Best Universities for Nanotechnology 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 Nanotechnology. A graph of 43.8M citations received by 1.56M academic papers made by 971 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 | England

For Nanotechnology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Switzerland

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#33 in the World

Founded: 1824

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Switzerland

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

7. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Nanotechnology

#1 in the Netherlands

#57 in the World

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

8. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Nanotechnology

#1 in France

#77 in the World

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

9. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Nanotechnology

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

10. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Nanotechnology

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

11. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Nanotechnology

#2 in the Netherlands

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

12. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#95 in the World

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

13. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#96 in the World

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

14. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#103 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 | Enschede

For Nanotechnology

#3 in the Netherlands

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

17. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Sweden

#112 in the World

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

18. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nanotechnology

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

19. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Sweden

#124 in the World

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

20. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Nanotechnology

#2 in France

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

21. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Sweden

#127 in the World

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

22. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Nanotechnology

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

23. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Nanotechnology

#3 in France

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

24. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Nanotechnology

#4 in France

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

25. Lund University

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Sweden

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

26. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Nanotechnology

#4 in the Netherlands

#146 in the World

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

27. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Nanotechnology

#5 in Sweden

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,912
Founded: 1829

28. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Russia

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

29. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Nanotechnology

#5 in the Netherlands

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

30. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#156 in the World

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

31. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#162 in the World

Founded: 1948

32. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#163 in the World

Founded: 1905

33. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Nanotechnology

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

34. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

35. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Nanotechnology

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

36. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Nanotechnology

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

37. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

38. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#186 in the World

Founded: 1900

39. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Nanotechnology

#5 in France

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

40. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#189 in the World

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

41. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Nanotechnology

#10 in Germany

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

42. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Italy

#192 in the World

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

43. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#194 in the World

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

44. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Nanotechnology

#6 in France

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

45. Autonomous University of Madrid

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Spain

#199 in the World

Founded: 1968

46. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Nanotechnology

#11 in Germany

#207 in the World

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

47. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

Founded: 1904

48. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Switzerland

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

49. Complutense University of Madrid

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Spain

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

50. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Nanotechnology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#211 in the World

Founded: 1451

51. University of Padua

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Italy

#217 in the World

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

52. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nanotechnology

#12 in Germany

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

53. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Nanotechnology

#7 in France

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

54. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Nanotechnology

#229 in the World

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

55. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Spain

#231 in the World

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

56. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

57. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#13 in Germany

#235 in the World

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

58. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Nanotechnology

#6 in the Netherlands

#236 in the World

Founded: 1923

59. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Nanotechnology

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

60. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Italy

#240 in the World

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

61. Sapienza University of Rome

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Italy

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

62. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Nanotechnology

#14 in Germany

#245 in the World

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

63. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#15 in Germany

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

64. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Nanotechnology

#253 in the World

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

65. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Nanotechnology

#254 in the World

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

66. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Nanotechnology

#16 in Germany

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

67. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

68. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Nanotechnology

#268 in the World

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

69. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Germany | Thuringia

For Nanotechnology

#17 in Germany

#271 in the World

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

70. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#18 in Germany

#273 in the World

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

71. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Nanotechnology

#5 in Italy

#275 in the World

Founded: 1859

72. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Nanotechnology

#19 in Germany

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

73. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nanotechnology

#20 in Germany

#277 in the World

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

74. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Nanotechnology

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

75. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Nanotechnology

#281 in the World

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

76. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Nanotechnology

#282 in the World

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

77. University of Regensburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#21 in Germany

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

78. University of Strasbourg

France | Grand Est

For Nanotechnology

#8 in France

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

79. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#285 in the World

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

80. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Spain

#286 in the World

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

81. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Nanotechnology

#6 in Italy

#288 in the World

Founded: 1990

82. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Nanotechnology

#22 in Germany

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

83. Grenoble Institute of Technology

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Nanotechnology

#9 in France

#297 in the World

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

84. University of the Basque Country

For Nanotechnology

#5 in Spain

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

85. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Nanotechnology

#23 in Germany

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

86. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Nanotechnology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

87. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nanotechnology

#24 in Germany

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

88. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Switzerland

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

89. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#25 in Germany

#309 in the World

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

90. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Nanotechnology

#310 in the World

Founded: 2003

91. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Nanotechnology

#7 in the Netherlands

#314 in the World

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

92. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Greece

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

93. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Nanotechnology

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

94. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Nanotechnology

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,544
Founded: 1966

95. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Norway

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

96. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Nanotechnology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#328 in the World

Founded: 1964

97. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Nanotechnology

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

98. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#26 in Germany

#333 in the World

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

99. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Nanotechnology

#27 in Germany

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

100. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Nanotechnology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1135

Aerospace Engineering1090

Agricultural Engineering262

Applied/Engineering Physics419

Architectural Engineering501

Architecture479

Automation and Control engineering521

Automotive Engineering605

Biochemical Engineering398

Biomedical Engineering528

Biotechnology716

Chemical Engineering1007

Civil Engineering921

Computer Engineering572

Computer Networking1083

Construction Management396

Electrical Engineering1180

Electronic Engineering851

Engineering Management405

Environmental Engineering679

Firefighting and Fire Science299

Geotechnical Engineering812

Human-Computer Interaction792

Industrial Engineering397

Landscape Architecture453

Marine Engineering327

Materials Science1327

Mechanical Engineering1276

Metallurgical Engineering1132

Mining Engineering288

Nuclear Engineering338

Operations Research627

Optical Engineering1236

Petroleum Engineering378

Polymer science and Plastics engineering367

Product and Industrial Design350

Reliability and Quality Engineering576

Remote Sensing628

Renewable Energy Engineering595

Structural Engineering990

Systems Engineering948

Technical Drawing326

Telecommunications1102

Transportation Engineering536