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The Chemnitz University of Technology ranked 56th in Germany, 765th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 129 research topics. The Chemnitz University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,248 academic publications and 369,085 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 12 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#765 of 14,131 In the World
#306 of 2,785 In Europe
#56 of 369 In Germany
#3 of 19 In Saxony
#291 of 3,183 For Condensed Matter Physics
#321 of 1,027 For Industrial Engineering
#355 of 1,602 For Robotics
#2643 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#427 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 126 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Physics rankings

The Chemnitz University of Technology ranked 48th for Physics in Germany and 632nd in the World with 18,484 publications made and 278,804 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#48 of 168 In Germany
#231 of 1,457 In Europe
#632 of 6,713 In the World

Chemnitz University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 73 82
1993 80 172
1994 118 274
1995 165 450
1996 180 694
1997 229 810
1998 274 1189
1999 251 1274
2000 272 1639
2001 323 2176
2002 369 2669
2003 356 3022
2004 336 3153
2005 357 3633
2006 368 4443
2007 404 4914
2008 411 5525
2009 424 5698
2010 446 6609
2011 474 7394
2012 528 8736
2013 634 9989
2014 659 11777
2015 639 12904
2016 4211 13666
2017 649 14854
2018 815 16269
2019 783 17504
2020 748 19555
2021 839 22196
2022 733 22347
2023 710 22839
2024 523 21049

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 38 115 291
Nanotechnology 35 143 451
Atomic and Molecular physics 51 207 454
Applied/Engineering Physics 39 184 471
Quantum and Particle physics 46 206 533
Materials Science 42 194 540
Theoretical Physics 53 279 648
Nuclear Physics 54 270 685
Optical Engineering 49 263 713
Acoustical Engineering 56 309 808
Astrophysics and Astronomy 54 336 878
Astrobiology 60 394 1106
Biophysics 67 521 1723

Engineering rankings

The Chemnitz University of Technology ranked 49th for Engineering in Germany and 718th in the World with 17,619 publications made and 274,262 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#49 of 169 In Germany
#256 of 1,465 In Europe
#718 of 6,782 In the World

Chemnitz University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 72 83
1993 76 167
1994 102 248
1995 164 460
1996 169 646
1997 212 774
1998 238 1060
1999 235 1166
2000 255 1507
2001 308 2019
2002 368 2518
2003 338 2867
2004 322 2972
2005 346 3400
2006 374 4225
2007 422 4784
2008 404 5261
2009 438 5448
2010 451 6490
2011 476 7139
2012 542 8413
2013 661 9719
2014 686 11295
2015 654 12520
2016 3019 13605
2017 661 14650
2018 829 16234
2019 826 17706
2020 810 20110
2021 897 23197
2022 802 23121
2023 781 24028
2024 590 22663

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

Chemistry rankings

The Chemnitz University of Technology ranked 52nd for Chemistry in Germany and 846th in the World with 15,582 publications made and 234,591 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#52 of 166 In Germany
#290 of 1,417 In Europe
#846 of 6,545 In the World

Chemnitz University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 66 70
1993 68 148
1994 98 228
1995 152 409
1996 148 602
1997 198 707
1998 217 1001
1999 216 1091
2000 224 1402
2001 286 1883
2002 297 2284
2003 307 2669
2004 277 2732
2005 290 3130
2006 295 3762
2007 328 4315
2008 336 4710
2009 325 4767
2010 355 5667
2011 391 6255
2012 448 7450
2013 528 8576
2014 551 10063
2015 509 11048
2016 4082 11949
2017 511 12797
2018 627 13963
2019 614 14803
2020 568 16422
2021 661 18666
2022 562 18771
2023 539 19206
2024 432 18457

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Inorganic Chemistry 32 134 382
Computational Chemistry 46 195 439
Nanotechnology 35 143 451
Pharmacy 53 212 520
Physical chemistry 39 178 522
Materials Science 42 194 540
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 45 222 551
Organic Chemistry 48 240 685
Chemical Engineering 43 222 686
Environmental Chemistry 52 284 786
Biochemistry 55 371 1176
Petrology and Geochemistry 61 467 1420
Radiochemistry 58 389 1641
Nutrition and Food Science 72 691 3017

Biology rankings

The Chemnitz University of Technology ranked 56th for Biology in Germany and 1240th in the World with 11,669 publications made and 202,121 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#56 of 170 In Germany
#398 of 1,448 In Europe
#1240 of 6,833 In the World

Chemnitz University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 44 54
1993 50 99
1994 61 145
1995 98 277
1996 103 424
1997 131 472
1998 139 661
1999 139 732
2000 166 1009
2001 211 1333
2002 223 1573
2003 219 1880
2004 215 1938
2005 218 2323
2006 222 2753
2007 244 3306
2008 260 3631
2009 263 3793
2010 282 4652
2011 326 5060
2012 361 6155
2013 425 7115
2014 425 8530
2015 423 9320
2016 2261 10274
2017 445 10906
2018 554 12155
2019 529 13168
2020 524 14916
2021 609 17226
2022 521 17289
2023 561 18020
2024 357 15874

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 35 143 451
Evolutionary Biology 58 360 955
Neuroscience 60 387 1105
Astrobiology 60 394 1106
Biochemistry 55 371 1176
Forestry 54 383 1316
Paleontology 63 476 1480
Biophysics 67 521 1723
Genetics 65 501 1777
Zoology 68 587 2269
Botany 70 592 2380
Agricultural Science 67 605 2477
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 70 633 2691
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 82 693 2770
Pharmacology 72 632 2831
Virology 76 692 2999
Nutrition and Food Science 72 691 3017

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Chemnitz University of Technology ranked 62nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 947th in the World with 8,820 publications made and 113,424 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#62 of 178 In Germany
#373 of 1,500 In Europe
#947 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 37 39
1993 20 51
1994 66 65
1995 105 84
1996 83 147
1997 76 184
1998 113 274
1999 83 317
2000 154 354
2001 135 553
2002 168 737
2003 176 794
2004 155 921
2005 130 1079
2006 144 1346
2007 179 1615
2008 222 1882
2009 230 2207
2010 247 2472
2011 235 2778
2012 287 3316
2013 348 3762
2014 372 4484
2015 346 4706
2016 426 4912
2017 451 5424
2018 560 6557
2019 610 7635
2020 568 9424
2021 579 10770
2022 519 10972
2023 524 11895
2024 322 10246

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Science 60 323 793
Philosophy 60 320 802
Linguistics 58 368 955
Sports / Exercise science 42 351 972
Political Economy 50 372 984
Library and Information science 64 373 1002
Art History 61 415 1018
Aesthetics 56 409 1054
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 59 435 1126
Journalism and Digital Media 54 393 1147
Archaeology 63 451 1238
History 64 454 1240
Law 63 460 1263
Anthropology 56 455 1273
Media Studies 53 430 1287
Gender Studies 54 444 1406
Sociology 64 481 1423
Education Majors 61 462 1483
Communications and Public Relations 69 522 1515
Demography 63 538 1895
Classics and Ancient History 76 704 2347

Computer Science rankings

The Chemnitz University of Technology ranked 59th for Computer Science in Germany and 971st in the World with 8,682 publications made and 146,517 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#59 of 172 In Germany
#358 of 1,469 In Europe
#971 of 6,845 In the World

Chemnitz University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 26 37
1993 25 46
1994 43 79
1995 69 150
1996 91 258
1997 77 269
1998 83 384
1999 92 403
2000 101 575
2001 112 722
2002 175 967
2003 150 1077
2004 171 1137
2005 165 1357
2006 207 1813
2007 218 2016
2008 216 2240
2009 251 2560
2010 266 3096
2011 265 3439
2012 288 3998
2013 385 4665
2014 385 5307
2015 344 5709
2016 429 6280
2017 409 6853
2018 526 8137
2019 526 9550
2020 520 11063
2021 589 13219
2022 536 13167
2023 531 14229
2024 367 12042

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 25 132 301
Robotics 22 116 355
Game Design and Development 27 153 358
Animation 30 158 407
Human-Computer Interaction 36 209 501
Computer Graphics 44 217 531
Computer Engineering 29 188 547
Blockchain and Cryptography 37 217 606
Web Design and Development 44 251 659
Software Engineering 52 310 693
Management Information Systems 44 323 747
Multimedia 47 301 763
Computer Vision 52 284 766
Cognitive Science 48 278 777
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 49 298 786
Computer Networking 48 280 795
Telecommunications 51 297 840
Library and Information science 64 373 1002
Computational Linguistics 61 365 1024
Cyber Security 51 359 1030
Neuroscience 60 387 1105
Machine Learning 59 378 1166
Data Science 69 479 1252
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 82 693 2770

Environmental Science rankings

The Chemnitz University of Technology ranked 64th for Environmental Science in Germany and 1298th in the World with 7,774 publications made and 133,486 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#64 of 170 In Germany
#437 of 1,464 In Europe
#1298 of 6,876 In the World

Chemnitz University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 37 52
1993 40 100
1994 54 132
1995 79 208
1996 82 284
1997 105 374
1998 92 459
1999 114 500
2000 118 633
2001 141 854
2002 167 987
2003 143 1115
2004 153 1258
2005 157 1435
2006 190 1827
2007 179 2034
2008 193 2354
2009 224 2513
2010 206 3039
2011 234 3220
2012 252 3919
2013 300 4385
2014 327 5491
2015 327 5809
2016 671 6282
2017 332 6588
2018 424 7487
2019 411 8334
2020 441 9914
2021 468 11506
2022 384 11223
2023 430 11955
2024 254 9750

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 52 284 786
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 54 325 889
Earth science and Geophysics 53 345 1015
Oceanography 55 354 1021
Geography and Cartography 63 416 1149
Geology 63 433 1291
Forestry 54 383 1316
Petrology and Geochemistry 61 467 1420
Paleontology 63 476 1480
Ecology 66 493 1538
Geotechnical Engineering 63 468 1544
Environmental Management 68 624 2218
Environmental Engineering 71 585 2220
Agricultural Science 67 605 2477
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 70 633 2691

Mathematics rankings

The Chemnitz University of Technology ranked 56th for Mathematics in Germany and 937th in the World with 4,547 publications made and 74,004 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#56 of 163 In Germany
#338 of 1,401 In Europe
#937 of 6,418 In the World

Chemnitz University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 20 24
1993 17 27
1994 37 64
1995 46 117
1996 64 196
1997 43 210
1998 64 296
1999 54 264
2000 61 381
2001 69 466
2002 86 578
2003 81 635
2004 90 693
2005 85 897
2006 125 1173
2007 123 1268
2008 135 1474
2009 144 1638
2010 152 1835
2011 145 2019
2012 178 2305
2013 171 2743
2014 178 3115
2015 182 3272
2016 195 3329
2017 201 3717
2018 270 4305
2019 257 4899
2020 261 5778
2021 345 6676
2022 245 6761
2023 251 7207
2024 140 5010

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 26 123 324
Blockchain and Cryptography 37 217 606
Actuarial Science 47 327 867
Statistics 60 377 1025
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 65 424 1087
Operations Research 55 388 1130
Math Teachers 58 413 1370

Business rankings

The Chemnitz University of Technology ranked 59th for Business in Germany and 999th in the World with 3,471 publications made and 55,824 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#59 of 166 In Germany
#393 of 1,433 In Europe
#999 of 6,339 In the World

Chemnitz University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 8 6
1993 7 12
1994 14 23
1995 14 27
1996 26 50
1997 34 82
1998 21 99
1999 30 118
2000 39 115
2001 43 152
2002 63 255
2003 62 310
2004 72 348
2005 59 402
2006 88 644
2007 101 836
2008 98 865
2009 110 1044
2010 118 1181
2011 114 1310
2012 130 1671
2013 156 1800
2014 144 1952
2015 144 2204
2016 151 2221
2017 148 2540
2018 224 3140
2019 197 3511
2020 224 4297
2021 250 5002
2022 223 5268
2023 220 5648
2024 116 4313

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 23 189 524
Project Management 34 266 613
Human Resource Management 29 260 652
Engineering Management 21 247 707
Supply Chain Management 33 243 744
Management Information Systems 44 323 747
Management 52 326 856
Actuarial Science 47 327 867
Finance 57 390 953
Operations Research 55 388 1130
Marketing 61 445 1210
Advertising 68 441 1210
International Business 71 575 1221
Accounting 63 454 1258
International Trade 77 660 1433
Investment Banking and Stock trading 65 482 1476

Art & Design rankings

The Chemnitz University of Technology ranked 53rd for Art & Design in Germany and 841st in the World with 1,848 publications made and 31,849 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

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
#53 of 162 In Germany
#342 of 1,381 In Europe
#841 of 5,966 In the World

Chemnitz University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 4 2
1993 6 8
1994 11 13
1995 10 33
1996 19 37
1997 13 33
1998 19 70
1999 16 69
2000 28 79
2001 19 143
2002 33 161
2003 33 194
2004 39 249
2005 32 253
2006 28 267
2007 52 314
2008 41 410
2009 55 480
2010 55 610
2011 57 682
2012 72 833
2013 88 930
2014 94 1069
2015 81 1135
2016 94 1317
2017 98 1337
2018 126 1602
2019 102 1948
2020 95 2372
2021 119 2830
2022 104 2652
2023 129 2848
2024 71 2567

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 25 132 301
Game Design and Development 27 153 358
Animation 30 158 407
Computer Graphics 44 217 531
Literature 44 302 723
Architecture 50 329 762
Multimedia 47 301 763
Fashion Design 54 349 855
Graphic Design 55 338 893
Art History 61 415 1018
Aesthetics 56 409 1054

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Chemnitz University of Technology

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 63 206 531
Orthodontics 39 230 644
Dentistry 42 267 760
Sports Medicine 45 341 892
Social Psychology 54 330 899
International Economics 69 546 1005
Environmental Economics 46 411 1030
Child Psychology 55 372 1093
Physical Therapy 51 406 1178
Clinical Psychology 53 388 1182
Economics 64 474 1291
Audiology 63 415 1318
Psychology 61 434 1343
Ophthalmology 60 427 1382
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 50 420 1433
Psychiatry 57 439 1434
Medicine 61 439 1455
Development Studies 61 475 1467
Gerontology 52 494 1621
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 65 488 1622
Pathology 63 496 1749
Anatomy and Physiology 64 531 1803
Nursing 65 542 1862
Public Health 62 537 1884
Healthcare Management (MHA) 65 606 2159
Anesthesiology 68 585 2195
Cardiology 74 636 2235
Surgery 77 667 2456
Health Science 68 672 2725