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The University of Granada ranked 5th in Spain, 280th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 10 research topics. The University of Granada ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 96,092 academic publications and 2,193,589 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 104 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#280 of 14,131 In the World
#106 of 2,785 In Europe
#5 of 75 In Spain
#22 of 1,302 For Sports / Exercise science
#56 of 6,689 For Philosophy
#80 of 3,895 For Nutrition and Food Science
#489 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#313 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 7 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Granada ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 121st in the World with 52,480 publications made and 985,281 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 69 In Spain
#39 of 1,500 In Europe
#121 of 7,081 In the World

University of Granada
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 139 417
1993 174 428
1994 172 482
1995 240 692
1996 217 768
1997 291 1101
1998 303 1293
1999 387 1676
2000 423 2132
2001 423 2688
2002 616 3885
2003 593 4478
2004 679 4924
2005 780 6041
2006 892 7761
2007 1036 9675
2008 1143 11520
2009 1356 14128
2010 1562 17201
2011 1843 22052
2012 2039 26371
2013 2129 31519
2014 2314 36323
2015 2709 41571
2016 2617 42552
2017 2901 47175
2018 2916 53791
2019 3100 64471
2020 3581 81147
2021 3792 98541
2022 3782 100816
2023 3777 108934
2024 2504 92601

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

Biology rankings

The University of Granada ranked 6th for Biology in Spain and 352nd in the World with 47,036 publications made and 1,352,170 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 69 In Spain
#128 of 1,448 In Europe
#352 of 6,833 In the World

University of Granada
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 264 1133
1993 357 1225
1994 375 1554
1995 379 1943
1996 471 2260
1997 441 2822
1998 483 3675
1999 531 4407
2000 561 5137
2001 519 6006
2002 594 7376
2003 696 9044
2004 746 9900
2005 789 11486
2006 937 14010
2007 985 16560
2008 1035 19345
2009 1172 22469
2010 1339 26588
2011 1597 32416
2012 1681 39069
2013 1773 44931
2014 1890 50791
2015 2035 55784
2016 2017 59749
2017 2061 65143
2018 2198 72562
2019 2337 84361
2020 2928 104788
2021 3209 124559
2022 3201 125508
2023 3317 130559
2024 2358 117698

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

Biology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 23 80
Toxicology 3 54 174
Horticulture 5 49 200
Paleontology 3 69 209
Botany 5 78 227
Zoology 5 88 230
Agricultural Science 9 83 259
Animal Science 12 88 276
Astrobiology 4 121 299
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 98 302
Evolutionary Biology 7 120 306
Neuroscience 6 124 326
Forestry 8 104 327
Microbiology 8 122 342
Pharmacology 7 125 367
Biochemistry 8 140 378
Biotechnology 8 147 388
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 166 403
Genetics 7 157 424
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 160 439
Entomology 7 168 447
Nanotechnology 12 151 473
Immunology 8 172 478
Biophysics 10 190 502
Molecular Biology 10 170 510
Oncology and Cancer research 8 184 531
Virology 10 191 588

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Granada ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Spain and 252nd in the World with 36,865 publications made and 991,994 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 69 In Spain
#82 of 1,464 In Europe
#252 of 6,876 In the World

University of Granada
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 186 805
1993 224 724
1994 213 934
1995 226 1125
1996 288 1347
1997 291 1587
1998 306 2131
1999 363 2704
2000 367 2985
2001 363 3538
2002 423 4461
2003 480 5622
2004 536 6217
2005 587 7213
2006 697 9277
2007 778 11058
2008 829 12900
2009 922 15615
2010 1075 18245
2011 1267 23473
2012 1422 28772
2013 1426 33075
2014 1576 38783
2015 1773 43833
2016 1663 46887
2017 1739 50125
2018 1777 55522
2019 1888 65776
2020 2378 80250
2021 2555 96325
2022 2614 95200
2023 2692 99487
2024 1812 89536

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Granada ranked 8th for Chemistry in Spain and 382nd in the World with 36,601 publications made and 1,138,695 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 68 In Spain
#140 of 1,417 In Europe
#382 of 6,545 In the World

University of Granada
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 250 987
1993 342 1218
1994 341 1499
1995 350 1854
1996 447 2162
1997 386 2583
1998 448 3459
1999 494 4144
2000 491 4784
2001 460 5523
2002 522 6760
2003 629 8556
2004 646 9317
2005 685 10640
2006 796 12338
2007 837 14578
2008 850 17005
2009 983 19595
2010 1069 22534
2011 1278 27547
2012 1304 33351
2013 1394 39600
2014 1418 44320
2015 1556 48782
2016 1536 52857
2017 1498 56103
2018 1599 61852
2019 1703 71017
2020 2071 85732
2021 2184 99984
2022 2228 98961
2023 2332 102966
2024 1770 92718

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

Chemistry subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 23 80
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 24 93
Radiochemistry 3 44 244
Environmental Chemistry 6 83 248
Biochemical Engineering 12 127 283
Physical chemistry 9 102 327
Organic Chemistry 10 124 347
Inorganic Chemistry 11 129 370
Biochemistry 8 140 378
Chemical Engineering 10 101 381
Pharmacy 16 182 425
Computational Chemistry 15 190 426
Materials Science 12 155 440
Nanotechnology 12 151 473
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 230 566

Engineering rankings

The University of Granada ranked 12th for Engineering in Spain and 393rd in the World with 35,839 publications made and 1,000,661 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#12 of 69 In Spain
#141 of 1,465 In Europe
#393 of 6,782 In the World

University of Granada
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 185 723
1993 241 861
1994 245 964
1995 233 1076
1996 328 1348
1997 298 1627
1998 330 2077
1999 367 2502
2000 415 3137
2001 411 3783
2002 486 4829
2003 611 6394
2004 580 6837
2005 663 8064
2006 785 9946
2007 874 11624
2008 839 13917
2009 1010 16160
2010 1096 19034
2011 1303 24139
2012 1413 29641
2013 1362 35395
2014 1483 41597
2015 1623 46190
2016 1677 51201
2017 1650 54319
2018 1703 61125
2019 1740 69088
2020 2147 81816
2021 2263 94590
2022 2329 92677
2023 2406 98101
2024 1735 85904

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

Engineering subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 7 38 150
Human-Computer Interaction 6 65 174
Transportation Engineering 4 68 212
Landscape Architecture 9 101 213
Remote Sensing 5 74 218
Operations Research 6 78 236
Biochemical Engineering 12 127 283
Architecture 12 132 289
Technical Drawing 5 110 300
Mining Engineering 9 90 305
Systems Engineering 9 122 321
Civil Engineering 6 109 321
Automotive Engineering 7 99 328
Computer Engineering 10 116 353
Geotechnical Engineering 7 108 356
Chemical Engineering 10 101 381
Biotechnology 8 147 388
Architectural Engineering 9 148 397
Acoustical Engineering 8 152 398
Biomedical Engineering 8 142 399
Agricultural Engineering 14 122 404
Optical Engineering 12 157 407
Reliability and Quality Engineering 8 132 412
Mechanical Engineering 11 155 422
Metallurgical Engineering 11 145 426
Telecommunications 10 149 434
Construction Management 6 164 436
Materials Science 12 155 440
Aviation 9 166 444
Computer Networking 11 154 446
Structural Engineering 7 155 446
Automation and Control engineering 10 147 461
Nanotechnology 12 151 473
Electronic Engineering 14 167 488
Electrical Engineering 15 176 505
Aerospace Engineering 13 202 540
Engineering Management 12 188 541
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 230 566
Product and Industrial Design 15 221 579
Renewable Energy Engineering 23 190 589
Petroleum Engineering 15 205 631
Marine Engineering 20 214 632
Industrial Engineering 14 279 673
Nuclear Engineering 23 257 748
Applied/Engineering Physics 20 303 843
Robotics 25 295 850

Physics rankings

The University of Granada ranked 10th for Physics in Spain and 344th in the World with 35,287 publications made and 1,028,955 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#10 of 69 In Spain
#127 of 1,457 In Europe
#344 of 6,713 In the World

University of Granada
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 199 817
1993 249 981
1994 269 1122
1995 276 1263
1996 352 1524
1997 340 1809
1998 376 2267
1999 427 2787
2000 464 3436
2001 443 4273
2002 514 5169
2003 655 7128
2004 616 7607
2005 700 8749
2006 822 10380
2007 891 12079
2008 852 14444
2009 1011 16487
2010 1135 19000
2011 1357 25020
2012 1357 30825
2013 1395 38429
2014 1458 44582
2015 1596 48969
2016 1603 53937
2017 1531 56498
2018 1589 62387
2019 1666 69683
2020 1995 81065
2021 2112 90050
2022 2079 85910
2023 2255 91644
2024 1572 81116

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

Physics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 7 76 159
Nuclear Physics 6 111 254
Astrobiology 4 121 299
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 141 336
Atomic and Molecular physics 7 155 340
Quantum and Particle physics 11 134 346
Acoustical Engineering 8 152 398
Optical Engineering 12 157 407
Materials Science 12 155 440
Nanotechnology 12 151 473
Condensed Matter Physics 12 192 480
Biophysics 10 190 502
Medical Physics 11 237 606
Applied/Engineering Physics 20 303 843

Computer Science rankings

The University of Granada ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Spain and 262nd in the World with 33,258 publications made and 921,761 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 69 In Spain
#84 of 1,469 In Europe
#262 of 6,845 In the World

University of Granada
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 96 451
1993 147 457
1994 136 513
1995 177 689
1996 168 814
1997 226 1140
1998 235 1371
1999 281 1782
2000 307 2238
2001 321 2773
2002 450 3795
2003 506 4521
2004 482 4943
2005 545 6093
2006 684 7746
2007 790 9332
2008 748 11108
2009 925 13246
2010 1072 16253
2011 1242 20400
2012 1305 24035
2013 1348 28343
2014 1370 33170
2015 1527 37771
2016 1510 40649
2017 1614 45572
2018 1697 52261
2019 1765 61127
2020 2212 73972
2021 2349 87011
2022 2312 88172
2023 2424 94626
2024 1693 82485

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Granada ranked 6th for Medicine in Spain and 388th in the World with 32,571 publications made and 877,714 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 69 In Spain
#149 of 1,433 In Europe
#388 of 6,775 In the World

University of Granada
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 146 566
1993 193 637
1994 210 734
1995 205 987
1996 247 1162
1997 244 1545
1998 261 2012
1999 239 2358
2000 286 2795
2001 255 3175
2002 305 3832
2003 351 4298
2004 402 4919
2005 432 5802
2006 508 6939
2007 564 8496
2008 601 10096
2009 708 12122
2010 802 14350
2011 1086 17990
2012 1165 22427
2013 1209 26116
2014 1319 30020
2015 1410 33188
2016 1453 36005
2017 1539 39338
2018 1655 44894
2019 1808 53187
2020 2370 70878
2021 2557 87577
2022 2563 92136
2023 2540 95548
2024 1956 87396

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

Medicine subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 1 5 22
Sports Medicine 1 41 135
Physical Therapy 1 47 141
Dentistry 3 58 165
Toxicology 3 54 174
Orthodontics 4 74 205
Forensic Science 5 78 209
Clinical Psychology 4 65 226
Health Science 3 78 260
Gerontology 4 73 265
Public Health 5 91 277
Optometry 9 93 277
Cosmetology 7 107 294
Audiology 3 129 329
Nursing 4 120 360
Pharmacology 7 125 367
Psychiatry 6 136 371
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 118 375
Social Work 5 127 376
Anatomy and Physiology 6 133 377
Pathology 7 147 384
Occupational Therapy 6 158 397
Biomedical Engineering 8 142 399
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 139 410
Pharmacy 16 182 425
Epidemiology 7 164 437
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 160 439
Ophthalmology 11 157 451
Urology 9 153 459
Pediatrics 6 172 470
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 186 476
Immunology 8 172 478
Veterinary 13 130 494
Dermatology 10 181 494
Radiation Therapy 7 179 507
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 9 177 512
Critical Care Nursing 8 213 526
Oncology and Cancer research 8 184 531
Family medicine 7 180 544
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 195 560
Sonography and Ultrasound 9 201 564
Surgery 7 201 574
Anesthesiology 7 194 581
Virology 10 191 588
Medical Physics 11 237 606
Cardiology 11 239 656
Respiratory Therapy 14 239 683
Neurosurgery 13 272 881

Psychology rankings

The University of Granada ranked 4th for Psychology in Spain and 310th in the World with 19,852 publications made and 497,618 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 69 In Spain
#103 of 1,423 In Europe
#310 of 6,645 In the World

University of Granada
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 53 285
1993 71 244
1994 79 240
1995 85 385
1996 82 448
1997 92 587
1998 103 755
1999 109 849
2000 140 1060
2001 110 1364
2002 176 1579
2003 214 1889
2004 190 1950
2005 232 2475
2006 310 3398
2007 360 4078
2008 346 5138
2009 464 6236
2010 558 7878
2011 651 9738
2012 670 11699
2013 797 14056
2014 895 17036
2015 909 18987
2016 939 20105
2017 1101 23411
2018 1047 26768
2019 1189 32627
2020 1483 42010
2021 1615 51349
2022 1612 55601
2023 1631 60036
2024 1183 52876

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

Psychology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Education Majors 1 31 154
Social Psychology 2 65 222
Cognitive Science 1 70 224
Clinical Psychology 4 65 226
Child Psychology 2 57 232
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 50 258
Sexology 2 81 318
Neuroscience 6 124 326
Psychiatry 6 136 371
Social Work 5 127 376
Occupational Therapy 6 158 397
Special Education 9 140 405
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 11 231 573

Mathematics rankings

The University of Granada ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Spain and 230th in the World with 19,089 publications made and 526,676 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 69 In Spain
#72 of 1,401 In Europe
#230 of 6,418 In the World

University of Granada
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 53 182
1993 84 244
1994 95 331
1995 112 397
1996 105 419
1997 133 595
1998 151 663
1999 168 797
2000 196 1137
2001 170 1393
2002 265 1967
2003 293 2441
2004 305 2675
2005 359 3321
2006 393 4173
2007 442 4960
2008 431 5627
2009 487 6829
2010 573 8338
2011 736 10498
2012 726 12421
2013 724 14874
2014 859 18317
2015 843 20103
2016 877 22205
2017 1015 24189
2018 1037 28124
2019 1017 33049
2020 1287 39626
2021 1375 47846
2022 1368 49382
2023 1324 51980
2024 821 37956

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

Mathematics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 1 16 113
Statistics 2 66 217
Operations Research 6 78 236
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 100 259
Applied Mathematics 8 106 271
Actuarial Science 7 167 460
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 204 576

Business rankings

The University of Granada ranked 5th for Business in Spain and 310th in the World with 11,789 publications made and 283,882 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 69 In Spain
#107 of 1,433 In Europe
#310 of 6,339 In the World

University of Granada
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 22 84
1993 36 109
1994 36 109
1995 40 151
1996 32 150
1997 37 179
1998 53 209
1999 65 329
2000 84 505
2001 69 559
2002 123 825
2003 118 998
2004 122 1038
2005 149 1388
2006 216 1880
2007 248 2337
2008 280 2933
2009 338 3835
2010 381 4539
2011 387 6025
2012 462 7056
2013 503 7978
2014 539 10065
2015 610 11264
2016 628 12081
2017 658 13841
2018 637 16943
2019 702 20390
2020 893 25764
2021 880 31423
2022 914 32912
2023 872 35740
2024 499 28932

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

Business subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human Resource Management 1 20 74
Hospitality and Hotel Management 8 35 100
Management Information Systems 3 60 157
Entrepreneurship 8 81 176
Entertainment Industry Business 5 63 191
Advertising 3 57 214
International Trade 9 134 226
Occupational Safety and Health 3 59 228
Operations Research 6 78 236
Marketing 3 82 252
International Business 10 142 262
Finance 7 115 294
Real Estate 2 101 335
Project Management 6 143 336
Accounting 7 109 347
Management 5 115 350
Public Policy / Administration 5 155 433
Construction Management 6 164 436
Actuarial Science 7 167 460
Risk Management 18 229 527
Engineering Management 12 188 541
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 251 707
Supply Chain Management 13 249 757
Tax Law 21 316 847

Economics rankings

The University of Granada ranked 6th for Economics in Spain and 304th in the World with 8,557 publications made and 197,586 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 68 In Spain
#107 of 1,388 In Europe
#304 of 6,167 In the World

University of Granada
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 16 72
1993 33 114
1994 34 118
1995 39 166
1996 39 170
1997 35 165
1998 46 207
1999 62 277
2000 56 390
2001 56 432
2002 82 605
2003 86 770
2004 101 828
2005 117 1039
2006 169 1322
2007 176 1693
2008 201 1919
2009 245 2830
2010 292 3271
2011 313 4130
2012 309 4777
2013 368 5784
2014 400 7018
2015 432 7761
2016 442 8461
2017 478 9783
2018 422 11439
2019 470 13881
2020 602 17430
2021 659 21574
2022 652 22751
2023 615 24539
2024 363 19179

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

Economics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 10 136 209
International Trade 9 134 226
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 100 259
Finance 7 115 294
Environmental Economics 13 129 331
Development Studies 5 111 368
Actuarial Science 7 167 460
Political Economy 9 217 532
International Relations and Diplomacy 10 225 623
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 251 707
Agricultural Economics 23 259 986

Art & Design rankings

The University of Granada ranked 9th for Art & Design in Spain and 296th in the World with 6,968 publications made and 116,994 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#9 of 68 In Spain
#115 of 1,381 In Europe
#296 of 5,966 In the World

University of Granada
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 17 80
1993 33 95
1994 27 102
1995 31 125
1996 42 133
1997 31 139
1998 43 211
1999 38 254
2000 47 257
2001 60 350
2002 90 503
2003 96 590
2004 96 679
2005 103 729
2006 115 974
2007 125 1238
2008 143 1373
2009 178 1796
2010 213 2201
2011 212 2643
2012 265 3300
2013 294 3698
2014 324 4624
2015 323 4964
2016 383 5091
2017 364 5693
2018 390 6581
2019 392 8094
2020 525 10398
2021 517 12413
2022 495 13102
2023 491 14002
2024 314 12826

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

Art & Design subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 4 29 56
Sculpture 4 29 56
Illustration and Concept Art 4 29 58
Performing arts 2 61 134
Entertainment Industry Business 5 63 191
Landscape Architecture 9 101 213
Creative Writing 3 79 227
Interior Design 6 97 228
Photography 5 85 229
Literature 4 92 247
Fashion Design 8 93 247
Music 4 102 258
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 101 266
Architecture 12 132 289
Graphic Design 9 110 295
UX/UI Desgin 12 131 300
Multimedia 11 104 307
Animation 6 117 314
Art History 6 137 328
Game Design and Development 11 145 342
Computer Graphics 7 138 357
Aesthetics 8 147 376
Cinematography 19 177 409