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The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 52nd in Spain, 1669th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 101 research topics. The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,136 academic publications and 152,711 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1669 of 14,131 In the World
#578 of 2,785 In Europe
#52 of 75 In Spain
#205 of 1,031 For Agricultural Engineering
#214 of 1,021 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#350 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#5471 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1926 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 98 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 42nd for Engineering in Spain and 1278th in the World with 6,126 publications made and 106,143 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#42 of 68 In Spain
#438 of 1,453 In Europe
#1278 of 6,684 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 0
1992 1 3
1993 0 2
1994 4 6
1995 1 4
1996 0 3
1997 3 6
1998 4 8
1999 7 8
2000 26 16
2001 66 38
2002 116 116
2003 122 167
2004 131 317
2005 180 557
2006 170 748
2007 222 1010
2008 200 1264
2009 286 1696
2010 245 2211
2011 301 2788
2012 290 3830
2013 293 4407
2014 248 4680
2015 301 5267
2016 287 5941
2017 326 6680
2018 325 7118
2019 387 8114
2020 434 9880
2021 414 11947
2022 357 12243
2023 341 11865

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 10 68 205
Mining Engineering 11 109 350
Marine Engineering 15 152 443
Technical Drawing 8 161 460
Architecture 27 280 616
Operations Research 16 215 622
Renewable Energy Engineering 30 230 699
Nuclear Engineering 19 245 702
Robotics 20 248 711
Telecommunications 26 287 787
Environmental Engineering 34 281 810
Industrial Engineering 27 345 851
Electronic Engineering 30 299 871
Automotive Engineering 27 281 872
Computer Networking 28 311 877
Remote Sensing 37 335 895
Mechanical Engineering 32 343 908
Electrical Engineering 29 341 967
Transportation Engineering 34 368 971
Geotechnical Engineering 29 322 975
Computer Engineering 35 337 1000
Aerospace Engineering 32 381 1015
Civil Engineering 29 369 1026
Systems Engineering 41 436 1074
Structural Engineering 26 389 1105
Automation and Control engineering 31 351 1137
Acoustical Engineering 35 419 1190
Human-Computer Interaction 47 477 1214
Architectural Engineering 38 441 1227
Landscape Architecture 38 452 1245
Materials Science 38 449 1404
Reliability and Quality Engineering 41 457 1411
Optical Engineering 44 478 1461
Metallurgical Engineering 40 469 1522
Chemical Engineering 40 433 1544
Nanotechnology 38 478 1681
Biotechnology 48 526 1976

Physics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 41st for Physics in Spain and 1378th in the World with 5,286 publications made and 94,579 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#41 of 69 In Spain
#460 of 1,446 In Europe
#1378 of 6,603 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1 0
1992 1 2
1993 0 2
1994 5 4
1995 2 4
1996 1 2
1997 3 7
1998 3 8
1999 7 6
2000 27 17
2001 59 31
2002 104 98
2003 110 169
2004 127 283
2005 156 498
2006 164 682
2007 204 962
2008 185 1184
2009 252 1622
2010 219 2104
2011 272 2581
2012 250 3432
2013 241 4019
2014 200 4213
2015 256 4698
2016 258 5450
2017 264 5847
2018 264 6255
2019 300 6828
2020 370 8320
2021 361 9983
2022 301 10281
2023 293 9913

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
Theoretical Physics 37 431 1189
Acoustical Engineering 35 419 1190
Quantum and Particle physics 40 445 1303
Materials Science 38 449 1404
Optical Engineering 44 478 1461
Astrophysics and Astronomy 45 528 1559
Nanotechnology 38 478 1681
Nuclear Physics 41 535 1786
Condensed Matter Physics 39 554 1994
Atomic and Molecular physics 45 620 2251

Environmental Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 45th for Environmental Science in Spain and 1291st in the World with 4,699 publications made and 96,195 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#45 of 69 In Spain
#448 of 1,458 In Europe
#1291 of 6,798 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 3
1993 0 0
1994 3 4
1995 0 3
1996 0 3
1997 3 3
1998 3 5
1999 7 5
2000 14 19
2001 46 42
2002 82 84
2003 77 164
2004 64 219
2005 87 397
2006 121 605
2007 137 756
2008 133 1052
2009 171 1325
2010 180 1817
2011 222 2295
2012 234 3033
2013 218 3492
2014 201 3912
2015 240 4224
2016 222 4636
2017 272 5262
2018 284 6126
2019 306 7180
2020 356 9037
2021 358 11077
2022 322 11340
2023 299 11444

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 57 214
Mining Engineering 11 109 350
Agricultural Science 29 234 697
Environmental Engineering 34 281 810
Urban and Regional planning 39 414 884
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 32 355 961
Geotechnical Engineering 29 322 975
Oceanography 40 379 1058
Geography and Cartography 43 415 1111
Environmental Chemistry 37 388 1130
Environmental Management 39 380 1137
Ecology 45 410 1139
Forestry 41 373 1211
Geology 45 457 1346
Earth science and Geophysics 42 465 1491
Petrology and Geochemistry 44 519 1602
Paleontology 47 514 1607
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 46 539 2114

Computer Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 42nd for Computer Science in Spain and 1329th in the World with 4,346 publications made and 63,634 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#42 of 69 In Spain
#467 of 1,459 In Europe
#1329 of 6,752 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 3 3
1995 1 1
1996 1 2
1997 2 4
1998 2 6
1999 4 3
2000 18 9
2001 43 27
2002 81 78
2003 99 105
2004 89 174
2005 143 302
2006 131 399
2007 169 557
2008 153 649
2009 210 992
2010 185 1257
2011 233 1493
2012 221 2130
2013 202 2444
2014 167 2567
2015 204 3042
2016 192 3266
2017 203 3525
2018 229 4105
2019 285 5022
2020 285 6086
2021 280 7279
2022 265 7669
2023 230 7485

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
Software Engineering 27 310 686
Robotics 20 248 711
Computer Graphics 28 296 721
Animation 26 302 784
Telecommunications 26 287 787
Blockchain and Cryptography 23 303 869
Computer Networking 28 311 877
Management Information Systems 34 392 912
UX/UI Desgin 36 378 985
Computer Engineering 35 337 1000
Cyber Security 33 388 1063
Computer Vision 39 399 1122
Human-Computer Interaction 47 477 1214
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 41 453 1265
Machine Learning 45 454 1452
Multimedia 49 529 1610
Data Science 49 602 1690
Cognitive Science 49 522 1765
Computational Linguistics 46 566 1896
Neuroscience 55 621 2115
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 55 631 2357

Chemistry rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 45th for Chemistry in Spain and 1606th in the World with 4,212 publications made and 89,809 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#45 of 68 In Spain
#500 of 1,401 In Europe
#1606 of 6,447 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1 0
1992 1 3
1993 0 3
1994 4 2
1995 2 3
1996 0 0
1997 4 5
1998 2 4
1999 7 7
2000 20 20
2001 50 45
2002 92 121
2003 80 184
2004 100 313
2005 122 513
2006 129 730
2007 162 951
2008 140 1174
2009 188 1527
2010 169 2017
2011 203 2489
2012 191 3296
2013 199 3726
2014 158 4063
2015 210 4442
2016 209 5110
2017 220 5642
2018 205 5826
2019 225 6604
2020 286 8042
2021 292 9719
2022 245 10054
2023 266 10104

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 35 281 825
Environmental Chemistry 37 388 1130
Physical chemistry 40 391 1238
Materials Science 38 449 1404
Inorganic Chemistry 38 439 1531
Chemical Engineering 40 433 1544
Petrology and Geochemistry 44 519 1602
Nanotechnology 38 478 1681
Organic Chemistry 47 511 1735
Computational Chemistry 44 516 1746
Pharmacy 41 524 1905
Biochemistry 49 532 1906
Radiochemistry 43 530 2271

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 51st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 1475th in the World with 4,202 publications made and 65,677 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#51 of 69 In Spain
#537 of 1,492 In Europe
#1475 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 2 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 2
1998 3 7
1999 5 5
2000 20 16
2001 37 34
2002 73 73
2003 69 98
2004 74 147
2005 92 270
2006 106 352
2007 133 540
2008 118 685
2009 174 981
2010 171 1238
2011 226 1566
2012 227 2060
2013 169 2326
2014 176 2502
2015 195 2974
2016 198 2997
2017 248 3345
2018 236 3931
2019 276 4735
2020 304 6104
2021 315 7609
2022 275 7826
2023 258 8009

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 39 414 884
Communications and Public Relations 35 369 1022
Archaeology 43 418 1107
Classics and Ancient History 40 442 1216
History 44 449 1217
Philosophy 52 511 1387
Political Science 51 568 1527
Law 49 552 1611
Linguistics 49 580 1740
Aesthetics 50 639 1865
Anthropology 52 597 1867
Education Majors 51 555 1947
Demography 50 601 2176
Sociology 53 655 2207
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 55 789 2782

Biology rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 47th for Biology in Spain and 1756th in the World with 4,122 publications made and 86,477 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#47 of 69 In Spain
#524 of 1,445 In Europe
#1756 of 6,770 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1 0
1992 1 3
1993 0 3
1994 2 3
1995 1 2
1996 0 0
1997 1 3
1998 3 4
1999 8 7
2000 17 25
2001 48 48
2002 87 123
2003 66 184
2004 70 284
2005 82 500
2006 113 676
2007 115 875
2008 110 1150
2009 174 1404
2010 152 1918
2011 202 2371
2012 193 3137
2013 207 3593
2014 164 3942
2015 197 4198
2016 212 4808
2017 234 5353
2018 193 5771
2019 250 6473
2020 300 8062
2021 326 9883
2022 289 10264
2023 274 10304

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 22 185 553
Agricultural Science 29 234 697
Toxicology 28 266 820
Nutrition and Food Science 35 281 825
Botany 39 358 1105
Forestry 41 373 1211
Evolutionary Biology 46 533 1602
Paleontology 47 514 1607
Animal Science 47 437 1624
Nanotechnology 38 478 1681
Biochemistry 49 532 1906
Biotechnology 48 526 1976
Genetics 47 544 2001
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 46 539 2114
Neuroscience 55 621 2115
Microbiology 47 542 2186
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 55 631 2357
Zoology 50 664 2696
Immunology 61 790 3537

Mathematics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 43rd for Mathematics in Spain and 1299th in the World with 2,406 publications made and 38,933 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#43 of 69 In Spain
#461 of 1,388 In Europe
#1299 of 6,305 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1994 2 0
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 1 1
1998 2 4
1999 3 2
2000 5 6
2001 16 21
2002 36 28
2003 44 49
2004 46 95
2005 62 117
2006 77 220
2007 93 343
2008 82 391
2009 108 541
2010 112 684
2011 114 871
2012 122 1174
2013 113 1389
2014 96 1452
2015 116 1879
2016 107 1716
2017 112 1939
2018 132 2298
2019 166 2817
2020 158 3346
2021 171 4259
2022 151 4491
2023 141 4299

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 16 215 622
Applied Mathematics 27 316 767
Blockchain and Cryptography 23 303 869
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 42 417 1036
Statistics 44 494 1439
Math Teachers 54 573 2183

Business rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 44th for Business in Spain and 1205th in the World with 1,944 publications made and 35,224 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#44 of 69 In Spain
#464 of 1,414 In Europe
#1205 of 6,187 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1999 1 2
2000 2 4
2001 13 12
2002 34 23
2003 46 43
2004 27 56
2005 51 101
2006 48 152
2007 71 260
2008 55 326
2009 73 465
2010 83 620
2011 95 759
2012 112 1139
2013 80 1291
2014 83 1430
2015 90 1654
2016 90 1610
2017 104 1791
2018 123 2238
2019 122 2672
2020 152 3423
2021 160 4350
2022 128 4348
2023 91 4213

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
Hospitality and Hotel Management 40 266 620
Operations Research 16 215 622
Supply Chain Management 14 232 698
Risk Management 32 317 733
Entrepreneurship 34 336 751
Accounting 29 306 808
Human Resource Management 37 339 842
Management Information Systems 34 392 912
Project Management 35 438 1032
Marketing 43 422 1098
Finance 40 441 1107
Management 44 448 1221
International Trade 54 639 1369
International Business 52 633 1439

Economics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 44th for Economics in Spain and 1277th in the World with 1,294 publications made and 23,621 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#44 of 67 In Spain
#485 of 1,366 In Europe
#1277 of 5,995 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1999 1 1
2000 0 2
2001 10 12
2002 17 11
2003 27 23
2004 23 45
2005 26 55
2006 33 98
2007 31 186
2008 37 195
2009 43 289
2010 66 360
2011 64 465
2012 68 649
2013 62 844
2014 58 850
2015 68 1062
2016 65 1051
2017 60 1176
2018 83 1399
2019 78 1687
2020 111 2296
2021 102 2763
2022 79 2898
2023 75 2926

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 28 251 585
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 42 417 1036
Finance 40 441 1107
International Trade 54 639 1369
Development Studies 45 486 1501

Art & Design rankings

The Polytechnic University of Cartagena ranked 47th for Art & Design in Spain and 1387th in the World with 802 publications made and 11,526 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
#47 of 68 In Spain
#523 of 1,349 In Europe
#1387 of 5,720 In the World

Polytechnic University of Cartagena
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1998 1 1
1999 1 0
2000 3 4
2001 5 2
2002 19 19
2003 18 23
2004 23 43
2005 36 86
2006 14 62
2007 29 97
2008 33 170
2009 33 171
2010 29 196
2011 37 286
2012 41 421
2013 35 388
2014 22 404
2015 34 499
2016 34 535
2017 37 630
2018 53 637
2019 49 810
2020 71 985
2021 50 1162
2022 50 1086
2023 44 1133

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 27 280 616
Computer Graphics 28 296 721
Animation 26 302 784
UX/UI Desgin 36 378 985
Graphic Design 31 367 990
Fashion Design 44 443 1102
Landscape Architecture 38 452 1245
Multimedia 49 529 1610
Aesthetics 50 639 1865
Literature 52 662 2073

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Polytechnic University of Cartagena

Speciality Spain Europe World Rank
Ophthalmology 35 398 1232
Orthodontics 39 516 1607
Dentistry 47 542 1740
Anatomy and Physiology 49 542 1826
Social Psychology 50 594 1867
Sports Medicine 60 623 2079
Cardiology 51 618 2128
Public Health 50 609 2225
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 52 652 2253
Psychology 54 640 2295
Physical Therapy 60 655 2363
Medicine 56 664 2520
Surgery 59 729 2730
Pathology 58 692 2749
Child Psychology 62 751 3028
Nursing 64 780 3349
Psychiatry 64 842 3461