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SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked 502nd in the United States, 2027th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 86 research topics. SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,322 academic publications and 202,886 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2027 of 14,131 In the World
#553 of 2,597 In North America
#502 of 2,496 In the United States
#49 of 221 In New York State
#1 of 2 In Utica
#294 of 1,009 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#315 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#511 of 2,166 For Computer Engineering
#5331 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2754 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 83 other topics

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Engineering rankings

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked 233rd for Engineering in the United States and 1289th in the World with 6,244 publications made and 164,186 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#233 of 1,568 In the United States
#266 of 1,655 In North America
#1289 of 6,795 In the World

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 42 1384
1994 48 1203
1995 36 1280
1996 29 1278
1997 38 1324
1998 49 1168
1999 52 1445
2000 35 1506
2001 61 1505
2002 222 3229
2003 119 2543
2004 66 2378
2005 133 3177
2006 61 3197
2007 63 3191
2008 79 3216
2009 179 3552
2010 222 4046
2011 238 4467
2012 292 5273
2013 257 5977
2014 177 6778
2015 265 7113
2016 213 7529
2017 144 7621
2018 124 7754
2019 135 7703
2020 170 7992
2021 159 7997
2022 200 7413
2023 183 7318
2024 106 6360
2025 72 4730

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 78 88 294
Firefighting and Fire Science 68 78 315
Computer Engineering 125 149 511
Computer Networking 147 174 587
Electronic Engineering 128 156 601
Telecommunications 148 177 653
Robotics 144 174 760
Automation and Control engineering 142 172 798
Electrical Engineering 154 184 809
Applied/Engineering Physics 162 188 821
Transportation Engineering 173 205 823
Reliability and Quality Engineering 193 228 1030
Engineering Management 293 324 1052
Human-Computer Interaction 217 249 1063
Acoustical Engineering 221 253 1069
Optical Engineering 218 247 1135
Materials Science 204 235 1217
Structural Engineering 231 264 1297
Nanotechnology 199 228 1323
Aerospace Engineering 265 298 1356
Civil Engineering 242 279 1380
Operations Research 258 294 1503
Biomedical Engineering 268 298 1513
Systems Engineering 281 321 1527
Mechanical Engineering 275 313 1593
Metallurgical Engineering 237 273 1617
Chemical Engineering 217 252 1633
Remote Sensing 276 314 1644
Geotechnical Engineering 254 293 1668
Environmental Engineering 293 335 2204
Biotechnology 452 496 3166

Physics rankings

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked 237th for Physics in the United States and 1299th in the World with 5,702 publications made and 149,323 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#237 of 1,537 In the United States
#270 of 1,623 In North America
#1299 of 6,729 In the World

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 38 1343
1994 43 1116
1995 31 1208
1996 26 1227
1997 35 1233
1998 48 1071
1999 39 1322
2000 29 1344
2001 46 1385
2002 166 2528
2003 98 2113
2004 53 2011
2005 121 2725
2006 43 2680
2007 44 2713
2008 67 2679
2009 143 3001
2010 193 3342
2011 219 3824
2012 255 4369
2013 217 5020
2014 155 5820
2015 225 6186
2016 192 6480
2017 137 6618
2018 121 6813
2019 130 6751
2020 147 7188
2021 162 7209
2022 165 6695
2023 171 6672
2024 105 5845
2025 71 4595

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 151 180 723
Applied/Engineering Physics 162 188 821
Atomic and Molecular physics 210 238 978
Acoustical Engineering 221 253 1069
Optical Engineering 218 247 1135
Quantum and Particle physics 216 248 1190
Condensed Matter Physics 194 220 1204
Materials Science 204 235 1217
Nuclear Physics 234 268 1235
Astrophysics and Astronomy 279 317 1277
Nanotechnology 199 228 1323
Biophysics 332 369 1448

Chemistry rankings

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked 287th for Chemistry in the United States and 1794th in the World with 4,410 publications made and 111,598 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#287 of 1,455 In the United States
#327 of 1,538 In North America
#1794 of 6,561 In the World

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 29 1094
1994 29 909
1995 24 1005
1996 18 972
1997 30 975
1998 39 869
1999 27 1108
2000 17 1082
2001 27 1085
2002 97 1691
2003 49 1547
2004 35 1481
2005 78 1853
2006 27 1873
2007 28 1761
2008 35 1805
2009 87 1955
2010 135 2160
2011 157 2575
2012 180 2907
2013 155 3415
2014 95 3816
2015 201 4177
2016 197 4476
2017 151 4650
2018 114 4935
2019 118 5240
2020 124 5687
2021 153 5824
2022 168 5670
2023 133 5651
2024 56 5107
2025 46 4042

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 78 88 294
Computational Chemistry 209 236 1092
Materials Science 204 235 1217
Nanotechnology 199 228 1323
Physical chemistry 226 261 1573
Chemical Engineering 217 252 1633
Organic Chemistry 274 312 1800
Petrology and Geochemistry 331 378 1940
Environmental Chemistry 282 326 2002
Pharmacy 370 409 2048
Inorganic Chemistry 291 332 2072
Biochemistry 394 439 2402

Computer Science rankings

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked 270th for Computer Science in the United States and 1236th in the World with 4,382 publications made and 122,555 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#270 of 1,616 In the United States
#306 of 1,702 In North America
#1236 of 6,855 In the World

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 30 716
1994 38 648
1995 26 661
1996 25 664
1997 35 729
1998 23 678
1999 38 782
2000 31 813
2001 50 876
2002 208 2574
2003 115 1882
2004 58 1659
2005 117 2297
2006 52 2350
2007 57 2296
2008 71 2345
2009 157 2649
2010 177 3204
2011 205 3467
2012 224 4173
2013 203 4726
2014 142 5411
2015 186 5767
2016 111 6106
2017 85 6218
2018 68 6009
2019 98 5997
2020 137 6086
2021 111 6213
2022 148 5605
2023 142 5584
2024 91 4249
2025 74 2971

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 125 149 511
Blockchain and Cryptography 126 151 532
Computer Networking 147 174 587
Telecommunications 148 177 653
Robotics 144 174 760
Computer Graphics 180 209 799
Library and Information science 299 328 845
Multimedia 223 250 846
Computer Vision 183 212 866
Cyber Security 197 227 884
Human-Computer Interaction 217 249 1063
Software Engineering 236 269 1075
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 228 261 1175
Cognitive Science 339 379 1510
Management Information Systems 332 371 1528
Machine Learning 286 324 1719
Data Science 368 410 1734
Computational Linguistics 324 361 1811
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 431 471 2324
Neuroscience 536 588 2332

Biology rankings

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked 416th for Biology in the United States and 2545th in the World with 2,969 publications made and 76,053 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#416 of 1,612 In the United States
#466 of 1,701 In North America
#2545 of 6,841 In the World

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 18 529
1994 15 480
1995 12 534
1996 11 525
1997 18 486
1998 22 499
1999 18 575
2000 18 624
2001 17 624
2002 62 1109
2003 33 942
2004 27 923
2005 39 1119
2006 20 1226
2007 27 1174
2008 35 1201
2009 68 1411
2010 103 1591
2011 106 1890
2012 143 2275
2013 130 2628
2014 102 3004
2015 179 3407
2016 171 3686
2017 141 3831
2018 100 4198
2019 107 4419
2020 119 5058
2021 125 5084
2022 136 4901
2023 104 4732
2024 50 3968
2025 36 3074

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 199 228 1323
Biophysics 332 369 1448
Evolutionary Biology 355 395 1512
Molecular Biology 353 392 1924
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 431 471 2324
Neuroscience 536 588 2332
Genetics 418 460 2335
Agricultural Science 356 404 2385
Biochemistry 394 439 2402
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 495 547 2472
Zoology 540 590 2570
Oncology and Cancer research 487 527 2629
Paleontology 481 532 2776
Immunology 552 596 3125
Biotechnology 452 496 3166
Botany 557 612 3296
Pharmacology 570 619 3426

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked 515th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2475th in the World with 2,734 publications made and 60,277 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#515 of 1,763 In the United States
#569 of 1,854 In North America
#2475 of 7,088 In the World

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 17 318
1994 23 348
1995 21 345
1996 20 330
1997 16 314
1998 22 315
1999 24 428
2000 22 444
2001 27 456
2002 102 1278
2003 64 899
2004 31 794
2005 55 1118
2006 31 1083
2007 39 1153
2008 54 1096
2009 74 1263
2010 97 1588
2011 114 1793
2012 153 2046
2013 125 2452
2014 95 2790
2015 103 3035
2016 72 3064
2017 40 3167
2018 40 3153
2019 57 3175
2020 115 3498
2021 66 3572
2022 97 3360
2023 83 3325
2024 60 2564
2025 48 1846

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 299 328 845
Art History 596 646 1618
Aesthetics 472 524 1996
Law 532 584 2081
Linguistics 441 487 2196
Education Majors 637 692 2291
Philosophy 446 496 2341
Political Science 551 607 2351
History 532 585 2434
Archaeology 479 531 2480
Sociology 652 713 2614
Communications and Public Relations 717 781 2663
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 761 824 2713
Anthropology 811 879 3178
Demography 714 776 3509

Environmental Science rankings

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked 412th for Environmental Science in the United States and 2465th in the World with 2,692 publications made and 65,149 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#412 of 1,637 In the United States
#464 of 1,727 In North America
#2465 of 6,888 In the World

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 13 486
1994 12 438
1995 12 499
1996 10 454
1997 16 517
1998 19 430
1999 12 576
2000 12 554
2001 19 541
2002 65 1089
2003 49 821
2004 23 761
2005 44 973
2006 22 1071
2007 25 1063
2008 37 1109
2009 66 1258
2010 108 1485
2011 106 1704
2012 163 2050
2013 129 2486
2014 97 2940
2015 135 3187
2016 102 3304
2017 66 3377
2018 55 3626
2019 80 3707
2020 106 4036
2021 92 4142
2022 90 3932
2023 89 3930
2024 52 3068
2025 37 2413

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 254 293 1668
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 285 329 1738
Petrology and Geochemistry 331 378 1940
Oceanography 328 378 1974
Environmental Chemistry 282 326 2002
Earth science and Geophysics 349 398 2106
Environmental Engineering 293 335 2204
Geology 393 444 2359
Geography and Cartography 410 461 2380
Agricultural Science 356 404 2385
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 495 547 2472
Environmental Management 343 393 2506
Ecology 417 469 2515
Paleontology 481 532 2776

Mathematics rankings

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked 285th for Mathematics in the United States and 1325th in the World with 2,019 publications made and 62,712 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#285 of 1,413 In the United States
#320 of 1,494 In North America
#1325 of 6,434 In the World

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 14 348
1994 17 361
1995 12 369
1996 12 355
1997 18 400
1998 12 352
1999 19 435
2000 13 426
2001 30 460
2002 133 1450
2003 65 1032
2004 30 900
2005 51 1283
2006 29 1309
2007 38 1386
2008 48 1378
2009 81 1512
2010 106 1854
2011 103 2020
2012 117 2332
2013 109 2530
2014 72 2887
2015 78 2984
2016 47 3183
2017 25 3278
2018 33 3011
2019 45 2920
2020 56 2811
2021 40 2957
2022 54 2472
2023 46 2528
2024 35 1452
2025 17 989

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 126 151 532
Applied Mathematics 202 233 1087
Statistics 277 312 1296
Operations Research 258 294 1503
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 362 404 1649
Math Teachers 657 709 2274

Business rankings

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked 337th for Business in the United States and 1526th in the World with 1,433 publications made and 42,464 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#337 of 1,388 In the United States
#377 of 1,472 In North America
#1526 of 6,366 In the World

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 9 168
1994 10 166
1995 11 200
1996 9 205
1997 5 206
1998 12 180
1999 12 247
2000 17 252
2001 20 258
2002 72 831
2003 40 633
2004 29 540
2005 36 712
2006 26 788
2007 19 756
2008 44 851
2009 63 970
2010 66 1227
2011 71 1400
2012 90 1546
2013 91 1729
2014 43 1989
2015 56 2149
2016 27 2044
2017 26 2191
2018 26 2081
2019 24 2096
2020 65 2094
2021 32 2119
2022 33 1865
2023 48 1826
2024 29 1332
2025 16 894

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY Polytechnic Institute in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 293 324 1052
Management 261 297 1192
Advertising 357 393 1287
Operations Research 258 294 1503
Management Information Systems 332 371 1528
Finance 340 380 1619
Accounting 469 512 1912
Marketing 445 490 2149

Art & Design rankings

SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked 415th for Art & Design in the United States and 1744th in the World with 741 publications made and 12,651 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Art History, 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
#415 of 1,369 In the United States
#462 of 1,454 In North America
#1744 of 6,010 In the World

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 10 107
1994 7 97
1995 4 91
1996 6 103
1997 4 84
1998 2 92
1999 3 92
2000 4 122
2001 6 114
2002 27 317
2003 21 222
2004 9 232
2005 13 294
2006 4 301
2007 6 303
2008 13 338
2009 27 381
2010 22 452
2011 28 461
2012 41 603
2013 39 586
2014 27 708
2015 38 684
2016 26 751
2017 20 802
2018 9 796
2019 15 736
2020 31 825
2021 20 848
2022 23 756
2023 24 728
2024 12 637
2025 4 448

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 180 209 799
Multimedia 223 250 846
Art History 596 646 1618
Fashion Design 368 412 1788
Aesthetics 472 524 1996
Literature 599 657 2474

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Social Psychology 549 604 1999
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 414 454 2126
Economics 500 549 2216
Anatomy and Physiology 456 501 2338
Psychology 587 641 2478
Child Psychology 739 798 2613
Development Studies 640 698 2784
Surgery 581 628 2794
Health Science 823 883 2872
Physical Therapy 654 708 2874
Pathology 522 571 2923
Nursing 758 821 2924
Medicine 606 660 3032
Psychiatry 772 830 3300
Public Health 741 803 3568