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The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 27th in Germany, 340th in the global 2024 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 59,790 academic publications and 1,072,372 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 73 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#340 of 14,131 In the World
#130 of 2,785 In Europe
#27 of 369 In Germany
#2 of 22 In Hesse
#1 of 3 In Darmstadt
#36 of 1,001 For UX/UI Desgin
#53 of 2,372 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#59 of 2,706 For Human-Computer Interaction
#774 of 7,738 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 234th in the World with 41,472 publications made and 805,876 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#14 of 168 In Germany
#68 of 1,453 In Europe
#234 of 6,684 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 77 280
1992 97 374
1993 132 388
1994 137 474
1995 133 487
1996 165 748
1997 272 962
1998 519 1102
1999 590 1698
2000 747 2495
2001 692 3129
2002 1074 5159
2003 939 5759
2004 919 6927
2005 1071 8681
2006 1198 11164
2007 1266 13383
2008 1288 14990
2009 1398 17660
2010 1578 20545
2011 1622 23790
2012 1743 27082
2013 1819 32031
2014 2039 35294
2015 1943 39297
2016 2026 42489
2017 2040 46229
2018 2146 53059
2019 2174 59328
2020 2280 68198
2021 2342 77247
2022 2198 76721
2023 2202 78095

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 17 59
Architecture 4 27 69
Industrial Engineering 7 30 78
Robotics 5 21 80
Product and Industrial Design 5 32 83
Automation and Control engineering 4 25 92
Automotive Engineering 5 36 112
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 34 121
Nuclear Engineering 5 44 128
Systems Engineering 7 44 131
Construction Management 7 52 138
Computer Engineering 9 38 140
Engineering Management 3 40 142
Structural Engineering 4 35 149
Mechanical Engineering 7 43 154
Computer Networking 6 37 156
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 47 162
Electrical Engineering 8 41 166
Technical Drawing 10 59 172
Transportation Engineering 8 60 180
Aerospace Engineering 11 56 193
Telecommunications 8 52 201
Acoustical Engineering 11 61 207
Civil Engineering 8 58 209
Operations Research 7 72 217
Architectural Engineering 5 76 219
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 20 91 220
Materials Science 17 62 228
Electronic Engineering 8 59 228
Metallurgical Engineering 16 66 244
Optical Engineering 22 90 263
Nanotechnology 16 66 263
Chemical Engineering 13 65 270
Petroleum Engineering 15 84 309
Geotechnical Engineering 16 104 339
Aviation 13 134 356
Environmental Engineering 13 134 404
Remote Sensing 26 151 407
Renewable Energy Engineering 14 136 411
Biochemical Engineering 33 186 411
Marine Engineering 17 154 447
Firefighting and Fire Science 15 194 661
Mining Engineering 29 244 773
Biomedical Engineering 47 300 841
Biotechnology 58 473 1617

Physics rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 20th for Physics in Germany and 256th in the World with 38,346 publications made and 783,868 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#20 of 167 In Germany
#88 of 1,446 In Europe
#256 of 6,603 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 70 252
1992 93 338
1993 119 363
1994 127 449
1995 134 465
1996 154 707
1997 266 940
1998 511 1083
1999 588 1727
2000 700 2445
2001 693 3222
2002 1014 5052
2003 927 5716
2004 878 6991
2005 1021 8638
2006 1150 11001
2007 1236 13239
2008 1222 14942
2009 1336 17282
2010 1479 20307
2011 1564 23635
2012 1632 26550
2013 1560 31143
2014 1826 34081
2015 1720 38020
2016 1822 41538
2017 1822 44857
2018 1894 51022
2019 1987 56332
2020 2049 65051
2021 2132 73523
2022 1989 72998
2023 2054 74871

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 23 66 146
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 47 162
Condensed Matter Physics 19 58 167
Nuclear Physics 20 73 171
Acoustical Engineering 11 61 207
Quantum and Particle physics 18 77 228
Materials Science 17 62 228
Theoretical Physics 28 119 249
Optical Engineering 22 90 263
Nanotechnology 16 66 263
Astrophysics and Astronomy 22 113 273
Astrobiology 27 123 309
Biophysics 39 180 460
Medical Physics 38 230 577

Chemistry rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 36th for Chemistry in Germany and 411th in the World with 30,712 publications made and 680,142 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#36 of 165 In Germany
#157 of 1,401 In Europe
#411 of 6,447 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 68 228
1992 72 247
1993 107 277
1994 120 346
1995 123 377
1996 131 578
1997 211 745
1998 461 918
1999 521 1459
2000 578 2189
2001 612 2940
2002 791 4395
2003 771 5097
2004 692 6253
2005 867 7678
2006 914 9816
2007 992 12006
2008 978 13622
2009 1012 15812
2010 1175 18285
2011 1219 20940
2012 1252 23686
2013 1207 27103
2014 1420 29808
2015 1296 32697
2016 1337 35605
2017 1406 38531
2018 1504 43523
2019 1574 47918
2020 1659 55457
2021 1714 63662
2022 1669 64751
2023 1739 66316

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 19 77 191
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 20 91 220
Materials Science 17 62 228
Physical chemistry 13 67 258
Nanotechnology 16 66 263
Chemical Engineering 13 65 270
Environmental Chemistry 29 128 341
Petrology and Geochemistry 27 140 367
Pharmacy 49 171 377
Organic Chemistry 37 143 384
Inorganic Chemistry 32 145 399
Biochemical Engineering 33 186 411
Biochemistry 49 252 706
Radiochemistry 41 222 834
Nutrition and Food Science 48 391 1296

Computer Science rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 18th for Computer Science in Germany and 277th in the World with 26,581 publications made and 474,308 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#18 of 172 In Germany
#90 of 1,459 In Europe
#277 of 6,752 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 50 207
1992 64 290
1993 77 269
1994 83 315
1995 77 320
1996 104 451
1997 157 587
1998 268 657
1999 283 1028
2000 366 1395
2001 365 1653
2002 653 3090
2003 541 3115
2004 578 3957
2005 625 4972
2006 727 6437
2007 779 7644
2008 840 8426
2009 928 10002
2010 1057 12100
2011 1099 13920
2012 1211 15639
2013 1270 18854
2014 1402 20572
2015 1337 22551
2016 1376 24312
2017 1408 26384
2018 1440 30299
2019 1459 35288
2020 1490 40792
2021 1534 46170
2022 1303 43084
2023 1300 42916

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

Biology rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 44th for Biology in Germany and 609th in the World with 22,315 publications made and 532,172 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#44 of 170 In Germany
#218 of 1,445 In Europe
#609 of 6,770 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 53 187
1992 61 264
1993 81 236
1994 80 309
1995 88 317
1996 81 458
1997 155 635
1998 277 666
1999 335 1129
2000 385 1628
2001 389 2118
2002 503 3221
2003 469 3735
2004 466 4738
2005 559 5804
2006 603 7497
2007 678 9158
2008 689 10613
2009 736 12478
2010 823 14273
2011 831 16560
2012 898 18359
2013 900 21009
2014 1029 22977
2015 990 25032
2016 1029 26999
2017 1059 29560
2018 1150 33573
2019 1163 38027
2020 1324 44242
2021 1409 51643
2022 1308 51972
2023 1324 52473

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 66 263
Astrobiology 27 123 309
Evolutionary Biology 32 153 388
Paleontology 30 145 391
Biophysics 39 180 460
Entomology 44 202 540
Zoology 42 214 590
Botany 38 214 609
Agricultural Science 31 214 654
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 47 264 657
Molecular Biology 50 233 684
Biochemistry 49 252 706
Forestry 40 241 717
Neuroscience 49 288 774
Genetics 52 283 781
Horticulture 43 298 997
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 48 327 1006
Nutrition and Food Science 48 391 1296
Oncology and Cancer research 52 382 1313
Microbiology 53 411 1395
Virology 52 387 1395
Immunology 54 406 1411
Biotechnology 58 473 1617
Pharmacology 56 455 1739

Environmental Science rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 26th for Environmental Science in Germany and 400th in the World with 22,307 publications made and 482,610 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#26 of 170 In Germany
#150 of 1,458 In Europe
#400 of 6,798 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 49 150
1992 51 215
1993 66 218
1994 65 255
1995 69 284
1996 69 355
1997 130 496
1998 250 561
1999 302 901
2000 389 1297
2001 370 1685
2002 540 2741
2003 483 3079
2004 516 4134
2005 633 5162
2006 637 6601
2007 674 8109
2008 638 9064
2009 767 10945
2010 829 12523
2011 870 14415
2012 893 16200
2013 977 18466
2014 1055 20889
2015 1018 22437
2016 1088 24095
2017 1115 26703
2018 1096 30420
2019 1102 34510
2020 1292 39144
2021 1328 45130
2022 1249 44623
2023 1339 45730

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 54 192
Earth science and Geophysics 19 98 289
Geography and Cartography 15 114 321
Geotechnical Engineering 16 104 339
Environmental Chemistry 29 128 341
Petrology and Geochemistry 27 140 367
Hydrology and Water resources management 15 106 377
Geology 27 141 385
Oceanography 23 139 386
Paleontology 30 145 391
Environmental Management 12 135 399
Environmental Engineering 13 134 404
Ecology 30 174 454
Urban and Regional planning 19 221 456
Agricultural Science 31 214 654
Forestry 40 241 717
Mining Engineering 29 244 773
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 48 327 1006

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 32nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 411th in the World with 20,975 publications made and 302,188 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#32 of 175 In Germany
#174 of 1,492 In Europe
#411 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 29 120
1992 63 133
1993 46 151
1994 66 157
1995 58 199
1996 64 262
1997 100 377
1998 202 435
1999 260 628
2000 362 873
2001 328 1031
2002 456 1880
2003 402 2043
2004 453 2597
2005 428 3170
2006 488 4167
2007 564 5145
2008 627 5509
2009 704 7069
2010 752 8165
2011 757 9328
2012 931 10446
2013 966 12399
2014 1021 13768
2015 1022 15021
2016 1135 15780
2017 1174 16953
2018 1198 19622
2019 1095 23415
2020 1325 27376
2021 1347 31543
2022 1148 29627
2023 1102 30268

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 29 130 296
Law Enforcement 8 105 351
Political Science 28 149 370
Linguistics 27 150 373
International Relations and Diplomacy 13 144 394
Archaeology 23 155 409
History 25 173 441
Urban and Regional planning 19 221 456
Law 22 175 469
Publishing 18 171 472
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 22 195 485
Political Economy 23 197 489
Journalism and Digital Media 28 182 501
Aesthetics 28 206 508
Art History 36 217 523
Education Majors 19 175 550
Library and Information science 44 231 585
Classics and Ancient History 31 239 625
Radio and Television broadcasting 27 218 634
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 30 218 643
Public Policy / Administration 25 244 653
Broadcast Journalism 31 254 743
Sociology 44 301 799
Anthropology 44 338 876
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 49 376 936
Communications and Public Relations 44 375 1037
Media Studies 46 368 1106
Demography 53 387 1114
Gender Studies 51 398 1241

Mathematics rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 17th for Mathematics in Germany and 325th in the World with 13,081 publications made and 220,379 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#17 of 163 In Germany
#112 of 1,388 In Europe
#325 of 6,305 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 13 59
1992 18 98
1993 24 99
1994 43 128
1995 28 97
1996 44 184
1997 44 204
1998 122 279
1999 109 425
2000 157 549
2001 170 704
2002 295 1275
2003 262 1398
2004 302 1742
2005 299 2084
2006 337 2795
2007 375 3182
2008 402 3828
2009 502 4782
2010 550 5659
2011 532 6367
2012 570 7278
2013 630 8716
2014 689 9633
2015 656 10526
2016 711 11239
2017 770 11964
2018 699 14167
2019 726 16714
2020 800 18784
2021 807 21308
2022 619 19155
2023 631 19178

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 2 11 53
Applied Mathematics 12 70 186
Operations Research 7 72 217
Statistics 25 142 382
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 35 226 550
Math Teachers 23 189 616
Actuarial Science 38 234 625

Business rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 13th for Business in Germany and 330th in the World with 10,055 publications made and 138,918 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#13 of 164 In Germany
#119 of 1,414 In Europe
#330 of 6,187 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 23 71
1992 40 101
1993 36 103
1994 40 121
1995 35 82
1996 41 156
1997 65 204
1998 98 235
1999 100 322
2000 150 441
2001 126 471
2002 223 1008
2003 184 1004
2004 208 1202
2005 194 1484
2006 231 1946
2007 282 2385
2008 288 2643
2009 365 3303
2010 407 3954
2011 370 4379
2012 446 4986
2013 516 5939
2014 519 6364
2015 521 7106
2016 555 7531
2017 559 8393
2018 548 9732
2019 558 11677
2020 577 13331
2021 608 16135
2022 512 14369
2023 516 14739

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 27 101
Construction Management 7 52 138
Engineering Management 3 40 142
Project Management 9 92 214
Operations Research 7 72 217
Management 6 70 250
Real Estate 7 87 302
Management Information Systems 11 126 311
Marketing 11 112 315
Advertising 9 108 337
Finance 19 146 370
Risk Management 23 174 422
International Trade 34 283 491
Entertainment Industry Business 16 205 537
International Business 44 304 559
Accounting 27 208 570
Human Resource Management 27 243 601
Actuarial Science 38 234 625
Investment Banking and Stock trading 36 241 644
Public Policy / Administration 25 244 653
Entrepreneurship 40 357 802

Art & Design rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 12th for Art & Design in Germany and 291st in the World with 4,610 publications made and 78,166 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
#12 of 159 In Germany
#112 of 1,349 In Europe
#291 of 5,720 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 4 28
1992 7 24
1993 12 29
1994 10 31
1995 14 42
1996 19 59
1997 21 86
1998 51 119
1999 48 107
2000 90 207
2001 69 241
2002 123 483
2003 113 591
2004 113 762
2005 122 988
2006 138 1229
2007 159 1545
2008 172 1529
2009 173 1863
2010 200 2132
2011 172 2320
2012 227 2660
2013 270 3016
2014 258 3252
2015 216 3514
2016 208 3488
2017 246 3797
2018 236 4248
2019 215 4675
2020 218 5421
2021 220 6033
2022 208 6055
2023 212 5877

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 2 10 36
Graphic Design 2 15 60
Architecture 4 27 69
Multimedia 1 16 72
Animation 5 18 82
Computer Graphics 6 20 84
Game Design and Development 6 29 99
Fashion Design 14 123 307
Literature 29 211 500
Aesthetics 28 206 508
Art History 36 217 523
Entertainment Industry Business 16 205 537
Music 31 202 537
Performing arts 34 243 540
Creative Writing 44 380 1011
Photography 45 395 1123

Economics rankings

The Darmstadt University of Technology ranked 29th for Economics in Germany and 536th in the World with 4,530 publications made and 67,686 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#29 of 161 In Germany
#202 of 1,366 In Europe
#536 of 5,995 In the World

Darmstadt University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 3 18
1992 6 17
1993 12 27
1994 7 35
1995 6 30
1996 15 47
1997 20 70
1998 44 92
1999 34 129
2000 57 186
2001 43 189
2002 91 345
2003 78 403
2004 81 459
2005 76 562
2006 102 626
2007 109 867
2008 117 1039
2009 139 1451
2010 170 1565
2011 159 1670
2012 193 2007
2013 257 2427
2014 225 2692
2015 213 3103
2016 255 3364
2017 271 3597
2018 277 4261
2019 280 5142
2020 319 6017
2021 288 7525
2022 252 6883
2023 283 7431

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 19 146 370
International Relations and Diplomacy 13 144 394
Environmental Economics 16 173 409
Political Economy 23 197 489
International Trade 34 283 491
International Economics 42 300 497
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 35 226 550
Actuarial Science 38 234 625
Investment Banking and Stock trading 36 241 644
Development Studies 28 235 665

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Darmstadt University of Technology

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 50 146 316
Social Psychology 34 190 511
Audiology 43 245 656
Sports Medicine 41 269 674
Orthodontics 44 247 687
Psychology 44 265 736
Dentistry 44 268 757
Child Psychology 45 273 776
Anatomy and Physiology 45 281 799
Physical Therapy 44 316 837
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 46 317 923
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 31 265 949
Ophthalmology 47 320 952
Radiation Therapy 41 288 957
Medicine 51 331 977
Cardiology 46 356 1109
Pathology 51 369 1149
Public Health 54 396 1185
Psychiatry 55 390 1202
Anesthesiology 51 397 1338
Surgery 54 407 1352
Nursing 52 444 1409
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 51 438 1503
Health Science 54 491 1751
Clinical Psychology 66 515 1757
Healthcare Management (MHA) 68 601 2115