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The University of Bayreuth ranked 44th in Germany, 541st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 145 research topics. The University of Bayreuth ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 35,370 academic publications and 950,080 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 15 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#541 of 14,131 In the World
#213 of 2,785 In Europe
#44 of 369 In Germany
#6 of 45 In Bavaria
#1 of 2 In Bayreuth
#31 of 1,013 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#64 of 3,606 For Environmental Chemistry
#70 of 1,260 For Applied/Engineering Physics
#2244 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#487 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 142 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Chemistry rankings

The University of Bayreuth ranked 35th for Chemistry in Germany and 399th in the World with 22,940 publications made and 755,634 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#35 of 165 In Germany
#150 of 1,401 In Europe
#399 of 6,447 In the World

University of Bayreuth
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 316 2762
1992 364 3210
1993 392 3326
1994 408 3883
1995 404 4593
1996 520 5667
1997 484 5436
1998 518 6562
1999 476 6915
2000 510 8110
2001 567 9206
2002 518 9549
2003 477 10535
2004 552 12261
2005 502 13849
2006 551 15519
2007 646 17069
2008 656 18612
2009 714 20796
2010 679 22808
2011 682 25653
2012 700 27688
2013 727 30609
2014 714 32873
2015 775 34642
2016 772 35542
2017 768 37085
2018 779 39873
2019 771 42536
2020 917 47749
2021 1043 53893
2022 971 54352
2023 973 53597

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 11 31
Environmental Chemistry 2 16 64
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 26 99
Pharmacy 34 65 136
Chemical Engineering 10 57 241
Materials Science 23 92 285
Organic Chemistry 26 97 286
Physical chemistry 19 94 307
Nanotechnology 25 89 309
Inorganic Chemistry 27 112 330
Computational Chemistry 42 174 383
Biochemistry 42 200 547
Nutrition and Food Science 30 217 620
Biochemical Engineering 49 299 702
Radiochemistry 43 225 859

Physics rankings

The University of Bayreuth ranked 34th for Physics in Germany and 376th in the World with 21,619 publications made and 645,516 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#34 of 167 In Germany
#145 of 1,446 In Europe
#376 of 6,603 In the World

University of Bayreuth
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 295 2423
1992 333 2653
1993 347 2693
1994 367 3202
1995 346 3637
1996 467 4641
1997 421 4393
1998 456 5133
1999 417 5485
2000 474 6581
2001 492 7509
2002 459 7691
2003 429 8458
2004 507 9845
2005 453 11465
2006 552 13000
2007 603 14539
2008 609 15595
2009 662 17830
2010 639 19038
2011 639 21679
2012 689 23583
2013 701 26003
2014 701 27546
2015 781 29342
2016 754 30322
2017 778 31620
2018 773 34275
2019 807 36755
2020 924 40998
2021 1023 46248
2022 967 46046
2023 961 46012

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 16 70
Condensed Matter Physics 26 80 221
Astrobiology 21 93 239
Materials Science 23 92 285
Nuclear Physics 35 130 299
Atomic and Molecular physics 39 138 300
Nanotechnology 25 89 309
Astrophysics and Astronomy 32 150 368
Quantum and Particle physics 34 143 371
Biophysics 36 148 378
Optical Engineering 36 153 398
Theoretical Physics 42 203 437
Acoustical Engineering 46 237 636

Engineering rankings

The University of Bayreuth ranked 37th for Engineering in Germany and 447th in the World with 20,752 publications made and 612,443 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#37 of 168 In Germany
#169 of 1,453 In Europe
#447 of 6,684 In the World

University of Bayreuth
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 243 2030
1992 309 2388
1993 305 2263
1994 341 2833
1995 324 3233
1996 421 4143
1997 370 3894
1998 405 4648
1999 385 4846
2000 431 5860
2001 475 6853
2002 436 7030
2003 401 7870
2004 472 9310
2005 447 10765
2006 512 12142
2007 576 13801
2008 579 14902
2009 638 17091
2010 620 18534
2011 592 20924
2012 651 23059
2013 669 25200
2014 678 27381
2015 751 28628
2016 735 30026
2017 792 31437
2018 769 33811
2019 820 36857
2020 949 41311
2021 1082 46838
2022 996 47307
2023 1015 47461

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

Biology rankings

The University of Bayreuth ranked 38th for Biology in Germany and 513th in the World with 20,073 publications made and 709,598 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#38 of 170 In Germany
#187 of 1,445 In Europe
#513 of 6,770 In the World

University of Bayreuth
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 233 2029
1992 243 2365
1993 283 2542
1994 293 3128
1995 317 3634
1996 380 4461
1997 384 4650
1998 388 5411
1999 357 5840
2000 385 6801
2001 453 7858
2002 400 8126
2003 390 9297
2004 438 10672
2005 409 12249
2006 460 13723
2007 539 15323
2008 587 16639
2009 630 19310
2010 631 21469
2011 618 24440
2012 650 26554
2013 692 29503
2014 697 32146
2015 739 33738
2016 729 35166
2017 724 36528
2018 753 39336
2019 758 42328
2020 934 48505
2021 1090 55109
2022 1002 55688
2023 980 55006

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 15 51 139
Forestry 6 43 149
Agricultural Science 7 60 201
Astrobiology 21 93 239
Botany 18 89 241
Zoology 17 100 262
Horticulture 13 88 272
Nanotechnology 25 89 309
Paleontology 25 128 333
Biophysics 36 148 378
Evolutionary Biology 37 173 456
Molecular Biology 41 178 539
Animal Science 18 172 541
Biochemistry 42 200 547
Nutrition and Food Science 30 217 620
Genetics 44 230 653
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 41 229 667
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 48 269 678
Toxicology 35 233 728
Neuroscience 54 328 917
Microbiology 46 313 942
Oncology and Cancer research 44 318 1043
Immunology 50 363 1185
Virology 50 356 1232
Biotechnology 54 412 1362
Pharmacology 51 381 1395

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Bayreuth ranked 23rd for Environmental Science in Germany and 370th in the World with 17,854 publications made and 607,463 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#23 of 170 In Germany
#136 of 1,458 In Europe
#370 of 6,798 In the World

University of Bayreuth
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 181 1653
1992 226 1811
1993 244 1976
1994 257 2262
1995 240 2633
1996 329 3311
1997 283 3290
1998 338 4050
1999 324 4389
2000 350 5454
2001 375 5908
2002 345 6503
2003 330 7380
2004 390 8570
2005 353 9594
2006 398 11219
2007 424 12281
2008 504 13701
2009 530 15215
2010 565 17556
2011 534 19324
2012 533 20695
2013 631 24161
2014 661 26586
2015 669 27595
2016 659 28479
2017 709 30141
2018 739 32679
2019 757 36190
2020 917 41051
2021 1057 48075
2022 970 48948
2023 929 48769

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 2 16 64
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 26 99
Forestry 6 43 149
Agricultural Science 7 60 201
Earth science and Geophysics 11 74 221
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 16 86 264
Oceanography 13 91 267
Ecology 13 97 276
Geology 21 111 313
Paleontology 25 128 333
Environmental Engineering 9 106 343
Environmental Management 10 114 358
Geotechnical Engineering 19 115 370
Geography and Cartography 26 168 469
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 41 229 667
Urban and Regional planning 44 514 1112

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Bayreuth ranked 50th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 671st in the World with 11,053 publications made and 222,091 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#50 of 175 In Germany
#283 of 1,492 In Europe
#671 of 7,020 In the World

University of Bayreuth
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 73 560
1992 79 619
1993 82 605
1994 114 764
1995 104 899
1996 157 1127
1997 124 1082
1998 131 1436
1999 140 1344
2000 139 1793
2001 153 2014
2002 213 2178
2003 142 2328
2004 180 2836
2005 175 3290
2006 242 3920
2007 248 4367
2008 283 4989
2009 297 5482
2010 332 6358
2011 304 7547
2012 408 8022
2013 423 9255
2014 436 10688
2015 456 10629
2016 468 11283
2017 539 11754
2018 542 13033
2019 602 14986
2020 705 17867
2021 757 21697
2022 697 22299
2023 655 23076

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Art History 17 120 285
Library and Information science 39 194 487
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 26 215 529
Radio and Television broadcasting 20 192 570
History 36 225 572
Archaeology 39 234 599
Classics and Ancient History 30 232 617
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 27 208 621
International Law 34 267 652
Political Science 53 274 658
Gender Studies 18 225 673
Genealogy 30 242 695
Philosophy 58 302 703
Human Rights Law 30 278 712
Linguistics 50 292 739
Political Economy 39 290 740
Journalism and Digital Media 40 286 787
Law 45 305 791
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 42 329 811
Anthropology 42 325 838
Aesthetics 51 336 841
Broadcast Journalism 38 293 858
Sociology 50 335 891
Demography 48 334 924
Education Majors 45 321 958
Public Policy / Administration 50 369 1023
Media Studies 43 355 1058
Sports / Exercise science 45 385 1085
Urban and Regional planning 44 514 1112
Communications and Public Relations 53 408 1132

Computer Science rankings

The University of Bayreuth ranked 51st for Computer Science in Germany and 804th in the World with 8,338 publications made and 189,644 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#51 of 172 In Germany
#310 of 1,459 In Europe
#804 of 6,752 In the World

University of Bayreuth
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 52 571
1992 79 642
1993 90 657
1994 98 857
1995 77 902
1996 108 1061
1997 111 1062
1998 96 1193
1999 109 1397
2000 117 1662
2001 132 1833
2002 131 2013
2003 134 2244
2004 132 2440
2005 143 2973
2006 206 3555
2007 194 3720
2008 220 3943
2009 215 4406
2010 244 4875
2011 244 5656
2012 267 5999
2013 310 7172
2014 313 7646
2015 334 8429
2016 376 8529
2017 378 8829
2018 406 10548
2019 420 11774
2020 502 14257
2021 545 16907
2022 462 17540
2023 522 18500

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Library and Information science 39 194 487
Management Information Systems 31 253 582
Database Administration 39 223 588
Software Engineering 46 271 611
Computer Graphics 53 263 627
Robotics 38 230 659
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 48 269 678
Information Technology 20 223 704
Telecommunications 43 263 713
Data Science 48 325 759
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 55 329 855
Computer Vision 56 332 899
Computer Networking 56 325 909
Neuroscience 54 328 917
UX/UI Desgin 59 365 928
Cyber Security 54 357 980
Computer Engineering 54 340 1013
Human-Computer Interaction 65 419 1025
Machine Learning 56 354 1060
Computational Linguistics 65 394 1103
Blockchain and Cryptography 64 379 1112
Multimedia 66 497 1480
Cognitive Science 75 517 1718

Business rankings

The University of Bayreuth ranked 52nd for Business in Germany and 801st in the World with 4,009 publications made and 63,467 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#52 of 164 In Germany
#319 of 1,414 In Europe
#801 of 6,187 In the World

University of Bayreuth
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 31 163
1992 22 169
1993 28 123
1994 43 309
1995 35 217
1996 45 275
1997 58 265
1998 35 315
1999 36 317
2000 33 440
2001 54 526
2002 45 518
2003 60 530
2004 52 646
2005 67 808
2006 70 854
2007 92 1105
2008 102 1097
2009 107 1298
2010 105 1390
2011 127 1820
2012 144 2040
2013 152 2218
2014 159 2465
2015 184 2506
2016 219 2959
2017 217 3080
2018 237 3376
2019 199 4193
2020 267 5650
2021 285 6968
2022 281 7513
2023 272 8278

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 17 168 363
International Business 28 227 419
International Trade 27 252 433
Construction Management 25 200 528
Management Information Systems 31 253 582
Marketing 46 258 647
Project Management 40 290 663
Tax Law 46 259 679
Finance 44 295 706
Entertainment Industry Business 32 317 830
Management 54 336 876
Advertising 51 364 935
Public Policy / Administration 50 369 1023
Actuarial Science 62 382 1031
Investment Banking and Stock trading 52 386 1033
Operations Research 53 366 1052
Human Resource Management 60 443 1097
Accounting 65 447 1230

Economics rankings

The University of Bayreuth ranked 42nd for Economics in Germany and 749th in the World with 2,915 publications made and 53,782 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#42 of 161 In Germany
#292 of 1,366 In Europe
#749 of 5,995 In the World

University of Bayreuth
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 10 97
1992 10 135
1993 10 87
1994 23 177
1995 17 166
1996 25 185
1997 32 178
1998 22 240
1999 24 255
2000 18 281
2001 34 368
2002 29 365
2003 32 401
2004 37 481
2005 48 613
2006 42 642
2007 71 801
2008 71 858
2009 84 1020
2010 76 1110
2011 103 1390
2012 123 1592
2013 121 1685
2014 142 1955
2015 139 1935
2016 166 2407
2017 165 2516
2018 177 2737
2019 142 3228
2020 187 4288
2021 203 5213
2022 205 5618
2023 207 6031

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

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 24 204 331
International Trade 27 252 433
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 42 277 679
Finance 44 295 706
Political Economy 39 290 740
Development Studies 38 277 783
Environmental Economics 45 397 975
Actuarial Science 62 382 1031
Investment Banking and Stock trading 52 386 1033

Art & Design rankings

The University of Bayreuth ranked 44th for Art & Design in Germany and 692nd in the World with 1,997 publications made and 35,042 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, 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
#44 of 159 In Germany
#291 of 1,349 In Europe
#692 of 5,720 In the World

University of Bayreuth
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 12 78
1992 16 75
1993 9 79
1994 20 106
1995 21 135
1996 20 155
1997 25 136
1998 32 204
1999 30 165
2000 21 232
2001 31 295
2002 30 325
2003 35 359
2004 22 382
2005 26 436
2006 35 533
2007 44 661
2008 51 762
2009 55 755
2010 62 846
2011 48 862
2012 59 1035
2013 50 1055
2014 76 1373
2015 81 1252
2016 88 1487
2017 91 1475
2018 136 1744
2019 106 1845
2020 143 2381
2021 135 2793
2022 130 3118
2023 154 3257

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Art History 17 120 285
Computer Graphics 53 263 627
Cinematography 21 264 652
Literature 46 296 694
Performing arts 43 309 717
Fashion Design 48 301 717
Creative Writing 31 296 744
Singing and Vocal Performance 31 272 758
Entertainment Industry Business 32 317 830
Aesthetics 51 336 841
Graphic Design 55 333 891
UX/UI Desgin 59 365 928
Landscape Architecture 34 438 1211
Multimedia 66 497 1480

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Bayreuth

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Applied Mathematics 35 179 442
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 63 198 458
Social Psychology 47 281 743
Mathematics 53 317 837
Statistics 54 320 847
Anatomy and Physiology 54 322 936
Medicine 53 335 987
Public Health 49 356 1014
Orthodontics 62 371 1062
Math Teachers 52 356 1136
Child Psychology 61 396 1146
Pathology 52 370 1157
Dentistry 61 393 1185
Psychology 55 403 1199
Physical Therapy 56 422 1239
Sports Medicine 54 438 1247
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 56 406 1248
Gerontology 52 426 1298
Nursing 54 446 1411
Psychiatry 61 470 1532
Anesthesiology 60 443 1538
Healthcare Management (MHA) 58 500 1629
Cardiology 57 507 1652
Clinical Psychology 64 498 1694
Family medicine 47 452 1706
Surgery 64 528 1841
Health Science 57 520 1871