National Technical University of Athens: Rankings
National Technical University of Athens ranked 3 in Greece, 490 in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across multiple research topics. The ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EliteDegrees's index has 52,179 academic publications and 1,227,129 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 490 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 199 of 2,786 | In Europe |
| # 3 of 36 | In Greece |
| # 264 of 5,910 | For Engineering |
| # 308 of 5,096 | For Business |
| # 325 of 5,966 | For Physics |
| Top 1-3 | For 10 other topics |
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Engineering rankings
National Technical University of Athens ranked 2 for Engineering in Greece and 264 in the World with 40,456 publications made and 981,164 citations received.
National Technical University of Athens
Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable Energy | #1 | #6 | #13 |
| Operations Research | #1 | #10 | #43 |
| Construction Management | #1 | #24 | #69 |
| Reliability and Quality | #1 | #25 | #98 |
| Architecture | #1 | #36 | #100 |
| Robotics | #1 | #36 | #128 |
| Automation and Control | #1 | #36 | #130 |
| Environmental Engineering | #2 | #30 | #130 |
| Systems | #1 | #41 | #133 |
| Remote Sensing | #1 | #47 | #146 |
| Aviation | #1 | #52 | #148 |
| Computer Engineering | #2 | #52 | #191 |
| Landscape Architecture | #2 | #93 | #202 |
| Telecommunications | #2 | #57 | #218 |
| Engineering Management | #2 | #70 | #243 |
| Applied Physics | #1 | #79 | #252 |
| Optics | #2 | #136 | #364 |
| Metallurgy | #2 | #127 | #391 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #4 | #176 | #403 |
| Nanotechnology | #3 | #180 | #558 |
| Biotechnology | #7 | #268 | #807 |
| Mining Engineering | #1 | #8 | #58 |
| Nuclear Engineering | #1 | #21 | #75 |
| Transportation Engineering | #1 | #8 | #41 |
| Structural Engineering | #1 | #22 | #96 |
| Industrial Engineering | #2 | #21 | #57 |
| Automotive Engineering | #1 | #7 | #34 |
| Firefighting and Fire Science | #1 | #19 | #79 |
| Marine Engineering | #1 | #8 | #25 |
Physics rankings
National Technical University of Athens ranked 2 for Physics in Greece and 325 in the World with 35,189 publications made and 882,439 citations received.
National Technical University of Athens
Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Physics | #1 | #79 | #252 |
| Theoretical | #4 | #131 | #271 |
| Optics | #2 | #136 | #364 |
| Nanotechnology | #3 | #180 | #558 |
| Condensed Matter | #5 | #239 | #630 |
| Molecular | #6 | #274 | #631 |
| Astrobiology | #6 | #293 | #761 |
| Biophysics | #6 | #396 | #1184 |
Environmental Science rankings
National Technical University of Athens ranked 3 for Environmental Science in Greece and 355 in the World with 26,388 publications made and 740,051 citations received.
National Technical University of Athens
Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrology and Water resources | #2 | #22 | #76 |
| Environmental Management | #1 | #26 | #101 |
| Environmental Engineering | #2 | #30 | #130 |
| Oceanography | #2 | #92 | #277 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #3 | #102 | #301 |
| Geology | #2 | #119 | #337 |
| Ecology | #2 | #124 | #354 |
| Paleontology | #4 | #202 | #524 |
| Forestry | #7 | #331 | #1101 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #9 | #361 | #1216 |
Computer Science rankings
National Technical University of Athens ranked 3 for Computer Science in Greece and 372 in the World with 25,986 publications made and 572,453 citations received.
National Technical University of Athens
Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics | #1 | #36 | #128 |
| Computer Engineering | #2 | #52 | #191 |
| Animation | #1 | #64 | #194 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #1 | #54 | #200 |
| Software Engineering | #1 | #94 | #208 |
| Telecommunications | #2 | #57 | #218 |
| Machine Learning | #2 | #60 | #230 |
| Multimedia | #4 | #76 | #232 |
| Data Science | #2 | #91 | #254 |
| Computer Vision | #2 | #94 | #281 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #1 | #118 | #299 |
| Computational Linguistics | #3 | #148 | #385 |
| Cognitive Science | #4 | #212 | #565 |
| Information Technology | #7 | #209 | #671 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #7 | #347 | #980 |
| Neuroscience | #8 | #355 | #1014 |
Chemistry rankings
National Technical University of Athens ranked 4 for Chemistry in Greece and 547 in the World with 25,176 publications made and 658,592 citations received.
National Technical University of Athens
Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | #2 | #98 | #325 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #4 | #176 | #403 |
| Radiochemistry | #3 | #116 | #516 |
| Computational | #6 | #226 | #526 |
| Organic chemistry | #4 | #194 | #529 |
| Nanotechnology | #3 | #180 | #558 |
| Biochemistry | #6 | #314 | #943 |
| Pharmacy | #6 | #406 | #1270 |
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
National Technical University of Athens ranked 3 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Greece and 651 in the World with 19,635 publications made and 445,540 citations received.
National Technical University of Athens
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeology | #3 | #122 | #341 |
| History | #3 | #154 | #399 |
| Linguistics | #3 | #208 | #512 |
| Law | #3 | #222 | #582 |
| Political Science | #3 | #290 | #699 |
| Aesthetics | #3 | #300 | #722 |
| Philosophy | #3 | #303 | #733 |
| Publishing | #7 | #355 | #921 |
| Sociology | #7 | #357 | #1000 |
| Education | #9 | #340 | #1001 |
| Anthropology | #9 | #383 | #1057 |
| Demography | #10 | #394 | #1177 |
| Gender Studies | #7 | #391 | #1206 |
Biology rankings
National Technical University of Athens ranked 6 for Biology in Greece and 809 in the World with 19,365 publications made and 550,301 citations received.
National Technical University of Athens
Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleontology | #4 | #202 | #524 |
| Nanotechnology | #3 | #180 | #558 |
| Evolutionary | #4 | #238 | #592 |
| Astrobiology | #6 | #293 | #761 |
| Biotechnology | #7 | #268 | #807 |
| Horticulture | #6 | #264 | #887 |
| Botany | #7 | #305 | #919 |
| Biochemistry | #6 | #314 | #943 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #7 | #347 | #980 |
| Neuroscience | #8 | #355 | #1014 |
| Forestry | #7 | #331 | #1101 |
| Genetics | #9 | #359 | #1114 |
| Toxicology | #9 | #323 | #1181 |
| Biophysics | #6 | #396 | #1184 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #9 | #361 | #1216 |
| Zoology | #8 | #400 | #1335 |
| Oncology | #8 | #386 | #1367 |
| Virology | #9 | #436 | #1629 |
| Microbiology | #9 | #467 | #1797 |
| Pharmacology | #10 | #473 | #1878 |
| Immunology | #10 | #542 | #2109 |
| Molecular | #9 | #559 | #2208 |
Mathematics rankings
National Technical University of Athens ranked 3 for Mathematics in Greece and 328 in the World with 14,389 publications made and 344,620 citations received.
National Technical University of Athens
Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Research | #1 | #10 | #43 |
| Applied Mathematics | #1 | #43 | #127 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #1 | #54 | #200 |
| Econometrics | #2 | #109 | #278 |
| Statistics | #3 | #126 | #344 |
| Actuarial Science | #6 | #244 | #658 |
| Mathematics Education | #11 | #323 | #1015 |
Business rankings
National Technical University of Athens ranked 1 for Business in Greece and 308 in the World with 11,338 publications made and 256,589 citations received.
National Technical University of Athens
Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Research | #1 | #10 | #43 |
| Construction Management | #1 | #24 | #69 |
| International Trade | #3 | #134 | #225 |
| Real Estate | #1 | #68 | #232 |
| Risk Management | #2 | #89 | #241 |
| Engineering Management | #2 | #70 | #243 |
| Project Management | #1 | #107 | #244 |
| Management | #1 | #70 | #248 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #1 | #118 | #299 |
| Marketing | #3 | #138 | #380 |
| Finance | #4 | #185 | #463 |
| Accounting | #5 | #192 | #544 |
| Actuarial Science | #6 | #244 | #658 |
| Advertising | #5 | #321 | #866 |
Economics rankings
National Technical University of Athens ranked 3 for Economics in Greece and 432 in the World with 5,914 publications made and 138,744 citations received.
National Technical University of Athens
Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Trade | #3 | #134 | #225 |
| Econometrics | #2 | #109 | #278 |
| Finance | #4 | #185 | #463 |
| Actuarial Science | #6 | #244 | #658 |
Art & Design rankings
National Technical University of Athens ranked 3 for Art & Design in Greece and 456 in the World with 4,145 publications made and 79,515 citations received.
National Technical University of Athens
Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | #2 | #48 | #95 |
| Architecture | #1 | #36 | #100 |
| Animation | #1 | #64 | #194 |
| Interior Design | #2 | #80 | #201 |
| Landscape Architecture | #2 | #93 | #202 |
| Multimedia | #4 | #76 | #232 |
| Graphic Design | #3 | #102 | #271 |
| Literature | #3 | #191 | #461 |
| Acting and Drama | #4 | #249 | #559 |
| Photography | #5 | #270 | #694 |
| Aesthetics | #3 | #300 | #722 |
| Cinematography | #2 | #300 | #738 |
| Creative Writing | #10 | #493 | #1394 |
| Illustration and Concept Art | #2 | #49 | #99 |
| Painting and Drawing | #2 | #48 | #95 |
