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Maastricht University ranked 11th in the Netherlands, 317th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 36 research topics. Maastricht University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 77,287 academic publications and 2,441,161 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 36 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#317 of 14,131 In the World
#120 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 58 In the Netherlands
#24 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#33 of 1,135 For Occupational Therapy
#36 of 3,123 For Clinical Psychology
#1453 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#366 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 33 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Maastricht University ranked 6th for Medicine in the Netherlands and 140th in the World with 57,991 publications made and 2,039,344 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 39 In the Netherlands
#42 of 1,417 In Europe
#140 of 6,680 In the World

Maastricht University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 189 1037
1992 239 1359
1993 236 1625
1994 244 1870
1995 283 2465
1996 286 3065
1997 494 3849
1998 541 4713
1999 553 5750
2000 643 7635
2001 664 9215
2002 743 11841
2003 813 14229
2004 882 17465
2005 928 21011
2006 1204 26007
2007 1304 30981
2008 1364 35864
2009 1598 41056
2010 1756 48525
2011 1920 57670
2012 2109 66536
2013 2406 76569
2014 2509 83521
2015 2690 92068
2016 2879 98568
2017 3084 107357
2018 3370 118850
2019 3525 135247
2020 4147 169636
2021 4533 202517
2022 4358 211342
2023 4190 211927

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

Medicine subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 1 5 24
Occupational Therapy 2 7 33
Clinical Psychology 2 8 36
Cardiology 3 12 47
Physical Therapy 2 8 49
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 11 62
Sports Medicine 4 10 63
Nursing 3 14 67
Health Science 3 17 71
Audiology 5 22 77
Psychiatry 3 17 78
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 21 83
Plastic Surgery 2 13 88
Epidemiology 4 29 88
Gerontology 2 16 100
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 27 100
Medical Physics 5 30 100
Pathology 4 30 116
Anesthesiology 5 28 116
Public Health 7 34 124
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 35 125
Optometry 2 37 129
Family medicine 3 35 132
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 28 137
Critical Care Nursing 5 41 142
Anatomy and Physiology 5 42 146
Surgery 5 42 147
Respiratory Therapy 6 54 154
Biomedical Engineering 7 46 158
Pediatrics 7 63 178
Radiation Therapy 8 57 188
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 96 196
Immunology 7 72 197
Pharmacology 6 61 199
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 68 210
Ophthalmology 6 65 211
Forensic Science 7 94 235
Oncology and Cancer research 7 77 242
Toxicology 7 95 243
Neurosurgery 6 107 250
Urology 6 87 259
Dermatology 7 108 277
Virology 9 113 340
Cosmetology 8 171 467
Social Work 8 154 474
Veterinary 8 163 576
Dentistry 12 246 680
Orthodontics 12 288 805
Pharmacy 11 363 1031

Biology rankings

Maastricht University ranked 10th for Biology in the Netherlands and 268th in the World with 48,939 publications made and 1,801,341 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Immunology, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 39 In the Netherlands
#97 of 1,445 In Europe
#268 of 6,770 In the World

Maastricht University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 153 898
1992 220 1166
1993 219 1454
1994 218 1660
1995 232 2203
1996 249 2787
1997 466 3458
1998 502 4193
1999 498 5095
2000 563 6696
2001 594 8251
2002 636 10557
2003 716 12495
2004 773 15204
2005 846 18350
2006 1023 22739
2007 1153 27158
2008 1163 31587
2009 1332 36326
2010 1534 43010
2011 1656 50483
2012 1742 58205
2013 1957 66911
2014 2083 73052
2015 2226 80283
2016 2345 85513
2017 2534 92949
2018 2812 103406
2019 2983 118015
2020 3449 146420
2021 3890 175984
2022 3572 183773
2023 3522 184591

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

Biology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 21 83
Biotechnology 4 28 103
Neuroscience 5 29 107
Nutrition and Food Science 4 45 138
Animal Science 3 47 152
Immunology 7 72 197
Pharmacology 6 61 199
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 86 225
Oncology and Cancer research 7 77 242
Toxicology 7 95 243
Biochemistry 8 93 269
Genetics 9 103 285
Molecular Biology 8 101 292
Virology 9 113 340
Biophysics 11 132 351
Astrobiology 11 148 367
Evolutionary Biology 11 163 420
Paleontology 12 171 447
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 164 479
Microbiology 9 191 536
Botany 10 217 616
Forestry 11 306 961
Zoology 12 325 968
Nanotechnology 11 348 1078
Agricultural Science 12 360 1159
Horticulture 9 332 1194

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Maastricht University ranked 10th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands and 214th in the World with 38,628 publications made and 1,176,143 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#10 of 40 In the Netherlands
#79 of 1,492 In Europe
#214 of 7,020 In the World

Maastricht University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 57 233
1992 76 304
1993 87 425
1994 114 501
1995 82 659
1996 116 810
1997 258 1052
1998 338 1291
1999 317 1729
2000 417 2688
2001 470 3499
2002 454 4806
2003 521 6115
2004 574 7931
2005 632 10065
2006 793 13007
2007 905 16431
2008 975 19673
2009 1166 23530
2010 1334 28006
2011 1401 33516
2012 1514 39164
2013 1761 45481
2014 1875 50137
2015 1865 55137
2016 2005 57837
2017 2244 62573
2018 2223 70166
2019 2369 80523
2020 2711 100246
2021 2877 115566
2022 2815 122066
2023 2759 123449

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

Psychology rankings

Maastricht University ranked 5th for Psychology in the Netherlands and 99th in the World with 35,741 publications made and 1,289,048 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 40 In the Netherlands
#22 of 1,414 In Europe
#99 of 6,528 In the World

Maastricht University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 105 479
1992 114 659
1993 117 775
1994 121 913
1995 141 1232
1996 153 1444
1997 291 1826
1998 324 2226
1999 322 2777
2000 393 3771
2001 421 4628
2002 472 6240
2003 501 7879
2004 573 9601
2005 634 12033
2006 758 15521
2007 807 18724
2008 872 22030
2009 1004 25761
2010 1117 30528
2011 1251 36723
2012 1336 42134
2013 1544 48875
2014 1575 53402
2015 1622 59104
2016 1818 63568
2017 1940 67490
2018 2109 75798
2019 2152 86082
2020 2528 105693
2021 2726 122582
2022 2666 127042
2023 2619 127279

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

Psychology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 2 7 33
Clinical Psychology 2 8 36
Special Education 3 13 54
Child Psychology 6 13 78
Psychiatry 3 17 78
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 7 12 86
Social Psychology 5 14 86
Neuroscience 5 29 107
Cognitive Science 5 31 126
Education Majors 5 27 135
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 11 63 185
Sexology 5 60 259
Social Work 8 154 474

Computer Science rankings

Maastricht University ranked 11th for Computer Science in the Netherlands and 266th in the World with 33,631 publications made and 1,169,588 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#11 of 39 In the Netherlands
#84 of 1,459 In Europe
#266 of 6,752 In the World

Maastricht University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 76 329
1992 92 413
1993 106 523
1994 105 625
1995 101 836
1996 123 1027
1997 244 1247
1998 283 1396
1999 285 1993
2000 352 2661
2001 386 3538
2002 413 4839
2003 476 6065
2004 474 7522
2005 564 9610
2006 685 12497
2007 732 15522
2008 794 18844
2009 956 21961
2010 1099 26530
2011 1163 31635
2012 1287 37149
2013 1402 43055
2014 1471 47396
2015 1493 52950
2016 1650 56303
2017 1852 60966
2018 1984 69629
2019 2154 80820
2020 2478 101887
2021 2622 121124
2022 2588 126763
2023 2601 128231

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

Computer Science subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 9 39 99
Neuroscience 5 29 107
Cognitive Science 5 31 126
Data Science 8 55 154
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 86 225
Game Design and Development 8 94 245
Machine Learning 11 67 247
Human-Computer Interaction 9 135 330
Multimedia 6 120 335
Library and Information science 10 149 385
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 11 139 393
Information Technology 10 111 397
Web Design and Development 9 166 418
Cyber Security 13 168 459
Computational Linguistics 12 199 502
Computer Networking 11 193 548
Computer Vision 12 219 577
Software Engineering 13 284 636
UX/UI Desgin 11 277 654
Computer Graphics 11 280 680
Animation 13 265 681
Robotics 10 256 726
Telecommunications 12 279 755
Database Administration 13 294 779
Computer Engineering 12 464 1454
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 491 1558

Chemistry rankings

Maastricht University ranked 12th for Chemistry in the Netherlands and 407th in the World with 26,901 publications made and 1,054,030 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#12 of 36 In the Netherlands
#155 of 1,401 In Europe
#407 of 6,447 In the World

Maastricht University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 98 624
1992 160 800
1993 159 1092
1994 139 1204
1995 165 1571
1996 189 1983
1997 324 2479
1998 336 3132
1999 329 3654
2000 367 4806
2001 393 5670
2002 406 7203
2003 436 8403
2004 448 10030
2005 504 11794
2006 599 14043
2007 671 16581
2008 688 19132
2009 754 21387
2010 880 25327
2011 896 29487
2012 965 33637
2013 1036 37721
2014 1100 41350
2015 1196 45083
2016 1289 48506
2017 1302 52612
2018 1419 57801
2019 1520 66727
2020 1759 82230
2021 2048 100371
2022 1886 105282
2023 1772 106221

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

Chemistry subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 4 45 138
Biochemistry 8 93 269
Organic Chemistry 11 212 570
Biochemical Engineering 11 270 620
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 264 643
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 292 785
Materials Science 12 339 969
Pharmacy 11 363 1031
Nanotechnology 11 348 1078
Chemical Engineering 11 355 1158
Physical chemistry 12 404 1300
Environmental Chemistry 11 430 1307
Computational Chemistry 11 449 1432
Radiochemistry 12 374 1511
Inorganic Chemistry 12 495 1797

Mathematics rankings

Maastricht University ranked 8th for Mathematics in the Netherlands and 184th in the World with 20,866 publications made and 701,325 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 37 In the Netherlands
#55 of 1,388 In Europe
#184 of 6,305 In the World

Maastricht University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 34 75
1992 43 99
1993 49 147
1994 44 200
1995 45 273
1996 73 354
1997 136 490
1998 148 533
1999 153 783
2000 198 1098
2001 249 1544
2002 206 2119
2003 280 2746
2004 293 3540
2005 354 4719
2006 469 6028
2007 503 7458
2008 496 9088
2009 639 10999
2010 663 12884
2011 744 15870
2012 836 18719
2013 932 22365
2014 975 25057
2015 980 28280
2016 1054 30240
2017 1157 32596
2018 1211 37266
2019 1330 44374
2020 1553 54597
2021 1617 65059
2022 1583 70990
2023 1573 71271

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

Mathematics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 4 17 71
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 22 88
Statistics 8 47 165
Math Teachers 7 34 174
Operations Research 13 205 591
Applied Mathematics 13 449 1197
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 491 1558

Engineering rankings

Maastricht University ranked 12th for Engineering in the Netherlands and 569th in the World with 20,046 publications made and 638,355 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#12 of 37 In the Netherlands
#211 of 1,453 In Europe
#569 of 6,684 In the World

Maastricht University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 55 365
1992 72 433
1993 81 521
1994 73 585
1995 89 787
1996 100 949
1997 174 1099
1998 182 1243
1999 189 1654
2000 229 2131
2001 237 2535
2002 257 3414
2003 295 4131
2004 310 4913
2005 370 6310
2006 427 7796
2007 467 9508
2008 491 11216
2009 535 13228
2010 644 15561
2011 662 17919
2012 783 20911
2013 759 23914
2014 825 26165
2015 882 28670
2016 993 31084
2017 1051 33604
2018 1132 38095
2019 1239 43961
2020 1413 55818
2021 1570 67217
2022 1506 71104
2023 1514 72534

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

Environmental Science rankings

Maastricht University ranked 12th for Environmental Science in the Netherlands and 510th in the World with 18,571 publications made and 596,741 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#12 of 39 In the Netherlands
#187 of 1,458 In Europe
#510 of 6,798 In the World

Maastricht University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 42 197
1992 57 287
1993 59 357
1994 67 402
1995 79 564
1996 81 680
1997 139 773
1998 165 979
1999 186 1174
2000 205 1638
2001 229 2125
2002 207 2787
2003 243 3238
2004 271 4078
2005 275 5145
2006 373 6439
2007 420 7789
2008 422 9395
2009 543 11467
2010 599 13614
2011 684 16455
2012 720 19293
2013 793 22820
2014 840 25041
2015 879 27406
2016 941 28402
2017 1046 31047
2018 1079 35304
2019 1144 41711
2020 1322 52080
2021 1396 60863
2022 1362 64399
2023 1380 65863

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

Environmental Science subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 9 62 128
Paleontology 12 171 447
Geography and Cartography 12 166 454
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 164 479
Ecology 12 205 527
Geology 12 210 553
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 292 785
Environmental Management 12 306 865
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 12 316 868
Geotechnical Engineering 11 312 938
Forestry 11 306 961
Oceanography 12 359 1002
Agricultural Science 12 360 1159
Environmental Chemistry 11 430 1307
Environmental Engineering 12 421 1376
Earth science and Geophysics 12 459 1460

Physics rankings

Maastricht University ranked 12th for Physics in the Netherlands and 650th in the World with 17,511 publications made and 539,690 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#12 of 36 In the Netherlands
#240 of 1,446 In Europe
#650 of 6,603 In the World

Maastricht University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 66 305
1992 64 353
1993 79 474
1994 90 587
1995 88 705
1996 84 894
1997 178 1037
1998 191 1132
1999 185 1461
2000 197 1913
2001 248 2286
2002 243 3011
2003 278 3726
2004 261 4198
2005 293 5247
2006 370 6446
2007 392 7818
2008 398 9233
2009 490 10556
2010 553 12667
2011 574 14676
2012 645 16973
2013 666 19388
2014 734 21274
2015 801 23366
2016 881 24967
2017 924 26938
2018 931 30319
2019 1042 35274
2020 1256 45327
2021 1330 55074
2022 1270 57745
2023 1343 59448

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

Physics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 5 30 100
Biophysics 11 132 351
Astrobiology 11 148 367
Acoustical Engineering 11 201 524
Optical Engineering 12 230 617
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 264 641
Quantum and Particle physics 12 290 759
Materials Science 12 339 969
Nanotechnology 11 348 1078
Nuclear Physics 12 396 1134
Theoretical Physics 13 498 1465
Condensed Matter Physics 11 489 1693
Atomic and Molecular physics 12 571 1981

Business rankings

Maastricht University ranked 10th for Business in the Netherlands and 162nd in the World with 14,849 publications made and 434,643 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#10 of 37 In the Netherlands
#48 of 1,414 In Europe
#162 of 6,187 In the World

Maastricht University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 11 39
1992 18 54
1993 11 69
1994 28 77
1995 24 165
1996 48 185
1997 90 197
1998 149 257
1999 118 438
2000 172 752
2001 180 971
2002 193 1325
2003 243 1985
2004 276 2526
2005 290 3187
2006 358 4504
2007 372 5505
2008 414 6935
2009 538 8464
2010 533 10272
2011 608 12402
2012 629 14406
2013 749 17012
2014 723 18967
2015 736 20172
2016 763 20633
2017 826 21816
2018 835 24399
2019 851 27748
2020 991 34209
2021 980 38065
2022 957 39457
2023 990 40516

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

Economics rankings

Maastricht University ranked 6th for Economics in the Netherlands and 104th in the World with 14,520 publications made and 395,514 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 35 In the Netherlands
#29 of 1,366 In Europe
#104 of 5,995 In the World

Maastricht University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 13 35
1992 17 42
1993 22 37
1994 26 59
1995 21 87
1996 45 132
1997 88 182
1998 145 233
1999 127 376
2000 165 587
2001 193 894
2002 163 1087
2003 189 1558
2004 209 2033
2005 262 2441
2006 324 3455
2007 349 4203
2008 393 5521
2009 525 6663
2010 530 8115
2011 599 9861
2012 617 11571
2013 716 13819
2014 752 15675
2015 756 17100
2016 749 17400
2017 788 18392
2018 835 21255
2019 865 24354
2020 962 30207
2021 970 35045
2022 987 36611
2023 991 37087

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

Economics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Trade 3 11 20
International Economics 5 18 29
Actuarial Science 4 17 71
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 22 88
Development Studies 3 23 93
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 29 107
Finance 8 44 137
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 61 168
Agricultural Economics 6 66 240
Political Economy 9 101 246
Environmental Economics 13 147 348

Art & Design rankings

Maastricht University ranked 13th for Art & Design in the Netherlands and 361st in the World with 4,511 publications made and 118,145 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Multimedia, Creative Writing.

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
#13 of 31 In the Netherlands
#141 of 1,349 In Europe
#361 of 5,720 In the World

Maastricht University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 8 27
1992 5 32
1993 14 57
1994 16 62
1995 11 62
1996 15 95
1997 38 89
1998 49 103
1999 30 184
2000 46 234
2001 65 405
2002 49 435
2003 60 651
2004 76 816
2005 75 1043
2006 87 1309
2007 103 1672
2008 96 2033
2009 108 2480
2010 146 3063
2011 158 3551
2012 188 4270
2013 178 4897
2014 194 5431
2015 219 6116
2016 250 6593
2017 265 6695
2018 259 7847
2019 312 9086
2020 285 11324
2021 361 13061
2022 357 13590
2023 327 14025

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

Art & Design subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Graphic Design 7 61 174
Aesthetics 10 72 205
Painting and Drawing 7 108 219
Sculpture 7 108 219
Illustration and Concept Art 7 111 227
Game Design and Development 8 94 245
Creative Writing 7 88 248
Multimedia 6 120 335
Fashion Design 13 142 357
Literature 13 146 361
Performing arts 13 235 520
Art History 12 248 597
Entertainment Industry Business 12 244 643
Music 11 247 646
UX/UI Desgin 11 277 654
Computer Graphics 11 280 680
Animation 13 265 681
Architecture 13 421 1000
Photography 13 396 1126