Technical University of Crete: Rankings

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The Technical University of Crete ranked 13th in Greece, 1747th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 113 research topics. The Technical University of Crete ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,796 academic publications and 272,239 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1747 of 14,131 In the World
#633 of 2,785 In Europe
#13 of 36 In Greece
#198 of 2,326 For Operations Research
#287 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#306 of 2,166 For Computer Engineering
#6940 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1848 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 110 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Technical University of Crete ranked 9th for Engineering in Greece and 1098th in the World with 7,115 publications made and 212,031 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 34 In Greece
#383 of 1,466 In Europe
#1098 of 6,795 In the World

Technical University of Crete
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 25 29
1994 29 55
1995 49 113
1996 41 107
1997 74 195
1998 64 259
1999 57 324
2000 70 320
2001 97 428
2002 155 766
2003 153 832
2004 130 958
2005 152 1327
2006 252 2038
2007 243 2290
2008 272 2954
2009 274 3694
2010 260 4608
2011 261 5288
2012 266 6267
2013 254 7141
2014 321 8049
2015 325 8906
2016 336 9350
2017 288 10412
2018 294 11377
2019 336 13113
2020 392 15116
2021 379 17759
2022 375 18072
2023 404 18536
2024 260 16839
2025 185 14393

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Crete in various areas of Engineering.

Environmental Science rankings

The Technical University of Crete ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Greece and 1140th in the World with 5,604 publications made and 184,040 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 34 In Greece
#395 of 1,464 In Europe
#1140 of 6,888 In the World

Technical University of Crete
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 8 16
1994 22 46
1995 28 68
1996 24 59
1997 39 100
1998 36 119
1999 24 164
2000 34 166
2001 58 232
2002 90 397
2003 90 447
2004 109 572
2005 100 857
2006 174 1358
2007 170 1544
2008 176 2054
2009 206 2627
2010 197 3365
2011 201 4108
2012 212 4798
2013 211 5651
2014 257 6307
2015 258 7192
2016 272 7587
2017 244 8459
2018 239 9435
2019 283 11011
2020 356 13518
2021 353 16454
2022 331 17224
2023 404 17666
2024 233 16523
2025 146 14233

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Crete in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 3 83 287
Environmental Engineering 4 96 314
Hydrology and Water resources management 5 90 353
Environmental Management 4 138 423
Geotechnical Engineering 5 213 670
Urban and Regional planning 6 366 758
Environmental Chemistry 7 279 786
Oceanography 6 305 850
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 313 869
Ecology 10 336 923
Earth science and Geophysics 6 327 975
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 381 1065
Geology 10 383 1090
Geography and Cartography 10 416 1155
Agricultural Science 10 366 1259
Paleontology 11 463 1430
Forestry 13 553 2115
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 598 2503

Computer Science rankings

The Technical University of Crete ranked 12th for Computer Science in Greece and 1046th in the World with 5,453 publications made and 136,436 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 34 In Greece
#380 of 1,470 In Europe
#1046 of 6,855 In the World

Technical University of Crete
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 16 27
1994 28 68
1995 33 108
1996 27 94
1997 61 177
1998 60 259
1999 47 330
2000 62 327
2001 90 475
2002 146 877
2003 118 828
2004 110 981
2005 136 1267
2006 214 1903
2007 218 2051
2008 233 2585
2009 261 3193
2010 232 3797
2011 195 4123
2012 224 4869
2013 186 5177
2014 236 5781
2015 232 6048
2016 234 6193
2017 189 6796
2018 196 7272
2019 211 8415
2020 263 9140
2021 283 10698
2022 267 10232
2023 311 10879
2024 175 8765
2025 119 6950

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Crete in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 4 98 306
Web Design and Development 8 159 414
Database Administration 6 176 474
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 221 630
Animation 5 247 649
Computer Networking 7 240 673
UX/UI Desgin 8 279 679
Software Engineering 9 316 709
Multimedia 12 281 712
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 296 783
Computational Linguistics 8 307 784
Cyber Security 9 283 785
Robotics 7 281 824
Machine Learning 8 284 831
Telecommunications 9 313 885
Computer Graphics 7 366 924
Game Design and Development 16 398 962
Human-Computer Interaction 14 416 1020
Computer Vision 8 383 1102
Management Information Systems 11 469 1119
Data Science 16 481 1265
Cognitive Science 10 451 1489
Library and Information science 13 577 1803
Neuroscience 14 649 2285
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 690 2780

Physics rankings

The Technical University of Crete ranked 9th for Physics in Greece and 1386th in the World with 5,238 publications made and 151,802 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 34 In Greece
#458 of 1,460 In Europe
#1386 of 6,729 In the World

Technical University of Crete
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 20 27
1994 25 43
1995 42 91
1996 47 83
1997 55 145
1998 40 201
1999 39 264
2000 39 248
2001 73 319
2002 101 524
2003 114 634
2004 93 675
2005 96 1020
2006 171 1412
2007 180 1695
2008 217 2295
2009 215 2884
2010 199 3556
2011 195 4090
2012 205 4780
2013 185 5384
2014 228 6155
2015 239 6723
2016 243 7014
2017 198 7766
2018 219 8555
2019 249 9988
2020 300 11297
2021 281 12889
2022 259 13172
2023 309 13403
2024 194 11885
2025 138 10309

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Crete in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Quantum and Particle physics 8 445 1315
Optical Engineering 9 492 1557
Theoretical Physics 12 516 1581
Materials Science 9 498 1653
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 546 1657
Acoustical Engineering 9 555 1696
Nanotechnology 9 500 1849
Nuclear Physics 10 554 1912
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 578 2051
Condensed Matter Physics 11 642 2474

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Technical University of Crete ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Greece and 1768th in the World with 4,241 publications made and 112,146 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 33 In Greece
#600 of 1,502 In Europe
#1768 of 7,088 In the World

Technical University of Crete
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 10 14
1994 13 39
1995 21 72
1996 24 72
1997 23 93
1998 34 141
1999 29 202
2000 36 216
2001 60 309
2002 85 494
2003 88 538
2004 83 612
2005 85 872
2006 143 1186
2007 130 1238
2008 157 1673
2009 167 2079
2010 162 2588
2011 144 2995
2012 181 3574
2013 178 3940
2014 190 4406
2015 175 4639
2016 193 4705
2017 173 5405
2018 190 5976
2019 203 6821
2020 260 8395
2021 236 10059
2022 249 10096
2023 267 10981
2024 148 9087
2025 86 7429

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 6 366 758
Archaeology 12 411 1106
History 12 440 1201
Art History 8 509 1336
Linguistics 12 522 1510
Law 14 568 1692
Library and Information science 13 577 1803
Philosophy 13 605 1830
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 633 1938
Classics and Ancient History 17 616 1941
Political Science 15 663 1942
Aesthetics 17 675 2025
Demography 17 631 2350
Anthropology 19 698 2406
Communications and Public Relations 22 753 2555
Sociology 19 743 2657
Education Majors 21 801 3182

Biology rankings

The Technical University of Crete ranked 11th for Biology in Greece and 1947th in the World with 3,913 publications made and 124,764 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Agricultural Science, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 33 In Greece
#546 of 1,449 In Europe
#1947 of 6,841 In the World

Technical University of Crete
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 6 14
1994 21 56
1995 22 49
1996 23 28
1997 30 92
1998 29 104
1999 19 149
2000 28 182
2001 49 211
2002 75 362
2003 58 364
2004 82 491
2005 67 687
2006 110 1120
2007 134 1218
2008 144 1646
2009 159 2123
2010 169 2808
2011 150 3157
2012 149 3815
2013 140 4407
2014 175 4817
2015 159 5427
2016 190 5614
2017 176 6455
2018 154 6909
2019 195 8184
2020 247 10096
2021 237 11873
2022 197 12492
2023 255 12774
2024 149 11018
2025 102 9328

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Crete in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 10 366 1259
Paleontology 11 463 1430
Evolutionary Biology 12 533 1615
Nanotechnology 9 500 1849
Nutrition and Food Science 14 523 2056
Forestry 13 553 2115
Biotechnology 12 544 2129
Botany 12 545 2146
Horticulture 15 497 2152
Biochemistry 11 560 2166
Neuroscience 14 649 2285
Genetics 10 595 2341
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 598 2503
Microbiology 11 578 2524
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 690 2780
Oncology and Cancer research 16 662 2803
Immunology 19 823 3780

Chemistry rankings

The Technical University of Crete ranked 10th for Chemistry in Greece and 1754th in the World with 3,807 publications made and 126,611 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 33 In Greece
#516 of 1,417 In Europe
#1754 of 6,561 In the World

Technical University of Crete
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 13 14
1994 18 32
1995 22 40
1996 28 45
1997 38 81
1998 28 111
1999 30 127
2000 27 148
2001 56 190
2002 72 270
2003 75 376
2004 81 447
2005 77 698
2006 128 1048
2007 134 1232
2008 146 1692
2009 146 2157
2010 144 2773
2011 144 3264
2012 144 3717
2013 141 4458
2014 162 4934
2015 182 5612
2016 190 5864
2017 150 6494
2018 143 7198
2019 182 8386
2020 214 9993
2021 223 11675
2022 191 12349
2023 227 12313
2024 153 11665
2025 94 10177

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Crete in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 7 279 786
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 313 869
Radiochemistry 6 261 1073
Physical chemistry 7 382 1228
Chemical Engineering 7 382 1332
Inorganic Chemistry 7 409 1414
Computational Chemistry 10 488 1649
Materials Science 9 498 1653
Organic Chemistry 10 497 1717
Nanotechnology 9 500 1849
Nutrition and Food Science 14 523 2056
Biochemistry 11 560 2166

Mathematics rankings

The Technical University of Crete ranked 11th for Mathematics in Greece and 1040th in the World with 3,185 publications made and 83,571 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#11 of 32 In Greece
#374 of 1,406 In Europe
#1040 of 6,434 In the World

Technical University of Crete
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 9 20
1994 17 41
1995 24 65
1996 31 66
1997 52 135
1998 47 198
1999 33 288
2000 38 233
2001 56 422
2002 89 612
2003 71 566
2004 67 588
2005 74 774
2006 136 1264
2007 138 1244
2008 152 1729
2009 156 2031
2010 125 2413
2011 113 2628
2012 120 3038
2013 103 3241
2014 134 3626
2015 136 3832
2016 127 3922
2017 108 4197
2018 125 4660
2019 124 5172
2020 173 5625
2021 139 6554
2022 142 5918
2023 149 6347
2024 86 4249
2025 52 3167

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Crete in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 3 64 198
Actuarial Science 3 150 414
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 221 630
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 322 808
Applied Mathematics 11 377 970
Statistics 11 365 989
Math Teachers 20 814 3387

Business rankings

The Technical University of Crete ranked 10th for Business in Greece and 914th in the World with 2,901 publications made and 75,377 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#10 of 33 In Greece
#358 of 1,436 In Europe
#914 of 6,366 In the World

Technical University of Crete
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 7 12
1994 13 33
1995 25 85
1996 15 57
1997 47 119
1998 49 179
1999 28 227
2000 49 178
2001 48 291
2002 88 543
2003 60 451
2004 53 490
2005 59 664
2006 113 975
2007 87 904
2008 116 1225
2009 118 1646
2010 107 1979
2011 102 2306
2012 107 2539
2013 86 2930
2014 121 3169
2015 113 3231
2016 113 3224
2017 124 3567
2018 111 3911
2019 100 4358
2020 149 4891
2021 140 5771
2022 180 5455
2023 167 5946
2024 105 4629
2025 70 3557

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Crete in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 3 64 198
Construction Management 4 125 339
Actuarial Science 3 150 414
Entrepreneurship 5 262 564
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 273 761
International Trade 14 421 762
Management 6 291 780
Finance 11 353 873
International Business 15 461 888
Project Management 11 392 898
Hospitality and Hotel Management 15 370 957
Accounting 13 385 1032
Management Information Systems 11 469 1119
Marketing 14 452 1233
Engineering Management 11 431 1317
Advertising 18 641 1996

Economics rankings

The Technical University of Crete ranked 13th for Economics in Greece and 1114th in the World with 1,551 publications made and 48,339 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#13 of 33 In Greece
#427 of 1,391 In Europe
#1114 of 6,188 In the World

Technical University of Crete
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 4 12
1994 5 13
1995 14 31
1996 9 25
1997 23 66
1998 25 107
1999 13 98
2000 19 80
2001 22 191
2002 43 253
2003 33 184
2004 32 186
2005 18 222
2006 61 446
2007 51 344
2008 64 594
2009 58 816
2010 55 997
2011 37 1211
2012 58 1382
2013 47 1567
2014 70 1760
2015 65 1805
2016 70 1929
2017 72 2125
2018 61 2382
2019 62 2712
2020 103 3269
2021 74 3872
2022 107 3946
2023 96 4148
2024 38 3220
2025 25 2448

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Crete in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 3 126 318
Actuarial Science 3 150 414
International Economics 15 406 687
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 273 761
International Trade 14 421 762
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 322 808
Finance 11 353 873
Development Studies 17 595 1999

Art & Design rankings

The Technical University of Crete ranked 12th for Art & Design in Greece and 1197th in the World with 1,012 publications made and 20,844 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Multimedia, Literature, Computer Graphics, 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
#12 of 31 In Greece
#465 of 1,385 In Europe
#1197 of 6,010 In the World

Technical University of Crete
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 1 0
1994 7 4
1995 13 13
1996 5 10
1997 15 35
1998 10 27
1999 5 32
2000 12 32
2001 12 71
2002 16 112
2003 25 125
2004 15 173
2005 21 243
2006 46 305
2007 37 340
2008 43 343
2009 42 391
2010 43 522
2011 36 573
2012 38 678
2013 33 636
2014 51 913
2015 36 880
2016 45 851
2017 36 943
2018 48 1108
2019 62 1226
2020 59 1467
2021 50 1627
2022 45 1532
2023 56 1754
2024 27 1333
2025 20 1219

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

Art & Design subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 7 249 543
Animation 5 247 649
UX/UI Desgin 8 279 679
Multimedia 12 281 712
Landscape Architecture 8 316 798
Interior Design 7 299 826
Fashion Design 6 352 863
Computer Graphics 7 366 924
Game Design and Development 16 398 962
Art History 8 509 1336
Literature 14 639 1995
Aesthetics 17 675 2025

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Technical University of Crete

Speciality Greece Europe World Rank
Social Psychology 15 604 1954
Public Health 17 612 2269
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 667 2365
Psychology 16 652 2418
Child Psychology 19 694 2711
Healthcare Management (MHA) 21 715 2765
Surgery 19 738 2868
Anatomy and Physiology 15 756 2872
Medicine 18 750 2982
Psychiatry 21 750 2983
Pathology 20 757 3122
Physical Therapy 19 845 3368
Nursing 27 877 3906