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Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 20th in Spain, 607th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 159 research topics. Carlos III University, Madrid ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 32,884 academic publications and 436,715 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 23 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#607 of 14,131 In the World
#244 of 2,785 In Europe
#20 of 75 In Spain
#69 of 1,054 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
#95 of 2,080 For Multimedia
#99 of 1,232 For Architecture
#1466 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#425 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 156 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 16th for Engineering in Spain and 586th in the World with 18,915 publications made and 278,884 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#16 of 68 In Spain
#220 of 1,453 In Europe
#586 of 6,684 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 3 1
1992 17 4
1993 30 9
1994 56 70
1995 68 169
1996 76 216
1997 117 282
1998 120 338
1999 140 511
2000 148 580
2001 240 846
2002 367 1230
2003 382 1406
2004 335 1719
2005 398 2258
2006 530 2982
2007 602 3731
2008 624 4472
2009 692 5384
2010 690 6481
2011 805 7952
2012 844 9089
2013 864 10627
2014 982 12290
2015 878 13049
2016 954 14291
2017 1051 15703
2018 1031 18503
2019 1063 21315
2020 1111 24375
2021 1149 27861
2022 1142 28222
2023 1285 29480

The following table provides academic rankings for Carlos III University, Madrid in various areas of Engineering.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 20th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 487th in the World with 17,812 publications made and 214,691 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#20 of 69 In Spain
#202 of 1,492 In Europe
#487 of 7,020 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 28 0
1992 20 4
1993 48 15
1994 46 44
1995 56 74
1996 61 101
1997 101 157
1998 110 232
1999 120 308
2000 121 424
2001 221 575
2002 279 808
2003 289 1023
2004 290 1398
2005 354 1877
2006 421 2324
2007 500 2845
2008 552 3562
2009 608 4537
2010 678 5307
2011 756 6538
2012 850 7781
2013 843 8738
2014 978 10356
2015 829 11089
2016 948 11180
2017 981 12076
2018 1071 14287
2019 1048 16210
2020 1172 19302
2021 1135 21694
2022 1075 21444
2023 1073 21678

The following table provides academic rankings for Carlos III University, Madrid in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 18 69
Broadcast Journalism 2 56 188
Law Enforcement 2 90 308
Radio and Television broadcasting 8 98 309
Journalism and Digital Media 10 100 315
Political Science 13 166 397
Philosophy 22 184 407
Media Studies 6 148 414
Human Rights Law 9 176 416
International Law 4 181 425
Publishing 9 150 425
Law 13 167 452
Political Economy 7 196 484
Classics and Ancient History 12 190 492
Communications and Public Relations 9 179 509
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 193 535
Urban and Regional planning 21 270 579
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 13 235 579
Linguistics 17 246 608
Archaeology 24 246 614
Aesthetics 17 256 629
History 23 251 629
Library and Information science 15 254 652
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 12 267 655
Sociology 22 257 661
Education Majors 22 232 689
Public Policy / Administration 15 279 744
Demography 29 271 750
Art History 20 330 769
Anthropology 22 299 771
Genealogy 20 281 801
Gender Studies 21 283 851
Criminology and Criminal Justice 15 264 856
Military science 21 297 939

Computer Science rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 13th for Computer Science in Spain and 476th in the World with 17,658 publications made and 259,147 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#13 of 69 In Spain
#183 of 1,459 In Europe
#476 of 6,752 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 3 1
1992 11 5
1993 30 9
1994 46 42
1995 50 103
1996 53 137
1997 94 188
1998 115 248
1999 110 325
2000 123 412
2001 189 516
2002 330 869
2003 321 1107
2004 309 1382
2005 395 1990
2006 536 2600
2007 603 3190
2008 617 3842
2009 693 4803
2010 733 6126
2011 845 7475
2012 872 8678
2013 838 10070
2014 933 11544
2015 835 12424
2016 882 13443
2017 922 14505
2018 955 16898
2019 948 19592
2020 1024 22757
2021 1034 25569
2022 1028 25109
2023 1079 25208

The following table provides academic rankings for Carlos III University, Madrid in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Multimedia 2 25 95
Robotics 3 32 109
Web Design and Development 2 43 116
Human-Computer Interaction 3 47 128
UX/UI Desgin 4 63 152
Software Engineering 7 94 209
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 64 223
Information Technology 1 54 229
Management Information Systems 6 105 260
Computer Engineering 8 87 270
Cyber Security 3 89 277
Computer Networking 4 83 292
Telecommunications 5 96 322
Game Design and Development 11 142 341
Machine Learning 9 111 348
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 130 368
Computer Graphics 11 151 383
Data Science 13 175 400
Computer Vision 12 147 402
Computational Linguistics 13 159 408
Database Administration 13 192 516
Cognitive Science 15 229 603
Library and Information science 15 254 652
Animation 21 272 703
Neuroscience 41 402 1173
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 42 448 1406

Physics rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 19th for Physics in Spain and 672nd in the World with 16,001 publications made and 244,148 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#19 of 69 In Spain
#250 of 1,446 In Europe
#672 of 6,603 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 3 0
1992 16 2
1993 24 15
1994 59 75
1995 71 179
1996 81 223
1997 115 313
1998 126 388
1999 122 539
2000 140 654
2001 222 888
2002 306 1253
2003 306 1430
2004 258 1731
2005 333 2161
2006 421 2786
2007 476 3441
2008 492 4072
2009 570 4866
2010 578 6052
2011 667 7132
2012 714 7935
2013 712 9455
2014 818 10856
2015 743 11560
2016 815 12488
2017 914 13680
2018 889 16024
2019 914 18659
2020 909 21323
2021 967 24249
2022 1008 24642
2023 1099 26088

The following table provides academic rankings for Carlos III University, Madrid in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 14 211 455
Acoustical Engineering 13 196 505
Quantum and Particle physics 17 232 604
Condensed Matter Physics 16 246 622
Optical Engineering 19 245 649
Astrophysics and Astronomy 23 281 689
Medical Physics 14 285 719
Materials Science 19 271 743
Nuclear Physics 26 306 768
Applied/Engineering Physics 19 302 823
Atomic and Molecular physics 29 331 867
Nanotechnology 25 320 984
Astrobiology 31 367 1010

Environmental Science rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 29th for Environmental Science in Spain and 795th in the World with 11,657 publications made and 183,938 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#29 of 69 In Spain
#290 of 1,458 In Europe
#795 of 6,798 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 6 0
1992 16 5
1993 24 6
1994 36 35
1995 39 80
1996 36 87
1997 67 135
1998 68 198
1999 64 294
2000 95 346
2001 149 475
2002 209 727
2003 229 835
2004 203 1147
2005 214 1430
2006 315 1925
2007 344 2281
2008 359 2826
2009 382 3532
2010 416 4249
2011 439 5250
2012 494 6144
2013 555 7232
2014 591 8454
2015 535 9154
2016 644 9615
2017 669 10890
2018 667 12474
2019 645 14128
2020 776 16945
2021 766 19045
2022 741 19467
2023 775 20325

The following table provides academic rankings for Carlos III University, Madrid in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 21 270 579
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 15 216 588
Geography and Cartography 23 229 606
Ecology 32 285 779
Oceanography 33 302 814
Geology 32 312 861
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 345 931
Paleontology 36 335 948
Environmental Management 36 346 1002
Geotechnical Engineering 34 341 1044
Earth science and Geophysics 38 381 1129
Environmental Engineering 45 433 1422
Agricultural Science 46 440 1521
Environmental Chemistry 45 505 1714
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 48 591 2419

Mathematics rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 13th for Mathematics in Spain and 433rd in the World with 10,469 publications made and 173,909 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#13 of 69 In Spain
#164 of 1,388 In Europe
#433 of 6,305 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 5 1
1992 11 4
1993 24 13
1994 39 35
1995 49 83
1996 47 130
1997 69 184
1998 90 231
1999 88 278
2000 96 373
2001 177 469
2002 191 692
2003 213 904
2004 214 1192
2005 234 1484
2006 350 1990
2007 376 2456
2008 380 2814
2009 420 3564
2010 449 4396
2011 484 5094
2012 529 6038
2013 484 6771
2014 513 7866
2015 470 8524
2016 487 8848
2017 547 9292
2018 548 10762
2019 542 12056
2020 553 13841
2021 592 15697
2022 567 14683
2023 569 14632

The following table provides academic rankings for Carlos III University, Madrid in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 40 130
Actuarial Science 2 65 214
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 64 223
Applied Mathematics 9 116 301
Statistics 13 167 439
Operations Research 15 187 544
Math Teachers 21 191 619

Chemistry rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 37th for Chemistry in Spain and 1117th in the World with 10,273 publications made and 170,795 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#37 of 68 In Spain
#379 of 1,401 In Europe
#1117 of 6,447 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 3 0
1992 15 0
1993 21 6
1994 48 65
1995 60 134
1996 61 166
1997 95 231
1998 90 276
1999 89 424
2000 105 469
2001 150 636
2002 177 875
2003 197 920
2004 175 1202
2005 201 1518
2006 260 1790
2007 280 2325
2008 306 2676
2009 362 3064
2010 358 3552
2011 385 4361
2012 409 5057
2013 436 5861
2014 510 6678
2015 427 7218
2016 527 7996
2017 608 8970
2018 573 10646
2019 602 12633
2020 586 14834
2021 640 16983
2022 679 18164
2023 752 19486

The following table provides academic rankings for Carlos III University, Madrid in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 25 284 690
Materials Science 19 271 743
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 345 931
Nanotechnology 25 320 984
Chemical Engineering 27 317 1003
Physical chemistry 37 370 1134
Organic Chemistry 38 402 1242
Environmental Chemistry 45 505 1714
Biochemistry 48 517 1806
Inorganic Chemistry 46 516 1909
Radiochemistry 46 554 2394
Nutrition and Food Science 54 740 3305

Biology rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 43rd for Biology in Spain and 1380th in the World with 9,275 publications made and 150,375 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#43 of 69 In Spain
#435 of 1,445 In Europe
#1380 of 6,770 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 5 0
1992 14 4
1993 18 8
1994 32 36
1995 44 82
1996 40 98
1997 65 131
1998 66 156
1999 61 278
2000 68 283
2001 114 411
2002 145 588
2003 170 713
2004 134 919
2005 155 1204
2006 230 1625
2007 256 1918
2008 245 2228
2009 323 2817
2010 332 3336
2011 353 4138
2012 389 4693
2013 407 5437
2014 442 6310
2015 417 6871
2016 511 7540
2017 524 8449
2018 510 9937
2019 552 11524
2020 593 14328
2021 616 16424
2022 668 17103
2023 714 18091

The following table provides academic rankings for Carlos III University, Madrid in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 20 244 604
Paleontology 36 335 948
Nanotechnology 25 320 984
Astrobiology 31 367 1010
Neuroscience 41 402 1173
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 42 448 1406
Genetics 44 454 1476
Agricultural Science 46 440 1521
Botany 46 467 1640
Zoology 42 493 1778
Biochemistry 48 517 1806
Virology 46 505 1923
Biotechnology 49 548 2097
Pharmacology 47 544 2266
Oncology and Cancer research 51 579 2307
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 48 591 2419
Immunology 53 631 2543
Microbiology 53 647 2892
Horticulture 50 663 3019
Nutrition and Food Science 54 740 3305

Business rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 9th for Business in Spain and 362nd in the World with 8,798 publications made and 148,403 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 69 In Spain
#131 of 1,414 In Europe
#362 of 6,187 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 3 0
1992 6 4
1993 18 5
1994 25 25
1995 32 43
1996 18 60
1997 38 82
1998 56 137
1999 46 188
2000 64 280
2001 122 367
2002 167 525
2003 176 771
2004 195 1004
2005 203 1315
2006 269 1726
2007 328 2017
2008 335 2645
2009 360 3345
2010 380 4140
2011 397 4980
2012 474 5903
2013 435 6686
2014 469 7785
2015 413 7976
2016 456 7989
2017 463 8625
2018 469 9772
2019 424 10737
2020 534 12196
2021 448 13488
2022 436 13263
2023 488 13532

The following table provides academic rankings for Carlos III University, Madrid in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 27 102
Entertainment Industry Business 2 31 117
International Trade 6 100 158
International Business 6 99 173
Actuarial Science 2 65 214
Accounting 1 64 227
Engineering Management 5 74 236
Tax Law 4 82 238
Finance 4 90 242
Management Information Systems 6 105 260
Risk Management 5 113 285
Management 7 127 380
Marketing 9 147 391
Entrepreneurship 17 182 393
Advertising 12 172 469
Project Management 9 216 504
Operations Research 15 187 544
Hospitality and Hotel Management 35 239 553
Construction Management 12 225 579
Supply Chain Management 12 218 667
Real Estate 20 240 721
Public Policy / Administration 15 279 744
Human Resource Management 34 316 782

Economics rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 5th for Economics in Spain and 303rd in the World with 6,757 publications made and 120,674 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 67 In Spain
#107 of 1,366 In Europe
#303 of 5,995 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 7 1
1992 11 7
1993 17 8
1994 35 31
1995 41 59
1996 45 75
1997 43 117
1998 72 171
1999 63 222
2000 63 302
2001 140 404
2002 114 541
2003 159 850
2004 166 1078
2005 165 1257
2006 205 1602
2007 255 1914
2008 247 2300
2009 249 2785
2010 276 3479
2011 292 4066
2012 356 4850
2013 339 5311
2014 364 6370
2015 294 6203
2016 326 6110
2017 370 6470
2018 303 7289
2019 317 7888
2020 386 9271
2021 358 10322
2022 340 9733
2023 292 9972

The following table provides academic rankings for Carlos III University, Madrid in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 27 102
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 40 130
International Trade 6 100 158
International Economics 8 129 197
Actuarial Science 2 65 214
Finance 4 90 242
Agricultural Economics 7 125 413
Development Studies 7 134 423
Political Economy 7 196 484
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 193 535
Environmental Economics 25 236 545

Art & Design rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 16th for Art & Design in Spain and 482nd in the World with 3,750 publications made and 40,295 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Multimedia, 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
#16 of 68 In Spain
#198 of 1,349 In Europe
#482 of 5,720 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 1
1993 7 1
1994 10 1
1995 8 15
1996 10 22
1997 17 28
1998 22 31
1999 25 59
2000 17 67
2001 42 103
2002 71 168
2003 79 206
2004 59 260
2005 68 399
2006 92 444
2007 124 475
2008 132 674
2009 137 795
2010 170 984
2011 182 1176
2012 196 1373
2013 188 1528
2014 197 1878
2015 166 1987
2016 172 2024
2017 213 2344
2018 208 2678
2019 224 3176
2020 255 3771
2021 206 4089
2022 215 4056
2023 213 4241

The following table provides academic rankings for Carlos III University, Madrid in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Multimedia 2 25 95
Architecture 4 36 99
Entertainment Industry Business 2 31 117
Cinematography 3 58 135
UX/UI Desgin 4 63 152
Game Design and Development 11 142 341
Graphic Design 10 136 361
Computer Graphics 11 151 383
Fashion Design 22 222 523
Literature 21 244 577
Aesthetics 17 256 629
Creative Writing 17 275 679
Animation 21 272 703
Art History 20 330 769
Photography 23 300 816
Performing arts 25 355 832

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Carlos III University, Madrid

Speciality Spain Europe World Rank
Social Psychology 19 259 687
Occupational Therapy 21 276 716
Gerontology 32 292 885
Psychology 30 334 959
Child Psychology 31 340 980
Public Health 35 354 1004
Healthcare Management (MHA) 28 372 1027
Orthodontics 27 379 1097
Sports Medicine 43 420 1189
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 37 404 1236
Dermatology 34 384 1296
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 42 419 1390
Dentistry 38 450 1390
Health Science 45 423 1418
Pathology 45 442 1468
Cardiology 42 462 1485
Nursing 47 460 1490
Medicine 43 460 1505
Physical Therapy 52 488 1511
Ophthalmology 44 462 1523
Psychiatry 46 478 1578
Anatomy and Physiology 48 503 1624
Surgery 48 506 1744
Anesthesiology 46 502 1804
Clinical Psychology 55 557 1936
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 52 633 2020
Family medicine 53 565 2264