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Johannes Kepler University Linz ranked 7th in Austria, 627th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 156 research topics. Johannes Kepler University Linz ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,239 academic publications and 437,951 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 31 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#627 of 14,131 In the World
#253 of 2,785 In Europe
#7 of 71 In Austria
#1 of 7 In Linz
#114 of 2,488 For Software Engineering
#190 of 1,013 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#211 of 1,006 For Web Design and Development
#1205 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#448 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 153 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Johannes Kepler University Linz ranked 5th for Engineering in Austria and 555th in the World with 17,154 publications made and 317,133 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 34 In Austria
#205 of 1,453 In Europe
#555 of 6,684 In the World

Johannes Kepler University Linz
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 83 489
1992 134 618
1993 127 810
1994 159 824
1995 197 961
1996 251 1270
1997 195 1213
1998 181 1388
1999 231 1554
2000 267 1794
2001 249 2297
2002 310 2769
2003 341 3260
2004 304 3914
2005 328 4691
2006 448 5797
2007 417 6460
2008 469 7254
2009 473 8294
2010 558 9847
2011 645 11200
2012 644 12180
2013 725 13528
2014 728 14408
2015 737 15042
2016 805 15812
2017 826 16988
2018 886 18567
2019 912 19742
2020 964 22301
2021 1016 25514
2022 951 25017
2023 934 25672

The following table provides academic rankings for Johannes Kepler University Linz in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

Johannes Kepler University Linz ranked 5th for Physics in Austria and 541st in the World with 16,225 publications made and 312,400 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 34 In Austria
#207 of 1,446 In Europe
#541 of 6,603 In the World

Johannes Kepler University Linz
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 81 538
1992 134 671
1993 128 883
1994 152 867
1995 205 1043
1996 253 1331
1997 202 1338
1998 194 1468
1999 235 1632
2000 274 1897
2001 272 2438
2002 290 2830
2003 359 3396
2004 308 4053
2005 326 4914
2006 427 5912
2007 397 6613
2008 457 7368
2009 451 8348
2010 527 9793
2011 611 11210
2012 581 11855
2013 701 13247
2014 683 14058
2015 670 14543
2016 722 15190
2017 757 16349
2018 831 17842
2019 823 18821
2020 869 21332
2021 928 24121
2022 830 23506
2023 807 24167

The following table provides academic rankings for Johannes Kepler University Linz in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 4 118 289
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 113 314
Nanotechnology 2 94 324
Biophysics 4 159 409
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 185 415
Acoustical Engineering 5 166 430
Optical Engineering 6 179 449
Materials Science 5 167 471
Quantum and Particle physics 5 191 479
Nuclear Physics 6 233 550
Theoretical Physics 6 260 589
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 255 618
Astrobiology 12 410 1168

Chemistry rankings

Johannes Kepler University Linz ranked 9th for Chemistry in Austria and 761st in the World with 12,785 publications made and 272,811 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 32 In Austria
#268 of 1,401 In Europe
#761 of 6,447 In the World

Johannes Kepler University Linz
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 76 525
1992 126 663
1993 129 857
1994 129 877
1995 180 1028
1996 226 1304
1997 163 1267
1998 166 1462
1999 195 1591
2000 240 1793
2001 225 2273
2002 234 2675
2003 272 3117
2004 244 3758
2005 273 4551
2006 335 5448
2007 318 6010
2008 322 6744
2009 339 7672
2010 425 8961
2011 487 10219
2012 459 10626
2013 532 11913
2014 518 12616
2015 530 13014
2016 566 13566
2017 540 14374
2018 631 15498
2019 601 15996
2020 647 18476
2021 683 21360
2022 648 21681
2023 669 22328

The following table provides academic rankings for Johannes Kepler University Linz in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 73 190
Nanotechnology 2 94 324
Biochemical Engineering 7 211 458
Materials Science 5 167 471
Physical chemistry 6 197 561
Environmental Chemistry 7 250 661
Computational Chemistry 6 275 665
Organic Chemistry 6 241 674
Chemical Engineering 6 222 679
Inorganic Chemistry 6 303 897
Pharmacy 6 332 907
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 358 982
Biochemistry 12 364 1120
Radiochemistry 12 493 2082
Nutrition and Food Science 12 560 2265

Computer Science rankings

Johannes Kepler University Linz ranked 6th for Computer Science in Austria and 607th in the World with 12,728 publications made and 184,776 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 34 In Austria
#236 of 1,459 In Europe
#607 of 6,752 In the World

Johannes Kepler University Linz
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 55 209
1992 80 246
1993 51 311
1994 69 302
1995 100 383
1996 96 485
1997 113 470
1998 69 558
1999 92 584
2000 115 728
2001 122 845
2002 181 1145
2003 180 1321
2004 184 1526
2005 212 1768
2006 296 2531
2007 264 2699
2008 337 3174
2009 351 3677
2010 449 4480
2011 442 4923
2012 495 5877
2013 515 6842
2014 544 7567
2015 624 8428
2016 628 8909
2017 671 9677
2018 759 11624
2019 793 13457
2020 833 15502
2021 951 18634
2022 870 18918
2023 852 19457

The following table provides academic rankings for Johannes Kepler University Linz in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Software Engineering 2 42 114
Web Design and Development 5 82 211
Data Science 3 102 258
UX/UI Desgin 5 131 304
Robotics 2 111 348
Multimedia 5 129 353
Computer Graphics 4 140 361
Human-Computer Interaction 4 153 369
Animation 5 157 404
Computer Engineering 3 138 416
Management Information Systems 5 193 455
Game Design and Development 5 205 464
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 188 491
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 172 497
Computational Linguistics 4 227 558
Telecommunications 5 200 565
Cyber Security 5 223 587
Library and Information science 7 233 592
Computer Networking 5 215 599
Computer Vision 7 244 641
Machine Learning 6 229 652
Database Administration 6 255 669
Cognitive Science 8 305 855
Neuroscience 12 387 1113
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 414 1232

Biology rankings

Johannes Kepler University Linz ranked 12th for Biology in Austria and 1033rd in the World with 11,333 publications made and 237,995 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 34 In Austria
#347 of 1,445 In Europe
#1033 of 6,770 In the World

Johannes Kepler University Linz
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 46 351
1992 80 459
1993 91 582
1994 86 617
1995 118 721
1996 149 877
1997 124 951
1998 115 1024
1999 151 1203
2000 179 1342
2001 157 1566
2002 169 2020
2003 196 2380
2004 199 2990
2005 219 3509
2006 256 4353
2007 227 4862
2008 257 5512
2009 299 6354
2010 333 7541
2011 382 8350
2012 376 8979
2013 448 10155
2014 436 10757
2015 478 11183
2016 520 11802
2017 528 12632
2018 597 13905
2019 641 14915
2020 717 17448
2021 808 21340
2022 735 22184
2023 809 23189

The following table provides academic rankings for Johannes Kepler University Linz in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 94 324
Biophysics 4 159 409
Evolutionary Biology 9 274 689
Molecular Biology 11 309 928
Neuroscience 12 387 1113
Biochemistry 12 364 1120
Genetics 13 376 1146
Astrobiology 12 410 1168
Paleontology 13 404 1171
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 414 1232
Pharmacology 9 350 1263
Zoology 11 432 1492
Immunology 12 442 1540
Botany 12 478 1699
Biotechnology 13 503 1829
Agricultural Science 10 507 1850
Virology 13 496 1877
Oncology and Cancer research 13 518 1985
Nutrition and Food Science 12 560 2265
Microbiology 14 592 2520
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 664 2802
Horticulture 13 635 2809

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Johannes Kepler University Linz ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 698th in the World with 10,686 publications made and 144,486 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 35 In Austria
#291 of 1,492 In Europe
#698 of 7,020 In the World

Johannes Kepler University Linz
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 51 142
1992 60 172
1993 64 207
1994 62 171
1995 71 277
1996 77 310
1997 83 309
1998 82 377
1999 100 404
2000 98 520
2001 111 702
2002 125 838
2003 129 1205
2004 173 1265
2005 179 1601
2006 186 1959
2007 235 2295
2008 289 2325
2009 282 2950
2010 397 3440
2011 366 3709
2012 382 4426
2013 398 5247
2014 423 6038
2015 537 6622
2016 468 6666
2017 494 7140
2018 631 8517
2019 690 10305
2020 747 12082
2021 756 14720
2022 809 15767
2023 753 16342

The following table provides academic rankings for Johannes Kepler University Linz in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 2 122 362
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 193 474
Law Enforcement 3 160 497
Political Science 7 238 565
Linguistics 5 232 573
Publishing 3 226 579
Library and Information science 7 233 592
Philosophy 9 277 617
Anthropology 4 255 650
Law 6 264 684
Communications and Public Relations 4 260 705
Early Childhood Education 5 246 751
Public Policy / Administration 5 290 774
Aesthetics 8 318 787
Special Education 7 311 805
Art History 6 345 814
Education Majors 7 291 860
Criminology and Criminal Justice 5 273 882
Sociology 8 337 903
Gender Studies 5 318 941
Archaeology 10 383 975
History 10 391 1013
Political Economy 7 375 1020
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 451 1178
Demography 12 422 1239
Classics and Ancient History 12 614 1929

Environmental Science rankings

Johannes Kepler University Linz ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Austria and 864th in the World with 8,709 publications made and 171,478 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 34 In Austria
#314 of 1,458 In Europe
#864 of 6,798 In the World

Johannes Kepler University Linz
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 35 222
1992 56 279
1993 60 381
1994 56 377
1995 89 450
1996 103 555
1997 107 554
1998 89 645
1999 116 746
2000 142 831
2001 112 976
2002 142 1261
2003 174 1669
2004 162 2088
2005 179 2355
2006 197 3039
2007 207 3259
2008 220 3867
2009 258 4439
2010 310 5369
2011 336 6038
2012 306 6620
2013 385 7317
2014 376 7735
2015 405 7897
2016 395 8117
2017 403 8360
2018 441 9244
2019 455 10192
2020 506 11634
2021 557 13911
2022 513 14533
2023 525 14906

The following table provides academic rankings for Johannes Kepler University Linz in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 7 250 661
Ecology 7 267 716
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 308 835
Oceanography 7 338 944
Geography and Cartography 10 370 975
Environmental Management 7 340 978
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 358 982
Earth science and Geophysics 9 368 1074
Geology 11 386 1077
Environmental Engineering 7 361 1106
Paleontology 13 404 1171
Geotechnical Engineering 9 415 1299
Agricultural Science 10 507 1850
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 664 2802

Mathematics rankings

Johannes Kepler University Linz ranked 6th for Mathematics in Austria and 632nd in the World with 6,748 publications made and 98,785 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 32 In Austria
#243 of 1,388 In Europe
#632 of 6,305 In the World

Johannes Kepler University Linz
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 31 138
1992 36 160
1993 35 204
1994 34 190
1995 51 219
1996 46 258
1997 48 281
1998 50 339
1999 52 341
2000 72 444
2001 81 525
2002 108 651
2003 120 822
2004 85 862
2005 123 1068
2006 152 1530
2007 156 1481
2008 175 1679
2009 178 2088
2010 215 2337
2011 213 2609
2012 229 3006
2013 277 3633
2014 270 4000
2015 322 4438
2016 296 4806
2017 349 4907
2018 374 6113
2019 404 6937
2020 477 8206
2021 509 9428
2022 490 10087
2023 477 10409

The following table provides academic rankings for Johannes Kepler University Linz in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 3 91 250
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 172 497
Actuarial Science 5 195 515
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 243 590
Statistics 6 245 644
Math Teachers 6 262 800
Operations Research 8 333 947

Business rankings

Johannes Kepler University Linz ranked 5th for Business in Austria and 614th in the World with 5,446 publications made and 75,880 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 32 In Austria
#233 of 1,414 In Europe
#614 of 6,187 In the World

Johannes Kepler University Linz
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 10 41
1992 25 65
1993 14 65
1994 15 53
1995 21 69
1996 31 74
1997 28 83
1998 27 109
1999 36 106
2000 61 159
2001 51 267
2002 77 310
2003 81 440
2004 95 729
2005 82 676
2006 89 927
2007 119 1102
2008 147 1140
2009 129 1390
2010 170 1649
2011 190 1851
2012 226 2355
2013 254 2808
2014 266 3221
2015 296 3335
2016 285 3678
2017 302 3893
2018 331 4734
2019 384 5717
2020 353 6736
2021 406 8386
2022 391 8878
2023 361 9406

The following table provides academic rankings for Johannes Kepler University Linz in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Business 3 114 205
Entrepreneurship 2 118 265
Tax Law 5 112 304
International Trade 5 238 409
Project Management 5 180 417
Management Information Systems 5 193 455
Actuarial Science 5 195 515
Finance 5 225 548
Engineering Management 5 198 557
Construction Management 5 217 562
Management 6 233 629
Marketing 5 271 682
Accounting 6 260 696
Public Policy / Administration 5 290 774
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 295 783
Risk Management 6 341 787
Hospitality and Hotel Management 8 317 792
Advertising 8 355 913
Human Resource Management 6 381 940
Operations Research 8 333 947

Economics rankings

Johannes Kepler University Linz ranked 5th for Economics in Austria and 623rd in the World with 3,172 publications made and 55,239 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 30 In Austria
#244 of 1,366 In Europe
#623 of 5,995 In the World

Johannes Kepler University Linz
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 9 43
1992 13 53
1993 16 61
1994 8 53
1995 11 63
1996 19 64
1997 16 81
1998 23 105
1999 27 103
2000 57 204
2001 34 276
2002 42 244
2003 60 439
2004 69 593
2005 33 514
2006 70 909
2007 85 911
2008 89 933
2009 87 1149
2010 110 1203
2011 104 1297
2012 113 1596
2013 143 1932
2014 159 2065
2015 160 2375
2016 144 2399
2017 161 2331
2018 178 2948
2019 204 3450
2020 230 4454
2021 208 5097
2022 204 5529
2023 209 5928

The following table provides academic rankings for Johannes Kepler University Linz in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 3 94 142
International Trade 5 238 409
Actuarial Science 5 195 515
Finance 5 225 548
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 243 590
Development Studies 4 233 663
Environmental Economics 7 284 684
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 295 783
Political Economy 7 375 1020

Art & Design rankings

Johannes Kepler University Linz ranked 6th for Art & Design in Austria and 603rd in the World with 2,447 publications made and 33,844 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Aesthetics.

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
#6 of 32 In Austria
#248 of 1,349 In Europe
#603 of 5,720 In the World

Johannes Kepler University Linz
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 8 23
1992 24 45
1993 13 57
1994 17 46
1995 25 91
1996 22 72
1997 26 63
1998 18 78
1999 15 116
2000 26 130
2001 18 153
2002 38 250
2003 31 222
2004 39 340
2005 49 363
2006 56 528
2007 56 544
2008 74 642
2009 72 713
2010 82 814
2011 78 1008
2012 83 1092
2013 100 1354
2014 103 1456
2015 124 1647
2016 124 1672
2017 128 1896
2018 159 2137
2019 143 2429
2020 151 2699
2021 147 3281
2022 178 3292
2023 147 3202

The following table provides academic rankings for Johannes Kepler University Linz in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 43 119
Music 2 66 168
UX/UI Desgin 5 131 304
Architecture 5 163 350
Multimedia 5 129 353
Computer Graphics 4 140 361
Animation 5 157 404
Game Design and Development 5 205 464
Literature 4 208 497
Fashion Design 6 240 562
Graphic Design 6 234 573
Photography 8 292 778
Aesthetics 8 318 787
Art History 6 345 814
Creative Writing 6 323 818

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Johannes Kepler University Linz

Speciality Austria Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 12 244 605
Orthodontics 7 214 608
Dentistry 7 256 700
Social Psychology 7 278 732
Plastic Surgery 10 229 747
Optometry 8 315 961
Ophthalmology 11 342 1027
Cardiology 9 348 1087
Psychology 11 378 1116
Child Psychology 12 398 1148
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 399 1226
Medicine 13 411 1296
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 10 372 1325
Pathology 13 413 1361
Anatomy and Physiology 12 432 1374
Sports Medicine 13 474 1395
Surgery 13 434 1454
Audiology 12 447 1454
Physical Therapy 13 476 1470
Radiation Therapy 12 420 1485
Health Science 10 443 1489
Pediatrics 11 452 1596
Critical Care Nursing 14 505 1603
Family medicine 10 440 1630
Psychiatry 13 496 1645
Clinical Psychology 12 489 1651
Anesthesiology 14 473 1678
Public Health 15 519 1736
Gerontology 14 557 1908
Nursing 14 564 1980
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 558 2010
Healthcare Management (MHA) 13 607 2139