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The University of Marburg ranked 25th in Germany, 294th in the global 2026 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 84,963 academic publications and 2,398,097 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 298 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#294 of 14,131 In the World
#116 of 2,785 In Europe
#25 of 369 In Germany
#1 of 22 In Hesse
#12 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#41 of 2,534 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#97 of 1,054 For Neurosurgery
#249 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#422 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 180 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 21st for Biology in Germany and 267th in the World with 47,147 publications made and 1,835,067 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Immunology, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 170 In Germany
#94 of 1,449 In Europe
#267 of 6,841 In the World

University of Marburg
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 642 9253
1994 696 10131
1995 694 10731
1996 697 12098
1997 766 13505
1998 817 14345
1999 914 16670
2000 982 18117
2001 936 20030
2002 936 21537
2003 1075 25948
2004 1074 27596
2005 1040 31612
2006 1042 34301
2007 1077 37768
2008 1094 40844
2009 1184 45073
2010 1204 49947
2011 1293 55235
2012 1335 59911
2013 1343 63901
2014 1407 68714
2015 1335 69810
2016 1377 71334
2017 1463 75702
2018 1325 77823
2019 1477 85094
2020 1764 105586
2021 1870 117313
2022 1780 113010
2023 1781 111959
2024 1421 104235
2025 1253 92383

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 13 50 135
Molecular Biology 14 40 139
Biophysics 15 51 156
Biochemistry 20 72 209
Neuroscience 21 75 212
Virology 17 70 220
Genetics 19 75 221
Immunology 24 95 253
Pharmacology 17 89 268
Oncology and Cancer research 19 86 269
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 104 275
Biotechnology 19 105 292
Nanotechnology 21 78 299
Evolutionary Biology 25 128 331
Paleontology 27 133 358
Botany 25 133 370
Astrobiology 34 159 390
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 22 158 435
Microbiology 30 153 435
Zoology 35 180 500
Forestry 24 173 518
Horticulture 28 191 620
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 41 233 697
Nutrition and Food Science 39 292 902
Agricultural Science 42 293 958
Animal Science 36 286 1014
Toxicology 45 319 1159

Chemistry rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 22nd for Chemistry in Germany and 251st in the World with 42,029 publications made and 1,567,227 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#22 of 166 In Germany
#80 of 1,417 In Europe
#251 of 6,561 In the World

University of Marburg
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 682 10036
1994 739 10796
1995 744 11841
1996 735 13073
1997 807 14333
1998 893 15096
1999 946 17197
2000 972 18343
2001 938 20358
2002 940 21173
2003 981 25075
2004 973 26213
2005 966 30591
2006 980 31384
2007 1008 34498
2008 989 36465
2009 1009 39631
2010 1020 42661
2011 1066 46920
2012 1131 50407
2013 1064 53480
2014 1139 57133
2015 1087 56591
2016 1119 57996
2017 1052 61002
2018 995 62379
2019 1033 66681
2020 1267 80719
2021 1195 87827
2022 1150 83395
2023 1128 81291
2024 877 74266
2025 763 63422

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 12
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 36 98
Computational Chemistry 16 55 148
Organic Chemistry 17 61 193
Biochemistry 20 72 209
Inorganic Chemistry 16 62 228
Materials Science 22 94 299
Nanotechnology 21 78 299
Physical chemistry 22 110 358
Radiochemistry 14 81 389
Chemical Engineering 26 129 456
Biochemical Engineering 37 202 457
Environmental Chemistry 43 219 595
Petrology and Geochemistry 42 292 795
Nutrition and Food Science 39 292 902

Medicine rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 23rd for Medicine in Germany and 248th in the World with 40,973 publications made and 1,372,870 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#23 of 170 In Germany
#87 of 1,437 In Europe
#248 of 6,793 In the World

University of Marburg
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 524 5648
1994 531 5867
1995 523 6639
1996 551 7524
1997 602 8377
1998 641 8979
1999 693 10661
2000 735 11868
2001 769 13284
2002 756 14709
2003 929 18037
2004 974 19412
2005 931 21844
2006 874 24493
2007 886 27606
2008 883 30073
2009 981 32506
2010 1036 36689
2011 1088 41068
2012 1174 44737
2013 1134 47822
2014 1137 51153
2015 1111 53159
2016 1153 53355
2017 1202 57698
2018 1128 59246
2019 1250 65097
2020 1559 83236
2021 1676 94471
2022 1625 91792
2023 1644 91093
2024 1356 84811
2025 1184 76096

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 12
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 15 20 41
Neurosurgery 18 39 97
Cosmetology 7 32 100
Dermatology 16 46 138
Ophthalmology 14 49 183
Audiology 25 78 194
Clinical Psychology 8 55 202
Anesthesiology 20 70 217
Virology 17 70 220
Respiratory Therapy 15 88 239
Sonography and Ultrasound 20 84 242
Psychiatry 22 88 247
Immunology 24 95 253
Radiation Therapy 28 88 259
Pharmacology 17 89 268
Oncology and Cancer research 19 86 269
Optometry 15 92 272
Medical Physics 25 115 279
Cardiology 29 107 285
Urology 22 98 289
Pathology 24 106 289
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 27 111 299
Surgery 26 106 300
Anatomy and Physiology 27 107 303
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 24 103 310
Physical Therapy 19 117 316
Orthodontics 26 113 326
Biomedical Engineering 29 112 329
Dentistry 27 114 340
Pediatrics 21 129 351
Nursing 15 119 354
Family medicine 18 119 364
Critical Care Nursing 27 160 380
Sports Medicine 24 149 391
Occupational Therapy 21 163 408
Health Science 22 142 430
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 22 158 435
Veterinary 15 123 454
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 26 162 493
Epidemiology 31 196 513
Healthcare Management (MHA) 23 183 524
Public Health 31 198 553
Plastic Surgery 32 192 592
Sports / Exercise science 36 286 755
Gerontology 37 274 839
Toxicology 45 319 1159

Physics rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 29th for Physics in Germany and 362nd in the World with 28,858 publications made and 908,597 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
#136 of 1,460 In Europe
#362 of 6,729 In the World

University of Marburg
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 441 5788
1994 470 6460
1995 477 7821
1996 478 8342
1997 550 8382
1998 628 8777
1999 635 9593
2000 690 10154
2001 595 11466
2002 615 11624
2003 683 14255
2004 671 14711
2005 649 18267
2006 643 17807
2007 679 20120
2008 691 21384
2009 675 22917
2010 703 24882
2011 778 28385
2012 816 30428
2013 778 32325
2014 807 35435
2015 766 35822
2016 817 37159
2017 816 38959
2018 740 39576
2019 775 42095
2020 900 48900
2021 878 52972
2022 817 49698
2023 836 49475
2024 654 45765
2025 580 39068

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 15 51 156
Atomic and Molecular physics 24 71 160
Condensed Matter Physics 23 70 203
Applied/Engineering Physics 15 66 223
Nuclear Physics 29 104 235
Medical Physics 25 115 279
Materials Science 22 94 299
Nanotechnology 21 78 299
Optical Engineering 25 107 306
Quantum and Particle physics 33 142 366
Astrobiology 34 159 390
Astrophysics and Astronomy 35 168 401
Acoustical Engineering 31 157 409
Theoretical Physics 41 199 421

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 28th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 386th in the World with 27,459 publications made and 622,606 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#28 of 178 In Germany
#162 of 1,502 In Europe
#386 of 7,088 In the World

University of Marburg
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 219 1999
1994 254 2019
1995 230 2359
1996 266 2492
1997 250 2723
1998 304 3290
1999 316 3595
2000 291 3990
2001 319 4468
2002 364 4862
2003 503 5936
2004 488 6592
2005 475 7649
2006 484 8961
2007 500 10382
2008 569 11733
2009 579 13119
2010 633 15113
2011 610 17075
2012 833 19154
2013 799 20689
2014 874 23023
2015 784 23846
2016 882 24556
2017 957 26876
2018 950 27320
2019 1012 31051
2020 1290 39449
2021 1276 43815
2022 1259 43498
2023 1245 45789
2024 954 41137
2025 680 35870

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 24 111 262
Classics and Ancient History 12 102 269
Library and Information science 20 103 272
International Law 13 128 284
Human Rights Law 11 130 331
Political Science 26 145 359
Art History 20 152 359
Genealogy 21 148 388
Linguistics 33 168 430
Early Childhood Education 17 148 473
History 30 203 511
Aesthetics 29 211 516
Demography 29 185 526
Law Enforcement 17 172 530
Political Economy 28 221 540
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 28 220 541
Criminology and Criminal Justice 15 178 544
Military science 15 170 551
Special Education 24 208 559
Public Policy / Administration 20 218 576
International Relations and Diplomacy 26 214 578
Law 31 227 594
Archaeology 37 233 604
Sociology 31 227 610
Anthropology 29 257 664
Urban and Regional planning 26 324 673
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 37 291 719
Sports / Exercise science 36 286 755
Gender Studies 26 262 772
Journalism and Digital Media 38 280 774
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 34 272 808
Publishing 37 325 844
Media Studies 39 324 889
Communications and Public Relations 37 357 950
Education Majors 48 335 992

Engineering rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 35th for Engineering in Germany and 447th in the World with 26,548 publications made and 833,492 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#35 of 169 In Germany
#167 of 1,466 In Europe
#447 of 6,795 In the World

University of Marburg
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 390 5127
1994 434 5695
1995 420 6420
1996 438 7197
1997 471 7444
1998 547 7989
1999 559 8731
2000 612 9215
2001 545 10420
2002 550 10587
2003 604 13211
2004 598 13556
2005 595 16815
2006 642 16973
2007 651 19043
2008 681 20387
2009 673 21922
2010 700 24036
2011 729 27458
2012 769 29591
2013 728 31519
2014 748 34752
2015 720 35249
2016 786 36369
2017 776 38325
2018 708 38885
2019 739 41674
2020 897 48334
2021 893 53354
2022 813 49950
2023 827 49460
2024 612 46017
2025 564 39445

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 35th for Computer Science in Germany and 472nd in the World with 21,715 publications made and 748,276 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#35 of 172 In Germany
#182 of 1,470 In Europe
#472 of 6,855 In the World

University of Marburg
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 212 3147
1994 235 3262
1995 223 3566
1996 213 3862
1997 239 4153
1998 265 4317
1999 309 5198
2000 345 5849
2001 335 6641
2002 376 7473
2003 430 9003
2004 408 9447
2005 444 11439
2006 474 13025
2007 473 14656
2008 496 15818
2009 572 18242
2010 603 20557
2011 635 22825
2012 641 25679
2013 686 27483
2014 718 30930
2015 613 31479
2016 730 32813
2017 792 34888
2018 691 36298
2019 828 40856
2020 926 51230
2021 1076 57636
2022 1001 56026
2023 1035 57214
2024 829 53853
2025 715 48804

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 21 75 212
Library and Information science 20 103 272
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 104 275
Cognitive Science 23 112 317
Computational Linguistics 39 207 523
Data Science 43 265 622
Game Design and Development 45 278 622
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 44 242 644
Software Engineering 48 288 653
Computer Vision 44 251 671
Machine Learning 39 237 699
Computer Graphics 62 308 747
Management Information Systems 46 332 761
Telecommunications 49 283 794
Computer Networking 49 283 811
Web Design and Development 52 308 827
Blockchain and Cryptography 49 305 916
Human-Computer Interaction 62 405 998
Cyber Security 48 351 1010
Computer Engineering 55 356 1104
Multimedia 78 569 1832

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 34th for Environmental Science in Germany and 516th in the World with 19,288 publications made and 622,210 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#34 of 170 In Germany
#185 of 1,464 In Europe
#516 of 6,888 In the World

University of Marburg
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 201 3437
1994 247 3411
1995 236 3490
1996 241 3529
1997 250 4110
1998 292 4460
1999 286 4994
2000 345 5600
2001 298 5871
2002 317 6558
2003 369 7713
2004 348 8055
2005 398 9628
2006 427 10884
2007 414 12251
2008 481 13322
2009 484 15093
2010 448 16693
2011 510 18984
2012 562 20445
2013 586 22342
2014 601 24922
2015 641 25261
2016 623 26444
2017 632 27635
2018 586 28475
2019 621 31942
2020 811 40067
2021 869 44378
2022 847 42968
2023 825 43009
2024 651 39814
2025 521 35694

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 27 133 358
Geology 32 173 466
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 27 162 473
Forestry 24 173 518
Ecology 38 211 566
Geography and Cartography 36 219 574
Environmental Chemistry 43 219 595
Oceanography 42 242 657
Urban and Regional planning 26 324 673
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 41 233 697
Earth science and Geophysics 39 268 767
Petrology and Geochemistry 42 292 795
Geotechnical Engineering 43 265 817
Agricultural Science 42 293 958
Environmental Engineering 46 326 1037
Environmental Management 52 425 1301

Psychology rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 24th for Psychology in Germany and 321st in the World with 17,765 publications made and 658,604 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#24 of 169 In Germany
#110 of 1,424 In Europe
#321 of 6,663 In the World

University of Marburg
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 197 2504
1994 209 2599
1995 209 2852
1996 217 3133
1997 227 3141
1998 224 3404
1999 262 3954
2000 278 4622
2001 263 5224
2002 294 5964
2003 365 7278
2004 370 7975
2005 374 8992
2006 372 10482
2007 396 11830
2008 400 13084
2009 446 14318
2010 504 16682
2011 504 18774
2012 516 20911
2013 581 22673
2014 563 24786
2015 559 26008
2016 603 26294
2017 684 28721
2018 595 30610
2019 701 33851
2020 822 43057
2021 920 48358
2022 846 47343
2023 895 48170
2024 774 45667
2025 671 42005

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 55 202
Neuroscience 21 75 212
Psychiatry 22 88 247
Cognitive Science 23 112 317
Child Psychology 16 106 330
Occupational Therapy 21 163 408
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 9 102 436
Social Psychology 25 153 438
Special Education 24 208 559
Sexology 17 209 685
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 37 291 719
Education Majors 48 335 992

Mathematics rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 43rd for Mathematics in Germany and 631st in the World with 7,422 publications made and 245,609 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 1,406 In Europe
#631 of 6,434 In the World

University of Marburg
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 61 644
1994 66 710
1995 68 774
1996 65 859
1997 65 884
1998 62 916
1999 82 1045
2000 100 1269
2001 77 1342
2002 124 1561
2003 136 1966
2004 125 2098
2005 147 2600
2006 148 3036
2007 159 3262
2008 180 3959
2009 197 4431
2010 197 5100
2011 212 5931
2012 236 6816
2013 249 7633
2014 236 8464
2015 251 8852
2016 271 9466
2017 316 10276
2018 263 10896
2019 321 12408
2020 393 15597
2021 478 18488
2022 441 18618
2023 455 19375
2024 358 15623
2025 301 13188

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 38 205 551
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 49 319 796
Actuarial Science 46 325 863
Blockchain and Cryptography 49 305 916
Applied Mathematics 60 376 967
Operations Research 49 338 998
Math Teachers 50 374 1208

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Marburg

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 16 127 320
International Economics 28 239 386
Performing arts 22 194 437
International Business 31 264 484
Literature 29 219 525
Music 27 203 532
Cinematography 13 233 554
International Trade 38 326 562
Photography 23 224 564
Finance 36 248 606
Art & Design 38 260 621
Tax Law 37 237 626
Human Resource Management 30 258 646
Marketing 38 245 646
Fashion Design 41 273 654
Creative Writing 28 278 680
Business 42 278 713
Advertising 37 265 713
Management 42 269 724
Economics 39 283 743
Entertainment Industry Business 33 326 848
Graphic Design 54 327 882
Development Studies 42 319 902
Accounting 46 341 918
Investment Banking and Stock trading 46 342 941
Project Management 62 490 1146