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The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena ranked 26th in Germany, 328th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 185 research topics. The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 66,791 academic publications and 2,005,215 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 466 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#328 of 14,131 In the World
#125 of 2,785 In Europe
#26 of 369 In Germany
#1 of 12 In Thuringia
#1 of 2 In Jena
#53 of 1,015 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#57 of 2,426 For Computational Chemistry
#102 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#193 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#357 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 182 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena ranked 25th for Chemistry in Germany and 287th in the World with 36,853 publications made and 1,326,032 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#25 of 166 In Germany
#96 of 1,417 In Europe
#287 of 6,545 In the World

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 265 1469
1993 278 1605
1994 344 1769
1995 359 2071
1996 485 2704
1997 571 3265
1998 652 3882
1999 637 4981
2000 720 6040
2001 760 7424
2002 684 8839
2003 786 11562
2004 807 13358
2005 866 15546
2006 914 17738
2007 1012 20709
2008 1129 24597
2009 1192 28658
2010 1297 33599
2011 1371 39185
2012 1387 45105
2013 1367 49916
2014 1411 55641
2015 1416 59561
2016 1360 64099
2017 1343 68468
2018 1237 73454
2019 1378 81005
2020 1550 93206
2021 1664 104323
2022 1620 104513
2023 1679 105525
2024 1290 102058

The following table provides academic rankings for The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 19 53
Computational Chemistry 6 18 57
Pharmacy 38 88 194
Organic Chemistry 22 75 227
Biochemical Engineering 17 102 227
Materials Science 19 78 266
Nanotechnology 19 73 278
Environmental Chemistry 22 111 305
Chemical Engineering 19 80 318
Inorganic Chemistry 27 113 343
Biochemistry 32 136 369
Physical chemistry 26 126 393
Nutrition and Food Science 15 144 424
Petrology and Geochemistry 29 191 502
Radiochemistry 31 142 598

Biology rankings

The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena ranked 31st for Biology in Germany and 379th in the World with 36,582 publications made and 1,280,575 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#31 of 170 In Germany
#138 of 1,448 In Europe
#379 of 6,833 In the World

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 225 1101
1993 231 1088
1994 254 1315
1995 292 1541
1996 397 1961
1997 539 2660
1998 645 3342
1999 640 4440
2000 728 5658
2001 801 7007
2002 711 8842
2003 793 11791
2004 818 13766
2005 870 16147
2006 998 18985
2007 1121 22153
2008 1153 26385
2009 1202 31456
2010 1326 36940
2011 1279 42230
2012 1284 48978
2013 1328 54539
2014 1353 60070
2015 1336 63701
2016 1364 67928
2017 1336 72371
2018 1252 77853
2019 1432 85920
2020 1626 100581
2021 1824 113383
2022 1756 111971
2023 1846 113096
2024 1426 107327

The following table provides academic rankings for The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 17 60 158
Astrobiology 12 69 190
Evolutionary Biology 14 83 224
Nanotechnology 19 73 278
Biophysics 30 103 287
Botany 24 118 325
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 31 136 344
Microbiology 22 124 347
Paleontology 27 132 355
Neuroscience 33 143 367
Biochemistry 32 136 369
Zoology 26 141 370
Molecular Biology 32 125 378
Genetics 32 141 385
Immunology 32 145 389
Nutrition and Food Science 15 144 424
Oncology and Cancer research 34 163 458
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 159 465
Pharmacology 33 166 495
Horticulture 23 163 526
Forestry 26 184 541
Virology 32 179 544
Biotechnology 34 196 546
Agricultural Science 25 179 590
Toxicology 28 180 594
Animal Science 29 254 868
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 41 360 1024

Physics rankings

The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena ranked 21st for Physics in Germany and 264th in the World with 31,879 publications made and 1,075,180 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#21 of 168 In Germany
#89 of 1,457 In Europe
#264 of 6,713 In the World

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 237 1399
1993 253 1538
1994 302 1675
1995 308 1968
1996 442 2441
1997 476 2859
1998 570 3323
1999 516 4211
2000 600 4867
2001 626 5925
2002 540 7010
2003 660 9065
2004 728 10572
2005 734 12720
2006 724 14533
2007 837 16615
2008 933 20068
2009 1020 23308
2010 1149 27034
2011 1213 31626
2012 1234 35802
2013 1183 39730
2014 1194 44246
2015 1285 47664
2016 1232 51593
2017 1215 55528
2018 1115 61259
2019 1269 66799
2020 1374 78322
2021 1478 89626
2022 1353 87160
2023 1503 91024
2024 1115 88623

The following table provides academic rankings for The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Optical Engineering 6 21 103
Condensed Matter Physics 16 45 144
Theoretical Physics 21 80 163
Astrobiology 12 69 190
Atomic and Molecular physics 30 92 208
Quantum and Particle physics 18 72 222
Applied/Engineering Physics 16 70 230
Materials Science 19 78 266
Nanotechnology 19 73 278
Astrophysics and Astronomy 24 117 285
Biophysics 30 103 287
Nuclear Physics 33 132 314
Medical Physics 29 148 350
Acoustical Engineering 25 130 357

Engineering rankings

The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena ranked 21st for Engineering in Germany and 308th in the World with 30,844 publications made and 1,060,553 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#21 of 169 In Germany
#100 of 1,465 In Europe
#308 of 6,782 In the World

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 234 1274
1993 224 1369
1994 264 1495
1995 289 1723
1996 417 2192
1997 446 2598
1998 546 3017
1999 492 3786
2000 564 4520
2001 558 5475
2002 514 6571
2003 622 8634
2004 673 10046
2005 686 12062
2006 723 13992
2007 829 16051
2008 901 19536
2009 1032 22796
2010 1111 26724
2011 1177 31476
2012 1168 35436
2013 1136 39330
2014 1174 44082
2015 1222 47785
2016 1187 51512
2017 1192 55692
2018 1123 60841
2019 1241 67330
2020 1367 78690
2021 1558 90603
2022 1384 89098
2023 1492 91910
2024 1088 88610

The following table provides academic rankings for The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in various areas of Engineering.

Medicine rankings

The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena ranked 32nd for Medicine in Germany and 379th in the World with 25,233 publications made and 823,990 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#32 of 170 In Germany
#144 of 1,433 In Europe
#379 of 6,775 In the World

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 145 507
1993 140 522
1994 144 566
1995 192 748
1996 293 1018
1997 401 1309
1998 487 1943
1999 468 2654
2000 554 3509
2001 625 4539
2002 600 5737
2003 617 8135
2004 651 9903
2005 730 11077
2006 851 12986
2007 898 15038
2008 830 18470
2009 882 21478
2010 897 24666
2011 903 27615
2012 865 31256
2013 832 35015
2014 841 38099
2015 847 40606
2016 808 42170
2017 801 43715
2018 803 45388
2019 844 50362
2020 945 59613
2021 1045 66237
2022 1126 64444
2023 1156 63431
2024 914 57154

The following table provides academic rankings for The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 31 53 102
Pharmacy 38 88 194
Cosmetology 19 77 208
Dermatology 25 97 249
Biomedical Engineering 22 90 267
Audiology 32 107 275
Sonography and Ultrasound 24 104 284
Critical Care Nursing 20 122 308
Sports Medicine 20 120 315
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 32 124 330
Cardiology 30 133 333
Gerontology 8 99 339
Occupational Therapy 16 131 346
Anesthesiology 30 131 349
Medical Physics 29 148 350
Anatomy and Physiology 30 128 364
Psychiatry 31 141 385
Physical Therapy 27 149 386
Sports / Exercise science 19 145 389
Immunology 32 145 389
Surgery 32 135 391
Dentistry 29 132 398
Orthodontics 34 145 420
Neurosurgery 36 156 425
Respiratory Therapy 33 170 444
Pathology 32 163 449
Radiation Therapy 34 160 456
Oncology and Cancer research 34 163 458
Urology 33 154 461
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 33 170 484
Pharmacology 33 166 495
Plastic Surgery 30 161 496
Clinical Psychology 34 176 501
Ophthalmology 36 181 517
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 27 174 526
Virology 32 179 544
Pediatrics 32 197 552
Forensic Science 31 208 592
Toxicology 28 180 594
Family medicine 32 201 596
Public Health 36 218 613
Epidemiology 38 250 705
Nursing 35 251 718
Optometry 38 259 776
Veterinary 32 226 844
Healthcare Management (MHA) 38 342 984
Health Science 34 313 987
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 41 360 1024

Environmental Science rankings

The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena ranked 31st for Environmental Science in Germany and 483rd in the World with 20,802 publications made and 668,697 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#31 of 170 In Germany
#173 of 1,464 In Europe
#483 of 6,876 In the World

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 127 601
1993 116 618
1994 150 770
1995 172 911
1996 199 958
1997 258 1338
1998 274 1457
1999 306 2168
2000 309 2526
2001 312 2992
2002 332 3853
2003 335 5006
2004 380 5983
2005 418 6986
2006 488 8793
2007 587 10082
2008 616 12297
2009 662 14770
2010 724 17177
2011 732 20033
2012 722 23229
2013 797 26378
2014 816 29512
2015 782 31209
2016 849 34256
2017 878 37402
2018 836 40749
2019 916 46413
2020 1061 55719
2021 1225 65825
2022 1230 65143
2023 1190 66437
2024 885 63366

The following table provides academic rankings for The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 11 151 303
Environmental Chemistry 22 111 305
Paleontology 27 132 355
Geology 30 159 421
Ecology 29 166 438
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 159 465
Petrology and Geochemistry 29 191 502
Oceanography 35 202 536
Earth science and Geophysics 31 198 540
Forestry 26 184 541
Geography and Cartography 34 208 555
Agricultural Science 25 179 590
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 39 222 600
Geotechnical Engineering 35 224 696
Hydrology and Water resources management 27 196 757
Mining Engineering 29 247 780
Environmental Engineering 37 278 830
Environmental Management 41 329 960

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena ranked 35th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 470th in the World with 20,743 publications made and 496,452 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#35 of 178 In Germany
#195 of 1,500 In Europe
#470 of 7,081 In the World

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 93 315
1993 66 333
1994 94 348
1995 92 417
1996 154 517
1997 189 712
1998 233 928
1999 245 1256
2000 256 1510
2001 276 2077
2002 310 2723
2003 330 3443
2004 364 4366
2005 346 5283
2006 388 6578
2007 469 7657
2008 481 9255
2009 605 11303
2010 597 13081
2011 672 15027
2012 685 17477
2013 684 19585
2014 775 22001
2015 713 23468
2016 765 24489
2017 915 26271
2018 879 28863
2019 951 33084
2020 1042 40682
2021 1203 46968
2022 1136 45539
2023 1134 48664
2024 888 43894

The following table provides academic rankings for The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 11 151 303
Classics and Ancient History 17 149 371
Sports / Exercise science 19 145 389
Art History 25 168 397
Philosophy 37 175 402
Aesthetics 23 179 451
Library and Information science 37 183 458
Political Science 37 193 458
Political Economy 22 199 484
International Law 25 212 490
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 22 204 512
Linguistics 39 210 520
History 32 208 526
Archaeology 31 201 529
Demography 33 192 540
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 23 195 576
Forensic Science 31 208 592
Sociology 33 228 618
Law 35 238 623
Genealogy 29 232 636
Human Rights Law 26 255 642
Anthropology 26 251 644
Broadcast Journalism 25 233 656
Radio and Television broadcasting 25 235 677
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 38 288 718
Criminology and Criminal Justice 25 240 758
Gender Studies 28 275 803
Education Majors 32 274 829
Media Studies 35 306 844
Public Policy / Administration 37 316 874
Publishing 42 356 922
Journalism and Digital Media 48 349 969
Communications and Public Relations 53 437 1222

Computer Science rankings

The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena ranked 31st for Computer Science in Germany and 405th in the World with 20,615 publications made and 749,036 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#31 of 172 In Germany
#156 of 1,469 In Europe
#405 of 6,845 In the World

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 82 468
1993 110 512
1994 127 579
1995 146 788
1996 192 900
1997 253 1280
1998 269 1502
1999 311 2124
2000 296 2547
2001 343 3149
2002 356 4152
2003 425 5385
2004 472 6423
2005 465 7754
2006 501 9345
2007 549 10573
2008 616 12575
2009 704 15669
2010 760 17693
2011 792 20261
2012 744 23215
2013 786 25511
2014 773 28408
2015 745 30287
2016 767 31712
2017 755 33664
2018 713 37072
2019 846 41467
2020 870 49508
2021 1083 57398
2022 1058 55440
2023 1203 58094
2024 834 51865

The following table provides academic rankings for The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 21 110 287
Telecommunications 16 104 339
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 31 136 344
Computer Vision 21 126 359
Neuroscience 33 143 367
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 23 134 386
Cognitive Science 35 154 411
Library and Information science 37 183 458
Computational Linguistics 34 179 458
Data Science 35 215 481
Web Design and Development 41 217 561
Computer Networking 34 200 569
Machine Learning 36 212 608
Animation 49 267 686
Human-Computer Interaction 49 296 687
Robotics 44 282 805
Database Administration 47 294 816
Software Engineering 61 365 825
Management Information Systems 55 386 884
Cyber Security 45 320 897
Computer Engineering 52 328 999
Multimedia 62 441 1240
Blockchain and Cryptography 67 413 1272

Psychology rankings

The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena ranked 31st for Psychology in Germany and 446th in the World with 10,907 publications made and 400,489 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#31 of 169 In Germany
#157 of 1,423 In Europe
#446 of 6,645 In the World

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 43 200
1993 52 176
1994 48 233
1995 72 288
1996 127 382
1997 147 575
1998 180 819
1999 195 1198
2000 219 1602
2001 249 2011
2002 243 2866
2003 251 3797
2004 285 4631
2005 297 5361
2006 312 6308
2007 370 7162
2008 376 8744
2009 394 10345
2010 401 11767
2011 449 13421
2012 384 15189
2013 389 16984
2014 368 18355
2015 381 19769
2016 376 20553
2017 398 21352
2018 384 22607
2019 380 24887
2020 447 30822
2021 551 33396
2022 565 32084
2023 588 31698
2024 460 29051

The following table provides academic rankings for The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 16 131 346
Neuroscience 33 143 367
Psychiatry 31 141 385
Cognitive Science 35 154 411
Child Psychology 27 152 439
Social Psychology 28 167 464
Clinical Psychology 34 176 501
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 38 288 718
Education Majors 32 274 829

Mathematics rankings

The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena ranked 36th for Mathematics in Germany and 557th in the World with 6,789 publications made and 243,246 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#36 of 163 In Germany
#205 of 1,401 In Europe
#557 of 6,418 In the World

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 40 160
1993 43 186
1994 44 224
1995 42 274
1996 59 305
1997 68 414
1998 87 535
1999 93 691
2000 96 785
2001 101 953
2002 110 1367
2003 126 1634
2004 146 2028
2005 152 2454
2006 149 2932
2007 173 3377
2008 199 4114
2009 259 4987
2010 250 5711
2011 287 6429
2012 239 7374
2013 269 8455
2014 272 9760
2015 277 10606
2016 309 10977
2017 262 11731
2018 257 12899
2019 279 14779
2020 314 17776
2021 376 20667
2022 375 20216
2023 443 20604
2024 276 15047

The following table provides academic rankings for The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 17 134 400
Statistics 33 189 490
Applied Mathematics 39 205 502
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 42 266 653
Actuarial Science 60 390 1054
Math Teachers 45 341 1123
Blockchain and Cryptography 67 413 1272

Art & Design rankings

The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena ranked 30th for Art & Design in Germany and 507th in the World with 3,392 publications made and 73,426 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

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
#30 of 162 In Germany
#208 of 1,381 In Europe
#507 of 5,966 In the World

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 17 89
1993 21 108
1994 22 117
1995 29 104
1996 35 131
1997 59 245
1998 57 214
1999 66 263
2000 46 318
2001 52 397
2002 54 576
2003 58 679
2004 54 795
2005 61 995
2006 60 1198
2007 73 1319
2008 94 1741
2009 110 2000
2010 114 2300
2011 128 2616
2012 130 3091
2013 118 3173
2014 116 3553
2015 121 3774
2016 147 4012
2017 146 4296
2018 138 4939
2019 135 5276
2020 163 6357
2021 193 6943
2022 209 6822
2023 181 7389
2024 135 7328

The following table provides academic rankings for The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Music 7 73 187
Computer Graphics 21 110 287
Painting and Drawing 11 174 379
Sculpture 11 174 379
Photography 16 155 387
Art History 25 168 397
Illustration and Concept Art 10 184 408
Aesthetics 23 179 451
Fashion Design 27 194 465
Performing arts 28 228 519
Literature 39 277 652
Animation 49 267 686
Singing and Vocal Performance 31 260 708
Creative Writing 39 373 984
Architecture 61 467 1169
Multimedia 62 441 1240

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Entrepreneurship 2 31 75
International Economics 44 330 551
Supply Chain Management 23 173 554
Finance 35 227 559
Human Resource Management 22 218 563
International Trade 41 335 582
International Business 46 341 632
Marketing 43 257 664
Economics 36 262 677
Business 40 271 698
Management 43 270 725
Development Studies 45 331 948
Advertising 52 369 986
Project Management 61 483 1138
Accounting 59 440 1219
Investment Banking and Stock trading 63 477 1454