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Saarland University ranked 29th in Germany, 350th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 190 research topics. Saarland University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 65,804 academic publications and 1,783,251 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 97 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#350 of 14,131 In the World
#140 of 2,785 In Europe
#29 of 369 In Germany
#1 of 4 In Saarland
#1 of 4 In Saarbrucken
#66 of 3,009 For Computational Linguistics
#73 of 1,054 For Neurosurgery
#134 of 2,724 For Software Engineering
#620 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#312 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 187 other topics

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Biology rankings

Saarland University ranked 30th for Biology in Germany and 374th in the World with 38,150 publications made and 1,300,139 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#30 of 170 In Germany
#135 of 1,449 In Europe
#374 of 6,841 In the World

Saarland University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 279 4409
1994 318 4475
1995 381 4873
1996 409 5093
1997 379 5583
1998 471 6253
1999 474 6815
2000 524 7705
2001 575 8767
2002 689 10301
2003 720 12645
2004 724 14554
2005 868 16884
2006 907 20219
2007 933 22901
2008 1049 26180
2009 1019 28661
2010 1076 32346
2011 1180 35326
2012 1276 39516
2013 1253 41807
2014 1365 45923
2015 1498 49317
2016 1511 51444
2017 1467 54949
2018 1517 58389
2019 1667 66908
2020 1803 81254
2021 1891 94074
2022 1811 91953
2023 1720 92320
2024 1428 87229
2025 1332 76904

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 14 50 154
Toxicology 4 53 174
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 99 260
Molecular Biology 25 85 262
Pharmacology 20 99 293
Oncology and Cancer research 26 104 305
Genetics 28 111 309
Biochemistry 28 112 319
Nanotechnology 23 88 321
Neuroscience 31 124 326
Immunology 28 124 331
Virology 24 124 364
Biotechnology 30 144 373
Microbiology 29 151 431
Evolutionary Biology 38 182 471
Paleontology 41 192 505
Astrobiology 41 206 517
Entomology 43 209 586
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 35 204 601
Botany 40 231 666
Zoology 48 287 813
Nutrition and Food Science 34 264 819
Animal Science 28 256 880
Forestry 44 302 987
Horticulture 45 311 1150
Agricultural Science 51 352 1191

Chemistry rankings

Saarland University ranked 34th for Chemistry in Germany and 375th in the World with 33,751 publications made and 1,119,136 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#34 of 166 In Germany
#135 of 1,417 In Europe
#375 of 6,561 In the World

Saarland University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 266 4596
1994 285 4649
1995 357 5060
1996 392 5369
1997 377 5595
1998 440 6284
1999 439 6702
2000 502 7458
2001 531 8389
2002 684 9723
2003 656 11996
2004 652 13298
2005 757 15812
2006 761 17849
2007 843 20103
2008 914 22492
2009 862 23975
2010 923 27006
2011 976 29425
2012 1099 32381
2013 1109 34612
2014 1207 38127
2015 1263 40498
2016 1280 42520
2017 1226 45928
2018 1302 48850
2019 1365 55622
2020 1469 66540
2021 1439 75621
2022 1428 74203
2023 1328 74373
2024 1143 70847
2025 932 62207

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 32 67 154
Biochemical Engineering 19 125 285
Biochemistry 28 112 319
Nanotechnology 23 88 321
Computational Chemistry 35 149 346
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 34 152 370
Chemical Engineering 21 96 375
Materials Science 33 130 384
Organic Chemistry 33 139 386
Inorganic Chemistry 38 174 489
Physical chemistry 38 174 515
Environmental Chemistry 40 204 549
Petrology and Geochemistry 41 276 749
Radiochemistry 37 197 802
Nutrition and Food Science 34 264 819

Medicine rankings

Saarland University ranked 30th for Medicine in Germany and 347th in the World with 30,825 publications made and 970,244 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#30 of 170 In Germany
#129 of 1,437 In Europe
#347 of 6,793 In the World

Saarland University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 194 2666
1994 223 2585
1995 250 2849
1996 319 3108
1997 290 3469
1998 353 3908
1999 350 4352
2000 399 5173
2001 403 5830
2002 480 7033
2003 512 8584
2004 515 10083
2005 613 11652
2006 689 14135
2007 694 16469
2008 741 18763
2009 801 20847
2010 813 23991
2011 920 26680
2012 962 29627
2013 1019 31813
2014 1080 34868
2015 1164 37553
2016 1253 39021
2017 1188 41716
2018 1186 44315
2019 1373 50754
2020 1483 63758
2021 1640 75611
2022 1596 76226
2023 1507 77456
2024 1348 74671
2025 1322 67634

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

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 13 31 73
Pharmacy 32 67 154
Toxicology 4 53 174
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 36 81 182
Radiation Therapy 23 73 216
Biomedical Engineering 16 69 218
Cardiology 26 94 248
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 18 81 257
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 23 87 257
Ophthalmology 23 90 259
Dentistry 21 94 272
Urology 21 93 273
Orthodontics 23 96 273
Surgery 24 96 278
Sonography and Ultrasound 23 105 288
Pharmacology 20 99 293
Optometry 17 103 295
Anesthesiology 28 105 296
Medical Physics 27 129 301
Audiology 34 121 304
Oncology and Cancer research 26 104 305
Anatomy and Physiology 28 109 306
Sports / Exercise science 9 109 310
Immunology 28 124 331
Psychiatry 29 132 358
Virology 24 124 364
Physical Therapy 24 141 372
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 19 122 382
Pathology 31 151 398
Respiratory Therapy 31 160 406
Critical Care Nursing 31 175 413
Dermatology 31 158 422
Sports Medicine 28 166 429
Pediatrics 29 160 438
Cosmetology 30 167 480
Forensic Science 29 183 498
Family medicine 29 176 523
Health Science 27 188 563
Clinical Psychology 36 212 613
Epidemiology 36 230 625
Nursing 35 249 703
Veterinary 24 196 728
Public Health 41 258 750
Plastic Surgery 39 229 765
Occupational Therapy 42 314 844
Gerontology 45 338 1013
Healthcare Management (MHA) 44 391 1133

Engineering rankings

Saarland University ranked 36th for Engineering in Germany and 461st in the World with 27,672 publications made and 756,576 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#36 of 169 In Germany
#172 of 1,466 In Europe
#461 of 6,795 In the World

Saarland University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 191 3394
1994 234 3479
1995 280 3724
1996 312 3914
1997 308 3944
1998 345 4497
1999 323 4504
2000 420 5029
2001 413 5730
2002 548 7234
2003 546 8509
2004 517 9559
2005 604 11257
2006 655 12857
2007 707 14350
2008 772 15935
2009 763 17015
2010 801 18874
2011 845 21197
2012 983 24066
2013 949 25814
2014 1056 28440
2015 1088 30486
2016 1119 31749
2017 985 33901
2018 1054 36855
2019 1191 42193
2020 1229 48537
2021 1228 55185
2022 1182 51145
2023 1185 51632
2024 963 48707
2025 758 42733

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

Physics rankings

Saarland University ranked 39th for Physics in Germany and 439th in the World with 26,370 publications made and 732,137 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#39 of 168 In Germany
#170 of 1,460 In Europe
#439 of 6,729 In the World

Saarland University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 176 3693
1994 221 3750
1995 278 3975
1996 286 4222
1997 302 4134
1998 334 4624
1999 312 4550
2000 401 5066
2001 415 5785
2002 483 6699
2003 528 8287
2004 513 9104
2005 577 10910
2006 605 12270
2007 692 13587
2008 706 14844
2009 712 15788
2010 780 17800
2011 772 19753
2012 906 22202
2013 897 23644
2014 946 26266
2015 1021 28012
2016 995 28895
2017 955 31532
2018 1032 33799
2019 1076 38176
2020 1119 44247
2021 1106 49361
2022 1130 46774
2023 1099 47169
2024 900 44863
2025 688 39360

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 14 50 154
Medical Physics 27 129 301
Nanotechnology 23 88 321
Condensed Matter Physics 40 133 333
Materials Science 33 130 384
Optical Engineering 33 152 400
Atomic and Molecular physics 46 179 414
Astrophysics and Astronomy 41 188 441
Quantum and Particle physics 41 177 447
Nuclear Physics 43 192 453
Theoretical Physics 44 215 468
Acoustical Engineering 40 198 509
Astrobiology 41 206 517
Applied/Engineering Physics 45 210 548

Computer Science rankings

Saarland University ranked 27th for Computer Science in Germany and 379th in the World with 24,015 publications made and 737,198 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
#144 of 1,470 In Europe
#379 of 6,855 In the World

Saarland University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 121 2183
1994 158 2189
1995 176 2276
1996 217 2581
1997 198 2695
1998 225 3036
1999 210 3331
2000 304 3953
2001 301 4204
2002 420 5966
2003 441 6890
2004 393 7836
2005 545 9434
2006 596 11329
2007 635 13177
2008 644 14757
2009 698 16630
2010 776 19268
2011 813 20701
2012 902 23917
2013 864 25776
2014 931 28589
2015 1011 30586
2016 1058 31646
2017 1023 33532
2018 1020 36779
2019 1147 43684
2020 1158 51542
2021 1224 59422
2022 1200 54110
2023 1174 55649
2024 869 50773
2025 838 44197

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 13 66
Software Engineering 8 50 134
UX/UI Desgin 10 56 138
Database Administration 12 40 149
Computer Graphics 11 48 159
Animation 10 50 171
Web Design and Development 14 67 177
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 60 217
Computer Engineering 15 68 226
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 99 260
Human-Computer Interaction 17 107 276
Game Design and Development 21 124 303
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 18 113 325
Neuroscience 31 124 326
Multimedia 14 123 349
Cognitive Science 29 129 352
Computer Vision 20 126 358
Cyber Security 16 119 365
Data Science 25 165 394
Library and Information science 29 155 395
Computer Networking 24 135 416
Information Technology 9 133 448
Management Information Systems 29 235 537
Machine Learning 30 189 557
Telecommunications 35 210 600
Robotics 40 232 674

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Saarland University ranked 38th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 495th in the World with 20,872 publications made and 485,224 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Linguistics, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#38 of 178 In Germany
#203 of 1,502 In Europe
#495 of 7,088 In the World

Saarland University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 119 1389
1994 132 1201
1995 182 1473
1996 196 1501
1997 218 1641
1998 244 1857
1999 221 2181
2000 290 2518
2001 261 2870
2002 372 3855
2003 357 4579
2004 338 5243
2005 404 6036
2006 465 7623
2007 455 8736
2008 499 9472
2009 541 10706
2010 632 12372
2011 707 13633
2012 707 16024
2013 652 17282
2014 811 19133
2015 850 20515
2016 879 21093
2017 814 22438
2018 870 24640
2019 982 29501
2020 1016 34714
2021 1079 39660
2022 1034 37144
2023 1008 38789
2024 693 33206
2025 664 28819

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 16 108 295
Sports / Exercise science 9 109 310
Philosophy 34 165 379
Library and Information science 29 155 395
Early Childhood Education 11 120 408
Art History 32 210 490
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 23 197 491
Forensic Science 29 183 498
Political Science 41 215 511
Publishing 20 208 545
Special Education 23 204 546
History 36 240 600
Archaeology 36 232 601
Classics and Ancient History 32 255 670
Law 39 257 676
Military science 23 218 703
Demography 41 266 753
International Law 39 312 771
Aesthetics 46 322 781
Law Enforcement 32 281 812
Sociology 41 305 820
Journalism and Digital Media 44 315 869
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 43 345 881
Anthropology 44 333 881
Education Majors 38 301 898
Media Studies 42 338 939
Criminology and Criminal Justice 34 299 948
Communications and Public Relations 65 505 1454
Public Policy / Administration 65 517 1535
Gender Studies 61 485 1582

Environmental Science rankings

Saarland University ranked 43rd for Environmental Science in Germany and 625th in the World with 16,777 publications made and 478,265 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#43 of 170 In Germany
#230 of 1,464 In Europe
#625 of 6,888 In the World

Saarland University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 103 1686
1994 134 1809
1995 188 2000
1996 180 2043
1997 177 2260
1998 203 2358
1999 205 2387
2000 237 2856
2001 251 3125
2002 275 3898
2003 276 4647
2004 312 5617
2005 376 6146
2006 415 7597
2007 380 8462
2008 428 9655
2009 423 10546
2010 479 11767
2011 509 12985
2012 579 14837
2013 559 15610
2014 660 17668
2015 688 18978
2016 697 20053
2017 668 21699
2018 655 23434
2019 722 27031
2020 814 31375
2021 861 35613
2022 817 33678
2023 797 34098
2024 562 29906
2025 499 26186

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Paleontology 41 192 505
Environmental Chemistry 40 204 549
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 33 192 553
Geology 41 206 557
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 35 204 601
Geography and Cartography 40 251 653
Earth science and Geophysics 38 256 722
Petrology and Geochemistry 41 276 749
Environmental Engineering 33 245 749
Oceanography 50 289 809
Ecology 49 300 830
Geotechnical Engineering 48 312 955
Forestry 44 302 987
Agricultural Science 51 352 1191
Environmental Management 56 469 1447

Psychology rankings

Saarland University ranked 29th for Psychology in Germany and 419th in the World with 14,006 publications made and 462,384 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#29 of 169 In Germany
#147 of 1,424 In Europe
#419 of 6,663 In the World

Saarland University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 74 1609
1994 94 1518
1995 121 1630
1996 136 1741
1997 116 1844
1998 123 2103
1999 141 2318
2000 169 2727
2001 181 2951
2002 191 3475
2003 250 4296
2004 248 4716
2005 277 5575
2006 305 6600
2007 347 7863
2008 324 8548
2009 377 9549
2010 396 11343
2011 428 12463
2012 467 14140
2013 444 15269
2014 486 17293
2015 558 18687
2016 585 19560
2017 586 20879
2018 588 22766
2019 655 26295
2020 728 32806
2021 804 37408
2022 763 36422
2023 702 37155
2024 619 34902
2025 614 31691

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

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 31 124 326
Cognitive Science 29 129 352
Psychiatry 29 132 358
Child Psychology 32 172 487
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 23 197 491
Special Education 23 204 546
Clinical Psychology 36 212 613
Social Psychology 41 235 627
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 25 212 791
Occupational Therapy 42 314 844
Education Majors 38 301 898

Mathematics rankings

Saarland University ranked 31st for Mathematics in Germany and 474th in the World with 9,376 publications made and 273,715 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#31 of 163 In Germany
#178 of 1,406 In Europe
#474 of 6,434 In the World

Saarland University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 38 418
1994 63 495
1995 49 568
1996 79 619
1997 66 661
1998 70 827
1999 78 935
2000 117 1158
2001 100 1116
2002 181 2050
2003 188 2140
2004 142 2622
2005 181 2981
2006 242 3762
2007 231 4421
2008 234 4983
2009 279 5636
2010 315 6464
2011 328 7195
2012 403 8501
2013 343 9307
2014 399 10669
2015 422 11504
2016 422 11538
2017 430 12334
2018 397 13459
2019 490 15901
2020 495 18527
2021 563 21366
2022 472 19761
2023 486 20118
2024 346 15319
2025 336 13033

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 60 217
Operations Research 11 107 331
Applied Mathematics 32 151 387
Statistics 32 175 462
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 44 285 712
Math Teachers 29 228 723
Actuarial Science 54 370 993

Business rankings

Saarland University ranked 34th for Business in Germany and 618th in the World with 6,101 publications made and 154,432 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#34 of 166 In Germany
#234 of 1,436 In Europe
#618 of 6,366 In the World

Saarland University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 40 287
1994 56 313
1995 41 385
1996 62 382
1997 63 392
1998 76 490
1999 81 655
2000 82 677
2001 86 831
2002 125 1271
2003 96 1329
2004 71 1628
2005 127 1898
2006 153 2143
2007 158 2644
2008 143 2998
2009 173 3393
2010 226 3940
2011 242 4218
2012 256 5078
2013 199 5498
2014 241 6095
2015 280 6539
2016 317 6829
2017 261 7390
2018 247 7813
2019 304 9176
2020 336 10830
2021 318 11882
2022 298 10838
2023 295 11427
2024 176 8707
2025 167 7708

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 11 107 331
Project Management 23 196 437
Management 26 168 479
Management Information Systems 29 235 537
Human Resource Management 20 218 556
Advertising 32 242 644
Construction Management 28 249 651
Marketing 43 259 673
International Business 50 373 684
Finance 45 291 699
Risk Management 40 301 701
Supply Chain Management 34 251 773
Entrepreneurship 35 351 784
International Trade 55 445 801
Engineering Management 26 289 831
Accounting 43 323 886
Actuarial Science 54 370 993
Investment Banking and Stock trading 52 383 1064
Public Policy / Administration 65 517 1535

Art & Design rankings

Saarland University ranked 26th for Art & Design in Germany and 474th in the World with 3,388 publications made and 85,457 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 162 In Germany
#194 of 1,385 In Europe
#474 of 6,010 In the World

Saarland University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 9 162
1994 16 186
1995 38 231
1996 32 276
1997 28 276
1998 36 289
1999 39 365
2000 61 403
2001 66 490
2002 70 767
2003 64 837
2004 66 947
2005 92 1240
2006 84 1465
2007 90 1719
2008 94 1742
2009 102 1976
2010 110 2206
2011 118 2461
2012 149 2793
2013 123 2902
2014 133 3213
2015 131 3454
2016 162 3574
2017 139 3796
2018 129 3984
2019 141 4528
2020 154 5384
2021 168 5851
2022 193 5322
2023 179 5651
2024 117 5436
2025 95 4969

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 56 138
Computer Graphics 11 48 159
Animation 10 50 171
Architecture 13 97 224
Graphic Design 18 92 252
Game Design and Development 21 124 303
Multimedia 14 123 349
Fashion Design 26 183 444
Performing arts 26 215 485
Creative Writing 13 196 488
Art History 32 210 490
Literature 26 209 499
Music 30 214 561
Painting and Drawing 21 276 636
Sculpture 21 276 636
Illustration and Concept Art 19 280 664
Photography 31 289 771
Aesthetics 46 322 781

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Saarland University

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
International Economics 45 336 561
Economics 49 357 937
Development Studies 56 414 1258
Environmental Economics 60 555 1557