University of Lorraine: Rankings

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The University of Lorraine ranked 10th in France, 462nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 174 research topics. The University of Lorraine ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 57,352 academic publications and 861,962 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 20 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#462 of 14,131 In the World
#189 of 2,785 In Europe
#10 of 224 In France
#2 of 11 In Grand Est
#1 of 3 In Nancy
#104 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#188 of 2,319 For Computational Chemistry
#235 of 2,713 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#1671 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#499 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 171 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Lorraine ranked 12th for Biology in France and 597th in the World with 28,666 publications made and 583,069 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 135 In France
#214 of 1,445 In Europe
#597 of 6,770 In the World

University of Lorraine
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 14 63
1992 13 63
1993 16 69
1994 29 94
1995 85 110
1996 139 224
1997 170 365
1998 219 631
1999 224 824
2000 291 1058
2001 284 1441
2002 291 1770
2003 300 2427
2004 243 2785
2005 314 3464
2006 353 4108
2007 293 4762
2008 297 5596
2009 297 6240
2010 317 6971
2011 430 7984
2012 1018 9509
2013 1499 13022
2014 1593 18546
2015 1723 23537
2016 1849 28721
2017 2017 34290
2018 2014 40539
2019 2311 51615
2020 2583 67117
2021 2543 83769
2022 2355 90819
2023 2274 95438

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

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 9 93 268
Astrobiology 14 119 299
Nanotechnology 12 162 497
Paleontology 10 199 502
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 206 514
Evolutionary Biology 15 226 554
Biophysics 15 213 556
Toxicology 9 184 566
Molecular Biology 18 197 583
Nutrition and Food Science 12 206 586
Microbiology 16 209 598
Pharmacology 16 205 599
Botany 11 212 604
Agricultural Science 13 206 630
Virology 18 202 631
Biochemistry 17 230 632
Genetics 18 227 641
Immunology 20 225 641
Oncology and Cancer research 22 230 677
Neuroscience 19 268 705
Biotechnology 17 246 711
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 15 264 735
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 253 750
Horticulture 15 252 778
Zoology 22 306 869
Animal Science 21 316 1076

Engineering rankings

The University of Lorraine ranked 10th for Engineering in France and 512th in the World with 27,138 publications made and 489,014 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 139 In France
#189 of 1,453 In Europe
#512 of 6,684 In the World

University of Lorraine
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 13 64
1992 18 48
1993 13 69
1994 26 100
1995 75 93
1996 142 213
1997 167 378
1998 224 568
1999 235 718
2000 247 933
2001 232 1172
2002 264 1532
2003 275 1976
2004 265 2375
2005 312 2770
2006 370 3671
2007 270 4118
2008 280 4950
2009 232 5333
2010 284 5950
2011 298 6322
2012 865 7237
2013 1479 9843
2014 1586 14088
2015 1717 18130
2016 1880 22897
2017 2026 27867
2018 1974 33460
2019 2183 41713
2020 2364 52457
2021 2330 64081
2022 2165 70648
2023 2025 74801

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

Engineering subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 26 104
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 105 248
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 75 259
Product and Industrial Design 7 109 272
Industrial Engineering 5 109 284
Automation and Control engineering 9 119 373
Mining Engineering 3 117 383
Metallurgical Engineering 9 131 385
Computer Engineering 12 129 391
Biochemical Engineering 9 182 406
Chemical Engineering 10 116 413
Robotics 10 144 426
Nuclear Engineering 12 143 437
Engineering Management 2 159 438
Materials Science 11 162 456
Mechanical Engineering 9 170 458
Renewable Energy Engineering 6 156 471
Electrical Engineering 11 171 484
Geotechnical Engineering 14 158 494
Systems Engineering 7 198 495
Nanotechnology 12 162 497
Architecture 15 227 501
Structural Engineering 19 187 510
Optical Engineering 14 204 518
Construction Management 6 193 519
Operations Research 7 179 521
Biomedical Engineering 13 188 534
Agricultural Engineering 10 170 538
Aerospace Engineering 14 205 549
Acoustical Engineering 15 213 552
Applied/Engineering Physics 19 215 571
Electronic Engineering 19 199 597
Environmental Engineering 12 210 604
Technical Drawing 14 230 625
Petroleum Engineering 14 210 649
Computer Networking 17 238 657
Human-Computer Interaction 10 296 675
Biotechnology 17 246 711
Telecommunications 24 268 720
Automotive Engineering 17 226 725
Landscape Architecture 18 303 749
Civil Engineering 18 290 806
Aviation 16 318 829
Architectural Engineering 14 317 842
Marine Engineering 26 292 845
Transportation Engineering 22 372 980
Remote Sensing 37 378 1033

Chemistry rankings

The University of Lorraine ranked 12th for Chemistry in France and 537th in the World with 26,979 publications made and 579,945 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#12 of 136 In France
#201 of 1,401 In Europe
#537 of 6,447 In the World

University of Lorraine
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 15 87
1992 17 77
1993 16 96
1994 36 117
1995 104 119
1996 182 294
1997 177 489
1998 258 807
1999 280 1034
2000 328 1295
2001 306 1711
2002 294 2176
2003 306 2819
2004 284 3341
2005 334 3913
2006 365 4718
2007 295 5491
2008 269 6392
2009 229 7009
2010 258 7642
2011 332 8485
2012 886 9789
2013 1417 13114
2014 1508 17973
2015 1683 22584
2016 1798 27492
2017 1912 32880
2018 1877 39151
2019 2093 49367
2020 2356 63042
2021 2313 77770
2022 2101 85216
2023 2043 89376

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

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 6 75 188
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 86 235
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 105 248
Environmental Chemistry 8 125 337
Inorganic Chemistry 12 132 370
Physical chemistry 10 133 404
Biochemical Engineering 9 182 406
Chemical Engineering 10 116 413
Radiochemistry 6 110 449
Materials Science 11 162 456
Organic Chemistry 11 180 476
Nanotechnology 12 162 497
Pharmacy 20 220 532
Nutrition and Food Science 12 206 586
Biochemistry 17 230 632

Physics rankings

The University of Lorraine ranked 10th for Physics in France and 478th in the World with 26,789 publications made and 502,843 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#10 of 138 In France
#187 of 1,446 In Europe
#478 of 6,603 In the World

University of Lorraine
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 13 67
1992 18 54
1993 16 85
1994 30 111
1995 86 100
1996 166 246
1997 184 436
1998 236 669
1999 284 848
2000 262 1057
2001 262 1357
2002 269 1720
2003 298 2314
2004 283 2670
2005 322 3127
2006 370 3997
2007 286 4606
2008 300 5512
2009 230 5866
2010 272 6461
2011 317 6878
2012 870 7779
2013 1442 10361
2014 1565 14482
2015 1654 18303
2016 1835 22797
2017 1931 27367
2018 1934 32948
2019 2145 40711
2020 2266 51024
2021 2256 61322
2022 2073 66968
2023 1999 71170

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

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 4 126 293
Astrobiology 14 119 299
Condensed Matter Physics 10 140 340
Nuclear Physics 12 157 368
Theoretical Physics 16 190 397
Atomic and Molecular physics 14 177 400
Quantum and Particle physics 11 176 441
Materials Science 11 162 456
Nanotechnology 12 162 497
Optical Engineering 14 204 518
Astrophysics and Astronomy 18 223 534
Acoustical Engineering 15 213 552
Biophysics 15 213 556
Applied/Engineering Physics 19 215 571

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Lorraine ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 463rd in the World with 22,160 publications made and 230,231 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#14 of 134 In France
#195 of 1,492 In Europe
#463 of 7,020 In the World

University of Lorraine
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 21 16
1992 29 13
1993 32 13
1994 50 19
1995 39 26
1996 68 50
1997 112 103
1998 121 137
1999 115 225
2000 154 275
2001 149 308
2002 179 446
2003 189 652
2004 172 673
2005 200 864
2006 249 1105
2007 254 1324
2008 283 1414
2009 301 1689
2010 382 1811
2011 529 2141
2012 987 2726
2013 1476 4183
2014 1515 6288
2015 1422 8371
2016 1520 10345
2017 1663 12285
2018 1553 14918
2019 1622 18252
2020 1825 24508
2021 1731 30578
2022 1550 33142
2023 1454 35662

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 14 155 347
Political Science 14 218 509
Art History 25 233 563
History 14 273 683
Linguistics 15 279 704
Archaeology 12 279 707
Sports / Exercise science 16 279 735
Demography 16 269 741
Sociology 17 300 798
Library and Information science 15 309 817
Occupational Safety and Health 12 254 818
Publishing 12 311 846
Law 16 328 855
Genealogy 17 304 860
Classics and Ancient History 21 339 876
Anthropology 16 340 887
Special Education 20 336 896
Forensic Science 8 295 900
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 18 362 914
Aesthetics 22 378 951
Military science 12 309 972
Journalism and Digital Media 13 364 997
Gender Studies 17 339 1021
Criminology and Criminal Justice 13 316 1021
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 21 425 1085
Media Studies 15 402 1211
Education Majors 16 423 1338
Public Policy / Administration 26 492 1473
Communications and Public Relations 36 593 1769

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Lorraine ranked 10th for Environmental Science in France and 568th in the World with 20,371 publications made and 378,143 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 135 In France
#214 of 1,458 In Europe
#568 of 6,798 In the World

University of Lorraine
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 12 29
1992 10 24
1993 12 31
1994 20 39
1995 48 43
1996 90 96
1997 97 209
1998 150 349
1999 143 458
2000 161 570
2001 150 709
2002 165 951
2003 190 1276
2004 149 1530
2005 195 1831
2006 227 2308
2007 174 2728
2008 199 3149
2009 166 3493
2010 238 3827
2011 298 4299
2012 741 4953
2013 1126 7190
2014 1205 10224
2015 1278 13562
2016 1432 17390
2017 1495 20960
2018 1457 25706
2019 1656 32308
2020 1861 41851
2021 1743 51412
2022 1681 55972
2023 1578 59196

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

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 86 235
Forestry 9 93 268
Environmental Chemistry 8 125 337
Mining Engineering 3 117 383
Earth science and Geophysics 13 145 392
Geotechnical Engineering 14 158 494
Paleontology 10 199 502
Geology 9 193 510
Environmental Management 9 178 516
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 20 187 529
Ecology 10 217 581
Geography and Cartography 12 223 588
Environmental Engineering 12 210 604
Agricultural Science 13 206 630
Oceanography 15 242 644
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 253 750

Medicine rankings

The University of Lorraine ranked 14th for Medicine in France and 549th in the World with 18,590 publications made and 335,642 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#14 of 132 In France
#197 of 1,417 In Europe
#549 of 6,680 In the World

University of Lorraine
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 5 21
1992 4 26
1993 5 20
1994 8 26
1995 37 41
1996 62 89
1997 59 139
1998 87 189
1999 102 317
2000 194 463
2001 162 621
2002 169 802
2003 198 1020
2004 145 1271
2005 181 1541
2006 180 1771
2007 186 2006
2008 193 2360
2009 266 2720
2010 295 3170
2011 369 3750
2012 774 4702
2013 1008 6897
2014 1036 10474
2015 1085 13584
2016 1207 16232
2017 1422 19156
2018 1352 22612
2019 1538 28668
2020 1690 38426
2021 1556 49564
2022 1449 55146
2023 1436 57394

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

Medicine subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 13 134 283
Medical Physics 4 126 293
Critical Care Nursing 8 122 302
Cosmetology 4 119 327
Family medicine 9 127 371
Cardiology 9 148 377
Dentistry 7 136 395
Orthodontics 9 146 406
Respiratory Therapy 16 169 420
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 144 439
Plastic Surgery 6 145 464
Sports Medicine 10 189 476
Health Science 5 169 493
Epidemiology 14 191 493
Nursing 5 182 515
Pediatrics 12 191 522
Pharmacy 20 220 532
Biomedical Engineering 13 188 534
Surgery 14 197 552
Physical Therapy 12 224 555
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 192 555
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 14 199 558
Toxicology 9 184 566
Dermatology 19 205 570
Anesthesiology 17 200 572
Gerontology 7 181 576
Audiology 14 215 577
Pathology 15 208 589
Pharmacology 16 205 599
Psychiatry 17 225 622
Virology 18 202 631
Radiation Therapy 22 220 638
Immunology 20 225 641
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 230 655
Sonography and Ultrasound 22 234 664
Oncology and Cancer research 22 230 677
Anatomy and Physiology 19 248 690
Public Health 14 251 700
Occupational Therapy 11 273 706
Clinical Psychology 9 244 711
Sports / Exercise science 16 279 735
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 15 264 735
Neurosurgery 24 261 788
Ophthalmology 20 281 822
Forensic Science 8 295 900
Urology 28 299 953
Optometry 18 325 1000
Veterinary 20 273 1005

Computer Science rankings

The University of Lorraine ranked 13th for Computer Science in France and 650th in the World with 16,537 publications made and 286,655 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#13 of 137 In France
#252 of 1,459 In Europe
#650 of 6,752 In the World

University of Lorraine
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 7 25
1992 9 25
1993 9 31
1994 14 50
1995 39 43
1996 59 63
1997 98 131
1998 87 192
1999 98 269
2000 124 381
2001 92 461
2002 142 608
2003 142 788
2004 112 992
2005 177 1241
2006 206 1611
2007 135 1726
2008 166 2144
2009 165 2494
2010 179 2637
2011 203 3087
2012 556 3644
2013 868 5136
2014 945 7435
2015 1079 9810
2016 1040 12326
2017 1238 15242
2018 1216 18480
2019 1353 22671
2020 1477 29593
2021 1489 36576
2022 1414 40134
2023 1441 42861

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

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 9 124 326
Computer Engineering 12 129 391
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 134 399
Robotics 10 144 426
Software Engineering 11 210 470
Game Design and Development 9 227 509
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 206 514
Animation 18 209 516
UX/UI Desgin 10 250 579
Data Science 8 255 582
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 13 225 585
Computational Linguistics 17 241 593
Management Information Systems 8 276 626
Computer Vision 24 249 651
Computer Networking 17 238 657
Human-Computer Interaction 10 296 675
Cyber Security 13 252 677
Neuroscience 19 268 705
Machine Learning 13 257 719
Telecommunications 24 268 720
Web Design and Development 17 308 816
Library and Information science 15 309 817
Database Administration 20 309 823
Cognitive Science 25 304 853
Multimedia 14 391 1026

Mathematics rankings

The University of Lorraine ranked 13th for Mathematics in France and 606th in the World with 9,303 publications made and 163,609 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#13 of 132 In France
#228 of 1,388 In Europe
#606 of 6,305 In the World

University of Lorraine
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 11
1992 5 3
1993 5 11
1994 8 11
1995 14 13
1996 21 27
1997 41 46
1998 37 74
1999 54 110
2000 40 160
2001 54 169
2002 73 214
2003 84 366
2004 82 436
2005 107 515
2006 115 801
2007 82 905
2008 93 1045
2009 83 1151
2010 95 1213
2011 128 1366
2012 298 1608
2013 496 2468
2014 517 3787
2015 569 5030
2016 597 6323
2017 670 7959
2018 722 9731
2019 700 11554
2020 777 15084
2021 898 18828
2022 875 20928
2023 873 22299

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

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 12 131 342
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 134 399
Operations Research 7 179 521
Statistics 12 233 614
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 34 365 900
Math Teachers 9 305 940
Actuarial Science 28 379 1020

Psychology rankings

The University of Lorraine ranked 16th for Psychology in France and 735th in the World with 8,290 publications made and 132,640 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#16 of 127 In France
#264 of 1,414 In Europe
#735 of 6,528 In the World

University of Lorraine
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 4 15
1992 2 13
1993 6 22
1994 10 26
1995 18 27
1996 35 35
1997 28 76
1998 45 111
1999 51 160
2000 81 204
2001 52 263
2002 80 335
2003 71 414
2004 67 540
2005 87 703
2006 83 781
2007 73 839
2008 90 1074
2009 116 1205
2010 105 1245
2011 125 1542
2012 273 1822
2013 384 2528
2014 431 3949
2015 470 5370
2016 485 6623
2017 610 7976
2018 562 9564
2019 704 12081
2020 762 16044
2021 781 20170
2022 741 21974
2023 793 23687

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

Psychology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Psychiatry 17 225 622
Neuroscience 19 268 705
Occupational Therapy 11 273 706
Clinical Psychology 9 244 711
Child Psychology 13 279 788
Social Psychology 12 304 808
Cognitive Science 25 304 853
Special Education 20 336 896
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 18 362 914
Education Majors 16 423 1338

Business rankings

The University of Lorraine ranked 13th for Business in France and 690th in the World with 6,503 publications made and 81,701 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#13 of 135 In France
#271 of 1,414 In Europe
#690 of 6,187 In the World

University of Lorraine
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 4
1992 4 5
1993 5 7
1994 6 10
1995 9 7
1996 20 17
1997 41 18
1998 42 46
1999 46 69
2000 40 93
2001 40 104
2002 61 153
2003 54 220
2004 43 213
2005 58 255
2006 99 410
2007 48 481
2008 77 649
2009 71 724
2010 65 705
2011 89 834
2012 242 980
2013 380 1485
2014 395 2090
2015 413 3023
2016 421 3776
2017 475 4660
2018 509 5635
2019 519 6791
2020 544 8396
2021 553 10305
2022 555 11036
2023 530 11970

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

Business subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Engineering Management 2 159 438
Supply Chain Management 6 132 448
Project Management 3 212 495
Construction Management 6 193 519
Operations Research 7 179 521
Management 7 192 529
Management Information Systems 8 276 626
Risk Management 22 321 740
Marketing 12 304 761
Occupational Safety and Health 12 254 818
Finance 22 347 843
Entertainment Industry Business 14 334 883
Accounting 16 340 886
International Trade 25 485 901
Entrepreneurship 23 405 930
International Business 30 480 954
Advertising 23 382 981
Actuarial Science 28 379 1020
Human Resource Management 18 492 1261
Investment Banking and Stock trading 37 456 1291
Public Policy / Administration 26 492 1473

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Lorraine

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 151 389
Graphic Design 7 175 444
Fashion Design 9 219 518
Art & Design 14 273 655
Literature 18 286 667
Cinematography 19 281 689
Environmental Economics 11 319 769
International Economics 24 464 820
Development Studies 14 309 871
Economics 20 358 934
Painting and Drawing 27 356 935
Sculpture 27 356 935
Performing arts 26 387 973
Creative Writing 16 371 977