Hannover Medical School: Rankings

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Hannover Medical School ranked 45th in Germany, 612th in the global 2026 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 80,483 academic publications and 2,502,581 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#612 of 14,131 In the World
#247 of 2,785 In Europe
#45 of 369 In Germany
#4 of 26 In Lower Saxony
#2 of 7 In Hanover
#10 of 2,534 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#46 of 2,360 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#54 of 1,104 For Plastic Surgery
#3464 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1269 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 119th in the World with 69,560 publications made and 2,259,674 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 170 In Germany
#33 of 1,437 In Europe
#119 of 6,793 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 735 5258
1994 706 5959
1995 729 6763
1996 906 7740
1997 1001 9213
1998 921 11152
1999 980 12848
2000 1034 15370
2001 933 17441
2002 1056 19845
2003 1012 23272
2004 1400 25817
2005 1276 29923
2006 1515 34247
2007 1543 37615
2008 1919 42720
2009 2071 48432
2010 2171 55646
2011 2307 62595
2012 2401 70557
2013 2547 77537
2014 2536 84660
2015 2815 90228
2016 2655 93778
2017 2496 101635
2018 2629 104770
2019 2743 115502
2020 3136 143232
2021 3392 164148
2022 3198 160661
2023 2964 165349
2024 2804 159113
2025 2519 142094

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 46
Plastic Surgery 1 7 54
Biomedical Engineering 3 13 63
Neurosurgery 11 28 64
Cardiology 3 16 66
Immunology 4 20 76
Audiology 5 23 79
Surgery 4 20 82
Radiation Therapy 7 18 88
Virology 4 22 88
Anesthesiology 4 20 91
Critical Care Nursing 3 25 103
Urology 5 23 105
Respiratory Therapy 4 35 105
Dermatology 7 31 109
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 28 110
Orthodontics 5 39 121
Oncology and Cancer research 8 29 125
Anatomy and Physiology 6 32 126
Occupational Therapy 5 38 128
Pharmacology 9 37 140
Sonography and Ultrasound 13 48 142
Medical Physics 9 50 152
Pathology 6 49 157
Pediatrics 5 55 161
Family medicine 5 50 166
Psychiatry 10 55 172
Health Science 5 52 178
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 57 189
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 53 191
Dentistry 11 69 192
Epidemiology 8 78 217
Physical Therapy 9 83 239
Sports / Exercise science 6 79 239
Sports Medicine 14 98 264
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 87 281
Cosmetology 25 104 293
Ophthalmology 26 110 302
Nursing 11 109 327
Forensic Science 21 121 345
Public Health 12 117 350
Clinical Psychology 27 128 381
Optometry 31 175 510
Gerontology 18 157 513
Toxicology 33 232 760
Veterinary 27 213 791
Pharmacy 68 471 1650

Biology rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 19th for Biology in Germany and 225th in the World with 56,572 publications made and 2,189,951 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#19 of 170 In Germany
#72 of 1,449 In Europe
#225 of 6,841 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 584 5178
1994 602 6055
1995 642 6807
1996 763 7771
1997 808 9275
1998 780 11221
1999 801 12891
2000 852 15393
2001 798 17221
2002 874 19696
2003 874 23429
2004 1100 25543
2005 1067 29666
2006 1234 33776
2007 1246 36988
2008 1507 41678
2009 1688 47155
2010 1753 54134
2011 1938 60770
2012 1989 68691
2013 2082 75716
2014 2151 82631
2015 2284 87548
2016 2116 90215
2017 2005 96805
2018 2037 99715
2019 2229 109868
2020 2589 136387
2021 2806 156108
2022 2604 151012
2023 2456 154420
2024 2284 147217
2025 2020 130819

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 76
Virology 4 22 88
Molecular Biology 6 23 98
Oncology and Cancer research 8 29 125
Pharmacology 9 37 140
Genetics 10 48 156
Biotechnology 8 55 179
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 68 189
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 57 189
Microbiology 10 68 203
Biochemistry 19 70 205
Neuroscience 23 82 227
Biophysics 26 82 229
Paleontology 37 176 470
Astrobiology 40 199 490
Evolutionary Biology 44 222 553
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 38 214 642
Animal Science 23 199 670
Zoology 46 255 711
Toxicology 33 232 760
Botany 48 284 831
Nutrition and Food Science 47 379 1277
Nanotechnology 63 395 1336
Horticulture 51 388 1497
Agricultural Science 61 516 1975
Forestry 64 585 2241

Chemistry rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 30th for Chemistry in Germany and 321st in the World with 36,500 publications made and 1,528,922 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#30 of 166 In Germany
#111 of 1,417 In Europe
#321 of 6,561 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 393 3925
1994 384 4508
1995 429 4991
1996 514 5583
1997 527 6729
1998 534 8260
1999 553 9476
2000 592 11276
2001 556 12561
2002 600 14307
2003 586 16972
2004 734 18735
2005 736 21606
2006 847 24304
2007 856 26442
2008 976 29668
2009 1159 33416
2010 1190 38451
2011 1345 43232
2012 1423 48542
2013 1501 54039
2014 1431 58649
2015 1491 61732
2016 1334 63634
2017 1249 67029
2018 1201 68877
2019 1351 75039
2020 1502 92078
2021 1626 104983
2022 1510 100451
2023 1398 101101
2024 1282 91653
2025 1135 78949

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 70 205
Organic Chemistry 45 198 536
Radiochemistry 34 175 727
Biochemical Engineering 49 303 750
Materials Science 58 326 964
Nutrition and Food Science 47 379 1277
Nanotechnology 63 395 1336
Inorganic Chemistry 62 402 1383
Physical chemistry 64 416 1407
Chemical Engineering 61 416 1519
Pharmacy 68 471 1650
Environmental Chemistry 70 501 1760
Petrology and Geochemistry 74 625 2115

Psychology rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 15th for Psychology in Germany and 234th in the World with 23,034 publications made and 731,632 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#15 of 169 In Germany
#74 of 1,424 In Europe
#234 of 6,663 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 259 1871
1994 240 2139
1995 267 2448
1996 337 2729
1997 359 2915
1998 328 3698
1999 331 4174
2000 336 4919
2001 331 5655
2002 366 6706
2003 315 7937
2004 408 8574
2005 394 10077
2006 477 11405
2007 480 12720
2008 568 14335
2009 677 16129
2010 656 17957
2011 748 20396
2012 720 23213
2013 760 25330
2014 806 27826
2015 902 29682
2016 880 30857
2017 857 33665
2018 917 34871
2019 977 38467
2020 1106 48523
2021 1207 55170
2022 1086 54854
2023 1045 55481
2024 997 52688
2025 896 48673

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 38 128
Psychiatry 10 55 172
Neuroscience 23 82 227
Clinical Psychology 27 128 381
Sexology 5 127 427
Child Psychology 41 240 671
Cognitive Science 46 265 732
Social Psychology 58 364 992
Education Majors 67 530 1793

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 45th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 621st in the World with 21,025 publications made and 567,565 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Linguistics, Sociology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#45 of 178 In Germany
#255 of 1,502 In Europe
#621 of 7,088 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 169 1112
1994 169 1285
1995 141 1404
1996 212 1551
1997 269 1985
1998 219 2129
1999 255 2685
2000 236 3218
2001 232 3694
2002 218 4256
2003 248 5110
2004 356 5681
2005 322 6787
2006 356 7680
2007 428 8831
2008 509 10064
2009 558 11959
2010 645 13116
2011 667 15268
2012 703 17455
2013 675 19195
2014 757 21694
2015 835 23372
2016 899 25352
2017 792 27750
2018 928 28832
2019 881 31838
2020 1107 41076
2021 1233 47818
2022 1140 47602
2023 1175 49802
2024 987 45764
2025 896 39988

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 79 239
Forensic Science 21 121 345
Demography 18 131 369
Occupational Safety and Health 7 114 412
Linguistics 32 164 415
Library and Information science 37 185 461
Philosophy 51 269 638
Publishing 32 269 693
Political Science 55 291 701
Sociology 36 267 704
Archaeology 46 296 772
Classics and Ancient History 38 299 776
History 47 308 784
Military science 29 262 802
Art History 57 390 933
Law 51 350 936
Public Policy / Administration 46 359 987
Criminology and Criminal Justice 38 312 990
Anthropology 51 371 1012
Gender Studies 42 348 1041
Aesthetics 62 463 1203
Journalism and Digital Media 60 440 1314
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 69 534 1530
Communications and Public Relations 73 539 1565
Education Majors 67 530 1793

Computer Science rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 42nd for Computer Science in Germany and 561st in the World with 20,447 publications made and 734,932 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#42 of 172 In Germany
#215 of 1,470 In Europe
#561 of 6,855 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 169 1544
1994 171 1720
1995 185 1894
1996 219 2134
1997 229 2464
1998 239 3150
1999 207 3399
2000 265 4180
2001 251 4772
2002 288 5671
2003 255 6844
2004 322 7691
2005 312 8830
2006 366 9930
2007 398 11730
2008 484 13135
2009 588 14923
2010 588 17319
2011 660 19778
2012 650 23121
2013 736 25239
2014 767 28612
2015 833 31160
2016 833 32924
2017 766 36212
2018 871 37792
2019 938 42557
2020 1075 54445
2021 1254 64029
2022 1163 63120
2023 1158 65153
2024 970 62619
2025 857 57178

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 68 189
Neuroscience 23 82 227
Library and Information science 37 185 461
Cognitive Science 46 265 732
Computational Linguistics 51 291 744
Data Science 49 322 767
Computer Graphics 65 351 866
Computer Vision 59 359 1025
Multimedia 62 436 1222
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 66 439 1283
Machine Learning 61 403 1290
Software Engineering 75 530 1332
Human-Computer Interaction 72 512 1381
Cyber Security 65 479 1453
Telecommunications 66 470 1469
Robotics 68 486 1570
Computer Networking 70 503 1606
Computer Engineering 68 497 1629
Management Information Systems 85 658 1807

Engineering rankings

Hannover Medical School ranked 51st for Engineering in Germany and 780th in the World with 15,071 publications made and 487,931 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#51 of 169 In Germany
#272 of 1,466 In Europe
#780 of 6,795 In the World

Hannover Medical School
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 168 1217
1994 177 1372
1995 160 1590
1996 228 1817
1997 227 2019
1998 223 2660
1999 209 2792
2000 205 3402
2001 226 3973
2002 234 4292
2003 207 5187
2004 255 5751
2005 255 6318
2006 349 7667
2007 333 8673
2008 421 9824
2009 423 11153
2010 468 12836
2011 489 14633
2012 489 16592
2013 567 18107
2014 558 19712
2015 600 21191
2016 566 22293
2017 517 23349
2018 530 24172
2019 566 26925
2020 684 32825
2021 692 36888
2022 649 36145
2023 613 35813
2024 616 34760
2025 530 30962

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 63
Biotechnology 8 55 179
Acoustical Engineering 52 285 747
Biochemical Engineering 49 303 750
Optical Engineering 57 304 819
Metallurgical Engineering 53 276 819
Technical Drawing 38 315 861
Aerospace Engineering 58 334 903
Aviation 44 339 921
Civil Engineering 46 327 921
Materials Science 58 326 964
Architectural Engineering 42 366 979
Mechanical Engineering 61 362 986
Structural Engineering 62 373 1076
Automotive Engineering 46 386 1227
Transportation Engineering 56 444 1243
Nanotechnology 63 395 1336
Reliability and Quality Engineering 55 436 1358
Human-Computer Interaction 72 512 1381
Geotechnical Engineering 57 432 1429
Telecommunications 66 470 1469
Electronic Engineering 68 456 1498
Chemical Engineering 61 416 1519
Electrical Engineering 67 489 1540
Systems Engineering 78 568 1545
Robotics 68 486 1570
Computer Networking 70 503 1606
Computer Engineering 68 497 1629
Environmental Engineering 63 519 1858

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Hannover Medical School

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Statistics 44 237 625
Geology 46 233 637
Mathematics 46 258 692
Development Studies 31 252 734
Music 39 287 744
Astrophysics and Astronomy 51 295 753
Environmental Science 48 269 756
Physics 56 304 843
Nuclear Physics 61 338 894
Earth science and Geophysics 49 307 911
Actuarial Science 49 359 959
Advertising 56 384 1030
Geography and Cartography 57 391 1054
Economics 57 404 1057
Ecology 54 373 1061
Human Resource Management 57 430 1071
Literature 56 408 1072
International Economics 73 579 1110
Management 62 413 1125
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 67 446 1152
Art & Design 63 456 1183
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 64 418 1196
Quantum and Particle physics 67 423 1208
International Trade 72 591 1215
Fashion Design 65 488 1260
Business 68 480 1281
Marketing 67 496 1373
International Business 77 621 1394
Oceanography 69 517 1588
Accounting 72 553 1603
Project Management 87 688 1765
Finance 87 660 1992
Atomic and Molecular physics 76 626 2339
Condensed Matter Physics 76 623 2391
Math Teachers 72 700 2803
Environmental Management 89 824 3169