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The Graz University of Technology ranked 6th in Austria, 530th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 165 research topics. The Graz University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 39,458 academic publications and 1,013,526 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 21 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#530 of 14,131 In the World
#208 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 71 In Austria
#2 of 8 In Graz
#64 of 1,017 For Game Design and Development
#112 of 2,987 For Human-Computer Interaction
#113 of 1,009 For UX/UI Desgin
#1987 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#359 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 162 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 3rd for Engineering in Austria and 403rd in the World with 28,037 publications made and 693,253 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 34 In Austria
#145 of 1,465 In Europe
#403 of 6,782 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 185 1036
1993 150 1120
1994 212 1354
1995 219 1521
1996 297 2013
1997 303 2150
1998 347 2411
1999 336 2672
2000 278 3054
2001 352 3322
2002 439 4329
2003 473 5255
2004 475 5920
2005 554 7697
2006 673 9304
2007 700 10776
2008 805 12268
2009 892 14624
2010 924 17323
2011 962 19741
2012 1007 22662
2013 1053 25700
2014 1134 28708
2015 1152 30916
2016 1349 33042
2017 1247 36624
2018 1353 41707
2019 1514 47016
2020 1560 53776
2021 1590 60559
2022 1541 57627
2023 1634 60414
2024 1132 54442

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 39 112
Computer Engineering 2 35 129
Automotive Engineering 1 46 145
Nuclear Engineering 2 62 200
Architecture 3 83 202
Biochemical Engineering 5 98 221
Technical Drawing 2 84 225
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 86 226
Aviation 1 82 229
Structural Engineering 2 65 232
Engineering Management 2 66 233
Computer Networking 2 64 242
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 69 250
Product and Industrial Design 4 98 252
Systems Engineering 3 96 263
Electrical Engineering 2 81 281
Telecommunications 2 84 287
Transportation Engineering 2 97 289
Remote Sensing 5 108 315
Electronic Engineering 2 96 315
Architectural Engineering 2 115 319
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 118 326
Construction Management 2 122 333
Mechanical Engineering 3 111 334
Aerospace Engineering 3 118 343
Acoustical Engineering 3 122 346
Robotics 3 122 369
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 118 373
Materials Science 3 135 392
Chemical Engineering 3 111 405
Industrial Engineering 4 167 416
Nanotechnology 4 137 433
Biomedical Engineering 5 157 439
Civil Engineering 3 160 452
Optical Engineering 6 183 462
Automation and Control engineering 3 153 476
Mining Engineering 4 152 497
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 139 498
Metallurgical Engineering 5 174 499
Geotechnical Engineering 5 165 521
Operations Research 5 185 541
Marine Engineering 2 181 551
Petroleum Engineering 5 187 589
Environmental Engineering 5 236 713
Biotechnology 9 264 789
Agricultural Engineering 3 234 909

Physics rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 4th for Physics in Austria and 446th in the World with 24,571 publications made and 627,168 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
#175 of 1,457 In Europe
#446 of 6,713 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 169 1065
1993 147 1165
1994 189 1388
1995 196 1591
1996 260 1921
1997 285 2163
1998 301 2279
1999 309 2624
2000 264 2980
2001 343 3345
2002 388 4133
2003 440 4986
2004 452 5594
2005 498 7144
2006 601 8508
2007 611 9694
2008 709 10974
2009 744 12718
2010 770 15196
2011 818 17214
2012 859 19732
2013 869 22065
2014 954 24878
2015 939 26878
2016 1154 28193
2017 1095 31787
2018 1181 35794
2019 1276 40034
2020 1361 45420
2021 1392 51071
2022 1323 49114
2023 1455 51595
2024 993 46682

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 4 118 326
Acoustical Engineering 3 122 346
Materials Science 3 135 392
Quantum and Particle physics 4 163 407
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 182 417
Nanotechnology 4 137 433
Optical Engineering 6 183 462
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 203 480
Condensed Matter Physics 6 202 499
Nuclear Physics 5 222 521
Theoretical Physics 5 265 600
Astrobiology 7 284 738
Biophysics 12 287 812
Medical Physics 8 303 821

Chemistry rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 6th for Chemistry in Austria and 547th in the World with 21,274 publications made and 619,350 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 33 In Austria
#201 of 1,417 In Europe
#547 of 6,545 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 166 1112
1993 149 1304
1994 181 1490
1995 190 1704
1996 254 1975
1997 279 2249
1998 302 2342
1999 302 2758
2000 255 3185
2001 294 3461
2002 344 3995
2003 389 5170
2004 380 5804
2005 439 7050
2006 525 8310
2007 517 9540
2008 625 10878
2009 643 12716
2010 663 14813
2011 709 17201
2012 704 19502
2013 759 22246
2014 833 24566
2015 837 26795
2016 966 28374
2017 908 31373
2018 979 34846
2019 1072 38697
2020 1165 45093
2021 1182 50454
2022 1115 49744
2023 1130 50663
2024 793 47474

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
Biochemical Engineering 5 98 221
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 86 226
Physical chemistry 1 81 288
Pharmacy 5 152 342
Materials Science 3 135 392
Chemical Engineering 3 111 405
Nanotechnology 4 137 433
Computational Chemistry 5 204 457
Organic Chemistry 5 179 481
Inorganic Chemistry 4 182 509
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 206 543
Environmental Chemistry 6 213 563
Nutrition and Food Science 6 217 645
Biochemistry 7 236 676
Radiochemistry 5 206 818

Computer Science rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Austria and 396th in the World with 17,801 publications made and 512,931 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 35 In Austria
#152 of 1,469 In Europe
#396 of 6,845 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 99 503
1993 66 580
1994 120 761
1995 121 799
1996 154 1076
1997 133 1149
1998 194 1364
1999 148 1490
2000 138 1662
2001 167 1775
2002 277 2713
2003 278 2968
2004 264 3509
2005 314 4798
2006 437 6195
2007 464 7409
2008 508 8118
2009 606 10241
2010 646 12497
2011 666 14522
2012 701 16557
2013 693 18491
2014 769 21013
2015 783 22422
2016 879 23983
2017 811 26629
2018 884 31126
2019 948 35482
2020 1049 39910
2021 1078 44452
2022 1026 39096
2023 1080 41211
2024 740 34206

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 691st in the World with 17,316 publications made and 595,250 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 34 In Austria
#239 of 1,448 In Europe
#691 of 6,833 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 128 856
1993 109 965
1994 118 1203
1995 138 1368
1996 187 1684
1997 203 1928
1998 222 2120
1999 215 2397
2000 196 2877
2001 223 3097
2002 263 3686
2003 271 4625
2004 299 5483
2005 335 6559
2006 424 7900
2007 432 9537
2008 485 10387
2009 556 12883
2010 516 14817
2011 569 17588
2012 645 20031
2013 676 23354
2014 711 25620
2015 759 27869
2016 839 29455
2017 753 32364
2018 798 35777
2019 885 40125
2020 982 46525
2021 997 51349
2022 968 49203
2023 1009 50238
2024 646 44452

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 4 137 433
Evolutionary Biology 6 213 529
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 211 532
Neuroscience 7 215 551
Nutrition and Food Science 6 217 645
Paleontology 7 246 674
Biochemistry 7 236 676
Genetics 9 257 731
Astrobiology 7 284 738
Biotechnology 9 264 789
Biophysics 12 287 812
Botany 8 297 879
Horticulture 6 281 966
Molecular Biology 12 328 1014
Microbiology 10 341 1062
Agricultural Science 7 321 1063
Zoology 9 350 1079
Oncology and Cancer research 10 344 1175
Immunology 11 364 1244
Forestry 8 381 1304
Pharmacology 12 444 1718
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 537 2122
Virology 16 604 2474

Environmental Science rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Austria and 647th in the World with 15,370 publications made and 401,909 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 35 In Austria
#235 of 1,464 In Europe
#647 of 6,876 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 81 481
1993 68 552
1994 99 629
1995 90 768
1996 148 820
1997 141 942
1998 144 1034
1999 123 1104
2000 148 1487
2001 179 1548
2002 231 2077
2003 233 2475
2004 215 2747
2005 260 3619
2006 362 4645
2007 386 5614
2008 429 6284
2009 465 7646
2010 494 9320
2011 539 11189
2012 581 13080
2013 587 15336
2014 612 16835
2015 642 18638
2016 794 20798
2017 675 23016
2018 762 26597
2019 860 29899
2020 918 35002
2021 912 40022
2022 933 38594
2023 1006 39870
2024 645 35109

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 4 155 444
Mining Engineering 4 152 497
Geotechnical Engineering 5 165 521
Oceanography 6 201 534
Environmental Management 5 182 536
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 206 543
Environmental Chemistry 6 213 563
Geology 6 218 588
Geography and Cartography 5 226 600
Earth science and Geophysics 8 228 635
Paleontology 7 246 674
Environmental Engineering 5 236 713
Ecology 6 264 732
Agricultural Science 7 321 1063
Forestry 8 381 1304
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 537 2122

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 740th in the World with 12,011 publications made and 298,951 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 36 In Austria
#305 of 1,500 In Europe
#740 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 68 394
1993 46 427
1994 89 580
1995 97 546
1996 113 744
1997 88 808
1998 135 855
1999 91 947
2000 112 1104
2001 113 1235
2002 204 1660
2003 185 1838
2004 174 2004
2005 199 2917
2006 250 3586
2007 301 4233
2008 335 4704
2009 369 6044
2010 425 7374
2011 441 8780
2012 487 9901
2013 466 11325
2014 469 12906
2015 487 13866
2016 547 14790
2017 499 16736
2018 542 19754
2019 667 22680
2020 690 25991
2021 722 29089
2022 720 26131
2023 730 27783
2024 433 22398

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 2 70 280
Aesthetics 2 164 415
Library and Information science 6 194 485
Journalism and Digital Media 4 202 557
Linguistics 6 234 584
Philosophy 7 261 622
Publishing 3 240 623
Education Majors 2 222 670
Archaeology 6 291 754
Political Science 8 312 760
Law 8 295 765
History 7 323 819
Art History 8 402 974
Anthropology 9 395 1098
Sociology 10 402 1119
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 10 547 1564
Communications and Public Relations 11 554 1624
Demography 15 546 1928
Gender Studies 12 590 2050
Classics and Ancient History 13 645 2070

Mathematics rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 5th for Mathematics in Austria and 477th in the World with 7,939 publications made and 204,591 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
#179 of 1,401 In Europe
#477 of 6,418 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 42 269
1993 36 266
1994 41 314
1995 51 352
1996 59 418
1997 59 504
1998 80 648
1999 66 629
2000 63 632
2001 67 814
2002 128 1200
2003 129 1215
2004 150 1646
2005 158 2169
2006 224 2753
2007 250 3278
2008 228 3764
2009 278 4734
2010 288 5523
2011 291 6451
2012 296 7107
2013 337 8079
2014 363 9096
2015 337 9779
2016 426 10502
2017 338 11147
2018 398 13407
2019 416 15069
2020 466 17342
2021 457 19038
2022 411 16661
2023 492 17394
2024 227 11587

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 35 136
Applied Mathematics 5 129 335
Statistics 5 187 483
Operations Research 5 185 541
Math Teachers 4 220 699
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 310 771

Business rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 6th for Business in Austria and 672nd in the World with 5,529 publications made and 116,227 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 32 In Austria
#257 of 1,433 In Europe
#672 of 6,339 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 33 129
1993 20 141
1994 29 179
1995 40 211
1996 35 303
1997 36 319
1998 75 373
1999 51 414
2000 32 405
2001 50 582
2002 76 771
2003 82 754
2004 84 885
2005 98 1188
2006 113 1469
2007 124 1767
2008 166 2020
2009 162 2460
2010 175 2808
2011 197 3535
2012 230 3902
2013 219 4429
2014 248 5046
2015 230 5471
2016 268 5788
2017 262 6496
2018 293 7977
2019 354 9027
2020 346 10137
2021 378 11500
2022 351 10444
2023 363 11257
2024 167 7666

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
Engineering Management 2 66 233
Construction Management 2 122 333
Management 3 178 499
Operations Research 5 185 541
Management Information Systems 6 246 567
Project Management 7 322 736
Marketing 6 297 745
Finance 7 339 832
Advertising 7 361 974
International Trade 10 541 1038
Human Resource Management 8 457 1132
International Business 10 557 1151
Accounting 7 494 1407

Art & Design rankings

The Graz University of Technology ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Austria and 425th in the World with 3,609 publications made and 100,034 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 33 In Austria
#174 of 1,381 In Europe
#425 of 5,966 In the World

Graz University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 20 97
1993 10 92
1994 27 153
1995 31 132
1996 32 256
1997 18 226
1998 38 246
1999 33 311
2000 26 310
2001 32 345
2002 52 459
2003 57 605
2004 50 595
2005 69 838
2006 85 1143
2007 105 1329
2008 109 1456
2009 118 1826
2010 151 2338
2011 168 2532
2012 180 3030
2013 167 3430
2014 170 3801
2015 150 3986
2016 163 3936
2017 164 4206
2018 173 4912
2019 161 5304
2020 207 6109
2021 218 6718
2022 180 6130
2023 201 6613
2024 146 5858

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 16 64
UX/UI Desgin 2 47 113
Multimedia 1 31 121
Computer Graphics 2 35 127
Architecture 3 83 202
Graphic Design 2 90 246
Animation 3 114 306
Aesthetics 2 164 415
Photography 4 198 493
Fashion Design 5 229 529
Music 8 236 632
Literature 6 307 735
Art History 8 402 974
Creative Writing 7 416 1113

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Graz University of Technology

Speciality Austria Europe World Rank
Cosmetology 4 104 286
Environmental Economics 4 158 386
Audiology 7 192 505
Sports Medicine 8 223 565
Psychiatry 7 249 685
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 10 252 694
Orthodontics 9 258 713
Dentistry 9 257 719
Psychology 7 256 724
Cardiology 8 261 724
Anatomy and Physiology 10 258 730
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 260 784
Plastic Surgery 9 249 858
Physical Therapy 9 329 881
Medicine 9 301 887
Economics 8 346 891
Development Studies 9 332 949
Surgery 10 310 965
Social Psychology 9 357 977
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 347 989
Pathology 9 328 1032
International Economics 10 564 1076
Ophthalmology 11 354 1076
Child Psychology 10 408 1226
Anesthesiology 11 384 1303
Critical Care Nursing 12 489 1603
Nursing 12 505 1703
Health Science 11 502 1800
Public Health 13 527 1827
Clinical Psychology 14 532 1844
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 12 521 1899