Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Rankings

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, 157th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 47 research topics. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 113,568 academic publications and 3,597,745 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 991 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#157 of 14,131 In the World
#14 of 5,830 In Asia
#2 of 36 In Israel
#1 of 7 In Jerusalem
#5 of 2,556 For Classics and Ancient History
#29 of 1,024 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#31 of 1,021 For International Law
#44 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#272 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 44 other topics

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Biology rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 2nd for Biology in Israel and 133rd in the World with 69,824 publications made and 2,518,441 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 23 In Israel
#20 of 2,814 In Asia
#133 of 6,770 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 922 10943
1992 860 11665
1993 962 12451
1994 1043 14126
1995 1043 14773
1996 1123 16511
1997 1165 18815
1998 1125 20893
1999 1208 23761
2000 1260 26240
2001 1261 29448
2002 1455 34300
2003 1342 44177
2004 1425 42177
2005 1396 48502
2006 1516 53998
2007 1583 60459
2008 1629 64651
2009 1572 70833
2010 1675 77390
2011 1744 86215
2012 1666 93027
2013 1988 99802
2014 1849 106603
2015 2001 107792
2016 2135 110295
2017 2120 114230
2018 2164 122060
2019 2302 133831
2020 2807 152087
2021 2965 167906
2022 3094 169898
2023 3052 167003

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 8 35
Entomology 1 4 52
Botany 1 8 64
Agricultural Science 1 9 70
Biophysics 2 7 74
Nutrition and Food Science 1 17 80
Animal Science 1 5 86
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 12 96
Zoology 2 7 97
Evolutionary Biology 3 7 101
Microbiology 2 8 103
Paleontology 1 13 107
Biochemistry 3 20 111
Neuroscience 2 6 113
Pharmacology 2 21 120
Genetics 3 19 121
Molecular Biology 2 18 122
Astrobiology 3 16 127
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 18 132
Nanotechnology 1 67 142
Biotechnology 2 24 166
Toxicology 1 29 167
Forestry 1 21 169
Virology 2 24 175
Immunology 3 30 192
Oncology and Cancer research 3 71 269
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 15 310

Chemistry rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Israel and 124th in the World with 60,827 publications made and 2,243,122 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Israel
#30 of 2,750 In Asia
#124 of 6,447 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 886 10726
1992 821 11439
1993 942 12110
1994 964 13607
1995 927 14241
1996 1059 15903
1997 1125 18577
1998 1073 19876
1999 1150 22760
2000 1180 24514
2001 1204 27364
2002 1354 31247
2003 1268 34655
2004 1290 38287
2005 1319 44215
2006 1381 48447
2007 1440 53211
2008 1448 57008
2009 1361 61402
2010 1419 66549
2011 1453 73370
2012 1453 79755
2013 1570 84809
2014 1551 91122
2015 1596 91249
2016 1745 94936
2017 1696 97206
2018 1733 103962
2019 1806 113324
2020 2126 126753
2021 2119 139134
2022 2085 137856
2023 2152 135876

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 77
Nutrition and Food Science 1 17 80
Inorganic Chemistry 1 47 111
Biochemistry 3 20 111
Organic Chemistry 1 35 120
Physical chemistry 1 58 137
Radiochemistry 1 85 141
Nanotechnology 1 67 142
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 27 145
Chemical Engineering 1 72 148
Environmental Chemistry 1 45 151
Materials Science 3 65 175
Biochemical Engineering 1 33 177
Pharmacy 1 47 195
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 45 198

Physics rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 3rd for Physics in Israel and 137th in the World with 48,896 publications made and 1,654,870 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Israel
#37 of 2,786 In Asia
#137 of 6,603 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 659 7654
1992 625 7937
1993 681 8289
1994 753 9408
1995 750 9853
1996 843 11285
1997 893 12979
1998 852 13569
1999 914 15300
2000 987 17283
2001 994 19057
2002 1161 22288
2003 1078 24476
2004 1056 26919
2005 1045 31927
2006 1096 35090
2007 1182 38727
2008 1200 42217
2009 1156 45874
2010 1157 48985
2011 1175 54408
2012 1216 58758
2013 1312 63495
2014 1280 67366
2015 1349 68582
2016 1434 70302
2017 1415 72039
2018 1529 78112
2019 1526 84701
2020 1733 92702
2021 1757 99150
2022 1686 95298
2023 1760 94615

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 74
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 11 78
Theoretical Physics 4 11 81
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 11 91
Nuclear Physics 3 21 109
Astrobiology 3 16 127
Condensed Matter Physics 4 38 131
Quantum and Particle physics 4 41 139
Nanotechnology 1 67 142
Optical Engineering 4 47 154
Acoustical Engineering 4 52 173
Materials Science 3 65 175
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 88 288
Medical Physics 4 93 508

Engineering rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 3rd for Engineering in Israel and 180th in the World with 46,214 publications made and 1,529,836 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Israel
#55 of 2,809 In Asia
#180 of 6,684 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 621 6897
1992 571 7167
1993 624 7651
1994 664 8529
1995 682 9069
1996 751 10151
1997 833 11857
1998 780 12359
1999 835 13921
2000 940 15900
2001 865 17419
2002 1084 21316
2003 943 23033
2004 979 25565
2005 995 30213
2006 1042 33621
2007 1154 37254
2008 1191 40838
2009 1119 44831
2010 1218 48849
2011 1112 53902
2012 1214 58402
2013 1247 62992
2014 1239 66873
2015 1350 68015
2016 1354 70635
2017 1393 71715
2018 1518 78139
2019 1507 85471
2020 1726 94366
2021 1768 102139
2022 1671 99316
2023 1733 98377

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Israel and 113th in the World with 46,130 publications made and 1,250,958 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 24 In Israel
#7 of 2,845 In Asia
#113 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 433 4604
1992 495 4949
1993 525 5720
1994 614 6013
1995 617 6276
1996 665 7446
1997 633 7839
1998 631 8602
1999 610 9644
2000 691 11176
2001 711 12223
2002 823 16279
2003 803 18753
2004 822 19625
2005 838 22260
2006 944 25362
2007 1037 29001
2008 1150 31648
2009 1133 36020
2010 1234 39217
2011 1240 44424
2012 1232 47520
2013 1414 52168
2014 1405 55434
2015 1621 57453
2016 1705 57487
2017 1606 59028
2018 1735 65058
2019 1725 72628
2020 2118 82546
2021 2278 88179
2022 2084 85577
2023 2879 84419

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

Medicine rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 2nd for Medicine in Israel and 208th in the World with 44,452 publications made and 1,479,477 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Surgery, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Israel
#28 of 2,781 In Asia
#208 of 6,680 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 555 5626
1992 516 5952
1993 544 6403
1994 610 7264
1995 636 8114
1996 687 9305
1997 687 10491
1998 679 12088
1999 687 13253
2000 735 14918
2001 731 16837
2002 888 19873
2003 807 22589
2004 881 24142
2005 858 27349
2006 948 30427
2007 991 34592
2008 1046 37188
2009 1021 40564
2010 1076 44755
2011 1080 49584
2012 1036 54292
2013 1211 58276
2014 1172 61938
2015 1295 63853
2016 1447 65804
2017 1334 68682
2018 1462 72657
2019 1463 80447
2020 2036 94589
2021 2349 107360
2022 2447 112964
2023 2457 111008

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 2 3 42
Orthodontics 2 9 49
Dentistry 2 8 50
Veterinary 1 6 77
Forensic Science 1 7 106
Pharmacology 2 21 120
Cosmetology 2 20 130
Toxicology 1 29 167
Public Health 2 8 171
Virology 2 24 175
Anatomy and Physiology 2 24 184
Audiology 2 14 188
Immunology 3 30 192
Biomedical Engineering 3 37 192
Psychiatry 2 22 194
Pharmacy 1 47 195
Ophthalmology 2 42 216
Nursing 2 13 230
Clinical Psychology 5 12 231
Pathology 2 36 232
Occupational Therapy 3 26 245
Anesthesiology 3 41 250
Oncology and Cancer research 3 71 269
Urology 2 55 271
Pediatrics 3 40 278
Optometry 2 45 279
Gerontology 4 16 281
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 26 283
Radiation Therapy 3 79 283
Dermatology 4 65 291
Surgery 3 63 297
Epidemiology 3 47 305
Critical Care Nursing 2 35 309
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 15 310
Health Science 2 36 330
Family medicine 3 47 334
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 40 342
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 75 353
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 38 363
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 117 364
Physical Therapy 4 50 388
Cardiology 4 103 415
Plastic Surgery 4 101 422
Neurosurgery 3 132 431
Respiratory Therapy 4 89 453
Sports Medicine 5 62 481
Medical Physics 4 93 508
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 166 537
Sports / Exercise science 4 133 827

Environmental Science rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Israel and 120th in the World with 43,909 publications made and 1,316,715 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 24 In Israel
#19 of 2,811 In Asia
#120 of 6,798 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 562 5937
1992 540 6253
1993 600 6926
1994 646 7469
1995 650 7636
1996 672 8311
1997 730 9431
1998 677 10516
1999 695 11476
2000 768 13668
2001 717 14582
2002 860 17360
2003 836 25723
2004 878 21856
2005 835 25227
2006 917 28197
2007 945 31799
2008 1068 34348
2009 997 38997
2010 1087 42419
2011 1120 47857
2012 1091 51490
2013 1354 56607
2014 1271 60725
2015 1347 62293
2016 1456 63682
2017 1399 66477
2018 1454 72263
2019 1461 80926
2020 1820 91774
2021 1831 99949
2022 1723 98206
2023 1771 95269

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 37,270 publications made and 1,409,262 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Israel
#26 of 2,809 In Asia
#135 of 6,752 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 378 5116
1992 374 5362
1993 428 5903
1994 529 6768
1995 499 7245
1996 533 8209
1997 564 8958
1998 577 10363
1999 553 11120
2000 585 12101
2001 646 14021
2002 824 18757
2003 788 20093
2004 754 21589
2005 790 25837
2006 893 29351
2007 915 32367
2008 972 35241
2009 918 39175
2010 977 42937
2011 948 46470
2012 1066 52240
2013 1159 55755
2014 1102 59178
2015 1176 61047
2016 1264 63122
2017 1299 64675
2018 1343 71160
2019 1408 78539
2020 1748 88802
2021 1889 95931
2022 1760 92258
2023 1768 91513

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 133rd in the World with 24,419 publications made and 915,174 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Israel
#10 of 2,703 In Asia
#133 of 6,528 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 274 3358
1992 255 3303
1993 268 3880
1994 321 4364
1995 300 4608
1996 328 5583
1997 364 6203
1998 365 6934
1999 333 7578
2000 385 8292
2001 379 9262
2002 496 11649
2003 429 12794
2004 478 13442
2005 493 15923
2006 508 17416
2007 560 19863
2008 618 22113
2009 601 24320
2010 655 26914
2011 661 29497
2012 619 32856
2013 679 35514
2014 731 37552
2015 780 38829
2016 830 39903
2017 868 41363
2018 928 44365
2019 971 48512
2020 1263 56878
2021 1407 61166
2022 1381 60994
2023 1464 60864

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
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 3 42
Social Work 2 3 42
Social Psychology 2 3 80
Cognitive Science 2 16 90
Neuroscience 2 6 113
Child Psychology 4 6 136
Education Majors 2 10 152
Special Education 4 7 194
Psychiatry 2 22 194
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 25 222
Clinical Psychology 5 12 231
Occupational Therapy 3 26 245
Sexology 3 7 332

Mathematics rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Israel and 137th in the World with 17,500 publications made and 632,722 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 2,673 In Asia
#137 of 6,305 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 189 2118
1992 190 2495
1993 182 2342
1994 226 2784
1995 204 2685
1996 264 3440
1997 243 3755
1998 261 3901
1999 236 4321
2000 254 4736
2001 299 5472
2002 395 7662
2003 391 8132
2004 367 9102
2005 355 10940
2006 417 12290
2007 439 13528
2008 504 15363
2009 458 17411
2010 479 18658
2011 425 20954
2012 540 22391
2013 594 24443
2014 531 25340
2015 515 26629
2016 595 26463
2017 596 26434
2018 674 29811
2019 633 32251
2020 780 36029
2021 923 38968
2022 859 37719
2023 938 37115

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 45
Actuarial Science 1 3 87
Statistics 3 21 135
Math Teachers 4 16 147
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 44 153
Operations Research 4 57 182
Applied Mathematics 3 55 227

Business rankings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranked 3rd for Business in Israel and 167th in the World with 12,367 publications made and 355,123 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Israel
#23 of 2,579 In Asia
#167 of 6,187 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 156 1394
1992 134 1437
1993 163 1554
1994 151 1692
1995 169 1757
1996 182 2124
1997 177 2208
1998 228 2435
1999 156 2788
2000 227 3385
2001 237 3786
2002 280 5048
2003 239 5475
2004 273 6181
2005 259 7114
2006 273 8118
2007 307 9133
2008 356 10332
2009 337 11837
2010 384 13014
2011 323 14256
2012 362 15685
2013 387 17049
2014 405 18019
2015 449 18745
2016 473 18679
2017 451 18669
2018 476 20796
2019 488 22446
2020 564 25710
2021 543 26916
2022 479 24759
2023 516 24246

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 114th in the World with 12,067 publications made and 317,443 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 21 In Israel
#9 of 2,461 In Asia
#114 of 5,995 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 130 1268
1992 133 1453
1993 144 1306
1994 152 1463
1995 154 1506
1996 186 1817
1997 177 2095
1998 199 2030
1999 155 2381
2000 199 2931
2001 194 3346
2002 270 4259
2003 242 4715
2004 264 5243
2005 242 5896
2006 286 6481
2007 291 7326
2008 351 8333
2009 366 9670
2010 354 10505
2011 325 11862
2012 403 12903
2013 411 14056
2014 395 14583
2015 397 14955
2016 445 14693
2017 436 14876
2018 462 16002
2019 423 17635
2020 552 19971
2021 543 21672
2022 472 19689
2023 483 19456

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 64th in the World with 10,909 publications made and 250,237 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 23 In Israel
#5 of 2,302 In Asia
#64 of 5,720 In the World

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 104 765
1992 135 768
1993 119 988
1994 140 969
1995 151 1067
1996 159 1216
1997 164 1222
1998 157 1315
1999 164 1744
2000 167 2008
2001 181 2012
2002 186 2879
2003 204 2940
2004 190 3431
2005 198 3715
2006 209 4203
2007 207 4512
2008 253 5182
2009 276 5751
2010 315 6265
2011 297 7337
2012 287 7755
2013 325 8776
2014 287 8860
2015 337 9354
2016 361 9272
2017 357 9931
2018 348 10235
2019 370 11891
2020 497 13802
2021 465 14022
2022 436 13112
2023 438 13197

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
Literature 1 1 28
Creative Writing 2 2 67
Photography 1 5 76
Aesthetics 2 7 100
Fashion Design 2 12 108
Music 2 10 156
Computer Graphics 3 41 160
Art History 3 6 225
Painting and Drawing 3 35 228
Sculpture 3 35 228
Illustration and Concept Art 3 36 235
Entertainment Industry Business 3 17 244
Performing arts 4 30 271
Animation 4 78 298
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 42 345
UX/UI Desgin 5 94 494
Game Design and Development 4 89 511
Multimedia 6 97 535
Architecture 4 110 546
Graphic Design 4 127 624
Landscape Architecture 4 172 637
Cinematography 4 56 656
Interior Design 5 222 692