Hannover Medical School: Rankings

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Hannover Medical School ranked 45th in Germany, 589th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 14 research topics. Hannover Medical School ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 68,130 academic publications and 1,813,229 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#589 of 14,131 In the World
#235 of 2,785 In Europe
#45 of 369 In Germany
#4 of 26 In Lower Saxony
#2 of 7 In Hanover
#8 of 2,294 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#44 of 1,067 For Plastic Surgery
#45 of 2,148 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#3839 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1109 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 11 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 5th for Medicine in Germany and 105th in the World with 59,702 publications made and 1,637,204 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 170 In Germany
#27 of 1,417 In Europe
#105 of 6,680 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 669 2956
1992 669 3585
1993 627 4077
1994 621 4600
1995 650 5219
1996 816 6005
1997 911 7142
1998 835 8659
1999 885 9963
2000 828 11870
2001 794 13720
2002 932 15494
2003 877 17833
2004 1238 20478
2005 1166 23874
2006 1369 27805
2007 1469 30908
2008 1650 34022
2009 1872 38874
2010 2022 45374
2011 2108 51703
2012 2250 58086
2013 2356 63561
2014 2405 69640
2015 2660 75124
2016 2611 79488
2017 2420 85051
2018 2558 89852
2019 2683 98626
2020 3021 119144
2021 3301 139232
2022 3081 142361
2023 2787 141823

The following table provides academic rankings for Hannover Medical School in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 6 8
Plastic Surgery 1 4 44
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 14 45
Biomedical Engineering 3 12 60
Cardiology 3 16 63
Neurosurgery 15 31 65
Immunology 4 18 70
Surgery 4 18 74
Virology 4 20 81
Audiology 6 24 83
Anesthesiology 4 18 85
Radiation Therapy 8 20 93
Urology 5 23 100
Dermatology 7 31 101
Respiratory Therapy 5 36 106
Critical Care Nursing 3 26 108
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 28 109
Orthodontics 5 38 109
Oncology and Cancer research 7 28 117
Sonography and Ultrasound 9 35 119
Anatomy and Physiology 6 30 120
Medical Physics 9 41 131
Pharmacology 8 37 135
Occupational Therapy 6 44 148
Pathology 6 48 150
Family medicine 5 45 153
Psychiatry 8 49 153
Health Science 5 49 165
Pediatrics 6 58 168
Dentistry 12 63 178
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 53 188
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 65 206
Epidemiology 8 83 224
Cosmetology 22 84 232
Physical Therapy 10 81 244
Sports / Exercise science 5 78 245
Sports Medicine 13 90 258
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 82 269
Forensic Science 20 111 294
Ophthalmology 26 108 300
Nursing 10 103 315
Public Health 12 117 333
Clinical Psychology 26 128 375
Gerontology 14 146 479
Optometry 30 188 531
Toxicology 38 248 775
Veterinary 31 227 792
Pharmacy 70 475 1615

Biology rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 18th for Biology in Germany and 221st in the World with 49,150 publications made and 1,616,615 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#18 of 170 In Germany
#71 of 1,445 In Europe
#221 of 6,770 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 539 2930
1992 538 3584
1993 531 4086
1994 532 4778
1995 573 5320
1996 701 6104
1997 757 7302
1998 723 8902
1999 746 10126
2000 728 12028
2001 709 13790
2002 789 15558
2003 766 18385
2004 1000 20708
2005 989 24020
2006 1111 27735
2007 1186 30909
2008 1306 33850
2009 1491 38504
2010 1654 44836
2011 1789 50998
2012 1866 57470
2013 1932 62966
2014 2051 68886
2015 2222 73992
2016 2089 77370
2017 1964 81916
2018 2014 86230
2019 2195 94761
2020 2480 113861
2021 2717 132780
2022 2512 134151
2023 2290 133210

The following table provides academic rankings for Hannover Medical School in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Immunology 4 18 70
Virology 4 20 81
Molecular Biology 9 26 100
Oncology and Cancer research 7 28 117
Pharmacology 8 37 135
Genetics 11 49 155
Biotechnology 7 53 168
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 63 179
Microbiology 9 63 188
Biochemistry 19 70 200
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 65 206
Biophysics 25 80 227
Neuroscience 24 84 228
Paleontology 35 168 441
Astrobiology 38 187 461
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 36 205 595
Evolutionary Biology 46 249 610
Animal Science 22 197 632
Zoology 46 246 678
Toxicology 38 248 775
Botany 48 284 797
Nutrition and Food Science 47 348 1104
Nanotechnology 63 390 1283
Horticulture 51 383 1419
Forestry 63 502 1814
Agricultural Science 62 506 1843

Chemistry rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 32nd for Chemistry in Germany and 312th in the World with 32,484 publications made and 1,182,966 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#32 of 165 In Germany
#111 of 1,401 In Europe
#312 of 6,447 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 371 2285
1992 369 2786
1993 373 3143
1994 344 3594
1995 393 4006
1996 480 4533
1997 508 5363
1998 497 6705
1999 521 7685
2000 509 8947
2001 501 10258
2002 548 11576
2003 528 13440
2004 686 15609
2005 698 17950
2006 767 20466
2007 827 22933
2008 863 24906
2009 1034 28218
2010 1146 32917
2011 1253 37315
2012 1353 41785
2013 1416 46311
2014 1401 50148
2015 1467 54054
2016 1326 56094
2017 1253 58570
2018 1218 61101
2019 1332 66965
2020 1480 78714
2021 1628 91379
2022 1488 91587
2023 1327 89406

The following table provides academic rankings for Hannover Medical School in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 19 70 200
Organic Chemistry 45 197 521
Biochemical Engineering 52 308 719
Radiochemistry 37 192 723
Materials Science 61 332 934
Nutrition and Food Science 47 348 1104
Nanotechnology 63 390 1283
Inorganic Chemistry 62 396 1317
Physical chemistry 64 408 1335
Chemical Engineering 63 416 1470
Pharmacy 70 475 1615
Environmental Chemistry 70 506 1718
Petrology and Geochemistry 73 601 1951

Psychology rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 15th for Psychology in Germany and 228th in the World with 20,329 publications made and 544,047 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#15 of 169 In Germany
#72 of 1,414 In Europe
#228 of 6,528 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 264 1094
1992 240 1349
1993 238 1499
1994 220 1720
1995 253 1965
1996 301 2163
1997 341 2362
1998 299 2930
1999 303 3272
2000 289 3838
2001 277 4580
2002 323 5252
2003 279 6072
2004 370 6694
2005 366 8063
2006 448 9232
2007 469 10476
2008 504 11535
2009 636 13323
2010 640 14701
2011 708 16864
2012 678 19246
2013 704 20876
2014 781 22978
2015 890 25188
2016 872 26433
2017 815 28571
2018 929 30257
2019 977 33279
2020 1126 41454
2021 1227 47931
2022 1085 50113
2023 1017 49436

The following table provides academic rankings for Hannover Medical School in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 6 44 148
Psychiatry 8 49 153
Neuroscience 24 84 228
Clinical Psychology 26 128 375
Sexology 4 116 404
Child Psychology 40 227 630
Cognitive Science 45 253 661
Social Psychology 56 346 932
Education Majors 68 526 1778

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 45th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 561st in the World with 17,754 publications made and 401,533 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Sociology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#45 of 175 In Germany
#235 of 1,492 In Europe
#561 of 7,020 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 163 592
1992 160 764
1993 144 827
1994 146 957
1995 129 1078
1996 184 1250
1997 234 1516
1998 191 1631
1999 234 1947
2000 179 2452
2001 191 2884
2002 196 3279
2003 209 3829
2004 296 4509
2005 275 5415
2006 341 6306
2007 375 7044
2008 418 7968
2009 479 9450
2010 569 10841
2011 594 12398
2012 666 14302
2013 664 15341
2014 726 17691
2015 774 19210
2016 867 20685
2017 775 22835
2018 892 24013
2019 881 26557
2020 1073 33339
2021 1176 39470
2022 1141 41839
2023 1131 42233

The following table provides academic rankings for Hannover Medical School in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 5 78 245
Forensic Science 20 111 294
Demography 16 128 349
Occupational Safety and Health 3 95 356
Linguistics 32 160 410
Library and Information science 34 176 449
Philosophy 50 259 577
Sociology 35 250 650
Political Science 59 296 705
Archaeology 46 288 734
Military science 24 228 735
History 47 298 745
Classics and Ancient History 40 286 747
Criminology and Criminal Justice 36 278 896
Public Policy / Administration 44 330 897
Gender Studies 37 315 929
Law 53 363 955
Anthropology 50 372 1001
Art History 61 405 1022
Aesthetics 63 471 1227
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 71 529 1478
Communications and Public Relations 79 552 1642
Education Majors 68 526 1778

Computer Science rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 43rd for Computer Science in Germany and 545th in the World with 17,548 publications made and 519,056 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#43 of 172 In Germany
#210 of 1,459 In Europe
#545 of 6,752 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 188 782
1992 155 1007
1993 147 1172
1994 149 1349
1995 170 1443
1996 193 1664
1997 208 1958
1998 224 2432
1999 195 2672
2000 230 3295
2001 215 3871
2002 256 4535
2003 219 5294
2004 286 6154
2005 277 7196
2006 336 8152
2007 365 9654
2008 396 10555
2009 519 12185
2010 505 14101
2011 576 16343
2012 608 19429
2013 689 20598
2014 727 23597
2015 812 26004
2016 827 27738
2017 728 30149
2018 851 32379
2019 911 36304
2020 1056 44951
2021 1234 53349
2022 1107 55923
2023 1132 56357

The following table provides academic rankings for Hannover Medical School in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 63 179
Neuroscience 24 84 228
Library and Information science 34 176 449
Cognitive Science 45 253 661
Computational Linguistics 49 275 682
Computer Graphics 67 346 835
Data Science 59 386 928
Computer Vision 62 378 1057
Machine Learning 58 375 1118
Multimedia 62 442 1220
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 67 449 1252
Cyber Security 64 458 1318
Telecommunications 67 471 1403
Robotics 63 459 1442
Human-Computer Interaction 74 538 1444
Software Engineering 80 579 1532
Management Information Systems 89 666 1835
Computer Networking 76 577 1885

Engineering rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 53rd for Engineering in Germany and 775th in the World with 13,070 publications made and 368,690 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#53 of 168 In Germany
#278 of 1,453 In Europe
#775 of 6,684 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 167 763
1992 180 904
1993 150 931
1994 164 1059
1995 144 1222
1996 220 1449
1997 200 1611
1998 208 2140
1999 194 2235
2000 169 2671
2001 194 3145
2002 211 3383
2003 180 3964
2004 226 4604
2005 241 5143
2006 301 6109
2007 311 7341
2008 341 8102
2009 397 9192
2010 447 10783
2011 442 12461
2012 457 13907
2013 528 15280
2014 546 16794
2015 585 18090
2016 561 19268
2017 493 20113
2018 512 20938
2019 533 23410
2020 666 27630
2021 690 31316
2022 629 32795
2023 575 31330

The following table provides academic rankings for Hannover Medical School in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 3 12 60
Biotechnology 7 53 168
Biochemical Engineering 52 308 719
Acoustical Engineering 54 293 764
Metallurgical Engineering 54 286 812
Optical Engineering 58 313 817
Aerospace Engineering 60 352 930
Materials Science 61 332 934
Civil Engineering 50 355 991
Mechanical Engineering 63 376 1002
Structural Engineering 63 400 1155
Architectural Engineering 49 431 1191
Transportation Engineering 60 454 1282
Nanotechnology 63 390 1283
Automotive Engineering 49 420 1320
Telecommunications 67 471 1403
Geotechnical Engineering 59 442 1437
Robotics 63 459 1442
Human-Computer Interaction 74 538 1444
Chemical Engineering 63 416 1470
Systems Engineering 78 557 1472
Reliability and Quality Engineering 61 480 1505
Electrical Engineering 71 502 1516
Electronic Engineering 68 472 1524
Environmental Engineering 64 512 1778
Computer Networking 76 577 1885

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Hannover Medical School

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Statistics 43 225 591
Geology 44 224 607
Mathematics 45 252 662
Environmental Science 47 253 693
Development Studies 32 255 715
Music 39 277 720
Painting and Drawing 26 310 739
Sculpture 26 310 739
Physics 56 309 830
Astrophysics and Astronomy 56 338 870
Earth science and Geophysics 48 304 879
Photography 39 326 890
Nuclear Physics 61 341 909
Actuarial Science 52 352 919
Human Resource Management 57 398 982
Geography and Cartography 56 374 986
Ecology 54 356 987
Economics 58 404 1035
International Economics 75 551 1047
Literature 60 422 1091
Advertising 67 429 1136
Management 64 425 1141
International Trade 72 570 1173
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 64 422 1185
Art & Design 70 479 1226
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 69 474 1229
Quantum and Particle physics 68 432 1242
Business 67 476 1246
International Business 77 600 1336
Marketing 73 502 1364
Fashion Design 71 524 1382
Accounting 74 524 1488
Oceanography 70 517 1591
Project Management 89 651 1677
Finance 88 650 1966
Condensed Matter Physics 77 637 2405
Math Teachers 71 633 2507
Environmental Management 88 784 3004