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The University of Augsburg ranked 55th in Germany, 751st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 131 research topics. The University of Augsburg ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 20,143 academic publications and 355,376 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 24 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#751 of 14,131 In the World
#301 of 2,785 In Europe
#55 of 369 In Germany
#7 of 45 In Bavaria
#1 of 2 In Augsburg
#153 of 3,091 For Condensed Matter Physics
#181 of 2,129 For Operations Research
#271 of 2,119 For Theoretical Physics
#1598 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#598 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 128 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Augsburg ranked 51st for Engineering in Germany and 747th in the World with 10,260 publications made and 260,464 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#51 of 168 In Germany
#270 of 1,453 In Europe
#747 of 6,684 In the World

University of Augsburg
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 42 150
1992 48 220
1993 45 350
1994 80 507
1995 97 682
1996 143 896
1997 143 1029
1998 158 1388
1999 198 1687
2000 224 1985
2001 222 2235
2002 281 2673
2003 243 3184
2004 274 3860
2005 238 4914
2006 303 5428
2007 294 6330
2008 318 6557
2009 341 7721
2010 330 8583
2011 341 9308
2012 359 10323
2013 376 11171
2014 380 12175
2015 389 12755
2016 453 12991
2017 432 13368
2018 448 14405
2019 511 15340
2020 543 17087
2021 627 20346
2022 613 20068
2023 614 20031

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

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 4 56 181
Human-Computer Interaction 27 159 383
Architecture 28 208 460
Industrial Engineering 34 206 516
Nanotechnology 43 187 552
Electrical Engineering 40 197 559
Mechanical Engineering 43 227 593
Construction Management 30 252 651
Materials Science 50 239 651
Applied/Engineering Physics 53 251 667
Transportation Engineering 35 259 668
Acoustical Engineering 50 258 679
Computer Engineering 42 246 717
Robotics 41 255 723
Optical Engineering 57 290 761
Aerospace Engineering 56 296 762
Metallurgical Engineering 53 281 797
Structural Engineering 53 296 810
Systems Engineering 58 348 826
Renewable Energy Engineering 29 275 840
Reliability and Quality Engineering 35 299 865
Chemical Engineering 52 295 912
Telecommunications 57 337 941
Computer Networking 59 339 949
Electronic Engineering 59 368 1072
Automotive Engineering 46 386 1209
Civil Engineering 59 425 1218
Geotechnical Engineering 55 412 1294
Remote Sensing 64 456 1305
Automation and Control engineering 60 461 1549
Environmental Engineering 71 565 2075
Biotechnology 70 660 2790

Physics rankings

The University of Augsburg ranked 49th for Physics in Germany and 647th in the World with 9,852 publications made and 264,058 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Condensed Matter Physics, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#49 of 167 In Germany
#239 of 1,446 In Europe
#647 of 6,603 In the World

University of Augsburg
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 47 197
1992 57 273
1993 60 399
1994 94 576
1995 111 748
1996 165 1017
1997 140 1132
1998 166 1579
1999 208 1938
2000 233 2204
2001 239 2548
2002 280 2924
2003 250 3479
2004 265 4129
2005 259 5351
2006 302 5914
2007 304 6784
2008 309 7008
2009 320 8200
2010 303 9131
2011 336 9813
2012 334 10980
2013 370 11751
2014 336 12660
2015 366 13225
2016 395 13246
2017 415 13757
2018 418 14680
2019 451 15432
2020 486 16961
2021 568 19875
2022 550 18993
2023 516 18936

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 17 50 153
Theoretical Physics 31 131 271
Atomic and Molecular physics 46 171 386
Nuclear Physics 41 174 398
Nanotechnology 43 187 552
Quantum and Particle physics 48 219 563
Materials Science 50 239 651
Applied/Engineering Physics 53 251 667
Acoustical Engineering 50 258 679
Optical Engineering 57 290 761
Biophysics 55 290 799
Astrophysics and Astronomy 53 321 828
Medical Physics 49 358 955

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Augsburg ranked 55th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 729th in the World with 9,730 publications made and 119,628 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#55 of 175 In Germany
#304 of 1,492 In Europe
#729 of 7,020 In the World

University of Augsburg
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 60 104
1992 55 169
1993 43 182
1994 80 237
1995 66 248
1996 85 307
1997 74 320
1998 143 431
1999 172 537
2000 129 562
2001 145 726
2002 149 908
2003 133 969
2004 169 1132
2005 140 1348
2006 176 1669
2007 180 2054
2008 202 2328
2009 242 2582
2010 243 3013
2011 319 3285
2012 302 3554
2013 340 4095
2014 402 4748
2015 358 4842
2016 549 4933
2017 517 5346
2018 483 6159
2019 549 7243
2020 621 9283
2021 670 11917
2022 677 12787
2023 835 13963

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 52 263 585
Political Science 51 268 644
Journalism and Digital Media 36 249 686
Art History 45 296 689
Broadcast Journalism 29 245 709
Linguistics 51 293 741
Early Childhood Education 30 245 749
International Law 39 301 749
Aesthetics 47 314 776
Media Studies 35 303 854
Classics and Ancient History 45 340 884
Education Majors 41 301 888
Special Education 41 340 907
Radio and Television broadcasting 36 306 911
History 57 378 966
Law 54 367 967
Archaeology 58 386 988
Anthropology 51 374 1008
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 59 427 1089
Sociology 55 397 1091
Library and Information science 65 413 1103
Communications and Public Relations 51 399 1108
Public Policy / Administration 55 412 1186
Gender Studies 67 520 1714
Demography 62 524 1766

Chemistry rankings

The University of Augsburg ranked 58th for Chemistry in Germany and 997th in the World with 7,702 publications made and 220,827 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#58 of 165 In Germany
#345 of 1,401 In Europe
#997 of 6,447 In the World

University of Augsburg
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 32 135
1992 38 189
1993 44 308
1994 74 447
1995 85 607
1996 120 773
1997 110 911
1998 137 1212
1999 179 1498
2000 189 1791
2001 194 1976
2002 235 2341
2003 201 2728
2004 204 3235
2005 200 4191
2006 237 4771
2007 228 5549
2008 233 5738
2009 233 6513
2010 232 7341
2011 252 8116
2012 249 8854
2013 271 9528
2014 272 10227
2015 294 10845
2016 305 11009
2017 288 11248
2018 297 11827
2019 318 12366
2020 403 13633
2021 494 16079
2022 500 16126
2023 439 16325

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 49 232 528
Nanotechnology 43 187 552
Materials Science 50 239 651
Environmental Chemistry 49 261 690
Chemical Engineering 52 295 912
Organic Chemistry 60 340 992
Physical chemistry 55 330 996
Petrology and Geochemistry 54 381 1048
Inorganic Chemistry 63 402 1346
Pharmacy 72 497 1739
Biochemistry 69 511 1765
Radiochemistry 69 571 2517

Computer Science rankings

The University of Augsburg ranked 53rd for Computer Science in Germany and 860th in the World with 7,263 publications made and 140,244 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#53 of 172 In Germany
#327 of 1,459 In Europe
#860 of 6,752 In the World

University of Augsburg
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 31 118
1992 25 164
1993 32 238
1994 43 337
1995 49 411
1996 60 461
1997 71 490
1998 77 798
1999 96 896
2000 112 1012
2001 100 1174
2002 136 1475
2003 113 1671
2004 168 1971
2005 141 2577
2006 191 2792
2007 188 3197
2008 203 3441
2009 236 4071
2010 240 4474
2011 266 4625
2012 260 4966
2013 271 5588
2014 273 6034
2015 249 6303
2016 285 6227
2017 307 6607
2018 350 7006
2019 377 8309
2020 419 9878
2021 556 12621
2022 536 13288
2023 632 14120

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 27 159 383
Software Engineering 34 203 447
Computational Linguistics 34 189 475
Management Information Systems 28 225 520
UX/UI Desgin 43 233 537
Blockchain and Cryptography 32 196 547
Database Administration 37 204 548
Game Design and Development 45 253 565
Computer Graphics 50 239 577
Multimedia 40 253 625
Computer Vision 42 252 656
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 47 267 695
Data Science 46 305 702
Computer Engineering 42 246 717
Robotics 41 255 723
Animation 50 280 725
Web Design and Development 53 309 818
Telecommunications 57 337 941
Cognitive Science 56 332 946
Computer Networking 59 339 949
Machine Learning 50 332 950
Neuroscience 58 364 1045
Cyber Security 58 392 1072
Library and Information science 65 413 1103
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 60 457 1441

Biology rankings

The University of Augsburg ranked 62nd for Biology in Germany and 1366th in the World with 6,548 publications made and 167,269 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#62 of 170 In Germany
#433 of 1,445 In Europe
#1366 of 6,770 In the World

University of Augsburg
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 16 82
1992 28 84
1993 20 156
1994 41 239
1995 48 291
1996 85 401
1997 74 482
1998 77 617
1999 97 823
2000 111 1003
2001 103 1085
2002 128 1413
2003 111 1669
2004 133 1985
2005 115 2507
2006 168 2888
2007 148 3431
2008 177 3633
2009 196 4420
2010 166 4959
2011 184 5420
2012 181 6024
2013 192 6741
2014 219 7286
2015 215 7656
2016 270 8091
2017 261 8288
2018 272 8987
2019 339 9839
2020 446 11260
2021 585 14584
2022 590 15530
2023 652 16710

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 43 187 552
Biophysics 55 290 799
Evolutionary Biology 55 338 867
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 39 346 955
Neuroscience 58 364 1045
Paleontology 63 460 1370
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 60 457 1441
Forestry 60 478 1699
Biochemistry 69 511 1765
Genetics 69 525 1870
Immunology 62 530 2033
Molecular Biology 73 536 2057
Botany 69 573 2232
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 65 562 2238
Zoology 71 595 2276
Oncology and Cancer research 67 595 2377
Virology 67 589 2406
Agricultural Science 70 617 2448
Biotechnology 70 660 2790
Horticulture 68 665 3031
Pharmacology 72 704 3147
Microbiology 72 706 3204

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Augsburg ranked 59th for Environmental Science in Germany and 1123rd in the World with 6,104 publications made and 139,281 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#59 of 170 In Germany
#397 of 1,458 In Europe
#1123 of 6,798 In the World

University of Augsburg
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 22 67
1992 30 89
1993 24 136
1994 38 173
1995 36 256
1996 74 287
1997 68 363
1998 81 554
1999 97 689
2000 113 821
2001 100 916
2002 137 1157
2003 98 1324
2004 136 1472
2005 123 1795
2006 145 2251
2007 138 2611
2008 156 2857
2009 157 3254
2010 150 3716
2011 191 4138
2012 183 4559
2013 219 5060
2014 237 5688
2015 246 6018
2016 287 6050
2017 279 6564
2018 274 7085
2019 326 7924
2020 393 9544
2021 485 12374
2022 424 12952
2023 518 13657

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 49 261 690
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 51 287 753
Geography and Cartography 55 365 961
Oceanography 57 357 996
Petrology and Geochemistry 54 381 1048
Geology 63 427 1227
Ecology 61 436 1261
Earth science and Geophysics 63 413 1261
Geotechnical Engineering 55 412 1294
Environmental Management 54 442 1331
Paleontology 63 460 1370
Forestry 60 478 1699
Environmental Engineering 71 565 2075
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 65 562 2238
Agricultural Science 70 617 2448

Mathematics rankings

The University of Augsburg ranked 48th for Mathematics in Germany and 698th in the World with 4,578 publications made and 101,235 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#48 of 163 In Germany
#268 of 1,388 In Europe
#698 of 6,305 In the World

University of Augsburg
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 27 99
1992 23 127
1993 27 192
1994 32 261
1995 44 258
1996 45 340
1997 47 339
1998 64 540
1999 79 504
2000 74 589
2001 77 759
2002 98 966
2003 63 968
2004 78 1283
2005 97 1577
2006 104 1706
2007 117 1944
2008 115 1893
2009 126 2341
2010 132 2588
2011 169 2904
2012 154 3083
2013 181 3346
2014 200 3802
2015 185 3916
2016 205 3893
2017 196 4134
2018 209 4376
2019 246 5135
2020 275 6157
2021 305 7662
2022 297 7894
2023 340 8333

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 4 56 181
Actuarial Science 23 150 414
Blockchain and Cryptography 32 196 547
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 38 237 574
Applied Mathematics 45 258 611
Statistics 49 286 753
Math Teachers 37 280 865

Business rankings

The University of Augsburg ranked 43rd for Business in Germany and 682nd in the World with 3,858 publications made and 69,080 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#43 of 164 In Germany
#267 of 1,414 In Europe
#682 of 6,187 In the World

University of Augsburg
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 17 35
1992 13 58
1993 16 62
1994 25 109
1995 33 95
1996 27 146
1997 31 165
1998 44 302
1999 44 327
2000 66 365
2001 41 388
2002 89 555
2003 66 679
2004 88 808
2005 90 1138
2006 78 1134
2007 97 1389
2008 100 1459
2009 132 1830
2010 121 1763
2011 168 2011
2012 152 2082
2013 159 2401
2014 183 2860
2015 157 2642
2016 206 2924
2017 194 3067
2018 182 3358
2019 202 3877
2020 214 4853
2021 224 5964
2022 229 6204
2023 292 6529

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 4 50 112
Operations Research 4 56 181
Risk Management 16 137 340
Actuarial Science 23 150 414
Entertainment Industry Business 14 185 467
Investment Banking and Stock trading 25 182 494
Supply Chain Management 22 157 499
Management Information Systems 28 225 520
Tax Law 38 193 531
Finance 36 223 544
Marketing 40 238 611
Project Management 35 263 612
Accounting 31 235 637
International Business 50 352 643
Construction Management 30 252 651
Advertising 36 273 705
Management 42 264 709
International Trade 58 445 815
Human Resource Management 50 368 908
Public Policy / Administration 55 412 1186

Psychology rankings

The University of Augsburg ranked 56th for Psychology in Germany and 1200th in the World with 3,155 publications made and 54,963 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#56 of 169 In Germany
#404 of 1,414 In Europe
#1200 of 6,528 In the World

University of Augsburg
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 3 39
1992 5 56
1993 3 69
1994 10 73
1995 11 90
1996 18 109
1997 16 125
1998 18 147
1999 32 220
2000 39 285
2001 21 327
2002 31 379
2003 30 456
2004 43 540
2005 34 717
2006 57 769
2007 57 876
2008 65 951
2009 85 1213
2010 66 1324
2011 82 1405
2012 61 1486
2013 108 1869
2014 88 1995
2015 92 2252
2016 124 2322
2017 123 2494
2018 179 2810
2019 214 3573
2020 273 4696
2021 339 6378
2022 330 7240
2023 442 8208

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

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Psychology 46 269 711
Education Majors 41 301 888
Special Education 41 340 907
Cognitive Science 56 332 946
Neuroscience 58 364 1045
Child Psychology 67 423 1263
Clinical Psychology 61 476 1580
Psychiatry 68 530 1818

Economics rankings

The University of Augsburg ranked 41st for Economics in Germany and 742nd in the World with 2,676 publications made and 43,025 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#41 of 161 In Germany
#290 of 1,366 In Europe
#742 of 5,995 In the World

University of Augsburg
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 12 23
1992 12 65
1993 15 40
1994 16 75
1995 25 56
1996 15 81
1997 20 83
1998 27 128
1999 30 145
2000 31 176
2001 34 243
2002 51 281
2003 53 358
2004 56 404
2005 56 461
2006 61 692
2007 79 798
2008 57 830
2009 76 921
2010 75 949
2011 104 1173
2012 89 1246
2013 100 1390
2014 125 1674
2015 118 1613
2016 148 1832
2017 149 1941
2018 134 2236
2019 151 2559
2020 152 3372
2021 158 4214
2022 162 4478
2023 207 4567

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

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 23 150 414
Investment Banking and Stock trading 25 182 494
Finance 36 223 544
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 38 237 574
Environmental Economics 24 249 581
International Economics 54 379 638
International Trade 58 445 815
Development Studies 53 394 1159

Art & Design rankings

The University of Augsburg ranked 48th for Art & Design in Germany and 743rd in the World with 1,679 publications made and 24,199 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Computer Graphics.

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
#48 of 159 In Germany
#313 of 1,349 In Europe
#743 of 5,720 In the World

University of Augsburg
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 25
1992 4 22
1993 5 58
1994 4 48
1995 5 38
1996 13 54
1997 10 65
1998 10 60
1999 13 111
2000 23 112
2001 25 138
2002 24 137
2003 24 212
2004 41 236
2005 38 269
2006 39 363
2007 42 462
2008 45 497
2009 62 661
2010 59 688
2011 64 758
2012 53 736
2013 56 861
2014 70 1110
2015 62 1017
2016 87 1033
2017 94 1145
2018 100 1147
2019 101 1314
2020 91 1577
2021 128 2103
2022 115 2197
2023 127 2260

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 28 208 460
Entertainment Industry Business 14 185 467
Performing arts 29 232 517
UX/UI Desgin 43 233 537
Game Design and Development 45 253 565
Computer Graphics 50 239 577
Multimedia 40 253 625
Literature 42 277 652
Graphic Design 50 269 676
Creative Writing 27 277 685
Art History 45 296 689
Animation 50 280 725
Music 40 279 725
Aesthetics 47 314 776
Fashion Design 53 335 813

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Augsburg

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 66 221 529
Orthodontics 37 195 544
Dentistry 39 230 641
Healthcare Management (MHA) 46 377 1060
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 59 419 1289
Medicine 62 442 1451
Pathology 59 459 1524
Public Health 60 505 1681
Critical Care Nursing 52 523 1701
Cardiology 62 541 1765
Nursing 65 542 1840
Anatomy and Physiology 71 571 1944
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 52 507 1961
Pediatrics 50 556 2001
Surgery 69 584 2055
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 59 569 2063
Health Science 61 557 2075
Sports Medicine 71 650 2197
Family medicine 55 556 2219
Anesthesiology 70 630 2356
Physical Therapy 74 664 2401