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The Polytechnic University of Valencia ranked 10th in Spain, 384th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 18 research topics. The Polytechnic University of Valencia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 64,727 academic publications and 1,373,668 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 22 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#384 of 14,131 In the World
#156 of 2,785 In Europe
#10 of 75 In Spain
#2 of 3 In Valencia
#33 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#44 of 2,369 For Automotive Engineering
#47 of 1,009 For UX/UI Desgin
#1842 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#229 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 15 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Polytechnic University of Valencia ranked 3rd for Engineering in Spain and 260th in the World with 41,138 publications made and 981,709 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 69 In Spain
#78 of 1,465 In Europe
#260 of 6,782 In the World

Polytechnic University of Valencia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 95 191
1993 85 236
1994 143 407
1995 126 485
1996 171 733
1997 205 892
1998 241 1196
1999 289 1587
2000 352 1905
2001 342 2365
2002 659 3630
2003 694 4053
2004 723 5448
2005 920 7530
2006 995 8549
2007 1162 11075
2008 1132 13302
2009 1433 15967
2010 1615 19883
2011 1837 25178
2012 1781 29350
2013 1812 33938
2014 1958 38946
2015 1941 42993
2016 1967 47066
2017 2057 51760
2018 2267 58319
2019 2294 66585
2020 2455 79277
2021 2548 91612
2022 2225 90849
2023 2502 94990
2024 1725 87927

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

Engineering subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Automotive Engineering 1 10 44
Architecture 3 21 53
Agricultural Engineering 2 10 59
Operations Research 1 14 63
Nuclear Engineering 1 20 73
Construction Management 2 30 80
Industrial Engineering 2 33 82
Engineering Management 3 22 83
Human-Computer Interaction 1 29 89
Electronic Engineering 2 29 128
Computer Engineering 2 36 131
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 38 137
Systems Engineering 2 43 137
Environmental Engineering 5 33 139
Architectural Engineering 4 51 152
Telecommunications 2 36 159
Biochemical Engineering 6 70 164
Technical Drawing 2 60 169
Computer Networking 2 42 171
Automation and Control engineering 3 43 181
Landscape Architecture 7 82 184
Transportation Engineering 3 60 185
Product and Industrial Design 1 79 204
Chemical Engineering 3 45 207
Mechanical Engineering 2 65 210
Petroleum Engineering 3 48 216
Firefighting and Fire Science 7 66 221
Acoustical Engineering 2 68 227
Aerospace Engineering 4 72 228
Geotechnical Engineering 2 61 235
Electrical Engineering 4 63 236
Marine Engineering 5 83 243
Robotics 7 75 247
Civil Engineering 3 75 250
Renewable Energy Engineering 11 85 252
Optical Engineering 6 91 271
Materials Science 6 84 278
Nanotechnology 4 75 286
Remote Sensing 8 94 288
Structural Engineering 3 93 303
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 136 333
Metallurgical Engineering 6 106 343
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 136 370
Biomedical Engineering 7 141 395
Aviation 12 212 553
Biotechnology 18 212 608

Physics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Valencia ranked 8th for Physics in Spain and 332nd in the World with 33,745 publications made and 821,905 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 69 In Spain
#124 of 1,457 In Europe
#332 of 6,713 In the World

Polytechnic University of Valencia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 83 188
1993 85 225
1994 140 391
1995 114 469
1996 160 742
1997 202 879
1998 206 1158
1999 267 1522
2000 303 1723
2001 309 2130
2002 525 3027
2003 587 3596
2004 607 4841
2005 769 6870
2006 831 7813
2007 952 9899
2008 907 11672
2009 1168 13921
2010 1315 17354
2011 1544 21992
2012 1440 25441
2013 1505 29325
2014 1605 33730
2015 1566 36796
2016 1626 39963
2017 1654 44355
2018 1860 49816
2019 1878 56201
2020 2017 66670
2021 2050 75709
2022 1772 74657
2023 1988 78081
2024 1372 71981

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

Physics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 2 68 227
Optical Engineering 6 91 271
Materials Science 6 84 278
Nanotechnology 4 75 286
Quantum and Particle physics 10 133 343
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 136 370
Medical Physics 5 200 485
Astrophysics and Astronomy 13 209 494
Nuclear Physics 15 227 541
Condensed Matter Physics 14 219 548
Atomic and Molecular physics 18 264 600
Biophysics 16 242 649
Theoretical Physics 20 286 668
Astrobiology 26 312 808

Chemistry rankings

The Polytechnic University of Valencia ranked 9th for Chemistry in Spain and 385th in the World with 31,142 publications made and 886,040 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 68 In Spain
#141 of 1,417 In Europe
#385 of 6,545 In the World

Polytechnic University of Valencia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 89 235
1993 88 290
1994 129 448
1995 122 512
1996 169 800
1997 212 1061
1998 226 1350
1999 281 1854
2000 310 2266
2001 329 2589
2002 466 3496
2003 553 4150
2004 565 5635
2005 696 7536
2006 734 8651
2007 856 10815
2008 798 12696
2009 970 15104
2010 1169 18540
2011 1376 23154
2012 1316 27145
2013 1333 31532
2014 1440 35880
2015 1388 38926
2016 1446 42216
2017 1521 46526
2018 1648 51700
2019 1770 59676
2020 1860 72429
2021 1957 83071
2022 1721 84359
2023 1878 85696
2024 1357 82473

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

Chemistry subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 3 24 81
Biochemical Engineering 6 70 164
Physical chemistry 3 45 199
Chemical Engineering 3 45 207
Inorganic Chemistry 4 57 212
Materials Science 6 84 278
Nanotechnology 4 75 286
Organic Chemistry 7 107 318
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 136 333
Radiochemistry 7 75 363
Biochemistry 10 160 429
Computational Chemistry 18 210 472
Pharmacy 17 211 515
Environmental Chemistry 20 208 554
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 218 574

Computer Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Valencia ranked 4th for Computer Science in Spain and 296th in the World with 30,402 publications made and 617,813 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 69 In Spain
#100 of 1,469 In Europe
#296 of 6,845 In the World

Polytechnic University of Valencia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 68 146
1993 50 149
1994 85 269
1995 77 289
1996 108 390
1997 130 452
1998 157 592
1999 192 786
2000 233 958
2001 247 1152
2002 549 2371
2003 556 2347
2004 555 3009
2005 702 4100
2006 779 4997
2007 878 6072
2008 876 7702
2009 1114 9148
2010 1275 11869
2011 1409 14779
2012 1347 17271
2013 1356 19316
2014 1395 21910
2015 1440 24201
2016 1455 26671
2017 1498 29137
2018 1690 33900
2019 1733 39464
2020 1811 47587
2021 1849 55498
2022 1639 55202
2023 1770 58777
2024 1147 50054

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

Biology rankings

The Polytechnic University of Valencia ranked 10th for Biology in Spain and 468th in the World with 30,151 publications made and 845,142 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 69 In Spain
#175 of 1,448 In Europe
#468 of 6,833 In the World

Polytechnic University of Valencia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 80 228
1993 81 292
1994 103 417
1995 111 472
1996 149 737
1997 185 991
1998 184 1242
1999 220 1675
2000 265 2167
2001 288 2361
2002 406 3169
2003 452 3730
2004 468 5051
2005 568 6405
2006 619 7564
2007 718 9509
2008 745 11495
2009 927 13664
2010 1095 17076
2011 1283 21035
2012 1215 24787
2013 1292 29478
2014 1359 33594
2015 1366 36584
2016 1404 39910
2017 1511 43637
2018 1647 49140
2019 1727 57513
2020 1947 71573
2021 2040 83351
2022 1918 84147
2023 2011 86068
2024 1433 81009

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

Biology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 3 24 81
Horticulture 1 14 94
Agricultural Science 4 42 162
Animal Science 9 83 257
Botany 6 98 282
Nanotechnology 4 75 286
Forestry 11 120 368
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 130 400
Biochemistry 10 160 429
Toxicology 11 140 464
Paleontology 12 186 489
Virology 8 169 504
Evolutionary Biology 16 211 524
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 217 545
Biotechnology 18 212 608
Genetics 16 217 610
Microbiology 17 213 628
Biophysics 16 242 649
Entomology 14 242 698
Neuroscience 25 285 772
Zoology 26 275 781
Astrobiology 26 312 808
Immunology 20 282 872
Molecular Biology 22 291 878
Pharmacology 28 304 1072
Oncology and Cancer research 34 367 1258

Environmental Science rankings

The Polytechnic University of Valencia ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Spain and 359th in the World with 28,371 publications made and 657,550 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 69 In Spain
#128 of 1,464 In Europe
#359 of 6,876 In the World

Polytechnic University of Valencia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 64 158
1993 49 168
1994 82 258
1995 75 262
1996 99 400
1997 146 549
1998 131 712
1999 173 964
2000 185 1131
2001 205 1350
2002 305 1937
2003 363 2350
2004 403 2926
2005 484 4036
2006 558 4936
2007 659 6299
2008 676 7603
2009 814 9134
2010 989 11820
2011 1177 15400
2012 1211 18169
2013 1227 21500
2014 1323 24896
2015 1379 28004
2016 1373 30639
2017 1518 34750
2018 1625 39648
2019 1694 46114
2020 1918 57452
2021 2042 68707
2022 1837 68783
2023 1984 72862
2024 1349 65056

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Polytechnic University of Valencia ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 347th in the World with 28,054 publications made and 469,837 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 69 In Spain
#141 of 1,500 In Europe
#347 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 49 113
1993 40 108
1994 65 165
1995 58 204
1996 71 296
1997 85 317
1998 104 420
1999 124 525
2000 159 642
2001 180 775
2002 322 1359
2003 340 1558
2004 370 2009
2005 480 2662
2006 537 3176
2007 610 4049
2008 697 5412
2009 851 6411
2010 1045 8594
2011 1165 10822
2012 1148 12648
2013 1192 14416
2014 1340 16643
2015 1466 18519
2016 1463 20090
2017 1547 22564
2018 1629 26235
2019 1770 31155
2020 1881 39310
2021 2012 48551
2022 1832 49029
2023 1937 53175
2024 1295 43691

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 1 17 104
Urban and Regional planning 5 84 162
Library and Information science 2 90 250
Philosophy 17 128 295
Broadcast Journalism 10 102 314
Archaeology 8 116 328
Political Science 11 154 373
History 11 144 383
Law 8 143 396
Aesthetics 11 159 406
Art History 10 179 421
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 165 425
Linguistics 11 174 435
Military science 4 136 452
Communications and Public Relations 11 179 502
Publishing 12 190 503
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 10 194 575
Education Majors 19 203 625
Sociology 17 248 651
Anthropology 17 255 653
Demography 21 239 670
Forensic Science 17 236 702
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 16 284 708
Classics and Ancient History 18 290 752
Media Studies 24 281 762
Public Policy / Administration 17 303 825
Gender Studies 38 375 1165

Mathematics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Valencia ranked 7th for Mathematics in Spain and 362nd in the World with 14,954 publications made and 270,405 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 69 In Spain
#132 of 1,401 In Europe
#362 of 6,418 In the World

Polytechnic University of Valencia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 40 84
1993 35 93
1994 45 129
1995 58 171
1996 59 204
1997 71 221
1998 70 346
1999 90 424
2000 107 493
2001 112 580
2002 289 1238
2003 254 1238
2004 277 1409
2005 330 1841
2006 362 2351
2007 423 2754
2008 451 3618
2009 559 4465
2010 606 5290
2011 692 7078
2012 668 7764
2013 638 9161
2014 717 10079
2015 728 11339
2016 686 12361
2017 735 13616
2018 831 15642
2019 823 18007
2020 915 21922
2021 952 25169
2022 820 24099
2023 848 25611
2024 514 17788

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

Mathematics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 14 63
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 32 133
Applied Mathematics 4 71 186
Statistics 8 148 399
Math Teachers 14 143 479
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 233 567
Actuarial Science 20 296 803

Business rankings

The Polytechnic University of Valencia ranked 3rd for Business in Spain and 287th in the World with 12,941 publications made and 241,765 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 69 In Spain
#96 of 1,433 In Europe
#287 of 6,339 In the World

Polytechnic University of Valencia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 34 56
1993 20 55
1994 45 94
1995 29 73
1996 37 107
1997 36 101
1998 43 137
1999 66 183
2000 61 238
2001 90 287
2002 169 640
2003 167 578
2004 175 853
2005 221 1018
2006 271 1359
2007 327 1829
2008 332 2469
2009 476 3235
2010 528 4111
2011 602 5356
2012 609 6440
2013 583 7479
2014 628 8531
2015 657 9835
2016 650 10640
2017 645 11619
2018 708 13441
2019 753 15978
2020 880 19412
2021 881 23606
2022 738 22898
2023 872 25328
2024 509 19290

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

Business subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 14 63
Construction Management 2 30 80
Engineering Management 3 22 83
Entrepreneurship 5 43 93
Supply Chain Management 1 31 105
Project Management 1 45 108
Management Information Systems 1 52 137
Management 3 60 222
Marketing 2 71 222
Hospitality and Hotel Management 18 94 233
Human Resource Management 8 88 269
Risk Management 8 125 316
International Trade 16 187 323
Real Estate 4 122 399
International Business 18 217 403
Finance 14 165 422
Entertainment Industry Business 20 182 467
Advertising 16 194 537
Accounting 16 223 615
Investment Banking and Stock trading 17 253 712
Actuarial Science 20 296 803
Public Policy / Administration 17 303 825

Art & Design rankings

The Polytechnic University of Valencia ranked 7th for Art & Design in Spain and 272nd in the World with 6,579 publications made and 115,698 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, 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
#7 of 68 In Spain
#100 of 1,381 In Europe
#272 of 5,966 In the World

Polytechnic University of Valencia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 17 10
1993 4 16
1994 9 25
1995 12 34
1996 14 45
1997 23 49
1998 27 91
1999 43 129
2000 53 155
2001 48 170
2002 86 365
2003 113 412
2004 108 457
2005 115 711
2006 148 924
2007 173 1175
2008 183 1374
2009 244 1674
2010 269 2164
2011 308 2474
2012 291 2870
2013 344 3242
2014 308 3749
2015 305 4132
2016 320 4523
2017 335 4944
2018 389 5857
2019 381 6663
2020 404 8177
2021 454 9393
2022 372 9215
2023 406 9972
2024 243 8738

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

Art & Design subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Illustration and Concept Art 1 10 20
Painting and Drawing 1 10 20
Sculpture 1 10 20
UX/UI Desgin 1 14 47
Game Design and Development 2 14 49
Architecture 3 21 53
Multimedia 1 26 109
Graphic Design 2 51 149
Interior Design 4 59 152
Animation 3 48 166
Landscape Architecture 7 82 184
Computer Graphics 3 65 194
Fashion Design 5 74 194
Photography 4 78 212
Cinematography 16 146 332
Music 11 157 402
Aesthetics 11 159 406
Literature 11 175 417
Art History 10 179 421
Entertainment Industry Business 20 182 467
Singing and Vocal Performance 19 258 704
Performing arts 25 312 719
Creative Writing 27 332 859

Economics rankings

The Polytechnic University of Valencia ranked 13th for Economics in Spain and 503rd in the World with 6,151 publications made and 111,419 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#13 of 68 In Spain
#192 of 1,388 In Europe
#503 of 6,167 In the World

Polytechnic University of Valencia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 15 29
1993 11 22
1994 12 23
1995 10 21
1996 11 55
1997 12 45
1998 12 51
1999 18 58
2000 12 59
2001 24 81
2002 47 142
2003 50 181
2004 61 261
2005 70 307
2006 91 440
2007 114 578
2008 118 821
2009 179 1052
2010 196 1413
2011 267 2071
2012 250 2351
2013 248 2821
2014 331 3455
2015 363 4305
2016 291 4555
2017 351 5265
2018 367 6328
2019 400 7719
2020 501 10220
2021 472 12476
2022 452 12610
2023 503 14516
2024 260 10621

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

Economics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 4 52 110
International Trade 16 187 323
International Economics 19 220 359
Finance 14 165 422
Development Studies 12 178 531
Agricultural Economics 12 153 540
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 233 567
Investment Banking and Stock trading 17 253 712
Actuarial Science 20 296 803

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Polytechnic University of Valencia

Speciality Spain Europe World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 94 267
Urology 12 168 504
Occupational Therapy 12 211 514
Social Psychology 17 234 621
Veterinary 18 176 654
Anatomy and Physiology 16 246 689
Optometry 18 230 689
Cardiology 14 248 690
Public Health 20 239 698
Cosmetology 15 242 709
Dentistry 17 254 710
Orthodontics 16 265 746
Psychology 18 276 783
Health Science 19 257 796
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 17 262 801
Sports Medicine 32 315 806
Medicine 19 277 817
Ophthalmology 23 295 878
Healthcare Management (MHA) 21 299 882
Pathology 24 294 893
Child Psychology 31 337 992
Physical Therapy 40 363 995
Gerontology 38 341 1023
Dermatology 24 304 1030
Audiology 29 353 1048
Anesthesiology 31 332 1080
Surgery 34 352 1139
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 34 362 1179
Psychiatry 35 380 1193
Radiation Therapy 27 343 1222
Nursing 41 426 1328
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 32 393 1440
Clinical Psychology 47 453 1477
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 40 499 1578
Family medicine 46 467 1818
Critical Care Nursing 51 542 1877
Pediatrics 51 528 1970