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The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, 307th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 230 research topics. The University of Ljubljana ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 75,856 academic publications and 1,640,364 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 423 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#307 of 14,131 In the World
#117 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 32 In Slovenia
#1 of 12 In Ljubljana
#100 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
#114 of 1,014 For Product and Industrial Design
#130 of 1,117 For Technical Drawing
#269 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#322 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 227 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Biology in Slovenia and 453rd in the World with 38,927 publications made and 998,851 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Slovenia
#169 of 1,448 In Europe
#453 of 6,833 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 176 733
1993 191 882
1994 201 976
1995 192 1054
1996 243 1432
1997 319 1562
1998 369 1778
1999 380 2237
2000 530 2609
2001 422 3106
2002 534 3994
2003 665 4972
2004 641 5873
2005 741 7230
2006 791 8717
2007 907 10605
2008 1090 13363
2009 1158 15548
2010 1153 18675
2011 1332 23393
2012 1468 28079
2013 1511 32241
2014 1545 36614
2015 1686 39920
2016 1746 45553
2017 1603 48689
2018 1790 53827
2019 1920 62238
2020 2453 79538
2021 2676 95901
2022 2548 94541
2023 2536 101925
2024 2018 95624

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

Biology subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 63 194
Horticulture 1 51 203
Forestry 1 69 229
Biophysics 1 92 262
Toxicology 1 105 296
Botany 1 109 303
Animal Science 1 100 311
Microbiology 1 114 316
Entomology 1 126 336
Zoology 1 127 339
Agricultural Science 1 116 345
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 147 364
Paleontology 1 150 400
Pharmacology 1 142 409
Evolutionary Biology 1 166 437
Biochemistry 1 166 439
Virology 1 154 453
Genetics 1 168 458
Nanotechnology 1 146 463
Biotechnology 1 180 492
Neuroscience 1 206 527
Oncology and Cancer research 1 195 558
Molecular Biology 1 184 560
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 193 562
Astrobiology 1 226 567
Immunology 1 203 579
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 270 753

Chemistry rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Chemistry in Slovenia and 409th in the World with 37,245 publications made and 925,462 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Slovenia
#154 of 1,417 In Europe
#409 of 6,545 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 222 1067
1993 253 1233
1994 252 1393
1995 285 1456
1996 345 1941
1997 371 2056
1998 437 2325
1999 437 2833
2000 584 3180
2001 505 3775
2002 620 4652
2003 768 6114
2004 690 6934
2005 810 8488
2006 860 9825
2007 966 11364
2008 1057 13892
2009 1208 15775
2010 1188 18906
2011 1360 23594
2012 1432 27696
2013 1415 31568
2014 1480 35501
2015 1501 38471
2016 1605 43898
2017 1454 47151
2018 1585 50708
2019 1629 57357
2020 1983 71060
2021 2201 85068
2022 1986 81708
2023 2011 87376
2024 1670 82590

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

Chemistry subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 63 194
Pharmacy 1 89 195
Biochemical Engineering 1 136 309
Materials Science 1 124 359
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 149 361
Environmental Chemistry 1 135 366
Computational Chemistry 1 168 379
Radiochemistry 1 84 393
Organic Chemistry 1 146 394
Physical chemistry 1 140 424
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 165 430
Biochemistry 1 166 439
Chemical Engineering 1 129 453
Inorganic Chemistry 1 163 461
Nanotechnology 1 146 463

Engineering rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Engineering in Slovenia and 366th in the World with 36,910 publications made and 844,988 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Slovenia
#126 of 1,465 In Europe
#366 of 6,782 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 219 991
1993 225 1085
1994 258 1312
1995 274 1362
1996 339 1786
1997 335 1906
1998 381 2100
1999 389 2566
2000 471 2696
2001 453 3264
2002 700 4375
2003 734 5561
2004 761 6287
2005 757 7465
2006 808 8942
2007 944 10545
2008 961 12553
2009 1117 14256
2010 1173 17044
2011 1347 21276
2012 1433 25576
2013 1483 28831
2014 1551 32654
2015 1510 35952
2016 1586 40957
2017 1528 44467
2018 1695 48598
2019 1775 55111
2020 2097 66368
2021 2189 79539
2022 1997 73521
2023 2034 80729
2024 1581 74037

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

Engineering subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 1 45 100
Product and Industrial Design 1 45 114
Technical Drawing 1 37 130
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 56 189
Mechanical Engineering 1 64 205
Architectural Engineering 1 72 213
Nuclear Engineering 1 74 221
Industrial Engineering 2 83 222
Structural Engineering 1 67 240
Robotics 1 76 248
Acoustical Engineering 1 82 258
Biomedical Engineering 1 88 262
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 74 264
Systems Engineering 1 97 265
Civil Engineering 1 85 274
Human-Computer Interaction 1 112 282
Construction Management 2 106 288
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 105 301
Biochemical Engineering 1 136 309
Engineering Management 2 102 319
Automotive Engineering 1 97 323
Aerospace Engineering 1 110 324
Operations Research 1 106 328
Architecture 1 151 332
Automation and Control engineering 1 105 335
Mining Engineering 1 102 336
Electrical Engineering 1 111 348
Materials Science 1 124 359
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 149 361
Transportation Engineering 1 132 372
Metallurgical Engineering 1 121 376
Optical Engineering 1 144 381
Agricultural Engineering 2 115 383
Marine Engineering 1 137 389
Geotechnical Engineering 1 121 390
Environmental Engineering 1 131 408
Telecommunications 1 144 419
Computer Engineering 1 149 446
Chemical Engineering 1 129 453
Electronic Engineering 1 157 461
Nanotechnology 1 146 463
Biotechnology 1 180 492
Petroleum Engineering 1 159 502
Remote Sensing 1 203 515
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 179 554
Computer Networking 1 193 554
Aviation 1 215 564

Physics rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Physics in Slovenia and 348th in the World with 36,770 publications made and 905,726 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Slovenia
#130 of 1,457 In Europe
#348 of 6,713 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 224 1124
1993 253 1272
1994 267 1563
1995 324 1681
1996 351 2185
1997 356 2206
1998 402 2410
1999 415 2839
2000 491 2949
2001 461 3531
2002 712 4555
2003 762 6235
2004 746 6960
2005 830 8384
2006 831 9610
2007 964 11499
2008 984 13699
2009 1146 15157
2010 1185 17982
2011 1354 22461
2012 1451 27467
2013 1457 30922
2014 1475 34629
2015 1446 38501
2016 1538 44178
2017 1484 47467
2018 1613 51667
2019 1674 57974
2020 2002 68031
2021 2058 79462
2022 1890 71962
2023 2039 79274
2024 1543 72437

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

Physics subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 123 257
Acoustical Engineering 1 82 258
Biophysics 1 92 262
Medical Physics 1 127 296
Condensed Matter Physics 1 118 296
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 105 301
Quantum and Particle physics 1 131 339
Materials Science 1 124 359
Nuclear Physics 1 155 361
Optical Engineering 1 144 381
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 162 392
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 173 399
Nanotechnology 1 146 463
Astrobiology 1 226 567

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Slovenia and 389th in the World with 29,928 publications made and 552,381 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Slovenia
#163 of 1,500 In Europe
#389 of 7,081 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 90 263
1993 119 306
1994 121 423
1995 113 452
1996 128 619
1997 139 701
1998 186 774
1999 204 929
2000 271 1036
2001 293 1362
2002 384 1838
2003 429 2295
2004 484 2872
2005 475 3437
2006 511 4434
2007 600 5470
2008 688 6885
2009 827 8298
2010 845 10000
2011 1055 12632
2012 1199 15614
2013 1297 17809
2014 1360 21003
2015 1385 23536
2016 1381 26612
2017 1466 29588
2018 1602 33314
2019 1768 39502
2020 2006 49095
2021 2235 60599
2022 2043 58288
2023 2090 64427
2024 1386 54600

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Slovenia and 397th in the World with 29,216 publications made and 698,083 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Slovenia
#147 of 1,464 In Europe
#397 of 6,876 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 130 433
1993 143 547
1994 149 679
1995 140 731
1996 187 952
1997 230 1051
1998 246 1099
1999 260 1525
2000 317 1670
2001 282 2038
2002 384 2662
2003 487 3305
2004 495 3861
2005 506 4743
2006 605 5967
2007 693 7300
2008 765 9196
2009 869 10921
2010 837 13270
2011 1030 16959
2012 1127 20560
2013 1213 23563
2014 1257 26976
2015 1291 29858
2016 1306 34154
2017 1341 35991
2018 1462 41069
2019 1600 46953
2020 1876 57811
2021 2072 70113
2022 1787 66749
2023 1941 72372
2024 1346 64204

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Computer Science in Slovenia and 383rd in the World with 26,186 publications made and 666,714 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Slovenia
#145 of 1,469 In Europe
#383 of 6,845 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 111 483
1993 121 626
1994 150 723
1995 146 760
1996 173 1010
1997 207 1111
1998 228 1138
1999 255 1369
2000 306 1448
2001 290 1823
2002 505 2767
2003 505 3179
2004 520 3657
2005 535 4647
2006 508 5389
2007 611 6696
2008 659 8309
2009 791 9892
2010 822 11759
2011 989 14717
2012 1008 17317
2013 1063 19817
2014 1018 22478
2015 1112 24547
2016 1137 27697
2017 1116 31062
2018 1322 36192
2019 1351 42831
2020 1582 52632
2021 1728 64334
2022 1549 60033
2023 1682 65555
2024 1228 58018

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Medicine in Slovenia and 508th in the World with 25,972 publications made and 610,952 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Slovenia
#180 of 1,433 In Europe
#508 of 6,775 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 86 369
1993 105 423
1994 97 470
1995 105 502
1996 149 748
1997 181 854
1998 188 877
1999 210 1192
2000 307 1372
2001 244 1668
2002 286 2010
2003 365 2647
2004 328 3226
2005 412 3735
2006 421 4690
2007 524 5757
2008 602 7531
2009 695 8826
2010 697 10743
2011 831 13642
2012 902 16451
2013 941 18997
2014 1014 21584
2015 1093 23939
2016 1236 27485
2017 1078 29677
2018 1229 32459
2019 1348 38438
2020 1850 51601
2021 2024 64071
2022 1990 65359
2023 1896 70659
2024 1638 66315

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

Medicine subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Veterinary 1 59 189
Pharmacy 1 89 195
Forensic Science 1 90 246
Social Work 1 85 257
Biomedical Engineering 1 88 262
Sports Medicine 1 106 286
Toxicology 1 105 296
Medical Physics 1 127 296
Radiation Therapy 1 117 344
Sports / Exercise science 1 129 353
Dentistry 1 122 369
Orthodontics 1 129 370
Physical Therapy 1 141 371
Occupational Therapy 1 148 380
Pharmacology 1 142 409
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 152 451
Virology 1 154 453
Anatomy and Physiology 1 168 468
Family medicine 1 158 477
Dermatology 1 178 487
Respiratory Therapy 1 186 491
Health Science 1 161 495
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 172 497
Public Health 1 174 507
Critical Care Nursing 1 210 520
Pathology 1 185 526
Cardiology 1 202 540
Urology 1 180 546
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 183 546
Oncology and Cancer research 1 195 558
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 199 560
Cosmetology 1 199 563
Surgery 1 200 570
Immunology 1 203 579
Pediatrics 1 208 581
Epidemiology 1 217 588
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 200 589
Nursing 1 208 596
Anesthesiology 1 210 623
Gerontology 1 201 630
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 236 641
Psychiatry 1 235 651
Plastic Surgery 1 210 689
Clinical Psychology 1 246 724
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 270 753
Ophthalmology 1 262 763
Optometry 1 264 793
Neurosurgery 1 264 850
Audiology 1 319 922

Psychology rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Psychology in Slovenia and 490th in the World with 13,392 publications made and 294,754 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Slovenia
#177 of 1,423 In Europe
#490 of 6,645 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 48 288
1993 42 377
1994 55 362
1995 39 411
1996 58 486
1997 78 505
1998 91 574
1999 117 662
2000 131 699
2001 114 895
2002 155 1121
2003 184 1333
2004 175 1587
2005 216 1945
2006 200 2356
2007 254 2965
2008 298 3619
2009 358 4379
2010 385 5140
2011 449 6400
2012 448 7405
2013 521 8721
2014 525 10071
2015 589 10930
2016 607 12721
2017 591 14653
2018 685 16342
2019 666 19473
2020 918 24936
2021 1026 31975
2022 1045 31723
2023 1080 35141
2024 799 31338

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

Psychology subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 49 256
Social Work 1 85 257
Education Majors 1 95 350
Occupational Therapy 1 148 380
Social Psychology 1 140 399
Cognitive Science 1 161 425
Neuroscience 1 206 527
Child Psychology 1 203 571
Sexology 1 177 589
Special Education 2 226 613
Psychiatry 1 235 651
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 279 687
Clinical Psychology 1 246 724

Mathematics rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Mathematics in Slovenia and 402nd in the World with 12,700 publications made and 296,707 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Slovenia
#148 of 1,401 In Europe
#402 of 6,418 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 40 166
1993 37 206
1994 57 291
1995 45 295
1996 78 403
1997 80 515
1998 91 486
1999 86 535
2000 136 695
2001 110 750
2002 213 1088
2003 207 1338
2004 239 1553
2005 247 2000
2006 249 2338
2007 301 2909
2008 329 3526
2009 353 4183
2010 393 4901
2011 507 6371
2012 492 7550
2013 542 8706
2014 592 10264
2015 586 11440
2016 579 12781
2017 537 13652
2018 614 15524
2019 707 18366
2020 813 22439
2021 923 28829
2022 830 26797
2023 858 28999
2024 531 20956

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

Mathematics subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 106 328
Math Teachers 1 99 377
Statistics 1 145 386
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 177 449
Applied Mathematics 1 183 457
Actuarial Science 1 197 538
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 256 748

Business rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Business in Slovenia and 314th in the World with 11,519 publications made and 226,802 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Slovenia
#109 of 1,433 In Europe
#314 of 6,339 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 30 118
1993 40 176
1994 51 191
1995 51 214
1996 62 226
1997 87 316
1998 93 296
1999 87 309
2000 100 421
2001 123 475
2002 206 728
2003 179 777
2004 231 1123
2005 232 1324
2006 216 1648
2007 288 2053
2008 305 2795
2009 379 3414
2010 374 4175
2011 475 5231
2012 508 6252
2013 562 6968
2014 544 8382
2015 521 9015
2016 541 9814
2017 524 10781
2018 590 12597
2019 577 14703
2020 725 17907
2021 759 22214
2022 721 21519
2023 679 23603
2024 428 18812

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

Economics rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Economics in Slovenia and 393rd in the World with 7,563 publications made and 145,959 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Slovenia
#144 of 1,388 In Europe
#393 of 6,167 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 15 62
1993 26 116
1994 29 145
1995 22 140
1996 36 164
1997 26 173
1998 46 157
1999 42 206
2000 47 271
2001 72 277
2002 100 374
2003 100 471
2004 109 659
2005 135 807
2006 125 986
2007 179 1204
2008 186 1639
2009 200 1951
2010 208 2430
2011 284 2907
2012 316 3552
2013 375 4308
2014 385 5095
2015 351 5668
2016 380 6214
2017 381 6602
2018 431 7789
2019 405 9058
2020 531 11687
2021 557 14822
2022 513 14288
2023 472 15622
2024 328 11934

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

Economics subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 1 77 116
International Trade 1 81 133
Political Economy 1 126 297
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 126 327
Environmental Economics 1 131 334
Finance 1 148 386
Development Studies 1 137 435
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 177 449
Agricultural Economics 1 136 482
Actuarial Science 1 197 538
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 290 808

Art & Design rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Art & Design in Slovenia and 267th in the World with 6,393 publications made and 98,919 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

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
#1 of 4 In Slovenia
#97 of 1,381 In Europe
#267 of 5,966 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 28 72
1993 27 64
1994 28 90
1995 31 111
1996 33 180
1997 36 140
1998 31 142
1999 52 218
2000 52 200
2001 64 255
2002 105 435
2003 99 455
2004 131 595
2005 117 716
2006 120 800
2007 155 955
2008 180 1357
2009 181 1470
2010 189 1731
2011 238 2144
2012 264 2552
2013 306 2947
2014 315 3478
2015 308 3506
2016 287 4018
2017 282 4311
2018 348 4763
2019 394 5715
2020 398 7125
2021 406 8779
2022 387 8321
2023 401 9192
2024 268 8699

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

Art & Design subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 1 45 100
Illustration and Concept Art 1 62 120
Painting and Drawing 1 66 124
Sculpture 1 66 124
Music 1 48 138
Computer Graphics 1 39 140
Animation 1 44 160
Interior Design 1 63 163
Game Design and Development 1 86 225
Fashion Design 1 89 235
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 106 275
UX/UI Desgin 1 127 293
Photography 1 110 293
Literature 1 115 302
Multimedia 1 114 331
Architecture 1 151 332
Aesthetics 1 135 352
Performing arts 1 155 357
Graphic Design 1 137 365
Creative Writing 1 157 402
Art History 1 189 440
Entertainment Industry Business 1 253 664
Cinematography 1 404 1037