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The Technical University of Madrid ranked 10th in Spain, 378th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 13 research topics. The Technical University of Madrid ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 62,189 academic publications and 1,229,682 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 119 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#378 of 14,131 In the World
#158 of 2,785 In Europe
#10 of 75 In Spain
#3 of 8 In Madrid
#36 of 1,010 For Web Design and Development
#37 of 1,118 For Landscape Architecture
#38 of 1,417 For Architecture
#525 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#318 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 10 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 6th for Engineering in Spain and 326th in the World with 40,249 publications made and 807,341 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 69 In Spain
#107 of 1,466 In Europe
#326 of 6,795 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 177 635
1994 174 753
1995 212 877
1996 250 1186
1997 266 1245
1998 293 1325
1999 372 1831
2000 327 2102
2001 402 2367
2002 935 4479
2003 686 4270
2004 682 4612
2005 799 6050
2006 913 7256
2007 1075 8382
2008 1101 9891
2009 1241 11624
2010 1501 14335
2011 1622 16828
2012 1679 20504
2013 1549 23107
2014 1729 27238
2015 1717 30013
2016 1747 33094
2017 1837 37208
2018 2041 43729
2019 2142 50365
2020 2251 60805
2021 2342 72366
2022 2118 73211
2023 2474 78426
2024 1762 72435
2025 1078 63973

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

Engineering subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 1 19 37
Architecture 2 15 38
Aviation 1 11 40
Engineering Management 1 13 51
Nuclear Engineering 2 22 77
Transportation Engineering 1 19 81
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 31 92
Architectural Engineering 2 32 94
Marine Engineering 1 33 106
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 26 110
Agricultural Engineering 4 29 110
Technical Drawing 1 41 132
Construction Management 3 54 134
Human-Computer Interaction 4 48 135
Computer Engineering 3 39 141
Mining Engineering 3 35 143
Robotics 5 52 162
Structural Engineering 2 42 165
Operations Research 4 49 165
Automotive Engineering 3 54 166
Aerospace Engineering 2 48 168
Remote Sensing 4 59 171
Systems Engineering 3 59 181
Industrial Engineering 4 69 181
Civil Engineering 2 51 185
Electronic Engineering 4 46 197
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 55 202
Electrical Engineering 2 52 206
Telecommunications 3 54 213
Geotechnical Engineering 3 63 245
Automation and Control engineering 4 69 246
Petroleum Engineering 7 60 254
Product and Industrial Design 3 111 284
Computer Networking 3 81 285
Mechanical Engineering 6 96 294
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 103 302
Optical Engineering 8 113 314
Acoustical Engineering 5 117 337
Environmental Engineering 23 136 418
Materials Science 11 147 433
Metallurgical Engineering 13 168 486
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 218 543
Nanotechnology 15 178 549
Biomedical Engineering 12 234 647
Chemical Engineering 22 259 812
Biochemical Engineering 32 340 851
Biotechnology 27 296 932

Physics rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 12th for Physics in Spain and 412th in the World with 33,158 publications made and 705,335 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#12 of 69 In Spain
#161 of 1,460 In Europe
#412 of 6,729 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 159 598
1994 161 751
1995 218 873
1996 223 1141
1997 237 1190
1998 244 1287
1999 331 1725
2000 270 1950
2001 343 2239
2002 804 4079
2003 551 3767
2004 564 4103
2005 682 5366
2006 730 6391
2007 865 7156
2008 922 8620
2009 1009 10029
2010 1188 12374
2011 1281 14351
2012 1385 17216
2013 1284 19661
2014 1468 23150
2015 1389 25751
2016 1427 28488
2017 1474 31849
2018 1672 37694
2019 1772 42992
2020 1840 50999
2021 1940 60635
2022 1716 61218
2023 2039 65746
2024 1363 59283
2025 865 52343

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

Physics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 103 302
Optical Engineering 8 113 314
Acoustical Engineering 5 117 337
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 151 371
Quantum and Particle physics 13 160 400
Materials Science 11 147 433
Nuclear Physics 12 196 462
Condensed Matter Physics 11 186 467
Atomic and Molecular physics 14 224 496
Theoretical Physics 15 230 509
Nanotechnology 15 178 549
Astrobiology 15 234 601
Medical Physics 15 291 795
Biophysics 28 341 957

Environmental Science rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Spain and 356th in the World with 30,749 publications made and 708,864 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 69 In Spain
#127 of 1,464 In Europe
#356 of 6,888 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 106 370
1994 90 408
1995 133 526
1996 147 682
1997 162 717
1998 169 876
1999 217 1006
2000 197 1281
2001 201 1374
2002 418 2371
2003 363 2392
2004 407 2894
2005 475 3881
2006 523 4735
2007 642 5575
2008 718 6893
2009 884 8466
2010 1050 10749
2011 1140 12714
2012 1136 15517
2013 1179 18075
2014 1386 22053
2015 1303 24254
2016 1417 27793
2017 1497 31773
2018 1665 37308
2019 1786 44150
2020 1997 55882
2021 2074 67778
2022 1918 69723
2023 2291 74312
2024 1628 68249
2025 1022 61139

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

Computer Science rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 7th for Computer Science in Spain and 346th in the World with 30,317 publications made and 602,840 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 69 In Spain
#127 of 1,470 In Europe
#346 of 6,855 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 133 331
1994 110 421
1995 150 491
1996 169 662
1997 192 728
1998 221 802
1999 242 1112
2000 226 1278
2001 307 1547
2002 797 3219
2003 592 3001
2004 557 3313
2005 639 4394
2006 708 5307
2007 842 6107
2008 851 7248
2009 1036 8418
2010 1206 10228
2011 1270 11885
2012 1312 14677
2013 1214 16409
2014 1233 19008
2015 1283 20842
2016 1235 22990
2017 1324 26003
2018 1593 31663
2019 1631 36882
2020 1739 46114
2021 1717 54556
2022 1597 54915
2023 1722 58251
2024 1250 50319
2025 835 41536

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 18th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 423rd in the World with 29,578 publications made and 555,012 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#18 of 69 In Spain
#175 of 1,502 In Europe
#423 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 101 244
1994 95 290
1995 114 375
1996 148 508
1997 153 569
1998 177 613
1999 173 782
2000 183 914
2001 208 1130
2002 475 1929
2003 378 2112
2004 408 2358
2005 494 3379
2006 556 4187
2007 642 4830
2008 749 6005
2009 912 7070
2010 1066 8476
2011 1196 10310
2012 1265 12562
2013 1223 14371
2014 1311 17208
2015 1335 19112
2016 1338 20564
2017 1460 23812
2018 1596 28417
2019 1725 33553
2020 1872 43206
2021 1972 52205
2022 1808 53720
2023 1903 55892
2024 1437 46851
2025 829 40463

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 6 90 172
Sports / Exercise science 10 98 280
Archaeology 7 102 295
Philosophy 19 146 338
History 7 127 345
Publishing 6 154 423
Linguistics 12 185 459
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 9 160 486
Education Majors 13 153 493
Journalism and Digital Media 20 183 519
Political Science 19 226 540
Aesthetics 15 234 562
Law 15 219 563
Demography 16 223 631
Art History 16 273 635
Sociology 21 252 664
Library and Information science 16 270 672
Occupational Safety and Health 17 208 702
Forensic Science 17 242 711
Military science 11 243 752
Classics and Ancient History 19 294 765
Anthropology 26 310 809
Communications and Public Relations 26 308 825
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 20 327 832
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 27 343 852
Early Childhood Education 33 290 878
Special Education 31 332 884
Public Policy / Administration 22 336 921
Radio and Television broadcasting 28 329 942
Gender Studies 33 343 1027
Media Studies 36 434 1296

Biology rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 21st for Biology in Spain and 695th in the World with 25,829 publications made and 662,409 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 69 In Spain
#241 of 1,449 In Europe
#695 of 6,841 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 88 329
1994 91 374
1995 121 442
1996 142 633
1997 145 669
1998 153 801
1999 203 1118
2000 190 1408
2001 232 1543
2002 404 2420
2003 327 2578
2004 340 2920
2005 430 3816
2006 450 4836
2007 560 5758
2008 590 6892
2009 745 8355
2010 870 10229
2011 955 12143
2012 1015 15179
2013 1033 17439
2014 1137 20717
2015 1116 22536
2016 1130 25588
2017 1224 28874
2018 1392 33894
2019 1440 40604
2020 1654 53394
2021 1689 64567
2022 1600 66932
2023 1864 70290
2024 1297 63568
2025 845 57101

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

Biology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 2 38 146
Agricultural Science 5 45 172
Animal Science 6 59 188
Horticulture 7 62 227
Botany 13 149 414
Nutrition and Food Science 23 158 475
Evolutionary Biology 14 190 488
Paleontology 13 188 496
Entomology 9 186 512
Nanotechnology 15 178 549
Astrobiology 15 234 601
Zoology 21 236 658
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 22 264 668
Neuroscience 23 275 735
Virology 21 264 809
Genetics 25 297 860
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 28 285 868
Biochemistry 30 310 929
Biotechnology 27 296 932
Biophysics 28 341 957
Toxicology 31 300 1069
Microbiology 33 350 1115
Immunology 28 351 1182
Molecular Biology 33 383 1294
Pharmacology 44 491 1970
Oncology and Cancer research 46 522 2070

Chemistry rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 15th for Chemistry in Spain and 613th in the World with 25,726 publications made and 622,494 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 68 In Spain
#217 of 1,417 In Europe
#613 of 6,561 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 127 552
1994 143 642
1995 165 762
1996 191 1023
1997 191 1052
1998 180 1092
1999 277 1541
2000 249 1843
2001 274 1985
2002 536 3180
2003 386 3125
2004 424 3573
2005 517 4594
2006 532 5475
2007 631 6350
2008 678 7578
2009 740 8945
2010 836 10753
2011 939 12816
2012 1008 15553
2013 987 17711
2014 1108 20871
2015 1067 22846
2016 1077 25383
2017 1125 28093
2018 1267 32610
2019 1366 38012
2020 1473 48797
2021 1547 59012
2022 1394 60769
2023 1723 64432
2024 1196 60350
2025 743 54598

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

Chemistry subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Materials Science 11 147 433
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 179 461
Nutrition and Food Science 23 158 475
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 218 543
Nanotechnology 15 178 549
Computational Chemistry 21 238 567
Physical chemistry 22 242 704
Organic Chemistry 22 252 729
Environmental Chemistry 31 281 792
Chemical Engineering 22 259 812
Biochemical Engineering 32 340 851
Biochemistry 30 310 929
Radiochemistry 25 271 1106
Inorganic Chemistry 34 382 1282
Pharmacy 43 561 2257

Mathematics rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 12th for Mathematics in Spain and 420th in the World with 14,026 publications made and 289,776 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#12 of 69 In Spain
#159 of 1,406 In Europe
#420 of 6,434 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 72 171
1994 55 202
1995 72 231
1996 88 330
1997 80 322
1998 115 382
1999 95 467
2000 109 549
2001 123 626
2002 327 1225
2003 257 1323
2004 245 1349
2005 255 1765
2006 297 2271
2007 344 2599
2008 390 3052
2009 473 3655
2010 549 4470
2011 618 5414
2012 619 6503
2013 593 7173
2014 574 8706
2015 618 9878
2016 680 11286
2017 671 12672
2018 762 14681
2019 818 17489
2020 807 20818
2021 839 25203
2022 727 25098
2023 762 26075
2024 513 18852
2025 311 14735

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

Mathematics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 4 49 165
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 82 265
Applied Mathematics 11 131 338
Statistics 13 165 437
Math Teachers 16 157 508
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 24 247 599
Actuarial Science 30 350 931

Business rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 12th for Business in Spain and 378th in the World with 11,817 publications made and 234,560 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#12 of 69 In Spain
#137 of 1,436 In Europe
#378 of 6,366 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 38 80
1994 22 100
1995 43 155
1996 48 171
1997 48 200
1998 92 255
1999 60 321
2000 70 359
2001 107 435
2002 244 982
2003 177 898
2004 176 1079
2005 192 1371
2006 236 1760
2007 289 2051
2008 312 2398
2009 394 2816
2010 523 3620
2011 529 4398
2012 536 5122
2013 484 5834
2014 536 6700
2015 568 7599
2016 531 8354
2017 578 9572
2018 670 11575
2019 663 13581
2020 744 16966
2021 714 20465
2022 644 20553
2023 724 21966
2024 446 16463
2025 292 13056

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

Business subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Engineering Management 1 13 51
Construction Management 3 54 134
Management Information Systems 2 58 155
Operations Research 4 49 165
Project Management 2 76 173
Management 4 106 329
International Trade 19 212 356
Risk Management 11 146 361
Marketing 12 156 419
International Business 20 248 455
Real Estate 9 149 475
Supply Chain Management 6 141 485
Advertising 16 199 543
Human Resource Management 23 211 545
Finance 20 232 570
Entrepreneurship 29 293 635
Entertainment Industry Business 26 244 641
Hospitality and Hotel Management 38 270 646
Occupational Safety and Health 17 208 702
Accounting 21 264 716
Public Policy / Administration 22 336 921
Actuarial Science 30 350 931
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 428 1228

Art & Design rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 13th for Art & Design in Spain and 384th in the World with 6,108 publications made and 99,975 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Architecture, 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
#13 of 69 In Spain
#152 of 1,385 In Europe
#384 of 6,010 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 25 49
1994 30 77
1995 24 61
1996 35 89
1997 29 105
1998 41 112
1999 49 146
2000 27 145
2001 56 216
2002 147 465
2003 100 468
2004 107 471
2005 121 640
2006 146 861
2007 176 1074
2008 152 1242
2009 234 1402
2010 275 1708
2011 269 2026
2012 262 2320
2013 244 2615
2014 240 3141
2015 275 3477
2016 273 3686
2017 302 4085
2018 309 4827
2019 331 5911
2020 344 7134
2021 347 8288
2022 349 8297
2023 349 8767
2024 235 7813
2025 145 6766

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

Art & Design subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 1 19 37
Architecture 2 15 38
Interior Design 1 20 47
UX/UI Desgin 2 39 102
Multimedia 3 37 136
Game Design and Development 5 62 176
Animation 4 67 201
Computer Graphics 5 83 241
Graphic Design 8 105 281
Fashion Design 11 117 294
Performing arts 13 196 441
Illustration and Concept Art 25 235 537
Aesthetics 15 234 562
Painting and Drawing 29 265 609
Sculpture 29 265 609
Literature 21 256 610
Photography 23 254 627
Art History 16 273 635
Entertainment Industry Business 26 244 641
Singing and Vocal Performance 18 260 693
Music 24 343 941
Creative Writing 42 466 1283

Economics rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 17th for Economics in Spain and 565th in the World with 6,103 publications made and 117,618 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#17 of 68 In Spain
#212 of 1,391 In Europe
#565 of 6,188 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 25 52
1994 11 37
1995 26 83
1996 21 79
1997 30 122
1998 43 122
1999 34 128
2000 30 198
2001 45 205
2002 84 283
2003 68 356
2004 72 375
2005 82 564
2006 104 684
2007 122 829
2008 138 939
2009 170 1284
2010 227 1658
2011 241 2003
2012 267 2271
2013 240 2648
2014 282 3314
2015 296 3600
2016 298 4257
2017 327 5063
2018 356 6197
2019 363 7612
2020 418 9924
2021 425 12158
2022 378 12659
2023 428 13285
2024 251 10184
2025 142 8128

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

Economics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 2 42 94
Agricultural Economics 2 82 306
International Economics 18 214 352
International Trade 19 212 356
Finance 20 232 570
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 24 247 599
Development Studies 14 221 651
Actuarial Science 30 350 931
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 428 1228

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Technical University of Madrid

Speciality Spain Europe World Rank
Sports Medicine 16 182 453
Occupational Therapy 14 215 522
Physical Therapy 17 212 527
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 218 637
Public Health 16 225 652
Audiology 15 249 684
Social Psychology 22 285 756
Anatomy and Physiology 21 281 823
Psychology 21 294 838
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 21 279 839
Gerontology 34 309 933
Medicine 26 322 964
Orthodontics 20 334 979
Health Science 28 318 992
Pathology 29 318 995
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 23 342 1010
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 25 330 1025
Dentistry 24 341 1065
Veterinary 27 272 1076
Child Psychology 39 380 1109
Cardiology 33 361 1142
Psychiatry 35 379 1184
Surgery 35 368 1218
Urology 37 365 1241
Nursing 39 421 1318
Anesthesiology 38 388 1320
Ophthalmology 37 412 1325
Critical Care Nursing 37 423 1361
Dermatology 34 389 1363
Clinical Psychology 48 472 1557
Radiation Therapy 37 453 1675
Family medicine 47 480 1864
Pediatrics 52 529 1976
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 47 521 2041