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The Clausthal University of Technology ranked 70th in Germany, 1224th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 91 research topics. The Clausthal University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 16,405 academic publications and 300,252 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1224 of 14,131 In the World
#475 of 2,785 In Europe
#70 of 369 In Germany
#8 of 26 In Lower Saxony
#172 of 1,420 For Petroleum Engineering
#234 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#315 of 1,009 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#4036 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1029 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 88 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Clausthal University of Technology ranked 55th for Engineering in Germany and 864th in the World with 11,499 publications made and 250,945 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#55 of 169 In Germany
#306 of 1,466 In Europe
#864 of 6,795 In the World

Clausthal University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 160 1571
1994 186 1674
1995 162 1490
1996 181 1787
1997 217 1809
1998 185 1941
1999 204 1946
2000 204 2016
2001 226 1999
2002 207 2288
2003 255 2626
2004 243 2796
2005 271 3995
2006 301 4092
2007 318 4740
2008 321 5197
2009 343 5780
2010 295 6547
2011 297 7415
2012 338 8082
2013 367 8770
2014 370 9269
2015 362 9960
2016 332 10288
2017 343 11089
2018 361 11755
2019 341 12523
2020 446 14456
2021 439 15983
2022 376 15918
2023 455 17095
2024 343 16816
2025 205 15210

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

Physics rankings

The Clausthal University of Technology ranked 55th for Physics in Germany and 826th in the World with 11,161 publications made and 247,861 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#55 of 168 In Germany
#301 of 1,460 In Europe
#826 of 6,729 In the World

Clausthal University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 161 1650
1994 191 1780
1995 174 1607
1996 186 1903
1997 227 1950
1998 198 2048
1999 221 2053
2000 218 2144
2001 223 2135
2002 220 2435
2003 257 2708
2004 234 2841
2005 281 4085
2006 294 4153
2007 295 4732
2008 324 5313
2009 318 5800
2010 267 6480
2011 267 7401
2012 316 8106
2013 332 8660
2014 340 9204
2015 334 9773
2016 312 10196
2017 297 10918
2018 336 11635
2019 298 12140
2020 408 14063
2021 405 15310
2022 342 15233
2023 429 16229
2024 305 15867
2025 175 14200

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 54 239 539
Materials Science 44 214 592
Theoretical Physics 51 271 616
Condensed Matter Physics 52 237 620
Applied/Engineering Physics 50 244 665
Nuclear Physics 55 291 753
Nanotechnology 49 249 777
Quantum and Particle physics 56 318 846
Optical Engineering 59 324 883
Astrophysics and Astronomy 59 383 1015
Acoustical Engineering 61 384 1071
Astrobiology 62 426 1240

Chemistry rankings

The Clausthal University of Technology ranked 56th for Chemistry in Germany and 999th in the World with 10,681 publications made and 239,521 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#56 of 166 In Germany
#333 of 1,417 In Europe
#999 of 6,561 In the World

Clausthal University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 158 1636
1994 187 1752
1995 159 1563
1996 182 1812
1997 227 1859
1998 192 1972
1999 217 1972
2000 197 2065
2001 217 2014
2002 206 2339
2003 245 2625
2004 229 2826
2005 275 4009
2006 272 4085
2007 284 4645
2008 286 5128
2009 303 5644
2010 241 6364
2011 239 7149
2012 304 7845
2013 324 8419
2014 329 8874
2015 315 9565
2016 288 9889
2017 266 10584
2018 310 11175
2019 281 11683
2020 374 13614
2021 349 14845
2022 338 14856
2023 382 15646
2024 276 15815
2025 163 14490

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 28 127 315
Pharmacy 50 184 435
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 199 527
Materials Science 44 214 592
Inorganic Chemistry 45 207 600
Physical chemistry 43 209 614
Biochemical Engineering 44 271 656
Chemical Engineering 41 213 671
Environmental Chemistry 46 253 691
Computational Chemistry 53 292 727
Organic Chemistry 50 267 767
Nanotechnology 49 249 777
Radiochemistry 45 288 1183
Biochemistry 62 438 1460
Nutrition and Food Science 79 751 3377

Environmental Science rankings

The Clausthal University of Technology ranked 65th for Environmental Science in Germany and 1346th in the World with 6,879 publications made and 154,642 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#65 of 170 In Germany
#447 of 1,464 In Europe
#1346 of 6,888 In the World

Clausthal University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 86 827
1994 96 815
1995 89 797
1996 88 806
1997 115 831
1998 98 1019
1999 98 1025
2000 116 1247
2001 113 1080
2002 113 1202
2003 139 1454
2004 144 1639
2005 152 2020
2006 165 2256
2007 171 2610
2008 177 2832
2009 182 3283
2010 181 3603
2011 180 4217
2012 224 4628
2013 242 5119
2014 257 5431
2015 252 5970
2016 195 5954
2017 221 6551
2018 225 7135
2019 222 7550
2020 292 9044
2021 298 10224
2022 265 10551
2023 332 11261
2024 201 10710
2025 124 9421

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 5 66 234
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 199 527
Earth science and Geophysics 37 234 652
Environmental Chemistry 46 253 691
Geotechnical Engineering 42 264 816
Environmental Engineering 40 294 900
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 58 343 949
Environmental Management 44 359 1066
Geology 58 385 1102
Oceanography 58 392 1124
Paleontology 61 425 1277
Geography and Cartography 68 500 1447
Ecology 68 527 1723
Agricultural Science 76 746 3172

Biology rankings

The Clausthal University of Technology ranked 65th for Biology in Germany and 1611th in the World with 6,276 publications made and 155,956 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#65 of 170 In Germany
#484 of 1,449 In Europe
#1611 of 6,841 In the World

Clausthal University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 89 1054
1994 94 1051
1995 96 952
1996 89 1131
1997 139 1235
1998 124 1304
1999 122 1347
2000 99 1454
2001 116 1402
2002 122 1556
2003 128 1751
2004 137 1920
2005 152 2589
2006 149 2627
2007 165 3188
2008 159 3388
2009 179 3885
2010 158 4474
2011 169 4902
2012 195 5436
2013 213 6157
2014 231 6249
2015 211 6822
2016 177 6998
2017 193 7678
2018 198 7810
2019 192 8361
2020 266 9633
2021 251 10720
2022 222 10494
2023 273 11178
2024 171 10008
2025 100 8610

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 49 249 777
Astrobiology 62 426 1240
Paleontology 61 425 1277
Biochemistry 62 438 1460
Molecular Biology 71 503 1866
Evolutionary Biology 79 608 1981
Zoology 65 562 2149
Genetics 74 623 2476
Neuroscience 85 767 2845
Botany 75 686 2910
Agricultural Science 76 746 3172
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 92 758 3202
Nutrition and Food Science 79 751 3377

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Clausthal University of Technology ranked 83rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 1716th in the World with 4,814 publications made and 63,638 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#83 of 178 In Germany
#588 of 1,502 In Europe
#1716 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 59 294
1994 48 314
1995 53 306
1996 60 316
1997 64 310
1998 65 355
1999 71 449
2000 59 442
2001 63 413
2002 65 533
2003 61 505
2004 71 542
2005 91 727
2006 115 817
2007 99 933
2008 115 1052
2009 116 1222
2010 133 1437
2011 102 1556
2012 142 1795
2013 144 1949
2014 137 2235
2015 116 2150
2016 139 2241
2017 132 2394
2018 171 2716
2019 134 2876
2020 160 3462
2021 191 3918
2022 171 4178
2023 198 4772
2024 85 4353
2025 66 3864

The following table provides academic rankings for The Clausthal 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 53 303 780
Philosophy 80 483 1337
Art History 73 524 1392
Archaeology 72 566 1668
History 74 598 1770
Linguistics 77 601 1892
Political Science 99 656 1910
Law 82 676 2168
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 87 743 2487
Aesthetics 87 791 2599
Anthropology 90 812 2922
Sociology 98 929 3698
Demography 91 878 3792
Education Majors 95 936 3866

Computer Science rankings

The Clausthal University of Technology ranked 71st for Computer Science in Germany and 1651st in the World with 4,293 publications made and 62,798 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#71 of 172 In Germany
#532 of 1,470 In Europe
#1651 of 6,855 In the World

Clausthal University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 48 282
1994 65 305
1995 48 249
1996 46 282
1997 72 361
1998 56 371
1999 58 486
2000 69 507
2001 70 477
2002 79 559
2003 74 629
2004 79 709
2005 78 917
2006 116 1071
2007 128 1243
2008 157 1423
2009 162 1678
2010 142 1813
2011 133 2136
2012 138 2338
2013 140 2376
2014 147 2718
2015 122 2682
2016 128 2682
2017 140 2971
2018 156 3277
2019 131 3544
2020 202 4138
2021 184 4759
2022 166 4747
2023 192 5315
2024 130 4641
2025 103 3836

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Software Engineering 50 308 690
Database Administration 46 276 770
Library and Information science 53 303 780
Computer Graphics 69 402 1030
Blockchain and Cryptography 58 353 1060
Computer Vision 66 428 1282
Data Science 71 499 1329
Human-Computer Interaction 70 496 1333
Telecommunications 63 436 1336
Computer Networking 69 482 1517
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 71 506 1525
Computer Engineering 72 506 1671
Multimedia 75 549 1765
Cyber Security 73 558 1783
Machine Learning 70 548 1858
Management Information Systems 88 688 1937
Cognitive Science 87 693 2658
Computational Linguistics 86 730 2743
Neuroscience 85 767 2845
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 92 758 3202

Mathematics rankings

The Clausthal University of Technology ranked 75th for Mathematics in Germany and 1821st in the World with 2,046 publications made and 33,991 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#75 of 163 In Germany
#570 of 1,406 In Europe
#1821 of 6,434 In the World

Clausthal University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 21 125
1994 24 161
1995 21 144
1996 29 213
1997 36 220
1998 27 188
1999 27 188
2000 29 248
2001 38 270
2002 32 247
2003 30 332
2004 39 366
2005 34 367
2006 47 430
2007 68 585
2008 65 724
2009 74 799
2010 73 933
2011 71 1023
2012 78 1180
2013 83 1207
2014 73 1252
2015 77 1355
2016 70 1385
2017 78 1535
2018 82 1666
2019 72 1962
2020 79 2094
2021 114 2432
2022 82 2342
2023 106 2661
2024 57 2031
2025 35 1451

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 39 264 736
Blockchain and Cryptography 58 353 1060
Applied Mathematics 67 444 1211
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 78 552 1662
Statistics 75 573 1800
Math Teachers 83 841 3507

Business rankings

The Clausthal University of Technology ranked 77th for Business in Germany and 1746th in the World with 1,700 publications made and 25,006 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#77 of 166 In Germany
#601 of 1,436 In Europe
#1746 of 6,366 In the World

Clausthal University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 27 59
1994 26 55
1995 16 63
1996 27 75
1997 20 85
1998 19 80
1999 24 103
2000 26 125
2001 32 104
2002 25 145
2003 25 182
2004 21 208
2005 35 275
2006 33 257
2007 55 370
2008 51 415
2009 63 523
2010 59 536
2011 46 618
2012 61 784
2013 60 798
2014 70 932
2015 56 961
2016 71 1008
2017 73 1128
2018 69 1250
2019 74 1489
2020 97 1792
2021 99 2233
2022 87 2163
2023 93 2452
2024 44 1875
2025 31 1378

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 39 264 736
Construction Management 31 288 749
Engineering Management 34 357 1068
Project Management 64 505 1198
Management 70 490 1366
Marketing 72 533 1487
Advertising 78 591 1795
Accounting 80 612 1875
Management Information Systems 88 688 1937
Finance 88 672 2033

Art & Design rankings

The Clausthal University of Technology ranked 75th for Art & Design in Germany and 1751st in the World with 795 publications made and 11,732 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Architecture, 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
#75 of 162 In Germany
#605 of 1,385 In Europe
#1751 of 6,010 In the World

Clausthal University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 10 44
1994 4 44
1995 10 43
1996 2 41
1997 8 36
1998 11 41
1999 6 57
2000 16 93
2001 13 84
2002 17 94
2003 26 138
2004 17 118
2005 19 170
2006 26 213
2007 34 243
2008 29 292
2009 29 373
2010 20 444
2011 38 463
2012 16 441
2013 33 475
2014 27 547
2015 22 529
2016 26 593
2017 23 516
2018 32 642
2019 34 643
2020 32 742
2021 33 849
2022 25 809
2023 36 904
2024 25 911
2025 17 757

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 58 405 977
Computer Graphics 69 402 1030
Fashion Design 66 504 1332
Art History 73 524 1392
Multimedia 75 549 1765
Literature 80 689 2214
Aesthetics 87 791 2599

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Clausthal University of Technology

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 78 294 834
Environmental Economics 48 425 1075
Dentistry 70 587 1950
Orthodontics 72 605 1971
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 75 655 2322
Economics 87 720 2401
Medicine 76 645 2475
Social Psychology 88 718 2490
Anatomy and Physiology 84 764 2946
Pathology 78 745 3061
Psychology 86 801 3158
Psychiatry 85 791 3244
Development Studies 87 836 3285
Child Psychology 89 825 3433
Surgery 104 888 3746
Public Health 97 988 4493