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The University of Extremadura ranked 34th in Spain, 943rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 158 research topics. The University of Extremadura ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 25,823 academic publications and 427,500 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#943 of 14,131 In the World
#365 of 2,785 In Europe
#34 of 75 In Spain
#96 of 2,188 For Remote Sensing
#224 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#258 of 1,006 For Web Design and Development
#2365 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1432 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 155 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 30th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 664th in the World with 13,386 publications made and 149,674 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#30 of 69 In Spain
#279 of 1,492 In Europe
#664 of 7,020 In the World

University of Extremadura
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 34 69
1992 30 91
1993 39 99
1994 39 126
1995 47 144
1996 56 241
1997 53 226
1998 53 263
1999 69 336
2000 88 392
2001 88 442
2002 136 558
2003 136 844
2004 170 959
2005 201 1187
2006 223 1540
2007 272 1981
2008 252 2082
2009 293 2521
2010 399 3078
2011 385 3648
2012 535 4241
2013 519 5147
2014 567 5972
2015 636 6639
2016 695 7172
2017 747 7260
2018 836 8702
2019 1052 11235
2020 1154 14312
2021 1145 18084
2022 1121 20212
2023 1036 20042

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 6 70 224
Urban and Regional planning 20 223 459
Philosophy 27 225 500
Education Majors 18 215 646
Archaeology 27 274 691
Demography 25 256 707
History 27 295 738
Political Science 34 344 833
Early Childhood Education 26 276 836
Art History 26 354 845
Library and Information science 24 324 846
Sociology 30 323 861
Aesthetics 30 354 885
Special Education 30 342 911
Anthropology 31 352 921
Communications and Public Relations 33 344 933
Publishing 25 343 949
Law 33 375 993
Linguistics 33 379 995
Classics and Ancient History 36 421 1136
Journalism and Digital Media 39 409 1169
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 36 464 1206
Gender Studies 41 396 1235
Media Studies 37 417 1261
Public Policy / Administration 38 460 1351

Biology rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 26th for Biology in Spain and 826th in the World with 13,279 publications made and 294,765 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#26 of 69 In Spain
#288 of 1,445 In Europe
#826 of 6,770 In the World

University of Extremadura
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 87 369
1992 79 383
1993 129 425
1994 107 544
1995 128 627
1996 151 843
1997 116 780
1998 139 992
1999 142 1260
2000 153 1474
2001 202 1753
2002 219 2035
2003 213 2471
2004 263 3146
2005 266 3568
2006 330 4418
2007 336 5273
2008 308 5813
2009 410 6957
2010 412 7656
2011 427 8885
2012 508 10306
2013 515 11799
2014 505 12773
2015 507 13546
2016 578 14306
2017 586 14674
2018 651 16346
2019 743 19420
2020 891 23614
2021 904 28063
2022 901 29954
2023 902 28782

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

Biology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 15 97 259
Animal Science 13 94 274
Forestry 15 148 403
Horticulture 20 164 485
Agricultural Science 21 179 550
Botany 19 203 581
Astrobiology 18 246 632
Microbiology 18 227 647
Biophysics 17 246 665
Zoology 22 247 681
Biochemistry 23 265 754
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 262 771
Pharmacology 18 246 774
Evolutionary Biology 29 314 794
Biotechnology 26 274 806
Neuroscience 27 299 807
Paleontology 29 300 829
Genetics 24 295 830
Immunology 23 300 922
Molecular Biology 24 312 934
Toxicology 29 293 936
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 358 976
Oncology and Cancer research 23 311 1024
Virology 29 338 1165
Nanotechnology 33 399 1316

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 23rd for Environmental Science in Spain and 678th in the World with 11,851 publications made and 237,714 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#23 of 69 In Spain
#248 of 1,458 In Europe
#678 of 6,798 In the World

University of Extremadura
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 52 165
1992 41 187
1993 66 183
1994 57 287
1995 73 327
1996 89 414
1997 78 431
1998 88 551
1999 92 681
2000 112 805
2001 130 1047
2002 150 1109
2003 160 1325
2004 199 1775
2005 214 1988
2006 268 2680
2007 264 3245
2008 241 3651
2009 344 4446
2010 381 5092
2011 403 6376
2012 461 7192
2013 471 8531
2014 487 9875
2015 492 10827
2016 563 11627
2017 575 12107
2018 651 14007
2019 795 17133
2020 917 20729
2021 856 25156
2022 900 27053
2023 887 26417

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

Environmental Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 20 111 350
Forestry 15 148 403
Urban and Regional planning 20 223 459
Geography and Cartography 19 207 548
Environmental Management 24 188 548
Agricultural Science 21 179 550
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 18 226 613
Environmental Chemistry 27 239 629
Ecology 27 255 693
Geology 22 263 707
Geotechnical Engineering 23 248 723
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 262 771
Hydrology and Water resources management 27 224 785
Paleontology 29 300 829
Petrology and Geochemistry 28 334 899
Oceanography 36 346 964
Earth science and Geophysics 37 364 1061

Engineering rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 27th for Engineering in Spain and 842nd in the World with 11,402 publications made and 238,076 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#27 of 68 In Spain
#303 of 1,453 In Europe
#842 of 6,684 In the World

University of Extremadura
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 69 275
1992 62 278
1993 86 257
1994 81 378
1995 81 441
1996 103 546
1997 100 537
1998 90 615
1999 109 768
2000 130 899
2001 158 1136
2002 217 1317
2003 180 1550
2004 216 1961
2005 251 2308
2006 328 3057
2007 301 3479
2008 310 4190
2009 387 4836
2010 395 5542
2011 431 7003
2012 461 7756
2013 457 8982
2014 488 10154
2015 486 11162
2016 501 11891
2017 497 12424
2018 529 14136
2019 646 17038
2020 740 19773
2021 742 23388
2022 724 25270
2023 692 24192

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 25th for Chemistry in Spain and 812th in the World with 11,276 publications made and 273,471 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#25 of 68 In Spain
#282 of 1,401 In Europe
#812 of 6,447 In the World

University of Extremadura
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 107 443
1992 91 436
1993 133 489
1994 124 648
1995 126 758
1996 167 952
1997 128 929
1998 139 1079
1999 149 1337
2000 174 1559
2001 206 1855
2002 233 2154
2003 220 2631
2004 267 3201
2005 275 3707
2006 336 4457
2007 319 5291
2008 300 5814
2009 364 6871
2010 415 7556
2011 417 8803
2012 462 9925
2013 445 11034
2014 439 12227
2015 417 12647
2016 428 13025
2017 439 13508
2018 461 14573
2019 558 17447
2020 603 20311
2021 603 23635
2022 596 24823
2023 588 23362

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

Chemistry subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 15 97 259
Radiochemistry 8 84 378
Computational Chemistry 14 180 394
Environmental Chemistry 27 239 629
Physical chemistry 23 247 678
Inorganic Chemistry 24 251 711
Organic Chemistry 22 257 722
Biochemistry 23 265 754
Pharmacy 27 292 781
Biochemical Engineering 32 337 826
Petrology and Geochemistry 28 334 899
Chemical Engineering 26 306 960
Materials Science 29 345 979
Nanotechnology 33 399 1316

Physics rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 26th for Physics in Spain and 831st in the World with 10,754 publications made and 226,665 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#26 of 69 In Spain
#310 of 1,446 In Europe
#831 of 6,603 In the World

University of Extremadura
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 73 313
1992 67 359
1993 96 339
1994 87 464
1995 83 542
1996 114 679
1997 104 636
1998 98 719
1999 108 883
2000 144 1003
2001 177 1206
2002 218 1436
2003 190 1712
2004 246 2129
2005 258 2442
2006 323 3137
2007 302 3601
2008 301 4325
2009 356 4851
2010 378 5574
2011 393 6818
2012 423 7413
2013 440 8422
2014 448 9566
2015 426 10288
2016 449 10902
2017 449 11313
2018 496 12488
2019 562 14636
2020 653 17055
2021 643 19889
2022 641 21109
2023 608 20362

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

Physics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 18 246 632
Biophysics 17 246 665
Theoretical Physics 20 297 716
Nuclear Physics 21 292 727
Atomic and Molecular physics 26 303 727
Astrophysics and Astronomy 26 305 773
Quantum and Particle physics 27 313 812
Optical Engineering 29 331 878
Acoustical Engineering 25 331 880
Materials Science 29 345 979
Applied/Engineering Physics 24 357 988
Condensed Matter Physics 30 411 1246
Nanotechnology 33 399 1316

Computer Science rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 31st for Computer Science in Spain and 825th in the World with 9,427 publications made and 166,176 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#31 of 69 In Spain
#315 of 1,459 In Europe
#825 of 6,752 In the World

University of Extremadura
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 33 117
1992 37 139
1993 44 140
1994 30 159
1995 41 249
1996 61 276
1997 51 299
1998 51 337
1999 71 433
2000 74 497
2001 83 582
2002 162 783
2003 146 999
2004 167 1208
2005 192 1364
2006 199 1854
2007 264 2185
2008 221 2383
2009 299 2981
2010 324 3488
2011 298 4097
2012 395 5112
2013 408 6084
2014 406 6804
2015 429 7450
2016 464 8281
2017 431 8593
2018 504 9830
2019 563 11962
2020 673 14576
2021 690 18058
2022 747 20276
2023 699 19343

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

Computer Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Web Design and Development 11 96 258
UX/UI Desgin 13 143 334
Animation 16 213 524
Computer Engineering 17 199 557
Computer Vision 22 247 646
Multimedia 28 275 672
Software Engineering 26 302 676
Cognitive Science 23 265 694
Machine Learning 29 256 718
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 288 745
Game Design and Development 28 326 749
Human-Computer Interaction 37 336 783
Neuroscience 27 299 807
Computer Graphics 34 332 812
Telecommunications 29 304 825
Library and Information science 24 324 846
Blockchain and Cryptography 25 317 915
Database Administration 24 339 923
Data Science 34 385 927
Computer Networking 31 333 937
Management Information Systems 35 401 939
Robotics 29 320 951
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 358 976
Computational Linguistics 32 370 1017
Cyber Security 35 406 1150

Medicine rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 23rd for Medicine in Spain and 920th in the World with 8,980 publications made and 166,521 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#23 of 69 In Spain
#315 of 1,417 In Europe
#920 of 6,680 In the World

University of Extremadura
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 54 214
1992 40 213
1993 58 196
1994 44 251
1995 70 266
1996 83 429
1997 48 407
1998 65 538
1999 79 736
2000 64 768
2001 88 915
2002 127 1092
2003 116 1286
2004 134 1709
2005 160 2022
2006 171 2351
2007 196 3006
2008 179 3053
2009 242 3761
2010 256 4073
2011 252 4846
2012 338 5859
2013 347 6522
2014 324 7033
2015 339 7510
2016 358 7839
2017 396 8205
2018 502 9193
2019 559 10893
2020 692 14067
2021 793 17567
2022 796 19772
2023 733 19068

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

Medicine subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 6 70 224
Urology 12 171 506
Veterinary 14 143 512
Sports Medicine 19 212 537
Physical Therapy 15 216 540
Anatomy and Physiology 17 247 689
Respiratory Therapy 19 257 731
Clinical Psychology 21 254 738
Sonography and Ultrasound 16 256 745
Public Health 28 273 762
Cardiology 22 277 766
Occupational Therapy 22 292 772
Pharmacology 18 246 774
Pharmacy 27 292 781
Gerontology 25 263 797
Health Science 21 285 854
Immunology 23 300 922
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22 291 934
Toxicology 29 293 936
Anesthesiology 24 303 942
Pathology 28 317 958
Orthodontics 23 342 978
Psychiatry 28 332 981
Dentistry 24 331 988
Biomedical Engineering 25 350 1006
Nursing 28 351 1011
Surgery 28 327 1014
Oncology and Cancer research 23 311 1024
Audiology 29 348 1033
Dermatology 26 319 1043
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 31 356 1060
Ophthalmology 30 363 1082
Healthcare Management (MHA) 29 385 1095
Virology 29 338 1165
Radiation Therapy 28 340 1202
Critical Care Nursing 33 392 1218
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 32 416 1219
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 38 401 1316
Pediatrics 33 389 1341
Family medicine 37 435 1611

Mathematics rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 28th for Mathematics in Spain and 766th in the World with 5,548 publications made and 98,455 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#28 of 69 In Spain
#288 of 1,388 In Europe
#766 of 6,305 In the World

University of Extremadura
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 19 47
1992 17 58
1993 24 81
1994 29 138
1995 28 120
1996 38 172
1997 34 189
1998 36 195
1999 33 210
2000 43 236
2001 58 284
2002 92 404
2003 81 498
2004 88 552
2005 89 693
2006 117 939
2007 139 1096
2008 131 1301
2009 172 1594
2010 176 1884
2011 168 2180
2012 237 2693
2013 216 3149
2014 229 3615
2015 245 4052
2016 245 4521
2017 269 4426
2018 304 5208
2019 341 6148
2020 438 7746
2021 450 9575
2022 433 10418
2023 412 10259

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

Mathematics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 19 177 588
Applied Mathematics 25 293 698
Statistics 28 287 755
Operations Research 30 283 782
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 35 340 849
Blockchain and Cryptography 25 317 915
Actuarial Science 33 374 1007

Psychology rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 26th for Psychology in Spain and 865th in the World with 5,423 publications made and 97,651 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#26 of 69 In Spain
#305 of 1,414 In Europe
#865 of 6,528 In the World

University of Extremadura
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 15 83
1992 18 76
1993 22 108
1994 16 108
1995 21 131
1996 35 176
1997 30 192
1998 36 225
1999 32 284
2000 32 317
2001 36 327
2002 78 469
2003 57 544
2004 82 714
2005 90 772
2006 66 904
2007 98 1237
2008 90 1234
2009 165 1454
2010 157 1713
2011 151 2121
2012 213 2628
2013 204 3165
2014 208 3670
2015 229 4127
2016 260 4620
2017 267 4745
2018 306 5657
2019 373 7242
2020 456 8815
2021 487 11432
2022 512 13537
2023 479 13072

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

Psychology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Education Majors 18 215 646
Cognitive Science 23 265 694
Clinical Psychology 21 254 738
Occupational Therapy 22 292 772
Neuroscience 27 299 807
Child Psychology 26 292 834
Special Education 30 342 911
Social Psychology 29 348 937
Psychiatry 28 332 981

Business rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 31st for Business in Spain and 902nd in the World with 3,995 publications made and 54,184 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Hospitality and Hotel Management.

Business ranking Location
#31 of 69 In Spain
#361 of 1,414 In Europe
#902 of 6,187 In the World

University of Extremadura
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 13 27
1992 14 49
1993 20 39
1994 13 77
1995 16 66
1996 12 73
1997 17 88
1998 20 108
1999 24 97
2000 18 64
2001 23 138
2002 45 177
2003 43 193
2004 34 245
2005 55 290
2006 59 375
2007 65 412
2008 66 548
2009 86 752
2010 101 835
2011 102 1112
2012 139 1422
2013 157 1740
2014 165 1865
2015 162 2066
2016 185 2306
2017 224 2523
2018 236 3083
2019 334 3824
2020 400 5393
2021 357 6503
2022 384 7158
2023 344 7100

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

Business subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 14 60 163
Entrepreneurship 12 153 338
Human Resource Management 19 193 498
Tax Law 21 273 718
Engineering Management 22 264 762
Operations Research 30 283 782
International Trade 38 440 800
International Business 37 427 802
Marketing 31 343 863
Risk Management 37 366 866
Finance 30 359 870
Advertising 31 338 885
Management 29 349 902
Real Estate 25 313 920
Management Information Systems 35 401 939
Entertainment Industry Business 34 350 941
Actuarial Science 33 374 1007
Investment Banking and Stock trading 35 416 1154
Accounting 43 440 1181
Project Management 43 540 1327
Public Policy / Administration 38 460 1351

Economics rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 31st for Economics in Spain and 978th in the World with 2,437 publications made and 35,879 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#31 of 67 In Spain
#379 of 1,366 In Europe
#978 of 5,995 In the World

University of Extremadura
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 10 23
1992 12 31
1993 11 37
1994 14 61
1995 7 38
1996 13 49
1997 13 57
1998 21 72
1999 16 81
2000 13 47
2001 15 104
2002 23 120
2003 31 161
2004 26 147
2005 29 241
2006 28 222
2007 36 301
2008 40 385
2009 60 490
2010 59 540
2011 63 700
2012 80 941
2013 86 1160
2014 88 1287
2015 94 1415
2016 128 1532
2017 150 1663
2018 154 1948
2019 206 2489
2020 253 3424
2021 206 4149
2022 218 4426
2023 191 4681

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

Economics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 34 374 627
Agricultural Economics 17 205 711
International Trade 38 440 800
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 35 340 849
Finance 30 359 870
Environmental Economics 42 389 949
Actuarial Science 33 374 1007
Development Studies 33 376 1092
Investment Banking and Stock trading 35 416 1154

Art & Design rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 28th for Art & Design in Spain and 759th in the World with 2,184 publications made and 25,782 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, 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
#28 of 68 In Spain
#321 of 1,349 In Europe
#759 of 5,720 In the World

University of Extremadura
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 18
1992 5 27
1993 4 18
1994 5 10
1995 6 26
1996 4 24
1997 12 59
1998 8 46
1999 15 81
2000 13 77
2001 12 75
2002 19 66
2003 27 143
2004 28 207
2005 29 205
2006 41 279
2007 43 331
2008 46 379
2009 57 441
2010 75 592
2011 82 713
2012 98 803
2013 88 850
2014 100 937
2015 100 973
2016 121 1135
2017 125 1102
2018 135 1369
2019 148 1670
2020 186 2252
2021 171 2608
2022 184 2885
2023 163 2862

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

Art & Design subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 13 136 291
UX/UI Desgin 13 143 334
Architecture 21 226 498
Animation 16 213 524
Music 15 200 532
Painting and Drawing 26 258 571
Sculpture 26 258 571
Photography 16 219 595
Illustration and Concept Art 29 262 601
Multimedia 28 275 672
Graphic Design 24 268 675
Literature 24 293 682
Fashion Design 28 299 713
Game Design and Development 28 326 749
Cinematography 32 323 807
Computer Graphics 34 332 812
Art History 26 354 845
Performing arts 27 364 870
Aesthetics 30 354 885
Entertainment Industry Business 34 350 941
Singing and Vocal Performance 26 353 1042
Creative Writing 36 393 1054