The UB, among the top 100 universities worldwide in Geology and Geophysics
The University of Barcelona is listed among the top 100 universities worldwide in the disciplines of Geology and Geophysics, according to an addendum in the last edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020. With these new results, the UB is now among the top 100 universities worldwide in twenty out of the fifty-one analysed disciplines.
The University of Barcelona is listed among the top 100 universities worldwide in the disciplines of Geology and Geophysics, according to an addendum in the last edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020. With these new results, the UB is now among the top 100 universities worldwide in twenty out of the fifty-one analysed disciplines.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 was published last March and the UB was then among the top 100 universities worldwide in eighteen out of the forty-eight disciplines the ranking analysed then. The new addendum in the ranking includes three more disciplines: Geology, Geophysics and Engineering - Petroleum. The UB is listed among the top 100 universities in the two former disciplines, with a high score in the indicator measuring the citations of published studies (82.9% in Geology and 85.6% in Geophysics).
Apart from Geology and Geophysics, the UB is also among the top 100 universities in Archaeology, Arts and Design, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Agriculture, Anatomy and Physiology, Biological Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Chemistry, Marine and Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Anthropology, Education, Library and Information Management, Social Policy and Administration, and Sports-related subjects. Among these subjects, the UB holds great positions in Anatomy and Physiology (14th), Library and Information Management (43rd), Philosophy (45th) and Archaeology (47th).
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 analyses the positioning of 1,368 institutions worldwide regarding disciplines corresponding to the knowledge of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Management, Life Sciences and Medicine, Natural Sciences, and Engineering and Technology.
Leading institution in Spain in 23 disciplines
Regarding Spain, the University of Barcelona is the leading institution in 23 knowledge disciplines: Archaeology, Arts and Design, English Linguistics and Literature, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Chemical Engineering, Agriculture, Anatomy and Physiology, Biological Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Geology, Geophysics, Chemistry, Marine and Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Material Science, Anthropology, Education, Library and Information Management, Social Policy and Administration, and Sports-related subjects.