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The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 43rd in Germany, 502nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 166 research topics. The Braunschweig University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 53,919 academic publications and 1,124,600 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 30 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#502 of 14,131 In the World
#203 of 2,785 In Europe
#43 of 369 In Germany
#3 of 26 In Lower Saxony
#1 of 2 In Braunschweig
#39 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#50 of 1,003 For Aviation
#93 of 2,425 For Automotive Engineering
#1631 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#443 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 163 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 30th for Engineering in Germany and 418th in the World with 30,658 publications made and 681,126 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#30 of 169 In Germany
#152 of 1,466 In Europe
#418 of 6,795 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 335 2004
1994 330 2209
1995 379 2710
1996 389 2834
1997 391 3094
1998 362 3191
1999 384 3534
2000 359 3776
2001 465 4281
2002 673 6237
2003 555 6482
2004 573 6953
2005 601 8419
2006 732 9595
2007 756 10659
2008 793 12329
2009 876 14605
2010 900 16959
2011 995 18772
2012 984 21615
2013 1018 23408
2014 1093 26185
2015 1015 27567
2016 1153 30351
2017 1212 32727
2018 1330 35215
2019 1356 39883
2020 1426 47134
2021 1508 56146
2022 1405 53526
2023 1499 54924
2024 1003 50638
2025 775 43170

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 18 50
Automotive Engineering 3 28 93
Industrial Engineering 10 45 112
Computer Engineering 11 41 158
Transportation Engineering 7 48 162
Product and Industrial Design 13 67 165
Systems Engineering 12 72 206
Biochemical Engineering 12 88 211
Construction Management 8 80 215
Aerospace Engineering 14 73 228
Architecture 14 102 231
Structural Engineering 13 67 236
Technical Drawing 14 90 237
Marine Engineering 12 93 267
Robotics 16 88 276
Electronic Engineering 10 76 277
Agricultural Engineering 8 96 293
Operations Research 9 101 301
Mechanical Engineering 18 101 305
Reliability and Quality Engineering 12 94 317
Computer Networking 13 97 322
Electrical Engineering 19 107 346
Telecommunications 17 108 348
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 100 353
Geotechnical Engineering 18 105 355
Materials Science 29 124 364
Automation and Control engineering 15 118 376
Applied/Engineering Physics 33 142 387
Metallurgical Engineering 28 125 389
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 36 161 392
Nanotechnology 31 122 403
Remote Sensing 25 151 412
Nuclear Engineering 17 135 420
Optical Engineering 40 179 450
Environmental Engineering 17 161 479
Human-Computer Interaction 36 209 504
Civil Engineering 27 176 509
Petroleum Engineering 24 162 513
Acoustical Engineering 41 200 517
Renewable Energy Engineering 17 164 521
Chemical Engineering 33 164 545
Engineering Management 17 213 617
Architectural Engineering 18 243 636
Biomedical Engineering 45 279 771
Biotechnology 39 266 804
Mining Engineering 31 264 866

Chemistry rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 40th for Chemistry in Germany and 467th in the World with 29,249 publications made and 740,431 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#40 of 166 In Germany
#174 of 1,417 In Europe
#467 of 6,561 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 396 2503
1994 452 2796
1995 449 3390
1996 424 3580
1997 446 4055
1998 411 4362
1999 444 4869
2000 396 5306
2001 471 5865
2002 621 7085
2003 543 8071
2004 574 8492
2005 561 9931
2006 668 10943
2007 814 12397
2008 682 13873
2009 899 16026
2010 838 18597
2011 849 20314
2012 831 23450
2013 1163 25238
2014 935 28037
2015 841 28993
2016 915 31528
2017 1008 33698
2018 1017 35860
2019 1113 40851
2020 1172 47817
2021 1261 55020
2022 1236 54239
2023 1294 55089
2024 859 52147
2025 674 44520

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 19 39
Biochemical Engineering 12 88 211
Computational Chemistry 31 124 292
Materials Science 29 124 364
Organic Chemistry 35 142 390
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 36 161 392
Nanotechnology 31 122 403
Inorganic Chemistry 36 156 444
Physical chemistry 34 155 470
Environmental Chemistry 37 187 506
Nutrition and Food Science 22 171 515
Biochemistry 40 194 527
Chemical Engineering 33 164 545
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 218 574
Radiochemistry 41 221 876

Physics rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 36th for Physics in Germany and 420th in the World with 28,697 publications made and 674,105 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 1,460 In Europe
#420 of 6,729 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 362 2190
1994 354 2396
1995 381 2881
1996 385 3118
1997 396 3182
1998 369 3391
1999 390 3688
2000 370 3935
2001 465 4491
2002 641 6119
2003 519 6567
2004 568 6937
2005 554 8637
2006 688 9724
2007 721 10844
2008 755 12488
2009 825 14712
2010 847 17075
2011 911 19003
2012 908 21424
2013 939 23117
2014 964 25726
2015 931 27214
2016 1008 30066
2017 1074 32520
2018 1145 34693
2019 1212 38657
2020 1264 45551
2021 1327 53196
2022 1255 50080
2023 1331 51318
2024 880 47543
2025 677 40386

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 52 142
Condensed Matter Physics 41 135 336
Atomic and Molecular physics 41 157 343
Nuclear Physics 38 155 362
Materials Science 29 124 364
Quantum and Particle physics 34 147 377
Applied/Engineering Physics 33 142 387
Astrophysics and Astronomy 34 164 394
Nanotechnology 31 122 403
Optical Engineering 40 179 450
Acoustical Engineering 41 200 517
Biophysics 46 204 532
Theoretical Physics 50 262 596

Biology rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 43rd for Biology in Germany and 611th in the World with 23,403 publications made and 675,531 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#43 of 170 In Germany
#216 of 1,449 In Europe
#611 of 6,841 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 268 1804
1994 326 2190
1995 337 2562
1996 287 2702
1997 318 3280
1998 296 3623
1999 337 4095
2000 300 4575
2001 338 4993
2002 464 6105
2003 392 6770
2004 446 7393
2005 416 8378
2006 515 9324
2007 660 10965
2008 544 12239
2009 757 14304
2010 713 16804
2011 730 18533
2012 718 21080
2013 1023 22911
2014 843 25710
2015 737 27685
2016 831 29905
2017 908 32423
2018 901 34346
2019 1001 38579
2020 1088 46603
2021 1113 54195
2022 1108 52047
2023 1113 53073
2024 798 49100
2025 568 41082

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 52 142
Entomology 30 129 340
Nanotechnology 31 122 403
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 174 440
Botany 31 155 441
Evolutionary Biology 37 177 462
Zoology 34 177 482
Paleontology 40 189 497
Nutrition and Food Science 22 171 515
Horticulture 22 163 525
Biochemistry 40 194 527
Biophysics 46 204 532
Molecular Biology 44 195 590
Microbiology 39 204 612
Genetics 42 220 626
Agricultural Science 27 194 633
Biotechnology 39 266 804
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 44 269 808
Toxicology 38 253 854
Immunology 42 281 871
Pharmacology 40 268 900
Neuroscience 51 325 907
Virology 45 309 1044
Forestry 49 336 1118
Oncology and Cancer research 52 428 1524
Animal Science 53 449 1721

Environmental Science rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 36th for Environmental Science in Germany and 529th in the World with 19,779 publications made and 543,558 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
#529 of 6,888 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 181 1283
1994 204 1357
1995 229 1732
1996 218 1696
1997 217 1970
1998 196 2272
1999 257 2587
2000 216 2867
2001 279 3175
2002 371 4237
2003 310 4393
2004 348 4866
2005 346 5558
2006 443 6727
2007 466 7560
2008 471 8632
2009 572 10261
2010 593 12270
2011 636 14369
2012 685 15798
2013 694 17342
2014 744 19794
2015 702 21471
2016 800 22860
2017 862 25033
2018 900 26825
2019 881 31079
2020 1006 36992
2021 980 43420
2022 1065 42752
2023 1085 43917
2024 691 39278
2025 510 33850

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 18 105 355
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 25 130 383
Geology 33 174 470
Oceanography 30 174 475
Earth science and Geophysics 29 179 479
Environmental Engineering 17 161 479
Paleontology 40 189 497
Environmental Chemistry 37 187 506
Ecology 34 203 548
Geography and Cartography 32 207 551
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 218 574
Environmental Management 26 209 632
Agricultural Science 27 194 633
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 44 269 808
Mining Engineering 31 264 866
Hydrology and Water resources management 31 236 925
Forestry 49 336 1118
Urban and Regional planning 46 556 1186

Computer Science rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 38th for Computer Science in Germany and 515th in the World with 17,847 publications made and 387,137 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#38 of 172 In Germany
#199 of 1,470 In Europe
#515 of 6,855 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 131 828
1994 154 1029
1995 173 1185
1996 202 1223
1997 184 1471
1998 181 1599
1999 163 1848
2000 171 2046
2001 239 2164
2002 439 3877
2003 335 3726
2004 323 3996
2005 323 4545
2006 400 5188
2007 439 6116
2008 442 6809
2009 530 8373
2010 570 9545
2011 561 10578
2012 562 11834
2013 561 12756
2014 646 14284
2015 585 15237
2016 667 16526
2017 765 18394
2018 790 20236
2019 864 23212
2020 887 27979
2021 904 33637
2022 899 30557
2023 915 32250
2024 662 27549
2025 516 22129

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 41 158
Software Engineering 18 95 209
Computer Graphics 15 71 213
Animation 18 78 224
Robotics 16 88 276
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 91 280
Library and Information science 25 126 312
Computer Networking 13 97 322
Telecommunications 17 108 348
Multimedia 18 151 401
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 174 440
UX/UI Desgin 37 192 447
Computer Vision 31 170 462
Cyber Security 26 183 494
Human-Computer Interaction 36 209 504
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 36 205 536
Data Science 38 237 538
Database Administration 39 206 546
Computational Linguistics 42 224 565
Game Design and Development 41 259 581
Web Design and Development 45 256 684
Machine Learning 44 258 746
Management Information Systems 47 335 768
Cognitive Science 51 312 887
Neuroscience 51 325 907

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 43rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 587th in the World with 17,640 publications made and 297,834 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#43 of 178 In Germany
#242 of 1,502 In Europe
#587 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 129 679
1994 189 738
1995 198 915
1996 209 943
1997 192 1007
1998 158 1191
1999 158 1298
2000 172 1461
2001 256 1564
2002 315 2530
2003 214 2429
2004 268 2545
2005 211 2860
2006 290 3443
2007 302 3990
2008 320 4526
2009 354 5202
2010 493 6334
2011 506 7090
2012 501 8031
2013 500 8774
2014 622 10233
2015 595 11159
2016 708 11934
2017 721 13332
2018 857 14910
2019 799 17095
2020 910 21344
2021 901 25473
2022 966 24787
2023 892 26040
2024 486 22238
2025 331 19060

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 25 126 312
Philosophy 41 198 461
Political Science 43 237 561
Art History 36 248 578
Archaeology 41 250 640
Linguistics 44 260 644
History 43 268 666
Radio and Television broadcasting 24 232 681
Military science 26 233 734
Law 44 306 794
Publishing 34 304 795
Aesthetics 51 374 941
Public Policy / Administration 49 376 1052
Classics and Ancient History 54 416 1106
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 58 431 1122
Political Economy 61 426 1156
Urban and Regional planning 46 556 1186
Sociology 58 429 1231
Education Majors 55 403 1233
Demography 55 418 1283
Journalism and Digital Media 65 472 1421
Communications and Public Relations 67 512 1487
Anthropology 68 541 1615
Gender Studies 68 557 1897

Medicine rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 46th for Medicine in Germany and 856th in the World with 11,727 publications made and 282,663 citations received. Main research topics: Pharmacy, Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN).

Medicine ranking Location
#46 of 170 In Germany
#291 of 1,437 In Europe
#856 of 6,793 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 139 750
1994 206 845
1995 168 1089
1996 130 1256
1997 200 1530
1998 146 1503
1999 144 1684
2000 145 1914
2001 174 2141
2002 206 2479
2003 189 2741
2004 191 3050
2005 174 3296
2006 223 3542
2007 273 4382
2008 233 5008
2009 290 5712
2010 324 6511
2011 312 7134
2012 308 8307
2013 337 9045
2014 395 10300
2015 370 10826
2016 377 11745
2017 460 12997
2018 446 14119
2019 480 15849
2020 517 19806
2021 542 23964
2022 589 23659
2023 555 24028
2024 385 21582
2025 316 18703

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 19 39
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 44 122 277
Orthodontics 44 271 767
Biomedical Engineering 45 279 771
Anatomy and Physiology 44 285 831
Toxicology 38 253 854
Dentistry 45 293 867
Immunology 42 281 871
Pharmacology 40 268 900
Physical Therapy 45 355 968
Clinical Psychology 50 348 1024
Healthcare Management (MHA) 42 360 1040
Virology 45 309 1044
Dermatology 40 318 1075
Ophthalmology 53 352 1077
Pathology 49 343 1083
Psychiatry 51 373 1140
Audiology 61 384 1164
Public Health 53 398 1228
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 46 372 1237
Radiation Therapy 45 356 1271
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 55 406 1275
Urology 45 373 1276
Nursing 49 428 1336
Sports Medicine 57 467 1340
Oncology and Cancer research 52 428 1524
Veterinary 41 366 1559
Surgery 56 460 1589
Cardiology 54 489 1608
Anesthesiology 59 457 1654
Gerontology 60 547 1867
Health Science 56 515 1873
Family medicine 55 553 2211

Mathematics rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 39th for Mathematics in Germany and 594th in the World with 7,519 publications made and 169,424 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
#224 of 1,406 In Europe
#594 of 6,434 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 62 351
1994 50 332
1995 51 455
1996 60 431
1997 77 545
1998 84 592
1999 78 607
2000 74 783
2001 86 800
2002 188 1560
2003 145 1445
2004 126 1561
2005 152 1631
2006 160 2167
2007 200 2485
2008 181 2884
2009 224 3347
2010 227 3757
2011 263 4251
2012 294 4975
2013 261 5635
2014 311 6086
2015 269 6707
2016 310 7014
2017 353 7871
2018 371 8789
2019 418 10401
2020 430 12426
2021 389 14800
2022 369 12902
2023 420 13860
2024 237 9761
2025 179 7284

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 19 97 256
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 91 280
Operations Research 9 101 301
Statistics 45 241 632
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 60 384 969
Math Teachers 55 386 1245

Business rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 31st for Business in Germany and 583rd in the World with 6,053 publications made and 120,598 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#31 of 166 In Germany
#216 of 1,436 In Europe
#583 of 6,366 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 77 257
1994 67 254
1995 64 328
1996 86 318
1997 87 393
1998 56 417
1999 65 438
2000 71 592
2001 81 510
2002 157 1282
2003 119 1015
2004 86 1047
2005 104 1199
2006 119 1510
2007 125 1549
2008 138 1939
2009 171 2460
2010 201 2703
2011 207 3144
2012 208 3470
2013 202 3926
2014 227 4320
2015 213 4831
2016 233 5004
2017 268 5534
2018 313 6482
2019 316 7474
2020 359 9178
2021 345 10819
2022 334 10275
2023 331 10735
2024 213 8336
2025 126 6625

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 8 80 215
Operations Research 9 101 301
Project Management 14 145 341
Management 24 161 463
Supply Chain Management 21 163 529
Marketing 28 199 535
Engineering Management 17 213 617
Finance 39 264 646
Advertising 40 279 746
Management Information Systems 47 335 768
Public Policy / Administration 49 376 1052
Human Resource Management 59 438 1095
International Trade 69 573 1138
Accounting 61 450 1244
International Business 74 592 1271
Investment Banking and Stock trading 67 501 1535

Art & Design rankings

The Braunschweig University of Technology ranked 36th for Art & Design in Germany and 580th in the World with 3,063 publications made and 60,409 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
#240 of 1,385 In Europe
#580 of 6,010 In the World

Braunschweig University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 20 123
1994 26 144
1995 30 172
1996 35 217
1997 34 194
1998 39 204
1999 26 227
2000 25 272
2001 52 314
2002 80 591
2003 57 522
2004 58 571
2005 55 694
2006 82 798
2007 96 886
2008 100 1103
2009 97 1242
2010 109 1628
2011 125 1859
2012 99 1961
2013 94 1929
2014 110 2415
2015 110 2413
2016 102 2546
2017 115 2712
2018 152 3021
2019 155 3574
2020 148 3962
2021 173 4896
2022 161 4331
2023 120 4484
2024 92 4192
2025 64 3428

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 71 213
Animation 18 78 224
Architecture 14 102 231
Graphic Design 16 90 244
Multimedia 18 151 401
UX/UI Desgin 37 192 447
Fashion Design 29 205 487
Art History 36 248 578
Game Design and Development 41 259 581
Performing arts 40 278 632
Cinematography 21 298 735
Literature 50 327 802
Aesthetics 51 374 941
Creative Writing 50 450 1227

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Braunschweig University of Technology

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Environmental Economics 8 130 332
Social Psychology 44 255 682
Economics 47 338 871
International Economics 70 555 1027
Psychology 51 353 1029
Development Studies 51 374 1107
Child Psychology 60 403 1199