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The University of Graz ranked 5th in Austria, 423rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 189 research topics. The University of Graz ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 50,169 academic publications and 1,352,320 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 204 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#423 of 14,131 In the World
#182 of 2,785 In Europe
#5 of 71 In Austria
#1 of 8 In Graz
#50 of 1,395 For Biochemical Engineering
#130 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#199 of 2,534 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#363 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#505 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 186 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Graz ranked 4th for Biology in Austria and 465th in the World with 26,709 publications made and 1,003,410 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 34 In Austria
#171 of 1,449 In Europe
#465 of 6,841 In the World

University of Graz
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 362 4095
1994 397 4669
1995 429 5629
1996 473 5844
1997 551 6957
1998 520 7378
1999 556 8595
2000 649 10065
2001 665 11098
2002 673 12130
2003 681 14363
2004 630 16328
2005 542 18353
2006 513 19953
2007 597 21394
2008 614 22988
2009 692 24762
2010 715 26798
2011 821 29707
2012 759 32510
2013 805 34725
2014 894 36799
2015 848 37978
2016 811 40106
2017 864 41403
2018 891 44854
2019 839 47666
2020 918 56788
2021 1106 64280
2022 1107 63963
2023 1091 64506
2024 756 59946
2025 587 51830

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

Biology subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 2 110 274
Entomology 2 111 289
Zoology 3 114 305
Biophysics 4 154 394
Biochemistry 4 147 405
Biotechnology 7 164 439
Molecular Biology 6 151 445
Neuroscience 5 179 451
Immunology 6 164 455
Genetics 6 170 467
Pharmacology 5 158 469
Botany 5 175 485
Evolutionary Biology 5 195 495
Microbiology 6 188 539
Nutrition and Food Science 4 182 549
Paleontology 5 213 550
Oncology and Cancer research 6 194 552
Nanotechnology 5 183 564
Toxicology 4 175 574
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 240 612
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 216 648
Virology 7 216 678
Horticulture 4 219 715
Forestry 6 256 825
Animal Science 5 275 948
Agricultural Science 5 314 1041

Chemistry rankings

The University of Graz ranked 5th for Chemistry in Austria and 491st in the World with 22,319 publications made and 807,257 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 33 In Austria
#186 of 1,417 In Europe
#491 of 6,561 In the World

University of Graz
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 341 3994
1994 363 4489
1995 389 5284
1996 420 5671
1997 459 6430
1998 418 6731
1999 452 7711
2000 559 8793
2001 552 9630
2002 558 10205
2003 554 12119
2004 537 13342
2005 482 15358
2006 450 16823
2007 523 17829
2008 503 19176
2009 563 20576
2010 577 22346
2011 637 24592
2012 634 27074
2013 666 28482
2014 741 30110
2015 662 30795
2016 652 32760
2017 639 33715
2018 612 35975
2019 609 37692
2020 652 44494
2021 742 49054
2022 775 49609
2023 749 49693
2024 572 45880
2025 450 39528

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

Chemistry subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 1 18 50
Pharmacy 2 58 130
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 132 325
Organic Chemistry 4 135 381
Biochemistry 4 147 405
Computational Chemistry 4 200 452
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 186 483
Environmental Chemistry 5 203 548
Nutrition and Food Science 4 182 549
Nanotechnology 5 183 564
Physical chemistry 6 197 573
Materials Science 7 227 636
Inorganic Chemistry 5 229 658
Chemical Engineering 5 218 678
Radiochemistry 7 250 993

Medicine rankings

The University of Graz ranked 6th for Medicine in Austria and 453rd in the World with 19,239 publications made and 637,537 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 34 In Austria
#164 of 1,437 In Europe
#453 of 6,793 In the World

University of Graz
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 287 3081
1994 328 3463
1995 345 4021
1996 402 4329
1997 563 5196
1998 442 5344
1999 461 6237
2000 533 7443
2001 511 8252
2002 560 9193
2003 568 10929
2004 428 12462
2005 327 13486
2006 325 14319
2007 350 14783
2008 358 16598
2009 404 16798
2010 444 18098
2011 527 19587
2012 482 20865
2013 512 22895
2014 537 23971
2015 476 24651
2016 517 25588
2017 541 26560
2018 551 29152
2019 546 30667
2020 591 36536
2021 685 41928
2022 701 41868
2023 703 41849
2024 475 38290
2025 367 33464

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

Medicine subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 2 58 130
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 91 199
Neurosurgery 6 87 207
Dermatology 5 102 260
Medical Physics 6 138 328
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 122 367
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 135 372
Audiology 5 148 373
Anesthesiology 6 137 374
Respiratory Therapy 7 158 397
Cardiology 6 155 402
Anatomy and Physiology 6 153 425
Urology 6 143 437
Surgery 6 161 453
Immunology 6 164 455
Pediatrics 6 168 459
Radiation Therapy 7 167 469
Pharmacology 5 158 469
Pathology 6 169 469
Psychiatry 6 172 469
Cosmetology 5 170 493
Biomedical Engineering 6 173 493
Sports Medicine 6 203 498
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 184 527
Oncology and Cancer research 6 194 552
Ophthalmology 7 200 571
Toxicology 4 175 574
Clinical Psychology 5 202 585
Sports / Exercise science 5 228 590
Gerontology 4 190 603
Physical Therapy 6 239 608
Critical Care Nursing 7 244 636
Plastic Surgery 7 204 665
Virology 7 216 678
Dentistry 8 243 684
Orthodontics 8 248 691
Occupational Therapy 7 303 810
Veterinary 6 217 811
Public Health 6 287 830
Optometry 7 278 833
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 278 836
Epidemiology 6 292 852
Nursing 7 309 889
Family medicine 8 298 973
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 367 1071
Health Science 7 345 1077

Physics rankings

The University of Graz ranked 5th for Physics in Austria and 549th in the World with 18,884 publications made and 540,948 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 34 In Austria
#207 of 1,460 In Europe
#549 of 6,729 In the World

University of Graz
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 232 2017
1994 245 2059
1995 237 2339
1996 304 2998
1997 295 3142
1998 301 3389
1999 317 3803
2000 364 4358
2001 366 4870
2002 397 5308
2003 394 6616
2004 408 7340
2005 410 9337
2006 370 10336
2007 450 11712
2008 461 12348
2009 551 13869
2010 510 15189
2011 559 17080
2012 567 18643
2013 632 19941
2014 656 21186
2015 599 22382
2016 601 23638
2017 667 24640
2018 690 26782
2019 636 28122
2020 722 32513
2021 814 36795
2022 860 35541
2023 820 36810
2024 587 33197
2025 439 28393

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

Physics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 2 110 274
Nuclear Physics 4 118 276
Theoretical Physics 4 156 321
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 149 327
Medical Physics 6 138 328
Biophysics 4 154 394
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 166 399
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 156 411
Condensed Matter Physics 5 171 433
Quantum and Particle physics 6 210 554
Acoustical Engineering 6 215 557
Nanotechnology 5 183 564
Optical Engineering 7 213 568
Materials Science 7 227 636

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Graz ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 530th in the World with 18,488 publications made and 364,513 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 36 In Austria
#216 of 1,502 In Europe
#530 of 7,088 In the World

University of Graz
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 129 750
1994 127 905
1995 164 1010
1996 140 1039
1997 226 1174
1998 162 1382
1999 211 1576
2000 196 1775
2001 159 2152
2002 220 2330
2003 258 3004
2004 208 3320
2005 260 4033
2006 237 4459
2007 268 5067
2008 339 6076
2009 366 6604
2010 440 7282
2011 438 8916
2012 512 9689
2013 578 11342
2014 633 12518
2015 657 13345
2016 755 14439
2017 812 15318
2018 857 18616
2019 895 21004
2020 1057 25337
2021 1177 31586
2022 1170 31735
2023 1202 33699
2024 690 30265
2025 470 26861

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Human Rights Law 2 89 227
International Law 2 103 231
Library and Information science 2 99 268
Genealogy 2 118 335
Early Childhood Education 1 94 349
Political Economy 3 177 411
Classics and Ancient History 3 166 416
Art History 2 178 417
Philosophy 4 213 493
Political Science 6 209 497
Special Education 4 184 498
Law Enforcement 3 168 524
Aesthetics 5 223 538
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 222 549
Sports / Exercise science 5 228 590
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 253 616
Linguistics 8 248 617
History 4 250 629
Law 5 243 640
Anthropology 3 251 643
Urban and Regional planning 7 319 660
Sociology 4 255 671
Journalism and Digital Media 5 248 673
Gender Studies 2 232 698
Archaeology 5 272 699
Education Majors 3 236 707
Communications and Public Relations 5 274 740
Publishing 8 295 767
Demography 6 270 770
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 287 792
Media Studies 4 300 799
Public Policy / Administration 6 321 881
Broadcast Journalism 5 319 956
Criminology and Criminal Justice 5 310 985

Engineering rankings

The University of Graz ranked 6th for Engineering in Austria and 624th in the World with 18,114 publications made and 551,740 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 34 In Austria
#228 of 1,466 In Europe
#624 of 6,795 In the World

University of Graz
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 233 1903
1994 222 1897
1995 222 2223
1996 280 2711
1997 298 2945
1998 283 3190
1999 285 3555
2000 360 4178
2001 335 4619
2002 378 5202
2003 350 6300
2004 374 7218
2005 373 9024
2006 368 10234
2007 429 11384
2008 405 12020
2009 512 13822
2010 495 14952
2011 570 16991
2012 549 18557
2013 605 20080
2014 633 21423
2015 596 22340
2016 607 23503
2017 680 24891
2018 638 27265
2019 626 28689
2020 682 33326
2021 823 38748
2022 854 37916
2023 839 38352
2024 584 34927
2025 426 30751

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Graz ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Austria and 594th in the World with 16,325 publications made and 495,290 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 35 In Austria
#222 of 1,464 In Europe
#594 of 6,888 In the World

University of Graz
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 142 1057
1994 150 1117
1995 161 1431
1996 210 1557
1997 275 1711
1998 201 1988
1999 217 2341
2000 241 2835
2001 255 3370
2002 287 3745
2003 297 4165
2004 297 5059
2005 301 6133
2006 296 6907
2007 346 7950
2008 386 8576
2009 400 9718
2010 479 10680
2011 524 12653
2012 526 14004
2013 516 15579
2014 594 17028
2015 609 18680
2016 602 19894
2017 663 21077
2018 670 24300
2019 683 26516
2020 816 32119
2021 951 39985
2022 946 39123
2023 963 40599
2024 611 37673
2025 434 33245

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

Environmental Science subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Earth science and Geophysics 4 160 433
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 186 483
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 175 506
Oceanography 5 192 525
Environmental Chemistry 5 203 548
Paleontology 5 213 550
Geology 5 210 564
Ecology 5 215 583
Geography and Cartography 6 247 644
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 216 648
Urban and Regional planning 7 319 660
Environmental Management 6 227 674
Forestry 6 256 825
Environmental Engineering 6 281 865
Geotechnical Engineering 7 316 974
Agricultural Science 5 314 1041

Computer Science rankings

The University of Graz ranked 7th for Computer Science in Austria and 662nd in the World with 12,880 publications made and 423,478 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 35 In Austria
#251 of 1,470 In Europe
#662 of 6,855 In the World

University of Graz
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 118 1467
1994 134 1764
1995 136 1968
1996 146 1886
1997 180 2196
1998 163 2453
1999 218 2647
2000 216 3130
2001 199 3505
2002 256 4104
2003 251 4709
2004 216 5342
2005 212 6321
2006 225 7004
2007 250 7573
2008 306 8105
2009 337 9180
2010 379 9830
2011 440 12052
2012 407 12742
2013 422 13907
2014 445 15260
2015 451 15985
2016 441 16843
2017 534 18453
2018 568 21114
2019 547 22689
2020 583 27504
2021 676 33146
2022 660 33384
2023 730 34611
2024 491 31167
2025 354 27506

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

Computer Science subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Library and Information science 2 99 268
UX/UI Desgin 6 139 319
Game Design and Development 5 184 426
Neuroscience 5 179 451
Cognitive Science 6 193 508
Human-Computer Interaction 6 224 534
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 240 612
Multimedia 7 258 650
Telecommunications 6 236 667
Management Information Systems 7 297 669
Software Engineering 7 305 686
Data Science 9 297 718
Robotics 5 257 751
Animation 6 293 777
Computer Graphics 8 324 792
Computer Vision 8 294 823
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 331 875
Computational Linguistics 8 333 884
Cyber Security 8 349 1006
Computer Networking 8 385 1103
Machine Learning 9 350 1103
Computer Engineering 7 430 1343
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 553 1905

Psychology rankings

The University of Graz ranked 5th for Psychology in Austria and 551st in the World with 8,625 publications made and 302,913 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 33 In Austria
#205 of 1,424 In Europe
#551 of 6,663 In the World

University of Graz
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 116 1378
1994 154 1795
1995 141 2012
1996 133 1905
1997 168 2290
1998 170 2396
1999 164 2717
2000 192 3197
2001 194 3580
2002 210 4072
2003 211 4578
2004 166 5124
2005 126 5770
2006 122 5936
2007 119 6180
2008 140 6537
2009 158 6859
2010 201 7149
2011 237 8095
2012 220 8592
2013 246 9581
2014 253 10293
2015 277 10805
2016 265 11183
2017 316 12038
2018 359 13700
2019 340 15126
2020 385 18354
2021 424 21946
2022 454 22084
2023 484 22712
2024 335 21085
2025 263 19093

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

Psychology subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 5 179 451
Psychiatry 6 172 469
Special Education 4 184 498
Cognitive Science 6 193 508
Social Psychology 3 192 531
Clinical Psychology 5 202 585
Child Psychology 5 214 590
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 253 616
Education Majors 3 236 707
Occupational Therapy 7 303 810
Sexology 5 279 904

Mathematics rankings

The University of Graz ranked 7th for Mathematics in Austria and 719th in the World with 5,818 publications made and 166,866 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 32 In Austria
#268 of 1,406 In Europe
#719 of 6,434 In the World

University of Graz
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 54 324
1994 58 322
1995 66 379
1996 58 466
1997 62 530
1998 70 614
1999 55 608
2000 86 833
2001 84 986
2002 93 1177
2003 118 1351
2004 94 1619
2005 101 1903
2006 114 2355
2007 118 2498
2008 117 2736
2009 169 3163
2010 170 3497
2011 182 4283
2012 193 4509
2013 217 5552
2014 219 5860
2015 226 6367
2016 230 6759
2017 243 7120
2018 296 8621
2019 261 9551
2020 284 11447
2021 360 14231
2022 364 14487
2023 355 14624
2024 237 11644
2025 164 9625

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

Mathematics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 2 121 375
Applied Mathematics 6 179 447
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 207 522
Math Teachers 3 186 600
Actuarial Science 6 269 710
Statistics 8 293 790
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 553 1905

Business rankings

The University of Graz ranked 7th for Business in Austria and 775th in the World with 4,613 publications made and 106,579 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 32 In Austria
#308 of 1,436 In Europe
#775 of 6,366 In the World

University of Graz
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 36 119
1994 31 117
1995 39 151
1996 32 209
1997 42 208
1998 43 251
1999 44 286
2000 36 306
2001 54 417
2002 63 472
2003 67 549
2004 54 626
2005 80 873
2006 95 1040
2007 91 1225
2008 107 1434
2009 126 1725
2010 143 1922
2011 137 2363
2012 191 2669
2013 181 3272
2014 173 3623
2015 198 3983
2016 189 3964
2017 233 4491
2018 232 5672
2019 233 6314
2020 256 7657
2021 327 9889
2022 313 9902
2023 308 10992
2024 172 9014
2025 102 7776

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

Business subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Tax Law 4 85 255
Operations Research 2 121 375
Human Resource Management 3 182 472
International Trade 7 302 523
International Business 6 292 537
Accounting 5 197 554
Project Management 6 277 631
Finance 6 269 655
Management Information Systems 7 297 669
Actuarial Science 6 269 710
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 262 730
Marketing 6 299 748
Supply Chain Management 4 263 804
Management 7 315 824
Risk Management 7 365 850
Public Policy / Administration 6 321 881
Advertising 6 331 886
Entertainment Industry Business 5 349 928

Economics rankings

The University of Graz ranked 6th for Economics in Austria and 662nd in the World with 3,854 publications made and 79,709 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 30 In Austria
#256 of 1,391 In Europe
#662 of 6,188 In the World

University of Graz
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 21 80
1994 27 92
1995 32 132
1996 27 175
1997 33 181
1998 20 190
1999 28 203
2000 38 273
2001 31 350
2002 46 360
2003 61 419
2004 45 504
2005 68 687
2006 64 740
2007 58 949
2008 75 1048
2009 97 1204
2010 120 1390
2011 115 1668
2012 161 1909
2013 142 2313
2014 160 2705
2015 176 2901
2016 166 2965
2017 168 3284
2018 222 4129
2019 219 5003
2020 236 5989
2021 266 7642
2022 249 7664
2023 265 8409
2024 171 6573
2025 79 5690

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

Economics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 4 162 398
Political Economy 3 177 411
International Economics 7 297 484
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 207 522
International Trade 7 302 523
Finance 6 269 655
Actuarial Science 6 269 710
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 262 730
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 287 792
Development Studies 8 287 829

Art & Design rankings

The University of Graz ranked 5th for Art & Design in Austria and 521st in the World with 2,990 publications made and 69,824 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Multimedia.

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 33 In Austria
#214 of 1,385 In Europe
#521 of 6,010 In the World

University of Graz
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 18 91
1994 15 89
1995 24 132
1996 16 200
1997 50 180
1998 22 203
1999 25 215
2000 34 210
2001 41 290
2002 39 322
2003 42 418
2004 35 521
2005 42 678
2006 45 694
2007 58 787
2008 62 1007
2009 74 1036
2010 74 1193
2011 86 1482
2012 96 1705
2013 101 1888
2014 89 2080
2015 121 2125
2016 117 2216
2017 148 2705
2018 154 3000
2019 167 3325
2020 195 3996
2021 213 4995
2022 195 4872
2023 223 5276
2024 121 4902
2025 97 4368

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

Art & Design subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Performing arts 2 127 303
Music 5 120 306
UX/UI Desgin 6 139 319
Art History 2 178 417
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 162 421
Game Design and Development 5 184 426
Interior Design 5 195 463
Literature 4 203 488
Fashion Design 4 218 510
Aesthetics 5 223 538
Creative Writing 3 248 611
Photography 6 248 616
Multimedia 7 258 650
Cinematography 3 285 706
Animation 6 293 777
Computer Graphics 8 324 792
Entertainment Industry Business 5 349 928