University of Leoben: Rankings

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The University of Leoben ranked 14th in Austria, 1552nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 68 research topics. The University of Leoben ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 11,499 academic publications and 200,212 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1552 of 14,131 In the World
#554 of 2,785 In Europe
#14 of 71 In Austria
#165 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#222 of 1,013 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#380 of 4,859 For Metallurgical Engineering
#4305 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2356 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 65 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Leoben ranked 9th for Engineering in Austria and 968th in the World with 9,380 publications made and 182,585 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 34 In Austria
#342 of 1,453 In Europe
#968 of 6,684 In the World

University of Leoben
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 23 178
1992 37 185
1993 18 154
1994 35 121
1995 38 139
1996 61 204
1997 82 229
1998 74 265
1999 61 314
2000 85 432
2001 79 445
2002 123 605
2003 148 788
2004 158 1161
2005 183 1501
2006 252 2027
2007 221 2256
2008 340 2654
2009 285 2950
2010 297 3942
2011 317 4593
2012 370 5359
2013 325 6009
2014 392 7273
2015 418 7761
2016 572 9127
2017 514 10483
2018 558 12173
2019 524 13971
2020 587 16131
2021 613 19473
2022 612 21561
2023 636 22765

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 934th in the World with 9,374 publications made and 183,566 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
#350 of 1,446 In Europe
#934 of 6,603 In the World

University of Leoben
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 24 192
1992 38 192
1993 20 163
1994 35 131
1995 42 152
1996 65 208
1997 77 247
1998 74 286
1999 65 351
2000 85 466
2001 83 464
2002 127 671
2003 144 846
2004 158 1189
2005 181 1524
2006 248 2087
2007 221 2320
2008 339 2721
2009 291 3013
2010 296 4020
2011 317 4681
2012 358 5430
2013 315 6064
2014 393 7332
2015 409 7815
2016 645 9160
2017 507 10521
2018 553 12174
2019 516 14049
2020 575 16147
2021 589 19273
2022 604 21275
2023 617 22470

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 7 229 615
Nanotechnology 6 215 631
Condensed Matter Physics 7 278 731
Astrobiology 8 313 836
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 336 925
Optical Engineering 8 356 969
Nuclear Physics 9 366 1015
Quantum and Particle physics 7 385 1058
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 414 1173
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 484 1417
Acoustical Engineering 13 525 1568
Theoretical Physics 10 526 1587

Chemistry rankings

The University of Leoben ranked 11th for Chemistry in Austria and 1084th in the World with 9,298 publications made and 185,686 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 32 In Austria
#370 of 1,401 In Europe
#1084 of 6,447 In the World

University of Leoben
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 24 177
1992 37 191
1993 19 164
1994 35 121
1995 44 154
1996 65 201
1997 82 241
1998 73 274
1999 65 337
2000 82 474
2001 86 480
2002 124 680
2003 146 864
2004 156 1254
2005 181 1514
2006 244 2094
2007 220 2356
2008 326 2761
2009 286 3080
2010 291 3998
2011 315 4728
2012 360 5456
2013 318 6127
2014 377 7346
2015 410 7964
2016 643 9186
2017 500 10614
2018 541 12311
2019 509 14033
2020 570 16230
2021 596 19537
2022 599 21533
2023 604 22670

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 4 93 222
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 156 404
Materials Science 7 229 615
Nanotechnology 6 215 631
Chemical Engineering 8 258 785
Environmental Chemistry 8 340 929
Computational Chemistry 8 350 953
Organic Chemistry 9 335 962
Physical chemistry 8 340 1026
Inorganic Chemistry 8 347 1067
Radiochemistry 10 365 1462
Pharmacy 9 502 1771
Biochemistry 15 584 2237

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Leoben ranked 12th for Environmental Science in Austria and 1335th in the World with 6,080 publications made and 113,646 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#12 of 34 In Austria
#459 of 1,458 In Europe
#1335 of 6,798 In the World

University of Leoben
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 13 103
1992 20 101
1993 14 101
1994 18 83
1995 21 95
1996 37 145
1997 63 168
1998 48 179
1999 34 233
2000 51 311
2001 58 332
2002 70 441
2003 111 601
2004 113 862
2005 105 956
2006 168 1360
2007 139 1601
2008 200 1754
2009 194 1970
2010 177 2629
2011 192 2826
2012 228 3394
2013 187 3703
2014 255 4546
2015 284 5069
2016 399 5459
2017 300 6525
2018 351 7546
2019 339 8729
2020 407 10086
2021 425 12084
2022 437 13333
2023 420 14158

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 42 165
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 156 404
Earth science and Geophysics 5 193 528
Geotechnical Engineering 6 199 598
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 300 798
Environmental Chemistry 8 340 929
Oceanography 8 356 995
Environmental Management 8 347 1004
Geology 10 364 1013
Paleontology 12 391 1105
Geography and Cartography 11 494 1376
Environmental Engineering 9 486 1680
Ecology 12 530 1687
Agricultural Science 15 800 3508

Biology rankings

The University of Leoben ranked 14th for Biology in Austria and 1662nd in the World with 5,818 publications made and 125,114 citations received. Main research topics: Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 34 In Austria
#505 of 1,445 In Europe
#1662 of 6,770 In the World

University of Leoben
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 12 94
1992 22 136
1993 13 91
1994 20 85
1995 29 117
1996 33 137
1997 53 168
1998 42 192
1999 31 222
2000 45 328
2001 49 331
2002 80 483
2003 85 639
2004 103 959
2005 102 1149
2006 156 1641
2007 136 1825
2008 194 2071
2009 205 2332
2010 200 3081
2011 188 3547
2012 228 3918
2013 204 4384
2014 249 5353
2015 265 5578
2016 393 6443
2017 307 7288
2018 333 8186
2019 304 9218
2020 376 10706
2021 387 12538
2022 399 13511
2023 394 14394

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 6 215 631
Astrobiology 8 313 836
Paleontology 12 391 1105
Zoology 14 536 1999
Evolutionary Biology 16 666 2236
Biochemistry 15 584 2237
Botany 15 632 2521
Genetics 15 650 2581
Agricultural Science 15 800 3508
Neuroscience 20 890 3561

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Leoben ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 1911th in the World with 2,870 publications made and 35,226 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Linguistics, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 35 In Austria
#639 of 1,492 In Europe
#1911 of 7,020 In the World

University of Leoben
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 5 38
1992 14 35
1993 6 27
1994 9 37
1995 10 26
1996 24 52
1997 24 48
1998 20 87
1999 19 94
2000 23 111
2001 26 109
2002 33 154
2003 41 188
2004 43 255
2005 60 341
2006 75 436
2007 65 489
2008 81 546
2009 86 625
2010 65 809
2011 113 907
2012 70 976
2013 114 1236
2014 115 1314
2015 127 1609
2016 257 1710
2017 152 1978
2018 140 2198
2019 156 2510
2020 167 3221
2021 179 3854
2022 187 4349
2023 173 4612

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 7 381 1183
Philosophy 13 553 1566
Linguistics 13 593 1812
Political Science 13 649 1879
Library and Information science 14 595 1932
Archaeology 14 643 2013
Anthropology 14 651 2149
History 14 671 2151
Law 16 782 2769
Sociology 20 918 3729
Demography 19 908 3958

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Leoben

Speciality Austria Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 13 262 652
Environmental Economics 9 390 956
Fashion Design 9 430 1068
Applied Mathematics 9 497 1396
Computer Graphics 11 523 1486
Statistics 13 534 1603
Computer Vision 13 520 1604
Art & Design 12 598 1714
Dentistry 15 538 1724
Anatomy and Physiology 15 536 1796
Machine Learning 14 558 1863
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 569 1880
Mathematics 14 602 1896
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 14 607 1914
Software Engineering 15 693 2063
Computer Science 16 657 2226
Social Psychology 15 688 2312
Literature 15 721 2330
Medicine 17 643 2407
Finance 11 734 2409
Management Information Systems 17 828 2498
Management 14 727 2519
Physical Therapy 15 692 2554
Business 15 786 2666
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 757 2685
Pathology 17 690 2724
Surgery 18 730 2737
Marketing 15 801 2775
Cyber Security 17 756 2798
Economics 16 796 2849
Child Psychology 17 782 3176
Psychology 19 839 3365
Development Studies 20 978 4171
Psychiatry 23 1041 4658