Technical University of Kaiserslautern: Rankings

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The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 48th in Germany, 625th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 154 research topics. The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 33,800 academic publications and 605,891 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 12 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#625 of 14,131 In the World
#251 of 2,785 In Europe
#48 of 369 In Germany
#2 of 18 In Rhineland-Palatinate
#1 of 2 In Kaiserslautern
#73 of 1,019 For Database Administration
#97 of 2,235 For Pharmacy
#116 of 2,461 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#3253 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#475 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 151 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 38th for Engineering in Germany and 461st in the World with 19,371 publications made and 384,507 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#38 of 168 In Germany
#171 of 1,453 In Europe
#461 of 6,684 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 216 1474
1992 242 1665
1993 273 1886
1994 292 1881
1995 294 2447
1996 318 2720
1997 288 2765
1998 340 2995
1999 315 3280
2000 326 3516
2001 338 3743
2002 549 5277
2003 475 5050
2004 399 5280
2005 489 6790
2006 555 7489
2007 531 8550
2008 550 9362
2009 551 10502
2010 600 11442
2011 640 12935
2012 611 13930
2013 698 15836
2014 771 16906
2015 707 18237
2016 737 19021
2017 799 20634
2018 812 21527
2019 808 23379
2020 827 25780
2021 957 29470
2022 829 28789
2023 572 29402

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 39th for Physics in Germany and 426th in the World with 18,354 publications made and 393,025 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#39 of 167 In Germany
#168 of 1,446 In Europe
#426 of 6,603 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 225 1732
1992 247 1916
1993 280 2141
1994 306 2188
1995 292 2797
1996 340 3113
1997 288 3016
1998 368 3298
1999 342 3574
2000 353 3834
2001 346 4066
2002 477 4912
2003 442 5096
2004 367 5423
2005 483 7072
2006 501 7643
2007 484 8667
2008 501 9730
2009 488 10632
2010 548 11662
2011 554 13052
2012 581 14087
2013 615 15563
2014 703 16680
2015 632 17976
2016 679 18950
2017 743 20352
2018 761 20947
2019 710 22348
2020 706 25071
2021 826 28230
2022 705 27434
2023 509 27568

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 17 46 116
Condensed Matter Physics 33 96 248
Theoretical Physics 30 128 266
Nuclear Physics 33 123 281
Optical Engineering 31 126 345
Quantum and Particle physics 38 154 385
Materials Science 36 138 392
Applied/Engineering Physics 37 167 426
Astrophysics and Astronomy 41 185 429
Acoustical Engineering 37 182 474
Biophysics 42 187 485
Nanotechnology 40 174 524
Astrobiology 45 240 617

Chemistry rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 44th for Chemistry in Germany and 527th in the World with 16,994 publications made and 431,983 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#44 of 165 In Germany
#195 of 1,401 In Europe
#527 of 6,447 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 233 1679
1992 243 1842
1993 282 2144
1994 325 2247
1995 296 2799
1996 331 3086
1997 272 3086
1998 355 3433
1999 323 3827
2000 324 4101
2001 312 4356
2002 400 5086
2003 380 5360
2004 331 5769
2005 429 7365
2006 446 7978
2007 431 9271
2008 451 10150
2009 471 11338
2010 518 12480
2011 541 14298
2012 519 15166
2013 564 17117
2014 637 18218
2015 570 19613
2016 607 20556
2017 616 21907
2018 642 22993
2019 629 24492
2020 657 27603
2021 767 31121
2022 617 30982
2023 477 31234

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 25 47 97
Computational Chemistry 37 153 346
Materials Science 36 138 392
Inorganic Chemistry 36 158 445
Organic Chemistry 41 170 450
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 45 214 513
Physical chemistry 39 180 515
Nanotechnology 40 174 524
Biochemistry 46 227 628
Environmental Chemistry 46 241 635
Biochemical Engineering 47 276 636
Chemical Engineering 44 220 673
Nutrition and Food Science 40 282 827
Petrology and Geochemistry 50 343 929
Radiochemistry 57 351 1412

Biology rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 50th for Biology in Germany and 760th in the World with 12,982 publications made and 342,442 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#50 of 170 In Germany
#271 of 1,445 In Europe
#760 of 6,770 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 149 991
1992 219 1074
1993 186 1303
1994 220 1426
1995 211 1785
1996 223 2047
1997 191 2275
1998 243 2556
1999 203 2685
2000 240 3087
2001 211 3154
2002 277 3998
2003 279 4083
2004 258 4621
2005 273 5448
2006 345 6247
2007 330 7147
2008 331 8015
2009 370 8887
2010 401 10033
2011 439 11382
2012 423 12346
2013 442 14086
2014 507 15267
2015 486 15985
2016 511 16923
2017 496 18333
2018 530 19323
2019 554 20977
2020 579 24015
2021 671 27379
2022 575 27345
2023 441 27524

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 31 130 347
Biophysics 42 187 485
Nanotechnology 40 174 524
Evolutionary Biology 45 231 562
Astrobiology 45 240 617
Biochemistry 46 227 628
Molecular Biology 48 216 629
Botany 45 256 722
Paleontology 49 268 729
Genetics 48 262 730
Horticulture 37 245 745
Microbiology 43 265 776
Toxicology 39 252 784
Nutrition and Food Science 40 282 827
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 52 330 861
Zoology 51 314 890
Neuroscience 53 327 916
Forestry 45 293 918
Agricultural Science 45 308 952
Pharmacology 43 301 1033
Oncology and Cancer research 47 341 1129
Biotechnology 53 399 1295
Immunology 53 398 1377
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 54 404 1405
Virology 55 419 1534

Computer Science rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 45th for Computer Science in Germany and 571st in the World with 12,745 publications made and 212,483 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#45 of 172 In Germany
#224 of 1,459 In Europe
#571 of 6,752 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 118 745
1992 136 799
1993 134 925
1994 165 943
1995 145 1105
1996 161 1350
1997 171 1563
1998 198 1689
1999 169 1785
2000 189 1844
2001 175 1942
2002 386 3632
2003 296 2903
2004 248 3096
2005 274 3498
2006 354 3923
2007 348 4473
2008 361 4786
2009 360 5329
2010 394 5784
2011 420 6398
2012 424 7193
2013 481 8040
2014 537 8746
2015 498 9456
2016 516 9706
2017 599 11088
2018 580 11827
2019 608 13559
2020 653 15844
2021 741 18267
2022 664 18097
2023 454 18337

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 2 14 73
Software Engineering 17 78 181
Computer Engineering 12 50 183
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 83 260
Animation 23 107 291
Computer Graphics 22 111 292
Robotics 19 105 333
Computer Networking 19 115 358
Human-Computer Interaction 24 155 375
Web Design and Development 26 146 375
Telecommunications 19 124 377
Game Design and Development 32 197 449
Computer Vision 34 175 469
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 32 187 488
UX/UI Desgin 38 218 501
Cyber Security 33 207 549
Computational Linguistics 43 234 578
Multimedia 34 234 579
Library and Information science 46 255 657
Data Science 45 288 659
Machine Learning 44 263 736
Management Information Systems 49 335 759
Cognitive Science 47 277 759
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 52 330 861
Neuroscience 53 327 916

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 46th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 627th in the World with 11,991 publications made and 149,333 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#46 of 175 In Germany
#262 of 1,492 In Europe
#627 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 133 563
1992 160 534
1993 163 617
1994 124 590
1995 154 806
1996 155 837
1997 169 962
1998 228 1097
1999 190 1144
2000 174 1236
2001 187 1318
2002 250 1966
2003 256 1808
2004 243 1854
2005 237 2252
2006 244 2558
2007 265 3000
2008 275 3156
2009 283 3497
2010 323 3762
2011 334 4382
2012 394 4923
2013 428 5510
2014 489 6092
2015 435 6438
2016 525 6943
2017 543 7444
2018 613 8396
2019 541 9583
2020 568 11308
2021 680 13013
2022 619 12886
2023 541 13444

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 43 208 464
Political Science 52 271 653
Linguistics 46 264 655
Library and Information science 46 255 657
Archaeology 47 294 749
Art History 49 322 751
Urban and Regional planning 35 364 775
History 48 319 794
Aesthetics 48 324 808
Law 51 352 923
Education Majors 49 342 1015
Demography 51 368 1061
Sociology 57 416 1162
Journalism and Digital Media 54 410 1173
Anthropology 58 447 1226
Classics and Ancient History 59 448 1233
Communications and Public Relations 58 441 1238
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 70 520 1451

Environmental Science rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 49th for Environmental Science in Germany and 761st in the World with 10,219 publications made and 215,448 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#49 of 170 In Germany
#275 of 1,458 In Europe
#761 of 6,798 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 103 608
1992 178 602
1993 128 784
1994 146 873
1995 156 1118
1996 161 1213
1997 134 1408
1998 190 1681
1999 152 1741
2000 163 1912
2001 165 1986
2002 264 2623
2003 227 2483
2004 184 2770
2005 199 3131
2006 244 3747
2007 275 4353
2008 269 4779
2009 290 5413
2010 311 5806
2011 348 6992
2012 299 7086
2013 356 8328
2014 415 9157
2015 397 9809
2016 399 10502
2017 428 11756
2018 504 12632
2019 457 13972
2020 500 16511
2021 592 18866
2022 477 19008
2023 396 19529

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 46 241 635
Geotechnical Engineering 34 231 678
Geology 50 272 723
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 49 276 726
Paleontology 49 268 729
Ecology 47 273 734
Geography and Cartography 48 298 753
Oceanography 50 287 767
Urban and Regional planning 35 364 775
Earth science and Geophysics 47 303 877
Environmental Engineering 45 308 912
Forestry 45 293 918
Petrology and Geochemistry 50 343 929
Agricultural Science 45 308 952
Environmental Management 45 356 1028
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 54 404 1405

Mathematics rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 36th for Mathematics in Germany and 565th in the World with 6,445 publications made and 112,127 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#36 of 163 In Germany
#211 of 1,388 In Europe
#565 of 6,305 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 57 287
1992 60 302
1993 58 350
1994 64 393
1995 75 476
1996 80 550
1997 80 605
1998 92 759
1999 83 765
2000 111 821
2001 111 874
2002 190 1750
2003 169 1372
2004 143 1415
2005 148 1595
2006 196 1743
2007 177 1921
2008 180 2269
2009 159 2417
2010 190 2588
2011 197 2909
2012 211 3221
2013 228 3610
2014 274 4091
2015 235 4078
2016 292 4587
2017 319 5171
2018 315 5536
2019 328 6405
2020 342 7157
2021 387 8346
2022 333 8220
2023 207 8466

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 16 88 238
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 83 260
Operations Research 23 167 491
Actuarial Science 30 186 501
Statistics 40 221 581
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 49 316 784
Math Teachers 42 313 991

Business rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 41st for Business in Germany and 670th in the World with 4,760 publications made and 65,499 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#41 of 164 In Germany
#262 of 1,414 In Europe
#670 of 6,187 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 47 177
1992 50 206
1993 47 235
1994 74 237
1995 61 296
1996 47 307
1997 66 386
1998 85 380
1999 70 395
2000 90 474
2001 68 478
2002 118 860
2003 89 752
2004 88 858
2005 85 935
2006 121 1045
2007 123 1123
2008 115 1301
2009 129 1536
2010 149 1680
2011 148 1836
2012 133 2157
2013 164 2543
2014 222 2647
2015 193 2865
2016 204 3113
2017 250 3543
2018 214 3757
2019 267 4413
2020 253 4887
2021 325 5820
2022 269 5756
2023 163 6176

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 13 119 343
Project Management 23 187 428
Construction Management 21 178 480
Operations Research 23 167 491
Actuarial Science 30 186 501
Management 32 201 549
Finance 41 270 641
Marketing 48 265 669
Real Estate 17 253 756
Management Information Systems 49 335 759
Investment Banking and Stock trading 42 285 764
International Trade 57 442 804
International Business 62 452 882
Advertising 49 349 903
Accounting 51 354 923
Risk Management 49 389 937
Human Resource Management 58 410 1008

Art & Design rankings

The Technical University of Kaiserslautern ranked 40th for Art & Design in Germany and 643rd in the World with 2,190 publications made and 34,022 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
#40 of 159 In Germany
#264 of 1,349 In Europe
#643 of 5,720 In the World

Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 29 156
1992 23 139
1993 22 158
1994 35 114
1995 33 197
1996 21 166
1997 19 187
1998 29 260
1999 25 223
2000 23 298
2001 47 364
2002 66 488
2003 47 524
2004 33 435
2005 49 569
2006 47 657
2007 72 692
2008 64 667
2009 53 868
2010 68 929
2011 89 1034
2012 83 1126
2013 94 1207
2014 73 1314
2015 104 1581
2016 90 1551
2017 98 1752
2018 87 1860
2019 95 2013
2020 94 2357
2021 116 2750
2022 135 2610
2023 81 2734

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 9 54 139
Animation 23 107 291
Computer Graphics 22 111 292
Game Design and Development 32 197 449
UX/UI Desgin 38 218 501
Graphic Design 40 210 520
Fashion Design 35 224 528
Multimedia 34 234 579
Photography 30 233 628
Art History 49 322 751
Literature 52 325 782
Aesthetics 48 324 808
Cinematography 28 343 874

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 56 174 394
Orthodontics 41 241 666
Dentistry 43 267 754
International Economics 61 440 776
Audiology 52 320 914
Economics 56 365 945
Sports Medicine 50 366 979
Medicine 54 338 1001
Social Psychology 62 382 1036
Anatomy and Physiology 57 359 1060
Environmental Economics 49 432 1073
Child Psychology 57 377 1097
Public Health 52 376 1104
Psychology 53 392 1174
Physical Therapy 54 409 1188
Development Studies 58 407 1197
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 55 393 1206
Radiation Therapy 47 346 1213
Pathology 55 403 1312
Ophthalmology 60 428 1366
Nursing 56 453 1451
Gerontology 54 465 1498
Anesthesiology 61 446 1550
Psychiatry 63 474 1559
Cardiology 55 489 1596
Surgery 61 500 1722
Health Science 62 574 2183
Clinical Psychology 77 615 2275