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The University of La Laguna ranked 25th in Spain, 722nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 160 research topics. The University of La Laguna ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 35,325 academic publications and 903,581 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 27 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#722 of 14,131 In the World
#297 of 2,785 In Europe
#25 of 75 In Spain
#248 of 4,875 For Astrophysics and Astronomy
#334 of 4,512 For Computer Vision
#358 of 1,493 For Astrobiology
#1495 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#973 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 157 other topics

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Physics rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 22nd for Physics in Spain and 738th in the World with 17,908 publications made and 604,684 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 1,460 In Europe
#738 of 6,729 In the World

University of La Laguna
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 78 303
1994 88 378
1995 118 432
1996 144 682
1997 162 819
1998 145 847
1999 152 959
2000 169 1225
2001 214 1393
2002 274 1812
2003 272 2315
2004 268 2606
2005 295 3262
2006 347 4082
2007 361 4819
2008 379 5860
2009 423 6758
2010 622 8386
2011 737 12074
2012 730 14814
2013 800 18411
2014 780 23767
2015 843 27169
2016 888 32171
2017 858 35912
2018 854 43795
2019 930 44320
2020 1051 48725
2021 1116 53108
2022 1061 48064
2023 1095 53770
2024 764 51464
2025 428 41545

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 99 248
Astrobiology 6 142 358
Atomic and Molecular physics 19 271 614
Condensed Matter Physics 16 241 638
Quantum and Particle physics 20 255 679
Nuclear Physics 18 271 694
Applied/Engineering Physics 17 268 729
Theoretical Physics 23 312 760
Optical Engineering 24 286 766
Biophysics 27 339 955
Materials Science 30 356 1045
Acoustical Engineering 33 396 1118
Nanotechnology 28 343 1121

Biology rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 28th for Biology in Spain and 916th in the World with 17,493 publications made and 464,397 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#28 of 69 In Spain
#307 of 1,449 In Europe
#916 of 6,841 In the World

University of La Laguna
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 117 587
1994 166 736
1995 163 742
1996 195 1003
1997 208 1344
1998 188 1491
1999 203 1676
2000 234 2032
2001 231 2275
2002 298 2766
2003 301 3307
2004 305 3692
2005 337 4452
2006 354 5596
2007 403 6443
2008 467 7621
2009 455 8635
2010 557 9949
2011 613 12520
2012 604 14211
2013 642 15915
2014 688 18266
2015 669 19198
2016 677 20730
2017 713 22808
2018 688 26806
2019 818 28243
2020 907 33409
2021 995 37868
2022 1054 36454
2023 1079 39395
2024 825 37008
2025 593 32759

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 6 142 358
Neuroscience 16 239 608
Toxicology 18 190 613
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 20 213 630
Zoology 20 235 656
Botany 24 233 674
Evolutionary Biology 25 290 735
Animal Science 24 212 735
Microbiology 21 250 746
Horticulture 30 239 778
Agricultural Science 34 264 845
Paleontology 27 298 849
Nutrition and Food Science 35 273 859
Pharmacology 19 261 868
Forestry 28 271 871
Biochemistry 29 303 900
Genetics 28 320 948
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 31 345 950
Biophysics 27 339 955
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 29 361 1008
Biotechnology 30 320 1025
Immunology 27 319 1033
Molecular Biology 27 344 1081
Oncology and Cancer research 27 327 1111
Nanotechnology 28 343 1121
Virology 28 342 1177

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 30th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 673rd in the World with 15,200 publications made and 297,381 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#30 of 69 In Spain
#279 of 1,502 In Europe
#673 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 44 173
1994 61 208
1995 63 183
1996 73 319
1997 112 384
1998 106 439
1999 141 600
2000 127 728
2001 164 879
2002 203 1130
2003 224 1297
2004 239 1543
2005 244 1940
2006 240 2432
2007 307 2922
2008 388 3831
2009 388 4301
2010 448 4895
2011 508 6395
2012 542 8094
2013 611 9126
2014 663 11164
2015 670 12443
2016 671 13303
2017 754 15254
2018 842 17560
2019 887 19335
2020 1004 23052
2021 1099 27026
2022 963 25165
2023 1003 28533
2024 694 22760
2025 461 19483

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 10 147 472
Philosophy 26 205 477
Special Education 11 177 486
Military science 5 151 488
Urban and Regional planning 28 328 678
Demography 22 243 692
Gender Studies 17 247 734
Genealogy 18 286 796
Aesthetics 29 334 816
Archaeology 33 319 823
Art History 22 346 829
Linguistics 25 322 833
Political Science 33 341 834
Sociology 29 310 836
History 33 332 847
Media Studies 26 314 858
Education Majors 29 291 869
Anthropology 33 357 955
Law 33 376 998
Sports / Exercise science 48 367 1013
Journalism and Digital Media 36 366 1036
Library and Information science 31 403 1082
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 30 422 1101
Classics and Ancient History 34 419 1113
Criminology and Criminal Justice 35 420 1336
Public Policy / Administration 37 468 1339
Communications and Public Relations 46 516 1495

Engineering rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 33rd for Engineering in Spain and 960th in the World with 14,870 publications made and 457,848 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#33 of 69 In Spain
#336 of 1,466 In Europe
#960 of 6,795 In the World

University of La Laguna
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 60 289
1994 78 369
1995 100 434
1996 134 615
1997 131 703
1998 124 756
1999 146 897
2000 157 1131
2001 188 1238
2002 234 1623
2003 227 2058
2004 259 2363
2005 296 2991
2006 319 3742
2007 319 4388
2008 360 5373
2009 378 6100
2010 557 7625
2011 613 10056
2012 607 12172
2013 657 14752
2014 622 18276
2015 666 19933
2016 683 23060
2017 624 25250
2018 665 29602
2019 729 31987
2020 815 34759
2021 893 38419
2022 873 35566
2023 923 39732
2024 623 34099
2025 395 28174

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 16 220 592
Human-Computer Interaction 29 252 600
Operations Research 18 210 608
Biochemical Engineering 27 266 647
Renewable Energy Engineering 27 215 675
Remote Sensing 30 271 723
Applied/Engineering Physics 17 268 729
Optical Engineering 24 286 766
Electronic Engineering 25 272 819
Computer Networking 25 293 853
Robotics 25 298 867
Systems Engineering 37 362 874
Technical Drawing 21 325 887
Environmental Engineering 35 298 905
Metallurgical Engineering 26 307 916
Marine Engineering 26 324 993
Engineering Management 33 341 1009
Biotechnology 30 320 1025
Architecture 40 422 1030
Materials Science 30 356 1045
Aerospace Engineering 33 389 1057
Acoustical Engineering 33 396 1118
Nanotechnology 28 343 1121
Biomedical Engineering 28 378 1127
Chemical Engineering 28 335 1134
Electrical Engineering 37 375 1141
Mechanical Engineering 38 411 1148
Telecommunications 37 398 1176
Computer Engineering 41 402 1249
Petroleum Engineering 29 389 1276
Geotechnical Engineering 41 430 1425
Automation and Control engineering 39 446 1493
Civil Engineering 43 511 1558
Automotive Engineering 46 483 1583
Structural Engineering 44 535 1678
Architectural Engineering 42 555 1718
Reliability and Quality Engineering 50 601 2030

Chemistry rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 29th for Chemistry in Spain and 955th in the World with 14,074 publications made and 406,785 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
#955 of 6,561 In the World

University of La Laguna
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 106 559
1994 147 705
1995 166 752
1996 205 1031
1997 201 1267
1998 170 1319
1999 185 1548
2000 207 1846
2001 232 2058
2002 271 2557
2003 296 3122
2004 283 3377
2005 313 4029
2006 340 5063
2007 355 5601
2008 387 6766
2009 351 7416
2010 458 8668
2011 518 10669
2012 498 11680
2013 514 13492
2014 504 15539
2015 518 16380
2016 555 18274
2017 532 19549
2018 519 21224
2019 617 23175
2020 644 26575
2021 695 29248
2022 757 28936
2023 805 31119
2024 578 28128
2025 401 23920

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 25 227 612
Biochemical Engineering 27 266 647
Inorganic Chemistry 22 243 704
Pharmacy 25 277 746
Computational Chemistry 28 296 749
Petrology and Geochemistry 21 282 768
Organic Chemistry 27 289 834
Physical chemistry 25 287 856
Nutrition and Food Science 35 273 859
Biochemistry 29 303 900
Materials Science 30 356 1045
Nanotechnology 28 343 1121
Chemical Engineering 28 335 1134
Radiochemistry 32 346 1442

Computer Science rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 28th for Computer Science in Spain and 785th in the World with 13,925 publications made and 467,160 citations received. Main research topics: Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#28 of 69 In Spain
#300 of 1,470 In Europe
#785 of 6,855 In the World

University of La Laguna
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 37 276
1994 66 396
1995 70 388
1996 90 463
1997 85 649
1998 90 699
1999 114 770
2000 131 1084
2001 138 1140
2002 174 1545
2003 181 1785
2004 199 1904
2005 205 2251
2006 246 2800
2007 254 3478
2008 293 4250
2009 331 4938
2010 482 6243
2011 573 8554
2012 552 11150
2013 637 13407
2014 653 17355
2015 683 20112
2016 691 22931
2017 677 25707
2018 743 32610
2019 763 33741
2020 867 37737
2021 933 41371
2022 893 37403
2023 864 41090
2024 565 35124
2025 386 27524

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 8 114 334
Multimedia 14 149 396
Game Design and Development 19 219 508
Human-Computer Interaction 29 252 600
Neuroscience 16 239 608
Cognitive Science 18 248 671
Computational Linguistics 23 272 695
Animation 23 290 769
Computer Networking 25 293 853
UX/UI Desgin 33 343 858
Robotics 25 298 867
Computer Graphics 38 360 905
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 31 345 950
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 36 356 953
Software Engineering 37 428 1022
Cyber Security 30 357 1034
Blockchain and Cryptography 29 357 1073
Library and Information science 31 403 1082
Telecommunications 37 398 1176
Computer Engineering 41 402 1249
Data Science 41 492 1303
Machine Learning 40 409 1309
Management Information Systems 47 580 1511

Environmental Science rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 31st for Environmental Science in Spain and 821st in the World with 13,741 publications made and 364,635 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#31 of 69 In Spain
#295 of 1,464 In Europe
#821 of 6,888 In the World

University of La Laguna
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 67 271
1994 78 277
1995 97 335
1996 109 445
1997 113 593
1998 116 720
1999 132 796
2000 131 969
2001 164 1134
2002 207 1463
2003 228 1704
2004 239 2035
2005 263 2617
2006 258 3330
2007 295 3925
2008 353 4790
2009 376 5600
2010 464 6580
2011 498 8513
2012 534 10185
2013 538 11914
2014 620 14407
2015 583 15623
2016 603 17093
2017 619 18598
2018 618 21308
2019 659 23500
2020 764 26734
2021 843 30611
2022 857 28702
2023 919 31653
2024 632 28608
2025 410 24294

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 25 227 612
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 20 213 630
Urban and Regional planning 28 328 678
Geography and Cartography 29 283 734
Oceanography 30 269 748
Ecology 31 269 753
Petrology and Geochemistry 21 282 768
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 27 283 773
Hydrology and Water resources management 25 214 820
Agricultural Science 34 264 845
Paleontology 27 298 849
Geology 31 310 860
Forestry 28 271 871
Environmental Engineering 35 298 905
Earth science and Geophysics 23 311 920
Environmental Management 39 384 1164
Geotechnical Engineering 41 430 1425

Medicine rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 30th for Medicine in Spain and 1030th in the World with 10,273 publications made and 255,195 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#30 of 69 In Spain
#339 of 1,437 In Europe
#1030 of 6,793 In the World

University of La Laguna
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 52 272
1994 91 421
1995 78 383
1996 87 565
1997 98 656
1998 88 772
1999 99 943
2000 104 1166
2001 120 1421
2002 130 1634
2003 154 1898
2004 149 2071
2005 179 2512
2006 201 2958
2007 212 3363
2008 243 3934
2009 275 4634
2010 282 5274
2011 321 6399
2012 323 7704
2013 372 8430
2014 401 9529
2015 414 10369
2016 373 11050
2017 435 12284
2018 435 13786
2019 536 15730
2020 590 19193
2021 716 23016
2022 677 22075
2023 706 23727
2024 525 19956
2025 464 17711

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 11 221 594
Toxicology 18 190 613
Ophthalmology 19 218 627
Clinical Psychology 18 220 632
Optometry 20 243 712
Pharmacy 25 277 746
Public Health 25 264 760
Dermatology 19 252 775
Psychiatry 17 276 779
Pharmacology 19 261 868
Urology 21 277 901
Anatomy and Physiology 29 314 933
Critical Care Nursing 25 330 961
Respiratory Therapy 28 324 976
Neurosurgery 18 305 1003
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 29 361 1008
Orthodontics 23 342 1009
Sports / Exercise science 48 367 1013
Pathology 31 325 1024
Anesthesiology 29 318 1026
Immunology 27 319 1033
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 24 309 1057
Dentistry 25 348 1085
Pediatrics 24 320 1105
Oncology and Cancer research 27 327 1111
Biomedical Engineering 28 378 1127
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 33 365 1130
Surgery 33 349 1132
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 31 380 1140
Veterinary 29 286 1141
Virology 28 342 1177
Healthcare Management (MHA) 32 405 1193
Cardiology 35 377 1196
Gerontology 44 407 1232
Nursing 38 406 1254
Family medicine 26 352 1259
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 37 389 1296
Epidemiology 32 387 1334
Sports Medicine 51 472 1360
Health Science 46 430 1450
Radiation Therapy 36 413 1478
Physical Therapy 52 494 1519

Psychology rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 26th for Psychology in Spain and 876th in the World with 5,819 publications made and 151,737 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#26 of 69 In Spain
#307 of 1,424 In Europe
#876 of 6,663 In the World

University of La Laguna
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 30 206
1994 57 315
1995 33 322
1996 47 326
1997 53 443
1998 49 516
1999 47 612
2000 57 791
2001 64 855
2002 75 1043
2003 82 1202
2004 97 1219
2005 101 1435
2006 124 1804
2007 123 2081
2008 125 2305
2009 146 2833
2010 153 3094
2011 190 3686
2012 185 4389
2013 194 4574
2014 248 5257
2015 228 5761
2016 236 5936
2017 253 6327
2018 277 7152
2019 280 8210
2020 343 10283
2021 425 12269
2022 387 12143
2023 370 12440
2024 287 11573
2025 252 10468

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 11 177 486
Child Psychology 15 209 583
Neuroscience 16 239 608
Clinical Psychology 18 220 632
Cognitive Science 18 248 671
Social Psychology 23 286 758
Psychiatry 17 276 779
Sexology 16 238 794
Education Majors 29 291 869

Mathematics rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 34th for Mathematics in Spain and 968th in the World with 4,902 publications made and 136,640 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#34 of 69 In Spain
#351 of 1,406 In Europe
#968 of 6,434 In the World

University of La Laguna
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 14 48
1994 20 75
1995 29 101
1996 40 156
1997 48 183
1998 48 187
1999 53 225
2000 61 301
2001 57 387
2002 89 479
2003 87 513
2004 71 623
2005 95 829
2006 101 923
2007 125 1113
2008 120 1433
2009 129 1662
2010 159 2144
2011 181 2609
2012 193 3223
2013 218 4086
2014 207 5153
2015 225 5940
2016 207 6479
2017 196 7176
2018 229 8591
2019 248 9218
2020 285 10084
2021 329 12080
2022 312 11656
2023 303 12533
2024 203 9885
2025 151 8066

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
Applied Mathematics 19 246 586
Math Teachers 20 183 589
Operations Research 18 210 608
Statistics 37 373 1019
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 41 419 1071
Blockchain and Cryptography 29 357 1073

Art & Design rankings

The University of La Laguna ranked 30th for Art & Design in Spain and 809th in the World with 2,081 publications made and 44,818 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 69 In Spain
#335 of 1,385 In Europe
#809 of 6,010 In the World

University of La Laguna
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 6 35
1994 12 64
1995 6 33
1996 9 42
1997 19 76
1998 8 74
1999 21 76
2000 20 114
2001 30 135
2002 34 143
2003 43 218
2004 24 270
2005 34 346
2006 33 391
2007 61 477
2008 52 580
2009 44 733
2010 50 721
2011 80 980
2012 78 1202
2013 106 1216
2014 92 1438
2015 77 1507
2016 86 1726
2017 104 1931
2018 104 2324
2019 114 2498
2020 129 2957
2021 147 3471
2022 133 3283
2023 137 3605
2024 94 3396
2025 71 3276

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 15 164 355
Sculpture 15 164 355
Illustration and Concept Art 15 170 383
Multimedia 14 149 396
Game Design and Development 19 219 508
Performing arts 19 280 637
Entertainment Industry Business 28 275 721
Literature 26 319 768
Animation 23 290 769
Creative Writing 23 314 784
Cinematography 33 321 804
Aesthetics 29 334 816
Fashion Design 35 339 824
Art History 22 346 829
UX/UI Desgin 33 343 858
Computer Graphics 38 360 905
Architecture 40 422 1030

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of La Laguna

Speciality Spain Europe World Rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 12 52 143
International Economics 39 453 771
Human Resource Management 34 314 785
Supply Chain Management 17 281 872
International Trade 44 508 941
Finance 31 388 952
Environmental Economics 43 392 985
International Business 40 495 987
Business 38 416 1065
Marketing 39 408 1089
Economics 36 430 1119
Development Studies 35 396 1193
Management 43 436 1197
Advertising 46 495 1395
Accounting 48 544 1572
Project Management 45 668 1677
Investment Banking and Stock trading 42 538 1718