Best Universities for Radiology and Nuclear medicine 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 Radiology and Nuclear medicine. A graph of 72M citations received by 2.3M academic papers made by 1,040 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 | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in the United Kingdom

#4 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in Germany

#15 in the World

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

3. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#2 in the United Kingdom

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#2 in Germany

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

5. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in the Netherlands

#32 in the World

Founded: 1923

6. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in Belgium

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

7. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#3 in the United Kingdom

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#3 in Germany

#44 in the World

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

9. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in France

#45 in the World

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

10. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in Sweden

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

11. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#2 in Sweden

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

12. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#4 in the United Kingdom

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

13. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#2 in the Netherlands

#60 in the World

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

14. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in Italy

#65 in the World

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

15. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#2 in Italy

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

16. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#5 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

Founded: 1829

17. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in Austria

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

18. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#3 in the Netherlands

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

19. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in Denmark

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

20. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in Switzerland

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

21. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#3 in Italy

#88 in the World

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

22. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#2 in Switzerland

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

23. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#4 in Germany

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

24. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#5 in Germany

#98 in the World

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

25. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#4 in the Netherlands

#105 in the World

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

26. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#6 in the United Kingdom

#107 in the World

Founded: 1824

27. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#6 in Germany

#108 in the World

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

28. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#7 in Germany

#110 in the World

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

29. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in Greece

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

30. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#8 in Germany

#114 in the World

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

31. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#4 in Italy

#115 in the World

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

32. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#5 in the Netherlands

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

33. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#7 in the United Kingdom

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

34. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#9 in Germany

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

35. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#8 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

36. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#10 in Germany

#131 in the World

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

37. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#11 in Germany

#133 in the World

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

38. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#3 in Sweden

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

39. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in Spain

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

40. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#6 in the Netherlands

#140 in the World

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

41. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#9 in the United Kingdom

#142 in the World

Founded: 1900

42. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#5 in Italy

#143 in the World

Founded: 1921

43. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#12 in Germany

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

44. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in Norway

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

45. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#6 in Italy

#147 in the World

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

46. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in Finland

#149 in the World

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

47. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#10 in the United Kingdom

#150 in the World

Founded: 1451

48. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#7 in Italy

#157 in the World

Founded: 1404

49. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#11 in the United Kingdom

#159 in the World

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

50. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#12 in the United Kingdom

#163 in the World

Founded: 1948

51. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#8 in Italy

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

52. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#2 in Austria

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

53. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#9 in Italy

#169 in the World

Founded: 1321

54. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#13 in the United Kingdom

#172 in the World

Founded: 1904

55. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#2 in France

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

56. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#13 in Germany

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

57. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#4 in Sweden

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

58. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#14 in Germany

#178 in the World

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

59. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#15 in Germany

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

60. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#16 in Germany

#188 in the World

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

61. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#14 in the United Kingdom

#190 in the World

Founded: 1905

62. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#2 in Belgium

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

63. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#7 in the Netherlands

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

64. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#17 in Germany

#193 in the World

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

65. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#18 in Germany

#196 in the World

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

66. University of Lubeck

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#19 in Germany

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

67. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#2 in Denmark

#202 in the World

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

68. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#20 in Germany

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

69. St George's, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#15 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Founded: 1733

70. University of Verona

Italy | Veneto

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#10 in Italy

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

71. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#21 in Germany

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

72. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#3 in Switzerland

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

73. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#8 in the Netherlands

#213 in the World

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

74. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Italy | Lombardy

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#11 in Italy

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1996

75. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#16 in the United Kingdom

#217 in the World

Founded: 1963

76. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#2 in Spain

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

77. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in the Czech Republic

#223 in the World

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

78. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#2 in Greece

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

79. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#5 in Sweden

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

80. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#22 in Germany

#237 in the World

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

81. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#3 in Belgium

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

82. University of Pavia

Italy | Lombardy

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#12 in Italy

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

83. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#17 in the United Kingdom

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

84. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#18 in the United Kingdom

#251 in the World

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

85. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#4 in Belgium

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

86. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#13 in Italy

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

87. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#23 in Germany

#257 in the World

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

88. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#3 in Austria

#259 in the World

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

89. University of Leipzig

Germany | Saxony

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#24 in Germany

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

90. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#25 in Germany

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

91. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in Poland

#266 in the World

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

92. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#19 in the United Kingdom

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

93. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#3 in France

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

94. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#2 in Norway

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

95. Medical University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#4 in Austria

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 4,346
Founded: 2004

96. Semmelweis University

Hungary | Budapest

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in Hungary

#276 in the World

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

97. University of Rome Tor Vergata

Italy | Lazio

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#14 in Italy

#278 in the World

Founded: 1982

98. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#4 in Switzerland

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

99. University of Giessen

Germany | Hesse

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#26 in Germany

#280 in the World

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

100. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#5 in Switzerland

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

Medicine subfields in Europe

Anatomy and Physiology1021

Anesthesiology711

Audiology494

Bioethics/Medical Ethics374

Biomedical Engineering565

Cardiology766

Clinical Psychology812

Cosmetology303

Critical Care Nursing611

Gastroenterology and Hepatology572

Gerontology655

Health Science929

Healthcare Management (MHA)759

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)771

Occupational Therapy460

Oncology and Cancer research795

Ophthalmology514

Optometry313

Orthodontics645

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine632

Respiratory Therapy333

Social Work346

Sonography and Ultrasound343

Sports / Exercise science460