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The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 52nd in Spain, 1736th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 102 research topics. The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,542 academic publications and 198,636 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1736 of 14,131 In the World
#598 of 2,785 In Europe
#52 of 75 In Spain
#184 of 1,024 For Agricultural Engineering
#232 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#423 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#5623 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1926 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 99 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 43rd for Engineering in Spain and 1351st in the World with 6,641 publications made and 132,999 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#43 of 69 In Spain
#456 of 1,465 In Europe
#1351 of 6,782 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 4
1993 0 2
1994 4 7
1995 1 16
1996 0 14
1997 2 21
1998 4 24
1999 7 22
2000 30 36
2001 70 66
2002 125 155
2003 139 224
2004 145 431
2005 179 668
2006 169 858
2007 194 1186
2008 203 1493
2009 279 1852
2010 243 2428
2011 271 3107
2012 286 4148
2013 276 4537
2014 279 5080
2015 291 5743
2016 313 6294
2017 344 7114
2018 343 7823
2019 399 9008
2020 462 11431
2021 445 13595
2022 396 13765
2023 383 13862
2024 329 12642

The following table provides academic rankings for The Polytechnic University of Cartagena in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 7 56 184
Mining Engineering 11 130 423
Marine Engineering 13 149 435
Technical Drawing 7 157 439
Operations Research 16 203 589
Nuclear Engineering 17 210 620
Architecture 27 282 636
Renewable Energy Engineering 31 228 720
Robotics 20 273 785
Environmental Engineering 33 272 814
Automotive Engineering 24 257 815
Telecommunications 29 326 913
Mechanical Engineering 32 353 946
Electronic Engineering 31 326 955
Remote Sensing 37 354 973
Geotechnical Engineering 29 327 1006
Computer Networking 33 357 1013
Civil Engineering 29 358 1027
Electrical Engineering 32 351 1042
Aerospace Engineering 34 388 1049
Computer Engineering 36 343 1063
Biochemical Engineering 42 414 1089
Transportation Engineering 36 416 1129
Structural Engineering 27 393 1149
Systems Engineering 42 463 1172
Automation and Control engineering 32 356 1181
Acoustical Engineering 36 435 1237
Applied/Engineering Physics 32 426 1275
Human-Computer Interaction 48 486 1281
Reliability and Quality Engineering 41 453 1413
Materials Science 38 468 1496
Architectural Engineering 40 522 1521
Optical Engineering 44 487 1528
Metallurgical Engineering 41 475 1585
Chemical Engineering 40 442 1614
Nanotechnology 38 494 1796
Biotechnology 48 548 2148

Physics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 44th for Physics in Spain and 1456th in the World with 5,700 publications made and 118,296 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#44 of 69 In Spain
#480 of 1,457 In Europe
#1456 of 6,713 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1 2
1993 0 2
1994 5 5
1995 2 16
1996 1 10
1997 2 21
1998 3 23
1999 7 17
2000 31 31
2001 63 51
2002 110 132
2003 126 222
2004 130 376
2005 159 602
2006 171 820
2007 181 1088
2008 193 1410
2009 257 1791
2010 216 2258
2011 252 2832
2012 246 3749
2013 223 4173
2014 220 4592
2015 253 5250
2016 275 5707
2017 282 6328
2018 272 6769
2019 305 7584
2020 400 9564
2021 374 11404
2022 334 11496
2023 327 11532
2024 265 10551

The following table provides academic rankings for The Polytechnic University of Cartagena in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 36 435 1237
Applied/Engineering Physics 32 426 1275
Theoretical Physics 38 446 1281
Quantum and Particle physics 40 458 1370
Materials Science 38 468 1496
Optical Engineering 44 487 1528
Astrophysics and Astronomy 45 535 1613
Nanotechnology 38 494 1796
Nuclear Physics 44 550 1886
Condensed Matter Physics 41 563 2093
Atomic and Molecular physics 45 625 2325

Environmental Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 45th for Environmental Science in Spain and 1328th in the World with 5,310 publications made and 125,053 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#45 of 69 In Spain
#446 of 1,464 In Europe
#1328 of 6,876 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 4
1993 0 0
1994 3 4
1995 0 12
1996 0 13
1997 2 8
1998 3 11
1999 7 12
2000 16 36
2001 52 66
2002 84 120
2003 82 214
2004 76 292
2005 96 477
2006 112 725
2007 126 885
2008 140 1224
2009 184 1503
2010 183 2019
2011 202 2565
2012 234 3347
2013 218 3640
2014 229 4325
2015 234 4696
2016 246 5120
2017 294 5844
2018 303 6898
2019 328 8156
2020 399 10541
2021 387 12852
2022 356 13087
2023 346 13666
2024 347 12518

The following table provides academic rankings for The Polytechnic University of Cartagena in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 7 60 232
Mining Engineering 11 130 423
Agricultural Science 27 228 707
Environmental Engineering 33 272 814
Urban and Regional planning 39 458 949
Geotechnical Engineering 29 327 1006
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 37 375 1039
Oceanography 41 379 1084
Forestry 36 329 1090
Environmental Chemistry 37 383 1147
Environmental Management 40 383 1164
Geography and Cartography 44 423 1165
Ecology 45 408 1176
Geology 45 462 1387
Earth science and Geophysics 43 474 1553
Paleontology 47 523 1712
Petrology and Geochemistry 45 573 1858
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 45 499 1938

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 51st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 1498th in the World with 4,856 publications made and 89,412 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#51 of 69 In Spain
#538 of 1,500 In Europe
#1498 of 7,081 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 2 0
1995 0 6
1996 0 5
1997 0 9
1998 3 17
1999 7 14
2000 21 27
2001 42 49
2002 82 105
2003 73 147
2004 83 194
2005 101 365
2006 107 390
2007 122 674
2008 121 842
2009 182 1203
2010 170 1400
2011 207 1743
2012 227 2306
2013 183 2562
2014 203 2960
2015 201 3570
2016 227 3596
2017 279 4044
2018 258 4638
2019 312 5787
2020 353 7819
2021 359 9450
2022 298 9553
2023 292 10412
2024 323 8687

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 39 458 949
Communications and Public Relations 35 385 1059
Archaeology 43 425 1150
History 45 474 1288
Classics and Ancient History 42 476 1368
Philosophy 52 497 1389
Political Science 52 568 1570
Law 50 582 1725
Linguistics 49 617 1969
Aesthetics 51 673 2006
Anthropology 54 622 2016
Education Majors 54 605 2169
Demography 50 611 2258
Sociology 56 677 2341
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 59 850 3052

Computer Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 42nd for Computer Science in Spain and 1492nd in the World with 4,613 publications made and 84,443 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#42 of 69 In Spain
#495 of 1,469 In Europe
#1492 of 6,845 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 3 4
1995 1 8
1996 1 9
1997 1 13
1998 2 20
1999 4 14
2000 19 19
2001 41 45
2002 87 116
2003 106 148
2004 97 241
2005 145 393
2006 118 432
2007 158 690
2008 145 771
2009 205 1124
2010 185 1390
2011 206 1708
2012 220 2363
2013 187 2560
2014 167 2853
2015 192 3406
2016 202 3510
2017 213 3925
2018 250 4542
2019 284 5803
2020 307 7264
2021 302 8769
2022 282 9051
2023 255 9202
2024 211 7564

The following table provides academic rankings for The Polytechnic University of Cartagena in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 28 304 738
Animation 24 296 783
Robotics 20 273 785
Software Engineering 30 356 800
Telecommunications 29 326 913
Management Information Systems 36 416 971
Computer Networking 33 357 1013
Computer Engineering 36 343 1063
Blockchain and Cryptography 30 361 1072
Computer Vision 39 417 1217
Cyber Security 35 413 1219
Human-Computer Interaction 48 486 1281
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 41 467 1377
Machine Learning 44 463 1527
Multimedia 49 564 1811
Data Science 52 629 1868
Cognitive Science 50 546 1913
Neuroscience 57 632 2189
Computational Linguistics 49 637 2281
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 57 646 2502

Chemistry rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 45th for Chemistry in Spain and 1681st in the World with 4,587 publications made and 112,075 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#45 of 68 In Spain
#505 of 1,417 In Europe
#1681 of 6,545 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1 3
1993 0 3
1994 4 2
1995 2 6
1996 0 6
1997 2 17
1998 2 12
1999 7 9
2000 24 29
2001 56 60
2002 93 152
2003 97 229
2004 111 395
2005 124 624
2006 130 844
2007 143 1078
2008 146 1383
2009 184 1638
2010 171 2177
2011 204 2704
2012 195 3531
2013 179 3872
2014 171 4383
2015 206 4855
2016 223 5363
2017 224 6011
2018 222 6404
2019 229 7165
2020 301 9221
2021 305 10878
2022 265 10986
2023 292 11401
2024 260 10613

The following table provides academic rankings for The Polytechnic University of Cartagena in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 34 268 836
Biochemical Engineering 42 414 1089
Environmental Chemistry 37 383 1147
Physical chemistry 40 396 1290
Materials Science 38 468 1496
Inorganic Chemistry 39 449 1613
Chemical Engineering 40 442 1614
Nanotechnology 38 494 1796
Organic Chemistry 47 517 1797
Computational Chemistry 45 526 1834
Petrology and Geochemistry 45 573 1858
Biochemistry 49 542 2015
Pharmacy 41 544 2115
Radiochemistry 45 549 2440

Biology rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 47th for Biology in Spain and 1826th in the World with 4,565 publications made and 109,684 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#47 of 69 In Spain
#526 of 1,448 In Europe
#1826 of 6,833 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1 3
1993 0 3
1994 2 3
1995 1 7
1996 0 2
1997 0 5
1998 3 10
1999 7 14
2000 22 32
2001 53 66
2002 85 152
2003 79 227
2004 67 343
2005 92 583
2006 107 777
2007 111 1022
2008 126 1330
2009 164 1573
2010 164 2070
2011 192 2570
2012 195 3396
2013 201 3751
2014 181 4347
2015 188 4629
2016 209 5080
2017 243 5795
2018 214 6291
2019 261 7162
2020 323 9374
2021 343 11203
2022 298 11527
2023 309 12046
2024 305 10867

The following table provides academic rankings for The Polytechnic University of Cartagena in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Horticulture 21 174 552
Agricultural Science 27 228 707
Nutrition and Food Science 34 268 836
Toxicology 28 269 926
Forestry 36 329 1090
Botany 41 370 1180
Animal Science 47 443 1692
Evolutionary Biology 47 552 1705
Paleontology 47 523 1712
Nanotechnology 38 494 1796
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 45 499 1938
Biochemistry 49 542 2015
Genetics 50 559 2133
Biotechnology 48 548 2148
Neuroscience 57 632 2189
Microbiology 47 543 2269
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 57 646 2502
Zoology 48 662 2681
Immunology 62 856 3932

Mathematics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 44th for Mathematics in Spain and 1430th in the World with 2,527 publications made and 51,258 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#44 of 69 In Spain
#483 of 1,401 In Europe
#1430 of 6,418 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 2 0
1995 1 1
1996 1 0
1997 1 5
1998 2 7
1999 3 5
2000 5 8
2001 19 35
2002 38 45
2003 47 62
2004 49 142
2005 66 150
2006 73 277
2007 83 419
2008 80 450
2009 103 615
2010 105 783
2011 88 964
2012 120 1242
2013 108 1487
2014 87 1535
2015 114 2016
2016 109 1878
2017 121 2196
2018 140 2613
2019 174 3164
2020 168 3973
2021 193 5201
2022 156 5240
2023 161 5143
2024 99 3399

The following table provides academic rankings for The Polytechnic University of Cartagena in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 16 203 589
Applied Mathematics 29 343 824
Blockchain and Cryptography 30 361 1072
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 42 432 1115
Statistics 44 507 1533
Math Teachers 55 607 2372

Business rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 44th for Business in Spain and 1298th in the World with 2,094 publications made and 46,698 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#44 of 69 In Spain
#484 of 1,433 In Europe
#1298 of 6,339 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 3
1998 0 7
1999 1 6
2000 4 9
2001 14 18
2002 37 38
2003 47 64
2004 27 76
2005 53 134
2006 52 208
2007 58 293
2008 58 402
2009 78 533
2010 76 675
2011 91 823
2012 105 1219
2013 81 1351
2014 89 1520
2015 86 1807
2016 106 1871
2017 102 2079
2018 135 2567
2019 125 3118
2020 170 4125
2021 163 5265
2022 136 5194
2023 96 5359
2024 97 4456

The following table provides academic rankings for The Polytechnic University of Cartagena in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 16 203 589
Hospitality and Hotel Management 39 274 667
Risk Management 31 323 742
Supply Chain Management 14 254 768
Accounting 30 329 894
Human Resource Management 41 365 911
Entrepreneurship 36 413 961
Management Information Systems 36 416 971
Project Management 36 476 1111
Finance 41 472 1190
Marketing 44 442 1207
Investment Banking and Stock trading 36 445 1295
Management 45 474 1318
International Trade 53 675 1458
International Business 53 669 1526
Advertising 61 789 2665

Economics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 47th for Economics in Spain and 1402nd in the World with 1,406 publications made and 31,592 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#47 of 68 In Spain
#508 of 1,388 In Europe
#1402 of 6,167 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 3
1998 0 1
1999 1 1
2000 0 7
2001 11 19
2002 18 14
2003 29 33
2004 22 61
2005 30 85
2006 32 153
2007 30 211
2008 36 237
2009 52 340
2010 60 401
2011 61 497
2012 60 726
2013 71 919
2014 61 909
2015 58 1192
2016 71 1250
2017 73 1395
2018 90 1650
2019 79 2037
2020 122 2771
2021 108 3348
2022 83 3416
2023 82 3685
2024 59 2852

The following table provides academic rankings for The Polytechnic University of Cartagena in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 34 291 708
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 42 432 1115
Finance 41 472 1190
Investment Banking and Stock trading 36 445 1295
International Economics 54 679 1433
International Trade 53 675 1458
Development Studies 48 538 1733

Art & Design rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 50th for Art & Design in Spain and 1528th in the World with 879 publications made and 14,985 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, 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
#50 of 68 In Spain
#554 of 1,381 In Europe
#1528 of 5,966 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1998 1 3
1999 1 3
2000 6 4
2001 5 4
2002 19 20
2003 22 32
2004 25 57
2005 37 97
2006 14 81
2007 29 129
2008 32 175
2009 33 212
2010 30 229
2011 37 303
2012 40 459
2013 34 406
2014 30 505
2015 33 538
2016 39 596
2017 42 703
2018 59 767
2019 45 933
2020 79 1169
2021 56 1368
2022 51 1309
2023 48 1379
2024 32 1195

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

Art & Design subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 27 282 636
Computer Graphics 28 304 738
Animation 24 296 783
Fashion Design 44 469 1205
Multimedia 49 564 1811
Aesthetics 51 673 2006
Literature 55 697 2249

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Polytechnic University of Cartagena

Speciality Spain Europe World Rank
Ophthalmology 35 403 1273
Orthodontics 41 535 1690
Dentistry 48 549 1783
Anatomy and Physiology 51 559 1939
Social Psychology 51 611 1983
Cardiology 51 603 2068
Sports Medicine 60 629 2135
Public Health 52 623 2338
Physical Therapy 61 670 2410
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 53 687 2439
Psychology 56 664 2473
Surgery 58 715 2723
Medicine 57 691 2724
Pathology 59 716 2942
Child Psychology 64 781 3135
Psychiatry 64 842 3530
Nursing 64 814 3566