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The University of Amsterdam ranked 1st in the Netherlands, 73rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 146 research topics. The University of Amsterdam ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 170,381 academic publications and 5,680,061 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 513 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#73 of 14,131 In the World
#12 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 58 In the Netherlands
#1 of 6 In Amsterdam
#1 of 1,052 For Broadcast Journalism
#2 of 1,187 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#8 of 1,019 For Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
#158 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#108 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 143 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 1st for Biology in the Netherlands and 75th in the World with 99,745 publications made and 3,948,609 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 39 In the Netherlands
#15 of 1,445 In Europe
#75 of 6,770 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1136 13986
1992 1222 16356
1993 1238 16814
1994 1293 18444
1995 1473 20387
1996 1446 22193
1997 1504 24352
1998 1449 28160
1999 1415 31042
2000 1461 35218
2001 1503 38238
2002 1508 42159
2003 1547 47114
2004 1657 51826
2005 1684 58613
2006 2066 65584
2007 2038 73921
2008 2161 80030
2009 2353 89158
2010 2552 100502
2011 2728 111287
2012 3006 125970
2013 3273 142040
2014 3303 154309
2015 3493 163760
2016 3724 173713
2017 3820 187094
2018 4197 206924
2019 5035 232616
2020 5204 280697
2021 5644 325603
2022 5245 336692
2023 5255 342628

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

Biology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Immunology 1 10 46
Virology 1 11 49
Neuroscience 2 11 59
Molecular Biology 1 11 62
Microbiology 4 17 66
Genetics 2 18 80
Botany 3 19 85
Paleontology 3 20 86
Biochemistry 1 18 87
Toxicology 4 27 89
Astrobiology 2 31 97
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 27 100
Zoology 5 29 100
Pharmacology 3 25 106
Evolutionary Biology 1 27 108
Oncology and Cancer research 2 25 113
Entomology 2 40 118
Biophysics 3 35 118
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 37 125
Biotechnology 6 40 137
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 46 154
Horticulture 4 39 163
Agricultural Science 5 67 210
Forestry 4 70 225
Nutrition and Food Science 7 152 428
Animal Science 7 145 454
Nanotechnology 8 151 466

Medicine rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 2nd for Medicine in the Netherlands and 64th in the World with 89,176 publications made and 3,442,001 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 39 In the Netherlands
#15 of 1,417 In Europe
#64 of 6,680 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 935 10356
1992 959 12220
1993 1014 12280
1994 1065 13869
1995 1272 15706
1996 1259 17794
1997 1230 19414
1998 1260 22588
1999 1141 25126
2000 1168 28748
2001 1160 30981
2002 1163 33986
2003 1180 37666
2004 1348 41923
2005 1359 47777
2006 1666 53936
2007 1731 60668
2008 1886 66383
2009 2105 74623
2010 2335 85828
2011 2541 95220
2012 2814 108397
2013 3097 124424
2014 3121 136087
2015 3310 145983
2016 3410 154786
2017 3584 167696
2018 4046 184910
2019 4925 208724
2020 5109 258524
2021 5529 303595
2022 5307 321142
2023 5254 328791

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

Medicine subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 1 5 26
Dermatology 2 10 35
Pediatrics 2 7 40
Orthodontics 2 10 40
Psychiatry 2 8 43
Medical Physics 2 7 44
Dentistry 2 12 45
Immunology 1 10 46
Cardiology 2 11 46
Family medicine 1 8 48
Virology 1 11 49
Surgery 2 10 51
Health Science 2 10 58
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 16 59
Critical Care Nursing 1 11 61
Pathology 2 15 62
Anesthesiology 2 11 63
Nursing 2 11 64
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 14 65
Audiology 2 15 66
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 7 69
Public Health 1 15 70
Radiation Therapy 2 12 71
Respiratory Therapy 2 17 72
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 13 73
Anatomy and Physiology 2 16 77
Epidemiology 2 26 78
Occupational Therapy 5 18 79
Physical Therapy 5 19 83
Toxicology 4 27 89
Urology 4 20 91
Neurosurgery 2 42 92
Ophthalmology 2 18 97
Forensic Science 2 37 98
Sports Medicine 5 25 103
Pharmacology 3 25 106
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 57 108
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 31 112
Oncology and Cancer research 2 25 113
Biomedical Engineering 5 29 115
Pharmacy 3 60 121
Gerontology 6 24 122
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 37 125
Optometry 3 39 133
Veterinary 3 50 150
Cosmetology 2 60 154
Plastic Surgery 5 44 168
Sports / Exercise science 5 52 185
Social Work 1 61 193

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands and 40th in the World with 79,121 publications made and 2,400,748 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

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

University of Amsterdam
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 580 3809
1992 618 4846
1993 637 4915
1994 717 5728
1995 790 6247
1996 824 7457
1997 901 7871
1998 901 9272
1999 850 10318
2000 869 12451
2001 972 14413
2002 1136 17503
2003 1172 20010
2004 1363 23638
2005 1444 27775
2006 1663 32523
2007 1795 39573
2008 1957 44209
2009 2300 52269
2010 2372 59265
2011 2634 68311
2012 2778 79048
2013 2978 89782
2014 3191 99174
2015 3352 106091
2016 3546 112189
2017 3608 120626
2018 3912 136943
2019 4413 160223
2020 4637 193354
2021 4763 218510
2022 4542 220368
2023 4597 230229

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 2nd for Chemistry in the Netherlands and 109th in the World with 69,729 publications made and 2,787,131 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 36 In the Netherlands
#22 of 1,401 In Europe
#109 of 6,447 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 973 12926
1992 1051 14612
1993 1080 15320
1994 1081 16459
1995 1208 18208
1996 1260 19326
1997 1251 20743
1998 1220 24201
1999 1145 25721
2000 1182 28732
2001 1227 30922
2002 1193 32982
2003 1260 36947
2004 1279 39831
2005 1247 45178
2006 1398 48896
2007 1465 53857
2008 1433 57846
2009 1561 63160
2010 1680 70313
2011 1703 77054
2012 1856 85532
2013 2001 95645
2014 2022 103166
2015 2062 109316
2016 2379 115850
2017 2342 124296
2018 2500 135262
2019 2950 151631
2020 3001 179383
2021 3326 209186
2022 3043 217064
2023 3125 222269

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

Chemistry subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 1 18 87
Biochemical Engineering 7 41 103
Pharmacy 3 60 121
Environmental Chemistry 4 34 126
Organic Chemistry 4 36 134
Inorganic Chemistry 4 41 164
Computational Chemistry 8 69 174
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 71 183
Materials Science 6 57 219
Physical chemistry 8 69 261
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 110 297
Chemical Engineering 8 109 392
Radiochemistry 5 92 398
Nutrition and Food Science 7 152 428
Nanotechnology 8 151 466

Computer Science rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 1st for Computer Science in the Netherlands and 69th in the World with 68,404 publications made and 2,448,971 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 39 In the Netherlands
#11 of 1,459 In Europe
#69 of 6,752 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 543 5019
1992 610 6414
1993 648 6372
1994 662 7094
1995 748 7801
1996 770 8958
1997 840 9434
1998 838 11265
1999 813 12196
2000 837 14139
2001 923 16546
2002 1018 19684
2003 1075 22262
2004 1163 24955
2005 1309 29718
2006 1489 34416
2007 1560 41013
2008 1657 45068
2009 1854 51405
2010 2051 59703
2011 2135 67634
2012 2245 78145
2013 2474 89156
2014 2628 99002
2015 2691 105036
2016 2873 113696
2017 3013 121836
2018 3236 139165
2019 3830 160379
2020 3913 195336
2021 4129 221952
2022 3908 218278
2023 3924 224889

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

Physics rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 3rd for Physics in the Netherlands and 129th in the World with 59,248 publications made and 2,044,827 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 36 In the Netherlands
#32 of 1,446 In Europe
#129 of 6,603 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 738 7771
1992 757 8822
1993 811 9022
1994 806 9522
1995 843 10337
1996 927 11430
1997 948 12051
1998 964 13933
1999 936 14892
2000 955 16505
2001 1013 18786
2002 1087 20544
2003 1078 23316
2004 1157 25533
2005 1153 29841
2006 1224 32592
2007 1221 36947
2008 1305 39884
2009 1386 44581
2010 1454 48891
2011 1553 53841
2012 1560 61156
2013 1795 69073
2014 1785 75304
2015 1929 80086
2016 2299 85607
2017 2250 91637
2018 2354 102177
2019 2728 114583
2020 2681 136796
2021 2888 156198
2022 2608 154100
2023 2781 158357

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

Physics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 2 7 44
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 13 58
Theoretical Physics 2 26 68
Astrobiology 2 31 97
Acoustical Engineering 2 21 114
Biophysics 3 35 118
Optical Engineering 2 27 129
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 59 136
Quantum and Particle physics 5 36 137
Condensed Matter Physics 7 53 158
Nuclear Physics 6 70 168
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 48 168
Materials Science 6 57 219
Nanotechnology 8 151 466

Engineering rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 4th for Engineering in the Netherlands and 153rd in the World with 58,482 publications made and 1,967,694 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 37 In the Netherlands
#38 of 1,453 In Europe
#153 of 6,684 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 717 7109
1992 735 8226
1993 753 8435
1994 778 8995
1995 838 9770
1996 935 10963
1997 931 11368
1998 919 13432
1999 883 13926
2000 915 15748
2001 919 17248
2002 1049 19737
2003 1027 21924
2004 1124 24545
2005 1132 29044
2006 1228 31963
2007 1239 36639
2008 1378 40081
2009 1513 44956
2010 1502 49868
2011 1599 55699
2012 1627 62594
2013 1809 71244
2014 1859 76896
2015 1950 81260
2016 2231 87659
2017 2232 93703
2018 2331 104505
2019 2788 118772
2020 2798 142064
2021 2937 162343
2022 2729 160454
2023 2854 164677

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

Engineering subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Systems Engineering 2 13 50
Human-Computer Interaction 4 18 62
Architecture 4 26 68
Biochemical Engineering 7 41 103
Acoustical Engineering 2 21 114
Biomedical Engineering 5 29 115
Operations Research 5 35 128
Optical Engineering 2 27 129
Engineering Management 4 38 137
Biotechnology 6 40 137
Civil Engineering 5 37 141
Transportation Engineering 6 44 150
Computer Networking 4 36 151
Aviation 4 56 158
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 48 168
Mechanical Engineering 7 52 177
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 71 183
Aerospace Engineering 6 60 205
Metallurgical Engineering 5 52 215
Materials Science 6 57 219
Environmental Engineering 6 57 219
Telecommunications 4 61 229
Architectural Engineering 4 83 233
Petroleum Engineering 6 66 260
Electronic Engineering 4 75 266
Geotechnical Engineering 5 73 272
Industrial Engineering 7 104 273
Robotics 5 89 276
Electrical Engineering 6 80 284
Remote Sensing 5 95 291
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 86 298
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 107 319
Structural Engineering 5 105 326
Product and Industrial Design 11 142 347
Construction Management 7 130 357
Technical Drawing 7 131 359
Computer Engineering 6 119 361
Automation and Control engineering 5 115 362
Chemical Engineering 8 109 392
Automotive Engineering 7 123 399
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 127 447
Nuclear Engineering 5 147 450
Nanotechnology 8 151 466
Marine Engineering 9 205 610
Landscape Architecture 11 311 790

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 4th for Environmental Science in the Netherlands and 95th in the World with 53,178 publications made and 1,762,740 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 39 In the Netherlands
#22 of 1,458 In Europe
#95 of 6,798 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 528 5418
1992 579 6634
1993 567 6415
1994 612 7143
1995 648 7488
1996 675 8293
1997 708 8732
1998 709 10213
1999 693 10906
2000 722 12837
2001 753 13966
2002 876 15766
2003 869 18231
2004 909 20251
2005 1039 23319
2006 1145 27146
2007 1173 31391
2008 1270 34522
2009 1404 40182
2010 1405 44800
2011 1538 50415
2012 1594 57928
2013 1782 66597
2014 1918 71573
2015 1984 76702
2016 2258 81765
2017 2159 87646
2018 2372 98811
2019 2664 114245
2020 2777 135248
2021 2921 154948
2022 2799 156864
2023 2828 160379

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 1st for Psychology in the Netherlands and 42nd in the World with 51,941 publications made and 2,082,605 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

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

University of Amsterdam
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 405 3951
1992 442 5109
1993 473 4903
1994 468 5646
1995 547 6456
1996 588 7424
1997 601 7976
1998 597 9269
1999 607 10425
2000 599 11973
2001 652 13499
2002 689 15524
2003 716 17957
2004 849 19899
2005 864 24310
2006 972 27459
2007 1092 33162
2008 1157 36846
2009 1392 42724
2010 1483 49005
2011 1645 56381
2012 1811 65181
2013 1945 75294
2014 2043 84148
2015 2133 90439
2016 2304 96796
2017 2374 104462
2018 2653 117260
2019 3083 133452
2020 3102 162947
2021 3348 182509
2022 3145 189987
2023 3177 195090

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

Psychology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 2 8
Sexology 1 2 25
Clinical Psychology 1 5 26
Social Psychology 1 4 28
Cognitive Science 1 5 29
Child Psychology 1 5 33
Psychiatry 2 8 43
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 6 46
Special Education 4 14 55
Neuroscience 2 11 59
Occupational Therapy 5 18 79
Education Majors 2 14 84
Social Work 1 61 193

Mathematics rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 1st for Mathematics in the Netherlands and 59th in the World with 35,352 publications made and 1,241,044 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 37 In the Netherlands
#8 of 1,388 In Europe
#59 of 6,305 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 232 1509
1992 248 1687
1993 239 1868
1994 271 2097
1995 319 2345
1996 339 2879
1997 392 3141
1998 389 3644
1999 363 4273
2000 429 5231
2001 493 5913
2002 505 7119
2003 582 8415
2004 649 9946
2005 658 11952
2006 753 13821
2007 824 16511
2008 918 18916
2009 912 21965
2010 1002 25896
2011 1102 29412
2012 1162 33425
2013 1335 39271
2014 1471 43732
2015 1457 47934
2016 1606 51514
2017 1523 55103
2018 1735 63710
2019 2164 75751
2020 2185 90632
2021 2373 106266
2022 2268 110983
2023 2305 115947

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

Mathematics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 5 33
Actuarial Science 2 6 36
Statistics 1 7 54
Math Teachers 2 14 93
Operations Research 5 35 128
Applied Mathematics 3 42 132
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 78 254

Business rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 1st for Business in the Netherlands and 49th in the World with 27,150 publications made and 821,934 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, International Business.

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

University of Amsterdam
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 174 904
1992 211 1098
1993 171 1045
1994 220 1236
1995 222 1444
1996 234 1805
1997 319 1972
1998 303 2330
1999 305 2787
2000 327 3306
2001 396 4021
2002 448 5231
2003 477 6075
2004 565 7463
2005 578 8655
2006 666 10557
2007 696 13070
2008 785 15009
2009 879 18206
2010 930 20742
2011 1019 24037
2012 1027 27820
2013 1087 31843
2014 1121 35237
2015 1227 37078
2016 1244 39554
2017 1278 42271
2018 1311 47084
2019 1465 54320
2020 1522 65309
2021 1528 73136
2022 1441 70280
2023 1510 73304

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

Economics rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 1st for Economics in the Netherlands and 37th in the World with 23,558 publications made and 676,775 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

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

University of Amsterdam
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 151 663
1992 162 778
1993 127 785
1994 189 931
1995 180 1024
1996 216 1354
1997 278 1432
1998 264 1835
1999 264 2192
2000 288 2685
2001 368 3334
2002 366 4191
2003 432 5057
2004 518 6372
2005 461 6982
2006 540 8153
2007 585 10377
2008 634 11752
2009 752 14590
2010 728 16511
2011 883 19173
2012 869 21743
2013 951 25785
2014 1008 28115
2015 1015 29412
2016 1091 31497
2017 1176 33493
2018 1197 37634
2019 1341 43534
2020 1347 52312
2021 1371 58686
2022 1303 59596
2023 1265 61587

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 1st for Art & Design in the Netherlands and 47th in the World with 13,197 publications made and 326,861 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Multimedia.

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
#1 of 31 In the Netherlands
#8 of 1,349 In Europe
#47 of 5,720 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 113 649
1992 92 861
1993 113 788
1994 121 895
1995 120 948
1996 128 1168
1997 130 1159
1998 113 1298
1999 147 1446
2000 157 1697
2001 176 2029
2002 219 2671
2003 218 2784
2004 218 3138
2005 263 3936
2006 281 4382
2007 319 5523
2008 333 6125
2009 372 7317
2010 402 8276
2011 427 9641
2012 459 11181
2013 510 12337
2014 493 13678
2015 542 14372
2016 613 15584
2017 630 16803
2018 666 19237
2019 742 21979
2020 744 26781
2021 772 29652
2022 779 29451
2023 791 30294

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

Art & Design subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cinematography 1 1 2
Entertainment Industry Business 1 1 2
Painting and Drawing 2 17 29
Sculpture 2 17 29
Illustration and Concept Art 2 18 31
Photography 1 8 31
Aesthetics 1 6 36
Multimedia 2 5 40
Literature 1 10 45
Fashion Design 1 7 48
Game Design and Development 2 14 49
Creative Writing 1 18 58
Art History 2 21 66
Architecture 4 26 68
Performing arts 2 27 70
UX/UI Desgin 3 23 72
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 29 85
Music 2 36 114
Graphic Design 6 59 168
Animation 4 54 175
Computer Graphics 5 55 182
Landscape Architecture 11 311 790
Interior Design 11 334 960