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The University of Kassel ranked 52nd in Germany, 737th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 153 research topics. The University of Kassel ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,023 academic publications and 494,710 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#737 of 14,131 In the World
#292 of 2,785 In Europe
#52 of 369 In Germany
#5 of 22 In Hesse
#51 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#218 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
#221 of 1,024 For Agricultural Engineering
#2876 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#497 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 150 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Kassel ranked 40th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 528th in the World with 14,680 publications made and 267,665 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#40 of 178 In Germany
#216 of 1,500 In Europe
#528 of 7,081 In the World

University of Kassel
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 69 1019
1993 103 246
1994 74 258
1995 133 362
1996 71 336
1997 101 413
1998 96 490
1999 82 418
2000 133 542
2001 131 551
2002 167 1004
2003 175 1089
2004 150 1178
2005 209 1535
2006 238 1927
2007 272 2566
2008 362 2974
2009 358 3720
2010 414 4444
2011 442 5434
2012 608 6540
2013 607 7724
2014 690 8807
2015 642 10071
2016 822 10744
2017 885 12438
2018 826 14528
2019 817 16971
2020 922 20865
2021 984 26187
2022 890 26775
2023 944 30156
2024 530 26234

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Science 30 162 387
Early Childhood Education 12 119 413
Urban and Regional planning 21 231 461
Philosophy 43 215 496
Communications and Public Relations 10 186 519
Journalism and Digital Media 34 222 599
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 33 247 603
Archaeology 39 244 623
Political Economy 35 254 631
Library and Information science 47 256 635
History 41 256 644
Social Work 8 218 662
Aesthetics 42 286 679
Public Policy / Administration 29 258 682
Law 40 261 687
Art History 47 316 745
Sociology 40 290 771
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 41 309 779
International Relations and Diplomacy 33 282 800
Education Majors 35 281 848
Anthropology 43 331 873
Linguistics 57 347 882
Criminology and Criminal Justice 38 311 990
Media Studies 42 345 992
Classics and Ancient History 54 412 1091
Demography 51 379 1111
Gender Studies 47 395 1222

Engineering rankings

The University of Kassel ranked 53rd for Engineering in Germany and 813th in the World with 12,267 publications made and 271,010 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#53 of 169 In Germany
#288 of 1,465 In Europe
#813 of 6,782 In the World

University of Kassel
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 62 1022
1993 99 454
1994 103 447
1995 168 661
1996 126 710
1997 135 958
1998 147 1033
1999 165 1036
2000 162 1218
2001 169 1397
2002 224 1877
2003 248 2067
2004 164 2058
2005 241 2989
2006 344 3476
2007 308 3968
2008 307 4540
2009 377 5175
2010 346 6003
2011 405 7160
2012 484 8055
2013 477 8991
2014 489 10072
2015 476 11074
2016 506 11738
2017 576 12928
2018 596 14900
2019 651 16653
2020 647 19613
2021 676 24425
2022 624 23755
2023 686 25835
2024 499 24082

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

Physics rankings

The University of Kassel ranked 54th for Physics in Germany and 794th in the World with 11,683 publications made and 253,673 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#54 of 168 In Germany
#292 of 1,457 In Europe
#794 of 6,713 In the World

University of Kassel
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 63 1014
1993 104 498
1994 114 507
1995 166 720
1996 137 806
1997 147 1072
1998 164 1158
1999 186 1132
2000 173 1352
2001 177 1479
2002 244 1932
2003 248 2222
2004 179 2199
2005 242 3131
2006 343 3662
2007 293 3999
2008 286 4492
2009 345 5071
2010 319 5765
2011 352 6608
2012 431 7554
2013 450 8351
2014 461 9144
2015 455 10176
2016 489 10470
2017 507 11254
2018 525 12953
2019 581 14602
2020 602 17021
2021 616 20662
2022 583 20142
2023 633 21820
2024 444 20246

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 45 170 378
Theoretical Physics 46 237 528
Applied/Engineering Physics 54 270 729
Materials Science 52 262 733
Nuclear Physics 56 296 761
Optical Engineering 55 287 762
Quantum and Particle physics 54 304 802
Condensed Matter Physics 57 295 804
Astrophysics and Astronomy 53 319 827
Nanotechnology 55 291 912
Acoustical Engineering 59 351 943
Astrobiology 57 357 975
Biophysics 58 367 1050

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Kassel ranked 47th for Environmental Science in Germany and 729th in the World with 10,434 publications made and 294,132 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#47 of 170 In Germany
#261 of 1,464 In Europe
#729 of 6,876 In the World

University of Kassel
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 36 1056
1993 53 275
1994 62 296
1995 103 402
1996 94 515
1997 82 615
1998 94 733
1999 90 696
2000 104 908
2001 146 948
2002 140 1276
2003 157 1508
2004 129 1533
2005 187 2121
2006 231 2607
2007 232 3221
2008 235 3671
2009 292 4331
2010 321 5223
2011 301 6328
2012 375 7380
2013 402 8352
2014 425 9344
2015 451 10635
2016 466 11479
2017 566 13113
2018 574 15477
2019 563 18055
2020 650 21952
2021 682 27809
2022 633 27918
2023 677 30499
2024 457 28445

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 2 14 51
Forestry 12 82 271
Agricultural Science 13 113 340
Urban and Regional planning 21 231 461
Environmental Management 19 176 525
Geotechnical Engineering 28 186 568
Ecology 40 216 583
Environmental Engineering 26 199 587
Oceanography 38 220 604
Geography and Cartography 41 256 676
Geology 51 282 773
Environmental Chemistry 54 318 884
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 57 342 935
Paleontology 57 343 978
Earth science and Geophysics 55 358 1054
Petrology and Geochemistry 56 404 1144
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 51 360 1205

Biology rankings

The University of Kassel ranked 54th for Biology in Germany and 1133rd in the World with 10,077 publications made and 269,686 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Agricultural Science, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#54 of 170 In Germany
#370 of 1,448 In Europe
#1133 of 6,833 In the World

University of Kassel
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 47 1596
1993 52 363
1994 91 368
1995 127 470
1996 107 606
1997 108 774
1998 102 926
1999 104 941
2000 117 1114
2001 174 1240
2002 142 1556
2003 169 1787
2004 135 1851
2005 185 2690
2006 265 3296
2007 234 3761
2008 228 4303
2009 284 5017
2010 277 5780
2011 301 6729
2012 339 7740
2013 411 8661
2014 390 9404
2015 434 10456
2016 447 11137
2017 519 12518
2018 504 14281
2019 505 16242
2020 607 19805
2021 648 24615
2022 543 24330
2023 614 26445
2024 424 23577

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 12 82 271
Agricultural Science 13 113 340
Entomology 38 178 487
Animal Science 14 155 525
Evolutionary Biology 54 325 833
Botany 50 290 837
Horticulture 39 256 843
Zoology 49 304 860
Nanotechnology 55 291 912
Astrobiology 57 357 975
Paleontology 57 343 978
Biophysics 58 367 1050
Neuroscience 59 384 1097
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 51 360 1205
Molecular Biology 57 394 1321
Nutrition and Food Science 48 396 1354
Genetics 59 437 1436
Biochemistry 62 437 1441
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 63 478 1557
Biotechnology 54 445 1560
Microbiology 59 485 1935
Virology 67 606 2493
Immunology 70 625 2553
Pharmacology 66 605 2703
Oncology and Cancer research 80 717 3106

Chemistry rankings

The University of Kassel ranked 59th for Chemistry in Germany and 1054th in the World with 9,930 publications made and 229,724 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#59 of 166 In Germany
#352 of 1,417 In Europe
#1054 of 6,545 In the World

University of Kassel
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 54 566
1993 91 414
1994 109 446
1995 171 670
1996 128 768
1997 143 999
1998 167 1151
1999 173 1153
2000 167 1359
2001 176 1456
2002 195 1866
2003 220 2217
2004 162 2145
2005 235 3143
2006 318 3675
2007 252 4174
2008 247 4578
2009 262 5001
2010 280 5806
2011 267 6494
2012 344 7206
2013 346 8056
2014 357 8464
2015 384 9379
2016 384 9685
2017 410 10690
2018 430 12021
2019 463 13249
2020 511 15775
2021 509 19498
2022 473 19032
2023 538 21095
2024 402 20219

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 40 181 454
Materials Science 52 262 733
Pharmacy 60 316 874
Computational Chemistry 55 330 884
Environmental Chemistry 54 318 884
Nanotechnology 55 291 912
Chemical Engineering 53 302 976
Organic Chemistry 60 340 1027
Petrology and Geochemistry 56 404 1144
Physical chemistry 62 390 1262
Nutrition and Food Science 48 396 1354
Biochemistry 62 437 1441
Inorganic Chemistry 64 416 1450
Radiochemistry 65 495 2113

Computer Science rankings

The University of Kassel ranked 53rd for Computer Science in Germany and 885th in the World with 8,621 publications made and 182,366 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#53 of 172 In Germany
#329 of 1,469 In Europe
#885 of 6,845 In the World

University of Kassel
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 51 1549
1993 54 297
1994 69 262
1995 87 426
1996 61 373
1997 54 417
1998 60 532
1999 59 534
2000 65 517
2001 72 549
2002 137 1002
2003 133 852
2004 91 950
2005 144 1252
2006 216 1733
2007 192 2026
2008 207 2383
2009 282 3066
2010 266 3571
2011 295 4364
2012 344 4859
2013 352 5540
2014 358 6278
2015 370 7163
2016 426 7626
2017 474 8854
2018 460 10455
2019 481 11640
2020 534 14268
2021 592 18481
2022 476 18099
2023 477 19730
2024 333 16343

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 15 148 366
Web Design and Development 35 185 479
Software Engineering 44 255 573
Data Science 42 256 589
Human-Computer Interaction 41 253 599
UX/UI Desgin 50 260 631
Library and Information science 47 256 635
Computer Graphics 56 281 675
Computer Engineering 39 237 682
Animation 51 281 732
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 53 316 826
Robotics 47 297 860
Computer Networking 54 315 903
Cognitive Science 52 319 916
Computational Linguistics 58 342 919
Machine Learning 47 314 938
Blockchain and Cryptography 56 330 978
Telecommunications 57 342 980
Multimedia 56 377 990
Cyber Security 53 362 1043
Computer Vision 60 374 1063
Neuroscience 59 384 1097
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 63 478 1557

Medicine rankings

The University of Kassel ranked 59th for Medicine in Germany and 1355th in the World with 5,265 publications made and 121,516 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN), Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#59 of 170 In Germany
#415 of 1,433 In Europe
#1355 of 6,775 In the World

University of Kassel
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 31 1391
1993 25 134
1994 50 149
1995 61 171
1996 50 220
1997 82 288
1998 65 355
1999 49 398
2000 52 379
2001 66 435
2002 59 547
2003 91 655
2004 69 652
2005 95 934
2006 106 1068
2007 102 1368
2008 115 1546
2009 123 1778
2010 131 2072
2011 156 2506
2012 179 2921
2013 208 3384
2014 200 3882
2015 226 4429
2016 240 4450
2017 247 5212
2018 251 6362
2019 287 6985
2020 327 9040
2021 347 11902
2022 329 11802
2023 303 12653
2024 205 10243

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

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 54 171 432
Social Work 8 218 662
Veterinary 29 219 807
Pharmacy 60 316 874
Audiology 57 347 1029
Public Health 52 389 1190
Clinical Psychology 54 397 1225
Orthodontics 66 453 1389
Health Science 45 420 1428
Nursing 54 457 1482
Anatomy and Physiology 61 454 1488
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 63 462 1503
Sports Medicine 58 504 1516
Dentistry 66 487 1562
Biomedical Engineering 65 505 1596
Ophthalmology 64 478 1635
Psychiatry 65 489 1646
Pathology 61 485 1695
Physical Therapy 64 556 1827
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 55 519 1885
Anesthesiology 64 538 2028
Gerontology 62 580 2045
Surgery 69 598 2133
Healthcare Management (MHA) 68 609 2173
Cardiology 75 638 2242
Virology 67 606 2493
Immunology 70 625 2553
Pharmacology 66 605 2703
Oncology and Cancer research 80 717 3106

Business rankings

The University of Kassel ranked 37th for Business in Germany and 658th in the World with 4,561 publications made and 117,015 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#37 of 166 In Germany
#251 of 1,433 In Europe
#658 of 6,339 In the World

University of Kassel
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 21 323
1993 19 132
1994 27 99
1995 35 178
1996 20 114
1997 25 161
1998 18 148
1999 25 138
2000 19 169
2001 27 185
2002 40 345
2003 47 320
2004 41 343
2005 52 391
2006 73 542
2007 76 718
2008 110 919
2009 145 1260
2010 150 1520
2011 156 2071
2012 211 2611
2013 204 3139
2014 213 3747
2015 213 4514
2016 244 4923
2017 318 5728
2018 274 6925
2019 278 8291
2020 287 9773
2021 347 12934
2022 277 12795
2023 276 14141
2024 184 11832

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 1 9 44
Project Management 9 108 250
Management Information Systems 15 148 366
International Trade 23 236 408
Marketing 24 175 456
Advertising 19 162 471
Construction Management 20 177 480
International Business 32 263 481
Entrepreneurship 29 275 598
Public Policy / Administration 29 258 682
Management 41 267 721
Human Resource Management 42 303 765
Engineering Management 24 277 787
Risk Management 43 359 827
Finance 54 359 888
Accounting 46 342 919
Operations Research 47 329 952
Investment Banking and Stock trading 62 476 1446

Mathematics rankings

The University of Kassel ranked 55th for Mathematics in Germany and 876th in the World with 4,383 publications made and 104,958 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#55 of 163 In Germany
#321 of 1,401 In Europe
#876 of 6,418 In the World

University of Kassel
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 23 149
1993 21 135
1994 37 161
1995 35 196
1996 28 168
1997 27 218
1998 17 219
1999 28 214
2000 35 287
2001 35 260
2002 61 450
2003 61 484
2004 44 484
2005 72 609
2006 110 829
2007 100 973
2008 99 1160
2009 127 1449
2010 119 1720
2011 144 2092
2012 160 2420
2013 179 2906
2014 190 3279
2015 195 4116
2016 229 4308
2017 255 4888
2018 250 5822
2019 258 6884
2020 293 8345
2021 295 10750
2022 262 10476
2023 270 11445
2024 163 8234

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 8 102 383
Applied Mathematics 53 320 762
Operations Research 47 329 952
Blockchain and Cryptography 56 330 978
Statistics 57 366 983
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 62 398 999

Psychology rankings

The University of Kassel ranked 54th for Psychology in Germany and 1230th in the World with 3,629 publications made and 93,773 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#54 of 169 In Germany
#407 of 1,423 In Europe
#1230 of 6,645 In the World

University of Kassel
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 21 1366
1993 8 107
1994 17 93
1995 20 116
1996 21 133
1997 22 142
1998 17 183
1999 16 197
2000 17 184
2001 20 210
2002 25 291
2003 33 279
2004 18 293
2005 37 457
2006 58 540
2007 35 633
2008 57 735
2009 88 1091
2010 79 1172
2011 98 1534
2012 119 1914
2013 177 2389
2014 151 2847
2015 162 3377
2016 198 3515
2017 218 4214
2018 184 4970
2019 220 5710
2020 268 7343
2021 301 9774
2022 266 9665
2023 250 10741
2024 178 9032

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

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 33 247 603
Social Work 8 218 662
Social Psychology 48 295 794
Education Majors 35 281 848
Cognitive Science 52 319 916
Child Psychology 50 330 971
Neuroscience 59 384 1097
Clinical Psychology 54 397 1225
Psychiatry 65 489 1646

Economics rankings

The University of Kassel ranked 42nd for Economics in Germany and 765th in the World with 2,979 publications made and 73,908 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#42 of 162 In Germany
#295 of 1,388 In Europe
#765 of 6,167 In the World

University of Kassel
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 7 121
1993 7 40
1994 13 42
1995 14 84
1996 14 59
1997 15 68
1998 10 90
1999 19 110
2000 18 125
2001 23 111
2002 19 159
2003 37 226
2004 31 253
2005 36 300
2006 56 399
2007 57 518
2008 65 625
2009 72 865
2010 100 1044
2011 100 1379
2012 128 1765
2013 137 2246
2014 133 2594
2015 127 3046
2016 169 3425
2017 197 3977
2018 191 4852
2019 183 5699
2020 190 6850
2021 232 8889
2022 168 9067
2023 198 10019
2024 151 8062

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

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 6 119 296
Agricultural Economics 10 111 387
International Trade 23 236 408
Political Economy 35 254 631
Development Studies 30 247 707
International Economics 56 423 716
International Relations and Diplomacy 33 282 800
Finance 54 359 888
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 62 398 999
Investment Banking and Stock trading 62 476 1446

Art & Design rankings

The University of Kassel ranked 51st for Art & Design in Germany and 800th in the World with 2,030 publications made and 36,198 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, 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
#51 of 162 In Germany
#326 of 1,381 In Europe
#800 of 5,966 In the World

University of Kassel
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 13 344
1993 13 58
1994 13 57
1995 24 94
1996 17 64
1997 15 71
1998 20 68
1999 13 50
2000 18 74
2001 11 74
2002 26 150
2003 32 129
2004 22 146
2005 23 197
2006 45 278
2007 41 319
2008 47 380
2009 73 506
2010 59 589
2011 72 749
2012 88 940
2013 93 1154
2014 89 1302
2015 82 1467
2016 107 1675
2017 106 1798
2018 123 2125
2019 116 2348
2020 142 3015
2021 117 3786
2022 119 3843
2023 107 4062
2024 84 3670

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 8 103 218
Graphic Design 22 123 322
Interior Design 11 148 341
Architecture 39 269 597
UX/UI Desgin 50 260 631
Computer Graphics 56 281 675
Aesthetics 42 286 679
Singing and Vocal Performance 30 252 688
Animation 51 281 732
Art History 47 316 745
Fashion Design 52 346 850
Multimedia 56 377 990
Creative Writing 43 406 1086
Literature 59 423 1120