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The University of La Rioja ranked 36th in Spain, 1064th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 84 research topics. The University of La Rioja ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,737 academic publications and 166,892 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1064 of 14,131 In the World
#407 of 2,785 In Europe
#36 of 75 In Spain
#510 of 1,036 For Social Work
#727 of 3,602 For Microbiology
#744 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#4095 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#316 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 81 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of La Rioja ranked 48th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Spain and 1297th in the World with 5,583 publications made and 75,830 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#48 of 69 In Spain
#478 of 1,500 In Europe
#1297 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 7 3
1993 5 8
1994 15 13
1995 21 20
1996 27 25
1997 38 46
1998 52 42
1999 55 57
2000 56 93
2001 51 125
2002 77 149
2003 75 177
2004 69 239
2005 76 264
2006 90 374
2007 93 500
2008 98 556
2009 74 718
2010 121 811
2011 164 1078
2012 185 1239
2013 268 1664
2014 269 1944
2015 297 2485
2016 254 2569
2017 283 3277
2018 341 4014
2019 352 5002
2020 399 6718
2021 436 8190
2022 414 8934
2023 478 9657
2024 295 8096

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 11 169 510
Philosophy 46 377 961
Sports / Exercise science 52 414 1176
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 35 462 1215
Linguistics 43 490 1373
Education Majors 48 439 1388
Classics and Ancient History 45 512 1518
Political Science 51 566 1552
Art History 46 558 1567
Gender Studies 50 524 1746
Archaeology 49 579 1749
History 49 597 1768
Aesthetics 48 630 1810
Anthropology 52 582 1836
Sociology 50 588 1869
Law 52 614 1871
Demography 47 560 1996
Library and Information science 48 640 2093
Communications and Public Relations 55 707 2300

Biology rankings

The University of La Rioja ranked 46th for Biology in Spain and 1817th in the World with 4,797 publications made and 114,736 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#46 of 69 In Spain
#523 of 1,448 In Europe
#1817 of 6,833 In the World

University of La Rioja
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 12 26
1993 17 55
1994 12 53
1995 21 115
1996 20 137
1997 39 145
1998 46 153
1999 46 202
2000 52 271
2001 56 373
2002 64 377
2003 59 560
2004 72 614
2005 67 773
2006 89 963
2007 87 1306
2008 102 1476
2009 93 1752
2010 128 1945
2011 170 2391
2012 169 2849
2013 207 3099
2014 211 3652
2015 224 4184
2016 218 4601
2017 225 5179
2018 268 6185
2019 258 7413
2020 319 9363
2021 343 11023
2022 344 11326
2023 425 12221
2024 276 11321

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

Biology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Microbiology 20 246 727
Nutrition and Food Science 33 267 834
Horticulture 36 276 939
Paleontology 44 428 1282
Agricultural Science 45 413 1435
Forestry 44 432 1508
Biochemistry 45 475 1590
Botany 45 456 1643
Genetics 46 486 1667
Neuroscience 51 559 1838
Evolutionary Biology 49 605 1956
Molecular Biology 44 528 2032
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 54 589 2192
Biotechnology 49 557 2213
Nanotechnology 46 579 2227
Virology 55 565 2298
Zoology 46 611 2384
Immunology 56 679 2889
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 684 2967
Oncology and Cancer research 58 719 3116
Pharmacology 57 712 3215

Chemistry rankings

The University of La Rioja ranked 48th for Chemistry in Spain and 1820th in the World with 3,887 publications made and 91,193 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#48 of 68 In Spain
#538 of 1,417 In Europe
#1820 of 6,545 In the World

University of La Rioja
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 10 31
1993 13 59
1994 12 59
1995 23 137
1996 23 143
1997 39 170
1998 41 155
1999 44 226
2000 56 299
2001 55 413
2002 65 392
2003 61 625
2004 66 640
2005 68 818
2006 92 979
2007 87 1301
2008 88 1460
2009 81 1725
2010 112 1931
2011 139 2363
2012 142 2763
2013 174 2951
2014 180 3448
2015 197 3768
2016 180 4011
2017 178 4419
2018 198 5134
2019 205 6059
2020 220 7350
2021 228 8527
2022 236 8765
2023 326 9284
2024 193 8741

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

Chemistry subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 26 285 777
Nutrition and Food Science 33 267 834
Computational Chemistry 37 417 1265
Biochemistry 45 475 1590
Organic Chemistry 46 502 1726
Environmental Chemistry 45 521 1844
Inorganic Chemistry 48 536 2023
Physical chemistry 48 559 2067
Materials Science 48 611 2148
Nanotechnology 46 579 2227
Petrology and Geochemistry 49 658 2314
Chemical Engineering 50 684 2732

Environmental Science rankings

The University of La Rioja ranked 47th for Environmental Science in Spain and 1736th in the World with 3,878 publications made and 86,571 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#47 of 69 In Spain
#542 of 1,464 In Europe
#1736 of 6,876 In the World

University of La Rioja
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 7 10
1993 10 21
1994 10 18
1995 15 51
1996 15 68
1997 20 60
1998 23 66
1999 30 70
2000 29 101
2001 34 174
2002 45 172
2003 41 259
2004 49 318
2005 52 405
2006 70 566
2007 60 725
2008 79 875
2009 69 1190
2010 89 1319
2011 134 1739
2012 129 1881
2013 192 2285
2014 197 2752
2015 208 3190
2016 194 3616
2017 182 4298
2018 251 5414
2019 244 6308
2020 277 8022
2021 285 9587
2022 264 9760
2023 321 10308
2024 215 9281

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

Environmental Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Paleontology 44 428 1282
Agricultural Science 45 413 1435
Geology 47 485 1467
Forestry 44 432 1508
Ecology 47 530 1712
Geography and Cartography 48 569 1724
Earth science and Geophysics 47 535 1813
Environmental Engineering 48 515 1833
Environmental Chemistry 45 521 1844
Environmental Management 50 576 1952
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 48 598 2044
Geotechnical Engineering 48 576 2079
Oceanography 50 613 2118
Petrology and Geochemistry 49 658 2314
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 684 2967

Physics rankings

The University of La Rioja ranked 46th for Physics in Spain and 1830th in the World with 3,788 publications made and 87,357 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#46 of 69 In Spain
#561 of 1,457 In Europe
#1830 of 6,713 In the World

University of La Rioja
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 10 24
1993 12 37
1994 15 48
1995 20 98
1996 27 106
1997 41 149
1998 44 151
1999 38 177
2000 50 244
2001 55 300
2002 60 320
2003 56 496
2004 72 510
2005 71 633
2006 87 810
2007 86 1106
2008 85 1212
2009 81 1449
2010 91 1456
2011 120 1728
2012 134 2174
2013 183 2308
2014 180 2573
2015 201 3078
2016 188 3185
2017 184 4144
2018 217 5301
2019 201 5719
2020 220 6744
2021 225 7658
2022 223 7915
2023 282 8151
2024 188 7455

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

Physics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 34 449 1349
Optical Engineering 43 478 1494
Quantum and Particle physics 47 526 1674
Theoretical Physics 43 537 1694
Astrophysics and Astronomy 47 575 1767
Nuclear Physics 42 538 1846
Materials Science 48 611 2148
Nanotechnology 46 579 2227
Acoustical Engineering 48 670 2272
Condensed Matter Physics 48 690 2737

Engineering rankings

The University of La Rioja ranked 48th for Engineering in Spain and 2041st in the World with 3,680 publications made and 83,474 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#48 of 69 In Spain
#619 of 1,465 In Europe
#2041 of 6,782 In the World

University of La Rioja
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 7 20
1993 8 35
1994 12 40
1995 18 88
1996 22 102
1997 35 120
1998 41 127
1999 33 137
2000 43 203
2001 41 256
2002 48 272
2003 50 413
2004 65 465
2005 66 574
2006 79 736
2007 78 1058
2008 88 1115
2009 69 1278
2010 84 1340
2011 113 1661
2012 117 2067
2013 172 2279
2014 164 2609
2015 183 3052
2016 195 3437
2017 187 4142
2018 221 5077
2019 209 5807
2020 247 7259
2021 238 8332
2022 234 8463
2023 286 8937
2024 188 8245

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

Engineering subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 33 236 744
Agricultural Engineering 25 212 791
Construction Management 26 412 1071
Remote Sensing 46 470 1404
Operations Research 42 461 1444
Optical Engineering 43 478 1494
Automotive Engineering 46 483 1579
Human-Computer Interaction 53 592 1697
Civil Engineering 48 559 1737
Systems Engineering 51 617 1758
Electrical Engineering 47 544 1773
Environmental Engineering 48 515 1833
Structural Engineering 48 631 2044
Geotechnical Engineering 48 576 2079
Mechanical Engineering 52 650 2080
Aerospace Engineering 49 646 2134
Materials Science 48 611 2148
Biotechnology 49 557 2213
Nanotechnology 46 579 2227
Metallurgical Engineering 48 618 2227
Acoustical Engineering 48 670 2272
Computer Networking 52 657 2425
Electronic Engineering 52 686 2546
Telecommunications 52 716 2704
Chemical Engineering 50 684 2732

Computer Science rankings

The University of La Rioja ranked 50th for Computer Science in Spain and 2030th in the World with 3,067 publications made and 58,536 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#50 of 69 In Spain
#617 of 1,469 In Europe
#2030 of 6,845 In the World

University of La Rioja
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 6 10
1993 4 22
1994 2 10
1995 5 31
1996 8 48
1997 15 55
1998 31 55
1999 25 53
2000 28 92
2001 28 108
2002 39 125
2003 28 162
2004 48 209
2005 47 259
2006 37 379
2007 52 490
2008 55 479
2009 48 668
2010 71 695
2011 83 768
2012 96 1027
2013 142 1356
2014 140 1599
2015 174 1982
2016 173 2164
2017 163 3161
2018 182 4102
2019 198 4744
2020 233 5627
2021 223 6673
2022 229 7304
2023 259 7693
2024 170 6434

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

Computer Science subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Linguistics 31 363 1022
Software Engineering 50 562 1456
Multimedia 48 528 1641
Human-Computer Interaction 53 592 1697
Computer Vision 46 530 1728
Cognitive Science 45 509 1743
Management Information Systems 52 653 1784
Neuroscience 51 559 1838
Machine Learning 50 545 1841
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 50 586 1845
Library and Information science 48 640 2093
Blockchain and Cryptography 47 592 2093
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 54 589 2192
Data Science 53 696 2202
Cyber Security 51 646 2218
Computer Networking 52 657 2425
Telecommunications 52 716 2704

Medicine rankings

The University of La Rioja ranked 52nd for Medicine in Spain and 2201st in the World with 2,681 publications made and 54,164 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Clinical Psychology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#52 of 69 In Spain
#598 of 1,433 In Europe
#2201 of 6,775 In the World

University of La Rioja
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 5 10
1993 8 26
1994 7 41
1995 13 58
1996 8 86
1997 19 63
1998 30 90
1999 25 131
2000 23 178
2001 21 231
2002 38 223
2003 30 341
2004 31 347
2005 24 375
2006 33 399
2007 27 543
2008 36 574
2009 38 692
2010 50 803
2011 78 1039
2012 67 1086
2013 102 1363
2014 121 1620
2015 98 1818
2016 109 2002
2017 113 2379
2018 111 2939
2019 175 3657
2020 211 4866
2021 201 6114
2022 265 6586
2023 317 7105
2024 211 6368

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

Medicine subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 11 169 510
Pharmacy 26 285 777
Cosmetology 22 282 904
Orthodontics 26 355 1040
Sports / Exercise science 52 414 1176
Dentistry 28 384 1202
Veterinary 30 299 1207
Clinical Psychology 40 399 1229
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 40 400 1339
Healthcare Management (MHA) 40 449 1425
Gerontology 52 476 1557
Nursing 52 516 1750
Critical Care Nursing 48 525 1795
Public Health 49 544 1924
Psychiatry 53 566 2038
Pediatrics 55 546 2048
Health Science 55 554 2100
Sports Medicine 61 656 2250
Physical Therapy 60 639 2264
Virology 55 565 2298
Pathology 57 666 2593
Family medicine 55 623 2602
Anatomy and Physiology 57 704 2618
Surgery 57 699 2636
Cardiology 58 716 2639
Immunology 56 679 2889
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 58 806 3085
Oncology and Cancer research 58 719 3116
Pharmacology 57 712 3215

Mathematics rankings

The University of La Rioja ranked 47th for Mathematics in Spain and 1720th in the World with 2,047 publications made and 41,189 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#47 of 69 In Spain
#551 of 1,401 In Europe
#1720 of 6,418 In the World

University of La Rioja
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 2
1993 2 11
1994 3 5
1995 9 21
1996 6 15
1997 19 35
1998 30 38
1999 16 41
2000 17 58
2001 27 86
2002 18 72
2003 20 102
2004 46 127
2005 38 220
2006 26 342
2007 36 411
2008 35 425
2009 36 512
2010 38 475
2011 47 628
2012 67 761
2013 95 967
2014 92 993
2015 112 1448
2016 119 1392
2017 118 1639
2018 118 2111
2019 144 2512
2020 130 2993
2021 140 3621
2022 150 3968
2023 173 4244
2024 104 3014

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

Mathematics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 26 315 747
Math Teachers 44 392 1271
Operations Research 42 461 1444
Statistics 50 594 1908
Blockchain and Cryptography 47 592 2093
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 53 659 2213

Psychology rankings

The University of La Rioja ranked 50th for Psychology in Spain and 1932nd in the World with 1,927 publications made and 32,200 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#50 of 69 In Spain
#559 of 1,423 In Europe
#1932 of 6,645 In the World

University of La Rioja
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 5 7
1993 0 16
1994 0 6
1995 0 17
1996 2 14
1997 5 21
1998 18 18
1999 15 25
2000 9 41
2001 10 51
2002 21 74
2003 17 64
2004 25 72
2005 16 111
2006 13 96
2007 20 188
2008 20 183
2009 15 229
2010 29 271
2011 41 330
2012 48 372
2013 77 497
2014 94 646
2015 84 807
2016 91 905
2017 90 1171
2018 108 1526
2019 138 2051
2020 147 2891
2021 188 3783
2022 187 4257
2023 226 4713
2024 153 4290

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

Psychology subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 11 169 510
Clinical Psychology 40 399 1229
Child Psychology 45 433 1293
Education Majors 48 439 1388
Social Psychology 48 490 1454
Cognitive Science 45 509 1743
Neuroscience 51 559 1838
Psychiatry 53 566 2038

Business rankings

The University of La Rioja ranked 51st for Business in Spain and 1829th in the World with 1,653 publications made and 30,060 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#51 of 69 In Spain
#621 of 1,433 In Europe
#1829 of 6,339 In the World

University of La Rioja
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 2
1993 0 5
1994 4 6
1995 4 10
1996 4 11
1997 9 13
1998 20 32
1999 8 14
2000 17 29
2001 10 35
2002 17 42
2003 18 67
2004 21 71
2005 35 121
2006 24 193
2007 24 243
2008 42 210
2009 29 283
2010 30 304
2011 47 390
2012 56 450
2013 59 521
2014 69 578
2015 71 892
2016 113 868
2017 88 1107
2018 121 1376
2019 124 1845
2020 124 2401
2021 127 2981
2022 113 3375
2023 140 3471
2024 75 2799

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

Business subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 26 412 1071
Hospitality and Hotel Management 47 427 1103
Human Resource Management 48 471 1169
International Trade 51 612 1285
Operations Research 42 461 1444
International Business 51 638 1461
Advertising 50 514 1484
Finance 47 556 1501
Marketing 50 544 1532
Management Information Systems 52 653 1784
Project Management 50 721 1894
Management 53 638 2046
Accounting 54 707 2281

Economics rankings

The University of La Rioja ranked 49th for Economics in Spain and 1595th in the World with 1,250 publications made and 20,613 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#49 of 68 In Spain
#556 of 1,388 In Europe
#1595 of 6,167 In the World

University of La Rioja
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 1
1993 2 3
1994 3 5
1995 5 4
1996 4 10
1997 8 16
1998 21 35
1999 9 25
2000 12 19
2001 13 45
2002 16 39
2003 14 62
2004 16 63
2005 34 138
2006 23 225
2007 25 249
2008 27 233
2009 22 312
2010 19 265
2011 31 350
2012 45 461
2013 47 531
2014 57 504
2015 62 865
2016 72 787
2017 58 837
2018 82 1094
2019 93 1304
2020 92 1694
2021 92 2051
2022 89 2245
2023 96 2374
2024 56 1849

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

Economics subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 40 375 934
Development Studies 32 383 1126
International Trade 51 612 1285
International Economics 51 639 1314
Finance 47 556 1501
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 53 659 2213

Art & Design rankings

The University of La Rioja ranked 42nd for Art & Design in Spain and 1151st in the World with 1,247 publications made and 22,949 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, 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
#42 of 68 In Spain
#444 of 1,381 In Europe
#1151 of 5,966 In the World

University of La Rioja
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 1
1993 2 6
1994 0 2
1995 0 2
1996 3 4
1997 7 8
1998 6 6
1999 9 9
2000 14 17
2001 9 17
2002 13 37
2003 8 30
2004 20 43
2005 20 69
2006 16 91
2007 22 109
2008 32 186
2009 13 196
2010 34 261
2011 37 336
2012 39 403
2013 60 405
2014 64 544
2015 71 654
2016 58 695
2017 73 921
2018 87 992
2019 79 1216
2020 87 1597
2021 99 1910
2022 100 2154
2023 92 2282
2024 59 1895

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

Art & Design subfield Spain ranking Europe ranking World rank
Fashion Design 31 317 768
Literature 37 413 1090
Creative Writing 43 474 1329
Art History 46 558 1567
Multimedia 48 528 1641
Aesthetics 48 630 1810