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Jacobs University Bremen ranked 78th in Germany, 1574th in the global 2025 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 9,975 academic publications and 402,891 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1574 of 14,131 In the World
#558 of 2,785 In Europe
#78 of 369 In Germany
#2 of 6 In Bremen State
#2 of 5 In Bremen City
#490 of 1,361 For Political Economy
#510 of 1,001 For Web Design and Development
#527 of 2,426 For Computational Chemistry
#5458 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1859 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 1322nd in the World with 5,332 publications made and 195,039 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 1,465 In Europe
#1322 of 6,782 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 7
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 1498
2008 231 2253
2009 306 3179
2010 331 4021
2011 335 5348
2012 380 6982
2013 297 7838
2014 308 8845
2015 350 10343
2016 285 12207
2017 272 14236
2018 223 16754
2019 236 19752
2020 247 21159
2021 238 21901
2022 249 18687
2023 263 18651
2024 167 15836

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

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 30 182 527
Industrial Engineering 38 294 707
Computer Networking 47 274 770
Telecommunications 54 307 866
Systems Engineering 64 392 964
Human-Computer Interaction 61 398 965
Electronic Engineering 56 330 969
Applied/Engineering Physics 60 349 985
Electrical Engineering 60 376 1135
Nanotechnology 60 352 1141
Remote Sensing 57 408 1145
Optical Engineering 64 412 1218
Environmental Engineering 53 389 1260
Aerospace Engineering 68 483 1386
Acoustical Engineering 68 492 1439
Renewable Energy Engineering 58 451 1477
Materials Science 68 475 1518
Metallurgical Engineering 67 467 1526
Chemical Engineering 64 423 1529
Transportation Engineering 66 539 1615
Geotechnical Engineering 65 493 1661
Mechanical Engineering 72 560 1662
Structural Engineering 71 536 1681
Operations Research 74 542 1756
Biotechnology 62 560 2226
Civil Engineering 86 778 2830

Physics rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 67th for Physics in Germany and 1235th in the World with 5,273 publications made and 181,926 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
#422 of 1,457 In Europe
#1235 of 6,713 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 8
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 95 622
2006 136 1046
2007 200 1588
2008 218 2373
2009 291 3240
2010 310 4132
2011 310 5443
2012 379 7032
2013 280 7776
2014 323 8996
2015 354 10357
2016 278 11757
2017 262 13354
2018 226 15045
2019 236 17663
2020 251 18972
2021 246 20002
2022 248 17286
2023 259 17442
2024 167 14922

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 51 240 646
Theoretical Physics 59 325 803
Astrobiology 53 330 885
Condensed Matter Physics 59 321 908
Astrophysics and Astronomy 58 372 976
Applied/Engineering Physics 60 349 985
Atomic and Molecular physics 62 375 1019
Quantum and Particle physics 65 402 1135
Nanotechnology 60 352 1141
Nuclear Physics 65 393 1163
Optical Engineering 64 412 1218
Acoustical Engineering 68 492 1439
Materials Science 68 475 1518

Biology rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 55th for Biology in Germany and 1199th in the World with 5,175 publications made and 289,958 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#55 of 170 In Germany
#388 of 1,448 In Europe
#1199 of 6,833 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 3
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 48 148
2004 90 349
2005 82 594
2006 129 1097
2007 193 1782
2008 214 2689
2009 265 3957
2010 298 5211
2011 283 6932
2012 321 7977
2013 310 8979
2014 345 10421
2015 352 11996
2016 263 14501
2017 269 16626
2018 234 19352
2019 232 22658
2020 265 25799
2021 273 27274
2022 264 25590
2023 241 24863
2024 156 22184

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 41 214 539
Biophysics 51 240 646
Entomology 52 272 826
Astrobiology 53 330 885
Paleontology 54 318 911
Biochemistry 53 308 914
Genetics 53 323 953
Molecular Biology 56 313 959
Neuroscience 57 366 1050
Evolutionary Biology 63 392 1098
Nanotechnology 60 352 1141
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 390 1363
Nutrition and Food Science 50 414 1467
Microbiology 55 423 1531
Zoology 60 481 1750
Botany 63 489 1825
Immunology 60 485 1828
Biotechnology 62 560 2226
Virology 66 570 2314
Horticulture 61 538 2361
Pharmacology 62 576 2549
Agricultural Science 74 690 2872
Oncology and Cancer research 76 701 3017

Chemistry rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 60th for Chemistry in Germany and 1115th in the World with 4,684 publications made and 266,428 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#60 of 166 In Germany
#372 of 1,417 In Europe
#1115 of 6,545 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 4
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 51 127
2004 90 334
2005 83 594
2006 114 1004
2007 184 1668
2008 205 2484
2009 258 3644
2010 279 4766
2011 268 6312
2012 313 7442
2013 274 8432
2014 334 9740
2015 316 11201
2016 235 13444
2017 227 15133
2018 193 17173
2019 193 19319
2020 222 22199
2021 228 23128
2022 209 21984
2023 217 21325
2024 146 19299

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 48 229 527
Biochemistry 53 308 914
Pharmacy 61 330 924
Petrology and Geochemistry 54 376 1060
Nanotechnology 60 352 1141
Organic Chemistry 62 379 1174
Inorganic Chemistry 59 362 1176
Physical chemistry 61 374 1189
Radiochemistry 51 339 1410
Nutrition and Food Science 50 414 1467
Environmental Chemistry 66 452 1483
Materials Science 68 475 1518
Chemical Engineering 64 423 1529

Computer Science rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 56th for Computer Science in Germany and 926th in the World with 4,400 publications made and 230,445 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Networking, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#56 of 172 In Germany
#343 of 1,469 In Europe
#926 of 6,845 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
2001 11 25
2002 32 44
2003 34 95
2004 74 247
2005 68 358
2006 96 775
2007 163 1252
2008 179 1795
2009 248 2558
2010 303 3582
2011 304 4601
2012 286 5918
2013 254 6666
2014 266 7310
2015 254 8756
2016 250 10329
2017 199 12635
2018 189 16088
2019 189 19304
2020 202 20817
2021 214 21443
2022 212 16471
2023 227 16553
2024 143 13216

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 39 201 510
Robotics 30 182 527
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 41 214 539
Computational Linguistics 46 239 600
Computer Graphics 54 273 663
UX/UI Desgin 54 283 697
Computer Networking 47 274 770
Telecommunications 54 307 866
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 57 341 905
Software Engineering 65 405 940
Data Science 59 379 942
Cognitive Science 54 329 953
Human-Computer Interaction 61 398 965
Neuroscience 57 366 1050
Computer Vision 61 378 1077
Machine Learning 55 356 1105
Cyber Security 59 405 1184
Blockchain and Cryptography 65 396 1212
Management Information Systems 71 544 1381
Multimedia 69 509 1553
Library and Information science 86 631 2069

Environmental Science rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 63rd for Environmental Science in Germany and 1262nd in the World with 3,978 publications made and 179,614 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#63 of 170 In Germany
#429 of 1,464 In Europe
#1262 of 6,876 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 2
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 99
2004 50 231
2005 53 368
2006 78 622
2007 129 986
2008 138 1482
2009 184 2221
2010 216 3026
2011 213 3908
2012 258 4887
2013 230 5596
2014 224 6412
2015 242 7701
2016 197 9444
2017 230 10858
2018 198 13325
2019 199 16092
2020 238 18811
2021 246 21085
2022 247 19555
2023 212 19642
2024 127 17300

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 54 318 911
Geology 56 342 941
Petrology and Geochemistry 54 376 1060
Earth science and Geophysics 56 363 1071
Oceanography 57 374 1075
Environmental Engineering 53 389 1260
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 390 1363
Geography and Cartography 67 490 1396
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 66 470 1410
Environmental Chemistry 66 452 1483
Ecology 67 500 1560
Geotechnical Engineering 65 493 1661
Environmental Management 69 642 2268
Agricultural Science 74 690 2872

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 78th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 1427th in the World with 3,954 publications made and 143,550 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#78 of 178 In Germany
#518 of 1,500 In Europe
#1427 of 7,081 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 3
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 114 834
2008 141 1222
2009 201 1810
2010 228 2451
2011 234 3275
2012 243 3983
2013 240 4817
2014 215 5320
2015 271 6519
2016 220 7765
2017 206 9621
2018 197 12650
2019 181 15178
2020 236 16568
2021 233 17398
2022 214 13771
2023 217 13733
2024 114 11048

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 23 201 490
Sports / Exercise science 40 344 958
Linguistics 61 382 1007
Art History 63 445 1109
Philosophy 75 447 1209
Aesthetics 63 477 1256
Anthropology 61 471 1344
Political Science 84 516 1358
Law 69 500 1398
Sociology 66 506 1522
Communications and Public Relations 73 535 1555
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 70 549 1572
Archaeology 75 589 1777
History 75 603 1799
Demography 67 571 2053
Library and Information science 86 631 2069
Gender Studies 72 612 2155
Education Majors 70 604 2158

Medicine rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 70th for Medicine in Germany and 2017th in the World with 2,235 publications made and 76,701 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#70 of 170 In Germany
#567 of 1,433 In Europe
#2017 of 6,775 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 0
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 32 237
2006 52 445
2007 63 679
2008 91 986
2009 119 1553
2010 115 2002
2011 139 2809
2012 139 3297
2013 160 3905
2014 124 4345
2015 166 4977
2016 114 5469
2017 95 6105
2018 101 6953
2019 84 8440
2020 111 10165
2021 139 11263
2022 130 11051
2023 123 10727
2024 55 9039

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

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 61 330 924
Audiology 53 326 941
Sports / Exercise science 40 344 958
Sports Medicine 55 445 1258
Gerontology 49 418 1275
Ophthalmology 59 418 1343
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 117 463 1463
Psychiatry 61 462 1535
Clinical Psychology 61 471 1549
Nursing 56 471 1550
Physical Therapy 61 503 1569
Anatomy and Physiology 63 502 1674
Immunology 60 485 1828
Healthcare Management (MHA) 62 590 2095
Public Health 67 598 2218
Pathology 68 596 2224
Virology 66 570 2314
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 82 711 2540
Pharmacology 62 576 2549
Health Science 71 721 3007
Oncology and Cancer research 76 701 3017
Surgery 90 764 3053

Mathematics rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 64th for Mathematics in Germany and 1222nd in the World with 1,936 publications made and 88,762 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
#430 of 1,401 In Europe
#1222 of 6,418 In the World

Jacobs University Bremen
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 7
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 28
2004 14 66
2005 20 102
2006 47 204
2007 69 360
2008 79 542
2009 108 738
2010 137 1119
2011 135 1500
2012 145 2115
2013 120 2377
2014 104 2739
2015 122 3333
2016 128 3884
2017 75 4647
2018 93 5783
2019 77 6977
2020 116 7765
2021 81 8029
2022 94 6164
2023 99 6126
2024 52 3900

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 64 403 1109
Blockchain and Cryptography 65 396 1212
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 77 536 1580
Applied Mathematics 76 562 1709
Operations Research 74 542 1756
Math Teachers 73 731 2954

Psychology rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 66th for Psychology in Germany and 1451st in the World with 1,881 publications made and 79,622 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#66 of 169 In Germany
#464 of 1,423 In Europe
#1451 of 6,645 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 1148
2010 95 1570
2011 100 2112
2012 117 2567
2013 104 2845
2014 104 3356
2015 126 3691
2016 111 4390
2017 104 5212
2018 105 6434
2019 87 7521
2020 99 8847
2021 91 8984
2022 118 7622
2023 110 7533
2024 68 6341

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 54 329 953
Neuroscience 57 366 1050
Social Psychology 60 382 1056
Child Psychology 61 412 1234
Psychiatry 61 462 1535
Clinical Psychology 61 471 1549
Education Majors 70 604 2158

Business rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 62nd for Business in Germany and 1137th in the World with 1,615 publications made and 81,575 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#62 of 166 In Germany
#444 of 1,433 In Europe
#1137 of 6,339 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 50 320
2008 69 485
2009 81 675
2010 98 868
2011 105 1093
2012 103 1608
2013 74 1628
2014 95 1954
2015 101 2312
2016 102 2863
2017 75 3571
2018 72 4683
2019 86 5668
2020 87 6226
2021 93 6269
2022 97 4897
2023 102 4991
2024 41 3503

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 28 150 419
Management 59 358 939
International Trade 65 519 976
International Business 62 496 987
Supply Chain Management 38 314 1013
Project Management 71 558 1332
Management Information Systems 71 544 1381
Finance 78 580 1615
Marketing 79 570 1635
Operations Research 74 542 1756
Advertising 84 640 1982
Accounting 88 729 2408

Economics rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 71st for Economics in Germany and 1483rd in the World with 1,086 publications made and 29,688 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#71 of 162 In Germany
#525 of 1,388 In Europe
#1483 of 6,167 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 37 243
2009 51 380
2010 52 550
2011 58 680
2012 72 1033
2013 62 1110
2014 57 1279
2015 74 1436
2016 83 1728
2017 51 1776
2018 54 2261
2019 57 2599
2020 67 3052
2021 53 3312
2022 59 2929
2023 71 3148
2024 27 2274

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 23 201 490
International Trade 65 519 976
International Economics 71 559 1047
Environmental Economics 57 528 1440
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 77 536 1580
Development Studies 64 498 1582
Finance 78 580 1615

Art & Design rankings

Jacobs University Bremen ranked 70th for Art & Design in Germany and 1355th in the World with 817 publications made and 23,029 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
#511 of 1,381 In Europe
#1355 of 5,966 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 31 224
2009 53 338
2010 56 546
2011 53 673
2012 54 999
2013 49 1066
2014 48 1093
2015 51 1379
2016 40 1546
2017 37 1899
2018 53 2376
2019 49 2698
2020 47 2951
2021 25 3108
2022 34 2550
2023 31 2511
2024 25 2083

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 32 182 469
Computer Graphics 54 273 663
UX/UI Desgin 54 283 697
Art History 63 445 1109
Aesthetics 63 477 1256
Multimedia 69 509 1553
Fashion Design 74 575 1579
Literature 78 663 2104