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The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences ranked 68th in Germany, 1253rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 97 research topics. The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 18,267 academic publications and 313,166 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1253 of 14,131 In the World
#461 of 2,785 In Europe
#68 of 369 In Germany
#6 of 22 In Hesse
#2 of 3 In Darmstadt
#180 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#308 of 1,117 For Technical Drawing
#353 of 2,546 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#5113 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1081 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 94 other topics

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Physics rankings

The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences ranked 60th for Physics in Germany and 945th in the World with 8,927 publications made and 196,488 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#60 of 168 In Germany
#349 of 1,457 In Europe
#945 of 6,713 In the World

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 366 4502
1993 381 4144
1994 404 4369
1995 419 4688
1996 422 5296
1997 435 5624
1998 136 5404
1999 41 5151
2000 27 5214
2001 29 4843
2002 106 5385
2003 50 5103
2004 14 4630
2005 54 5985
2006 17 4986
2007 24 4630
2008 25 4577
2009 22 4164
2010 24 4412
2011 36 4263
2012 17 4611
2013 39 4358
2014 33 4539
2015 32 4211
2016 33 4335
2017 36 4302
2018 31 4317
2019 39 4306
2020 51 4634
2021 52 4707
2022 65 4219
2023 51 4119
2024 58 3450

The following table provides academic rankings for The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 42 160 353
Condensed Matter Physics 47 166 408
Nuclear Physics 48 218 512
Applied/Engineering Physics 48 234 625
Theoretical Physics 57 310 752
Acoustical Engineering 55 296 771
Biophysics 54 283 796
Quantum and Particle physics 57 315 833
Materials Science 60 331 961
Optical Engineering 61 354 966
Astrobiology 58 364 1001
Astrophysics and Astronomy 61 384 1012
Nanotechnology 67 421 1453

Chemistry rankings

The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences ranked 61st for Chemistry in Germany and 1131st in the World with 8,851 publications made and 195,866 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Pharmacy.

Chemistry ranking Location
#61 of 166 In Germany
#377 of 1,417 In Europe
#1131 of 6,545 In the World

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 343 4368
1993 341 4237
1994 378 4470
1995 391 4729
1996 417 5357
1997 398 5622
1998 122 5367
1999 28 5208
2000 24 5212
2001 23 4857
2002 82 5073
2003 36 4958
2004 10 4587
2005 36 5679
2006 18 5040
2007 20 4547
2008 16 4323
2009 18 4118
2010 22 4252
2011 19 4118
2012 13 4451
2013 27 4230
2014 25 4254
2015 22 3983
2016 28 3944
2017 24 4067
2018 20 3969
2019 24 3997
2020 26 4271
2021 31 4291
2022 43 3875
2023 26 3697
2024 38 3097

The following table provides academic rankings for The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 36 83 180
Radiochemistry 30 135 570
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 49 236 574
Computational Chemistry 49 250 598
Environmental Chemistry 55 328 906
Inorganic Chemistry 54 309 941
Organic Chemistry 58 325 960
Materials Science 60 331 961
Physical chemistry 60 368 1160
Biochemistry 58 405 1319
Nanotechnology 67 421 1453
Petrology and Geochemistry 69 523 1652
Nutrition and Food Science 55 467 1699
Chemical Engineering 68 474 1770

Engineering rankings

The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences ranked 63rd for Engineering in Germany and 1109th in the World with 8,265 publications made and 177,139 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#63 of 169 In Germany
#391 of 1,465 In Europe
#1109 of 6,782 In the World

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 322 4079
1993 340 3673
1994 370 3881
1995 391 4114
1996 406 4562
1997 394 4905
1998 133 4818
1999 38 4683
2000 30 4726
2001 28 4403
2002 116 5170
2003 51 4824
2004 15 4312
2005 57 5543
2006 21 4773
2007 24 4493
2008 25 4384
2009 22 4049
2010 32 4258
2011 40 4168
2012 33 4436
2013 55 4279
2014 56 4542
2015 43 4160
2016 42 4280
2017 46 4265
2018 48 4360
2019 53 4464
2020 74 4776
2021 77 5005
2022 94 4524
2023 88 4434
2024 66 3625

The following table provides academic rankings for The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Technical Drawing 17 113 308
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 49 236 574
Applied/Engineering Physics 48 234 625
Nuclear Engineering 33 262 757
Acoustical Engineering 55 296 771
Structural Engineering 54 298 843
Automation and Control engineering 37 269 862
Materials Science 60 331 961
Electrical Engineering 57 333 963
Optical Engineering 61 354 966
Transportation Engineering 51 384 1032
Electronic Engineering 58 350 1045
Computer Engineering 53 338 1047
Aerospace Engineering 63 389 1051
Mechanical Engineering 63 382 1054
Metallurgical Engineering 61 360 1075
Computer Networking 61 397 1136
Human-Computer Interaction 67 463 1189
Telecommunications 62 414 1237
Civil Engineering 64 460 1358
Nanotechnology 67 421 1453
Operations Research 71 491 1545
Remote Sensing 76 528 1644
Reliability and Quality Engineering 65 517 1666
Systems Engineering 81 614 1746
Chemical Engineering 68 474 1770
Geotechnical Engineering 69 545 1920
Environmental Engineering 67 565 2092

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences ranked 72nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 1274th in the World with 6,224 publications made and 70,595 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#72 of 178 In Germany
#472 of 1,500 In Europe
#1274 of 7,081 In the World

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 157 1668
1993 173 1018
1994 146 1043
1995 126 1094
1996 180 1345
1997 189 1425
1998 56 1301
1999 21 1418
2000 24 1541
2001 16 1329
2002 42 1729
2003 75 1566
2004 14 1420
2005 39 1528
2006 14 1613
2007 20 1586
2008 24 1501
2009 29 1542
2010 38 1577
2011 50 1651
2012 49 1746
2013 67 1596
2014 60 1830
2015 52 1696
2016 69 1696
2017 70 1758
2018 87 1966
2019 93 2143
2020 151 2612
2021 173 2904
2022 161 2698
2023 120 2626
2024 81 2261

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Library and Information science 54 302 784
Philosophy 66 359 914
Art History 59 410 1000
Political Science 78 473 1190
Linguistics 70 513 1461
Law 76 568 1681
Aesthetics 75 640 1857
History 78 636 1973
Archaeology 80 669 2146
Sociology 84 755 2737
Education Majors 80 803 3183
Anthropology 98 896 3401
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 97 915 3500
Demography 86 831 3502

Biology rankings

The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences ranked 66th for Biology in Germany and 1607th in the World with 5,245 publications made and 130,696 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#66 of 170 In Germany
#484 of 1,448 In Europe
#1607 of 6,833 In the World

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 206 4017
1993 202 2794
1994 219 2874
1995 223 3098
1996 244 3604
1997 239 3912
1998 62 3550
1999 26 3649
2000 17 3697
2001 10 3511
2002 35 3713
2003 19 3544
2004 9 3356
2005 28 3619
2006 15 3522
2007 14 3384
2008 11 3217
2009 11 3094
2010 19 3267
2011 13 3234
2012 9 3451
2013 22 3259
2014 32 3255
2015 23 3099
2016 30 2979
2017 33 3045
2018 34 3023
2019 34 3196
2020 41 3647
2021 56 3711
2022 60 3283
2023 40 3172
2024 30 2497

The following table provides academic rankings for The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 45 224 628
Biophysics 54 283 796
Molecular Biology 53 268 806
Astrobiology 58 364 1001
Botany 56 389 1258
Evolutionary Biology 65 455 1299
Biochemistry 58 405 1319
Zoology 55 402 1356
Nanotechnology 67 421 1453
Neuroscience 69 493 1557
Horticulture 55 409 1578
Genetics 63 478 1612
Nutrition and Food Science 55 467 1699
Paleontology 71 539 1777
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 59 495 1923
Microbiology 60 488 1964
Forestry 63 533 2000
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 69 574 2113
Immunology 65 572 2259
Agricultural Science 69 614 2516
Pharmacology 73 653 2931

Computer Science rankings

The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences ranked 66th for Computer Science in Germany and 1291st in the World with 4,669 publications made and 90,048 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#66 of 172 In Germany
#451 of 1,469 In Europe
#1291 of 6,845 In the World

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 152 2563
1993 155 1452
1994 163 1619
1995 171 1802
1996 167 1856
1997 165 2023
1998 60 2066
1999 22 1914
2000 17 2087
2001 15 1905
2002 89 2980
2003 32 2401
2004 10 2104
2005 54 2399
2006 17 2267
2007 19 2293
2008 20 2115
2009 17 2155
2010 38 2262
2011 50 2242
2012 33 2391
2013 51 2256
2014 67 2433
2015 51 2252
2016 52 2408
2017 49 2286
2018 74 2638
2019 78 2803
2020 101 3280
2021 109 3543
2022 117 3133
2023 122 3146
2024 86 2638

The following table provides academic rankings for The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 38 218 553
Computer Graphics 47 230 562
Software Engineering 56 324 723
Library and Information science 54 302 784
Blockchain and Cryptography 53 318 945
Computer Vision 58 346 966
Cyber Security 48 342 972
Computer Engineering 53 338 1047
Computer Networking 61 397 1136
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 63 407 1148
Computational Linguistics 66 393 1152
Human-Computer Interaction 67 463 1189
Telecommunications 62 414 1237
Data Science 72 501 1342
Cognitive Science 66 455 1510
Neuroscience 69 493 1557
Multimedia 81 587 1916
Machine Learning 74 575 2003
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 69 574 2113
Management Information Systems 102 821 2473

Environmental Science rankings

The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences ranked 70th for Environmental Science in Germany and 1598th in the World with 4,395 publications made and 99,242 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#70 of 170 In Germany
#515 of 1,464 In Europe
#1598 of 6,876 In the World

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 168 2481
1993 159 1864
1994 173 1917
1995 190 2073
1996 194 2318
1997 187 2397
1998 72 2337
1999 21 2478
2000 16 2598
2001 13 2346
2002 44 2706
2003 14 2411
2004 5 2370
2005 29 2764
2006 10 2616
2007 14 2471
2008 10 2372
2009 12 2271
2010 27 2433
2011 22 2376
2012 21 2556
2013 39 2432
2014 30 2635
2015 27 2489
2016 29 2525
2017 37 2540
2018 36 2575
2019 48 2630
2020 55 2965
2021 75 3273
2022 61 2868
2023 69 2794
2024 46 2360

The following table provides academic rankings for The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 55 328 906
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 61 388 1090
Earth science and Geophysics 61 411 1273
Oceanography 66 457 1352
Geology 68 517 1605
Geography and Cartography 69 547 1629
Ecology 68 515 1642
Petrology and Geochemistry 69 523 1652
Paleontology 71 539 1777
Geotechnical Engineering 69 545 1920
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 59 495 1923
Forestry 63 533 2000
Environmental Engineering 67 565 2092
Agricultural Science 69 614 2516
Environmental Management 77 708 2598

Medicine rankings

The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences ranked 66th for Medicine in Germany and 1796th in the World with 3,180 publications made and 68,590 citations received. Main research topics: Pharmacy, Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN), Pathology, Anatomy and Physiology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#66 of 170 In Germany
#519 of 1,433 In Europe
#1796 of 6,775 In the World

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 104 2115
1993 91 1046
1994 111 1220
1995 100 1244
1996 105 1386
1997 120 1488
1998 29 1297
1999 15 1279
2000 7 1295
2001 7 1305
2002 16 1233
2003 16 1354
2004 6 1226
2005 6 1159
2006 7 1144
2007 2 1181
2008 6 1204
2009 11 1191
2010 12 1231
2011 21 1200
2012 16 1275
2013 15 1301
2014 17 1232
2015 15 1232
2016 18 1180
2017 30 1260
2018 34 1219
2019 30 1316
2020 29 1471
2021 48 1530
2022 51 1429
2023 44 1395
2024 24 1206

The following table provides academic rankings for The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 36 83 180
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 68 245 677
Orthodontics 52 344 1008
Dentistry 52 364 1151
Anatomy and Physiology 62 459 1504
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 72 583 1994
Physical Therapy 68 634 2224
Immunology 65 572 2259
Pathology 70 631 2416
Psychiatry 81 738 2906
Pharmacology 73 653 2931
Surgery 93 771 3094
Public Health 83 823 3585

Mathematics rankings

The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences ranked 70th for Mathematics in Germany and 1556th in the World with 1,748 publications made and 34,832 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#70 of 163 In Germany
#511 of 1,401 In Europe
#1556 of 6,418 In the World

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 73 690
1993 67 641
1994 73 739
1995 77 768
1996 64 766
1997 68 833
1998 41 974
1999 16 849
2000 8 915
2001 3 820
2002 26 1206
2003 18 994
2004 4 895
2005 27 878
2006 6 888
2007 3 984
2008 9 895
2009 8 912
2010 10 911
2011 23 961
2012 17 1008
2013 23 962
2014 33 1056
2015 18 930
2016 25 997
2017 22 1055
2018 17 1092
2019 28 1185
2020 31 1277
2021 37 1468
2022 45 1338
2023 45 1301
2024 30 945

The following table provides academic rankings for The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 49 289 696
Blockchain and Cryptography 53 318 945
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 73 502 1400
Operations Research 71 491 1545
Statistics 71 538 1639
Math Teachers 74 754 3063

Art & Design rankings

The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences ranked 73rd for Art & Design in Germany and 1540th in the World with 791 publications made and 14,634 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Art History, Aesthetics.

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
#73 of 162 In Germany
#557 of 1,381 In Europe
#1540 of 5,966 In the World

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 28 459
1993 37 213
1994 23 207
1995 33 320
1996 23 307
1997 25 264
1998 11 286
1999 4 235
2000 1 247
2001 4 275
2002 10 409
2003 5 372
2004 5 325
2005 10 304
2006 4 341
2007 9 343
2008 6 334
2009 3 305
2010 4 382
2011 12 310
2012 2 375
2013 13 361
2014 11 362
2015 5 325
2016 13 305
2017 13 344
2018 13 336
2019 18 496
2020 26 614
2021 26 659
2022 26 655
2023 26 682
2024 10 474

The following table provides academic rankings for The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 38 218 553
Computer Graphics 47 230 562
Graphic Design 58 362 973
Art History 59 410 1000
Fashion Design 80 634 1845
Aesthetics 75 640 1857
Multimedia 81 587 1916
Literature 79 666 2132

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Finance 63 481 1228
Management 75 541 1604
Social Psychology 75 536 1669
Business 76 591 1709
Economics 77 605 1821
Advertising 79 599 1838
Psychology 76 615 2197
Development Studies 78 685 2425
Marketing 94 743 2491
Child Psychology 89 819 3368