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The University of Greifswald ranked 47th in Germany, 631st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 134 research topics. The University of Greifswald ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 26,990 academic publications and 726,356 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 143 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#631 of 14,131 In the World
#254 of 2,785 In Europe
#47 of 369 In Germany
#2 of 6 In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
#197 of 1,346 For Biochemical Engineering
#212 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#285 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#626 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#603 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 131 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Greifswald ranked 49th for Biology in Germany and 751st in the World with 16,199 publications made and 559,685 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#49 of 170 In Germany
#260 of 1,448 In Europe
#751 of 6,833 In the World

University of Greifswald
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 113 447
1993 93 429
1994 106 489
1995 104 695
1996 139 813
1997 157 895
1998 169 1154
1999 227 1406
2000 235 1732
2001 269 2273
2002 323 2949
2003 364 3850
2004 406 5141
2005 455 6307
2006 480 7746
2007 449 8760
2008 568 10717
2009 600 11821
2010 681 14866
2011 649 17538
2012 639 20910
2013 651 23556
2014 602 25283
2015 620 26617
2016 619 28128
2017 621 29503
2018 612 31344
2019 628 34477
2020 671 41148
2021 839 46271
2022 690 43615
2023 695 43749
2024 500 40568

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Microbiology 25 139 390
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 174 433
Zoology 33 168 456
Molecular Biology 37 163 479
Entomology 39 180 490
Paleontology 45 219 570
Immunology 38 218 627
Genetics 43 226 643
Pharmacology 36 212 644
Biochemistry 46 234 665
Biotechnology 37 234 671
Virology 36 224 705
Forestry 37 228 714
Evolutionary Biology 53 296 742
Neuroscience 47 282 764
Oncology and Cancer research 37 264 811
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 37 287 821
Botany 49 289 835
Biophysics 56 308 860
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 47 319 1000
Nanotechnology 61 360 1163
Nutrition and Food Science 46 356 1166
Animal Science 43 335 1229
Toxicology 47 342 1241
Astrobiology 63 429 1253
Agricultural Science 55 383 1315
Horticulture 54 405 1567

Chemistry rankings

The University of Greifswald ranked 50th for Chemistry in Germany and 764th in the World with 13,732 publications made and 479,550 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#50 of 166 In Germany
#263 of 1,417 In Europe
#764 of 6,545 In the World

University of Greifswald
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 100 473
1993 78 497
1994 102 559
1995 108 777
1996 147 947
1997 154 1027
1998 172 1234
1999 222 1480
2000 244 1779
2001 279 2302
2002 295 2923
2003 335 3733
2004 372 4831
2005 412 6083
2006 427 7251
2007 381 7972
2008 483 9602
2009 494 10702
2010 568 12822
2011 524 14983
2012 546 17658
2013 519 19827
2014 493 21118
2015 474 21928
2016 476 22582
2017 459 23637
2018 466 24742
2019 517 27281
2020 506 31754
2021 541 35445
2022 515 33555
2023 549 33555
2024 362 30997

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 12 87 197
Pharmacy 52 190 449
Biochemistry 46 234 665
Physical chemistry 47 236 674
Organic Chemistry 51 282 802
Petrology and Geochemistry 43 298 813
Inorganic Chemistry 48 276 815
Computational Chemistry 57 346 937
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 59 338 938
Environmental Chemistry 57 348 976
Chemical Engineering 60 343 1144
Materials Science 63 390 1156
Nanotechnology 61 360 1163
Nutrition and Food Science 46 356 1166
Radiochemistry 54 350 1463

Medicine rankings

The University of Greifswald ranked 37th for Medicine in Germany and 643rd in the World with 12,934 publications made and 421,131 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#37 of 170 In Germany
#223 of 1,433 In Europe
#643 of 6,775 In the World

University of Greifswald
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 87 284
1993 79 229
1994 76 301
1995 82 358
1996 116 397
1997 132 519
1998 150 678
1999 193 907
2000 188 1115
2001 190 1399
2002 284 1890
2003 338 2730
2004 404 3739
2005 421 4545
2006 496 5733
2007 440 6535
2008 533 8396
2009 568 9369
2010 616 11421
2011 539 13624
2012 510 16137
2013 484 18712
2014 463 19669
2015 460 20923
2016 427 21843
2017 452 22663
2018 421 23943
2019 381 25819
2020 400 31027
2021 583 34411
2022 455 31935
2023 450 31554
2024 310 27768

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

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 39 96 212
Neurosurgery 31 114 285
Dentistry 24 106 305
Orthodontics 29 122 353
Epidemiology 27 167 441
Pharmacy 52 190 449
Cardiology 36 197 512
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 36 179 518
Critical Care Nursing 37 209 518
Surgery 36 188 540
Clinical Psychology 35 195 564
Anesthesiology 37 191 573
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 36 203 583
Dermatology 37 209 594
Public Health 35 215 600
Psychiatry 37 219 607
Sonography and Ultrasound 37 221 608
Radiation Therapy 36 211 613
Immunology 38 218 627
Biomedical Engineering 41 234 637
Pharmacology 36 212 644
Occupational Therapy 34 255 650
Plastic Surgery 35 207 679
Family medicine 35 225 690
Audiology 43 253 695
Virology 36 224 705
Pediatrics 36 236 708
Anatomy and Physiology 40 251 710
Respiratory Therapy 38 247 717
Pathology 37 250 721
Medical Physics 40 274 727
Urology 38 242 770
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 37 265 783
Healthcare Management (MHA) 33 273 799
Oncology and Cancer research 37 264 811
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 37 287 821
Nursing 39 291 842
Gerontology 38 286 868
Ophthalmology 44 294 877
Physical Therapy 46 355 964
Sports Medicine 52 408 1115
Health Science 42 368 1175
Toxicology 47 342 1241
Veterinary 46 398 1731

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Greifswald ranked 50th for Environmental Science in Germany and 887th in the World with 9,568 publications made and 287,639 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#50 of 170 In Germany
#323 of 1,464 In Europe
#887 of 6,876 In the World

University of Greifswald
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 43 165
1993 33 175
1994 50 238
1995 57 387
1996 72 451
1997 81 504
1998 82 613
1999 112 721
2000 117 911
2001 139 1158
2002 164 1558
2003 182 1798
2004 169 2420
2005 210 2929
2006 221 3568
2007 206 4007
2008 268 5049
2009 263 5591
2010 348 6886
2011 346 8250
2012 347 9652
2013 355 10880
2014 369 12254
2015 401 13232
2016 369 14426
2017 376 15023
2018 387 16367
2019 423 18305
2020 467 22339
2021 974 26131
2022 532 25052
2023 539 25829
2024 381 24634

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Paleontology 45 219 570
Geology 48 259 701
Forestry 37 228 714
Oceanography 45 263 725
Petrology and Geochemistry 43 298 813
Earth science and Geophysics 47 300 875
Ecology 51 339 938
Environmental Chemistry 57 348 976
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 47 319 1000
Geography and Cartography 61 413 1141
Environmental Engineering 50 376 1209
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 65 437 1259
Agricultural Science 55 383 1315
Geotechnical Engineering 57 430 1398
Environmental Management 58 469 1445

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Greifswald ranked 63rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 1012th in the World with 8,775 publications made and 224,092 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#63 of 178 In Germany
#392 of 1,500 In Europe
#1012 of 7,081 In the World

University of Greifswald
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 48 120
1993 41 119
1994 38 135
1995 47 184
1996 61 224
1997 51 198
1998 79 311
1999 87 325
2000 91 486
2001 114 562
2002 118 788
2003 156 1037
2004 179 1429
2005 185 1803
2006 197 2271
2007 212 2766
2008 281 3482
2009 260 4001
2010 338 4788
2011 333 6057
2012 283 7339
2013 288 8419
2014 305 9140
2015 312 9781
2016 331 10398
2017 372 11394
2018 344 12054
2019 312 13638
2020 381 16976
2021 459 19091
2022 409 18137
2023 432 18768
2024 316 17082

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Art History 33 213 506
Demography 37 215 595
Library and Information science 55 312 808
Genealogy 38 300 832
Classics and Ancient History 43 325 839
Political Economy 48 343 898
Philosophy 67 366 937
Criminology and Criminal Justice 36 303 968
History 56 383 996
Linguistics 59 379 996
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 50 392 1014
Sociology 54 372 1050
Archaeology 59 400 1058
Political Science 81 482 1234
Law 72 529 1504
Aesthetics 64 548 1510
Public Policy / Administration 67 523 1567
Anthropology 69 547 1657
Gender Studies 71 584 2016
Communications and Public Relations 89 684 2172
Education Majors 72 611 2205

Physics rankings

The University of Greifswald ranked 62nd for Physics in Germany and 1017th in the World with 8,252 publications made and 224,772 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Atomic and Molecular physics.

Physics ranking Location
#62 of 168 In Germany
#368 of 1,457 In Europe
#1017 of 6,713 In the World

University of Greifswald
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 60 331
1993 62 311
1994 69 402
1995 94 515
1996 106 635
1997 96 625
1998 119 765
1999 134 793
2000 164 961
2001 155 1197
2002 180 1497
2003 185 1679
2004 202 2410
2005 250 3317
2006 239 3580
2007 208 4130
2008 270 5020
2009 255 5846
2010 322 6798
2011 288 7469
2012 314 8930
2013 309 9983
2014 308 10828
2015 297 11083
2016 299 11601
2017 303 12534
2018 298 13185
2019 363 14793
2020 300 17188
2021 344 19118
2022 348 18341
2023 374 18987
2024 269 17715

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 52 216 475
Nuclear Physics 49 242 591
Medical Physics 40 274 727
Theoretical Physics 55 305 729
Biophysics 56 308 860
Condensed Matter Physics 61 335 968
Quantum and Particle physics 60 362 987
Applied/Engineering Physics 61 350 990
Astrophysics and Astronomy 62 391 1031
Materials Science 63 390 1156
Nanotechnology 61 360 1163
Astrobiology 63 429 1253
Optical Engineering 67 443 1335
Acoustical Engineering 67 475 1383

Engineering rankings

The University of Greifswald ranked 66th for Engineering in Germany and 1210th in the World with 8,049 publications made and 228,253 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#66 of 169 In Germany
#418 of 1,465 In Europe
#1210 of 6,782 In the World

University of Greifswald
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 75 299
1993 59 281
1994 72 319
1995 85 416
1996 90 497
1997 93 569
1998 98 678
1999 128 755
2000 153 885
2001 155 1093
2002 172 1380
2003 180 1728
2004 192 2364
2005 229 3156
2006 233 3416
2007 215 3896
2008 261 4917
2009 254 5588
2010 326 6769
2011 288 7492
2012 306 8864
2013 304 10406
2014 299 11109
2015 295 11369
2016 299 12461
2017 293 12950
2018 284 13885
2019 339 15297
2020 292 18327
2021 353 20883
2022 360 19689
2023 397 20294
2024 261 19094

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

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 12 87 197
Biomedical Engineering 41 234 637
Biotechnology 37 234 671
Landscape Architecture 23 340 880
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 59 338 938
Applied/Engineering Physics 61 350 990
Chemical Engineering 60 343 1144
Materials Science 63 390 1156
Nanotechnology 61 360 1163
Aerospace Engineering 65 426 1193
Environmental Engineering 50 376 1209
Systems Engineering 74 479 1213
Metallurgical Engineering 63 395 1228
Mechanical Engineering 66 451 1255
Optical Engineering 67 443 1335
Acoustical Engineering 67 475 1383
Geotechnical Engineering 57 430 1398
Electrical Engineering 69 495 1538
Civil Engineering 70 549 1691
Structural Engineering 73 560 1765
Remote Sensing 79 563 1837
Operations Research 75 570 1875
Computer Networking 77 590 2006
Telecommunications 75 609 2045
Electronic Engineering 79 605 2095
Human-Computer Interaction 104 739 2442

Computer Science rankings

The University of Greifswald ranked 64th for Computer Science in Germany and 1153rd in the World with 6,705 publications made and 221,405 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#64 of 172 In Germany
#416 of 1,469 In Europe
#1153 of 6,845 In the World

University of Greifswald
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 47 183
1993 29 135
1994 24 172
1995 26 198
1996 38 222
1997 48 225
1998 54 367
1999 70 433
2000 83 549
2001 108 725
2002 119 934
2003 135 1322
2004 145 1724
2005 144 2103
2006 177 2644
2007 184 3084
2008 214 3805
2009 246 4522
2010 259 5422
2011 257 6549
2012 264 8203
2013 267 9357
2014 241 9861
2015 254 10754
2016 285 11549
2017 317 12035
2018 310 13247
2019 299 15097
2020 282 17872
2021 372 19853
2022 300 18464
2023 328 18902
2024 222 17427

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 174 433
Neuroscience 47 282 764
Library and Information science 55 312 808
Cognitive Science 56 336 978
Computer Graphics 71 456 1189
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 71 501 1485
Data Science 80 581 1670
Machine Learning 70 528 1762
Computer Vision 76 579 1959
Computer Networking 77 590 2006
Telecommunications 75 609 2045
Computational Linguistics 76 609 2158
Human-Computer Interaction 104 739 2442
Cyber Security 80 694 2496
Management Information Systems 115 910 2869

Psychology rankings

The University of Greifswald ranked 46th for Psychology in Germany and 850th in the World with 4,671 publications made and 183,177 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#46 of 169 In Germany
#300 of 1,423 In Europe
#850 of 6,645 In the World

University of Greifswald
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 27 101
1993 26 77
1994 18 84
1995 23 116
1996 44 108
1997 39 145
1998 46 245
1999 53 322
2000 84 474
2001 72 527
2002 86 659
2003 109 1084
2004 144 1402
2005 127 1837
2006 152 2330
2007 135 2698
2008 183 3376
2009 219 3945
2010 219 4844
2011 205 5784
2012 190 7041
2013 209 8010
2014 164 8291
2015 199 9031
2016 182 9375
2017 214 9988
2018 199 11109
2019 182 12318
2020 153 15129
2021 186 15717
2022 193 14736
2023 207 14698
2024 176 12982

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

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 35 195 564
Psychiatry 37 219 607
Occupational Therapy 34 255 650
Neuroscience 47 282 764
Child Psychology 47 289 831
Cognitive Science 56 336 978
Social Psychology 58 366 1002
Education Majors 72 611 2205

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Greifswald

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 24 185 488
Interior Design 17 311 846
Applied Mathematics 58 350 848
International Economics 68 545 1003
Statistics 63 395 1079
International Trade 68 564 1116
International Business 70 562 1162
Mathematics 63 418 1173
Art & Design 68 499 1302
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 74 504 1403
Fashion Design 70 532 1432
Management 72 512 1473
Investment Banking and Stock trading 68 493 1510
Economics 72 534 1523
Literature 65 537 1524
Finance 74 565 1556
Business 74 558 1580
Development Studies 66 508 1608
Accounting 79 600 1840
Marketing 84 619 1854
Advertising 93 742 2427
Math Teachers 71 673 2693