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Osnabruck University ranked 60th in Germany, 815th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 142 research topics. Osnabruck University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,872 academic publications and 540,076 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 14 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#815 of 14,131 In the World
#334 of 2,785 In Europe
#60 of 369 In Germany
#6 of 26 In Lower Saxony
#1 of 2 In Osnabruck
#101 of 1,026 For Cosmetology
#165 of 1,018 For Entomology
#261 of 2,534 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#2244 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#678 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 139 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 53rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 753rd in the World with 10,672 publications made and 225,411 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#53 of 178 In Germany
#311 of 1,502 In Europe
#753 of 7,088 In the World

Osnabruck University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 91 479
1994 85 503
1995 82 580
1996 100 563
1997 81 546
1998 126 691
1999 124 842
2000 102 921
2001 151 1132
2002 136 1145
2003 140 1477
2004 148 1722
2005 167 2225
2006 183 2467
2007 230 3160
2008 242 3347
2009 309 4218
2010 300 5110
2011 441 5643
2012 321 6210
2013 369 7109
2014 400 8156
2015 356 8608
2016 432 9336
2017 542 10019
2018 519 11451
2019 601 13163
2020 617 16165
2021 655 17179
2022 603 16524
2023 636 18012
2024 398 15407
2025 287 13836

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 27 216 526
International Law 29 240 573
Political Science 46 252 601
Occupational Safety and Health 21 196 661
Philosophy 52 281 664
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 39 299 743
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 39 302 751
International Relations and Diplomacy 35 286 791
Linguistics 52 320 826
Human Rights Law 33 328 836
Law 48 335 877
Early Childhood Education 36 301 897
Sociology 49 335 915
Public Policy / Administration 44 335 918
Library and Information science 59 353 922
Education Majors 42 314 934
Gender Studies 35 317 950
Anthropology 49 356 950
Criminology and Criminal Justice 35 305 964
Archaeology 54 369 970
History 53 375 976
Communications and Public Relations 40 367 986
Classics and Ancient History 51 396 1033
Aesthetics 56 411 1053
Demography 50 378 1115
Journalism and Digital Media 55 416 1218
Art History 70 493 1271

Biology rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 53rd for Biology in Germany and 1015th in the World with 10,418 publications made and 348,090 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#53 of 170 In Germany
#333 of 1,449 In Europe
#1015 of 6,841 In the World

Osnabruck University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 120 1490
1994 131 1585
1995 145 1889
1996 139 1881
1997 163 2115
1998 212 2304
1999 203 2792
2000 212 3059
2001 202 3208
2002 170 3394
2003 176 3936
2004 199 4246
2005 231 4868
2006 206 5166
2007 280 6378
2008 280 6459
2009 317 7430
2010 317 8632
2011 376 9532
2012 343 10778
2013 369 12042
2014 370 13394
2015 377 14012
2016 341 14754
2017 353 15467
2018 365 16588
2019 416 19050
2020 438 22411
2021 493 24588
2022 466 23766
2023 472 24425
2024 323 22206
2025 275 19390

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 17 63 165
Biophysics 33 123 332
Evolutionary Biology 45 229 568
Zoology 45 241 672
Genetics 51 282 806
Neuroscience 50 304 824
Biochemistry 51 294 873
Astrobiology 53 331 882
Botany 51 293 883
Paleontology 53 313 895
Molecular Biology 55 297 901
Nanotechnology 58 325 1042
Toxicology 44 304 1088
Immunology 45 335 1115
Microbiology 48 357 1147
Forestry 51 351 1199
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 56 409 1243
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 52 368 1259
Agricultural Science 54 377 1291
Virology 52 371 1302
Horticulture 49 367 1416
Nutrition and Food Science 52 438 1553
Oncology and Cancer research 55 445 1595
Biotechnology 56 464 1640
Animal Science 56 490 1924
Pharmacology 61 517 2184

Chemistry rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 53rd for Chemistry in Germany and 915th in the World with 9,893 publications made and 309,635 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#53 of 166 In Germany
#310 of 1,417 In Europe
#915 of 6,561 In the World

Osnabruck University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 176 2094
1994 206 2228
1995 226 2655
1996 204 2604
1997 222 2805
1998 306 3088
1999 310 3543
2000 304 3954
2001 285 4070
2002 246 4245
2003 228 4874
2004 251 4962
2005 255 5543
2006 198 6096
2007 285 7039
2008 225 6591
2009 285 7328
2010 281 8078
2011 305 9010
2012 272 10049
2013 280 10679
2014 272 11528
2015 261 11727
2016 245 12206
2017 237 12675
2018 276 13109
2019 245 14599
2020 281 16720
2021 323 18344
2022 325 17772
2023 303 17772
2024 212 16633
2025 169 14321

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 51 264 638
Environmental Chemistry 49 269 741
Pharmacy 58 292 793
Biochemistry 51 294 873
Organic Chemistry 56 304 889
Materials Science 59 330 972
Inorganic Chemistry 57 332 1034
Nanotechnology 58 325 1042
Chemical Engineering 55 317 1057
Physical chemistry 57 354 1124
Nutrition and Food Science 52 438 1553
Petrology and Geochemistry 66 498 1564
Radiochemistry 66 530 2348

Physics rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 59th for Physics in Germany and 929th in the World with 9,282 publications made and 247,982 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#59 of 168 In Germany
#340 of 1,460 In Europe
#929 of 6,729 In the World

Osnabruck University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 147 1633
1994 168 1780
1995 191 2157
1996 169 2047
1997 185 2189
1998 261 2362
1999 275 2700
2000 263 2991
2001 296 3211
2002 232 3192
2003 221 3832
2004 271 3881
2005 246 4504
2006 196 4898
2007 261 5646
2008 212 5461
2009 249 5764
2010 277 6783
2011 299 7430
2012 273 8175
2013 268 8900
2014 254 9480
2015 254 9724
2016 224 9986
2017 229 10179
2018 289 10850
2019 263 12031
2020 296 13650
2021 329 14393
2022 327 13342
2023 285 13669
2024 224 12486
2025 146 10873

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 33 123 332
Atomic and Molecular physics 47 180 415
Condensed Matter Physics 48 173 441
Nuclear Physics 53 261 663
Theoretical Physics 54 295 702
Optical Engineering 53 281 754
Applied/Engineering Physics 57 302 846
Acoustical Engineering 58 324 857
Astrobiology 53 331 882
Quantum and Particle physics 58 332 888
Astrophysics and Astronomy 55 347 906
Materials Science 59 330 972
Nanotechnology 58 325 1042

Engineering rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 61st for Engineering in Germany and 1016th in the World with 9,239 publications made and 246,177 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#61 of 169 In Germany
#354 of 1,466 In Europe
#1016 of 6,795 In the World

Osnabruck University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 140 1458
1994 158 1637
1995 188 1913
1996 169 1892
1997 168 1928
1998 258 2140
1999 271 2372
2000 244 2654
2001 276 3055
2002 232 2958
2003 211 3591
2004 233 3636
2005 239 4314
2006 187 4688
2007 257 5397
2008 214 5275
2009 241 5948
2010 268 6746
2011 334 7573
2012 275 8578
2013 290 9347
2014 264 9833
2015 270 10289
2016 264 10668
2017 244 10899
2018 310 11644
2019 281 12865
2020 299 14736
2021 339 16074
2022 368 14860
2023 319 15251
2024 245 14033
2025 154 12323

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

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 29 177 512
Human-Computer Interaction 50 312 728
Operations Research 38 260 731
Optical Engineering 53 281 754
Remote Sensing 41 291 786
Electronic Engineering 43 271 818
Applied/Engineering Physics 57 302 846
Acoustical Engineering 58 324 857
Computer Networking 53 306 885
Materials Science 59 330 972
Systems Engineering 64 395 980
Nanotechnology 58 325 1042
Architecture 60 428 1049
Chemical Engineering 55 317 1057
Telecommunications 59 369 1072
Electrical Engineering 59 366 1106
Aerospace Engineering 64 427 1205
Mechanical Engineering 65 432 1208
Metallurgical Engineering 62 390 1216
Computer Engineering 62 418 1306
Transportation Engineering 60 462 1325
Environmental Engineering 57 429 1450
Civil Engineering 69 489 1464
Structural Engineering 68 490 1499
Biotechnology 56 464 1640
Geotechnical Engineering 66 501 1708
Reliability and Quality Engineering 69 557 1839

Environmental Science rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 54th for Environmental Science in Germany and 1034th in the World with 7,424 publications made and 236,388 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#54 of 170 In Germany
#367 of 1,464 In Europe
#1034 of 6,888 In the World

Osnabruck University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 92 929
1994 80 912
1995 90 1026
1996 96 1112
1997 108 1164
1998 147 1312
1999 135 1460
2000 142 1598
2001 152 1952
2002 135 2127
2003 115 2424
2004 143 2505
2005 163 3175
2006 121 3433
2007 204 4481
2008 212 4314
2009 239 5036
2010 211 5741
2011 274 6414
2012 232 7266
2013 264 8133
2014 263 9134
2015 247 9538
2016 259 10017
2017 248 10594
2018 298 11454
2019 340 13044
2020 360 15825
2021 375 17587
2022 340 16331
2023 321 17050
2024 213 15144
2025 216 13597

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 49 269 741
Paleontology 53 313 895
Geology 56 342 945
Ecology 51 342 950
Oceanography 53 334 951
Geography and Cartography 58 393 1069
Environmental Management 45 367 1104
Forestry 51 351 1199
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 52 368 1259
Earth science and Geophysics 60 405 1269
Agricultural Science 54 377 1291
Environmental Engineering 57 429 1450
Petrology and Geochemistry 66 498 1564
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 69 515 1607
Geotechnical Engineering 66 501 1708

Computer Science rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 58th for Computer Science in Germany and 979th in the World with 7,416 publications made and 196,313 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Cognitive Science, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#58 of 172 In Germany
#357 of 1,470 In Europe
#979 of 6,855 In the World

Osnabruck University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 59 579
1994 96 608
1995 68 767
1996 71 675
1997 75 731
1998 134 925
1999 102 1039
2000 99 1172
2001 140 1324
2002 127 1362
2003 117 1819
2004 139 1932
2005 178 2520
2006 127 2778
2007 186 3563
2008 193 3645
2009 201 4203
2010 208 5176
2011 289 5436
2012 252 6158
2013 279 7098
2014 276 7800
2015 286 8493
2016 264 8760
2017 288 9301
2018 279 10283
2019 364 11845
2020 335 13836
2021 416 15035
2022 388 13897
2023 401 15247
2024 287 13301
2025 211 11864

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 33 199 464
Robotics 29 177 512
Management Information Systems 27 231 532
Cognitive Science 44 240 637
Multimedia 44 283 721
Computer Graphics 58 295 722
Human-Computer Interaction 50 312 728
Neuroscience 50 304 824
Software Engineering 61 369 838
Data Science 55 361 874
Computer Networking 53 306 885
Computational Linguistics 57 337 897
Library and Information science 59 353 922
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 58 347 931
Computer Vision 57 342 968
Telecommunications 59 369 1072
Blockchain and Cryptography 61 376 1152
Machine Learning 60 382 1197
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 56 409 1243
Computer Engineering 62 418 1306
Cyber Security 66 484 1474

Medicine rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 56th for Medicine in Germany and 1149th in the World with 5,983 publications made and 178,353 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Public Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN).

Medicine ranking Location
#56 of 170 In Germany
#369 of 1,437 In Europe
#1149 of 6,793 In the World

Osnabruck University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 39 492
1994 49 510
1995 57 681
1996 61 569
1997 50 659
1998 67 601
1999 117 938
2000 72 944
2001 88 1031
2002 73 1193
2003 94 1435
2004 103 1546
2005 135 2001
2006 106 2046
2007 134 2789
2008 153 2771
2009 157 3118
2010 165 3728
2011 193 4204
2012 220 4718
2013 202 5398
2014 229 6284
2015 236 6900
2016 201 7529
2017 232 8127
2018 256 8901
2019 287 10627
2020 307 12882
2021 354 14221
2022 337 13932
2023 354 14798
2024 237 12725
2025 202 11207

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

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cosmetology 8 33 101
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 41 114 261
Dermatology 35 181 491
Clinical Psychology 42 261 762
Pharmacy 58 292 793
Ophthalmology 45 301 897
Epidemiology 40 305 926
Audiology 56 334 963
Toxicology 44 304 1088
Psychiatry 50 365 1112
Immunology 45 335 1115
Anatomy and Physiology 54 368 1130
Public Health 51 379 1148
Virology 52 371 1302
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 57 419 1330
Family medicine 42 367 1339
Gerontology 50 445 1378
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 48 411 1387
Healthcare Management (MHA) 49 450 1404
Pathology 55 422 1417
Nursing 50 443 1423
Surgery 55 432 1491
Physical Therapy 60 503 1559
Oncology and Cancer research 55 445 1595
Health Science 50 470 1636
Dentistry 67 504 1642
Orthodontics 69 537 1690
Sports Medicine 61 568 1810
Pharmacology 61 517 2184
Cardiology 70 622 2189
Anesthesiology 71 630 2396

Psychology rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 50th for Psychology in Germany and 999th in the World with 4,374 publications made and 138,694 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#50 of 169 In Germany
#338 of 1,424 In Europe
#999 of 6,663 In the World

Osnabruck University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 14 259
1994 25 269
1995 28 459
1996 25 353
1997 32 378
1998 24 323
1999 50 453
2000 48 554
2001 63 604
2002 55 669
2003 51 773
2004 67 921
2005 99 1319
2006 82 1428
2007 95 1723
2008 105 1933
2009 99 2241
2010 127 2875
2011 177 3023
2012 165 3332
2013 184 4049
2014 172 4582
2015 183 5105
2016 162 5600
2017 188 6044
2018 195 6745
2019 233 7925
2020 227 9918
2021 283 10181
2022 249 10005
2023 280 10715
2024 228 9424
2025 172 8797

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

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 44 240 637
Child Psychology 40 236 659
Social Psychology 45 260 695
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 39 299 743
Clinical Psychology 42 261 762
Neuroscience 50 304 824
Education Majors 42 314 934
Psychiatry 50 365 1112

Business rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 54th for Business in Germany and 876th in the World with 3,106 publications made and 89,742 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#54 of 166 In Germany
#341 of 1,436 In Europe
#876 of 6,366 In the World

Osnabruck University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 25 125
1994 31 121
1995 29 142
1996 21 154
1997 27 186
1998 41 197
1999 41 271
2000 39 303
2001 59 406
2002 49 476
2003 45 593
2004 77 631
2005 66 861
2006 64 962
2007 80 1344
2008 67 1496
2009 99 1818
2010 103 2287
2011 137 2285
2012 100 2698
2013 122 3060
2014 136 3443
2015 112 3504
2016 111 3686
2017 132 4171
2018 138 4554
2019 142 5137
2020 172 6039
2021 183 6678
2022 188 6262
2023 172 6863
2024 112 5328
2025 76 4596

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Project Management 25 210 472
International Trade 34 303 524
Management Information Systems 27 231 532
International Business 38 298 547
Human Resource Management 29 252 634
Occupational Safety and Health 21 196 661
Operations Research 38 260 731
Management 46 293 782
Finance 53 354 874
Public Policy / Administration 44 335 918
Investment Banking and Stock trading 48 350 967
Actuarial Science 61 398 1109
Marketing 60 427 1156
Advertising 63 434 1190
Accounting 62 454 1253

Mathematics rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 61st for Mathematics in Germany and 1176th in the World with 3,048 publications made and 84,262 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#61 of 163 In Germany
#416 of 1,406 In Europe
#1176 of 6,434 In the World

Osnabruck University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 31 178
1994 34 188
1995 28 209
1996 34 263
1997 48 278
1998 45 348
1999 59 313
2000 47 371
2001 63 463
2002 51 565
2003 49 637
2004 81 855
2005 61 1063
2006 61 1168
2007 74 1443
2008 67 1509
2009 65 1620
2010 70 2068
2011 123 2321
2012 104 2452
2013 94 2739
2014 91 3070
2015 110 3112
2016 113 3526
2017 121 3716
2018 134 4262
2019 148 4763
2020 158 5585
2021 173 5978
2022 165 5736
2023 156 6134
2024 107 4605
2025 68 3823

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 38 260 731
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 51 344 863
Statistics 63 401 1103
Actuarial Science 61 398 1109
Applied Mathematics 65 427 1128
Blockchain and Cryptography 61 376 1152
Math Teachers 51 378 1222

Economics rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 53rd for Economics in Germany and 994th in the World with 2,152 publications made and 54,602 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#53 of 162 In Germany
#381 of 1,391 In Europe
#994 of 6,188 In the World

Osnabruck University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 20 113
1994 16 88
1995 16 91
1996 11 80
1997 29 98
1998 21 137
1999 32 142
2000 30 193
2001 36 212
2002 34 295
2003 36 352
2004 56 462
2005 37 516
2006 34 552
2007 49 785
2008 37 841
2009 58 972
2010 67 1436
2011 101 1441
2012 59 1741
2013 66 1847
2014 72 2186
2015 72 2244
2016 91 2420
2017 94 2792
2018 99 3005
2019 118 3660
2020 122 4230
2021 146 4713
2022 127 4418
2023 120 4669
2024 83 3784
2025 61 3192

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

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 31 254 412
International Trade 34 303 524
Political Economy 27 216 526
International Relations and Diplomacy 35 286 791
Environmental Economics 35 327 830
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 51 344 863
Finance 53 354 874
Investment Banking and Stock trading 48 350 967
Actuarial Science 61 398 1109
Development Studies 60 445 1358

Art & Design rankings

Osnabruck University ranked 56th for Art & Design in Germany and 968th in the World with 1,592 publications made and 30,467 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 1,385 In Europe
#968 of 6,010 In the World

Osnabruck University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 22 137
1994 17 114
1995 15 141
1996 8 118
1997 15 108
1998 25 145
1999 20 122
2000 15 137
2001 27 284
2002 25 201
2003 23 237
2004 20 301
2005 26 382
2006 21 364
2007 39 569
2008 31 515
2009 36 593
2010 42 779
2011 68 832
2012 43 958
2013 59 1137
2014 51 1244
2015 58 1344
2016 57 1431
2017 57 1504
2018 67 1621
2019 98 2038
2020 85 2510
2021 120 2587
2022 102 2578
2023 95 3079
2024 83 2517
2025 40 2204

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 33 199 464
Photography 21 215 537
Multimedia 44 283 721
Computer Graphics 58 295 722
Fashion Design 56 407 1022
Architecture 60 428 1049
Aesthetics 56 411 1053
Creative Writing 42 407 1075
Literature 60 440 1176
Art History 70 493 1271