Best Universities for Nanotechnology in Europe

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Nanotechnology. A graph of 56.6M citations received by 1.75M academic papers made by 992 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 of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Switzerland

#17 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#30 in the World

Founded: 1824

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Switzerland

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

7. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Delft

For Nanotechnology

#1 in the Netherlands

#62 in the World

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

8. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Nanotechnology

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

9. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Nanotechnology

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

10. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Nanotechnology

#1 in France

#91 in the World

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

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#99 in the World

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

12. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Nanotechnology

#2 in the Netherlands

#100 in the World

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

13. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#101 in the World

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

14. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

15. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#106 in the World

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

16. University of Twente

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Enschede

For Nanotechnology

#3 in the Netherlands

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

17. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nanotechnology

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

18. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Sweden

#123 in the World

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

19. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Sweden

#129 in the World

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

20. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Sweden

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

21. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Nanotechnology

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

22. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Nanotechnology

#2 in France

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

23. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#147 in the World

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

24. Utrecht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Nanotechnology

#4 in the Netherlands

#150 in the World

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

25. Lund University

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Sweden

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

26. University of Groningen

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Groningen

For Nanotechnology

#5 in the Netherlands

#153 in the World

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

27. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Russia

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

28. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Nanotechnology

#5 in Sweden

#158 in the World

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

29. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#162 in the World

Founded: 1948

30. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Nanotechnology

#3 in France

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

31. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Nanotechnology

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

32. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#165 in the World

Founded: 1905

33. University of Southampton

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

34. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Nanotechnology

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

35. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Nanotechnology

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

36. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

37. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Nanotechnology

#4 in France

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

38. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#188 in the World

Founded: 1900

39. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Nanotechnology

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

40. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#10 in Germany

#191 in the World

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

41. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Nanotechnology

#5 in France

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

42. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Italy

#196 in the World

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

43. Autonomous University of Madrid

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Spain

#205 in the World

Founded: 1968

44. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Nanotechnology

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

45. University of Bristol

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

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

46. University of Basel

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Basel

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Switzerland

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

47. Sapienza University of Rome

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Italy

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

48. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Nanotechnology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#214 in the World

Founded: 1451

49. Complutense University of Madrid

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Spain

#215 in the World

Founded: 1508

50. University of Leeds

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

Founded: 1904

51. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Nanotechnology

#11 in Germany

#217 in the World

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

52. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Spain

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

53. University of Padua

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Italy

#225 in the World

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

54. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Nanotechnology

#6 in France

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

55. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nanotechnology

#12 in Germany

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

56. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Italy

#233 in the World

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

57. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

58. Radboud University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Nanotechnology

#6 in the Netherlands

#240 in the World

Founded: 1923

59. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Nanotechnology

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

60. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#13 in Germany

#245 in the World

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

61. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Nanotechnology

#7 in France

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

62. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Nanotechnology

#252 in the World

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

63. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Nanotechnology

#14 in Germany

#259 in the World

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

64. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Nanotechnology

#260 in the World

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

65. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Nanotechnology

#263 in the World

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

66. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Nanotechnology

#265 in the World

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

67. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Nanotechnology

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,440
Founded: 2010

68. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#15 in Germany

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

69. University of Warwick

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

70. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Nanotechnology

#16 in Germany

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

71. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Nanotechnology

#5 in Italy

#271 in the World

Founded: 1859

72. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nanotechnology

#17 in Germany

#276 in the World

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

73. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#18 in Germany

#277 in the World

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

74. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Germany | Thuringia

For Nanotechnology

#19 in Germany

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

75. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Spain

#287 in the World

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

76. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Nanotechnology

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

77. University of Regensburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#20 in Germany

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

78. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Nanotechnology

#21 in Germany

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

79. University of the Basque Country

For Nanotechnology

#5 in Spain

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

80. Grenoble Institute of Technology

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Nanotechnology

#8 in France

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

81. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Nanotechnology

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

82. University of Strasbourg

France | Grand Est

For Nanotechnology

#9 in France

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

83. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nanotechnology

#22 in Germany

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

84. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Nanotechnology

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

85. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Nanotechnology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

86. University of Bath

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#310 in the World

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

87. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Nanotechnology

#320 in the World

Founded: 2003

88. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Nanotechnology

#23 in Germany

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

89. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Nanotechnology

#24 in Germany

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

90. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Greece

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

91. Leiden University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Leiden

For Nanotechnology

#7 in the Netherlands

#334 in the World

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

92. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#25 in Germany

#335 in the World

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

93. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Norway

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

94. University of Geneva

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Geneva

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Switzerland

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

95. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Nanotechnology

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1966

96. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Nanotechnology

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

97. Cardiff University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Wales

For Nanotechnology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#353 in the World

Founded: 1997

98. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Nanotechnology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

99. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Nanotechnology

#26 in Germany

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

100. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Nanotechnology

#6 in Italy

#359 in the World

Founded: 1321

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1187

Aerospace Engineering1139

Agricultural Engineering248

Applied/Engineering Physics468

Architectural Engineering564

Architecture522

Automation and Control engineering547

Automotive Engineering665

Biochemical Engineering460

Biomedical Engineering565

Biotechnology768

Chemical Engineering1043

Civil Engineering973

Computer Engineering592

Computer Networking1124

Construction Management448

Electrical Engineering1217

Electronic Engineering879

Engineering Management482

Environmental Engineering733

Firefighting and Fire Science296

Geotechnical Engineering853

Human-Computer Interaction858

Industrial Engineering390

Landscape Architecture408

Marine Engineering344

Materials Science1349

Mechanical Engineering1306

Metallurgical Engineering1155

Mining Engineering295

Nuclear Engineering363

Operations Research670

Optical Engineering1268

Petroleum Engineering420

Polymer science and Plastics engineering352

Product and Industrial Design352

Reliability and Quality Engineering622

Remote Sensing677

Renewable Energy Engineering626

Structural Engineering1041

Systems Engineering995

Technical Drawing373

Telecommunications1149

Transportation Engineering589