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 57.2M citations received by 1.84M academic papers made by 1,049 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

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#1 in the United Kingdom

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#2 in the United Kingdom

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Denmark

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

5. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Switzerland

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

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

#58 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

#64 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

#70 in the World

Founded: 1824

10. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Germany

#75 in the World

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

11. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Germany

#83 in the World

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

12. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Belgium

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

13. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Sweden

#91 in the World

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

14. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Sweden

#96 in the World

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

15. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Sweden

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

16. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Germany

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

17. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Physical chemistry

#4 in Sweden

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

18. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#5 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

19. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Russia

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

20. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Physical chemistry

#2 in the Netherlands

#111 in the World

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

21. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Physical chemistry

#3 in the Netherlands

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

22. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Physical chemistry

#4 in Germany

#121 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

#129 in the World

Founded: 1904

24. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Physical chemistry

#2 in France

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

25. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Belgium

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

26. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Germany

#143 in the World

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

27. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Italy

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

28. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#7 in the United Kingdom

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

29. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Physical chemistry

#6 in Germany

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

30. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Portugal

#157 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

#160 in the World

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

32. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Italy

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

33. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Physical chemistry

#3 in France

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

34. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#9 in the United Kingdom

#169 in the World

Founded: 1948

35. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Italy

#174 in the World

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

36. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Physical chemistry

#4 in the Netherlands

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

37. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Physical chemistry

#7 in Germany

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

38. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Physical chemistry

#8 in Germany

#181 in the World

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

39. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Physical chemistry

#9 in Germany

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

40. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Spain

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

41. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Spain

#191 in the World

Founded: 1508

42. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#10 in the United Kingdom

#194 in the World

Founded: 1905

43. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#11 in the United Kingdom

#195 in the World

Founded: 1900

44. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Physical chemistry

#10 in Germany

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

45. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Spain

#201 in the World

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

46. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Physical chemistry

#5 in the Netherlands

#207 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

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

48. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Physical chemistry

#11 in Germany

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

49. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Greece

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

50. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Physical chemistry

#6 in the Netherlands

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

51. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Physical chemistry

#4 in France

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

52. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Norway

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

53. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Physical chemistry

#12 in Germany

#221 in the World

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

54. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Physical chemistry

#13 in the United Kingdom

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

55. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Physical chemistry

#7 in the Netherlands

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

56. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Physical chemistry

#13 in Germany

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

57. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Serbia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

58. University of Alicante

Spain | San Vicente del Raspeig

For Physical chemistry

#4 in Spain

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1979

59. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Sweden

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

60. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Physical chemistry

#14 in Germany

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

61. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Portugal

#247 in the World

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

62. Autonomous University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Spain

#257 in the World

Founded: 1968

63. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Denmark

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

64. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Finland

#261 in the World

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

65. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Physical chemistry

#5 in France

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

66. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Physical chemistry

#6 in France

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

67. University of the Basque Country

Spain | Bilbao

For Physical chemistry

#6 in Spain

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

68. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Physical chemistry

#4 in Italy

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 70,000
Founded: 1222

69. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Physical chemistry

#14 in the United Kingdom

#268 in the World

Founded: 1451

70. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Physical chemistry

#6 in Sweden

#269 in the World

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

71. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Denmark

#272 in the World

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

72. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Italy

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

73. University of Lorraine

France | Grand Est

For Physical chemistry

#7 in France

#277 in the World

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

74. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#15 in the United Kingdom

#278 in the World

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

75. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Physical chemistry

#6 in Italy

#279 in the World

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

76. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Physical chemistry

#8 in the Netherlands

#282 in the World

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

77. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Physical chemistry

#16 in the United Kingdom

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

78. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Physical chemistry

#7 in Spain

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

79. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Physical chemistry

#8 in France

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

80. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Austria

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

81. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Physical chemistry

#15 in Germany

#293 in the World

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

82. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#17 in the United Kingdom

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

83. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Physical chemistry

#18 in the United Kingdom

#295 in the World

Founded: 1963

84. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Portugal

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

85. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Switzerland

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

86. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Physical chemistry

#7 in Italy

#299 in the World

Founded: 1859

87. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Poland

#300 in the World

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

88. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Physical chemistry

#16 in Germany

#301 in the World

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

89. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Norway

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

90. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Physical chemistry

#17 in Germany

#306 in the World

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

91. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Physical chemistry

#18 in Germany

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

92. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Physical chemistry

#19 in the United Kingdom

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

93. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Physical chemistry

#19 in Germany

#311 in the World

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

94. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Austria

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

95. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Austria

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

96. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Physical chemistry

#20 in Germany

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

97. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Physical chemistry

#8 in Italy

#324 in the World

Founded: 1404

98. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Greece

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

99. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Physical chemistry

#21 in Germany

#327 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

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

Chemistry subfields in Europe