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The Graz University of Technology ranked 6th in Austria, 525th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 164 research topics. The Graz University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 35,683 academic publications and 781,103 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 19 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#525 of 14,131 In the World
#206 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 71 In Austria
#2 of 8 In Graz
#69 of 1,002 For Game Design and Development
#105 of 2,706 For Human-Computer Interaction
#115 of 1,941 For Computer Graphics
#2048 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#359 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 161 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 3rd for Engineering in Austria and 392nd in the World with 25,639 publications made and 537,178 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 34 In Austria
#141 of 1,453 In Europe
#392 of 6,684 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 121 768
1992 181 908
1993 149 971
1994 203 1200
1995 212 1301
1996 297 1689
1997 292 1890
1998 339 2148
1999 315 2339
2000 271 2670
2001 332 2875
2002 430 3565
2003 447 4393
2004 461 5085
2005 526 6475
2006 635 7786
2007 673 9266
2008 781 10502
2009 855 12583
2010 905 14754
2011 885 16729
2012 969 19226
2013 1033 21979
2014 1058 24229
2015 1135 26593
2016 1253 28060
2017 1196 30524
2018 1323 34750
2019 1427 39354
2020 1431 44375
2021 1486 50658
2022 1440 50561
2023 1454 50946

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

Engineering subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 2 36 105
Computer Engineering 2 36 131
Automotive Engineering 1 44 140
Nuclear Engineering 2 60 178
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 72 188
Architecture 3 80 190
Biochemical Engineering 5 102 214
Technical Drawing 3 80 217
Structural Engineering 2 64 234
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 66 237
Aviation 1 81 245
Systems Engineering 2 92 246
Computer Networking 2 70 255
Product and Industrial Design 5 103 258
Electrical Engineering 2 79 282
Telecommunications 2 84 293
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 109 299
Remote Sensing 3 104 308
Electronic Engineering 2 91 308
Architectural Engineering 2 117 315
Acoustical Engineering 3 111 329
Mechanical Engineering 3 114 332
Transportation Engineering 2 121 334
Aerospace Engineering 3 118 344
Construction Management 2 127 349
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 115 358
Engineering Management 2 131 367
Materials Science 3 133 376
Robotics 3 128 386
Chemical Engineering 3 113 398
Biomedical Engineering 5 149 411
Nanotechnology 4 135 423
Mining Engineering 4 127 428
Optical Engineering 5 177 443
Automation and Control engineering 3 144 453
Civil Engineering 3 163 454
Industrial Engineering 4 190 474
Metallurgical Engineering 5 178 495
Geotechnical Engineering 5 159 499
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 148 514
Marine Engineering 2 188 567
Petroleum Engineering 5 183 567
Operations Research 5 228 651
Environmental Engineering 5 227 671
Biotechnology 9 249 732
Agricultural Engineering 3 244 884

Physics rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 4th for Physics in Austria and 434th in the World with 22,526 publications made and 495,964 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 34 In Austria
#172 of 1,446 In Europe
#434 of 6,603 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 123 788
1992 171 945
1993 148 1004
1994 181 1227
1995 190 1373
1996 259 1654
1997 282 1907
1998 290 2042
1999 294 2303
2000 249 2631
2001 323 2934
2002 378 3475
2003 414 4148
2004 438 4892
2005 478 6097
2006 559 7238
2007 590 8499
2008 686 9588
2009 716 11171
2010 744 13137
2011 753 14804
2012 826 17048
2013 861 19249
2014 908 21328
2015 933 23337
2016 1076 24586
2017 1044 26990
2018 1158 30611
2019 1206 33924
2020 1252 38086
2021 1291 43414
2022 1258 43554
2023 1298 44001

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

Physics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 109 299
Acoustical Engineering 3 111 329
Materials Science 3 133 376
Quantum and Particle physics 4 160 397
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 178 401
Nanotechnology 4 135 423
Optical Engineering 5 177 443
Condensed Matter Physics 5 194 471
Nuclear Physics 5 212 501
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 211 506
Theoretical Physics 5 256 573
Astrobiology 6 262 660
Medical Physics 9 276 696
Biophysics 12 295 810

Chemistry rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 6th for Chemistry in Austria and 534th in the World with 19,748 publications made and 506,086 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 32 In Austria
#199 of 1,401 In Europe
#534 of 6,447 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 128 797
1992 165 1002
1993 150 1095
1994 169 1329
1995 186 1484
1996 250 1736
1997 269 1981
1998 296 2125
1999 291 2484
2000 247 2831
2001 283 3088
2002 339 3430
2003 358 4354
2004 378 5113
2005 412 6114
2006 484 7197
2007 507 8784
2008 604 9741
2009 638 11427
2010 654 13396
2011 651 15299
2012 675 17383
2013 763 20108
2014 804 21896
2015 833 24215
2016 913 25778
2017 875 27881
2018 961 31301
2019 1002 34418
2020 1072 39235
2021 1117 44725
2022 1090 45533
2023 1034 44925

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

Chemistry subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 72 188
Biochemical Engineering 5 102 214
Physical chemistry 1 82 286
Pharmacy 5 152 331
Materials Science 3 133 376
Chemical Engineering 3 113 398
Computational Chemistry 4 190 420
Nanotechnology 4 135 423
Organic Chemistry 5 177 468
Inorganic Chemistry 4 177 484
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 210 552
Environmental Chemistry 6 213 562
Nutrition and Food Science 6 205 585
Biochemistry 7 235 644
Radiochemistry 4 188 716

Computer Science rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Austria and 384th in the World with 16,149 publications made and 375,233 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 34 In Austria
#150 of 1,459 In Europe
#384 of 6,752 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 51 348
1992 90 406
1993 62 475
1994 114 595
1995 120 625
1996 155 808
1997 132 914
1998 186 1125
1999 138 1211
2000 140 1315
2001 152 1409
2002 275 2096
2003 262 2273
2004 257 2797
2005 301 3727
2006 407 4765
2007 450 5845
2008 486 6473
2009 578 8167
2010 635 9906
2011 627 11486
2012 662 13112
2013 701 14952
2014 714 16796
2015 764 18034
2016 822 19021
2017 766 20710
2018 854 24014
2019 903 27456
2020 948 30974
2021 992 34848
2022 929 32220
2023 962 32388

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

Biology rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 8th for Biology in Austria and 665th in the World with 15,963 publications made and 475,131 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 34 In Austria
#235 of 1,445 In Europe
#665 of 6,770 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 85 544
1992 125 743
1993 108 812
1994 111 1040
1995 131 1158
1996 184 1424
1997 197 1677
1998 213 1896
1999 199 2156
2000 194 2488
2001 212 2695
2002 252 3041
2003 247 3794
2004 295 4661
2005 317 5539
2006 381 6591
2007 437 8428
2008 474 9218
2009 533 11213
2010 513 13109
2011 515 15174
2012 622 17674
2013 692 20492
2014 688 22203
2015 743 24599
2016 811 26090
2017 728 28106
2018 770 31102
2019 828 34744
2020 902 39533
2021 941 44473
2022 909 44197
2023 935 43494

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

Biology subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 4 135 423
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 204 510
Evolutionary Biology 5 204 512
Neuroscience 7 215 548
Nutrition and Food Science 6 205 585
Biochemistry 7 235 644
Astrobiology 6 262 660
Paleontology 7 247 661
Genetics 8 253 713
Biotechnology 9 249 732
Biophysics 12 295 810
Botany 8 294 825
Horticulture 6 276 877
Molecular Biology 12 332 995
Agricultural Science 6 318 996
Microbiology 11 330 1004
Zoology 9 349 1068
Immunology 11 360 1166
Oncology and Cancer research 10 346 1169
Forestry 7 375 1218
Pharmacology 13 429 1598
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 529 2019
Virology 17 668 2911

Environmental Science rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Austria and 621st in the World with 14,056 publications made and 311,382 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 34 In Austria
#234 of 1,458 In Europe
#621 of 6,798 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 55 345
1992 83 462
1993 70 470
1994 97 560
1995 87 690
1996 150 715
1997 134 819
1998 136 927
1999 114 998
2000 144 1298
2001 165 1370
2002 219 1707
2003 212 2058
2004 208 2252
2005 250 3044
2006 317 3771
2007 385 4880
2008 409 5350
2009 454 6621
2010 479 8037
2011 502 9499
2012 568 11198
2013 580 13106
2014 603 14343
2015 629 16162
2016 744 17605
2017 645 19303
2018 731 22279
2019 823 25200
2020 847 29037
2021 850 33514
2022 866 33625
2023 901 33603

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

Environmental Science subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 147 421
Mining Engineering 4 127 428
Oceanography 5 181 495
Geotechnical Engineering 5 159 499
Environmental Management 5 173 503
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 210 552
Geography and Cartography 4 213 561
Environmental Chemistry 6 213 562
Geology 6 219 586
Earth science and Geophysics 8 219 593
Paleontology 7 247 661
Environmental Engineering 5 227 671
Ecology 6 253 683
Agricultural Science 6 318 996
Forestry 7 375 1218
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 529 2019

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 668th in the World with 10,881 publications made and 219,334 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 35 In Austria
#281 of 1,492 In Europe
#668 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 48 271
1992 70 308
1993 43 344
1994 83 450
1995 93 441
1996 117 565
1997 76 608
1998 123 701
1999 82 749
2000 105 867
2001 100 968
2002 181 1225
2003 165 1381
2004 167 1579
2005 203 2195
2006 222 2728
2007 296 3282
2008 318 3676
2009 340 4741
2010 411 5752
2011 410 6738
2012 472 7764
2013 463 9100
2014 442 9992
2015 468 11072
2016 515 11512
2017 470 12747
2018 541 14838
2019 624 17375
2020 626 19851
2021 635 22374
2022 659 21374
2023 641 21517

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Military science 1 49 222
Aesthetics 2 126 337
Library and Information science 5 178 455
Philosophy 6 234 521
Journalism and Digital Media 5 198 541
Linguistics 4 228 564
Education Majors 2 199 603
Publishing 5 252 670
Political Science 8 292 694
Law 8 277 706
Archaeology 6 280 709
History 7 309 771
Art History 7 379 924
Anthropology 9 369 992
Sociology 10 391 1064
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 10 531 1482
Communications and Public Relations 12 549 1631
Demography 15 516 1710
Gender Studies 11 540 1802

Mathematics rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 5th for Mathematics in Austria and 463rd in the World with 7,343 publications made and 158,309 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 32 In Austria
#175 of 1,388 In Europe
#463 of 6,305 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 38 177
1992 43 216
1993 34 211
1994 44 259
1995 43 276
1996 58 329
1997 51 387
1998 67 533
1999 58 493
2000 59 503
2001 63 646
2002 123 913
2003 119 912
2004 146 1295
2005 161 1729
2006 219 2220
2007 240 2608
2008 217 2995
2009 283 3776
2010 272 4350
2011 274 5113
2012 293 5777
2013 316 6597
2014 318 7241
2015 329 7879
2016 385 8258
2017 338 8612
2018 382 10346
2019 403 11811
2020 439 13455
2021 447 14767
2022 390 13626
2023 446 13668

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

Mathematics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 32 134
Applied Mathematics 4 127 329
Statistics 5 183 474
Math Teachers 3 200 648
Operations Research 5 228 651
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 295 728

Business rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 6th for Business in Austria and 644th in the World with 4,991 publications made and 81,589 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 32 In Austria
#245 of 1,414 In Europe
#644 of 6,187 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 19 116
1992 31 97
1993 20 117
1994 30 144
1995 36 173
1996 35 223
1997 35 245
1998 67 300
1999 50 316
2000 33 329
2001 44 432
2002 72 591
2003 76 561
2004 83 670
2005 90 846
2006 105 1074
2007 130 1351
2008 157 1553
2009 153 1872
2010 169 2083
2011 181 2669
2012 211 3068
2013 202 3537
2014 222 3918
2015 214 4310
2016 258 4414
2017 244 4886
2018 283 6165
2019 315 6851
2020 299 7886
2021 342 8924
2022 327 8655
2023 330 8748

The following table provides academic rankings for The Graz University of Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 2 127 349
Engineering Management 2 131 367
Management 3 170 477
Management Information Systems 6 256 588
Operations Research 5 228 651
Project Management 6 300 689
Entertainment Industry Business 5 262 692
Marketing 6 280 697
Finance 7 316 770
Advertising 7 339 886
International Trade 10 526 1000
Human Resource Management 8 415 1026
International Business 10 541 1112
Accounting 7 455 1258

Art & Design rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Austria and 397th in the World with 3,204 publications made and 74,131 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Literature, 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
#3 of 32 In Austria
#159 of 1,349 In Europe
#397 of 5,720 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 8 69
1992 19 74
1993 10 78
1994 25 125
1995 30 96
1996 32 191
1997 16 196
1998 37 214
1999 29 237
2000 21 268
2001 25 276
2002 53 341
2003 51 477
2004 51 495
2005 62 647
2006 79 839
2007 98 973
2008 112 1162
2009 107 1411
2010 137 1727
2011 151 1956
2012 162 2345
2013 169 2745
2014 156 2976
2015 152 3205
2016 152 3069
2017 152 3257
2018 163 3689
2019 159 4001
2020 172 4637
2021 185 5094
2022 170 4965
2023 172 4955

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

Art & Design subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 1 20 69
Computer Graphics 2 29 115
UX/UI Desgin 2 48 115
Multimedia 1 33 119
Architecture 3 80 190
Graphic Design 2 100 269
Animation 3 120 326
Aesthetics 2 126 337
Photography 4 184 470
Fashion Design 5 218 517
Entertainment Industry Business 5 262 692
Literature 6 302 707
Art History 7 379 924

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Graz University of Technology

Speciality Austria Europe World Rank
Environmental Economics 4 133 323
Audiology 7 179 464
Sports Medicine 7 205 515
Cosmetology 6 192 519
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 10 233 569
Cardiology 8 243 660
Psychiatry 7 240 664
Psychology 7 252 703
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 255 746
Anatomy and Physiology 10 267 758
Economics 8 321 812
Plastic Surgery 11 245 827
Physical Therapy 9 314 835
Medicine 8 294 845
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 305 878
Development Studies 9 313 879
Dentistry 9 298 893
Social Psychology 9 340 919
Orthodontics 10 325 929
Pathology 9 312 948
Ophthalmology 9 328 973
Surgery 10 316 978
International Economics 10 554 1053
Child Psychology 9 367 1063
Anesthesiology 10 362 1162
Critical Care Nursing 9 435 1360
Nursing 10 456 1467
Clinical Psychology 11 468 1539
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 11 470 1622
Public Health 13 501 1665
Health Science 11 482 1702