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The University of Amsterdam ranked 1st in the Netherlands, 73rd in the global 2025 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 198,325 academic publications and 7,977,569 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 535 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 1,020 For Broadcast Journalism
#2 of 1,089 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#8 of 1,018 For International Law
#148 of 7,918 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 74th in the World with 111,748 publications made and 5,261,231 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

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

University of Amsterdam
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1331 20426
1993 1338 20953
1994 1403 23082
1995 1637 25789
1996 1585 28194
1997 1631 31051
1998 1570 35840
1999 1531 39592
2000 1595 45226
2001 1631 48402
2002 1672 53683
2003 1699 60545
2004 1812 64819
2005 1875 71745
2006 2234 80437
2007 2187 89765
2008 2419 98475
2009 2627 108285
2010 2692 121492
2011 3066 136086
2012 3209 154167
2013 3518 172065
2014 3556 187037
2015 3762 199265
2016 3883 209198
2017 3957 229851
2018 4408 251356
2019 5259 284263
2020 5662 352944
2021 5996 407163
2022 5567 398702
2023 5939 417715
2024 4278 379573

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 44
Virology 1 10 51
Neuroscience 2 12 60
Molecular Biology 1 10 62
Microbiology 3 16 63
Botany 3 15 76
Genetics 2 16 79
Paleontology 3 20 86
Biochemistry 1 17 87
Entomology 2 27 94
Toxicology 4 25 95
Astrobiology 2 33 100
Zoology 5 31 102
Pharmacology 3 23 103
Oncology and Cancer research 2 23 107
Evolutionary Biology 2 29 108
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 28 108
Biophysics 3 33 116
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 30 120
Biotechnology 6 42 140
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 45 157
Horticulture 4 40 176
Agricultural Science 4 62 212
Forestry 4 65 223
Nanotechnology 8 141 446
Animal Science 7 139 458
Nutrition and Food Science 7 159 475

Medicine rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 2nd for Medicine in the Netherlands and 58th in the World with 100,768 publications made and 4,664,146 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

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

University of Amsterdam
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1064 15609
1993 1113 15740
1994 1167 17816
1995 1408 20143
1996 1381 22878
1997 1364 25095
1998 1379 29363
1999 1233 32796
2000 1286 37619
2001 1263 39994
2002 1291 43988
2003 1305 49129
2004 1480 53152
2005 1494 59188
2006 1856 66550
2007 1840 73899
2008 2106 82485
2009 2401 92091
2010 2483 104814
2011 2903 117744
2012 3038 134355
2013 3349 151706
2014 3369 165571
2015 3584 178643
2016 3511 187800
2017 3773 206046
2018 4285 224774
2019 5109 254595
2020 5462 324063
2021 5866 378313
2022 5607 379927
2023 5800 400825
2024 4585 374665

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

Medicine subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 4 24
Clinical Psychology 1 5 27
Pediatrics 1 5 31
Dermatology 2 11 39
Orthodontics 2 10 41
Psychiatry 2 8 43
Immunology 1 10 44
Dentistry 2 13 46
Cardiology 3 12 51
Virology 1 10 51
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 14 53
Family medicine 1 8 53
Surgery 2 10 53
Health Science 2 11 58
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 5 59
Pathology 2 14 59
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 13 61
Critical Care Nursing 1 12 61
Nursing 2 11 64
Anesthesiology 2 11 67
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 13 70
Public Health 1 14 70
Audiology 4 18 70
Radiation Therapy 2 11 71
Respiratory Therapy 3 18 72
Epidemiology 3 26 76
Occupational Therapy 5 17 77
Forensic Science 2 29 79
Physical Therapy 5 19 80
Anatomy and Physiology 2 18 83
Veterinary 3 31 86
Sports Medicine 5 22 93
Urology 4 20 94
Toxicology 4 25 95
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 25 99
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 54 103
Pharmacology 3 23 103
Neurosurgery 2 45 104
Ophthalmology 2 23 105
Oncology and Cancer research 2 23 107
Optometry 1 29 111
Pharmacy 3 53 116
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 30 120
Gerontology 6 26 122
Biomedical Engineering 5 33 125
Plastic Surgery 3 37 156
Cosmetology 2 59 166
Sports / Exercise science 5 53 188
Social Work 1 59 194

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands and 36th in the World with 90,571 publications made and 3,483,528 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 1,500 In Europe
#36 of 7,081 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 651 6533
1993 691 6545
1994 759 7516
1995 847 8156
1996 885 9710
1997 928 10263
1998 972 11982
1999 927 13474
2000 989 16486
2001 1093 18947
2002 1279 23125
2003 1341 26847
2004 1537 30668
2005 1602 35581
2006 1859 41888
2007 1952 50899
2008 2214 57384
2009 2482 67023
2010 2573 75522
2011 2906 87696
2012 3042 101788
2013 3204 113377
2014 3441 126310
2015 3722 136021
2016 3759 143786
2017 3895 160582
2018 4169 183051
2019 5301 218185
2020 5123 266578
2021 5272 304758
2022 4976 295103
2023 5233 320950
2024 3666 271076

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 1st for Computer Science in the Netherlands and 63rd in the World with 77,646 publications made and 3,520,866 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Cognitive Science, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 39 In the Netherlands
#10 of 1,469 In Europe
#63 of 6,845 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 658 8369
1993 683 8123
1994 725 8953
1995 827 10010
1996 827 11447
1997 888 11978
1998 889 14211
1999 880 15489
2000 922 17974
2001 1011 20987
2002 1160 25336
2003 1197 28903
2004 1268 31435
2005 1435 37024
2006 1633 43102
2007 1665 51060
2008 1852 56907
2009 2026 63931
2010 2188 74173
2011 2380 84796
2012 2386 97748
2013 2654 109407
2014 2789 121733
2015 2915 130920
2016 3090 140884
2017 3166 156966
2018 3449 180519
2019 4462 214302
2020 4303 264950
2021 4556 303275
2022 4295 280300
2023 4501 303283
2024 3142 257641

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 2nd for Chemistry in the Netherlands and 111th in the World with 77,047 publications made and 3,647,566 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 37 In the Netherlands
#22 of 1,417 In Europe
#111 of 6,545 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1140 17478
1993 1160 18609
1994 1173 20027
1995 1324 22335
1996 1356 23983
1997 1341 25919
1998 1330 29980
1999 1241 32145
2000 1281 36110
2001 1319 38485
2002 1321 41671
2003 1391 47411
2004 1412 49663
2005 1395 55029
2006 1504 59070
2007 1561 64642
2008 1595 70198
2009 1764 76113
2010 1756 83777
2011 1903 92952
2012 1980 103938
2013 2165 115846
2014 2145 124204
2015 2242 132061
2016 2460 138925
2017 2429 151433
2018 2604 162595
2019 3017 183465
2020 3197 222617
2021 3454 257349
2022 3217 251097
2023 3412 264108
2024 2469 238066

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 17 87
Biochemical Engineering 6 32 89
Pharmacy 3 53 116
Environmental Chemistry 4 35 128
Organic Chemistry 4 35 133
Inorganic Chemistry 4 43 173
Computational Chemistry 8 72 175
Radiochemistry 2 35 186
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 73 195
Materials Science 6 53 211
Physical chemistry 8 72 272
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 116 319
Chemical Engineering 8 109 401
Nanotechnology 8 141 446
Nutrition and Food Science 7 159 475

Physics rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 3rd for Physics in the Netherlands and 118th in the World with 67,812 publications made and 2,843,128 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 37 In the Netherlands
#26 of 1,457 In Europe
#118 of 6,713 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 820 10664
1993 860 10808
1994 865 11432
1995 919 12681
1996 990 14273
1997 1030 14962
1998 1080 17276
1999 1045 18519
2000 1058 20732
2001 1107 23325
2002 1237 26102
2003 1219 30496
2004 1303 32981
2005 1282 37326
2006 1353 40771
2007 1346 45983
2008 1468 50036
2009 1596 55656
2010 1595 61150
2011 1796 68957
2012 1802 79577
2013 2035 90108
2014 2038 97594
2015 2192 105601
2016 2516 114280
2017 2497 124524
2018 2564 137558
2019 2980 158687
2020 2956 189556
2021 3268 216775
2022 2938 194925
2023 3265 212379
2024 2254 189879

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 1 4 24
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 12 55
Theoretical Physics 2 23 62
Astrobiology 2 33 100
Acoustical Engineering 3 21 114
Biophysics 3 33 116
Optical Engineering 2 26 126
Quantum and Particle physics 4 31 127
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 60 137
Nuclear Physics 4 56 149
Condensed Matter Physics 7 52 155
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 57 202
Materials Science 6 53 211
Nanotechnology 8 141 446

Engineering rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 4th for Engineering in the Netherlands and 141st in the World with 66,120 publications made and 2,740,488 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 37 In the Netherlands
#32 of 1,465 In Europe
#141 of 6,782 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 792 9986
1993 787 10281
1994 825 10932
1995 887 12067
1996 1006 13802
1997 1006 14252
1998 1011 16575
1999 977 17392
2000 997 19878
2001 998 21627
2002 1162 25530
2003 1153 29003
2004 1259 31490
2005 1225 36426
2006 1373 40102
2007 1356 45701
2008 1519 50054
2009 1678 56062
2010 1625 61875
2011 1845 69962
2012 1801 79349
2013 2004 89660
2014 2067 96883
2015 2177 103653
2016 2415 112171
2017 2420 122707
2018 2556 136466
2019 2952 159123
2020 3085 192571
2021 3240 221767
2022 3028 202704
2023 3248 218753
2024 2284 188296

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 14 55
Human-Computer Interaction 4 15 58
Architecture 4 28 76
Biochemical Engineering 6 32 89
Engineering Management 3 27 106
Computer Networking 3 20 113
Acoustical Engineering 3 21 114
Operations Research 5 30 114
Biomedical Engineering 5 33 125
Optical Engineering 2 26 126
Biotechnology 6 42 140
Civil Engineering 5 38 147
Mechanical Engineering 5 42 153
Telecommunications 4 37 160
Aviation 5 63 172
Transportation Engineering 7 57 178
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 73 195
Aerospace Engineering 5 56 197
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 57 202
Electrical Engineering 5 51 206
Materials Science 6 53 211
Metallurgical Engineering 5 55 219
Environmental Engineering 6 58 228
Architectural Engineering 6 85 240
Electronic Engineering 5 74 270
Industrial Engineering 7 102 276
Geotechnical Engineering 6 74 281
Robotics 5 89 281
Remote Sensing 5 90 283
Structural Engineering 5 94 307
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 102 308
Petroleum Engineering 6 85 310
Product and Industrial Design 10 130 324
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 102 332
Computer Engineering 6 110 340
Technical Drawing 7 125 348
Automation and Control engineering 5 112 353
Automotive Engineering 6 105 359
Construction Management 7 142 381
Chemical Engineering 8 109 401
Nanotechnology 8 141 446
Nuclear Engineering 5 151 468
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 145 515
Landscape Architecture 8 233 522
Marine Engineering 9 223 658
Agricultural Engineering 7 195 730

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 4th for Environmental Science in the Netherlands and 90th in the World with 60,647 publications made and 2,532,452 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 39 In the Netherlands
#21 of 1,464 In Europe
#90 of 6,876 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 599 8312
1993 595 7880
1994 636 8841
1995 717 9316
1996 756 10382
1997 748 10912
1998 747 12566
1999 753 13466
2000 788 16203
2001 828 17474
2002 988 20661
2003 967 23691
2004 1006 25721
2005 1152 29480
2006 1251 34181
2007 1291 39368
2008 1370 43901
2009 1544 50072
2010 1514 55477
2011 1704 63670
2012 1831 74358
2013 1946 83722
2014 2066 90099
2015 2258 98218
2016 2414 105026
2017 2307 114404
2018 2553 128348
2019 3065 149165
2020 3131 180259
2021 3266 208684
2022 3142 198830
2023 3256 210702
2024 2210 180887

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 58,002 publications made and 2,809,960 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

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

University of Amsterdam
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 477 6561
1993 496 6108
1994 511 6939
1995 595 8050
1996 625 9297
1997 648 9810
1998 646 11634
1999 648 13264
2000 663 15402
2001 708 17047
2002 772 19739
2003 826 23207
2004 911 24946
2005 934 29694
2006 1086 33764
2007 1156 39902
2008 1294 45073
2009 1536 51486
2010 1606 59660
2011 1825 68814
2012 1915 79639
2013 2018 89555
2014 2183 101270
2015 2296 108747
2016 2311 115271
2017 2482 128978
2018 2752 145080
2019 3235 168541
2020 3260 210395
2021 3602 238428
2022 3357 235326
2023 3440 249877
2024 2673 219900

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 3 9
Sexology 1 2 24
Cognitive Science 1 4 26
Social Psychology 1 4 27
Clinical Psychology 1 5 27
Child Psychology 1 5 31
Special Education 3 11 41
Psychiatry 2 8 43
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 7 51
Neuroscience 2 12 60
Occupational Therapy 5 17 77
Education Majors 2 14 80
Social Work 1 59 194

Mathematics rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 1st for Mathematics in the Netherlands and 47th in the World with 39,387 publications made and 1,779,660 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
#6 of 1,401 In Europe
#47 of 6,418 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 258 2266
1993 232 2405
1994 285 2713
1995 333 3101
1996 340 3843
1997 417 4101
1998 425 4697
1999 396 5468
2000 468 6690
2001 522 7483
2002 553 9492
2003 643 11162
2004 714 12701
2005 705 15102
2006 798 17592
2007 871 20763
2008 984 23614
2009 993 27449
2010 1074 31898
2011 1189 36533
2012 1261 41623
2013 1403 48088
2014 1523 53765
2015 1563 59497
2016 1612 63288
2017 1628 70528
2018 1799 80760
2019 2640 98124
2020 2375 121026
2021 2491 143143
2022 2385 139064
2023 2475 147595
2024 1628 109483

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 39
Statistics 1 6 41
Applied Mathematics 2 23 92
Math Teachers 2 14 102
Operations Research 5 30 114
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 69 232

Business rankings

The University of Amsterdam ranked 1st for Business in the Netherlands and 50th in the World with 29,978 publications made and 1,150,405 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, International Business.

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

University of Amsterdam
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 206 1600
1993 174 1427
1994 234 1738
1995 224 2026
1996 256 2475
1997 329 2563
1998 311 3066
1999 324 3646
2000 347 4499
2001 416 5360
2002 496 6987
2003 536 8266
2004 612 9775
2005 614 11191
2006 726 14119
2007 725 17258
2008 851 19537
2009 915 23343
2010 999 26666
2011 1075 30902
2012 1112 35360
2013 1143 39260
2014 1174 44067
2015 1321 46605
2016 1253 48995
2017 1316 54200
2018 1382 61094
2019 1573 72176
2020 1698 87962
2021 1650 99470
2022 1571 93016
2023 1636 100023
2024 1048 75974

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 35th in the World with 26,165 publications made and 1,046,734 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

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

University of Amsterdam
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 159 1121
1993 131 1070
1994 208 1271
1995 194 1403
1996 234 1859
1997 293 1958
1998 269 2395
1999 276 2805
2000 310 3611
2001 397 4373
2002 413 5468
2003 471 6719
2004 574 8215
2005 514 9043
2006 580 10832
2007 622 13699
2008 684 15248
2009 782 18782
2010 789 21218
2011 935 24544
2012 934 27811
2013 980 31813
2014 1056 35579
2015 1132 37622
2016 1128 39613
2017 1234 43707
2018 1224 48800
2019 1484 57993
2020 1487 69931
2021 1475 79114
2022 1395 77774
2023 1384 84112
2024 1004 66066

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 45th in the World with 15,095 publications made and 482,272 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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 33 In the Netherlands
#8 of 1,381 In Europe
#45 of 5,966 In the World

University of Amsterdam
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 95 1225
1993 118 1039
1994 135 1193
1995 131 1267
1996 137 1532
1997 139 1556
1998 130 1745
1999 157 1916
2000 175 2368
2001 183 2692
2002 253 3603
2003 238 3811
2004 254 4447
2005 288 5261
2006 325 5988
2007 354 7434
2008 346 7986
2009 419 9560
2010 452 10842
2011 459 12620
2012 504 14445
2013 533 15679
2014 539 17532
2015 583 18571
2016 660 19620
2017 649 22724
2018 728 26022
2019 847 31063
2020 842 37669
2021 884 42318
2022 886 41909
2023 886 44966
2024 581 37648

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
Entertainment Industry Business 1 1 2
Cinematography 1 1 3
Painting and Drawing 2 14 24
Sculpture 2 14 24
Illustration and Concept Art 2 15 25
Aesthetics 1 8 38
Literature 1 8 38
Photography 1 11 41
Game Design and Development 2 12 47
Multimedia 2 5 48
Fashion Design 1 6 50
Creative Writing 1 17 56
UX/UI Desgin 3 21 65
Art History 2 22 66
Performing arts 2 31 75
Architecture 4 28 76
Graphic Design 6 31 110
Music 2 36 111
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 42 119
Computer Graphics 4 48 162
Animation 5 61 187
Landscape Architecture 8 233 522
Interior Design 9 249 611