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The University of Cantabria ranked 33rd in Spain, 934th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 149 research topics. The University of Cantabria ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 23,846 academic publications and 441,661 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#934 of 14,131 In the World
#363 of 2,785 In Europe
#33 of 75 In Spain
#1 of 2 In Santander
#241 of 1,019 For Marine Engineering
#273 of 1,696 For Transportation Engineering
#385 of 2,765 For Environmental Engineering
#2965 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1208 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 146 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Cantabria ranked 23rd for Engineering in Spain and 806th in the World with 12,307 publications made and 241,115 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#23 of 68 In Spain
#288 of 1,453 In Europe
#806 of 6,684 In the World

University of Cantabria
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 74 236
1992 100 330
1993 102 294
1994 103 392
1995 119 475
1996 120 523
1997 137 657
1998 111 666
1999 167 877
2000 146 939
2001 180 1141
2002 291 1492
2003 247 1548
2004 281 1778
2005 308 2033
2006 370 2644
2007 358 2891
2008 416 3556
2009 394 4110
2010 477 4866
2011 441 5406
2012 511 6332
2013 539 7745
2014 525 9270
2015 530 10696
2016 540 12821
2017 508 13368
2018 563 15875
2019 668 17750
2020 676 20826
2021 703 23762
2022 650 24193
2023 635 25031

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

Physics rankings

The University of Cantabria ranked 27th for Physics in Spain and 833rd in the World with 11,223 publications made and 228,786 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#27 of 69 In Spain
#311 of 1,446 In Europe
#833 of 6,603 In the World

University of Cantabria
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 84 324
1992 109 406
1993 108 337
1994 110 458
1995 127 536
1996 128 574
1997 132 716
1998 115 731
1999 167 967
2000 157 1016
2001 193 1251
2002 279 1488
2003 243 1577
2004 259 1738
2005 297 2174
2006 345 2588
2007 313 2743
2008 363 3568
2009 363 3942
2010 423 4484
2011 403 5219
2012 441 5988
2013 475 7426
2014 466 8900
2015 435 10320
2016 460 12494
2017 427 13254
2018 490 15528
2019 592 17334
2020 602 19786
2021 607 22569
2022 611 22543
2023 562 23493

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

Physics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 20 260 634
Optical Engineering 20 257 677
Acoustical Engineering 18 263 695
Theoretical Physics 23 310 742
Atomic and Molecular physics 27 307 742
Condensed Matter Physics 22 286 753
Quantum and Particle physics 26 299 778
Nuclear Physics 28 327 842
Applied/Engineering Physics 23 343 945
Materials Science 25 337 960
Astrobiology 32 369 1014
Biophysics 30 369 1055
Nanotechnology 32 387 1265

Chemistry rankings

The University of Cantabria ranked 31st for Chemistry in Spain and 955th in the World with 10,828 publications made and 251,291 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#31 of 68 In Spain
#336 of 1,401 In Europe
#955 of 6,447 In the World

University of Cantabria
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 89 308
1992 103 385
1993 100 415
1994 114 597
1995 116 658
1996 122 767
1997 124 964
1998 113 1132
1999 183 1568
2000 143 1590
2001 177 1856
2002 242 2074
2003 218 2164
2004 224 2438
2005 266 2901
2006 299 3359
2007 281 3422
2008 323 3888
2009 331 4667
2010 371 5336
2011 416 6199
2012 424 7080
2013 449 8284
2014 428 9515
2015 430 10948
2016 486 12677
2017 476 13628
2018 502 15469
2019 549 17107
2020 605 20367
2021 628 23682
2022 601 24488
2023 577 25411

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

Chemistry subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 29 303 711
Computational Chemistry 28 296 736
Environmental Chemistry 31 289 774
Biochemistry 31 320 946
Materials Science 25 337 960
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 371 1022
Physical chemistry 33 349 1047
Organic Chemistry 34 374 1131
Inorganic Chemistry 32 362 1149
Chemical Engineering 32 359 1175
Nanotechnology 32 387 1265
Radiochemistry 32 348 1393
Nutrition and Food Science 50 576 2349

Biology rankings

The University of Cantabria ranked 31st for Biology in Spain and 1004th in the World with 10,802 publications made and 251,687 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#31 of 69 In Spain
#339 of 1,445 In Europe
#1004 of 6,770 In the World

University of Cantabria
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 85 221
1992 82 265
1993 85 363
1994 93 485
1995 85 522
1996 114 663
1997 123 855
1998 111 1085
1999 156 1490
2000 140 1555
2001 144 1748
2002 178 1951
2003 157 2086
2004 170 2505
2005 215 2857
2006 238 3289
2007 261 3520
2008 281 3839
2009 272 4596
2010 316 5442
2011 403 6297
2012 408 7523
2013 449 8569
2014 440 9961
2015 461 11379
2016 503 12718
2017 514 13997
2018 537 16029
2019 594 18227
2020 749 22233
2021 760 26094
2022 723 27353
2023 692 28192

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

Biology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 20 217 616
Neuroscience 21 260 681
Oncology and Cancer research 15 247 731
Evolutionary Biology 26 302 766
Genetics 22 286 806
Immunology 20 275 825
Molecular Biology 21 287 850
Virology 23 280 886
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 30 346 919
Biochemistry 31 320 946
Paleontology 39 346 972
Astrobiology 32 369 1014
Microbiology 34 348 1051
Biophysics 30 369 1055
Pharmacology 29 310 1076
Biotechnology 37 369 1171
Nanotechnology 32 387 1265
Botany 47 474 1670
Forestry 47 474 1684
Agricultural Science 47 486 1764
Animal Science 50 486 1867
Zoology 43 520 1917
Horticulture 49 539 2294
Nutrition and Food Science 50 576 2349

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Cantabria ranked 36th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 775th in the World with 10,060 publications made and 156,917 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#36 of 69 In Spain
#320 of 1,492 In Europe
#775 of 7,020 In the World

University of Cantabria
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 40 91
1992 56 158
1993 66 129
1994 50 172
1995 70 225
1996 62 232
1997 77 293
1998 56 332
1999 103 433
2000 113 485
2001 104 573
2002 154 811
2003 139 859
2004 149 1021
2005 153 1230
2006 221 1333
2007 248 1713
2008 268 2024
2009 292 2401
2010 349 2876
2011 376 3413
2012 415 4141
2013 421 4892
2014 447 5843
2015 444 7003
2016 471 7474
2017 457 8035
2018 619 9864
2019 673 11963
2020 731 14438
2021 719 17530
2022 678 17855
2023 666 18364

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 13 209 565
Urban and Regional planning 24 295 625
Philosophy 36 288 645
Forensic Science 17 229 654
Communications and Public Relations 21 257 698
Archaeology 28 284 725
History 29 311 775
Demography 34 297 809
Early Childhood Education 27 278 842
Classics and Ancient History 27 329 853
Occupational Safety and Health 24 270 864
Public Policy / Administration 21 337 916
Political Science 37 380 921
Art History 30 380 925
Law 32 373 989
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 27 400 995
Aesthetics 34 407 1032
Military science 24 331 1034
Sociology 34 377 1034
Linguistics 35 401 1074
Anthropology 40 420 1153
Journalism and Digital Media 43 451 1315
Education Majors 45 422 1337
Gender Studies 45 445 1409
Library and Information science 38 485 1452

Computer Science rankings

The University of Cantabria ranked 29th for Computer Science in Spain and 782nd in the World with 9,619 publications made and 183,726 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#29 of 69 In Spain
#303 of 1,459 In Europe
#782 of 6,752 In the World

University of Cantabria
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 51 144
1992 70 166
1993 74 200
1994 76 287
1995 91 397
1996 100 393
1997 105 552
1998 108 650
1999 148 805
2000 120 902
2001 131 1035
2002 264 1482
2003 204 1435
2004 225 1700
2005 245 1916
2006 291 2380
2007 286 2463
2008 358 3000
2009 300 3423
2010 381 4151
2011 363 4788
2012 410 5498
2013 426 6323
2014 404 7693
2015 419 8532
2016 410 10110
2017 396 10615
2018 429 12198
2019 498 13777
2020 512 15891
2021 517 17877
2022 528 18582
2023 484 18874

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

Computer Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 12 164 423
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 156 458
Telecommunications 17 195 550
Computer Graphics 19 227 552
Computer Engineering 19 208 580
Computer Networking 16 205 582
Software Engineering 22 282 633
Neuroscience 21 260 681
Machine Learning 31 271 755
Database Administration 19 288 765
Computer Vision 29 299 806
Data Science 32 344 816
Human-Computer Interaction 40 370 859
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 35 339 873
Cyber Security 25 327 898
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 30 346 919
Management Information Systems 36 417 972
Multimedia 45 429 1160
Library and Information science 38 485 1452
Computational Linguistics 41 511 1645
Cognitive Science 47 516 1717

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Cantabria ranked 30th for Environmental Science in Spain and 809th in the World with 9,192 publications made and 194,912 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#30 of 69 In Spain
#294 of 1,458 In Europe
#809 of 6,798 In the World

University of Cantabria
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 47 152
1992 61 179
1993 58 256
1994 45 278
1995 63 240
1996 70 371
1997 60 413
1998 59 532
1999 109 781
2000 88 739
2001 116 868
2002 151 1065
2003 129 1094
2004 145 1250
2005 184 1502
2006 216 1740
2007 230 2065
2008 242 2310
2009 267 2881
2010 304 3297
2011 366 4189
2012 359 4989
2013 430 6027
2014 419 7697
2015 416 8680
2016 440 10177
2017 455 10693
2018 504 12872
2019 570 15126
2020 616 18488
2021 610 21690
2022 605 22358
2023 579 22835

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

Environmental Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 22 126 385
Environmental Management 16 136 403
Geotechnical Engineering 9 141 439
Mining Engineering 15 146 484
Oceanography 17 191 520
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 20 217 616
Urban and Regional planning 24 295 625
Earth science and Geophysics 16 237 667
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 21 253 672
Geography and Cartography 28 274 702
Environmental Chemistry 31 289 774
Geology 27 297 800
Ecology 34 293 812
Hydrology and Water resources management 29 231 814
Paleontology 39 346 972
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 371 1022
Forestry 47 474 1684
Agricultural Science 47 486 1764

Medicine rankings

The University of Cantabria ranked 24th for Medicine in Spain and 934th in the World with 7,384 publications made and 164,390 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#24 of 69 In Spain
#319 of 1,417 In Europe
#934 of 6,680 In the World

University of Cantabria
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 55 136
1992 52 137
1993 58 237
1994 55 290
1995 58 378
1996 89 475
1997 90 560
1998 79 752
1999 121 989
2000 100 1069
2001 86 1240
2002 126 1416
2003 137 1478
2004 105 1856
2005 131 2164
2006 144 2388
2007 176 2561
2008 198 2826
2009 192 3331
2010 221 3973
2011 223 4529
2012 240 5286
2013 272 5687
2014 268 6290
2015 296 7386
2016 331 7890
2017 332 8799
2018 378 10017
2019 419 11209
2020 537 13916
2021 581 16580
2022 563 17651
2023 508 17943

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cantabria in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 5 139 450
Epidemiology 13 210 545
Neurosurgery 10 223 639
Dermatology 16 222 642
Forensic Science 17 229 654
Cardiology 13 240 656
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 15 232 692
Pediatrics 13 242 697
Surgery 16 246 727
Oncology and Cancer research 15 247 731
Critical Care Nursing 21 286 749
Pathology 20 264 760
Psychiatry 17 279 780
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 17 268 788
Anatomy and Physiology 25 287 817
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 18 278 824
Immunology 20 275 825
Family medicine 16 272 830
Respiratory Therapy 22 291 863
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 21 327 868
Public Health 34 311 869
Ophthalmology 24 297 870
Virology 23 280 886
Sonography and Ultrasound 22 298 889
Anesthesiology 20 286 899
Urology 21 291 919
Clinical Psychology 31 316 939
Radiation Therapy 18 284 943
Biomedical Engineering 24 347 997
Audiology 31 351 1044
Pharmacology 29 310 1076
Nursing 33 376 1112
Gerontology 42 377 1131
Health Science 32 364 1160
Healthcare Management (MHA) 31 406 1204
Physical Therapy 46 451 1341
Dentistry 35 437 1345
Orthodontics 33 458 1383
Sports Medicine 54 497 1482

Mathematics rankings

The University of Cantabria ranked 22nd for Mathematics in Spain and 650th in the World with 5,991 publications made and 115,869 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#22 of 69 In Spain
#249 of 1,388 In Europe
#650 of 6,305 In the World

University of Cantabria
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 23 70
1992 37 86
1993 43 94
1994 38 130
1995 53 182
1996 51 160
1997 82 209
1998 56 208
1999 84 330
2000 81 344
2001 75 393
2002 151 627
2003 106 614
2004 128 742
2005 127 914
2006 174 1080
2007 192 1355
2008 205 1634
2009 190 1736
2010 228 2306
2011 232 2527
2012 264 2843
2013 267 3434
2014 258 4235
2015 246 4688
2016 281 5694
2017 228 5529
2018 282 6551
2019 325 7417
2020 350 8705
2021 352 9912
2022 351 9958
2023 330 10124

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

Mathematics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 156 458
Operations Research 13 165 489
Applied Mathematics 16 200 491
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 23 236 570
Statistics 23 244 640
Math Teachers 41 394 1301

Psychology rankings

The University of Cantabria ranked 29th for Psychology in Spain and 946th in the World with 3,957 publications made and 82,761 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#29 of 69 In Spain
#331 of 1,414 In Europe
#946 of 6,528 In the World

University of Cantabria
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 29 68
1992 33 73
1993 23 131
1994 33 159
1995 29 203
1996 44 201
1997 43 320
1998 42 357
1999 52 462
2000 59 538
2001 48 601
2002 73 626
2003 73 698
2004 62 883
2005 62 962
2006 81 1131
2007 91 1262
2008 115 1379
2009 100 1626
2010 117 1989
2011 122 2367
2012 134 2749
2013 159 3022
2014 139 3386
2015 172 3914
2016 173 4003
2017 195 4459
2018 213 5131
2019 247 6078
2020 273 7628
2021 305 8715
2022 274 9411
2023 256 9505

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cantabria in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 13 209 565
Neuroscience 21 260 681
Psychiatry 17 279 780
Clinical Psychology 31 316 939
Social Psychology 38 401 1103
Education Majors 45 422 1337
Child Psychology 45 453 1394
Cognitive Science 47 516 1717

Business rankings

The University of Cantabria ranked 27th for Business in Spain and 800th in the World with 3,532 publications made and 56,534 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#27 of 69 In Spain
#318 of 1,414 In Europe
#800 of 6,187 In the World

University of Cantabria
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 5 20
1992 13 20
1993 10 31
1994 18 49
1995 17 55
1996 22 74
1997 29 132
1998 25 118
1999 24 115
2000 35 189
2001 39 183
2002 79 329
2003 57 284
2004 77 329
2005 83 419
2006 112 545
2007 117 586
2008 126 749
2009 113 883
2010 142 1106
2011 141 1244
2012 167 1576
2013 177 1816
2014 164 2218
2015 155 2444
2016 157 2735
2017 154 3114
2018 182 3580
2019 223 4433
2020 214 5234
2021 213 6407
2022 189 6401
2023 210 6545

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

Business subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 18 93 230
International Trade 21 246 425
International Business 20 244 454
Operations Research 13 165 489
Construction Management 14 246 630
Accounting 22 238 655
Entrepreneurship 33 328 721
Risk Management 31 316 728
Advertising 28 286 732
Management 26 299 795
Marketing 30 340 856
Occupational Safety and Health 24 270 864
Finance 31 368 892
Public Policy / Administration 21 337 916
Management Information Systems 36 417 972
Engineering Management 34 340 1013
Project Management 36 442 1042
Investment Banking and Stock trading 37 435 1227

Economics rankings

The University of Cantabria ranked 26th for Economics in Spain and 829th in the World with 2,483 publications made and 39,307 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#26 of 67 In Spain
#328 of 1,366 In Europe
#829 of 5,995 In the World

University of Cantabria
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 5 21
1992 16 22
1993 13 30
1994 11 40
1995 13 39
1996 17 49
1997 24 78
1998 17 67
1999 27 94
2000 24 119
2001 23 114
2002 51 147
2003 35 160
2004 63 216
2005 37 254
2006 57 310
2007 64 381
2008 68 469
2009 65 525
2010 77 640
2011 98 741
2012 96 943
2013 114 1159
2014 119 1447
2015 102 1597
2016 108 1772
2017 102 1969
2018 137 2477
2019 164 3071
2020 187 3810
2021 184 4862
2022 170 4908
2023 156 5086

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

Economics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 14 136 329
International Economics 18 211 345
International Trade 21 246 425
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 23 236 570
Finance 31 368 892
Development Studies 29 351 1010
Investment Banking and Stock trading 37 435 1227

Art & Design rankings

The University of Cantabria ranked 36th for Art & Design in Spain and 928th in the World with 1,398 publications made and 20,204 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, 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
#36 of 68 In Spain
#371 of 1,349 In Europe
#928 of 5,720 In the World

University of Cantabria
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 4 5
1992 12 34
1993 8 14
1994 7 23
1995 9 33
1996 13 39
1997 11 42
1998 12 42
1999 9 59
2000 16 66
2001 24 84
2002 39 155
2003 33 135
2004 39 129
2005 31 177
2006 25 191
2007 49 318
2008 50 278
2009 43 363
2010 63 422
2011 63 463
2012 56 502
2013 61 608
2014 72 718
2015 61 775
2016 55 794
2017 65 908
2018 53 1072
2019 80 1354
2020 86 1802
2021 98 1992
2022 69 1964
2023 62 2030

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

Art & Design subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 12 164 423
Performing arts 12 215 488
Architecture 23 241 533
Computer Graphics 19 227 552
Painting and Drawing 27 259 572
Sculpture 27 259 572
Illustration and Concept Art 28 261 595
Graphic Design 29 316 835
Fashion Design 37 362 874
Cinematography 37 358 918
Art History 30 380 925
Aesthetics 34 407 1032
Literature 38 411 1051
Multimedia 45 429 1160
Landscape Architecture 37 442 1227