University of Leoben: Rankings

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The University of Leoben ranked 13th in Austria, 1615th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 67 research topics. The University of Leoben ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,661 academic publications and 254,210 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1615 of 14,131 In the World
#568 of 2,785 In Europe
#13 of 71 In Austria
#158 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#268 of 1,015 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#300 of 1,388 For Petroleum Engineering
#4297 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2356 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 64 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Leoben ranked 9th for Engineering in Austria and 989th in the World with 10,264 publications made and 229,345 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 34 In Austria
#348 of 1,465 In Europe
#989 of 6,782 In the World

University of Leoben
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 39 239
1993 21 201
1994 36 163
1995 44 179
1996 67 253
1997 86 293
1998 75 303
1999 63 384
2000 92 527
2001 85 532
2002 136 772
2003 165 1021
2004 159 1359
2005 197 1795
2006 268 2330
2007 237 2602
2008 335 2938
2009 312 3360
2010 295 4288
2011 351 5140
2012 386 6000
2013 345 6608
2014 417 8110
2015 419 8734
2016 598 10128
2017 511 11687
2018 569 13414
2019 564 15511
2020 631 18579
2021 632 21540
2022 643 23336
2023 677 25140
2024 477 26208

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

Physics rankings

The University of Leoben ranked 8th for Physics in Austria and 957th in the World with 10,189 publications made and 229,913 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 34 In Austria
#352 of 1,457 In Europe
#957 of 6,713 In the World

University of Leoben
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 40 247
1993 23 209
1994 36 172
1995 48 195
1996 69 255
1997 80 309
1998 77 331
1999 66 420
2000 89 558
2001 89 554
2002 140 844
2003 163 1081
2004 156 1373
2005 197 1821
2006 263 2403
2007 242 2712
2008 336 2985
2009 313 3439
2010 292 4381
2011 338 5233
2012 367 6091
2013 341 6700
2014 414 8113
2015 407 8825
2016 677 10184
2017 503 11739
2018 563 13368
2019 555 15507
2020 612 18493
2021 613 21253
2022 629 22975
2023 651 24722
2024 447 25555

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

Physics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Materials Science 6 223 610
Nanotechnology 6 213 653
Condensed Matter Physics 7 276 727
Astrobiology 8 333 894
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 326 921
Optical Engineering 8 361 987
Nuclear Physics 9 370 1033
Quantum and Particle physics 7 386 1081
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 405 1128
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 503 1486
Acoustical Engineering 13 535 1601
Theoretical Physics 10 548 1741

Chemistry rankings

The University of Leoben ranked 11th for Chemistry in Austria and 1105th in the World with 10,147 publications made and 232,592 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 33 In Austria
#369 of 1,417 In Europe
#1105 of 6,545 In the World

University of Leoben
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 39 246
1993 21 207
1994 36 163
1995 51 199
1996 70 249
1997 87 307
1998 76 317
1999 68 407
2000 87 548
2001 89 573
2002 137 841
2003 167 1096
2004 151 1424
2005 199 1808
2006 249 2388
2007 237 2722
2008 328 3038
2009 312 3499
2010 290 4341
2011 342 5286
2012 364 6106
2013 343 6695
2014 398 8132
2015 410 8920
2016 676 10206
2017 503 11839
2018 555 13554
2019 551 15515
2020 606 18620
2021 612 21498
2022 627 23205
2023 652 24992
2024 455 26125

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

Chemistry subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 103 268
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 152 398
Materials Science 6 223 610
Nanotechnology 6 213 653
Chemical Engineering 8 260 804
Computational Chemistry 8 352 966
Environmental Chemistry 8 345 970
Organic Chemistry 9 330 971
Physical chemistry 7 328 1026
Inorganic Chemistry 8 339 1068
Radiochemistry 10 380 1598
Pharmacy 9 492 1769
Biochemistry 15 598 2369
Nutrition and Food Science 13 777 3517

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Leoben ranked 12th for Environmental Science in Austria and 1417th in the World with 6,671 publications made and 142,886 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#12 of 35 In Austria
#474 of 1,464 In Europe
#1417 of 6,876 In the World

University of Leoben
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 20 125
1993 16 114
1994 18 110
1995 25 116
1996 41 181
1997 64 209
1998 52 201
1999 36 274
2000 55 363
2001 63 394
2002 80 541
2003 126 764
2004 110 1011
2005 120 1146
2006 174 1595
2007 147 1853
2008 204 1918
2009 196 2291
2010 176 2905
2011 233 3251
2012 237 3833
2013 199 4131
2014 270 5159
2015 293 5802
2016 421 6150
2017 297 7359
2018 358 8339
2019 354 9777
2020 425 11580
2021 450 13566
2022 454 14664
2023 448 15909
2024 309 14588

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

Environmental Science subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 1 40 158
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 152 398
Earth science and Geophysics 6 195 537
Geotechnical Engineering 6 207 628
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 307 841
Environmental Chemistry 8 345 970
Environmental Management 8 351 1033
Oceanography 8 369 1053
Geology 10 372 1059
Paleontology 12 393 1146
Geography and Cartography 11 514 1496
Ecology 12 540 1788
Environmental Engineering 10 513 1820
Agricultural Science 15 815 3607

Biology rankings

The University of Leoben ranked 14th for Biology in Austria and 1758th in the World with 6,336 publications made and 155,067 citations received. Main research topics: Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 34 In Austria
#511 of 1,448 In Europe
#1758 of 6,833 In the World

University of Leoben
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 23 164
1993 16 113
1994 22 116
1995 30 140
1996 33 178
1997 52 216
1998 42 223
1999 33 270
2000 48 370
2001 55 392
2002 87 586
2003 106 834
2004 101 1097
2005 112 1372
2006 158 1880
2007 149 2092
2008 198 2209
2009 212 2657
2010 192 3305
2011 216 3981
2012 224 4370
2013 215 4790
2014 261 5982
2015 268 6296
2016 409 7033
2017 320 8229
2018 339 9003
2019 316 10099
2020 400 12352
2021 398 13802
2022 421 14646
2023 410 15849
2024 290 14662

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

Biology subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 213 653
Astrobiology 8 333 894
Paleontology 12 393 1146
Zoology 14 569 2178
Evolutionary Biology 16 683 2359
Biochemistry 15 598 2369
Botany 16 656 2727
Genetics 16 679 2780
Nutrition and Food Science 13 777 3517
Agricultural Science 15 815 3607
Neuroscience 22 970 3956

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Leoben ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 2170th in the World with 3,228 publications made and 44,846 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Linguistics, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 36 In Austria
#687 of 1,500 In Europe
#2170 of 7,081 In the World

University of Leoben
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 13 44
1993 8 35
1994 10 48
1995 12 33
1996 23 62
1997 23 80
1998 24 96
1999 18 113
2000 25 144
2001 28 136
2002 37 199
2003 49 259
2004 48 309
2005 67 453
2006 81 520
2007 73 594
2008 77 603
2009 90 740
2010 68 930
2011 130 1088
2012 84 1206
2013 112 1426
2014 132 1633
2015 130 1945
2016 260 1998
2017 146 2302
2018 153 2607
2019 189 3138
2020 178 3807
2021 197 4580
2022 200 5158
2023 198 5530
2024 132 5803

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Gender Studies 8 423 1332
Art History 14 546 1517
Philosophy 13 596 1788
Library and Information science 14 596 1912
Linguistics 14 639 2059
Archaeology 14 658 2106
Political Science 15 716 2181
History 14 692 2234
Anthropology 14 694 2379
Law 17 821 2943
Demography 17 848 3623
Sociology 19 929 3724

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Leoben

Speciality Austria Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 13 289 811
Environmental Economics 9 399 996
Fashion Design 10 460 1177
Applied Mathematics 9 479 1330
Project Management 9 570 1381
Computer Graphics 12 538 1546
Statistics 14 546 1673
Computer Vision 13 535 1747
Art & Design 12 630 1843
Dentistry 15 576 1881
Anatomy and Physiology 15 552 1914
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 14 608 1977
Mathematics 14 607 1982
Machine Learning 14 577 2007
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 589 2044
Software Engineering 15 692 2075
Computer Science 16 668 2357
Social Psychology 16 741 2596
Literature 16 773 2599
Management 14 758 2630
Medicine 17 679 2651
Finance 11 785 2670
Management Information Systems 17 890 2754
Business 15 813 2787
Physical Therapy 16 742 2817
Marketing 16 809 2821
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 18 780 2859
Pathology 17 707 2898
Cyber Security 18 809 3029
Economics 17 840 3086
Surgery 19 770 3093
Child Psychology 18 848 3544
Psychology 19 885 3657
Public Health 18 930 4174
Development Studies 20 1070 4576
Psychiatry 23 1071 4822