Paracelsus Medical University: Rankings

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Paracelsus Medical University ranked 21st in Austria, 2948th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 73 research topics. Paracelsus Medical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,193 academic publications and 351,540 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2948 of 14,131 In the World
#882 of 2,785 In Europe
#21 of 71 In Austria
#2 of 4 In Salzburg
#206 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#324 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#373 of 1,002 For Optometry
#2972 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 70 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Paracelsus Medical University ranked 7th for Medicine in Austria and 858th in the World with 11,268 publications made and 314,407 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 34 In Austria
#291 of 1,433 In Europe
#858 of 6,775 In the World

Paracelsus Medical University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 2 3
1993 1 5
1994 0 9
1995 1 4
1996 1 10
1997 1 6
1998 1 12
1999 0 15
2000 1 16
2001 0 32
2002 0 23
2003 2 23
2004 33 68
2005 51 153
2006 93 371
2007 158 577
2008 201 1279
2009 239 2137
2010 323 3041
2011 368 4039
2012 412 5058
2013 528 6815
2014 558 8332
2015 656 10505
2016 610 11865
2017 650 15028
2018 755 17367
2019 909 21370
2020 922 35846
2021 1016 41669
2022 899 41466
2023 919 42479
2024 894 41224

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

Medicine subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 5 57 206
Neurosurgery 7 121 324
Optometry 3 124 373
Medical Physics 7 173 406
Radiation Therapy 6 157 450
Occupational Therapy 4 193 473
Critical Care Nursing 6 196 480
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 201 518
Surgery 7 197 561
Ophthalmology 7 201 569
Pediatrics 7 207 579
Dermatology 7 204 581
Cardiology 7 223 593
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 207 599
Anesthesiology 7 206 607
Oncology and Cancer research 7 214 627
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 221 651
Physical Therapy 7 260 670
Anatomy and Physiology 8 238 670
Sports / Exercise science 7 261 696
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 230 708
Sports Medicine 9 288 713
Audiology 9 263 728
Psychiatry 9 270 753
Pathology 7 262 768
Orthodontics 10 272 770
Immunology 8 260 787
Health Science 6 262 808
Family medicine 6 259 817
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 286 818
Sonography and Ultrasound 9 277 832
Urology 9 277 888
Biomedical Engineering 10 314 890
Respiratory Therapy 9 299 913
Epidemiology 7 305 917
Pharmacology 7 280 974
Dentistry 10 324 1010
Nursing 8 344 1013
Clinical Psychology 8 387 1177
Virology 9 341 1184
Healthcare Management (MHA) 10 413 1227
Gerontology 9 424 1287
Public Health 12 433 1379

Biology rankings

Paracelsus Medical University ranked 13th for Biology in Austria and 1337th in the World with 9,146 publications made and 304,426 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 34 In Austria
#419 of 1,448 In Europe
#1337 of 6,833 In the World

Paracelsus Medical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1 9
1993 1 7
1994 0 16
1995 1 13
1996 0 18
1997 1 18
1998 1 18
1999 0 24
2000 1 35
2001 0 49
2002 0 45
2003 2 52
2004 28 128
2005 44 207
2006 88 432
2007 129 616
2008 185 1243
2009 205 2016
2010 277 2875
2011 316 3770
2012 347 4751
2013 457 6319
2014 469 7513
2015 521 9354
2016 505 10883
2017 564 13614
2018 611 15663
2019 745 19382
2020 722 32789
2021 805 38306
2022 702 37773
2023 736 37998
2024 629 37086

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

Biology subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 7 214 627
Neuroscience 9 272 731
Immunology 8 260 787
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 286 818
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 324 866
Pharmacology 7 280 974
Genetics 12 337 1020
Biotechnology 11 332 1066
Molecular Biology 13 364 1173
Virology 9 341 1184
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 363 1218
Astrobiology 13 425 1244
Biophysics 14 411 1289
Biochemistry 13 413 1341
Evolutionary Biology 15 650 2188
Paleontology 15 621 2208
Microbiology 13 560 2362
Botany 14 638 2622
Zoology 15 674 2727
Nanotechnology 14 711 2834
Nutrition and Food Science 14 784 3568

Psychology rankings

Paracelsus Medical University ranked 10th for Psychology in Austria and 1098th in the World with 5,026 publications made and 135,166 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 33 In Austria
#367 of 1,423 In Europe
#1098 of 6,645 In the World

Paracelsus Medical University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 1
1993 1 3
1994 0 3
1995 1 1
1996 0 7
1997 0 3
1998 1 6
1999 0 10
2000 0 11
2001 0 18
2002 0 15
2003 2 12
2004 8 35
2005 19 57
2006 29 123
2007 48 175
2008 66 400
2009 83 603
2010 128 858
2011 141 1299
2012 169 1794
2013 240 2505
2014 245 3260
2015 302 4319
2016 276 5286
2017 304 6698
2018 357 7898
2019 453 9913
2020 418 15309
2021 456 18065
2022 410 18509
2023 412 19080
2024 429 18008

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

Psychology subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 4 193 473
Neuroscience 9 272 731
Psychiatry 9 270 753
Special Education 8 361 963
Clinical Psychology 8 387 1177
Cognitive Science 14 558 1971
Child Psychology 14 596 2124
Social Psychology 15 697 2383
Education Majors 19 949 3954

Chemistry rankings

Paracelsus Medical University ranked 14th for Chemistry in Austria and 1838th in the World with 4,691 publications made and 174,970 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Radiochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#14 of 33 In Austria
#542 of 1,417 In Europe
#1838 of 6,545 In the World

Paracelsus Medical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 2 8
1993 0 4
1994 0 14
1995 1 11
1996 0 16
1997 1 16
1998 0 15
1999 0 20
2000 1 32
2001 0 38
2002 0 40
2003 1 49
2004 9 113
2005 24 154
2006 53 296
2007 64 401
2008 112 796
2009 107 1193
2010 158 1739
2011 185 2439
2012 194 3027
2013 234 3884
2014 243 4573
2015 254 5515
2016 272 6526
2017 314 7873
2018 322 9042
2019 357 11394
2020 361 19157
2021 380 22852
2022 365 22679
2023 352 22346
2024 297 21313

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

Chemistry subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 13 413 1341
Radiochemistry 13 535 2367
Organic Chemistry 14 664 2615
Nanotechnology 14 711 2834
Materials Science 16 758 2865
Nutrition and Food Science 14 784 3568
Physical chemistry 18 918 3817

Computer Science rankings

Paracelsus Medical University ranked 15th for Computer Science in Austria and 1896th in the World with 4,500 publications made and 148,770 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#15 of 35 In Austria
#594 of 1,469 In Europe
#1896 of 6,845 In the World

Paracelsus Medical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 1
1993 1 3
1994 0 6
1995 1 3
1996 0 6
1997 0 3
1998 1 8
1999 0 11
2000 0 9
2001 0 19
2002 0 19
2003 2 12
2004 11 41
2005 16 70
2006 35 159
2007 43 193
2008 67 443
2009 68 637
2010 116 1004
2011 129 1469
2012 143 1935
2013 210 2628
2014 210 3278
2015 252 4169
2016 241 5220
2017 276 6574
2018 301 7792
2019 419 9711
2020 346 15858
2021 446 18884
2022 358 18988
2023 424 19867
2024 362 19234

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

Computer Science subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 9 272 731
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 324 866
Cognitive Science 14 558 1971
Library and Information science 15 664 2240
Data Science 18 701 2241
Computer Vision 18 771 2890
Computational Linguistics 16 771 2937
Machine Learning 17 770 3047
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 18 863 3249
Telecommunications 19 877 3410
Computer Networking 21 1006 4047
Cyber Security 22 1060 4284

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Paracelsus Medical University ranked 18th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 2811th in the World with 3,304 publications made and 88,370 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#18 of 36 In Austria
#807 of 1,500 In Europe
#2811 of 7,081 In the World

Paracelsus Medical University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 2
1993 0 0
1994 0 2
1995 0 2
1996 1 3
1997 0 2
1998 0 4
1999 0 5
2000 1 5
2001 0 6
2002 0 11
2003 0 13
2004 7 22
2005 10 41
2006 20 109
2007 37 168
2008 51 366
2009 56 512
2010 83 784
2011 103 1126
2012 97 1420
2013 128 1792
2014 135 2281
2015 154 2914
2016 173 3483
2017 169 4377
2018 207 5237
2019 241 6340
2020 321 11067
2021 347 12774
2022 322 13102
2023 317 13271
2024 304 12331

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 7 261 696
Special Education 8 361 963
Occupational Safety and Health 6 308 1011
Demography 13 456 1441
Library and Information science 15 664 2240
Sociology 14 690 2399
Anthropology 16 733 2570
Linguistics 16 762 2646
Law 16 807 2841
Philosophy 19 843 2934
Archaeology 18 822 2941
Political Science 17 867 2991
History 19 827 3012
Aesthetics 18 948 3375
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 17 954 3797
Education Majors 19 949 3954

Engineering rankings

Paracelsus Medical University ranked 16th for Engineering in Austria and 2647th in the World with 2,596 publications made and 75,429 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#16 of 34 In Austria
#727 of 1,465 In Europe
#2647 of 6,782 In the World

Paracelsus Medical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 7
1993 1 6
1994 0 9
1995 1 11
1996 0 13
1997 0 14
1998 1 12
1999 0 11
2000 0 22
2001 0 25
2002 0 30
2003 1 29
2004 14 75
2005 12 108
2006 28 201
2007 42 217
2008 61 384
2009 60 579
2010 81 844
2011 90 1206
2012 102 1405
2013 140 1839
2014 112 2134
2015 141 2590
2016 145 3039
2017 137 3643
2018 181 4431
2019 180 5295
2020 206 8527
2021 213 9645
2022 194 10299
2023 218 10647
2024 210 10292

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

Engineering subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 10 314 890
Biotechnology 11 332 1066
Optical Engineering 14 620 2125
Aerospace Engineering 16 676 2295
Civil Engineering 14 723 2565
Acoustical Engineering 18 762 2695
Structural Engineering 16 762 2696
Nanotechnology 14 711 2834
Mechanical Engineering 17 808 2842
Materials Science 16 758 2865
Metallurgical Engineering 17 823 3324
Telecommunications 19 877 3410
Electrical Engineering 21 941 3669
Computer Networking 21 1006 4047

Physics rankings

Paracelsus Medical University ranked 16th for Physics in Austria and 2554th in the World with 2,484 publications made and 65,274 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#16 of 34 In Austria
#709 of 1,457 In Europe
#2554 of 6,713 In the World

Paracelsus Medical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1 10
1993 1 6
1994 0 13
1995 1 12
1996 0 11
1997 0 15
1998 1 15
1999 0 14
2000 0 27
2001 0 33
2002 0 37
2003 1 43
2004 10 105
2005 9 129
2006 20 202
2007 36 205
2008 62 388
2009 54 546
2010 73 803
2011 98 1168
2012 100 1349
2013 142 1714
2014 117 2068
2015 162 2493
2016 143 2889
2017 142 3474
2018 163 3967
2019 186 4802
2020 198 7481
2021 191 8528
2022 167 9024
2023 186 9409
2024 194 9311

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

Physics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 7 173 406
Astrobiology 13 425 1244
Biophysics 14 411 1289
Nuclear Physics 14 527 1756
Optical Engineering 14 620 2125
Astrophysics and Astronomy 16 659 2244
Acoustical Engineering 18 762 2695
Nanotechnology 14 711 2834
Materials Science 16 758 2865
Quantum and Particle physics 16 811 3042

Mathematics rankings

Paracelsus Medical University ranked 15th for Mathematics in Austria and 2058th in the World with 2,139 publications made and 55,554 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#15 of 32 In Austria
#619 of 1,401 In Europe
#2058 of 6,418 In the World

Paracelsus Medical University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 2
1993 0 1
1994 0 2
1995 0 3
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 2
1999 0 2
2000 1 2
2001 0 4
2002 0 6
2003 1 3
2004 3 14
2005 6 17
2006 14 45
2007 17 69
2008 32 149
2009 28 213
2010 43 377
2011 48 505
2012 53 634
2013 91 876
2014 99 1166
2015 91 1414
2016 101 1672
2017 98 2147
2018 147 2598
2019 170 3390
2020 197 5512
2021 231 6547
2022 232 7235
2023 232 7470
2024 194 6260

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

Mathematics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 15 576 1816
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 742 2614

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Paracelsus Medical University

Speciality Austria Europe World Rank
Geology 15 700 2561
Environmental Science 15 745 2787
Development Studies 15 757 2836
Fashion Design 18 819 2866
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 16 810 3071
Economics 18 883 3302
Oceanography 16 851 3305
Management 20 911 3397
Earth science and Geophysics 16 839 3404
Geography and Cartography 19 904 3498
Art & Design 24 945 3551
Marketing 21 985 3740
Business 21 1011 3779
Literature 20 981 3812
Ecology 18 953 4012
Finance 24 1158 4641