HAN University of Applied Sciences: Rankings

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The HAN University of Applied Sciences ranked 17th in the Netherlands, 2002nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 19 research topics. The HAN University of Applied Sciences ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 2,607 academic publications and 59,669 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2002 of 14,131 In the World
#698 of 2,785 In Europe
#17 of 58 In the Netherlands
#1 of 2 In Arnhem
#552 of 1,000 For Special Education
#752 of 1,063 For Social Work
#789 of 1,302 For Occupational Therapy
#2786 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1066 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 16 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The HAN University of Applied Sciences ranked 22nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands and 3446th in the World with 1,854 publications made and 38,113 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Anthropology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#22 of 41 In the Netherlands
#929 of 1,502 In Europe
#3446 of 7,088 In the World

HAN University of Applied Sciences
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 1 1
1997 1 1
1998 1 3
1999 0 3
2000 0 6
2001 1 2
2002 1 4
2003 1 4
2004 2 3
2005 4 6
2006 4 9
2007 6 10
2008 9 10
2009 19 36
2010 23 73
2011 38 111
2012 45 159
2013 59 309
2014 94 406
2015 99 616
2016 118 880
2017 135 1267
2018 152 1750
2019 146 2416
2020 162 3496
2021 174 4430
2022 155 4725
2023 172 5334
2024 149 5138
2025 86 4838

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 13 206 552
Social Work 14 244 752
Sports / Exercise science 18 449 1294
Anthropology 20 582 1821
Education Majors 20 572 1994
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 21 683 2190
Communications and Public Relations 24 695 2246
Law 22 807 2829
Sociology 21 791 2931
Political Science 22 861 2945
Demography 19 821 3469
Philosophy 23 973 3578
Linguistics 21 1036 4108
Archaeology 25 1079 4322
History 25 1102 4486

Medicine rankings

The HAN University of Applied Sciences ranked 18th for Medicine in the Netherlands and 2791st in the World with 1,759 publications made and 52,615 citations received. Main research topics: Nursing, Psychiatry, Pathology, Physical Therapy, Health Science.

Medicine ranking Location
#18 of 39 In the Netherlands
#709 of 1,437 In Europe
#2791 of 6,793 In the World

HAN University of Applied Sciences
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 1 1
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 2
1997 1 5
1998 1 3
1999 0 8
2000 0 7
2001 0 1
2002 1 6
2003 1 3
2004 2 5
2005 2 6
2006 3 5
2007 3 10
2008 8 10
2009 20 31
2010 19 77
2011 30 133
2012 40 185
2013 56 375
2014 82 505
2015 99 742
2016 96 1026
2017 122 1607
2018 139 2294
2019 131 3264
2020 165 4843
2021 153 6043
2022 154 6506
2023 170 7305
2024 156 7522
2025 115 7189

The following table provides academic rankings for The HAN University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 14 244 752
Occupational Therapy 17 298 789
Healthcare Management (MHA) 16 390 1132
Gerontology 19 390 1172
Physical Therapy 18 412 1184
Nursing 17 409 1262
Sports / Exercise science 18 449 1294
Critical Care Nursing 15 406 1299
Health Science 17 413 1372
Sports Medicine 21 498 1488
Family medicine 13 416 1575
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 16 458 1587
Pediatrics 16 449 1620
Clinical Psychology 17 519 1785
Psychiatry 20 600 2191
Surgery 19 658 2407
Oncology and Cancer research 15 631 2641
Pathology 17 673 2643
Anesthesiology 18 669 2643
Public Health 17 714 2884
Anatomy and Physiology 19 777 3023
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 20 839 3259

Psychology rankings

The HAN University of Applied Sciences ranked 20th for Psychology in the Netherlands and 2760th in the World with 1,308 publications made and 30,496 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#20 of 40 In the Netherlands
#727 of 1,424 In Europe
#2760 of 6,663 In the World

HAN University of Applied Sciences
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 1 1
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 2
1997 1 4
1998 1 5
1999 0 6
2000 0 7
2001 0 1
2002 1 5
2003 1 3
2004 0 5
2005 2 6
2006 2 4
2007 3 10
2008 3 6
2009 15 24
2010 15 61
2011 30 93
2012 25 141
2013 47 283
2014 70 376
2015 82 586
2016 73 765
2017 89 1058
2018 106 1405
2019 103 1978
2020 118 2751
2021 124 3631
2022 120 3820
2023 120 4297
2024 80 4206
2025 83 4151

The following table provides academic rankings for The HAN University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 13 206 552
Social Work 14 244 752
Occupational Therapy 17 298 789
Clinical Psychology 17 519 1785
Education Majors 20 572 1994
Psychiatry 20 600 2191
Child Psychology 18 623 2263
Social Psychology 23 801 2914
Neuroscience 20 800 3034
Cognitive Science 22 910 3763

Computer Science rankings

The HAN University of Applied Sciences ranked 19th for Computer Science in the Netherlands and 4060th in the World with 1,156 publications made and 25,395 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Management Information Systems, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#19 of 40 In the Netherlands
#1004 of 1,470 In Europe
#4060 of 6,855 In the World

HAN University of Applied Sciences
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 1 2
1999 0 3
2000 0 2
2001 0 1
2002 0 4
2003 1 1
2004 2 3
2005 1 5
2006 3 3
2007 4 8
2008 10 8
2009 13 37
2010 14 53
2011 19 72
2012 27 101
2013 44 227
2014 57 287
2015 69 440
2016 68 600
2017 84 852
2018 90 1149
2019 95 1603
2020 106 2261
2021 112 3023
2022 103 3126
2023 114 3686
2024 72 3430
2025 50 3312

The following table provides academic rankings for The HAN University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 20 717 2069
Software Engineering 16 716 2209
Human-Computer Interaction 23 809 2777
Neuroscience 20 800 3034
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 768 3250
Cognitive Science 22 910 3763
Machine Learning 19 979 4100
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 22 1051 4147
Computer Networking 19 1069 4374
Cyber Security 23 1127 4598
Telecommunications 20 1123 4657

Biology rankings

The HAN University of Applied Sciences ranked 19th for Biology in the Netherlands and 4233rd in the World with 1,114 publications made and 31,718 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#19 of 39 In the Netherlands
#967 of 1,449 In Europe
#4233 of 6,841 In the World

HAN University of Applied Sciences
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 1 2
1998 1 3
1999 0 6
2000 0 4
2001 0 1
2002 0 8
2003 1 2
2004 1 3
2005 0 4
2006 2 5
2007 3 9
2008 5 11
2009 18 37
2010 13 57
2011 16 95
2012 29 131
2013 44 252
2014 60 357
2015 60 528
2016 60 692
2017 71 1062
2018 77 1548
2019 96 2174
2020 89 3189
2021 106 4016
2022 97 4285
2023 110 4848
2024 77 4698
2025 60 4372

The following table provides academic rankings for The HAN University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 15 631 2641
Nutrition and Food Science 14 685 2995
Neuroscience 20 800 3034
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 768 3250
Biochemistry 16 927 4173
Genetics 17 953 4319
Paleontology 23 1085 4643
Botany 21 1073 4973

Business rankings

The HAN University of Applied Sciences ranked 20th for Business in the Netherlands and 3310th in the World with 813 publications made and 12,833 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Finance, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#20 of 37 In the Netherlands
#913 of 1,436 In Europe
#3310 of 6,366 In the World

HAN University of Applied Sciences
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 3
2001 0 0
2002 1 0
2003 1 0
2004 3 2
2005 1 4
2006 1 4
2007 4 3
2008 4 3
2009 5 11
2010 11 19
2011 15 36
2012 24 76
2013 23 111
2014 39 154
2015 46 239
2016 40 301
2017 51 448
2018 69 575
2019 50 806
2020 85 1093
2021 84 1494
2022 80 1518
2023 83 1769
2024 64 1590
2025 29 1354

The following table provides academic rankings for The HAN University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human Resource Management 17 525 1320
Management Information Systems 20 717 2069
Project Management 21 790 2155
Management 18 848 3056
Marketing 23 882 3167
Finance 22 1029 3879

Economics rankings

The HAN University of Applied Sciences ranked 18th for Economics in the Netherlands and 2413th in the World with 797 publications made and 25,619 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#18 of 37 In the Netherlands
#724 of 1,391 In Europe
#2413 of 6,188 In the World

HAN University of Applied Sciences
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 1 0
2004 2 2
2005 1 4
2006 1 5
2007 2 3
2008 3 2
2009 4 14
2010 6 25
2011 15 43
2012 10 65
2013 13 95
2014 26 143
2015 49 244
2016 46 346
2017 64 549
2018 58 778
2019 58 1162
2020 88 1906
2021 72 2447
2022 59 2572
2023 105 2930
2024 74 2677
2025 43 2456

The following table provides academic rankings for The HAN University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Development Studies 14 495 1566
Finance 22 1029 3879

Environmental Science rankings

The HAN University of Applied Sciences ranked 24th for Environmental Science in the Netherlands and 4921st in the World with 778 publications made and 12,399 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#24 of 39 In the Netherlands
#1165 of 1,464 In Europe
#4921 of 6,888 In the World

HAN University of Applied Sciences
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 0 2
1997 1 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 2
2003 0 1
2004 2 1
2005 0 1
2006 3 1
2007 4 9
2008 6 8
2009 9 23
2010 7 27
2011 11 38
2012 27 78
2013 23 123
2014 40 186
2015 38 260
2016 40 385
2017 44 540
2018 62 820
2019 66 1073
2020 68 1580
2021 70 2006
2022 66 2036
2023 81 2388
2024 56 2134
2025 40 1826

The following table provides academic rankings for The HAN University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Paleontology 23 1085 4643
Geography and Cartography 25 1157 4769
Geology 24 1139 4797
Ecology 23 1136 4878

Mathematics rankings

The HAN University of Applied Sciences ranked 18th for Mathematics in the Netherlands and 3471st in the World with 751 publications made and 19,916 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#18 of 37 In the Netherlands
#860 of 1,406 In Europe
#3471 of 6,434 In the World

HAN University of Applied Sciences
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 3
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 1 1
2004 1 0
2005 0 3
2006 0 3
2007 2 4
2008 3 1
2009 3 15
2010 7 24
2011 14 46
2012 18 84
2013 22 159
2014 34 189
2015 42 289
2016 49 390
2017 59 603
2018 61 832
2019 56 1210
2020 69 1815
2021 73 2398
2022 57 2518
2023 86 2927
2024 58 2579
2025 41 2333

The following table provides academic rankings for The HAN University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 18 584 2233
Statistics 20 869 3501

Engineering rankings

The HAN University of Applied Sciences ranked 20th for Engineering in the Netherlands and 4615th in the World with 746 publications made and 13,414 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#20 of 37 In the Netherlands
#1126 of 1,466 In Europe
#4615 of 6,795 In the World

HAN University of Applied Sciences
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 0 1
1997 0 2
1998 2 0
1999 0 4
2000 0 3
2001 0 0
2002 1 1
2003 0 1
2004 2 0
2005 0 2
2006 4 4
2007 6 4
2008 8 11
2009 10 32
2010 10 29
2011 15 53
2012 24 65
2013 30 143
2014 34 181
2015 39 274
2016 43 327
2017 53 497
2018 58 627
2019 47 817
2020 65 1111
2021 76 1579
2022 52 1598
2023 67 1953
2024 66 1850
2025 31 1789

The following table provides academic rankings for The HAN University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 23 809 2777
Systems Engineering 19 936 3203
Aerospace Engineering 17 923 3521
Mechanical Engineering 17 1021 3778
Acoustical Engineering 21 1093 4295
Electrical Engineering 19 1075 4314
Computer Networking 19 1069 4374
Telecommunications 20 1123 4657
Optical Engineering 19 1134 4701
Materials Science 20 1219 5123

Art & Design rankings

The HAN University of Applied Sciences ranked 24th for Art & Design in the Netherlands and 3947th in the World with 280 publications made and 3,713 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature.

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
#24 of 33 In the Netherlands
#1027 of 1,385 In Europe
#3947 of 6,010 In the World

HAN University of Applied Sciences
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 2
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 1 1
2004 1 1
2005 1 1
2006 0 0
2007 2 4
2008 1 2
2009 1 5
2010 0 13
2011 4 13
2012 4 24
2013 5 27
2014 20 46
2015 13 91
2016 22 111
2017 21 178
2018 27 202
2019 25 259
2020 17 382
2021 29 533
2022 22 555
2023 22 683
2024 34 754
2025 7 642

The following table provides academic rankings for The HAN University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Fashion Design 20 858 3095
Literature 25 1089 4352

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the HAN University of Applied Sciences

Speciality Netherlands Europe World Rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 20 1083 4375
Chemistry 17 1055 4537
Quantum and Particle physics 22 1156 4762
Physics 21 1150 4780
Organic Chemistry 17 1124 5003