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The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 27th in Germany, 338th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 17 research topics. The Darmstadt University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 67,510 academic publications and 1,467,486 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 76 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#338 of 14,131 In the World
#129 of 2,785 In Europe
#27 of 369 In Germany
#2 of 22 In Hesse
#1 of 3 In Darmstadt
#25 of 1,009 For UX/UI Desgin
#45 of 2,500 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#62 of 2,987 For Human-Computer Interaction
#773 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#209 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 14 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 14th for Engineering in Germany and 230th in the World with 45,931 publications made and 1,061,231 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#14 of 169 In Germany
#66 of 1,465 In Europe
#230 of 6,782 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 108 579
1993 159 629
1994 158 770
1995 157 795
1996 191 1121
1997 300 1484
1998 553 1557
1999 624 2238
2000 793 3125
2001 741 3835
2002 1146 6443
2003 1050 7528
2004 994 8950
2005 1151 10848
2006 1261 13930
2007 1340 16654
2008 1390 18623
2009 1490 21649
2010 1674 25536
2011 1754 29148
2012 1904 33750
2013 1955 39177
2014 2134 43773
2015 2075 47352
2016 2155 51744
2017 2133 56742
2018 2227 64646
2019 2297 71541
2020 2423 83696
2021 2449 94328
2022 2334 90478
2023 2500 95625
2024 1683 87755

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

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 2 18 62
Industrial Engineering 6 28 72
Architecture 5 27 75
Robotics 5 18 75
Product and Industrial Design 7 30 79
Automation and Control engineering 4 28 97
Automotive Engineering 6 39 119
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 32 120
Computer Engineering 8 31 121
Nuclear Engineering 5 42 126
Systems Engineering 7 40 131
Engineering Management 5 35 135
Construction Management 7 57 148
Computer Networking 6 37 154
Structural Engineering 5 39 155
Mechanical Engineering 8 43 155
Technical Drawing 11 51 156
Electrical Engineering 8 40 166
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 47 171
Transportation Engineering 8 56 176
Aerospace Engineering 10 53 189
Telecommunications 8 50 198
Operations Research 6 71 212
Civil Engineering 10 60 216
Acoustical Engineering 14 66 220
Materials Science 16 57 220
Electronic Engineering 8 59 228
Metallurgical Engineering 15 62 240
Architectural Engineering 6 86 242
Optical Engineering 22 87 259
Nanotechnology 16 68 267
Chemical Engineering 12 62 272
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 107 276
Petroleum Engineering 10 73 280
Geotechnical Engineering 17 103 343
Remote Sensing 26 153 413
Environmental Engineering 12 135 416
Biochemical Engineering 33 189 418
Aviation 16 161 432
Renewable Energy Engineering 14 145 451
Marine Engineering 17 161 465
Firefighting and Fire Science 11 150 531
Mining Engineering 30 253 802
Biomedical Engineering 47 294 827
Biotechnology 57 472 1676

Physics rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 20th for Physics in Germany and 252nd in the World with 42,563 publications made and 1,025,115 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#20 of 168 In Germany
#86 of 1,457 In Europe
#252 of 6,713 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 104 554
1993 145 616
1994 148 762
1995 159 799
1996 188 1101
1997 305 1484
1998 544 1540
1999 630 2255
2000 755 3048
2001 753 3928
2002 1075 6243
2003 1045 7428
2004 954 8838
2005 1102 10662
2006 1230 13576
2007 1322 16049
2008 1335 18123
2009 1402 20761
2010 1583 24703
2011 1678 28471
2012 1787 32829
2013 1680 38115
2014 1913 42186
2015 1856 45530
2016 1886 50162
2017 1922 54036
2018 1956 60929
2019 2095 67092
2020 2196 78738
2021 2214 87825
2022 2127 84998
2023 2342 90297
2024 1533 83993

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 21 59 136
Nuclear Physics 19 65 164
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 47 171
Condensed Matter Physics 18 59 174
Acoustical Engineering 14 66 220
Materials Science 16 57 220
Quantum and Particle physics 19 75 229
Theoretical Physics 28 124 258
Optical Engineering 22 87 259
Nanotechnology 16 68 267
Astrophysics and Astronomy 22 110 273
Astrobiology 27 125 314
Biophysics 39 171 440
Medical Physics 38 242 616

Chemistry rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 37th for Chemistry in Germany and 421st in the World with 33,923 publications made and 862,436 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#37 of 166 In Germany
#160 of 1,417 In Europe
#421 of 6,545 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 79 392
1993 130 468
1994 139 553
1995 144 618
1996 157 893
1997 251 1084
1998 482 1276
1999 557 1850
2000 617 2649
2001 662 3534
2002 844 5307
2003 853 6425
2004 773 7807
2005 913 9207
2006 995 11978
2007 1067 14184
2008 1063 15958
2009 1080 18375
2010 1262 21473
2011 1317 24440
2012 1375 28288
2013 1294 31982
2014 1453 35381
2015 1370 37603
2016 1405 41835
2017 1462 44891
2018 1533 50261
2019 1638 55421
2020 1784 65459
2021 1757 74016
2022 1738 73025
2023 1935 76929
2024 1271 75303

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 18 78 194
Materials Science 16 57 220
Physical chemistry 14 61 248
Nanotechnology 16 68 267
Chemical Engineering 12 62 272
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 107 276
Environmental Chemistry 29 136 368
Petrology and Geochemistry 27 142 376
Organic Chemistry 36 143 388
Pharmacy 48 174 396
Inorganic Chemistry 34 142 400
Biochemical Engineering 33 189 418
Biochemistry 49 248 709
Radiochemistry 38 205 817
Nutrition and Food Science 49 403 1383

Computer Science rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 15th for Computer Science in Germany and 250th in the World with 29,429 publications made and 677,481 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#15 of 172 In Germany
#78 of 1,469 In Europe
#250 of 6,845 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 70 424
1993 87 430
1994 92 510
1995 78 499
1996 109 654
1997 176 924
1998 288 908
1999 301 1365
2000 400 1890
2001 389 2120
2002 683 4028
2003 582 4147
2004 593 5263
2005 674 6609
2006 739 8419
2007 827 10256
2008 909 11306
2009 1004 13606
2010 1121 16157
2011 1186 18313
2012 1296 20843
2013 1334 24177
2014 1475 27366
2015 1409 29147
2016 1473 31801
2017 1463 34955
2018 1519 39896
2019 1582 46009
2020 1595 54236
2021 1662 61839
2022 1406 55538
2023 1545 59915
2024 1011 48387

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

Environmental Science rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 26th for Environmental Science in Germany and 391st in the World with 24,602 publications made and 636,645 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#26 of 170 In Germany
#144 of 1,464 In Europe
#391 of 6,876 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 55 308
1993 74 345
1994 74 376
1995 80 431
1996 81 540
1997 145 710
1998 258 775
1999 324 1112
2000 410 1617
2001 403 2061
2002 555 3477
2003 545 4067
2004 542 5172
2005 680 6525
2006 649 8393
2007 695 9999
2008 698 11196
2009 821 13373
2010 890 15462
2011 931 17651
2012 969 20308
2013 1035 22423
2014 1124 25675
2015 1084 27096
2016 1148 29715
2017 1178 32923
2018 1141 37602
2019 1147 41685
2020 1378 48763
2021 1391 56404
2022 1342 53823
2023 1508 57055
2024 922 48847

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 57 196
Earth science and Geophysics 19 92 272
Geography and Cartography 19 120 339
Geotechnical Engineering 17 103 343
Geology 24 127 349
Environmental Chemistry 29 136 368
Petrology and Geochemistry 27 142 376
Oceanography 23 136 381
Paleontology 30 146 388
Hydrology and Water resources management 15 109 399
Environmental Management 13 136 413
Environmental Engineering 12 135 416
Ecology 30 173 459
Urban and Regional planning 25 265 539
Agricultural Science 32 214 678
Mining Engineering 30 253 802
Forestry 40 253 803
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 48 324 1035

Biology rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 44th for Biology in Germany and 609th in the World with 24,484 publications made and 682,755 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#44 of 170 In Germany
#216 of 1,448 In Europe
#609 of 6,833 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 62 375
1993 91 371
1994 89 435
1995 97 498
1996 96 655
1997 173 888
1998 284 926
1999 352 1389
2000 419 2044
2001 418 2595
2002 523 4004
2003 523 4747
2004 501 5832
2005 593 7107
2006 648 9232
2007 703 11135
2008 726 12627
2009 787 14775
2010 880 17024
2011 905 19532
2012 945 22088
2013 937 24875
2014 1062 27401
2015 1044 29162
2016 1102 31856
2017 1125 34611
2018 1182 39229
2019 1222 44798
2020 1379 52744
2021 1436 61464
2022 1363 59937
2023 1462 62416
2024 976 55362

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 16 68 267
Astrobiology 27 125 314
Evolutionary Biology 31 151 387
Paleontology 30 146 388
Biophysics 39 171 440
Entomology 41 200 558
Zoology 42 212 593
Botany 38 216 619
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 46 253 643
Agricultural Science 32 214 678
Molecular Biology 49 234 702
Biochemistry 49 248 709
Neuroscience 49 295 797
Forestry 40 253 803
Genetics 52 285 804
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 48 324 1035
Horticulture 43 298 1048
Oncology and Cancer research 49 385 1362
Nutrition and Food Science 49 403 1383
Virology 54 398 1445
Immunology 54 426 1505
Microbiology 54 422 1522
Biotechnology 57 472 1676
Pharmacology 55 454 1778

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 30th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 399th in the World with 23,529 publications made and 446,649 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#30 of 178 In Germany
#166 of 1,500 In Europe
#399 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 70 214
1993 47 260
1994 79 278
1995 63 303
1996 74 383
1997 116 609
1998 228 609
1999 280 867
2000 392 1199
2001 358 1358
2002 487 2488
2003 436 2778
2004 462 3430
2005 470 4372
2006 524 5499
2007 613 6961
2008 678 7612
2009 755 9437
2010 814 11060
2011 829 12432
2012 1026 14275
2013 1047 16297
2014 1101 18724
2015 1125 19914
2016 1238 21105
2017 1229 23044
2018 1291 26798
2019 1222 31435
2020 1432 37562
2021 1454 43743
2022 1256 40144
2023 1259 43955
2024 757 34664

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 26 125 290
Linguistics 19 115 305
Law Enforcement 6 86 308
Political Science 29 152 369
Archaeology 25 162 424
History 25 180 462
International Relations and Diplomacy 21 177 473
Law 22 179 476
Journalism and Digital Media 24 171 492
Library and Information science 39 199 501
Political Economy 24 210 519
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 25 217 534
Urban and Regional planning 25 265 539
Aesthetics 33 228 549
Art History 36 240 565
Education Majors 23 190 584
Public Policy / Administration 22 230 605
Radio and Television broadcasting 27 243 699
Classics and Ancient History 36 278 720
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 30 258 760
Publishing 34 297 788
Broadcast Journalism 33 278 796
Sociology 43 309 828
Anthropology 47 352 939
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 49 387 1004
Communications and Public Relations 43 391 1073
Demography 52 391 1152
Media Studies 46 387 1156
Gender Studies 48 397 1232

Mathematics rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 16th for Mathematics in Germany and 323rd in the World with 14,139 publications made and 307,198 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#16 of 163 In Germany
#109 of 1,401 In Europe
#323 of 6,418 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 20 168
1993 25 157
1994 40 215
1995 32 175
1996 47 251
1997 49 340
1998 129 391
1999 109 577
2000 172 729
2001 168 885
2002 317 1754
2003 285 1905
2004 289 2401
2005 322 2897
2006 355 3789
2007 405 4553
2008 438 5377
2009 532 6443
2010 574 7727
2011 565 8676
2012 604 9929
2013 653 11253
2014 719 13050
2015 671 13711
2016 762 14856
2017 768 16016
2018 757 18949
2019 753 21456
2020 848 24769
2021 842 27814
2022 654 24298
2023 717 26054
2024 382 16834

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 8 45
Applied Mathematics 13 74 191
Operations Research 6 71 212
Statistics 27 144 383
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 34 221 553
Actuarial Science 38 256 679
Math Teachers 24 215 693

Business rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 12th for Business in Germany and 331st in the World with 11,000 publications made and 199,766 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#12 of 166 In Germany
#117 of 1,433 In Europe
#331 of 6,339 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 35 161
1993 41 155
1994 41 202
1995 37 157
1996 47 235
1997 71 365
1998 112 332
1999 105 447
2000 158 624
2001 128 624
2002 237 1370
2003 208 1447
2004 205 1585
2005 213 2110
2006 220 2557
2007 314 3304
2008 324 3569
2009 394 4490
2010 429 5210
2011 383 5790
2012 480 6675
2013 533 7676
2014 532 8589
2015 556 9319
2016 595 10125
2017 588 11203
2018 578 13119
2019 594 15024
2020 624 18123
2021 662 21657
2022 548 19119
2023 577 20811
2024 290 14434

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 3 28 101
Engineering Management 5 35 135
Construction Management 7 57 148
Operations Research 6 71 212
Project Management 8 100 229
Management 7 72 251
Real Estate 7 88 300
Marketing 11 113 319
Management Information Systems 12 128 326
Finance 19 151 390
Entertainment Industry Business 13 160 398
Advertising 14 133 406
International Trade 31 272 471
Risk Management 25 217 505
International Business 36 291 533
Human Resource Management 26 235 597
Public Policy / Administration 22 230 605
Accounting 28 227 629
Investment Banking and Stock trading 32 225 636
Actuarial Science 38 256 679
Entrepreneurship 38 380 871

Art & Design rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 13th for Art & Design in Germany and 293rd in the World with 5,136 publications made and 113,410 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Multimedia, 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
#13 of 162 In Germany
#112 of 1,381 In Europe
#293 of 5,966 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 7 37
1993 13 48
1994 12 42
1995 12 46
1996 21 89
1997 25 116
1998 52 142
1999 53 153
2000 94 280
2001 78 312
2002 130 616
2003 118 776
2004 111 1049
2005 131 1310
2006 148 1738
2007 170 2016
2008 184 2082
2009 205 2527
2010 213 2941
2011 184 3148
2012 254 3692
2013 286 4081
2014 277 4479
2015 236 4749
2016 234 4612
2017 245 5099
2018 245 5677
2019 238 6330
2020 235 7286
2021 247 8436
2022 221 8013
2023 240 8294
2024 171 7689

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 1 6 25
Graphic Design 2 10 52
Architecture 5 27 75
Animation 5 15 77
Multimedia 1 16 81
Computer Graphics 6 19 85
Game Design and Development 6 30 95
Fashion Design 14 122 309
Entertainment Industry Business 13 160 398
Literature 30 227 539
Aesthetics 33 228 549
Performing arts 36 251 557
Art History 36 240 565
Music 31 223 593
Photography 25 240 616
Painting and Drawing 27 321 805
Sculpture 27 321 805
Creative Writing 41 387 1035

Economics rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 29th for Economics in Germany and 543rd in the World with 4,945 publications made and 96,720 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#29 of 162 In Germany
#205 of 1,388 In Europe
#543 of 6,167 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 8 36
1993 13 47
1994 7 56
1995 8 55
1996 20 69
1997 23 126
1998 54 133
1999 37 181
2000 63 250
2001 43 259
2002 98 466
2003 87 558
2004 75 591
2005 79 772
2006 103 923
2007 119 1191
2008 139 1402
2009 149 1905
2010 200 2073
2011 164 2234
2012 205 2643
2013 262 3129
2014 233 3609
2015 217 3970
2016 266 4515
2017 264 4735
2018 297 5721
2019 299 6501
2020 334 8069
2021 298 9661
2022 281 8697
2023 302 9773
2024 146 7335

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

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Finance 19 151 390
Environmental Economics 16 184 438
International Trade 31 272 471
International Relations and Diplomacy 21 177 473
International Economics 37 297 485
Political Economy 24 210 519
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 34 221 553
Investment Banking and Stock trading 32 225 636
Actuarial Science 38 256 679
Development Studies 28 244 700

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Darmstadt University of Technology

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 52 163 396
Social Psychology 33 192 525
Orthodontics 40 231 648
Audiology 45 261 716
Dentistry 41 261 731
Psychology 44 264 746
Sports Medicine 42 303 764
Child Psychology 45 279 798
Anatomy and Physiology 45 284 828
Radiation Therapy 38 264 853
Physical Therapy 44 334 897
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 45 306 909
Ophthalmology 47 312 937
Medicine 51 338 1011
Cardiology 46 350 1080
Pathology 51 366 1172
Psychiatry 53 399 1262
Public Health 55 409 1268
Surgery 52 404 1361
Anesthesiology 51 408 1427
Nursing 53 453 1469
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 52 451 1566
Health Science 50 475 1679
Clinical Psychology 67 536 1861
Healthcare Management (MHA) 63 591 2104