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The University of Marburg ranked 25th in Germany, 297th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 183 research topics. The University of Marburg ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 83,412 academic publications and 2,296,648 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 285 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#297 of 14,131 In the World
#110 of 2,785 In Europe
#25 of 369 In Germany
#1 of 22 In Hesse
#11 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#38 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#92 of 1,035 For Cosmetology
#250 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#399 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 180 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 21st for Biology in Germany and 259th in the World with 46,190 publications made and 1,756,691 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Immunology, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 170 In Germany
#92 of 1,448 In Europe
#259 of 6,833 In the World

University of Marburg
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 618 8556
1993 642 9251
1994 696 10093
1995 694 10730
1996 697 12071
1997 766 13496
1998 818 14343
1999 915 16669
2000 981 18111
2001 936 19988
2002 937 21528
2003 1075 25947
2004 1074 27594
2005 1041 31615
2006 1042 34308
2007 1077 37772
2008 1096 40840
2009 1182 45052
2010 1204 49955
2011 1294 55268
2012 1335 59868
2013 1343 63877
2014 1409 68726
2015 1337 69831
2016 1378 71349
2017 1461 75750
2018 1331 77891
2019 1478 85087
2020 1768 105546
2021 1869 117203
2022 1786 112914
2023 1781 111888
2024 1415 103157

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 14 49 135
Molecular Biology 14 39 137
Biophysics 14 50 153
Biochemistry 19 69 201
Neuroscience 19 72 205
Virology 16 67 213
Genetics 19 76 218
Immunology 24 93 249
Oncology and Cancer research 19 85 262
Pharmacology 17 88 263
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 103 272
Biotechnology 19 104 283
Nanotechnology 21 76 288
Evolutionary Biology 25 128 330
Paleontology 26 130 353
Botany 25 133 359
Astrobiology 34 158 387
Microbiology 29 150 414
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 20 148 420
Zoology 35 179 490
Forestry 24 172 513
Horticulture 28 189 608
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 41 230 683
Nutrition and Food Science 39 286 881
Agricultural Science 42 289 934
Animal Science 34 281 982
Toxicology 45 315 1126

Chemistry rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 22nd for Chemistry in Germany and 241st in the World with 41,472 publications made and 1,512,193 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#22 of 166 In Germany
#78 of 1,417 In Europe
#241 of 6,545 In the World

University of Marburg
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 674 9179
1993 682 10035
1994 739 10765
1995 744 11841
1996 736 13061
1997 808 14322
1998 893 15089
1999 946 17187
2000 972 18335
2001 938 20320
2002 941 21160
2003 980 25074
2004 972 26210
2005 966 30597
2006 979 31384
2007 1008 34504
2008 989 36481
2009 1008 39632
2010 1018 42685
2011 1069 46959
2012 1131 50408
2013 1063 53479
2014 1140 57146
2015 1088 56675
2016 1126 58114
2017 1052 61046
2018 997 62478
2019 1039 66767
2020 1272 80814
2021 1201 87887
2022 1158 83427
2023 1138 81439
2024 870 73591

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 6 6 11
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 34 93
Computational Chemistry 16 55 147
Organic Chemistry 16 60 188
Biochemistry 19 69 201
Inorganic Chemistry 15 58 214
Materials Science 22 90 288
Nanotechnology 21 76 288
Physical chemistry 22 108 346
Radiochemistry 14 74 362
Biochemical Engineering 35 196 438
Chemical Engineering 26 126 447
Environmental Chemistry 43 218 582
Petrology and Geochemistry 42 287 781
Nutrition and Food Science 39 286 881

Medicine rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 23rd for Medicine in Germany and 245th in the World with 40,073 publications made and 1,309,256 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#23 of 170 In Germany
#86 of 1,433 In Europe
#245 of 6,775 In the World

University of Marburg
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 482 5306
1993 524 5649
1994 531 5837
1995 522 6639
1996 550 7516
1997 602 8369
1998 642 8977
1999 692 10625
2000 735 11855
2001 768 13266
2002 757 14702
2003 931 18035
2004 974 19409
2005 931 21849
2006 875 24496
2007 885 27625
2008 883 30078
2009 980 32488
2010 1035 36694
2011 1087 41111
2012 1175 44740
2013 1135 47825
2014 1137 51165
2015 1110 53166
2016 1152 53360
2017 1200 57729
2018 1133 59319
2019 1254 65150
2020 1564 83132
2021 1683 94341
2022 1632 91779
2023 1650 90971
2024 1350 83813

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

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 6 6 11
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 12 17 38
Cosmetology 7 27 92
Neurosurgery 18 40 97
Dermatology 16 47 136
Ophthalmology 14 47 180
Audiology 25 77 193
Clinical Psychology 8 55 203
Virology 16 67 213
Anesthesiology 20 70 215
Sonography and Ultrasound 20 82 237
Respiratory Therapy 15 88 240
Psychiatry 21 86 240
Immunology 24 93 249
Radiation Therapy 28 87 254
Oncology and Cancer research 19 85 262
Pharmacology 17 88 263
Optometry 15 89 267
Cardiology 28 102 273
Medical Physics 26 117 281
Pathology 24 102 281
Urology 22 98 287
Physical Therapy 15 106 291
Anatomy and Physiology 26 105 297
Surgery 26 106 298
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 27 111 299
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 24 101 303
Biomedical Engineering 28 106 315
Orthodontics 26 110 316
Sports Medicine 23 130 335
Dentistry 27 113 335
Pediatrics 21 130 350
Nursing 14 118 351
Family medicine 18 115 353
Critical Care Nursing 27 154 371
Occupational Therapy 21 162 407
Health Science 20 138 420
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 20 148 420
Veterinary 15 123 444
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 26 161 488
Epidemiology 31 194 504
Healthcare Management (MHA) 21 178 514
Public Health 29 189 539
Plastic Surgery 32 192 601
Sports / Exercise science 35 273 729
Gerontology 37 269 823
Toxicology 45 315 1126

Physics rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 29th for Physics in Germany and 353rd in the World with 28,412 publications made and 876,972 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#29 of 168 In Germany
#135 of 1,457 In Europe
#353 of 6,713 In the World

University of Marburg
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 443 5725
1993 442 5788
1994 470 6457
1995 477 7821
1996 479 8330
1997 550 8381
1998 628 8776
1999 637 9594
2000 688 10134
2001 595 11454
2002 614 11618
2003 683 14247
2004 672 14718
2005 648 18276
2006 643 17811
2007 679 20127
2008 691 21398
2009 674 22905
2010 702 24905
2011 778 28368
2012 816 30387
2013 776 32297
2014 805 35425
2015 766 35795
2016 816 37189
2017 811 38988
2018 741 39647
2019 777 42143
2020 905 48907
2021 881 53018
2022 813 49644
2023 840 49451
2024 655 45411

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 14 50 153
Atomic and Molecular physics 24 71 159
Condensed Matter Physics 23 68 198
Applied/Engineering Physics 14 58 205
Nuclear Physics 29 101 229
Medical Physics 26 117 281
Materials Science 22 90 288
Nanotechnology 21 76 288
Optical Engineering 25 106 304
Quantum and Particle physics 33 138 355
Astrobiology 34 158 387
Astrophysics and Astronomy 36 168 400
Acoustical Engineering 31 153 401
Theoretical Physics 40 196 411

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 26th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 371st in the World with 26,962 publications made and 588,739 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#26 of 178 In Germany
#151 of 1,500 In Europe
#371 of 7,081 In the World

University of Marburg
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 220 1960
1993 219 1998
1994 254 2018
1995 230 2358
1996 266 2491
1997 250 2723
1998 303 3289
1999 317 3589
2000 290 3982
2001 320 4458
2002 363 4861
2003 501 5925
2004 486 6585
2005 475 7646
2006 484 8957
2007 500 10370
2008 570 11725
2009 578 13118
2010 632 15110
2011 610 17091
2012 838 19167
2013 799 20691
2014 876 23043
2015 787 23851
2016 883 24582
2017 965 26964
2018 949 27336
2019 1024 31131
2020 1296 39374
2021 1277 43899
2022 1263 43559
2023 1249 45925
2024 940 40728

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 24 109 257
Classics and Ancient History 12 100 262
Library and Information science 20 100 269
International Law 13 121 276
Human Rights Law 11 128 327
Political Science 26 138 350
Art History 19 148 353
Genealogy 18 134 370
Linguistics 33 165 417
Early Childhood Education 17 151 487
History 30 201 503
Aesthetics 29 207 505
Demography 29 181 515
Military science 14 164 531
Law Enforcement 17 173 534
Criminology and Criminal Justice 15 170 535
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 28 218 538
Political Economy 28 220 541
International Relations and Diplomacy 26 209 560
Public Policy / Administration 19 213 568
Special Education 24 210 577
Law 31 226 590
Sociology 31 222 598
Archaeology 37 232 599
Urban and Regional planning 26 306 631
Anthropology 29 257 664
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 37 287 711
Sports / Exercise science 35 273 729
Journalism and Digital Media 37 273 750
Gender Studies 25 265 789
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 32 266 790
Publishing 38 322 834
Media Studies 36 309 856
Communications and Public Relations 35 339 914
Education Majors 47 335 991

Engineering rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 35th for Engineering in Germany and 439th in the World with 26,121 publications made and 804,040 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#35 of 169 In Germany
#164 of 1,465 In Europe
#439 of 6,782 In the World

University of Marburg
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 368 4870
1993 390 5126
1994 434 5692
1995 420 6420
1996 438 7197
1997 471 7445
1998 546 7987
1999 561 8728
2000 611 9210
2001 546 10375
2002 549 10584
2003 605 13203
2004 598 13557
2005 595 16824
2006 642 16980
2007 651 19048
2008 683 20418
2009 674 21920
2010 700 24048
2011 729 27500
2012 768 29551
2013 727 31542
2014 747 34750
2015 723 35276
2016 785 36378
2017 778 38374
2018 701 38875
2019 738 41673
2020 895 48312
2021 898 53401
2022 814 49969
2023 829 49441
2024 612 45713

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 34th for Computer Science in Germany and 464th in the World with 21,207 publications made and 722,927 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#34 of 172 In Germany
#178 of 1,469 In Europe
#464 of 6,845 In the World

University of Marburg
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 195 2833
1993 213 3152
1994 235 3244
1995 223 3566
1996 212 3855
1997 239 4149
1998 266 4321
1999 309 5160
2000 346 5826
2001 335 6605
2002 375 7460
2003 430 9001
2004 408 9447
2005 444 11437
2006 473 13020
2007 473 14651
2008 496 15805
2009 573 18229
2010 603 20566
2011 636 22834
2012 644 25692
2013 687 27491
2014 723 30939
2015 615 31464
2016 733 32861
2017 789 34896
2018 695 36226
2019 829 40944
2020 933 51101
2021 1083 57478
2022 1005 55801
2023 1038 57099
2024 834 53239

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 19 72 205
Library and Information science 20 100 269
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 103 272
Cognitive Science 22 110 313
Computational Linguistics 39 207 516
Game Design and Development 43 258 581
Data Science 43 263 612
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 44 237 628
Software Engineering 48 285 640
Computer Vision 43 248 650
Machine Learning 39 237 686
Computer Graphics 61 305 741
Management Information Systems 46 329 754
Telecommunications 49 281 779
Computer Networking 49 282 803
Web Design and Development 52 301 810
Blockchain and Cryptography 49 302 899
Human-Computer Interaction 60 397 964
Cyber Security 47 341 969
Computer Engineering 55 353 1085
Multimedia 78 559 1793

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 33rd for Environmental Science in Germany and 503rd in the World with 18,886 publications made and 598,961 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#33 of 170 In Germany
#182 of 1,464 In Europe
#503 of 6,876 In the World

University of Marburg
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 212 3043
1993 201 3437
1994 246 3392
1995 236 3490
1996 241 3518
1997 250 4109
1998 293 4459
1999 286 4991
2000 344 5599
2001 298 5866
2002 316 6555
2003 369 7710
2004 348 8055
2005 398 9628
2006 428 10888
2007 414 12255
2008 480 13341
2009 484 15089
2010 449 16717
2011 511 18970
2012 566 20441
2013 587 22336
2014 599 24944
2015 645 25288
2016 622 26492
2017 634 27643
2018 587 28535
2019 623 31908
2020 822 40138
2021 864 44450
2022 845 43036
2023 823 43089
2024 648 39539

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Paleontology 26 130 353
Geology 31 168 457
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 27 159 460
Forestry 24 172 513
Ecology 36 206 546
Geography and Cartography 33 207 553
Environmental Chemistry 43 218 582
Urban and Regional planning 26 306 631
Oceanography 42 238 649
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 41 230 683
Earth science and Geophysics 39 265 750
Petrology and Geochemistry 42 287 781
Geotechnical Engineering 41 257 797
Agricultural Science 42 289 934
Environmental Engineering 44 318 996
Environmental Management 52 417 1264

Psychology rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 23rd for Psychology in Germany and 312th in the World with 17,280 publications made and 630,846 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#23 of 169 In Germany
#104 of 1,423 In Europe
#312 of 6,645 In the World

University of Marburg
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 176 2274
1993 197 2505
1994 209 2579
1995 209 2855
1996 216 3127
1997 227 3144
1998 225 3402
1999 262 3915
2000 278 4624
2001 263 5210
2002 293 5960
2003 365 7279
2004 369 7971
2005 374 8990
2006 371 10475
2007 395 11829
2008 400 13071
2009 445 14305
2010 505 16677
2011 503 18776
2012 517 20909
2013 582 22693
2014 564 24801
2015 560 26026
2016 606 26336
2017 682 28785
2018 597 30626
2019 701 33896
2020 830 43004
2021 930 48245
2022 851 47301
2023 897 48090
2024 778 45066

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

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 8 55 203
Neuroscience 19 72 205
Psychiatry 21 86 240
Cognitive Science 22 110 313
Child Psychology 16 105 329
Occupational Therapy 21 162 407
Social Psychology 25 151 435
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 8 100 437
Special Education 24 210 577
Sexology 17 209 690
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 37 287 711
Education Majors 47 335 991

Mathematics rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 43rd for Mathematics in Germany and 625th in the World with 7,228 publications made and 235,220 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#43 of 163 In Germany
#238 of 1,401 In Europe
#625 of 6,418 In the World

University of Marburg
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 48 576
1993 61 644
1994 66 710
1995 68 775
1996 66 859
1997 65 884
1998 63 918
1999 82 1045
2000 100 1268
2001 77 1341
2002 125 1559
2003 136 1965
2004 125 2096
2005 147 2601
2006 148 3038
2007 159 3270
2008 180 3960
2009 197 4429
2010 196 5100
2011 212 5956
2012 238 6873
2013 247 7665
2014 238 8500
2015 251 8928
2016 270 9560
2017 323 10352
2018 266 10947
2019 322 12558
2020 396 15890
2021 485 18802
2022 450 19027
2023 464 19647
2024 359 15516

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 38 205 545
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 49 318 793
Actuarial Science 46 322 858
Blockchain and Cryptography 49 302 899
Applied Mathematics 60 374 949
Operations Research 50 345 1008
Math Teachers 51 374 1211

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Marburg

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 15 119 305
International Economics 29 234 379
Performing arts 22 193 433
International Business 31 262 480
Literature 29 219 519
Music 28 201 532
International Trade 36 318 550
Cinematography 13 234 553
Finance 36 243 590
Photography 24 234 590
Art & Design 38 256 608
Tax Law 37 228 608
Marketing 38 238 622
Fashion Design 41 268 638
Creative Writing 27 275 675
Human Resource Management 31 269 684
Business 41 272 699
Advertising 36 263 706
Economics 38 278 721
Management 42 268 723
Entertainment Industry Business 33 323 841
Graphic Design 54 324 872
Development Studies 41 315 891
Accounting 45 341 918
Investment Banking and Stock trading 46 340 935
Project Management 59 473 1105