Europe's best Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 34.2M citations received by 1.09M academic papers made by 927 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 Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in the United Kingdom

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Switzerland

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in the Netherlands

#16 in the World

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

4. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in the United Kingdom

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

5. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in the United Kingdom

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in the Netherlands

#31 in the World

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

7. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in the United Kingdom

#34 in the World

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

8. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in the United Kingdom

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in the United Kingdom

#38 in the World

Founded: 1904

10. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in France

#40 in the World

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

11. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Norway

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

12. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Denmark

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

13. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in the United Kingdom

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

14. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in the United Kingdom

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

15. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Switzerland

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

16. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

17. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in the United Kingdom

#64 in the World

Founded: 1824

18. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Belgium

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

19. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Switzerland

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

20. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Denmark

#81 in the World

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

21. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Norway

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

22. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

23. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in the United Kingdom

#99 in the World

Founded: 1905

24. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Sweden

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

25. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

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

26. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Russia

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

27. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Sweden

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

28. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in France

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

29. Royal Holloway, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

Founded: 1849

30. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Sweden

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

31. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Germany

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

32. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Founded: 1900

33. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Germany

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

34. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Italy

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

35. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in France

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

36. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Italy

#131 in the World

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

37. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Germany

#132 in the World

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

38. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Belgium

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

39. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Denmark

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

40. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Germany

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

41. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Italy

#144 in the World

Founded: 1321

42. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Germany

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

43. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Italy

#150 in the World

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

44. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Italy

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

45. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Spain

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

46. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in France

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

47. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Finland

#163 in the World

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

48. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Belgium

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

49. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in the Netherlands

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

50. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Germany

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

51. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in the United Kingdom

#173 in the World

Founded: 1495

52. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Germany

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

53. University of Potsdam

Germany | Brandenburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Germany

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

54. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in the United Kingdom

#185 in the World

Founded: 1963

55. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Spain

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 56,842
Founded: 1531

56. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Spain

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

57. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in the United Kingdom

#188 in the World

Founded: 1997

58. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Spain

#189 in the World

Founded: 1508

59. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Austria

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

60. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Germany

#192 in the World

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

61. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Greece

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

62. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Switzerland

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

63. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Germany

#196 in the World

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

64. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Germany

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

65. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in France

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

66. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in the Netherlands

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

67. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in the United Kingdom

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

68. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Norway

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

69. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Italy

#212 in the World

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

70. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Switzerland

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

71. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Portugal

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

72. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in the United Kingdom

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

73. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Italy

#223 in the World

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

74. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Italy

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 47,736
Founded: 1343

75. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in the United Kingdom

#226 in the World

Founded: 1948

76. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in the United Kingdom

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

77. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in the Czech Republic

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 49,508
Founded: 1348

78. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Germany

#229 in the World

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

79. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in the United Kingdom

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

80. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#24 in the United Kingdom

#234 in the World

Founded: 1892

81. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Germany

#239 in the World

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

82. University of Iceland

Iceland | Reykjavik

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Iceland

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1911

83. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Germany

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

84. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Switzerland

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

85. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Germany

#248 in the World

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

86. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Austria

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1669

87. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Sweden

#257 in the World

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

88. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Germany

#263 in the World

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

89. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in Germany

#265 in the World

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

90. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#25 in the United Kingdom

#266 in the World

Founded: 1451

91. University of Strasbourg

France | Grand Est

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in France

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

92. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in Germany

#270 in the World

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

93. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Germany

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

94. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Greece

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

95. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in France

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

96. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in the Netherlands

#288 in the World

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

97. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in the Netherlands

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

98. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Germany

#292 in the World

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

99. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Italy

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

100. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Italy

#297 in the World

Founded: 1859

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