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The University of Bordeaux ranked 5th in France, 364th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 192 research topics. The University of Bordeaux ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 93,303 academic publications and 2,344,867 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 79 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#364 of 14,131 In the World
#144 of 2,785 In Europe
#5 of 224 In France
#1 of 14 In Nouvelle-Aquitaine
#1 of 2 In Bordeaux
#92 of 1,453 For Astrobiology
#148 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#150 of 1,032 For Entomology
#782 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#600 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 189 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Bordeaux ranked 5th for Biology in France and 316th in the World with 51,951 publications made and 1,755,519 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 135 In France
#113 of 1,448 In Europe
#316 of 6,833 In the World

University of Bordeaux
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 510 4087
1993 545 4641
1994 556 5303
1995 593 5980
1996 575 6999
1997 531 7846
1998 553 8895
1999 532 9939
2000 564 11100
2001 501 11742
2002 629 13637
2003 610 14771
2004 602 15876
2005 672 18835
2006 790 21031
2007 892 23915
2008 1014 26680
2009 1273 30186
2010 1367 35624
2011 1493 42496
2012 1789 48646
2013 2003 56663
2014 2196 64244
2015 2422 70483
2016 2309 77483
2017 2260 83892
2018 2471 93150
2019 2714 106059
2020 3164 133288
2021 3012 154379
2022 2872 151283
2023 3456 156573
2024 2504 148817

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

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 5 28 92
Entomology 6 55 150
Neuroscience 3 61 177
Nanotechnology 5 41 193
Biophysics 4 73 202
Nutrition and Food Science 1 78 229
Forestry 6 71 233
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 85 257
Pharmacology 3 87 262
Horticulture 4 78 266
Toxicology 3 100 285
Molecular Biology 5 102 297
Biochemistry 6 108 307
Botany 4 116 322
Paleontology 8 122 324
Genetics 6 118 325
Evolutionary Biology 7 127 329
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 135 340
Zoology 7 128 342
Virology 8 115 342
Microbiology 7 129 359
Immunology 8 136 363
Oncology and Cancer research 8 142 411
Biotechnology 8 158 416
Agricultural Science 8 156 490
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 13 275 769
Animal Science 13 229 793

Chemistry rankings

The University of Bordeaux ranked 6th for Chemistry in France and 301st in the World with 46,914 publications made and 1,469,491 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 138 In France
#102 of 1,417 In Europe
#301 of 6,545 In the World

University of Bordeaux
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 526 4450
1993 581 5022
1994 610 5588
1995 607 6182
1996 596 7096
1997 552 7741
1998 603 8846
1999 602 9709
2000 606 10675
2001 585 11274
2002 710 12879
2003 705 14036
2004 671 14903
2005 756 18181
2006 858 19824
2007 910 21796
2008 1045 24503
2009 1298 27302
2010 1427 33270
2011 1498 38996
2012 1670 44534
2013 1771 50945
2014 1911 57684
2015 2056 61809
2016 1862 67930
2017 1852 72932
2018 1936 78698
2019 2081 88211
2020 2271 108020
2021 2184 123598
2022 2059 119536
2023 2702 122983
2024 1781 114773

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

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 67 167
Environmental Chemistry 3 51 168
Inorganic Chemistry 4 46 181
Nanotechnology 5 41 193
Biochemical Engineering 4 100 225
Nutrition and Food Science 1 78 229
Materials Science 4 63 235
Chemical Engineering 5 55 249
Organic Chemistry 5 89 264
Pharmacy 9 127 284
Physical chemistry 8 80 286
Computational Chemistry 11 129 302
Biochemistry 6 108 307
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 128 344
Radiochemistry 11 178 729

Engineering rankings

The University of Bordeaux ranked 6th for Engineering in France and 313th in the World with 41,476 publications made and 1,140,681 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 139 In France
#102 of 1,465 In Europe
#313 of 6,782 In the World

University of Bordeaux
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 403 3015
1993 415 3283
1994 456 3660
1995 414 3961
1996 411 4299
1997 399 4791
1998 470 5341
1999 441 5722
2000 463 6441
2001 520 7068
2002 639 8309
2003 631 9117
2004 626 9946
2005 692 12748
2006 789 14016
2007 873 15542
2008 951 17747
2009 1250 20772
2010 1428 26315
2011 1443 31300
2012 1555 36028
2013 1666 41561
2014 1778 45564
2015 1870 49085
2016 1800 54271
2017 1716 58388
2018 1783 64055
2019 1888 70756
2020 2047 84594
2021 2036 97001
2022 1837 91835
2023 2426 94568
2024 1660 88722

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

Engineering subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 67 167
Nanotechnology 5 41 193
Biochemical Engineering 4 100 225
Optical Engineering 6 72 230
Materials Science 4 63 235
Biomedical Engineering 3 75 236
Acoustical Engineering 5 74 245
Chemical Engineering 5 55 249
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 88 264
Aerospace Engineering 7 95 289
Metallurgical Engineering 7 89 300
Computer Engineering 11 100 312
Landscape Architecture 7 158 322
Architecture 7 149 327
Technical Drawing 5 119 334
Geotechnical Engineering 7 107 355
Electrical Engineering 9 121 369
Reliability and Quality Engineering 9 117 376
Electronic Engineering 11 131 393
Telecommunications 11 134 403
Marine Engineering 4 140 408
Structural Engineering 10 142 413
Biotechnology 8 158 416
Mechanical Engineering 8 153 420
Computer Networking 11 145 431
Product and Industrial Design 10 174 436
Automation and Control engineering 15 144 450
Remote Sensing 16 176 468
Systems Engineering 7 187 470
Firefighting and Fire Science 11 134 480
Petroleum Engineering 8 149 482
Civil Engineering 7 175 502
Engineering Management 2 180 519
Industrial Engineering 15 216 535
Human-Computer Interaction 8 239 554
Mining Engineering 7 179 583
Nuclear Engineering 16 197 588
Environmental Engineering 8 201 589
Robotics 19 209 597
Aviation 9 233 615
Construction Management 12 264 686
Architectural Engineering 10 283 733
Transportation Engineering 14 288 755
Operations Research 14 289 815
Automotive Engineering 29 343 1087
Renewable Energy Engineering 26 379 1207

Physics rankings

The University of Bordeaux ranked 7th for Physics in France and 292nd in the World with 41,248 publications made and 1,134,818 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 138 In France
#103 of 1,457 In Europe
#292 of 6,713 In the World

University of Bordeaux
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 408 3174
1993 439 3438
1994 470 3797
1995 405 4162
1996 410 4553
1997 421 4817
1998 470 5404
1999 443 5756
2000 481 6470
2001 528 7273
2002 640 8290
2003 609 9068
2004 618 9950
2005 701 12898
2006 777 13895
2007 854 15281
2008 930 17639
2009 1232 20369
2010 1444 26546
2011 1449 31725
2012 1543 36507
2013 1639 41685
2014 1799 45660
2015 1928 49443
2016 1722 54051
2017 1615 58799
2018 1743 66274
2019 1806 71655
2020 1944 85692
2021 1980 96507
2022 1775 89484
2023 2465 92989
2024 1558 88266

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

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 5 28 92
Nanotechnology 5 41 193
Atomic and Molecular physics 7 88 198
Biophysics 4 73 202
Optical Engineering 6 72 230
Materials Science 4 63 235
Condensed Matter Physics 8 91 239
Acoustical Engineering 5 74 245
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 101 252
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 88 264
Nuclear Physics 9 120 276
Quantum and Particle physics 8 105 290
Theoretical Physics 15 178 365
Medical Physics 13 198 469

Medicine rankings

The University of Bordeaux ranked 5th for Medicine in France and 342nd in the World with 35,282 publications made and 1,072,430 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 132 In France
#127 of 1,433 In Europe
#342 of 6,775 In the World

University of Bordeaux
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 315 2495
1993 325 2826
1994 361 3277
1995 364 3728
1996 352 4311
1997 294 4845
1998 321 5761
1999 309 6262
2000 293 6982
2001 248 7566
2002 327 8516
2003 319 9240
2004 322 9901
2005 347 11076
2006 377 12370
2007 433 13742
2008 491 15085
2009 629 17092
2010 688 19901
2011 824 23241
2012 1069 27326
2013 1238 32098
2014 1559 37133
2015 1714 41532
2016 1792 45870
2017 1960 51026
2018 2074 56671
2019 2201 67404
2020 2568 88305
2021 2403 103829
2022 2171 104321
2023 2339 108621
2024 1891 104506

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

Medicine subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 70 148
Epidemiology 3 87 233
Biomedical Engineering 3 75 236
Audiology 4 99 251
Pharmacology 3 87 262
Respiratory Therapy 5 105 280
Pharmacy 9 127 284
Toxicology 3 100 285
Psychiatry 3 107 292
Anesthesiology 4 111 306
Cardiology 5 124 311
Gerontology 4 89 314
Orthodontics 4 116 339
Family medicine 5 111 341
Virology 8 115 342
Occupational Therapy 4 136 357
Anatomy and Physiology 3 126 359
Immunology 8 136 363
Pathology 4 140 368
Dentistry 4 123 370
Neurosurgery 10 145 387
Pediatrics 5 144 388
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 144 397
Public Health 5 136 398
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 136 403
Clinical Psychology 2 136 405
Oncology and Cancer research 8 142 411
Dermatology 7 155 412
Critical Care Nursing 12 175 423
Surgery 8 153 439
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 151 447
Radiation Therapy 12 165 464
Medical Physics 13 198 469
Ophthalmology 6 166 481
Sonography and Ultrasound 12 181 516
Physical Therapy 9 207 519
Sports Medicine 13 214 533
Plastic Surgery 12 181 551
Optometry 7 194 570
Nursing 6 215 609
Cosmetology 10 212 610
Urology 11 205 625
Health Science 7 222 664
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 252 729
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 13 275 769
Sports / Exercise science 20 333 927
Veterinary 20 289 1159

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Bordeaux ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 295th in the World with 34,322 publications made and 680,751 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Sociology, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 134 In France
#117 of 1,500 In Europe
#295 of 7,081 In the World

University of Bordeaux
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 185 1161
1993 191 1293
1994 204 1364
1995 203 1703
1996 206 1941
1997 208 2249
1998 263 2553
1999 243 2903
2000 292 3369
2001 277 3823
2002 374 4459
2003 371 4966
2004 345 5445
2005 388 6347
2006 464 7593
2007 492 8483
2008 559 9286
2009 694 10973
2010 799 13038
2011 1001 15739
2012 1151 18205
2013 1371 22098
2014 1704 23932
2015 1779 27358
2016 1888 29243
2017 1977 31965
2018 2129 37670
2019 2354 43190
2020 2524 56254
2021 2289 64837
2022 1936 63160
2023 2211 66287
2024 1472 57970

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 11 99 231
Political Science 11 147 361
Demography 5 137 389
Library and Information science 6 158 401
Archaeology 5 151 402
Classics and Ancient History 9 160 404
Aesthetics 4 160 407
History 6 158 409
Genealogy 8 160 419
Occupational Safety and Health 2 124 445
Art History 22 193 448
Linguistics 11 211 523
Sociology 10 199 540
Anthropology 4 203 552
Special Education 7 207 557
Radio and Television broadcasting 1 196 577
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 10 263 647
Law 9 246 649
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 10 221 660
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 15 277 684
Urban and Regional planning 11 365 754
Early Childhood Education 5 254 764
Publishing 11 290 764
Political Economy 11 311 818
Criminology and Criminal Justice 9 259 825
Gender Studies 12 288 853
Sports / Exercise science 20 333 927
Public Policy / Administration 11 338 933
Journalism and Digital Media 12 347 964
Education Majors 11 334 987
Media Studies 17 357 1037
Communications and Public Relations 25 494 1422

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Bordeaux ranked 8th for Environmental Science in France and 399th in the World with 29,803 publications made and 861,997 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 135 In France
#149 of 1,464 In Europe
#399 of 6,876 In the World

University of Bordeaux
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 243 1983
1993 259 2097
1994 248 2292
1995 254 2632
1996 265 3040
1997 297 3321
1998 310 3627
1999 284 4143
2000 334 4682
2001 297 5107
2002 404 6239
2003 404 6878
2004 372 7489
2005 424 8880
2006 519 10645
2007 547 12041
2008 629 13387
2009 783 15140
2010 869 18343
2011 954 22572
2012 1067 25678
2013 1205 30676
2014 1290 33760
2015 1485 37330
2016 1343 40671
2017 1266 44253
2018 1344 49440
2019 1522 55247
2020 1719 69298
2021 1584 79720
2022 1535 76688
2023 2123 78317
2024 1343 71529

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Bordeaux ranked 6th for Computer Science in France and 387th in the World with 29,426 publications made and 882,187 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 138 In France
#147 of 1,469 In Europe
#387 of 6,845 In the World

University of Bordeaux
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 223 2085
1993 240 2480
1994 252 2780
1995 271 3162
1996 266 3562
1997 244 4011
1998 275 4356
1999 240 4879
2000 278 5430
2001 253 5613
2002 382 6977
2003 383 7410
2004 379 7901
2005 399 8839
2006 523 10409
2007 552 11277
2008 595 12658
2009 757 14519
2010 928 17989
2011 979 21275
2012 1005 24492
2013 1151 27843
2014 1265 31030
2015 1285 34440
2016 1314 37662
2017 1296 41439
2018 1485 49206
2019 1659 55773
2020 1877 71574
2021 1827 82879
2022 1782 78781
2023 1920 82921
2024 1462 78184

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

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 3 61 177
Computer Graphics 5 74 222
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 67 229
Animation 7 108 292
Computer Engineering 11 100 312
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 135 340
Computer Vision 8 122 345
Library and Information science 6 158 401
Telecommunications 11 134 403
Cognitive Science 6 150 404
Game Design and Development 5 185 421
Computer Networking 11 145 431
Software Engineering 12 214 464
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 180 476
Cyber Security 10 180 480
Computational Linguistics 13 192 491
Human-Computer Interaction 8 239 554
Robotics 19 209 597
Machine Learning 10 209 598
Web Design and Development 10 237 620
Data Science 12 269 637
UX/UI Desgin 12 280 687
Multimedia 11 290 739
Management Information Systems 15 348 808
Database Administration 23 328 928

Psychology rankings

The University of Bordeaux ranked 3rd for Psychology in France and 361st in the World with 17,002 publications made and 572,799 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 128 In France
#128 of 1,423 In Europe
#361 of 6,645 In the World

University of Bordeaux
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 166 1796
1993 178 2023
1994 214 2280
1995 197 2597
1996 180 3037
1997 162 3328
1998 159 3680
1999 133 4228
2000 142 4547
2001 121 4668
2002 152 5305
2003 182 5739
2004 170 5907
2005 156 6334
2006 192 7204
2007 224 7801
2008 276 8370
2009 306 9211
2010 347 10600
2011 397 12165
2012 536 14131
2013 590 16198
2014 683 18966
2015 723 20728
2016 762 23035
2017 828 24900
2018 904 28492
2019 980 33270
2020 1188 44019
2021 1168 50998
2022 1144 50595
2023 1195 53399
2024 1001 51376

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

Psychology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 3 61 177
Psychiatry 3 107 292
Occupational Therapy 4 136 357
Cognitive Science 6 150 404
Clinical Psychology 2 136 405
Child Psychology 4 195 550
Special Education 7 207 557
Social Psychology 8 227 611
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 15 277 684
Education Majors 11 334 987

Mathematics rankings

The University of Bordeaux ranked 10th for Mathematics in France and 484th in the World with 12,234 publications made and 307,291 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 133 In France
#181 of 1,401 In Europe
#484 of 6,418 In the World

University of Bordeaux
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 56 292
1993 60 388
1994 60 439
1995 69 500
1996 79 597
1997 68 664
1998 77 821
1999 85 937
2000 103 1204
2001 90 1309
2002 150 1641
2003 144 1923
2004 136 1980
2005 155 2555
2006 215 3021
2007 238 3218
2008 219 3891
2009 294 4429
2010 305 5360
2011 387 6609
2012 425 7366
2013 482 8874
2014 536 9978
2015 568 11403
2016 625 12213
2017 644 13676
2018 705 16065
2019 738 18710
2020 869 24371
2021 901 29582
2022 839 29155
2023 873 30055
2024 641 24130

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

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 67 229
Applied Mathematics 9 113 285
Statistics 10 186 481
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 246 597
Math Teachers 5 205 661
Operations Research 14 289 815
Actuarial Science 28 400 1103

Art & Design rankings

The University of Bordeaux ranked 5th for Art & Design in France and 395th in the World with 5,075 publications made and 116,005 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, 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
#5 of 127 In France
#157 of 1,381 In Europe
#395 of 5,966 In the World

University of Bordeaux
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 32 230
1993 27 234
1994 48 300
1995 41 292
1996 41 324
1997 49 425
1998 54 471
1999 46 611
2000 49 666
2001 55 743
2002 72 839
2003 66 932
2004 85 1028
2005 88 1351
2006 108 1499
2007 113 1673
2008 110 2020
2009 146 2008
2010 188 2845
2011 189 3070
2012 187 3362
2013 187 3896
2014 226 4228
2015 215 4612
2016 229 5100
2017 219 5519
2018 240 5852
2019 282 6920
2020 280 8375
2021 322 9654
2022 251 8936
2023 305 8998
2024 259 9089

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

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 5 74 222
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 80 223
Fashion Design 2 90 238
Painting and Drawing 5 125 252
Sculpture 5 125 252
Illustration and Concept Art 5 133 269
Animation 7 108 292
Landscape Architecture 7 158 322
Architecture 7 149 327
Music 7 128 332
Aesthetics 4 160 407
Game Design and Development 5 185 421
Interior Design 7 189 443
Art History 22 193 448
Literature 12 188 449
Performing arts 13 223 503
UX/UI Desgin 12 280 687
Multimedia 11 290 739
Graphic Design 14 299 793
Photography 23 358 1012
Creative Writing 24 391 1047

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Bordeaux

Speciality France Europe World Rank
International Economics 10 262 430
International Trade 9 252 440
International Business 10 267 487
Project Management 5 240 544
Management 8 211 577
Risk Management 15 251 581
Finance 18 275 665
Business 13 263 680
Economics 15 285 736
Marketing 12 313 787
Development Studies 13 279 802
Environmental Economics 8 325 809
Advertising 18 319 856
Supply Chain Management 16 276 858
Agricultural Economics 11 254 956
Investment Banking and Stock trading 28 376 1037
Accounting 29 433 1191