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Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 1st in Germany, 57th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 73 research topics. Heidelberg University - Germany ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 219,165 academic publications and 6,761,909 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,000 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#57 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 2,294 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#4 of 1,584 For Radiation Therapy
#7 of 2,235 For Pharmacy
#54 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#100 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 70 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 1st for Medicine in Germany and 22nd in the World with 144,679 publications made and 4,771,469 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 170 In Germany
#4 of 1,417 In Europe
#22 of 6,680 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1263 13585
1992 1212 14619
1993 1310 15262
1994 1260 16638
1995 1320 19218
1996 1576 21354
1997 1601 24033
1998 1776 27822
1999 1710 31712
2000 1702 34153
2001 1820 37994
2002 2025 40077
2003 2179 46937
2004 2672 53220
2005 2753 59334
2006 3276 68140
2007 3355 79740
2008 3680 88204
2009 4121 101746
2010 4200 117726
2011 4373 132801
2012 5068 154322
2013 5434 170700
2014 5560 190899
2015 5998 212888
2016 6274 232698
2017 6481 253503
2018 7014 274956
2019 7409 310700
2020 7983 375636
2021 8384 439491
2022 8209 458823
2023 7824 456568

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 35th in the World with 138,416 publications made and 5,328,579 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 170 In Germany
#5 of 1,445 In Europe
#35 of 6,770 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1275 17871
1992 1246 19208
1993 1356 20252
1994 1261 22239
1995 1489 24892
1996 1698 27607
1997 1658 31115
1998 1754 35854
1999 1777 39593
2000 1783 42780
2001 1810 46747
2002 1961 49091
2003 2152 56942
2004 2547 63630
2005 2668 70719
2006 3146 80179
2007 3248 93437
2008 3543 102279
2009 3964 118153
2010 4158 135256
2011 4116 151375
2012 4754 174216
2013 5043 191524
2014 5264 211641
2015 5759 231463
2016 6014 251346
2017 6140 270658
2018 6705 297962
2019 7062 334028
2020 7546 400663
2021 8024 465645
2022 7804 482004
2023 7337 477410

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 13
Immunology 1 4 20
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 4 23
Pharmacology 1 4 26
Biochemistry 1 5 27
Genetics 1 5 28
Biophysics 1 4 30
Neuroscience 1 6 34
Virology 1 6 36
Biotechnology 2 12 55
Toxicology 1 18 67
Astrobiology 2 18 77
Microbiology 3 25 89
Evolutionary Biology 2 25 102
Botany 6 31 114
Paleontology 4 40 127
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 44 146
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 49 163
Zoology 13 83 218
Horticulture 10 81 254
Nanotechnology 18 70 273
Entomology 27 110 286
Nutrition and Food Science 8 123 330
Forestry 19 127 364
Agricultural Science 21 147 441
Animal Science 16 168 529

Chemistry rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 1st for Chemistry in Germany and 38th in the World with 108,751 publications made and 4,376,568 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 165 In Germany
#5 of 1,401 In Europe
#38 of 6,447 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1177 17620
1992 1128 19132
1993 1248 19836
1994 1178 21708
1995 1346 24517
1996 1584 26994
1997 1515 30158
1998 1551 34105
1999 1579 37739
2000 1564 39502
2001 1577 42780
2002 1779 44801
2003 1814 51543
2004 2179 56945
2005 2213 62664
2006 2590 70053
2007 2550 80629
2008 2769 87398
2009 3079 100617
2010 3281 113584
2011 3187 126504
2012 3589 142769
2013 3772 156400
2014 3837 171049
2015 4210 184637
2016 4202 197172
2017 4439 211122
2018 4665 229387
2019 4979 256602
2020 5235 302555
2021 5375 349248
2022 5291 357297
2023 4942 351327

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 3 3 7
Biochemistry 1 5 27
Organic Chemistry 2 12 72
Computational Chemistry 8 25 79
Inorganic Chemistry 8 30 133
Radiochemistry 4 31 172
Materials Science 12 45 180
Environmental Chemistry 12 64 202
Petrology and Geochemistry 18 85 232
Nanotechnology 18 70 273
Physical chemistry 16 79 278
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 29 130 310
Nutrition and Food Science 8 123 330
Chemical Engineering 25 124 437
Biochemical Engineering 38 216 469

Computer Science rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Germany and 83rd in the World with 68,349 publications made and 2,526,396 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
#15 of 1,459 In Europe
#83 of 6,752 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 434 6985
1992 461 7552
1993 494 8021
1994 461 8954
1995 510 10350
1996 587 10476
1997 655 11569
1998 626 13382
1999 643 14331
2000 700 14998
2001 752 16917
2002 899 18416
2003 938 21045
2004 1063 23974
2005 1091 26762
2006 1372 31355
2007 1373 36784
2008 1601 40719
2009 1916 48832
2010 1970 56893
2011 2115 64976
2012 2582 78194
2013 2687 87388
2014 2812 98445
2015 2923 110302
2016 3254 123837
2017 3417 135885
2018 3677 154733
2019 3966 175848
2020 4330 215804
2021 4471 251449
2022 4399 262551
2023 4163 267693

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 4 23
Neuroscience 1 6 34
Computer Vision 3 13 85
Library and Information science 1 18 87
Cognitive Science 2 23 108
Computer Graphics 9 31 121
Data Science 2 44 129
UX/UI Desgin 12 67 159
Machine Learning 3 32 160
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 47 176
Computational Linguistics 18 90 239
Human-Computer Interaction 15 105 260
Animation 24 112 299
Game Design and Development 23 126 312
Telecommunications 14 99 326
Computer Networking 15 105 334
Computer Engineering 19 107 337
Database Administration 29 122 338
Web Design and Development 23 133 344
Software Engineering 27 161 351
Cyber Security 18 119 358
Robotics 25 133 402
Multimedia 32 228 569
Management Information Systems 32 259 595
Blockchain and Cryptography 51 304 873

Physics rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 3rd for Physics in Germany and 100th in the World with 66,788 publications made and 2,174,896 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 167 In Germany
#17 of 1,446 In Europe
#100 of 6,603 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 698 8610
1992 684 9487
1993 697 9346
1994 684 10149
1995 750 11777
1996 903 12878
1997 847 13171
1998 875 14369
1999 956 15866
2000 959 16563
2001 984 18177
2002 1091 19705
2003 1185 24250
2004 1221 27530
2005 1344 30265
2006 1502 33947
2007 1570 40061
2008 1787 44262
2009 1931 50956
2010 2031 56975
2011 2052 64680
2012 2373 72684
2013 2439 81031
2014 2467 88801
2015 2589 96455
2016 2713 106463
2017 2792 113957
2018 2963 128600
2019 2961 140755
2020 3223 163739
2021 3351 186143
2022 3137 186574
2023 3032 189307

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 2 17
Biophysics 1 4 30
Theoretical Physics 1 8 32
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 11 39
Nuclear Physics 4 13 47
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 11 50
Astrobiology 2 18 77
Optical Engineering 4 20 94
Quantum and Particle physics 5 26 117
Acoustical Engineering 3 32 137
Condensed Matter Physics 20 61 175
Materials Science 12 45 180
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 91 271
Nanotechnology 18 70 273

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 89th in the World with 62,921 publications made and 1,575,715 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 175 In Germany
#22 of 1,492 In Europe
#89 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 420 3875
1992 396 3903
1993 456 3924
1994 460 4441
1995 471 5245
1996 563 5627
1997 560 5702
1998 589 6749
1999 537 7359
2000 660 8034
2001 641 9178
2002 734 10243
2003 738 12420
2004 841 14152
2005 850 15706
2006 1084 19204
2007 1164 23009
2008 1282 25849
2009 1579 30344
2010 1703 35660
2011 1755 41070
2012 2103 48072
2013 2399 55159
2014 2530 62928
2015 2528 71667
2016 2850 78373
2017 2970 86241
2018 3309 96165
2019 3343 109796
2020 3797 134609
2021 3930 157552
2022 3918 164300
2023 3760 169465

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 146th in the World with 62,319 publications made and 2,083,899 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 168 In Germany
#35 of 1,453 In Europe
#146 of 6,684 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 629 7219
1992 607 7851
1993 616 7774
1994 609 8366
1995 717 9449
1996 817 10487
1997 785 11192
1998 820 12501
1999 897 14000
2000 894 15064
2001 916 16385
2002 1068 18167
2003 1082 21710
2004 1193 24823
2005 1238 27986
2006 1444 31445
2007 1461 37291
2008 1648 41019
2009 1873 48369
2010 1901 54296
2011 1942 61457
2012 2252 68497
2013 2343 77171
2014 2342 84391
2015 2452 91416
2016 2632 101583
2017 2630 107850
2018 2728 119934
2019 2791 133863
2020 3058 154379
2021 3182 176563
2022 3035 180559
2023 2878 181311

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 46th in the World with 53,014 publications made and 1,885,415 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 169 In Germany
#8 of 1,414 In Europe
#46 of 6,528 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 457 6156
1992 415 6605
1993 480 7101
1994 444 8144
1995 511 9305
1996 560 9711
1997 599 10546
1998 603 12036
1999 595 13098
2000 621 13831
2001 645 15523
2002 729 16174
2003 811 18482
2004 969 21205
2005 951 23171
2006 1170 26699
2007 1173 31357
2008 1357 34797
2009 1470 40382
2010 1581 46053
2011 1648 52086
2012 1872 61302
2013 2127 68057
2014 2092 75911
2015 2229 84432
2016 2416 92849
2017 2524 100382
2018 2624 109873
2019 2816 123880
2020 3072 150430
2021 3262 175174
2022 3232 182842
2023 3126 184495

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

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 1 6 34
Psychiatry 1 6 34
Clinical Psychology 1 13 71
Occupational Therapy 2 21 87
Cognitive Science 2 23 108
Child Psychology 1 30 143
Social Psychology 1 44 168
Special Education 5 61 200
Education Majors 4 81 307
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 116 311
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 9 93 389
Sexology 11 160 531

Environmental Science rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Germany and 158th in the World with 44,469 publications made and 1,415,369 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 170 In Germany
#46 of 1,458 In Europe
#158 of 6,798 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 379 4781
1992 367 4970
1993 405 5119
1994 408 5563
1995 447 6205
1996 552 6732
1997 538 7282
1998 541 8191
1999 552 9139
2000 581 9794
2001 526 10617
2002 645 12187
2003 676 13955
2004 768 16356
2005 825 17536
2006 985 20705
2007 998 24482
2008 1042 26593
2009 1155 31511
2010 1245 35872
2011 1245 39440
2012 1518 45871
2013 1600 51478
2014 1747 57546
2015 1787 63260
2016 1988 69437
2017 2086 74653
2018 2143 82952
2019 2245 93977
2020 2529 112897
2021 2600 130702
2022 2515 134056
2023 2492 134979

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 4 40 127
Geology 3 44 148
Geography and Cartography 4 49 151
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 49 163
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 48 170
Environmental Chemistry 12 64 202
Ecology 5 70 222
Petrology and Geochemistry 18 85 232
Oceanography 11 86 257
Earth science and Geophysics 17 92 268
Urban and Regional planning 12 169 345
Forestry 19 127 364
Geotechnical Engineering 18 113 365
Hydrology and Water resources management 13 103 366
Environmental Engineering 12 131 397
Agricultural Science 21 147 441
Mining Engineering 18 172 551
Environmental Management 23 204 593

Mathematics rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Germany and 103rd in the World with 29,203 publications made and 1,018,752 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 163 In Germany
#21 of 1,388 In Europe
#103 of 6,305 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 127 1230
1992 143 1319
1993 116 1336
1994 137 1490
1995 129 1586
1996 161 1911
1997 183 2072
1998 171 2167
1999 221 2549
2000 236 2915
2001 236 3461
2002 296 4182
2003 292 4818
2004 362 5832
2005 437 6855
2006 491 8095
2007 585 9927
2008 648 11532
2009 821 14320
2010 856 16955
2011 943 19642
2012 1067 24031
2013 1229 28332
2014 1245 32871
2015 1323 37922
2016 1522 43143
2017 1554 47236
2018 1691 54827
2019 1937 64092
2020 2140 78139
2021 2226 92568
2022 2294 101286
2023 2163 102458

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 19 90
Applied Mathematics 7 45 136
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 77 210
Actuarial Science 17 123 348
Math Teachers 16 150 492
Operations Research 32 230 655
Blockchain and Cryptography 51 304 873

Business rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 8th for Business in Germany and 276th in the World with 12,059 publications made and 323,602 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 164 In Germany
#91 of 1,414 In Europe
#276 of 6,187 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 105 746
1992 64 712
1993 106 802
1994 99 893
1995 83 882
1996 99 918
1997 104 1004
1998 112 930
1999 108 1084
2000 160 1151
2001 128 1529
2002 145 1658
2003 169 1993
2004 182 2511
2005 176 2683
2006 196 3247
2007 267 3972
2008 253 4395
2009 340 5325
2010 364 6307
2011 356 7082
2012 413 8590
2013 511 10097
2014 496 11664
2015 516 13263
2016 578 14907
2017 666 16716
2018 663 19015
2019 659 21901
2020 793 27007
2021 796 31090
2022 841 31633
2023 844 33581

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Business 11 117 213
Occupational Safety and Health 1 51 217
International Trade 11 138 231
Human Resource Management 4 84 247
Public Policy / Administration 3 91 254
Finance 12 97 258
Marketing 8 91 271
Tax Law 19 105 291
Management 11 98 309
Actuarial Science 17 123 348
Advertising 10 112 348
Engineering Management 14 124 353
Accounting 12 146 436
Investment Banking and Stock trading 24 174 478
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 211 488
Risk Management 30 235 544
Project Management 31 234 548
Management Information Systems 32 259 595
Operations Research 32 230 655
Entertainment Industry Business 23 258 681
Entrepreneurship 35 329 727

Economics rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 4th for Economics in Germany and 210th in the World with 10,615 publications made and 281,981 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 161 In Germany
#73 of 1,366 In Europe
#210 of 5,995 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 73 648
1992 62 662
1993 79 687
1994 71 847
1995 64 779
1996 77 792
1997 88 868
1998 95 864
1999 82 980
2000 127 1077
2001 113 1443
2002 107 1540
2003 121 1928
2004 165 2320
2005 151 2302
2006 185 2893
2007 202 3411
2008 198 3873
2009 258 4499
2010 292 5431
2011 325 6136
2012 354 7538
2013 438 8633
2014 445 10497
2015 444 11730
2016 522 13019
2017 591 14815
2018 585 16601
2019 632 19268
2020 725 23949
2021 740 28008
2022 764 28785
2023 773 29891

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 10 106 156
Political Economy 5 74 181
Development Studies 1 45 186
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 77 210
International Trade 11 138 231
Finance 12 97 258
International Relations and Diplomacy 10 118 312
Actuarial Science 17 123 348
Investment Banking and Stock trading 24 174 478
Environmental Economics 35 323 781

Art & Design rankings

Heidelberg University - Germany ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Germany and 177th in the World with 6,987 publications made and 166,516 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
#2 of 159 In Germany
#58 of 1,349 In Europe
#177 of 5,720 In the World

Heidelberg University - Germany
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 54 403
1992 47 433
1993 52 380
1994 38 501
1995 64 587
1996 73 608
1997 62 643
1998 60 654
1999 71 806
2000 71 765
2001 90 1022
2002 117 1273
2003 114 1441
2004 113 1598
2005 133 1809
2006 129 2174
2007 138 2587
2008 155 2659
2009 244 3193
2010 228 3495
2011 222 4324
2012 240 4965
2013 285 5240
2014 317 6174
2015 299 6640
2016 312 7176
2017 339 7609
2018 358 8540
2019 366 10028
2020 406 11991
2021 445 13928
2022 420 13950
2023 393 14522

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 3 21 87
Computer Graphics 9 31 121
Music 2 41 121
Painting and Drawing 4 77 139
Sculpture 4 77 139
Illustration and Concept Art 4 79 142
Literature 1 50 145
Photography 6 58 150
UX/UI Desgin 12 67 159
Performing arts 6 68 164
Art History 7 65 169
Fashion Design 3 62 172
Aesthetics 4 74 209
Animation 24 112 299
Game Design and Development 23 126 312
Creative Writing 4 124 320
Singing and Vocal Performance 18 128 329
Architecture 27 205 455
Multimedia 32 228 569
Cinematography 18 255 631
Entertainment Industry Business 23 258 681