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The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 11th in the Netherlands, 318th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 39 research topics. The Eindhoven University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 82,731 academic publications and 2,380,206 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 31 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#318 of 14,131 In the World
#121 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 58 In the Netherlands
#1 of 3 In Eindhoven
#10 of 1,027 For Industrial Engineering
#14 of 1,015 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#23 of 2,691 For Software Engineering
#1963 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#210 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 36 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 3rd for Engineering in the Netherlands and 119th in the World with 63,070 publications made and 1,881,851 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 37 In the Netherlands
#21 of 1,465 In Europe
#119 of 6,782 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 421 3380
1993 486 3711
1994 530 4380
1995 523 4784
1996 618 5621
1997 605 6456
1998 617 6618
1999 714 7977
2000 799 8772
2001 905 10194
2002 1423 15015
2003 1380 16482
2004 1416 19030
2005 1620 23744
2006 1902 27974
2007 1880 32531
2008 1869 37925
2009 2159 44178
2010 2320 50774
2011 2487 58804
2012 2455 68521
2013 2543 73904
2014 2393 79486
2015 2452 83441
2016 2637 87465
2017 2474 94079
2018 2502 103167
2019 2737 113680
2020 2992 129260
2021 2975 143598
2022 2857 139641
2023 3000 143527
2024 2135 133140

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

Physics rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 4th for Physics in the Netherlands and 139th in the World with 56,179 publications made and 1,715,554 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 37 In the Netherlands
#35 of 1,457 In Europe
#139 of 6,713 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 367 3288
1993 459 3556
1994 518 4229
1995 506 4566
1996 588 5437
1997 579 6346
1998 572 6446
1999 666 7857
2000 735 8554
2001 827 9832
2002 1276 13887
2003 1236 15344
2004 1319 17902
2005 1452 22274
2006 1701 25884
2007 1654 29554
2008 1668 34603
2009 1891 39850
2010 2023 45977
2011 2120 53080
2012 2136 61784
2013 2229 66376
2014 2099 71246
2015 2133 74768
2016 2363 78945
2017 2171 84899
2018 2211 93258
2019 2360 102405
2020 2571 115988
2021 2547 127670
2022 2457 124784
2023 2643 128166
2024 1829 117354

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

Physics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Materials Science 2 16 91
Nanotechnology 2 13 101
Condensed Matter Physics 4 34 111
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 47 119
Quantum and Particle physics 3 30 123
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 30 129
Optical Engineering 4 35 142
Nuclear Physics 5 59 152
Acoustical Engineering 6 41 157
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 85 205
Astrobiology 7 86 221
Theoretical Physics 8 160 334
Biophysics 11 134 355
Medical Physics 12 194 456

Chemistry rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 8th for Chemistry in the Netherlands and 257th in the World with 43,444 publications made and 1,457,406 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 37 In the Netherlands
#84 of 1,417 In Europe
#257 of 6,545 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 319 2967
1993 397 3226
1994 449 3838
1995 455 4111
1996 497 4908
1997 484 5801
1998 473 5803
1999 549 7064
2000 622 7707
2001 696 8914
2002 945 11451
2003 940 13404
2004 1007 15382
2005 1144 19278
2006 1288 22042
2007 1248 25679
2008 1267 29719
2009 1440 34075
2010 1553 39298
2011 1626 45554
2012 1681 53001
2013 1732 56568
2014 1592 60208
2015 1586 62909
2016 1853 67021
2017 1620 72165
2018 1634 78252
2019 1724 85499
2020 1936 98227
2021 1843 109014
2022 1860 107657
2023 1951 109678
2024 1397 103667

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

Chemistry subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 4 14
Biochemical Engineering 3 19 50
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 16 78
Chemical Engineering 2 11 89
Materials Science 2 16 91
Nanotechnology 2 13 101
Physical chemistry 2 20 110
Inorganic Chemistry 3 31 140
Computational Chemistry 7 70 173
Organic Chemistry 5 51 173
Environmental Chemistry 6 56 179
Pharmacy 7 186 436
Biochemistry 11 171 453
Radiochemistry 9 221 860
Nutrition and Food Science 10 313 1011

Computer Science rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 7th for Computer Science in the Netherlands and 166th in the World with 43,313 publications made and 1,156,448 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 39 In the Netherlands
#46 of 1,469 In Europe
#166 of 6,845 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 234 1695
1993 254 1781
1994 266 2082
1995 260 2278
1996 331 2774
1997 343 2867
1998 349 3159
1999 423 3908
2000 451 4235
2001 517 4987
2002 941 9037
2003 935 9041
2004 892 10368
2005 1078 13087
2006 1299 16461
2007 1256 18689
2008 1320 21843
2009 1507 25992
2010 1619 29338
2011 1731 33177
2012 1680 39030
2013 1715 41915
2014 1659 45697
2015 1715 48263
2016 1674 49476
2017 1783 53756
2018 1884 60655
2019 2063 68197
2020 2309 79195
2021 2411 90284
2022 2291 87428
2023 2388 90680
2024 1637 75890

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

Biology rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 11th for Biology in the Netherlands and 430th in the World with 33,993 publications made and 1,184,276 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 39 In the Netherlands
#161 of 1,448 In Europe
#430 of 6,833 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 208 2008
1993 233 2283
1994 299 2521
1995 267 2657
1996 322 3445
1997 318 4173
1998 325 4094
1999 403 4933
2000 464 5688
2001 500 6518
2002 662 8726
2003 706 9943
2004 717 11575
2005 813 14364
2006 937 16920
2007 971 19823
2008 945 23157
2009 1111 26843
2010 1185 31614
2011 1232 36744
2012 1297 42435
2013 1288 46305
2014 1271 49272
2015 1283 51902
2016 1401 56105
2017 1379 61116
2018 1430 67114
2019 1501 74323
2020 1823 89586
2021 1779 101241
2022 1709 98621
2023 1844 101503
2024 1208 88483

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

Biology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 13 101
Astrobiology 7 86 221
Biophysics 11 134 355
Evolutionary Biology 11 153 392
Biochemistry 11 171 453
Agricultural Science 10 144 458
Paleontology 12 176 465
Neuroscience 13 196 499
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 12 215 598
Biotechnology 12 235 672
Genetics 12 236 674
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 290 738
Botany 12 275 791
Zoology 10 293 822
Molecular Biology 13 288 875
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 305 957
Forestry 11 304 999
Nutrition and Food Science 10 313 1011
Oncology and Cancer research 13 328 1097
Pharmacology 13 333 1224
Immunology 12 377 1302
Virology 13 371 1309
Horticulture 11 395 1534
Microbiology 13 462 1768

Environmental Science rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 9th for Environmental Science in the Netherlands and 272nd in the World with 30,913 publications made and 1,014,477 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 39 In the Netherlands
#89 of 1,464 In Europe
#272 of 6,876 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 182 1564
1993 213 1837
1994 254 2054
1995 254 2229
1996 290 2678
1997 316 3285
1998 294 3166
1999 377 4002
2000 383 4445
2001 460 4777
2002 635 7094
2003 656 7651
2004 625 9054
2005 724 10937
2006 855 13366
2007 880 15402
2008 869 18470
2009 1045 21832
2010 1106 25550
2011 1223 29978
2012 1255 36114
2013 1255 39045
2014 1252 42793
2015 1246 44839
2016 1325 47156
2017 1279 51873
2018 1334 58058
2019 1354 63707
2020 1525 73289
2021 1526 83376
2022 1448 81192
2023 1557 84125
2024 1006 71558

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

Environmental Science subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 16 78
Urban and Regional planning 8 52 108
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 28 124
Environmental Engineering 4 41 165
Environmental Chemistry 6 56 179
Environmental Management 7 65 217
Oceanography 8 69 220
Geography and Cartography 9 74 224
Ecology 9 102 297
Geology 9 104 306
Geotechnical Engineering 7 87 310
Earth science and Geophysics 7 148 402
Agricultural Science 10 144 458
Paleontology 12 176 465
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 305 957
Forestry 11 304 999

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands and 414th in the World with 27,290 publications made and 782,704 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 40 In the Netherlands
#172 of 1,500 In Europe
#414 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 151 1054
1993 163 1189
1994 172 1279
1995 162 1486
1996 193 1652
1997 244 1875
1998 232 1939
1999 298 2379
2000 302 2712
2001 365 3297
2002 554 5345
2003 594 5783
2004 525 6568
2005 628 8677
2006 748 10786
2007 740 12237
2008 775 14646
2009 932 17531
2010 942 20119
2011 1057 22550
2012 1043 27206
2013 1087 29375
2014 1002 32046
2015 1062 35210
2016 1075 35790
2017 1110 38951
2018 1179 44907
2019 1312 50937
2020 1513 59998
2021 1552 69831
2022 1520 68300
2023 1584 72108
2024 1017 59464

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 8 52 108
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 7 38 142
Journalism and Digital Media 8 39 167
Library and Information science 7 71 209
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 12 93 260
Publishing 10 87 269
Military science 6 67 270
Education Majors 10 71 286
Linguistics 11 106 291
Law 13 101 301
Archaeology 11 110 315
Aesthetics 12 119 319
Anthropology 13 121 346
History 13 135 363
Political Science 13 156 375
Philosophy 13 167 388
Art History 9 172 408
Sociology 13 157 436
Sports / Exercise science 9 196 518
Communications and Public Relations 13 193 538
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 13 226 557
Special Education 14 228 616
Media Studies 13 282 764
Law Enforcement 13 302 872
Public Policy / Administration 13 331 918
Demography 13 321 921
Classics and Ancient History 13 377 982
Gender Studies 13 390 1205

Mathematics rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 7th for Mathematics in the Netherlands and 166th in the World with 21,511 publications made and 601,328 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 37 In the Netherlands
#47 of 1,401 In Europe
#166 of 6,418 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 153 1101
1993 134 1074
1994 153 1177
1995 154 1362
1996 205 1509
1997 183 1681
1998 203 1757
1999 232 2123
2000 268 2355
2001 295 2613
2002 483 4658
2003 445 4712
2004 421 5111
2005 529 6440
2006 620 7954
2007 598 8905
2008 659 10340
2009 709 12489
2010 763 14060
2011 847 15808
2012 820 18877
2013 826 20948
2014 802 22700
2015 852 24139
2016 861 25141
2017 856 27521
2018 880 31110
2019 1048 35546
2020 1118 40095
2021 1221 45729
2022 1086 42830
2023 1179 44682
2024 667 31402

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

Mathematics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 3 7 34
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 7 40
Applied Mathematics 3 38 121
Statistics 9 52 170
Math Teachers 8 44 246
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 106 274
Actuarial Science 13 248 657

Business rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 6th for Business in the Netherlands and 105th in the World with 19,104 publications made and 578,803 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 37 In the Netherlands
#22 of 1,433 In Europe
#105 of 6,339 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 111 559
1993 89 584
1994 94 691
1995 97 841
1996 152 966
1997 181 1101
1998 164 1112
1999 213 1518
2000 259 1815
2001 257 2100
2002 416 3782
2003 443 4013
2004 432 4810
2005 454 6069
2006 563 7996
2007 594 9317
2008 602 11161
2009 696 13485
2010 718 15369
2011 768 17610
2012 782 21752
2013 818 22674
2014 779 24830
2015 794 26161
2016 760 25973
2017 804 27979
2018 840 31618
2019 863 35094
2020 992 39186
2021 999 43934
2022 972 42790
2023 1022 43818
2024 592 33040

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

Business subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Project Management 2 9 21
Construction Management 2 7 29
Operations Research 3 7 34
Supply Chain Management 3 8 43
Management 2 10 58
Management Information Systems 6 18 59
Marketing 3 12 65
Engineering Management 4 34 128
Real Estate 6 44 160
Entertainment Industry Business 7 75 219
Entrepreneurship 10 103 227
Advertising 11 73 255
Accounting 12 82 267
Finance 13 106 270
Human Resource Management 13 137 380
International Trade 13 278 479
International Business 13 289 530
Risk Management 13 247 569
Hospitality and Hotel Management 13 259 610
Actuarial Science 13 248 657
Public Policy / Administration 13 331 918
Investment Banking and Stock trading 14 459 1370

Psychology rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 12th for Psychology in the Netherlands and 458th in the World with 11,916 publications made and 399,336 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#12 of 40 In the Netherlands
#164 of 1,423 In Europe
#458 of 6,645 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 42 341
1993 50 415
1994 48 385
1995 31 394
1996 60 547
1997 64 532
1998 76 591
1999 78 741
2000 95 956
2001 102 1069
2002 179 1612
2003 184 1901
2004 195 2323
2005 227 3033
2006 269 3815
2007 286 4520
2008 375 5360
2009 387 6460
2010 403 7947
2011 449 9074
2012 452 11084
2013 474 13021
2014 460 14179
2015 506 15736
2016 452 17002
2017 513 19136
2018 563 21993
2019 673 26023
2020 812 32559
2021 818 38448
2022 846 38540
2023 804 40788
2024 558 34847

The following table provides academic rankings for The Eindhoven University of Technology in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 9 22 156
Social Psychology 11 69 235
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 12 93 260
Education Majors 10 71 286
Cognitive Science 12 109 310
Neuroscience 13 196 499
Occupational Therapy 14 238 595
Special Education 14 228 616
Child Psychology 13 224 630
Psychiatry 13 260 719
Clinical Psychology 12 256 751

Art & Design rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 9th for Art & Design in the Netherlands and 178th in the World with 7,724 publications made and 200,345 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, 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
#9 of 33 In the Netherlands
#60 of 1,381 In Europe
#178 of 5,966 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 31 235
1993 40 233
1994 56 300
1995 42 340
1996 47 353
1997 52 363
1998 64 392
1999 72 533
2000 80 645
2001 93 806
2002 175 1307
2003 190 1531
2004 207 1937
2005 217 2442
2006 304 3279
2007 274 3594
2008 271 4143
2009 351 4975
2010 343 5786
2011 386 6295
2012 307 7307
2013 293 7762
2014 300 8171
2015 312 8690
2016 280 8642
2017 325 9473
2018 301 10451
2019 353 11434
2020 341 12792
2021 373 14777
2022 362 14276
2023 374 15068
2024 247 12999

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

Art & Design subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 2 10 32
Multimedia 1 3 35
Architecture 2 19 48
Graphic Design 2 12 55
Game Design and Development 4 24 77
Computer Graphics 3 20 87
Fashion Design 6 40 125
Animation 3 37 146
Entertainment Industry Business 7 75 219
Illustration and Concept Art 10 147 312
Literature 10 124 315
Aesthetics 12 119 319
Photography 4 131 329
Painting and Drawing 10 163 351
Sculpture 10 163 351
Performing arts 11 177 405
Art History 9 172 408
Music 7 172 455
Creative Writing 13 212 530
Interior Design 8 234 580
Landscape Architecture 11 255 592

Economics rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 13th for Economics in the Netherlands and 342nd in the World with 7,271 publications made and 215,776 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#13 of 37 In the Netherlands
#122 of 1,388 In Europe
#342 of 6,167 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 44 275
1993 40 249
1994 38 302
1995 39 344
1996 64 360
1997 65 450
1998 62 413
1999 74 512
2000 92 648
2001 111 756
2002 128 1065
2003 158 1329
2004 143 1548
2005 164 2031
2006 174 2439
2007 172 2911
2008 187 3555
2009 226 4328
2010 241 5059
2011 245 5863
2012 297 7336
2013 297 8102
2014 287 8905
2015 293 9932
2016 282 10221
2017 289 11409
2018 334 12888
2019 364 14640
2020 451 17410
2021 417 19849
2022 419 19176
2023 414 20247
2024 243 15005

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

Economics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 5 37 86
Finance 13 106 270
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 106 274
Development Studies 13 141 443
International Trade 13 278 479
International Economics 13 360 609
Actuarial Science 13 248 657
Investment Banking and Stock trading 14 459 1370

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Eindhoven University of Technology

Speciality Netherlands Europe World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 8 68 204
Cardiology 10 184 477
Orthodontics 10 174 491
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 175 506
Anatomy and Physiology 12 179 511
Audiology 10 194 518
Sports Medicine 12 221 559
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 198 565
Dentistry 10 210 591
Ophthalmology 10 207 594
Physical Therapy 13 244 621
Anesthesiology 10 218 650
Medicine 13 237 682
Pathology 13 236 685
Surgery 12 245 730
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 10 267 738
Gerontology 14 244 740
Optometry 11 268 808
Nursing 13 288 827
Health Science 13 275 843
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 292 881
Respiratory Therapy 11 321 966
Public Health 13 328 977
Critical Care Nursing 13 332 981
Radiation Therapy 13 295 984
Pediatrics 13 329 1143
Urology 12 372 1263
Dermatology 13 416 1502
Family medicine 14 424 1639
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 14 499 1923