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Free University Amsterdam ranked 8th in the Netherlands, 217th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 27 research topics. Free University Amsterdam ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 84,137 academic publications and 2,610,345 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 167 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#217 of 14,131 In the World
#75 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 58 In the Netherlands
#2 of 6 In Amsterdam
#10 of 1,006 For Web Design and Development
#27 of 1,021 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#33 of 2,413 For Sports Medicine
#509 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#212 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 24 other topics

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Biology rankings

Free University Amsterdam ranked 9th for Biology in the Netherlands and 258th in the World with 48,806 publications made and 1,822,962 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 39 In the Netherlands
#91 of 1,445 In Europe
#258 of 6,770 In the World

Free University Amsterdam
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 293 3402
1992 352 3729
1993 399 3904
1994 422 4408
1995 487 5363
1996 637 6039
1997 725 7053
1998 838 8991
1999 844 10975
2000 1028 13347
2001 1026 16077
2002 941 19480
2003 900 22639
2004 933 25705
2005 1036 30660
2006 1075 34374
2007 1109 39664
2008 1108 43216
2009 1131 48745
2010 1168 54573
2011 1056 59324
2012 1070 64647
2013 1175 69877
2014 1230 75344
2015 1158 78273
2016 1793 79161
2017 1638 83086
2018 2032 91751
2019 3013 104068
2020 3460 128077
2021 3755 156391
2022 4036 171751
2023 4022 182155

The following table provides academic rankings for Free University Amsterdam in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Toxicology 3 15 62
Neuroscience 6 43 137
Evolutionary Biology 6 49 159
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 51 173
Biophysics 6 72 201
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 78 207
Paleontology 8 71 217
Agricultural Science 6 73 220
Forestry 3 69 224
Pharmacology 7 88 256
Botany 7 93 258
Astrobiology 8 106 266
Oncology and Cancer research 8 90 272
Immunology 8 105 274
Genetics 8 97 276
Biotechnology 9 105 278
Molecular Biology 7 97 286
Biochemistry 9 108 303
Virology 8 104 308
Microbiology 7 117 316
Zoology 7 141 361
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 129 381
Animal Science 6 130 387
Horticulture 7 137 397
Nutrition and Food Science 9 187 533
Entomology 7 211 574
Nanotechnology 10 249 738

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Free University Amsterdam ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands and 162nd in the World with 42,785 publications made and 1,157,241 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

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

Free University Amsterdam
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 130 862
1992 176 1035
1993 195 1150
1994 211 1164
1995 280 1517
1996 328 1904
1997 443 2179
1998 516 2780
1999 478 3446
2000 595 4802
2001 631 6217
2002 601 7671
2003 671 9511
2004 739 11198
2005 860 14245
2006 945 17193
2007 1086 20651
2008 1039 23046
2009 1186 27513
2010 1207 31631
2011 1163 35411
2012 1229 39215
2013 1372 43235
2014 1408 46623
2015 1315 49102
2016 1976 50148
2017 1853 53202
2018 2155 62192
2019 2740 72225
2020 3223 91319
2021 3281 110215
2022 3710 120712
2023 3579 128845

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

Medicine rankings

Free University Amsterdam ranked 8th for Medicine in the Netherlands and 212th in the World with 41,287 publications made and 1,498,222 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#8 of 39 In the Netherlands
#75 of 1,417 In Europe
#212 of 6,680 In the World

Free University Amsterdam
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 228 2028
1992 281 2261
1993 281 2306
1994 327 2729
1995 382 3306
1996 507 3829
1997 605 4645
1998 684 5924
1999 735 7559
2000 900 9951
2001 891 12488
2002 769 15185
2003 665 18268
2004 678 20713
2005 773 24744
2006 811 27868
2007 847 31852
2008 852 35537
2009 799 39381
2010 828 44184
2011 769 47849
2012 815 51862
2013 819 55503
2014 884 58961
2015 893 61669
2016 1152 61550
2017 1323 63917
2018 1803 70483
2019 2866 81204
2020 3366 103762
2021 3721 131529
2022 4086 149995
2023 3969 161897

The following table provides academic rankings for Free University Amsterdam in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports Medicine 2 6 33
Occupational Therapy 4 11 55
Physical Therapy 4 11 57
Toxicology 3 15 62
Clinical Psychology 7 17 89
Gerontology 4 20 108
Sports / Exercise science 4 24 109
Audiology 6 51 145
Psychiatry 8 46 146
Nursing 7 40 154
Orthodontics 5 56 155
Anatomy and Physiology 7 52 167
Radiation Therapy 7 49 168
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 51 173
Public Health 9 52 177
Forensic Science 5 80 185
Pathology 8 63 188
Dentistry 5 68 194
Plastic Surgery 6 54 202
Epidemiology 8 74 202
Health Science 8 62 203
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 70 206
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 104 215
Medical Physics 8 78 216
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 63 217
Family medicine 8 74 224
Surgery 8 72 226
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 66 233
Pharmacy 5 111 244
Pharmacology 7 88 256
Ophthalmology 7 94 259
Oncology and Cancer research 8 90 272
Immunology 8 105 274
Critical Care Nursing 8 115 283
Social Work 3 90 285
Cardiology 8 115 295
Pediatrics 8 113 296
Neurosurgery 9 119 297
Virology 8 104 308
Anesthesiology 8 118 316
Biomedical Engineering 11 113 323
Optometry 8 114 338
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 118 345
Sonography and Ultrasound 11 137 369
Respiratory Therapy 9 145 370
Urology 9 134 414
Cosmetology 7 155 415
Dermatology 8 167 444
Veterinary 9 174 604

Computer Science rankings

Free University Amsterdam ranked 8th for Computer Science in the Netherlands and 205th in the World with 36,316 publications made and 1,110,351 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 39 In the Netherlands
#62 of 1,459 In Europe
#205 of 6,752 In the World

Free University Amsterdam
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 127 1651
1992 177 1810
1993 191 2054
1994 209 2212
1995 245 2492
1996 326 2895
1997 397 3412
1998 488 4155
1999 453 4896
2000 530 6007
2001 572 7380
2002 642 9890
2003 660 11199
2004 667 12862
2005 796 16316
2006 854 18825
2007 913 22393
2008 939 24463
2009 943 27653
2010 966 31952
2011 901 34685
2012 935 38156
2013 1052 41262
2014 1057 44410
2015 1011 46878
2016 1267 47883
2017 1381 50110
2018 1696 56854
2019 2425 66564
2020 2704 83293
2021 2892 102736
2022 3241 111937
2023 3176 119709

The following table provides academic rankings for Free University Amsterdam in various areas of Computer Science.

Chemistry rankings

Free University Amsterdam ranked 9th for Chemistry in the Netherlands and 315th in the World with 32,640 publications made and 1,311,476 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 36 In the Netherlands
#112 of 1,401 In Europe
#315 of 6,447 In the World

Free University Amsterdam
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 267 3527
1992 316 3693
1993 341 3750
1994 362 4218
1995 441 5169
1996 548 5930
1997 575 6751
1998 650 8298
1999 645 9993
2000 745 11486
2001 733 13403
2002 715 15653
2003 706 18052
2004 703 20137
2005 737 23384
2006 792 25453
2007 754 29155
2008 757 31044
2009 768 34936
2010 766 38524
2011 726 42039
2012 708 45135
2013 761 48786
2014 773 51990
2015 745 53485
2016 1279 53949
2017 992 56861
2018 1216 62112
2019 1711 69949
2020 1890 84153
2021 2062 101280
2022 2252 110039
2023 2173 116012

The following table provides academic rankings for Free University Amsterdam in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 2 31 94
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 37 119
Environmental Chemistry 6 52 168
Biochemical Engineering 10 81 175
Pharmacy 5 111 244
Biochemistry 9 108 303
Organic Chemistry 10 131 363
Materials Science 10 172 489
Nutrition and Food Science 9 187 533
Physical chemistry 10 205 582
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 240 584
Inorganic Chemistry 10 215 603
Nanotechnology 10 249 738
Chemical Engineering 10 311 978
Radiochemistry 10 272 1062

Environmental Science rankings

Free University Amsterdam ranked 8th for Environmental Science in the Netherlands and 223rd in the World with 30,908 publications made and 1,026,598 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 39 In the Netherlands
#75 of 1,458 In Europe
#223 of 6,798 In the World

Free University Amsterdam
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 140 1517
1992 169 1676
1993 211 1635
1994 230 1830
1995 247 2210
1996 326 2611
1997 370 2924
1998 421 3792
1999 371 4655
2000 541 5512
2001 533 6618
2002 518 8052
2003 573 9392
2004 648 11103
2005 664 13375
2006 747 15815
2007 797 19026
2008 796 20702
2009 897 25224
2010 860 28536
2011 834 31974
2012 867 35394
2013 1064 40461
2014 1001 43317
2015 915 46674
2016 1147 47926
2017 1231 50845
2018 1481 59053
2019 1726 68236
2020 2213 83319
2021 2113 98870
2022 2372 105144
2023 2315 108627

The following table provides academic rankings for Free University Amsterdam in various areas of Environmental Science.

Engineering rankings

Free University Amsterdam ranked 10th for Engineering in the Netherlands and 351st in the World with 30,021 publications made and 944,101 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 37 In the Netherlands
#121 of 1,453 In Europe
#351 of 6,684 In the World

Free University Amsterdam
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 178 1917
1992 183 1893
1993 204 1944
1994 243 2242
1995 281 2671
1996 370 3347
1997 393 3725
1998 515 4434
1999 426 5357
2000 548 6150
2001 547 7585
2002 668 9615
2003 627 11010
2004 726 12747
2005 731 15270
2006 784 17534
2007 805 20570
2008 830 22469
2009 891 26178
2010 894 29087
2011 827 32028
2012 793 35099
2013 950 38824
2014 903 41393
2015 913 42820
2016 1050 44205
2017 1164 46134
2018 1358 52576
2019 1562 60063
2020 1791 71844
2021 1843 85556
2022 1988 89624
2023 1979 92545

The following table provides academic rankings for Free University Amsterdam in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aviation 2 14 44
Landscape Architecture 3 25 60
Architecture 5 33 90
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 25 102
Human-Computer Interaction 6 40 116
Transportation Engineering 4 37 128
Mining Engineering 2 40 157
Biochemical Engineering 10 81 175
Systems Engineering 8 56 178
Civil Engineering 6 61 217
Operations Research 9 77 237
Architectural Engineering 7 93 260
Engineering Management 6 91 276
Biotechnology 9 105 278
Acoustical Engineering 9 93 289
Geotechnical Engineering 7 82 299
Computer Networking 8 88 303
Marine Engineering 5 105 303
Remote Sensing 6 107 313
Biomedical Engineering 11 113 323
Computer Engineering 5 104 328
Optical Engineering 9 131 355
Aerospace Engineering 9 131 379
Mechanical Engineering 10 142 388
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 148 394
Structural Engineering 8 141 400
Product and Industrial Design 12 166 414
Industrial Engineering 10 167 417
Reliability and Quality Engineering 7 137 421
Construction Management 10 160 428
Petroleum Engineering 9 126 431
Robotics 6 148 436
Electrical Engineering 9 169 477
Telecommunications 9 167 479
Materials Science 10 172 489
Renewable Energy Engineering 9 173 528
Metallurgical Engineering 10 201 541
Environmental Engineering 10 197 551
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 240 584
Agricultural Engineering 8 181 599
Electronic Engineering 10 235 707
Nanotechnology 10 249 738
Automotive Engineering 11 274 843
Automation and Control engineering 8 294 953
Chemical Engineering 10 311 978

Physics rankings

Free University Amsterdam ranked 9th for Physics in the Netherlands and 318th in the World with 28,984 publications made and 962,353 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 36 In the Netherlands
#119 of 1,446 In Europe
#318 of 6,603 In the World

Free University Amsterdam
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 197 2133
1992 172 2109
1993 225 2116
1994 263 2503
1995 306 2943
1996 382 3610
1997 401 4176
1998 463 4798
1999 418 5604
2000 522 6423
2001 541 7755
2002 634 9353
2003 603 10789
2004 674 12521
2005 714 15086
2006 752 16811
2007 755 19850
2008 744 21617
2009 812 24588
2010 788 27143
2011 779 29990
2012 735 32676
2013 848 35802
2014 820 38248
2015 841 39771
2016 1361 40924
2017 1049 42627
2018 1302 48403
2019 1445 54175
2020 1641 65211
2021 1737 77497
2022 1845 80101
2023 1814 82753

The following table provides academic rankings for Free University Amsterdam in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 43 112
Nuclear Physics 8 82 190
Biophysics 6 72 201
Medical Physics 8 78 216
Theoretical Physics 7 121 254
Astrobiology 8 106 266
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 120 286
Acoustical Engineering 9 93 289
Quantum and Particle physics 9 126 326
Optical Engineering 9 131 355
Condensed Matter Physics 9 156 386
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 148 394
Materials Science 10 172 489
Nanotechnology 10 249 738

Psychology rankings

Free University Amsterdam ranked 8th for Psychology in the Netherlands and 154th in the World with 27,565 publications made and 879,533 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 40 In the Netherlands
#44 of 1,414 In Europe
#154 of 6,528 In the World

Free University Amsterdam
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 102 1144
1992 130 1298
1993 143 1388
1994 148 1530
1995 184 1891
1996 262 2165
1997 308 2686
1998 349 3191
1999 357 3876
2000 439 4957
2001 435 6165
2002 397 7858
2003 376 9084
2004 457 10400
2005 494 12900
2006 566 14717
2007 624 17831
2008 573 19553
2009 563 22197
2010 608 25514
2011 555 27965
2012 572 30218
2013 657 32748
2014 681 35258
2015 721 37323
2016 902 37950
2017 1031 39828
2018 1384 44634
2019 2054 52083
2020 2376 67235
2021 2549 83491
2022 2897 93414
2023 2807 101069

The following table provides academic rankings for Free University Amsterdam in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 4 11 55
Clinical Psychology 7 17 89
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 37 116
Social Psychology 9 27 119
Child Psychology 7 24 125
Special Education 8 37 128
Neuroscience 6 43 137
Psychiatry 8 46 146
Cognitive Science 8 41 146
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 9 37 183
Sexology 4 39 190
Education Majors 10 67 272
Social Work 3 90 285

Mathematics rankings

Free University Amsterdam ranked 9th for Mathematics in the Netherlands and 185th in the World with 19,378 publications made and 595,971 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 37 In the Netherlands
#56 of 1,388 In Europe
#185 of 6,305 In the World

Free University Amsterdam
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 58 482
1992 80 602
1993 62 519
1994 83 541
1995 106 719
1996 142 832
1997 189 954
1998 247 1211
1999 227 1546
2000 273 2005
2001 279 2741
2002 291 3818
2003 368 4352
2004 355 4961
2005 381 6429
2006 455 7587
2007 550 9147
2008 472 10343
2009 513 12017
2010 512 13495
2011 471 14966
2012 487 16858
2013 552 18838
2014 568 20093
2015 493 21433
2016 637 22368
2017 770 23095
2018 892 26725
2019 1456 31832
2020 1567 39955
2021 1701 49989
2022 1719 56512
2023 1804 61238

The following table provides academic rankings for Free University Amsterdam in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 5 28 97
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 29 105
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 42 159
Statistics 9 53 176
Operations Research 9 77 237
Applied Mathematics 9 128 331
Math Teachers 10 89 355

Business rankings

Free University Amsterdam ranked 9th for Business in the Netherlands and 155th in the World with 15,814 publications made and 404,131 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 37 In the Netherlands
#45 of 1,414 In Europe
#155 of 6,187 In the World

Free University Amsterdam
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 36 223
1992 73 290
1993 52 296
1994 83 327
1995 74 430
1996 111 496
1997 113 572
1998 163 692
1999 157 867
2000 185 1147
2001 220 1511
2002 242 2162
2003 247 2434
2004 318 3179
2005 316 4189
2006 389 5250
2007 450 6406
2008 451 7230
2009 524 8692
2010 518 10208
2011 498 11590
2012 528 13328
2013 603 14831
2014 544 16080
2015 560 17158
2016 664 17583
2017 756 18790
2018 817 22488
2019 1077 25671
2020 1161 32024
2021 1097 38497
2022 1174 40272
2023 1236 42392

The following table provides academic rankings for Free University Amsterdam in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

Free University Amsterdam ranked 8th for Economics in the Netherlands and 139th in the World with 12,639 publications made and 299,831 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 35 In the Netherlands
#40 of 1,366 In Europe
#139 of 5,995 In the World

Free University Amsterdam
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 32 136
1992 40 193
1993 28 165
1994 57 251
1995 51 252
1996 85 315
1997 82 357
1998 104 443
1999 139 593
2000 116 774
2001 162 1103
2002 140 1310
2003 208 1556
2004 233 2088
2005 207 2785
2006 278 3242
2007 343 4107
2008 341 4780
2009 396 6120
2010 393 6900
2011 397 7944
2012 421 9353
2013 476 10885
2014 456 11770
2015 419 12368
2016 531 13249
2017 619 14072
2018 686 17254
2019 886 20265
2020 954 26580
2021 932 31725
2022 1034 34330
2023 1078 36575

The following table provides academic rankings for Free University Amsterdam in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

Free University Amsterdam ranked 9th for Art & Design in the Netherlands and 170th in the World with 7,010 publications made and 155,198 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
#9 of 31 In the Netherlands
#56 of 1,349 In Europe
#170 of 5,720 In the World

Free University Amsterdam
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 20 171
1992 23 162
1993 30 207
1994 38 220
1995 36 235
1996 56 303
1997 90 368
1998 101 499
1999 79 578
2000 92 752
2001 104 898
2002 112 1209
2003 146 1353
2004 132 1639
2005 133 2013
2006 175 2268
2007 164 2909
2008 179 3041
2009 226 4013
2010 195 4336
2011 187 4671
2012 221 5505
2013 230 5919
2014 236 6722
2015 237 6626
2016 282 6879
2017 342 7507
2018 367 9040
2019 472 10165
2020 492 12788
2021 489 14623
2022 562 15932
2023 525 16479

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

Art & Design subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Interior Design 3 22 54
Landscape Architecture 3 25 60
Graphic Design 4 22 88
Architecture 5 33 90
UX/UI Desgin 4 45 112
Aesthetics 6 40 120
Fashion Design 7 46 140
Game Design and Development 6 60 164
Entertainment Industry Business 6 55 169
Creative Writing 5 56 175
Literature 7 69 190
Performing arts 8 85 221
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 86 235
Cinematography 4 107 246
Photography 3 101 263
Art History 8 118 280
Animation 9 128 341
Multimedia 9 130 355
Painting and Drawing 10 175 366
Sculpture 10 175 366
Illustration and Concept Art 10 178 378
Computer Graphics 9 204 498
Music 8 206 547