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Saarland University ranked 30th in Germany, 362nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 191 research topics. Saarland University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 57,238 academic publications and 1,294,097 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 81 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#362 of 14,131 In the World
#144 of 2,785 In Europe
#30 of 369 In Germany
#1 of 4 In Saarland
#1 of 4 In Saarbrucken
#47 of 1,022 For Neurosurgery
#76 of 2,673 For Computational Linguistics
#128 of 2,235 For Pharmacy
#617 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#374 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 188 other topics

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Biology rankings

Saarland University ranked 30th for Biology in Germany and 362nd in the World with 33,888 publications made and 974,850 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#30 of 170 In Germany
#134 of 1,445 In Europe
#362 of 6,770 In the World

Saarland University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 274 3186
1992 285 3735
1993 267 3772
1994 298 3861
1995 356 4182
1996 390 4422
1997 354 4732
1998 419 5372
1999 440 5765
2000 496 6379
2001 526 7183
2002 646 8308
2003 639 10227
2004 676 11579
2005 816 13707
2006 857 16454
2007 877 19169
2008 976 21797
2009 970 24114
2010 977 27138
2011 1114 30001
2012 1176 33304
2013 1199 35900
2014 1291 39226
2015 1432 42555
2016 1476 44935
2017 1432 47181
2018 1481 50629
2019 1609 57716
2020 1750 68855
2021 1824 79865
2022 1687 81232
2023 1617 79547

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 12 48 145
Toxicology 11 83 218
Molecular Biology 25 84 247
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 98 254
Pharmacology 19 93 274
Oncology and Cancer research 23 99 292
Nanotechnology 22 82 295
Genetics 29 113 305
Biochemistry 28 111 312
Neuroscience 30 122 316
Immunology 28 126 330
Biotechnology 29 141 360
Microbiology 28 148 399
Virology 26 142 400
Astrobiology 39 190 469
Evolutionary Biology 40 189 483
Paleontology 42 189 489
Entomology 41 194 520
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 34 196 568
Botany 40 222 627
Nutrition and Food Science 34 250 735
Zoology 48 269 747
Animal Science 29 249 826
Forestry 42 275 835
Horticulture 45 305 1033
Agricultural Science 50 338 1061

Chemistry rankings

Saarland University ranked 33rd for Chemistry in Germany and 364th in the World with 30,415 publications made and 863,871 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#33 of 165 In Germany
#133 of 1,401 In Europe
#364 of 6,447 In the World

Saarland University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 280 3617
1992 276 3971
1993 261 4053
1994 276 4123
1995 341 4479
1996 373 4762
1997 361 4885
1998 397 5511
1999 418 5826
2000 469 6286
2001 489 7026
2002 640 7986
2003 574 9768
2004 601 10841
2005 724 13197
2006 711 14867
2007 787 17122
2008 863 19297
2009 818 20698
2010 847 23192
2011 909 25495
2012 1023 27830
2013 1073 30267
2014 1129 33278
2015 1216 35792
2016 1267 37946
2017 1232 40196
2018 1291 43579
2019 1338 49447
2020 1413 58217
2021 1385 66301
2022 1314 67419
2023 1248 66001

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 33 63 128
Biochemical Engineering 21 124 264
Nanotechnology 22 82 295
Biochemistry 28 111 312
Computational Chemistry 35 144 331
Materials Science 31 125 356
Chemical Engineering 20 98 364
Organic Chemistry 33 136 372
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 35 158 382
Inorganic Chemistry 37 168 462
Physical chemistry 36 164 478
Environmental Chemistry 38 185 485
Radiochemistry 35 177 686
Nutrition and Food Science 34 250 735
Petrology and Geochemistry 41 303 822

Medicine rankings

Saarland University ranked 30th for Medicine in Germany and 335th in the World with 27,020 publications made and 706,896 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#30 of 170 In Germany
#124 of 1,417 In Europe
#335 of 6,680 In the World

Saarland University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 239 2055
1992 208 2379
1993 188 2250
1994 200 2211
1995 240 2404
1996 296 2654
1997 273 2878
1998 324 3244
1999 327 3552
2000 358 4147
2001 361 4673
2002 441 5528
2003 456 6670
2004 466 7831
2005 571 9198
2006 637 11327
2007 643 13490
2008 705 15360
2009 736 17179
2010 738 19822
2011 842 22224
2012 911 24548
2013 968 26922
2014 1025 29505
2015 1129 32463
2016 1222 34007
2017 1159 35965
2018 1165 38305
2019 1343 43826
2020 1422 53234
2021 1600 63270
2022 1511 66249
2023 1396 65644

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

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 8 21 47
Pharmacy 33 63 128
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 36 72 144
Biomedical Engineering 15 66 205
Toxicology 11 83 218
Radiation Therapy 22 78 230
Cardiology 25 93 249
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 23 86 250
Orthodontics 23 94 263
Sonography and Ultrasound 23 98 269
Dentistry 21 94 271
Pharmacology 19 93 274
Ophthalmology 25 101 274
Medical Physics 25 117 276
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22 92 277
Surgery 24 97 277
Urology 21 95 281
Anesthesiology 27 102 283
Oncology and Cancer research 23 99 292
Anatomy and Physiology 27 106 298
Audiology 34 121 302
Sports / Exercise science 10 118 329
Immunology 28 126 330
Psychiatry 28 127 342
Dermatology 30 139 372
Physical Therapy 25 147 380
Critical Care Nursing 33 168 385
Pathology 30 148 388
Optometry 22 138 396
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 21 128 399
Virology 26 142 400
Respiratory Therapy 30 160 404
Pediatrics 28 154 420
Cosmetology 33 166 447
Sports Medicine 28 174 448
Family medicine 27 163 480
Health Science 26 170 494
Forensic Science 30 198 548
Clinical Psychology 37 216 608
Veterinary 22 184 630
Epidemiology 38 240 637
Nursing 35 238 666
Public Health 41 257 716
Occupational Therapy 42 316 840
Plastic Surgery 41 255 860
Healthcare Management (MHA) 41 352 980
Gerontology 47 358 1074

Engineering rankings

Saarland University ranked 35th for Engineering in Germany and 437th in the World with 24,718 publications made and 574,068 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#35 of 168 In Germany
#165 of 1,453 In Europe
#437 of 6,684 In the World

Saarland University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 214 2728
1992 223 3139
1993 186 2952
1994 233 3044
1995 262 3214
1996 290 3393
1997 283 3376
1998 308 3862
1999 315 3813
2000 396 4173
2001 376 4718
2002 523 5709
2003 490 6685
2004 477 7468
2005 583 9057
2006 607 10356
2007 682 11770
2008 715 13163
2009 715 14057
2010 748 15631
2011 811 17529
2012 905 19822
2013 926 21960
2014 978 23973
2015 1017 25574
2016 1046 26689
2017 974 28156
2018 1026 31261
2019 1110 35425
2020 1159 40623
2021 1177 46330
2022 1113 45439
2023 1085 44491

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

Physics rankings

Saarland University ranked 38th for Physics in Germany and 416th in the World with 23,669 publications made and 568,784 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#38 of 167 In Germany
#162 of 1,446 In Europe
#416 of 6,603 In the World

Saarland University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 225 3056
1992 231 3415
1993 174 3289
1994 217 3312
1995 260 3548
1996 266 3717
1997 276 3631
1998 297 4077
1999 300 3953
2000 387 4313
2001 374 4905
2002 461 5489
2003 472 6654
2004 472 7313
2005 561 9002
2006 560 9973
2007 645 11374
2008 666 12560
2009 658 13167
2010 732 15034
2011 737 16522
2012 824 18626
2013 872 20491
2014 890 22480
2015 969 23976
2016 952 24781
2017 940 26570
2018 1022 29252
2019 1043 32671
2020 1062 37680
2021 1045 42256
2022 1054 41847
2023 1014 41054

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 12 48 145
Medical Physics 25 117 276
Nanotechnology 22 82 295
Condensed Matter Physics 39 126 307
Materials Science 31 125 356
Optical Engineering 35 150 391
Atomic and Molecular physics 47 175 398
Nuclear Physics 43 187 423
Quantum and Particle physics 39 171 429
Astrophysics and Astronomy 42 187 435
Applied/Engineering Physics 40 172 436
Acoustical Engineering 36 181 469
Astrobiology 39 190 469
Theoretical Physics 44 220 480

Computer Science rankings

Saarland University ranked 27th for Computer Science in Germany and 377th in the World with 20,925 publications made and 523,932 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#27 of 172 In Germany
#146 of 1,459 In Europe
#377 of 6,752 In the World

Saarland University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 136 1789
1992 117 1987
1993 109 1934
1994 151 1887
1995 161 1909
1996 205 2136
1997 177 2254
1998 199 2482
1999 194 2714
2000 276 3167
2001 258 3251
2002 384 4544
2003 395 5112
2004 368 5891
2005 506 6995
2006 566 8648
2007 588 10252
2008 589 11388
2009 656 12894
2010 713 15142
2011 783 16353
2012 820 18880
2013 834 20857
2014 874 23045
2015 955 24807
2016 1000 25832
2017 973 26947
2018 963 29483
2019 1064 34757
2020 1072 40918
2021 1136 47345
2022 1090 44835
2023 1031 44225

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Linguistics 3 14 76
UX/UI Desgin 10 52 129
Software Engineering 8 51 137
Database Administration 9 35 138
Computer Graphics 12 46 158
Animation 10 49 166
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 55 199
Web Design and Development 17 80 207
Computer Engineering 14 61 210
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 98 254
Human-Computer Interaction 17 116 282
Game Design and Development 21 118 294
Neuroscience 30 122 316
Multimedia 14 117 331
Cyber Security 17 114 341
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 19 121 349
Cognitive Science 30 132 364
Computer Vision 20 133 376
Data Science 24 161 383
Computer Networking 22 128 392
Information Technology 8 117 407
Library and Information science 31 159 412
Management Information Systems 24 215 500
Machine Learning 32 194 558
Telecommunications 34 204 575
Robotics 35 209 587

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Saarland University ranked 36th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 459th in the World with 18,066 publications made and 320,582 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Linguistics, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#36 of 175 In Germany
#193 of 1,492 In Europe
#459 of 7,020 In the World

Saarland University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 118 865
1992 133 948
1993 115 1044
1994 130 913
1995 161 1028
1996 189 1104
1997 193 1155
1998 209 1287
1999 198 1524
2000 277 1742
2001 233 2061
2002 348 2774
2003 297 3226
2004 322 3744
2005 374 4366
2006 421 5627
2007 424 6367
2008 468 7188
2009 509 8127
2010 585 9421
2011 644 10437
2012 671 12331
2013 627 13499
2014 731 14764
2015 789 16126
2016 800 16387
2017 766 17282
2018 808 19021
2019 882 22332
2020 924 26066
2021 988 29935
2022 955 29236
2023 836 29358

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Linguistics 17 107 291
Philosophy 32 143 327
Sports / Exercise science 10 118 329
Early Childhood Education 9 101 384
Library and Information science 31 159 412
Political Science 41 208 491
Art History 34 204 491
Publishing 19 180 496
Special Education 18 184 504
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 25 209 514
Forensic Science 30 198 548
Archaeology 37 232 596
History 38 238 598
Military science 14 186 605
Classics and Ancient History 34 247 643
Law 38 250 645
Demography 41 257 710
Aesthetics 45 298 726
International Law 38 291 727
Sociology 42 290 775
Law Enforcement 34 270 779
Anthropology 39 311 800
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 41 328 806
Education Majors 34 278 825
Criminology and Criminal Justice 32 260 848
Media Studies 39 322 925
Journalism and Digital Media 48 359 986
Public Policy / Administration 62 481 1407
Communications and Public Relations 66 494 1422
Gender Studies 58 446 1423

Environmental Science rankings

Saarland University ranked 43rd for Environmental Science in Germany and 590th in the World with 14,912 publications made and 344,856 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#43 of 170 In Germany
#222 of 1,458 In Europe
#590 of 6,798 In the World

Saarland University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 121 1248
1992 129 1418
1993 107 1423
1994 126 1531
1995 180 1671
1996 168 1705
1997 160 1882
1998 189 1918
1999 191 2022
2000 216 2278
2001 230 2550
2002 264 3103
2003 241 3703
2004 282 4384
2005 349 4938
2006 383 6108
2007 376 6970
2008 403 7865
2009 389 8664
2010 432 9719
2011 485 10713
2012 530 12250
2013 513 13026
2014 624 14661
2015 644 16023
2016 633 16880
2017 652 17776
2018 624 19756
2019 685 22319
2020 781 25813
2021 803 29467
2022 767 29099
2023 737 28305

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 38 185 485
Paleontology 42 189 489
Geology 42 203 534
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 33 194 540
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 34 196 568
Geography and Cartography 39 232 613
Earth science and Geophysics 38 243 684
Oceanography 49 282 749
Environmental Engineering 35 259 753
Ecology 48 278 766
Petrology and Geochemistry 41 303 822
Forestry 42 275 835
Geotechnical Engineering 48 313 943
Agricultural Science 50 338 1061
Environmental Management 55 449 1343

Psychology rankings

Saarland University ranked 28th for Psychology in Germany and 398th in the World with 12,375 publications made and 335,028 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#28 of 169 In Germany
#143 of 1,414 In Europe
#398 of 6,528 In the World

Saarland University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 95 1381
1992 102 1620
1993 72 1485
1994 87 1379
1995 115 1425
1996 128 1513
1997 112 1602
1998 115 1788
1999 129 1925
2000 159 2258
2001 165 2361
2002 169 2747
2003 228 3304
2004 225 3665
2005 259 4309
2006 283 5203
2007 330 6384
2008 287 6842
2009 354 7728
2010 353 9065
2011 416 10168
2012 418 11463
2013 449 12707
2014 474 14276
2015 544 15616
2016 579 16825
2017 575 17548
2018 566 19161
2019 642 22074
2020 706 26830
2021 776 30489
2022 739 30959
2023 666 30624

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

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 30 122 316
Psychiatry 28 127 342
Cognitive Science 30 132 364
Child Psychology 32 172 496
Special Education 18 184 504
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 25 209 514
Clinical Psychology 37 216 608
Social Psychology 43 238 623
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 26 225 779
Education Majors 34 278 825
Occupational Therapy 42 316 840

Mathematics rankings

Saarland University ranked 30th for Mathematics in Germany and 467th in the World with 8,483 publications made and 203,282 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#30 of 163 In Germany
#176 of 1,388 In Europe
#467 of 6,305 In the World

Saarland University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 38 289
1992 38 365
1993 34 333
1994 60 381
1995 46 412
1996 70 471
1997 64 502
1998 64 613
1999 74 720
2000 109 851
2001 94 865
2002 170 1434
2003 162 1527
2004 128 1924
2005 179 2166
2006 230 2734
2007 230 3370
2008 232 3739
2009 263 4293
2010 281 4975
2011 313 5748
2012 384 6673
2013 339 7556
2014 376 8452
2015 415 9339
2016 405 9505
2017 428 10087
2018 391 11149
2019 483 13146
2020 506 14916
2021 550 17521
2022 486 17297
2023 471 16878

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 55 199
Applied Mathematics 32 154 396
Statistics 31 178 465
Operations Research 26 176 513
Math Teachers 27 197 630
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 44 290 718
Actuarial Science 42 296 796

Business rankings

Saarland University ranked 29th for Business in Germany and 553rd in the World with 5,371 publications made and 98,971 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#29 of 164 In Germany
#201 of 1,414 In Europe
#553 of 6,187 In the World

Saarland University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 44 219
1992 29 214
1993 37 208
1994 62 251
1995 40 281
1996 63 294
1997 57 288
1998 68 334
1999 74 438
2000 78 464
2001 78 584
2002 122 887
2003 84 904
2004 65 1153
2005 115 1288
2006 140 1530
2007 126 1868
2008 138 2179
2009 171 2599
2010 202 2923
2011 219 3107
2012 234 3765
2013 199 4253
2014 221 4693
2015 254 5062
2016 290 5162
2017 244 5631
2018 231 5911
2019 264 6900
2020 320 8235
2021 303 8860
2022 287 8456
2023 268 8368

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Project Management 4 64 141
Management 24 164 470
Human Resource Management 17 189 483
Management Information Systems 24 215 500
Operations Research 26 176 513
Advertising 32 220 579
Construction Management 29 247 631
Marketing 44 254 640
International Business 49 351 641
Finance 43 275 649
Engineering Management 25 253 732
Risk Management 39 319 736
Entrepreneurship 38 343 762
Actuarial Science 42 296 796
International Trade 59 446 816
Accounting 45 341 887
Investment Banking and Stock trading 48 343 912
Public Policy / Administration 62 481 1407

Art & Design rankings

Saarland University ranked 26th for Art & Design in Germany and 461st in the World with 2,927 publications made and 52,703 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, 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
#26 of 159 In Germany
#189 of 1,349 In Europe
#461 of 5,720 In the World

Saarland University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 10 101
1992 10 148
1993 10 119
1994 16 137
1995 34 142
1996 30 184
1997 28 195
1998 36 201
1999 34 267
2000 58 278
2001 49 366
2002 64 548
2003 58 543
2004 61 652
2005 83 909
2006 75 1003
2007 90 1225
2008 87 1256
2009 97 1424
2010 100 1648
2011 109 1793
2012 141 2115
2013 118 2130
2014 123 2509
2015 119 2618
2016 159 2682
2017 125 2768
2018 113 2971
2019 117 3338
2020 129 3885
2021 157 4370
2022 181 4047
2023 153 4026

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 10 52 129
Computer Graphics 12 46 158
Animation 10 49 166
Graphic Design 15 81 220
Game Design and Development 21 118 294
Architecture 19 145 309
Multimedia 14 117 331
Creative Writing 9 167 428
Fashion Design 26 182 435
Performing arts 22 201 458
Literature 25 191 460
Painting and Drawing 16 220 471
Sculpture 16 220 471
Art History 34 204 491
Illustration and Concept Art 16 225 493
Photography 22 201 528
Music 32 204 542
Aesthetics 45 298 726
Cinematography 25 307 762
Singing and Vocal Performance 37 333 985
Interior Design 26 360 1072
Landscape Architecture 29 393 1075

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Saarland University

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
International Economics 46 331 549
Economics 50 343 872
Development Studies 55 401 1182