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The University of Girona ranked 31st in Spain, 912th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 146 research topics. The University of Girona ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,299 academic publications and 427,641 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 11 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#912 of 14,131 In the World
#354 of 2,785 In Europe
#31 of 75 In Spain
#149 of 2,765 For Environmental Engineering
#233 of 2,319 For Computational Chemistry
#282 of 1,249 For Landscape Architecture
#2436 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1013 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 143 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Girona ranked 36th for Biology in Spain and 1043rd in the World with 10,496 publications made and 286,608 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#36 of 69 In Spain
#352 of 1,445 In Europe
#1043 of 6,770 In the World

University of Girona
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 7 9
1992 17 18
1993 15 27
1994 15 32
1995 19 67
1996 47 111
1997 51 121
1998 79 245
1999 82 381
2000 99 591
2001 96 708
2002 126 825
2003 118 942
2004 140 1168
2005 188 1837
2006 216 2250
2007 230 2913
2008 276 3572
2009 321 4818
2010 360 5744
2011 397 7091
2012 485 9181
2013 476 10661
2014 489 12434
2015 534 13688
2016 574 15448
2017 589 17173
2018 617 19852
2019 592 23048
2020 733 28222
2021 812 33696
2022 821 35206
2023 797 35781

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

Biology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 191 551
Zoology 23 253 705
Toxicology 26 245 771
Agricultural Science 33 260 771
Paleontology 25 286 784
Microbiology 27 279 808
Botany 34 302 859
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 28 334 871
Forestry 34 308 967
Biotechnology 31 323 1008
Biochemistry 34 343 1041
Evolutionary Biology 39 386 1055
Astrobiology 35 383 1065
Oncology and Cancer research 27 333 1092
Genetics 34 361 1101
Neuroscience 39 392 1124
Biophysics 33 404 1205
Nutrition and Food Science 42 385 1259
Horticulture 40 350 1284
Molecular Biology 36 397 1311
Animal Science 39 372 1330
Nanotechnology 35 408 1359
Pharmacology 37 385 1412
Immunology 40 446 1552
Virology 39 423 1558

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Girona ranked 34th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 758th in the World with 9,798 publications made and 158,850 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#34 of 69 In Spain
#314 of 1,492 In Europe
#758 of 7,020 In the World

University of Girona
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 4 4
1992 17 14
1993 7 12
1994 15 18
1995 16 33
1996 43 46
1997 45 33
1998 58 114
1999 66 158
2000 58 269
2001 82 293
2002 108 395
2003 120 541
2004 114 668
2005 177 1026
2006 182 1191
2007 180 1493
2008 260 1990
2009 282 2492
2010 324 3116
2011 368 3953
2012 457 4840
2013 451 5429
2014 490 6577
2015 504 7198
2016 538 7562
2017 593 8196
2018 600 9639
2019 546 11390
2020 715 14351
2021 806 17309
2022 731 17333
2023 751 18387

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 7 145 500
Special Education 15 223 604
Urban and Regional planning 26 301 633
Social Work 12 201 634
Philosophy 38 295 672
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 18 284 711
International Law 19 293 730
Library and Information science 19 282 734
Archaeology 29 289 737
Demography 31 278 765
Political Science 29 321 768
History 30 314 782
Law Enforcement 14 290 831
Aesthetics 28 339 845
Law 27 327 849
Criminology and Criminal Justice 18 281 901
Anthropology 32 353 922
Sociology 31 344 927
Art History 32 390 973
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 25 391 980
Gender Studies 29 333 995
Political Economy 20 368 997
Sports / Exercise science 45 363 1005
Linguistics 34 388 1018
Education Majors 35 344 1025
Communications and Public Relations 37 403 1126
Media Studies 32 373 1136
Classics and Ancient History 38 432 1179
Journalism and Digital Media 40 414 1180
Public Policy / Administration 35 431 1239

Engineering rankings

The University of Girona ranked 31st for Engineering in Spain and 951st in the World with 9,298 publications made and 257,603 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#31 of 68 In Spain
#339 of 1,453 In Europe
#951 of 6,684 In the World

University of Girona
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 5 4
1992 12 11
1993 13 19
1994 16 20
1995 16 45
1996 40 114
1997 57 103
1998 71 182
1999 76 337
2000 82 469
2001 90 603
2002 156 731
2003 142 922
2004 170 1096
2005 194 1722
2006 235 2035
2007 268 2608
2008 343 3413
2009 321 4309
2010 381 5229
2011 405 6686
2012 447 8160
2013 490 9735
2014 457 11434
2015 459 12533
2016 474 14065
2017 513 15389
2018 528 17889
2019 478 20026
2020 543 23837
2021 601 27828
2022 581 28339
2023 563 28285

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Girona ranked 31st for Environmental Science in Spain and 815th in the World with 9,178 publications made and 241,850 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#31 of 69 In Spain
#295 of 1,458 In Europe
#815 of 6,798 In the World

University of Girona
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 5 8
1992 13 13
1993 15 17
1994 7 15
1995 14 41
1996 42 50
1997 42 56
1998 62 141
1999 65 187
2000 64 285
2001 71 411
2002 106 507
2003 110 640
2004 125 906
2005 168 1304
2006 188 1715
2007 220 2269
2008 270 2728
2009 295 3624
2010 370 4525
2011 359 5650
2012 450 7323
2013 458 8535
2014 443 10338
2015 479 11678
2016 491 12845
2017 499 14261
2018 529 16342
2019 486 19045
2020 656 23382
2021 695 27536
2022 637 28817
2023 667 28691

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

Environmental Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 7 39 149
Hydrology and Water resources management 14 88 325
Environmental Management 20 150 441
Environmental Chemistry 17 188 490
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 191 551
Oceanography 23 228 615
Urban and Regional planning 26 301 633
Geotechnical Engineering 20 219 651
Ecology 30 265 713
Earth science and Geophysics 21 272 764
Agricultural Science 33 260 771
Paleontology 25 286 784
Geology 26 294 789
Geography and Cartography 33 315 814
Forestry 34 308 967
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 37 384 1063
Petrology and Geochemistry 38 412 1157

Chemistry rankings

The University of Girona ranked 32nd for Chemistry in Spain and 964th in the World with 9,011 publications made and 283,480 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Chemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#32 of 68 In Spain
#338 of 1,401 In Europe
#964 of 6,447 In the World

University of Girona
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 6 11
1992 14 20
1993 12 25
1994 16 31
1995 18 75
1996 51 137
1997 56 164
1998 85 281
1999 90 414
2000 100 626
2001 92 791
2002 131 855
2003 117 1045
2004 148 1255
2005 193 2003
2006 238 2424
2007 220 3010
2008 269 3815
2009 293 4761
2010 346 5667
2011 365 7377
2012 418 8833
2013 451 10640
2014 427 12280
2015 449 13474
2016 489 15282
2017 484 16774
2018 521 19182
2019 458 21700
2020 552 26034
2021 621 30741
2022 636 32141
2023 575 32142

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

Chemistry subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 8 97 233
Environmental Chemistry 17 188 490
Biochemical Engineering 20 230 511
Pharmacy 21 237 584
Inorganic Chemistry 25 253 724
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 19 305 757
Organic Chemistry 28 295 827
Physical chemistry 29 311 907
Materials Science 27 343 977
Radiochemistry 23 251 988
Biochemistry 34 343 1041
Petrology and Geochemistry 38 412 1157
Chemical Engineering 33 365 1219
Nutrition and Food Science 42 385 1259
Nanotechnology 35 408 1359

Physics rankings

The University of Girona ranked 30th for Physics in Spain and 920th in the World with 8,482 publications made and 229,977 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#30 of 69 In Spain
#346 of 1,446 In Europe
#920 of 6,603 In the World

University of Girona
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 4 6
1992 14 19
1993 13 21
1994 21 45
1995 18 77
1996 50 153
1997 61 163
1998 82 290
1999 93 430
2000 105 665
2001 102 663
2002 156 819
2003 134 1027
2004 163 1176
2005 188 1897
2006 250 2191
2007 245 2843
2008 300 3593
2009 297 4408
2010 345 5203
2011 361 6466
2012 405 7550
2013 442 9307
2014 407 10617
2015 413 11545
2016 415 12808
2017 460 13628
2018 446 15484
2019 402 16955
2020 477 19926
2021 514 23106
2022 517 23299
2023 514 23984

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

Physics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 15 241 540
Nuclear Physics 25 301 753
Medical Physics 19 325 843
Quantum and Particle physics 30 350 921
Materials Science 27 343 977
Optical Engineering 34 376 1053
Astrobiology 35 383 1065
Acoustical Engineering 31 395 1101
Theoretical Physics 33 408 1102
Condensed Matter Physics 28 394 1172
Biophysics 33 404 1205
Astrophysics and Astronomy 37 437 1217
Nanotechnology 35 408 1359

Computer Science rankings

The University of Girona ranked 34th for Computer Science in Spain and 902nd in the World with 6,780 publications made and 153,743 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#34 of 69 In Spain
#342 of 1,459 In Europe
#902 of 6,752 In the World

University of Girona
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 5
1992 5 14
1993 5 8
1994 6 16
1995 12 58
1996 25 101
1997 36 78
1998 56 175
1999 58 264
2000 65 384
2001 79 383
2002 121 468
2003 109 621
2004 138 680
2005 152 1108
2006 178 1274
2007 196 1467
2008 261 2009
2009 245 2564
2010 263 3147
2011 258 3710
2012 339 4650
2013 334 5088
2014 321 6106
2015 347 6714
2016 313 7272
2017 346 7709
2018 351 9510
2019 338 10600
2020 403 13425
2021 471 15969
2022 460 16151
2023 447 16824

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

Computer Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 8 93 300
Computer Graphics 9 147 378
Computer Vision 17 200 526
Human-Computer Interaction 28 249 568
Cognitive Science 22 264 691
Library and Information science 19 282 734
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 28 293 750
Multimedia 32 307 758
Machine Learning 32 276 783
Data Science 31 337 803
Animation 29 321 835
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 28 334 871
Computer Networking 32 353 982
Management Information Systems 37 420 984
Software Engineering 42 456 1080
Neuroscience 39 392 1124
Blockchain and Cryptography 33 391 1146
Cyber Security 36 410 1162
Computational Linguistics 35 417 1189
Telecommunications 40 433 1262

Medicine rankings

The University of Girona ranked 35th for Medicine in Spain and 1156th in the World with 6,533 publications made and 162,481 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#35 of 69 In Spain
#378 of 1,417 In Europe
#1156 of 6,680 In the World

University of Girona
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 5 4
1992 9 4
1993 5 13
1994 7 11
1995 5 24
1996 18 36
1997 13 34
1998 32 77
1999 55 201
2000 28 243
2001 33 294
2002 57 383
2003 56 438
2004 59 508
2005 71 849
2006 86 994
2007 104 1275
2008 117 1512
2009 159 1949
2010 204 2565
2011 231 3308
2012 275 4329
2013 275 5460
2014 340 6372
2015 339 7035
2016 376 7938
2017 380 9401
2018 398 10581
2019 420 12644
2020 540 16167
2021 638 20013
2022 586 20797
2023 573 20706

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

Medicine subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urology 13 189 563
Pharmacy 21 237 584
Social Work 12 201 634
Toxicology 26 245 771
Public Health 29 278 774
Medical Physics 19 325 843
Cardiology 26 297 850
Sonography and Ultrasound 19 288 855
Anesthesiology 28 311 963
Sports / Exercise science 45 363 1005
Biomedical Engineering 26 352 1013
Epidemiology 27 327 1034
Gerontology 38 350 1043
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 27 343 1056
Occupational Therapy 40 383 1068
Oncology and Cancer research 27 333 1092
Nursing 32 372 1095
Clinical Psychology 37 371 1103
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 33 369 1114
Veterinary 30 299 1137
Anatomy and Physiology 38 381 1151
Dentistry 28 383 1162
Critical Care Nursing 31 384 1176
Pathology 36 374 1187
Radiation Therapy 29 341 1203
Health Science 38 383 1248
Healthcare Management (MHA) 39 437 1328
Surgery 36 406 1332
Psychiatry 42 423 1353
Pediatrics 34 396 1374
Physical Therapy 47 456 1376
Pharmacology 37 385 1412
Sports Medicine 51 488 1446
Immunology 40 446 1552
Virology 39 423 1558
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 45 539 1648
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 37 443 1654
Family medicine 41 453 1717
Orthodontics 45 567 1797

Mathematics rankings

The University of Girona ranked 37th for Mathematics in Spain and 981st in the World with 3,922 publications made and 85,596 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#37 of 69 In Spain
#365 of 1,388 In Europe
#981 of 6,305 In the World

University of Girona
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 1
1992 3 5
1993 3 2
1994 4 11
1995 7 9
1996 10 43
1997 16 36
1998 27 65
1999 23 89
2000 35 166
2001 43 146
2002 61 246
2003 56 288
2004 88 376
2005 84 638
2006 106 629
2007 113 776
2008 147 1016
2009 129 1233
2010 154 1616
2011 152 1862
2012 195 2419
2013 191 2799
2014 192 3222
2015 187 3576
2016 185 3845
2017 181 3925
2018 227 5040
2019 207 5651
2020 247 7003
2021 282 8048
2022 270 8166
2023 270 8449

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

Mathematics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 34 339 848
Statistics 34 344 910
Math Teachers 38 357 1144
Blockchain and Cryptography 33 391 1146
Applied Mathematics 37 456 1223
Operations Research 41 424 1264

Psychology rankings

The University of Girona ranked 35th for Psychology in Spain and 1080th in the World with 3,538 publications made and 73,527 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#35 of 69 In Spain
#370 of 1,414 In Europe
#1080 of 6,528 In the World

University of Girona
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 2 9
1995 4 3
1996 2 15
1997 12 18
1998 16 28
1999 15 85
2000 13 129
2001 12 139
2002 25 164
2003 27 184
2004 40 196
2005 40 329
2006 55 383
2007 55 445
2008 82 653
2009 78 793
2010 105 1148
2011 138 1356
2012 174 1939
2013 177 2280
2014 174 2719
2015 199 2980
2016 184 3392
2017 192 3618
2018 236 4401
2019 226 5287
2020 267 6805
2021 356 8286
2022 290 8667
2023 316 9031

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

Psychology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 15 223 604
Social Work 12 201 634
Cognitive Science 22 264 691
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 18 284 711
Child Psychology 27 312 906
Social Psychology 28 342 926
Education Majors 35 344 1025
Occupational Therapy 40 383 1068
Clinical Psychology 37 371 1103
Neuroscience 39 392 1124
Psychiatry 42 423 1353

Business rankings

The University of Girona ranked 34th for Business in Spain and 991st in the World with 2,838 publications made and 48,263 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Hospitality and Hotel Management, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#34 of 69 In Spain
#389 of 1,414 In Europe
#991 of 6,187 In the World

University of Girona
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 0
1992 2 2
1993 2 1
1994 2 0
1995 3 3
1996 2 9
1997 10 2
1998 15 29
1999 18 35
2000 23 45
2001 28 58
2002 42 109
2003 50 157
2004 56 192
2005 58 270
2006 70 312
2007 75 445
2008 95 528
2009 99 797
2010 105 1015
2011 116 1157
2012 136 1500
2013 123 1735
2014 142 2056
2015 134 2241
2016 165 2421
2017 129 2565
2018 153 3149
2019 138 3574
2020 204 4451
2021 225 5354
2022 194 5231
2023 209 5688

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

Business subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 6 27 82
Entertainment Industry Business 23 209 550
Project Management 25 342 796
Engineering Management 26 293 854
Marketing 33 349 886
Accounting 32 364 960
Human Resource Management 43 397 979
International Trade 46 517 981
Management Information Systems 37 420 984
International Business 46 501 1009
Management 36 397 1052
Advertising 38 418 1100
Finance 43 486 1219
Public Policy / Administration 35 431 1239
Operations Research 41 424 1264

Economics rankings

The University of Girona ranked 38th for Economics in Spain and 1088th in the World with 1,926 publications made and 33,407 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#38 of 67 In Spain
#417 of 1,366 In Europe
#1088 of 5,995 In the World

University of Girona
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 2 0
1992 2 1
1993 2 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 3
1996 3 2
1997 4 0
1998 13 30
1999 6 25
2000 12 42
2001 17 46
2002 26 74
2003 37 121
2004 35 113
2005 26 180
2006 36 220
2007 33 298
2008 45 290
2009 65 512
2010 58 627
2011 66 712
2012 88 915
2013 95 1072
2014 111 1309
2015 101 1332
2016 99 1558
2017 103 1639
2018 114 2054
2019 99 2433
2020 148 3153
2021 157 3960
2022 147 4030
2023 161 4178

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

Economics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 38 321 775
International Economics 43 475 841
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 34 339 848
International Trade 46 517 981
Political Economy 20 368 997
Development Studies 34 395 1161
Finance 43 486 1219

Art & Design rankings

The University of Girona ranked 29th for Art & Design in Spain and 765th in the World with 1,819 publications made and 28,594 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, 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
#29 of 68 In Spain
#323 of 1,349 In Europe
#765 of 5,720 In the World

University of Girona
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 0
1992 3 2
1993 2 2
1994 7 13
1995 6 7
1996 14 27
1997 14 14
1998 25 76
1999 17 52
2000 18 125
2001 18 100
2002 36 141
2003 37 184
2004 34 199
2005 38 304
2006 42 378
2007 43 405
2008 67 482
2009 54 504
2010 57 594
2011 75 696
2012 87 807
2013 78 887
2014 79 966
2015 86 1133
2016 100 1193
2017 117 1316
2018 85 1494
2019 89 1622
2020 124 2062
2021 118 2410
2022 109 2423
2023 124 2588

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

Art & Design subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Photography 4 103 269
Landscape Architecture 12 129 282
Interior Design 11 132 307
Computer Graphics 9 147 378
Painting and Drawing 20 203 433
Sculpture 20 203 433
Illustration and Concept Art 20 209 455
Entertainment Industry Business 23 209 550
Cinematography 25 235 574
Fashion Design 30 304 725
Architecture 30 316 729
Multimedia 32 307 758
Animation 29 321 835
Aesthetics 28 339 845
Creative Writing 27 334 856
Art History 32 390 973
Literature 33 383 986