University of Giessen: Rankings

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The University of Giessen ranked 28th in Germany, 331st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 180 research topics. The University of Giessen ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 76,835 academic publications and 2,220,027 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 194 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#331 of 14,131 In the World
#129 of 2,785 In Europe
#28 of 369 In Germany
#3 of 22 In Hesse
#1 of 3 In Giessen
#65 of 2,534 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#90 of 1,018 For Entomology
#114 of 2,198 For Veterinary
#494 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#415 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 177 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Giessen ranked 25th for Biology in Germany and 305th in the World with 46,425 publications made and 1,659,158 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#25 of 170 In Germany
#107 of 1,449 In Europe
#305 of 6,841 In the World

University of Giessen
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 496 6041
1994 541 6375
1995 574 7030
1996 641 6922
1997 624 8219
1998 657 8885
1999 721 10249
2000 648 12155
2001 727 13646
2002 724 14851
2003 871 17612
2004 809 19214
2005 902 22843
2006 909 24776
2007 948 28584
2008 950 31160
2009 1099 35726
2010 1236 39144
2011 1259 43101
2012 1465 49401
2013 1391 54747
2014 1435 59513
2015 1546 62153
2016 1559 64764
2017 1670 67786
2018 1614 71972
2019 1896 80308
2020 2032 101673
2021 2187 115616
2022 2051 111811
2023 2084 112992
2024 1686 105197
2025 1474 94507

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 5 27 90
Microbiology 7 43 145
Molecular Biology 18 46 149
Animal Science 8 52 169
Virology 12 50 171
Agricultural Science 5 46 175
Horticulture 6 48 200
Zoology 14 78 206
Immunology 20 75 209
Forestry 9 66 222
Botany 14 77 227
Biophysics 28 88 247
Genetics 23 93 270
Biochemistry 24 97 285
Toxicology 16 101 289
Biotechnology 22 114 308
Neuroscience 30 119 316
Paleontology 23 119 320
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 140 353
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 16 118 363
Evolutionary Biology 31 148 386
Nutrition and Food Science 11 132 392
Oncology and Cancer research 31 135 394
Pharmacology 29 147 428
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 26 195 538
Nanotechnology 43 192 590
Astrobiology 45 231 594

Chemistry rankings

The University of Giessen ranked 31st for Chemistry in Germany and 327th in the World with 38,876 publications made and 1,398,361 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#31 of 166 In Germany
#113 of 1,417 In Europe
#327 of 6,561 In the World

University of Giessen
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 446 6156
1994 511 6604
1995 530 6969
1996 599 7024
1997 565 8002
1998 619 8531
1999 711 10071
2000 599 11177
2001 672 12562
2002 643 13360
2003 756 15832
2004 704 17388
2005 752 20581
2006 775 21453
2007 796 24373
2008 808 26043
2009 888 30007
2010 919 31944
2011 1034 35171
2012 1218 40273
2013 1120 45116
2014 1139 48774
2015 1293 51322
2016 1282 54146
2017 1297 55641
2018 1305 59711
2019 1468 66080
2020 1576 80879
2021 1589 92600
2022 1537 89606
2023 1530 89922
2024 1248 82988
2025 1014 73624

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 33 70 162
Biochemistry 24 97 285
Organic Chemistry 30 120 342
Environmental Chemistry 27 126 345
Nutrition and Food Science 11 132 392
Computational Chemistry 42 176 398
Inorganic Chemistry 35 153 435
Radiochemistry 20 101 455
Physical chemistry 36 160 481
Materials Science 41 171 494
Nanotechnology 43 192 590
Chemical Engineering 39 199 635
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 51 257 645
Petrology and Geochemistry 37 250 657
Biochemical Engineering 45 286 695

Medicine rankings

The University of Giessen ranked 25th for Medicine in Germany and 272nd in the World with 38,825 publications made and 1,279,587 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#25 of 170 In Germany
#96 of 1,437 In Europe
#272 of 6,793 In the World

University of Giessen
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 415 4112
1994 450 4344
1995 465 4896
1996 546 4996
1997 532 6110
1998 540 6598
1999 584 7745
2000 539 9322
2001 639 10493
2002 620 11362
2003 696 13475
2004 681 14684
2005 746 17101
2006 781 19165
2007 736 21985
2008 784 23827
2009 877 26886
2010 1063 30021
2011 1074 33271
2012 1247 37651
2013 1167 41538
2014 1184 45623
2015 1224 48181
2016 1219 49832
2017 1350 51881
2018 1289 54177
2019 1508 60246
2020 1649 78988
2021 1799 90044
2022 1739 87100
2023 1700 87590
2024 1420 80135
2025 1316 71546

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

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 21 31 65
Veterinary 4 38 114
Urology 7 36 133
Pharmacy 33 70 162
Virology 12 50 171
Cardiology 18 67 192
Immunology 20 75 209
Anesthesiology 22 72 222
Respiratory Therapy 13 83 228
Dentistry 16 80 232
Orthodontics 17 84 233
Neurosurgery 26 94 236
Anatomy and Physiology 22 80 239
Ophthalmology 25 95 264
Cosmetology 23 95 266
Forensic Science 18 98 271
Sonography and Ultrasound 22 98 273
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 26 99 280
Surgery 25 101 286
Toxicology 16 101 289
Critical Care Nursing 17 113 289
Psychiatry 27 111 298
Audiology 33 119 299
Pediatrics 22 131 354
Clinical Psychology 24 120 357
Dermatology 28 137 359
Optometry 20 122 362
Pathology 28 137 363
Radiation Therapy 32 124 364
Family medicine 21 130 391
Oncology and Cancer research 31 135 394
Medical Physics 33 177 417
Pharmacology 29 147 428
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 31 150 433
Physical Therapy 30 170 445
Sports / Exercise science 24 172 470
Biomedical Engineering 35 166 471
Public Health 25 169 492
Sports Medicine 33 209 514
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 26 195 538
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 31 195 578
Epidemiology 35 227 620
Health Science 30 210 622
Plastic Surgery 33 201 649
Nursing 34 247 701
Gerontology 33 252 767
Healthcare Management (MHA) 37 330 954
Occupational Therapy 44 346 958

Physics rankings

The University of Giessen ranked 40th for Physics in Germany and 449th in the World with 26,528 publications made and 858,086 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Atomic and Molecular physics.

Physics ranking Location
#40 of 168 In Germany
#173 of 1,460 In Europe
#449 of 6,729 In the World

University of Giessen
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 278 3490
1994 329 3915
1995 329 4351
1996 357 4269
1997 388 4780
1998 428 4955
1999 492 5723
2000 408 5785
2001 442 6513
2002 426 7175
2003 516 8377
2004 464 9101
2005 464 11179
2006 477 11399
2007 568 13057
2008 573 14101
2009 539 16810
2010 636 17987
2011 732 20603
2012 875 26375
2013 823 30020
2014 842 32610
2015 980 37019
2016 925 40743
2017 977 40183
2018 956 42320
2019 1003 47151
2020 1067 53505
2021 1096 61639
2022 1068 58051
2023 1164 61169
2024 886 56628
2025 725 50206

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 17 53 125
Nuclear Physics 24 80 190
Biophysics 28 88 247
Applied/Engineering Physics 25 110 313
Theoretical Physics 38 183 380
Astrophysics and Astronomy 33 160 388
Condensed Matter Physics 44 161 410
Medical Physics 33 177 417
Quantum and Particle physics 40 173 439
Optical Engineering 42 185 474
Materials Science 41 171 494
Nanotechnology 43 192 590
Astrobiology 45 231 594
Acoustical Engineering 49 249 668

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Giessen ranked 27th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 384th in the World with 24,878 publications made and 651,254 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#27 of 178 In Germany
#160 of 1,502 In Europe
#384 of 7,088 In the World

University of Giessen
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 182 1294
1994 214 1506
1995 228 1882
1996 277 1955
1997 285 2109
1998 239 2515
1999 297 2839
2000 300 3419
2001 317 3748
2002 351 4337
2003 369 5224
2004 426 6006
2005 349 6777
2006 420 8008
2007 455 9331
2008 536 10780
2009 545 12630
2010 663 14511
2011 674 16369
2012 802 20238
2013 717 22829
2014 761 25444
2015 829 28261
2016 848 29641
2017 1074 31259
2018 1054 33749
2019 1095 37856
2020 1258 47257
2021 1391 54865
2022 1329 52226
2023 1323 54730
2024 952 48294
2025 798 42347

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forensic Science 18 98 271
Human Rights Law 9 116 301
Anthropology 5 105 304
Philosophy 30 143 328
International Law 16 153 345
Linguistics 27 142 362
Sociology 18 152 424
Library and Information science 34 172 435
Political Science 35 192 452
Demography 26 165 461
Sports / Exercise science 24 172 470
Archaeology 27 184 489
History 29 200 498
Classics and Ancient History 29 204 520
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 26 215 532
Genealogy 25 204 540
Military science 13 168 545
Political Economy 30 226 553
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 25 202 586
Art History 38 254 590
Aesthetics 36 243 592
Law 38 255 667
Gender Studies 23 251 743
Special Education 36 292 758
Media Studies 31 292 778
Communications and Public Relations 28 292 779
Urban and Regional planning 32 377 784
Criminology and Criminal Justice 27 259 817
Publishing 36 318 831
Early Childhood Education 34 282 840
Public Policy / Administration 39 317 864
International Relations and Diplomacy 38 313 890
Education Majors 49 337 995
Journalism and Digital Media 50 362 1017

Engineering rankings

The University of Giessen ranked 41st for Engineering in Germany and 546th in the World with 24,447 publications made and 791,765 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#41 of 169 In Germany
#198 of 1,466 In Europe
#546 of 6,795 In the World

University of Giessen
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 263 2934
1994 302 3297
1995 317 3490
1996 328 3603
1997 348 4255
1998 377 4344
1999 427 5005
2000 358 5311
2001 405 5971
2002 412 6472
2003 475 7846
2004 405 8191
2005 426 10338
2006 459 10788
2007 527 12415
2008 534 13542
2009 520 15807
2010 548 17132
2011 667 19827
2012 765 23686
2013 760 27640
2014 735 29642
2015 845 33138
2016 872 35757
2017 895 36465
2018 895 39268
2019 921 43844
2020 1019 51385
2021 1122 59603
2022 1042 57281
2023 1119 60197
2024 849 55529
2025 714 50479

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Giessen ranked 28th for Environmental Science in Germany and 426th in the World with 24,167 publications made and 868,848 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#28 of 170 In Germany
#157 of 1,464 In Europe
#426 of 6,888 In the World

University of Giessen
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 203 2492
1994 250 2711
1995 277 3024
1996 289 2953
1997 302 3249
1998 289 3550
1999 316 4062
2000 274 4708
2001 371 5194
2002 356 5882
2003 411 7183
2004 400 7986
2005 402 9468
2006 426 10905
2007 475 12450
2008 462 14011
2009 546 16413
2010 573 17969
2011 668 20691
2012 767 25074
2013 719 28631
2014 759 31361
2015 894 34280
2016 968 37002
2017 993 38509
2018 989 41625
2019 1040 46842
2020 1184 56695
2021 1305 66164
2022 1201 63219
2023 1243 65617
2024 970 59357
2025 784 54622

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 5 46 175
Forestry 9 66 222
Paleontology 23 119 320
Environmental Chemistry 27 126 345
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 16 118 363
Geology 28 142 384
Ecology 22 139 386
Hydrology and Water resources management 17 113 422
Geotechnical Engineering 25 170 536
Oceanography 34 202 542
Geography and Cartography 35 215 565
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 37 218 594
Earth science and Geophysics 35 225 627
Petrology and Geochemistry 37 250 657
Environmental Management 29 230 680
Urban and Regional planning 32 377 784
Environmental Engineering 39 288 890

Computer Science rankings

The University of Giessen ranked 44th for Computer Science in Germany and 565th in the World with 18,821 publications made and 615,630 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Cognitive Science, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#44 of 172 In Germany
#218 of 1,470 In Europe
#565 of 6,855 In the World

University of Giessen
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 180 2132
1994 179 2200
1995 207 2527
1996 187 2271
1997 225 2865
1998 237 2886
1999 243 3333
2000 233 3792
2001 245 4415
2002 267 5157
2003 341 5671
2004 308 5982
2005 320 7325
2006 320 8030
2007 381 9404
2008 372 10478
2009 403 12245
2010 498 13988
2011 476 15553
2012 597 18811
2013 558 21090
2014 594 23026
2015 615 24803
2016 659 25957
2017 773 27413
2018 777 29302
2019 819 33476
2020 955 41893
2021 1047 47461
2022 1003 45990
2023 1035 48264
2024 797 44096
2025 718 40700

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 16 68 203
Neuroscience 30 119 316
Cognitive Science 28 126 349
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 140 353
Library and Information science 34 172 435
Computer Graphics 38 192 462
Computer Vision 39 219 592
Computational Linguistics 43 235 592
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 45 256 689
Machine Learning 40 245 714
Data Science 51 333 791
Telecommunications 52 300 855
Game Design and Development 57 370 863
Computer Networking 55 323 927
Software Engineering 69 424 1009
Human-Computer Interaction 64 428 1056
Management Information Systems 61 447 1057
Cyber Security 52 364 1057
Multimedia 59 408 1129
Computer Engineering 57 372 1159
Blockchain and Cryptography 80 623 2222

Psychology rankings

The University of Giessen ranked 27th for Psychology in Germany and 376th in the World with 14,781 publications made and 527,039 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#27 of 169 In Germany
#133 of 1,424 In Europe
#376 of 6,663 In the World

University of Giessen
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 158 1717
1994 146 1628
1995 164 2044
1996 203 1980
1997 172 2399
1998 189 2584
1999 200 2896
2000 177 3549
2001 216 3998
2002 211 4651
2003 244 5352
2004 240 5498
2005 234 6148
2006 232 6940
2007 290 8234
2008 306 8891
2009 301 10247
2010 389 11458
2011 394 12707
2012 487 15030
2013 475 16398
2014 476 18621
2015 528 20233
2016 511 20593
2017 589 22153
2018 563 23509
2019 651 26625
2020 739 33858
2021 832 38795
2022 768 37636
2023 818 39126
2024 622 35698
2025 614 32939

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

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Psychiatry 27 111 298
Neuroscience 30 119 316
Cognitive Science 28 126 349
Clinical Psychology 24 120 357
Child Psychology 25 145 420
Social Psychology 26 155 443
Sexology 10 163 539
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 20 175 651
Special Education 36 292 758
Occupational Therapy 44 346 958
Education Majors 49 337 995

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Giessen

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Photography 5 51 144
Entrepreneurship 8 93 202
Actuarial Science 14 105 301
Agricultural Economics 8 90 323
Fashion Design 30 206 488
Investment Banking and Stock trading 23 172 491
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 29 198 502
International Economics 39 309 508
International Trade 33 296 511
Finance 32 214 535
Risk Management 29 235 541
International Business 40 304 553
Performing arts 34 246 554
Literature 32 241 564
Painting and Drawing 18 253 577
Sculpture 18 253 577
Human Resource Management 23 227 580
Statistics 41 223 591
Art & Design 37 252 603
Illustration and Concept Art 18 261 613
Accounting 27 226 624
Marketing 37 237 625
Economics 34 247 640
Mathematics 44 245 654
Music 36 258 675
Advertising 35 261 691
Creative Writing 29 289 705
Business 41 275 707
Applied Mathematics 51 304 729
Math Teachers 34 269 843
Development Studies 40 303 871
Management 56 337 877
Cinematography 26 393 1007
Project Management 71 559 1343
Environmental Economics 57 533 1458