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Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 14th in Russia, 1271st in the global 2026 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 24,931 academic publications and 238,535 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 15 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1271 of 14,131 In the World
#493 of 2,785 In Europe
#14 of 385 In Russia
#2 of 6 In Tomsk
#119 of 1,118 For Nuclear Engineering
#199 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#282 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#1521 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2142 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 910th in the World with 20,529 publications made and 187,937 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 1,466 In Europe
#910 of 6,795 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 17 37
1994 22 52
1995 43 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 283 349
2006 167 449
2007 141 465
2008 185 549
2009 181 601
2010 219 808
2011 260 880
2012 488 1296
2013 424 1624
2014 1235 3000
2015 1899 4961
2016 2413 7769
2017 1753 9148
2018 1587 12136
2019 1584 15205
2020 1457 18588
2021 1395 21561
2022 1215 22232
2023 1005 23676
2024 616 21668
2025 235 17270

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

Physics rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 10th for Physics in Russia and 860th in the World with 20,344 publications made and 199,471 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 1,460 In Europe
#860 of 6,729 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 19 38
1994 25 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 182 337
2005 285 389
2006 171 496
2007 150 496
2008 194 608
2009 190 707
2010 227 900
2011 268 974
2012 487 1516
2013 425 1809
2014 1197 3230
2015 1829 5142
2016 2276 7874
2017 1743 9447
2018 1594 12695
2019 1559 16421
2020 1456 20097
2021 1392 23377
2022 1222 23349
2023 974 25112
2024 586 22356
2025 239 17761

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 7 186 440
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 201 449
Theoretical Physics 12 273 634
Materials Science 6 254 722
Nanotechnology 6 255 790
Optical Engineering 11 306 824
Quantum and Particle physics 12 323 862
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 307 868
Astrophysics and Astronomy 16 346 905
Medical Physics 10 334 912
Astrobiology 14 359 976
Acoustical Engineering 15 369 1009
Condensed Matter Physics 20 350 1034
Biophysics 26 535 1819

Chemistry rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 7th for Chemistry in Russia and 1099th in the World with 18,107 publications made and 176,011 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 182 In Russia
#362 of 1,417 In Europe
#1099 of 6,561 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 22 37
1994 31 45
1995 40 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 150 258
2005 257 331
2006 143 410
2007 132 430
2008 177 490
2009 166 565
2010 196 770
2011 226 832
2012 435 1160
2013 379 1452
2014 1102 2707
2015 1634 4545
2016 2031 7115
2017 1486 8433
2018 1407 11319
2019 1366 13954
2020 1300 16890
2021 1215 19470
2022 1125 20260
2023 938 21531
2024 571 19981
2025 246 16686

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

Chemistry subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 253 665
Physical chemistry 4 231 666
Materials Science 6 254 722
Nanotechnology 6 255 790
Chemical Engineering 6 261 814
Inorganic Chemistry 9 277 829
Environmental Chemistry 7 306 859
Radiochemistry 6 226 899
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 17 341 951
Organic Chemistry 7 323 968
Biochemical Engineering 14 426 1141
Pharmacy 25 399 1231
Computational Chemistry 28 422 1315
Biochemistry 15 522 1899
Nutrition and Food Science 23 650 2777

Environmental Science rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Russia and 1230th in the World with 12,461 publications made and 122,087 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 181 In Russia
#421 of 1,464 In Europe
#1230 of 6,888 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 7 16
1994 17 24
1995 18 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 119 364
2010 112 412
2011 135 430
2012 258 608
2013 234 768
2014 757 1564
2015 1282 2800
2016 1568 4784
2017 1088 5648
2018 1025 7555
2019 1032 9560
2020 888 11714
2021 880 14219
2022 838 14664
2023 643 15227
2024 330 12843
2025 115 10001

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 53 199
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 205 572
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 253 665
Environmental Management 3 238 700
Urban and Regional planning 27 364 754
Geotechnical Engineering 3 258 802
Environmental Engineering 3 275 838
Earth science and Geophysics 8 294 855
Oceanography 4 308 858
Environmental Chemistry 7 306 859
Geography and Cartography 8 387 1044
Geology 7 408 1187
Ecology 10 468 1439
Paleontology 9 469 1448
Forestry 23 550 2110
Agricultural Science 18 562 2283
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 39 701 3069

Biology rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 14th for Biology in Russia and 1731st in the World with 10,473 publications made and 112,252 citations received. Main research topics: Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 181 In Russia
#506 of 1,449 In Europe
#1731 of 6,841 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 11 18
1994 13 15
1995 20 21
1996 14 11
1997 19 30
1998 27 22
1999 24 30
2000 33 39
2001 37 66
2002 90 92
2003 72 103
2004 74 143
2005 138 189
2006 76 254
2007 58 225
2008 82 264
2009 91 346
2010 94 395
2011 115 496
2012 212 685
2013 219 828
2014 608 1434
2015 1010 2511
2016 1198 4056
2017 934 5373
2018 797 7068
2019 855 9088
2020 797 11457
2021 769 13453
2022 687 14609
2023 583 15287
2024 335 14026
2025 172 11519

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

Biology subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 255 790
Astrobiology 14 359 976
Paleontology 9 469 1448
Biophysics 26 535 1819
Biotechnology 11 500 1868
Biochemistry 15 522 1899
Neuroscience 20 593 2029
Forestry 23 550 2110
Oncology and Cancer research 20 538 2153
Evolutionary Biology 27 649 2197
Agricultural Science 18 562 2283
Pharmacology 19 542 2314
Genetics 26 598 2363
Botany 21 616 2501
Molecular Biology 32 627 2638
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 687 2756
Nutrition and Food Science 23 650 2777
Horticulture 28 652 2977
Immunology 39 699 3001
Zoology 47 724 3044
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 39 701 3069
Microbiology 33 692 3211

Computer Science rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 15th for Computer Science in Russia and 1582nd in the World with 7,258 publications made and 57,990 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#15 of 182 In Russia
#521 of 1,470 In Europe
#1582 of 6,855 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 9 8
1994 7 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 100 110
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 474 846
2015 770 1466
2016 945 2477
2017 683 2871
2018 553 3694
2019 581 4789
2020 520 6435
2021 527 7548
2022 372 7920
2023 285 8436
2024 176 7714
2025 71 5507

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 18 241 795
Database Administration 8 303 849
Telecommunications 10 314 886
Computer Graphics 14 383 995
Animation 15 351 1004
Computer Engineering 15 370 1156
Management Information Systems 17 513 1260
Software Engineering 14 520 1298
Multimedia 11 471 1347
Computer Networking 18 462 1427
Computer Vision 19 480 1488
Human-Computer Interaction 12 546 1538
Robotics 27 480 1544
Data Science 15 556 1566
Library and Information science 14 521 1580
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 18 527 1610
Blockchain and Cryptography 21 516 1720
Cyber Security 17 537 1721
Neuroscience 20 593 2029
Computational Linguistics 27 604 2119
Machine Learning 20 600 2135
Cognitive Science 23 661 2500
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 687 2756

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Russia and 1977th in the World with 6,233 publications made and 56,432 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 184 In Russia
#652 of 1,502 In Europe
#1977 of 7,088 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 2 2
1994 9 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 59
2005 82 84
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 341 563
2015 786 1187
2016 865 2250
2017 619 2418
2018 464 3208
2019 544 4578
2020 460 6106
2021 450 7882
2022 373 7951
2023 259 8054
2024 174 6906
2025 49 4756

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
Urban and Regional planning 27 364 754
Publishing 6 292 759
Radio and Television broadcasting 32 291 818
Education Majors 8 374 1120
Archaeology 9 456 1264
History 11 487 1355
Art History 12 526 1402
Library and Information science 14 521 1580
Linguistics 21 562 1643
Aesthetics 26 635 1837
Law 16 616 1881
Classics and Ancient History 32 615 1937
Anthropology 12 614 1967
Political Science 15 683 2032
Sociology 18 629 2073
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 20 692 2228
Philosophy 21 724 2269
Gender Studies 19 643 2310
Communications and Public Relations 30 797 2769
Demography 41 794 3280

Mathematics rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 14th for Mathematics in Russia and 1597th in the World with 3,177 publications made and 32,447 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#14 of 176 In Russia
#513 of 1,406 In Europe
#1597 of 6,434 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
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 61 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 166 315
2015 368 639
2016 404 1005
2017 297 1211
2018 257 1752
2019 271 2366
2020 219 3178
2021 222 4238
2022 181 4182
2023 134 4520
2024 66 3083
2025 35 1879

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 9 315 990
Statistics 12 505 1537
Applied Mathematics 34 525 1569
Blockchain and Cryptography 21 516 1720
Operations Research 21 540 1760
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 29 738 2591

Art & Design rankings

Tomsk Polytechnic University ranked 15th for Art & Design in Russia and 1576th in the World with 1,340 publications made and 8,540 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

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
#15 of 168 In Russia
#565 of 1,385 In Europe
#1576 of 6,010 In the World

Tomsk Polytechnic University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 3 0
1994 6 7
1995 3 3
1996 3 4
1997 2 1
1998 2 7
1999 3 4
2000 4 1
2001 3 0
2002 15 9
2003 11 7
2004 4 10
2005 17 14
2006 11 23
2007 7 29
2008 15 23
2009 13 43
2010 15 55
2011 14 40
2012 23 59
2013 20 69
2014 96 169
2015 202 373
2016 172 422
2017 132 446
2018 78 521
2019 113 717
2020 88 1039
2021 80 1153
2022 52 1113
2023 56 1140
2024 36 1198
2025 7 1010

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

Art & Design subfield Russia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Graphic Design 5 304 804
Computer Graphics 14 383 995
Animation 15 351 1004
Multimedia 11 471 1347
Architecture 23 512 1352
Art History 12 526 1402
Fashion Design 11 570 1558
Literature 17 547 1573
Aesthetics 26 635 1837

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tomsk Polytechnic University

Speciality Russia Europe World Rank
Human Resource Management 17 351 865
Hospitality and Hotel Management 11 403 1034
Environmental Economics 16 449 1146
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 387 1214
Project Management 27 561 1345
Radiation Therapy 17 444 1623
International Trade 28 734 1650
Cardiology 28 508 1692
Management 19 563 1699
Business 20 608 1781
Finance 27 629 1851
Advertising 15 610 1864
International Business 31 761 1891
Social Psychology 16 599 1933
Marketing 18 661 2059
Development Studies 17 617 2109
Gerontology 8 595 2110
Economics 24 663 2124
Dentistry 34 621 2134
Psychology 18 621 2218
Sports Medicine 21 672 2300
Physical Therapy 18 653 2326
Medicine 20 624 2329
Health Science 21 610 2363
Anatomy and Physiology 32 662 2446
Accounting 43 760 2535
Psychiatry 24 668 2537
Pathology 26 680 2675
Anesthesiology 40 682 2730
Surgery 34 718 2757
Nursing 17 740 3174
Public Health 35 775 3276
Clinical Psychology 28 772 3276
Child Psychology 65 914 3897