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Rovira i Virgili University ranked 27th in Spain, 788th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 164 research topics. Rovira i Virgili University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 26,971 academic publications and 622,604 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#788 of 14,131 In the World
#314 of 2,785 In Europe
#27 of 75 In Spain
#145 of 1,466 For Toxicology
#194 of 2,765 For Environmental Engineering
#258 of 1,129 For Biochemical Engineering
#2440 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#973 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 161 other topics

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Biology rankings

Rovira i Virgili University ranked 21st for Biology in Spain and 697th in the World with 15,483 publications made and 444,325 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 69 In Spain
#246 of 1,445 In Europe
#697 of 6,770 In the World

Rovira i Virgili University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 3 9
1992 1 5
1993 34 25
1994 58 36
1995 61 113
1996 90 206
1997 112 378
1998 115 455
1999 137 713
2000 148 929
2001 192 1263
2002 227 1599
2003 235 2324
2004 284 2769
2005 316 3742
2006 343 4430
2007 411 5826
2008 429 6997
2009 484 8518
2010 569 10878
2011 605 12646
2012 681 14873
2013 700 17474
2014 721 20147
2015 729 22400
2016 846 25651
2017 811 27006
2018 817 29268
2019 915 34093
2020 994 39642
2021 1089 45470
2022 1072 46932
2023 1133 47847

The following table provides academic rankings for Rovira i Virgili University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Toxicology 2 46 145
Nutrition and Food Science 16 101 267
Biotechnology 10 174 467
Microbiology 15 179 499
Animal Science 17 164 509
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 212 525
Evolutionary Biology 17 213 529
Nanotechnology 16 201 593
Biochemistry 19 218 602
Astrobiology 21 263 663
Zoology 24 255 709
Molecular Biology 17 243 721
Botany 29 260 731
Paleontology 22 271 737
Horticulture 32 244 741
Genetics 21 274 756
Pharmacology 17 244 772
Agricultural Science 36 278 838
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 21 316 864
Immunology 22 287 876
Neuroscience 30 320 894
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 303 907
Virology 24 292 928
Biophysics 29 363 1032
Oncology and Cancer research 30 352 1191
Forestry 45 455 1582

Chemistry rankings

Rovira i Virgili University ranked 20th for Chemistry in Spain and 662nd in the World with 14,153 publications made and 422,603 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#20 of 68 In Spain
#236 of 1,401 In Europe
#662 of 6,447 In the World

Rovira i Virgili University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 2 9
1992 4 8
1993 35 29
1994 64 58
1995 68 140
1996 103 264
1997 119 439
1998 121 566
1999 139 847
2000 166 1170
2001 186 1402
2002 233 1915
2003 232 2360
2004 282 2977
2005 335 3977
2006 373 4742
2007 436 6117
2008 426 7125
2009 494 8682
2010 570 10818
2011 587 12356
2012 637 14670
2013 688 17008
2014 684 19168
2015 694 21306
2016 721 23266
2017 734 24994
2018 720 26896
2019 770 30627
2020 803 35076
2021 838 40277
2022 850 41277
2023 936 42334

The following table provides academic rankings for Rovira i Virgili University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 11 120 258
Nutrition and Food Science 16 101 267
Environmental Chemistry 11 118 314
Pharmacy 15 172 378
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 182 437
Computational Chemistry 18 203 447
Organic Chemistry 16 194 513
Inorganic Chemistry 16 203 558
Physical chemistry 19 199 568
Chemical Engineering 15 187 574
Nanotechnology 16 201 593
Biochemistry 19 218 602
Materials Science 17 238 650
Radiochemistry 18 181 693
Petrology and Geochemistry 37 409 1150

Engineering rankings

Rovira i Virgili University ranked 21st for Engineering in Spain and 685th in the World with 12,983 publications made and 347,152 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#21 of 68 In Spain
#250 of 1,453 In Europe
#685 of 6,684 In the World

Rovira i Virgili University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 2 5
1992 4 4
1993 28 19
1994 41 33
1995 53 116
1996 88 212
1997 89 305
1998 100 463
1999 116 663
2000 118 830
2001 153 1008
2002 201 1414
2003 197 1718
2004 262 2338
2005 299 3019
2006 373 3774
2007 419 4728
2008 400 5902
2009 483 7188
2010 531 8967
2011 555 10640
2012 594 12489
2013 623 14786
2014 620 16685
2015 666 18401
2016 698 20317
2017 708 21574
2018 630 23512
2019 701 26409
2020 755 29899
2021 748 34301
2022 801 34270
2023 839 34654

The following table provides academic rankings for Rovira i Virgili University in various areas of Engineering.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Rovira i Virgili University ranked 24th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 581st in the World with 12,375 publications made and 233,857 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#24 of 69 In Spain
#243 of 1,492 In Europe
#581 of 7,020 In the World

Rovira i Virgili University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 0 2
1992 4 2
1993 11 5
1994 24 17
1995 12 29
1996 34 65
1997 49 122
1998 49 161
1999 71 270
2000 65 285
2001 98 360
2002 114 540
2003 145 780
2004 200 1082
2005 180 1324
2006 221 1722
2007 263 2174
2008 280 2743
2009 421 3542
2010 437 4744
2011 531 5851
2012 635 6964
2013 535 8471
2014 644 10352
2015 703 11300
2016 761 12787
2017 722 13473
2018 736 15168
2019 747 17827
2020 901 20964
2021 894 24337
2022 896 25361
2023 904 25351

The following table provides academic rankings for Rovira i Virgili University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 15 126 373
Publishing 8 149 420
Radio and Television broadcasting 13 145 434
Broadcast Journalism 16 156 450
Philosophy 28 238 533
Demography 13 198 537
Anthropology 14 217 566
Archaeology 20 222 570
History 22 247 618
Sociology 14 236 621
Political Science 23 269 646
Aesthetics 18 268 649
Library and Information science 16 257 659
Urban and Regional planning 29 313 663
Social Work 15 215 673
Media Studies 21 250 677
Law 24 281 712
Linguistics 23 291 738
Art History 24 346 818
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 25 333 820
Special Education 25 317 822
Gender Studies 19 271 826
Communications and Public Relations 27 322 858
Human Rights Law 27 334 871
Criminology and Criminal Justice 19 282 904
Early Childhood Education 31 303 913
Education Majors 31 317 942
Classics and Ancient History 31 373 975
Political Economy 22 371 1007
Sports / Exercise science 48 382 1074
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 32 446 1143
Public Policy / Administration 37 454 1332

Physics rankings

Rovira i Virgili University ranked 20th for Physics in Spain and 711th in the World with 11,863 publications made and 317,408 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#20 of 69 In Spain
#266 of 1,446 In Europe
#711 of 6,603 In the World

Rovira i Virgili University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 2 6
1992 2 6
1993 31 20
1994 46 44
1995 58 127
1996 90 240
1997 100 366
1998 99 490
1999 114 699
2000 121 911
2001 154 1085
2002 204 1533
2003 197 1797
2004 248 2337
2005 285 3004
2006 355 3802
2007 386 4741
2008 369 5774
2009 424 6949
2010 458 8502
2011 516 9843
2012 526 11534
2013 559 13410
2014 551 14933
2015 594 16470
2016 628 18250
2017 638 19257
2018 568 20973
2019 616 23288
2020 672 26253
2021 694 29592
2022 711 29930
2023 762 30338

The following table provides academic rankings for Rovira i Virgili University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 16 201 593
Materials Science 17 238 650
Astrobiology 21 263 663
Quantum and Particle physics 23 267 695
Condensed Matter Physics 20 270 706
Atomic and Molecular physics 25 300 715
Optical Engineering 25 291 763
Nuclear Physics 27 311 790
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 324 899
Acoustical Engineering 28 349 928
Astrophysics and Astronomy 31 375 977
Biophysics 29 363 1032
Theoretical Physics 38 474 1363

Environmental Science rankings

Rovira i Virgili University ranked 22nd for Environmental Science in Spain and 655th in the World with 11,059 publications made and 291,799 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#22 of 69 In Spain
#240 of 1,458 In Europe
#655 of 6,798 In the World

Rovira i Virgili University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1 3
1992 3 3
1993 15 10
1994 30 23
1995 41 71
1996 62 119
1997 73 204
1998 82 308
1999 101 484
2000 93 624
2001 114 729
2002 147 1047
2003 136 1361
2004 188 1572
2005 198 2065
2006 242 2556
2007 287 3501
2008 292 4286
2009 365 5368
2010 419 6832
2011 461 8335
2012 498 9845
2013 500 11831
2014 547 13488
2015 565 14912
2016 627 16827
2017 593 17689
2018 580 19879
2019 639 23064
2020 781 26076
2021 740 29572
2022 754 30784
2023 804 30611

The following table provides academic rankings for Rovira i Virgili University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 8 50 194
Environmental Chemistry 11 118 314
Environmental Management 15 124 379
Hydrology and Water resources management 18 143 510
Ecology 21 222 597
Geography and Cartography 25 242 624
Urban and Regional planning 29 313 663
Oceanography 29 271 730
Paleontology 22 271 737
Geology 23 277 747
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 27 290 756
Agricultural Science 36 278 838
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 303 907
Earth science and Geophysics 36 361 1044
Petrology and Geochemistry 37 409 1150
Geotechnical Engineering 38 396 1214
Forestry 45 455 1582

Medicine rankings

Rovira i Virgili University ranked 20th for Medicine in Spain and 810th in the World with 9,531 publications made and 257,413 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#20 of 69 In Spain
#282 of 1,417 In Europe
#810 of 6,680 In the World

Rovira i Virgili University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 3 2
1992 2 2
1993 21 9
1994 40 14
1995 30 48
1996 50 85
1997 56 160
1998 60 193
1999 77 338
2000 88 400
2001 102 605
2002 104 772
2003 124 1035
2004 161 1326
2005 145 1873
2006 167 2128
2007 181 2793
2008 230 3328
2009 291 4154
2010 315 5353
2011 331 6591
2012 365 7419
2013 381 8945
2014 456 10754
2015 508 12510
2016 480 13449
2017 491 14735
2018 532 16550
2019 614 19289
2020 692 23464
2021 845 28864
2022 787 30577
2023 739 30774

The following table provides academic rankings for Rovira i Virgili University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Toxicology 2 46 145
Pharmacy 15 172 378
Dermatology 6 149 399
Public Health 12 185 520
Epidemiology 12 201 522
Clinical Psychology 14 194 559
Critical Care Nursing 16 262 670
Pediatrics 11 233 670
Pathology 15 234 671
Social Work 15 215 673
Respiratory Therapy 15 241 683
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 16 234 705
Healthcare Management (MHA) 13 249 716
Gerontology 21 243 733
Pharmacology 17 244 772
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 21 316 864
Nursing 22 305 867
Family medicine 17 285 869
Immunology 22 287 876
Psychiatry 24 314 914
Radiation Therapy 17 277 917
Health Science 25 307 923
Surgery 23 304 923
Virology 24 292 928
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 23 347 937
Physical Therapy 38 350 944
Anesthesiology 25 306 950
Anatomy and Physiology 33 336 979
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 25 328 992
Cardiology 30 329 994
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 30 352 1044
Sports / Exercise science 48 382 1074
Ophthalmology 31 364 1094
Urology 33 341 1109
Biomedical Engineering 30 394 1145
Oncology and Cancer research 30 352 1191
Veterinary 33 330 1288
Dentistry 34 430 1320
Sports Medicine 49 478 1410
Orthodontics 34 479 1480

Computer Science rankings

Rovira i Virgili University ranked 22nd for Computer Science in Spain and 707th in the World with 9,322 publications made and 215,880 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#22 of 69 In Spain
#271 of 1,459 In Europe
#707 of 6,752 In the World

Rovira i Virgili University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 2 2
1993 13 2
1994 16 14
1995 14 45
1996 30 86
1997 52 139
1998 44 163
1999 64 252
2000 62 325
2001 88 402
2002 146 679
2003 159 885
2004 181 1251
2005 202 1482
2006 250 2053
2007 283 2537
2008 264 3096
2009 341 3991
2010 354 4875
2011 411 6059
2012 433 6810
2013 420 8438
2014 446 9866
2015 480 10877
2016 488 12113
2017 503 13226
2018 488 14646
2019 567 17123
2020 588 19545
2021 619 22800
2022 651 23605
2023 604 23618

The following table provides academic rankings for Rovira i Virgili University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 141 412
Cyber Security 11 161 446
Web Design and Development 22 182 457
Data Science 17 213 482
Computational Linguistics 16 205 518
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 212 525
Machine Learning 20 206 589
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 20 248 655
Management Information Systems 27 292 658
Library and Information science 16 257 659
Computer Networking 20 246 670
Multimedia 29 277 675
Human-Computer Interaction 34 316 738
Computer Engineering 33 273 781
Software Engineering 29 354 798
Cognitive Science 26 291 798
Telecommunications 28 298 809
Computer Vision 32 304 826
Neuroscience 30 320 894
Computer Graphics 38 371 933
Robotics 36 384 1153

Mathematics rankings

Rovira i Virgili University ranked 21st for Mathematics in Spain and 619th in the World with 5,500 publications made and 146,909 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#21 of 69 In Spain
#237 of 1,388 In Europe
#619 of 6,305 In the World

Rovira i Virgili University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 3 0
1993 7 2
1994 8 1
1995 20 29
1996 22 64
1997 37 126
1998 32 139
1999 46 218
2000 42 334
2001 56 307
2002 81 499
2003 76 594
2004 105 842
2005 104 977
2006 129 1314
2007 155 1739
2008 146 2033
2009 196 2349
2010 214 3041
2011 217 3690
2012 265 4133
2013 263 5098
2014 273 6004
2015 288 6302
2016 325 7066
2017 291 7345
2018 285 8366
2019 317 9918
2020 373 10897
2021 375 13000
2022 360 13620
2023 359 13542

The following table provides academic rankings for Rovira i Virgili University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 141 412
Statistics 18 212 561
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 24 247 602
Operations Research 20 221 630
Actuarial Science 13 258 678
Math Teachers 34 330 1050
Applied Mathematics 42 550 1647

Psychology rankings

Rovira i Virgili University ranked 27th for Psychology in Spain and 906th in the World with 4,626 publications made and 96,517 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#27 of 69 In Spain
#316 of 1,414 In Europe
#906 of 6,528 In the World

Rovira i Virgili University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 1
1993 6 2
1994 9 6
1995 8 12
1996 15 26
1997 25 49
1998 14 44
1999 26 95
2000 22 104
2001 41 176
2002 47 293
2003 54 381
2004 64 438
2005 59 609
2006 71 798
2007 92 954
2008 105 1183
2009 121 1428
2010 148 1829
2011 172 2420
2012 192 2653
2013 168 3213
2014 207 3920
2015 228 4525
2016 253 5132
2017 264 5851
2018 248 6519
2019 294 7905
2020 389 9692
2021 444 11833
2022 414 13107
2023 387 13415

The following table provides academic rankings for Rovira i Virgili University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 14 194 559
Child Psychology 15 219 603
Social Work 15 215 673
Cognitive Science 26 291 798
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 25 333 820
Special Education 25 317 822
Social Psychology 24 308 833
Neuroscience 30 320 894
Psychiatry 24 314 914
Education Majors 31 317 942
Sexology 26 296 962

Business rankings

Rovira i Virgili University ranked 25th for Business in Spain and 760th in the World with 3,836 publications made and 64,151 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Hospitality and Hotel Management.

Business ranking Location
#25 of 69 In Spain
#304 of 1,414 In Europe
#760 of 6,187 In the World

Rovira i Virgili University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 3 1
1994 3 6
1995 4 5
1996 6 12
1997 16 28
1998 9 30
1999 15 43
2000 22 78
2001 33 85
2002 45 143
2003 53 179
2004 58 286
2005 52 315
2006 86 429
2007 89 640
2008 100 872
2009 141 1045
2010 138 1329
2011 159 1721
2012 194 2252
2013 186 2885
2014 199 3317
2015 214 3623
2016 226 3983
2017 217 4461
2018 196 4963
2019 229 5813
2020 295 6587
2021 290 8087
2022 267 8107
2023 270 8410

The following table provides academic rankings for Rovira i Virgili University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 13 57 153
Human Resource Management 18 192 495
Entrepreneurship 26 249 528
Tax Law 16 199 540
International Trade 26 313 544
Real Estate 13 176 558
International Business 25 329 606
Operations Research 20 221 630
Management Information Systems 27 292 658
Investment Banking and Stock trading 17 252 676
Actuarial Science 13 258 678
Entertainment Industry Business 26 272 716
Marketing 24 293 737
Management 25 298 778
Accounting 30 313 830
Risk Management 36 357 840
Finance 29 356 862
Advertising 37 415 1092
Project Management 41 520 1271
Public Policy / Administration 37 454 1332

Economics rankings

Rovira i Virgili University ranked 27th for Economics in Spain and 835th in the World with 2,491 publications made and 41,671 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#27 of 67 In Spain
#331 of 1,366 In Europe
#835 of 5,995 In the World

Rovira i Virgili University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 2 1
1994 2 1
1995 2 2
1996 4 3
1997 11 24
1998 4 24
1999 12 40
2000 20 62
2001 18 58
2002 24 105
2003 36 114
2004 40 214
2005 35 203
2006 40 277
2007 58 384
2008 55 448
2009 83 524
2010 94 873
2011 102 1098
2012 109 1276
2013 112 1504
2014 123 1928
2015 142 2058
2016 157 2275
2017 140 2567
2018 131 3104
2019 130 3656
2020 213 4328
2021 202 5355
2022 184 5866
2023 192 6009

The following table provides academic rankings for Rovira i Virgili University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 15 149 352
International Economics 26 307 510
International Trade 26 313 544
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 24 247 602
Investment Banking and Stock trading 17 252 676
Actuarial Science 13 258 678
Finance 29 356 862
Development Studies 27 347 992
Political Economy 22 371 1007

Art & Design rankings

Rovira i Virgili University ranked 23rd for Art & Design in Spain and 652nd in the World with 2,152 publications made and 43,316 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#23 of 68 In Spain
#271 of 1,349 In Europe
#652 of 5,720 In the World

Rovira i Virgili University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 1
1993 1 0
1994 1 3
1995 4 10
1996 10 16
1997 8 12
1998 7 43
1999 10 52
2000 11 59
2001 12 80
2002 26 117
2003 21 134
2004 54 201
2005 45 277
2006 38 356
2007 56 461
2008 47 515
2009 74 654
2010 86 1056
2011 89 1073
2012 86 1311
2013 94 1582
2014 93 1830
2015 119 2043
2016 120 2518
2017 123 2609
2018 120 2852
2019 140 3288
2020 174 3878
2021 158 4229
2022 155 4164
2023 151 4089

The following table provides academic rankings for Rovira i Virgili University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Fashion Design 17 197 472
Aesthetics 18 268 649
Literature 23 283 662
Multimedia 29 277 675
Entertainment Industry Business 26 272 716
Cinematography 29 293 729
Painting and Drawing 35 315 762
Sculpture 35 315 762
Illustration and Concept Art 35 309 767
Landscape Architecture 28 309 782
Interior Design 25 299 812
Art History 24 346 818
Architecture 38 391 912
Creative Writing 32 354 919
Computer Graphics 38 371 933