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Riga Technical University ranked 2nd in Latvia, 1470th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 95 research topics. Riga Technical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,716 academic publications and 100,885 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 72 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1470 of 14,131 In the World
#525 of 2,785 In Europe
#2 of 28 In Latvia
#2 of 21 In Riga
#280 of 1,577 For Engineering Management
#376 of 1,052 For Aviation
#381 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#1069 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1659 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 92 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Engineering in Latvia and 1347th in the World with 10,101 publications made and 82,051 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 9 In Latvia
#454 of 1,465 In Europe
#1347 of 6,782 In the World

Riga Technical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 14 5
1993 25 7
1994 33 21
1995 33 34
1996 17 47
1997 52 66
1998 43 76
1999 41 86
2000 57 98
2001 37 118
2002 63 171
2003 61 181
2004 68 178
2005 71 244
2006 112 341
2007 111 409
2008 183 444
2009 224 576
2010 248 727
2011 355 968
2012 418 1241
2013 376 1368
2014 523 1709
2015 718 2187
2016 584 2575
2017 776 3408
2018 604 4061
2019 727 5385
2020 643 7225
2021 721 9737
2022 675 10241
2023 852 12443
2024 561 11419

The following table provides academic rankings for Riga Technical University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Latvia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Engineering Management 1 83 280
Aviation 2 141 376
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 123 381
Construction Management 1 165 437
Architectural Engineering 1 168 446
Industrial Engineering 1 240 587
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 170 592
Architecture 1 271 605
Transportation Engineering 1 251 664
Automotive Engineering 1 221 704
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 271 770
Operations Research 1 277 771
Nuclear Engineering 2 268 776
Agricultural Engineering 2 210 784
Systems Engineering 1 333 801
Marine Engineering 1 275 813
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 313 832
Structural Engineering 1 308 872
Civil Engineering 1 320 898
Electrical Engineering 1 322 922
Product and Industrial Design 1 333 926
Technical Drawing 1 334 939
Landscape Architecture 3 361 965
Biomedical Engineering 2 339 979
Environmental Engineering 1 323 1008
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 365 1046
Electronic Engineering 1 367 1084
Robotics 1 369 1107
Automation and Control engineering 1 334 1108
Human-Computer Interaction 1 446 1127
Biochemical Engineering 1 424 1136
Geotechnical Engineering 1 363 1149
Petroleum Engineering 1 360 1152
Mechanical Engineering 1 419 1164
Computer Engineering 1 381 1174
Materials Science 2 409 1239
Metallurgical Engineering 2 406 1264
Chemical Engineering 2 370 1276
Telecommunications 1 428 1284
Nanotechnology 2 397 1320
Acoustical Engineering 2 460 1330
Computer Networking 1 447 1349
Aerospace Engineering 1 486 1416
Optical Engineering 2 483 1510
Remote Sensing 2 536 1707
Biotechnology 2 553 2179

Physics rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Physics in Latvia and 1455th in the World with 8,722 publications made and 77,355 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 9 In Latvia
#479 of 1,457 In Europe
#1455 of 6,713 In the World

Riga Technical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 18 6
1993 28 11
1994 33 27
1995 36 38
1996 19 53
1997 51 72
1998 43 80
1999 42 94
2000 54 106
2001 36 125
2002 56 178
2003 64 194
2004 66 183
2005 64 247
2006 96 333
2007 94 396
2008 156 441
2009 186 547
2010 199 658
2011 284 878
2012 348 1127
2013 318 1253
2014 443 1516
2015 599 1905
2016 495 2317
2017 627 2944
2018 515 3655
2019 617 4856
2020 552 6838
2021 638 9514
2022 598 9763
2023 751 11852
2024 517 11173

The following table provides academic rankings for Riga Technical University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Latvia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 365 1046
Materials Science 2 409 1239
Nanotechnology 2 397 1320
Acoustical Engineering 2 460 1330
Quantum and Particle physics 2 474 1459
Optical Engineering 2 483 1510
Nuclear Physics 2 524 1724
Condensed Matter Physics 2 514 1831
Biophysics 2 538 1833
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 630 2079
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 601 2204
Theoretical Physics 2 638 2292

Chemistry rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Latvia and 1746th in the World with 6,926 publications made and 67,044 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 6 In Latvia
#516 of 1,417 In Europe
#1746 of 6,545 In the World

Riga Technical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 19 6
1993 29 13
1994 29 26
1995 35 36
1996 22 54
1997 51 71
1998 42 88
1999 42 92
2000 50 102
2001 43 125
2002 63 162
2003 65 196
2004 55 185
2005 64 254
2006 87 334
2007 82 402
2008 118 442
2009 126 514
2010 146 623
2011 222 830
2012 289 1051
2013 288 1169
2014 359 1391
2015 474 1728
2016 387 2039
2017 462 2564
2018 380 3172
2019 442 4057
2020 421 5669
2021 478 7739
2022 461 8453
2023 609 10116
2024 408 9895

The following table provides academic rankings for Riga Technical University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Latvia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 313 832
Pharmacy 1 343 979
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 375 1058
Biochemical Engineering 1 424 1136
Materials Science 2 409 1239
Chemical Engineering 2 370 1276
Nanotechnology 2 397 1320
Physical chemistry 2 428 1450
Radiochemistry 1 352 1474
Organic Chemistry 2 466 1569
Inorganic Chemistry 2 487 1796
Environmental Chemistry 2 562 2090
Computational Chemistry 2 588 2204
Biochemistry 2 591 2315
Nutrition and Food Science 3 576 2374

Environmental Science rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Latvia and 1677th in the World with 6,547 publications made and 58,067 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 9 In Latvia
#528 of 1,464 In Europe
#1677 of 6,876 In the World

Riga Technical University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 6 3
1993 12 7
1994 10 8
1995 11 11
1996 11 14
1997 20 37
1998 21 34
1999 14 24
2000 32 39
2001 18 42
2002 22 75
2003 23 83
2004 30 85
2005 31 123
2006 48 169
2007 58 189
2008 76 185
2009 101 245
2010 138 355
2011 197 489
2012 238 610
2013 238 716
2014 351 1065
2015 506 1361
2016 380 1653
2017 527 2273
2018 458 2753
2019 471 3771
2020 462 5157
2021 530 7074
2022 460 7435
2023 624 9248
2024 383 7781

The following table provides academic rankings for Riga Technical University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Latvia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Management 1 300 864
Urban and Regional planning 2 442 912
Environmental Engineering 1 323 1008
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 375 1058
Geotechnical Engineering 1 363 1149
Oceanography 2 470 1386
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 489 1474
Ecology 2 487 1507
Earth science and Geophysics 2 486 1609
Geography and Cartography 2 552 1652
Geology 2 530 1669
Paleontology 2 579 1975
Environmental Chemistry 2 562 2090
Agricultural Science 3 533 2093
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 578 2367
Forestry 3 614 2426

Computer Science rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Latvia and 1721st in the World with 5,160 publications made and 32,599 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Management Information Systems.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 9 In Latvia
#549 of 1,469 In Europe
#1721 of 6,845 In the World

Riga Technical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 4 1
1993 7 3
1994 7 5
1995 9 12
1996 11 13
1997 13 28
1998 15 20
1999 7 21
2000 18 25
2001 10 28
2002 25 66
2003 16 48
2004 39 66
2005 27 73
2006 53 109
2007 55 134
2008 107 190
2009 136 242
2010 165 352
2011 190 474
2012 239 606
2013 180 629
2014 279 869
2015 406 973
2016 297 1132
2017 429 1501
2018 303 1782
2019 374 2292
2020 325 2914
2021 378 4044
2022 344 4128
2023 405 5128
2024 263 4391

The following table provides academic rankings for Riga Technical University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Latvia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Information Technology 1 131 440
Management Information Systems 1 268 607
Software Engineering 1 274 626
Web Design and Development 1 280 737
UX/UI Desgin 1 375 974
Multimedia 1 401 1100
Robotics 1 369 1107
Human-Computer Interaction 1 446 1127
Computer Engineering 1 381 1174
Data Science 1 459 1178
Telecommunications 1 428 1284
Computer Networking 1 447 1349
Cyber Security 1 471 1419
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 544 1657
Computational Linguistics 2 528 1733
Computer Graphics 2 603 1844
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 546 1872
Computer Vision 2 568 1895
Machine Learning 1 572 1989
Library and Information science 2 644 2102
Cognitive Science 2 716 2799
Neuroscience 2 773 2875
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 718 2906

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Latvia and 2208th in the World with 4,980 publications made and 36,930 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 9 In Latvia
#694 of 1,500 In Europe
#2208 of 7,081 In the World

Riga Technical University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 4 3
1993 4 2
1994 5 2
1995 5 10
1996 7 11
1997 5 22
1998 16 26
1999 11 28
2000 18 19
2001 9 27
2002 16 45
2003 9 34
2004 23 50
2005 16 48
2006 37 94
2007 39 94
2008 65 128
2009 102 211
2010 133 282
2011 141 304
2012 195 397
2013 176 448
2014 264 644
2015 366 794
2016 296 1037
2017 387 1453
2018 333 1762
2019 389 2416
2020 384 3510
2021 396 4914
2022 377 5290
2023 469 6420
2024 257 5102

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Latvia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 2 442 912
Aesthetics 2 461 1198
Archaeology 2 521 1486
History 2 565 1629
Communications and Public Relations 2 579 1723
Art History 2 605 1731
Law 2 588 1763
Education Majors 2 561 1965
Linguistics 2 622 1999
Political Science 2 683 2032
Library and Information science 2 644 2102
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 2 686 2215
Classics and Ancient History 2 697 2304
Philosophy 2 736 2333
Sociology 2 756 2739
Anthropology 3 798 2847
Demography 2 813 3402

Biology rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Biology in Latvia and 2314th in the World with 4,975 publications made and 49,570 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 9 In Latvia
#613 of 1,448 In Europe
#2314 of 6,833 In the World

Riga Technical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 9 2
1993 16 5
1994 18 19
1995 21 26
1996 14 23
1997 26 50
1998 19 47
1999 23 51
2000 33 65
2001 25 65
2002 36 89
2003 38 120
2004 37 104
2005 34 153
2006 57 221
2007 51 284
2008 69 277
2009 89 361
2010 91 417
2011 166 580
2012 189 732
2013 203 822
2014 242 1035
2015 348 1257
2016 280 1525
2017 352 1871
2018 299 2440
2019 325 3114
2020 317 4229
2021 345 5853
2022 348 6458
2023 482 7823
2024 321 7450

The following table provides academic rankings for Riga Technical University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Latvia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 397 1320
Biophysics 2 538 1833
Paleontology 2 579 1975
Agricultural Science 3 533 2093
Biotechnology 2 553 2179
Biochemistry 2 591 2315
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 578 2367
Nutrition and Food Science 3 576 2374
Botany 4 589 2374
Evolutionary Biology 3 686 2381
Forestry 3 614 2426
Zoology 4 684 2774
Neuroscience 2 773 2875
Pharmacology 2 644 2879
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 718 2906
Horticulture 3 648 2949
Genetics 2 715 2954
Microbiology 3 665 3084
Oncology and Cancer research 2 766 3343
Immunology 3 816 3739

Business rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 1st for Business in Latvia and 1288th in the World with 3,516 publications made and 21,189 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 9 In Latvia
#482 of 1,433 In Europe
#1288 of 6,339 In the World

Riga Technical University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 2 1
1993 5 2
1994 7 2
1995 4 3
1996 4 10
1997 8 6
1998 7 6
1999 6 8
2000 16 15
2001 4 12
2002 11 28
2003 10 18
2004 20 28
2005 8 35
2006 27 56
2007 35 72
2008 69 90
2009 85 139
2010 100 207
2011 126 266
2012 141 305
2013 109 316
2014 211 493
2015 260 609
2016 218 734
2017 290 1025
2018 242 1153
2019 280 1524
2020 244 1815
2021 276 2390
2022 248 2438
2023 262 3039
2024 158 2170

The following table provides academic rankings for Riga Technical University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Latvia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Real Estate 1 22 87
Engineering Management 1 83 280
Construction Management 1 165 437
Project Management 1 214 487
Supply Chain Management 1 166 540
International Trade 2 344 597
Management Information Systems 1 268 607
Human Resource Management 2 257 644
International Business 2 382 701
Operations Research 1 277 771
Entrepreneurship 2 375 850
Risk Management 2 382 889
Tax Law 1 341 942
Actuarial Science 2 393 1072
Marketing 1 444 1209
Management 1 454 1238
Finance 2 534 1418
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 500 1535
Accounting 2 553 1598
Advertising 2 686 2204

Mathematics rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Latvia and 1918th in the World with 2,653 publications made and 17,743 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 9 In Latvia
#594 of 1,401 In Europe
#1918 of 6,418 In the World

Riga Technical University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 0
1993 4 2
1994 6 2
1995 4 13
1996 3 6
1997 6 10
1998 9 19
1999 5 12
2000 10 12
2001 5 19
2002 9 17
2003 8 21
2004 19 27
2005 13 34
2006 21 62
2007 22 64
2008 61 104
2009 65 131
2010 77 179
2011 77 211
2012 110 276
2013 95 326
2014 130 415
2015 204 477
2016 157 625
2017 212 814
2018 164 930
2019 242 1343
2020 169 1639
2021 209 2341
2022 185 2423
2023 215 2919
2024 121 2085

The following table provides academic rankings for Riga Technical University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Latvia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 277 771
Actuarial Science 2 393 1072
Math Teachers 2 511 1809
Statistics 2 584 1848
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 546 1872
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 602 1918
Applied Mathematics 2 647 2237

Economics rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Economics in Latvia and 1475th in the World with 1,961 publications made and 13,929 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Environmental Economics, Development Studies, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 9 In Latvia
#524 of 1,388 In Europe
#1475 of 6,167 In the World

Riga Technical University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 2 2
1993 2 1
1994 2 0
1995 0 2
1996 1 5
1997 1 3
1998 5 3
1999 1 4
2000 5 5
2001 3 4
2002 3 6
2003 6 6
2004 6 8
2005 2 19
2006 7 30
2007 14 30
2008 14 37
2009 36 49
2010 44 80
2011 41 93
2012 62 100
2013 51 122
2014 97 208
2015 138 302
2016 118 431
2017 160 585
2018 161 720
2019 149 927
2020 151 1182
2021 191 1654
2022 150 1801
2023 203 2176
2024 121 1563

The following table provides academic rankings for Riga Technical University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Latvia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 74 173
International Economics 2 345 583
International Trade 2 344 597
Actuarial Science 2 393 1072
Finance 2 534 1418
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 500 1535
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 602 1918
Development Studies 2 666 2311

Art & Design rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Latvia and 1688th in the World with 1,191 publications made and 5,885 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Architecture, Literature, 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
#2 of 7 In Latvia
#588 of 1,381 In Europe
#1688 of 5,966 In the World

Riga Technical University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1994 0 1
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 1 4
1998 0 0
1999 1 2
2000 7 3
2001 1 2
2002 1 4
2003 2 0
2004 6 6
2005 2 6
2006 10 18
2007 10 22
2008 24 37
2009 20 37
2010 37 53
2011 55 88
2012 52 90
2013 36 102
2014 63 164
2015 101 223
2016 83 269
2017 87 309
2018 86 418
2019 91 486
2020 87 606
2021 90 706
2022 81 740
2023 97 891
2024 53 740

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

Art & Design subfield Latvia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 1 271 605
Landscape Architecture 3 361 965
UX/UI Desgin 1 375 974
Interior Design 3 341 979
Multimedia 1 401 1100
Aesthetics 2 461 1198
Fashion Design 2 558 1515
Art History 2 605 1731
Computer Graphics 2 603 1844
Literature 2 787 2676

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Riga Technical University

Speciality Latvia Europe World Rank
Dentistry 1 596 1983
Social Psychology 2 682 2315
Anatomy and Physiology 2 669 2472
Sports Medicine 2 712 2505
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 685 2587
Health Science 2 655 2658
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 766 2836
Psychology 2 756 2935
Medicine 2 779 3152
Surgery 2 783 3152
Pathology 2 761 3159
Child Psychology 2 795 3190
Nursing 2 758 3276
Physical Therapy 2 826 3282
Public Health 2 844 3731
Psychiatry 2 968 4273