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James I University ranked 31st in Spain, 851st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 155 research topics. James I University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 25,855 academic publications and 589,588 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#851 of 14,131 In the World
#347 of 2,785 In Europe
#31 of 75 In Spain
#101 of 1,015 For Game Design and Development
#189 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#226 of 1,118 For Nuclear Engineering
#2852 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#781 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 152 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

James I University ranked 27th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 626th in the World with 13,925 publications made and 246,157 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#27 of 69 In Spain
#258 of 1,502 In Europe
#626 of 7,088 In the World

James I University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 29 17
1994 37 27
1995 37 26
1996 76 56
1997 61 81
1998 85 140
1999 114 157
2000 108 221
2001 120 282
2002 163 486
2003 190 570
2004 159 672
2005 197 1011
2006 252 1379
2007 299 1769
2008 283 2385
2009 306 3207
2010 351 3817
2011 444 4813
2012 531 5820
2013 565 6661
2014 623 8246
2015 669 9106
2016 708 9828
2017 756 11087
2018 863 12968
2019 891 16080
2020 956 20932
2021 1020 24485
2022 874 25386
2023 1190 27823
2024 614 23255
2025 367 19488

The following table provides academic rankings for James I University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Broadcast Journalism 9 99 301
Journalism and Digital Media 18 130 387
Philosophy 24 191 438
Communications and Public Relations 9 173 485
Media Studies 16 195 526
Radio and Television broadcasting 19 190 568
Education Majors 18 204 623
Political Science 24 264 628
Linguistics 22 297 753
Anthropology 20 292 756
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 18 312 774
International Law 23 314 774
Law 25 299 779
Gender Studies 23 271 793
Publishing 23 303 794
Sociology 27 301 809
Sports / Exercise science 39 309 830
Urban and Regional planning 37 405 838
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 25 338 843
Special Education 30 321 848
Human Rights Law 27 335 851
Early Childhood Education 29 284 862
Archaeology 38 337 862
Political Economy 17 331 865
Aesthetics 31 355 875
Library and Information science 28 343 897
History 38 354 907
Public Policy / Administration 27 352 968
Criminology and Criminal Justice 25 331 1043
Classics and Ancient History 32 409 1077
Art History 37 445 1116
Demography 44 426 1308

Engineering rankings

James I University ranked 24th for Engineering in Spain and 827th in the World with 11,443 publications made and 349,549 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#24 of 69 In Spain
#293 of 1,466 In Europe
#827 of 6,795 In the World

James I University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 33 27
1994 37 53
1995 52 87
1996 85 164
1997 78 200
1998 88 317
1999 105 383
2000 117 505
2001 157 673
2002 197 986
2003 218 1289
2004 244 1628
2005 230 2193
2006 280 2835
2007 315 3380
2008 275 4406
2009 329 5707
2010 367 6672
2011 419 8808
2012 481 10488
2013 469 12403
2014 496 14545
2015 537 15537
2016 511 17386
2017 579 18245
2018 597 20273
2019 666 23033
2020 583 26447
2021 719 29822
2022 661 29338
2023 727 30507
2024 476 28456
2025 328 25259

The following table provides academic rankings for James I University in various areas of Engineering.

Biology rankings

James I University ranked 37th for Biology in Spain and 1093rd in the World with 10,839 publications made and 349,971 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#37 of 69 In Spain
#353 of 1,449 In Europe
#1093 of 6,841 In the World

James I University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 21 42
1994 30 63
1995 39 91
1996 59 158
1997 73 232
1998 69 321
1999 111 416
2000 95 514
2001 125 710
2002 147 994
2003 188 1268
2004 174 1631
2005 194 2270
2006 213 2742
2007 253 3415
2008 244 4490
2009 275 5535
2010 307 6804
2011 348 8540
2012 360 10148
2013 440 12225
2014 456 14117
2015 522 15408
2016 520 16990
2017 548 18001
2018 585 19798
2019 653 22759
2020 626 27544
2021 780 31424
2022 696 31803
2023 740 32775
2024 549 29964
2025 432 26654

The following table provides academic rankings for James I University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 18 227 693
Astrobiology 23 281 728
Neuroscience 26 296 795
Agricultural Science 33 256 813
Horticulture 34 253 836
Biophysics 29 352 1006
Biochemistry 33 338 1041
Paleontology 41 374 1072
Botany 40 363 1162
Toxicology 33 324 1185
Forestry 38 355 1206
Evolutionary Biology 43 423 1208
Genetics 40 395 1271
Pharmacology 32 353 1311
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 38 426 1328
Virology 36 403 1469
Biotechnology 43 432 1507
Zoology 41 443 1571
Microbiology 42 436 1589
Molecular Biology 41 456 1607
Nutrition and Food Science 45 455 1625
Immunology 41 448 1626
Animal Science 47 437 1654
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 44 489 1889
Oncology and Cancer research 44 502 1917

Physics rankings

James I University ranked 25th for Physics in Spain and 814th in the World with 10,636 publications made and 330,621 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#25 of 69 In Spain
#296 of 1,460 In Europe
#814 of 6,729 In the World

James I University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 40 31
1994 46 60
1995 54 104
1996 86 182
1997 100 251
1998 94 380
1999 118 431
2000 122 571
2001 183 832
2002 186 1078
2003 213 1384
2004 226 1691
2005 216 2295
2006 272 2937
2007 292 3473
2008 255 4553
2009 316 5750
2010 327 6805
2011 404 8783
2012 418 10312
2013 434 11990
2014 466 14006
2015 498 14990
2016 451 16323
2017 533 17051
2018 545 18417
2019 584 20674
2020 549 23510
2021 659 26271
2022 590 25811
2023 639 26613
2024 433 24719
2025 295 21900

The following table provides academic rankings for James I University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 192 499
Condensed Matter Physics 15 227 574
Atomic and Molecular physics 17 262 595
Nanotechnology 18 227 693
Quantum and Particle physics 23 270 717
Astrobiology 23 281 728
Nuclear Physics 20 288 744
Materials Science 21 279 798
Astrophysics and Astronomy 28 352 923
Optical Engineering 33 346 954
Biophysics 29 352 1006
Acoustical Engineering 32 392 1097
Theoretical Physics 36 427 1188

Computer Science rankings

James I University ranked 30th for Computer Science in Spain and 820th in the World with 9,929 publications made and 257,595 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#30 of 69 In Spain
#309 of 1,470 In Europe
#820 of 6,855 In the World

James I University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 12 8
1994 16 22
1995 32 25
1996 60 57
1997 50 93
1998 70 174
1999 77 179
2000 80 267
2001 104 365
2002 175 603
2003 193 728
2004 195 975
2005 200 1370
2006 234 1739
2007 258 1989
2008 245 2748
2009 269 3595
2010 320 4076
2011 370 5144
2012 425 6329
2013 425 7217
2014 437 8581
2015 481 9263
2016 425 10247
2017 479 11141
2018 529 12964
2019 580 15136
2020 599 19221
2021 685 21727
2022 586 21834
2023 639 23800
2024 414 19893
2025 307 17080

The following table provides academic rankings for James I University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 3 33 101
Human-Computer Interaction 17 139 342
Robotics 10 112 343
Management Information Systems 10 158 392
Computer Graphics 14 183 447
Web Design and Development 23 200 510
UX/UI Desgin 24 240 572
Software Engineering 20 258 581
Multimedia 27 240 616
Cognitive Science 17 245 655
Computational Linguistics 24 274 697
Machine Learning 26 248 726
Data Science 28 310 741
Computer Vision 27 276 748
Computer Engineering 29 262 754
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 282 755
Animation 25 298 788
Neuroscience 26 296 795
Library and Information science 28 343 897
Blockchain and Cryptography 25 329 987
Computer Networking 32 357 1021
Telecommunications 35 365 1062
Cyber Security 32 376 1088
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 38 426 1328

Chemistry rankings

James I University ranked 28th for Chemistry in Spain and 943rd in the World with 9,771 publications made and 350,682 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#28 of 68 In Spain
#319 of 1,417 In Europe
#943 of 6,561 In the World

James I University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 33 40
1994 34 62
1995 53 110
1996 76 179
1997 86 259
1998 90 390
1999 110 463
2000 101 594
2001 157 868
2002 154 1094
2003 183 1380
2004 208 1757
2005 217 2496
2006 244 3011
2007 249 3589
2008 251 4874
2009 279 5897
2010 288 7002
2011 357 8916
2012 360 10503
2013 379 12426
2014 411 14255
2015 461 15251
2016 458 17086
2017 471 17938
2018 500 19420
2019 517 21906
2020 484 25678
2021 625 28630
2022 574 28902
2023 595 29336
2024 444 28085
2025 338 25523

The following table provides academic rankings for James I University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 19 210 472
Physical chemistry 18 182 533
Biochemical Engineering 26 252 599
Pharmacy 21 235 603
Inorganic Chemistry 18 212 609
Environmental Chemistry 26 228 614
Chemical Engineering 19 219 681
Nanotechnology 18 227 693
Organic Chemistry 25 278 794
Materials Science 21 279 798
Biochemistry 33 338 1041
Petrology and Geochemistry 35 403 1152
Nutrition and Food Science 45 455 1625
Radiochemistry 37 400 1697

Environmental Science rankings

James I University ranked 37th for Environmental Science in Spain and 916th in the World with 9,082 publications made and 278,310 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#37 of 69 In Spain
#328 of 1,464 In Europe
#916 of 6,888 In the World

James I University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 17 37
1994 26 44
1995 36 71
1996 46 122
1997 45 135
1998 60 221
1999 52 262
2000 69 337
2001 86 365
2002 113 625
2003 143 716
2004 151 946
2005 139 1249
2006 198 1717
2007 216 2172
2008 203 2780
2009 236 3483
2010 283 4322
2011 353 5708
2012 375 7103
2013 380 8274
2014 402 9728
2015 451 11011
2016 451 12417
2017 505 13227
2018 520 14954
2019 515 17417
2020 525 21506
2021 663 24915
2022 556 25074
2023 622 26193
2024 399 22981
2025 245 19912

The following table provides academic rankings for James I University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 27 191 566
Environmental Chemistry 26 228 614
Environmental Management 29 266 774
Agricultural Science 33 256 813
Urban and Regional planning 37 405 838
Geography and Cartography 38 323 859
Ecology 40 318 871
Geology 41 374 1060
Paleontology 41 374 1072
Oceanography 43 389 1116
Petrology and Geochemistry 35 403 1152
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 39 402 1160
Forestry 38 355 1206
Geotechnical Engineering 40 422 1387
Earth science and Geophysics 41 452 1472
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 44 489 1889

Medicine rankings

James I University ranked 38th for Medicine in Spain and 1258th in the World with 6,634 publications made and 193,488 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#38 of 69 In Spain
#396 of 1,437 In Europe
#1258 of 6,793 In the World

James I University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 11 5
1994 4 7
1995 14 22
1996 20 37
1997 21 65
1998 22 76
1999 42 155
2000 53 215
2001 52 360
2002 57 457
2003 79 600
2004 74 744
2005 90 1013
2006 92 1250
2007 124 1535
2008 89 2136
2009 112 2605
2010 132 2981
2011 164 3621
2012 198 4324
2013 249 5254
2014 277 6209
2015 311 6744
2016 327 7476
2017 308 8328
2018 393 9883
2019 451 12121
2020 499 16285
2021 591 19703
2022 509 20046
2023 591 21012
2024 387 18335
2025 335 16464

The following table provides academic rankings for James I University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 8 143 430
Pharmacy 21 235 603
Audiology 20 279 768
Nursing 21 288 818
Sports / Exercise science 39 309 830
Psychiatry 23 306 898
Occupational Therapy 32 340 946
Sports Medicine 41 390 1051
Health Science 34 359 1125
Physical Therapy 41 402 1154
Toxicology 33 324 1185
Public Health 42 412 1286
Healthcare Management (MHA) 35 423 1293
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 38 390 1297
Pharmacology 32 353 1311
Pathology 42 404 1343
Epidemiology 35 398 1371
Family medicine 27 374 1374
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 39 433 1382
Gerontology 48 451 1405
Orthodontics 35 467 1441
Surgery 39 423 1457
Virology 36 403 1469
Ophthalmology 39 446 1474
Pediatrics 37 413 1479
Anesthesiology 45 432 1532
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 39 493 1558
Anatomy and Physiology 47 482 1593
Immunology 41 448 1626
Dentistry 43 507 1646
Biomedical Engineering 42 523 1687
Cardiology 45 535 1802
Critical Care Nursing 50 542 1881
Oncology and Cancer research 44 502 1917
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 48 540 2135

Psychology rankings

James I University ranked 20th for Psychology in Spain and 828th in the World with 5,941 publications made and 167,431 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#20 of 69 In Spain
#290 of 1,424 In Europe
#828 of 6,663 In the World

James I University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 8 0
1994 4 10
1995 12 7
1996 16 16
1997 19 33
1998 23 68
1999 42 82
2000 37 139
2001 40 204
2002 61 272
2003 74 379
2004 81 501
2005 100 737
2006 96 828
2007 115 979
2008 108 1526
2009 107 1837
2010 151 2251
2011 161 2736
2012 203 3456
2013 240 4122
2014 253 5134
2015 285 5666
2016 259 6147
2017 275 6739
2018 374 8173
2019 383 9917
2020 415 13172
2021 472 15467
2022 413 15993
2023 565 17169
2024 317 14718
2025 272 13408

The following table provides academic rankings for James I University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 69 343
Clinical Psychology 8 143 430
Child Psychology 13 182 513
Social Psychology 14 207 560
Education Majors 18 204 623
Sexology 12 192 629
Cognitive Science 17 245 655
Neuroscience 26 296 795
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 25 338 843
Special Education 30 321 848
Psychiatry 23 306 898
Occupational Therapy 32 340 946

Mathematics rankings

James I University ranked 27th for Mathematics in Spain and 787th in the World with 5,458 publications made and 146,452 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#27 of 69 In Spain
#291 of 1,406 In Europe
#787 of 6,434 In the World

James I University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 10 4
1994 12 11
1995 20 27
1996 31 39
1997 22 53
1998 40 109
1999 36 104
2000 44 173
2001 57 228
2002 90 346
2003 93 361
2004 93 461
2005 93 699
2006 127 921
2007 154 1098
2008 123 1508
2009 125 1775
2010 148 2161
2011 171 2651
2012 206 3230
2013 196 3744
2014 256 4485
2015 258 4635
2016 249 5245
2017 287 5431
2018 318 6631
2019 316 7758
2020 356 10087
2021 417 11724
2022 328 11795
2023 459 12773
2024 200 9234
2025 140 7152

The following table provides academic rankings for James I University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 10 202 547
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 22 238 584
Math Teachers 22 188 608
Statistics 27 280 749
Blockchain and Cryptography 25 329 987
Applied Mathematics 32 383 993
Operations Research 44 475 1501

Business rankings

James I University ranked 23rd for Business in Spain and 664th in the World with 4,850 publications made and 137,316 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#23 of 69 In Spain
#253 of 1,436 In Europe
#664 of 6,366 In the World

James I University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 3 0
1994 3 6
1995 15 13
1996 19 15
1997 18 29
1998 20 34
1999 27 42
2000 36 80
2001 33 110
2002 80 191
2003 80 235
2004 66 247
2005 79 449
2006 111 682
2007 126 900
2008 112 1272
2009 138 1720
2010 168 2051
2011 188 2684
2012 210 3565
2013 223 3985
2014 255 4706
2015 262 5117
2016 237 5101
2017 239 5780
2018 286 6647
2019 297 7930
2020 318 9824
2021 367 11358
2022 257 11341
2023 304 12334
2024 179 9658
2025 106 7496

The following table provides academic rankings for James I University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 22 107 254
Human Resource Management 7 87 262
International Trade 14 184 320
International Business 15 185 345
Management Information Systems 10 158 392
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 171 487
Project Management 8 217 493
Entertainment Industry Business 21 193 501
Marketing 18 203 540
Actuarial Science 10 202 547
Risk Management 19 250 582
Entrepreneurship 33 304 653
Advertising 24 250 655
Accounting 19 246 668
Management 20 255 680
Finance 24 319 771
Public Policy / Administration 27 352 968
Engineering Management 30 329 971
Construction Management 23 381 983
Operations Research 44 475 1501

Economics rankings

James I University ranked 23rd for Economics in Spain and 791st in the World with 3,003 publications made and 70,279 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#23 of 68 In Spain
#305 of 1,391 In Europe
#791 of 6,188 In the World

James I University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 2 0
1994 3 3
1995 8 10
1996 9 5
1997 6 13
1998 12 27
1999 14 17
2000 18 52
2001 24 73
2002 48 97
2003 56 148
2004 39 137
2005 44 269
2006 49 339
2007 66 440
2008 59 651
2009 57 836
2010 86 1053
2011 111 1419
2012 116 1732
2013 127 1971
2014 155 2370
2015 150 2589
2016 167 2845
2017 145 3197
2018 195 3792
2019 178 4560
2020 208 5976
2021 247 7132
2022 185 7264
2023 248 8291
2024 99 6284
2025 82 5098

The following table provides academic rankings for James I University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 14 161 254
International Trade 14 184 320
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 171 487
Actuarial Science 10 202 547
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 22 238 584
Environmental Economics 30 272 668
Finance 24 319 771
Political Economy 17 331 865
Development Studies 24 304 875

Art & Design rankings

James I University ranked 23rd for Art & Design in Spain and 669th in the World with 2,582 publications made and 54,153 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

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
#23 of 69 In Spain
#279 of 1,385 In Europe
#669 of 6,010 In the World

James I University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 3 0
1994 3 8
1995 4 7
1996 4 12
1997 11 20
1998 12 27
1999 21 48
2000 26 51
2001 30 71
2002 41 119
2003 41 169
2004 56 228
2005 50 252
2006 64 364
2007 60 425
2008 55 505
2009 66 721
2010 71 733
2011 102 967
2012 110 1137
2013 117 1369
2014 123 1642
2015 128 1883
2016 120 1963
2017 152 2262
2018 171 2703
2019 161 3137
2020 145 3860
2021 173 4445
2022 128 4370
2023 170 4865
2024 108 4206
2025 64 3775

The following table provides academic rankings for James I University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 3 33 101
Computer Graphics 14 183 447
Music 13 177 466
Photography 14 194 479
Cinematography 23 215 499
Entertainment Industry Business 21 193 501
Architecture 21 230 517
Fashion Design 24 237 548
UX/UI Desgin 24 240 572
Singing and Vocal Performance 13 214 578
Multimedia 27 240 616
Graphic Design 26 297 782
Animation 25 298 788
Literature 27 329 807
Creative Writing 27 330 851
Aesthetics 31 355 875
Art History 37 445 1116