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The University of Graz ranked 4th in Austria, 434th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 190 research topics. The University of Graz ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 49,260 academic publications and 1,288,433 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 196 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#434 of 14,131 In the World
#179 of 2,785 In Europe
#4 of 71 In Austria
#1 of 8 In Graz
#49 of 1,346 For Biochemical Engineering
#121 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#193 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#362 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#494 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 187 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Graz ranked 4th for Biology in Austria and 448th in the World with 26,257 publications made and 959,835 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 34 In Austria
#167 of 1,448 In Europe
#448 of 6,833 In the World

University of Graz
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 304 3717
1993 362 4090
1994 397 4661
1995 429 5627
1996 472 5843
1997 550 6948
1998 520 7370
1999 556 8597
2000 649 10060
2001 665 11085
2002 673 12121
2003 680 14358
2004 630 16317
2005 541 18349
2006 513 19953
2007 597 21389
2008 614 22985
2009 692 24747
2010 716 26810
2011 821 29714
2012 761 32509
2013 804 34689
2014 898 36810
2015 847 37977
2016 814 40148
2017 864 41487
2018 893 44909
2019 838 47678
2020 918 56914
2021 1111 64431
2022 1104 64058
2023 1093 64630
2024 744 59199

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 2 106 267
Entomology 2 108 285
Zoology 2 112 303
Biochemistry 4 144 392
Biophysics 4 155 400
Biotechnology 7 162 425
Molecular Biology 6 150 437
Immunology 6 160 441
Neuroscience 5 173 441
Genetics 5 163 450
Pharmacology 5 154 457
Botany 5 170 472
Evolutionary Biology 5 188 484
Microbiology 6 184 525
Nutrition and Food Science 3 175 529
Oncology and Cancer research 6 187 537
Paleontology 5 211 545
Nanotechnology 5 180 552
Toxicology 4 179 591
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 235 599
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 217 640
Virology 7 211 662
Horticulture 4 215 690
Forestry 6 255 812
Animal Science 5 275 950
Agricultural Science 5 310 1013

Chemistry rankings

The University of Graz ranked 5th for Chemistry in Austria and 479th in the World with 21,985 publications made and 774,737 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 33 In Austria
#182 of 1,417 In Europe
#479 of 6,545 In the World

University of Graz
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 280 3584
1993 341 3992
1994 363 4485
1995 389 5282
1996 420 5673
1997 459 6427
1998 418 6724
1999 451 7717
2000 560 8789
2001 552 9628
2002 558 10194
2003 554 12115
2004 537 13340
2005 482 15361
2006 451 16813
2007 523 17826
2008 503 19180
2009 563 20578
2010 577 22356
2011 636 24599
2012 635 27074
2013 663 28467
2014 745 30153
2015 658 30799
2016 651 32781
2017 641 33761
2018 616 36068
2019 607 37706
2020 654 44640
2021 745 49199
2022 777 49769
2023 750 49862
2024 570 45346

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 49
Pharmacy 2 56 121
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 128 314
Organic Chemistry 4 135 374
Biochemistry 4 144 392
Computational Chemistry 4 198 446
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 186 483
Nutrition and Food Science 3 175 529
Environmental Chemistry 5 203 538
Nanotechnology 5 180 552
Physical chemistry 5 191 558
Materials Science 7 224 615
Inorganic Chemistry 5 227 649
Chemical Engineering 5 212 664
Radiochemistry 7 242 952

Medicine rankings

The University of Graz ranked 6th for Medicine in Austria and 445th in the World with 18,958 publications made and 609,838 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 34 In Austria
#161 of 1,433 In Europe
#445 of 6,775 In the World

University of Graz
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 258 2822
1993 287 3074
1994 328 3443
1995 345 4016
1996 400 4319
1997 563 5195
1998 442 5345
1999 461 6237
2000 534 7436
2001 512 8240
2002 560 9191
2003 568 10926
2004 428 12455
2005 326 13488
2006 325 14319
2007 350 14782
2008 358 16599
2009 404 16768
2010 444 18101
2011 529 19590
2012 481 20863
2013 513 22911
2014 541 23989
2015 476 24638
2016 518 25612
2017 541 26608
2018 551 29157
2019 541 30658
2020 591 36609
2021 690 42061
2022 701 41955
2023 702 41886
2024 468 37689

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 56 121
Neurosurgery 4 79 193
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 90 194
Dermatology 5 94 246
Medical Physics 6 136 320
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 120 358
Anesthesiology 6 134 359
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 134 360
Audiology 5 147 371
Cardiology 6 151 388
Respiratory Therapy 7 157 390
Anatomy and Physiology 6 150 416
Urology 6 143 430
Immunology 6 160 441
Surgery 6 155 441
Pediatrics 6 164 447
Pharmacology 5 154 457
Pathology 6 167 458
Radiation Therapy 7 162 459
Psychiatry 6 171 460
Cosmetology 5 164 477
Biomedical Engineering 6 169 479
Sports Medicine 6 202 492
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 178 508
Oncology and Cancer research 6 187 537
Ophthalmology 6 195 561
Clinical Psychology 5 204 588
Physical Therapy 6 233 590
Sports / Exercise science 5 225 590
Toxicology 4 179 591
Gerontology 4 184 593
Critical Care Nursing 7 236 600
Plastic Surgery 7 201 656
Virology 7 211 662
Dentistry 8 239 669
Orthodontics 8 245 679
Veterinary 6 210 774
Occupational Therapy 7 297 787
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 267 799
Public Health 6 281 806
Optometry 7 269 809
Epidemiology 6 289 834
Nursing 7 304 880
Family medicine 8 293 939
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 366 1050
Health Science 7 340 1061

Physics rankings

The University of Graz ranked 5th for Physics in Austria and 534th in the World with 18,548 publications made and 517,254 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
#204 of 1,457 In Europe
#534 of 6,713 In the World

University of Graz
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 195 1753
1993 232 2016
1994 245 2057
1995 237 2338
1996 303 2994
1997 295 3139
1998 300 3389
1999 317 3803
2000 364 4355
2001 366 4860
2002 397 5307
2003 393 6612
2004 408 7330
2005 411 9334
2006 371 10325
2007 450 11712
2008 461 12347
2009 551 13870
2010 510 15200
2011 561 17088
2012 569 18662
2013 630 19922
2014 656 21218
2015 601 22386
2016 600 23650
2017 665 24679
2018 685 26771
2019 637 28072
2020 726 32580
2021 814 36803
2022 860 35617
2023 824 36852
2024 582 32827

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 2 106 267
Nuclear Physics 4 118 270
Theoretical Physics 4 154 318
Medical Physics 6 136 320
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 147 325
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 142 389
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 163 395
Biophysics 4 155 400
Condensed Matter Physics 5 170 423
Quantum and Particle physics 6 208 540
Acoustical Engineering 6 212 547
Nanotechnology 5 180 552
Optical Engineering 7 211 556
Materials Science 7 224 615

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Graz ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 526th in the World with 18,105 publications made and 339,438 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 36 In Austria
#214 of 1,500 In Europe
#526 of 7,081 In the World

University of Graz
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 84 685
1993 129 748
1994 127 905
1995 163 1002
1996 140 1040
1997 226 1174
1998 162 1381
1999 212 1577
2000 197 1773
2001 158 2136
2002 219 2331
2003 258 3005
2004 208 3315
2005 260 4033
2006 237 4456
2007 267 5065
2008 339 6092
2009 366 6607
2010 441 7285
2011 438 8912
2012 516 9683
2013 578 11365
2014 633 12535
2015 656 13347
2016 756 14485
2017 812 15383
2018 856 18617
2019 895 21049
2020 1051 25465
2021 1172 31664
2022 1170 31792
2023 1198 33688
2024 673 29802

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 84 222
International Law 2 103 231
Library and Information science 2 105 278
Genealogy 2 111 323
Early Childhood Education 1 101 366
Classics and Ancient History 3 167 417
Political Economy 3 178 420
Art History 2 178 420
Philosophy 4 209 486
Political Science 6 208 495
Special Education 4 184 500
Law Enforcement 4 172 533
Aesthetics 5 224 540
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 225 555
Sports / Exercise science 5 225 590
Linguistics 8 246 613
History 4 251 626
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 257 628
Law 5 241 632
Anthropology 4 249 641
Urban and Regional planning 7 319 659
Journalism and Digital Media 5 244 667
Sociology 4 255 674
Archaeology 5 272 690
Gender Studies 2 239 715
Education Majors 3 239 723
Communications and Public Relations 5 277 743
Demography 6 268 757
Publishing 8 287 758
Media Studies 4 288 781
Public Policy / Administration 6 319 882
Broadcast Journalism 5 316 946
Criminology and Criminal Justice 5 304 973

Engineering rankings

The University of Graz ranked 6th for Engineering in Austria and 613th in the World with 17,807 publications made and 525,597 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 34 In Austria
#225 of 1,465 In Europe
#613 of 6,782 In the World

University of Graz
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 185 1635
1993 233 1902
1994 222 1880
1995 222 2222
1996 280 2713
1997 298 2941
1998 283 3194
1999 284 3552
2000 360 4175
2001 336 4611
2002 378 5201
2003 349 6300
2004 374 7213
2005 373 9019
2006 369 10225
2007 429 11379
2008 405 12030
2009 512 13823
2010 495 14964
2011 570 16995
2012 548 18572
2013 604 20100
2014 635 21484
2015 597 22349
2016 607 23500
2017 676 24907
2018 635 27293
2019 632 28651
2020 692 33413
2021 825 38796
2022 854 37985
2023 841 38409
2024 585 34447

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 584th in the World with 15,998 publications made and 465,977 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 35 In Austria
#220 of 1,464 In Europe
#584 of 6,876 In the World

University of Graz
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 98 962
1993 142 1055
1994 150 1117
1995 161 1430
1996 210 1556
1997 276 1712
1998 200 1989
1999 217 2340
2000 241 2831
2001 254 3367
2002 287 3734
2003 296 4163
2004 297 5056
2005 300 6126
2006 296 6902
2007 346 7945
2008 386 8586
2009 400 9723
2010 479 10682
2011 525 12651
2012 527 14027
2013 518 15593
2014 594 17020
2015 606 18669
2016 603 19924
2017 663 21060
2018 673 24343
2019 683 26561
2020 814 32234
2021 955 40020
2022 948 39176
2023 966 40650
2024 607 37266

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 4 156 426
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 186 483
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 174 500
Oceanography 5 190 518
Environmental Chemistry 5 203 538
Paleontology 5 211 545
Geology 4 208 558
Ecology 5 212 573
Geography and Cartography 6 243 635
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 217 640
Urban and Regional planning 7 319 659
Environmental Management 6 222 660
Forestry 6 255 812
Environmental Engineering 6 281 851
Geotechnical Engineering 7 314 963
Agricultural Science 5 310 1013

Computer Science rankings

The University of Graz ranked 7th for Computer Science in Austria and 651st in the World with 12,625 publications made and 400,778 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 35 In Austria
#248 of 1,469 In Europe
#651 of 6,845 In the World

University of Graz
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 104 1469
1993 118 1469
1994 134 1759
1995 137 1971
1996 146 1884
1997 180 2198
1998 163 2451
1999 218 2644
2000 216 3128
2001 198 3490
2002 257 4101
2003 250 4711
2004 216 5342
2005 213 6318
2006 226 7004
2007 250 7568
2008 306 8111
2009 337 9165
2010 379 9836
2011 440 12053
2012 410 12758
2013 422 13934
2014 449 15274
2015 454 16006
2016 442 16851
2017 533 18429
2018 570 21141
2019 548 22756
2020 584 27671
2021 684 33230
2022 659 33451
2023 729 34646
2024 484 30639

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 2 105 278
UX/UI Desgin 6 137 318
Game Design and Development 5 182 414
Neuroscience 5 173 441
Cognitive Science 6 192 507
Human-Computer Interaction 6 216 515
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 235 599
Multimedia 6 251 635
Telecommunications 6 234 658
Management Information Systems 7 299 669
Software Engineering 7 309 690
Data Science 9 292 699
Robotics 5 257 740
Animation 6 293 774
Computer Graphics 8 321 790
Computer Vision 8 290 810
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 328 864
Computational Linguistics 8 332 876
Cyber Security 8 349 992
Machine Learning 8 346 1072
Computer Networking 8 385 1099
Computer Engineering 7 427 1319
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 550 1887

Psychology rankings

The University of Graz ranked 5th for Psychology in Austria and 538th in the World with 8,426 publications made and 288,647 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 33 In Austria
#198 of 1,423 In Europe
#538 of 6,645 In the World

University of Graz
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 101 1364
1993 116 1375
1994 154 1790
1995 142 2015
1996 133 1903
1997 168 2288
1998 170 2396
1999 166 2717
2000 192 3189
2001 194 3572
2002 211 4072
2003 210 4582
2004 166 5119
2005 125 5768
2006 122 5936
2007 119 6180
2008 140 6546
2009 158 6847
2010 201 7160
2011 237 8075
2012 219 8593
2013 247 9577
2014 255 10318
2015 279 10808
2016 267 11184
2017 316 12077
2018 355 13744
2019 341 15137
2020 386 18424
2021 425 22005
2022 454 22154
2023 486 22743
2024 328 20681

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 5 173 441
Psychiatry 6 171 460
Special Education 4 184 500
Cognitive Science 6 192 507
Social Psychology 3 194 533
Clinical Psychology 5 204 588
Child Psychology 5 214 597
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 257 628
Education Majors 3 239 723
Occupational Therapy 7 297 787

Mathematics rankings

The University of Graz ranked 7th for Mathematics in Austria and 712th in the World with 5,711 publications made and 159,005 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 32 In Austria
#265 of 1,401 In Europe
#712 of 6,418 In the World

University of Graz
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 34 280
1993 54 325
1994 58 322
1995 65 373
1996 58 466
1997 62 530
1998 70 613
1999 56 607
2000 87 832
2001 84 985
2002 93 1177
2003 118 1354
2004 94 1622
2005 101 1904
2006 114 2358
2007 118 2497
2008 117 2746
2009 169 3167
2010 169 3498
2011 183 4294
2012 196 4514
2013 217 5574
2014 220 5901
2015 227 6428
2016 232 6807
2017 243 7134
2018 295 8685
2019 264 9628
2020 284 11614
2021 361 14423
2022 369 14619
2023 358 14741
2024 234 11477

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 2 123 378
Applied Mathematics 6 181 446
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 206 515
Math Teachers 3 188 609
Actuarial Science 6 258 681
Statistics 8 289 777
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 550 1887

Economics rankings

The University of Graz ranked 6th for Economics in Austria and 660th in the World with 3,792 publications made and 74,138 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 30 In Austria
#255 of 1,388 In Europe
#660 of 6,167 In the World

University of Graz
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 19 93
1993 21 80
1994 27 92
1995 31 126
1996 27 175
1997 33 181
1998 20 190
1999 28 200
2000 39 271
2001 31 350
2002 46 360
2003 61 419
2004 45 502
2005 68 687
2006 64 740
2007 58 943
2008 75 1053
2009 97 1202
2010 120 1388
2011 115 1674
2012 162 1914
2013 142 2317
2014 160 2709
2015 175 2897
2016 169 2987
2017 170 3289
2018 222 4141
2019 215 5046
2020 232 6013
2021 267 7692
2022 249 7668
2023 265 8444
2024 169 6443

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 5 161 393
Political Economy 3 178 420
International Economics 7 292 475
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 206 515
International Trade 7 300 520
Finance 6 268 652
Actuarial Science 6 258 681
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 263 731
Development Studies 7 282 824

Art & Design rankings

The University of Graz ranked 5th for Art & Design in Austria and 524th in the World with 2,900 publications made and 65,176 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
#215 of 1,381 In Europe
#524 of 5,966 In the World

University of Graz
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 8 90
1993 18 91
1994 15 89
1995 24 132
1996 16 199
1997 50 179
1998 22 203
1999 25 214
2000 34 209
2001 41 290
2002 39 322
2003 42 417
2004 35 519
2005 42 677
2006 46 694
2007 58 789
2008 61 1007
2009 74 1036
2010 75 1192
2011 85 1484
2012 95 1718
2013 101 1893
2014 90 2074
2015 122 2137
2016 118 2227
2017 148 2700
2018 154 3014
2019 162 3318
2020 193 3964
2021 213 5006
2022 192 4884
2023 219 5251
2024 118 4839

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
Music 4 118 304
Performing arts 2 132 312
UX/UI Desgin 6 137 318
Game Design and Development 5 182 414
Art History 2 178 420
Interior Design 5 190 446
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 168 449
Literature 4 203 488
Fashion Design 4 217 509
Aesthetics 5 224 540
Creative Writing 3 248 618
Photography 6 244 624
Multimedia 6 251 635
Cinematography 2 276 684
Animation 6 293 774
Computer Graphics 8 321 790
Entertainment Industry Business 5 350 922

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Graz

Speciality Austria Europe World Rank
Tax Law 4 84 251
Human Resource Management 3 179 466
International Business 6 293 538
Accounting 5 196 552
Project Management 6 318 729
Marketing 7 301 760
Business 7 308 778
Supply Chain Management 4 264 806
Management 7 314 828
Risk Management 7 378 872
Advertising 6 329 881