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The Technical University of Madrid ranked 10th in Spain, 382nd in the global 2024 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 52,803 academic publications and 837,457 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 102 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#382 of 14,131 In the World
#155 of 2,785 In Europe
#10 of 75 In Spain
#3 of 8 In Madrid
#36 of 1,006 For Web Design and Development
#38 of 1,020 For Aviation
#39 of 1,232 For Architecture
#536 of 7,738 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 321st in the World with 35,866 publications made and 567,858 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 68 In Spain
#109 of 1,453 In Europe
#321 of 6,684 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 144 349
1992 161 524
1993 173 542
1994 184 661
1995 209 752
1996 240 1057
1997 251 1081
1998 285 1163
1999 358 1631
2000 317 1844
2001 379 2106
2002 910 3752
2003 661 3488
2004 634 3845
2005 757 4913
2006 908 6147
2007 988 7005
2008 1078 8322
2009 1187 9904
2010 1387 12110
2011 1517 14607
2012 1573 16966
2013 1546 20014
2014 1640 22924
2015 1644 25436
2016 1660 28279
2017 1694 30600
2018 1908 36262
2019 2020 42715
2020 2142 50361
2021 2275 60864
2022 1940 63361
2023 2266 65111

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
Aviation 1 11 38
Architecture 2 16 39
Engineering Management 1 9 39
Landscape Architecture 2 30 68
Nuclear Engineering 2 22 77
Transportation Engineering 1 16 80
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 30 86
Agricultural Engineering 4 26 89
Marine Engineering 1 29 93
Architectural Engineering 2 37 112
Human-Computer Interaction 2 41 120
Computer Engineering 2 31 122
Technical Drawing 1 39 129
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 38 130
Mining Engineering 3 30 133
Robotics 4 43 141
Operations Research 4 43 148
Automotive Engineering 3 48 152
Aerospace Engineering 2 47 161
Structural Engineering 2 40 161
Construction Management 4 64 164
Remote Sensing 4 59 167
Electronic Engineering 3 40 169
Systems Engineering 4 61 183
Civil Engineering 2 53 187
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 53 188
Industrial Engineering 4 71 189
Electrical Engineering 2 49 194
Telecommunications 3 49 198
Geotechnical Engineering 3 67 243
Automation and Control engineering 4 70 244
Computer Networking 3 71 257
Petroleum Engineering 7 67 262
Product and Industrial Design 3 107 269
Mechanical Engineering 5 89 278
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 102 286
Optical Engineering 8 110 310
Acoustical Engineering 4 105 319
Materials Science 11 147 419
Environmental Engineering 24 148 440
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 193 461
Metallurgical Engineering 14 172 482
Nanotechnology 15 172 522
Biomedical Engineering 12 224 619
Chemical Engineering 22 263 803
Biochemical Engineering 34 348 865
Biotechnology 28 311 972

Physics rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 12th for Physics in Spain and 394th in the World with 29,702 publications made and 503,023 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
#150 of 1,446 In Europe
#394 of 6,603 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 140 355
1992 151 531
1993 157 531
1994 166 665
1995 214 772
1996 214 1061
1997 228 1072
1998 239 1157
1999 316 1568
2000 264 1772
2001 322 2011
2002 776 3481
2003 517 3157
2004 524 3480
2005 630 4511
2006 726 5425
2007 790 6149
2008 882 7319
2009 967 8607
2010 1096 10430
2011 1208 12647
2012 1290 14479
2013 1301 17156
2014 1370 19608
2015 1337 21876
2016 1371 24491
2017 1380 26152
2018 1568 31085
2019 1674 36099
2020 1766 42658
2021 1876 50752
2022 1591 52758
2023 1891 54716

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 7 102 286
Optical Engineering 8 110 310
Acoustical Engineering 4 105 319
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 149 367
Quantum and Particle physics 13 150 381
Materials Science 11 147 419
Condensed Matter Physics 11 184 444
Nuclear Physics 12 194 447
Atomic and Molecular physics 14 221 477
Nanotechnology 15 172 522
Theoretical Physics 15 236 524
Astrobiology 14 226 573
Medical Physics 16 303 778
Biophysics 28 344 967

Computer Science rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 7th for Computer Science in Spain and 337th in the World with 27,166 publications made and 409,924 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 69 In Spain
#126 of 1,459 In Europe
#337 of 6,752 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 74 163
1992 100 318
1993 131 267
1994 114 324
1995 146 401
1996 161 516
1997 190 578
1998 219 665
1999 225 913
2000 211 1012
2001 290 1250
2002 775 2558
2003 565 2296
2004 544 2577
2005 616 3327
2006 718 4171
2007 785 4719
2008 846 5625
2009 1021 6812
2010 1139 8197
2011 1212 9767
2012 1240 11540
2013 1204 13656
2014 1254 15660
2015 1229 17392
2016 1190 19131
2017 1220 20619
2018 1452 24925
2019 1531 29832
2020 1638 36914
2021 1650 44544
2022 1468 46646
2023 1524 46304

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

Environmental Science rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Spain and 364th in the World with 26,540 publications made and 483,513 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 69 In Spain
#132 of 1,458 In Europe
#364 of 6,798 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 81 208
1992 111 373
1993 99 293
1994 94 358
1995 129 440
1996 140 614
1997 157 634
1998 157 764
1999 197 849
2000 178 1095
2001 190 1145
2002 404 1941
2003 348 1951
2004 371 2363
2005 440 3137
2006 518 3956
2007 581 4709
2008 680 5776
2009 827 7268
2010 928 9020
2011 1070 11022
2012 1053 12815
2013 1138 15737
2014 1310 18682
2015 1245 20365
2016 1313 23184
2017 1415 25730
2018 1523 30866
2019 1657 37106
2020 1886 45873
2021 1941 56414
2022 1773 60013
2023 2027 61388

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 18th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 435th in the World with 25,043 publications made and 364,145 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#18 of 69 In Spain
#183 of 1,492 In Europe
#435 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 52 104
1992 72 224
1993 94 178
1994 87 194
1995 99 280
1996 144 394
1997 148 452
1998 160 494
1999 151 595
2000 170 677
2001 190 859
2002 449 1496
2003 351 1594
2004 379 1763
2005 463 2535
2006 529 3173
2007 594 3667
2008 713 4634
2009 842 5557
2010 954 6705
2011 1106 8305
2012 1163 9522
2013 1122 11441
2014 1246 13697
2015 1217 14856
2016 1224 16139
2017 1308 17978
2018 1446 21988
2019 1529 26559
2020 1723 33469
2021 1737 41230
2022 1608 43524
2023 1585 43275

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 93 187
Archaeology 7 104 293
Sports / Exercise science 11 114 321
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 4 107 336
History 7 128 346
Philosophy 19 154 346
Publishing 7 143 407
Education Majors 10 134 438
Linguistics 12 174 439
Journalism and Digital Media 20 181 500
Political Science 19 226 537
Law 15 212 553
Aesthetics 15 229 564
Art History 15 243 584
Demography 16 219 605
Sociology 17 243 632
Forensic Science 18 245 687
Classics and Ancient History 18 269 705
Library and Information science 20 286 741
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 21 302 749
Communications and Public Relations 25 294 791
Anthropology 23 309 792
Radio and Television broadcasting 21 279 804
Occupational Safety and Health 20 251 810
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 21 343 846
Early Childhood Education 30 289 870
Military science 16 277 875
Special Education 34 361 956
Public Policy / Administration 24 354 968
Gender Studies 31 338 1020
Media Studies 36 415 1254

Chemistry rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 15th for Chemistry in Spain and 597th in the World with 22,933 publications made and 457,797 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 68 In Spain
#217 of 1,401 In Europe
#597 of 6,447 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 120 341
1992 134 464
1993 127 497
1994 146 599
1995 160 700
1996 185 976
1997 185 957
1998 179 993
1999 259 1408
2000 240 1689
2001 259 1806
2002 517 2749
2003 369 2702
2004 389 3088
2005 484 3974
2006 537 4800
2007 573 5617
2008 654 6654
2009 707 7958
2010 767 9391
2011 871 11488
2012 951 13368
2013 983 15883
2014 1012 17899
2015 1012 19802
2016 1049 22267
2017 1037 23861
2018 1219 28014
2019 1293 33251
2020 1423 41640
2021 1506 51176
2022 1316 54598
2023 1606 56314

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 11 147 419
Nutrition and Food Science 23 162 450
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 178 460
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 193 461
Nanotechnology 15 172 522
Computational Chemistry 22 239 541
Physical chemistry 24 251 691
Organic Chemistry 23 258 724
Environmental Chemistry 32 294 785
Chemical Engineering 22 263 803
Biochemical Engineering 34 348 865
Biochemistry 30 314 923
Radiochemistry 27 279 1102
Inorganic Chemistry 34 391 1291
Pharmacy 42 545 2091

Biology rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 20th for Biology in Spain and 679th in the World with 22,665 publications made and 463,651 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#20 of 69 In Spain
#241 of 1,445 In Europe
#679 of 6,770 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 59 202
1992 90 417
1993 87 284
1994 87 323
1995 122 396
1996 134 555
1997 142 591
1998 141 709
1999 186 991
2000 186 1238
2001 217 1309
2002 381 2040
2003 311 2147
2004 318 2449
2005 398 3183
2006 449 4104
2007 519 4932
2008 558 5880
2009 696 7284
2010 798 8821
2011 901 10593
2012 947 12573
2013 994 15144
2014 1094 17712
2015 1049 19192
2016 1082 21771
2017 1134 23782
2018 1305 28550
2019 1360 34569
2020 1594 44588
2021 1610 54932
2022 1509 58984
2023 1718 59904

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 40 140
Agricultural Science 5 50 173
Animal Science 6 64 190
Horticulture 10 71 230
Botany 14 152 402
Entomology 7 160 435
Nutrition and Food Science 23 162 450
Evolutionary Biology 14 185 479
Paleontology 14 198 500
Nanotechnology 15 172 522
Astrobiology 14 226 573
Zoology 20 235 657
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 22 276 692
Neuroscience 23 278 745
Virology 20 249 770
Genetics 26 303 854
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 30 286 859
Biochemistry 30 314 923
Biophysics 28 344 967
Biotechnology 28 311 972
Toxicology 31 306 1032
Microbiology 32 343 1038
Immunology 29 358 1156
Molecular Biology 31 371 1209
Oncology and Cancer research 46 532 2090
Pharmacology 46 529 2129

Mathematics rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 10th for Mathematics in Spain and 400th in the World with 12,989 publications made and 208,394 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 69 In Spain
#149 of 1,388 In Europe
#400 of 6,305 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 43 88
1992 38 146
1993 75 137
1994 59 152
1995 71 195
1996 80 255
1997 83 249
1998 109 315
1999 93 394
2000 109 456
2001 112 502
2002 311 953
2003 245 951
2004 240 1035
2005 244 1296
2006 302 1739
2007 319 2053
2008 369 2362
2009 478 3037
2010 517 3649
2011 594 4472
2012 597 5211
2013 581 6161
2014 604 7399
2015 602 8407
2016 644 9466
2017 656 10529
2018 730 12382
2019 801 14937
2020 797 17709
2021 833 21220
2022 710 22038
2023 716 21647

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 43 148
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 74 244
Applied Mathematics 11 126 325
Statistics 10 159 415
Math Teachers 14 151 498
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 22 231 561
Actuarial Science 28 335 885

Business rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 8th for Business in Spain and 359th in the World with 10,816 publications made and 156,826 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 69 In Spain
#130 of 1,414 In Europe
#359 of 6,187 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 15 27
1992 27 51
1993 38 68
1994 24 80
1995 40 123
1996 45 130
1997 48 149
1998 91 203
1999 57 255
2000 76 287
2001 103 342
2002 227 768
2003 164 643
2004 173 844
2005 188 980
2006 241 1337
2007 264 1574
2008 307 1786
2009 382 2185
2010 498 2848
2011 515 3535
2012 530 4002
2013 488 4825
2014 552 5589
2015 537 6185
2016 523 6811
2017 543 7633
2018 625 9508
2019 647 11175
2020 722 13752
2021 690 16817
2022 624 17541
2023 664 17705

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 9 39
Management Information Systems 2 56 142
Operations Research 4 43 148
Project Management 2 72 163
Construction Management 4 64 164
Management 4 103 321
International Trade 16 189 327
Marketing 8 143 384
Risk Management 13 162 393
International Business 18 215 406
Supply Chain Management 6 142 469
Entertainment Industry Business 19 190 480
Advertising 13 185 505
Human Resource Management 21 203 515
Finance 20 233 564
Hospitality and Hotel Management 36 251 592
Entrepreneurship 28 291 622
Real Estate 17 203 631
Accounting 20 232 633
Occupational Safety and Health 20 251 810
Actuarial Science 28 335 885
Public Policy / Administration 24 354 968
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 404 1101

Art & Design rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 11th for Art & Design in Spain and 371st in the World with 5,519 publications made and 64,068 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, 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
#11 of 68 In Spain
#147 of 1,349 In Europe
#371 of 5,720 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 8 18
1992 19 63
1993 27 41
1994 30 68
1995 27 52
1996 39 75
1997 29 84
1998 38 86
1999 44 141
2000 26 127
2001 46 167
2002 144 350
2003 96 355
2004 104 354
2005 112 477
2006 153 660
2007 172 810
2008 156 955
2009 221 1150
2010 259 1383
2011 270 1648
2012 263 1892
2013 249 2187
2014 255 2608
2015 262 2846
2016 272 3159
2017 274 3164
2018 286 3813
2019 306 4793
2020 324 5706
2021 318 6644
2022 317 6914
2023 293 6658

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
Architecture 2 16 39
Interior Design 1 28 63
Landscape Architecture 2 30 68
UX/UI Desgin 2 27 77
Multimedia 3 27 104
Game Design and Development 5 58 162
Animation 4 61 189
Computer Graphics 5 72 214
Graphic Design 7 105 285
Fashion Design 11 115 286
Entertainment Industry Business 19 190 480
Performing arts 13 238 527
Illustration and Concept Art 25 244 549
Aesthetics 15 229 564
Literature 19 241 564
Painting and Drawing 28 263 579
Sculpture 28 263 579
Art History 15 243 584
Photography 18 237 636
Singing and Vocal Performance 18 265 734
Music 23 327 891
Cinematography 42 395 1034
Creative Writing 40 425 1162

Economics rankings

The Technical University of Madrid ranked 16th for Economics in Spain and 544th in the World with 5,476 publications made and 78,115 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#16 of 67 In Spain
#207 of 1,366 In Europe
#544 of 5,995 In the World

Technical University of Madrid
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 7 17
1992 15 34
1993 25 38
1994 11 28
1995 25 63
1996 18 49
1997 28 95
1998 38 95
1999 30 101
2000 33 162
2001 44 174
2002 77 237
2003 61 259
2004 75 288
2005 76 393
2006 110 566
2007 109 703
2008 121 711
2009 177 1051
2010 220 1376
2011 215 1633
2012 256 1836
2013 238 2257
2014 279 2730
2015 277 2877
2016 271 3423
2017 272 3830
2018 339 5074
2019 356 6247
2020 421 8058
2021 408 9950
2022 366 10745
2023 384 10641

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 3 50 104
Agricultural Economics 1 75 264
International Economics 16 193 314
International Trade 16 189 327
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 22 231 561
Finance 20 233 564
Development Studies 14 206 604
Actuarial Science 28 335 885
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 404 1101

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Technical University of Madrid

Speciality Spain Europe World Rank
Sports Medicine 17 203 512
Occupational Therapy 15 227 546
Healthcare Management (MHA) 10 198 561
Physical Therapy 17 227 574
Public Health 16 219 614
Audiology 14 249 672
Social Psychology 23 279 740
Anatomy and Physiology 20 274 778
Psychology 20 281 799
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 21 281 829
Optometry 22 277 833
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 23 306 914
Gerontology 34 304 916
Orthodontics 22 321 917
Dentistry 20 307 929
Veterinary 24 252 936
Health Science 26 312 941
Pathology 27 316 956
Medicine 27 327 960
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 30 374 1028
Child Psychology 37 373 1084
Cardiology 32 359 1118
Surgery 35 373 1199
Psychiatry 36 397 1224
Nursing 38 404 1228
Urology 38 370 1229
Ophthalmology 34 397 1231
Anesthesiology 39 391 1307
Dermatology 36 387 1313
Critical Care Nursing 42 461 1452
Family medicine 38 438 1619
Clinical Psychology 51 506 1725
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 45 485 1847
Pediatrics 51 518 1866