ITU is Turkey’s Leader in 18 Fields

Istanbul Technical University (ITU) ranked first in Turkey among Turkish universities in a total of 18 fields in the ranking announced by the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) Research Laboratory of the METU Informatics Institute.

In the 2021-2022 field ranking prepared by the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) research laboratory of the METU Informatics Institute to draw attention to universities’ strengths and potential areas of progress, the best universities in the world were listed according to a total of 78 science fields. Universities were evaluated according to their academic performance of the last five years, taking into account the articles and citations produced in the science fields.

ITU ranked first in engineering

In the rankings that evaluated 112 universities in 33 science fields, ITU was listed under 28 fields; it showed outstanding success in engineering, aerospace engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, architecture, artificial intelligence, information and computing sciences, robotics and intelligent systems, archeology, polymer science, earth sciences, materials engineering, agriculture, telecommunications, water resources, commerce, management, tourism and services, and marine sciences and technology and ranked first among Turkish universities in 18 fields.

In the ranking in which METU and Hacettepe University were listed in 22 science fields, Istanbul University was listed in 19 science fields, while Yıldız Technical and Gazi universities were listed in 15 science fields. While ITU is in the top 3 in 21 fields, METU is in the top 3 in 18 fields, Istanbul University and Hacettepe University are in the top 3 in 13 fields.

World universities competed 


In URAP’s rankings covering 78 science fields, our university achieved the best degree this year in the polymer science field as the 44th in the world. ITU was listed in a total of 28 fields, it ranked 1st in 18 fields and in the top 500 in 19 fields.

Click to access URAP 2021-2022 world field rankings.