Cologne Business School ranked 173rd in Germany, 5647th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in 33 research topics. Cologne Business School ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 624 academic publications and 5,416 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
Cologne Business School ranked 150th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 4260th in the World with 449 publications made and 3,168 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking | Location |
| #150 of 175 | In Germany |
| #1065 of 1,492 | In Europe |
| #4260 of 7,020 | In the World |
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations
| Year | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations |
| 1991 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 | 3 |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 |
| 1994 | 6 | 2 |
| 1995 | 4 | 5 |
| 1996 | 1 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 4 | 2 |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 10 |
| 2001 | 1 | 10 |
| 2002 | 0 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 16 |
| 2006 | 1 | 21 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 8 | 16 |
| 2009 | 6 | 17 |
| 2010 | 8 | 17 |
| 2011 | 5 | 13 |
| 2012 | 14 | 32 |
| 2013 | 16 | 53 |
| 2014 | 24 | 73 |
| 2015 | 28 | 139 |
| 2016 | 29 | 163 |
| 2017 | 44 | 179 |
| 2018 | 34 | 220 |
| 2019 | 19 | 297 |
| 2020 | 24 | 433 |
| 2021 | 31 | 469 |
| 2022 | 16 | 508 |
| 2023 | 55 | 539 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Cologne Business School in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.
Business rankings
Cologne Business School ranked 121st for Business in Germany and 3853rd in the World with 237 publications made and 2,248 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing.
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Business Publications & Citations
| Year | Business publications | Business citations |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 |
| 2011 | 8 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 | 20 |
| 2013 | 11 | 39 |
| 2014 | 13 | 48 |
| 2015 | 14 | 89 |
| 2016 | 18 | 113 |
| 2017 | 18 | 122 |
| 2018 | 18 | 135 |
| 2019 | 9 | 184 |
| 2020 | 17 | 296 |
| 2021 | 25 | 321 |
| 2022 | 11 | 339 |
| 2023 | 24 | 359 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Cologne Business School in various areas of Business.
Environmental Science rankings
Cologne Business School ranked 145th for Environmental Science in Germany and 5126th in the World with 228 publications made and 2,054 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology.
| Environmental Science ranking | Location |
| #145 of 170 | In Germany |
| #1197 of 1,458 | In Europe |
| #5126 of 6,798 | In the World |
Cologne Business School
Environmental Science Publications & Citations
| Year | Environmental Science publications | Environmental Science citations |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 6 |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 0 | 17 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3 | 14 |
| 2010 | 3 | 11 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 6 | 15 |
| 2013 | 3 | 40 |
| 2014 | 15 | 59 |
| 2015 | 15 | 91 |
| 2016 | 15 | 109 |
| 2017 | 15 | 117 |
| 2018 | 20 | 138 |
| 2019 | 14 | 177 |
| 2020 | 16 | 323 |
| 2021 | 24 | 339 |
| 2022 | 13 | 366 |
| 2023 | 27 | 408 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Cologne Business School in various areas of Environmental Science.
Computer Science rankings
Cologne Business School ranked 159th for Computer Science in Germany and 5159th in the World with 193 publications made and 2,654 citations received. Main research topic: Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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Computer Science Publications & Citations
| Year | Computer Science publications | Computer Science citations |
| 1991 | 0 | 3 |
| 1992 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 9 |
| 1997 | 0 | 7 |
| 1998 | 0 | 5 |
| 1999 | 2 | 9 |
| 2000 | 0 | 6 |
| 2001 | 0 | 8 |
| 2002 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 13 |
| 2006 | 2 | 18 |
| 2007 | 4 | 16 |
| 2008 | 2 | 24 |
| 2009 | 1 | 28 |
| 2010 | 5 | 23 |
| 2011 | 7 | 20 |
| 2012 | 8 | 24 |
| 2013 | 6 | 43 |
| 2014 | 8 | 42 |
| 2015 | 8 | 72 |
| 2016 | 13 | 89 |
| 2017 | 17 | 91 |
| 2018 | 12 | 117 |
| 2019 | 12 | 181 |
| 2020 | 14 | 286 |
| 2021 | 21 | 310 |
| 2022 | 12 | 346 |
| 2023 | 17 | 379 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Cologne Business School in various areas of Computer Science.
Economics rankings
Cologne Business School ranked 113th for Economics in Germany and 3724th in the World with 191 publications made and 1,798 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies.
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Economics Publications & Citations
| Year | Economics publications | Economics citations |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 |
| 2012 | 7 | 15 |
| 2013 | 9 | 34 |
| 2014 | 16 | 38 |
| 2015 | 12 | 61 |
| 2016 | 12 | 92 |
| 2017 | 13 | 86 |
| 2018 | 18 | 113 |
| 2019 | 5 | 135 |
| 2020 | 14 | 205 |
| 2021 | 13 | 230 |
| 2022 | 8 | 265 |
| 2023 | 18 | 272 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Cologne Business School in various areas of Economics.
Medicine rankings
Cologne Business School ranked 155th for Medicine in Germany and 5680th in the World with 129 publications made and 1,722 citations received. Main research topic: Pathology.
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Medicine Publications & Citations
| Year | Medicine publications | Medicine citations |
| 1991 | 0 | 5 |
| 1992 | 0 | 7 |
| 1993 | 0 | 4 |
| 1994 | 2 | 4 |
| 1995 | 1 | 8 |
| 1996 | 0 | 12 |
| 1997 | 1 | 7 |
| 1998 | 2 | 10 |
| 1999 | 0 | 13 |
| 2000 | 3 | 16 |
| 2001 | 0 | 24 |
| 2002 | 1 | 17 |
| 2003 | 2 | 18 |
| 2004 | 0 | 31 |
| 2005 | 5 | 34 |
| 2006 | 2 | 38 |
| 2007 | 1 | 30 |
| 2008 | 1 | 38 |
| 2009 | 0 | 31 |
| 2010 | 4 | 27 |
| 2011 | 1 | 25 |
| 2012 | 3 | 31 |
| 2013 | 4 | 26 |
| 2014 | 6 | 40 |
| 2015 | 10 | 68 |
| 2016 | 4 | 85 |
| 2017 | 10 | 72 |
| 2018 | 5 | 102 |
| 2019 | 7 | 117 |
| 2020 | 11 | 182 |
| 2021 | 10 | 234 |
| 2022 | 7 | 295 |
| 2023 | 11 | 296 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Cologne Business School in various areas of Medicine.
| Medicine subfield | Germany ranking | Europe ranking | World rank |
| Pathology | 139 | 1133 | 5286 |
Psychology rankings
Cologne Business School ranked 146th for Psychology in Germany and 5289th in the World with 128 publications made and 1,550 citations received. Main research topic: Social Psychology.
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Psychology Publications & Citations
| Year | Psychology publications | Psychology citations |
| 1991 | 1 | 3 |
| 1992 | 0 | 3 |
| 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | 0 | 6 |
| 1996 | 0 | 11 |
| 1997 | 0 | 6 |
| 1998 | 1 | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000 | 0 | 6 |
| 2001 | 0 | 10 |
| 2002 | 1 | 9 |
| 2003 | 0 | 10 |
| 2004 | 1 | 11 |
| 2005 | 3 | 17 |
| 2006 | 1 | 23 |
| 2007 | 1 | 19 |
| 2008 | 1 | 22 |
| 2009 | 3 | 22 |
| 2010 | 4 | 24 |
| 2011 | 2 | 15 |
| 2012 | 1 | 23 |
| 2013 | 3 | 31 |
| 2014 | 8 | 23 |
| 2015 | 9 | 59 |
| 2016 | 6 | 71 |
| 2017 | 11 | 82 |
| 2018 | 10 | 109 |
| 2019 | 9 | 157 |
| 2020 | 13 | 240 |
| 2021 | 15 | 260 |
| 2022 | 4 | 304 |
| 2023 | 12 | 316 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Cologne Business School in various areas of Psychology.
| Psychology subfield | Germany ranking | Europe ranking | World rank |
| Social Psychology | 134 | 1107 | 4669 |
Physics rankings
Cologne Business School ranked 161st for Physics in Germany and 5832nd in the World with 122 publications made and 1,629 citations received. Main research topic: Quantum and Particle physics.
Cologne Business School
Physics Publications & Citations
| Year | Physics publications | Physics citations |
| 1991 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 5 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 8 |
| 1999 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 14 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 10 |
| 2013 | 5 | 26 |
| 2014 | 6 | 20 |
| 2015 | 5 | 48 |
| 2016 | 7 | 52 |
| 2017 | 6 | 57 |
| 2018 | 8 | 74 |
| 2019 | 9 | 108 |
| 2020 | 10 | 215 |
| 2021 | 10 | 321 |
| 2022 | 6 | 366 |
| 2023 | 17 | 364 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Cologne Business School in various areas of Physics.
Mathematics rankings
Cologne Business School ranked 145th for Mathematics in Germany and 4996th in the World with 108 publications made and 1,846 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.
Cologne Business School
Mathematics Publications & Citations
| Year | Mathematics publications | Mathematics citations |
| 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 9 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 7 | 11 |
| 2013 | 4 | 22 |
| 2014 | 11 | 25 |
| 2015 | 5 | 40 |
| 2016 | 9 | 64 |
| 2017 | 7 | 61 |
| 2018 | 9 | 72 |
| 2019 | 7 | 114 |
| 2020 | 8 | 169 |
| 2021 | 8 | 186 |
| 2022 | 8 | 210 |
| 2023 | 11 | 224 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Cologne Business School in various areas of Mathematics.
| Mathematics subfield | Germany ranking | Europe ranking | World rank |
| Statistics | 144 | 1133 | 4801 |
Other rankings
Non-core subjects for Cologne Business School
