Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Rankings

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, 159th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 42 research topics. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 129,885 academic publications and 4,785,501 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,100 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#159 of 14,131 In the World
#15 of 5,830 In Asia
#2 of 36 In Israel
#1 of 7 In Jerusalem
#8 of 2,854 For Classics and Ancient History
#31 of 1,018 For International Law
#35 of 1,036 For Social Work
#42 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#272 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 39 other topics

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Biology rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 2nd for Biology in Israel and 134th in the World with 78,344 publications made and 3,274,598 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 24 In Israel
#22 of 2,834 In Asia
#134 of 6,833 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 950 15006
1993 1068 15883
1994 1130 18018
1995 1154 18920
1996 1193 20800
1997 1270 23613
1998 1230 26127
1999 1338 29356
2000 1395 32869
2001 1399 36381
2002 1599 43242
2003 1567 48803
2004 1576 52676
2005 1565 59908
2006 1655 66514
2007 1791 73653
2008 1824 79318
2009 1833 86604
2010 1896 94315
2011 1974 105048
2012 1887 114187
2013 2252 122625
2014 2070 130490
2015 2172 131547
2016 2159 134424
2017 2146 141285
2018 2203 148448
2019 2340 163514
2020 2919 191032
2021 3130 209771
2022 3256 203224
2023 3263 202196
2024 2490 181268

The following table provides academic rankings for The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 1 10 38
Entomology 1 4 53
Botany 1 8 64
Agricultural Science 1 10 71
Biophysics 2 7 73
Animal Science 1 6 82
Nutrition and Food Science 1 23 91
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 12 99
Evolutionary Biology 3 7 102
Microbiology 2 12 104
Zoology 2 9 104
Neuroscience 2 5 107
Paleontology 2 14 107
Biochemistry 3 21 110
Molecular Biology 2 18 120
Genetics 3 21 121
Pharmacology 2 22 121
Astrobiology 3 17 134
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 18 135
Nanotechnology 1 69 143
Biotechnology 2 23 159
Toxicology 1 35 163
Virology 2 25 170
Forestry 1 34 190
Immunology 3 31 191
Oncology and Cancer research 3 65 234
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 11 234

Chemistry rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Israel and 125th in the World with 66,929 publications made and 2,838,775 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Israel
#31 of 2,781 In Asia
#125 of 6,545 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 886 14381
1993 1028 15055
1994 1061 17022
1995 1016 17843
1996 1123 19687
1997 1212 22776
1998 1150 24339
1999 1264 27555
2000 1294 30200
2001 1299 33053
2002 1459 38537
2003 1433 43346
2004 1386 46780
2005 1422 53362
2006 1487 58520
2007 1570 63228
2008 1560 67720
2009 1516 72889
2010 1549 78819
2011 1634 87496
2012 1599 95381
2013 1738 101812
2014 1713 108538
2015 1705 108412
2016 1747 112432
2017 1731 116450
2018 1749 122247
2019 1850 133750
2020 2222 153786
2021 2189 168735
2022 2183 160983
2023 2315 160041
2024 1687 141576

The following table provides academic rankings for The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 1 11 79
Nutrition and Food Science 1 23 91
Biochemistry 3 21 110
Organic Chemistry 1 36 119
Inorganic Chemistry 1 51 125
Nanotechnology 1 69 143
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 27 147
Physical chemistry 1 64 150
Environmental Chemistry 1 46 157
Chemical Engineering 1 76 158
Radiochemistry 1 95 166
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 38 174
Biochemical Engineering 1 35 180
Materials Science 3 71 190
Pharmacy 2 54 222

Physics rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 3rd for Physics in Israel and 141st in the World with 53,823 publications made and 2,095,813 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Israel
#41 of 2,817 In Asia
#141 of 6,713 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 678 9932
1993 727 10271
1994 828 11649
1995 811 12311
1996 902 13828
1997 969 15672
1998 928 16457
1999 998 18397
2000 1047 20666
2001 1034 22748
2002 1253 27282
2003 1193 30266
2004 1138 32696
2005 1121 38150
2006 1168 42336
2007 1270 45624
2008 1268 49653
2009 1234 54318
2010 1241 57203
2011 1291 64448
2012 1312 69832
2013 1450 75440
2014 1432 79166
2015 1428 80786
2016 1482 82594
2017 1482 86124
2018 1612 92173
2019 1605 101020
2020 1846 112137
2021 1881 120880
2022 1801 111266
2023 1935 113639
2024 1305 98712

The following table provides academic rankings for The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 2 7 73
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 12 81
Theoretical Physics 4 11 83
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 12 94
Nuclear Physics 3 21 114
Astrobiology 3 17 134
Condensed Matter Physics 4 41 135
Quantum and Particle physics 4 41 139
Nanotechnology 1 69 143
Optical Engineering 4 49 157
Acoustical Engineering 4 50 167
Materials Science 3 71 190
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 95 303
Medical Physics 3 63 403

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Israel and 122nd in the World with 52,316 publications made and 1,722,818 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 24 In Israel
#8 of 2,864 In Asia
#122 of 7,081 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 548 6564
1993 590 7477
1994 645 7820
1995 695 8260
1996 715 9503
1997 699 9940
1998 734 11093
1999 663 12453
2000 759 14447
2001 776 15910
2002 937 21273
2003 935 23069
2004 983 25333
2005 944 29011
2006 1059 32637
2007 1150 37404
2008 1271 41264
2009 1279 46725
2010 1408 50365
2011 1410 57494
2012 1345 61465
2013 1699 66950
2014 1511 70556
2015 1723 73983
2016 1749 74228
2017 1685 78790
2018 1816 85025
2019 1808 96531
2020 2308 111422
2021 2469 119877
2022 2260 111502
2023 3163 113839
2024 1756 97042

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

Engineering rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 3rd for Engineering in Israel and 179th in the World with 50,948 publications made and 1,928,435 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Israel
#55 of 2,835 In Asia
#179 of 6,782 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 619 8993
1993 674 9466
1994 722 10630
1995 745 11320
1996 807 12568
1997 895 14410
1998 845 15057
1999 893 16833
2000 1013 19158
2001 920 20896
2002 1170 26332
2003 1062 28871
2004 1076 31212
2005 1067 36626
2006 1129 40633
2007 1231 44348
2008 1280 49028
2009 1216 53557
2010 1263 57525
2011 1260 64749
2012 1281 69706
2013 1392 75516
2014 1376 79315
2015 1438 80841
2016 1387 83396
2017 1450 87002
2018 1590 93105
2019 1570 102609
2020 1851 115086
2021 1897 126068
2022 1806 116517
2023 1902 118123
2024 1304 101050

The following table provides academic rankings for The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in various areas of Engineering.

Medicine rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 2nd for Medicine in Israel and 199th in the World with 50,914 publications made and 2,007,909 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Surgery, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Israel
#29 of 2,809 In Asia
#199 of 6,775 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 574 7815
1993 585 8239
1994 665 9318
1995 706 10475
1996 738 11847
1997 760 13407
1998 750 15295
1999 778 16831
2000 829 19381
2001 827 21440
2002 982 25810
2003 947 29230
2004 1001 30956
2005 996 34623
2006 1080 38429
2007 1153 43537
2008 1238 47333
2009 1204 51436
2010 1294 56273
2011 1287 62751
2012 1244 69364
2013 1443 73747
2014 1368 78678
2015 1453 81072
2016 1449 82781
2017 1358 87446
2018 1492 91527
2019 1479 101477
2020 2110 122696
2021 2461 137361
2022 2567 137428
2023 2591 137383
2024 2057 120893

The following table provides academic rankings for The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Social Work 1 1 35
Orthodontics 2 9 48
Dentistry 2 8 51
Veterinary 1 4 69
Forensic Science 1 16 111
Pharmacology 2 22 121
Cosmetology 2 21 125
Toxicology 1 35 163
Virology 2 25 170
Public Health 2 11 171
Audiology 2 14 178
Anatomy and Physiology 2 26 180
Biomedical Engineering 3 39 184
Psychiatry 2 22 187
Immunology 3 31 191
Pathology 2 36 212
Occupational Therapy 3 23 215
Ophthalmology 2 43 217
Pediatrics 3 31 221
Pharmacy 2 54 222
Optometry 2 38 225
Clinical Psychology 5 13 233
Oncology and Cancer research 3 65 234
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 11 234
Nursing 2 15 236
Anesthesiology 2 43 244
Urology 2 50 252
Dermatology 3 49 257
Radiation Therapy 2 77 263
Gerontology 2 14 269
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 27 271
Epidemiology 3 42 273
Surgery 2 61 291
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 39 296
Critical Care Nursing 2 38 305
Plastic Surgery 4 72 310
Health Science 2 38 317
Family medicine 3 44 320
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 108 336
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 74 343
Respiratory Therapy 4 63 369
Physical Therapy 3 49 380
Cardiology 3 90 382
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 44 393
Medical Physics 3 63 403
Neurosurgery 3 134 428
Sports Medicine 5 57 449
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 162 517
Sports / Exercise science 3 111 722

Environmental Science rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Israel and 128th in the World with 48,736 publications made and 1,725,637 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 24 In Israel
#23 of 2,838 In Asia
#128 of 6,876 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 579 7883
1993 661 8632
1994 674 9370
1995 694 9684
1996 708 10438
1997 780 11677
1998 762 12795
1999 757 13992
2000 816 16805
2001 782 17770
2002 942 21915
2003 976 24689
2004 978 26752
2005 935 30900
2006 980 34439
2007 1048 38456
2008 1187 42640
2009 1108 47653
2010 1183 51313
2011 1222 58343
2012 1218 62862
2013 1516 69078
2014 1330 73309
2015 1429 75650
2016 1506 77279
2017 1458 82537
2018 1499 89051
2019 1511 99946
2020 1919 115394
2021 1973 128508
2022 1874 119367
2023 1967 118205
2024 1443 103738

The following table provides academic rankings for The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in various areas of Environmental Science.

Computer Science rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Israel and 135th in the World with 41,891 publications made and 1,897,067 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Israel
#27 of 2,840 In Asia
#135 of 6,845 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 399 7032
1993 493 7668
1994 562 8704
1995 563 9306
1996 569 10382
1997 615 11307
1998 602 12872
1999 591 13573
2000 649 15230
2001 706 17484
2002 925 23895
2003 883 25345
2004 842 27277
2005 878 32666
2006 966 37131
2007 1010 40844
2008 1063 44608
2009 1023 49207
2010 1142 53690
2011 1100 59294
2012 1138 65372
2013 1311 69805
2014 1259 74335
2015 1289 77688
2016 1296 78613
2017 1331 83043
2018 1417 89341
2019 1454 99623
2020 1891 114079
2021 2007 122724
2022 1910 113017
2023 1920 115952
2024 1390 100693

The following table provides academic rankings for The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in various areas of Computer Science.

Psychology rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 2nd for Psychology in Israel and 128th in the World with 27,911 publications made and 1,278,304 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Israel
#9 of 2,755 In Asia
#128 of 6,645 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 273 4382
1993 303 4980
1994 346 5643
1995 352 6107
1996 369 7123
1997 398 7800
1998 397 8794
1999 368 9374
2000 441 10620
2001 422 11798
2002 559 15147
2003 489 16920
2004 554 17552
2005 571 20455
2006 574 22676
2007 654 25815
2008 691 28507
2009 688 31472
2010 760 34515
2011 771 38671
2012 682 42548
2013 822 45313
2014 815 48252
2015 849 50646
2016 868 50681
2017 884 53902
2018 958 56856
2019 1000 62818
2020 1294 74686
2021 1481 79717
2022 1461 76195
2023 1544 78165
2024 1192 68220

The following table provides academic rankings for The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Social Work 1 1 35
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 3 48
Social Psychology 2 3 77
Cognitive Science 2 16 91
Neuroscience 2 5 107
Child Psychology 4 6 141
Education Majors 2 19 173
Special Education 4 7 184
Psychiatry 2 22 187
Occupational Therapy 3 23 215
Clinical Psychology 5 13 233
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 32 234
Sexology 4 9 372

Mathematics rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Israel and 136th in the World with 19,125 publications made and 863,898 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Israel
#23 of 2,718 In Asia
#136 of 6,418 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 197 3242
1993 196 3013
1994 246 3580
1995 217 3459
1996 262 4306
1997 263 4674
1998 290 4903
1999 255 5464
2000 265 6104
2001 327 6952
2002 430 10050
2003 447 10839
2004 389 11495
2005 394 13962
2006 430 15851
2007 460 17375
2008 552 19752
2009 481 22163
2010 506 23369
2011 485 26897
2012 552 28361
2013 654 30440
2014 565 31902
2015 565 34022
2016 592 33569
2017 613 34410
2018 679 37662
2019 647 41312
2020 869 47224
2021 955 51186
2022 916 47202
2023 976 47158
2024 600 33835

The following table provides academic rankings for The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 2 52
Actuarial Science 1 4 98
Statistics 3 19 132
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 47 152
Math Teachers 4 29 161
Operations Research 4 64 206
Applied Mathematics 3 55 235

Business rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 2nd for Business in Israel and 178th in the World with 13,495 publications made and 492,490 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Israel
#23 of 2,646 In Asia
#178 of 6,339 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 141 1936
1993 173 2039
1994 164 2194
1995 169 2393
1996 187 2682
1997 196 2861
1998 249 3180
1999 167 3610
2000 237 4526
2001 250 4973
2002 314 6842
2003 270 7534
2004 311 8052
2005 281 9475
2006 289 10686
2007 322 12037
2008 385 13701
2009 365 15570
2010 385 16738
2011 381 18944
2012 364 20244
2013 430 21535
2014 412 23119
2015 480 24248
2016 479 23997
2017 470 24902
2018 499 26711
2019 513 29184
2020 591 33247
2021 576 35403
2022 513 31191
2023 559 31660
2024 384 24431

The following table provides academic rankings for The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 2nd for Economics in Israel and 121st in the World with 13,256 publications made and 437,199 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Israel
#9 of 2,553 In Asia
#121 of 6,167 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 142 1893
1993 148 1728
1994 166 1927
1995 158 2005
1996 193 2328
1997 185 2672
1998 220 2651
1999 169 3055
2000 217 3881
2001 217 4338
2002 298 5696
2003 271 6478
2004 292 6884
2005 258 7736
2006 298 8604
2007 329 9716
2008 404 11105
2009 381 12787
2010 369 13663
2011 370 15644
2012 407 16824
2013 460 18072
2014 395 18773
2015 431 19850
2016 451 19340
2017 460 20232
2018 466 20967
2019 449 23442
2020 631 26941
2021 578 28944
2022 510 25333
2023 535 26055
2024 373 19704

The following table provides academic rankings for The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 1st for Art & Design in Israel and 68th in the World with 12,369 publications made and 338,498 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#1 of 24 In Israel
#5 of 2,428 In Asia
#68 of 5,966 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 154 1080
1993 148 1276
1994 153 1251
1995 175 1393
1996 167 1543
1997 179 1577
1998 190 1727
1999 174 2219
2000 183 2550
2001 197 2655
2002 206 3748
2003 227 3916
2004 224 4329
2005 230 4942
2006 232 5523
2007 227 5820
2008 282 6718
2009 312 7410
2010 376 8012
2011 323 9371
2012 324 10145
2013 346 11161
2014 340 11479
2015 353 12011
2016 384 11913
2017 379 13063
2018 380 13312
2019 409 16021
2020 578 18222
2021 517 19071
2022 458 17496
2023 512 18052
2024 316 15299

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

Art & Design subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Photography 1 2 28
Literature 1 1 29
Creative Writing 2 2 71
Aesthetics 2 6 103
Fashion Design 2 11 108
Music 3 12 156
Computer Graphics 3 42 166
Entertainment Industry Business 3 17 202
Art History 3 6 221
Painting and Drawing 3 38 251
Sculpture 3 38 251
Illustration and Concept Art 3 40 260
Performing arts 4 29 279
Animation 4 83 304
Game Design and Development 4 65 369
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 57 379
Multimedia 4 82 426
Architecture 3 98 472
UX/UI Desgin 5 122 561
Graphic Design 4 134 610
Landscape Architecture 3 222 710
Cinematography 4 76 710
Interior Design 3 277 774