Europe's best Physical chemistry universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Physical chemistry. A graph of 54.3M citations received by 1.81M academic papers made by 1,044 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. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Switzerland

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#1 in the United Kingdom

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#2 in the United Kingdom

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Switzerland

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Denmark

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

6. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#3 in the United Kingdom

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

7. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Physical chemistry

#1 in the Netherlands

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

8. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Physical chemistry

#1 in France

#63 in the World

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

9. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#4 in the United Kingdom

#67 in the World

Founded: 1824

10. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Germany

#70 in the World

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

11. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Belgium

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

12. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Germany

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

13. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Sweden

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

14. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Sweden

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

15. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Sweden

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

16. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Physical chemistry

#4 in Sweden

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

17. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Germany

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

18. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Russia

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

19. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#5 in the United Kingdom

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

20. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Physical chemistry

#2 in the Netherlands

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

21. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Physical chemistry

#3 in the Netherlands

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

22. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Physical chemistry

#4 in Germany

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

23. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#6 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

Founded: 1904

24. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Physical chemistry

#2 in France

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

25. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Italy

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

26. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Germany

#139 in the World

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

27. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Belgium

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

28. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#7 in the United Kingdom

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

29. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Physical chemistry

#6 in Germany

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

30. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Portugal

#155 in the World

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

31. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#8 in the United Kingdom

#159 in the World

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

32. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Italy

#160 in the World

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

33. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Physical chemistry

#3 in France

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

34. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#9 in the United Kingdom

#168 in the World

Founded: 1948

35. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Physical chemistry

#4 in the Netherlands

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

36. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Physical chemistry

#7 in Germany

#173 in the World

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

37. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Physical chemistry

#8 in Germany

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

38. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Italy

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

39. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Spain

#183 in the World

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

40. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Spain

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

41. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Physical chemistry

#9 in Germany

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

42. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Physical chemistry

#10 in Germany

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

43. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#10 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Founded: 1905

44. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#11 in the United Kingdom

#193 in the World

Founded: 1900

45. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Spain

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

46. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Physical chemistry

#5 in the Netherlands

#202 in the World

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

47. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#12 in the United Kingdom

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

48. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Physical chemistry

#4 in France

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

49. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Physical chemistry

#11 in Germany

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

50. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Greece

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

51. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Physical chemistry

#6 in the Netherlands

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

52. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Physical chemistry

#12 in Germany

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

53. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Physical chemistry

#13 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

54. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Norway

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

55. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Physical chemistry

#13 in Germany

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

56. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Physical chemistry

#7 in the Netherlands

#231 in the World

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

57. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Serbia

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

58. University of Alicante

Spain | San Vicente del Raspeig

For Physical chemistry

#4 in Spain

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1979

59. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Sweden

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

60. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Portugal

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

61. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Physical chemistry

#14 in Germany

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

62. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Finland

#249 in the World

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

63. Autonomous University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Spain

#251 in the World

Founded: 1968

64. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Physical chemistry

#5 in France

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

65. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Physical chemistry

#14 in the United Kingdom

#256 in the World

Founded: 1451

66. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Denmark

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

67. University of the Basque Country

Spain | Bilbao

For Physical chemistry

#6 in Spain

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

68. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Physical chemistry

#4 in Italy

#259 in the World

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

69. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Physical chemistry

#6 in Sweden

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

70. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Physical chemistry

#6 in France

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

71. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Italy

#268 in the World

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

72. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Physical chemistry

#8 in the Netherlands

#272 in the World

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

73. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#15 in the United Kingdom

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

74. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Physical chemistry

#6 in Italy

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

75. University of Lorraine

France | Grand Est

For Physical chemistry

#7 in France

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

76. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Physical chemistry

#16 in the United Kingdom

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

77. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Physical chemistry

#7 in Spain

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

78. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Physical chemistry

#15 in Germany

#284 in the World

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

79. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Denmark

#285 in the World

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

80. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Physical chemistry

#8 in France

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

81. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Austria

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

82. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Switzerland

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

83. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#17 in the United Kingdom

#291 in the World

Founded: 1963

84. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Physical chemistry

#16 in Germany

#292 in the World

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

85. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#18 in the United Kingdom

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

86. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Physical chemistry

#17 in Germany

#297 in the World

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

87. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Poland

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 27,072
Founded: 1826

88. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Norway

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

89. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Portugal

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

90. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Physical chemistry

#18 in Germany

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

91. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Physical chemistry

#19 in the United Kingdom

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

92. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Physical chemistry

#19 in Germany

#306 in the World

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

93. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Austria

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

94. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Physical chemistry

#7 in Italy

#308 in the World

Founded: 1859

95. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Austria

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

96. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Physical chemistry

#20 in Germany

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

97. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Greece

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

98. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Physical chemistry

#8 in Italy

#320 in the World

Founded: 1404

99. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Physical chemistry

#21 in Germany

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

100. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#20 in the United Kingdom

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

Chemistry subfields in Europe