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The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 43rd in Germany, 536th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 164 research topics. The Braunschweig University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 52,875 academic publications and 1,068,207 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 32 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#536 of 14,131 In the World
#213 of 2,785 In Europe
#43 of 369 In Germany
#3 of 26 In Lower Saxony
#1 of 2 In Braunschweig
#37 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#57 of 1,052 For Aviation
#91 of 2,369 For Automotive Engineering
#1539 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#534 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 161 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 30th for Engineering in Germany and 413th in the World with 30,018 publications made and 646,514 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#30 of 169 In Germany
#151 of 1,465 In Europe
#413 of 6,782 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 320 1880
1993 337 2003
1994 330 2209
1995 379 2716
1996 389 2847
1997 391 3101
1998 362 3198
1999 384 3545
2000 358 3787
2001 465 4292
2002 673 6246
2003 556 6483
2004 573 6963
2005 601 8434
2006 732 9605
2007 756 10667
2008 792 12332
2009 877 14620
2010 900 16969
2011 994 18791
2012 985 21625
2013 1017 23419
2014 1094 26204
2015 1015 27575
2016 1153 30366
2017 1211 32747
2018 1328 35267
2019 1357 39922
2020 1424 47144
2021 1506 56241
2022 1403 53563
2023 1497 54965
2024 976 50128

The following table provides academic rankings for The Braunschweig University of Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aviation 1 21 57
Automotive Engineering 3 28 91
Industrial Engineering 10 47 119
Computer Engineering 11 42 156
Transportation Engineering 7 47 158
Product and Industrial Design 13 67 165
Biochemical Engineering 13 88 199
Systems Engineering 12 75 209
Architecture 13 95 219
Construction Management 9 84 222
Aerospace Engineering 14 73 229
Technical Drawing 13 87 231
Structural Engineering 13 66 234
Marine Engineering 12 90 267
Robotics 16 87 275
Agricultural Engineering 7 89 276
Electronic Engineering 11 76 277
Operations Research 9 99 292
Mechanical Engineering 18 101 304
Computer Networking 13 96 318
Reliability and Quality Engineering 13 97 322
Electrical Engineering 19 106 341
Geotechnical Engineering 16 102 342
Telecommunications 18 108 346
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 99 349
Materials Science 29 121 354
Automation and Control engineering 15 116 368
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 35 158 377
Applied/Engineering Physics 33 139 382
Metallurgical Engineering 29 126 383
Nanotechnology 31 122 397
Remote Sensing 25 152 410
Nuclear Engineering 17 136 424
Optical Engineering 40 177 443
Environmental Engineering 18 161 465
Human-Computer Interaction 35 207 496
Petroleum Engineering 24 160 503
Civil Engineering 27 178 505
Acoustical Engineering 41 199 507
Renewable Energy Engineering 17 164 517
Chemical Engineering 33 164 530
Engineering Management 18 207 605
Architectural Engineering 20 246 647
Biomedical Engineering 45 278 777
Biotechnology 40 269 808
Mining Engineering 31 260 844

Chemistry rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 40th for Chemistry in Germany and 459th in the World with 28,734 publications made and 704,723 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#40 of 166 In Germany
#175 of 1,417 In Europe
#459 of 6,545 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 370 2249
1993 397 2502
1994 452 2796
1995 449 3393
1996 423 3587
1997 447 4058
1998 411 4367
1999 444 4871
2000 396 5317
2001 471 5865
2002 621 7093
2003 543 8070
2004 574 8497
2005 561 9940
2006 668 10954
2007 814 12400
2008 682 13873
2009 901 16029
2010 837 18606
2011 849 20323
2012 832 23466
2013 1163 25260
2014 935 28062
2015 841 29030
2016 917 31570
2017 1010 33739
2018 1017 35918
2019 1111 40883
2020 1174 47904
2021 1263 55122
2022 1245 54404
2023 1292 55125
2024 852 51512

The following table provides academic rankings for The Braunschweig University of Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 15 17 37
Biochemical Engineering 13 88 199
Computational Chemistry 31 124 290
Materials Science 29 121 354
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 35 158 377
Organic Chemistry 34 140 383
Nanotechnology 31 122 397
Inorganic Chemistry 36 156 443
Physical chemistry 34 155 464
Environmental Chemistry 37 181 489
Nutrition and Food Science 22 168 500
Biochemistry 40 192 522
Chemical Engineering 33 164 530
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 216 572
Radiochemistry 42 216 849

Physics rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 36th for Physics in Germany and 416th in the World with 28,149 publications made and 641,045 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#36 of 168 In Germany
#164 of 1,457 In Europe
#416 of 6,713 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 351 2034
1993 363 2190
1994 354 2398
1995 381 2883
1996 386 3127
1997 396 3184
1998 369 3394
1999 390 3694
2000 369 3938
2001 465 4496
2002 641 6121
2003 520 6565
2004 568 6942
2005 554 8642
2006 688 9727
2007 721 10843
2008 754 12480
2009 827 14719
2010 846 17074
2011 911 19005
2012 908 21429
2013 940 23126
2014 968 25763
2015 932 27244
2016 1009 30092
2017 1074 32559
2018 1142 34719
2019 1209 38688
2020 1260 45547
2021 1327 53202
2022 1255 50139
2023 1331 51338
2024 860 47024

The following table provides academic rankings for The Braunschweig University of Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 7 49 136
Condensed Matter Physics 41 134 330
Atomic and Molecular physics 41 157 343
Materials Science 29 121 354
Nuclear Physics 38 154 357
Quantum and Particle physics 34 145 372
Applied/Engineering Physics 33 139 382
Astrophysics and Astronomy 34 161 390
Nanotechnology 31 122 397
Optical Engineering 40 177 443
Acoustical Engineering 41 199 507
Biophysics 47 205 530
Theoretical Physics 50 259 590

Biology rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 43rd for Biology in Germany and 601st in the World with 22,968 publications made and 641,288 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#43 of 170 In Germany
#214 of 1,448 In Europe
#601 of 6,833 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 252 1664
1993 270 1803
1994 326 2190
1995 337 2569
1996 286 2709
1997 319 3286
1998 296 3637
1999 337 4103
2000 300 4585
2001 338 5006
2002 464 6119
2003 392 6774
2004 446 7402
2005 415 8391
2006 515 9339
2007 660 10976
2008 544 12240
2009 757 14298
2010 713 16816
2011 730 18582
2012 719 21116
2013 1024 22943
2014 846 25712
2015 737 27701
2016 830 29916
2017 909 32450
2018 902 34373
2019 999 38654
2020 1089 46606
2021 1109 54154
2022 1114 52145
2023 1112 53062
2024 792 48438

The following table provides academic rankings for The Braunschweig University of Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 7 49 136
Entomology 30 131 346
Nanotechnology 31 122 397
Botany 32 155 435
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 36 175 439
Evolutionary Biology 37 177 460
Zoology 34 175 473
Paleontology 40 185 488
Nutrition and Food Science 22 168 500
Horticulture 22 160 515
Biochemistry 40 192 522
Biophysics 47 205 530
Molecular Biology 44 193 588
Microbiology 39 202 600
Agricultural Science 27 187 609
Genetics 42 219 619
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 44 260 787
Biotechnology 40 269 808
Toxicology 39 253 850
Immunology 42 277 856
Pharmacology 40 266 885
Neuroscience 51 322 899
Virology 45 307 1033
Forestry 48 334 1107
Oncology and Cancer research 53 421 1487
Animal Science 53 447 1706

Environmental Science rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 36th for Environmental Science in Germany and 527th in the World with 19,384 publications made and 513,143 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#36 of 170 In Germany
#191 of 1,464 In Europe
#527 of 6,876 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 189 1106
1993 182 1281
1994 204 1360
1995 229 1737
1996 219 1712
1997 219 1977
1998 197 2288
1999 257 2599
2000 216 2885
2001 279 3194
2002 370 4256
2003 310 4400
2004 348 4883
2005 346 5579
2006 443 6743
2007 466 7566
2008 471 8636
2009 573 10268
2010 593 12306
2011 636 14414
2012 686 15828
2013 695 17374
2014 743 19814
2015 703 21488
2016 800 22888
2017 863 25117
2018 897 26812
2019 880 31140
2020 1005 36963
2021 980 43564
2022 1068 42833
2023 1090 44011
2024 681 38766

The following table provides academic rankings for The Braunschweig University of Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 16 102 342
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 25 129 381
Environmental Engineering 18 161 465
Geology 33 173 467
Oceanography 30 171 468
Earth science and Geophysics 29 178 473
Paleontology 40 185 488
Environmental Chemistry 37 181 489
Ecology 34 203 532
Geography and Cartography 32 202 543
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 216 572
Agricultural Science 27 187 609
Environmental Management 25 207 617
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 44 260 787
Mining Engineering 31 260 844
Hydrology and Water resources management 30 232 911
Forestry 48 334 1107
Urban and Regional planning 46 559 1192

Computer Science rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 37th for Computer Science in Germany and 513th in the World with 17,416 publications made and 365,303 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#37 of 172 In Germany
#198 of 1,469 In Europe
#513 of 6,845 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 135 788
1993 131 827
1994 153 1027
1995 173 1186
1996 201 1227
1997 184 1473
1998 180 1600
1999 164 1855
2000 171 2048
2001 239 2168
2002 440 3875
2003 336 3728
2004 323 4000
2005 322 4546
2006 400 5194
2007 439 6120
2008 443 6817
2009 529 8355
2010 568 9575
2011 562 10590
2012 560 11832
2013 562 12740
2014 649 14294
2015 583 15246
2016 668 16557
2017 766 18415
2018 787 20255
2019 862 23239
2020 887 28003
2021 905 33652
2022 900 30541
2023 914 32177
2024 636 26945

The following table provides academic rankings for The Braunschweig University of Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 11 42 156
Software Engineering 18 94 207
Computer Graphics 15 69 209
Animation 18 75 220
Robotics 16 87 275
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 90 276
Library and Information science 23 122 307
Computer Networking 13 96 318
Telecommunications 18 108 346
Multimedia 18 145 385
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 36 175 439
Computer Vision 31 169 454
UX/UI Desgin 38 197 459
Cyber Security 26 182 484
Human-Computer Interaction 35 207 496
Data Science 38 232 520
Database Administration 36 194 526
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 36 200 526
Computational Linguistics 40 219 553
Game Design and Development 42 251 568
Web Design and Development 47 263 697
Machine Learning 43 257 742
Management Information Systems 47 336 768
Cognitive Science 50 304 869
Neuroscience 51 322 899

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 43rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 572nd in the World with 17,389 publications made and 281,056 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#43 of 178 In Germany
#234 of 1,500 In Europe
#572 of 7,081 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 153 649
1993 129 677
1994 188 736
1995 198 917
1996 208 944
1997 193 1009
1998 158 1194
1999 158 1304
2000 172 1464
2001 256 1566
2002 315 2534
2003 214 2425
2004 268 2550
2005 211 2863
2006 289 3446
2007 302 3992
2008 320 4521
2009 355 5215
2010 494 6336
2011 504 7120
2012 502 8039
2013 501 8792
2014 621 10227
2015 598 11169
2016 713 11961
2017 725 13366
2018 858 14892
2019 797 17136
2020 914 21312
2021 902 25514
2022 964 24846
2023 901 26081
2024 476 21808

The following table provides academic rankings for The Braunschweig University of Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Library and Information science 23 122 307
Philosophy 39 195 447
Political Science 43 231 551
Art History 35 239 564
Archaeology 41 248 629
Linguistics 44 257 635
History 42 260 653
Radio and Television broadcasting 24 228 662
Military science 27 235 742
Law 43 304 786
Publishing 35 301 794
Aesthetics 51 367 925
Public Policy / Administration 50 380 1067
Classics and Ancient History 53 411 1086
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 57 423 1105
Political Economy 60 424 1161
Urban and Regional planning 46 559 1192
Sociology 57 425 1218
Education Majors 55 409 1258
Demography 55 416 1266
Journalism and Digital Media 65 467 1407
Communications and Public Relations 68 515 1480
Anthropology 68 539 1611
Gender Studies 68 552 1874

Medicine rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 46th for Medicine in Germany and 839th in the World with 11,492 publications made and 267,373 citations received. Main research topics: Pharmacy, Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN).

Medicine ranking Location
#46 of 170 In Germany
#285 of 1,433 In Europe
#839 of 6,775 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 137 664
1993 140 750
1994 206 845
1995 168 1092
1996 129 1256
1997 201 1533
1998 145 1506
1999 144 1686
2000 145 1917
2001 174 2143
2002 206 2484
2003 189 2744
2004 191 3052
2005 174 3297
2006 223 3547
2007 273 4383
2008 234 5009
2009 288 5712
2010 325 6512
2011 312 7150
2012 308 8327
2013 337 9049
2014 396 10327
2015 373 10880
2016 378 11748
2017 463 13030
2018 445 14119
2019 481 15883
2020 520 19852
2021 542 23991
2022 596 23768
2023 550 23968
2024 380 21244

The following table provides academic rankings for The Braunschweig University of Technology in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 15 17 37
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 44 120 273
Orthodontics 44 268 750
Biomedical Engineering 45 278 777
Anatomy and Physiology 44 280 822
Dentistry 45 289 843
Toxicology 39 253 850
Immunology 42 277 856
Pharmacology 40 266 885
Physical Therapy 45 353 954
Healthcare Management (MHA) 42 361 1019
Virology 45 307 1033
Clinical Psychology 51 348 1036
Dermatology 40 309 1048
Ophthalmology 53 349 1062
Pathology 49 339 1068
Psychiatry 51 371 1139
Audiology 61 376 1147
Public Health 53 396 1211
Radiation Therapy 45 342 1221
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 46 371 1230
Urology 45 368 1249
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 55 405 1267
Nursing 49 423 1315
Sports Medicine 57 466 1337
Oncology and Cancer research 53 421 1487
Veterinary 40 357 1515
Surgery 56 451 1553
Cardiology 54 484 1576
Anesthesiology 58 457 1637
Gerontology 60 542 1857
Health Science 56 517 1900
Family medicine 54 534 2156

Mathematics rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 39th for Mathematics in Germany and 586th in the World with 7,395 publications made and 160,906 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#39 of 163 In Germany
#218 of 1,401 In Europe
#586 of 6,418 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 52 280
1993 62 351
1994 50 331
1995 51 456
1996 60 434
1997 77 547
1998 83 587
1999 78 614
2000 74 787
2001 86 807
2002 188 1564
2003 145 1449
2004 126 1569
2005 152 1637
2006 160 2171
2007 200 2487
2008 181 2884
2009 224 3353
2010 227 3757
2011 263 4261
2012 294 4988
2013 262 5647
2014 313 6089
2015 271 6734
2016 312 7024
2017 358 7896
2018 369 8819
2019 418 10447
2020 431 12479
2021 394 14829
2022 373 12961
2023 425 13949
2024 228 9500

The following table provides academic rankings for The Braunschweig University of Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 18 95 253
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 90 276
Operations Research 9 99 292
Statistics 45 241 628
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 59 378 949
Math Teachers 56 395 1277

Business rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 31st for Business in Germany and 573rd in the World with 5,951 publications made and 113,453 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#31 of 166 In Germany
#211 of 1,433 In Europe
#573 of 6,339 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 50 246
1993 77 257
1994 67 254
1995 64 328
1996 87 319
1997 87 393
1998 56 419
1999 64 437
2000 71 593
2001 81 510
2002 157 1283
2003 120 1014
2004 86 1045
2005 104 1200
2006 119 1508
2007 125 1551
2008 139 1937
2009 171 2463
2010 202 2707
2011 207 3157
2012 208 3474
2013 203 3938
2014 229 4318
2015 214 4839
2016 233 5016
2017 270 5581
2018 311 6487
2019 315 7501
2020 356 9195
2021 345 10881
2022 331 10288
2023 337 10790
2024 200 8144

The following table provides academic rankings for The Braunschweig University of Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 9 84 222
Operations Research 9 99 292
Project Management 14 141 334
Management 24 160 457
Supply Chain Management 22 162 530
Marketing 28 198 531
Engineering Management 18 207 605
Finance 38 257 630
Advertising 40 279 751
Management Information Systems 47 336 768
Public Policy / Administration 50 380 1067
Human Resource Management 58 442 1101
International Trade 70 573 1136
Accounting 60 445 1234
International Business 74 588 1259
Investment Banking and Stock trading 66 488 1495

Art & Design rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 36th for Art & Design in Germany and 569th in the World with 3,009 publications made and 57,580 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#36 of 162 In Germany
#237 of 1,381 In Europe
#569 of 5,966 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 17 138
1993 20 123
1994 26 144
1995 30 171
1996 35 217
1997 34 194
1998 39 206
1999 26 227
2000 25 272
2001 52 313
2002 80 593
2003 58 522
2004 58 571
2005 55 696
2006 82 799
2007 96 886
2008 100 1101
2009 97 1241
2010 109 1617
2011 124 1870
2012 99 1959
2013 94 1931
2014 111 2408
2015 110 2416
2016 102 2539
2017 115 2701
2018 151 3006
2019 155 3592
2020 148 3952
2021 172 4875
2022 162 4351
2023 121 4439
2024 86 4135

The following table provides academic rankings for The Braunschweig University of Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 15 69 209
Architecture 13 95 219
Animation 18 75 220
Graphic Design 16 91 247
Multimedia 18 145 385
UX/UI Desgin 38 197 459
Fashion Design 29 202 483
Art History 35 239 564
Game Design and Development 42 251 568
Performing arts 40 277 624
Cinematography 20 289 716
Literature 50 324 790
Aesthetics 51 367 925
Creative Writing 50 447 1222

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Braunschweig University of Technology

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Environmental Economics 8 130 332
Social Psychology 44 252 671
Economics 47 338 864
International Economics 70 552 1019
Psychology 51 350 1024
Development Studies 50 369 1089
Child Psychology 60 400 1196