Tennessee Technological University: Rankings

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Tennessee Technological University ranked 345th in the United States, 1425th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 93 research topics. Tennessee Technological University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,003 academic publications and 102,347 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 32 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1425 of 14,131 In the World
#384 of 2,597 In North America
#345 of 2,496 In the United States
#8 of 56 In Tennessee
#413 of 1,039 For Information Technology
#648 of 1,820 For Automation and Control engineering
#710 of 2,056 For Computer Engineering
#1318 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1406 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 90 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 254th for Engineering in the United States and 1413th in the World with 5,506 publications made and 76,270 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#254 of 1,518 In the United States
#289 of 1,602 In North America
#1413 of 6,684 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 71 204
1992 74 267
1993 67 248
1994 61 267
1995 53 320
1996 63 358
1997 52 308
1998 49 379
1999 54 374
2000 68 418
2001 62 418
2002 278 713
2003 171 641
2004 121 732
2005 161 949
2006 178 1183
2007 175 1292
2008 155 1693
2009 184 2049
2010 162 2253
2011 137 2535
2012 146 2833
2013 142 3133
2014 139 3223
2015 192 3428
2016 222 3631
2017 249 3963
2018 240 4741
2019 203 5398
2020 282 5734
2021 257 6080
2022 233 6357
2023 234 6684

The following table provides academic rankings for Tennessee Technological University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Automation and Control engineering 125 152 648
Computer Engineering 160 190 710
Engineering Management 228 253 711
Renewable Energy Engineering 114 145 745
Nuclear Engineering 141 170 826
Automotive Engineering 157 192 858
Electronic Engineering 171 203 910
Electrical Engineering 173 204 912
Computer Networking 205 237 951
Aerospace Engineering 224 255 972
Robotics 180 213 986
Reliability and Quality Engineering 196 229 993
Systems Engineering 223 260 994
Structural Engineering 205 236 1023
Telecommunications 204 235 1041
Civil Engineering 215 247 1064
Acoustical Engineering 226 258 1088
Transportation Engineering 225 259 1114
Geotechnical Engineering 202 240 1124
Mechanical Engineering 221 253 1179
Architectural Engineering 209 239 1184
Remote Sensing 249 284 1278
Operations Research 251 287 1290
Materials Science 245 281 1517
Metallurgical Engineering 237 273 1543
Nanotechnology 249 282 1664
Environmental Engineering 239 276 1677
Chemical Engineering 237 273 1720
Optical Engineering 301 339 1797
Human-Computer Interaction 357 402 1982

Physics rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 261st for Physics in the United States and 1424th in the World with 4,870 publications made and 72,145 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#261 of 1,485 In the United States
#298 of 1,569 In North America
#1424 of 6,603 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 68 275
1992 72 342
1993 64 279
1994 64 305
1995 49 346
1996 58 404
1997 52 334
1998 47 440
1999 52 415
2000 64 424
2001 56 444
2002 228 712
2003 149 623
2004 116 760
2005 140 894
2006 160 1105
2007 170 1248
2008 149 1563
2009 164 1896
2010 142 2042
2011 126 2357
2012 125 2649
2013 122 2834
2014 119 2966
2015 184 3184
2016 189 3344
2017 229 3681
2018 221 4461
2019 176 4933
2020 200 5234
2021 189 5318
2022 173 5518
2023 189 5711

The following table provides academic rankings for Tennessee Technological University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 219 248 1022
Acoustical Engineering 226 258 1088
Nuclear Physics 237 270 1232
Quantum and Particle physics 237 270 1270
Astrophysics and Astronomy 320 361 1486
Materials Science 245 281 1517
Theoretical Physics 310 349 1566
Nanotechnology 249 282 1664
Condensed Matter Physics 263 300 1712
Optical Engineering 301 339 1797

Computer Science rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 311th for Computer Science in the United States and 1465th in the World with 4,257 publications made and 48,089 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#311 of 1,576 In the United States
#349 of 1,662 In North America
#1465 of 6,752 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 45 119
1992 52 169
1993 44 128
1994 52 158
1995 38 205
1996 50 223
1997 41 195
1998 41 253
1999 44 248
2000 50 263
2001 38 268
2002 242 610
2003 135 470
2004 84 495
2005 129 645
2006 124 811
2007 139 914
2008 106 1086
2009 121 1378
2010 120 1545
2011 123 1653
2012 98 1720
2013 108 1839
2014 106 1904
2015 142 1966
2016 172 2064
2017 169 2233
2018 167 2504
2019 168 3003
2020 251 3347
2021 247 3872
2022 225 4232
2023 207 4601

The following table provides academic rankings for Tennessee Technological University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Information Technology 162 178 413
Computer Engineering 160 190 710
UX/UI Desgin 190 222 908
Blockchain and Cryptography 181 211 923
Computer Networking 205 237 951
Robotics 180 213 986
Telecommunications 204 235 1041
Cyber Security 237 271 1100
Software Engineering 251 286 1111
Computer Graphics 227 259 1123
Management Information Systems 292 329 1173
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 251 288 1316
Data Science 318 355 1332
Library and Information science 453 491 1332
Computer Vision 252 287 1453
Machine Learning 286 324 1606
Multimedia 397 438 1634
Human-Computer Interaction 357 402 1982
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 408 447 2092
Computational Linguistics 374 419 2095
Cognitive Science 498 549 2315
Neuroscience 657 712 2683

Environmental Science rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 313th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1700th in the World with 3,595 publications made and 51,578 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#313 of 1,598 In the United States
#360 of 1,687 In North America
#1700 of 6,798 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 35 120
1992 48 123
1993 41 170
1994 46 173
1995 35 191
1996 34 239
1997 33 191
1998 49 264
1999 40 255
2000 48 298
2001 33 354
2002 127 485
2003 91 483
2004 51 558
2005 88 692
2006 109 807
2007 98 907
2008 94 1127
2009 102 1328
2010 102 1512
2011 97 1697
2012 84 1947
2013 100 2204
2014 112 2248
2015 128 2369
2016 166 2505
2017 187 2798
2018 192 3538
2019 145 4019
2020 185 4204
2021 167 4455
2022 170 4829
2023 175 4919

The following table provides academic rankings for Tennessee Technological University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 250 289 1113
Geotechnical Engineering 202 240 1124
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 225 258 1133
Environmental Management 209 245 1336
Oceanography 256 301 1339
Earth science and Geophysics 272 316 1555
Geography and Cartography 311 354 1583
Ecology 294 338 1610
Environmental Chemistry 244 284 1650
Environmental Engineering 239 276 1677
Petrology and Geochemistry 298 343 1689
Agricultural Science 265 306 1709
Geology 312 359 1714
Forestry 297 344 1857
Paleontology 372 421 2003

Chemistry rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 312th for Chemistry in the United States and 1918th in the World with 3,455 publications made and 54,682 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#312 of 1,407 In the United States
#352 of 1,488 In North America
#1918 of 6,447 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 55 194
1992 52 230
1993 50 235
1994 50 205
1995 37 255
1996 44 302
1997 35 255
1998 38 324
1999 36 299
2000 42 341
2001 34 374
2002 148 482
2003 105 447
2004 76 566
2005 106 709
2006 127 845
2007 119 914
2008 109 1251
2009 104 1372
2010 93 1571
2011 70 1743
2012 77 1941
2013 90 2155
2014 83 2125
2015 123 2388
2016 139 2460
2017 186 2846
2018 175 3485
2019 125 3918
2020 136 4057
2021 122 4178
2022 116 4247
2023 138 4358

The following table provides academic rankings for Tennessee Technological University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 222 250 1157
Physical chemistry 201 235 1316
Materials Science 245 281 1517
Environmental Chemistry 244 284 1650
Nanotechnology 249 282 1664
Petrology and Geochemistry 298 343 1689
Chemical Engineering 237 273 1720
Inorganic Chemistry 272 310 1823
Organic Chemistry 296 335 1931
Radiochemistry 275 313 2503
Biochemistry 441 489 2543

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 461st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2041st in the World with 3,354 publications made and 34,872 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#461 of 1,728 In the United States
#511 of 1,819 In North America
#2041 of 7,020 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 39 102
1992 36 101
1993 41 131
1994 52 136
1995 24 149
1996 44 184
1997 35 155
1998 45 204
1999 44 195
2000 36 255
2001 39 262
2002 135 457
2003 73 399
2004 62 440
2005 72 543
2006 89 657
2007 93 730
2008 76 893
2009 75 1008
2010 80 1117
2011 79 1254
2012 74 1400
2013 92 1543
2014 77 1447
2015 102 1619
2016 124 1661
2017 137 1595
2018 135 1918
2019 123 2169
2020 206 2587
2021 197 3004
2022 183 3265
2023 173 3567

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 341 373 753
Special Education 345 377 864
Media Studies 477 525 1123
Education Majors 395 434 1160
Library and Information science 453 491 1332
Aesthetics 375 417 1417
Communications and Public Relations 471 518 1430
Gender Studies 658 718 1690
Art History 638 689 1690
Law 488 532 1735
Classics and Ancient History 558 602 1780
History 435 483 1807
Archaeology 385 432 1841
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 574 626 1850
Anthropology 569 628 1882
Sociology 525 578 1884
Political Science 497 545 1910
Linguistics 428 474 1974
Demography 493 542 2197
Philosophy 449 498 2197

Biology rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 394th for Biology in the United States and 2280th in the World with 2,936 publications made and 45,850 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#394 of 1,582 In the United States
#443 of 1,668 In North America
#2280 of 6,770 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 32 135
1992 38 144
1993 34 171
1994 42 172
1995 39 220
1996 31 257
1997 30 200
1998 33 293
1999 29 279
2000 32 340
2001 30 376
2002 111 514
2003 78 483
2004 46 534
2005 77 673
2006 89 748
2007 94 822
2008 77 1103
2009 75 1194
2010 80 1369
2011 62 1494
2012 69 1659
2013 87 1854
2014 88 1840
2015 106 1984
2016 141 2170
2017 159 2514
2018 149 3032
2019 121 3515
2020 144 3567
2021 138 3680
2022 110 3815
2023 140 4013

The following table provides academic rankings for Tennessee Technological University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 250 289 1113
Zoology 357 401 1591
Animal Science 324 363 1652
Nanotechnology 249 282 1664
Agricultural Science 265 306 1709
Evolutionary Biology 397 442 1776
Forestry 297 344 1857
Paleontology 372 421 2003
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 408 447 2092
Botany 410 457 2392
Genetics 453 500 2456
Microbiology 412 454 2534
Biochemistry 441 489 2543
Neuroscience 657 712 2683
Immunology 665 715 3562

Mathematics rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 314th for Mathematics in the United States and 1433rd in the World with 2,102 publications made and 29,688 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#314 of 1,371 In the United States
#350 of 1,451 In North America
#1433 of 6,305 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 22 71
1992 25 100
1993 19 89
1994 31 109
1995 13 108
1996 25 132
1997 13 116
1998 19 161
1999 20 125
2000 30 175
2001 20 170
2002 85 257
2003 48 225
2004 33 302
2005 60 337
2006 60 472
2007 64 489
2008 58 561
2009 62 737
2010 57 784
2011 46 800
2012 52 890
2013 46 967
2014 47 971
2015 64 1071
2016 91 1098
2017 85 1189
2018 88 1424
2019 91 1729
2020 134 1849
2021 98 2112
2022 118 2257
2023 116 2390

The following table provides academic rankings for Tennessee Technological University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 332 363 897
Blockchain and Cryptography 181 211 923
Applied Mathematics 219 251 1220
Operations Research 251 287 1290
Statistics 311 349 1487
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 442 490 2028

Business rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 318th for Business in the United States and 1357th in the World with 1,971 publications made and 21,900 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Engineering Management.

Business ranking Location
#318 of 1,334 In the United States
#356 of 1,412 In North America
#1357 of 6,187 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 24 52
1992 28 63
1993 37 69
1994 36 69
1995 23 96
1996 32 110
1997 28 104
1998 24 135
1999 28 141
2000 22 130
2001 19 131
2002 124 322
2003 62 263
2004 46 255
2005 60 345
2006 47 418
2007 63 443
2008 42 591
2009 52 666
2010 48 773
2011 56 819
2012 40 873
2013 36 895
2014 39 903
2015 62 902
2016 94 1015
2017 77 1015
2018 58 1124
2019 68 1264
2020 112 1419
2021 100 1682
2022 107 1721
2023 77 1819

The following table provides academic rankings for Tennessee Technological University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 228 253 711
Advertising 313 347 1010
Management 255 291 1097
Management Information Systems 292 329 1173
Project Management 290 326 1189
Accounting 361 398 1266
Operations Research 251 287 1290
Marketing 372 411 1588
Finance 452 496 2003

Psychology rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 497th for Psychology in the United States and 1961st in the World with 1,280 publications made and 17,796 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#497 of 1,527 In the United States
#547 of 1,612 In North America
#1961 of 6,528 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 12 49
1992 12 75
1993 17 64
1994 8 51
1995 12 98
1996 12 85
1997 12 70
1998 15 101
1999 11 86
2000 8 102
2001 17 135
2002 41 177
2003 19 158
2004 14 167
2005 24 222
2006 36 219
2007 37 261
2008 36 326
2009 37 400
2010 24 449
2011 31 566
2012 20 664
2013 29 691
2014 24 685
2015 41 799
2016 60 740
2017 43 729
2018 61 839
2019 53 1009
2020 98 1054
2021 76 1153
2022 84 1196
2023 66 1274

The following table provides academic rankings for Tennessee Technological University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Special Education 345 377 864
Education Majors 395 434 1160
Child Psychology 559 609 1666
Social Psychology 515 567 1727
Psychiatry 469 514 1878
Clinical Psychology 627 682 2012
Cognitive Science 498 549 2315
Neuroscience 657 712 2683

Economics rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 485th for Economics in the United States and 2005th in the World with 877 publications made and 7,947 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#485 of 1,317 In the United States
#531 of 1,400 In North America
#2005 of 5,995 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 8 26
1992 9 35
1993 12 28
1994 12 33
1995 8 38
1996 8 47
1997 7 31
1998 11 50
1999 14 61
2000 9 51
2001 9 68
2002 29 94
2003 30 99
2004 10 112
2005 14 144
2006 17 181
2007 22 170
2008 18 233
2009 17 257
2010 23 307
2011 24 299
2012 16 347
2013 33 368
2014 22 348
2015 33 371
2016 45 406
2017 48 410
2018 33 420
2019 39 535
2020 59 705
2021 50 799
2022 54 772
2023 37 837

The following table provides academic rankings for Tennessee Technological University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 470 515 1745
Finance 452 496 2003
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 442 490 2028

Art & Design rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 380th for Art & Design in the United States and 1535th in the World with 693 publications made and 6,905 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Art History.

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
#380 of 1,321 In the United States
#425 of 1,404 In North America
#1535 of 5,720 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 9 13
1992 8 18
1993 9 20
1994 10 23
1995 5 23
1996 8 18
1997 4 23
1998 10 29
1999 6 32
2000 8 45
2001 7 31
2002 24 64
2003 19 62
2004 20 74
2005 21 106
2006 13 103
2007 19 107
2008 18 187
2009 17 187
2010 15 221
2011 22 221
2012 25 263
2013 31 276
2014 13 240
2015 26 292
2016 25 284
2017 36 304
2018 26 308
2019 22 367
2020 47 445
2021 38 487
2022 29 529
2023 37 636

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Graphic Design 197 225 731
UX/UI Desgin 190 222 908
Computer Graphics 227 259 1123
Aesthetics 375 417 1417
Fashion Design 321 363 1472
Multimedia 397 438 1634
Art History 638 689 1690
Literature 558 613 2060

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tennessee Technological University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Health Science 521 563 1654
Healthcare Management (MHA) 483 531 1760
Nursing 564 617 1992
Public Health 509 558 2232
Medicine 521 569 2517
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 521 566 2615
Anatomy and Physiology 552 602 2655
Surgery 583 631 2663
Physical Therapy 666 720 2878
Pathology 628 680 3258