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Orebro University ranked 12th in Sweden, 1037th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 139 research topics. Orebro University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,804 academic publications and 330,505 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 20 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1037 of 14,131 In the World
#396 of 2,785 In Europe
#12 of 39 In Sweden
#128 of 1,498 For Robotics
#178 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#217 of 1,135 For Occupational Therapy
#1839 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1154 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 136 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Orebro University ranked 11th for Medicine in Sweden and 858th in the World with 9,550 publications made and 241,952 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#11 of 31 In Sweden
#297 of 1,417 In Europe
#858 of 6,680 In the World

Orebro University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 15 77
1992 12 64
1993 13 60
1994 17 95
1995 12 86
1996 18 194
1997 17 140
1998 23 174
1999 30 198
2000 32 274
2001 58 358
2002 65 442
2003 55 541
2004 103 855
2005 101 1186
2006 154 1658
2007 155 2081
2008 184 2790
2009 201 3473
2010 218 4309
2011 224 4990
2012 255 5734
2013 334 6643
2014 344 7805
2015 457 8802
2016 527 9971
2017 616 11843
2018 653 14344
2019 757 18293
2020 923 23571
2021 945 28511
2022 930 32008
2023 950 33751

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

Medicine subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 5 49 178
Occupational Therapy 7 75 217
Social Work 7 76 239
Clinical Psychology 8 124 362
Physical Therapy 7 138 365
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 125 389
Nursing 8 141 410
Sports Medicine 7 170 443
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 160 463
Epidemiology 8 181 465
Gerontology 9 158 513
Public Health 9 206 562
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 201 565
Pediatrics 9 206 570
Critical Care Nursing 7 245 610
Cosmetology 6 224 614
Toxicology 9 202 626
Forensic Science 11 236 666
Health Science 9 229 667
Psychiatry 8 245 670
Family medicine 9 226 677
Audiology 10 261 713
Surgery 10 244 718
Anesthesiology 8 246 726
Cardiology 11 275 753
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 9 257 787
Pathology 11 273 800
Medical Physics 11 319 822
Oncology and Cancer research 10 274 845
Urology 9 268 851
Neurosurgery 9 281 869
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 302 879
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 10 332 884
Respiratory Therapy 11 299 903
Anatomy and Physiology 12 326 945
Immunology 11 307 956
Radiation Therapy 10 311 1035
Ophthalmology 12 348 1040
Pharmacology 10 305 1050
Dermatology 9 324 1064
Virology 10 315 1092
Dentistry 15 370 1131
Orthodontics 14 418 1228
Veterinary 11 376 1573

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Orebro University ranked 12th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sweden and 883rd in the World with 8,775 publications made and 184,418 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#12 of 33 In Sweden
#363 of 1,492 In Europe
#883 of 7,020 In the World

Orebro University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 12 46
1992 17 53
1993 13 53
1994 16 67
1995 13 48
1996 13 125
1997 14 84
1998 27 100
1999 39 146
2000 50 206
2001 62 287
2002 84 382
2003 95 488
2004 107 753
2005 105 1098
2006 141 1453
2007 173 1966
2008 195 2485
2009 193 3118
2010 223 3842
2011 247 4287
2012 262 5070
2013 378 6137
2014 342 6742
2015 452 7516
2016 501 8229
2017 542 9118
2018 593 10642
2019 665 13366
2020 791 16823
2021 788 20061
2022 729 21829
2023 784 22769

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 5 49 178
Social Work 7 76 239
Human Rights Law 5 100 256
Radio and Television broadcasting 5 88 276
Broadcast Journalism 6 91 278
Criminology and Criminal Justice 6 93 343
Early Childhood Education 11 95 367
International Law 6 162 370
Occupational Safety and Health 12 112 404
Gender Studies 8 131 414
Media Studies 8 149 415
Special Education 9 151 430
Communications and Public Relations 10 154 438
Public Policy / Administration 8 162 449
Anthropology 9 170 457
Political Economy 8 190 471
Education Majors 9 157 499
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 204 502
Sociology 10 222 586
Demography 9 220 606
Journalism and Digital Media 9 227 619
Genealogy 10 231 659
Forensic Science 11 236 666
Aesthetics 11 278 677
Law 11 269 690
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 305 752
Political Science 11 318 762
Law Enforcement 10 317 922
Linguistics 11 368 960
Philosophy 12 426 1073
Archaeology 14 424 1130
History 14 433 1164
Library and Information science 15 465 1375
Classics and Ancient History 16 552 1671
Art History 16 595 1740

Biology rankings

Orebro University ranked 12th for Biology in Sweden and 1325th in the World with 8,256 publications made and 214,279 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 31 In Sweden
#423 of 1,445 In Europe
#1325 of 6,770 In the World

Orebro University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 14 78
1992 8 58
1993 11 42
1994 17 80
1995 11 70
1996 11 141
1997 12 97
1998 16 136
1999 25 149
2000 33 184
2001 46 261
2002 78 339
2003 84 475
2004 113 793
2005 114 1150
2006 170 1588
2007 139 2031
2008 169 2613
2009 177 3216
2010 203 3964
2011 194 4565
2012 242 5330
2013 312 6189
2014 307 7201
2015 376 8160
2016 416 9058
2017 511 10862
2018 538 12925
2019 661 16792
2020 797 21405
2021 792 25841
2022 749 28747
2023 786 30046

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

Biology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 201 565
Toxicology 9 202 626
Oncology and Cancer research 10 274 845
Neuroscience 11 322 897
Microbiology 10 315 945
Animal Science 9 286 955
Immunology 11 307 956
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 364 1015
Pharmacology 10 305 1050
Virology 10 315 1092
Forestry 14 381 1242
Biotechnology 14 390 1258
Genetics 12 404 1270
Paleontology 12 432 1277
Evolutionary Biology 15 462 1302
Molecular Biology 12 421 1417
Biophysics 14 461 1446
Biochemistry 13 457 1466
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 428 1517
Nutrition and Food Science 13 466 1627
Agricultural Science 12 469 1678
Botany 13 499 1827
Zoology 17 564 2127
Horticulture 12 514 2153
Nanotechnology 18 665 2598

Psychology rankings

Orebro University ranked 10th for Psychology in Sweden and 673rd in the World with 6,520 publications made and 147,638 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 32 In Sweden
#243 of 1,414 In Europe
#673 of 6,528 In the World

Orebro University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 14 67
1992 11 56
1993 6 47
1994 11 64
1995 6 55
1996 11 119
1997 6 86
1998 14 99
1999 25 128
2000 26 173
2001 32 230
2002 65 324
2003 53 350
2004 59 507
2005 71 727
2006 101 1024
2007 113 1273
2008 144 1696
2009 138 2089
2010 170 2647
2011 178 3166
2012 170 3651
2013 243 4389
2014 228 5040
2015 322 5682
2016 349 6401
2017 421 7407
2018 416 9097
2019 508 11125
2020 591 13871
2021 638 17173
2022 633 19228
2023 634 20147

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

Psychology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 7 75 217
Social Work 7 76 239
Clinical Psychology 8 124 362
Child Psychology 8 146 427
Special Education 9 151 430
Education Majors 9 157 499
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 204 502
Social Psychology 10 206 547
Psychiatry 8 245 670
Sexology 10 205 691
Neuroscience 11 322 897
Cognitive Science 11 338 971

Computer Science rankings

Orebro University ranked 12th for Computer Science in Sweden and 1110th in the World with 6,124 publications made and 131,762 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Robotics.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 32 In Sweden
#408 of 1,459 In Europe
#1110 of 6,752 In the World

Orebro University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 10 55
1992 5 27
1993 9 46
1994 6 58
1995 3 39
1996 9 68
1997 9 49
1998 15 76
1999 27 102
2000 33 122
2001 38 185
2002 79 291
2003 78 343
2004 72 505
2005 93 760
2006 118 1145
2007 127 1501
2008 140 1776
2009 155 2271
2010 169 2784
2011 173 3149
2012 167 3650
2013 270 4472
2014 223 4948
2015 292 5518
2016 332 6251
2017 358 7103
2018 425 8655
2019 484 11109
2020 525 13723
2021 522 16453
2022 523 18315
2023 542 19003

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

Computer Science subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 2 37 128
Human-Computer Interaction 11 214 505
Management Information Systems 15 290 656
Neuroscience 11 322 897
Cognitive Science 11 338 971
Data Science 14 399 973
Multimedia 16 379 991
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 364 1015
Software Engineering 17 433 1019
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 11 392 1064
Machine Learning 13 399 1193
Computer Vision 12 421 1224
Cyber Security 17 436 1229
Library and Information science 15 465 1375
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 468 1463
Computational Linguistics 13 478 1502
Computer Networking 19 558 1785
Telecommunications 17 589 1896

Environmental Science rankings

Orebro University ranked 12th for Environmental Science in Sweden and 1374th in the World with 4,906 publications made and 117,985 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#12 of 32 In Sweden
#467 of 1,458 In Europe
#1374 of 6,798 In the World

Orebro University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 8 32
1992 6 19
1993 9 25
1994 9 33
1995 8 19
1996 5 40
1997 10 44
1998 10 46
1999 13 58
2000 25 75
2001 34 133
2002 50 199
2003 55 302
2004 88 501
2005 64 747
2006 109 1053
2007 104 1349
2008 119 1764
2009 122 2162
2010 142 2692
2011 130 3053
2012 160 3519
2013 232 4124
2014 198 4565
2015 256 4999
2016 280 5626
2017 293 6348
2018 304 7437
2019 387 9796
2020 414 12271
2021 425 14047
2022 382 15643
2023 400 15981

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

Environmental Science subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 12 301 808
Forestry 14 381 1242
Paleontology 12 432 1277
Ecology 13 448 1312
Environmental Management 17 452 1349
Geography and Cartography 14 498 1384
Geology 12 478 1415
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 428 1517
Environmental Engineering 16 483 1654
Agricultural Science 12 469 1678
Oceanography 15 554 1765
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 18 645 2247
Petrology and Geochemistry 19 663 2309
Geotechnical Engineering 17 629 2320
Earth science and Geophysics 18 670 2443

Mathematics rankings

Orebro University ranked 13th for Mathematics in Sweden and 904th in the World with 4,815 publications made and 103,373 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#13 of 31 In Sweden
#340 of 1,388 In Europe
#904 of 6,305 In the World

Orebro University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 3 14
1992 4 17
1993 3 15
1994 8 16
1995 2 16
1996 7 47
1997 8 35
1998 11 48
1999 11 56
2000 26 76
2001 33 91
2002 40 163
2003 34 189
2004 51 303
2005 54 421
2006 75 629
2007 82 854
2008 77 979
2009 89 1313
2010 94 1510
2011 95 1716
2012 109 1993
2013 165 2511
2014 149 2838
2015 212 3220
2016 257 3633
2017 309 4226
2018 362 5036
2019 401 6649
2020 503 8279
2021 488 10607
2022 499 11828
2023 490 12469

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

Mathematics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 11 222 691
Actuarial Science 11 325 849
Statistics 13 339 893
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 14 455 1177
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 468 1463
Applied Mathematics 18 639 2164

Chemistry rankings

Orebro University ranked 13th for Chemistry in Sweden and 1725th in the World with 4,657 publications made and 130,368 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#13 of 31 In Sweden
#519 of 1,401 In Europe
#1725 of 6,447 In the World

Orebro University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 8 52
1992 6 51
1993 6 22
1994 7 44
1995 10 44
1996 5 70
1997 8 40
1998 3 71
1999 10 74
2000 15 91
2001 25 120
2002 51 169
2003 69 285
2004 85 480
2005 85 653
2006 130 999
2007 95 1275
2008 112 1677
2009 129 2175
2010 134 2516
2011 115 2865
2012 125 3329
2013 168 3801
2014 179 4388
2015 186 4902
2016 221 5543
2017 261 6556
2018 305 7774
2019 381 10421
2020 430 13202
2021 415 15897
2022 408 17884
2023 398 18427

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

Chemistry subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 12 301 808
Computational Chemistry 12 431 1303
Biochemistry 13 457 1466
Nutrition and Food Science 13 466 1627
Organic Chemistry 14 567 2054
Inorganic Chemistry 16 587 2260
Petrology and Geochemistry 19 663 2309
Radiochemistry 14 539 2333
Materials Science 17 659 2338
Physical chemistry 18 653 2455
Nanotechnology 18 665 2598
Chemical Engineering 19 723 2914

Engineering rankings

Orebro University ranked 13th for Engineering in Sweden and 1668th in the World with 4,563 publications made and 100,116 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Human-Computer Interaction.

Engineering ranking Location
#13 of 33 In Sweden
#537 of 1,453 In Europe
#1668 of 6,684 In the World

Orebro University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 5 25
1992 5 18
1993 5 17
1994 4 20
1995 7 27
1996 4 48
1997 8 28
1998 13 41
1999 16 58
2000 24 63
2001 30 132
2002 70 204
2003 91 304
2004 81 438
2005 94 654
2006 114 941
2007 110 1278
2008 117 1557
2009 120 2009
2010 144 2279
2011 132 2573
2012 162 3097
2013 202 3520
2014 184 3750
2015 197 4007
2016 243 4486
2017 258 5058
2018 292 5917
2019 346 7570
2020 375 9236
2021 370 11046
2022 340 12148
2023 349 12866

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

Engineering subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 2 37 128
Human-Computer Interaction 11 214 505
Systems Engineering 13 385 934
Transportation Engineering 17 380 1013
Remote Sensing 13 428 1212
Biotechnology 14 390 1258
Automation and Control engineering 10 414 1389
Acoustical Engineering 12 480 1400
Mechanical Engineering 17 533 1534
Civil Engineering 18 521 1557
Aerospace Engineering 13 533 1600
Environmental Engineering 16 483 1654
Optical Engineering 13 519 1684
Computer Networking 19 558 1785
Telecommunications 17 589 1896
Structural Engineering 18 610 1931
Metallurgical Engineering 17 605 2133
Electrical Engineering 19 629 2186
Geotechnical Engineering 17 629 2320
Materials Science 17 659 2338
Electronic Engineering 21 676 2453
Nanotechnology 18 665 2598
Chemical Engineering 19 723 2914

Physics rankings

Orebro University ranked 14th for Physics in Sweden and 1738th in the World with 4,021 publications made and 87,490 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#14 of 32 In Sweden
#549 of 1,446 In Europe
#1738 of 6,603 In the World

Orebro University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 9 44
1992 4 15
1993 8 11
1994 11 19
1995 5 27
1996 3 59
1997 9 34
1998 11 45
1999 13 43
2000 20 64
2001 38 133
2002 59 181
2003 78 288
2004 81 427
2005 87 554
2006 105 838
2007 104 1085
2008 103 1375
2009 108 1727
2010 125 2010
2011 111 2219
2012 122 2646
2013 177 2926
2014 156 3225
2015 175 3419
2016 189 3797
2017 204 4220
2018 225 4742
2019 318 6294
2020 339 7590
2021 334 9076
2022 302 9901
2023 327 10381

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

Physics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 11 319 822
Acoustical Engineering 12 480 1400
Biophysics 14 461 1446
Atomic and Molecular physics 13 512 1609
Nuclear Physics 13 517 1680
Optical Engineering 13 519 1684
Astrophysics and Astronomy 14 572 1717
Quantum and Particle physics 18 593 1917
Materials Science 17 659 2338
Condensed Matter Physics 15 631 2383
Nanotechnology 18 665 2598

Business rankings

Orebro University ranked 15th for Business in Sweden and 867th in the World with 3,324 publications made and 63,922 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#15 of 31 In Sweden
#347 of 1,414 In Europe
#867 of 6,187 In the World

Orebro University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 5 15
1992 7 18
1993 6 12
1994 6 42
1995 7 34
1996 6 42
1997 4 30
1998 10 41
1999 11 50
2000 17 68
2001 24 112
2002 41 143
2003 46 152
2004 54 235
2005 50 312
2006 59 486
2007 63 647
2008 81 800
2009 91 1011
2010 94 1141
2011 103 1474
2012 119 1662
2013 139 1973
2014 134 2261
2015 180 2492
2016 191 2691
2017 201 3019
2018 221 3390
2019 244 4369
2020 261 5393
2021 288 6538
2022 253 6913
2023 266 6854

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

Business subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 12 112 404
Public Policy / Administration 8 162 449
Entertainment Industry Business 5 184 465
Human Resource Management 14 200 510
Entrepreneurship 17 274 572
International Trade 13 358 618
International Business 14 353 647
Management Information Systems 15 290 656
Tax Law 10 267 702
Accounting 12 280 756
Advertising 12 316 824
Actuarial Science 11 325 849
Management 15 358 927
Risk Management 15 387 931
Marketing 17 389 1001
Project Management 21 437 1030
Finance 14 459 1161
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 495 1496

Economics rankings

Orebro University ranked 14th for Economics in Sweden and 877th in the World with 2,531 publications made and 42,621 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#14 of 31 In Sweden
#344 of 1,366 In Europe
#877 of 5,995 In the World

Orebro University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 4 14
1992 3 15
1993 6 10
1994 6 15
1995 6 16
1996 6 29
1997 7 33
1998 11 30
1999 13 38
2000 17 50
2001 18 78
2002 23 90
2003 31 122
2004 36 155
2005 29 252
2006 39 363
2007 39 398
2008 46 548
2009 67 752
2010 85 888
2011 78 995
2012 71 1226
2013 115 1461
2014 99 1727
2015 114 1843
2016 142 2065
2017 160 2314
2018 170 2733
2019 194 3522
2020 220 4279
2021 208 5369
2022 220 5774
2023 219 5878

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

Economics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 8 190 471
International Economics 11 309 513
International Trade 13 358 618
Development Studies 13 252 708
Actuarial Science 11 325 849
Finance 14 459 1161
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 14 455 1177
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 495 1496

Art & Design rankings

Orebro University ranked 12th for Art & Design in Sweden and 845th in the World with 1,419 publications made and 23,569 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, 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
#12 of 33 In Sweden
#345 of 1,349 In Europe
#845 of 5,720 In the World

Orebro University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 7
1992 3 4
1993 3 3
1994 1 8
1995 4 10
1996 3 11
1997 2 5
1998 4 5
1999 5 14
2000 9 11
2001 6 23
2002 13 41
2003 14 56
2004 15 73
2005 18 104
2006 30 179
2007 31 257
2008 38 327
2009 38 392
2010 45 476
2011 51 523
2012 45 712
2013 69 864
2014 61 943
2015 74 1054
2016 71 1174
2017 76 1219
2018 87 1419
2019 101 1762
2020 125 2235
2021 124 2510
2022 116 2675
2023 121 2869

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

Art & Design subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Music 7 120 319
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 135 350
Entertainment Industry Business 5 184 465
Creative Writing 9 222 560
Aesthetics 11 278 677
Cinematography 6 302 748
Fashion Design 13 330 801
Literature 12 359 904
Multimedia 16 379 991
Art History 16 595 1740