654 10630
2014 714 11540
2015 695 11953
2016 709 12889
2017 799 13838
2018 877 15377
2019 870 17262
2020 998 20013
2021 1027 23759
2022 1031 24243
2023 1108 24897

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 3 18 82
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 22 98
Operations Research 3 47 160
Statistics 6 66 209
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 196 492
Actuarial Science 34 292 788
Math Teachers 17 295 917

Business rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 6th for Business in Italy and 270th in the World with 12,321 publications made and 178,854 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

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

Polytechnic University of Turin
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 41 189
1992 42 206
1993 57 257
1994 46 240
1995 63 300
1996 77 360
1997 86 435
1998 74 409
1999 99 513
2000 101 639
2001 108 651
2002 393 2020
2003 270 1538
2004 226 1682
2005 240 2068
2006 283 2678
2007 303 2742
2008 313 3209
2009 346 3612
2010 415 4237
2011 385 4762
2012 413 5424
2013 473 6177
2014 507 7333
2015 530 7427
2016 546 8416
2017 636 9257
2018 701 11030
2019 745 12662
2020 851 15069
2021 851 18894
2022 822 19649
2023 906 20851

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 43
Real Estate 4 35 133
Operations Research 3 47 160
Management 5 44 173
Engineering Management 2 51 182
Project Management 4 86 201
Supply Chain Management 7 70 242
International Trade 16 160 277
International Business 18 172 324
Marketing 8 121 333
Entertainment Industry Business 10 134 340
Risk Management 13 157 383
Finance 14 165 422
Entrepreneurship 18 217 452
Advertising 14 164 454
Management Information Systems 12 202 473
Hospitality and Hotel Management 19 215 499
Accounting 18 224 611
Actuarial Science 34 292 788
Public Policy / Administration 27 338 923
Investment Banking and Stock trading 42 364 972

Economics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 14th for Economics in Italy and 458th in the World with 5,491 publications made and 87,724 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#14 of 77 In Italy
#174 of 1,366 In Europe
#458 of 5,995 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 14 79
1992 14 75
1993 22 134
1994 14 132
1995 24 149
1996 30 148
1997 36 171
1998 29 143
1999 27 189
2000 44 247
2001 40 222
2002 110 544
2003 78 514
2004 63 495
2005 93 621
2006 102 854
2007 123 1007
2008 113 1195
2009 130 1298
2010 155 1604
2011 188 1886
2012 196 2247
2013 217 2719
2014 222 3109
2015 255 3504
2016 278 3826
2017 286 4314
2018 332 5166
2019 361 6162
2020 416 7746
2021 439 9950
2022 424 10306
2023 447 10891

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 24 41
International Economics 15 156 248
International Trade 16 160 277
Finance 14 165 422
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 196 492
Agricultural Economics 14 163 543
Development Studies 17 200 585
Actuarial Science 34 292 788
Investment Banking and Stock trading 42 364 972

Art & Design rankings

The Polytechnic University of Turin ranked 11th for Art & Design in Italy and 325th in the World with 5,426 publications made and 65,144 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
#11 of 80 In Italy
#131 of 1,349 In Europe
#325 of 5,720 In the World

Polytechnic University of Turin
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 22 82
1992 25 119
1993 18 95
1994 33 157
1995 29 151
1996 24 149
1997 37 197
1998 36 197
1999 36 219
2000 52 267
2001 46 346
2002 167 723
2003 142 692
2004 85 691
2005 94 888
2006 103 1047
2007 93 1017
2008 121 1163
2009 166 1359
2010 174 1557
2011 159 1865
2012 172 1971
2013 207 2272
2014 235 2667
2015 247 2745
2016 277 3207
2017 333 3481
2018 293 3673
2019 344 4610
2020 375 5122
2021 365 6406
2022 387 6556
2023 394 6987

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 3 14 36
Landscape Architecture 2 20 45
Interior Design 2 21 51
Animation 3 27 122
Computer Graphics 5 47 161
Multimedia 3 62 185
Graphic Design 6 78 212
Fashion Design 10 91 237
UX/UI Desgin 10 103 250
Game Design and Development 11 100 260
Aesthetics 5 113 313
Entertainment Industry Business 10 134 340
Illustration and Concept Art 37 176 372
Painting and Drawing 39 177 374
Sculpture 39 177 374
Performing arts 14 200 457
Literature 14 192 463
Art History 16 205 495
Singing and Vocal Performance 22 221 607
Music 23 283 733
Cinematography 28 304 752
Photography 29 329 896
Creative Writing 30 355 920

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Polytechnic University of Turin

Speciality Italy Europe World Rank
Sports Medicine 10 91 259
Dentistry 19 118 345
Orthodontics 17 124 357
Physical Therapy 22 189 489
Sonography and Ultrasound 33 180 509
Anatomy and Physiology 34 208 576
Social Psychology 19 230 604
Occupational Therapy 38 258 661
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 40 234 663
Psychology 36 279 797
Cardiology 46 319 928
Medicine 43 323 948
Audiology 42 334 968
Public Health 39 342 977
Surgery 44 318 986
Pathology 44 347 1061
Psychiatry 44 356 1076
Child Psychology 38 391 1138
Anesthesiology 45 359 1157
Healthcare Management (MHA) 47 405 1192
Ophthalmology 48 399 1236
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 46 386 1251
Nursing 45 434 1349
Health Science 45 442 1487
Radiation Therapy 52 426 1513
Critical Care Nursing 52 499 1592
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 43 562 1744
Clinical Psychology 52 516 1766
Family medicine 56 583 2360