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The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, 332nd in the global 2026 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 78,259 academic publications and 1,762,313 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 440 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#332 of 14,131 In the World
#130 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 32 In Slovenia
#1 of 12 In Ljubljana
#100 of 1,118 For Landscape Architecture
#113 of 1,022 For Product and Industrial Design
#126 of 1,153 For Technical Drawing
#263 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#420 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 451st in the World with 40,320 publications made and 1,058,104 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Slovenia
#166 of 1,449 In Europe
#451 of 6,841 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 191 882
1994 201 976
1995 192 1054
1996 243 1437
1997 319 1564
1998 369 1778
1999 380 2237
2000 533 2609
2001 421 3108
2002 536 3988
2003 666 4970
2004 641 5869
2005 741 7228
2006 792 8718
2007 908 10623
2008 1092 13398
2009 1157 15608
2010 1156 18756
2011 1340 23457
2012 1468 28205
2013 1509 32385
2014 1544 36720
2015 1686 40047
2016 1740 45583
2017 1601 48841
2018 1791 53854
2019 1918 62208
2020 2440 79692
2021 2661 95909
2022 2549 94742
2023 2546 102130
2024 2059 97083
2025 1783 88979

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 62 190
Horticulture 1 49 203
Forestry 1 67 224
Biophysics 1 93 260
Toxicology 1 98 282
Botany 1 107 297
Animal Science 1 100 312
Microbiology 1 114 314
Zoology 1 123 325
Entomology 1 125 331
Agricultural Science 1 113 345
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 145 365
Paleontology 1 148 396
Pharmacology 1 143 415
Evolutionary Biology 1 167 437
Biochemistry 1 161 439
Genetics 1 164 453
Virology 1 155 454
Nanotechnology 1 146 466
Biotechnology 1 176 480
Neuroscience 1 204 526
Oncology and Cancer research 1 195 554
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 192 560
Molecular Biology 1 184 560
Immunology 1 203 576
Astrobiology 1 237 609
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 270 744

Chemistry rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Chemistry in Slovenia and 410th in the World with 38,337 publications made and 990,137 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Slovenia
#151 of 1,417 In Europe
#410 of 6,561 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 253 1233
1994 253 1394
1995 285 1459
1996 345 1946
1997 371 2057
1998 436 2329
1999 439 2840
2000 584 3190
2001 504 3776
2002 622 4651
2003 770 6118
2004 691 6938
2005 809 8484
2006 861 9828
2007 967 11373
2008 1058 13908
2009 1207 15785
2010 1188 18928
2011 1361 23597
2012 1440 27806
2013 1417 31825
2014 1480 35661
2015 1503 38652
2016 1603 44120
2017 1448 47073
2018 1580 50739
2019 1629 57293
2020 1983 70852
2021 2207 84810
2022 1991 81607
2023 2016 87359
2024 1706 83541
2025 1366 75924

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 62 190
Pharmacy 1 86 194
Biochemical Engineering 1 132 308
Materials Science 1 123 363
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 149 366
Environmental Chemistry 1 134 367
Computational Chemistry 1 164 375
Organic Chemistry 1 145 397
Radiochemistry 1 88 411
Physical chemistry 1 138 427
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 164 433
Biochemistry 1 161 439
Chemical Engineering 1 127 451
Inorganic Chemistry 1 162 463
Nanotechnology 1 146 466

Engineering rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Engineering in Slovenia and 369th in the World with 37,808 publications made and 892,650 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 1,466 In Europe
#369 of 6,795 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 225 1086
1994 259 1313
1995 274 1364
1996 339 1786
1997 335 1906
1998 381 2106
1999 389 2572
2000 471 2706
2001 453 3266
2002 700 4377
2003 734 5563
2004 761 6286
2005 757 7465
2006 809 8947
2007 944 10551
2008 960 12558
2009 1115 14260
2010 1171 17037
2011 1345 21278
2012 1437 25614
2013 1482 28951
2014 1547 32771
2015 1508 36021
2016 1579 41015
2017 1523 44425
2018 1697 48613
2019 1772 55013
2020 2082 66100
2021 2180 79202
2022 1982 73295
2023 2046 80789
2024 1637 74964
2025 1163 66534

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 45 113
Technical Drawing 1 38 126
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 49 185
Nuclear Engineering 1 61 188
Mechanical Engineering 1 64 205
Architectural Engineering 1 78 221
Industrial Engineering 2 85 224
Structural Engineering 1 69 246
Acoustical Engineering 1 81 255
Robotics 1 78 255
Biomedical Engineering 1 87 265
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 77 269
Systems Engineering 1 99 269
Civil Engineering 1 85 278
Construction Management 2 102 282
Human-Computer Interaction 1 112 284
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 98 290
Biochemical Engineering 1 132 308
Automotive Engineering 1 97 322
Aerospace Engineering 1 110 326
Engineering Management 2 108 330
Operations Research 1 106 330
Automation and Control engineering 1 104 333
Architecture 1 151 336
Mining Engineering 1 105 345
Electrical Engineering 1 114 358
Materials Science 1 123 363
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 149 366
Transportation Engineering 1 131 374
Metallurgical Engineering 1 121 382
Optical Engineering 1 145 386
Marine Engineering 1 134 389
Geotechnical Engineering 1 120 391
Agricultural Engineering 2 118 404
Environmental Engineering 1 131 410
Telecommunications 1 143 420
Electronic Engineering 1 152 446
Computer Engineering 1 149 447
Chemical Engineering 1 127 451
Nanotechnology 1 146 466
Biotechnology 1 176 480
Petroleum Engineering 1 158 504
Remote Sensing 1 198 515
Computer Networking 1 192 555
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 177 559
Aviation 1 217 570

Physics rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Physics in Slovenia and 349th in the World with 37,703 publications made and 967,236 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 1,460 In Europe
#349 of 6,729 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 253 1273
1994 268 1565
1995 324 1683
1996 351 2189
1997 356 2207
1998 402 2417
1999 417 2846
2000 491 2963
2001 461 3533
2002 713 4554
2003 761 6235
2004 746 6962
2005 831 8384
2006 832 9611
2007 965 11501
2008 983 13695
2009 1145 15179
2010 1184 17975
2011 1354 22477
2012 1454 27536
2013 1453 31083
2014 1477 34770
2015 1445 38658
2016 1538 44396
2017 1481 47586
2018 1616 51772
2019 1676 57905
2020 2003 68049
2021 2058 79348
2022 1890 71923
2023 2034 79588
2024 1611 73428
2025 1121 63920

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

Physics subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 1 81 255
Theoretical Physics 1 122 256
Biophysics 1 93 260
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 98 290
Medical Physics 1 123 290
Condensed Matter Physics 1 117 296
Quantum and Particle physics 1 129 338
Materials Science 1 123 363
Nuclear Physics 1 157 367
Optical Engineering 1 145 386
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 159 387
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 175 401
Nanotechnology 1 146 466
Astrobiology 1 237 609

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Slovenia and 392nd in the World with 30,668 publications made and 593,824 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Slovenia
#165 of 1,502 In Europe
#392 of 7,088 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 119 305
1994 121 423
1995 113 452
1996 129 621
1997 139 701
1998 187 778
1999 204 928
2000 271 1043
2001 294 1364
2002 384 1842
2003 429 2296
2004 484 2871
2005 477 3435
2006 512 4440
2007 600 5478
2008 686 6886
2009 829 8315
2010 848 10011
2011 1060 12669
2012 1195 15650
2013 1306 17981
2014 1357 21079
2015 1379 23558
2016 1384 26769
2017 1463 29558
2018 1606 33159
2019 1751 39402
2020 1998 48896
2021 2223 60447
2022 2034 58201
2023 2081 64443
2024 1429 55425
2025 983 46992

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 396th in the World with 30,021 publications made and 739,066 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Slovenia
#146 of 1,464 In Europe
#396 of 6,888 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 143 548
1994 149 679
1995 140 732
1996 187 952
1997 230 1051
1998 246 1101
1999 260 1524
2000 316 1672
2001 282 2039
2002 386 2663
2003 490 3301
2004 494 3859
2005 506 4736
2006 606 5971
2007 693 7301
2008 766 9207
2009 866 10943
2010 839 13304
2011 1032 16977
2012 1123 20636
2013 1216 23693
2014 1258 27039
2015 1292 29993
2016 1301 34266
2017 1338 36078
2018 1464 41164
2019 1596 46990
2020 1862 57649
2021 2066 69989
2022 1779 66620
2023 1949 72420
2024 1390 65043
2025 1019 57250

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Medicine in Slovenia and 507th in the World with 27,105 publications made and 660,251 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Slovenia
#180 of 1,437 In Europe
#507 of 6,793 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 105 424
1994 97 470
1995 105 502
1996 149 749
1997 181 855
1998 186 875
1999 209 1192
2000 307 1376
2001 242 1668
2002 286 2007
2003 364 2643
2004 328 3229
2005 413 3738
2006 421 4697
2007 525 5775
2008 602 7569
2009 696 8896
2010 697 10832
2011 834 13721
2012 897 16557
2013 936 19145
2014 1010 21715
2015 1091 24130
2016 1227 27510
2017 1080 29782
2018 1228 32469
2019 1338 38443
2020 1840 51717
2021 2011 64180
2022 1984 65582
2023 1895 70911
2024 1677 67536
2025 1512 62274

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

Medicine subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 1 86 194
Veterinary 1 59 194
Forensic Science 1 92 251
Social Work 1 86 258
Biomedical Engineering 1 87 265
Toxicology 1 98 282
Sports Medicine 1 107 283
Medical Physics 1 123 290
Radiation Therapy 1 115 343
Sports / Exercise science 1 129 344
Orthodontics 1 128 365
Physical Therapy 1 138 367
Dentistry 1 123 374
Occupational Therapy 1 151 384
Pharmacology 1 143 415
Virology 1 155 454
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 154 458
Dermatology 1 171 458
Anatomy and Physiology 1 168 469
Family medicine 1 159 478
Respiratory Therapy 1 187 488
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 172 491
Health Science 1 164 496
Public Health 1 174 502
Critical Care Nursing 1 206 514
Pathology 1 184 525
Cardiology 1 203 532
Cosmetology 1 192 538
Urology 1 177 539
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 182 541
Oncology and Cancer research 1 195 554
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 197 556
Surgery 1 199 562
Pediatrics 1 204 572
Immunology 1 203 576
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 200 585
Epidemiology 1 217 588
Nursing 1 208 593
Anesthesiology 1 212 624
Gerontology 1 204 634
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 234 637
Psychiatry 1 230 642
Plastic Surgery 1 216 715
Clinical Psychology 1 246 724
Neurosurgery 1 233 736
Ophthalmology 1 257 741
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 270 744
Optometry 1 265 789
Audiology 1 318 922

Computer Science rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Computer Science in Slovenia and 384th in the World with 26,835 publications made and 693,642 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Slovenia
#145 of 1,470 In Europe
#384 of 6,855 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 121 626
1994 151 722
1995 146 760
1996 173 1011
1997 207 1112
1998 226 1142
1999 254 1371
2000 306 1456
2001 290 1827
2002 505 2769
2003 505 3182
2004 520 3656
2005 534 4649
2006 509 5392
2007 611 6698
2008 658 8314
2009 791 9904
2010 820 11770
2011 986 14721
2012 1005 17239
2013 1053 19807
2014 1018 22527
2015 1109 24507
2016 1129 27595
2017 1120 30973
2018 1320 36155
2019 1338 42692
2020 1559 52388
2021 1712 64124
2022 1536 59901
2023 1670 65459
2024 1272 59064
2025 940 50599

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Psychology in Slovenia and 486th in the World with 13,812 publications made and 315,365 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Slovenia
#175 of 1,424 In Europe
#486 of 6,663 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 42 378
1994 56 361
1995 39 411
1996 58 487
1997 78 506
1998 91 573
1999 116 662
2000 131 699
2001 114 896
2002 155 1122
2003 184 1335
2004 174 1591
2005 216 1948
2006 200 2356
2007 255 2971
2008 298 3631
2009 359 4407
2010 384 5159
2011 450 6416
2012 446 7442
2013 520 8747
2014 523 10159
2015 588 10983
2016 606 12766
2017 586 14632
2018 684 16351
2019 656 19445
2020 900 24901
2021 1016 31974
2022 1036 31643
2023 1079 35147
2024 799 31889
2025 637 28628

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 48 251
Social Work 1 86 258
Education Majors 1 95 349
Occupational Therapy 1 151 384
Social Psychology 1 140 402
Cognitive Science 1 161 433
Neuroscience 1 204 526
Child Psychology 1 203 567
Sexology 1 174 576
Special Education 2 228 611
Psychiatry 1 230 642
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 278 687
Clinical Psychology 1 246 724

Mathematics rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Mathematics in Slovenia and 402nd in the World with 12,907 publications made and 312,325 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Slovenia
#147 of 1,406 In Europe
#402 of 6,434 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 37 207
1994 57 291
1995 45 295
1996 78 403
1997 80 514
1998 91 490
1999 83 536
2000 136 697
2001 110 751
2002 213 1091
2003 206 1338
2004 238 1546
2005 246 1998
2006 249 2337
2007 301 2912
2008 327 3519
2009 354 4191
2010 393 4907
2011 509 6400
2012 494 7592
2013 538 8714
2014 598 10371
2015 578 11336
2016 578 12871
2017 533 13565
2018 607 15436
2019 697 18308
2020 804 22197
2021 904 28421
2022 809 26569
2023 838 28715
2024 543 21388
2025 394 16722

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 1 106 330
Math Teachers 1 98 375
Statistics 1 145 391
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 175 443
Applied Mathematics 1 186 463
Actuarial Science 1 199 541
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 254 757

Business rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Business in Slovenia and 310th in the World with 11,724 publications made and 255,298 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Slovenia
#107 of 1,436 In Europe
#310 of 6,366 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 40 176
1994 51 191
1995 51 214
1996 62 225
1997 88 316
1998 91 296
1999 86 308
2000 100 421
2001 125 475
2002 206 728
2003 179 777
2004 231 1120
2005 232 1322
2006 216 1650
2007 288 2053
2008 304 2783
2009 380 3406
2010 371 4159
2011 474 5238
2012 509 6245
2013 562 6975
2014 540 8384
2015 516 8982
2016 535 9792
2017 524 10787
2018 591 12558
2019 571 14645
2020 715 17814
2021 756 22067
2022 713 21445
2023 678 23495
2024 443 19112
2025 302 15596

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 7,716 publications made and 168,428 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 4 In Slovenia
#142 of 1,391 In Europe
#393 of 6,188 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 26 116
1994 29 145
1995 22 140
1996 36 163
1997 27 173
1998 46 159
1999 42 206
2000 47 271
2001 73 276
2002 100 375
2003 100 472
2004 109 657
2005 135 805
2006 125 987
2007 179 1204
2008 186 1638
2009 201 1949
2010 207 2427
2011 286 2913
2012 316 3565
2013 374 4306
2014 383 5091
2015 349 5661
2016 376 6233
2017 384 6631
2018 432 7797
2019 400 9006
2020 526 11628
2021 551 14699
2022 509 14243
2023 474 15531
2024 339 12186
2025 210 9829

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 79 118
International Trade 1 86 139
Political Economy 1 129 301
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 128 327
Environmental Economics 1 133 337
Finance 1 148 384
Development Studies 1 139 437
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 175 443
Agricultural Economics 1 144 495
Actuarial Science 1 199 541
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 295 821

Art & Design rankings

The University of Ljubljana ranked 1st for Art & Design in Slovenia and 268th in the World with 6,544 publications made and 113,183 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 1,385 In Europe
#268 of 6,010 In the World

University of Ljubljana
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 27 64
1994 28 90
1995 31 111
1996 33 180
1997 36 140
1998 31 142
1999 52 218
2000 52 203
2001 64 256
2002 105 435
2003 98 456
2004 131 595
2005 117 716
2006 120 799
2007 155 956
2008 179 1354
2009 180 1468
2010 188 1734
2011 238 2137
2012 264 2547
2013 307 2949
2014 314 3471
2015 308 3535
2016 289 4043
2017 284 4316
2018 350 4775
2019 392 5727
2020 402 7159
2021 410 8825
2022 384 8312
2023 398 9180
2024 277 8888
2025 180 7760

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 57 111
Painting and Drawing 1 64 119
Sculpture 1 64 119
Music 1 53 143
Computer Graphics 1 43 146
Animation 1 45 162
Interior Design 1 64 168
Fashion Design 1 88 233
Game Design and Development 1 89 234
Photography 1 102 275
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 107 278
UX/UI Desgin 1 125 293
Literature 1 116 306
Multimedia 1 112 325
Architecture 1 151 336
Aesthetics 1 137 357
Performing arts 1 157 362
Graphic Design 1 136 363
Creative Writing 1 156 400
Art History 1 189 442
Entertainment Industry Business 1 259 675
Cinematography 1 389 988