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Osnabruck University ranked 60th in Germany, 832nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 141 research topics. Osnabruck University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,448 academic publications and 513,705 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 12 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#832 of 14,131 In the World
#328 of 2,785 In Europe
#60 of 369 In Germany
#6 of 26 In Lower Saxony
#1 of 2 In Osnabruck
#99 of 1,035 For Cosmetology
#164 of 1,032 For Entomology
#253 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#2329 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#687 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 138 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 53rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 747th in the World with 10,467 publications made and 210,237 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#53 of 178 In Germany
#308 of 1,500 In Europe
#747 of 7,081 In the World

Osnabruck University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 71 438
1993 91 479
1994 85 503
1995 82 579
1996 100 562
1997 81 547
1998 126 690
1999 123 831
2000 101 922
2001 151 1132
2002 136 1147
2003 140 1474
2004 148 1718
2005 166 2221
2006 182 2466
2007 230 3159
2008 242 3348
2009 310 4220
2010 301 5117
2011 441 5643
2012 321 6221
2013 369 7107
2014 399 8147
2015 356 8607
2016 432 9334
2017 544 10009
2018 521 11444
2019 602 13161
2020 620 16216
2021 656 17227
2022 603 16626
2023 636 18072
2024 395 15185

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 27 216 531
International Law 28 237 580
Political Science 45 249 598
Occupational Safety and Health 18 183 633
Philosophy 52 275 654
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 39 298 746
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 38 300 752
International Relations and Diplomacy 32 281 788
Linguistics 52 319 819
Human Rights Law 34 334 853
Law 48 333 874
Early Childhood Education 37 295 886
Sociology 49 335 915
Library and Information science 59 350 916
Education Majors 42 314 934
Public Policy / Administration 44 340 935
Gender Studies 35 316 947
Archaeology 54 365 958
Anthropology 50 359 960
History 53 373 968
Criminology and Criminal Justice 37 305 974
Communications and Public Relations 40 366 981
Classics and Ancient History 51 395 1037
Aesthetics 57 415 1066
Demography 50 378 1107
Journalism and Digital Media 55 411 1198
Art History 71 498 1308

Biology rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 53rd for Biology in Germany and 990th in the World with 10,212 publications made and 323,451 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#53 of 170 In Germany
#327 of 1,448 In Europe
#990 of 6,833 In the World

Osnabruck University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 129 1480
1993 120 1490
1994 131 1585
1995 145 1887
1996 139 1870
1997 163 2114
1998 212 2304
1999 203 2787
2000 212 3057
2001 202 3206
2002 170 3391
2003 176 3935
2004 199 4243
2005 231 4867
2006 206 5170
2007 280 6378
2008 279 6459
2009 316 7425
2010 317 8633
2011 376 9549
2012 343 10781
2013 369 12046
2014 371 13394
2015 377 14027
2016 342 14770
2017 354 15491
2018 366 16608
2019 416 19091
2020 440 22471
2021 494 24612
2022 461 23828
2023 472 24481
2024 323 22009

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 18 64 164
Biophysics 33 123 331
Evolutionary Biology 45 227 562
Zoology 45 239 663
Genetics 50 280 792
Neuroscience 50 300 816
Astrobiology 52 323 858
Biochemistry 51 293 859
Botany 51 293 863
Paleontology 53 313 884
Molecular Biology 55 296 888
Nanotechnology 58 318 1008
Toxicology 44 296 1049
Immunology 45 332 1104
Microbiology 48 351 1109
Forestry 50 348 1186
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 56 404 1223
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 52 365 1224
Agricultural Science 54 372 1279
Virology 52 368 1288
Horticulture 49 357 1384
Nutrition and Food Science 51 427 1514
Oncology and Cancer research 55 441 1572
Biotechnology 56 461 1618
Animal Science 56 483 1905
Pharmacology 61 522 2179

Chemistry rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 53rd for Chemistry in Germany and 897th in the World with 9,768 publications made and 290,164 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#53 of 166 In Germany
#305 of 1,417 In Europe
#897 of 6,545 In the World

Osnabruck University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 179 1973
1993 176 2094
1994 206 2228
1995 226 2653
1996 204 2595
1997 221 2801
1998 306 3088
1999 309 3531
2000 303 3951
2001 285 4067
2002 246 4244
2003 228 4870
2004 251 4959
2005 255 5544
2006 198 6098
2007 285 7038
2008 224 6587
2009 284 7324
2010 282 8074
2011 306 9024
2012 272 10055
2013 280 10683
2014 271 11530
2015 260 11721
2016 245 12213
2017 237 12698
2018 279 13161
2019 245 14628
2020 285 16779
2021 324 18423
2022 324 17866
2023 301 17852
2024 215 16501

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 50 259 622
Environmental Chemistry 49 267 725
Pharmacy 58 287 779
Biochemistry 51 293 859
Organic Chemistry 55 302 863
Materials Science 58 324 942
Nanotechnology 58 318 1008
Inorganic Chemistry 57 329 1017
Chemical Engineering 55 312 1020
Physical chemistry 55 346 1080
Nutrition and Food Science 51 427 1514
Petrology and Geochemistry 66 500 1553
Radiochemistry 67 528 2313

Physics rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 58th for Physics in Germany and 906th in the World with 9,173 publications made and 238,835 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#58 of 168 In Germany
#335 of 1,457 In Europe
#906 of 6,713 In the World

Osnabruck University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 139 1581
1993 147 1633
1994 168 1781
1995 191 2156
1996 169 2041
1997 184 2184
1998 261 2361
1999 275 2697
2000 262 2986
2001 296 3207
2002 232 3191
2003 221 3825
2004 271 3880
2005 246 4504
2006 197 4901
2007 261 5647
2008 212 5460
2009 250 5763
2010 278 6785
2011 300 7435
2012 273 8181
2013 268 8891
2014 254 9460
2015 255 9713
2016 224 9990
2017 229 10185
2018 290 10870
2019 260 12028
2020 299 13653
2021 330 14392
2022 323 13311
2023 282 13697
2024 224 12316

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 33 123 331
Atomic and Molecular physics 47 179 413
Condensed Matter Physics 48 172 431
Nuclear Physics 53 260 651
Theoretical Physics 54 294 696
Optical Engineering 52 275 739
Applied/Engineering Physics 57 289 788
Acoustical Engineering 58 322 838
Astrobiology 52 323 858
Quantum and Particle physics 58 327 859
Astrophysics and Astronomy 55 341 893
Materials Science 58 324 942
Nanotechnology 58 318 1008

Engineering rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 60th for Engineering in Germany and 990th in the World with 9,124 publications made and 236,677 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#60 of 169 In Germany
#349 of 1,465 In Europe
#990 of 6,782 In the World

Osnabruck University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 126 1332
1993 140 1458
1994 158 1638
1995 188 1908
1996 169 1891
1997 167 1925
1998 258 2140
1999 271 2372
2000 243 2651
2001 276 3052
2002 232 2959
2003 211 3588
2004 233 3634
2005 239 4312
2006 188 4692
2007 257 5397
2008 214 5276
2009 240 5949
2010 269 6748
2011 335 7574
2012 275 8581
2013 289 9345
2014 263 9829
2015 271 10302
2016 263 10665
2017 244 10901
2018 312 11651
2019 280 12847
2020 298 14727
2021 337 16087
2022 368 14856
2023 315 15249
2024 250 13880

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

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 28 169 485
Operations Research 38 255 713
Human-Computer Interaction 50 311 722
Optical Engineering 52 275 739
Remote Sensing 42 291 774
Applied/Engineering Physics 57 289 788
Electronic Engineering 42 265 800
Acoustical Engineering 58 322 838
Computer Networking 53 304 872
Materials Science 58 324 942
Systems Engineering 63 390 952
Nanotechnology 58 318 1008
Chemical Engineering 55 312 1020
Architecture 60 425 1032
Telecommunications 59 364 1044
Electrical Engineering 58 360 1069
Metallurgical Engineering 62 382 1183
Mechanical Engineering 65 428 1186
Aerospace Engineering 64 425 1192
Transportation Engineering 60 458 1305
Computer Engineering 62 421 1308
Environmental Engineering 57 422 1410
Civil Engineering 69 481 1435
Structural Engineering 67 488 1472
Biotechnology 56 461 1618
Geotechnical Engineering 66 495 1664
Reliability and Quality Engineering 68 551 1813

Environmental Science rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 54th for Environmental Science in Germany and 1015th in the World with 7,270 publications made and 224,869 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#54 of 170 In Germany
#361 of 1,464 In Europe
#1015 of 6,876 In the World

Osnabruck University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 85 790
1993 92 928
1994 80 912
1995 90 1025
1996 96 1105
1997 107 1165
1998 147 1312
1999 135 1455
2000 141 1595
2001 152 1952
2002 135 2124
2003 115 2425
2004 143 2504
2005 163 3168
2006 122 3436
2007 204 4483
2008 211 4313
2009 242 5035
2010 212 5738
2011 274 6426
2012 232 7261
2013 264 8120
2014 263 9109
2015 247 9528
2016 260 10018
2017 248 10603
2018 296 11476
2019 340 13053
2020 364 15856
2021 375 17587
2022 338 16312
2023 319 17071
2024 216 15025

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 49 267 725
Paleontology 53 313 884
Geology 54 335 918
Ecology 50 338 935
Oceanography 53 330 935
Geography and Cartography 58 391 1059
Environmental Management 45 363 1069
Forestry 50 348 1186
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 52 365 1224
Earth science and Geophysics 60 401 1249
Agricultural Science 54 372 1279
Environmental Engineering 57 422 1410
Petrology and Geochemistry 66 500 1553
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 69 509 1572
Geotechnical Engineering 66 495 1664

Computer Science rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 58th for Computer Science in Germany and 965th in the World with 7,267 publications made and 186,822 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Cognitive Science, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#58 of 172 In Germany
#356 of 1,469 In Europe
#965 of 6,845 In the World

Osnabruck University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 47 492
1993 59 579
1994 96 608
1995 68 765
1996 71 672
1997 74 730
1998 134 925
1999 102 1039
2000 98 1173
2001 141 1323
2002 127 1362
2003 117 1820
2004 139 1930
2005 177 2520
2006 127 2777
2007 186 3564
2008 193 3646
2009 201 4204
2010 208 5172
2011 291 5459
2012 252 6175
2013 280 7107
2014 278 7795
2015 289 8529
2016 262 8784
2017 287 9327
2018 278 10279
2019 366 11832
2020 336 13857
2021 417 15095
2022 388 13925
2023 400 15235
2024 288 13145

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 28 169 485
Game Design and Development 33 215 498
Management Information Systems 27 231 530
Cognitive Science 44 235 628
Multimedia 44 283 704
Computer Graphics 58 295 720
Human-Computer Interaction 50 311 722
Neuroscience 50 300 816
Software Engineering 62 369 835
Computer Networking 53 304 872
Data Science 56 366 883
Computational Linguistics 57 338 894
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 58 343 911
Library and Information science 59 350 916
Computer Vision 57 338 945
Telecommunications 59 364 1044
Blockchain and Cryptography 61 376 1135
Machine Learning 60 380 1168
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 56 404 1223
Computer Engineering 62 421 1308
Cyber Security 66 483 1462

Medicine rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 55th for Medicine in Germany and 1126th in the World with 5,838 publications made and 161,051 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Public Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN).

Medicine ranking Location
#55 of 170 In Germany
#364 of 1,433 In Europe
#1126 of 6,775 In the World

Osnabruck University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 43 418
1993 39 492
1994 49 509
1995 57 681
1996 61 567
1997 50 654
1998 67 602
1999 116 923
2000 71 944
2001 88 1031
2002 73 1191
2003 94 1435
2004 103 1546
2005 135 2001
2006 106 2048
2007 134 2790
2008 153 2771
2009 157 3120
2010 165 3726
2011 194 4218
2012 220 4718
2013 202 5415
2014 230 6272
2015 235 6933
2016 202 7532
2017 234 8144
2018 254 8927
2019 291 10630
2020 307 12950
2021 356 14268
2022 337 13973
2023 356 14837
2024 238 12547

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

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cosmetology 8 32 99
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 41 113 253
Dermatology 35 180 489
Clinical Psychology 42 262 764
Pharmacy 58 287 779
Ophthalmology 45 298 890
Epidemiology 40 302 909
Audiology 55 332 957
Toxicology 44 296 1049
Immunology 45 332 1104
Psychiatry 50 364 1105
Anatomy and Physiology 54 367 1111
Public Health 51 373 1123
Virology 52 368 1288
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 56 413 1304
Family medicine 42 364 1331
Gerontology 50 442 1360
Healthcare Management (MHA) 48 439 1364
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 48 409 1377
Pathology 55 419 1399
Nursing 50 444 1432
Surgery 55 424 1453
Physical Therapy 60 501 1556
Oncology and Cancer research 55 441 1572
Orthodontics 69 528 1655
Dentistry 68 521 1698
Health Science 51 481 1712
Sports Medicine 62 572 1825
Cardiology 70 615 2150
Pharmacology 61 522 2179
Anesthesiology 71 634 2412

Psychology rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 50th for Psychology in Germany and 993rd in the World with 4,245 publications made and 131,566 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#50 of 169 In Germany
#337 of 1,423 In Europe
#993 of 6,645 In the World

Osnabruck University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 26 264
1993 14 260
1994 25 268
1995 28 458
1996 25 352
1997 32 377
1998 24 323
1999 50 453
2000 48 554
2001 63 603
2002 55 668
2003 51 771
2004 67 921
2005 99 1319
2006 82 1428
2007 95 1720
2008 105 1934
2009 98 2237
2010 127 2875
2011 177 3037
2012 165 3342
2013 184 4056
2014 172 4579
2015 184 5142
2016 162 5621
2017 188 6075
2018 194 6759
2019 236 7952
2020 228 9966
2021 281 10224
2022 246 10025
2023 280 10738
2024 228 9318

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

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 44 235 628
Child Psychology 40 234 654
Social Psychology 45 261 693
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 39 298 746
Clinical Psychology 42 262 764
Neuroscience 50 300 816
Education Majors 42 314 934
Psychiatry 50 364 1105

Business rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 54th for Business in Germany and 863rd in the World with 3,064 publications made and 85,073 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#54 of 166 In Germany
#339 of 1,433 In Europe
#863 of 6,339 In the World

Osnabruck University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 17 64
1993 25 125
1994 31 120
1995 29 142
1996 21 154
1997 27 179
1998 41 197
1999 41 271
2000 38 303
2001 59 406
2002 49 473
2003 45 594
2004 77 631
2005 65 861
2006 65 966
2007 80 1345
2008 67 1497
2009 99 1811
2010 103 2288
2011 137 2292
2012 100 2694
2013 123 3062
2014 136 3444
2015 113 3511
2016 111 3694
2017 132 4186
2018 140 4553
2019 145 5140
2020 175 6055
2021 187 6726
2022 189 6294
2023 172 6878
2024 109 5250

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Project Management 25 206 470
International Trade 34 298 518
Management Information Systems 27 231 530
International Business 37 296 544
Occupational Safety and Health 18 183 633
Human Resource Management 32 271 690
Operations Research 38 255 713
Management 46 289 769
Finance 53 351 869
Public Policy / Administration 44 340 935
Investment Banking and Stock trading 48 343 943
Actuarial Science 61 394 1082
Marketing 60 425 1152
Advertising 61 420 1153
Accounting 61 449 1242

Mathematics rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 60th for Mathematics in Germany and 1153rd in the World with 3,013 publications made and 80,039 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#60 of 163 In Germany
#413 of 1,401 In Europe
#1153 of 6,418 In the World

Osnabruck University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 25 161
1993 31 178
1994 34 188
1995 28 206
1996 34 263
1997 48 273
1998 45 348
1999 59 313
2000 47 371
2001 63 463
2002 51 564
2003 49 639
2004 81 854
2005 60 1063
2006 62 1172
2007 74 1444
2008 67 1509
2009 65 1616
2010 70 2064
2011 122 2333
2012 104 2463
2013 94 2746
2014 91 3071
2015 112 3140
2016 113 3542
2017 119 3745
2018 137 4267
2019 148 4774
2020 159 5616
2021 175 6036
2022 169 5823
2023 158 6192
2024 110 4528

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 38 255 713
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 50 337 839
Statistics 62 391 1072
Actuarial Science 61 394 1082
Applied Mathematics 64 423 1113
Blockchain and Cryptography 61 376 1135
Math Teachers 48 360 1171

Economics rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 53rd for Economics in Germany and 980th in the World with 2,120 publications made and 51,335 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#53 of 162 In Germany
#375 of 1,388 In Europe
#980 of 6,167 In the World

Osnabruck University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 15 63
1993 20 113
1994 16 87
1995 16 91
1996 11 80
1997 29 91
1998 21 137
1999 32 142
2000 29 193
2001 36 212
2002 34 294
2003 36 353
2004 56 460
2005 36 515
2006 34 552
2007 49 785
2008 37 837
2009 57 967
2010 67 1435
2011 101 1448
2012 59 1735
2013 66 1854
2014 72 2187
2015 72 2247
2016 91 2419
2017 95 2795
2018 101 3003
2019 119 3666
2020 125 4248
2021 148 4739
2022 127 4433
2023 122 4672
2024 84 3745

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

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 31 252 414
International Trade 34 298 518
Political Economy 27 216 531
Environmental Economics 33 312 765
International Relations and Diplomacy 32 281 788
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 50 337 839
Finance 53 351 869
Investment Banking and Stock trading 48 343 943
Actuarial Science 61 394 1082
Development Studies 60 442 1337

Art & Design rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 56th for Art & Design in Germany and 963rd in the World with 1,556 publications made and 28,197 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, 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
#56 of 162 In Germany
#382 of 1,381 In Europe
#963 of 5,966 In the World

Osnabruck University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 7 63
1993 22 137
1994 17 115
1995 15 141
1996 8 118
1997 14 106
1998 25 145
1999 20 122
2000 14 139
2001 27 282
2002 25 201
2003 23 236
2004 20 300
2005 26 380
2006 21 364
2007 39 567
2008 31 516
2009 36 592
2010 42 781
2011 68 839
2012 43 965
2013 59 1138
2014 51 1234
2015 57 1344
2016 57 1427
2017 57 1503
2018 68 1620
2019 98 2047
2020 82 2514
2021 117 2613
2022 104 2594
2023 96 3074
2024 83 2470

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 33 215 498
Photography 21 206 517
Singing and Vocal Performance 28 238 648
Multimedia 44 283 704
Computer Graphics 58 295 720
Fashion Design 56 405 1016
Architecture 60 425 1032
Aesthetics 57 415 1066
Creative Writing 44 409 1093
Literature 60 440 1175
Art History 71 498 1308