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Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 20th in Spain, 604th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 164 research topics. Carlos III University, Madrid ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 37,967 academic publications and 614,173 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 29 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#604 of 14,131 In the World
#245 of 2,785 In Europe
#20 of 75 In Spain
#74 of 1,036 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
#100 of 1,602 For Robotics
#107 of 1,001 For Web Design and Development
#1468 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#425 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 161 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 16th for Engineering in Spain and 591st in the World with 21,125 publications made and 375,995 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#16 of 69 In Spain
#218 of 1,465 In Europe
#591 of 6,782 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 17 11
1993 30 15
1994 57 80
1995 74 183
1996 81 238
1997 122 336
1998 125 408
1999 154 556
2000 166 685
2001 259 968
2002 409 1486
2003 411 1785
2004 346 2209
2005 429 2799
2006 552 3655
2007 660 4728
2008 636 5524
2009 752 6617
2010 778 7994
2011 883 9824
2012 893 11320
2013 959 12840
2014 1015 14811
2015 929 16229
2016 1056 17474
2017 1082 19687
2018 1097 22756
2019 1127 26235
2020 1176 30172
2021 1242 34008
2022 1241 33362
2023 1382 36440
2024 949 31975

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 485th in the World with 20,600 publications made and 311,053 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#20 of 69 In Spain
#201 of 1,500 In Europe
#485 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 23 18
1993 52 27
1994 49 57
1995 63 101
1996 79 139
1997 109 216
1998 115 303
1999 141 403
2000 140 567
2001 242 793
2002 317 1131
2003 325 1493
2004 321 2001
2005 374 2510
2006 454 3109
2007 551 3919
2008 596 4734
2009 675 6016
2010 761 7085
2011 849 8592
2012 936 10251
2013 931 11311
2014 1051 13139
2015 915 14467
2016 1077 14483
2017 1060 16132
2018 1141 18753
2019 1145 21284
2020 1291 25960
2021 1299 29002
2022 1264 27563
2023 1277 29717
2024 862 23425

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 16 74
Broadcast Journalism 2 47 154
Radio and Television broadcasting 6 67 218
Journalism and Digital Media 8 81 273
Human Rights Law 6 137 347
Media Studies 4 130 366
Law Enforcement 2 109 367
International Law 4 163 373
Political Science 13 168 396
Philosophy 22 174 401
Political Economy 7 187 443
Law 12 173 465
Publishing 9 179 469
Genealogy 8 181 484
Communications and Public Relations 10 177 498
Classics and Ancient History 13 208 528
Urban and Regional planning 21 275 564
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 12 235 581
Linguistics 18 242 603
Library and Information science 14 253 629
Archaeology 24 251 634
Aesthetics 17 265 636
Public Policy / Administration 12 249 648
History 22 257 650
Sociology 22 254 670
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 274 691
Education Majors 24 232 701
Demography 25 250 713
Gender Studies 20 261 781
Art History 21 327 783
Anthropology 23 305 796
Military science 16 262 801
Criminology and Criminal Justice 16 266 853

Computer Science rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 14th for Computer Science in Spain and 486th in the World with 19,553 publications made and 359,013 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#14 of 69 In Spain
#188 of 1,469 In Europe
#486 of 6,845 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 10 11
1993 32 19
1994 50 63
1995 54 120
1996 62 170
1997 97 243
1998 119 327
1999 125 406
2000 139 536
2001 209 704
2002 364 1180
2003 353 1548
2004 339 1920
2005 419 2556
2006 540 3328
2007 642 4277
2008 641 5059
2009 750 6248
2010 787 7786
2011 933 9521
2012 915 11106
2013 920 12401
2014 978 14083
2015 862 15839
2016 936 16738
2017 958 18585
2018 1003 21248
2019 1004 24454
2020 1085 28791
2021 1107 31942
2022 1121 30522
2023 1169 32639
2024 789 26129

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
Robotics 3 27 100
Web Design and Development 3 40 107
Multimedia 2 28 112
Human-Computer Interaction 2 45 125
UX/UI Desgin 4 55 133
Software Engineering 8 96 210
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 72 240
Information Technology 2 58 250
Cyber Security 3 88 281
Computer Engineering 7 90 285
Management Information Systems 7 120 301
Computer Networking 4 89 304
Telecommunications 5 102 335
Machine Learning 7 108 344
Game Design and Development 13 152 357
Computer Graphics 11 152 379
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 133 384
Data Science 10 165 395
Computer Vision 12 148 406
Computational Linguistics 14 171 441
Database Administration 12 195 528
Library and Information science 14 253 629
Cognitive Science 15 236 629
Animation 21 268 687
Neuroscience 41 409 1201
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 43 453 1449

Physics rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 17th for Physics in Spain and 661st in the World with 17,915 publications made and 328,636 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#17 of 69 In Spain
#242 of 1,457 In Europe
#661 of 6,713 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 17 12
1993 24 22
1994 59 82
1995 76 193
1996 85 254
1997 121 360
1998 132 460
1999 132 590
2000 158 776
2001 248 1024
2002 339 1494
2003 336 1747
2004 282 2203
2005 355 2623
2006 441 3436
2007 518 4257
2008 500 4875
2009 631 5997
2010 652 7362
2011 718 8787
2012 763 9733
2013 801 11285
2014 866 13216
2015 792 14198
2016 903 15274
2017 953 17108
2018 929 19750
2019 968 22876
2020 973 26286
2021 1025 29554
2022 1077 28915
2023 1201 32059
2024 813 27902

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 14 197 414
Acoustical Engineering 13 205 523
Quantum and Particle physics 16 225 591
Condensed Matter Physics 17 251 651
Optical Engineering 19 244 653
Astrophysics and Astronomy 22 274 681
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 267 724
Medical Physics 14 273 724
Materials Science 19 264 738
Nuclear Physics 22 300 771
Atomic and Molecular physics 29 326 853
Nanotechnology 24 309 975
Astrobiology 33 381 1058

Environmental Science rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 29th for Environmental Science in Spain and 807th in the World with 13,196 publications made and 248,712 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#29 of 69 In Spain
#289 of 1,464 In Europe
#807 of 6,876 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 17 13
1993 23 13
1994 36 45
1995 43 103
1996 50 120
1997 71 166
1998 72 236
1999 75 351
2000 107 441
2001 162 607
2002 244 933
2003 258 1169
2004 221 1541
2005 235 1864
2006 326 2428
2007 359 3028
2008 367 3571
2009 422 4358
2010 452 5409
2011 472 6724
2012 525 7809
2013 615 8826
2014 610 10444
2015 584 11448
2016 704 11904
2017 714 13739
2018 715 15514
2019 713 17519
2020 848 21302
2021 818 23957
2022 822 23300
2023 863 25394
2024 620 21118

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 21 275 564
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 207 575
Geography and Cartography 24 236 624
Ecology 34 298 827
Oceanography 33 301 831
Geology 32 318 881
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 344 950
Paleontology 36 337 961
Environmental Management 37 352 1035
Geotechnical Engineering 33 346 1085
Earth science and Geophysics 38 382 1166
Environmental Engineering 45 438 1485
Agricultural Science 46 441 1582
Environmental Chemistry 46 528 1867
Forestry 48 588 2272
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 48 596 2486

Chemistry rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 36th for Chemistry in Spain and 1126th in the World with 11,462 publications made and 227,990 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#36 of 68 In Spain
#374 of 1,417 In Europe
#1126 of 6,545 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 16 2
1993 21 11
1994 50 74
1995 63 143
1996 66 180
1997 101 268
1998 91 312
1999 91 445
2000 116 526
2001 165 721
2002 195 1001
2003 226 1122
2004 183 1491
2005 219 1762
2006 276 2169
2007 303 2813
2008 315 3191
2009 388 3672
2010 401 4204
2011 421 5252
2012 436 6115
2013 492 6845
2014 529 7931
2015 460 8719
2016 589 9666
2017 628 10897
2018 597 12905
2019 653 15274
2020 621 17836
2021 671 20259
2022 703 20819
2023 795 23109
2024 562 21549

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 25 275 670
Materials Science 19 264 738
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 344 950
Nanotechnology 24 309 975
Chemical Engineering 27 309 1006
Physical chemistry 35 366 1157
Organic Chemistry 39 403 1280
Biochemistry 48 510 1832
Environmental Chemistry 46 528 1867
Inorganic Chemistry 45 505 1893
Radiochemistry 46 579 2618
Nutrition and Food Science 55 768 3473

Mathematics rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 13th for Mathematics in Spain and 428th in the World with 11,402 publications made and 242,144 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
#162 of 1,401 In Europe
#428 of 6,418 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 10 10
1993 25 24
1994 43 52
1995 52 113
1996 53 189
1997 71 232
1998 97 294
1999 100 359
2000 114 483
2001 186 627
2002 219 951
2003 246 1294
2004 237 1694
2005 265 1978
2006 348 2647
2007 407 3306
2008 396 3763
2009 457 4678
2010 468 5622
2011 521 6730
2012 542 7689
2013 527 8410
2014 532 9779
2015 491 10780
2016 502 11028
2017 557 12040
2018 563 13397
2019 569 15135
2020 577 17490
2021 616 19491
2022 627 17661
2023 606 18487
2024 352 12556

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 2 43 136
Actuarial Science 3 67 210
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 72 240
Applied Mathematics 9 116 290
Statistics 14 167 439
Operations Research 15 180 519
Math Teachers 24 214 688

Biology rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 42nd for Biology in Spain and 1407th in the World with 10,424 publications made and 206,310 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#42 of 69 In Spain
#437 of 1,448 In Europe
#1407 of 6,833 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 15 10
1993 17 16
1994 31 44
1995 45 98
1996 51 128
1997 65 161
1998 67 183
1999 64 313
2000 74 342
2001 124 511
2002 172 756
2003 187 920
2004 148 1192
2005 178 1540
2006 225 1982
2007 282 2469
2008 261 2832
2009 358 3491
2010 365 4176
2011 395 5181
2012 417 5821
2013 436 6495
2014 458 7678
2015 460 8640
2016 542 9098
2017 544 10625
2018 538 12020
2019 592 14396
2020 637 17847
2021 668 20193
2022 706 19954
2023 763 22039
2024 520 18524

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 18 241 595
Paleontology 36 337 961
Nanotechnology 24 309 975
Astrobiology 33 381 1058
Neuroscience 41 409 1201
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 43 453 1449
Genetics 44 456 1504
Agricultural Science 46 441 1582
Botany 46 463 1676
Zoology 42 494 1821
Biochemistry 48 510 1832
Virology 45 479 1837
Pharmacology 47 531 2259
Forestry 48 588 2272
Biotechnology 52 576 2301
Oncology and Cancer research 49 570 2325
Molecular Biology 49 599 2390
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 48 596 2486
Immunology 54 660 2802
Microbiology 52 652 2996
Horticulture 50 680 3146
Nutrition and Food Science 55 768 3473

Business rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 10th for Business in Spain and 361st in the World with 9,687 publications made and 206,710 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#10 of 69 In Spain
#127 of 1,433 In Europe
#361 of 6,339 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 7 13
1993 18 11
1994 28 38
1995 33 56
1996 20 89
1997 42 110
1998 60 178
1999 55 235
2000 73 392
2001 130 488
2002 188 748
2003 200 1126
2004 203 1438
2005 213 1740
2006 291 2307
2007 342 2795
2008 360 3540
2009 378 4379
2010 419 5404
2011 450 6519
2012 505 7493
2013 468 8246
2014 490 9714
2015 439 10193
2016 481 10108
2017 476 11182
2018 484 12344
2019 465 13445
2020 556 15734
2021 493 17265
2022 468 16274
2023 524 17201
2024 299 12493

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

Business subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 2 27 108
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 33 126
International Trade 6 101 164
International Business 6 99 176
Actuarial Science 3 67 210
Finance 4 88 233
Accounting 2 69 238
Tax Law 5 103 293
Management Information Systems 7 120 301
Risk Management 7 121 308
Engineering Management 5 96 308
Management 7 123 375
Marketing 9 144 398
Entrepreneurship 19 207 443
Advertising 13 172 489
Project Management 9 228 516
Operations Research 15 180 519
Hospitality and Hotel Management 36 255 598
Public Policy / Administration 12 249 648
Construction Management 14 256 664
Supply Chain Management 11 239 736
Real Estate 18 241 747
Human Resource Management 35 319 807

Economics rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 5th for Economics in Spain and 295th in the World with 7,384 publications made and 174,674 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 68 In Spain
#105 of 1,388 In Europe
#295 of 6,167 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 12 16
1993 18 19
1994 41 46
1995 40 78
1996 56 137
1997 46 160
1998 75 226
1999 69 291
2000 71 426
2001 149 566
2002 134 811
2003 183 1253
2004 177 1537
2005 178 1709
2006 208 2234
2007 277 2693
2008 269 3186
2009 279 3816
2010 281 4644
2011 327 5495
2012 373 6281
2013 352 6766
2014 375 8082
2015 328 8227
2016 335 7774
2017 361 8505
2018 319 9241
2019 333 10027
2020 419 12241
2021 384 13510
2022 363 12133
2023 325 12803
2024 203 9752

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 2 33 126
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 43 136
International Trade 6 101 164
International Economics 8 123 190
Actuarial Science 3 67 210
Finance 4 88 233
Development Studies 7 131 418
Political Economy 7 187 443
Agricultural Economics 6 125 448
Environmental Economics 28 253 619

Art & Design rankings

Carlos III University, Madrid ranked 16th for Art & Design in Spain and 489th in the World with 4,219 publications made and 58,288 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
#201 of 1,381 In Europe
#489 of 5,966 In the World

Carlos III University, Madrid
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 4
1993 7 1
1994 10 4
1995 9 18
1996 13 26
1997 17 35
1998 23 46
1999 26 75
2000 20 95
2001 47 144
2002 77 217
2003 91 327
2004 57 385
2005 69 505
2006 103 593
2007 129 692
2008 141 877
2009 149 1105
2010 179 1283
2011 208 1587
2012 208 1847
2013 205 2059
2014 214 2448
2015 190 2641
2016 195 2586
2017 225 3055
2018 221 3459
2019 237 4117
2020 261 4893
2021 233 5350
2022 232 5142
2023 252 5499
2024 159 4144

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
Cinematography 2 38 102
Entertainment Industry Business 2 27 108
Multimedia 2 28 112
Architecture 4 39 114
UX/UI Desgin 4 55 133
Graphic Design 10 119 314
Game Design and Development 13 152 357
Computer Graphics 11 152 379
Fashion Design 21 222 516
Photography 17 210 533
Literature 19 252 592
Aesthetics 17 265 636
Creative Writing 18 274 673
Animation 21 268 687
Art History 21 327 783

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Carlos III University, Madrid

Speciality Spain Europe World Rank
Occupational Therapy 20 273 699
Social Psychology 20 264 702
Gerontology 35 317 960
Psychology 31 333 972
Public Health 35 337 1012
Orthodontics 25 352 1033
Child Psychology 36 361 1064
Healthcare Management (MHA) 28 372 1079
Sports Medicine 45 427 1180
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 36 397 1236
Dentistry 32 401 1257
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 43 424 1461
Cardiology 40 465 1520
Physical Therapy 52 494 1526
Pathology 45 448 1528
Health Science 47 444 1533
Medicine 44 458 1537
Nursing 49 469 1544
Dermatology 39 426 1546
Ophthalmology 43 463 1571
Anatomy and Physiology 48 490 1611
Psychiatry 45 482 1627
Surgery 47 502 1759
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 44 556 1774
Anesthesiology 48 536 2021
Clinical Psychology 58 593 2202
Family medicine 53 596 2428