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The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 3rd in Hungary, 617th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 156 research topics. The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 34,505 academic publications and 547,932 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 131 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#617 of 14,131 In the World
#249 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 43 In Hungary
#2 of 23 In Budapest
#89 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#108 of 1,009 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#111 of 1,882 For Transportation Engineering
#496 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#550 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 153 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 1st for Engineering in Hungary and 536th in the World with 25,375 publications made and 413,168 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 21 In Hungary
#195 of 1,466 In Europe
#536 of 6,795 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 23 224
1994 35 249
1995 21 234
1996 46 396
1997 30 292
1998 58 358
1999 50 404
2000 173 504
2001 315 618
2002 532 1187
2003 573 1579
2004 551 2268
2005 642 3151
2006 745 4131
2007 839 5387
2008 897 6532
2009 839 7579
2010 978 8962
2011 998 10845
2012 974 12493
2013 1003 13676
2014 1101 15857
2015 1125 16559
2016 1102 18939
2017 1192 20059
2018 1287 22897
2019 1315 25992
2020 1349 30303
2021 1515 35961
2022 1535 35290
2023 1582 37918
2024 1095 35374
2025 706 31214

The following table provides academic rankings for The Budapest University of Technology and Economics in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 22 89
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 40 108
Transportation Engineering 1 29 111
Industrial Engineering 1 44 111
Construction Management 1 76 197
Technical Drawing 2 85 228
Automotive Engineering 1 75 235
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 65 242
Nuclear Engineering 1 85 252
Engineering Management 1 75 253
Architecture 1 120 265
Aviation 1 100 274
Biochemical Engineering 1 122 275
Automation and Control engineering 1 82 278
Robotics 1 89 281
Structural Engineering 1 84 285
Systems Engineering 1 117 306
Operations Research 1 114 348
Computer Networking 1 112 352
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 115 360
Civil Engineering 1 133 378
Mechanical Engineering 1 147 403
Telecommunications 1 146 428
Architectural Engineering 1 162 431
Computer Engineering 1 153 451
Aerospace Engineering 1 165 453
Electrical Engineering 1 166 469
Mining Engineering 1 143 472
Electronic Engineering 1 162 484
Product and Industrial Design 3 198 507
Materials Science 1 179 509
Acoustical Engineering 2 199 512
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 208 545
Metallurgical Engineering 1 196 549
Geotechnical Engineering 1 178 550
Remote Sensing 1 211 554
Human-Computer Interaction 1 242 565
Chemical Engineering 2 176 572
Petroleum Engineering 4 194 610
Nanotechnology 1 203 620
Marine Engineering 1 211 632
Optical Engineering 2 247 684
Environmental Engineering 1 230 698
Biomedical Engineering 3 307 862
Biotechnology 6 369 1242

Physics rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 2nd for Physics in Hungary and 555th in the World with 22,590 publications made and 393,955 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 20 In Hungary
#210 of 1,460 In Europe
#555 of 6,729 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 28 247
1994 43 292
1995 31 279
1996 49 551
1997 33 356
1998 56 404
1999 43 459
2000 153 530
2001 316 690
2002 479 1139
2003 546 1615
2004 534 2251
2005 611 3099
2006 661 4027
2007 748 5262
2008 801 6352
2009 731 7213
2010 871 8370
2011 860 10144
2012 873 11599
2013 909 12651
2014 972 14703
2015 1004 15629
2016 1020 17743
2017 1065 18923
2018 1121 21263
2019 1171 24256
2020 1139 27994
2021 1266 32539
2022 1303 32005
2023 1357 34238
2024 967 31791
2025 593 28044

The following table provides academic rankings for The Budapest University of Technology and Economics in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 2 208 445
Condensed Matter Physics 2 181 459
Materials Science 1 179 509
Acoustical Engineering 2 199 512
Quantum and Particle physics 2 204 529
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 238 538
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 208 545
Nuclear Physics 2 242 593
Nanotechnology 1 203 620
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 269 672
Optical Engineering 2 247 684
Astrobiology 4 376 1032
Biophysics 6 425 1355

Chemistry rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 5th for Chemistry in Hungary and 778th in the World with 18,124 publications made and 346,660 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Hungary
#264 of 1,417 In Europe
#778 of 6,561 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 31 243
1994 33 270
1995 27 313
1996 48 506
1997 37 379
1998 48 432
1999 42 490
2000 120 527
2001 297 676
2002 407 1039
2003 469 1504
2004 456 2031
2005 516 2888
2006 557 3690
2007 627 4934
2008 652 5960
2009 582 6638
2010 677 7801
2011 706 9333
2012 669 10529
2013 701 11533
2014 781 13329
2015 800 14024
2016 807 15857
2017 826 16763
2018 864 19059
2019 871 21494
2020 884 24637
2021 977 28773
2022 1010 28130
2023 1057 29704
2024 793 28774
2025 496 26009

The following table provides academic rankings for The Budapest University of Technology and Economics in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 40 108
Biochemical Engineering 1 122 275
Computational Chemistry 2 135 316
Pharmacy 2 161 368
Materials Science 1 179 509
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 210 557
Chemical Engineering 2 176 572
Physical chemistry 2 207 609
Nanotechnology 1 203 620
Organic Chemistry 4 229 656
Inorganic Chemistry 4 266 794
Nutrition and Food Science 4 278 867
Environmental Chemistry 5 317 888
Biochemistry 6 345 1060
Radiochemistry 4 265 1087

Computer Science rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Hungary and 611th in the World with 16,782 publications made and 247,205 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 21 In Hungary
#236 of 1,470 In Europe
#611 of 6,855 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 23 76
1994 27 103
1995 17 98
1996 21 133
1997 18 123
1998 39 165
1999 29 196
2000 127 252
2001 171 323
2002 343 770
2003 355 996
2004 355 1421
2005 417 1939
2006 476 2712
2007 580 3413
2008 635 4179
2009 598 5004
2010 697 5909
2011 726 6907
2012 676 7813
2013 665 8399
2014 736 9653
2015 761 10221
2016 714 11141
2017 742 11412
2018 816 13295
2019 883 15048
2020 895 17489
2021 987 20491
2022 1011 19773
2023 1025 21461
2024 675 18032
2025 467 14708

The following table provides academic rankings for The Budapest University of Technology and Economics in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 1 54 135
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 71 238
Web Design and Development 1 104 277
Robotics 1 89 281
Software Engineering 1 130 285
Computer Graphics 1 109 287
Animation 1 103 289
Computer Networking 1 112 352
Cyber Security 1 131 390
Database Administration 1 154 416
Telecommunications 1 146 428
Computer Engineering 1 153 451
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 185 489
Computational Linguistics 2 201 513
Human-Computer Interaction 1 242 565
Multimedia 1 218 567
Machine Learning 1 194 571
Computer Vision 2 215 576
Data Science 2 258 608
Game Design and Development 3 335 763
Cognitive Science 3 275 763
Library and Information science 5 301 778
Management Information Systems 1 380 873
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 360 1037
Neuroscience 6 379 1086

Biology rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 6th for Biology in Hungary and 1102nd in the World with 14,272 publications made and 269,022 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 21 In Hungary
#357 of 1,449 In Europe
#1102 of 6,841 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 22 147
1994 16 209
1995 18 254
1996 42 333
1997 21 313
1998 43 364
1999 32 395
2000 85 446
2001 206 486
2002 296 802
2003 308 1163
2004 340 1539
2005 351 2147
2006 404 2897
2007 502 3835
2008 458 4562
2009 442 5293
2010 524 6370
2011 564 7497
2012 574 8609
2013 542 9505
2014 635 11191
2015 618 11672
2016 658 12855
2017 668 13711
2018 691 15567
2019 714 17655
2020 758 20427
2021 823 24008
2022 860 23462
2023 902 24790
2024 593 22055
2025 409 18976

The following table provides academic rankings for The Budapest University of Technology and Economics in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 203 620
Evolutionary Biology 5 301 756
Nutrition and Food Science 4 278 867
Paleontology 5 347 991
Astrobiology 4 376 1032
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 360 1037
Biochemistry 6 345 1060
Neuroscience 6 379 1086
Agricultural Science 6 335 1112
Botany 7 374 1199
Biotechnology 6 369 1242
Molecular Biology 7 378 1261
Genetics 6 403 1292
Biophysics 6 425 1355
Pharmacology 6 363 1356
Animal Science 10 371 1360
Horticulture 10 405 1583
Oncology and Cancer research 6 447 1609
Forestry 8 485 1769
Zoology 10 503 1876
Virology 7 547 2194
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 560 2265
Microbiology 7 549 2305
Immunology 8 608 2483

Environmental Science rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Hungary and 835th in the World with 13,278 publications made and 224,864 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Hungary
#299 of 1,464 In Europe
#835 of 6,888 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 10 105
1994 25 144
1995 15 169
1996 27 207
1997 18 205
1998 39 264
1999 26 258
2000 54 282
2001 143 311
2002 248 524
2003 247 743
2004 279 1066
2005 267 1413
2006 368 1999
2007 451 2648
2008 445 3176
2009 403 3744
2010 453 4530
2011 493 5343
2012 500 6286
2013 508 6783
2014 573 7974
2015 541 8331
2016 607 9211
2017 656 10103
2018 653 11577
2019 750 13700
2020 757 16275
2021 875 19809
2022 911 20011
2023 911 21845
2024 603 18899
2025 362 16456

The following table provides academic rankings for The Budapest University of Technology and Economics in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 1 143 472
Geotechnical Engineering 1 178 550
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 210 557
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 198 559
Urban and Regional planning 4 283 581
Environmental Management 1 218 651
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 177 683
Environmental Engineering 1 230 698
Oceanography 2 265 736
Geography and Cartography 2 284 737
Geology 2 273 750
Earth science and Geophysics 2 267 766
Environmental Chemistry 5 317 888
Ecology 4 329 903
Paleontology 5 347 991
Agricultural Science 6 335 1112
Forestry 8 485 1769
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 560 2265

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Hungary and 1106th in the World with 11,070 publications made and 160,062 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 24 In Hungary
#414 of 1,502 In Europe
#1106 of 7,088 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 22 62
1994 28 70
1995 22 97
1996 18 114
1997 14 112
1998 37 119
1999 27 129
2000 70 152
2001 108 215
2002 217 468
2003 195 589
2004 198 804
2005 253 1086
2006 263 1547
2007 324 1986
2008 353 2417
2009 333 2969
2010 416 3684
2011 422 4224
2012 449 4870
2013 447 5352
2014 479 6207
2015 490 6432
2016 503 7334
2017 494 7883
2018 516 8550
2019 602 10074
2020 694 12176
2021 734 14269
2022 722 14327
2023 806 15764
2024 445 13444
2025 266 10871

The following table provides academic rankings for The Budapest University of Technology and Economics in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 4 283 581
Journalism and Digital Media 2 273 752
Library and Information science 5 301 778
Linguistics 3 311 790
Aesthetics 4 325 794
Art History 3 356 850
Archaeology 3 358 948
Law 3 373 992
History 4 384 997
Philosophy 4 397 1019
Classics and Ancient History 7 402 1060
Political Science 6 457 1144
Education Majors 4 398 1211
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 475 1266
Sociology 8 508 1521
Anthropology 8 554 1677
Communications and Public Relations 9 599 1794
Demography 10 619 2313

Mathematics rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Hungary and 620th in the World with 8,469 publications made and 128,331 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 20 In Hungary
#232 of 1,406 In Europe
#620 of 6,434 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 6 39
1994 12 59
1995 6 64
1996 15 81
1997 9 53
1998 17 95
1999 20 111
2000 53 151
2001 76 165
2002 171 423
2003 214 629
2004 178 809
2005 204 1099
2006 256 1485
2007 295 1853
2008 327 2269
2009 299 2718
2010 349 3158
2011 335 3757
2012 357 4101
2013 342 4297
2014 364 4894
2015 384 5106
2016 395 5638
2017 403 5939
2018 396 6607
2019 454 7791
2020 450 8944
2021 491 10459
2022 531 9821
2023 570 10979
2024 300 7484
2025 158 5611

The following table provides academic rankings for The Budapest University of Technology and Economics in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 71 238
Operations Research 1 114 348
Applied Mathematics 2 187 467
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 229 564
Statistics 2 232 609
Math Teachers 4 450 1533

Business rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 1st for Business in Hungary and 631st in the World with 6,935 publications made and 97,553 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 20 In Hungary
#241 of 1,436 In Europe
#631 of 6,366 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 4 49
1994 12 53
1995 9 46
1996 13 58
1997 5 51
1998 35 80
1999 18 82
2000 56 126
2001 85 182
2002 133 356
2003 130 378
2004 137 570
2005 131 717
2006 189 1023
2007 218 1201
2008 221 1490
2009 231 1660
2010 241 2011
2011 277 2562
2012 271 2730
2013 270 2954
2014 295 3468
2015 294 3535
2016 310 4245
2017 310 4468
2018 378 5189
2019 413 5765
2020 402 6969
2021 474 8607
2022 471 8429
2023 491 9171
2024 253 6772
2025 132 5274

The following table provides academic rankings for The Budapest University of Technology and Economics in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 1 76 197
Engineering Management 1 75 253
Operations Research 1 114 348
Management 1 172 484
Real Estate 1 168 541
Marketing 1 229 607
Project Management 1 295 673
Finance 2 308 732
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 275 773
Supply Chain Management 5 268 827
Management Information Systems 1 380 873
Accounting 1 329 893
International Trade 10 529 997
International Business 9 504 999
Hospitality and Hotel Management 8 436 1131
Advertising 6 467 1272

Art & Design rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Hungary and 662nd in the World with 2,812 publications made and 36,335 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Architecture.

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
#2 of 22 In Hungary
#275 of 1,385 In Europe
#662 of 6,010 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 3 8
1994 10 11
1995 3 17
1996 4 38
1997 0 26
1998 10 16
1999 7 36
2000 21 46
2001 31 48
2002 69 152
2003 70 178
2004 55 250
2005 54 267
2006 66 364
2007 95 479
2008 116 613
2009 93 779
2010 117 871
2011 123 923
2012 117 1079
2013 121 1189
2014 127 1360
2015 128 1353
2016 133 1625
2017 135 1612
2018 144 1746
2019 142 2017
2020 174 2328
2021 171 2784
2022 157 2752
2023 170 2893
2024 86 2687
2025 54 1982

The following table provides academic rankings for The Budapest University of Technology and Economics in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 1 54 135
Graphic Design 1 62 182
Architecture 1 120 265
Computer Graphics 1 109 287
Animation 1 103 289
Photography 1 150 382
Music 3 201 529
Fashion Design 2 232 542
Multimedia 1 218 567
Literature 2 315 759
Game Design and Development 3 335 763
Aesthetics 4 325 794
Art History 3 356 850
Interior Design 7 341 982

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Speciality Hungary Europe World Rank
Environmental Economics 1 169 408
International Economics 9 439 748
Audiology 6 300 851
Economics 4 361 948
Sports Medicine 5 373 993
Orthodontics 6 346 1020
Social Psychology 5 400 1103
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 367 1135
Ophthalmology 6 373 1146
Dentistry 6 374 1179
Psychology 6 433 1345
Radiation Therapy 6 381 1354
Development Studies 8 454 1376
Anatomy and Physiology 6 431 1385
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 439 1389
Child Psychology 6 451 1410
Physical Therapy 6 481 1472
Medicine 6 445 1487
Surgery 6 440 1509
Psychiatry 6 474 1589
Cardiology 6 486 1598
Pathology 6 469 1622
Anesthesiology 6 495 1801
Nursing 7 542 1876
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 526 1914
Clinical Psychology 6 560 1990
Critical Care Nursing 6 575 2105
Public Health 9 605 2241
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 658 2446
Health Science 9 678 2782