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Jacobs University Bremen ranked 79th in Germany, 1585th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 112 research topics. Jacobs University Bremen ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,194 academic publications and 425,810 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1585 of 14,131 In the World
#588 of 2,785 In Europe
#79 of 369 In Germany
#2 of 6 In Bremen State
#2 of 5 In Bremen City
#498 of 1,381 For Political Economy
#516 of 1,010 For Web Design and Development
#518 of 3,634 For Bioinformatics and Computational biology
#5535 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2011 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 109 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 67th for Engineering in Germany and 1339th in the World with 5,450 publications made and 205,254 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Networking, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#67 of 169 In Germany
#449 of 1,466 In Europe
#1339 of 6,795 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 2 12
1994 0 7
1995 1 10
1996 0 9
1997 1 9
1998 0 12
1999 0 7
2000 0 42
2001 7 39
2002 40 56
2003 49 130
2004 80 334
2005 91 553
2006 123 968
2007 209 1499
2008 231 2251
2009 306 3176
2010 332 4022
2011 335 5345
2012 381 6983
2013 296 7832
2014 310 8836
2015 347 10324
2016 286 12221
2017 270 14215
2018 221 16731
2019 236 19758
2020 247 21204
2021 236 21887
2022 249 18684
2023 262 18628
2024 183 16031
2025 136 13642

The following table provides academic rankings for Jacobs University Bremen in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 32 191 544
Industrial Engineering 38 290 699
Computer Networking 46 272 770
Telecommunications 53 308 870
Human-Computer Interaction 60 395 954
Electronic Engineering 55 329 975
Systems Engineering 65 397 984
Applied/Engineering Physics 60 353 1007
Electrical Engineering 61 380 1151
Nanotechnology 60 352 1159
Remote Sensing 57 413 1183
Optical Engineering 64 414 1233
Environmental Engineering 53 396 1292
Aerospace Engineering 68 485 1406
Acoustical Engineering 68 493 1455
Renewable Energy Engineering 59 458 1503
Chemical Engineering 64 421 1539
Metallurgical Engineering 67 464 1541
Materials Science 68 475 1545
Geotechnical Engineering 65 489 1641
Transportation Engineering 67 546 1649
Mechanical Engineering 71 561 1678
Structural Engineering 71 540 1701
Operations Research 74 543 1768
Computer Engineering 74 539 1816
Biotechnology 62 563 2239
Civil Engineering 87 786 2861

Physics rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 67th for Physics in Germany and 1248th in the World with 5,373 publications made and 191,074 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#67 of 168 In Germany
#424 of 1,460 In Europe
#1248 of 6,729 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 2 13
1994 1 7
1995 1 11
1996 0 10
1997 0 13
1998 0 11
1999 0 11
2000 0 31
2001 10 31
2002 40 47
2003 52 149
2004 88 381
2005 96 622
2006 136 1046
2007 200 1588
2008 218 2371
2009 291 3234
2010 309 4117
2011 310 5439
2012 380 7039
2013 280 7773
2014 326 8984
2015 352 10350
2016 278 11741
2017 261 13343
2018 225 15030
2019 237 17671
2020 249 18981
2021 246 20027
2022 244 17261
2023 259 17454
2024 177 15106
2025 120 12418

The following table provides academic rankings for Jacobs University Bremen in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 51 239 645
Astrobiology 51 309 800
Theoretical Physics 59 326 809
Condensed Matter Physics 59 320 914
Astrophysics and Astronomy 58 375 990
Applied/Engineering Physics 60 353 1007
Atomic and Molecular physics 61 377 1025
Quantum and Particle physics 64 401 1152
Nanotechnology 60 352 1159
Nuclear Physics 65 394 1176
Optical Engineering 64 414 1233
Acoustical Engineering 68 493 1455
Materials Science 68 475 1545

Biology rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 55th for Biology in Germany and 1200th in the World with 5,273 publications made and 306,235 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#55 of 170 In Germany
#387 of 1,449 In Europe
#1200 of 6,841 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1 9
1994 1 4
1995 0 7
1996 0 12
1997 1 5
1998 0 16
1999 0 10
2000 0 40
2001 8 29
2002 25 60
2003 48 147
2004 90 349
2005 82 594
2006 129 1097
2007 193 1781
2008 216 2689
2009 265 3954
2010 298 5211
2011 283 6927
2012 322 7974
2013 311 8982
2014 345 10419
2015 350 11974
2016 261 14463
2017 268 16635
2018 233 19349
2019 232 22626
2020 266 25748
2021 275 27217
2022 259 25513
2023 238 24817
2024 161 22384
2025 127 18934

The following table provides academic rankings for Jacobs University Bremen in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 40 205 518
Biophysics 51 239 645
Astrobiology 51 309 800
Paleontology 54 317 908
Biochemistry 53 309 918
Genetics 53 321 949
Molecular Biology 56 313 962
Neuroscience 57 369 1062
Evolutionary Biology 63 393 1106
Nanotechnology 60 352 1159
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 391 1361
Nutrition and Food Science 50 422 1483
Microbiology 54 424 1538
Zoology 60 486 1756
Botany 63 492 1851
Immunology 60 488 1851
Biotechnology 62 563 2239
Virology 65 579 2350
Horticulture 61 540 2375
Pharmacology 62 574 2560
Agricultural Science 74 699 2926
Oncology and Cancer research 76 705 3070

Chemistry rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 60th for Chemistry in Germany and 1115th in the World with 4,788 publications made and 281,768 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#60 of 166 In Germany
#368 of 1,417 In Europe
#1115 of 6,561 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 2 9
1994 1 6
1995 1 3
1996 0 9
1997 1 7
1998 0 15
1999 0 9
2000 0 40
2001 4 26
2002 25 45
2003 51 126
2004 90 334
2005 83 593
2006 114 1004
2007 184 1668
2008 206 2484
2009 258 3643
2010 279 4763
2011 268 6307
2012 314 7436
2013 272 8425
2014 334 9734
2015 316 11186
2016 236 13424
2017 227 15129
2018 192 17135
2019 193 19293
2020 222 22097
2021 228 23020
2022 207 21895
2023 216 21272
2024 156 19434
2025 122 16380

The following table provides academic rankings for Jacobs University Bremen in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 48 227 528
Biochemistry 53 309 918
Pharmacy 61 330 929
Petrology and Geochemistry 54 378 1068
Nanotechnology 60 352 1159
Inorganic Chemistry 59 360 1183
Organic Chemistry 62 379 1186
Physical chemistry 60 375 1204
Radiochemistry 52 344 1436
Nutrition and Food Science 50 422 1483
Environmental Chemistry 66 455 1492
Chemical Engineering 64 421 1539
Materials Science 68 475 1545

Computer Science rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 54th for Computer Science in Germany and 926th in the World with 4,509 publications made and 243,412 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Networking, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#54 of 172 In Germany
#339 of 1,470 In Europe
#926 of 6,855 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
2001 11 25
2002 32 44
2003 35 95
2004 74 247
2005 68 358
2006 97 775
2007 163 1252
2008 179 1795
2009 248 2560
2010 303 3580
2011 303 4600
2012 287 5921
2013 253 6659
2014 265 7316
2015 255 8747
2016 250 10338
2017 199 12643
2018 188 16101
2019 191 19330
2020 204 20781
2021 218 21417
2022 213 16492
2023 228 16533
2024 158 13420
2025 104 10994

The following table provides academic rankings for Jacobs University Bremen in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Web Design and Development 39 201 516
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 40 205 518
Robotics 32 191 544
Computational Linguistics 46 244 621
Computer Graphics 54 280 675
UX/UI Desgin 55 292 707
Computer Networking 46 272 770
Telecommunications 53 308 870
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 57 341 913
Software Engineering 64 407 951
Human-Computer Interaction 60 395 954
Data Science 59 383 962
Cognitive Science 56 336 983
Neuroscience 57 369 1062
Computer Vision 61 379 1085
Machine Learning 55 352 1112
Cyber Security 59 406 1199
Blockchain and Cryptography 63 389 1207
Management Information Systems 72 544 1386
Multimedia 70 515 1600
Computer Engineering 74 539 1816
Library and Information science 86 637 2080

Environmental Science rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 63rd for Environmental Science in Germany and 1270th in the World with 4,048 publications made and 194,537 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#63 of 170 In Germany
#430 of 1,464 In Europe
#1270 of 6,888 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 10
1994 0 4
1995 0 4
1996 0 6
1997 0 3
1998 0 15
1999 0 6
2000 0 29
2001 10 21
2002 20 39
2003 32 98
2004 50 231
2005 53 368
2006 78 622
2007 129 987
2008 139 1481
2009 184 2223
2010 216 3025
2011 214 3905
2012 258 4892
2013 229 5611
2014 226 6410
2015 245 7693
2016 197 9420
2017 229 10866
2018 199 13320
2019 198 16054
2020 238 18746
2021 245 21011
2022 244 19494
2023 211 19626
2024 134 17451
2025 79 14756

The following table provides academic rankings for Jacobs University Bremen in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Paleontology 54 317 908
Geology 55 341 944
Petrology and Geochemistry 54 378 1068
Earth science and Geophysics 56 359 1076
Oceanography 57 376 1082
Environmental Engineering 53 396 1292
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 391 1361
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 66 470 1422
Geography and Cartography 67 497 1426
Environmental Chemistry 66 455 1492
Ecology 67 500 1579
Geotechnical Engineering 65 489 1641
Environmental Management 69 644 2280
Agricultural Science 74 699 2926

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 77th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 1454th in the World with 4,031 publications made and 150,888 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#77 of 178 In Germany
#524 of 1,502 In Europe
#1454 of 7,088 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 6
1994 0 1
1995 0 8
1996 0 7
1997 0 6
1998 0 15
1999 0 5
2000 0 22
2001 22 33
2002 26 29
2003 32 100
2004 32 177
2005 53 255
2006 81 505
2007 114 835
2008 142 1223
2009 201 1811
2010 228 2463
2011 233 3277
2012 243 3990
2013 239 4803
2014 217 5312
2015 273 6523
2016 219 7770
2017 207 9621
2018 198 12637
2019 185 15197
2020 234 16545
2021 232 17390
2022 212 13767
2023 214 13782
2024 128 11280
2025 78 9586

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 23 204 498
Sports / Exercise science 42 352 977
Linguistics 62 386 1021
Art History 64 444 1112
Philosophy 75 449 1213
Aesthetics 63 478 1257
Anthropology 63 478 1368
Political Science 83 526 1376
Law 69 503 1408
Sociology 66 511 1530
Communications and Public Relations 74 540 1567
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 70 553 1589
Archaeology 75 597 1806
History 75 604 1821
Demography 67 576 2072
Library and Information science 86 637 2080
Gender Studies 73 618 2185
Education Majors 71 609 2190

Medicine rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 70th for Medicine in Germany and 2033rd in the World with 2,292 publications made and 82,139 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#70 of 170 In Germany
#569 of 1,437 In Europe
#2033 of 6,793 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 1 3
1994 0 1
1995 0 6
1996 0 6
1997 1 3
1998 0 9
1999 0 2
2000 0 11
2001 5 15
2002 10 28
2003 23 53
2004 41 141
2005 32 236
2006 52 445
2007 63 679
2008 91 988
2009 119 1558
2010 115 2003
2011 139 2818
2012 139 3306
2013 158 3898
2014 127 4355
2015 168 4972
2016 117 5451
2017 92 6089
2018 101 6940
2019 85 8412
2020 113 10113
2021 137 11194
2022 128 11017
2023 121 10674
2024 58 9143
2025 65 8154

The following table provides academic rankings for Jacobs University Bremen in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 61 330 929
Audiology 53 329 953
Sports / Exercise science 42 352 977
Sports Medicine 55 450 1267
Gerontology 49 429 1311
Ophthalmology 59 424 1377
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 120 480 1521
Clinical Psychology 61 469 1545
Psychiatry 61 468 1557
Nursing 58 477 1564
Physical Therapy 61 506 1578
Anatomy and Physiology 63 511 1717
Immunology 60 488 1851
Healthcare Management (MHA) 62 586 2072
Public Health 67 604 2240
Pathology 68 608 2258
Virology 65 579 2350
Pharmacology 62 574 2560
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 83 717 2569
Health Science 71 706 2932
Oncology and Cancer research 76 705 3070
Surgery 91 773 3091

Mathematics rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 64th for Mathematics in Germany and 1240th in the World with 1,984 publications made and 91,882 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#64 of 163 In Germany
#432 of 1,406 In Europe
#1240 of 6,434 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 4
1994 0 3
1995 0 11
1996 0 3
1997 1 6
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 18
2001 6 22
2002 6 13
2003 6 27
2004 14 66
2005 20 102
2006 47 204
2007 69 361
2008 79 542
2009 108 736
2010 137 1118
2011 134 1493
2012 146 2118
2013 121 2371
2014 104 2737
2015 122 3326
2016 128 3859
2017 73 4635
2018 92 5751
2019 78 6967
2020 116 7728
2021 82 7983
2022 94 6114
2023 99 6120
2024 53 3992
2025 58 2843

The following table provides academic rankings for Jacobs University Bremen in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 64 405 1120
Blockchain and Cryptography 63 389 1207
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 77 535 1582
Applied Mathematics 76 566 1733
Operations Research 74 543 1768
Math Teachers 73 746 3026

Psychology rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 66th for Psychology in Germany and 1465th in the World with 1,934 publications made and 84,679 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#66 of 169 In Germany
#464 of 1,424 In Europe
#1465 of 6,663 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
2001 8 13
2002 13 21
2003 17 57
2004 31 131
2005 35 162
2006 38 368
2007 54 618
2008 72 824
2009 74 1147
2010 96 1571
2011 99 2109
2012 117 2566
2013 105 2838
2014 104 3344
2015 127 3681
2016 111 4375
2017 104 5211
2018 105 6444
2019 87 7519
2020 99 8813
2021 93 8977
2022 117 7617
2023 109 7502
2024 74 6480
2025 54 5440

The following table provides academic rankings for Jacobs University Bremen in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 56 336 983
Social Psychology 61 384 1060
Neuroscience 57 369 1062
Child Psychology 62 416 1236
Clinical Psychology 61 469 1545
Psychiatry 61 468 1557
Education Majors 71 609 2190

Business rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 62nd for Business in Germany and 1156th in the World with 1,645 publications made and 85,167 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#62 of 166 In Germany
#451 of 1,436 In Europe
#1156 of 6,366 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1994 1 3
1995 0 2
1996 0 0
1997 1 1
1998 0 2
1999 0 4
2000 0 9
2001 2 7
2002 4 9
2003 7 18
2004 21 61
2005 20 82
2006 28 197
2007 50 321
2008 69 485
2009 82 675
2010 98 868
2011 105 1092
2012 102 1609
2013 73 1623
2014 94 1941
2015 102 2316
2016 101 2849
2017 74 3558
2018 72 4682
2019 86 5659
2020 87 6208
2021 93 6231
2022 98 4861
2023 102 4976
2024 44 3579
2025 35 2903

The following table provides academic rankings for Jacobs University Bremen in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Tax Law 28 150 421
Management 59 360 954
International Trade 63 518 970
International Business 62 498 990
Supply Chain Management 38 321 1037
Project Management 72 565 1352
Management Information Systems 72 544 1386
Marketing 79 569 1628
Finance 78 584 1638
Operations Research 74 543 1768
Advertising 84 643 2001
Accounting 88 743 2441

Economics rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 71st for Economics in Germany and 1502nd in the World with 1,105 publications made and 31,749 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#71 of 162 In Germany
#528 of 1,391 In Europe
#1502 of 6,188 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1997 1 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 5
2001 16 16
2002 4 6
2003 4 13
2004 12 33
2005 15 55
2006 21 103
2007 27 202
2008 37 242
2009 51 381
2010 52 551
2011 57 680
2012 73 1040
2013 62 1107
2014 57 1275
2015 76 1435
2016 83 1717
2017 49 1770
2018 54 2261
2019 57 2597
2020 67 3037
2021 53 3300
2022 58 2914
2023 70 3160
2024 27 2333
2025 26 1828

The following table provides academic rankings for Jacobs University Bremen in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 23 204 498
International Trade 63 518 970
International Economics 71 557 1033
Environmental Economics 58 540 1479
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 77 535 1582
Development Studies 66 508 1616
Finance 78 584 1638

Art & Design rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 70th for Art & Design in Germany and 1368th in the World with 829 publications made and 24,395 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Literature, Art History.

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
#70 of 162 In Germany
#514 of 1,385 In Europe
#1368 of 6,010 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2001 3 4
2002 8 3
2003 4 9
2004 7 16
2005 9 36
2006 12 88
2007 38 148
2008 31 223
2009 53 338
2010 55 540
2011 53 672
2012 54 1001
2013 50 1064
2014 48 1094
2015 51 1370
2016 40 1555
2017 36 1900
2018 53 2371
2019 50 2704
2020 47 2963
2021 26 3129
2022 33 2547
2023 31 2524
2024 27 2131
2025 12 1873

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Graphic Design 33 187 486
Computer Graphics 54 280 675
UX/UI Desgin 55 292 707
Painting and Drawing 32 380 1061
Sculpture 32 380 1061
Art History 64 444 1112
Aesthetics 63 478 1257
Fashion Design 74 579 1599
Multimedia 70 515 1600
Literature 78 669 2117