Saxion University ranked 22nd in the Netherlands, 2831st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in 65 research topics. Saxion University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 1,105 academic publications and 12,583 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
Saxion University ranked 26th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands and 4202nd in the World with 798 publications made and 9,195 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations
| Year | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 10 |
| 2008 | 11 | 22 |
| 2009 | 11 | 25 |
| 2010 | 14 | 56 |
| 2011 | 17 | 71 |
| 2012 | 28 | 134 |
| 2013 | 32 | 188 |
| 2014 | 40 | 238 |
| 2015 | 63 | 320 |
| 2016 | 66 | 399 |
| 2017 | 67 | 511 |
| 2018 | 56 | 583 |
| 2019 | 85 | 757 |
| 2020 | 79 | 982 |
| 2021 | 87 | 1174 |
| 2022 | 53 | 1382 |
| 2023 | 68 | 1394 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Saxion University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.
Computer Science rankings
Saxion University ranked 25th for Computer Science in the Netherlands and 4482nd in the World with 561 publications made and 7,516 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Management Information Systems, Cyber Security.
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Computer Science Publications & Citations
| Year | Computer Science publications | Computer Science citations |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 8 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 9 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 9 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 |
| 2009 | 9 | 23 |
| 2010 | 9 | 46 |
| 2011 | 9 | 56 |
| 2012 | 19 | 100 |
| 2013 | 20 | 136 |
| 2014 | 28 | 166 |
| 2015 | 42 | 227 |
| 2016 | 55 | 289 |
| 2017 | 39 | 360 |
| 2018 | 42 | 427 |
| 2019 | 62 | 609 |
| 2020 | 52 | 777 |
| 2021 | 56 | 981 |
| 2022 | 42 | 1171 |
| 2023 | 50 | 1145 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Saxion University in various areas of Computer Science.
Medicine rankings
Saxion University ranked 26th for Medicine in the Netherlands and 4442nd in the World with 542 publications made and 7,280 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Surgery.
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Medicine Publications & Citations
| Year | Medicine publications | Medicine citations |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 14 |
| 2008 | 10 | 16 |
| 2009 | 13 | 28 |
| 2010 | 10 | 67 |
| 2011 | 9 | 76 |
| 2012 | 17 | 104 |
| 2013 | 22 | 147 |
| 2014 | 35 | 155 |
| 2015 | 43 | 259 |
| 2016 | 43 | 307 |
| 2017 | 49 | 418 |
| 2018 | 43 | 460 |
| 2019 | 45 | 624 |
| 2020 | 57 | 795 |
| 2021 | 52 | 1055 |
| 2022 | 30 | 1116 |
| 2023 | 43 | 1186 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Saxion University in various areas of Medicine.
Psychology rankings
Saxion University ranked 26th for Psychology in the Netherlands and 3627th in the World with 516 publications made and 7,591 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Clinical Psychology.
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Psychology Publications & Citations
| Year | Psychology publications | Psychology citations |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 10 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 |
| 2009 | 9 | 23 |
| 2010 | 8 | 46 |
| 2011 | 12 | 63 |
| 2012 | 22 | 94 |
| 2013 | 19 | 133 |
| 2014 | 30 | 185 |
| 2015 | 48 | 265 |
| 2016 | 43 | 329 |
| 2017 | 46 | 419 |
| 2018 | 32 | 474 |
| 2019 | 49 | 606 |
| 2020 | 48 | 771 |
| 2021 | 48 | 951 |
| 2022 | 33 | 1027 |
| 2023 | 43 | 1091 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Saxion University in various areas of Psychology.
Biology rankings
Saxion University ranked 26th for Biology in the Netherlands and 5033rd in the World with 473 publications made and 7,647 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany.
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Biology Publications & Citations
| Year | Biology publications | Biology citations |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 10 |
| 2003 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 0 | 11 |
| 2005 | 2 | 12 |
| 2006 | 3 | 13 |
| 2007 | 2 | 25 |
| 2008 | 9 | 34 |
| 2009 | 10 | 34 |
| 2010 | 8 | 69 |
| 2011 | 12 | 69 |
| 2012 | 19 | 106 |
| 2013 | 20 | 131 |
| 2014 | 29 | 170 |
| 2015 | 31 | 215 |
| 2016 | 30 | 287 |
| 2017 | 38 | 413 |
| 2018 | 41 | 449 |
| 2019 | 42 | 626 |
| 2020 | 42 | 811 |
| 2021 | 47 | 994 |
| 2022 | 33 | 1142 |
| 2023 | 42 | 1116 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Saxion University in various areas of Biology.
Engineering rankings
Saxion University ranked 24th for Engineering in the Netherlands and 4994th in the World with 439 publications made and 5,002 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction.
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Engineering Publications & Citations
| Year | Engineering publications | Engineering citations |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 10 |
| 2003 | 0 | 6 |
| 2004 | 0 | 8 |
| 2005 | 0 | 9 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 11 |
| 2008 | 7 | 17 |
| 2009 | 7 | 14 |
| 2010 | 10 | 36 |
| 2011 | 11 | 45 |
| 2012 | 13 | 74 |
| 2013 | 20 | 98 |
| 2014 | 19 | 119 |
| 2015 | 40 | 151 |
| 2016 | 37 | 216 |
| 2017 | 36 | 280 |
| 2018 | 31 | 333 |
| 2019 | 41 | 496 |
| 2020 | 37 | 599 |
| 2021 | 45 | 780 |
| 2022 | 40 | 903 |
| 2023 | 33 | 868 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Saxion University in various areas of Engineering.
Environmental Science rankings
Saxion University ranked 27th for Environmental Science in the Netherlands and 4985th in the World with 426 publications made and 5,269 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology.
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Environmental Science Publications & Citations
| Year | Environmental Science publications | Environmental Science citations |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 10 |
| 2003 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 0 | 11 |
| 2006 | 2 | 10 |
| 2007 | 2 | 19 |
| 2008 | 6 | 35 |
| 2009 | 8 | 22 |
| 2010 | 7 | 43 |
| 2011 | 8 | 46 |
| 2012 | 15 | 97 |
| 2013 | 16 | 114 |
| 2014 | 16 | 153 |
| 2015 | 32 | 173 |
| 2016 | 33 | 214 |
| 2017 | 36 | 303 |
| 2018 | 30 | 344 |
| 2019 | 44 | 465 |
| 2020 | 34 | 596 |
| 2021 | 48 | 780 |
| 2022 | 36 | 869 |
| 2023 | 43 | 878 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Saxion University in various areas of Environmental Science.
Business rankings
Saxion University ranked 26th for Business in the Netherlands and 3758th in the World with 406 publications made and 4,282 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Finance.
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Business Publications & Citations
| Year | Business publications | Business citations |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 7 | 20 |
| 2011 | 9 | 27 |
| 2012 | 15 | 60 |
| 2013 | 17 | 94 |
| 2014 | 21 | 127 |
| 2015 | 33 | 160 |
| 2016 | 37 | 195 |
| 2017 | 39 | 253 |
| 2018 | 19 | 280 |
| 2019 | 46 | 364 |
| 2020 | 34 | 448 |
| 2021 | 38 | 553 |
| 2022 | 35 | 672 |
| 2023 | 33 | 685 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Saxion University in various areas of Business.
Physics rankings
Saxion University ranked 25th for Physics in the Netherlands and 5077th in the World with 357 publications made and 3,874 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering.
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Physics Publications & Citations
| Year | Physics publications | Physics citations |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 8 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7 | 18 |
| 2009 | 6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 | 35 |
| 2011 | 5 | 40 |
| 2012 | 12 | 58 |
| 2013 | 17 | 84 |
| 2014 | 14 | 102 |
| 2015 | 31 | 133 |
| 2016 | 32 | 178 |
| 2017 | 34 | 236 |
| 2018 | 17 | 262 |
| 2019 | 28 | 418 |
| 2020 | 31 | 450 |
| 2021 | 39 | 623 |
| 2022 | 28 | 731 |
| 2023 | 27 | 686 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Saxion University in various areas of Physics.
Mathematics rankings
Saxion University ranked 27th for Mathematics in the Netherlands and 4502nd in the World with 313 publications made and 4,786 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers.
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Mathematics Publications & Citations
| Year | Mathematics publications | Mathematics citations |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 7 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | 7 | 21 |
| 2011 | 6 | 30 |
| 2012 | 15 | 66 |
| 2013 | 10 | 88 |
| 2014 | 22 | 118 |
| 2015 | 23 | 136 |
| 2016 | 27 | 191 |
| 2017 | 26 | 254 |
| 2018 | 22 | 266 |
| 2019 | 27 | 394 |
| 2020 | 29 | 475 |
| 2021 | 25 | 579 |
| 2022 | 27 | 687 |
| 2023 | 29 | 663 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Saxion University in various areas of Mathematics.
| Mathematics subfield | Netherlands ranking | Europe ranking | World rank |
| Math Teachers | 23 | 698 | 2830 |
| Statistics | 26 | 1077 | 4509 |
Economics rankings
Saxion University ranked 28th for Economics in the Netherlands and 4149th in the World with 282 publications made and 2,608 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.
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Economics Publications & Citations
| Year | Economics publications | Economics citations |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011 | 8 | 23 |
| 2012 | 7 | 43 |
| 2013 | 8 | 54 |
| 2014 | 16 | 82 |
| 2015 | 21 | 123 |
| 2016 | 21 | 132 |
| 2017 | 25 | 171 |
| 2018 | 18 | 193 |
| 2019 | 30 | 236 |
| 2020 | 22 | 313 |
| 2021 | 27 | 379 |
| 2022 | 23 | 424 |
| 2023 | 35 | 438 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Saxion University in various areas of Economics.
Art & Design rankings
Saxion University ranked 28th for Art & Design in the Netherlands and 4332nd in the World with 136 publications made and 1,250 citations received. Main research topic: Fashion Design.
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.
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Art & Design Publications & Citations
| Year | Art & Design publications | Art & Design citations |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 9 |
| 2011 | 1 | 19 |
| 2012 | 3 | 19 |
| 2013 | 4 | 28 |
| 2014 | 7 | 55 |
| 2015 | 13 | 47 |
| 2016 | 12 | 62 |
| 2017 | 13 | 83 |
| 2018 | 6 | 99 |
| 2019 | 16 | 140 |
| 2020 | 9 | 167 |
| 2021 | 15 | 236 |
| 2022 | 12 | 231 |
| 2023 | 13 | 227 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Saxion University in various areas of Art & Design.
| Art & Design subfield | Netherlands ranking | Europe ranking | World rank |
| Fashion Design | 26 | 1007 | 3850 |
Other rankings
Non-core subjects for Saxion University
