Best Universities for Anesthesiology 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 Anesthesiology. A graph of 26.5M citations received by 823K academic papers made by 711 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 College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#6 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Sweden

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

3. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Anesthesiology

#23 in the World

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

4. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Anesthesiology

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

5. Lund University

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Sweden

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

6. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Anesthesiology

#1 in France

#40 in the World

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

7. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

8. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Anesthesiology

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

9. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Italy

#59 in the World

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

10. Radboud University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Anesthesiology

#1 in the Netherlands

#60 in the World

Founded: 1923

11. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

12. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Anesthesiology

#2 in the Netherlands

#70 in the World

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

13. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Anesthesiology

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

14. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Anesthesiology

#72 in the World

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

15. King's College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#79 in the World

Founded: 1829

16. Sapienza University of Rome

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Italy

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

17. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

18. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Anesthesiology

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

19. University of Padua

For Anesthesiology

#3 in Italy

#90 in the World

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

20. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Anesthesiology

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

21. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

22. University of Groningen

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Groningen

For Anesthesiology

#3 in the Netherlands

#99 in the World

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

23. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Anesthesiology

#105 in the World

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

24. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Spain

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

25. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Anesthesiology

#3 in Sweden

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

26. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Anesthesiology

#4 in the Netherlands

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

27. University of Bern

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Bern

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Switzerland

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

28. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Anesthesiology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

29. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Anesthesiology

#115 in the World

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

30. Maastricht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Anesthesiology

#5 in the Netherlands

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

31. University of Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Switzerland

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

32. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Anesthesiology

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

33. University of Oslo

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Norway

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

34. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Anesthesiology

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

35. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Anesthesiology

#4 in Italy

#131 in the World

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

36. University of Pavia

Italy | Lombardy

For Anesthesiology

#5 in Italy

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

37. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anesthesiology

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

38. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Anesthesiology

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

39. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Greece

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

40. Utrecht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Anesthesiology

#6 in the Netherlands

#144 in the World

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

41. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Founded: 1824

42. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Anesthesiology

#4 in Sweden

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

43. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Anesthesiology

#152 in the World

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

44. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Anesthesiology

#6 in Italy

#156 in the World

Founded: 1921

45. University of Bristol

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

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

46. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#159 in the World

Founded: 1948

47. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Anesthesiology

#10 in Germany

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

48. St George's, University of London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#163 in the World

Founded: 1733

49. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Spain

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

50. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Anesthesiology

#7 in Italy

#169 in the World

Founded: 1321

51. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Anesthesiology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#170 in the World

Founded: 1451

52. University of Lubeck

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Anesthesiology

#11 in Germany

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

53. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Anesthesiology

#12 in Germany

#174 in the World

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

54. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Anesthesiology

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

55. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Anesthesiology

#2 in France

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

56. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#178 in the World

Founded: 1900

57. Leiden University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Leiden

For Anesthesiology

#7 in the Netherlands

#184 in the World

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

58. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Anesthesiology

#185 in the World

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

59. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Anesthesiology

#8 in Italy

#186 in the World

Founded: 1404

60. Newcastle University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#188 in the World

Founded: 1963

61. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Anesthesiology

#13 in Germany

#191 in the World

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

62. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anesthesiology

#14 in Germany

#193 in the World

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

63. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Anesthesiology

#15 in Germany

#194 in the World

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

64. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anesthesiology

#16 in Germany

#202 in the World

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

65. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anesthesiology

#17 in Germany

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

66. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Anesthesiology

#18 in Germany

#210 in the World

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

67. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Anesthesiology

#9 in Italy

#212 in the World

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

68. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anesthesiology

#19 in Germany

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

69. Umea University

For Anesthesiology

#5 in Sweden

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

70. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Anesthesiology

#20 in Germany

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

71. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Anesthesiology

#21 in Germany

#218 in the World

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

72. University of Giessen

Germany | Hesse

For Anesthesiology

#22 in Germany

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

73. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Anesthesiology

#23 in Germany

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

74. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Italy | Lombardy

For Anesthesiology

#10 in Italy

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1996

75. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Anesthesiology

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 20,353
Founded: 1974

76. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Anesthesiology

#11 in Italy

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

77. University of Leeds

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#234 in the World

Founded: 1904

78. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Anesthesiology

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,607
Founded: 2004

79. Charles University

Czech Republic Flag

Czech Republic | Prague

For Anesthesiology

#1 in the Czech Republic

#241 in the World

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

80. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#242 in the World

Founded: 1905

81. University of Leicester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#246 in the World

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

82. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Anesthesiology

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

83. University of Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Anesthesiology

#3 in Switzerland

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

84. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Norway

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

85. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Anesthesiology

#24 in Germany

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

86. University of Verona

For Anesthesiology

#12 in Italy

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

87. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anesthesiology

#25 in Germany

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

88. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Anesthesiology

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

89. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Anesthesiology

#265 in the World

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

90. University of Parma

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Anesthesiology

#13 in Italy

#267 in the World

Founded: 1117

91. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Anesthesiology

#14 in Italy

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

92. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Anesthesiology

#3 in Norway

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

93. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Anesthesiology

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,800
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1920

94. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Anesthesiology

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

95. University of London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Anesthesiology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

96. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Anesthesiology

#2 in Greece

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

97. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Anesthesiology

#1 in Poland

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 33,549
Founded: 1364

98. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Anesthesiology

#26 in Germany

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

99. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anesthesiology

#27 in Germany

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

100. Semmelweis University

Hungary | Budapest

For Anesthesiology

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1769

Medicine subfields in Europe

Anatomy and Physiology1021

Bioethics/Medical Ethics374

Biomedical Engineering565

Clinical Psychology812

Critical Care Nursing611

Epidemiology417

Family medicine687

Forensic Science312

Gastroenterology and Hepatology572

Health Science929

Healthcare Management (MHA)759

Medical Physics365

Neurosurgery317

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)771

Occupational Therapy460

Oncology and Cancer research795

Ophthalmology514

Orthodontics645

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine632

Pharmacology793

Physical Therapy953

Plastic Surgery314

Public Health1151

Radiation Therapy473

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1040

Respiratory Therapy333

Sonography and Ultrasound343

Sports / Exercise science460

Sports Medicine767