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The Chalmers University of Technology ranked 8th in Sweden, 325th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 22 research topics. The Chalmers University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 69,663 academic publications and 1,727,100 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 62 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#325 of 14,131 In the World
#123 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 39 In Sweden
#2 of 2 In Gothenburg
#19 of 2,183 For Automotive Engineering
#19 of 1,024 For Product and Industrial Design
#37 of 1,013 For Nuclear Engineering
#1174 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#264 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 19 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Chalmers University of Technology ranked 3rd for Engineering in Sweden and 135th in the World with 55,281 publications made and 1,366,109 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 33 In Sweden
#30 of 1,453 In Europe
#135 of 6,684 In the World

Chalmers University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 517 4730
1992 539 5185
1993 607 5534
1994 619 5609
1995 654 6461
1996 697 6674
1997 717 7102
1998 786 8251
1999 897 9105
2000 936 9796
2001 967 11526
2002 1609 15349
2003 1253 15278
2004 1247 18253
2005 1287 21617
2006 1247 24156
2007 1256 26082
2008 1308 28809
2009 1297 31039
2010 1550 35062
2011 1587 40384
2012 1852 44607
2013 2060 49960
2014 2248 54623
2015 2173 57979
2016 2294 61193
2017 2365 67010
2018 2438 76016
2019 2536 85436
2020 2660 98070
2021 2716 112548
2022 2406 116163
2023 2451 116911

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

Engineering subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 1 6 19
Automotive Engineering 1 4 19
Nuclear Engineering 2 9 37
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 14 39
Industrial Engineering 1 18 46
Marine Engineering 1 13 48
Transportation Engineering 2 9 49
Engineering Management 1 14 49
Construction Management 1 17 51
Electronic Engineering 2 13 64
Biochemical Engineering 2 27 69
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 18 78
Electrical Engineering 2 14 80
Telecommunications 2 15 88
Structural Engineering 2 24 100
Computer Engineering 2 27 109
Computer Networking 2 21 110
Aerospace Engineering 3 27 114
Optical Engineering 2 23 117
Technical Drawing 1 33 117
Systems Engineering 2 39 121
Materials Science 3 25 127
Mechanical Engineering 3 31 128
Metallurgical Engineering 3 25 129
Architectural Engineering 3 45 134
Chemical Engineering 3 22 136
Architecture 2 56 142
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 42 143
Acoustical Engineering 4 35 144
Nanotechnology 5 27 148
Civil Engineering 3 42 159
Environmental Engineering 4 42 160
Operations Research 2 54 177
Human-Computer Interaction 3 67 179
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 70 182
Automation and Control engineering 4 50 193
Remote Sensing 2 68 199
Biomedical Engineering 7 87 258
Aviation 4 93 262
Mining Engineering 5 85 278
Petroleum Engineering 4 79 293
Geotechnical Engineering 6 81 298
Landscape Architecture 6 153 332
Robotics 5 109 343
Agricultural Engineering 5 146 438
Biotechnology 8 176 471
Firefighting and Fire Science 6 140 497

Physics rankings

The Chalmers University of Technology ranked 4th for Physics in Sweden and 141st in the World with 51,957 publications made and 1,309,168 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 32 In Sweden
#37 of 1,446 In Europe
#141 of 6,603 In the World

Chalmers University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 541 5175
1992 550 5796
1993 623 6085
1994 639 6128
1995 668 7076
1996 721 7247
1997 757 7775
1998 813 9002
1999 880 9730
2000 931 10488
2001 968 12101
2002 1489 15392
2003 1199 15556
2004 1215 18433
2005 1196 21569
2006 1183 23774
2007 1161 25622
2008 1207 28147
2009 1248 30411
2010 1457 33753
2011 1443 38806
2012 1686 42924
2013 1856 47840
2014 2026 51915
2015 1934 54720
2016 2089 57618
2017 2133 62755
2018 2191 71012
2019 2247 78696
2020 2319 90121
2021 2392 102402
2022 2141 105700
2023 2191 106215

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

Physics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 25 73
Condensed Matter Physics 1 20 80
Nuclear Physics 3 32 102
Optical Engineering 2 23 117
Quantum and Particle physics 4 28 121
Materials Science 3 25 127
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 42 143
Acoustical Engineering 4 35 144
Nanotechnology 5 27 148
Theoretical Physics 4 72 156
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 67 175
Biophysics 8 103 287
Astrobiology 6 124 311
Medical Physics 8 203 491

Chemistry rankings

The Chalmers University of Technology ranked 7th for Chemistry in Sweden and 251st in the World with 43,088 publications made and 1,224,147 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 31 In Sweden
#84 of 1,401 In Europe
#251 of 6,447 In the World

Chalmers University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 479 4997
1992 484 5375
1993 571 5839
1994 556 5713
1995 577 6640
1996 631 6805
1997 637 7246
1998 724 8328
1999 762 8937
2000 807 9751
2001 836 11127
2002 1118 13341
2003 1001 14065
2004 992 16595
2005 971 19344
2006 971 21331
2007 951 23332
2008 992 25982
2009 1020 28090
2010 1153 30812
2011 1170 35876
2012 1299 38978
2013 1487 43549
2014 1631 47718
2015 1572 50624
2016 1652 53912
2017 1720 58750
2018 1737 66293
2019 1793 73942
2020 1923 85260
2021 1971 97636
2022 1744 101768
2023 1825 102032

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

Chemistry subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 2 27 69
Physical chemistry 1 11 79
Computational Chemistry 5 38 111
Environmental Chemistry 4 31 118
Inorganic Chemistry 4 26 121
Materials Science 3 25 127
Chemical Engineering 3 22 136
Nanotechnology 5 27 148
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 70 182
Radiochemistry 4 37 201
Organic Chemistry 6 70 206
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 118 316
Nutrition and Food Science 6 139 384
Biochemistry 10 176 459
Pharmacy 7 242 604

Computer Science rankings

The Chalmers University of Technology ranked 7th for Computer Science in Sweden and 242nd in the World with 31,639 publications made and 717,852 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 32 In Sweden
#75 of 1,459 In Europe
#242 of 6,752 In the World

Chalmers University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 191 1608
1992 198 1795
1993 232 1942
1994 259 2075
1995 269 2398
1996 302 2383
1997 318 2660
1998 346 2992
1999 429 3504
2000 426 3746
2001 425 4521
2002 1024 7631
2003 680 6856
2004 673 8293
2005 734 9612
2006 705 11107
2007 686 11639
2008 708 12819
2009 747 14420
2010 932 16486
2011 986 18480
2012 1157 21453
2013 1277 23548
2014 1442 26712
2015 1423 28974
2016 1470 30839
2017 1501 35008
2018 1600 40458
2019 1756 47195
2020 1815 55046
2021 1835 64387
2022 1569 65576
2023 1576 65408

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

Biology rankings

The Chalmers University of Technology ranked 10th for Biology in Sweden and 432nd in the World with 30,366 publications made and 921,194 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 31 In Sweden
#167 of 1,445 In Europe
#432 of 6,770 In the World

Chalmers University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 271 2983
1992 273 3117
1993 305 3412
1994 339 3447
1995 315 3973
1996 384 4240
1997 380 4612
1998 422 5191
1999 437 5625
2000 487 6530
2001 530 7566
2002 701 9102
2003 632 9750
2004 691 11803
2005 652 13867
2006 654 15669
2007 731 17805
2008 706 19595
2009 748 21653
2010 815 24193
2011 890 28044
2012 1022 30540
2013 1145 34244
2014 1257 38131
2015 1255 39841
2016 1315 42955
2017 1354 47103
2018 1418 54219
2019 1487 60461
2020 1539 70829
2021 1630 82552
2022 1370 84719
2023 1449 84864

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

Biology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 5 27 148
Biophysics 8 103 287
Astrobiology 6 124 311
Evolutionary Biology 9 138 358
Paleontology 9 139 378
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 161 382
Nutrition and Food Science 6 139 384
Forestry 7 141 391
Agricultural Science 8 145 434
Biochemistry 10 176 459
Biotechnology 8 176 471
Botany 10 205 586
Genetics 10 214 591
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 226 636
Neuroscience 9 255 669
Zoology 10 267 738
Molecular Biology 10 253 746
Microbiology 11 333 1014
Animal Science 10 306 1034
Immunology 12 344 1102
Pharmacology 11 331 1148
Oncology and Cancer research 12 345 1167
Horticulture 9 345 1274
Virology 12 368 1288

Environmental Science rankings

The Chalmers University of Technology ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Sweden and 258th in the World with 29,699 publications made and 797,663 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 32 In Sweden
#86 of 1,458 In Europe
#258 of 6,798 In the World

Chalmers University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 265 2215
1992 282 2211
1993 299 2489
1994 303 2586
1995 326 3133
1996 379 3235
1997 344 3430
1998 377 3935
1999 400 4289
2000 457 5009
2001 446 5677
2002 673 7027
2003 570 7419
2004 627 8904
2005 633 10549
2006 626 12200
2007 689 13600
2008 675 15332
2009 692 16983
2010 791 19452
2011 801 22845
2012 989 25690
2013 1153 29415
2014 1241 32395
2015 1290 34179
2016 1306 36007
2017 1325 39631
2018 1471 45441
2019 1455 51432
2020 1591 60281
2021 1598 70971
2022 1464 73748
2023 1495 74276

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Chalmers University of Technology ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sweden and 481st in the World with 20,200 publications made and 442,741 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 33 In Sweden
#201 of 1,492 In Europe
#481 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 136 1037
1992 157 1152
1993 163 1215
1994 171 1264
1995 149 1602
1996 175 1530
1997 163 1489
1998 201 1829
1999 214 1992
2000 240 2393
2001 222 2685
2002 463 3931
2003 394 3948
2004 436 4907
2005 421 5878
2006 425 6804
2007 442 7555
2008 478 8715
2009 466 9876
2010 560 11176
2011 610 13056
2012 776 14970
2013 860 16822
2014 887 18560
2015 904 19892
2016 985 20306
2017 951 22382
2018 1080 26012
2019 1100 30256
2020 1222 36657
2021 1190 44320
2022 1034 45174
2023 1073 46241

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 2 34 118
Urban and Regional planning 8 115 235
Aesthetics 7 100 276
Occupational Safety and Health 11 92 346
Archaeology 8 125 348
Law Enforcement 5 121 387
History 10 150 390
Linguistics 9 157 403
Anthropology 8 156 419
Military science 6 121 427
Law 9 158 432
Publishing 9 157 440
Library and Information science 9 186 465
Philosophy 9 221 485
Communications and Public Relations 11 171 487
Political Science 9 216 507
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 11 210 515
Education Majors 10 163 524
Journalism and Digital Media 8 203 548
Public Policy / Administration 11 222 587
Sociology 11 224 592
Forensic Science 9 231 656
Early Childhood Education 17 212 657
Art History 9 314 719
Classics and Ancient History 10 288 753
Demography 13 313 869
Gender Studies 18 328 974
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 393 984
Media Studies 18 400 1208

Mathematics rankings

The Chalmers University of Technology ranked 8th for Mathematics in Sweden and 248th in the World with 15,173 publications made and 325,086 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 31 In Sweden
#80 of 1,388 In Europe
#248 of 6,305 In the World

Chalmers University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 79 624
1992 98 766
1993 116 799
1994 114 897
1995 121 994
1996 118 1130
1997 167 1272
1998 178 1478
1999 213 1731
2000 189 1900
2001 174 2183
2002 537 3791
2003 350 3393
2004 315 4058
2005 379 4488
2006 355 5641
2007 368 5837
2008 341 6272
2009 369 6954
2010 467 7745
2011 513 8558
2012 583 9698
2013 642 10879
2014 682 12176
2015 692 13287
2016 717 14184
2017 724 15450
2018 750 17862
2019 835 21538
2020 859 24528
2021 854 27852
2022 694 27813
2023 704 28160

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

Mathematics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 4 40 130
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 41 155
Operations Research 2 54 177
Statistics 8 84 257
Math Teachers 8 152 499
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 221 540

Business rankings

The Chalmers University of Technology ranked 6th for Business in Sweden and 237th in the World with 11,597 publications made and 245,844 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 31 In Sweden
#74 of 1,414 In Europe
#237 of 6,187 In the World

Chalmers University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 54 241
1992 67 266
1993 71 346
1994 82 294
1995 84 433
1996 85 511
1997 108 543
1998 93 647
1999 120 769
2000 144 964
2001 132 1098
2002 281 1867
2003 236 1906
2004 222 2324
2005 232 2815
2006 220 3328
2007 253 3680
2008 281 4166
2009 271 4982
2010 320 5616
2011 349 6443
2012 445 7850
2013 500 8583
2014 555 9679
2015 540 10327
2016 587 11061
2017 588 12175
2018 684 14408
2019 729 17277
2020 773 20834
2021 704 24820
2022 666 25511
2023 660 25373

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

Business subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Project Management 2 13 36
Engineering Management 1 14 49
Construction Management 1 17 51
Management Information Systems 3 45 119
Supply Chain Management 3 35 124
Entrepreneurship 7 70 150
Real Estate 4 50 176
Management 4 46 177
Operations Research 2 54 177
Marketing 4 59 196
Human Resource Management 9 68 207
Finance 7 109 279
Occupational Safety and Health 11 92 346
International Trade 11 247 426
Risk Management 10 192 460
International Business 11 257 473
Accounting 10 176 494
Advertising 10 187 507
Public Policy / Administration 11 222 587
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 369 980

Economics rankings

The Chalmers University of Technology ranked 10th for Economics in Sweden and 344th in the World with 5,849 publications made and 154,209 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#10 of 31 In Sweden
#124 of 1,366 In Europe
#344 of 5,995 In the World

Chalmers University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 25 187
1992 29 202
1993 43 274
1994 35 221
1995 43 390
1996 42 376
1997 66 401
1998 57 418
1999 76 555
2000 77 636
2001 75 792
2002 110 966
2003 121 1092
2004 117 1380
2005 124 1570
2006 124 1804
2007 126 2076
2008 138 2382
2009 149 2859
2010 181 3216
2011 167 3719
2012 222 4483
2013 258 4839
2014 257 5470
2015 273 5654
2016 298 6281
2017 285 6722
2018 335 8079
2019 331 9623
2020 386 12195
2021 370 14766
2022 312 15269
2023 336 15420

The following table provides academic rankings for The Chalmers University of Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 7 11
Agricultural Economics 6 46 171
Finance 7 109 279
International Trade 11 247 426
Development Studies 9 139 446
International Economics 12 314 523
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 221 540
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 369 980

Art & Design rankings

The Chalmers University of Technology ranked 7th for Art & Design in Sweden and 293rd in the World with 4,950 publications made and 99,634 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Architecture.

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
#7 of 33 In Sweden
#114 of 1,349 In Europe
#293 of 5,720 In the World

Chalmers University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 38 297
1992 40 268
1993 48 333
1994 45 261
1995 32 387
1996 54 404
1997 30 387
1998 66 476
1999 54 543
2000 87 583
2001 74 648
2002 145 1086
2003 128 1026
2004 118 1153
2005 123 1446
2006 122 1822
2007 110 1842
2008 125 1808
2009 132 2116
2010 146 2428
2011 151 2791
2012 178 3063
2013 196 3387
2014 234 3745
2015 249 4038
2016 250 4063
2017 223 4830
2018 206 4984
2019 239 5946
2020 263 6898
2021 268 8269
2022 231 8159
2023 240 8267

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

Art & Design subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 1 35 132
Architecture 2 56 142
UX/UI Desgin 2 64 155
Game Design and Development 1 59 163
Animation 4 59 184
Graphic Design 3 73 206
Interior Design 5 106 246
Fashion Design 9 101 255
Aesthetics 7 100 276
Performing arts 6 138 330
Landscape Architecture 6 153 332
Literature 8 140 346
Photography 6 168 432
Illustration and Concept Art 3 212 464
Multimedia 7 192 476
Painting and Drawing 5 230 493
Sculpture 5 230 493
Music 9 216 571
Art History 9 314 719
Creative Writing 19 368 970

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Chalmers University of Technology

Speciality Sweden Europe World Rank
Dentistry 7 117 334
Orthodontics 7 123 350
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 135 413
Social Psychology 9 150 427
Audiology 9 197 525
Sports Medicine 9 232 592
Public Health 10 228 651
Anatomy and Physiology 10 238 667
Psychology 9 242 672
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 10 252 722
Physical Therapy 11 284 750
Pathology 10 270 784
Medicine 10 280 803
Surgery 12 287 854
Health Science 11 293 880
Cosmetology 8 291 889
Neurosurgery 10 287 895
Urology 11 286 900
Epidemiology 13 306 904
Respiratory Therapy 12 300 908
Psychiatry 11 317 927
Healthcare Management (MHA) 21 336 943
Cardiology 12 323 954
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 361 987
Ophthalmology 11 337 1004
Anesthesiology 12 321 1009
Nursing 22 355 1035
Child Psychology 16 359 1041
Pediatrics 15 332 1116
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 334 1158
Gerontology 23 421 1288
Radiation Therapy 12 380 1323
Family medicine 19 384 1373
Clinical Psychology 20 451 1435
Dermatology 12 431 1565
Critical Care Nursing 22 527 1729