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The University of Groningen ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, 114th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 68 research topics. The University of Groningen ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 130,705 academic publications and 4,506,409 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 232 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#114 of 14,131 In the World
#28 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 58 In the Netherlands
#1 of 2 In Groningen
#29 of 1,135 For Occupational Therapy
#37 of 1,011 For Special Education
#41 of 2,413 For Sports Medicine
#396 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#144 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 65 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Groningen ranked 4th for Biology in the Netherlands and 103rd in the World with 84,281 publications made and 3,232,985 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 39 In the Netherlands
#24 of 1,445 In Europe
#103 of 6,770 In the World

University of Groningen
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 719 10015
1992 786 11379
1993 876 12085
1994 820 13201
1995 860 14689
1996 932 15945
1997 918 16832
1998 967 18151
1999 1011 21055
2000 1027 23137
2001 1074 25668
2002 1221 29203
2003 1125 33305
2004 1181 36906
2005 1320 42227
2006 1521 47613
2007 1688 53798
2008 1818 60010
2009 1956 66564
2010 2288 79738
2011 2341 90389
2012 2613 102893
2013 2952 115918
2014 3274 129632
2015 3461 138788
2016 3781 152480
2017 4031 166548
2018 4180 185302
2019 4539 211611
2020 5237 253566
2021 5409 295025
2022 5037 307849
2023 4720 308851

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

Biology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 1 9 57
Microbiology 3 16 65
Zoology 3 26 85
Paleontology 4 21 87
Neuroscience 3 21 91
Pharmacology 2 21 96
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 25 98
Biotechnology 3 27 101
Genetics 4 24 108
Biochemistry 4 25 109
Evolutionary Biology 3 32 117
Nutrition and Food Science 3 38 118
Immunology 4 39 120
Botany 5 35 125
Nanotechnology 4 26 146
Animal Science 4 50 157
Oncology and Cancer research 4 48 174
Astrobiology 5 68 193
Agricultural Science 4 62 204
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 64 205
Molecular Biology 6 70 207
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 69 218
Virology 7 73 228
Horticulture 5 78 245
Forestry 6 106 301
Entomology 6 125 329
Toxicology 8 154 474

Medicine rankings

The University of Groningen ranked 3rd for Medicine in the Netherlands and 104th in the World with 71,057 publications made and 2,498,471 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 39 In the Netherlands
#26 of 1,417 In Europe
#104 of 6,680 In the World

University of Groningen
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 529 6146
1992 587 7112
1993 605 7255
1994 588 7692
1995 627 8803
1996 626 9449
1997 702 10881
1998 669 11499
1999 687 13005
2000 741 14706
2001 729 16580
2002 805 18458
2003 805 21367
2004 833 23644
2005 944 27182
2006 1151 30699
2007 1259 35028
2008 1422 39900
2009 1592 45368
2010 1807 54787
2011 1957 62804
2012 2208 72567
2013 2596 84427
2014 2988 95242
2015 3201 106089
2016 3449 118465
2017 3703 130308
2018 3840 147165
2019 4232 170567
2020 4880 210634
2021 5006 250657
2022 4812 265382
2023 4380 269115

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

Medicine subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 5 29
Sports Medicine 3 8 41
Clinical Psychology 4 10 42
Dentistry 3 16 55
Physical Therapy 3 10 56
Orthodontics 3 18 60
Audiology 3 17 69
Cardiology 4 19 76
Public Health 2 17 79
Nursing 4 19 79
Psychiatry 4 19 80
Pediatrics 3 23 80
Respiratory Therapy 4 24 85
Radiation Therapy 3 18 87
Anesthesiology 3 21 89
Epidemiology 5 30 89
Sports / Exercise science 2 21 90
Medical Physics 4 27 95
Pharmacology 2 21 96
Biomedical Engineering 4 25 97
Critical Care Nursing 3 23 102
Gerontology 3 18 104
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 26 105
Pathology 3 28 107
Urology 5 25 108
Pharmacy 2 56 111
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 34 113
Surgery 4 30 116
Immunology 4 39 120
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 26 123
Anatomy and Physiology 3 31 126
Health Science 5 35 128
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 34 139
Family medicine 5 38 141
Neurosurgery 4 62 141
Dermatology 3 54 149
Plastic Surgery 4 41 162
Oncology and Cancer research 4 48 174
Optometry 5 59 183
Ophthalmology 4 51 190
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 66 197
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 99 202
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 64 205
Cosmetology 4 78 215
Virology 7 73 228
Social Work 5 122 379
Veterinary 5 121 418
Forensic Science 9 172 467
Toxicology 8 154 474

Chemistry rankings

The University of Groningen ranked 3rd for Chemistry in the Netherlands and 113th in the World with 62,206 publications made and 2,583,299 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 36 In the Netherlands
#24 of 1,401 In Europe
#113 of 6,447 In the World

University of Groningen
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 653 9945
1992 715 11047
1993 771 11501
1994 759 13085
1995 806 14358
1996 901 15409
1997 850 15718
1998 860 17171
1999 914 19648
2000 858 21073
2001 944 23372
2002 1039 25761
2003 950 29001
2004 949 31893
2005 1059 36804
2006 1183 40982
2007 1290 45597
2008 1394 50345
2009 1417 55366
2010 1634 65051
2011 1689 73277
2012 1807 81852
2013 2027 90595
2014 2158 101068
2015 2300 106221
2016 2490 115217
2017 2634 125052
2018 2685 137987
2019 2958 156018
2020 3400 183798
2021 3385 212133
2022 3116 220642
2023 3042 221244

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

Chemistry subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 1 15 50
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 20 53
Biochemical Engineering 4 23 58
Biochemistry 4 25 109
Pharmacy 2 56 111
Organic Chemistry 3 27 111
Nutrition and Food Science 3 38 118
Nanotechnology 4 26 146
Materials Science 3 31 147
Chemical Engineering 5 31 175
Physical chemistry 5 43 184
Inorganic Chemistry 6 79 241
Radiochemistry 2 46 258
Environmental Chemistry 9 92 262
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 187 482

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Groningen ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Netherlands and 106th in the World with 55,504 publications made and 1,726,159 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 40 In the Netherlands
#30 of 1,492 In Europe
#106 of 7,020 In the World

University of Groningen
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 314 2777
1992 344 3442
1993 392 3537
1994 393 3882
1995 448 4225
1996 448 4374
1997 447 4922
1998 516 5689
1999 492 6601
2000 586 7851
2001 610 8964
2002 687 11136
2003 654 12920
2004 749 14606
2005 788 17250
2006 986 19865
2007 1065 23109
2008 1143 26341
2009 1357 30859
2010 1562 36832
2011 1758 44112
2012 1910 51075
2013 2106 60170
2014 2335 67879
2015 2460 74787
2016 2708 80933
2017 2868 89995
2018 3020 100071
2019 3302 115802
2020 3801 141574
2021 3930 163108
2022 3808 171522
2023 3650 175136

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Groningen ranked 5th for Computer Science in the Netherlands and 121st in the World with 51,843 publications made and 1,821,541 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 39 In the Netherlands
#27 of 1,459 In Europe
#121 of 6,752 In the World

University of Groningen
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 344 4041
1992 372 4790
1993 447 4912
1994 406 5061
1995 454 5727
1996 435 6244
1997 483 6841
1998 510 7417
1999 471 8340
2000 564 9061
2001 593 10482
2002 679 12752
2003 618 14172
2004 636 15558
2005 772 18645
2006 904 20993
2007 971 24351
2008 1079 27603
2009 1258 32378
2010 1478 38307
2011 1541 45042
2012 1727 52066
2013 1914 61280
2014 2102 69190
2015 2226 75760
2016 2467 84293
2017 2698 93581
2018 2812 105888
2019 3043 123793
2020 3408 150086
2021 3661 175961
2022 3339 185480
2023 3281 188512

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

Physics rankings

The University of Groningen ranked 4th for Physics in the Netherlands and 132nd in the World with 50,694 publications made and 1,953,269 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 36 In the Netherlands
#34 of 1,446 In Europe
#132 of 6,603 In the World

University of Groningen
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 468 6754
1992 554 7661
1993 588 7719
1994 620 8984
1995 597 9696
1996 706 10634
1997 674 10636
1998 686 11459
1999 691 13124
2000 691 14065
2001 771 16005
2002 875 18115
2003 816 20181
2004 761 22967
2005 889 27060
2006 948 30179
2007 1084 34103
2008 1109 38494
2009 1223 42526
2010 1335 48933
2011 1410 55375
2012 1538 62413
2013 1609 68686
2014 1732 76009
2015 1837 80133
2016 2006 86090
2017 2078 92237
2018 2204 101196
2019 2407 113903
2020 2733 133170
2021 2765 151991
2022 2664 156380
2023 2674 159643

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

Physics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 1 9 57
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 17 65
Condensed Matter Physics 2 17 76
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 32 92
Medical Physics 4 27 95
Nuclear Physics 2 43 125
Acoustical Engineering 4 28 132
Quantum and Particle physics 4 33 133
Theoretical Physics 3 65 141
Nanotechnology 4 26 146
Materials Science 3 31 147
Optical Engineering 5 46 163
Astrobiology 5 68 193
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 88 267

Engineering rankings

The University of Groningen ranked 5th for Engineering in the Netherlands and 157th in the World with 49,233 publications made and 1,817,943 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 37 In the Netherlands
#39 of 1,453 In Europe
#157 of 6,684 In the World

University of Groningen
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 451 6268
1992 532 7052
1993 544 7150
1994 587 8056
1995 595 8811
1996 666 9730
1997 644 9785
1998 638 10290
1999 659 11984
2000 638 12939
2001 743 14630
2002 851 16906
2003 777 18862
2004 742 21232
2005 848 25244
2006 940 28669
2007 1054 32246
2008 1086 36165
2009 1191 40387
2010 1288 46567
2011 1391 52578
2012 1521 59647
2013 1598 66315
2014 1726 73976
2015 1818 77809
2016 1984 84320
2017 2056 90685
2018 2200 100120
2019 2382 112690
2020 2779 133153
2021 2848 153072
2022 2693 158978
2023 2629 161158

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Groningen ranked 5th for Environmental Science in the Netherlands and 124th in the World with 42,364 publications made and 1,571,021 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 39 In the Netherlands
#31 of 1,458 In Europe
#124 of 6,798 In the World

University of Groningen
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 355 4508
1992 350 5177
1993 430 5652
1994 393 6171
1995 408 6493
1996 480 7280
1997 419 7262
1998 505 8039
1999 539 9822
2000 564 10896
2001 566 12210
2002 667 14260
2003 617 16241
2004 640 18185
2005 716 20728
2006 857 24075
2007 887 27101
2008 918 29475
2009 984 33490
2010 1159 40081
2011 1306 46111
2012 1391 51839
2013 1409 59278
2014 1569 64714
2015 1657 68935
2016 1920 74448
2017 1996 81587
2018 2029 88941
2019 2211 102319
2020 2597 120485
2021 2651 139035
2022 2528 145131
2023 2440 146460

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Groningen ranked 3rd for Psychology in the Netherlands and 76th in the World with 41,533 publications made and 1,454,424 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 40 In the Netherlands
#15 of 1,414 In Europe
#76 of 6,528 In the World

University of Groningen
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 276 3208
1992 300 3766
1993 332 3931
1994 321 4065
1995 361 4677
1996 326 5043
1997 385 5719
1998 381 6231
1999 372 6816
2000 430 7547
2001 436 8565
2002 470 9584
2003 457 11254
2004 529 12377
2005 590 14774
2006 708 16714
2007 762 18945
2008 861 22177
2009 994 25594
2010 1098 30533
2011 1222 35909
2012 1394 41848
2013 1598 49123
2014 1808 55042
2015 1927 61220
2016 2103 67733
2017 2241 74091
2018 2266 82999
2019 2515 96345
2020 2814 118971
2021 2975 137447
2022 2733 143622
2023 2616 145574

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

Psychology subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 5 29
Special Education 2 10 37
Clinical Psychology 4 10 42
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 8 50
Social Psychology 3 8 50
Child Psychology 4 9 54
Psychiatry 4 19 80
Education Majors 3 16 89
Neuroscience 3 21 91
Cognitive Science 4 19 101
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 34 109
Sexology 3 23 143
Social Work 5 122 379

Mathematics rankings

The University of Groningen ranked 5th for Mathematics in the Netherlands and 112th in the World with 27,312 publications made and 908,444 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 37 In the Netherlands
#24 of 1,388 In Europe
#112 of 6,305 In the World

University of Groningen
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 128 1143
1992 149 1255
1993 208 1362
1994 168 1543
1995 187 1679
1996 196 1913
1997 219 2147
1998 234 2396
1999 224 2785
2000 252 3147
2001 261 3972
2002 285 4684
2003 292 5159
2004 294 5567
2005 393 6805
2006 451 7909
2007 467 9340
2008 538 10812
2009 644 12727
2010 667 15040
2011 789 18201
2012 943 21426
2013 1076 25970
2014 1113 29195
2015 1262 33166
2016 1348 37289
2017 1553 41372
2018 1674 48190
2019 1783 56150
2020 2041 68622
2021 2099 82746
2022 2046 89020
2023 1851 91764

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

Mathematics subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 18 77
Statistics 5 23 103
Actuarial Science 6 35 130
Operations Research 6 37 130
Math Teachers 6 32 172
Applied Mathematics 5 76 203
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 151 443

Business rankings

The University of Groningen ranked 5th for Business in the Netherlands and 89th in the World with 19,172 publications made and 561,149 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 37 In the Netherlands
#17 of 1,414 In Europe
#89 of 6,187 In the World

University of Groningen
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 86 657
1992 111 752
1993 116 760
1994 122 800
1995 139 978
1996 126 1191
1997 153 1246
1998 169 1491
1999 149 1687
2000 178 2057
2001 231 2362
2002 230 3406
2003 236 3735
2004 280 4104
2005 291 4932
2006 344 5809
2007 420 6876
2008 427 8244
2009 568 10089
2010 606 11884
2011 663 14402
2012 776 16767
2013 770 20580
2014 811 23156
2015 888 25107
2016 954 27329
2017 1002 30085
2018 1054 33629
2019 1136 39247
2020 1276 47064
2021 1318 55341
2022 1323 57620
2023 1282 58441

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

Economics rankings

The University of Groningen ranked 4th for Economics in the Netherlands and 88th in the World with 15,450 publications made and 428,899 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 35 In the Netherlands
#23 of 1,366 In Europe
#88 of 5,995 In the World

University of Groningen
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 63 429
1992 75 474
1993 94 445
1994 90 553
1995 82 761
1996 122 851
1997 127 780
1998 126 998
1999 121 1203
2000 164 1425
2001 190 1818
2002 157 2094
2003 196 2721
2004 200 3053
2005 228 3429
2006 259 4102
2007 327 5027
2008 322 5955
2009 419 7247
2010 443 8445
2011 485 10554
2012 566 12246
2013 585 15047
2014 626 16835
2015 696 18516
2016 794 20587
2017 847 22428
2018 913 25384
2019 995 29078
2020 1116 35951
2021 1069 42059
2022 1142 45374
2023 1062 47669

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Groningen ranked 4th for Art & Design in the Netherlands and 99th in the World with 8,903 publications made and 255,738 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#4 of 31 In the Netherlands
#28 of 1,349 In Europe
#99 of 5,720 In the World

University of Groningen
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 78 605
1992 63 715
1993 76 639
1994 73 635
1995 87 760
1996 97 809
1997 86 925
1998 91 912
1999 100 1224
2000 91 1296
2001 103 1427
2002 137 1896
2003 118 2047
2004 121 2294
2005 131 2894
2006 152 3111
2007 174 3523
2008 189 4199
2009 224 4967
2010 245 5735
2011 299 6583
2012 289 7803
2013 337 8932
2014 340 9984
2015 311 10233
2016 385 11101
2017 408 12601
2018 455 13253
2019 499 15604
2020 589 19103
2021 604 21469
2022 594 21809
2023 613 22645

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

Art & Design subfield Netherlands ranking Europe ranking World rank
Fashion Design 3 14 71
Aesthetics 3 22 74
Performing arts 3 40 103
Literature 4 36 120
Painting and Drawing 4 67 124
Sculpture 4 67 124
Architecture 6 48 128
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 47 128
Illustration and Concept Art 4 70 129
Interior Design 4 65 161
Art History 4 59 162
Computer Graphics 4 52 172
UX/UI Desgin 7 78 186
Creative Writing 6 64 196
Animation 6 84 234
Landscape Architecture 6 116 244
Entertainment Industry Business 8 86 251
Cinematography 5 120 274
Music 6 108 280
Game Design and Development 10 148 350
Graphic Design 12 173 442
Photography 8 183 469
Multimedia 11 190 473