Best Universities for Biochemistry in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Biochemistry. A graph of 266M citations received by 7.72M academic papers made by 1,264 universities in Europe was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#1 in the United Kingdom

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#2 in the United Kingdom

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#3 in the United Kingdom

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Biochemistry

#1 in Sweden

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

5. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biochemistry

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

6. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#4 in the United Kingdom

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Biochemistry

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

8. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Biochemistry

#1 in France

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

9. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Biochemistry

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

10. Lund University

For Biochemistry

#2 in Sweden

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

11. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biochemistry

#5 in the United Kingdom

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

12. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biochemistry

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

13. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Biochemistry

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

14. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#6 in the United Kingdom

#75 in the World

Founded: 1824

15. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Biochemistry

#1 in Italy

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

16. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biochemistry

#1 in Switzerland

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

17. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#7 in the United Kingdom

#86 in the World

Founded: 1829

18. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Biochemistry

#1 in the Netherlands

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

19. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Biochemistry

#3 in Sweden

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

20. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Biochemistry

#2 in the Netherlands

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

21. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Biochemistry

#3 in the Netherlands

#97 in the World

Founded: 1923

22. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biochemistry

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

23. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#8 in the United Kingdom

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

24. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biochemistry

#2 in Switzerland

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

25. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Biochemistry

#4 in the Netherlands

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

26. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biochemistry

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

27. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biochemistry

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

28. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Biochemistry

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

29. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biochemistry

#3 in Switzerland

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

30. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Biochemistry

#1 in Spain

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

31. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#9 in the United Kingdom

#121 in the World

Founded: 1900

32. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biochemistry

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

33. University of Padua

For Biochemistry

#2 in Italy

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

34. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biochemistry

#10 in the United Kingdom

#128 in the World

Founded: 1451

35. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Biochemistry

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

36. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Biochemistry

#4 in Switzerland

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

37. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Biochemistry

#5 in Switzerland

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

38. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Biochemistry

#2 in France

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

39. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Biochemistry

#3 in Italy

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

40. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Biochemistry

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

41. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Biochemistry

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

42. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#11 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

Founded: 1948

43. Sapienza University of Rome

For Biochemistry

#4 in Italy

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

44. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biochemistry

#10 in Germany

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

45. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Biochemistry

#4 in Sweden

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

46. University of Oslo

For Biochemistry

#1 in Norway

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

47. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Biochemistry

#11 in Germany

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

48. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Biochemistry

#6 in Switzerland

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

49. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#12 in the United Kingdom

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

50. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Biochemistry

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

51. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biochemistry

#12 in Germany

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

52. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Biochemistry

#5 in the Netherlands

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

53. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biochemistry

#13 in the United Kingdom

#164 in the World

Founded: 1967

54. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Biochemistry

#5 in Italy

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

55. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#14 in the United Kingdom

#168 in the World

Founded: 1963

56. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biochemistry

#7 in Switzerland

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

57. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Biochemistry

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

58. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#15 in the United Kingdom

#173 in the World

Founded: 1905

59. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Biochemistry

#13 in Germany

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

60. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Biochemistry

#14 in Germany

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

61. Autonomous University of Madrid

For Biochemistry

#2 in Spain

#176 in the World

Founded: 1968

62. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biochemistry

#15 in Germany

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

63. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biochemistry

#16 in Germany

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

64. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#16 in the United Kingdom

#182 in the World

Founded: 1904

65. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biochemistry

#17 in Germany

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

66. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Biochemistry

#18 in Germany

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

67. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Biochemistry

#6 in Italy

#197 in the World

Founded: 1321

68. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Biochemistry

#6 in the Netherlands

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

69. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Biochemistry

#3 in France

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

70. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Biochemistry

#19 in Germany

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

71. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biochemistry

#20 in Germany

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

72. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Biochemistry

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

73. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Biochemistry

#7 in Italy

#207 in the World

Founded: 1404

74. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Biochemistry

#5 in Sweden

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

75. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Biochemistry

#8 in Italy

#219 in the World

Founded: 1990

76. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Biochemistry

#1 in Russia

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

77. Complutense University of Madrid

For Biochemistry

#3 in Spain

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

78. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Biochemistry

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

79. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Biochemistry

#4 in France

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

80. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#17 in the United Kingdom

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

81. Umea University

For Biochemistry

#6 in Sweden

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

82. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Biochemistry

#9 in Italy

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

83. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Biochemistry

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

84. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#18 in the United Kingdom

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

85. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Biochemistry

#7 in the Netherlands

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

86. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biochemistry

#21 in Germany

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

87. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Biochemistry

#4 in Spain

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

88. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Biochemistry

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

89. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Biochemistry

#19 in the United Kingdom

#256 in the World

Founded: 1997

90. University of Regensburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Biochemistry

#22 in Germany

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

91. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biochemistry

#23 in Germany

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

92. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Biochemistry

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

93. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Biochemistry

#8 in the Netherlands

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

94. University of Giessen

Germany | Hesse

For Biochemistry

#24 in Germany

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

95. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Biochemistry

#5 in Spain

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

96. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Biochemistry

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

97. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biochemistry

#25 in Germany

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

98. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#20 in the United Kingdom

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

99. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Biochemistry

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

100. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Biochemistry

#5 in France

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960