Technical University of Kaiserslautern: Rankings

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The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 47th in Germany, 636th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 155 research topics. The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 37,170 academic publications and 797,927 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 14 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#636 of 14,131 In the World
#258 of 2,785 In Europe
#47 of 369 In Germany
#2 of 18 In Rhineland-Palatinate
#1 of 2 In Kaiserslautern
#95 of 1,002 For Database Administration
#143 of 2,558 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#148 of 1,153 For Technical Drawing
#3019 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#483 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 152 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 39th for Engineering in Germany and 495th in the World with 21,093 publications made and 495,206 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#39 of 169 In Germany
#183 of 1,466 In Europe
#495 of 6,795 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 279 2167
1994 294 2148
1995 305 2764
1996 331 3078
1997 286 3105
1998 344 3396
1999 337 3721
2000 344 4033
2001 342 4176
2002 573 6429
2003 481 6005
2004 428 6470
2005 522 8017
2006 567 8770
2007 581 10168
2008 566 11035
2009 575 12244
2010 632 13492
2011 675 15038
2012 666 16180
2013 730 18118
2014 813 19384
2015 774 20916
2016 769 21665
2017 815 23478
2018 846 24533
2019 846 26706
2020 867 29935
2021 1088 35100
2022 915 32505
2023 652 35064
2024 442 29478
2025 304 24690

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

Physics rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 41st for Physics in Germany and 467th in the World with 19,960 publications made and 491,718 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#41 of 168 In Germany
#182 of 1,460 In Europe
#467 of 6,729 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 288 2386
1994 311 2450
1995 304 3042
1996 351 3416
1997 287 3352
1998 375 3672
1999 362 4000
2000 372 4346
2001 366 4515
2002 500 5894
2003 464 6061
2004 400 6551
2005 515 8154
2006 521 8832
2007 527 10054
2008 514 11110
2009 521 12182
2010 570 13411
2011 578 14757
2012 636 16086
2013 636 17445
2014 740 18870
2015 689 20495
2016 713 21323
2017 752 22980
2018 782 23710
2019 763 25341
2020 751 28858
2021 962 33242
2022 791 30742
2023 573 32515
2024 376 27383
2025 265 23286

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 23 62 143
Condensed Matter Physics 33 95 253
Theoretical Physics 31 136 286
Nuclear Physics 35 144 341
Optical Engineering 34 153 401
Quantum and Particle physics 39 168 425
Materials Science 37 152 442
Astrophysics and Astronomy 42 198 474
Biophysics 41 188 491
Acoustical Engineering 43 205 532
Nanotechnology 41 186 571
Astrobiology 44 225 573
Applied/Engineering Physics 46 219 578

Chemistry rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 45th for Chemistry in Germany and 574th in the World with 18,272 publications made and 533,528 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#45 of 166 In Germany
#207 of 1,417 In Europe
#574 of 6,561 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 288 2376
1994 327 2482
1995 305 3030
1996 341 3373
1997 272 3321
1998 360 3778
1999 336 4163
2000 333 4597
2001 320 4714
2002 410 5915
2003 384 6249
2004 372 6718
2005 459 8230
2006 452 8956
2007 473 10502
2008 454 11486
2009 505 12830
2010 528 14080
2011 554 15767
2012 561 17013
2013 602 18916
2014 665 20269
2015 609 21414
2016 635 22732
2017 624 24487
2018 650 25365
2019 653 26982
2020 700 31036
2021 868 35551
2022 703 33831
2023 517 35312
2024 331 30858
2025 248 26173

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 34 75 169
Computational Chemistry 36 151 348
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 32 144 352
Materials Science 37 152 442
Inorganic Chemistry 37 171 481
Organic Chemistry 42 178 486
Physical chemistry 40 187 546
Nanotechnology 41 186 571
Environmental Chemistry 45 247 671
Biochemical Engineering 46 288 698
Biochemistry 48 245 706
Chemical Engineering 44 237 738
Nutrition and Food Science 40 301 934
Petrology and Geochemistry 50 358 991
Radiochemistry 57 376 1592

Computer Science rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 46th for Computer Science in Germany and 605th in the World with 14,133 publications made and 303,981 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#46 of 172 In Germany
#235 of 1,470 In Europe
#605 of 6,855 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 144 1116
1994 171 1181
1995 152 1403
1996 168 1634
1997 165 1916
1998 224 2026
1999 176 2102
2000 199 2211
2001 179 2312
2002 404 4662
2003 306 3715
2004 250 3933
2005 288 4493
2006 370 5063
2007 388 5929
2008 366 6184
2009 387 6999
2010 423 7414
2011 447 8387
2012 460 9192
2013 497 9945
2014 580 10972
2015 537 11798
2016 533 11937
2017 614 13264
2018 607 14317
2019 655 16447
2020 696 19348
2021 834 23035
2022 720 21482
2023 516 24008
2024 391 18859
2025 284 15096

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Database Administration 4 20 95
Computer Engineering 12 49 186
Software Engineering 16 84 191
Animation 23 102 284
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 93 286
Computer Graphics 27 130 335
Robotics 20 113 345
Computer Networking 21 121 379
Telecommunications 21 131 402
Human-Computer Interaction 25 168 413
Web Design and Development 30 167 432
UX/UI Desgin 39 203 469
Computer Vision 34 177 478
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 34 195 517
Game Design and Development 35 229 532
Cyber Security 34 217 595
Multimedia 33 237 604
Library and Information science 46 245 615
Computational Linguistics 50 265 677
Data Science 46 301 726
Machine Learning 42 249 727
Cognitive Science 47 274 759
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 51 311 820
Management Information Systems 50 371 852
Neuroscience 54 338 962

Biology rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 50th for Biology in Germany and 834th in the World with 14,048 publications made and 436,685 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#50 of 170 In Germany
#284 of 1,449 In Europe
#834 of 6,841 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 184 1506
1994 226 1641
1995 223 2034
1996 221 2311
1997 191 2559
1998 241 2854
1999 204 2982
2000 244 3506
2001 219 3531
2002 271 4715
2003 282 4826
2004 286 5478
2005 298 6231
2006 347 7117
2007 369 8354
2008 334 9206
2009 386 10306
2010 419 11547
2011 448 12787
2012 434 14244
2013 473 15811
2014 530 17196
2015 511 17757
2016 531 18906
2017 495 20613
2018 549 21626
2019 584 23471
2020 614 27589
2021 762 31784
2022 614 30350
2023 477 31929
2024 324 26841
2025 238 22849

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 34 157 415
Biophysics 41 188 491
Nanotechnology 41 186 571
Astrobiology 44 225 573
Evolutionary Biology 46 236 587
Molecular Biology 48 228 681
Biochemistry 48 245 706
Botany 44 260 752
Genetics 49 278 788
Paleontology 49 277 788
Toxicology 36 243 812
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 51 311 820
Horticulture 37 255 840
Microbiology 44 285 868
Zoology 50 319 928
Nutrition and Food Science 40 301 934
Neuroscience 54 338 962
Forestry 45 307 1011
Agricultural Science 47 327 1091
Pharmacology 44 324 1179
Oncology and Cancer research 46 355 1237
Biotechnology 53 403 1361
Immunology 53 422 1501
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 54 424 1544
Virology 56 456 1714

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 48th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 707th in the World with 13,251 publications made and 210,578 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#48 of 178 In Germany
#292 of 1,502 In Europe
#707 of 7,088 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 165 804
1994 127 760
1995 169 1026
1996 156 1060
1997 177 1202
1998 246 1321
1999 203 1387
2000 184 1481
2001 194 1616
2002 277 2608
2003 277 2452
2004 250 2419
2005 271 2948
2006 258 3288
2007 291 4009
2008 298 4144
2009 314 4624
2010 321 4908
2011 372 5773
2012 430 6385
2013 429 6848
2014 544 7860
2015 474 8034
2016 563 8900
2017 570 9577
2018 665 10620
2019 587 12189
2020 598 14166
2021 728 16649
2022 659 15968
2023 591 17828
2024 301 14271
2025 191 11921

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 48 248 573
Library and Information science 46 245 615
Political Science 58 296 711
Linguistics 48 287 728
Archaeology 49 327 838
History 49 345 878
Urban and Regional planning 42 443 920
Aesthetics 52 376 947
Education Majors 50 339 1000
Law 53 378 1004
Political Economy 62 429 1175
Demography 54 402 1221
Art History 67 483 1242
Sociology 61 444 1281
Journalism and Digital Media 61 442 1316
Communications and Public Relations 60 471 1337
Anthropology 64 492 1396
Classics and Ancient History 61 489 1406
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 71 556 1594

Environmental Science rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 49th for Environmental Science in Germany and 815th in the World with 11,223 publications made and 291,890 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#49 of 170 In Germany
#292 of 1,464 In Europe
#815 of 6,888 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 130 969
1994 149 1045
1995 171 1397
1996 157 1494
1997 143 1656
1998 203 1960
1999 157 2032
2000 169 2271
2001 177 2320
2002 284 3340
2003 241 3115
2004 203 3373
2005 218 3826
2006 247 4534
2007 322 5425
2008 276 5817
2009 280 6593
2010 336 7134
2011 356 8249
2012 316 8711
2013 366 9837
2014 432 10903
2015 433 11393
2016 410 12377
2017 463 13994
2018 525 15022
2019 461 16437
2020 529 19943
2021 656 23134
2022 533 22304
2023 442 23808
2024 279 19791
2025 194 16982

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 45 247 671
Geotechnical Engineering 39 239 755
Geology 50 278 771
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 49 284 775
Oceanography 49 285 788
Paleontology 49 277 788
Geography and Cartography 47 307 794
Ecology 48 291 811
Earth science and Geophysics 48 306 910
Urban and Regional planning 42 443 920
Petrology and Geochemistry 50 358 991
Forestry 45 307 1011
Environmental Engineering 45 325 1036
Agricultural Science 47 327 1091
Environmental Management 47 378 1145
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 54 424 1544

Mathematics rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 38th for Mathematics in Germany and 585th in the World with 7,107 publications made and 157,433 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#38 of 163 In Germany
#217 of 1,406 In Europe
#585 of 6,434 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 60 443
1994 64 490
1995 75 592
1996 82 697
1997 83 767
1998 107 898
1999 88 925
2000 117 1036
2001 117 1054
2002 201 2233
2003 176 1831
2004 139 1798
2005 156 2078
2006 208 2360
2007 202 2665
2008 185 3027
2009 156 3244
2010 212 3497
2011 209 4043
2012 232 4273
2013 229 4679
2014 306 5360
2015 262 5393
2016 310 5836
2017 323 6234
2018 328 6689
2019 344 7733
2020 379 8900
2021 432 10586
2022 362 9985
2023 239 11249
2024 168 7019
2025 85 5370

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 17 95 252
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 93 286
Actuarial Science 27 170 478
Operations Research 21 168 487
Statistics 42 228 597
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 42 267 661
Math Teachers 41 328 1046

Business rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 43rd for Business in Germany and 717th in the World with 5,189 publications made and 92,717 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#43 of 166 In Germany
#280 of 1,436 In Europe
#717 of 6,366 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 49 279
1994 78 308
1995 62 366
1996 52 398
1997 68 510
1998 88 499
1999 71 506
2000 92 611
2001 77 610
2002 130 1185
2003 91 1044
2004 89 1136
2005 91 1269
2006 132 1429
2007 141 1661
2008 123 1788
2009 134 2023
2010 157 2259
2011 166 2520
2012 132 2870
2013 162 3150
2014 233 3431
2015 205 3784
2016 213 4065
2017 262 4405
2018 234 4757
2019 287 5279
2020 269 6319
2021 341 7398
2022 283 6975
2023 167 7912
2024 124 5464
2025 74 4447

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Engineering Management 14 148 432
Construction Management 19 172 464
Actuarial Science 27 170 478
Operations Research 21 168 487
Management 33 205 568
Project Management 34 269 609
Finance 43 285 687
Marketing 51 298 746
Management Information Systems 50 371 852
Human Resource Management 48 349 862
Risk Management 47 379 891
International Trade 60 493 908
Investment Banking and Stock trading 47 348 961
International Business 63 512 1011
Advertising 57 388 1045
Accounting 50 394 1051

Art & Design rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 44th for Art & Design in Germany and 724th in the World with 2,426 publications made and 46,287 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, Architecture.

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
#44 of 162 In Germany
#301 of 1,385 In Europe
#724 of 6,010 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 21 193
1994 35 162
1995 35 252
1996 18 236
1997 20 242
1998 30 321
1999 26 274
2000 27 346
2001 48 434
2002 75 690
2003 53 671
2004 33 618
2005 51 768
2006 52 849
2007 82 1003
2008 67 923
2009 58 1186
2010 74 1245
2011 92 1378
2012 91 1529
2013 101 1550
2014 85 1712
2015 108 1975
2016 88 1918
2017 103 2127
2018 93 2327
2019 95 2511
2020 100 2888
2021 129 3520
2022 145 3187
2023 88 3612
2024 61 2789
2025 53 2482

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 11 77 189
Animation 23 102 284
Computer Graphics 27 130 335
UX/UI Desgin 39 203 469
Graphic Design 35 199 511
Game Design and Development 35 229 532
Fashion Design 37 250 593
Multimedia 33 237 604
Literature 52 346 868
Cinematography 25 358 914
Aesthetics 52 376 947
Art History 67 483 1242

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 58 195 500
Orthodontics 42 253 703
Dentistry 44 282 807
International Economics 62 485 844
Audiology 54 332 959
Economics 52 376 979
Sports Medicine 50 395 1072
Child Psychology 54 368 1080
Social Psychology 62 404 1108
Medicine 55 367 1141
Anatomy and Physiology 55 377 1165
Environmental Economics 53 477 1219
Psychology 54 408 1235
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 54 402 1262
Public Health 55 416 1302
Radiation Therapy 46 367 1307
Physical Therapy 58 440 1308
Development Studies 58 441 1342
Dermatology 51 401 1406
Ophthalmology 61 439 1436
Pathology 56 428 1443
Nursing 60 500 1669
Psychiatry 65 499 1692
Anesthesiology 60 474 1709
Gerontology 57 517 1717
Cardiology 58 540 1815
Surgery 62 533 1876
Clinical Psychology 73 603 2242
Health Science 62 595 2313