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The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 3rd in Hungary, 596th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 149 research topics. The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 28,018 academic publications and 362,423 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 120 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#596 of 14,131 In the World
#239 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 43 In Hungary
#2 of 23 In Budapest
#98 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#107 of 1,025 For Industrial Engineering
#115 of 1,013 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#513 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#424 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 146 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 1st for Engineering in Hungary and 568th in the World with 20,903 publications made and 277,351 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 20 In Hungary
#210 of 1,453 In Europe
#568 of 6,684 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 15 46
1992 11 45
1993 19 59
1994 17 52
1995 10 57
1996 28 120
1997 20 89
1998 44 107
1999 32 141
2000 156 188
2001 285 280
2002 421 599
2003 480 934
2004 486 1522
2005 527 2138
2006 618 2893
2007 678 3904
2008 705 4833
2009 688 5468
2010 802 6814
2011 859 8185
2012 845 9382
2013 926 10888
2014 990 12484
2015 1061 13316
2016 1026 15094
2017 1143 15915
2018 1188 18577
2019 1244 21110
2020 1248 24609
2021 1384 29736
2022 1404 30248
2023 1350 30346

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 21 98
Industrial Engineering 1 42 107
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 45 115
Transportation Engineering 1 41 140
Construction Management 1 73 194
Nuclear Engineering 1 84 251
Automotive Engineering 1 77 257
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 74 258
Engineering Management 1 87 265
Technical Drawing 2 102 286
Biochemical Engineering 1 132 288
Structural Engineering 1 97 306
Architecture 1 146 310
Robotics 1 99 319
Systems Engineering 1 128 327
Automation and Control engineering 1 109 346
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 121 370
Aviation 1 145 376
Computer Networking 1 133 405
Operations Research 1 135 409
Civil Engineering 1 149 422
Mechanical Engineering 1 157 427
Architectural Engineering 1 176 462
Aerospace Engineering 1 179 486
Telecommunications 1 184 505
Product and Industrial Design 2 201 514
Electrical Engineering 1 182 518
Materials Science 1 203 546
Acoustical Engineering 2 212 549
Metallurgical Engineering 1 204 559
Electronic Engineering 1 192 560
Human-Computer Interaction 1 251 571
Mining Engineering 1 179 572
Computer Engineering 1 206 573
Chemical Engineering 2 186 573
Geotechnical Engineering 1 191 576
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 223 594
Petroleum Engineering 2 192 594
Nanotechnology 2 212 623
Remote Sensing 2 261 675
Marine Engineering 1 237 699
Environmental Engineering 1 252 730
Optical Engineering 2 276 735
Biomedical Engineering 4 323 917
Landscape Architecture 8 412 1148
Biotechnology 7 373 1187

Physics rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 2nd for Physics in Hungary and 589th in the World with 18,815 publications made and 270,102 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 20 In Hungary
#223 of 1,446 In Europe
#589 of 6,603 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 22 54
1992 13 57
1993 18 64
1994 24 68
1995 13 78
1996 31 192
1997 24 117
1998 39 122
1999 27 163
2000 138 186
2001 288 325
2002 392 579
2003 450 977
2004 468 1525
2005 516 2160
2006 555 2897
2007 618 3961
2008 647 4878
2009 624 5404
2010 730 6558
2011 739 7870
2012 751 8984
2013 826 10238
2014 864 11872
2015 962 12857
2016 977 14576
2017 1022 15326
2018 1072 17765
2019 1105 20098
2020 1097 23234
2021 1179 27573
2022 1193 27766
2023 1164 28029

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 2 215 463
Condensed Matter Physics 2 191 466
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 240 538
Materials Science 1 203 546
Acoustical Engineering 2 212 549
Quantum and Particle physics 2 217 560
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 223 594
Nuclear Physics 2 253 612
Nanotechnology 2 212 623
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 291 729
Optical Engineering 2 276 735
Astrobiology 4 386 1070
Biophysics 6 466 1467

Chemistry rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 5th for Chemistry in Hungary and 790th in the World with 15,214 publications made and 244,788 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Hungary
#274 of 1,401 In Europe
#790 of 6,447 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 20 55
1992 15 55
1993 21 66
1994 16 68
1995 11 89
1996 29 172
1997 27 125
1998 32 131
1999 20 162
2000 105 182
2001 273 299
2002 346 543
2003 392 952
2004 414 1403
2005 440 2086
2006 485 2756
2007 536 3870
2008 552 4819
2009 501 5237
2010 602 6325
2011 598 7551
2012 607 8575
2013 639 9690
2014 710 11227
2015 744 11952
2016 775 13458
2017 819 14195
2018 824 16270
2019 824 18273
2020 844 20759
2021 921 24804
2022 935 25084
2023 923 25193

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 45 115
Biochemical Engineering 1 132 288
Computational Chemistry 2 148 337
Pharmacy 4 178 395
Materials Science 1 203 546
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 214 557
Chemical Engineering 2 186 573
Nanotechnology 2 212 623
Physical chemistry 3 222 625
Organic Chemistry 4 237 663
Inorganic Chemistry 4 270 786
Nutrition and Food Science 4 290 856
Environmental Chemistry 5 329 893
Radiochemistry 4 260 1014
Biochemistry 6 341 1030

Computer Science rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Hungary and 629th in the World with 13,699 publications made and 156,766 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 20 In Hungary
#244 of 1,459 In Europe
#629 of 6,752 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 8 17
1992 15 26
1993 19 21
1994 19 29
1995 11 20
1996 20 46
1997 12 38
1998 26 49
1999 24 82
2000 111 129
2001 155 159
2002 245 361
2003 293 552
2004 302 908
2005 336 1246
2006 369 1734
2007 434 2234
2008 469 2752
2009 473 3254
2010 555 3964
2011 633 4701
2012 571 5356
2013 634 6050
2014 671 6944
2015 701 7548
2016 685 8194
2017 701 8382
2018 767 10040
2019 814 11287
2020 807 13120
2021 910 16044
2022 908 16083
2023 868 16127

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 80 195
Software Engineering 1 125 270
Web Design and Development 1 106 285
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 95 291
Robotics 1 99 319
Computer Graphics 1 121 322
Animation 2 132 347
Computer Networking 1 133 405
Cyber Security 1 140 407
Database Administration 2 169 456
Telecommunications 1 184 505
Computational Linguistics 1 204 517
Multimedia 1 211 522
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 197 524
Human-Computer Interaction 1 251 571
Computer Engineering 1 206 573
Data Science 2 252 576
Machine Learning 1 205 587
Computer Vision 2 242 634
Game Design and Development 3 297 680
Cognitive Science 4 290 792
Library and Information science 5 323 844
Management Information Systems 1 383 894
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 356 970
Neuroscience 6 386 1110

Biology rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 6th for Biology in Hungary and 1071st in the World with 12,101 publications made and 193,521 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 21 In Hungary
#360 of 1,445 In Europe
#1071 of 6,770 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 14 46
1992 18 45
1993 19 46
1994 10 55
1995 10 65
1996 26 113
1997 24 100
1998 34 114
1999 16 148
2000 77 150
2001 189 220
2002 245 406
2003 261 702
2004 298 1018
2005 309 1501
2006 351 2115
2007 416 3008
2008 386 3672
2009 389 4118
2010 457 5146
2011 483 6029
2012 510 6832
2013 504 7960
2014 575 9326
2015 592 9833
2016 632 10903
2017 645 11516
2018 664 13211
2019 689 14810
2020 713 17153
2021 788 20598
2022 794 20536
2023 809 20789

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 2 212 623
Evolutionary Biology 5 284 709
Nutrition and Food Science 4 290 856
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 356 970
Paleontology 4 359 1001
Biochemistry 6 341 1030
Astrobiology 4 386 1070
Neuroscience 6 386 1110
Agricultural Science 6 347 1111
Botany 7 374 1168
Biotechnology 7 373 1187
Genetics 6 400 1257
Pharmacology 6 355 1273
Oncology and Cancer research 6 411 1429
Molecular Biology 8 428 1429
Animal Science 10 404 1460
Biophysics 6 466 1467
Horticulture 9 405 1507
Forestry 7 470 1664
Zoology 8 507 1850
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 563 2241
Microbiology 7 557 2303
Immunology 9 612 2430
Virology 8 644 2715

Environmental Science rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Hungary and 841st in the World with 11,053 publications made and 150,049 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 21 In Hungary
#302 of 1,458 In Europe
#841 of 6,798 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 7 26
1992 10 27
1993 9 31
1994 16 26
1995 8 34
1996 21 58
1997 15 56
1998 32 77
1999 18 97
2000 46 106
2001 135 140
2002 208 247
2003 216 417
2004 252 672
2005 233 960
2006 308 1353
2007 378 2021
2008 341 2323
2009 339 2862
2010 382 3426
2011 420 4060
2012 429 4703
2013 476 5428
2014 501 6257
2015 509 6516
2016 549 7211
2017 637 7899
2018 600 9085
2019 699 10733
2020 707 12637
2021 797 15892
2022 820 16711
2023 810 16939

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
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 214 557
Mining Engineering 1 179 572
Geotechnical Engineering 1 191 576
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 217 591
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 172 609
Urban and Regional planning 5 299 631
Environmental Management 1 232 663
Environmental Engineering 1 252 730
Oceanography 2 279 742
Geography and Cartography 2 300 758
Geology 3 290 771
Earth science and Geophysics 2 290 818
Environmental Chemistry 5 329 893
Ecology 4 329 895
Paleontology 4 359 1001
Agricultural Science 6 347 1111
Forestry 7 470 1664
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 563 2241

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Hungary and 1052nd in the World with 9,121 publications made and 103,013 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 23 In Hungary
#412 of 1,492 In Europe
#1052 of 7,020 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
1991 7 15
1992 17 20
1993 18 21
1994 20 20
1995 12 31
1996 17 46
1997 12 45
1998 33 43
1999 25 65
2000 65 84
2001 101 121
2002 158 258
2003 160 335
2004 171 486
2005 205 685
2006 204 1019
2007 281 1383
2008 272 1648
2009 280 2101
2010 333 2548
2011 356 3003
2012 399 3428
2013 412 3931
2014 416 4558
2015 465 4928
2016 456 5334
2017 472 5625
2018 502 6431
2019 558 7540
2020 612 8971
2021 655 10860
2022 634 11119
2023 678 11289

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
Forensic Science 1 175 471
Urban and Regional planning 5 299 631
Art History 2 317 731
Linguistics 3 317 789
Journalism and Digital Media 3 289 795
Aesthetics 2 331 831
Library and Information science 5 323 844
Archaeology 3 366 936
Law 2 361 951
Philosophy 4 400 975
Classics and Ancient History 7 374 980
History 3 385 988
Political Science 4 442 1083
Education Majors 3 388 1168
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 474 1238
Sociology 8 500 1479
Anthropology 8 546 1612
Communications and Public Relations 9 595 1784
Demography 10 598 2161

Mathematics rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Hungary and 648th in the World with 7,132 publications made and 81,252 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
#248 of 1,388 In Europe
#648 of 6,305 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 4 8
1992 4 13
1993 4 7
1994 10 12
1995 5 9
1996 16 31
1997 6 17
1998 13 27
1999 15 48
2000 48 68
2001 66 93
2002 114 174
2003 169 330
2004 152 495
2005 168 687
2006 198 885
2007 227 1195
2008 236 1465
2009 246 1776
2010 278 2087
2011 297 2525
2012 296 2767
2013 328 3159
2014 334 3496
2015 364 3822
2016 365 4117
2017 391 4405
2018 377 4971
2019 420 5915
2020 433 6873
2021 477 8300
2022 493 8275
2023 511 8446

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 95 291
Operations Research 1 135 409
Applied Mathematics 2 188 456
Statistics 2 250 657
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 275 672
Math Teachers 4 429 1453

Business rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 1st for Business in Hungary and 655th in the World with 5,788 publications made and 60,352 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 20 In Hungary
#252 of 1,414 In Europe
#655 of 6,187 In the World

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 7 7
1992 6 13
1993 5 17
1994 10 20
1995 2 16
1996 13 23
1997 5 24
1998 28 37
1999 16 35
2000 50 70
2001 75 110
2002 94 170
2003 104 221
2004 117 362
2005 100 442
2006 152 631
2007 152 743
2008 166 989
2009 176 1031
2010 198 1328
2011 249 1736
2012 219 1879
2013 270 2126
2014 270 2532
2015 262 2606
2016 289 3146
2017 297 3111
2018 362 3752
2019 385 4390
2020 364 5163
2021 442 6693
2022 424 6763
2023 427 6888

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 73 194
Engineering Management 1 87 265
Operations Research 1 135 409
Real Estate 1 147 483
Management 1 187 519
Marketing 1 266 670
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 262 696
Finance 2 321 785
Advertising 2 307 795
Supply Chain Management 4 269 810
Accounting 1 317 834
Project Management 2 374 875
Management Information Systems 1 383 894
International Trade 10 512 967
International Business 8 498 999

Art & Design rankings

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Hungary and 690th in the World with 2,353 publications made and 21,798 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 20 In Hungary
#289 of 1,349 In Europe
#690 of 5,720 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 1
1992 2 4
1993 4 0
1994 7 3
1995 4 3
1996 4 17
1997 0 9
1998 8 9
1999 5 15
2000 20 24
2001 24 26
2002 49 68
2003 61 117
2004 44 157
2005 43 168
2006 54 241
2007 77 300
2008 94 430
2009 69 505
2010 92 591
2011 108 652
2012 98 757
2013 113 818
2014 112 962
2015 108 972
2016 118 1112
2017 137 1197
2018 134 1385
2019 135 1486
2020 166 1746
2021 148 2030
2022 146 2161
2023 155 2161

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
Graphic Design 1 54 158
UX/UI Desgin 1 80 195
Architecture 1 146 310
Computer Graphics 1 121 322
Animation 2 132 347
Photography 1 134 348
Multimedia 1 211 522
Fashion Design 2 252 597
Game Design and Development 3 297 680
Music 3 262 686
Literature 2 308 726
Art History 2 317 731
Aesthetics 2 331 831
Interior Design 7 342 997
Cinematography 5 404 1060
Painting and Drawing 3 385 1064
Sculpture 3 385 1064
Landscape Architecture 8 412 1148

Other rankings

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

Speciality Hungary Europe World Rank
Environmental Economics 2 196 459
International Economics 8 439 775
Audiology 6 312 884
Sports Medicine 4 351 930
Economics 3 383 985
Optometry 5 326 1012
Orthodontics 6 365 1046
Ophthalmology 6 362 1080
Social Psychology 5 400 1097
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 368 1113
Dentistry 6 385 1169
Development Studies 6 431 1297
Radiation Therapy 6 383 1328
Psychology 6 434 1337
Child Psychology 6 446 1351
Anatomy and Physiology 7 440 1404
Physical Therapy 6 467 1411
Medicine 6 439 1432
Surgery 6 440 1477
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 505 1534
Pathology 6 465 1562
Cardiology 6 498 1630
Psychiatry 6 498 1661
Nursing 7 513 1709
Anesthesiology 6 512 1839
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 526 1841
Clinical Psychology 6 544 1880
Public Health 9 595 2157
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 622 2223
Health Science 7 652 2648