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The University of La Laguna ranked 25th in Spain, 701st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 158 research topics. The University of La Laguna ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 34,384 academic publications and 849,982 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 25 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#701 of 14,131 In the World
#281 of 2,785 In Europe
#25 of 75 In Spain
#248 of 4,818 For Astrophysics and Astronomy
#330 of 4,467 For Computer Vision
#380 of 1,453 For Astrobiology
#1514 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#857 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 155 other topics

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Physics rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 22nd for Physics in Spain and 732nd in the World with 17,558 publications made and 569,937 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#22 of 69 In Spain
#270 of 1,457 In Europe
#732 of 6,713 In the World

University of La Laguna
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 94 322
1993 78 303
1994 88 379
1995 118 433
1996 145 682
1997 162 819
1998 146 849
1999 152 956
2000 169 1225
2001 214 1390
2002 275 1814
2003 272 2309
2004 268 2605
2005 295 3262
2006 346 4080
2007 362 4818
2008 379 5855
2009 422 6766
2010 623 8387
2011 736 12078
2012 730 14816
2013 803 18416
2014 782 23756
2015 845 27179
2016 888 32163
2017 857 35916
2018 852 43823
2019 931 44326
2020 1048 48710
2021 1112 53014
2022 1058 48031
2023 1085 53730
2024 757 50782

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

Physics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 100 248
Astrobiology 8 155 380
Atomic and Molecular physics 19 271 616
Condensed Matter Physics 16 242 630
Quantum and Particle physics 20 254 676
Nuclear Physics 18 273 693
Applied/Engineering Physics 17 261 706
Theoretical Physics 23 311 753
Optical Engineering 24 285 759
Biophysics 27 336 945
Materials Science 30 354 1032
Acoustical Engineering 31 390 1095
Nanotechnology 28 342 1102

Biology rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 28th for Biology in Spain and 906th in the World with 17,018 publications made and 447,924 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#28 of 69 In Spain
#306 of 1,448 In Europe
#906 of 6,833 In the World

University of La Laguna
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 136 590
1993 117 587
1994 166 735
1995 163 742
1996 195 1000
1997 208 1342
1998 189 1493
1999 202 1673
2000 234 2031
2001 231 2276
2002 300 2769
2003 302 3306
2004 306 3690
2005 339 4451
2006 355 5589
2007 404 6442
2008 467 7626
2009 455 8649
2010 558 9951
2011 617 12552
2012 604 14196
2013 640 15876
2014 691 18292
2015 671 19200
2016 676 20800
2017 715 22766
2018 678 26702
2019 819 28183
2020 902 33404
2021 991 37791
2022 1049 36475
2023 1070 39371
2024 821 36611

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

Biology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 8 155 380
Neuroscience 16 239 602
Toxicology 18 192 619
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 20 214 632
Zoology 21 238 662
Botany 24 232 666
Animal Science 23 209 731
Microbiology 21 249 735
Evolutionary Biology 25 293 737
Horticulture 30 240 776
Agricultural Science 34 263 832
Paleontology 26 295 836
Nutrition and Food Science 35 271 847
Pharmacology 19 258 849
Forestry 28 268 859
Biochemistry 29 301 889
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 30 342 937
Genetics 28 320 941
Biophysics 27 336 945
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 27 352 992
Biotechnology 30 318 1016
Immunology 27 319 1030
Molecular Biology 28 343 1067
Oncology and Cancer research 27 327 1095
Nanotechnology 28 342 1102
Virology 28 337 1173

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 30th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 664th in the World with 14,874 publications made and 270,841 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#30 of 69 In Spain
#275 of 1,500 In Europe
#664 of 7,081 In the World

University of La Laguna
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 42 141
1993 44 173
1994 61 208
1995 62 184
1996 72 320
1997 112 383
1998 106 440
1999 137 598
2000 127 728
2001 164 879
2002 202 1129
2003 223 1297
2004 238 1541
2005 243 1934
2006 242 2432
2007 306 2925
2008 389 3841
2009 388 4299
2010 445 4901
2011 513 6458
2012 543 8105
2013 610 9162
2014 670 11281
2015 675 12582
2016 677 13386
2017 762 15343
2018 848 17726
2019 893 19501
2020 1013 23190
2021 1102 27179
2022 959 25353
2023 1011 28672
2024 669 22431

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 10 144 469
Special Education 10 168 469
Philosophy 26 201 469
Military science 6 158 508
Urban and Regional planning 27 312 645
Demography 22 240 675
Gender Studies 17 247 735
Genealogy 17 277 784
Archaeology 33 319 819
Aesthetics 28 333 820
Linguistics 25 320 821
Political Science 32 338 830
Art History 23 346 831
Sociology 29 311 833
History 33 331 845
Media Studies 25 311 863
Education Majors 29 291 870
Anthropology 33 355 949
Law 33 371 988
Sports / Exercise science 48 359 992
Journalism and Digital Media 36 363 1027
Library and Information science 31 401 1081
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 29 417 1089
Classics and Ancient History 34 416 1104
Criminology and Criminal Justice 34 416 1325
Public Policy / Administration 37 464 1329
Communications and Public Relations 46 512 1477

Engineering rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 31st for Engineering in Spain and 955th in the World with 14,695 publications made and 434,341 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#31 of 69 In Spain
#334 of 1,465 In Europe
#955 of 6,782 In the World

University of La Laguna
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 93 300
1993 60 289
1994 78 370
1995 100 435
1996 135 615
1997 131 702
1998 124 757
1999 146 894
2000 157 1131
2001 188 1236
2002 235 1625
2003 227 2054
2004 260 2362
2005 296 2990
2006 318 3740
2007 319 4389
2008 360 5372
2009 377 6108
2010 558 7626
2011 626 10372
2012 614 12182
2013 662 14804
2014 634 18614
2015 681 20207
2016 702 23609
2017 634 25411
2018 677 29915
2019 739 32082
2020 821 34995
2021 901 38608
2022 877 35814
2023 930 40035
2024 622 33721

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

Engineering subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Transportation Engineering 16 218 583
Human-Computer Interaction 29 249 589
Operations Research 17 210 605
Biochemical Engineering 27 264 636
Renewable Energy Engineering 27 213 664
Applied/Engineering Physics 17 261 706
Remote Sensing 30 270 713
Optical Engineering 24 285 759
Electronic Engineering 25 273 814
Computer Networking 25 291 843
Robotics 23 293 845
Systems Engineering 36 358 853
Technical Drawing 20 314 866
Environmental Engineering 35 296 887
Metallurgical Engineering 26 308 906
Marine Engineering 26 322 973
Engineering Management 32 333 994
Architecture 40 420 1013
Biotechnology 30 318 1016
Materials Science 30 354 1032
Aerospace Engineering 33 387 1046
Acoustical Engineering 31 390 1095
Nanotechnology 28 342 1102
Biomedical Engineering 27 373 1105
Chemical Engineering 28 335 1109
Electrical Engineering 37 375 1121
Mechanical Engineering 38 411 1135
Telecommunications 36 394 1146
Petroleum Engineering 28 380 1242
Computer Engineering 41 404 1249
Geotechnical Engineering 41 431 1399
Automation and Control engineering 39 442 1470
Automotive Engineering 44 468 1538
Civil Engineering 43 511 1550
Structural Engineering 44 534 1663
Reliability and Quality Engineering 48 595 2001

Chemistry rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 29th for Chemistry in Spain and 936th in the World with 13,808 publications made and 368,528 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#29 of 68 In Spain
#323 of 1,417 In Europe
#936 of 6,545 In the World

University of La Laguna
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 140 573
1993 106 559
1994 147 704
1995 166 753
1996 206 1028
1997 201 1266
1998 170 1318
1999 184 1544
2000 207 1847
2001 232 2058
2002 272 2559
2003 296 3121
2004 283 3374
2005 314 4031
2006 339 5060
2007 355 5595
2008 387 6764
2009 351 7423
2010 459 8677
2011 519 10755
2012 498 11661
2013 515 13500
2014 510 15617
2015 525 16498
2016 567 18680
2017 539 19616
2018 516 21260
2019 617 23257
2020 651 26694
2021 698 29376
2022 767 29004
2023 798 31287
2024 576 27813

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

Chemistry subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 26 229 612
Biochemical Engineering 27 264 636
Inorganic Chemistry 22 243 699
Computational Chemistry 28 296 740
Pharmacy 25 275 743
Petrology and Geochemistry 21 280 759
Organic Chemistry 26 287 819
Physical chemistry 26 287 842
Nutrition and Food Science 35 271 847
Biochemistry 29 301 889
Materials Science 30 354 1032
Nanotechnology 28 342 1102
Chemical Engineering 28 335 1109
Radiochemistry 32 343 1429

Computer Science rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 28th for Computer Science in Spain and 777th in the World with 13,728 publications made and 437,424 citations received. Main research topics: Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#28 of 69 In Spain
#297 of 1,469 In Europe
#777 of 6,845 In the World

University of La Laguna
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 47 293
1993 37 276
1994 66 396
1995 69 387
1996 90 462
1997 85 649
1998 90 700
1999 115 769
2000 131 1083
2001 138 1140
2002 174 1545
2003 183 1785
2004 199 1908
2005 205 2252
2006 245 2797
2007 256 3478
2008 293 4253
2009 331 4945
2010 484 6245
2011 583 8773
2012 557 11192
2013 644 13449
2014 658 17437
2015 697 20436
2016 703 23126
2017 689 25915
2018 750 32868
2019 768 33962
2020 874 38057
2021 946 41708
2022 901 37650
2023 859 41374
2024 557 34572

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

Computer Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Vision 9 115 330
Multimedia 14 153 403
Game Design and Development 19 217 503
Human-Computer Interaction 29 249 589
Neuroscience 16 239 602
Cognitive Science 18 249 663
Computational Linguistics 22 266 669
Animation 23 290 766
Computer Networking 25 291 843
Robotics 23 293 845
UX/UI Desgin 33 345 866
Computer Graphics 38 360 895
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 36 353 934
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 30 342 937
Cyber Security 30 357 1015
Software Engineering 37 428 1022
Blockchain and Cryptography 29 353 1047
Library and Information science 31 401 1081
Telecommunications 36 394 1146
Computer Engineering 41 404 1249
Data Science 40 484 1269
Machine Learning 40 405 1281
Management Information Systems 47 574 1489

Environmental Science rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 30th for Environmental Science in Spain and 812th in the World with 13,491 publications made and 350,221 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#30 of 69 In Spain
#291 of 1,464 In Europe
#812 of 6,876 In the World

University of La Laguna
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 81 251
1993 67 272
1994 78 277
1995 95 335
1996 108 444
1997 113 592
1998 117 723
1999 131 794
2000 131 969
2001 163 1132
2002 210 1468
2003 228 1703
2004 239 2037
2005 266 2617
2006 256 3326
2007 297 3926
2008 352 4797
2009 376 5603
2010 464 6583
2011 510 8789
2012 537 10206
2013 538 11915
2014 625 14679
2015 589 15853
2016 616 17436
2017 622 18653
2018 626 21447
2019 667 23618
2020 770 26883
2021 846 30680
2022 862 28827
2023 914 31770
2024 627 28327

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

Environmental Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 26 229 612
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 20 214 632
Urban and Regional planning 27 312 645
Geography and Cartography 29 278 723
Ecology 31 267 741
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 26 280 756
Petrology and Geochemistry 21 280 759
Oceanography 31 275 761
Hydrology and Water resources management 25 214 806
Agricultural Science 34 263 832
Paleontology 26 295 836
Geology 30 308 850
Forestry 28 268 859
Environmental Engineering 35 296 887
Earth science and Geophysics 23 308 907
Environmental Management 39 382 1158
Geotechnical Engineering 41 431 1399

Medicine rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 30th for Medicine in Spain and 1027th in the World with 9,970 publications made and 242,872 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#30 of 69 In Spain
#340 of 1,433 In Europe
#1027 of 6,775 In the World

University of La Laguna
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 76 330
1993 52 272
1994 91 421
1995 78 384
1996 87 564
1997 98 656
1998 88 774
1999 99 942
2000 104 1166
2001 120 1418
2002 131 1632
2003 154 1898
2004 149 2075
2005 179 2514
2006 202 2962
2007 213 3367
2008 244 3934
2009 275 4646
2010 284 5273
2011 325 6441
2012 323 7692
2013 374 8441
2014 405 9601
2015 419 10491
2016 375 11102
2017 437 12363
2018 439 13857
2019 538 15811
2020 595 19268
2021 723 23086
2022 681 22189
2023 716 23853
2024 519 19702

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

Medicine subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Audiology 11 218 586
Toxicology 18 192 619
Ophthalmology 19 217 620
Clinical Psychology 18 220 637
Optometry 19 234 704
Pharmacy 25 275 743
Public Health 24 260 747
Dermatology 19 250 758
Psychiatry 17 275 779
Pharmacology 19 258 849
Urology 21 280 901
Anatomy and Physiology 29 310 926
Critical Care Nursing 25 329 962
Respiratory Therapy 26 322 968
Neurosurgery 18 290 971
Sports / Exercise science 48 359 992
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 27 352 992
Orthodontics 23 341 1004
Anesthesiology 27 315 1011
Pathology 31 322 1017
Immunology 27 319 1030
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 24 309 1046
Dentistry 25 347 1080
Oncology and Cancer research 27 327 1095
Pediatrics 22 320 1102
Biomedical Engineering 27 373 1105
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 32 361 1115
Veterinary 28 284 1124
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 31 378 1126
Surgery 33 350 1130
Virology 28 337 1173
Cardiology 34 368 1179
Healthcare Management (MHA) 32 406 1187
Gerontology 43 405 1229
Family medicine 26 352 1250
Nursing 38 409 1266
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 36 387 1290
Epidemiology 32 380 1304
Sports Medicine 51 472 1356
Radiation Therapy 36 409 1456
Health Science 46 427 1466
Physical Therapy 53 497 1538

Psychology rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 25th for Psychology in Spain and 863rd in the World with 5,638 publications made and 142,468 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#25 of 69 In Spain
#303 of 1,423 In Europe
#863 of 6,645 In the World

University of La Laguna
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 40 246
1993 30 206
1994 57 315
1995 33 322
1996 47 325
1997 53 443
1998 49 516
1999 48 612
2000 57 790
2001 64 854
2002 75 1041
2003 83 1202
2004 97 1219
2005 101 1437
2006 123 1802
2007 123 2078
2008 126 2308
2009 146 2837
2010 154 3100
2011 191 3694
2012 185 4389
2013 194 4571
2014 248 5260
2015 230 5776
2016 235 5943
2017 253 6337
2018 279 7181
2019 280 8226
2020 343 10323
2021 426 12277
2022 389 12212
2023 372 12445
2024 281 11448

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

Psychology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 10 168 469
Child Psychology 15 209 583
Neuroscience 16 239 602
Clinical Psychology 18 220 637
Cognitive Science 18 249 663
Social Psychology 22 283 758
Psychiatry 17 275 779
Sexology 17 243 808
Education Majors 29 291 870

Mathematics rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 33rd for Mathematics in Spain and 957th in the World with 4,857 publications made and 138,124 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#33 of 69 In Spain
#345 of 1,401 In Europe
#957 of 6,418 In the World

University of La Laguna
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 22 45
1993 14 48
1994 20 75
1995 29 101
1996 40 156
1997 48 183
1998 48 188
1999 53 225
2000 61 301
2001 57 388
2002 89 479
2003 87 513
2004 71 625
2005 95 830
2006 101 923
2007 125 1111
2008 122 1433
2009 128 1667
2010 161 2146
2011 187 2752
2012 194 3222
2013 219 4089
2014 214 5386
2015 230 6029
2016 216 6759
2017 200 7278
2018 236 8780
2019 253 9261
2020 292 10187
2021 331 12229
2022 314 11730
2023 311 12696
2024 206 9748

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

Mathematics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 20 180 585
Applied Mathematics 19 244 586
Operations Research 17 210 605
Statistics 37 372 1010
Blockchain and Cryptography 29 353 1047
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 41 419 1066

Art & Design rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 30th for Art & Design in Spain and 805th in the World with 2,016 publications made and 36,729 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Art History.

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
#30 of 68 In Spain
#330 of 1,381 In Europe
#805 of 5,966 In the World

University of La Laguna
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 4 24
1993 6 35
1994 12 64
1995 6 33
1996 9 42
1997 19 76
1998 8 75
1999 21 76
2000 20 114
2001 30 135
2002 34 143
2003 43 215
2004 24 268
2005 34 346
2006 33 391
2007 62 477
2008 52 579
2009 45 733
2010 51 722
2011 80 984
2012 79 1193
2013 105 1212
2014 92 1433
2015 78 1524
2016 81 1697
2017 104 1941
2018 108 2343
2019 114 2493
2020 129 2952
2021 145 3438
2022 132 3266
2023 135 3533
2024 87 3384

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

Art & Design subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 16 171 372
Sculpture 16 171 372
Illustration and Concept Art 16 176 397
Multimedia 14 153 403
Game Design and Development 19 217 503
Performing arts 19 282 632
Entertainment Industry Business 28 272 712
Literature 26 315 761
Creative Writing 21 307 763
Animation 23 290 766
Aesthetics 28 333 820
Fashion Design 35 337 825
Art History 23 346 831
Cinematography 33 331 835
UX/UI Desgin 33 345 866
Computer Graphics 38 360 895
Architecture 40 420 1013

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of La Laguna

Speciality Spain Europe World Rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 13 51 141
International Economics 38 445 763
Human Resource Management 34 314 780
Supply Chain Management 17 275 852
International Trade 43 501 935
Finance 31 381 937
International Business 40 488 968
Environmental Economics 43 395 987
Business 38 413 1057
Economics 36 425 1103
Marketing 39 413 1110
Management 42 435 1185
Development Studies 35 394 1191
Advertising 46 495 1414
Accounting 48 546 1574
Project Management 45 658 1644
Investment Banking and Stock trading 42 532 1691