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Radboud University ranked 5th in the Netherlands, 147th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 65 research topics. Radboud University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 147,278 academic publications and 4,972,188 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 117 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#147 of 14,131 In the World
#44 of 2,785 In Europe
#5 of 58 In the Netherlands
#4 of 1,011 For Special Education
#13 of 1,700 For Dermatology
#18 of 1,004 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#668 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#233 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 62 other topics

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Biology rankings

Radboud University ranked 2nd for Biology in the Netherlands and 78th in the World with 101,438 publications made and 3,941,200 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Immunology, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 39 In the Netherlands
#16 of 1,445 In Europe
#78 of 6,770 In the World

Radboud University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 864 9187
1992 900 10986
1993 941 10738
1994 992 11703
1995 1045 13388
1996 1040 14039
1997 1097 15428
1998 1184 18088
1999 1032 20021
2000 1214 23095
2001 1218 25353
2002 1352 28913
2003 1531 33982
2004 1511 37816
2005 1828 43734
2006 2179 51477
2007 2257 59766
2008 2462 68502
2009 2768 80200
2010 3138 95496
2011 3460 112384
2012 3685 130247
2013 4090 145866
2014 4129 162897
2015 4351 178597
2016 4562 192686
2017 4763 209819
2018 4964 230262
2019 5459 257998
2020 5652 308189
2021 5950 349806
2022 5820 358646
2023 5382 355444

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

Biology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Immunology 2 13 53
Oncology and Cancer research 1 8 54
Neuroscience 1 8 54
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 15 61
Microbiology 5 18 67
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 17 71
Genetics 1 14 71
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 19 74
Pharmacology 1 16 84
Biochemistry 3 21 97
Molecular Biology 4 28 102
Biotechnology 5 29 106
Botany 4 34 124
Biophysics 4 39 128
Virology 4 35 132
Paleontology 6 42 133
Evolutionary Biology 7 57 175
Zoology 6 73 203
Astrobiology 7 73 204
Toxicology 6 79 208
Entomology 5 84 223
Nanotechnology 6 58 236
Agricultural Science 8 92 269
Horticulture 6 87 269
Animal Science 5 108 324
Nutrition and Food Science 8 156 438
Forestry 9 167 456

Medicine rankings

Radboud University ranked 1st for Medicine in the Netherlands and 54th in the World with 100,209 publications made and 3,609,212 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

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

Radboud University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 772 6960
1992 785 8446
1993 839 7890
1994 874 9016
1995 914 10393
1996 906 11256
1997 1012 12451
1998 1037 14627
1999 939 16694
2000 1114 19718
2001 1085 21637
2002 1225 24966
2003 1402 29124
2004 1484 33473
2005 1749 39008
2006 2122 46195
2007 2284 53286
2008 2391 60899
2009 2766 71208
2010 3072 84667
2011 3511 100164
2012 3734 117193
2013 4223 133798
2014 4140 150585
2015 4409 167840
2016 4695 180429
2017 4904 197785
2018 5184 217475
2019 5653 245831
2020 5939 296314
2021 6331 339420
2022 6197 352245
2023 5745 351123

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

Chemistry rankings

Radboud University ranked 4th for Chemistry in the Netherlands and 127th in the World with 64,273 publications made and 2,674,909 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 36 In the Netherlands
#28 of 1,401 In Europe
#127 of 6,447 In the World

Radboud University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 712 8598
1992 724 9506
1993 782 9931
1994 778 10645
1995 819 11921
1996 824 12193
1997 853 13371
1998 931 15451
1999 818 16807
2000 912 19040
2001 940 20548
2002 1028 23123
2003 1102 26273
2004 1060 29111
2005 1277 33296
2006 1452 37885
2007 1486 43635
2008 1529 49714
2009 1725 57195
2010 1936 67089
2011 2026 78708
2012 2185 89963
2013 2394 98411
2014 2467 108545
2015 2544 118127
2016 2673 126325
2017 2699 136817
2018 2727 148325
2019 3020 163207
2020 2991 194278
2021 3180 217571
2022 3101 221545
2023 2845 218848

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

Chemistry subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 3 21 97
Computational Chemistry 6 67 170
Biochemical Engineering 9 78 170
Organic Chemistry 6 61 187
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 76 194
Environmental Chemistry 7 66 205
Nanotechnology 6 58 236
Materials Science 7 71 249
Pharmacy 6 133 288
Chemical Engineering 7 84 331
Physical chemistry 9 135 408
Radiochemistry 6 104 421
Nutrition and Food Science 8 156 438
Inorganic Chemistry 9 187 514
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 237 621

Computer Science rankings

Radboud University ranked 4th for Computer Science in the Netherlands and 102nd in the World with 60,756 publications made and 2,110,052 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 39 In the Netherlands
#22 of 1,459 In Europe
#102 of 6,752 In the World

Radboud University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 381 4053
1992 412 5059
1993 410 4525
1994 432 4650
1995 431 5234
1996 410 5667
1997 513 5799
1998 524 7078
1999 440 7595
2000 523 8737
2001 556 9800
2002 692 11543
2003 735 13527
2004 853 15724
2005 1030 18325
2006 1246 21992
2007 1331 26258
2008 1415 30730
2009 1658 36358
2010 1945 44442
2011 2150 53626
2012 2281 63393
2013 2577 73518
2014 2610 84016
2015 2782 94524
2016 3065 104479
2017 3123 116658
2018 3264 132646
2019 3658 152653
2020 3816 182310
2021 4012 209582
2022 3900 214894
2023 3737 217201

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Radboud University ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands and 110th in the World with 59,607 publications made and 1,715,878 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 40 In the Netherlands
#32 of 1,492 In Europe
#110 of 7,020 In the World

Radboud University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 306 2182
1992 341 3056
1993 367 2955
1994 388 3186
1995 409 3561
1996 387 4053
1997 505 4082
1998 482 5049
1999 446 5498
2000 503 6733
2001 538 7402
2002 685 9274
2003 731 10801
2004 770 12708
2005 993 15502
2006 1210 18606
2007 1301 22493
2008 1424 26594
2009 1621 32093
2010 1920 38874
2011 2205 47054
2012 2338 56172
2013 2704 64363
2014 2675 73188
2015 2754 82020
2016 3126 88246
2017 3199 97746
2018 3206 109963
2019 3646 126912
2020 3874 153284
2021 3886 174623
2022 3850 179276
2023 3683 181557

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

Psychology rankings

Radboud University ranked 2nd for Psychology in the Netherlands and 50th in the World with 54,334 publications made and 1,877,527 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 40 In the Netherlands
#9 of 1,414 In Europe
#50 of 6,528 In the World

Radboud University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 328 3341
1992 343 4269
1993 364 3689
1994 379 3974
1995 399 4709
1996 392 5141
1997 452 5473
1998 478 6366
1999 421 7202
2000 482 8268
2001 512 9129
2002 619 10749
2003 678 12709
2004 740 14638
2005 907 17362
2006 1089 20673
2007 1223 24284
2008 1290 28222
2009 1548 33382
2010 1697 40554
2011 1971 48990
2012 2062 58429
2013 2368 68231
2014 2347 77321
2015 2512 87550
2016 2732 95036
2017 2891 104443
2018 2967 116682
2019 3305 133520
2020 3453 161098
2021 3593 181274
2022 3535 188550
2023 3318 189406

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

Psychology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 1 1 4
Cognitive Science 2 6 37
Psychiatry 1 7 42
Occupational Therapy 3 8 43
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 5 44
Child Psychology 2 6 46
Clinical Psychology 5 11 47
Neuroscience 1 8 54
Social Psychology 4 13 77
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 43 133
Education Majors 6 29 146
Sexology 7 70 290
Social Work 7 137 410

Engineering rankings

Radboud University ranked 7th for Engineering in the Netherlands and 194th in the World with 46,082 publications made and 1,652,937 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 37 In the Netherlands
#53 of 1,453 In Europe
#194 of 6,684 In the World

Radboud University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 437 4501
1992 436 5324
1993 466 5331
1994 501 5659
1995 509 6203
1996 537 6591
1997 540 7232
1998 590 8079
1999 529 8614
2000 582 9790
2001 608 10577
2002 692 12384
2003 736 13912
2004 723 16049
2005 875 18374
2006 1039 21077
2007 1025 25267
2008 1121 29536
2009 1216 34286
2010 1401 40584
2011 1454 48148
2012 1531 56149
2013 1800 61695
2014 1811 69044
2015 1850 74957
2016 2113 82756
2017 2078 88538
2018 2183 98602
2019 2366 108518
2020 2372 128288
2021 2527 144119
2022 2415 146254
2023 2261 145323

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

Physics rankings

Radboud University ranked 7th for Physics in the Netherlands and 194th in the World with 45,943 publications made and 1,636,995 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 36 In the Netherlands
#61 of 1,446 In Europe
#194 of 6,603 In the World

Radboud University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 452 4890
1992 448 5850
1993 480 5709
1994 500 6136
1995 546 6707
1996 540 7110
1997 546 7638
1998 598 8405
1999 524 8962
2000 620 10214
2001 662 11007
2002 711 12689
2003 747 14209
2004 720 16133
2005 885 18880
2006 1048 21383
2007 1004 25259
2008 1068 29709
2009 1202 33906
2010 1363 39984
2011 1443 47461
2012 1569 55487
2013 1751 60567
2014 1782 67534
2015 1833 73153
2016 2067 80701
2017 2073 86279
2018 2151 96278
2019 2269 105307
2020 2297 124837
2021 2401 138489
2022 2271 140035
2023 2169 139308

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

Physics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 5 32
Biophysics 4 39 128
Acoustical Engineering 3 27 131
Atomic and Molecular physics 7 61 138
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 53 149
Condensed Matter Physics 5 48 149
Nuclear Physics 7 74 173
Optical Engineering 8 57 191
Astrobiology 7 73 204
Theoretical Physics 5 102 206
Quantum and Particle physics 8 81 236
Nanotechnology 6 58 236
Materials Science 7 71 249
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 83 258

Environmental Science rankings

Radboud University ranked 6th for Environmental Science in the Netherlands and 172nd in the World with 38,181 publications made and 1,300,721 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 39 In the Netherlands
#52 of 1,458 In Europe
#172 of 6,798 In the World

Radboud University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 331 3412
1992 345 4259
1993 341 4016
1994 389 4252
1995 373 4466
1996 385 4963
1997 399 5163
1998 404 6211
1999 417 6461
2000 442 7556
2001 464 7845
2002 537 9441
2003 565 11117
2004 568 12758
2005 714 14189
2006 855 17673
2007 894 20195
2008 903 23225
2009 1034 27326
2010 1160 31973
2011 1256 38090
2012 1366 44547
2013 1558 49588
2014 1518 55009
2015 1557 58795
2016 1797 65461
2017 1789 70833
2018 1873 79178
2019 2019 89653
2020 2122 106814
2021 2093 121844
2022 2180 124712
2023 2044 125008

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

Mathematics rankings

Radboud University ranked 4th for Mathematics in the Netherlands and 104th in the World with 29,399 publications made and 1,007,805 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 37 In the Netherlands
#22 of 1,388 In Europe
#104 of 6,305 In the World

Radboud University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 116 955
1992 144 1094
1993 147 1209
1994 151 1271
1995 127 1370
1996 160 1650
1997 197 1710
1998 205 2106
1999 185 2291
2000 226 2862
2001 254 3032
2002 276 3752
2003 333 4242
2004 374 5104
2005 451 6271
2006 509 7472
2007 626 9347
2008 612 10766
2009 761 13214
2010 893 16389
2011 1005 19811
2012 1087 23700
2013 1254 28343
2014 1301 33215
2015 1336 38451
2016 1524 43529
2017 1631 46943
2018 1681 54352
2019 1912 64321
2020 2062 76396
2021 2255 90498
2022 2269 97468
2023 2161 98658

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

Mathematics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 3 20 93
Math Teachers 4 25 158
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 56 166
Applied Mathematics 8 122 317
Actuarial Science 9 128 362
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 125 375
Operations Research 12 156 458

Business rankings

Radboud University ranked 11th for Business in the Netherlands and 166th in the World with 16,217 publications made and 468,951 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#11 of 37 In the Netherlands
#50 of 1,414 In Europe
#166 of 6,187 In the World

Radboud University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 68 451
1992 78 619
1993 63 555
1994 95 635
1995 74 645
1996 61 715
1997 108 658
1998 120 899
1999 127 1009
2000 127 1387
2001 130 1382
2002 188 1866
2003 179 2172
2004 215 2768
2005 249 3174
2006 336 4129
2007 356 5101
2008 385 6082
2009 487 7439
2010 522 9132
2011 597 11244
2012 676 13617
2013 762 16591
2014 742 18655
2015 799 20922
2016 816 22091
2017 921 26182
2018 982 29403
2019 1070 33576
2020 1026 40316
2021 1064 46736
2022 1063 47823
2023 1108 48169

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

Business subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human Resource Management 4 12 59
International Trade 10 62 105
International Business 10 65 120
Public Policy / Administration 6 44 133
Marketing 11 42 144
Advertising 7 33 156
Project Management 11 74 165
Management Information Systems 12 66 166
Management 8 47 178
Occupational Safety and Health 9 48 211
Finance 13 95 254
Accounting 12 78 255
Entertainment Industry Business 9 105 290
Actuarial Science 9 128 362
Engineering Management 8 133 372
Risk Management 11 156 381
Entrepreneurship 12 212 445
Real Estate 11 141 454
Operations Research 12 156 458
Hospitality and Hotel Management 13 222 519
Tax Law 11 254 663
Construction Management 13 282 713
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 270 716

Economics rankings

Radboud University ranked 10th for Economics in the Netherlands and 148th in the World with 12,988 publications made and 355,757 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#10 of 35 In the Netherlands
#42 of 1,366 In Europe
#148 of 5,995 In the World

Radboud University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 47 313
1992 54 402
1993 52 404
1994 63 526
1995 57 487
1996 46 559
1997 88 556
1998 88 703
1999 96 813
2000 104 1054
2001 93 1056
2002 127 1356
2003 127 1612
2004 147 2021
2005 185 2381
2006 243 2768
2007 272 3500
2008 300 4266
2009 352 5210
2010 383 6453
2011 466 7919
2012 515 9579
2013 588 11898
2014 599 13689
2015 585 15446
2016 698 16793
2017 768 19306
2018 780 22209
2019 847 26180
2020 933 31963
2021 900 37277
2022 950 38590
2023 947 40032

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

Economics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 10 58 90
International Trade 10 62 105
Development Studies 6 31 124
Political Economy 6 64 157
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 56 166
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 92 251
Finance 13 95 254
Environmental Economics 12 130 318
Actuarial Science 9 128 362
Agricultural Economics 12 157 532
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 270 716

Art & Design rankings

Radboud University ranked 5th for Art & Design in the Netherlands and 130th in the World with 8,074 publications made and 201,474 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, 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
#5 of 31 In the Netherlands
#44 of 1,349 In Europe
#130 of 5,720 In the World

Radboud University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 56 357
1992 53 630
1993 36 374
1994 47 483
1995 55 449
1996 54 596
1997 80 615
1998 85 684
1999 78 779
2000 64 847
2001 70 965
2002 113 1220
2003 102 1270
2004 115 1645
2005 144 1976
2006 166 2098
2007 170 2702
2008 185 3054
2009 217 3729
2010 272 4653
2011 284 5557
2012 302 6827
2013 326 7291
2014 353 8511
2015 348 9436
2016 432 10258
2017 448 11333
2018 439 12639
2019 482 14647
2020 473 17365
2021 481 19227
2022 485 19018
2023 494 19524

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

Art & Design subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aesthetics 4 26 87
Creative Writing 2 38 116
Literature 3 35 119
Fashion Design 6 39 124
Music 3 60 153
Performing arts 5 73 171
Landscape Architecture 4 91 189
Game Design and Development 7 70 194
Painting and Drawing 6 105 204
Sculpture 6 105 204
Illustration and Concept Art 6 107 215
Art History 6 83 217
Interior Design 5 104 240
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 98 263
Cinematography 6 124 285
Entertainment Industry Business 9 105 290
Architecture 9 134 291
Computer Graphics 7 120 321
Photography 5 126 329
Multimedia 7 121 336
Graphic Design 9 139 368
Animation 10 155 398
UX/UI Desgin 9 202 459