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The Hamburg University of Technology ranked 61st in Germany, 1016th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 127 research topics. The Hamburg University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,570 academic publications and 419,549 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1016 of 14,131 In the World
#387 of 2,785 In Europe
#61 of 369 In Germany
#2 of 18 In Hamburg State
#2 of 18 In Hamburg City
#77 of 1,014 For Product and Industrial Design
#100 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#171 of 1,052 For Aviation
#3536 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#793 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 124 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Hamburg University of Technology ranked 48th for Engineering in Germany and 688th in the World with 12,978 publications made and 299,149 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#48 of 169 In Germany
#246 of 1,465 In Europe
#688 of 6,782 In the World

Hamburg University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 129 665
1993 88 727
1994 124 819
1995 108 972
1996 146 957
1997 142 1026
1998 138 1150
1999 178 1260
2000 147 1429
2001 182 1704
2002 308 2229
2003 263 2348
2004 264 2648
2005 327 3202
2006 332 3838
2007 298 4432
2008 317 5018
2009 330 5760
2010 381 6693
2011 411 8122
2012 430 8952
2013 456 10192
2014 524 11411
2015 520 12167
2016 586 13641
2017 591 15001
2018 606 16943
2019 646 18857
2020 646 22263
2021 782 26551
2022 703 27464
2023 777 29776
2024 502 28258

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

Physics rankings

The Hamburg University of Technology ranked 52nd for Physics in Germany and 750th in the World with 11,226 publications made and 266,604 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#52 of 168 In Germany
#281 of 1,457 In Europe
#750 of 6,713 In the World

Hamburg University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 126 631
1993 91 688
1994 112 783
1995 97 909
1996 139 935
1997 139 996
1998 133 1115
1999 165 1235
2000 134 1373
2001 163 1543
2002 272 2083
2003 224 2188
2004 222 2385
2005 276 2842
2006 276 3494
2007 259 3923
2008 291 4475
2009 285 5040
2010 334 5937
2011 337 7267
2012 364 7978
2013 397 8987
2014 454 10022
2015 430 10834
2016 515 12145
2017 511 13374
2018 518 15214
2019 550 16898
2020 545 19845
2021 659 23493
2022 575 24231
2023 663 25958
2024 414 24172

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 44 194 586
Materials Science 45 215 590
Acoustical Engineering 54 293 767
Optical Engineering 56 289 767
Quantum and Particle physics 52 296 783
Applied/Engineering Physics 59 324 917
Astrobiology 55 348 938
Condensed Matter Physics 62 349 1017
Astrophysics and Astronomy 63 393 1040
Theoretical Physics 62 396 1063
Nuclear Physics 67 418 1272
Atomic and Molecular physics 68 454 1359
Biophysics 65 501 1638

Chemistry rankings

The Hamburg University of Technology ranked 55th for Chemistry in Germany and 923rd in the World with 9,694 publications made and 272,423 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#55 of 166 In Germany
#318 of 1,417 In Europe
#923 of 6,545 In the World

Hamburg University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 121 676
1993 92 765
1994 122 866
1995 105 1048
1996 131 1018
1997 142 1080
1998 138 1193
1999 163 1360
2000 136 1546
2001 166 1783
2002 240 2161
2003 211 2297
2004 199 2621
2005 251 3070
2006 234 3700
2007 218 4132
2008 254 4603
2009 245 5340
2010 285 6184
2011 293 7467
2012 315 8306
2013 338 9389
2014 405 10298
2015 342 10963
2016 432 12338
2017 422 13296
2018 420 14789
2019 438 16210
2020 470 18864
2021 538 21593
2022 454 21837
2023 487 22694
2024 327 21763

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 14 95 216
Chemical Engineering 36 181 579
Nanotechnology 44 194 586
Materials Science 45 215 590
Physical chemistry 48 250 719
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 56 287 724
Environmental Chemistry 50 279 774
Organic Chemistry 54 293 837
Petrology and Geochemistry 47 335 918
Computational Chemistry 58 349 953
Nutrition and Food Science 43 337 1095
Inorganic Chemistry 61 398 1365
Biochemistry 63 438 1446
Radiochemistry 56 370 1533

Environmental Science rankings

The Hamburg University of Technology ranked 51st for Environmental Science in Germany and 946th in the World with 7,712 publications made and 200,908 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#51 of 170 In Germany
#338 of 1,464 In Europe
#946 of 6,876 In the World

Hamburg University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 71 393
1993 58 503
1994 71 569
1995 77 721
1996 85 657
1997 104 781
1998 88 833
1999 114 981
2000 97 1127
2001 116 1269
2002 153 1497
2003 137 1674
2004 153 1807
2005 171 2201
2006 187 2637
2007 197 3126
2008 184 3293
2009 189 3745
2010 214 4276
2011 246 5152
2012 271 5701
2013 262 6670
2014 318 7277
2015 297 8046
2016 334 9004
2017 341 9787
2018 354 11324
2019 395 12951
2020 394 16116
2021 478 20120
2022 439 21880
2023 491 24982
2024 278 22287

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 9 107 348
Environmental Management 16 150 446
Geotechnical Engineering 26 175 541
Oceanography 40 230 631
Earth science and Geophysics 36 229 638
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 46 258 699
Environmental Chemistry 50 279 774
Geology 52 296 818
Petrology and Geochemistry 47 335 918
Paleontology 55 330 947
Geography and Cartography 52 359 950
Ecology 53 362 1029
Agricultural Science 50 350 1170
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 61 507 1959

Computer Science rankings

The Hamburg University of Technology ranked 52nd for Computer Science in Germany and 842nd in the World with 7,575 publications made and 196,210 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#52 of 172 In Germany
#317 of 1,469 In Europe
#842 of 6,845 In the World

Hamburg University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 51 206
1993 36 193
1994 57 241
1995 42 278
1996 84 283
1997 67 327
1998 62 390
1999 65 444
2000 70 536
2001 79 562
2002 195 1055
2003 152 961
2004 159 1081
2005 201 1350
2006 220 1732
2007 176 1998
2008 224 2176
2009 199 2577
2010 225 2847
2011 258 3314
2012 259 3713
2013 223 4166
2014 315 4906
2015 297 5188
2016 365 6013
2017 352 6722
2018 353 7984
2019 400 10096
2020 368 13230
2021 481 17692
2022 481 20315
2023 542 24352
2024 301 20548

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 35 183 461
Robotics 29 177 509
Telecommunications 33 187 531
Computer Engineering 32 205 588
Computer Networking 38 226 627
Management Information Systems 40 296 660
Blockchain and Cryptography 42 236 671
Software Engineering 58 339 756
Machine Learning 45 267 772
Computer Graphics 63 318 782
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 50 304 793
Cyber Security 43 299 832
Library and Information science 56 330 859
Computer Vision 54 309 862
Multimedia 53 345 877
Human-Computer Interaction 63 410 1003
Data Science 70 489 1297
Computational Linguistics 70 456 1401
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 62 469 1529
Neuroscience 71 519 1640
Cognitive Science 74 497 1691

Biology rankings

The Hamburg University of Technology ranked 58th for Biology in Germany and 1325th in the World with 6,843 publications made and 216,082 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#58 of 170 In Germany
#415 of 1,448 In Europe
#1325 of 6,833 In the World

Hamburg University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 67 402
1993 50 475
1994 74 510
1995 69 676
1996 81 615
1997 98 688
1998 83 761
1999 86 947
2000 65 1056
2001 101 1252
2002 130 1471
2003 136 1629
2004 124 1850
2005 155 2275
2006 173 2747
2007 166 3268
2008 179 3505
2009 171 4147
2010 192 4772
2011 223 5636
2012 232 6333
2013 241 7311
2014 291 8014
2015 261 8586
2016 307 9776
2017 328 10582
2018 326 11828
2019 349 13317
2020 389 16112
2021 447 19545
2022 338 19921
2023 375 22159
2024 234 18757

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 44 194 586
Astrobiology 55 348 938
Paleontology 55 330 947
Biotechnology 50 331 1063
Nutrition and Food Science 43 337 1095
Agricultural Science 50 350 1170
Evolutionary Biology 66 462 1328
Biochemistry 63 438 1446
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 62 469 1529
Molecular Biology 64 446 1561
Genetics 62 473 1578
Biophysics 65 501 1638
Neuroscience 71 519 1640
Botany 62 484 1805
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 61 507 1959
Microbiology 61 489 1965
Pharmacology 59 508 2098
Zoology 66 562 2154
Immunology 68 593 2397
Horticulture 68 660 3012
Virology 80 756 3399

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Hamburg University of Technology ranked 67th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 1133rd in the World with 5,932 publications made and 144,957 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Archaeology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#67 of 178 In Germany
#422 of 1,500 In Europe
#1133 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 55 131
1993 20 175
1994 51 151
1995 54 206
1996 84 188
1997 74 245
1998 62 253
1999 64 356
2000 94 412
2001 77 443
2002 115 667
2003 99 651
2004 119 745
2005 110 945
2006 135 1213
2007 124 1508
2008 132 1586
2009 136 1845
2010 160 2267
2011 177 2654
2012 182 2837
2013 188 3406
2014 264 3803
2015 258 4298
2016 309 5089
2017 310 5689
2018 314 6950
2019 329 8848
2020 321 12313
2021 361 17024
2022 347 20239
2023 402 25189
2024 198 23174

The following table provides academic rankings for The Hamburg 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 56 330 859
Philosophy 69 373 953
Military science 36 331 1017
Archaeology 56 388 1017
Political Science 73 436 1077
History 62 412 1095
Anthropology 54 427 1197
Linguistics 66 449 1245
Law 66 485 1357
Aesthetics 66 566 1571
Classics and Ancient History 66 542 1630
Sociology 68 547 1683
Communications and Public Relations 80 591 1772
Education Majors 68 551 1919
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 78 660 2087
Demography 69 641 2417

Mathematics rankings

The Hamburg University of Technology ranked 54th for Mathematics in Germany and 829th in the World with 3,690 publications made and 133,181 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#54 of 163 In Germany
#307 of 1,401 In Europe
#829 of 6,418 In the World

Hamburg University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 22 76
1993 13 98
1994 20 90
1995 20 124
1996 34 157
1997 29 165
1998 29 194
1999 37 264
2000 27 252
2001 35 297
2002 98 534
2003 60 489
2004 83 573
2005 91 636
2006 107 834
2007 97 965
2008 90 1053
2009 94 1218
2010 101 1357
2011 130 1498
2012 124 1760
2013 105 2149
2014 166 2429
2015 153 2589
2016 180 3165
2017 183 3558
2018 196 4503
2019 210 5779
2020 217 7945
2021 218 11101
2022 255 13342
2023 258 16298
2024 138 10721

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 42 231 560
Blockchain and Cryptography 42 236 671
Statistics 49 297 799
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 60 387 969
Operations Research 48 335 974
Math Teachers 67 647 2577

Business rankings

The Hamburg University of Technology ranked 53rd for Business in Germany and 861st in the World with 3,004 publications made and 89,064 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#53 of 166 In Germany
#338 of 1,433 In Europe
#861 of 6,339 In the World

Hamburg University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 6 40
1993 6 45
1994 17 52
1995 7 49
1996 16 51
1997 16 86
1998 19 97
1999 16 100
2000 22 138
2001 26 142
2002 55 282
2003 45 277
2004 58 258
2005 64 371
2006 96 564
2007 68 648
2008 66 694
2009 77 893
2010 78 999
2011 124 1317
2012 108 1606
2013 101 1845
2014 130 2215
2015 126 2433
2016 167 2913
2017 155 3340
2018 155 4462
2019 183 5831
2020 175 8403
2021 232 12238
2022 203 14731
2023 215 18785
2024 111 18273

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Project Management 30 247 558
Supply Chain Management 25 179 564
Construction Management 26 215 577
Marketing 34 220 586
Management Information Systems 40 296 660
Management 48 304 801
Accounting 43 317 876
Operations Research 48 335 974
Advertising 65 438 1206
International Business 72 578 1232
International Trade 75 614 1289
Engineering Management 46 430 1317
Finance 67 524 1382

Art & Design rankings

The Hamburg University of Technology ranked 67th for Art & Design in Germany and 1242nd in the World with 1,075 publications made and 21,946 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, Architecture.

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
#67 of 162 In Germany
#482 of 1,381 In Europe
#1242 of 5,966 In the World

Hamburg University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 11 25
1993 4 30
1994 7 30
1995 4 46
1996 9 22
1997 9 59
1998 8 47
1999 11 59
2000 11 67
2001 11 49
2002 23 134
2003 22 158
2004 16 150
2005 35 185
2006 27 235
2007 18 247
2008 29 272
2009 34 401
2010 31 393
2011 32 464
2012 43 611
2013 39 606
2014 49 793
2015 39 799
2016 42 902
2017 47 1045
2018 64 1254
2019 59 1639
2020 44 2005
2021 66 2736
2022 70 3422
2023 90 4299
2024 30 4021

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 35 183 461
Architecture 44 294 660
Computer Graphics 63 318 782
Multimedia 53 345 877
Fashion Design 57 416 1044
Aesthetics 66 566 1571
Literature 75 644 2010

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Hamburg University of Technology

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 42 293 888
Environmental Economics 44 383 955
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 86 335 970
Orthodontics 54 359 1053
Dentistry 51 362 1143
Economics 63 468 1254
Surgery 48 382 1259
Anatomy and Physiology 58 406 1287
Ophthalmology 58 408 1297
Social Psychology 66 451 1305
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 57 416 1310
Child Psychology 69 476 1501
Development Studies 62 491 1539
Psychology 68 496 1582
Physical Therapy 62 508 1593
Medicine 64 498 1683
Sports Medicine 63 574 1841
Cardiology 71 621 2177
Pathology 67 588 2194
Public Health 71 663 2549
Psychiatry 80 726 2791