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Riga Technical University ranked 2nd in Latvia, 1492nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 93 research topics. Riga Technical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,794 academic publications and 61,790 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 66 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1492 of 14,131 In the World
#533 of 2,785 In Europe
#2 of 28 In Latvia
#2 of 21 In Riga
#244 of 1,383 For Engineering Management
#391 of 1,020 For Aviation
#397 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#1080 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1659 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 90 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Engineering in Latvia and 1347th in the World with 8,804 publications made and 52,662 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 9 In Latvia
#459 of 1,453 In Europe
#1347 of 6,684 In the World

Riga Technical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 10 0
1992 12 3
1993 23 6
1994 33 19
1995 32 24
1996 17 40
1997 53 59
1998 43 66
1999 37 77
2000 55 94
2001 36 110
2002 55 138
2003 57 145
2004 58 160
2005 66 215
2006 106 281
2007 113 338
2008 176 394
2009 190 488
2010 194 599
2011 319 755
2012 337 1028
2013 389 1160
2014 487 1309
2015 702 1701
2016 574 2062
2017 733 2715
2018 554 3195
2019 697 4192
2020 566 5291
2021 687 7158
2022 598 7830
2023 723 9012

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 78 244
Aviation 1 153 391
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 128 397
Construction Management 1 168 456
Architectural Engineering 1 188 496
Industrial Engineering 1 232 561
Architecture 1 258 563
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 186 622
Agricultural Engineering 2 205 660
Transportation Engineering 1 257 663
Automotive Engineering 1 217 686
Nuclear Engineering 1 249 707
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 260 738
Operations Research 1 262 738
Systems Engineering 1 319 757
Marine Engineering 1 274 796
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 322 834
Structural Engineering 1 310 867
Civil Engineering 1 328 905
Product and Industrial Design 1 330 914
Technical Drawing 1 317 916
Biomedical Engineering 2 334 949
Electrical Engineering 1 338 950
Landscape Architecture 3 381 1035
Biochemical Engineering 1 391 1053
Electronic Engineering 1 364 1062
Automation and Control engineering 1 331 1066
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 379 1069
Environmental Engineering 1 352 1083
Petroleum Engineering 1 340 1087
Human-Computer Interaction 1 443 1098
Geotechnical Engineering 1 372 1131
Computer Engineering 1 384 1167
Robotics 1 391 1181
Mechanical Engineering 1 435 1191
Metallurgical Engineering 2 406 1260
Materials Science 2 418 1262
Acoustical Engineering 2 448 1287
Chemical Engineering 2 381 1297
Telecommunications 1 446 1315
Computer Networking 1 445 1329
Nanotechnology 2 402 1341
Aerospace Engineering 1 488 1396
Optical Engineering 2 489 1539
Remote Sensing 2 548 1747
Biotechnology 2 552 2107

Physics rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Physics in Latvia and 1470th in the World with 7,506 publications made and 47,946 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 9 In Latvia
#485 of 1,446 In Europe
#1470 of 6,603 In the World

Riga Technical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 11 0
1992 17 4
1993 27 8
1994 33 20
1995 35 30
1996 18 46
1997 50 66
1998 42 69
1999 38 87
2000 50 97
2001 35 113
2002 48 146
2003 60 155
2004 55 165
2005 60 217
2006 88 274
2007 97 322
2008 148 395
2009 159 472
2010 157 554
2011 262 689
2012 279 935
2013 330 1060
2014 415 1168
2015 582 1523
2016 491 1869
2017 588 2377
2018 475 2913
2019 581 3811
2020 461 4878
2021 586 6634
2022 520 7120
2023 627 8237

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 2 379 1069
Materials Science 2 418 1262
Acoustical Engineering 2 448 1287
Nanotechnology 2 402 1341
Quantum and Particle physics 2 484 1470
Optical Engineering 2 489 1539
Nuclear Physics 2 520 1690
Condensed Matter Physics 2 528 1857
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 634 2029
Theoretical Physics 2 610 2118
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 604 2148

Chemistry rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Latvia and 1752nd in the World with 5,962 publications made and 43,942 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 6 In Latvia
#528 of 1,401 In Europe
#1752 of 6,447 In the World

Riga Technical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 14 0
1992 18 4
1993 26 10
1994 29 19
1995 34 27
1996 21 49
1997 51 62
1998 41 75
1999 37 85
2000 46 94
2001 40 113
2002 51 133
2003 58 163
2004 43 172
2005 59 213
2006 70 286
2007 81 321
2008 110 392
2009 105 459
2010 102 526
2011 200 671
2012 233 891
2013 290 982
2014 324 1099
2015 460 1394
2016 378 1666
2017 442 2073
2018 348 2521
2019 426 3330
2020 362 4313
2021 449 5861
2022 402 6687
2023 530 7680

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 1 322 834
Pharmacy 1 358 1014
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 376 1039
Biochemical Engineering 1 391 1053
Materials Science 2 418 1262
Chemical Engineering 2 381 1297
Nanotechnology 2 402 1341
Radiochemistry 1 357 1430
Physical chemistry 2 438 1461
Organic Chemistry 2 477 1587
Inorganic Chemistry 2 492 1771
Environmental Chemistry 2 574 2072
Computational Chemistry 2 581 2132
Biochemistry 2 590 2275
Nutrition and Food Science 3 580 2374

Environmental Science rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Latvia and 1661st in the World with 5,656 publications made and 36,976 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 9 In Latvia
#536 of 1,458 In Europe
#1661 of 6,798 In the World

Riga Technical University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 6 0
1992 6 2
1993 10 6
1994 9 6
1995 12 10
1996 10 11
1997 23 33
1998 21 29
1999 11 23
2000 30 42
2001 17 40
2002 19 55
2003 25 62
2004 24 79
2005 31 102
2006 46 144
2007 56 150
2008 73 170
2009 84 206
2010 94 286
2011 171 379
2012 193 482
2013 230 559
2014 330 817
2015 488 1045
2016 376 1289
2017 505 1845
2018 419 2131
2019 449 2955
2020 410 3770
2021 510 5165
2022 414 5626
2023 515 6455

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
Urban and Regional planning 1 395 847
Environmental Management 1 320 900
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 376 1039
Environmental Engineering 1 352 1083
Geotechnical Engineering 1 372 1131
Oceanography 2 478 1410
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 483 1439
Ecology 1 490 1488
Earth science and Geophysics 2 495 1608
Geography and Cartography 2 554 1610
Geology 2 536 1651
Paleontology 2 581 1948
Agricultural Science 3 535 2057
Environmental Chemistry 2 574 2072
Forestry 3 572 2216
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 590 2412

Computer Science rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Latvia and 1697th in the World with 4,525 publications made and 19,534 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
#557 of 1,459 In Europe
#1697 of 6,752 In the World

Riga Technical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 4 0
1993 6 3
1994 5 3
1995 9 8
1996 9 11
1997 13 26
1998 14 18
1999 8 19
2000 17 22
2001 11 28
2002 23 54
2003 17 37
2004 34 60
2005 27 56
2006 56 82
2007 63 115
2008 105 160
2009 129 189
2010 136 275
2011 171 345
2012 211 458
2013 187 510
2014 266 627
2015 396 749
2016 277 813
2017 400 1093
2018 267 1270
2019 342 1588
2020 294 2021
2021 361 2739
2022 307 2974
2023 331 3409

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 1 177 569
Management Information Systems 1 271 619
Software Engineering 1 275 620
Web Design and Development 1 311 825
Database Administration 1 344 954
Multimedia 1 378 983
Human-Computer Interaction 1 443 1098
Computer Engineering 1 384 1167
Robotics 1 391 1181
Data Science 2 473 1210
Telecommunications 1 446 1315
Computer Networking 1 445 1329
Cyber Security 1 494 1466
Computational Linguistics 2 496 1556
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 540 1609
Computer Graphics 2 566 1660
Computer Vision 2 562 1838
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 557 1884
Machine Learning 1 576 1945
Library and Information science 2 625 2067
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 700 2778
Neuroscience 2 762 2811
Cognitive Science 2 729 2822

Biology rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Biology in Latvia and 2240th in the World with 4,345 publications made and 32,608 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 9 In Latvia
#606 of 1,445 In Europe
#2240 of 6,770 In the World

Riga Technical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 11 0
1992 10 2
1993 14 5
1994 18 15
1995 21 21
1996 13 20
1997 31 46
1998 19 38
1999 21 49
2000 32 61
2001 23 61
2002 31 68
2003 39 94
2004 32 95
2005 32 120
2006 47 201
2007 50 242
2008 64 256
2009 79 319
2010 65 362
2011 152 463
2012 134 618
2013 212 721
2014 225 847
2015 345 1015
2016 277 1265
2017 336 1529
2018 269 1976
2019 314 2526
2020 294 3378
2021 334 4528
2022 320 5274
2023 426 6115

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

Biology subfield Latvia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 402 1341
Paleontology 2 581 1948
Agricultural Science 3 535 2057
Biotechnology 2 552 2107
Forestry 3 572 2216
Biochemistry 2 590 2275
Botany 3 593 2327
Nutrition and Food Science 3 580 2374
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 590 2412
Evolutionary Biology 3 697 2431
Zoology 4 651 2628
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 700 2778
Pharmacology 2 639 2803
Neuroscience 2 762 2811
Genetics 2 707 2875
Horticulture 3 647 2890
Microbiology 3 660 2940
Immunology 4 822 3737

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Latvia and 2133rd in the World with 4,278 publications made and 21,347 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 9 In Latvia
#682 of 1,492 In Europe
#2133 of 7,020 In the World

Riga Technical University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1 0
1992 4 2
1993 3 2
1994 5 1
1995 5 9
1996 7 10
1997 6 20
1998 17 21
1999 12 26
2000 17 15
2001 11 25
2002 14 38
2003 11 25
2004 19 37
2005 17 42
2006 39 73
2007 40 80
2008 65 102
2009 90 150
2010 109 215
2011 125 235
2012 168 290
2013 168 348
2014 238 448
2015 348 553
2016 284 749
2017 361 1044
2018 301 1261
2019 349 1737
2020 332 2392
2021 373 3155
2022 328 3511
2023 390 3966

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 1 395 847
Aesthetics 1 440 1129
Archaeology 1 521 1462
History 1 564 1601
Art History 1 574 1637
Law 2 583 1751
Communications and Public Relations 2 603 1812
Education Majors 2 546 1908
Linguistics 2 624 1955
Political Science 2 675 1999
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 2 643 2017
Library and Information science 2 625 2067
Classics and Ancient History 2 659 2167
Philosophy 2 707 2201
Sociology 2 760 2764
Anthropology 3 829 2994
Demography 3 865 3661

Business rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 1st for Business in Latvia and 1283rd in the World with 3,088 publications made and 12,277 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 9 In Latvia
#486 of 1,414 In Europe
#1283 of 6,187 In the World

Riga Technical University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 1 0
1992 2 1
1993 4 2
1994 7 1
1995 4 1
1996 4 9
1997 8 6
1998 7 5
1999 4 7
2000 14 12
2001 4 11
2002 10 19
2003 10 13
2004 16 16
2005 11 36
2006 31 45
2007 37 61
2008 66 79
2009 71 103
2010 90 167
2011 109 193
2012 135 232
2013 108 256
2014 197 365
2015 246 427
2016 208 515
2017 278 721
2018 206 822
2019 250 1025
2020 221 1305
2021 272 1718
2022 229 1793
2023 210 1944

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 31 113
Engineering Management 1 78 244
Construction Management 1 168 456
Supply Chain Management 1 152 489
Project Management 1 228 530
International Trade 2 351 607
Management Information Systems 1 271 619
Human Resource Management 1 265 664
International Business 2 386 713
Operations Research 1 262 738
Tax Law 1 332 914
Entrepreneurship 1 404 929
Risk Management 2 397 954
Actuarial Science 1 384 1038
Marketing 1 458 1213
Management 1 463 1262
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 483 1443
Finance 1 555 1489
Accounting 2 537 1565
Advertising 2 690 2215

Mathematics rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Latvia and 1881st in the World with 2,353 publications made and 10,920 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 9 In Latvia
#598 of 1,388 In Europe
#1881 of 6,305 In the World

Riga Technical University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 0
1992 3 0
1993 4 2
1994 6 1
1995 4 8
1996 3 6
1997 6 10
1998 9 10
1999 5 11
2000 8 12
2001 6 20
2002 7 15
2003 8 16
2004 15 22
2005 15 28
2006 20 44
2007 24 56
2008 60 86
2009 65 96
2010 63 146
2011 65 146
2012 100 221
2013 97 269
2014 129 293
2015 194 361
2016 152 468
2017 206 621
2018 147 695
2019 216 987
2020 158 1192
2021 201 1597
2022 162 1679
2023 177 1906

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 1 262 738
Actuarial Science 1 384 1038
Math Teachers 2 488 1710
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 576 1749
Statistics 2 588 1814
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 557 1884
Applied Mathematics 2 630 2097

Economics rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 1st for Economics in Latvia and 1458th in the World with 1,669 publications made and 8,234 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Environmental Economics, Development Studies, International Trade, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 9 In Latvia
#521 of 1,366 In Europe
#1458 of 5,995 In the World

Riga Technical University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 3 1
1993 2 1
1994 2 0
1995 0 1
1996 1 4
1997 1 3
1998 5 3
1999 2 4
2000 4 3
2001 2 4
2002 3 6
2003 6 5
2004 4 5
2005 3 14
2006 7 25
2007 12 26
2008 14 27
2009 32 43
2010 35 76
2011 35 60
2012 57 78
2013 46 97
2014 88 124
2015 124 203
2016 124 337
2017 146 448
2018 131 544
2019 141 654
2020 140 871
2021 178 1196
2022 136 1340
2023 175 1441

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 81 181
International Economics 2 355 594
International Trade 2 351 607
Actuarial Science 1 384 1038
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 483 1443
Finance 1 555 1489
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 576 1749
Development Studies 2 664 2318

Art & Design rankings

Riga Technical University ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Latvia and 1632nd in the World with 1,057 publications made and 3,454 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
#583 of 1,349 In Europe
#1632 of 5,720 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 3
1998 1 1
1999 1 2
2000 7 3
2001 1 2
2002 0 3
2003 3 1
2004 6 2
2005 2 6
2006 11 20
2007 10 15
2008 23 26
2009 23 31
2010 27 42
2011 47 63
2012 45 72
2013 38 76
2014 57 119
2015 90 147
2016 75 203
2017 88 218
2018 75 289
2019 88 357
2020 81 451
2021 94 572
2022 73 519
2023 83 585

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 1 258 563
Multimedia 1 378 983
Interior Design 3 351 1032
Landscape Architecture 3 381 1035
Aesthetics 1 440 1129
Fashion Design 1 551 1500
Art History 1 574 1637
Computer Graphics 2 566 1660
Literature 2 772 2601

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Riga Technical University

Speciality Latvia Europe World Rank
Dentistry 1 594 1939
Social Psychology 2 693 2337
Anatomy and Physiology 2 671 2434
Health Science 2 640 2563
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 745 2676
Psychology 2 770 2934
Surgery 2 776 3041
Medicine 2 774 3045
Pathology 2 756 3065
Child Psychology 2 778 3134
Physical Therapy 2 805 3142
Nursing 2 760 3244
Public Health 2 864 3768
Psychiatry 2 954 4198