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The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 3rd in Hungary, 589th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 155 research topics. The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 33,665 academic publications and 514,712 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 125 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#589 of 14,131 In the World
#235 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 43 In Hungary
#2 of 23 In Budapest
#95 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#107 of 1,015 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#111 of 1,027 For Industrial Engineering
#501 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#424 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 152 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 1st for Engineering in Hungary and 535th in the World with 24,821 publications made and 386,513 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 21 In Hungary
#197 of 1,465 In Europe
#535 of 6,782 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 29 217
1993 23 224
1994 36 249
1995 21 234
1996 46 396
1997 30 292
1998 58 355
1999 50 405
2000 173 502
2001 315 617
2002 532 1186
2003 573 1578
2004 551 2269
2005 642 3151
2006 746 4133
2007 838 5385
2008 895 6530
2009 839 7573
2010 978 8961
2011 995 10839
2012 976 12493
2013 1002 13668
2014 1099 15850
2015 1128 16559
2016 1099 18923
2017 1192 20067
2018 1286 22919
2019 1313 26029
2020 1354 30327
2021 1512 36009
2022 1544 35367
2023 1578 37953
2024 1079 35157

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 95
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 39 107
Industrial Engineering 1 45 111
Transportation Engineering 1 30 113
Construction Management 1 74 196
Technical Drawing 2 88 235
Automotive Engineering 1 74 236
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 64 239
Nuclear Engineering 1 86 252
Engineering Management 1 74 254
Biochemical Engineering 1 120 266
Architecture 1 122 270
Automation and Control engineering 1 83 280
Structural Engineering 1 83 281
Robotics 1 90 282
Aviation 1 108 290
Systems Engineering 1 117 311
Computer Networking 1 112 347
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 114 354
Operations Research 1 117 360
Civil Engineering 1 135 382
Mechanical Engineering 1 148 404
Telecommunications 1 147 425
Architectural Engineering 1 160 431
Computer Engineering 1 155 459
Aerospace Engineering 1 170 461
Electrical Engineering 1 167 469
Electronic Engineering 1 162 479
Mining Engineering 1 154 499
Materials Science 1 179 506
Product and Industrial Design 3 202 511
Acoustical Engineering 2 200 514
Remote Sensing 1 209 538
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 209 539
Metallurgical Engineering 1 198 546
Geotechnical Engineering 1 181 552
Human-Computer Interaction 1 241 563
Chemical Engineering 2 177 571
Petroleum Engineering 4 192 602
Nanotechnology 1 203 612
Marine Engineering 1 210 627
Optical Engineering 2 250 688
Environmental Engineering 1 231 695
Biomedical Engineering 3 306 850
Biotechnology 7 373 1234

Physics rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 2nd for Physics in Hungary and 553rd in the World with 22,130 publications made and 369,408 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 1,457 In Europe
#553 of 6,713 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 33 249
1993 28 247
1994 44 292
1995 31 279
1996 49 551
1997 33 353
1998 56 402
1999 43 461
2000 153 528
2001 317 691
2002 479 1139
2003 546 1614
2004 534 2250
2005 611 3099
2006 662 4028
2007 747 5261
2008 799 6352
2009 731 7209
2010 872 8378
2011 859 10143
2012 875 11612
2013 908 12652
2014 971 14715
2015 1006 15642
2016 1017 17735
2017 1066 18917
2018 1119 21277
2019 1174 24285
2020 1144 27998
2021 1267 32625
2022 1304 32042
2023 1353 34279
2024 951 31559

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 2 208 444
Condensed Matter Physics 2 183 458
Materials Science 1 179 506
Acoustical Engineering 2 200 514
Quantum and Particle physics 2 204 526
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 209 539
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 242 546
Nuclear Physics 2 244 595
Nanotechnology 1 203 612
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 267 663
Optical Engineering 2 250 688
Astrobiology 4 378 1050
Biophysics 6 422 1348

Chemistry rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 5th for Chemistry in Hungary and 771st in the World with 17,739 publications made and 324,798 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Hungary
#266 of 1,417 In Europe
#771 of 6,545 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 33 225
1993 31 243
1994 34 270
1995 27 313
1996 48 506
1997 37 379
1998 48 429
1999 42 490
2000 120 525
2001 297 675
2002 407 1038
2003 469 1504
2004 456 2032
2005 516 2888
2006 557 3690
2007 627 4934
2008 652 5959
2009 582 6635
2010 676 7811
2011 703 9328
2012 669 10539
2013 701 11534
2014 781 13341
2015 801 14034
2016 807 15861
2017 826 16744
2018 866 19081
2019 872 21517
2020 887 24648
2021 977 28823
2022 1011 28216
2023 1053 29781
2024 784 28595

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 39 107
Biochemical Engineering 1 120 266
Computational Chemistry 2 137 320
Pharmacy 2 163 373
Materials Science 1 179 506
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 212 562
Chemical Engineering 2 177 571
Physical chemistry 2 209 601
Nanotechnology 1 203 612
Organic Chemistry 4 227 650
Inorganic Chemistry 4 267 788
Nutrition and Food Science 4 273 849
Environmental Chemistry 5 320 888
Biochemistry 6 343 1048
Radiochemistry 4 264 1070

Computer Science rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Hungary and 605th in the World with 16,422 publications made and 233,236 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 1,469 In Europe
#605 of 6,845 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 20 97
1993 23 77
1994 28 103
1995 17 98
1996 21 133
1997 18 120
1998 39 166
1999 29 197
2000 127 252
2001 171 323
2002 343 770
2003 355 996
2004 355 1421
2005 417 1939
2006 476 2713
2007 579 3411
2008 634 4181
2009 598 5006
2010 697 5906
2011 724 6902
2012 677 7819
2013 667 8414
2014 738 9669
2015 763 10205
2016 713 11145
2017 741 11428
2018 815 13329
2019 879 15061
2020 900 17522
2021 987 20538
2022 1017 19854
2023 1024 21472
2024 664 17808

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 56 134
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 70 235
Software Engineering 1 127 277
Web Design and Development 1 105 279
Computer Graphics 1 107 280
Robotics 1 90 282
Animation 1 102 283
Computer Networking 1 112 347
Cyber Security 1 131 387
Database Administration 1 157 422
Telecommunications 1 147 425
Computer Engineering 1 155 459
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 184 486
Computational Linguistics 2 202 509
Human-Computer Interaction 1 241 563
Multimedia 1 217 565
Machine Learning 1 193 567
Computer Vision 2 216 576
Data Science 2 255 588
Game Design and Development 2 323 738
Cognitive Science 3 274 756
Library and Information science 5 298 772
Management Information Systems 1 373 861
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 359 1026
Neuroscience 6 375 1075

Biology rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 6th for Biology in Hungary and 1090th in the World with 13,959 publications made and 253,038 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 21 In Hungary
#355 of 1,448 In Europe
#1090 of 6,833 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 28 153
1993 22 147
1994 17 209
1995 18 254
1996 42 333
1997 21 310
1998 43 363
1999 32 396
2000 85 446
2001 206 486
2002 296 801
2003 308 1164
2004 340 1539
2005 351 2147
2006 405 2894
2007 502 3835
2008 459 4562
2009 441 5287
2010 527 6376
2011 563 7495
2012 575 8604
2013 541 9506
2014 634 11182
2015 619 11686
2016 657 12853
2017 670 13739
2018 690 15557
2019 712 17669
2020 763 20439
2021 822 24072
2022 863 23589
2023 902 24838
2024 582 21907

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 1 203 612
Evolutionary Biology 5 299 746
Nutrition and Food Science 4 273 849
Paleontology 5 348 991
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 359 1026
Biochemistry 6 343 1048
Astrobiology 4 378 1050
Neuroscience 6 375 1075
Agricultural Science 7 331 1098
Botany 7 372 1187
Biotechnology 7 373 1234
Molecular Biology 7 376 1253
Genetics 6 399 1283
Biophysics 6 422 1348
Pharmacology 6 364 1348
Animal Science 10 368 1350
Horticulture 10 402 1558
Oncology and Cancer research 6 443 1576
Forestry 8 475 1711
Zoology 10 505 1880
Virology 7 539 2146
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 555 2243
Microbiology 7 549 2290
Immunology 8 611 2479

Environmental Science rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Hungary and 835th in the World with 12,993 publications made and 209,669 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 6,876 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 16 103
1993 10 105
1994 25 144
1995 15 169
1996 27 212
1997 18 202
1998 39 264
1999 26 259
2000 54 282
2001 143 310
2002 248 524
2003 247 742
2004 279 1065
2005 267 1413
2006 368 1997
2007 450 2647
2008 446 3179
2009 403 3742
2010 451 4521
2011 493 5356
2012 504 6298
2013 510 6788
2014 572 7976
2015 541 8324
2016 604 9231
2017 653 10088
2018 655 11572
2019 748 13722
2020 758 16275
2021 872 19891
2022 913 20074
2023 911 21857
2024 590 18714

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 1 154 499
Geotechnical Engineering 1 181 552
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 212 562
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 201 566
Urban and Regional planning 4 279 571
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 172 644
Environmental Management 1 218 653
Environmental Engineering 1 231 695
Oceanography 2 264 729
Geography and Cartography 2 282 734
Geology 3 275 758
Earth science and Geophysics 2 270 769
Environmental Chemistry 5 320 888
Ecology 4 327 895
Paleontology 5 348 991
Agricultural Science 7 331 1098
Forestry 8 475 1711
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 555 2243

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Hungary and 1093rd in the World with 10,870 publications made and 150,266 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 24 In Hungary
#411 of 1,500 In Europe
#1093 of 7,081 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
1992 26 66
1993 22 62
1994 28 70
1995 22 97
1996 18 119
1997 14 109
1998 37 119
1999 27 129
2000 70 151
2001 108 214
2002 217 467
2003 195 588
2004 198 804
2005 253 1086
2006 263 1543
2007 324 1984
2008 352 2418
2009 335 2973
2010 416 3679
2011 423 4225
2012 450 4879
2013 448 5346
2014 480 6207
2015 490 6447
2016 504 7366
2017 492 7862
2018 515 8541
2019 600 10103
2020 698 12195
2021 735 14264
2022 725 14362
2023 803 15769
2024 443 13268

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 4 279 571
Journalism and Digital Media 2 261 712
Library and Information science 5 298 772
Aesthetics 3 323 785
Linguistics 3 311 791
Art History 3 352 844
Archaeology 3 357 946
Law 3 367 979
History 3 382 995
Philosophy 4 397 1013
Classics and Ancient History 7 406 1068
Political Science 6 453 1133
Education Majors 4 397 1204
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 474 1264
Sociology 8 504 1514
Anthropology 8 548 1658
Communications and Public Relations 9 590 1771
Demography 10 618 2309

Mathematics rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Hungary and 616th in the World with 8,366 publications made and 121,131 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
#233 of 1,401 In Europe
#616 of 6,418 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 5 65
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 214 630
2004 178 811
2005 204 1099
2006 256 1485
2007 295 1852
2008 327 2270
2009 299 2722
2010 349 3161
2011 336 3757
2012 356 4103
2013 343 4305
2014 367 4913
2015 385 5123
2016 394 5651
2017 403 5940
2018 395 6627
2019 456 7838
2020 453 8951
2021 493 10526
2022 537 9921
2023 570 11028
2024 297 7331

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 70 235
Operations Research 1 117 360
Applied Mathematics 2 187 464
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 231 564
Statistics 2 232 609
Math Teachers 4 445 1527

Business rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 1st for Business in Hungary and 636th in the World with 6,830 publications made and 91,247 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 20 In Hungary
#242 of 1,433 In Europe
#636 of 6,339 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 5 41
1993 4 49
1994 12 53
1995 9 46
1996 13 58
1997 5 51
1998 35 81
1999 18 82
2000 56 125
2001 85 181
2002 133 356
2003 130 378
2004 137 570
2005 131 717
2006 189 1024
2007 218 1201
2008 221 1494
2009 232 1660
2010 243 2013
2011 276 2563
2012 271 2723
2013 270 2956
2014 294 3464
2015 295 3540
2016 309 4251
2017 310 4485
2018 378 5178
2019 411 5787
2020 402 6966
2021 475 8626
2022 476 8486
2023 493 9201
2024 243 6625

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 74 196
Engineering Management 1 74 254
Operations Research 1 117 360
Management 1 172 479
Real Estate 1 175 564
Marketing 1 230 608
Project Management 1 298 683
Finance 2 304 721
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 273 755
Supply Chain Management 5 265 808
Management Information Systems 1 373 861
Accounting 1 323 887
International Trade 10 521 978
International Business 9 497 988
Hospitality and Hotel Management 8 431 1110
Advertising 5 457 1250

Art & Design rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Hungary and 650th in the World with 2,768 publications made and 34,504 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
#272 of 1,381 In Europe
#650 of 5,966 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 6 13
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 95 478
2008 115 612
2009 94 782
2010 117 871
2011 123 921
2012 117 1084
2013 121 1189
2014 128 1365
2015 128 1354
2016 132 1627
2017 136 1615
2018 144 1731
2019 139 2020
2020 174 2333
2021 169 2776
2022 158 2751
2023 169 2905
2024 87 2671

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 56 134
Graphic Design 1 60 176
Architecture 1 122 270
Computer Graphics 1 107 280
Animation 1 102 283
Photography 1 151 381
Music 2 198 522
Fashion Design 2 231 535
Multimedia 1 217 565
Game Design and Development 2 323 738
Literature 2 309 743
Aesthetics 3 323 785
Art History 3 352 844
Interior Design 7 342 983

Other rankings

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

Speciality Hungary Europe World Rank
Environmental Economics 1 167 402
International Economics 8 434 737
Audiology 6 298 844
Economics 3 360 938
Sports Medicine 4 365 975
Orthodontics 6 339 998
Social Psychology 5 405 1111
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 367 1131
Ophthalmology 6 376 1145
Dentistry 6 367 1156
Psychology 6 430 1334
Development Studies 8 443 1341
Radiation Therapy 6 379 1351
Anatomy and Physiology 6 429 1374
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 439 1382
Child Psychology 6 451 1394
Physical Therapy 6 475 1449
Medicine 6 441 1468
Surgery 6 430 1481
Psychiatry 6 470 1565
Cardiology 6 485 1577
Pathology 6 468 1608
Anesthesiology 6 491 1779
Nursing 7 540 1857
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 526 1923
Clinical Psychology 6 558 2010
Critical Care Nursing 6 568 2037
Public Health 9 600 2235
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 645 2383
Health Science 8 675 2751