Technical University of Kaiserslautern: Rankings

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The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 48th in Germany, 642nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 157 research topics. The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 36,698 academic publications and 763,939 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 12 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#642 of 14,131 In the World
#258 of 2,785 In Europe
#48 of 369 In Germany
#2 of 18 In Rhineland-Palatinate
#1 of 2 In Kaiserslautern
#92 of 1,008 For Database Administration
#142 of 2,546 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#145 of 1,117 For Technical Drawing
#3085 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#475 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 154 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 39th for Engineering in Germany and 487th in the World with 20,828 publications made and 474,685 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#39 of 169 In Germany
#182 of 1,465 In Europe
#487 of 6,782 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 251 1885
1993 279 2167
1994 294 2148
1995 304 2755
1996 330 3077
1997 286 3104
1998 345 3395
1999 337 3725
2000 343 4034
2001 342 4175
2002 573 6421
2003 481 6007
2004 427 6470
2005 522 8016
2006 567 8769
2007 581 10171
2008 566 11037
2009 575 12237
2010 632 13485
2011 673 15017
2012 666 16181
2013 730 18118
2014 813 19375
2015 773 20918
2016 767 21670
2017 814 23472
2018 846 24566
2019 845 26726
2020 866 29944
2021 1088 35112
2022 916 32496
2023 652 35070
2024 425 29149

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 459th in the World with 19,738 publications made and 471,831 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
#180 of 1,457 In Europe
#459 of 6,713 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 265 2121
1993 288 2386
1994 311 2452
1995 302 3032
1996 350 3412
1997 287 3351
1998 375 3678
1999 362 4003
2000 370 4341
2001 366 4513
2002 500 5890
2003 464 6062
2004 399 6550
2005 515 8153
2006 521 8831
2007 527 10054
2008 514 11109
2009 521 12171
2010 570 13412
2011 578 14767
2012 636 16097
2013 638 17456
2014 740 18871
2015 688 20489
2016 713 21335
2017 751 23001
2018 781 23739
2019 763 25359
2020 750 28892
2021 962 33233
2022 792 30766
2023 573 32509
2024 365 27095

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 62 142
Condensed Matter Physics 33 95 250
Theoretical Physics 31 135 284
Nuclear Physics 35 142 338
Optical Engineering 33 149 391
Quantum and Particle physics 39 167 418
Materials Science 37 151 433
Astrophysics and Astronomy 42 196 464
Biophysics 41 187 487
Acoustical Engineering 43 203 518
Nanotechnology 41 184 558
Astrobiology 44 223 559
Applied/Engineering Physics 46 216 565

Chemistry rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 45th for Chemistry in Germany and 561st in the World with 18,073 publications made and 510,872 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#45 of 166 In Germany
#205 of 1,417 In Europe
#561 of 6,545 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 254 1995
1993 288 2376
1994 327 2482
1995 305 3030
1996 340 3369
1997 272 3320
1998 360 3777
1999 337 4164
2000 333 4597
2001 320 4714
2002 410 5907
2003 384 6246
2004 371 6716
2005 459 8231
2006 452 8955
2007 473 10499
2008 454 11479
2009 505 12826
2010 528 14083
2011 554 15782
2012 562 17033
2013 602 18912
2014 665 20267
2015 606 21414
2016 635 22757
2017 621 24491
2018 651 25415
2019 655 27037
2020 700 31128
2021 865 35609
2022 705 33926
2023 519 35353
2024 326 30665

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 72 160
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 31 137 335
Computational Chemistry 36 150 344
Materials Science 37 151 433
Inorganic Chemistry 37 168 470
Organic Chemistry 42 175 471
Physical chemistry 40 186 536
Nanotechnology 41 184 558
Environmental Chemistry 45 242 651
Biochemical Engineering 45 283 668
Biochemistry 47 241 690
Chemical Engineering 44 232 718
Nutrition and Food Science 40 295 915
Petrology and Geochemistry 50 355 977
Radiochemistry 57 374 1560

Computer Science rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 46th for Computer Science in Germany and 594th in the World with 13,882 publications made and 289,012 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#46 of 172 In Germany
#232 of 1,469 In Europe
#594 of 6,845 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 142 1015
1993 144 1114
1994 171 1182
1995 152 1399
1996 168 1630
1997 164 1912
1998 225 2030
1999 176 2102
2000 199 2212
2001 179 2310
2002 404 4659
2003 306 3716
2004 250 3932
2005 288 4492
2006 370 5062
2007 388 5930
2008 366 6193
2009 387 6996
2010 423 7413
2011 446 8382
2012 460 9184
2013 497 9944
2014 581 10997
2015 537 11781
2016 532 11915
2017 613 13265
2018 606 14315
2019 653 16461
2020 695 19397
2021 834 23063
2022 722 21514
2023 512 23930
2024 368 18551

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 92
Computer Engineering 12 45 178
Software Engineering 16 80 184
Animation 23 101 282
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 93 282
Computer Graphics 26 128 329
Robotics 19 107 336
Computer Networking 21 120 372
Telecommunications 21 131 393
Human-Computer Interaction 25 166 415
Web Design and Development 29 162 418
Computer Vision 33 176 469
UX/UI Desgin 39 207 480
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 34 193 511
Game Design and Development 36 226 533
Cyber Security 34 216 583
Multimedia 33 231 592
Library and Information science 45 245 612
Computational Linguistics 50 260 654
Data Science 46 291 698
Machine Learning 42 249 715
Cognitive Science 47 272 750
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 51 306 800
Management Information Systems 50 360 832
Neuroscience 53 335 947

Biology rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 50th for Biology in Germany and 818th in the World with 13,871 publications made and 416,532 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#50 of 170 In Germany
#281 of 1,448 In Europe
#818 of 6,833 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 229 1216
1993 184 1506
1994 226 1642
1995 223 2032
1996 221 2297
1997 190 2555
1998 242 2855
1999 204 2982
2000 245 3509
2001 219 3531
2002 271 4707
2003 282 4821
2004 285 5476
2005 298 6232
2006 347 7117
2007 369 8354
2008 334 9206
2009 386 10305
2010 419 11552
2011 448 12795
2012 435 14267
2013 472 15800
2014 531 17196
2015 511 17776
2016 531 18914
2017 494 20623
2018 549 21684
2019 587 23507
2020 617 27680
2021 761 31838
2022 616 30414
2023 479 31961
2024 316 26647

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 33 151 394
Biophysics 41 187 487
Nanotechnology 41 184 558
Astrobiology 44 223 559
Evolutionary Biology 46 234 581
Molecular Biology 48 226 670
Biochemistry 47 241 690
Botany 44 253 728
Genetics 49 274 772
Paleontology 49 274 772
Toxicology 36 242 788
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 51 306 800
Horticulture 37 250 823
Microbiology 44 281 842
Zoology 50 312 902
Nutrition and Food Science 40 295 915
Neuroscience 53 335 947
Forestry 45 303 998
Agricultural Science 47 324 1067
Pharmacology 43 321 1151
Oncology and Cancer research 46 349 1200
Biotechnology 53 398 1325
Immunology 53 415 1465
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 54 422 1548
Virology 56 443 1662

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 47th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 691st in the World with 13,103 publications made and 199,064 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#47 of 178 In Germany
#285 of 1,500 In Europe
#691 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 173 714
1993 165 804
1994 127 760
1995 169 1023
1996 156 1060
1997 176 1197
1998 246 1322
1999 203 1387
2000 184 1480
2001 194 1616
2002 277 2608
2003 277 2448
2004 251 2419
2005 271 2946
2006 258 3289
2007 291 4008
2008 298 4148
2009 314 4635
2010 320 4913
2011 374 5772
2012 431 6396
2013 430 6859
2014 545 7869
2015 475 8064
2016 563 8904
2017 573 9590
2018 666 10637
2019 585 12214
2020 598 14208
2021 726 16644
2022 661 15964
2023 590 17792
2024 291 14021

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 48 239 552
Library and Information science 45 245 612
Political Science 55 291 698
Linguistics 48 283 712
Archaeology 49 316 813
History 49 335 855
Urban and Regional planning 42 436 899
Aesthetics 50 364 912
Law 53 368 980
Education Majors 49 339 998
Demography 53 392 1170
Political Economy 61 435 1194
Art History 66 471 1210
Sociology 60 438 1262
Communications and Public Relations 60 462 1308
Journalism and Digital Media 62 439 1308
Anthropology 64 483 1374
Classics and Ancient History 59 482 1388
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 71 552 1579

Environmental Science rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 49th for Environmental Science in Germany and 799th in the World with 11,078 publications made and 277,415 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#49 of 170 In Germany
#286 of 1,464 In Europe
#799 of 6,876 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 188 772
1993 130 969
1994 149 1047
1995 171 1399
1996 157 1484
1997 143 1656
1998 204 1964
1999 157 2032
2000 169 2268
2001 177 2321
2002 284 3338
2003 241 3110
2004 202 3372
2005 218 3825
2006 247 4535
2007 322 5425
2008 276 5818
2009 280 6590
2010 336 7142
2011 357 8267
2012 317 8722
2013 366 9835
2014 432 10907
2015 435 11418
2016 409 12403
2017 460 13979
2018 525 15020
2019 461 16459
2020 531 20019
2021 658 23203
2022 536 22362
2023 442 23832
2024 270 19632

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 45 242 651
Geotechnical Engineering 39 239 738
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 49 283 761
Geology 50 276 761
Oceanography 48 281 771
Geography and Cartography 47 299 772
Paleontology 49 274 772
Ecology 47 280 782
Urban and Regional planning 42 436 899
Earth science and Geophysics 49 305 901
Petrology and Geochemistry 50 355 977
Forestry 45 303 998
Environmental Engineering 46 325 1014
Agricultural Science 47 324 1067
Environmental Management 47 369 1107
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 54 422 1548

Mathematics rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 38th for Mathematics in Germany and 578th in the World with 7,028 publications made and 150,107 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
#215 of 1,401 In Europe
#578 of 6,418 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 59 372
1993 60 442
1994 64 490
1995 75 592
1996 82 697
1997 83 765
1998 108 896
1999 88 925
2000 117 1036
2001 117 1054
2002 201 2230
2003 176 1829
2004 139 1798
2005 156 2079
2006 208 2361
2007 202 2666
2008 185 3029
2009 156 3247
2010 212 3496
2011 208 4036
2012 232 4285
2013 228 4677
2014 306 5378
2015 262 5397
2016 310 5839
2017 323 6238
2018 328 6696
2019 343 7759
2020 377 8924
2021 434 10648
2022 363 10025
2023 237 11273
2024 159 6856

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 92 245
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 93 282
Actuarial Science 27 170 469
Operations Research 22 165 479
Statistics 42 224 591
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 41 264 649
Math Teachers 40 325 1043

Business rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 43rd for Business in Germany and 708th in the World with 5,130 publications made and 88,026 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#43 of 166 In Germany
#277 of 1,433 In Europe
#708 of 6,339 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 50 241
1993 49 279
1994 78 308
1995 62 366
1996 52 398
1997 68 508
1998 88 497
1999 72 506
2000 93 612
2001 77 608
2002 130 1186
2003 91 1041
2004 89 1136
2005 91 1268
2006 132 1429
2007 141 1661
2008 123 1787
2009 134 2025
2010 157 2262
2011 167 2529
2012 132 2877
2013 162 3148
2014 232 3432
2015 205 3782
2016 213 4051
2017 261 4408
2018 235 4775
2019 285 5282
2020 269 6314
2021 344 7392
2022 285 7008
2023 166 7908
2024 117 5335

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 14 141 417
Construction Management 19 171 462
Actuarial Science 27 170 469
Operations Research 22 165 479
Management 33 205 564
Project Management 32 262 596
Finance 43 281 678
Marketing 50 290 727
Management Information Systems 50 360 832
Human Resource Management 49 353 867
Risk Management 48 385 898
International Trade 60 492 901
Investment Banking and Stock trading 47 342 939
International Business 63 505 1003
Advertising 54 379 1014
Accounting 50 384 1033

Art & Design rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 43rd for Art & Design in Germany and 716th in the World with 2,381 publications made and 44,474 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
#43 of 162 In Germany
#296 of 1,381 In Europe
#716 of 5,966 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 21 167
1993 21 193
1994 35 162
1995 35 250
1996 18 236
1997 20 242
1998 31 321
1999 26 275
2000 27 347
2001 48 434
2002 75 689
2003 53 671
2004 33 618
2005 51 767
2006 52 850
2007 82 1004
2008 66 925
2009 58 1187
2010 74 1243
2011 92 1375
2012 91 1525
2013 101 1551
2014 84 1711
2015 108 1968
2016 88 1915
2017 103 2128
2018 94 2331
2019 95 2519
2020 100 2885
2021 127 3495
2022 145 3185
2023 87 3605
2024 60 2748

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 10 72 177
Animation 23 101 282
Computer Graphics 26 128 329
UX/UI Desgin 39 207 480
Graphic Design 34 196 497
Game Design and Development 36 226 533
Fashion Design 37 246 580
Multimedia 33 231 592
Literature 52 343 859
Aesthetics 50 364 912
Cinematography 26 358 914
Art History 66 471 1210

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 58 190 486
Orthodontics 41 249 690
Dentistry 44 280 793
International Economics 63 486 842
Economics 51 361 946
Audiology 54 331 954
Sports Medicine 50 386 1040
Child Psychology 56 374 1105
Social Psychology 62 404 1107
Medicine 54 359 1108
Anatomy and Physiology 55 375 1143
Environmental Economics 52 458 1157
Psychology 53 405 1228
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 54 400 1248
Public Health 54 402 1253
Radiation Therapy 46 360 1281
Physical Therapy 58 436 1288
Development Studies 58 429 1297
Dermatology 48 386 1350
Pathology 56 422 1404
Ophthalmology 62 439 1433
Nursing 60 490 1642
Psychiatry 64 487 1643
Anesthesiology 60 465 1667
Gerontology 56 509 1675
Cardiology 57 527 1759
Surgery 62 528 1850
Clinical Psychology 73 599 2246
Health Science 62 601 2340