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The Freiberg University of Technology ranked 63rd in Germany, 1080th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 92 research topics. The Freiberg University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 16,293 academic publications and 237,254 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 22 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1080 of 14,131 In the World
#414 of 2,785 In Europe
#63 of 369 In Germany
#4 of 19 In Saxony
#102 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#269 of 2,713 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#368 of 3,596 For Earth science and Geophysics
#1970 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1097 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 89 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Freiberg University of Technology ranked 58th for Engineering in Germany and 894th in the World with 11,302 publications made and 182,531 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#58 of 168 In Germany
#321 of 1,453 In Europe
#894 of 6,684 In the World

Freiberg University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 67 219
1992 50 221
1993 69 196
1994 82 245
1995 89 293
1996 88 340
1997 171 442
1998 145 477
1999 171 660
2000 189 832
2001 185 887
2002 185 1031
2003 179 1398
2004 194 1528
2005 195 1953
2006 183 2148
2007 202 2375
2008 241 2860
2009 290 3238
2010 317 3756
2011 476 4341
2012 361 5005
2013 479 6102
2014 509 6880
2015 586 7889
2016 660 8756
2017 548 10032
2018 609 12037
2019 598 13549
2020 646 16552
2021 673 19677
2022 576 20404
2023 614 20910

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

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 2 22 102
Geotechnical Engineering 22 139 436
Metallurgical Engineering 40 159 453
Petroleum Engineering 22 150 481
Applied/Engineering Physics 51 238 636
Materials Science 49 236 646
Nuclear Engineering 27 232 673
Structural Engineering 42 251 676
Remote Sensing 42 284 745
Chemical Engineering 48 255 767
Nanotechnology 53 278 826
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 58 327 857
Mechanical Engineering 57 328 872
Biochemical Engineering 55 358 891
Optical Engineering 61 340 901
Aerospace Engineering 59 347 919
Environmental Engineering 47 331 999
Operations Research 49 347 1008
Systems Engineering 68 414 1019
Renewable Energy Engineering 43 342 1039
Acoustical Engineering 64 414 1163
Electrical Engineering 63 411 1217
Civil Engineering 60 430 1226
Biomedical Engineering 58 455 1387
Human-Computer Interaction 72 525 1404
Telecommunications 69 509 1604
Electronic Engineering 71 512 1692
Automotive Engineering 61 510 1692
Computer Networking 72 545 1745
Biotechnology 72 697 2999

Physics rankings

The Freiberg University of Technology ranked 58th for Physics in Germany and 869th in the World with 11,201 publications made and 180,053 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#58 of 167 In Germany
#325 of 1,446 In Europe
#869 of 6,603 In the World

Freiberg University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 71 226
1992 53 227
1993 74 206
1994 87 266
1995 91 300
1996 99 363
1997 179 469
1998 147 500
1999 178 655
2000 202 853
2001 190 921
2002 194 1066
2003 188 1381
2004 194 1590
2005 204 1973
2006 187 2165
2007 202 2435
2008 241 2891
2009 284 3255
2010 323 3746
2011 489 4339
2012 364 5001
2013 469 5962
2014 483 6776
2015 559 7768
2016 643 8483
2017 525 9635
2018 600 11585
2019 585 12965
2020 614 16047
2021 656 18772
2022 556 19269
2023 598 20020

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 51 238 636
Materials Science 49 236 646
Astrobiology 48 293 765
Condensed Matter Physics 57 295 784
Nuclear Physics 59 314 799
Nanotechnology 53 278 826
Quantum and Particle physics 59 345 900
Optical Engineering 61 340 901
Astrophysics and Astronomy 63 393 1037
Atomic and Molecular physics 64 392 1069
Theoretical Physics 62 405 1096
Acoustical Engineering 64 414 1163

Chemistry rankings

The Freiberg University of Technology ranked 59th for Chemistry in Germany and 1008th in the World with 11,063 publications made and 186,860 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#59 of 165 In Germany
#347 of 1,401 In Europe
#1008 of 6,447 In the World

Freiberg University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 66 224
1992 51 206
1993 74 184
1994 83 234
1995 85 270
1996 90 350
1997 167 452
1998 141 494
1999 171 633
2000 196 822
2001 188 901
2002 195 1049
2003 187 1380
2004 191 1639
2005 207 1986
2006 180 2145
2007 192 2457
2008 225 2885
2009 274 3283
2010 312 3850
2011 478 4454
2012 355 5212
2013 461 6232
2014 473 6977
2015 554 8010
2016 616 8895
2017 527 10209
2018 597 12202
2019 580 13777
2020 633 17225
2021 641 20117
2022 558 20898
2023 598 21557

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 21 98 269
Pharmacy 54 216 513
Materials Science 49 236 646
Environmental Chemistry 48 259 684
Inorganic Chemistry 47 250 710
Radiochemistry 38 197 742
Chemical Engineering 48 255 767
Physical chemistry 51 273 784
Computational Chemistry 54 311 806
Nanotechnology 53 278 826
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 58 327 857
Biochemical Engineering 55 358 891
Organic Chemistry 58 318 902
Biochemistry 67 497 1675
Nutrition and Food Science 73 673 2907

Environmental Science rankings

The Freiberg University of Technology ranked 53rd for Environmental Science in Germany and 971st in the World with 8,635 publications made and 159,239 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#53 of 170 In Germany
#349 of 1,458 In Europe
#971 of 6,798 In the World

Freiberg University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 38 103
1992 41 121
1993 34 114
1994 59 140
1995 61 203
1996 71 231
1997 99 287
1998 89 322
1999 111 457
2000 147 566
2001 128 629
2002 154 789
2003 134 1038
2004 160 1265
2005 151 1462
2006 150 1707
2007 169 1954
2008 178 2280
2009 202 2487
2010 233 2948
2011 314 3521
2012 301 4159
2013 392 4957
2014 384 5732
2015 476 6639
2016 480 7182
2017 427 8230
2018 471 9983
2019 484 11512
2020 540 14149
2021 566 16680
2022 490 17301
2023 512 17645

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 2 22 102
Petrology and Geochemistry 21 98 269
Earth science and Geophysics 27 135 368
Geotechnical Engineering 22 139 436
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 39 215 585
Environmental Chemistry 48 259 684
Geology 49 261 702
Oceanography 48 280 744
Paleontology 51 281 773
Environmental Management 36 279 787
Geography and Cartography 54 364 958
Environmental Engineering 47 331 999
Ecology 58 423 1203
Forestry 57 407 1328
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 61 484 1780
Agricultural Science 64 544 2093

Biology rankings

The Freiberg University of Technology ranked 64th for Biology in Germany and 1412th in the World with 7,490 publications made and 149,167 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#64 of 170 In Germany
#449 of 1,445 In Europe
#1412 of 6,770 In the World

Freiberg University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 27 115
1992 29 116
1993 45 139
1994 47 140
1995 50 198
1996 48 250
1997 97 314
1998 94 373
1999 123 477
2000 151 662
2001 127 676
2002 139 839
2003 137 1122
2004 134 1283
2005 160 1587
2006 148 1823
2007 170 2155
2008 175 2506
2009 198 2787
2010 228 3249
2011 292 3775
2012 266 4378
2013 336 5259
2014 326 5850
2015 394 6820
2016 368 7402
2017 343 8440
2018 384 9895
2019 425 11308
2020 427 13801
2021 465 16323
2022 390 16652
2023 410 17016

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 48 293 765
Paleontology 51 281 773
Nanotechnology 53 278 826
Evolutionary Biology 58 349 899
Forestry 57 407 1328
Biochemistry 67 497 1675
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 61 484 1780
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 66 532 1794
Molecular Biology 71 505 1854
Zoology 65 513 1880
Genetics 70 530 1900
Botany 67 538 2029
Agricultural Science 64 544 2093
Microbiology 67 602 2583
Horticulture 66 612 2683
Nutrition and Food Science 73 673 2907
Neuroscience 90 785 2913
Biotechnology 72 697 2999
Immunology 88 766 3393

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Freiberg University of Technology ranked 77th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 1376th in the World with 4,952 publications made and 56,910 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#77 of 175 In Germany
#515 of 1,492 In Europe
#1376 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 13 81
1992 43 91
1993 25 77
1994 57 120
1995 47 124
1996 58 159
1997 61 180
1998 68 238
1999 45 267
2000 72 240
2001 51 321
2002 91 448
2003 80 572
2004 85 600
2005 73 741
2006 75 848
2007 78 913
2008 83 1037
2009 273 1154
2010 98 1340
2011 145 1487
2012 136 1626
2013 164 1942
2014 181 2223
2015 226 2491
2016 330 2699
2017 185 3016
2018 215 3512
2019 247 4270
2020 217 4918
2021 232 6253
2022 213 6209
2023 228 6336

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Library and Information science 58 326 852
Linguistics 60 367 957
Philosophy 76 447 1141
Archaeology 63 460 1262
History 65 487 1339
Art History 76 526 1470
Gender Studies 61 463 1495
Political Science 89 565 1517
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 73 581 1726
Law 83 641 2009
Anthropology 78 639 2085
Aesthetics 82 699 2229
Demography 75 729 2891
Sociology 91 780 2909
Education Majors 95 860 3544

Computer Science rankings

The Freiberg University of Technology ranked 72nd for Computer Science in Germany and 1594th in the World with 3,349 publications made and 59,257 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#72 of 172 In Germany
#533 of 1,459 In Europe
#1594 of 6,752 In the World

Freiberg University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 24 101
1992 21 122
1993 22 126
1994 33 132
1995 28 172
1996 33 182
1997 48 196
1998 43 229
1999 39 274
2000 63 302
2001 49 319
2002 59 456
2003 52 500
2004 70 500
2005 41 682
2006 67 796
2007 74 759
2008 89 922
2009 93 1063
2010 83 1227
2011 113 1385
2012 89 1441
2013 146 1759
2014 133 2074
2015 169 2255
2016 142 2674
2017 119 3000
2018 125 3387
2019 161 3896
2020 147 4611
2021 170 5563
2022 180 5659
2023 189 5534

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 40 190 464
Animation 44 242 619
Library and Information science 58 326 852
Management Information Systems 62 458 1097
Computer Vision 64 406 1157
Human-Computer Interaction 72 525 1404
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 71 496 1419
Data Science 79 568 1546
Telecommunications 69 509 1604
Computer Networking 72 545 1745
Machine Learning 70 538 1764
Software Engineering 88 630 1774
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 66 532 1794
Cognitive Science 78 583 2028
Cyber Security 81 684 2390
Neuroscience 90 785 2913

Mathematics rankings

The Freiberg University of Technology ranked 63rd for Mathematics in Germany and 1166th in the World with 2,331 publications made and 39,120 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#63 of 163 In Germany
#425 of 1,388 In Europe
#1166 of 6,305 In the World

Freiberg University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 21 90
1992 24 105
1993 21 111
1994 22 138
1995 17 160
1996 30 157
1997 32 149
1998 35 219
1999 28 209
2000 43 288
2001 45 265
2002 32 321
2003 39 323
2004 40 330
2005 30 415
2006 46 533
2007 52 545
2008 53 677
2009 47 713
2010 55 730
2011 82 921
2012 54 941
2013 96 1092
2014 73 1328
2015 103 1387
2016 103 1620
2017 96 1834
2018 116 2126
2019 127 2416
2020 107 2704
2021 126 3459
2022 109 3146
2023 112 3206

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 47 277 660
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 55 366 903
Operations Research 49 347 1008
Statistics 61 384 1039
Math Teachers 62 484 1693

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Freiberg University of Technology

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Environmental Economics 25 258 606
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 84 310 818
Orthodontics 55 346 988
Dentistry 53 351 1069
Project Management 61 459 1093
Accounting 63 435 1162
Finance 70 529 1378
Fashion Design 74 535 1411
Art & Design 72 528 1428
International Trade 82 679 1487
Economics 73 532 1494
Marketing 79 563 1603
International Business 86 686 1609
Business 81 614 1775
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 72 565 1866
Anatomy and Physiology 70 561 1892
Advertising 86 632 1966
Management 84 630 1998
Social Psychology 82 620 2008
Medicine 74 580 2020
Development Studies 73 623 2119
Psychiatry 76 642 2353
Literature 86 740 2444
Surgery 81 685 2496
Psychology 81 698 2599
Physical Therapy 78 725 2726
Pathology 82 725 2918
Public Health 86 837 3601