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Tel Aviv University ranked 1st in Israel, 112th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 101 research topics. Tel Aviv University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 189,255 academic publications and 6,413,409 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 766 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#112 of 14,131 In the World
#8 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 36 In Israel
#1 of 3 In Tel Aviv
#17 of 1,114 For Military science
#22 of 2,908 For Classics and Ancient History
#26 of 2,222 For Pediatrics
#58 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#259 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 98 other topics

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Biology rankings

Tel Aviv University ranked 1st for Biology in Israel and 88th in the World with 109,738 publications made and 4,090,388 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 24 In Israel
#15 of 2,838 In Asia
#88 of 6,841 In the World

Tel Aviv University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1138 13195
1994 1147 14113
1995 1252 15847
1996 1398 17338
1997 1444 19474
1998 1598 22218
1999 1608 25559
2000 1698 28878
2001 1777 32636
2002 2010 38300
2003 2131 43930
2004 2301 49645
2005 2144 54883
2006 2397 64229
2007 2422 72755
2008 2384 79838
2009 2742 87973
2010 2708 99185
2011 2825 110161
2012 2969 120524
2013 3298 131380
2014 3332 142039
2015 3498 149551
2016 3811 159761
2017 4129 171473
2018 4305 186956
2019 4554 213677
2020 5262 261230
2021 5608 297988
2022 5189 293845
2023 5088 294627
2024 4210 269337
2025 3536 234684

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

Biology subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 1 3 57
Genetics 1 8 71
Astrobiology 1 8 74
Neuroscience 1 3 81
Pharmacology 1 12 82
Microbiology 1 10 90
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 10 92
Immunology 1 12 92
Zoology 1 7 96
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 13 97
Biophysics 3 11 100
Biochemistry 2 20 103
Paleontology 1 13 106
Virology 1 16 106
Biotechnology 1 13 109
Oncology and Cancer research 1 30 114
Botany 2 20 124
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 6 128
Entomology 2 13 131
Molecular Biology 3 29 167
Agricultural Science 2 54 218
Nanotechnology 4 97 230
Horticulture 3 70 244
Animal Science 3 55 287
Toxicology 2 108 407
Forestry 3 97 487
Nutrition and Food Science 4 204 579

Medicine rankings

Tel Aviv University ranked 1st for Medicine in Israel and 86th in the World with 98,364 publications made and 3,302,054 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 22 In Israel
#9 of 2,817 In Asia
#86 of 6,793 In the World

Tel Aviv University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 919 9334
1994 975 10091
1995 1063 11443
1996 1147 12723
1997 1227 14209
1998 1323 16634
1999 1382 19012
2000 1479 22263
2001 1494 24721
2002 1608 28895
2003 1816 33534
2004 2009 37876
2005 1876 41958
2006 2046 49133
2007 2093 56011
2008 2058 62182
2009 2290 68922
2010 2290 77821
2011 2521 86869
2012 2608 96450
2013 2865 104886
2014 2943 114990
2015 3202 122053
2016 3405 130620
2017 3867 141475
2018 4074 153147
2019 4353 176820
2020 5041 223246
2021 5503 260621
2022 4970 262115
2023 4948 263891
2024 4327 244008
2025 3911 216563

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

Chemistry rankings

Tel Aviv University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Israel and 117th in the World with 79,308 publications made and 3,100,488 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 22 In Israel
#29 of 2,785 In Asia
#117 of 6,561 In the World

Tel Aviv University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 990 12586
1994 1002 13560
1995 1083 14740
1996 1152 16432
1997 1256 18347
1998 1339 20549
1999 1310 22980
2000 1416 25260
2001 1452 28642
2002 1727 33527
2003 1734 38337
2004 1787 41793
2005 1733 46818
2006 1898 53794
2007 1870 59086
2008 1889 64521
2009 2059 69254
2010 2039 77194
2011 2100 84850
2012 2172 92483
2013 2290 101280
2014 2357 108817
2015 2479 113656
2016 2578 121712
2017 2693 129242
2018 2746 137557
2019 2900 157789
2020 3186 185616
2021 3347 208268
2022 3044 199840
2023 3024 202672
2024 2448 182075
2025 1862 155634

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

Chemistry subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 2 20 103
Computational Chemistry 3 24 125
Materials Science 2 71 180
Physical chemistry 3 80 192
Organic Chemistry 3 57 214
Nanotechnology 4 97 230
Inorganic Chemistry 5 101 278
Chemical Engineering 4 152 335
Biochemical Engineering 5 88 355
Environmental Chemistry 3 111 363
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 83 365
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 120 426
Pharmacy 4 140 449
Radiochemistry 3 273 508
Nutrition and Food Science 4 204 579

Physics rankings

Tel Aviv University ranked 1st for Physics in Israel and 99th in the World with 74,957 publications made and 2,591,667 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Israel
#29 of 2,822 In Asia
#99 of 6,729 In the World

Tel Aviv University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 985 11709
1994 957 12720
1995 1079 13967
1996 1160 15549
1997 1215 16593
1998 1314 18419
1999 1229 19915
2000 1317 21473
2001 1349 23718
2002 1778 30084
2003 1693 32837
2004 1655 36403
2005 1590 40895
2006 1710 46451
2007 1712 50795
2008 1800 56014
2009 1890 60333
2010 1941 66719
2011 1997 74826
2012 2166 82789
2013 2204 91197
2014 2216 97048
2015 2375 103841
2016 2414 111239
2017 2540 115637
2018 2589 125009
2019 2741 139541
2020 2962 158985
2021 3100 173235
2022 2828 159767
2023 2898 164852
2024 2188 147395
2025 1740 124876

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

Physics subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 3 35
Acoustical Engineering 1 13 55
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 8 63
Astrobiology 1 8 74
Nuclear Physics 2 15 85
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 13 86
Quantum and Particle physics 1 25 87
Optical Engineering 1 30 90
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 36 99
Biophysics 3 11 100
Condensed Matter Physics 3 32 101
Medical Physics 1 14 156
Materials Science 2 71 180
Nanotechnology 4 97 230

Engineering rankings

Tel Aviv University ranked 2nd for Engineering in Israel and 121st in the World with 73,949 publications made and 2,549,393 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 24 In Israel
#41 of 2,841 In Asia
#121 of 6,795 In the World

Tel Aviv University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 920 10903
1994 918 11653
1995 1002 12798
1996 1113 14221
1997 1116 15427
1998 1263 16934
1999 1196 18364
2000 1247 20108
2001 1331 22653
2002 1843 29846
2003 1684 32171
2004 1719 35763
2005 1663 40659
2006 1739 46521
2007 1705 50928
2008 1853 56012
2009 1910 60380
2010 1973 66570
2011 2041 74337
2012 2188 80645
2013 2213 88729
2014 2232 94903
2015 2369 101653
2016 2470 107567
2017 2545 113264
2018 2590 121105
2019 2761 136644
2020 3068 157031
2021 3149 173799
2022 2932 161203
2023 2878 164974
2024 2196 143720
2025 1642 122107

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

Engineering subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 1 13 55
Computer Networking 2 23 75
Operations Research 2 27 88
Optical Engineering 1 30 90
Biomedical Engineering 1 20 90
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 36 99
Telecommunications 2 37 102
Biotechnology 1 13 109
Aerospace Engineering 2 29 116
Structural Engineering 2 41 116
Mechanical Engineering 2 35 125
Electrical Engineering 2 56 130
Petroleum Engineering 1 50 135
Computer Engineering 2 43 137
Transportation Engineering 2 37 143
Systems Engineering 2 32 149
Electronic Engineering 2 56 150
Civil Engineering 2 48 155
Human-Computer Interaction 1 33 162
Industrial Engineering 2 49 166
Materials Science 2 71 180
Construction Management 2 47 185
Automotive Engineering 1 63 185
Product and Industrial Design 2 43 201
Architectural Engineering 2 63 206
Remote Sensing 2 61 213
Technical Drawing 2 67 224
Automation and Control engineering 2 91 228
Nanotechnology 4 97 230
Metallurgical Engineering 3 90 242
Robotics 3 95 282
Nuclear Engineering 3 106 284
Geotechnical Engineering 4 111 325
Marine Engineering 2 102 325
Architecture 2 66 326
Environmental Engineering 4 113 329
Chemical Engineering 4 152 335
Biochemical Engineering 5 88 355
Aviation 4 79 362
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 106 367
Engineering Management 2 66 398
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 120 426
Mining Engineering 3 154 430
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 217 591
Agricultural Engineering 4 306 680
Landscape Architecture 4 232 730

Computer Science rankings

Tel Aviv University ranked 1st for Computer Science in Israel and 73rd in the World with 72,019 publications made and 2,812,923 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 24 In Israel
#12 of 2,842 In Asia
#73 of 6,855 In the World

Tel Aviv University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 743 8324
1994 776 9085
1995 866 10110
1996 936 11024
1997 908 12060
1998 1087 13815
1999 1064 15189
2000 1042 17231
2001 1093 19438
2002 1693 27765
2003 1494 29161
2004 1540 32480
2005 1546 37709
2006 1709 44829
2007 1637 49579
2008 1705 54894
2009 1875 61440
2010 1984 69287
2011 2110 76767
2012 2093 84131
2013 2202 92365
2014 2407 100414
2015 2542 106258
2016 2590 113036
2017 2726 120849
2018 2784 136256
2019 3043 154893
2020 3415 183480
2021 3498 202979
2022 3194 190501
2023 3287 195069
2024 2509 171186
2025 1981 144953

The following table provides academic rankings for Tel Aviv University in various areas of Computer Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tel Aviv University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Israel and 95th in the World with 70,720 publications made and 2,279,805 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 24 In Israel
#5 of 2,867 In Asia
#95 of 7,088 In the World

Tel Aviv University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 718 7115
1994 751 7510
1995 866 8796
1996 849 9426
1997 880 10215
1998 1006 11644
1999 964 12948
2000 1031 15118
2001 1056 16964
2002 1408 22714
2003 1327 24681
2004 1367 28782
2005 1311 32190
2006 1496 37537
2007 1532 42026
2008 1596 46955
2009 1749 52729
2010 1857 59306
2011 2002 64753
2012 2152 72637
2013 2158 78847
2014 2290 85451
2015 2494 92168
2016 2644 95785
2017 2942 102289
2018 2884 112066
2019 3056 129885
2020 3620 154611
2021 3510 173597
2022 3182 164115
2023 3299 169248
2024 2503 141996
2025 1945 119128

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

Environmental Science rankings

Tel Aviv University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Israel and 127th in the World with 54,560 publications made and 1,852,073 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 24 In Israel
#24 of 2,841 In Asia
#127 of 6,888 In the World

Tel Aviv University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 655 6958
1994 639 7446
1995 701 8399
1996 733 9158
1997 746 10075
1998 829 11423
1999 901 12422
2000 890 14586
2001 929 15969
2002 1048 19721
2003 1079 22141
2004 1098 26004
2005 1076 28423
2006 1221 33133
2007 1164 36209
2008 1285 40444
2009 1414 44755
2010 1368 49605
2011 1451 54236
2012 1517 60827
2013 1674 66700
2014 1674 72202
2015 1804 77300
2016 1960 83112
2017 1994 87899
2018 2068 95202
2019 2105 108679
2020 2566 128052
2021 2540 143303
2022 2362 134103
2023 2322 135659
2024 1796 119315
2025 1440 101082

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

Psychology rankings

Tel Aviv University ranked 1st for Psychology in Israel and 72nd in the World with 52,065 publications made and 1,833,163 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Israel
#1 of 2,766 In Asia
#72 of 6,663 In the World

Tel Aviv University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 479 5390
1994 479 5481
1995 562 6570
1996 601 7006
1997 663 7903
1998 756 9036
1999 718 10105
2000 788 12038
2001 801 13339
2002 957 16102
2003 1019 18897
2004 1095 20602
2005 1040 23580
2006 1144 27455
2007 1141 31212
2008 1161 35059
2009 1303 38886
2010 1372 44026
2011 1467 48950
2012 1423 54343
2013 1575 60033
2014 1671 65638
2015 1791 69521
2016 1917 73845
2017 1979 79593
2018 2075 86048
2019 2296 99186
2020 2509 122592
2021 2744 137021
2022 2481 134327
2023 2560 137768
2024 1977 121556
2025 1835 108250

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

Psychology subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Social Work 1 1 32
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 3 44
Occupational Therapy 1 2 59
Psychiatry 1 1 69
Social Psychology 1 2 72
Clinical Psychology 1 1 76
Special Education 1 2 79
Neuroscience 1 3 81
Child Psychology 1 2 86
Cognitive Science 1 14 86
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 7 104
Sexology 1 1 134
Education Majors 1 16 152

Mathematics rankings

Tel Aviv University ranked 1st for Mathematics in Israel and 57th in the World with 37,126 publications made and 1,447,933 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 22 In Israel
#5 of 2,725 In Asia
#57 of 6,434 In the World

Tel Aviv University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 356 4274
1994 326 4644
1995 383 5132
1996 419 5663
1997 401 6211
1998 524 7018
1999 490 7548
2000 519 8636
2001 537 9514
2002 853 13750
2003 751 14659
2004 738 16210
2005 771 19239
2006 777 21959
2007 822 24476
2008 816 26771
2009 855 29182
2010 918 32449
2011 905 35592
2012 1026 38865
2013 1114 42818
2014 1169 46861
2015 1254 49605
2016 1351 51512
2017 1466 54036
2018 1666 59854
2019 1656 68527
2020 1969 80529
2021 2140 92499
2022 1919 88032
2023 1947 88659
2024 1325 65206
2025 1103 53278

The following table provides academic rankings for Tel Aviv University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 2 5 40
Statistics 1 5 51
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 4 63
Operations Research 2 27 88
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 28 90
Actuarial Science 2 5 103
Math Teachers 1 18 120

Business rankings

Tel Aviv University ranked 1st for Business in Israel and 80th in the World with 19,827 publications made and 840,189 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 22 In Israel
#11 of 2,654 In Asia
#80 of 6,366 In the World

Tel Aviv University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 223 2314
1994 221 2674
1995 245 3190
1996 255 3283
1997 284 3507
1998 337 3991
1999 309 4539
2000 322 5475
2001 332 6120
2002 439 8392
2003 424 9456
2004 439 10480
2005 405 11622
2006 463 13989
2007 471 15467
2008 445 17649
2009 542 19729
2010 515 21273
2011 579 23311
2012 550 25011
2013 654 27192
2014 644 29545
2015 671 30485
2016 704 31285
2017 765 33477
2018 764 35996
2019 825 40264
2020 929 46649
2021 839 50177
2022 780 45508
2023 794 46351
2024 572 36718
2025 389 29798

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

Economics rankings

Tel Aviv University ranked 1st for Economics in Israel and 94th in the World with 16,061 publications made and 589,145 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 22 In Israel
#7 of 2,559 In Asia
#94 of 6,188 In the World

Tel Aviv University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 160 1850
1994 174 2152
1995 184 2376
1996 198 2676
1997 227 2870
1998 261 3359
1999 237 3779
2000 245 4492
2001 261 5179
2002 312 6564
2003 337 7558
2004 352 8538
2005 297 9381
2006 351 10886
2007 365 12379
2008 369 13893
2009 418 15435
2010 392 16323
2011 418 18241
2012 440 19248
2013 538 20682
2014 547 22530
2015 551 23123
2016 591 23447
2017 651 24770
2018 619 26321
2019 650 29990
2020 794 36321
2021 754 39977
2022 676 36452
2023 712 37739
2024 485 29837
2025 348 24683

The following table provides academic rankings for Tel Aviv University in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

Tel Aviv University ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Israel and 75th in the World with 13,086 publications made and 373,216 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

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
#2 of 24 In Israel
#6 of 2,450 In Asia
#75 of 6,010 In the World

Tel Aviv University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 131 1320
1994 146 1401
1995 168 1603
1996 174 1714
1997 173 1778
1998 194 2017
1999 185 2313
2000 202 2843
2001 218 2882
2002 251 4102
2003 239 4201
2004 270 5273
2005 258 5665
2006 316 6799
2007 278 7255
2008 321 8029
2009 369 8997
2010 365 10065
2011 397 11294
2012 414 11933
2013 402 13199
2014 456 14194
2015 464 14925
2016 519 15153
2017 596 15356
2018 496 17553
2019 547 19840
2020 678 23097
2021 607 24933
2022 601 23524
2023 547 24631
2024 396 22749
2025 266 19302

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

Art & Design subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 1 7 26
Literature 2 2 55
Computer Graphics 1 9 55
Creative Writing 1 1 67
Aesthetics 1 4 75
Fashion Design 1 7 78
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 6 79
Cinematography 1 5 86
Performing arts 1 4 100
Art History 1 1 130
Music 2 10 144
Painting and Drawing 1 22 160
Sculpture 1 22 160
Illustration and Concept Art 1 23 168
Entertainment Industry Business 2 11 174
Game Design and Development 2 46 240
UX/UI Desgin 2 49 325
Architecture 2 66 326
Multimedia 2 65 347
Graphic Design 3 66 349
Photography 4 43 367
Landscape Architecture 4 232 730
Interior Design 2 274 768