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The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 10th in the Netherlands, 287th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 40 research topics. The Eindhoven University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 84,549 academic publications and 2,515,899 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 32 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#287 of 14,131 In the World
#112 of 2,785 In Europe
#10 of 58 In the Netherlands
#1 of 3 In Eindhoven
#10 of 1,007 For Industrial Engineering
#15 of 1,009 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#24 of 2,724 For Software Engineering
#1886 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#196 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 37 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 2nd for Engineering in the Netherlands and 119th in the World with 64,221 publications made and 1,982,736 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 37 In the Netherlands
#20 of 1,466 In Europe
#119 of 6,795 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 486 3711
1994 529 4381
1995 524 4784
1996 617 5629
1997 604 6458
1998 617 6628
1999 713 7988
2000 799 8778
2001 905 10199
2002 1425 15023
2003 1380 16489
2004 1417 19033
2005 1620 23743
2006 1904 27980
2007 1883 32541
2008 1869 37933
2009 2159 44187
2010 2319 50761
2011 2488 58785
2012 2453 68473
2013 2539 73837
2014 2389 79449
2015 2453 83353
2016 2634 87427
2017 2467 94030
2018 2500 103032
2019 2742 113653
2020 3000 129221
2021 2972 143533
2022 2854 139622
2023 2990 143566
2024 2198 134620
2025 1399 117676

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 143rd in the World with 57,146 publications made and 1,805,780 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
#37 of 1,460 In Europe
#143 of 6,729 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 459 3558
1994 520 4231
1995 506 4567
1996 588 5443
1997 578 6348
1998 572 6457
1999 666 7865
2000 735 8562
2001 827 9837
2002 1276 13896
2003 1236 15350
2004 1319 17900
2005 1452 22273
2006 1703 25887
2007 1656 29567
2008 1670 34605
2009 1891 39855
2010 2020 45971
2011 2121 53083
2012 2134 61746
2013 2228 66307
2014 2097 71222
2015 2134 74636
2016 2357 78869
2017 2166 84850
2018 2208 93117
2019 2363 102353
2020 2581 115933
2021 2543 127629
2022 2458 124675
2023 2641 128221
2024 1885 118652
2025 1163 103579

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 15 93
Nanotechnology 2 12 100
Condensed Matter Physics 4 34 111
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 48 120
Quantum and Particle physics 3 30 125
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 30 129
Optical Engineering 4 35 144
Nuclear Physics 5 60 154
Acoustical Engineering 6 43 158
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 84 206
Astrobiology 8 88 226
Theoretical Physics 8 159 334
Biophysics 11 130 347
Medical Physics 12 192 453

Computer Science rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 7th for Computer Science in the Netherlands and 168th in the World with 44,276 publications made and 1,209,325 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 40 In the Netherlands
#46 of 1,470 In Europe
#168 of 6,855 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 255 1782
1994 265 2082
1995 260 2283
1996 330 2775
1997 343 2869
1998 349 3161
1999 423 3914
2000 451 4239
2001 517 4990
2002 942 9041
2003 935 9040
2004 893 10372
2005 1078 13087
2006 1301 16464
2007 1259 18695
2008 1321 21838
2009 1508 26015
2010 1619 29319
2011 1732 33165
2012 1682 38985
2013 1717 41893
2014 1657 45636
2015 1718 48219
2016 1674 49456
2017 1779 53669
2018 1883 60574
2019 2062 68149
2020 2320 79131
2021 2396 90196
2022 2284 87399
2023 2376 90725
2024 1723 77381
2025 1120 65575

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

Chemistry rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 8th for Chemistry in the Netherlands and 261st in the World with 44,182 publications made and 1,543,211 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
#261 of 6,561 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 397 3228
1994 450 3839
1995 456 4113
1996 497 4917
1997 483 5803
1998 473 5812
1999 548 7071
2000 622 7713
2001 696 8917
2002 946 11460
2003 940 13409
2004 1008 15380
2005 1144 19279
2006 1290 22041
2007 1249 25683
2008 1267 29724
2009 1440 34072
2010 1551 39295
2011 1626 45545
2012 1681 52987
2013 1730 56533
2014 1591 60196
2015 1589 62869
2016 1846 66964
2017 1618 72055
2018 1631 78103
2019 1724 85421
2020 1940 98214
2021 1832 109066
2022 1849 107808
2023 1946 109888
2024 1419 104835
2025 947 93577

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 15
Biochemical Engineering 3 19 51
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 16 77
Chemical Engineering 2 11 91
Materials Science 2 15 93
Nanotechnology 2 12 100
Physical chemistry 2 20 111
Inorganic Chemistry 3 31 141
Organic Chemistry 5 48 171
Computational Chemistry 7 70 176
Environmental Chemistry 6 59 190
Pharmacy 7 187 442
Biochemistry 11 172 458
Radiochemistry 9 227 900
Nutrition and Food Science 10 317 1033

Biology rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 11th for Biology in the Netherlands and 435th in the World with 34,679 publications made and 1,262,477 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 39 In the Netherlands
#161 of 1,449 In Europe
#435 of 6,841 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 233 2287
1994 298 2523
1995 267 2663
1996 322 3445
1997 318 4176
1998 325 4096
1999 402 4931
2000 464 5689
2001 500 6518
2002 664 8731
2003 706 9946
2004 717 11572
2005 813 14364
2006 938 16925
2007 970 19819
2008 943 23140
2009 1109 26830
2010 1184 31603
2011 1233 36708
2012 1298 42396
2013 1287 46250
2014 1267 49181
2015 1280 51811
2016 1397 56024
2017 1373 60922
2018 1429 67020
2019 1497 74169
2020 1828 89572
2021 1772 101402
2022 1697 98797
2023 1833 101683
2024 1238 89891
2025 894 78724

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 12 100
Astrobiology 8 88 226
Biophysics 11 130 347
Evolutionary Biology 11 155 401
Biochemistry 11 172 458
Paleontology 12 175 467
Agricultural Science 10 148 471
Neuroscience 13 196 499
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 12 196 540
Genetics 12 238 675
Biotechnology 12 233 679
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 289 736
Botany 12 275 794
Zoology 10 293 829
Molecular Biology 13 293 884
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 304 958
Forestry 11 303 994
Nutrition and Food Science 10 317 1033
Oncology and Cancer research 12 320 1084
Pharmacology 13 333 1217
Immunology 12 372 1288
Virology 13 375 1323
Horticulture 11 398 1550
Microbiology 13 466 1796

Environmental Science rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 9th for Environmental Science in the Netherlands and 274th in the World with 31,355 publications made and 1,070,908 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
#91 of 1,464 In Europe
#274 of 6,888 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 213 1837
1994 254 2056
1995 255 2228
1996 290 2680
1997 315 3283
1998 294 3173
1999 377 4007
2000 383 4450
2001 460 4777
2002 636 7103
2003 656 7652
2004 624 9050
2005 724 10939
2006 856 13365
2007 880 15406
2008 868 18455
2009 1046 21832
2010 1104 25561
2011 1224 29924
2012 1255 36055
2013 1253 38968
2014 1246 42719
2015 1243 44810
2016 1321 47113
2017 1273 51855
2018 1333 57904
2019 1357 63658
2020 1523 73171
2021 1528 83383
2022 1442 81087
2023 1549 83979
2024 1036 72581
2025 557 61456

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 77
Urban and Regional planning 8 55 111
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 28 122
Environmental Engineering 4 41 175
Environmental Chemistry 6 59 190
Oceanography 8 69 222
Environmental Management 7 69 228
Geography and Cartography 9 77 230
Ecology 9 103 303
Geology 9 106 309
Geotechnical Engineering 7 88 312
Earth science and Geophysics 7 150 406
Paleontology 12 175 467
Agricultural Science 10 148 471
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 12 304 958
Forestry 11 303 994

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands and 419th in the World with 27,761 publications made and 839,271 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 41 In the Netherlands
#174 of 1,502 In Europe
#419 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 163 1190
1994 172 1279
1995 162 1485
1996 193 1657
1997 244 1877
1998 232 1939
1999 298 2385
2000 302 2713
2001 365 3296
2002 556 5350
2003 595 5783
2004 525 6560
2005 628 8680
2006 748 10786
2007 741 12237
2008 776 14645
2009 932 17526
2010 941 20128
2011 1056 22491
2012 1042 27175
2013 1085 29323
2014 1005 31992
2015 1059 35161
2016 1068 35718
2017 1110 38977
2018 1180 44800
2019 1309 50818
2020 1520 59978
2021 1543 69708
2022 1517 68204
2023 1574 72010
2024 1053 60440
2025 589 52158

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 55 111
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 7 37 140
Journalism and Digital Media 9 43 172
Library and Information science 7 70 207
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 12 92 256
Publishing 10 89 267
Military science 6 72 281
Education Majors 10 72 288
Linguistics 11 106 290
Law 13 103 304
Archaeology 11 111 320
Aesthetics 12 120 322
Anthropology 13 125 352
History 13 138 369
Political Science 13 159 382
Philosophy 13 169 387
Art History 9 176 413
Sociology 13 158 438
Sports / Exercise science 9 202 528
Communications and Public Relations 13 194 535
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 13 233 567
Special Education 14 224 597
Media Studies 13 293 781
Law Enforcement 13 301 871
Demography 13 321 915
Public Policy / Administration 13 337 924
Classics and Ancient History 13 380 989
Gender Studies 13 395 1217

Mathematics rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 8th for Mathematics in the Netherlands and 168th in the World with 21,804 publications made and 630,570 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 37 In the Netherlands
#49 of 1,406 In Europe
#168 of 6,434 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 134 1074
1994 153 1178
1995 154 1365
1996 205 1512
1997 183 1683
1998 203 1756
1999 232 2129
2000 268 2355
2001 295 2612
2002 483 4658
2003 445 4712
2004 420 5105
2005 529 6438
2006 620 7958
2007 600 8904
2008 660 10328
2009 709 12491
2010 763 14054
2011 849 15759
2012 820 18837
2013 825 20876
2014 803 22640
2015 847 24087
2016 851 25070
2017 848 27391
2018 877 30970
2019 1054 35433
2020 1116 39964
2021 1218 45537
2022 1084 42571
2023 1167 44473
2024 680 31934
2025 403 25138

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 8 35
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 7 41
Applied Mathematics 3 38 121
Statistics 9 52 171
Math Teachers 8 46 247
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 105 271
Actuarial Science 13 259 687

Business rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 6th for Business in the Netherlands and 107th in the World with 19,378 publications made and 618,951 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 37 In the Netherlands
#25 of 1,436 In Europe
#107 of 6,366 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 89 584
1994 94 691
1995 98 843
1996 152 966
1997 181 1102
1998 164 1114
1999 214 1525
2000 259 1817
2001 257 2100
2002 417 3783
2003 443 4013
2004 431 4809
2005 454 6069
2006 563 8000
2007 594 9323
2008 602 11169
2009 695 13482
2010 715 15366
2011 768 17591
2012 782 21712
2013 820 22627
2014 779 24798
2015 794 26097
2016 755 25905
2017 799 27876
2018 842 31536
2019 862 34980
2020 995 39114
2021 987 43767
2022 966 42593
2023 1016 43705
2024 627 33701
2025 340 27562

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 10 22
Construction Management 2 10 35
Operations Research 3 8 35
Supply Chain Management 3 11 45
Management 2 10 59
Management Information Systems 6 19 60
Marketing 4 13 66
Engineering Management 4 35 127
Real Estate 6 41 153
Entertainment Industry Business 7 78 224
Entrepreneurship 10 103 229
Accounting 12 81 265
Advertising 11 81 269
Finance 13 105 272
Human Resource Management 13 139 386
International Trade 13 279 483
International Business 13 295 543
Risk Management 13 246 573
Hospitality and Hotel Management 13 268 640
Actuarial Science 13 259 687
Public Policy / Administration 13 337 924
Investment Banking and Stock trading 14 465 1382

Psychology rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 12th for Psychology in the Netherlands and 460th in the World with 12,229 publications made and 428,733 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#12 of 40 In the Netherlands
#164 of 1,424 In Europe
#460 of 6,663 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 50 414
1994 47 385
1995 31 397
1996 60 547
1997 64 532
1998 76 591
1999 78 741
2000 95 956
2001 102 1067
2002 179 1612
2003 185 1901
2004 196 2323
2005 227 3039
2006 269 3815
2007 286 4519
2008 376 5361
2009 386 6469
2010 402 7949
2011 452 9046
2012 451 11053
2013 472 12989
2014 459 14137
2015 506 15695
2016 448 16912
2017 509 19047
2018 560 21899
2019 667 25872
2020 816 32523
2021 806 38368
2022 843 38488
2023 800 40764
2024 572 35539
2025 425 32258

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 19 147
Social Psychology 11 68 233
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 12 92 256
Education Majors 10 72 288
Cognitive Science 12 110 312
Neuroscience 13 196 499
Special Education 14 224 597
Occupational Therapy 14 239 604
Child Psychology 13 226 629
Psychiatry 13 259 713
Clinical Psychology 12 253 738

Art & Design rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 9th for Art & Design in the Netherlands and 181st in the World with 7,849 publications made and 210,203 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
#62 of 1,385 In Europe
#181 of 6,010 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 40 234
1994 56 300
1995 42 341
1996 47 353
1997 52 363
1998 64 392
1999 72 534
2000 80 645
2001 93 806
2002 177 1309
2003 190 1531
2004 208 1938
2005 217 2440
2006 304 3281
2007 275 3594
2008 270 4134
2009 350 4967
2010 341 5782
2011 389 6289
2012 305 7268
2013 293 7739
2014 300 8182
2015 314 8711
2016 277 8646
2017 322 9491
2018 303 10417
2019 352 11409
2020 347 12855
2021 368 14769
2022 360 14311
2023 369 15013
2024 257 13231
2025 152 11182

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 33
Multimedia 1 3 37
Architecture 2 19 49
Graphic Design 2 12 58
Game Design and Development 4 25 82
Computer Graphics 3 23 91
Fashion Design 6 40 126
Animation 3 38 147
Entertainment Industry Business 7 78 224
Aesthetics 12 120 322
Literature 13 134 328
Photography 4 132 336
Illustration and Concept Art 10 165 368
Painting and Drawing 11 187 409
Sculpture 11 187 409
Art History 9 176 413
Performing arts 11 181 414
Music 7 173 458
Creative Writing 13 215 533
Interior Design 8 231 577
Landscape Architecture 11 263 608

Economics rankings

The Eindhoven University of Technology ranked 13th for Economics in the Netherlands and 347th in the World with 7,386 publications made and 239,228 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
#123 of 1,391 In Europe
#347 of 6,188 In the World

Eindhoven University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 40 249
1994 38 302
1995 39 346
1996 64 360
1997 65 449
1998 62 413
1999 75 516
2000 92 647
2001 111 757
2002 128 1063
2003 158 1328
2004 143 1543
2005 164 2030
2006 174 2440
2007 172 2912
2008 187 3557
2009 226 4313
2010 239 5064
2011 247 5861
2012 298 7321
2013 298 8060
2014 290 8894
2015 292 9901
2016 281 10187
2017 286 11343
2018 337 12861
2019 366 14575
2020 452 17368
2021 409 19788
2022 417 19067
2023 417 20227
2024 244 15296
2025 145 12596

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 38 88
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 105 271
Finance 13 105 272
Development Studies 13 145 453
International Trade 13 279 483
International Economics 13 365 617
Actuarial Science 13 259 687
Investment Banking and Stock trading 14 465 1382

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Eindhoven University of Technology

Speciality Netherlands Europe World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 8 65 199
Cardiology 10 184 475
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 177 506
Orthodontics 10 178 506
Audiology 10 193 512
Anatomy and Physiology 12 179 514
Sports Medicine 12 228 567
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 198 568
Ophthalmology 9 208 593
Dentistry 10 216 611
Physical Therapy 13 246 624
Anesthesiology 10 218 647
Medicine 13 236 685
Pathology 13 237 691
Surgery 12 245 739
Gerontology 13 246 742
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 10 269 749
Optometry 12 273 819
Nursing 13 290 825
Health Science 13 273 829
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 295 897
Respiratory Therapy 11 317 963
Critical Care Nursing 13 335 974
Public Health 13 332 984
Radiation Therapy 13 294 986
Pediatrics 13 327 1138
Urology 12 372 1271
Dermatology 13 418 1519
Family medicine 14 428 1642
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 14 506 1958