University of Extremadura: Rankings

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The University of Extremadura ranked 34th in Spain, 955th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 159 research topics. The University of Extremadura ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 29,875 academic publications and 582,283 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 12 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#955 of 14,131 In the World
#369 of 2,785 In Europe
#34 of 75 In Spain
#115 of 2,403 For Remote Sensing
#195 of 1,302 For Sports / Exercise science
#271 of 1,001 For Web Design and Development
#2321 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1432 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 156 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 29th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 654th in the World with 15,623 publications made and 232,463 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#29 of 69 In Spain
#271 of 1,500 In Europe
#654 of 7,081 In the World

University of Extremadura
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 33 89
1993 43 106
1994 46 158
1995 47 155
1996 62 277
1997 55 249
1998 56 294
1999 81 402
2000 102 470
2001 106 530
2002 164 724
2003 148 1002
2004 191 1154
2005 233 1427
2006 247 1835
2007 284 2346
2008 280 2600
2009 324 3131
2010 438 3737
2011 429 4479
2012 601 5217
2013 559 6416
2014 644 7179
2015 719 8086
2016 774 9555
2017 828 10577
2018 949 12243
2019 1123 15158
2020 1240 19773
2021 1257 25084
2022 1195 26033
2023 1171 27640
2024 866 24784

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 57 195
Urban and Regional planning 17 209 415
Philosophy 27 207 484
Education Majors 17 181 562
Archaeology 26 270 683
Early Childhood Education 23 243 733
History 27 297 737
Demography 29 264 749
Political Science 30 330 808
Aesthetics 29 335 824
Art History 25 350 839
Library and Information science 25 325 847
Genealogy 22 306 854
Sociology 30 316 858
Special Education 30 318 862
Anthropology 30 344 917
Law 30 354 947
Communications and Public Relations 34 356 949
Linguistics 33 378 994
Journalism and Digital Media 39 388 1128
Gender Studies 40 381 1182
Media Studies 35 417 1238
Classics and Ancient History 37 452 1243
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 37 473 1257
Public Policy / Administration 38 487 1435

Biology rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 27th for Biology in Spain and 869th in the World with 14,714 publications made and 384,097 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#27 of 69 In Spain
#297 of 1,448 In Europe
#869 of 6,833 In the World

University of Extremadura
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 87 424
1993 134 488
1994 117 626
1995 133 709
1996 154 930
1997 123 923
1998 144 1136
1999 155 1428
2000 164 1666
2001 209 1953
2002 237 2357
2003 240 2976
2004 275 3546
2005 331 4239
2006 330 4965
2007 358 5945
2008 340 6823
2009 424 7818
2010 434 8784
2011 457 10334
2012 552 11897
2013 554 13790
2014 531 14494
2015 531 15406
2016 595 17089
2017 631 18363
2018 688 19898
2019 775 23262
2020 899 29237
2021 943 34426
2022 925 34454
2023 977 34557
2024 726 31358

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 95 273
Animal Science 14 92 291
Forestry 15 151 450
Horticulture 20 169 537
Agricultural Science 21 177 588
Botany 19 214 616
Astrobiology 20 256 664
Biophysics 17 254 689
Microbiology 19 238 700
Zoology 23 256 714
Biochemistry 24 269 776
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 262 791
Pharmacology 17 249 794
Neuroscience 28 302 819
Evolutionary Biology 30 324 830
Biotechnology 25 277 834
Genetics 25 295 844
Paleontology 28 300 852
Molecular Biology 23 302 920
Immunology 23 297 951
Toxicology 29 282 977
Oncology and Cancer research 23 313 1039
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 34 362 1041
Virology 29 349 1219
Nanotechnology 35 403 1356

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 23rd for Environmental Science in Spain and 705th in the World with 13,340 publications made and 319,259 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#23 of 69 In Spain
#251 of 1,464 In Europe
#705 of 6,876 In the World

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Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 43 201
1993 67 220
1994 54 309
1995 72 352
1996 89 444
1997 83 490
1998 95 624
1999 96 752
2000 118 897
2001 133 1176
2002 163 1288
2003 182 1602
2004 202 1955
2005 272 2420
2006 253 2946
2007 285 3688
2008 262 4309
2009 362 4986
2010 406 5818
2011 429 7413
2012 499 8233
2013 514 9871
2014 550 11157
2015 520 12100
2016 592 13739
2017 620 14677
2018 721 17087
2019 827 20142
2020 946 25760
2021 926 30868
2022 929 30937
2023 964 32193
2024 735 29676

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 17 108 353
Urban and Regional planning 17 209 415
Forestry 15 151 450
Geography and Cartography 20 212 560
Environmental Management 24 192 561
Agricultural Science 21 177 588
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 18 224 608
Environmental Chemistry 27 233 628
Geology 22 265 714
Geotechnical Engineering 21 229 721
Ecology 29 262 728
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 262 791
Paleontology 28 300 852
Petrology and Geochemistry 29 341 933
Oceanography 36 345 982
Earth science and Geophysics 36 354 1046

Engineering rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 26th for Engineering in Spain and 854th in the World with 12,624 publications made and 308,429 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#26 of 69 In Spain
#303 of 1,465 In Europe
#854 of 6,782 In the World

University of Extremadura
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 63 307
1993 85 267
1994 83 423
1995 87 463
1996 102 547
1997 99 575
1998 94 664
1999 117 847
2000 134 994
2001 166 1257
2002 227 1501
2003 203 1889
2004 237 2237
2005 316 2773
2006 315 3431
2007 330 3953
2008 324 4800
2009 393 5426
2010 420 6396
2011 472 8042
2012 500 9034
2013 493 10277
2014 526 11398
2015 475 12225
2016 518 13769
2017 525 14681
2018 570 16639
2019 687 19722
2020 783 23763
2021 778 27906
2022 739 27723
2023 766 28427
2024 598 26411

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 26th for Chemistry in Spain and 832nd in the World with 12,361 publications made and 339,242 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#26 of 68 In Spain
#287 of 1,417 In Europe
#832 of 6,545 In the World

University of Extremadura
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 100 482
1993 136 546
1994 132 740
1995 132 848
1996 173 1039
1997 135 1060
1998 141 1200
1999 164 1514
2000 185 1767
2001 218 2086
2002 247 2442
2003 249 3143
2004 282 3588
2005 335 4383
2006 330 4965
2007 332 5828
2008 324 6687
2009 375 7694
2010 426 8555
2011 453 10108
2012 489 11220
2013 487 12744
2014 469 13646
2015 420 14031
2016 440 15089
2017 467 16138
2018 484 17280
2019 578 20221
2020 623 24301
2021 622 27833
2022 613 27655
2023 650 27168
2024 499 25240

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 95 273
Computational Chemistry 14 184 412
Radiochemistry 10 95 427
Environmental Chemistry 27 233 628
Physical chemistry 22 244 706
Inorganic Chemistry 25 251 734
Biochemical Engineering 30 302 734
Organic Chemistry 23 256 737
Biochemistry 24 269 776
Pharmacy 27 297 808
Petrology and Geochemistry 29 341 933
Chemical Engineering 26 305 990
Materials Science 28 348 1007
Nanotechnology 35 403 1356

Physics rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 27th for Physics in Spain and 853rd in the World with 11,801 publications made and 288,676 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#27 of 69 In Spain
#312 of 1,457 In Europe
#853 of 6,713 In the World

University of Extremadura
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 68 378
1993 96 352
1994 90 515
1995 90 579
1996 117 724
1997 109 688
1998 104 779
1999 119 957
2000 149 1108
2001 186 1333
2002 233 1647
2003 219 2049
2004 260 2406
2005 320 2894
2006 317 3517
2007 321 4015
2008 312 4877
2009 364 5321
2010 408 6344
2011 429 7772
2012 458 8485
2013 468 9659
2014 476 10619
2015 409 11374
2016 468 12567
2017 476 13138
2018 522 14470
2019 601 17018
2020 688 20345
2021 663 23303
2022 629 23255
2023 680 23942
2024 492 21302

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 20 256 664
Biophysics 17 254 689
Theoretical Physics 21 302 724
Atomic and Molecular physics 27 309 768
Nuclear Physics 23 301 772
Astrophysics and Astronomy 26 312 809
Quantum and Particle physics 27 316 836
Acoustical Engineering 26 333 876
Optical Engineering 30 327 890
Applied/Engineering Physics 24 344 972
Materials Science 28 348 1007
Condensed Matter Physics 32 420 1320
Nanotechnology 35 403 1356

Computer Science rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 31st for Computer Science in Spain and 845th in the World with 10,492 publications made and 228,758 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#31 of 69 In Spain
#319 of 1,469 In Europe
#845 of 6,845 In the World

University of Extremadura
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 37 147
1993 47 153
1994 35 194
1995 40 257
1996 67 320
1997 53 341
1998 52 377
1999 71 492
2000 81 577
2001 90 664
2002 179 965
2003 159 1204
2004 177 1422
2005 214 1645
2006 211 2106
2007 273 2543
2008 238 2874
2009 312 3562
2010 336 4129
2011 337 5020
2012 430 6164
2013 442 7129
2014 440 7956
2015 447 8522
2016 469 9885
2017 469 10866
2018 537 12206
2019 573 14668
2020 692 18511
2021 734 22560
2022 747 22839
2023 759 23806
2024 572 21598

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 12 102 271
UX/UI Desgin 14 147 340
Computer Engineering 20 203 582
Animation 17 239 620
Multimedia 29 254 642
Computer Vision 23 249 651
Game Design and Development 25 288 653
Software Engineering 24 301 678
Human-Computer Interaction 32 300 700
Cognitive Science 24 269 727
Machine Learning 29 259 749
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 29 295 779
Neuroscience 28 302 819
Computer Graphics 35 335 821
Library and Information science 25 325 847
Telecommunications 28 304 862
Management Information Systems 33 374 863
Data Science 33 369 902
Blockchain and Cryptography 23 308 915
Robotics 28 315 921
Computer Networking 31 338 955
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 34 362 1041
Computational Linguistics 32 371 1057
Cyber Security 34 412 1216

Medicine rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 22nd for Medicine in Spain and 925th in the World with 10,135 publications made and 237,682 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Physical Therapy, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#22 of 69 In Spain
#309 of 1,433 In Europe
#925 of 6,775 In the World

University of Extremadura
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 42 239
1993 62 223
1994 50 286
1995 73 333
1996 86 484
1997 48 478
1998 66 593
1999 87 847
2000 63 856
2001 95 1023
2002 141 1303
2003 128 1533
2004 142 1997
2005 187 2379
2006 186 2725
2007 193 3359
2008 193 3587
2009 266 4374
2010 267 4881
2011 268 5669
2012 376 6892
2013 371 7673
2014 343 7955
2015 343 8815
2016 404 10330
2017 432 11469
2018 533 12515
2019 592 14304
2020 719 18909
2021 841 23246
2022 813 24030
2023 788 23867
2024 638 21339

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 57 195
Sports Medicine 13 175 446
Urology 10 162 489
Physical Therapy 13 192 491
Veterinary 15 155 564
Anatomy and Physiology 14 243 683
Health Science 18 246 734
Clinical Psychology 22 250 734
Cardiology 20 268 736
Occupational Therapy 22 285 745
Sonography and Ultrasound 17 260 757
Gerontology 24 254 775
Public Health 27 274 789
Pharmacology 17 249 794
Pharmacy 27 297 808
Respiratory Therapy 20 280 836
Immunology 23 297 951
Anesthesiology 23 305 973
Toxicology 29 282 977
Orthodontics 21 335 985
Nursing 27 343 1000
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 298 1004
Pathology 30 321 1005
Audiology 28 344 1008
Psychiatry 28 340 1011
Dentistry 22 326 1018
Biomedical Engineering 25 350 1031
Oncology and Cancer research 23 313 1039
Surgery 28 330 1052
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 30 350 1113
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 33 362 1117
Dermatology 31 334 1131
Healthcare Management (MHA) 29 391 1145
Ophthalmology 32 385 1189
Virology 29 349 1219
Radiation Therapy 28 344 1225
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 32 422 1324
Critical Care Nursing 38 430 1370
Pediatrics 34 394 1405
Family medicine 39 442 1706

Psychology rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 26th for Psychology in Spain and 872nd in the World with 6,152 publications made and 137,539 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#26 of 69 In Spain
#306 of 1,423 In Europe
#872 of 6,645 In the World

University of Extremadura
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 18 84
1993 24 114
1994 17 123
1995 19 130
1996 40 196
1997 30 214
1998 34 245
1999 32 315
2000 36 361
2001 40 366
2002 89 556
2003 58 639
2004 90 865
2005 93 906
2006 76 1121
2007 97 1401
2008 100 1443
2009 182 1807
2010 161 2044
2011 170 2631
2012 222 3066
2013 238 3767
2014 212 4131
2015 243 4679
2016 291 5752
2017 287 6479
2018 340 7301
2019 396 9164
2020 488 11733
2021 511 14640
2022 526 15317
2023 523 16231
2024 378 14479

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 17 181 562
Cognitive Science 24 269 727
Clinical Psychology 22 250 734
Occupational Therapy 22 285 745
Child Psychology 27 285 817
Neuroscience 28 302 819
Special Education 30 318 862
Social Psychology 26 322 870
Psychiatry 28 340 1011

Mathematics rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 29th for Mathematics in Spain and 791st in the World with 5,998 publications made and 135,092 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#29 of 69 In Spain
#293 of 1,401 In Europe
#791 of 6,418 In the World

University of Extremadura
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 18 69
1993 26 84
1994 29 141
1995 27 133
1996 42 187
1997 33 204
1998 39 206
1999 37 231
2000 46 271
2001 63 320
2002 91 465
2003 94 616
2004 92 635
2005 103 798
2006 116 1050
2007 145 1252
2008 128 1451
2009 181 1878
2010 184 2168
2011 187 2643
2012 258 3201
2013 229 3748
2014 227 4132
2015 243 4565
2016 255 5338
2017 259 5746
2018 331 6485
2019 346 7855
2020 422 9878
2021 462 12241
2022 442 12309
2023 425 12728
2024 307 9302

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 17 158 515
Applied Mathematics 25 305 727
Statistics 29 294 792
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 31 329 825
Operations Research 32 304 858
Blockchain and Cryptography 23 308 915
Actuarial Science 34 411 1141

Business rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 29th for Business in Spain and 875th in the World with 4,523 publications made and 88,128 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Hospitality and Hotel Management.

Business ranking Location
#29 of 69 In Spain
#344 of 1,433 In Europe
#875 of 6,339 In the World

University of Extremadura
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 14 54
1993 18 44
1994 16 92
1995 15 69
1996 15 91
1997 18 107
1998 22 118
1999 28 114
2000 20 78
2001 24 168
2002 49 209
2003 51 242
2004 35 298
2005 60 331
2006 62 477
2007 72 528
2008 69 708
2009 94 947
2010 116 1024
2011 117 1425
2012 145 1678
2013 169 2087
2014 181 2292
2015 177 2574
2016 199 3001
2017 241 3415
2018 274 4131
2019 349 5002
2020 414 7121
2021 378 8711
2022 392 8921
2023 377 9646
2024 242 7693

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 11 48 134
Entrepreneurship 10 125 282
Human Resource Management 22 186 485
Engineering Management 15 201 583
Advertising 28 286 773
International Trade 38 450 806
Marketing 29 321 806
International Business 38 433 814
Operations Research 32 304 858
Management Information Systems 33 374 863
Risk Management 37 374 864
Management 29 337 883
Finance 28 366 899
Entertainment Industry Business 34 360 955
Construction Management 27 416 1082
Actuarial Science 34 411 1141
Accounting 40 438 1213
Investment Banking and Stock trading 34 433 1246
Project Management 41 556 1330
Public Policy / Administration 38 487 1435

Economics rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 30th for Economics in Spain and 996th in the World with 2,759 publications made and 60,588 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#30 of 68 In Spain
#381 of 1,388 In Europe
#996 of 6,167 In the World

University of Extremadura
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 11 35
1993 12 41
1994 15 71
1995 7 44
1996 17 61
1997 13 70
1998 23 82
1999 16 94
2000 15 62
2001 16 118
2002 24 139
2003 34 195
2004 26 193
2005 35 275
2006 31 292
2007 42 364
2008 41 474
2009 62 645
2010 64 673
2011 68 889
2012 85 1115
2013 101 1406
2014 101 1569
2015 98 1741
2016 138 2164
2017 156 2539
2018 176 2807
2019 214 3485
2020 265 4711
2021 221 5778
2022 214 5619
2023 211 6391
2024 155 5119

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

Economics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 15 176 631
International Economics 34 387 653
International Trade 38 450 806
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 31 329 825
Finance 28 366 899
Environmental Economics 41 381 947
Development Studies 31 382 1124
Actuarial Science 34 411 1141
Investment Banking and Stock trading 34 433 1246

Art & Design rankings

The University of Extremadura ranked 28th for Art & Design in Spain and 758th in the World with 2,495 publications made and 36,289 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
#311 of 1,381 In Europe
#758 of 5,966 In the World

University of Extremadura
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 4 28
1993 5 20
1994 5 12
1995 6 30
1996 3 28
1997 12 61
1998 8 55
1999 18 105
2000 14 89
2001 15 91
2002 26 80
2003 33 182
2004 29 231
2005 34 256
2006 48 312
2007 49 407
2008 50 442
2009 62 557
2010 86 678
2011 86 836
2012 108 985
2013 90 991
2014 103 1154
2015 120 1254
2016 123 1468
2017 132 1489
2018 159 1763
2019 153 2158
2020 200 3053
2021 183 3460
2022 194 3614
2023 183 3896
2024 120 3701

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
UX/UI Desgin 14 147 340
Landscape Architecture 15 173 358
Architecture 22 234 524
Music 15 203 537
Painting and Drawing 28 261 596
Sculpture 28 261 596
Illustration and Concept Art 29 263 614
Animation 17 239 620
Photography 21 250 641
Multimedia 29 254 642
Game Design and Development 25 288 653
Graphic Design 24 261 684
Literature 24 298 717
Fashion Design 29 301 723
Cinematography 31 308 769
Computer Graphics 35 335 821
Aesthetics 29 335 824
Art History 25 350 839
Performing arts 27 358 855
Creative Writing 32 351 914
Entertainment Industry Business 34 360 955
Singing and Vocal Performance 25 359 1046