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Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 1st in Germany, 58th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 72 research topics. Heidelberg University - Germany ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 258,676 academic publications and 9,169,494 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,038 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#58 of 14,131 In the World
#7 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 369 In Germany
#1 of 62 In Baden-Wurttemberg
#1 of 4 In Heidelberg
#1 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#6 of 1,708 For Radiation Therapy
#8 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#55 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#100 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 69 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 1st for Medicine in Germany and 22nd in the World with 164,245 publications made and 6,310,412 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 170 In Germany
#3 of 1,433 In Europe
#22 of 6,775 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1335 17231
1993 1387 18166
1994 1420 19991
1995 1432 23041
1996 1686 25888
1997 1736 29102
1998 1935 33996
1999 1924 38755
2000 1943 42320
2001 2081 46936
2002 2247 50062
2003 2462 59734
2004 2950 65591
2005 3172 73336
2006 3575 82949
2007 3591 95578
2008 4154 108346
2009 4709 123970
2010 4547 142087
2011 5396 161322
2012 5498 186812
2013 5791 207145
2014 5957 230235
2015 6506 254748
2016 6876 276001
2017 7094 303157
2018 7361 326967
2019 7686 371154
2020 8431 466543
2021 8825 537482
2022 8445 530085
2023 8608 544054
2024 7179 511006

The following table provides academic rankings for Heidelberg University - Germany in various areas of Medicine.

Biology rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 1st for Biology in Germany and 34th in the World with 157,738 publications made and 6,936,691 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 170 In Germany
#5 of 1,448 In Europe
#34 of 6,833 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1339 22793
1993 1419 23961
1994 1421 26498
1995 1579 29721
1996 1802 33115
1997 1809 37316
1998 1928 43032
1999 1947 47853
2000 1974 52186
2001 2041 56843
2002 2163 60460
2003 2392 71530
2004 2788 77041
2005 3033 86015
2006 3545 97117
2007 3515 110645
2008 3936 124174
2009 4515 141849
2010 4457 161705
2011 5445 181808
2012 5182 209428
2013 5427 230258
2014 5614 254110
2015 6241 275933
2016 6707 297833
2017 6921 324194
2018 6927 353523
2019 7344 396536
2020 8079 494027
2021 8506 566530
2022 8148 550943
2023 8237 564204
2024 6557 528484

The following table provides academic rankings for Heidelberg University - Germany in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 1 1 9
Molecular Biology 1 1 19
Immunology 1 4 20
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 5 23
Genetics 1 5 28
Biochemistry 1 5 29
Pharmacology 1 4 30
Biophysics 1 4 31
Neuroscience 1 6 35
Virology 1 7 40
Biotechnology 2 12 56
Toxicology 1 16 63
Astrobiology 2 15 64
Microbiology 2 24 87
Evolutionary Biology 2 21 88
Botany 6 29 114
Paleontology 5 40 128
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 42 155
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 49 168
Zoology 11 69 190
Nanotechnology 18 72 275
Entomology 27 104 279
Horticulture 13 89 286
Nutrition and Food Science 9 119 332
Forestry 19 137 416
Agricultural Science 21 150 470
Animal Science 16 158 533

Chemistry rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 1st for Chemistry in Germany and 41st in the World with 122,196 publications made and 5,533,048 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 166 In Germany
#5 of 1,417 In Europe
#41 of 6,545 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1222 22786
1993 1325 23400
1994 1322 25491
1995 1445 29190
1996 1682 32169
1997 1637 35587
1998 1708 40514
1999 1731 45047
2000 1747 47688
2001 1730 51268
2002 1947 54844
2003 2012 63848
2004 2348 68017
2005 2470 75316
2006 2925 83631
2007 2804 94238
2008 3068 103840
2009 3428 119094
2010 3487 134082
2011 4141 149468
2012 3910 169002
2013 4041 185973
2014 4145 203772
2015 4555 217366
2016 4709 233389
2017 4864 250910
2018 4820 269689
2019 5148 300712
2020 5499 365771
2021 5642 418551
2022 5449 401772
2023 5522 407748
2024 4172 365478

The following table provides academic rankings for Heidelberg University - Germany in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 4 4 9
Biochemistry 1 5 29
Organic Chemistry 2 11 72
Computational Chemistry 10 31 91
Inorganic Chemistry 8 29 131
Radiochemistry 4 24 152
Materials Science 12 44 175
Environmental Chemistry 13 64 198
Petrology and Geochemistry 18 87 239
Nanotechnology 18 72 275
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 25 113 289
Physical chemistry 17 86 297
Nutrition and Food Science 9 119 332
Biochemical Engineering 32 186 412
Chemical Engineering 24 122 435

Physics rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 3rd for Physics in Germany and 96th in the World with 78,984 publications made and 3,056,349 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 168 In Germany
#14 of 1,457 In Europe
#96 of 6,713 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 793 12265
1993 791 12028
1994 804 12955
1995 879 15501
1996 1033 17140
1997 990 17075
1998 1025 18406
1999 1087 20140
2000 1108 21021
2001 1115 22920
2002 1235 25274
2003 1309 30604
2004 1374 33546
2005 1571 37812
2006 1749 42647
2007 1808 49079
2008 2022 55781
2009 2204 64524
2010 2300 72311
2011 2581 81776
2012 2783 94582
2013 2795 106337
2014 2839 117577
2015 2987 128486
2016 3175 143393
2017 3158 154003
2018 3269 170596
2019 3303 188107
2020 3600 220475
2021 3692 250251
2022 3531 227945
2023 3704 241237
2024 2924 224065

The following table provides academic rankings for Heidelberg University - Germany in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 3 17
Biophysics 1 4 31
Theoretical Physics 1 8 35
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 12 41
Nuclear Physics 3 12 45
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 10 47
Astrobiology 2 15 64
Optical Engineering 4 18 90
Quantum and Particle physics 5 23 114
Acoustical Engineering 4 30 135
Materials Science 12 44 175
Condensed Matter Physics 19 61 178
Applied/Engineering Physics 17 73 238
Nanotechnology 18 72 275

Computer Science rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Germany and 80th in the World with 78,413 publications made and 3,431,288 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 172 In Germany
#14 of 1,469 In Europe
#80 of 6,845 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 519 8931
1993 540 9544
1994 535 10758
1995 571 12450
1996 639 12820
1997 717 14165
1998 691 15983
1999 714 17216
2000 781 18339
2001 872 20442
2002 1006 23021
2003 1059 26570
2004 1143 29201
2005 1262 33646
2006 1501 38562
2007 1513 44874
2008 1746 50630
2009 2092 60630
2010 2186 70610
2011 2496 80933
2012 2798 97032
2013 2939 108309
2014 3060 122681
2015 3208 137810
2016 3508 151942
2017 3726 169369
2018 3873 191074
2019 4199 217765
2020 4615 275708
2021 4773 317079
2022 4733 306620
2023 4788 323609
2024 3689 301046

The following table provides academic rankings for Heidelberg University - Germany in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 5 23
Neuroscience 1 6 35
Computer Vision 3 12 79
Library and Information science 1 24 94
Cognitive Science 4 26 112
Computer Graphics 9 29 114
Data Science 3 48 155
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 35 156
Machine Learning 5 32 162
UX/UI Desgin 12 69 175
Web Design and Development 19 89 227
Computational Linguistics 17 89 230
Human-Computer Interaction 16 106 267
Game Design and Development 19 108 273
Telecommunications 13 88 304
Animation 24 121 319
Computer Networking 16 103 332
Computer Engineering 20 113 345
Software Engineering 28 157 347
Cyber Security 17 120 359
Database Administration 31 134 372
Robotics 24 134 400
Management Information Systems 30 245 565
Multimedia 29 220 568
Blockchain and Cryptography 54 322 954

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 89th in the World with 73,267 publications made and 2,266,976 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

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

Heidelberg University - Germany
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 458 5028
1993 495 5043
1994 534 5758
1995 534 6733
1996 619 7355
1997 651 7653
1998 662 8893
1999 645 9880
2000 753 10734
2001 763 11953
2002 852 13646
2003 874 16300
2004 968 18085
2005 1010 20311
2006 1226 24512
2007 1298 29069
2008 1463 33311
2009 1833 39696
2010 1866 45574
2011 2139 52901
2012 2351 63277
2013 2631 72608
2014 2793 82606
2015 2880 93048
2016 3200 103230
2017 3311 114443
2018 3615 126557
2019 3639 145724
2020 4189 185031
2021 4315 213360
2022 4192 206483
2023 4288 219379
2024 3065 192276

The following table provides academic rankings for Heidelberg University - Germany in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Engineering rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 5th for Engineering in Germany and 143rd in the World with 71,973 publications made and 2,819,535 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 169 In Germany
#33 of 1,465 In Europe
#143 of 6,782 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 684 9850
1993 692 9816
1994 709 10553
1995 803 12344
1996 927 13826
1997 871 14300
1998 941 15825
1999 1038 17803
2000 1042 19163
2001 1021 20744
2002 1199 23355
2003 1217 27902
2004 1323 30771
2005 1421 35234
2006 1598 39165
2007 1651 45288
2008 1855 51188
2009 2091 60232
2010 2112 67400
2011 2374 75961
2012 2541 87000
2013 2583 97926
2014 2577 107862
2015 2715 116884
2016 2970 130478
2017 2924 139095
2018 3007 153249
2019 3014 170050
2020 3283 201246
2021 3431 231601
2022 3284 215569
2023 3392 224855
2024 2631 200076

The following table provides academic rankings for Heidelberg University - Germany in various areas of Engineering.

Psychology rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 1st for Psychology in Germany and 48th in the World with 59,696 publications made and 2,509,041 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 169 In Germany
#8 of 1,423 In Europe
#48 of 6,645 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 458 7513
1993 492 8210
1994 491 9477
1995 547 10910
1996 598 11332
1997 636 12419
1998 651 14180
1999 648 15397
2000 707 16599
2001 748 18808
2002 812 19955
2003 920 23194
2004 1051 25825
2005 1116 28553
2006 1245 32576
2007 1257 37601
2008 1499 42543
2009 1631 49206
2010 1672 55732
2011 1839 63729
2012 2018 74788
2013 2238 82573
2014 2223 92294
2015 2391 101973
2016 2564 109373
2017 2631 120610
2018 2705 131686
2019 2945 149692
2020 3237 189789
2021 3517 219294
2022 3328 217375
2023 3410 224416
2024 2837 209169

The following table provides academic rankings for Heidelberg University - Germany in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Psychiatry 1 6 34
Neuroscience 1 6 35
Clinical Psychology 1 12 67
Occupational Therapy 2 23 92
Cognitive Science 4 26 112
Child Psychology 1 28 137
Social Psychology 2 44 162
Special Education 5 67 213
Education Majors 4 80 309
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 10 130 332
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 75 368
Sexology 14 197 659
Social Work 19 324 978

Environmental Science rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Germany and 154th in the World with 52,342 publications made and 1,984,757 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 170 In Germany
#45 of 1,464 In Europe
#154 of 6,876 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 414 6240
1993 442 6559
1994 454 6900
1995 498 7927
1996 594 8497
1997 585 9171
1998 613 10300
1999 619 11436
2000 669 12403
2001 627 13246
2002 752 15707
2003 782 18183
2004 886 20377
2005 941 22169
2006 1121 26104
2007 1117 29646
2008 1196 33735
2009 1413 39654
2010 1409 44755
2011 1596 50420
2012 1759 60100
2013 1850 67501
2014 1897 75016
2015 2047 82826
2016 2250 92145
2017 2345 98232
2018 2348 108737
2019 2444 122463
2020 2816 150920
2021 2906 175884
2022 2784 163591
2023 2937 170128
2024 2162 153330

The following table provides academic rankings for Heidelberg University - Germany in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Paleontology 5 40 128
Geography and Cartography 3 41 136
Geology 3 42 146
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 43 157
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 49 168
Environmental Chemistry 13 64 198
Ecology 6 66 216
Petrology and Geochemistry 18 87 239
Oceanography 12 83 254
Earth science and Geophysics 16 88 260
Geotechnical Engineering 19 106 348
Hydrology and Water resources management 12 98 369
Urban and Regional planning 15 196 393
Forestry 19 137 416
Environmental Engineering 13 138 419
Agricultural Science 21 150 470
Environmental Management 23 198 586
Mining Engineering 19 185 599

Mathematics rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Germany and 109th in the World with 32,424 publications made and 1,409,252 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 163 In Germany
#24 of 1,401 In Europe
#109 of 6,418 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 173 1823
1993 118 1918
1994 154 2121
1995 153 2284
1996 184 2733
1997 211 2853
1998 215 3055
1999 257 3421
2000 266 3987
2001 276 4680
2002 327 5622
2003 337 6497
2004 393 7391
2005 485 8817
2006 500 10132
2007 598 12250
2008 699 14646
2009 870 17760
2010 909 20968
2011 1032 24048
2012 1157 29685
2013 1271 35484
2014 1317 40487
2015 1422 47199
2016 1547 52959
2017 1600 58356
2018 1692 66921
2019 1978 78819
2020 2241 99942
2021 2328 120358
2022 2310 118567
2023 2322 122904
2024 1641 95601

The following table provides academic rankings for Heidelberg University - Germany in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 2 21 98
Applied Mathematics 8 48 139
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 69 189
Actuarial Science 17 134 379
Math Teachers 15 153 503
Operations Research 30 214 615
Blockchain and Cryptography 54 322 954

Business rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 8th for Business in Germany and 260th in the World with 13,719 publications made and 462,842 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 166 In Germany
#85 of 1,433 In Europe
#260 of 6,339 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 72 938
1993 106 1058
1994 109 1181
1995 100 1230
1996 104 1262
1997 118 1330
1998 122 1283
1999 123 1443
2000 166 1567
2001 148 1957
2002 171 2295
2003 188 2715
2004 182 3172
2005 215 3615
2006 223 4295
2007 281 5199
2008 297 5996
2009 363 7096
2010 388 8344
2011 405 9475
2012 437 11563
2013 556 13342
2014 549 15499
2015 550 17247
2016 632 19527
2017 688 22219
2018 721 24648
2019 708 28845
2020 855 37088
2021 862 41730
2022 882 39397
2023 917 43673
2024 637 34414

The following table provides academic rankings for Heidelberg University - Germany in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 1 34 154
International Trade 10 137 230
International Business 12 130 237
Human Resource Management 4 77 243
Finance 12 94 245
Marketing 7 85 257
Management 11 93 296
Public Policy / Administration 4 106 297
Advertising 8 109 350
Tax Law 22 125 357
Actuarial Science 17 134 379
Investment Banking and Stock trading 20 150 431
Accounting 12 152 456
Management Information Systems 30 245 565
Engineering Management 17 202 590
Risk Management 32 262 607
Operations Research 30 214 615
Entertainment Industry Business 19 235 623
Hospitality and Hotel Management 5 271 653
Project Management 39 291 670

Economics rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 5th for Economics in Germany and 201st in the World with 12,309 publications made and 421,176 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 162 In Germany
#69 of 1,388 In Europe
#201 of 6,167 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 69 902
1993 76 945
1994 85 1159
1995 76 1100
1996 83 1111
1997 99 1225
1998 103 1197
1999 96 1308
2000 134 1490
2001 134 1814
2002 136 2129
2003 137 2546
2004 180 2952
2005 180 3122
2006 205 3808
2007 208 4450
2008 236 5288
2009 301 6247
2010 311 7406
2011 384 8342
2012 385 10207
2013 472 11592
2014 513 14030
2015 483 15526
2016 581 17326
2017 626 20109
2018 653 22157
2019 672 26353
2020 800 33610
2021 820 38567
2022 824 36819
2023 827 39910
2024 631 33525

The following table provides academic rankings for Heidelberg University - Germany in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 10 115 171
Political Economy 5 76 183
Development Studies 1 46 184
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 69 189
International Trade 10 137 230
Finance 12 94 245
International Relations and Diplomacy 10 125 326
Actuarial Science 17 134 379
Investment Banking and Stock trading 20 150 431
Environmental Economics 36 336 827

Art & Design rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Germany and 163rd in the World with 8,140 publications made and 239,298 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#3 of 162 In Germany
#57 of 1,381 In Europe
#163 of 5,966 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 51 537
1993 55 508
1994 48 657
1995 70 795
1996 73 835
1997 70 920
1998 71 920
1999 85 1046
2000 86 1065
2001 108 1370
2002 122 1702
2003 126 1925
2004 135 2103
2005 161 2508
2006 139 2714
2007 152 3409
2008 160 3539
2009 254 4331
2010 263 4860
2011 240 5810
2012 269 6725
2013 311 7399
2014 340 8742
2015 337 9160
2016 356 10115
2017 369 10939
2018 408 11986
2019 402 14253
2020 466 17919
2021 533 20185
2022 483 19276
2023 447 20940
2024 337 23598

The following table provides academic rankings for Heidelberg University - Germany in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Graphic Design 4 25 96
Computer Graphics 9 29 114
Music 2 38 116
Art History 4 47 127
Painting and Drawing 3 71 135
Sculpture 3 71 135
Illustration and Concept Art 3 74 142
Literature 1 53 156
Performing arts 6 71 156
Fashion Design 3 60 166
Photography 6 62 166
UX/UI Desgin 12 69 175
Aesthetics 4 72 195
Game Design and Development 19 108 273
Creative Writing 4 122 313
Animation 24 121 319
Singing and Vocal Performance 19 152 397
Architecture 25 187 412
Cinematography 11 214 493
Multimedia 29 220 568
Entertainment Industry Business 19 235 623
Landscape Architecture 24 384 1041