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The Technical University of Madrid ranked 9th in Spain, 382nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 14 research topics. The Technical University of Madrid ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 60,292 academic publications and 1,143,618 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 106 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#382 of 14,131 In the World
#154 of 2,785 In Europe
#9 of 75 In Spain
#3 of 8 In Madrid
#33 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
#36 of 1,001 For Web Design and Development
#37 of 1,387 For Architecture
#527 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#297 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 11 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 5th for Engineering in Spain and 329th in the World with 39,462 publications made and 752,939 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 69 In Spain
#109 of 1,465 In Europe
#329 of 6,782 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 160 582
1993 178 633
1994 174 752
1995 213 876
1996 253 1185
1997 266 1243
1998 294 1324
1999 373 1829
2000 328 2102
2001 402 2367
2002 935 4480
2003 688 4269
2004 683 4610
2005 803 6050
2006 913 7255
2007 1075 8380
2008 1105 9897
2009 1248 11629
2010 1513 14346
2011 1625 16848
2012 1693 20537
2013 1557 23116
2014 1734 27266
2015 1720 30075
2016 1749 33088
2017 1839 37185
2018 2038 43726
2019 2137 50393
2020 2245 60835
2021 2346 72448
2022 2122 73256
2023 2473 78441
2024 1724 71624

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 17 33
Architecture 2 15 37
Aviation 1 12 41
Engineering Management 1 11 47
Nuclear Engineering 2 22 79
Transportation Engineering 1 18 82
Architectural Engineering 2 30 90
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 31 92
Agricultural Engineering 4 27 106
Marine Engineering 1 34 107
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 28 117
Human-Computer Interaction 3 46 129
Technical Drawing 1 38 131
Construction Management 3 53 137
Computer Engineering 3 39 139
Mining Engineering 4 36 150
Robotics 6 52 160
Operations Research 4 47 161
Structural Engineering 2 44 166
Automotive Engineering 3 54 166
Aerospace Engineering 2 48 167
Remote Sensing 4 58 169
Civil Engineering 2 49 183
Industrial Engineering 4 68 183
Systems Engineering 3 60 184
Electronic Engineering 4 46 193
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 55 205
Electrical Engineering 2 52 207
Telecommunications 3 55 213
Geotechnical Engineering 3 64 242
Petroleum Engineering 7 59 246
Automation and Control engineering 4 70 250
Product and Industrial Design 3 112 285
Computer Networking 3 81 287
Mechanical Engineering 6 96 293
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 104 300
Optical Engineering 8 114 315
Acoustical Engineering 5 117 336
Environmental Engineering 24 142 426
Materials Science 11 150 431
Metallurgical Engineering 13 168 485
Nanotechnology 15 176 540
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 224 555
Biomedical Engineering 12 232 634
Chemical Engineering 22 261 808
Biochemical Engineering 32 340 840
Biotechnology 27 298 950

Physics rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 12th for Physics in Spain and 415th in the World with 32,538 publications made and 660,077 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
#163 of 1,457 In Europe
#415 of 6,713 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 150 585
1993 160 596
1994 161 750
1995 219 873
1996 224 1140
1997 237 1185
1998 245 1286
1999 332 1723
2000 270 1948
2001 342 2238
2002 804 4080
2003 552 3766
2004 567 4100
2005 685 5365
2006 730 6389
2007 865 7154
2008 923 8619
2009 1014 10030
2010 1194 12385
2011 1287 14376
2012 1397 17236
2013 1292 19659
2014 1473 23179
2015 1394 25804
2016 1431 28503
2017 1474 31860
2018 1672 37708
2019 1770 42982
2020 1844 51068
2021 1938 60675
2022 1716 61216
2023 2041 65725
2024 1338 58679

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 6 104 300
Optical Engineering 8 114 315
Acoustical Engineering 5 117 336
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 150 369
Quantum and Particle physics 13 160 400
Materials Science 11 150 431
Nuclear Physics 12 195 461
Condensed Matter Physics 11 186 464
Atomic and Molecular physics 14 223 497
Theoretical Physics 15 230 510
Nanotechnology 15 176 540
Astrobiology 14 234 589
Medical Physics 15 292 781
Biophysics 28 340 957

Environmental Science rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Spain and 361st in the World with 29,967 publications made and 651,587 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 69 In Spain
#130 of 1,464 In Europe
#361 of 6,876 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 108 433
1993 107 368
1994 89 408
1995 134 524
1996 148 682
1997 161 716
1998 171 873
1999 217 1005
2000 196 1282
2001 200 1376
2002 418 2372
2003 366 2390
2004 407 2896
2005 478 3880
2006 523 4736
2007 643 5577
2008 718 6900
2009 890 8471
2010 1054 10764
2011 1142 12747
2012 1141 15568
2013 1189 18091
2014 1395 22098
2015 1308 24295
2016 1427 27850
2017 1491 31823
2018 1662 37344
2019 1791 44228
2020 1987 55903
2021 2064 67923
2022 1917 69748
2023 2283 74388
2024 1592 67582

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 342nd in the World with 29,637 publications made and 558,788 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 69 In Spain
#128 of 1,469 In Europe
#342 of 6,845 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 95 382
1993 133 330
1994 110 421
1995 150 491
1996 170 662
1997 192 728
1998 221 801
1999 242 1112
2000 227 1277
2001 307 1546
2002 796 3219
2003 594 2998
2004 557 3310
2005 639 4396
2006 708 5310
2007 842 6107
2008 854 7246
2009 1037 8415
2010 1207 10235
2011 1273 11916
2012 1316 14702
2013 1214 16416
2014 1234 19024
2015 1281 20884
2016 1236 23045
2017 1323 26010
2018 1591 31741
2019 1622 36869
2020 1735 46166
2021 1715 54671
2022 1598 55013
2023 1718 58278
2024 1221 49445

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 432nd in the World with 28,740 publications made and 512,833 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#18 of 69 In Spain
#180 of 1,500 In Europe
#432 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 78 274
1993 102 244
1994 95 289
1995 113 374
1996 149 508
1997 152 567
1998 177 613
1999 170 781
2000 186 916
2001 208 1132
2002 473 1929
2003 381 2119
2004 403 2359
2005 492 3378
2006 554 4188
2007 642 4833
2008 749 6007
2009 908 7075
2010 1063 8490
2011 1184 10325
2012 1266 12569
2013 1221 14373
2014 1311 17216
2015 1339 19119
2016 1342 20596
2017 1458 23807
2018 1597 28510
2019 1705 33593
2020 1859 43240
2021 1940 52294
2022 1800 53853
2023 1883 55993
2024 1360 46108

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 89 173
Archaeology 7 103 292
Sports / Exercise science 11 105 293
History 7 127 345
Philosophy 20 150 348
Publishing 7 160 434
Linguistics 12 184 459
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 8 159 481
Education Majors 13 151 484
Journalism and Digital Media 20 179 509
Political Science 19 229 547
Aesthetics 15 230 556
Law 15 215 558
Art History 16 262 618
Demography 16 223 630
Sociology 20 251 661
Library and Information science 16 269 673
Forensic Science 15 232 691
Occupational Safety and Health 17 211 709
Military science 10 236 743
Classics and Ancient History 21 298 777
Anthropology 26 312 808
Communications and Public Relations 27 310 830
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 20 330 839
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 27 345 855
Early Childhood Education 32 288 874
Special Education 32 335 906
Radio and Television broadcasting 28 322 919
Public Policy / Administration 22 333 926
Gender Studies 32 340 1022
Media Studies 36 421 1266

Chemistry rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 15th for Chemistry in Spain and 607th in the World with 25,185 publications made and 584,453 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 68 In Spain
#216 of 1,417 In Europe
#607 of 6,545 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 129 493
1993 128 550
1994 143 641
1995 165 761
1996 192 1022
1997 191 1047
1998 183 1088
1999 278 1539
2000 249 1843
2001 273 1985
2002 536 3181
2003 388 3125
2004 426 3570
2005 520 4594
2006 532 5472
2007 630 6347
2008 679 7581
2009 743 8947
2010 844 10764
2011 940 12830
2012 1017 15574
2013 989 17736
2014 1111 20934
2015 1070 22886
2016 1078 25394
2017 1125 28161
2018 1269 32668
2019 1367 38101
2020 1470 48870
2021 1551 59238
2022 1398 60942
2023 1724 64599
2024 1173 59866

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 11 150 431
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 181 463
Nutrition and Food Science 23 158 474
Nanotechnology 15 176 540
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 224 555
Computational Chemistry 21 237 561
Physical chemistry 23 247 710
Organic Chemistry 22 253 728
Environmental Chemistry 32 288 794
Chemical Engineering 22 261 808
Biochemical Engineering 32 340 840
Biochemistry 30 311 925
Radiochemistry 26 272 1115
Inorganic Chemistry 34 383 1280
Pharmacy 43 559 2232

Biology rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 21st for Biology in Spain and 696th in the World with 25,166 publications made and 621,626 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 69 In Spain
#243 of 1,448 In Europe
#696 of 6,833 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 88 463
1993 89 328
1994 91 374
1995 121 441
1996 142 633
1997 145 666
1998 154 802
1999 203 1117
2000 191 1410
2001 231 1545
2002 403 2421
2003 327 2578
2004 341 2921
2005 432 3816
2006 450 4839
2007 561 5761
2008 592 6899
2009 744 8354
2010 873 10256
2011 954 12169
2012 1022 15206
2013 1034 17459
2014 1141 20775
2015 1117 22579
2016 1132 25617
2017 1221 28915
2018 1391 33971
2019 1440 40675
2020 1655 53499
2021 1682 64726
2022 1600 67034
2023 1866 70434
2024 1265 62846

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 38 144
Agricultural Science 5 46 175
Animal Science 6 59 188
Horticulture 8 64 233
Botany 14 151 417
Nutrition and Food Science 23 158 474
Paleontology 13 189 497
Evolutionary Biology 14 198 500
Entomology 9 184 506
Nanotechnology 15 176 540
Astrobiology 14 234 589
Zoology 20 234 651
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 22 266 679
Neuroscience 23 275 741
Virology 21 270 839
Genetics 26 303 867
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 287 883
Biochemistry 30 311 925
Biotechnology 27 298 950
Biophysics 28 340 957
Toxicology 31 297 1063
Microbiology 33 349 1087
Immunology 28 351 1177
Molecular Biology 35 386 1302
Pharmacology 44 494 1988
Oncology and Cancer research 45 527 2075

Mathematics rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 12th for Mathematics in Spain and 423rd in the World with 13,818 publications made and 272,345 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 1,401 In Europe
#423 of 6,418 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 36 159
1993 72 171
1994 55 202
1995 72 231
1996 88 330
1997 80 321
1998 115 382
1999 95 467
2000 109 550
2001 123 625
2002 327 1225
2003 257 1322
2004 245 1349
2005 256 1764
2006 297 2274
2007 343 2598
2008 392 3061
2009 472 3657
2010 549 4476
2011 617 5434
2012 618 6505
2013 596 7181
2014 577 8720
2015 623 9895
2016 685 11318
2017 675 12744
2018 762 14758
2019 825 17550
2020 809 20935
2021 839 25428
2022 735 25337
2023 767 26209
2024 502 18418

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 47 161
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 83 265
Applied Mathematics 11 132 344
Statistics 13 166 438
Math Teachers 16 155 505
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 24 245 595
Actuarial Science 29 343 909

Business rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 12th for Business in Spain and 380th in the World with 11,630 publications made and 219,538 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#12 of 69 In Spain
#138 of 1,433 In Europe
#380 of 6,339 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 26 79
1993 40 80
1994 22 100
1995 43 155
1996 48 171
1997 48 200
1998 93 255
1999 60 321
2000 71 359
2001 108 435
2002 244 982
2003 178 898
2004 176 1079
2005 194 1371
2006 236 1759
2007 289 2052
2008 313 2401
2009 395 2819
2010 524 3631
2011 531 4418
2012 538 5143
2013 487 5825
2014 541 6721
2015 569 7612
2016 535 8368
2017 577 9586
2018 670 11641
2019 668 13620
2020 745 17047
2021 715 20577
2022 651 20680
2023 727 22048
2024 436 16143

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 11 47
Construction Management 3 53 137
Management Information Systems 2 58 152
Operations Research 4 47 161
Project Management 2 75 171
Management 4 106 334
International Trade 19 205 347
Risk Management 11 140 353
Marketing 12 159 421
International Business 20 238 441
Supply Chain Management 6 141 482
Real Estate 11 166 536
Human Resource Management 23 209 546
Advertising 17 201 548
Finance 20 235 573
Entertainment Industry Business 26 240 632
Entrepreneurship 28 292 635
Hospitality and Hotel Management 38 269 640
Occupational Safety and Health 17 211 709
Accounting 21 262 714
Actuarial Science 29 343 909
Public Policy / Administration 22 333 926
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 424 1216

Economics rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 17th for Economics in Spain and 564th in the World with 6,018 publications made and 110,549 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 1,388 In Europe
#564 of 6,167 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 14 45
1993 27 52
1994 11 37
1995 26 83
1996 21 79
1997 30 122
1998 43 122
1999 34 127
2000 30 195
2001 45 205
2002 84 283
2003 68 356
2004 72 376
2005 84 564
2006 104 683
2007 122 828
2008 138 937
2009 171 1287
2010 227 1659
2011 242 2013
2012 268 2289
2013 241 2653
2014 284 3315
2015 297 3606
2016 298 4267
2017 325 5075
2018 356 6247
2019 365 7639
2020 420 9971
2021 426 12234
2022 380 12699
2023 430 13310
2024 251 10002

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 43 94
Agricultural Economics 3 85 313
International Economics 17 209 340
International Trade 19 205 347
Finance 20 235 573
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 24 245 595
Development Studies 14 224 649
Actuarial Science 29 343 909
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 424 1216

Art & Design rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 13th for Art & Design in Spain and 385th in the World with 6,005 publications made and 87,981 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Architecture, Computer Graphics, 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 68 In Spain
#152 of 1,381 In Europe
#385 of 5,966 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 19 68
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 107 469
2005 121 641
2006 146 861
2007 176 1075
2008 154 1240
2009 234 1401
2010 277 1709
2011 269 2024
2012 265 2328
2013 246 2608
2014 240 3157
2015 277 3476
2016 274 3690
2017 302 4079
2018 309 4849
2019 331 5906
2020 345 7124
2021 348 8291
2022 348 8289
2023 350 8775
2024 233 7687

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 17 33
Architecture 2 15 37
Interior Design 1 19 47
UX/UI Desgin 2 38 100
Multimedia 3 35 131
Game Design and Development 5 58 170
Animation 4 67 200
Computer Graphics 6 83 239
Graphic Design 8 102 274
Fashion Design 11 117 293
Performing arts 12 194 439
Illustration and Concept Art 25 232 531
Aesthetics 15 230 556
Painting and Drawing 29 262 597
Sculpture 29 262 597
Photography 20 237 605
Literature 21 255 607
Art History 16 262 618
Entertainment Industry Business 26 240 632
Singing and Vocal Performance 18 253 690
Music 23 334 923
Creative Writing 40 457 1260

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Technical University of Madrid

Speciality Spain Europe World Rank
Sports Medicine 17 192 473
Occupational Therapy 14 216 525
Physical Therapy 17 217 537
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 216 630
Public Health 16 223 645
Audiology 16 251 690
Social Psychology 23 284 761
Anatomy and Physiology 21 282 825
Psychology 21 292 832
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 21 284 844
Gerontology 34 313 944
Orthodontics 20 330 965
Medicine 28 327 976
Health Science 26 311 982
Pathology 28 317 993
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 25 334 1042
Dentistry 24 336 1045
Veterinary 27 272 1048
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 27 358 1061
Child Psychology 39 383 1129
Cardiology 33 362 1141
Psychiatry 36 382 1203
Surgery 35 370 1218
Urology 37 366 1245
Nursing 39 421 1306
Ophthalmology 37 412 1307
Anesthesiology 38 389 1329
Critical Care Nursing 36 417 1337
Dermatology 34 387 1353
Clinical Psychology 48 475 1585
Radiation Therapy 37 449 1655
Family medicine 44 456 1767
Pediatrics 54 538 1996
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 47 518 2015