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The Leibniz University of Hanover ranked 34th in Germany, 389th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 179 research topics. The Leibniz University of Hanover ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 61,718 academic publications and 1,234,437 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 73 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#389 of 14,131 In the World
#158 of 2,785 In Europe
#34 of 369 In Germany
#2 of 26 In Lower Saxony
#1 of 7 In Hanover
#21 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
#91 of 1,117 For Technical Drawing
#124 of 1,027 For Industrial Engineering
#886 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#276 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 176 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Leibniz University of Hanover ranked 23rd for Engineering in Germany and 335th in the World with 36,296 publications made and 848,921 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#23 of 169 In Germany
#113 of 1,465 In Europe
#335 of 6,782 In the World

Leibniz University of Hanover
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 301 2584
1993 265 2682
1994 319 2885
1995 426 3328
1996 365 3410
1997 409 3705
1998 419 4130
1999 402 4328
2000 424 5035
2001 461 5460
2002 595 6514
2003 509 7000
2004 491 7971
2005 635 9686
2006 2616 10780
2007 740 11849
2008 855 13280
2009 904 14813
2010 1016 17063
2011 1041 19805
2012 1094 22322
2013 1140 25563
2014 1132 28311
2015 1310 30877
2016 1433 35688
2017 1571 39813
2018 1589 47173
2019 1647 54266
2020 1814 65424
2021 1982 77231
2022 1903 72729
2023 2119 78168
2024 1474 72483

The following table provides academic rankings for The Leibniz University of Hanover in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 1 9 21
Technical Drawing 5 24 91
Industrial Engineering 12 49 124
Biochemical Engineering 6 53 132
Aviation 5 52 150
Structural Engineering 6 41 160
Product and Industrial Design 14 69 172
Robotics 12 67 211
Remote Sensing 10 71 212
Mechanical Engineering 13 74 235
Construction Management 10 87 242
Metallurgical Engineering 17 73 271
Reliability and Quality Engineering 9 79 277
Materials Science 21 89 287
Aerospace Engineering 19 94 288
Electronic Engineering 13 88 297
Petroleum Engineering 13 79 297
Geotechnical Engineering 12 81 300
Agricultural Engineering 8 100 304
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 29 123 306
Electrical Engineering 15 91 308
Biomedical Engineering 26 103 308
Computer Engineering 18 102 315
Optical Engineering 28 116 319
Systems Engineering 20 123 323
Automation and Control engineering 14 103 330
Acoustical Engineering 22 113 331
Applied/Engineering Physics 29 121 331
Telecommunications 15 100 333
Marine Engineering 14 114 338
Nanotechnology 26 98 346
Nuclear Engineering 16 132 397
Chemical Engineering 23 112 406
Renewable Energy Engineering 13 133 413
Civil Engineering 23 151 433
Transportation Engineering 21 158 435
Computer Networking 29 152 444
Human-Computer Interaction 30 187 454
Environmental Engineering 17 159 462
Automotive Engineering 14 135 462
Architecture 30 229 515
Mining Engineering 18 183 592
Architectural Engineering 17 234 621
Operations Research 32 223 626
Engineering Management 26 282 805
Biotechnology 46 306 981

Physics rankings

The Leibniz University of Hanover ranked 25th for Physics in Germany and 294th in the World with 35,767 publications made and 863,560 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#25 of 168 In Germany
#105 of 1,457 In Europe
#294 of 6,713 In the World

Leibniz University of Hanover
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 329 2816
1993 274 2837
1994 345 3261
1995 444 3650
1996 376 3766
1997 436 4159
1998 459 4557
1999 409 4698
2000 468 5543
2001 487 6005
2002 603 7087
2003 535 7767
2004 527 8726
2005 637 10425
2006 2721 11842
2007 710 12623
2008 826 14164
2009 853 15599
2010 983 17642
2011 990 20396
2012 1067 22904
2013 1100 26138
2014 1122 28786
2015 1284 31502
2016 1429 36133
2017 1511 40599
2018 1523 48884
2019 1548 56297
2020 1750 66916
2021 1859 78148
2022 1802 72783
2023 1972 78596
2024 1369 72765

The following table provides academic rankings for The Leibniz University of Hanover in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 18 65 139
Atomic and Molecular physics 26 78 169
Condensed Matter Physics 31 87 230
Quantum and Particle physics 21 90 257
Materials Science 21 89 287
Nuclear Physics 32 124 289
Astrophysics and Astronomy 26 125 301
Optical Engineering 28 116 319
Acoustical Engineering 22 113 331
Applied/Engineering Physics 29 121 331
Nanotechnology 26 98 346
Astrobiology 30 145 360
Biophysics 50 212 553

Chemistry rankings

The Leibniz University of Hanover ranked 38th for Chemistry in Germany and 442nd in the World with 31,666 publications made and 742,705 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

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

Leibniz University of Hanover
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 323 2944
1993 303 3105
1994 362 3428
1995 440 3744
1996 388 3905
1997 424 4321
1998 433 4604
1999 397 4898
2000 436 5603
2001 447 6022
2002 521 6593
2003 483 7643
2004 460 8535
2005 558 9873
2006 2655 11068
2007 603 11896
2008 692 13066
2009 711 14646
2010 819 16525
2011 887 19431
2012 879 21467
2013 956 24731
2014 936 26664
2015 1036 29296
2016 1140 31526
2017 1218 34762
2018 1275 39406
2019 1284 45112
2020 1404 55391
2021 1514 64376
2022 1506 62730
2023 1654 65829
2024 1147 62713

The following table provides academic rankings for The Leibniz University of Hanover in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 6 53 132
Pharmacy 40 97 211
Physical chemistry 13 55 229
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 95 261
Materials Science 21 89 287
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 29 123 306
Environmental Chemistry 24 115 318
Nanotechnology 26 98 346
Inorganic Chemistry 30 124 362
Organic Chemistry 37 145 390
Radiochemistry 16 85 394
Computational Chemistry 43 179 402
Chemical Engineering 23 112 406
Nutrition and Food Science 28 214 637
Biochemistry 45 229 648

Biology rankings

The Leibniz University of Hanover ranked 45th for Biology in Germany and 641st in the World with 23,260 publications made and 621,011 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#45 of 170 In Germany
#226 of 1,448 In Europe
#641 of 6,833 In the World

Leibniz University of Hanover
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 233 2016
1993 201 2262
1994 235 2364
1995 291 2637
1996 266 2738
1997 300 3107
1998 285 3320
1999 311 3654
2000 292 4225
2001 333 4585
2002 338 4921
2003 345 5679
2004 327 6663
2005 415 7735
2006 476 8888
2007 482 9689
2008 543 10834
2009 573 12699
2010 694 14236
2011 710 16876
2012 759 19095
2013 771 21683
2014 780 23628
2015 870 25625
2016 951 28035
2017 951 30320
2018 1018 34533
2019 1067 40695
2020 1241 50236
2021 1391 58823
2022 1356 56522
2023 1456 59365
2024 977 54107

The following table provides academic rankings for The Leibniz University of Hanover in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Horticulture 15 94 299
Nanotechnology 26 98 346
Astrobiology 30 145 360
Forestry 20 138 417
Agricultural Science 18 131 422
Botany 33 164 461
Paleontology 43 196 512
Biophysics 50 212 553
Molecular Biology 43 192 583
Nutrition and Food Science 28 214 637
Biochemistry 45 229 648
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 33 232 654
Entomology 46 236 678
Evolutionary Biology 51 275 697
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 50 282 713
Toxicology 33 225 733
Genetics 48 267 749
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 45 279 846
Microbiology 45 290 880
Zoology 51 319 929
Biotechnology 46 306 981
Animal Science 36 284 991
Neuroscience 58 381 1088
Immunology 46 346 1144
Virology 50 360 1258
Oncology and Cancer research 50 392 1383
Pharmacology 52 389 1470

Environmental Science rankings

The Leibniz University of Hanover ranked 30th for Environmental Science in Germany and 475th in the World with 22,494 publications made and 557,302 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#30 of 170 In Germany
#170 of 1,464 In Europe
#475 of 6,876 In the World

Leibniz University of Hanover
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 174 1524
1993 173 1647
1994 193 1772
1995 255 2037
1996 201 2023
1997 239 2307
1998 223 2524
1999 226 2667
2000 243 3236
2001 272 3358
2002 300 3824
2003 290 4311
2004 271 5004
2005 387 5823
2006 531 6966
2007 448 7613
2008 522 8786
2009 529 9952
2010 607 11271
2011 664 13680
2012 742 15718
2013 765 17837
2014 833 19927
2015 898 21764
2016 983 23690
2017 1035 26270
2018 1050 30234
2019 1135 35608
2020 1325 43083
2021 1388 51325
2022 1427 50328
2023 1453 53286
2024 972 49964

The following table provides academic rankings for The Leibniz University of Hanover in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 95 261
Geotechnical Engineering 12 81 300
Environmental Chemistry 24 115 318
Earth science and Geophysics 25 118 342
Hydrology and Water resources management 10 89 342
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 24 121 358
Urban and Regional planning 12 181 365
Oceanography 26 148 408
Forestry 20 138 417
Geology 29 158 420
Agricultural Science 18 131 422
Geography and Cartography 25 157 432
Environmental Engineering 17 159 462
Paleontology 43 196 512
Environmental Management 21 187 543
Ecology 37 209 562
Mining Engineering 18 183 592
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 45 279 846

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Leibniz University of Hanover ranked 39th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 498th in the World with 21,717 publications made and 344,063 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

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

Leibniz University of Hanover
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 164 855
1993 119 765
1994 133 928
1995 187 999
1996 172 1054
1997 173 1136
1998 199 1224
1999 209 1296
2000 218 1629
2001 233 1780
2002 293 2300
2003 253 2408
2004 314 3096
2005 337 3483
2006 365 4010
2007 396 4647
2008 465 5446
2009 507 5761
2010 637 7227
2011 558 7897
2012 719 9044
2013 745 10286
2014 775 11501
2015 773 12701
2016 945 14200
2017 1005 16085
2018 913 18569
2019 1106 22357
2020 1132 26624
2021 1295 32260
2022 1350 31938
2023 1307 35043
2024 784 30605

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 12 181 365
Philosophy 35 171 397
Library and Information science 32 162 408
Political Science 36 190 450
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 18 166 500
Archaeology 30 199 526
Journalism and Digital Media 30 198 549
History 35 228 558
Linguistics 42 230 578
Publishing 29 245 631
Law 36 244 645
Law Enforcement 20 222 652
Aesthetics 40 272 654
Public Policy / Administration 26 255 672
Early Childhood Education 29 228 696
Art History 44 305 715
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 39 301 757
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 40 309 765
Political Economy 42 310 811
Demography 45 289 823
Education Majors 34 276 834
Sociology 44 313 847
Classics and Ancient History 44 340 885
Anthropology 44 346 923
Gender Studies 36 321 959
Communications and Public Relations 39 362 969
Media Studies 47 388 1157
Criminology and Criminal Justice 46 412 1316

Computer Science rankings

The Leibniz University of Hanover ranked 39th for Computer Science in Germany and 516th in the World with 19,336 publications made and 457,430 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#39 of 172 In Germany
#200 of 1,469 In Europe
#516 of 6,845 In the World

Leibniz University of Hanover
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 120 822
1993 96 874
1994 112 934
1995 175 1097
1996 132 1144
1997 165 1251
1998 174 1465
1999 130 1583
2000 154 1888
2001 175 1889
2002 286 2744
2003 252 2789
2004 234 3348
2005 320 3884
2006 309 4567
2007 414 5247
2008 507 5883
2009 542 6610
2010 565 8058
2011 574 9255
2012 697 10513
2013 717 11899
2014 655 13496
2015 788 14611
2016 903 17909
2017 919 20328
2018 935 24804
2019 1119 29752
2020 1123 35358
2021 1254 42777
2022 1245 39166
2023 1372 43528
2024 849 37419

The following table provides academic rankings for The Leibniz University of Hanover in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 11 50 171
Robotics 12 67 211
Web Design and Development 18 86 220
UX/UI Desgin 22 122 284
Computer Graphics 22 114 293
Computer Engineering 18 102 315
Telecommunications 15 100 333
Computer Vision 19 116 335
Data Science 25 162 390
Library and Information science 32 162 408
Software Engineering 34 203 438
Computer Networking 29 152 444
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 31 165 448
Human-Computer Interaction 30 187 454
Multimedia 24 197 511
Cyber Security 29 194 514
Machine Learning 33 199 579
Management Information Systems 35 270 610
Computational Linguistics 47 247 618
Blockchain and Cryptography 38 221 619
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 50 282 713
Database Administration 46 267 733
Game Design and Development 52 328 746
Cognitive Science 49 303 867
Neuroscience 58 381 1088

Mathematics rankings

The Leibniz University of Hanover ranked 34th for Mathematics in Germany and 521st in the World with 9,475 publications made and 190,777 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#34 of 163 In Germany
#195 of 1,401 In Europe
#521 of 6,418 In the World

Leibniz University of Hanover
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 62 430
1993 46 458
1994 78 515
1995 103 601
1996 61 659
1997 100 697
1998 99 758
1999 83 871
2000 91 1001
2001 112 1001
2002 118 1461
2003 132 1484
2004 143 1927
2005 171 1974
2006 165 2356
2007 215 2532
2008 237 3136
2009 254 3427
2010 293 3972
2011 259 4460
2012 345 5121
2013 374 5903
2014 286 6445
2015 404 7116
2016 409 8190
2017 488 8924
2018 471 10333
2019 597 12661
2020 565 15047
2021 631 17898
2022 621 17206
2023 653 19588
2024 330 14472

The following table provides academic rankings for The Leibniz University of Hanover in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 20 98 256
Actuarial Science 15 121 343
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 27 188 478
Statistics 35 193 501
Blockchain and Cryptography 38 221 619
Operations Research 32 223 626
Math Teachers 35 270 856

Business rankings

The Leibniz University of Hanover ranked 27th for Business in Germany and 513th in the World with 7,614 publications made and 151,049 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#27 of 166 In Germany
#191 of 1,433 In Europe
#513 of 6,339 In the World

Leibniz University of Hanover
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 60 232
1993 44 234
1994 63 325
1995 77 394
1996 51 281
1997 70 391
1998 77 369
1999 63 444
2000 65 502
2001 82 518
2002 110 712
2003 97 747
2004 98 924
2005 142 1282
2006 133 1463
2007 162 1580
2008 213 1896
2009 224 2259
2010 240 2685
2011 206 3183
2012 298 3625
2013 309 4077
2014 277 4675
2015 328 5254
2016 332 5944
2017 409 6936
2018 398 8348
2019 427 9664
2020 479 11846
2021 488 14086
2022 480 13796
2023 540 15268
2024 263 11890

The following table provides academic rankings for The Leibniz University of Hanover in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 10 87 242
Tax Law 15 83 250
Actuarial Science 15 121 343
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 114 345
Finance 23 156 406
Marketing 23 173 453
Risk Management 24 202 475
Advertising 21 170 487
Project Management 27 219 496
Entrepreneurship 25 240 519
Management 29 197 547
International Business 43 326 599
Management Information Systems 35 270 610
International Trade 44 356 615
Operations Research 32 223 626
Public Policy / Administration 26 255 672
Accounting 33 251 694
Engineering Management 26 282 805
Supply Chain Management 35 270 828
Real Estate 22 305 925
Human Resource Management 52 382 950

Economics rankings

The Leibniz University of Hanover ranked 31st for Economics in Germany and 578th in the World with 4,629 publications made and 105,696 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#31 of 162 In Germany
#217 of 1,388 In Europe
#578 of 6,167 In the World

Leibniz University of Hanover
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 25 140
1993 24 141
1994 24 186
1995 39 229
1996 32 182
1997 38 251
1998 40 247
1999 28 253
2000 42 328
2001 54 358
2002 54 431
2003 61 477
2004 67 643
2005 92 837
2006 89 858
2007 97 1051
2008 120 1313
2009 128 1557
2010 156 1712
2011 128 2086
2012 169 2289
2013 186 2724
2014 189 3024
2015 198 3369
2016 232 3972
2017 258 4801
2018 225 5541
2019 278 6713
2020 290 8249
2021 282 9625
2022 313 9439
2023 329 10350
2024 161 8099

The following table provides academic rankings for The Leibniz University of Hanover in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 15 121 343
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 114 345
Agricultural Economics 9 103 368
Finance 23 156 406
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 27 188 478
International Economics 48 343 574
International Trade 44 356 615
Development Studies 31 255 732
Environmental Economics 32 310 762
Political Economy 42 310 811

Art & Design rankings

The Leibniz University of Hanover ranked 35th for Art & Design in Germany and 567th in the World with 3,160 publications made and 60,171 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

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
#35 of 162 In Germany
#236 of 1,381 In Europe
#567 of 5,966 In the World

Leibniz University of Hanover
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 18 140
1993 6 149
1994 24 160
1995 29 162
1996 18 199
1997 18 229
1998 30 219
1999 34 281
2000 23 247
2001 39 339
2002 51 439
2003 61 506
2004 33 504
2005 68 729
2006 52 801
2007 71 811
2008 95 999
2009 103 1058
2010 85 1296
2011 95 1422
2012 118 1694
2013 120 1880
2014 139 2148
2015 135 2452
2016 153 2454
2017 154 2902
2018 155 3279
2019 172 4132
2020 187 4610
2021 178 5345
2022 211 5214
2023 203 5736
2024 112 5104

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 1 9 21
Interior Design 1 20 48
Animation 11 50 171
UX/UI Desgin 22 122 284
Computer Graphics 22 114 293
Graphic Design 31 180 466
Multimedia 24 197 511
Architecture 30 229 515
Fashion Design 36 234 542
Photography 23 224 571
Performing arts 41 279 626
Literature 36 265 628
Aesthetics 40 272 654
Art History 44 305 715
Game Design and Development 52 328 746
Creative Writing 45 417 1114

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Leibniz University of Hanover

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 46 131 302
Orthodontics 42 251 695
Dentistry 43 271 767
Social Psychology 49 297 798
Anatomy and Physiology 47 294 852
Audiology 50 311 898
Medicine 50 324 972
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 47 330 981
Public Health 47 330 985
Psychology 52 356 1055
Physical Therapy 50 395 1106
Pathology 50 354 1129
Child Psychology 58 384 1134
Ophthalmology 57 378 1150
Healthcare Management (MHA) 46 395 1161
Surgery 46 363 1179
Sports Medicine 53 428 1181
Urology 44 365 1240
Cardiology 49 390 1251
Dermatology 44 369 1292
Radiation Therapy 47 365 1296
Critical Care Nursing 42 412 1311
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 43 388 1424
Anesthesiology 53 413 1450
Nursing 52 450 1461
Psychiatry 58 446 1481
Pediatrics 46 446 1606
Veterinary 47 403 1753
Health Science 52 496 1779
Gerontology 59 538 1838
Family medicine 50 506 2025
Clinical Psychology 69 562 2032
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 58 563 2115