Tomsk Polytechnic University: Rankings

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Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 15th in Russia, 1247th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 98 research topics. Tomsk Polytechnic University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 24,648 academic publications and 219,913 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 15 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1247 of 14,131 In the World
#458 of 2,785 In Europe
#15 of 385 In Russia
#2 of 6 In Tomsk
#117 of 1,096 For Nuclear Engineering
#194 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#280 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#1512 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1982 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 95 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 8th for Engineering in Russia and 896th in the World with 20,343 publications made and 173,293 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 182 In Russia
#318 of 1,465 In Europe
#896 of 6,782 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 22 38
1993 17 37
1994 21 52
1995 42 58
1996 30 38
1997 41 61
1998 62 69
1999 49 63
2000 90 94
2001 100 160
2002 296 245
2003 216 216
2004 181 310
2005 284 350
2006 167 449
2007 141 465
2008 185 549
2009 181 600
2010 219 808
2011 260 879
2012 488 1296
2013 424 1624
2014 1235 2999
2015 1897 4958
2016 2413 7769
2017 1752 9171
2018 1585 12125
2019 1581 15218
2020 1458 18622
2021 1394 21620
2022 1215 22231
2023 1006 23681
2024 614 21283

The following table provides academic rankings for Tomsk Polytechnic University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nuclear Engineering 4 39 117
Mining Engineering 5 52 194
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 81 280
Engineering Management 2 90 292
Petroleum Engineering 8 82 304
Technical Drawing 9 189 528
Industrial Engineering 12 250 611
Metallurgical Engineering 6 224 635
Civil Engineering 4 228 645
Biomedical Engineering 5 243 660
Automotive Engineering 5 213 688
Mechanical Engineering 6 267 703
Materials Science 5 251 710
Aerospace Engineering 9 270 711
Electrical Engineering 8 264 758
Systems Engineering 9 319 766
Automation and Control engineering 10 242 766
Nanotechnology 6 257 781
Marine Engineering 11 266 792
Geotechnical Engineering 3 258 798
Chemical Engineering 6 262 810
Optical Engineering 11 305 816
Environmental Engineering 3 277 829
Aviation 20 312 836
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 305 848
Structural Engineering 8 303 857
Construction Management 21 334 859
Reliability and Quality Engineering 9 298 859
Telecommunications 10 316 883
Architectural Engineering 11 353 937
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 17 341 951
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 319 1000
Acoustical Engineering 15 368 1003
Remote Sensing 12 390 1089
Biochemical Engineering 14 425 1139
Electronic Engineering 13 384 1157
Computer Engineering 16 379 1170
Computer Networking 16 460 1410
Human-Computer Interaction 11 534 1484
Robotics 26 473 1512
Operations Research 21 538 1735
Biotechnology 11 499 1851

Physics rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 10th for Physics in Russia and 852nd in the World with 20,148 publications made and 184,339 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#10 of 182 In Russia
#311 of 1,457 In Europe
#852 of 6,713 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 22 42
1993 19 38
1994 24 52
1995 46 59
1996 37 46
1997 44 64
1998 65 75
1999 55 77
2000 92 106
2001 108 177
2002 288 263
2003 214 240
2004 182 336
2005 285 389
2006 171 496
2007 150 496
2008 194 608
2009 190 706
2010 227 900
2011 268 972
2012 487 1516
2013 425 1810
2014 1197 3230
2015 1829 5139
2016 2274 7871
2017 1742 9445
2018 1592 12688
2019 1555 16420
2020 1452 20072
2021 1391 23404
2022 1221 23320
2023 976 25043
2024 584 21978

The following table provides academic rankings for Tomsk Polytechnic University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 7 186 439
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 204 449
Theoretical Physics 12 273 630
Materials Science 5 251 710
Nanotechnology 6 257 781
Optical Engineering 11 305 816
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 305 848
Medical Physics 8 312 851
Quantum and Particle physics 12 326 857
Astrophysics and Astronomy 16 346 901
Astrobiology 14 358 978
Acoustical Engineering 15 368 1003
Condensed Matter Physics 20 351 1029
Biophysics 26 531 1793

Chemistry rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 7th for Chemistry in Russia and 1088th in the World with 17,908 publications made and 161,925 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 182 In Russia
#361 of 1,417 In Europe
#1088 of 6,545 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 17 37
1993 22 37
1994 29 45
1995 39 49
1996 32 39
1997 42 61
1998 61 67
1999 47 57
2000 80 86
2001 91 127
2002 235 217
2003 164 182
2004 150 257
2005 257 331
2006 143 410
2007 132 430
2008 177 490
2009 166 564
2010 196 770
2011 226 831
2012 435 1160
2013 379 1452
2014 1102 2707
2015 1631 4543
2016 2030 7105
2017 1485 8432
2018 1407 11324
2019 1361 13938
2020 1303 16936
2021 1215 19528
2022 1126 20260
2023 938 21513
2024 569 19648

The following table provides academic rankings for Tomsk Polytechnic University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Physical chemistry 4 232 660
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 255 668
Materials Science 5 251 710
Nanotechnology 6 257 781
Chemical Engineering 6 262 810
Inorganic Chemistry 9 279 826
Environmental Chemistry 7 308 857
Radiochemistry 6 234 913
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 17 341 951
Organic Chemistry 7 328 969
Biochemical Engineering 14 425 1139
Pharmacy 25 401 1239
Computational Chemistry 28 422 1313
Biochemistry 14 522 1891
Nutrition and Food Science 23 642 2760

Environmental Science rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Russia and 1222nd in the World with 12,361 publications made and 112,368 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 181 In Russia
#420 of 1,464 In Europe
#1222 of 6,876 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 12 15
1993 7 16
1994 15 24
1995 17 17
1996 16 18
1997 28 29
1998 25 24
1999 19 33
2000 42 40
2001 45 76
2002 131 87
2003 106 85
2004 87 135
2005 161 140
2006 90 225
2007 70 215
2008 90 250
2009 119 363
2010 112 412
2011 135 429
2012 258 608
2013 234 768
2014 757 1569
2015 1279 2801
2016 1568 4785
2017 1089 5646
2018 1022 7563
2019 1030 9563
2020 892 11772
2021 880 14262
2022 837 14715
2023 642 15255
2024 327 12579

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

Environmental Science subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 5 52 194
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 204 569
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 255 668
Environmental Management 3 242 702
Urban and Regional planning 26 357 735
Geotechnical Engineering 3 258 798
Environmental Engineering 3 277 829
Earth science and Geophysics 8 295 847
Oceanography 4 307 854
Environmental Chemistry 7 308 857
Geography and Cartography 8 384 1038
Geology 7 408 1180
Ecology 8 464 1424
Paleontology 8 466 1441
Forestry 23 545 2078
Agricultural Science 18 562 2299
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 701 3058

Biology rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 14th for Biology in Russia and 1720th in the World with 10,332 publications made and 102,406 citations received. Main research topics: Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 181 In Russia
#505 of 1,448 In Europe
#1720 of 6,833 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 9 16
1993 11 18
1994 13 15
1995 19 21
1996 14 11
1997 19 30
1998 27 22
1999 24 30
2000 33 39
2001 37 66
2002 90 92
2003 72 102
2004 74 142
2005 139 190
2006 76 254
2007 58 225
2008 82 264
2009 91 347
2010 94 395
2011 115 495
2012 212 685
2013 219 827
2014 608 1433
2015 1009 2513
2016 1198 4057
2017 931 5347
2018 796 7073
2019 851 9068
2020 801 11463
2021 769 13481
2022 686 14614
2023 582 15306
2024 336 13794

The following table provides academic rankings for Tomsk Polytechnic University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 257 781
Astrobiology 14 358 978
Paleontology 8 466 1441
Biophysics 26 531 1793
Biotechnology 11 499 1851
Biochemistry 14 522 1891
Neuroscience 20 589 2015
Forestry 23 545 2078
Evolutionary Biology 27 651 2196
Oncology and Cancer research 21 545 2197
Agricultural Science 18 562 2299
Pharmacology 19 542 2305
Genetics 26 604 2351
Botany 21 613 2492
Molecular Biology 31 625 2614
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 680 2691
Nutrition and Food Science 23 642 2760
Horticulture 28 655 2971
Immunology 40 701 3001
Zoology 47 720 3024
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 701 3058
Microbiology 34 697 3219

Computer Science rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 14th for Computer Science in Russia and 1555th in the World with 7,202 publications made and 53,587 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#14 of 182 In Russia
#514 of 1,469 In Europe
#1555 of 6,845 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 11 9
1993 9 8
1994 6 12
1995 14 10
1996 8 12
1997 9 20
1998 14 18
1999 11 22
2000 30 35
2001 25 52
2002 133 56
2003 89 60
2004 66 73
2005 100 111
2006 75 134
2007 26 106
2008 57 138
2009 61 149
2010 61 232
2011 85 209
2012 148 365
2013 145 389
2014 474 844
2015 770 1457
2016 944 2473
2017 682 2867
2018 553 3701
2019 581 4824
2020 520 6448
2021 529 7601
2022 372 7920
2023 283 8433
2024 176 7583

The following table provides academic rankings for Tomsk Polytechnic University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Information Technology 18 242 794
Database Administration 8 304 848
Telecommunications 10 316 883
Computer Graphics 13 380 974
Animation 15 354 1013
Computer Engineering 16 379 1170
Management Information Systems 17 505 1235
Software Engineering 14 521 1307
Multimedia 10 459 1317
Computer Networking 16 460 1410
Computer Vision 19 482 1481
Human-Computer Interaction 11 534 1484
Robotics 26 473 1512
Data Science 14 551 1530
Library and Information science 12 515 1567
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 18 525 1584
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 509 1690
Cyber Security 17 534 1695
Neuroscience 20 589 2015
Computational Linguistics 24 585 2039
Machine Learning 20 599 2104
Cognitive Science 22 653 2457
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 680 2691

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Russia and 1946th in the World with 6,187 publications made and 52,684 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 184 In Russia
#644 of 1,500 In Europe
#1946 of 7,081 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 7 8
1993 2 2
1994 8 6
1995 6 10
1996 6 15
1997 9 14
1998 8 18
1999 6 15
2000 9 16
2001 16 32
2002 83 36
2003 50 44
2004 35 58
2005 82 85
2006 55 93
2007 25 110
2008 32 135
2009 35 183
2010 50 207
2011 48 161
2012 114 272
2013 89 315
2014 339 562
2015 787 1185
2016 865 2255
2017 622 2423
2018 463 3215
2019 542 4590
2020 461 6153
2021 446 7913
2022 374 7950
2023 260 8043
2024 171 6765

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Publishing 6 277 728
Urban and Regional planning 26 357 735
Radio and Television broadcasting 29 283 797
Education Majors 8 367 1088
Archaeology 9 452 1239
History 10 485 1344
Art History 12 523 1402
Library and Information science 12 515 1567
Linguistics 20 556 1621
Aesthetics 25 625 1795
Law 16 611 1857
Classics and Ancient History 32 613 1923
Anthropology 12 609 1957
Political Science 15 673 2006
Sociology 18 621 2048
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 20 691 2232
Philosophy 21 717 2243
Gender Studies 19 635 2256
Communications and Public Relations 29 787 2714
Demography 38 786 3261

Mathematics rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 14th for Mathematics in Russia and 1580th in the World with 3,158 publications made and 30,073 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#14 of 175 In Russia
#514 of 1,401 In Europe
#1580 of 6,418 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 2
1993 3 11
1994 3 5
1995 3 9
1996 7 9
1997 4 6
1998 12 13
1999 2 15
2000 11 9
2001 21 36
2002 62 30
2003 36 37
2004 30 40
2005 44 62
2006 39 75
2007 11 54
2008 23 64
2009 20 111
2010 24 133
2011 23 120
2012 58 180
2013 50 148
2014 166 316
2015 366 632
2016 404 1009
2017 296 1206
2018 257 1760
2019 272 2377
2020 220 3194
2021 226 4291
2022 184 4202
2023 134 4524
2024 65 3007

The following table provides academic rankings for Tomsk Polytechnic University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 9 305 963
Statistics 12 504 1524
Applied Mathematics 34 524 1563
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 509 1690
Operations Research 21 538 1735
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 29 732 2557

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tomsk Polytechnic University

Speciality Russia Europe World Rank
Graphic Design 4 297 786
Human Resource Management 16 343 854
Hospitality and Hotel Management 11 399 1027
Environmental Economics 16 459 1159
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 387 1210
Project Management 27 560 1344
Fashion Design 11 561 1525
Literature 16 538 1530
Art & Design 15 561 1550
Radiation Therapy 17 439 1606
International Trade 28 725 1618
Management 19 557 1664
Cardiology 28 514 1715
Business 20 605 1763
Advertising 15 593 1812
Finance 27 631 1853
International Business 29 756 1854
Social Psychology 16 593 1921
Marketing 18 656 2034
Gerontology 8 584 2063
Development Studies 17 609 2072
Economics 22 660 2107
Dentistry 33 615 2118
Psychology 18 613 2191
Sports Medicine 21 664 2276
Physical Therapy 18 648 2307
Medicine 20 617 2311
Health Science 20 600 2331
Anatomy and Physiology 31 663 2437
Accounting 41 752 2480
Psychiatry 24 664 2513
Pathology 26 676 2647
Anesthesiology 40 680 2694
Surgery 34 719 2742
Nursing 17 743 3174
Clinical Psychology 27 766 3223
Public Health 35 774 3273
Child Psychology 64 907 3834