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The University of Gothenburg ranked 4th in Sweden, 182nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 33 research topics. The University of Gothenburg ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 101,618 academic publications and 3,274,640 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 103 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#182 of 14,131 In the World
#61 of 2,785 In Europe
#4 of 39 In Sweden
#1 of 2 In Gothenburg
#3 of 2,253 For Dentistry
#5 of 2,030 For Orthodontics
#13 of 1,039 For Early Childhood Education
#732 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#172 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 30 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Gothenburg ranked 4th for Biology in Sweden and 156th in the World with 69,217 publications made and 2,548,218 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 31 In Sweden
#47 of 1,445 In Europe
#156 of 6,770 In the World

University of Gothenburg
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 740 12403
1992 724 15342
1993 729 12903
1994 745 13374
1995 762 14467
1996 820 15902
1997 724 16871
1998 763 18388
1999 742 19894
2000 832 21260
2001 820 23097
2002 814 24428
2003 882 28213
2004 982 30004
2005 982 32362
2006 1057 37266
2007 1102 41862
2008 1211 44541
2009 1514 50066
2010 1656 56560
2011 1947 65079
2012 2107 72200
2013 2351 83357
2014 2468 92715
2015 2707 103258
2016 2756 109486
2017 3018 118093
2018 3201 133551
2019 3538 153302
2020 3924 186790
2021 4122 216134
2022 3963 227701
2023 4060 229005

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

Biology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Microbiology 3 12 56
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 17 72
Zoology 3 19 73
Biotechnology 4 19 81
Toxicology 4 23 82
Neuroscience 3 22 92
Immunology 3 30 103
Pharmacology 4 32 127
Genetics 4 35 132
Paleontology 3 45 137
Biochemistry 4 45 149
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 55 158
Molecular Biology 4 53 164
Animal Science 5 55 166
Biophysics 5 64 176
Botany 5 65 186
Virology 4 57 191
Evolutionary Biology 5 71 207
Oncology and Cancer research 4 61 209
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 84 261
Nutrition and Food Science 5 117 312
Entomology 6 132 349
Agricultural Science 6 116 349
Forestry 6 125 357
Horticulture 6 147 438
Astrobiology 8 192 475
Nanotechnology 8 265 787

Medicine rankings

The University of Gothenburg ranked 3rd for Medicine in Sweden and 108th in the World with 65,538 publications made and 2,350,699 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 31 In Sweden
#28 of 1,417 In Europe
#108 of 6,680 In the World

University of Gothenburg
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 710 11201
1992 638 13762
1993 654 11718
1994 665 12010
1995 673 13018
1996 686 14639
1997 599 15370
1998 604 16819
1999 590 17380
2000 624 18801
2001 688 20829
2002 670 21636
2003 754 24246
2004 817 26507
2005 890 28853
2006 898 33074
2007 978 37228
2008 1092 40295
2009 1397 44348
2010 1507 50885
2011 1824 58950
2012 2006 66014
2013 2230 75657
2014 2371 85291
2015 2623 95887
2016 2688 101451
2017 2943 109116
2018 3127 123532
2019 3576 142398
2020 3977 174010
2021 4125 201314
2022 4031 214370
2023 4147 215424

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

Medicine subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Dentistry 1 1 3
Orthodontics 1 1 5
Occupational Therapy 3 6 32
Pediatrics 3 9 44
Epidemiology 4 16 61
Physical Therapy 3 15 70
Sports Medicine 3 14 77
Respiratory Therapy 3 20 80
Toxicology 4 23 82
Anatomy and Physiology 3 21 86
Public Health 4 21 87
Pathology 3 24 90
Anesthesiology 3 22 91
Sports / Exercise science 3 22 95
Audiology 3 29 99
Psychiatry 3 26 101
Immunology 3 30 103
Clinical Psychology 2 23 103
Gerontology 3 19 105
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 31 107
Surgery 3 27 110
Biomedical Engineering 2 28 113
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 24 116
Cardiology 3 37 118
Family medicine 3 30 124
Nursing 3 31 124
Pharmacology 4 32 127
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 38 128
Social Work 3 35 131
Urology 3 39 142
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 76 150
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 36 150
Health Science 3 48 164
Neurosurgery 4 71 164
Optometry 3 56 178
Virology 4 57 191
Plastic Surgery 3 53 196
Critical Care Nursing 3 70 196
Medical Physics 4 74 207
Oncology and Cancer research 4 61 209
Radiation Therapy 4 75 225
Ophthalmology 4 75 230
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 84 261
Forensic Science 6 107 283
Dermatology 3 110 284
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 123 336
Cosmetology 5 130 361
Veterinary 6 138 493
Pharmacy 6 240 594

Chemistry rankings

The University of Gothenburg ranked 5th for Chemistry in Sweden and 226th in the World with 47,493 publications made and 1,890,384 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 31 In Sweden
#72 of 1,401 In Europe
#226 of 6,447 In the World

University of Gothenburg
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 577 9680
1992 560 10551
1993 549 10003
1994 559 10450
1995 615 11303
1996 636 12316
1997 574 13172
1998 635 14375
1999 597 15536
2000 652 16526
2001 652 17560
2002 677 18730
2003 723 20960
2004 770 22403
2005 748 24109
2006 804 27631
2007 829 30733
2008 919 32736
2009 1089 37110
2010 1161 41434
2011 1318 47720
2012 1398 52186
2013 1527 59846
2014 1599 66936
2015 1722 74555
2016 1729 78496
2017 1903 84844
2018 2026 96285
2019 2197 109894
2020 2383 132917
2021 2509 153038
2022 2372 161127
2023 2448 160599

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

Chemistry subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 4 45 149
Environmental Chemistry 9 76 231
Nutrition and Food Science 5 117 312
Organic Chemistry 8 124 342
Computational Chemistry 7 159 358
Biochemical Engineering 9 188 413
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 160 426
Inorganic Chemistry 9 161 450
Physical chemistry 8 183 520
Materials Science 9 201 543
Radiochemistry 7 139 567
Pharmacy 6 240 594
Chemical Engineering 10 256 783
Nanotechnology 8 265 787
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 342 889

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Gothenburg ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sweden and 183rd in the World with 44,746 publications made and 1,173,594 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 33 In Sweden
#65 of 1,492 In Europe
#183 of 7,020 In the World

University of Gothenburg
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 237 3022
1992 241 4553
1993 257 3469
1994 292 3668
1995 291 3986
1996 311 4561
1997 296 4646
1998 299 5391
1999 338 5591
2000 366 6388
2001 403 7202
2002 418 8139
2003 478 9625
2004 491 10582
2005 566 12089
2006 628 14290
2007 690 16292
2008 807 18390
2009 1056 21082
2010 1132 24691
2011 1389 29145
2012 1597 33934
2013 1761 39787
2014 1845 45513
2015 2128 51421
2016 2240 53966
2017 2486 58491
2018 2680 66849
2019 2896 77531
2020 3150 94963
2021 3129 109653
2022 3096 116629
2023 3143 120039

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Gothenburg ranked 5th for Computer Science in Sweden and 233rd in the World with 37,514 publications made and 1,240,614 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 32 In Sweden
#72 of 1,459 In Europe
#233 of 6,752 In the World

University of Gothenburg
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 280 5703
1992 261 7829
1993 304 5885
1994 298 5835
1995 272 6245
1996 311 6680
1997 304 6890
1998 302 7193
1999 271 7933
2000 332 8220
2001 335 8780
2002 350 9459
2003 406 10644
2004 419 11770
2005 414 12797
2006 519 15081
2007 548 17137
2008 591 18243
2009 858 21329
2010 872 24179
2011 1059 28635
2012 1155 32628
2013 1321 37541
2014 1376 43263
2015 1616 48546
2016 1685 52954
2017 1848 57776
2018 1943 66943
2019 2178 78310
2020 2352 97052
2021 2551 113916
2022 2378 121600
2023 2534 123753

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

Computer Science subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 3 22 92
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 55 158
Library and Information science 5 79 231
Management Information Systems 9 91 232
Game Design and Development 7 108 277
Software Engineering 9 140 303
Computational Linguistics 7 115 303
Information Technology 6 85 311
Cognitive Science 8 126 352
Animation 6 148 387
Data Science 8 176 404
Human-Computer Interaction 9 176 422
Machine Learning 9 143 436
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7 171 461
Cyber Security 7 172 466
Multimedia 8 196 480
UX/UI Desgin 9 238 547
Computer Vision 9 240 631
Computer Graphics 10 283 686
Computer Networking 10 257 694
Telecommunications 10 274 742
Database Administration 10 303 811
Robotics 12 346 1027
Computer Engineering 14 387 1176
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 419 1260

Psychology rankings

The University of Gothenburg ranked 3rd for Psychology in Sweden and 105th in the World with 36,815 publications made and 1,188,742 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 32 In Sweden
#26 of 1,414 In Europe
#105 of 6,528 In the World

University of Gothenburg
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 320 6029
1992 287 8184
1993 308 6224
1994 325 6182
1995 301 6528
1996 314 6997
1997 280 7663
1998 295 7938
1999 282 8554
2000 327 8985
2001 349 9509
2002 338 9976
2003 382 11043
2004 405 12417
2005 432 13337
2006 478 15316
2007 541 17220
2008 587 18565
2009 793 20633
2010 822 23643
2011 1002 27874
2012 1101 31102
2013 1313 36816
2014 1407 41253
2015 1589 46341
2016 1684 48524
2017 1790 52935
2018 1925 61107
2019 2183 71193
2020 2331 86294
2021 2473 100366
2022 2372 107523
2023 2479 108217

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

Psychology subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 3 6 32
Special Education 1 17 63
Child Psychology 2 16 86
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 27 86
Neuroscience 3 22 92
Psychiatry 3 26 101
Clinical Psychology 2 23 103
Sexology 2 15 105
Social Work 3 35 131
Social Psychology 3 32 132
Education Majors 2 33 159
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 54 262
Cognitive Science 8 126 352

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Gothenburg ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Sweden and 175th in the World with 35,316 publications made and 1,185,224 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 32 In Sweden
#54 of 1,458 In Europe
#175 of 6,798 In the World

University of Gothenburg
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 291 3984
1992 316 5650
1993 322 4220
1994 317 4663
1995 401 5328
1996 423 6113
1997 353 6259
1998 412 7278
1999 408 7549
2000 434 8367
2001 446 9367
2002 450 10365
2003 481 12764
2004 539 13249
2005 548 14264
2006 568 16771
2007 591 18977
2008 700 20442
2009 848 23644
2010 900 26875
2011 1042 31634
2012 1126 35209
2013 1269 40182
2014 1315 45189
2015 1449 50296
2016 1562 52444
2017 1653 56435
2018 1813 63844
2019 1961 73846
2020 2083 89987
2021 2179 104362
2022 2140 110182
2023 2113 110907

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Gothenburg ranked 8th for Engineering in Sweden and 387th in the World with 31,094 publications made and 979,111 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 33 In Sweden
#138 of 1,453 In Europe
#387 of 6,684 In the World

University of Gothenburg
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 253 4014
1992 266 5286
1993 292 4311
1994 296 4440
1995 293 5084
1996 320 5586
1997 306 5631
1998 324 6336
1999 346 6909
2000 382 7666
2001 367 8094
2002 416 8641
2003 425 10283
2004 446 10751
2005 471 11838
2006 518 14130
2007 518 16194
2008 631 17414
2009 758 19475
2010 772 22324
2011 944 26396
2012 1011 29571
2013 1054 33833
2014 1136 37354
2015 1282 41197
2016 1332 43073
2017 1456 46257
2018 1492 52166
2019 1695 60075
2020 1814 73097
2021 1907 84997
2022 1799 88610
2023 1802 90401

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

Engineering subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 3 27 63
Biotechnology 4 19 81
Biomedical Engineering 2 28 113
Transportation Engineering 5 55 172
Environmental Engineering 6 70 246
Civil Engineering 6 79 258
Marine Engineering 6 102 300
Engineering Management 7 112 325
Mechanical Engineering 8 116 340
Aerospace Engineering 7 123 363
Architectural Engineering 9 146 391
Optical Engineering 8 151 393
Acoustical Engineering 9 154 401
Biochemical Engineering 9 188 413
Architecture 8 192 418
Human-Computer Interaction 9 176 422
Systems Engineering 10 182 456
Mining Engineering 7 139 463
Structural Engineering 8 169 470
Product and Industrial Design 15 197 500
Aviation 9 193 511
Metallurgical Engineering 9 184 511
Geotechnical Engineering 9 173 534
Materials Science 9 201 543
Automotive Engineering 10 185 607
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 228 609
Operations Research 8 210 612
Firefighting and Fire Science 10 183 615
Petroleum Engineering 7 202 618
Remote Sensing 8 239 619
Industrial Engineering 11 270 651
Electronic Engineering 8 226 657
Computer Networking 10 257 694
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 251 709
Construction Management 11 279 710
Telecommunications 10 274 742
Chemical Engineering 10 256 783
Nanotechnology 8 265 787
Electrical Engineering 10 297 821
Renewable Energy Engineering 13 284 863
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 342 889
Robotics 12 346 1027
Computer Engineering 14 387 1176
Automation and Control engineering 11 477 1588

Physics rankings

The University of Gothenburg ranked 8th for Physics in Sweden and 400th in the World with 28,794 publications made and 862,496 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 32 In Sweden
#153 of 1,446 In Europe
#400 of 6,603 In the World

University of Gothenburg
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 256 3719
1992 281 5167
1993 299 4091
1994 297 4179
1995 301 4955
1996 327 5304
1997 327 5534
1998 328 6148
1999 343 6531
2000 354 7056
2001 382 7905
2002 389 8328
2003 410 9751
2004 431 10339
2005 457 10945
2006 480 13071
2007 502 14690
2008 616 16015
2009 739 17604
2010 731 19910
2011 885 24064
2012 919 26555
2013 936 29943
2014 1034 32982
2015 1139 35912
2016 1225 37048
2017 1292 39782
2018 1359 44933
2019 1488 50483
2020 1581 61429
2021 1654 70517
2022 1601 73333
2023 1583 74650

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

Physics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 5 64 176
Medical Physics 4 74 207
Nuclear Physics 7 138 325
Atomic and Molecular physics 7 159 343
Optical Engineering 8 151 393
Acoustical Engineering 9 154 401
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 168 403
Astrobiology 8 192 475
Theoretical Physics 7 224 492
Quantum and Particle physics 9 197 502
Materials Science 9 201 543
Condensed Matter Physics 8 242 596
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 228 609
Nanotechnology 8 265 787

Mathematics rankings

The University of Gothenburg ranked 6th for Mathematics in Sweden and 202nd in the World with 20,347 publications made and 596,562 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 31 In Sweden
#61 of 1,388 In Europe
#202 of 6,305 In the World

University of Gothenburg
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 69 875
1992 75 1006
1993 80 1023
1994 87 1031
1995 90 1183
1996 130 1466
1997 98 1693
1998 109 1691
1999 119 1925
2000 134 2180
2001 149 2521
2002 140 2709
2003 174 3213
2004 171 3515
2005 213 4238
2006 227 5155
2007 294 6003
2008 351 6641
2009 441 7711
2010 416 9031
2011 560 10704
2012 695 12979
2013 795 15589
2014 885 18712
2015 949 21766
2016 1046 23797
2017 1178 25659
2018 1276 30397
2019 1507 36124
2020 1675 44875
2021 1722 52812
2022 1716 58153
2023 1808 60781

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

Mathematics subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 1 21 138
Statistics 6 64 205
Actuarial Science 4 67 216
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 90 242
Operations Research 8 210 612
Applied Mathematics 8 314 757
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 419 1260

Business rankings

The University of Gothenburg ranked 7th for Business in Sweden and 258th in the World with 12,677 publications made and 283,258 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 31 In Sweden
#83 of 1,414 In Europe
#258 of 6,187 In the World

University of Gothenburg
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 40 392
1992 35 868
1993 61 509
1994 59 518
1995 60 708
1996 69 717
1997 70 666
1998 60 737
1999 80 871
2000 106 1019
2001 99 1221
2002 106 1440
2003 136 1769
2004 134 1901
2005 177 2229
2006 193 2749
2007 211 3251
2008 270 3920
2009 335 4507
2010 350 5408
2011 414 6583
2012 531 7975
2013 556 9447
2014 604 11041
2015 659 12308
2016 714 13091
2017 780 14368
2018 789 16171
2019 897 19342
2020 918 23330
2021 905 27377
2022 941 29007
2023 841 29494

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

Economics rankings

The University of Gothenburg ranked 4th for Economics in Sweden and 162nd in the World with 12,063 publications made and 257,394 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 31 In Sweden
#47 of 1,366 In Europe
#162 of 5,995 In the World

University of Gothenburg
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 32 365
1992 30 498
1993 37 401
1994 60 444
1995 54 505
1996 65 587
1997 70 598
1998 60 703
1999 76 803
2000 83 904
2001 101 1073
2002 95 1153
2003 118 1456
2004 139 1679
2005 166 2096
2006 192 2464
2007 225 2864
2008 269 3649
2009 338 4238
2010 362 4923
2011 436 6013
2012 480 7185
2013 503 8805
2014 538 10528
2015 614 11509
2016 649 12299
2017 766 13690
2018 741 15354
2019 801 18280
2020 886 22240
2021 855 26070
2022 926 28200
2023 852 28669

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Gothenburg ranked 5th for Art & Design in Sweden and 196th in the World with 7,089 publications made and 136,266 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, 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
#5 of 33 In Sweden
#64 of 1,349 In Europe
#196 of 5,720 In the World

University of Gothenburg
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 29 335
1992 31 978
1993 58 458
1994 40 456
1995 53 532
1996 58 534
1997 47 500
1998 54 728
1999 53 745
2000 58 805
2001 58 834
2002 73 964
2003 83 1263
2004 81 1201
2005 93 1431
2006 94 1846
2007 103 1959
2008 142 2228
2009 173 2656
2010 192 3015
2011 257 3674
2012 239 4169
2013 290 5029
2014 298 5525
2015 381 6172
2016 391 6705
2017 425 7021
2018 433 8093
2019 449 9112
2020 481 11100
2021 451 12419
2022 463 13045
2023 440 13275

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

Art & Design subfield Sweden ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 3 27 63
Creative Writing 4 46 132
Aesthetics 3 53 154
Literature 4 62 174
Fashion Design 5 64 176
Performing arts 4 77 188
Interior Design 6 119 274
Game Design and Development 7 108 277
Music 5 107 279
Entertainment Industry Business 3 98 280
Art History 4 142 338
Photography 5 146 370
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 149 384
Graphic Design 8 149 385
Animation 6 148 387
Architecture 8 192 418
Cinematography 5 203 476
Multimedia 8 196 480
Painting and Drawing 7 237 505
Sculpture 7 237 505
Illustration and Concept Art 7 240 526
UX/UI Desgin 9 238 547
Computer Graphics 10 283 686