Hannover Medical School: Rankings

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Hannover Medical School ranked 45th in Germany, 592nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 13 research topics. Hannover Medical School ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 78,149 academic publications and 2,369,729 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#592 of 14,131 In the World
#238 of 2,785 In Europe
#45 of 369 In Germany
#4 of 26 In Lower Saxony
#2 of 7 In Hanover
#10 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#47 of 2,310 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#52 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#3618 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1109 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 10 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 5th for Medicine in Germany and 114th in the World with 67,636 publications made and 2,138,006 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 170 In Germany
#31 of 1,433 In Europe
#114 of 6,775 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 849 4640
1993 735 5251
1994 706 5951
1995 729 6755
1996 906 7730
1997 1001 9212
1998 921 11152
1999 981 12838
2000 1031 15356
2001 932 17416
2002 1056 19838
2003 1012 23277
2004 1400 25806
2005 1276 29927
2006 1515 34247
2007 1543 37616
2008 1919 42734
2009 2070 48409
2010 2170 55644
2011 2309 62579
2012 2400 70514
2013 2550 77513
2014 2535 84635
2015 2819 90086
2016 2657 93686
2017 2499 101562
2018 2628 104759
2019 2743 115458
2020 3144 143337
2021 3392 164224
2022 3203 160746
2023 2963 165459
2024 2777 157506

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 10
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 13 47
Plastic Surgery 1 6 52
Biomedical Engineering 3 13 61
Neurosurgery 12 29 64
Cardiology 3 16 66
Immunology 4 20 75
Surgery 4 19 79
Audiology 5 23 79
Radiation Therapy 6 17 86
Virology 4 20 86
Anesthesiology 4 20 91
Critical Care Nursing 3 24 101
Respiratory Therapy 4 34 103
Urology 5 24 105
Dermatology 7 31 105
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 28 109
Orthodontics 5 39 117
Anatomy and Physiology 6 31 124
Oncology and Cancer research 8 30 124
Occupational Therapy 5 38 127
Sonography and Ultrasound 12 44 132
Pharmacology 9 38 140
Medical Physics 10 49 148
Pathology 6 48 156
Pediatrics 5 56 162
Family medicine 5 49 165
Psychiatry 9 51 165
Health Science 5 51 177
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 53 186
Dentistry 11 68 193
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 58 197
Epidemiology 8 78 216
Sports / Exercise science 6 73 228
Physical Therapy 9 80 236
Sports Medicine 14 95 260
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 82 272
Cosmetology 25 101 278
Ophthalmology 26 109 301
Forensic Science 21 113 322
Nursing 11 107 325
Public Health 12 115 346
Clinical Psychology 27 130 385
Gerontology 18 155 501
Optometry 31 170 501
Toxicology 34 228 739
Veterinary 27 212 785
Pharmacy 68 472 1638

Biology rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 19th for Biology in Germany and 222nd in the World with 55,028 publications made and 2,079,642 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#19 of 170 In Germany
#72 of 1,448 In Europe
#222 of 6,833 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 666 4533
1993 584 5179
1994 602 6045
1995 641 6793
1996 763 7749
1997 808 9268
1998 780 11219
1999 802 12888
2000 851 15384
2001 798 17206
2002 875 19690
2003 874 23424
2004 1100 25535
2005 1067 29656
2006 1234 33771
2007 1246 36989
2008 1507 41685
2009 1689 47145
2010 1751 54145
2011 1939 60798
2012 1987 68661
2013 2082 75667
2014 2150 82559
2015 2294 87429
2016 2113 90038
2017 2008 96694
2018 2039 99715
2019 2228 109827
2020 2600 136480
2021 2796 156254
2022 2609 151238
2023 2463 154694
2024 2263 146040

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 20 75
Virology 4 20 86
Molecular Biology 7 24 99
Oncology and Cancer research 8 30 124
Pharmacology 9 38 140
Genetics 11 49 156
Biotechnology 8 54 174
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 65 186
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 58 197
Biochemistry 20 70 202
Microbiology 10 68 202
Neuroscience 23 82 225
Biophysics 26 81 229
Paleontology 37 173 460
Astrobiology 39 195 483
Evolutionary Biology 44 222 552
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 211 625
Animal Science 23 197 653
Zoology 46 253 704
Toxicology 34 228 739
Botany 47 282 818
Nutrition and Food Science 47 369 1235
Nanotechnology 63 391 1298
Horticulture 50 379 1456
Agricultural Science 61 505 1914
Forestry 64 567 2172

Chemistry rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 30th for Chemistry in Germany and 319th in the World with 35,707 publications made and 1,463,766 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#30 of 166 In Germany
#109 of 1,417 In Europe
#319 of 6,545 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 455 3479
1993 393 3929
1994 384 4503
1995 429 4985
1996 515 5566
1997 527 6722
1998 534 8258
1999 553 9477
2000 591 11271
2001 556 12563
2002 601 14307
2003 586 16972
2004 734 18733
2005 736 21606
2006 847 24304
2007 856 26449
2008 976 29699
2009 1160 33444
2010 1189 38483
2011 1353 43339
2012 1425 48591
2013 1501 54051
2014 1428 58712
2015 1501 61774
2016 1338 63614
2017 1257 67062
2018 1199 69021
2019 1346 75154
2020 1519 92537
2021 1638 105560
2022 1526 101102
2023 1406 101705
2024 1276 91065

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 20 70 202
Organic Chemistry 45 195 524
Radiochemistry 34 167 692
Biochemical Engineering 49 298 720
Materials Science 59 328 949
Nutrition and Food Science 47 369 1235
Nanotechnology 63 391 1298
Inorganic Chemistry 62 399 1366
Physical chemistry 64 412 1371
Chemical Engineering 61 415 1494
Pharmacy 68 472 1638
Environmental Chemistry 70 502 1734
Petrology and Geochemistry 74 623 2089

Psychology rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 15th for Psychology in Germany and 232nd in the World with 22,398 publications made and 694,234 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#15 of 169 In Germany
#72 of 1,423 In Europe
#232 of 6,645 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 266 1636
1993 259 1869
1994 240 2130
1995 267 2446
1996 337 2728
1997 359 2911
1998 328 3704
1999 332 4172
2000 336 4917
2001 331 5660
2002 365 6710
2003 315 7936
2004 408 8570
2005 394 10079
2006 477 11408
2007 480 12727
2008 568 14356
2009 678 16114
2010 657 17984
2011 750 20424
2012 719 23194
2013 765 25343
2014 801 27863
2015 902 29685
2016 884 30878
2017 857 33725
2018 925 35069
2019 983 38592
2020 1119 48781
2021 1212 55517
2022 1095 55192
2023 1052 55882
2024 991 52282

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 5 38 127
Psychiatry 9 51 165
Neuroscience 23 82 225
Clinical Psychology 27 130 385
Sexology 5 124 424
Child Psychology 41 237 662
Cognitive Science 46 264 720
Social Psychology 57 360 988
Education Majors 66 527 1779

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 45th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 610th in the World with 20,378 publications made and 531,049 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Linguistics, Sociology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#45 of 178 In Germany
#249 of 1,500 In Europe
#610 of 7,081 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 205 956
1993 169 1110
1994 169 1280
1995 141 1402
1996 212 1549
1997 269 1984
1998 218 2131
1999 255 2678
2000 236 3214
2001 231 3685
2002 217 4252
2003 248 5109
2004 356 5677
2005 322 6787
2006 356 7670
2007 428 8839
2008 511 10068
2009 556 11966
2010 645 13147
2011 671 15275
2012 703 17500
2013 682 19180
2014 755 21699
2015 832 23388
2016 903 25354
2017 799 27846
2018 930 28912
2019 891 32067
2020 1122 41359
2021 1229 48074
2022 1158 47943
2023 1181 50069
2024 982 45295

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 6 73 228
Forensic Science 21 113 322
Demography 18 129 363
Occupational Safety and Health 6 110 392
Linguistics 31 163 413
Library and Information science 36 182 455
Philosophy 51 267 636
Sociology 36 267 701
Political Science 57 294 706
Publishing 33 274 717
Archaeology 46 295 759
History 47 306 772
Classics and Ancient History 38 300 781
Military science 28 257 792
Law 51 347 933
Art History 56 392 957
Criminology and Criminal Justice 35 302 966
Public Policy / Administration 46 359 999
Anthropology 51 369 1012
Gender Studies 42 347 1041
Aesthetics 62 457 1183
Journalism and Digital Media 60 434 1284
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 69 538 1538
Communications and Public Relations 75 541 1570
Education Majors 66 527 1779

Computer Science rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 43rd for Computer Science in Germany and 552nd in the World with 19,830 publications made and 682,036 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
#215 of 1,469 In Europe
#552 of 6,845 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 180 1245
1993 169 1543
1994 171 1717
1995 184 1885
1996 220 2129
1997 229 2460
1998 239 3154
1999 207 3403
2000 265 4172
2001 252 4774
2002 287 5667
2003 255 6840
2004 322 7687
2005 312 8829
2006 366 9927
2007 398 11729
2008 484 13150
2009 589 14908
2010 586 17328
2011 660 19785
2012 647 23098
2013 737 25180
2014 771 28613
2015 834 31056
2016 838 32870
2017 766 36055
2018 876 37755
2019 943 42541
2020 1084 54638
2021 1247 64153
2022 1169 63200
2023 1171 65425
2024 966 62077

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 12 65 186
Neuroscience 23 82 225
Library and Information science 36 182 455
Computational Linguistics 51 286 720
Cognitive Science 46 264 720
Data Science 51 340 798
Computer Graphics 65 345 853
Computer Vision 59 360 1016
Multimedia 63 442 1247
Machine Learning 61 402 1266
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 67 438 1270
Software Engineering 75 525 1314
Human-Computer Interaction 73 515 1393
Cyber Security 65 480 1447
Telecommunications 66 468 1456
Robotics 66 480 1530
Computer Networking 70 502 1603
Computer Engineering 68 495 1612
Management Information Systems 85 652 1783

Engineering rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 51st for Engineering in Germany and 763rd in the World with 14,684 publications made and 463,611 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#51 of 169 In Germany
#269 of 1,465 In Europe
#763 of 6,782 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 207 1160
1993 168 1215
1994 177 1368
1995 160 1582
1996 228 1816
1997 227 2023
1998 223 2656
1999 209 2785
2000 204 3397
2001 226 3958
2002 234 4294
2003 207 5186
2004 255 5751
2005 255 6323
2006 349 7665
2007 333 8671
2008 420 9824
2009 426 11144
2010 467 12858
2011 490 14649
2012 490 16554
2013 571 18144
2014 559 19704
2015 599 21171
2016 568 22270
2017 520 23358
2018 530 24145
2019 569 26938
2020 686 32841
2021 695 37076
2022 657 36186
2023 613 35932
2024 612 34460

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 13 61
Biotechnology 8 54 174
Biochemical Engineering 49 298 720
Acoustical Engineering 52 283 740
Metallurgical Engineering 53 275 805
Optical Engineering 57 304 808
Aerospace Engineering 58 334 895
Civil Engineering 47 327 911
Architectural Engineering 39 356 942
Aviation 43 347 945
Materials Science 59 328 949
Mechanical Engineering 61 356 958
Structural Engineering 62 371 1058
Transportation Engineering 56 437 1206
Automotive Engineering 46 381 1212
Nanotechnology 63 391 1298
Reliability and Quality Engineering 54 426 1317
Geotechnical Engineering 56 426 1388
Human-Computer Interaction 73 515 1393
Telecommunications 66 468 1456
Electronic Engineering 68 457 1482
Chemical Engineering 61 415 1494
Electrical Engineering 68 487 1514
Systems Engineering 78 566 1521
Robotics 66 480 1530
Computer Networking 70 502 1603
Computer Engineering 68 495 1612
Environmental Engineering 63 512 1817

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Hannover Medical School

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Statistics 44 240 625
Geology 45 230 626
Mathematics 46 261 694
Development Studies 32 256 734
Environmental Science 48 264 736
Music 40 286 744
Astrophysics and Astronomy 50 295 753
Physics 56 304 826
Nuclear Physics 61 337 887
Earth science and Geophysics 48 304 896
Actuarial Science 50 361 968
Ecology 54 364 1032
Geography and Cartography 57 387 1044
Human Resource Management 57 420 1046
Economics 57 404 1050
Advertising 57 392 1050
Literature 56 407 1071
International Economics 75 575 1105
Management 62 415 1127
Art & Design 64 454 1173
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 69 456 1175
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 64 416 1182
Quantum and Particle physics 67 419 1198
International Trade 72 589 1214
Fashion Design 65 483 1243
Business 67 479 1275
Marketing 67 492 1356
International Business 76 618 1383
Accounting 72 540 1561
Oceanography 69 511 1564
Project Management 87 684 1739
Finance 87 651 1964
Atomic and Molecular physics 77 627 2328
Condensed Matter Physics 76 619 2353
Math Teachers 72 688 2761
Environmental Management 89 809 3113