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Tilburg University ranked 13th in the Netherlands, 561st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 17 research topics. Tilburg University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 39,249 academic publications and 1,175,764 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 54 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#561 of 14,131 In the World
#223 of 2,785 In Europe
#13 of 58 In the Netherlands
#12 of 1,037 For Tax Law
#22 of 1,908 For Investment Banking and Stock trading
#29 of 2,069 For International Business
#1357 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#594 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 14 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tilburg University ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands and 268th in the World with 29,391 publications made and 915,944 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 40 In the Netherlands
#105 of 1,500 In Europe
#268 of 7,081 In the World

Tilburg University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 116 514
1993 155 533
1994 155 722
1995 183 779
1996 245 986
1997 299 1172
1998 317 1596
1999 366 2109
2000 375 2731
2001 331 3634
2002 506 4822
2003 550 5929
2004 562 7260
2005 663 9024
2006 739 10758
2007 789 13778
2008 878 16350
2009 988 19530
2010 1152 22854
2011 1358 27342
2012 1215 30628
2013 1371 34683
2014 1197 39105
2015 1270 41926
2016 1203 42438
2017 1373 45727
2018 1439 50169
2019 1379 57739
2020 1490 68632
2021 1472 76500
2022 1558 74407
2023 1604 78136
2024 1067 65217

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Law 4 19 46
Law Enforcement 2 10 54
Human Rights Law 4 27 61
Communications and Public Relations 4 27 107
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 5 28 115
Special Education 10 45 150
Military science 4 29 151
Law 8 43 151
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 55 155
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 10 53 159
Public Policy / Administration 11 56 160
Political Science 8 54 164
Criminology and Criminal Justice 6 40 175
Anthropology 9 54 183
Publishing 6 54 192
Political Economy 8 97 228
Sociology 10 73 232
Aesthetics 11 89 242
Urban and Regional planning 13 127 255
Classics and Ancient History 8 106 277
Linguistics 10 100 277
Journalism and Digital Media 11 102 312
Media Studies 8 119 325
Demography 10 114 331
Philosophy 10 145 336
Archaeology 13 120 337
History 12 130 349
Gender Studies 9 114 370
Social Work 5 125 370
Library and Information science 13 165 414
Occupational Safety and Health 11 136 478
Education Majors 13 152 486
Genealogy 9 192 512
Broadcast Journalism 10 180 514
Art History 10 218 517
Forensic Science 10 196 543
International Relations and Diplomacy 12 237 657
Early Childhood Education 12 300 891
Radio and Television broadcasting 11 338 989
Sports / Exercise science 16 367 1020

Computer Science rankings

Tilburg University ranked 13th for Computer Science in the Netherlands and 446th in the World with 18,710 publications made and 633,828 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#13 of 39 In the Netherlands
#174 of 1,469 In Europe
#446 of 6,845 In the World

Tilburg University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 81 411
1993 101 544
1994 120 744
1995 126 620
1996 182 952
1997 190 950
1998 222 1202
1999 259 1588
2000 253 1909
2001 235 2434
2002 311 3465
2003 392 4092
2004 358 4917
2005 436 6358
2006 450 7604
2007 529 9764
2008 589 11462
2009 602 13403
2010 682 15735
2011 779 18734
2012 697 20987
2013 812 23612
2014 725 26474
2015 736 29084
2016 704 29272
2017 839 32141
2018 880 34977
2019 935 40486
2020 987 47075
2021 984 53134
2022 1118 51725
2023 1062 54170
2024 713 42149

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

Computer Science subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 8 37 103
Web Design and Development 6 58 155
Information Technology 5 32 157
Database Administration 7 52 173
Computational Linguistics 8 69 191
Game Design and Development 8 100 259
Cognitive Science 11 88 262
Machine Learning 12 78 273
Cyber Security 11 116 346
Data Science 13 141 350
Software Engineering 10 160 352
Library and Information science 13 165 414
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 12 154 421
Human-Computer Interaction 11 172 425
Neuroscience 11 188 480
Computer Networking 13 212 592
Multimedia 12 236 601
UX/UI Desgin 10 261 632
Robotics 11 268 770
Computer Vision 13 293 816
Telecommunications 13 314 879
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 300 892
Computer Graphics 13 432 1115
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 438 1391

Business rankings

Tilburg University ranked 7th for Business in the Netherlands and 129th in the World with 15,973 publications made and 549,176 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 37 In the Netherlands
#33 of 1,433 In Europe
#129 of 6,339 In the World

Tilburg University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 72 229
1993 100 236
1994 114 437
1995 113 379
1996 168 605
1997 177 630
1998 194 925
1999 233 1212
2000 255 1666
2001 203 2308
2002 341 3179
2003 357 3895
2004 360 4949
2005 436 5992
2006 473 7296
2007 476 9246
2008 513 10817
2009 576 13066
2010 663 15366
2011 781 17886
2012 717 20134
2013 736 22067
2014 623 24552
2015 694 25822
2016 618 25580
2017 661 27139
2018 732 28998
2019 732 32440
2020 796 37001
2021 721 41848
2022 747 40046
2023 743 41650
2024 426 34228

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

Economics rankings

Tilburg University ranked 4th for Economics in the Netherlands and 88th in the World with 15,275 publications made and 464,917 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 37 In the Netherlands
#23 of 1,388 In Europe
#88 of 6,167 In the World

Tilburg University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 85 334
1993 115 258
1994 115 398
1995 116 442
1996 185 611
1997 198 687
1998 214 968
1999 246 1198
2000 304 1763
2001 235 2336
2002 327 3005
2003 389 3813
2004 375 4763
2005 398 5500
2006 471 6394
2007 478 8008
2008 531 9297
2009 560 10960
2010 638 12736
2011 753 14752
2012 681 16314
2013 667 18476
2014 597 20280
2015 624 21458
2016 557 21181
2017 620 22462
2018 639 24064
2019 622 26509
2020 683 30362
2021 612 34058
2022 629 32354
2023 669 34069
2024 380 27148

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

Psychology rankings

Tilburg University ranked 10th for Psychology in the Netherlands and 318th in the World with 14,597 publications made and 578,828 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 40 In the Netherlands
#109 of 1,423 In Europe
#318 of 6,645 In the World

Tilburg University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 29 291
1993 43 331
1994 48 425
1995 45 367
1996 79 520
1997 75 568
1998 102 696
1999 115 931
2000 96 1141
2001 122 1480
2002 145 1902
2003 176 2434
2004 185 2824
2005 248 3707
2006 289 4704
2007 342 6302
2008 387 7661
2009 419 9346
2010 556 11381
2011 661 14515
2012 635 16479
2013 753 19406
2014 635 22518
2015 640 25602
2016 625 26423
2017 767 29426
2018 797 32004
2019 795 36806
2020 876 46494
2021 887 51560
2022 996 50831
2023 979 52392
2024 718 43605

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

Psychology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 9 58
Social Psychology 8 19 102
Special Education 10 45 150
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 10 53 159
Clinical Psychology 9 43 168
Child Psychology 9 48 201
Occupational Therapy 9 87 244
Cognitive Science 11 88 262
Social Work 5 125 370
Psychiatry 9 153 410
Sexology 9 140 465
Neuroscience 11 188 480
Education Majors 13 152 486

Mathematics rankings

Tilburg University ranked 12th for Mathematics in the Netherlands and 292nd in the World with 13,849 publications made and 478,879 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#12 of 37 In the Netherlands
#95 of 1,401 In Europe
#292 of 6,418 In the World

Tilburg University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 97 375
1993 99 354
1994 108 458
1995 118 474
1996 184 670
1997 189 732
1998 201 890
1999 221 1098
2000 240 1544
2001 184 1929
2002 272 2591
2003 365 3152
2004 323 3870
2005 355 4639
2006 404 5908
2007 420 7279
2008 417 8409
2009 471 9533
2010 517 11673
2011 618 13470
2012 537 14798
2013 587 16506
2014 515 18460
2015 540 19970
2016 510 20606
2017 532 21987
2018 617 23869
2019 548 27655
2020 645 31588
2021 625 36659
2022 664 34970
2023 670 35896
2024 425 24810

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

Mathematics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 3 8 46
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 9 46
Operations Research 9 82 241
Statistics 12 103 296
Applied Mathematics 10 195 486
Math Teachers 13 186 600
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 300 892

Medicine rankings

Tilburg University ranked 14th for Medicine in the Netherlands and 718th in the World with 12,662 publications made and 459,976 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Clinical Psychology, Nursing, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#14 of 39 In the Netherlands
#249 of 1,433 In Europe
#718 of 6,775 In the World

Tilburg University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 32 270
1993 38 289
1994 40 376
1995 41 344
1996 60 531
1997 61 540
1998 66 573
1999 97 884
2000 86 1000
2001 103 1375
2002 119 1607
2003 141 2065
2004 146 2363
2005 188 3065
2006 241 3759
2007 276 4944
2008 307 5965
2009 366 7548
2010 465 8900
2011 515 11435
2012 537 13214
2013 605 15697
2014 571 18060
2015 597 21228
2016 493 21983
2017 663 24613
2018 675 26966
2019 687 30475
2020 788 39992
2021 838 45629
2022 909 46126
2023 888 46216
2024 699 38998

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

Medicine subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 9 43 168
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 65 220
Occupational Therapy 9 87 244
Gerontology 9 70 255
Nursing 10 102 316
Audiology 9 144 367
Social Work 5 125 370
Psychiatry 9 153 410
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 11 147 417
Public Health 10 147 423
Physical Therapy 12 198 506
Neurosurgery 10 184 526
Epidemiology 11 202 538
Health Science 10 180 541
Forensic Science 10 196 543
Cosmetology 9 205 589
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 10 209 608
Cardiology 12 241 671
Family medicine 10 222 678
Ophthalmology 12 254 728
Sports Medicine 13 292 737
Pathology 14 269 804
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 12 299 843
Critical Care Nursing 12 302 851
Surgery 14 287 883
Orthodontics 13 309 891
Radiation Therapy 11 274 914
Pediatrics 11 287 949
Virology 11 290 949
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 14 326 974
Sports / Exercise science 16 367 1020
Dentistry 13 327 1021
Dermatology 11 321 1087
Oncology and Cancer research 14 331 1110
Anesthesiology 14 373 1247
Anatomy and Physiology 14 446 1441
Pharmacology 14 441 1691
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 13 489 1869
Immunology 14 491 1869
Veterinary 12 435 2031

Environmental Science rankings

Tilburg University ranked 13th for Environmental Science in the Netherlands and 649th in the World with 12,475 publications made and 436,644 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#13 of 39 In the Netherlands
#236 of 1,464 In Europe
#649 of 6,876 In the World

Tilburg University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 51 211
1993 67 197
1994 75 342
1995 88 351
1996 94 431
1997 120 559
1998 121 679
1999 155 954
2000 158 1272
2001 154 1594
2002 221 2128
2003 250 2784
2004 238 3452
2005 294 4448
2006 327 5195
2007 341 6641
2008 391 7944
2009 420 9501
2010 470 11212
2011 581 13249
2012 533 14915
2013 600 16630
2014 527 18367
2015 509 19674
2016 527 20203
2017 589 21836
2018 641 23315
2019 574 26835
2020 691 32477
2021 627 36798
2022 613 35555
2023 647 37274
2024 408 29402

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

Environmental Science subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 13 127 255
Geography and Cartography 13 183 502
Ecology 13 230 631
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 282 761
Paleontology 13 287 806
Environmental Management 13 306 892
Geology 13 330 913
Oceanography 13 450 1323
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 416 1516
Environmental Engineering 13 461 1596
Forestry 13 460 1655
Agricultural Science 13 449 1662
Earth science and Geophysics 13 578 2047
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 13 618 2157
Geotechnical Engineering 13 671 2602

Biology rankings

Tilburg University ranked 14th for Biology in the Netherlands and 1043rd in the World with 12,225 publications made and 454,418 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 39 In the Netherlands
#344 of 1,448 In Europe
#1043 of 6,833 In the World

Tilburg University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 50 264
1993 66 323
1994 79 483
1995 62 384
1996 95 597
1997 98 595
1998 123 725
1999 132 1017
2000 125 1248
2001 134 1583
2002 152 1998
2003 176 2593
2004 170 3061
2005 246 3898
2006 260 4668
2007 296 6008
2008 357 7225
2009 390 8345
2010 440 10093
2011 503 12405
2012 497 13946
2013 556 16352
2014 489 18584
2015 516 21411
2016 472 21649
2017 584 24154
2018 628 26259
2019 626 29872
2020 721 37498
2021 732 41964
2022 781 41033
2023 760 41831
2024 508 32216

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

Biology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 11 147 417
Neuroscience 11 188 480
Evolutionary Biology 13 208 516
Paleontology 13 287 806
Virology 11 290 949
Oncology and Cancer research 14 331 1110
Genetics 14 405 1304
Botany 13 410 1364
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 438 1391
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 416 1516
Biotechnology 14 449 1578
Forestry 13 460 1655
Agricultural Science 13 449 1662
Molecular Biology 14 472 1673
Pharmacology 14 441 1691
Biochemistry 14 503 1766
Immunology 14 491 1869
Zoology 13 510 1902
Nanotechnology 13 617 2402
Horticulture 13 566 2497
Nutrition and Food Science 13 615 2593
Microbiology 14 671 3119

Engineering rankings

Tilburg University ranked 13th for Engineering in the Netherlands and 1000th in the World with 10,779 publications made and 339,369 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Networking, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#13 of 37 In the Netherlands
#352 of 1,465 In Europe
#1000 of 6,782 In the World

Tilburg University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 57 249
1993 72 267
1994 79 346
1995 81 353
1996 127 577
1997 117 621
1998 130 702
1999 160 907
2000 176 1136
2001 158 1447
2002 215 2074
2003 269 2464
2004 257 2978
2005 292 3942
2006 299 4872
2007 309 5760
2008 352 6941
2009 357 8179
2010 386 9501
2011 450 10850
2012 438 12173
2013 458 13450
2014 411 14687
2015 424 15534
2016 391 15581
2017 428 16770
2018 450 17851
2019 493 21147
2020 529 24457
2021 510 27096
2022 571 26082
2023 558 27557
2024 350 22311

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

Engineering subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 7 82 201
Product and Industrial Design 8 86 223
Operations Research 9 82 241
Systems Engineering 13 150 381
Industrial Engineering 9 151 383
Human-Computer Interaction 11 172 425
Construction Management 9 162 431
Architectural Engineering 11 205 537
Computer Networking 13 212 592
Acoustical Engineering 13 233 624
Transportation Engineering 12 245 646
Robotics 11 268 770
Mechanical Engineering 13 293 772
Telecommunications 13 314 879
Reliability and Quality Engineering 12 308 892
Automotive Engineering 12 286 902
Aviation 15 336 905
Civil Engineering 13 336 938
Engineering Management 13 340 1015
Automation and Control engineering 10 312 1025
Electronic Engineering 13 385 1164
Optical Engineering 13 405 1193
Aerospace Engineering 13 482 1383
Electrical Engineering 13 448 1388
Structural Engineering 13 456 1388
Renewable Energy Engineering 12 466 1539
Biotechnology 14 449 1578
Environmental Engineering 13 461 1596
Materials Science 13 501 1650
Metallurgical Engineering 13 558 1946
Chemical Engineering 13 593 2283
Nanotechnology 13 617 2402
Geotechnical Engineering 13 671 2602

Physics rankings

Tilburg University ranked 13th for Physics in the Netherlands and 990th in the World with 9,742 publications made and 326,885 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#13 of 37 In the Netherlands
#363 of 1,457 In Europe
#990 of 6,713 In the World

Tilburg University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 44 183
1993 55 236
1994 63 312
1995 74 356
1996 122 454
1997 106 536
1998 138 670
1999 150 830
2000 144 1078
2001 121 1279
2002 197 1824
2003 266 2193
2004 225 2653
2005 240 3319
2006 257 4087
2007 248 4901
2008 301 5851
2009 321 6893
2010 369 8046
2011 421 9455
2012 403 10654
2013 434 12051
2014 391 13059
2015 398 14142
2016 373 14000
2017 371 15072
2018 425 16414
2019 441 19504
2020 456 22171
2021 479 25230
2022 507 23827
2023 497 24878
2024 331 19705

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

Physics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 13 233 624
Astrophysics and Astronomy 13 325 849
Quantum and Particle physics 13 336 894
Theoretical Physics 10 358 921
Optical Engineering 13 405 1193
Materials Science 13 501 1650
Nanotechnology 13 617 2402
Condensed Matter Physics 13 653 2517
Nuclear Physics 14 785 3114

Art & Design rankings

Tilburg University ranked 12th for Art & Design in the Netherlands and 317th in the World with 4,731 publications made and 145,691 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
#12 of 33 In the Netherlands
#125 of 1,381 In Europe
#317 of 5,966 In the World

Tilburg University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 16 82
1993 31 55
1994 22 103
1995 31 118
1996 44 159
1997 54 194
1998 38 260
1999 64 375
2000 63 432
2001 69 562
2002 72 731
2003 106 923
2004 88 1148
2005 102 1644
2006 120 1788
2007 124 2313
2008 125 2686
2009 149 3225
2010 140 3570
2011 178 4299
2012 196 4786
2013 222 5409
2014 184 5898
2015 175 6272
2016 202 6308
2017 215 7035
2018 210 7714
2019 240 9223
2020 269 10878
2021 274 12263
2022 269 11980
2023 284 12979
2024 189 9967

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

Art & Design subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 7 82 201
Aesthetics 11 89 242
Literature 9 91 244
Game Design and Development 8 100 259
Fashion Design 12 104 268
Illustration and Concept Art 9 136 275
Painting and Drawing 9 144 297
Sculpture 9 144 297
Creative Writing 9 128 320
Entertainment Industry Business 11 156 386
Singing and Vocal Performance 8 194 515
Art History 10 218 517
Performing arts 12 255 564
Multimedia 12 236 601
UX/UI Desgin 10 261 632
Music 11 261 685
Cinematography 11 318 806
Photography 12 311 839
Computer Graphics 13 432 1115

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tilburg University

Speciality Netherlands Europe World Rank
Chemistry 14 519 1752
Computational Chemistry 13 523 1817
Physical chemistry 13 578 2140
Organic Chemistry 14 686 2732