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Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 9th in the Netherlands, 263rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 51 research topics. Erasmus University Rotterdam ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 79,678 academic publications and 2,724,821 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 168 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#263 of 14,131 In the World
#96 of 2,785 In Europe
#9 of 58 In the Netherlands
#1 of 4 In Rotterdam
#14 of 1,026 For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology
#23 of 1,004 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#25 of 1,941 For Art History
#478 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#354 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 48 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 5th for Medicine in the Netherlands and 132nd in the World with 50,138 publications made and 1,964,995 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 39 In the Netherlands
#38 of 1,417 In Europe
#132 of 6,680 In the World

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 495 5843
1992 597 8687
1993 603 7337
1994 622 8424
1995 711 9663
1996 713 11752
1997 710 12706
1998 736 14707
1999 743 16403
2000 757 19516
2001 730 20870
2002 836 23723
2003 899 26505
2004 981 30028
2005 1080 33308
2006 1145 38081
2007 1246 41607
2008 1361 45220
2009 1382 50089
2010 1564 56175
2011 1716 62281
2012 1913 69345
2013 1998 77827
2014 1936 84610
2015 1915 87891
2016 1969 90999
2017 2034 94841
2018 2085 100856
2019 2325 110918
2020 2492 135841
2021 2425 152546
2022 2485 152447
2023 2298 147085

The following table provides academic rankings for Erasmus University Rotterdam in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 5 23
Epidemiology 1 6 26
Cardiology 1 10 43
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 8 45
Respiratory Therapy 1 11 55
Urology 3 15 65
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 20 82
Public Health 3 18 82
Nursing 5 23 91
Pediatrics 4 30 98
Surgery 3 25 103
Psychiatry 5 30 106
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 56 107
Ophthalmology 3 27 110
Virology 3 31 110
Medical Physics 6 35 112
Optometry 1 30 112
Anesthesiology 4 26 114
Neurosurgery 3 50 114
Gerontology 5 23 118
Health Science 4 31 120
Clinical Psychology 8 30 127
Oncology and Cancer research 3 35 133
Pathology 5 38 133
Physical Therapy 6 43 136
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 40 138
Plastic Surgery 3 34 139
Critical Care Nursing 4 40 139
Family medicine 4 37 140
Biomedical Engineering 6 40 147
Radiation Therapy 5 41 148
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 37 156
Immunology 6 54 161
Anatomy and Physiology 6 48 162
Occupational Therapy 6 50 163
Forensic Science 3 70 167
Audiology 8 63 168
Dermatology 5 70 179
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 64 199
Sports Medicine 8 71 209
Sports / Exercise science 7 79 246
Pharmacology 8 98 282
Social Work 4 91 288
Cosmetology 6 112 302
Veterinary 6 123 423
Dentistry 7 161 460
Orthodontics 10 167 470
Toxicology 9 339 1157
Pharmacy 12 439 1401

Biology rankings

Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 8th for Biology in the Netherlands and 242nd in the World with 44,370 publications made and 1,820,851 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 39 In the Netherlands
#83 of 1,445 In Europe
#242 of 6,770 In the World

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 483 6133
1992 568 8851
1993 548 7286
1994 586 8226
1995 639 9210
1996 675 11326
1997 681 12000
1998 689 14035
1999 696 15719
2000 705 18261
2001 742 20040
2002 789 22838
2003 807 25300
2004 892 29087
2005 987 31723
2006 990 35600
2007 1093 38044
2008 1190 41854
2009 1203 45888
2010 1390 51173
2011 1471 56408
2012 1626 63004
2013 1711 70595
2014 1662 77139
2015 1577 79377
2016 1714 82296
2017 1736 85787
2018 1843 92036
2019 2009 101710
2020 2084 124708
2021 2023 139677
2022 2002 138128
2023 1913 132531

The following table provides academic rankings for Erasmus University Rotterdam in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Virology 3 31 110
Oncology and Cancer research 3 35 133
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 40 138
Molecular Biology 5 49 153
Immunology 6 54 161
Neuroscience 8 63 180
Genetics 6 68 196
Biotechnology 8 77 216
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 85 224
Biochemistry 7 85 248
Pharmacology 8 98 282
Evolutionary Biology 9 123 319
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 112 322
Microbiology 8 136 365
Paleontology 9 140 380
Biophysics 12 170 432
Animal Science 8 159 492
Botany 9 182 496
Astrobiology 12 242 625
Zoology 8 227 636
Nutrition and Food Science 11 337 1035
Forestry 12 328 1047
Agricultural Science 11 343 1078
Toxicology 9 339 1157
Nanotechnology 12 395 1303
Horticulture 12 416 1592

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands and 131st in the World with 42,662 publications made and 1,346,279 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 40 In the Netherlands
#44 of 1,492 In Europe
#131 of 7,020 In the World

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 268 1498
1992 290 2847
1993 290 2025
1994 323 2521
1995 374 2879
1996 419 4021
1997 408 3916
1998 472 4888
1999 470 5564
2000 502 6995
2001 589 8153
2002 689 9867
2003 680 11657
2004 795 14271
2005 925 16505
2006 934 20023
2007 1059 22371
2008 1290 26087
2009 1385 30337
2010 1613 35138
2011 1671 40427
2012 1916 46920
2013 1875 54196
2014 1880 60088
2015 1873 62921
2016 1915 64388
2017 1983 67761
2018 2140 75081
2019 2200 85206
2020 2411 102156
2021 2343 114992
2022 2359 116966
2023 2248 116164

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

Computer Science rankings

Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 10th for Computer Science in the Netherlands and 250th in the World with 30,450 publications made and 1,150,334 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 39 In the Netherlands
#78 of 1,459 In Europe
#250 of 6,752 In the World

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 219 2406
1992 263 4674
1993 258 3129
1994 306 3584
1995 308 3671
1996 313 4960
1997 321 4843
1998 345 5510
1999 372 6173
2000 427 7503
2001 404 8353
2002 575 10531
2003 544 11579
2004 603 13422
2005 724 15791
2006 644 18549
2007 776 20417
2008 872 23476
2009 904 27133
2010 1113 30787
2011 1155 35203
2012 1234 40752
2013 1256 46732
2014 1270 51615
2015 1245 53779
2016 1242 56197
2017 1307 59284
2018 1419 64959
2019 1549 73765
2020 1675 89067
2021 1607 101378
2022 1591 103130
2023 1532 100522

The following table provides academic rankings for Erasmus University Rotterdam in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 2 6 30
Information Technology 2 10 63
Machine Learning 6 35 167
Data Science 10 62 169
Neuroscience 8 63 180
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 85 224
Cognitive Science 9 76 236
Database Administration 10 96 286
Animation 8 109 293
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 106 303
Cyber Security 10 113 340
Library and Information science 11 150 387
Computer Networking 10 132 404
Multimedia 10 158 417
Computational Linguistics 11 164 417
Software Engineering 11 192 424
Computer Vision 9 177 474
Web Design and Development 10 190 475
Game Design and Development 11 215 480
Telecommunications 11 214 595
Human-Computer Interaction 12 264 602
Computer Graphics 10 253 605
UX/UI Desgin 12 320 769
Computer Engineering 10 349 1050
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 386 1134
Robotics 13 423 1302

Psychology rankings

Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 6th for Psychology in the Netherlands and 114th in the World with 28,478 publications made and 1,113,146 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 40 In the Netherlands
#31 of 1,414 In Europe
#114 of 6,528 In the World

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 238 2668
1992 281 5084
1993 277 3524
1994 253 4277
1995 328 4485
1996 315 6010
1997 313 6104
1998 316 6560
1999 310 7396
2000 363 8642
2001 354 9184
2002 400 11039
2003 455 11998
2004 504 13811
2005 627 16063
2006 626 18543
2007 706 20741
2008 798 22967
2009 767 25643
2010 972 29514
2011 1056 33858
2012 1173 38672
2013 1177 44545
2014 1229 48891
2015 1217 51742
2016 1218 55074
2017 1196 57513
2018 1284 61645
2019 1454 68977
2020 1622 83285
2021 1576 93070
2022 1577 95347
2023 1466 93721

The following table provides academic rankings for Erasmus University Rotterdam in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 2 14
Special Education 5 16 59
Social Psychology 6 16 91
Psychiatry 5 30 106
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 8 41 126
Clinical Psychology 8 30 127
Child Psychology 8 28 140
Occupational Therapy 6 50 163
Neuroscience 8 63 180
Cognitive Science 9 76 236
Social Work 4 91 288
Education Majors 11 82 308
Sexology 8 99 362

Chemistry rankings

Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 11th for Chemistry in the Netherlands and 375th in the World with 25,789 publications made and 1,166,703 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 36 In the Netherlands
#139 of 1,401 In Europe
#375 of 6,447 In the World

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 338 4835
1992 424 5808
1993 382 5643
1994 413 6260
1995 424 6946
1996 473 8344
1997 461 9051
1998 483 10803
1999 480 11828
2000 501 13652
2001 510 14530
2002 559 16309
2003 516 18046
2004 601 20390
2005 578 22086
2006 602 23802
2007 655 25317
2008 695 27210
2009 683 29824
2010 765 32325
2011 772 35387
2012 857 38571
2013 921 42616
2014 920 46543
2015 847 47500
2016 921 49105
2017 901 50863
2018 966 54488
2019 989 59482
2020 1004 71255
2021 956 79549
2022 889 78543
2023 838 75548

The following table provides academic rankings for Erasmus University Rotterdam in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 7 85 248
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 271 710
Organic Chemistry 12 281 795
Materials Science 11 330 928
Nutrition and Food Science 11 337 1035
Radiochemistry 11 298 1176
Physical chemistry 11 380 1187
Nanotechnology 12 395 1303
Pharmacy 12 439 1401
Chemical Engineering 12 412 1450
Inorganic Chemistry 11 428 1491
Environmental Chemistry 12 591 2183

Mathematics rankings

Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 6th for Mathematics in the Netherlands and 127th in the World with 22,455 publications made and 831,705 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Operations Research, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 37 In the Netherlands
#32 of 1,388 In Europe
#127 of 6,305 In the World

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 138 603
1992 112 739
1993 120 840
1994 181 1090
1995 175 1163
1996 215 1556
1997 219 1614
1998 250 2051
1999 252 2484
2000 275 2942
2001 297 3530
2002 380 4373
2003 367 5134
2004 467 6812
2005 531 7808
2006 576 10028
2007 639 10815
2008 682 12988
2009 779 15405
2010 862 17665
2011 887 20349
2012 1002 23712
2013 966 28037
2014 1016 31661
2015 949 32921
2016 949 34531
2017 1000 36635
2018 1085 40674
2019 1163 46629
2020 1246 55140
2021 1212 63487
2022 1254 65982
2023 1213 65515

The following table provides academic rankings for Erasmus University Rotterdam in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 1 1 13
Operations Research 2 3 27
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 7 39
Statistics 6 31 125
Math Teachers 9 82 341
Applied Mathematics 11 202 494
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 386 1134

Environmental Science rankings

Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 11th for Environmental Science in the Netherlands and 382nd in the World with 21,531 publications made and 702,989 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 39 In the Netherlands
#142 of 1,458 In Europe
#382 of 6,798 In the World

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 148 1133
1992 167 2479
1993 150 1396
1994 203 1696
1995 245 1935
1996 241 2386
1997 246 2530
1998 260 3156
1999 256 3577
2000 284 4174
2001 330 4629
2002 367 5773
2003 347 6802
2004 401 8159
2005 537 9545
2006 526 11612
2007 554 12641
2008 630 14572
2009 687 16534
2010 753 19062
2011 802 21688
2012 858 24740
2013 894 28919
2014 905 32003
2015 919 33135
2016 940 34462
2017 958 36218
2018 1019 40258
2019 1060 46337
2020 1144 56710
2021 1157 64095
2022 1127 64545
2023 1090 63587

The following table provides academic rankings for Erasmus University Rotterdam in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 6 30 71
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 112 322
Geography and Cartography 11 118 329
Paleontology 9 140 380
Ecology 11 140 382
Geology 11 187 501
Environmental Management 11 176 512
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 271 710
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 11 312 846
Oceanography 11 344 962
Forestry 12 328 1047
Agricultural Science 11 343 1078
Environmental Engineering 11 374 1162
Earth science and Geophysics 11 396 1190
Geotechnical Engineering 12 462 1494
Environmental Chemistry 12 591 2183

Engineering rankings

Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 11th for Engineering in the Netherlands and 468th in the World with 21,432 publications made and 784,693 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#11 of 37 In the Netherlands
#174 of 1,453 In Europe
#468 of 6,684 In the World

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 187 1829
1992 219 3082
1993 204 2370
1994 241 2690
1995 265 2908
1996 287 3493
1997 279 3620
1998 304 4268
1999 316 4557
2000 318 5325
2001 325 5719
2002 487 7396
2003 450 8255
2004 452 9179
2005 536 10714
2006 546 12266
2007 554 13794
2008 626 15860
2009 664 18647
2010 774 20696
2011 759 23758
2012 829 26817
2013 824 30367
2014 836 33360
2015 827 34399
2016 881 35311
2017 828 37077
2018 903 40181
2019 990 44540
2020 990 54026
2021 964 60692
2022 960 61531
2023 868 60437

The following table provides academic rankings for Erasmus University Rotterdam in various areas of Engineering.

Business rankings

Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 3rd for Business in the Netherlands and 64th in the World with 21,237 publications made and 699,999 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 37 In the Netherlands
#11 of 1,414 In Europe
#64 of 6,187 In the World

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 101 430
1992 113 705
1993 91 621
1994 134 744
1995 159 830
1996 170 1095
1997 193 1041
1998 239 1485
1999 223 1680
2000 291 2135
2001 317 2597
2002 426 3574
2003 372 4359
2004 465 5534
2005 552 6704
2006 558 8140
2007 641 9834
2008 701 12151
2009 808 14843
2010 869 17233
2011 907 20386
2012 942 23746
2013 955 28380
2014 919 31050
2015 960 31861
2016 962 32601
2017 965 34479
2018 1090 38539
2019 1048 43448
2020 1168 50475
2021 1043 57273
2022 1129 58148
2023 1037 57944

The following table provides academic rankings for Erasmus University Rotterdam in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 2nd for Economics in the Netherlands and 54th in the World with 19,123 publications made and 538,642 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 35 In the Netherlands
#9 of 1,366 In Europe
#54 of 5,995 In the World

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 91 300
1992 113 465
1993 85 400
1994 127 536
1995 158 743
1996 166 859
1997 181 864
1998 243 1222
1999 184 1422
2000 236 1847
2001 275 2262
2002 325 2849
2003 323 3754
2004 381 4905
2005 437 5414
2006 470 7181
2007 547 7629
2008 625 9435
2009 718 11202
2010 783 12881
2011 854 15247
2012 831 17939
2013 869 21174
2014 795 23187
2015 865 24146
2016 861 24171
2017 896 25391
2018 969 28579
2019 958 32045
2020 1091 37684
2021 986 43522
2022 1027 43563
2023 951 43855

The following table provides academic rankings for Erasmus University Rotterdam in various areas of Economics.

Physics rankings

Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 11th for Physics in the Netherlands and 533rd in the World with 18,502 publications made and 665,050 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#11 of 36 In the Netherlands
#204 of 1,446 In Europe
#533 of 6,603 In the World

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 158 1560
1992 201 2741
1993 168 1992
1994 184 2243
1995 211 2569
1996 249 3156
1997 213 3011
1998 248 3434
1999 243 3861
2000 294 4607
2001 270 4943
2002 409 6133
2003 370 6898
2004 385 7453
2005 473 8763
2006 438 9977
2007 483 11215
2008 527 12983
2009 577 14889
2010 690 17134
2011 651 19016
2012 766 21870
2013 765 24835
2014 775 27439
2015 717 28357
2016 742 28921
2017 735 30106
2018 781 33353
2019 818 35977
2020 843 43101
2021 869 48331
2022 833 49708
2023 774 48967

The following table provides academic rankings for Erasmus University Rotterdam in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 6 35 112
Acoustical Engineering 10 97 299
Biophysics 12 170 432
Optical Engineering 10 186 470
Astrophysics and Astronomy 11 214 514
Astrobiology 12 242 625
Quantum and Particle physics 11 250 656
Nuclear Physics 11 342 910
Materials Science 11 330 928
Theoretical Physics 11 395 1072
Nanotechnology 12 395 1303
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 500 1558
Condensed Matter Physics 12 572 2109

Art & Design rankings

Erasmus University Rotterdam ranked 6th for Art & Design in the Netherlands and 140th in the World with 6,705 publications made and 168,534 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#6 of 31 In the Netherlands
#47 of 1,349 In Europe
#140 of 5,720 In the World

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 56 208
1992 61 628
1993 70 248
1994 65 282
1995 86 298
1996 81 423
1997 70 366
1998 72 503
1999 86 490
2000 101 678
2001 89 885
2002 99 1167
2003 134 1209
2004 122 1309
2005 150 1744
2006 161 1961
2007 158 2209
2008 184 2696
2009 216 3385
2010 233 3801
2011 210 4472
2012 263 5170
2013 245 6074
2014 269 6770
2015 272 7270
2016 289 7420
2017 292 8055
2018 310 9107
2019 364 10304
2020 344 12159
2021 361 13920
2022 379 14417
2023 349 14620

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

Art & Design subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Art History 1 7 25
Cinematography 3 47 109
Entertainment Industry Business 5 43 146
Aesthetics 7 51 148
Fashion Design 9 51 152
Painting and Drawing 8 116 230
Sculpture 8 116 230
Illustration and Concept Art 8 117 237
Music 5 94 244
Literature 9 92 245
Performing arts 10 107 253
Creative Writing 8 101 274
Animation 8 109 293
Graphic Design 8 122 324
Multimedia 10 158 417
Game Design and Development 11 215 480
Computer Graphics 10 253 605
Architecture 12 276 606
Photography 10 271 727
UX/UI Desgin 12 320 769