Technical University of Catalonia: Rankings

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The Technical University of Catalonia ranked 8th in Spain, 344th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 26 research topics. The Technical University of Catalonia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 69,226 academic publications and 1,266,445 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 53 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#344 of 14,131 In the World
#132 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 75 In Spain
#2 of 6 In Barcelona
#14 of 1,232 For Architecture
#32 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#36 of 2,188 For Remote Sensing
#1020 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#296 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 23 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Technical University of Catalonia ranked 1st for Engineering in Spain and 165th in the World with 52,307 publications made and 1,000,982 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Optical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 68 In Spain
#44 of 1,453 In Europe
#165 of 6,684 In the World

Technical University of Catalonia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 135 327
1992 230 455
1993 225 528
1994 252 669
1995 309 1013
1996 384 1214
1997 405 1682
1998 464 2004
1999 543 2565
2000 552 3121
2001 597 3775
2002 1474 6949
2003 1132 6690
2004 1186 8028
2005 1361 10014
2006 1606 12354
2007 1713 14564
2008 1874 17889
2009 2086 21042
2010 2111 24409
2011 2316 29214
2012 2378 34106
2013 2435 40307
2014 2571 46446
2015 2503 49555
2016 2559 55420
2017 2515 58945
2018 2502 65332
2019 2495 73330
2020 2622 83112
2021 2812 93874
2022 2572 93711
2023 2700 95259

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

Engineering subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 1 4 14
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 11 32
Remote Sensing 1 7 36
Computer Engineering 1 10 46
Automation and Control engineering 1 15 55
Industrial Engineering 1 23 55
Electronic Engineering 1 10 56
Computer Networking 1 9 59
Structural Engineering 1 15 65
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 12 66
Engineering Management 2 20 67
Telecommunications 1 11 68
Construction Management 1 28 74
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 19 76
Aviation 2 29 79
Robotics 2 20 79
Geotechnical Engineering 1 15 87
Electrical Engineering 1 18 91
Environmental Engineering 3 24 98
Systems Engineering 1 33 109
Civil Engineering 1 26 109
Transportation Engineering 2 31 116
Marine Engineering 2 41 118
Operations Research 3 32 123
Architectural Engineering 3 43 124
Acoustical Engineering 1 31 136
Aerospace Engineering 1 36 136
Mechanical Engineering 1 38 143
Automotive Engineering 2 46 144
Nuclear Engineering 5 58 165
Mining Engineering 5 43 169
Petroleum Engineering 1 36 180
Technical Drawing 2 62 183
Human-Computer Interaction 7 72 189
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 101 243
Optical Engineering 5 84 245
Materials Science 5 83 274
Agricultural Engineering 13 105 302
Metallurgical Engineering 5 96 312
Biomedical Engineering 3 106 315
Chemical Engineering 8 90 346
Biochemical Engineering 16 177 392
Nanotechnology 8 121 398
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 170 432
Product and Industrial Design 11 194 493
Landscape Architecture 32 339 875
Biotechnology 34 357 1131

Physics rankings

The Technical University of Catalonia ranked 2nd for Physics in Spain and 227th in the World with 44,165 publications made and 890,599 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 69 In Spain
#74 of 1,446 In Europe
#227 of 6,603 In the World

Technical University of Catalonia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 140 316
1992 214 450
1993 215 504
1994 238 658
1995 278 983
1996 365 1212
1997 390 1699
1998 434 2060
1999 504 2475
2000 491 2996
2001 516 3632
2002 1182 6005
2003 935 5996
2004 1000 7305
2005 1161 9042
2006 1347 11098
2007 1425 13173
2008 1518 16061
2009 1732 18722
2010 1721 21667
2011 1928 26020
2012 1976 30094
2013 2017 35523
2014 2186 40668
2015 2067 43706
2016 2145 48822
2017 2089 51432
2018 2088 57186
2019 2111 63790
2020 2224 72571
2021 2410 82035
2022 2217 81607
2023 2249 83485

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

Physics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 1 31 136
Quantum and Particle physics 2 63 202
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 96 233
Theoretical Physics 8 111 235
Optical Engineering 5 84 245
Materials Science 5 83 274
Condensed Matter Physics 9 164 397
Nanotechnology 8 121 398
Astrobiology 9 169 412
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 170 432
Nuclear Physics 11 191 435
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 201 440
Medical Physics 5 194 451
Biophysics 15 234 620

Computer Science rankings

The Technical University of Catalonia ranked 1st for Computer Science in Spain and 168th in the World with 39,909 publications made and 712,478 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 69 In Spain
#47 of 1,459 In Europe
#168 of 6,752 In the World

Technical University of Catalonia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 105 214
1992 177 343
1993 175 401
1994 186 502
1995 218 691
1996 260 864
1997 281 1216
1998 321 1505
1999 388 1755
2000 380 2048
2001 416 2511
2002 1290 5496
2003 954 4870
2004 977 5812
2005 1090 7268
2006 1347 9148
2007 1416 10692
2008 1520 13207
2009 1695 15418
2010 1702 17845
2011 1849 21448
2012 1836 24822
2013 1901 29106
2014 1981 33549
2015 1889 35188
2016 1858 38766
2017 1914 41217
2018 1867 45777
2019 1852 51415
2020 1916 57099
2021 1984 63426
2022 1840 60659
2023 1907 60796

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

Environmental Science rankings

The Technical University of Catalonia ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Spain and 272nd in the World with 31,800 publications made and 669,927 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 69 In Spain
#90 of 1,458 In Europe
#272 of 6,798 In the World

Technical University of Catalonia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 65 162
1992 109 243
1993 111 284
1994 128 303
1995 135 486
1996 178 542
1997 207 891
1998 241 977
1999 280 1223
2000 304 1599
2001 326 1870
2002 641 3297
2003 535 3261
2004 594 4150
2005 677 5309
2006 808 6476
2007 939 8024
2008 1036 10105
2009 1201 12138
2010 1200 14063
2011 1239 17568
2012 1427 20938
2013 1441 25625
2014 1584 29752
2015 1575 32067
2016 1651 36185
2017 1627 39116
2018 1673 44180
2019 1673 51032
2020 1885 58914
2021 2016 69276
2022 1904 71083
2023 2008 72000

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

Chemistry rankings

The Technical University of Catalonia ranked 12th for Chemistry in Spain and 458th in the World with 30,640 publications made and 669,577 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#12 of 68 In Spain
#176 of 1,401 In Europe
#458 of 6,447 In the World

Technical University of Catalonia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 96 228
1992 153 327
1993 157 373
1994 188 550
1995 203 773
1996 276 953
1997 281 1392
1998 310 1535
1999 362 1913
2000 379 2394
2001 358 2693
2002 719 4103
2003 585 4208
2004 650 5036
2005 739 6260
2006 877 7772
2007 943 9250
2008 1048 11494
2009 1143 13585
2010 1161 15941
2011 1253 18994
2012 1325 22551
2013 1344 26104
2014 1438 29485
2015 1387 32246
2016 1464 35929
2017 1456 38676
2018 1470 42989
2019 1459 48886
2020 1633 57343
2021 1851 67650
2022 1703 69113
2023 1739 70985

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

Chemistry subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 7 94 227
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 101 243
Radiochemistry 4 48 263
Materials Science 5 83 274
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 102 281
Physical chemistry 11 107 336
Chemical Engineering 8 90 346
Biochemical Engineering 16 177 392
Nanotechnology 8 121 398
Organic Chemistry 14 179 474
Environmental Chemistry 24 219 581
Inorganic Chemistry 19 225 630
Nutrition and Food Science 30 246 728
Biochemistry 25 268 760
Pharmacy 35 364 1035

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Technical University of Catalonia ranked 12th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 366th in the World with 26,879 publications made and 454,745 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#12 of 69 In Spain
#147 of 1,492 In Europe
#366 of 7,020 In the World

Technical University of Catalonia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 56 161
1992 121 257
1993 104 303
1994 128 355
1995 150 561
1996 184 644
1997 203 856
1998 225 988
1999 264 1182
2000 245 1308
2001 281 1596
2002 683 3235
2003 547 2961
2004 577 3714
2005 632 4473
2006 796 5671
2007 882 6657
2008 965 8337
2009 1156 9530
2010 1094 11060
2011 1180 12943
2012 1262 15185
2013 1219 17881
2014 1376 20175
2015 1288 21620
2016 1283 22959
2017 1323 24403
2018 1310 27880
2019 1353 32400
2020 1375 37534
2021 1493 44024
2022 1397 41920
2023 1397 43746

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Archaeology 5 91 257
Linguistics 5 89 260
Philosophy 14 115 270
Aesthetics 5 109 298
History 6 115 316
Urban and Regional planning 13 176 365
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 7 134 398
Law 12 161 439
Education Majors 11 143 462
Political Science 17 203 481
Occupational Safety and Health 9 145 501
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 11 223 544
Sociology 13 226 595
Military science 9 185 603
Library and Information science 14 246 634
Demography 20 234 640
Art History 18 284 663
Journalism and Digital Media 27 248 685
Publishing 19 278 754
Law Enforcement 10 267 776
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 19 325 796
Classics and Ancient History 25 320 834
Anthropology 27 334 861
Gender Studies 22 294 878
Communications and Public Relations 31 342 926

Biology rankings

The Technical University of Catalonia ranked 17th for Biology in Spain and 622nd in the World with 26,331 publications made and 576,186 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#17 of 69 In Spain
#222 of 1,445 In Europe
#622 of 6,770 In the World

Technical University of Catalonia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 59 128
1992 93 209
1993 117 303
1994 124 388
1995 138 531
1996 165 663
1997 198 1034
1998 215 1080
1999 279 1372
2000 280 1728
2001 272 1921
2002 566 3192
2003 430 3165
2004 448 3767
2005 584 4852
2006 700 6013
2007 816 7223
2008 905 9015
2009 982 10971
2010 970 13075
2011 1098 16161
2012 1166 18949
2013 1168 22357
2014 1202 25313
2015 1278 27742
2016 1333 31137
2017 1296 33837
2018 1358 38011
2019 1357 43699
2020 1557 52269
2021 1637 61029
2022 1576 62642
2023 1635 63553

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

Biology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 12 97 279
Evolutionary Biology 9 142 365
Nanotechnology 8 121 398
Paleontology 10 153 410
Astrobiology 9 169 412
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 191 482
Biophysics 15 234 620
Nutrition and Food Science 30 246 728
Genetics 20 270 748
Botany 32 268 753
Biochemistry 25 268 760
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 271 819
Zoology 28 294 819
Neuroscience 29 307 834
Horticulture 38 286 918
Forestry 33 295 922
Biotechnology 34 357 1131
Microbiology 35 367 1147
Toxicology 35 340 1167
Animal Science 37 346 1223
Immunology 30 372 1238
Virology 32 361 1248
Pharmacology 33 351 1265
Oncology and Cancer research 38 401 1378
Molecular Biology 39 426 1427

Mathematics rankings

The Technical University of Catalonia ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Spain and 183rd in the World with 20,817 publications made and 374,795 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 69 In Spain
#54 of 1,388 In Europe
#183 of 6,305 In the World

Technical University of Catalonia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 54 114
1992 94 163
1993 79 177
1994 77 228
1995 111 394
1996 144 446
1997 119 572
1998 177 758
1999 174 858
2000 210 1095
2001 230 1382
2002 630 2676
2003 458 2466
2004 487 3095
2005 519 3660
2006 682 4976
2007 696 5654
2008 858 7087
2009 843 7990
2010 822 9236
2011 944 10474
2012 926 12132
2013 952 14294
2014 1080 16688
2015 1029 17688
2016 1068 19732
2017 1063 20922
2018 1011 22802
2019 987 25113
2020 1067 28730
2021 1087 32119
2022 938 30053
2023 971 29514

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

Mathematics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 5 39
Applied Mathematics 1 17 79
Operations Research 3 32 123
Statistics 3 69 217
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 166 421
Math Teachers 20 184 607
Actuarial Science 32 356 933

Business rankings

The Technical University of Catalonia ranked 1st for Business in Spain and 181st in the World with 14,616 publications made and 256,528 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 69 In Spain
#54 of 1,414 In Europe
#181 of 6,187 In the World

Technical University of Catalonia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 26 41
1992 49 82
1993 39 112
1994 45 98
1995 57 189
1996 62 182
1997 75 281
1998 89 341
1999 92 374
2000 117 458
2001 128 629
2002 346 1207
2003 294 1126
2004 277 1310
2005 374 1895
2006 468 2474
2007 517 3073
2008 585 4231
2009 637 5089
2010 652 6067
2011 694 7578
2012 718 9042
2013 698 11083
2014 782 12739
2015 741 13880
2016 732 14782
2017 805 16132
2018 727 18266
2019 751 20522
2020 756 22040
2021 778 25296
2022 685 23365
2023 697 22662

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

Business subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Engineering Management 2 20 67
Construction Management 1 28 74
Management 1 21 99
Operations Research 3 32 123
Supply Chain Management 2 62 207
Management Information Systems 4 84 213
Project Management 4 99 233
Risk Management 8 123 312
Marketing 6 111 314
Finance 9 124 322
Real Estate 5 122 403
Accounting 11 150 443
Occupational Safety and Health 9 145 501
Advertising 15 204 544
Hospitality and Hotel Management 39 263 616
International Trade 33 370 643
International Business 32 382 706
Entrepreneurship 35 341 759
Human Resource Management 36 326 805
Actuarial Science 32 356 933
Entertainment Industry Business 35 351 943
Investment Banking and Stock trading 39 449 1264

Art & Design rankings

The Technical University of Catalonia ranked 4th for Art & Design in Spain and 240th in the World with 6,188 publications made and 96,596 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
#4 of 68 In Spain
#90 of 1,349 In Europe
#240 of 5,720 In the World

Technical University of Catalonia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 20 39
1992 25 52
1993 28 50
1994 35 56
1995 29 104
1996 46 116
1997 42 150
1998 46 212
1999 46 199
2000 47 207
2001 70 347
2002 164 688
2003 136 680
2004 149 795
2005 123 931
2006 181 1162
2007 205 1336
2008 251 1807
2009 242 1970
2010 270 2401
2011 281 2678
2012 316 3177
2013 325 3801
2014 339 4526
2015 269 4336
2016 278 4838
2017 282 5227
2018 296 5662
2019 293 6735
2020 332 7473
2021 330 8246
2022 291 7782
2023 335 7941

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

Art & Design subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 1 4 14
Animation 1 6 38
Computer Graphics 1 9 49
Multimedia 5 63 187
Fashion Design 4 71 188
Game Design and Development 7 84 225
Painting and Drawing 12 115 227
Sculpture 12 115 227
Illustration and Concept Art 12 115 232
UX/UI Desgin 12 127 287
Aesthetics 5 109 298
Graphic Design 8 110 299
Literature 11 161 392
Performing arts 11 214 487
Photography 17 225 612
Art History 18 284 663
Interior Design 24 297 803
Landscape Architecture 32 339 875
Entertainment Industry Business 35 351 943
Cinematography 39 382 996

Economics rankings

The Technical University of Catalonia ranked 12th for Economics in Spain and 448th in the World with 5,697 publications made and 95,896 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#12 of 67 In Spain
#171 of 1,366 In Europe
#448 of 5,995 In the World

Technical University of Catalonia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 12 24
1992 24 45
1993 14 34
1994 14 38
1995 21 81
1996 23 73
1997 29 129
1998 43 158
1999 32 189
2000 48 210
2001 66 316
2002 101 429
2003 104 456
2004 86 545
2005 126 733
2006 130 867
2007 147 1094
2008 189 1472
2009 219 1747
2010 186 1994
2011 254 2452
2012 231 3034
2013 283 3616
2014 309 4237
2015 284 4679
2016 331 5130
2017 326 5590
2018 309 6550
2019 331 7552
2020 327 8958
2021 391 10921
2022 348 10662
2023 299 10757

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

Economics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 6 65 133
Finance 9 124 322
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 166 421
Development Studies 11 169 507
Agricultural Economics 12 165 557
International Trade 33 370 643
International Economics 35 384 655
Actuarial Science 32 356 933
Investment Banking and Stock trading 39 449 1264

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Technical University of Catalonia

Speciality Spain Europe World Rank
Optometry 10 102 305
Dentistry 8 137 396
Orthodontics 10 157 439
Social Psychology 11 195 527
Veterinary 16 148 527
Respiratory Therapy 12 207 553
Ophthalmology 18 201 558
Public Health 17 232 659
Sonography and Ultrasound 12 236 669
Sports Medicine 24 275 687
Psychology 16 249 697
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 261 773
Occupational Therapy 23 295 782
Cardiology 24 282 787
Anatomy and Physiology 23 282 806
Audiology 25 315 898
Medicine 22 312 914
Anesthesiology 21 297 926
Physical Therapy 37 347 937
Pathology 26 309 939
Child Psychology 30 332 964
Surgery 26 315 976
Urology 26 305 977
Nursing 25 338 980
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 31 359 1131
Health Science 31 361 1135
Psychiatry 34 375 1145
Epidemiology 37 386 1262
Healthcare Management (MHA) 37 430 1299
Radiation Therapy 33 388 1347
Critical Care Nursing 38 436 1363
Dermatology 39 402 1397
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 39 446 1660
Family medicine 39 447 1688
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 47 556 1721
Gerontology 53 515 1730
Pediatrics 48 506 1831
Clinical Psychology 57 576 2050