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Tilburg University ranked 13th in the Netherlands, 564th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 19 research topics. Tilburg University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 34,433 academic publications and 794,032 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 52 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#564 of 14,131 In the World
#221 of 2,785 In Europe
#13 of 58 In the Netherlands
#13 of 1,059 For Tax Law
#21 of 1,716 For Investment Banking and Stock trading
#29 of 1,875 For International Business
#1340 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#594 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 16 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tilburg University ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands and 282nd in the World with 25,984 publications made and 625,003 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 40 In the Netherlands
#109 of 1,492 In Europe
#282 of 7,020 In the World

Tilburg University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 103 219
1992 117 288
1993 139 293
1994 145 462
1995 172 524
1996 232 669
1997 276 809
1998 293 1117
1999 325 1509
2000 343 1913
2001 289 2550
2002 443 3374
2003 506 3967
2004 515 5160
2005 596 6461
2006 669 7894
2007 742 10060
2008 824 11976
2009 924 14618
2010 1063 17120
2011 1254 20631
2012 1112 23604
2013 1302 27220
2014 1173 30356
2015 1187 32631
2016 1133 32608
2017 1231 33649
2018 1325 37192
2019 1261 41982
2020 1367 48745
2021 1287 54803
2022 1376 54943
2023 1367 55028

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 5 27 65
Law Enforcement 2 11 65
Human Rights Law 6 38 96
Communications and Public Relations 5 33 120
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 6 35 126
Law 8 43 151
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 10 49 153
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 56 158
Public Policy / Administration 10 54 158
Political Science 7 51 162
Publishing 4 42 173
Criminology and Criminal Justice 6 43 183
Special Education 10 55 183
Anthropology 9 55 190
Military science 4 41 193
Urban and Regional planning 13 112 230
Aesthetics 11 86 237
Sociology 10 77 241
Classics and Ancient History 8 94 252
Political Economy 10 106 253
Linguistics 11 106 290
Media Studies 8 111 315
Philosophy 10 141 323
Journalism and Digital Media 11 112 338
Demography 10 121 340
Archaeology 13 131 355
Gender Studies 9 108 357
History 13 140 371
Social Work 6 128 396
Library and Information science 12 165 426
Education Majors 13 142 458
Broadcast Journalism 9 167 479
Occupational Safety and Health 11 147 508
Genealogy 9 195 541
Art History 11 224 542
International Relations and Diplomacy 12 216 600
Forensic Science 12 226 642
Early Childhood Education 12 279 843
Sports / Exercise science 15 340 935
Radio and Television broadcasting 13 324 972

Computer Science rankings

Tilburg University ranked 13th for Computer Science in the Netherlands and 471st in the World with 16,552 publications made and 439,310 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
#182 of 1,459 In Europe
#471 of 6,752 In the World

Tilburg University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 75 225
1992 84 296
1993 92 353
1994 117 526
1995 118 453
1996 183 730
1997 178 685
1998 203 889
1999 242 1185
2000 229 1414
2001 212 1776
2002 272 2469
2003 364 2859
2004 323 3545
2005 400 4642
2006 417 5662
2007 501 7287
2008 556 8508
2009 561 10122
2010 649 11916
2011 726 14364
2012 631 16294
2013 777 18707
2014 705 20845
2015 694 22890
2016 656 23180
2017 745 24136
2018 824 26260
2019 843 30181
2020 890 34399
2021 879 38833
2022 943 39874
2023 928 39579

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 95
Information Technology 6 29 146
Web Design and Development 6 54 146
Database Administration 7 51 180
Computational Linguistics 10 84 228
Cognitive Science 10 92 279
Game Design and Development 9 120 297
Machine Learning 12 88 300
Software Engineering 10 168 368
Data Science 13 155 375
Cyber Security 11 130 383
Human-Computer Interaction 11 171 412
Library and Information science 12 165 426
Animation 11 179 453
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 12 167 454
Neuroscience 11 190 480
Multimedia 12 243 603
Computer Networking 13 222 624
UX/UI Desgin 10 275 647
Robotics 12 288 842
Telecommunications 13 312 854
Computer Vision 13 314 854
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 319 919
Computer Graphics 13 452 1156
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 430 1332

Business rankings

Tilburg University ranked 7th for Business in the Netherlands and 135th in the World with 14,635 publications made and 384,741 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 37 In the Netherlands
#36 of 1,414 In Europe
#135 of 6,187 In the World

Tilburg University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 56 100
1992 69 157
1993 96 161
1994 109 288
1995 109 253
1996 157 388
1997 168 433
1998 179 644
1999 218 862
2000 236 1176
2001 182 1615
2002 302 2138
2003 338 2480
2004 343 3355
2005 393 4236
2006 440 5270
2007 461 6587
2008 484 7766
2009 547 9649
2010 613 11362
2011 756 13340
2012 660 15442
2013 728 17438
2014 627 19301
2015 659 19811
2016 591 19868
2017 618 20340
2018 720 21750
2019 677 24152
2020 743 27306
2021 649 31074
2022 671 30957
2023 669 30997

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

Economics rankings

Tilburg University ranked 5th for Economics in the Netherlands and 92nd in the World with 13,979 publications made and 323,851 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 35 In the Netherlands
#24 of 1,366 In Europe
#92 of 5,995 In the World

Tilburg University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 81 102
1992 79 140
1993 110 166
1994 109 235
1995 111 280
1996 175 370
1997 192 452
1998 203 662
1999 233 846
2000 286 1274
2001 204 1620
2002 290 2087
2003 357 2460
2004 356 3257
2005 370 3889
2006 454 4643
2007 454 5523
2008 493 6662
2009 524 7911
2010 591 9280
2011 712 10861
2012 628 12248
2013 667 14344
2014 593 15494
2015 596 16277
2016 537 16155
2017 574 16756
2018 626 18086
2019 574 19795
2020 649 22267
2021 538 25381
2022 552 24684
2023 593 25346

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

Economics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 4 21
International Economics 6 20 33
International Trade 7 22 37
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 8 40
Actuarial Science 3 8 43
Finance 3 12 55
Development Studies 9 52 199
Environmental Economics 11 90 199
Political Economy 10 106 253
Agricultural Economics 11 127 419
International Relations and Diplomacy 12 216 600

Psychology rankings

Tilburg University ranked 10th for Psychology in the Netherlands and 330th in the World with 12,863 publications made and 402,262 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 40 In the Netherlands
#115 of 1,414 In Europe
#330 of 6,528 In the World

Tilburg University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 26 164
1992 28 172
1993 39 236
1994 43 328
1995 44 279
1996 74 438
1997 63 419
1998 92 523
1999 102 723
2000 92 830
2001 114 1101
2002 127 1395
2003 173 1760
2004 169 2120
2005 229 2696
2006 245 3498
2007 332 4832
2008 361 5737
2009 400 7159
2010 517 8747
2011 601 11188
2012 584 13071
2013 735 15643
2014 625 18027
2015 620 20726
2016 600 21457
2017 701 22803
2018 740 24572
2019 750 28483
2020 809 34414
2021 802 38647
2022 861 40093
2023 863 39128

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 69
Social Psychology 7 21 110
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 10 49 153
Clinical Psychology 9 44 167
Special Education 10 55 183
Child Psychology 9 48 203
Occupational Therapy 9 95 257
Cognitive Science 10 92 279
Social Work 6 128 396
Psychiatry 9 153 409
Sexology 9 135 446
Education Majors 13 142 458
Neuroscience 11 190 480

Mathematics rankings

Tilburg University ranked 12th for Mathematics in the Netherlands and 307th in the World with 12,649 publications made and 340,661 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
#103 of 1,388 In Europe
#307 of 6,305 In the World

Tilburg University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 91 158
1992 97 208
1993 96 215
1994 110 331
1995 116 336
1996 178 469
1997 179 511
1998 187 635
1999 215 824
2000 223 1194
2001 168 1402
2002 238 1885
2003 339 2113
2004 298 2769
2005 341 3370
2006 383 4403
2007 392 5175
2008 416 6231
2009 440 7090
2010 478 8553
2011 592 10273
2012 514 11449
2013 612 13189
2014 515 14398
2015 529 15774
2016 487 16120
2017 489 16697
2018 582 18125
2019 526 20999
2020 560 23370
2021 561 27189
2022 570 27522
2023 596 27393

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

Mathematics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 8 40
Actuarial Science 3 8 43
Operations Research 7 48 161
Statistics 12 108 310
Applied Mathematics 10 195 482
Math Teachers 12 153 502
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 319 919

Environmental Science rankings

Tilburg University ranked 13th for Environmental Science in the Netherlands and 661st in the World with 11,098 publications made and 308,248 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#13 of 39 In the Netherlands
#243 of 1,458 In Europe
#661 of 6,798 In the World

Tilburg University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 35 97
1992 51 131
1993 63 126
1994 71 237
1995 87 213
1996 90 262
1997 109 373
1998 117 473
1999 139 649
2000 144 879
2001 142 1071
2002 178 1469
2003 231 1849
2004 222 2464
2005 253 3154
2006 312 3754
2007 322 4835
2008 369 5835
2009 375 7097
2010 432 8332
2011 532 9992
2012 467 11472
2013 550 13345
2014 530 14291
2015 488 15267
2016 512 15616
2017 511 16352
2018 613 17562
2019 519 19914
2020 630 23468
2021 557 26912
2022 542 27046
2023 574 27142

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 13 112 230
Geography and Cartography 13 176 487
Ecology 13 239 646
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 276 725
Paleontology 13 304 836
Environmental Management 13 326 924
Geology 13 339 938
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 407 1421
Oceanography 13 488 1456
Environmental Engineering 13 462 1564
Agricultural Science 13 461 1636
Forestry 13 469 1654
Earth science and Geophysics 13 609 2151
Geotechnical Engineering 13 650 2417
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 689 2437

Medicine rankings

Tilburg University ranked 14th for Medicine in the Netherlands and 724th in the World with 11,026 publications made and 332,382 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Clinical Psychology, Nursing, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#14 of 39 In the Netherlands
#256 of 1,417 In Europe
#724 of 6,680 In the World

Tilburg University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 21 150
1992 31 172
1993 36 202
1994 37 297
1995 37 265
1996 53 415
1997 55 418
1998 65 448
1999 87 687
2000 82 738
2001 94 1065
2002 99 1222
2003 136 1560
2004 124 1873
2005 178 2365
2006 202 2846
2007 267 3845
2008 282 4465
2009 328 5730
2010 428 6955
2011 484 8905
2012 471 10552
2013 602 12825
2014 563 14619
2015 577 17469
2016 481 18073
2017 593 19544
2018 647 21342
2019 655 24118
2020 707 30077
2021 740 34263
2022 794 36745
2023 766 35387

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 44 167
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 61 214
Occupational Therapy 9 95 257
Gerontology 8 71 262
Nursing 9 92 293
Audiology 9 130 326
Social Work 6 128 396
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 11 146 405
Psychiatry 9 153 409
Public Health 10 152 434
Physical Therapy 12 197 506
Cosmetology 9 187 508
Epidemiology 11 202 526
Neurosurgery 10 197 545
Health Science 10 189 550
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 10 210 604
Cardiology 12 234 637
Forensic Science 12 226 642
Family medicine 11 223 671
Sports Medicine 13 281 703
Ophthalmology 12 250 714
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 302 786
Critical Care Nursing 12 299 798
Pathology 14 275 817
Surgery 14 285 851
Pediatrics 11 277 858
Radiation Therapy 11 275 901
Sports / Exercise science 15 340 935
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 14 325 949
Dermatology 11 311 1013
Oncology and Cancer research 14 334 1102
Orthodontics 13 383 1110
Anesthesiology 14 355 1142
Dentistry 14 399 1198
Virology 12 351 1207
Anatomy and Physiology 14 450 1428
Pharmacology 14 421 1563
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 13 470 1760
Immunology 14 507 1909

Biology rankings

Tilburg University ranked 14th for Biology in the Netherlands and 1057th in the World with 10,836 publications made and 323,587 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 39 In the Netherlands
#358 of 1,445 In Europe
#1057 of 6,770 In the World

Tilburg University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 39 160
1992 50 186
1993 63 236
1994 74 387
1995 58 282
1996 89 462
1997 88 451
1998 112 543
1999 114 783
2000 115 872
2001 126 1179
2002 129 1448
2003 166 1830
2004 153 2241
2005 230 2873
2006 233 3450
2007 291 4662
2008 329 5402
2009 347 6397
2010 428 7737
2011 472 9613
2012 442 11051
2013 528 13228
2014 480 14718
2015 492 17263
2016 477 17565
2017 513 18830
2018 591 20474
2019 604 23330
2020 633 27986
2021 662 31402
2022 691 32741
2023 668 31531

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 11 146 405
Neuroscience 11 190 480
Evolutionary Biology 13 194 492
Paleontology 13 304 836
Oncology and Cancer research 14 334 1102
Virology 12 351 1207
Genetics 14 409 1318
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 430 1332
Botany 13 418 1363
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 407 1421
Biotechnology 14 453 1555
Pharmacology 14 421 1563
Agricultural Science 13 461 1636
Forestry 13 469 1654
Molecular Biology 14 483 1730
Biochemistry 14 518 1813
Immunology 14 507 1909
Zoology 13 529 1970
Nanotechnology 13 603 2312
Horticulture 13 549 2363
Nutrition and Food Science 13 628 2661

Engineering rankings

Tilburg University ranked 13th for Engineering in the Netherlands and 1006th in the World with 9,640 publications made and 243,197 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Networking, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#13 of 37 In the Netherlands
#365 of 1,453 In Europe
#1006 of 6,684 In the World

Tilburg University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 49 131
1992 56 176
1993 70 205
1994 79 252
1995 79 235
1996 122 428
1997 114 436
1998 125 498
1999 151 698
2000 166 833
2001 152 1045
2002 183 1503
2003 247 1699
2004 236 2101
2005 273 2841
2006 289 3606
2007 293 4229
2008 337 5147
2009 326 6265
2010 369 7174
2011 403 8284
2012 379 9411
2013 437 10593
2014 387 11560
2015 406 11915
2016 367 12047
2017 381 12602
2018 410 13391
2019 463 15617
2020 493 17879
2021 457 19841
2022 493 19839
2023 485 20044

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

Engineering subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 7 48 161
Construction Management 5 65 167
Product and Industrial Design 7 74 182
Architecture 7 83 193
Systems Engineering 11 118 307
Industrial Engineering 9 148 375
Human-Computer Interaction 11 171 412
Architectural Engineering 9 160 427
Transportation Engineering 11 224 592
Computer Networking 13 222 624
Acoustical Engineering 12 242 649
Mechanical Engineering 13 291 769
Reliability and Quality Engineering 12 268 774
Robotics 12 288 842
Telecommunications 13 312 854
Civil Engineering 13 326 899
Automotive Engineering 12 293 918
Engineering Management 13 310 923
Aviation 15 363 952
Electronic Engineering 13 390 1156
Optical Engineering 13 413 1210
Renewable Energy Engineering 12 412 1312
Aerospace Engineering 13 477 1356
Electrical Engineering 13 453 1365
Structural Engineering 13 459 1366
Biotechnology 14 453 1555
Environmental Engineering 13 462 1564
Materials Science 13 503 1626
Metallurgical Engineering 13 573 1991
Chemical Engineering 13 587 2210
Nanotechnology 13 603 2312
Geotechnical Engineering 13 650 2417

Physics rankings

Tilburg University ranked 13th for Physics in the Netherlands and 1012th in the World with 8,646 publications made and 230,722 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#13 of 36 In the Netherlands
#372 of 1,446 In Europe
#1012 of 6,603 In the World

Tilburg University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 40 95
1992 43 127
1993 51 159
1994 62 205
1995 72 202
1996 119 332
1997 98 349
1998 134 455
1999 143 612
2000 137 761
2001 115 897
2002 175 1285
2003 253 1481
2004 209 1879
2005 236 2378
2006 237 2942
2007 235 3526
2008 269 4291
2009 297 5198
2010 353 6085
2011 373 7103
2012 353 8109
2013 417 9451
2014 377 10164
2015 379 10835
2016 348 10526
2017 334 11249
2018 381 12098
2019 399 14035
2020 428 16150
2021 422 18109
2022 440 17793
2023 407 17483

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

Physics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 12 242 649
Astrophysics and Astronomy 13 348 898
Quantum and Particle physics 13 351 927
Theoretical Physics 10 369 988
Optical Engineering 13 413 1210
Materials Science 13 503 1626
Nanotechnology 13 603 2312
Condensed Matter Physics 13 649 2456
Nuclear Physics 14 771 3052

Art & Design rankings

Tilburg University ranked 12th for Art & Design in the Netherlands and 322nd in the World with 4,207 publications made and 101,909 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 31 In the Netherlands
#129 of 1,349 In Europe
#322 of 5,720 In the World

Tilburg University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 13 46
1992 17 43
1993 25 43
1994 21 67
1995 33 76
1996 43 122
1997 52 126
1998 40 166
1999 57 261
2000 58 312
2001 63 393
2002 63 510
2003 106 655
2004 79 761
2005 96 1201
2006 112 1279
2007 118 1694
2008 121 2006
2009 132 2401
2010 133 2695
2011 163 3162
2012 192 3610
2013 201 4130
2014 172 4502
2015 161 4807
2016 188 4828
2017 201 5187
2018 190 5683
2019 219 6407
2020 239 7657
2021 247 8884
2022 249 8863
2023 256 9142

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 83 193
Aesthetics 11 86 237
Literature 8 90 242
Fashion Design 12 105 263
Game Design and Development 9 120 297
Entertainment Industry Business 11 116 310
Creative Writing 9 127 330
Performing arts 12 168 382
Illustration and Concept Art 11 187 401
Animation 11 179 453
Painting and Drawing 11 214 456
Sculpture 11 214 456
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 175 459
Art History 11 224 542
Multimedia 12 243 603
Music 10 246 642
UX/UI Desgin 10 275 647
Cinematography 10 282 690
Photography 12 382 1081
Computer Graphics 13 452 1156

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tilburg University

Speciality Netherlands Europe World Rank
Chemistry 14 533 1763
Computational Chemistry 12 534 1829
Physical chemistry 13 601 2182
Organic Chemistry 14 687 2679