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The University of Marburg ranked 25th in Germany, 291st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 181 research topics. The University of Marburg ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 76,306 academic publications and 1,825,274 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 275 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#291 of 14,131 In the World
#108 of 2,785 In Europe
#25 of 369 In Germany
#1 of 22 In Hesse
#11 of 2,235 For Pharmacy
#24 of 2,294 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#58 of 1,022 For Neurosurgery
#252 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#399 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 178 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 21st for Biology in Germany and 250th in the World with 42,641 publications made and 1,426,146 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Immunology, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 170 In Germany
#87 of 1,445 In Europe
#250 of 6,770 In the World

University of Marburg
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 627 7229
1992 589 7347
1993 588 7971
1994 672 8700
1995 651 9095
1996 672 10266
1997 732 11487
1998 787 12231
1999 854 14131
2000 894 15443
2001 863 17247
2002 851 18035
2003 987 21443
2004 1032 23216
2005 975 27102
2006 985 28997
2007 1028 32870
2008 1008 34665
2009 1122 38437
2010 1146 42982
2011 1218 47132
2012 1263 51333
2013 1280 54493
2014 1372 59091
2015 1248 61033
2016 1380 62355
2017 1389 66184
2018 1276 68972
2019 1464 75067
2020 1687 89447
2021 1804 100648
2022 1703 100881
2023 1645 97431

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 10 39 117
Molecular Biology 14 37 129
Biophysics 15 52 154
Biochemistry 18 66 191
Virology 15 63 201
Neuroscience 19 71 204
Genetics 18 71 207
Immunology 24 93 244
Pharmacology 17 87 253
Oncology and Cancer research 18 83 257
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 103 268
Nanotechnology 19 72 276
Biotechnology 18 103 276
Evolutionary Biology 25 126 324
Paleontology 26 130 339
Botany 25 129 345
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 16 125 356
Astrobiology 32 147 365
Microbiology 30 150 401
Forestry 24 154 419
Zoology 32 170 438
Horticulture 28 183 548
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 40 225 635
Nutrition and Food Science 38 277 810
Agricultural Science 42 284 866
Animal Science 35 276 910
Toxicology 47 338 1154

Chemistry rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 20th for Chemistry in Germany and 232nd in the World with 38,934 publications made and 1,261,243 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Pharmacy, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#20 of 165 In Germany
#75 of 1,401 In Europe
#232 of 6,447 In the World

University of Marburg
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 651 7859
1992 654 8118
1993 631 8715
1994 714 9381
1995 716 10383
1996 711 11357
1997 764 12425
1998 850 12954
1999 899 14766
2000 908 15863
2001 852 17755
2002 848 17906
2003 928 20908
2004 918 22213
2005 912 26452
2006 911 26919
2007 980 30455
2008 911 31487
2009 969 34256
2010 965 37378
2011 1013 40750
2012 1080 44290
2013 1007 46904
2014 1105 50370
2015 1010 50484
2016 1144 51878
2017 1027 54439
2018 973 56472
2019 1049 60159
2020 1215 70167
2021 1172 77714
2022 1102 76454
2023 1055 72909

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 9 31 80
Computational Chemistry 14 49 135
Organic Chemistry 15 52 170
Biochemistry 18 66 191
Inorganic Chemistry 14 55 196
Materials Science 21 84 276
Nanotechnology 19 72 276
Radiochemistry 10 57 290
Physical chemistry 21 101 319
Biochemical Engineering 32 185 410
Chemical Engineering 24 122 430
Environmental Chemistry 42 206 538
Petrology and Geochemistry 40 285 758
Nutrition and Food Science 38 277 810

Medicine rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 23rd for Medicine in Germany and 238th in the World with 36,874 publications made and 1,038,499 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#23 of 170 In Germany
#85 of 1,417 In Europe
#238 of 6,680 In the World

University of Marburg
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 542 4271
1992 463 4538
1993 467 4705
1994 497 4957
1995 475 5606
1996 524 6357
1997 572 7054
1998 595 7424
1999 654 8789
2000 650 9988
2001 684 11121
2002 662 11953
2003 840 14425
2004 914 15924
2005 859 18209
2006 823 20482
2007 859 23560
2008 791 25067
2009 919 27117
2010 994 30921
2011 1017 34225
2012 1106 37351
2013 1078 39626
2014 1119 42957
2015 1022 45261
2016 1144 45713
2017 1164 49252
2018 1099 51450
2019 1275 56589
2020 1500 68984
2021 1624 79462
2022 1545 81314
2023 1517 78489

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) 11 14 24
Neurosurgery 13 28 58
Cosmetology 7 26 88
Dermatology 16 51 143
Clinical Psychology 5 50 181
Ophthalmology 14 49 187
Audiology 24 76 191
Virology 15 63 201
Anesthesiology 21 71 213
Respiratory Therapy 15 82 221
Sonography and Ultrasound 19 77 222
Psychiatry 21 85 240
Immunology 24 93 244
Optometry 13 81 245
Pharmacology 17 87 253
Cardiology 27 97 255
Oncology and Cancer research 18 83 257
Radiation Therapy 28 88 257
Pathology 24 99 273
Medical Physics 26 120 279
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 96 283
Urology 22 97 284
Surgery 25 100 286
Anatomy and Physiology 26 103 290
Biomedical Engineering 26 100 294
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 27 111 295
Orthodontics 26 110 310
Dentistry 26 111 319
Physical Therapy 20 120 327
Family medicine 17 112 333
Pediatrics 21 127 338
Nursing 15 121 346
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 16 125 356
Critical Care Nursing 29 153 359
Sports Medicine 25 143 379
Occupational Therapy 20 156 392
Health Science 18 133 397
Veterinary 15 117 405
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 27 159 473
Healthcare Management (MHA) 17 173 492
Epidemiology 30 194 497
Public Health 28 178 502
Plastic Surgery 34 187 581
Sports / Exercise science 33 267 706
Gerontology 30 237 714
Toxicology 47 338 1154

Physics rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 27th for Physics in Germany and 330th in the World with 26,266 publications made and 722,559 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#27 of 167 In Germany
#127 of 1,446 In Europe
#330 of 6,603 In the World

University of Marburg
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 429 4832
1992 427 5108
1993 418 5099
1994 448 5625
1995 454 7022
1996 453 7332
1997 499 7332
1998 592 7559
1999 583 8191
2000 650 8726
2001 544 10015
2002 571 9803
2003 636 11826
2004 641 12324
2005 600 15726
2006 581 15162
2007 660 17581
2008 650 18615
2009 650 19762
2010 653 21613
2011 727 24500
2012 775 26646
2013 725 28298
2014 800 31231
2015 713 31204
2016 817 32833
2017 764 34245
2018 706 35281
2019 732 37350
2020 844 41778
2021 845 45923
2022 763 44652
2023 744 43084

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 52 154
Atomic and Molecular physics 24 71 155
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 53 183
Condensed Matter Physics 23 67 188
Nuclear Physics 29 98 220
Materials Science 21 84 276
Nanotechnology 19 72 276
Medical Physics 26 120 279
Optical Engineering 25 105 299
Quantum and Particle physics 31 130 334
Astrobiology 32 147 365
Astrophysics and Astronomy 36 162 388
Theoretical Physics 40 186 389
Acoustical Engineering 30 150 395

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 25th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 347th in the World with 24,490 publications made and 426,345 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#25 of 175 In Germany
#141 of 1,492 In Europe
#347 of 7,020 In the World

University of Marburg
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 252 1410
1992 207 1583
1993 205 1650
1994 236 1643
1995 219 1933
1996 246 1962
1997 242 2241
1998 278 2717
1999 275 2986
2000 268 3225
2001 281 3628
2002 311 3849
2003 453 4693
2004 469 5332
2005 422 6278
2006 446 7375
2007 483 8506
2008 509 9185
2009 541 10461
2010 596 11915
2011 573 13602
2012 749 14954
2013 778 16192
2014 855 17905
2015 695 19069
2016 835 19514
2017 893 21019
2018 877 21993
2019 974 25014
2020 1191 30470
2021 1165 34139
2022 1148 35616
2023 1104 36261

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 23 95 227
Classics and Ancient History 11 86 230
Library and Information science 18 89 248
International Law 16 133 301
Art History 18 132 317
Human Rights Law 15 144 344
Political Science 27 139 350
Linguistics 30 156 402
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 21 189 469
Public Policy / Administration 13 177 478
Demography 28 178 492
Genealogy 22 180 492
History 28 192 492
Aesthetics 29 207 513
Criminology and Criminal Justice 15 162 515
Law Enforcement 17 169 523
Early Childhood Education 17 161 539
Sociology 30 210 561
International Relations and Diplomacy 23 203 567
Law 31 219 570
Archaeology 36 226 579
Radio and Television broadcasting 26 207 595
Political Economy 33 234 598
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 26 207 620
Special Education 29 238 643
Anthropology 28 256 653
Journalism and Digital Media 37 260 706
Sports / Exercise science 33 267 706
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 37 287 718
Gender Studies 23 257 778
Broadcast Journalism 34 269 781
Media Studies 33 297 829
Urban and Regional planning 40 398 855
Communications and Public Relations 39 350 947
Publishing 36 344 951
Education Majors 46 328 973
Military science 36 322 997

Engineering rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 32nd for Engineering in Germany and 414th in the World with 24,153 publications made and 659,701 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#32 of 168 In Germany
#150 of 1,453 In Europe
#414 of 6,684 In the World

University of Marburg
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 371 4145
1992 360 4317
1993 361 4528
1994 405 4956
1995 399 5610
1996 415 6302
1997 443 6531
1998 519 6835
1999 514 7421
2000 568 7914
2001 509 9027
2002 505 8888
2003 568 10944
2004 567 11396
2005 554 14403
2006 569 14367
2007 631 16661
2008 632 17522
2009 658 18715
2010 630 20833
2011 694 23616
2012 731 25626
2013 682 27276
2014 740 30224
2015 665 30292
2016 773 32089
2017 734 33468
2018 665 34084
2019 712 36730
2020 849 41270
2021 840 45579
2022 758 44415
2023 759 42869

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

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 9 31 80
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 53 183
Materials Science 21 84 276
Nanotechnology 19 72 276
Biotechnology 18 103 276
Metallurgical Engineering 18 77 276
Biomedical Engineering 26 100 294
Optical Engineering 25 105 299
Acoustical Engineering 30 150 395
Biochemical Engineering 32 185 410
Chemical Engineering 24 122 430
Remote Sensing 30 195 497
Electrical Engineering 39 192 541
Aviation 22 207 548
Aerospace Engineering 44 230 604
Mechanical Engineering 49 248 651
Nuclear Engineering 30 236 683
Geotechnical Engineering 39 246 717
Architecture 48 314 725
Civil Engineering 40 265 743
Systems Engineering 53 311 745
Telecommunications 47 278 754
Petroleum Engineering 38 257 778
Structural Engineering 51 293 800
Computer Networking 49 293 824
Environmental Engineering 41 295 858
Human-Computer Interaction 60 385 896
Operations Research 48 345 997
Computer Engineering 56 356 1073
Electronic Engineering 63 385 1124
Reliability and Quality Engineering 49 387 1163

Computer Science rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 32nd for Computer Science in Germany and 445th in the World with 19,252 publications made and 559,123 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#32 of 172 In Germany
#171 of 1,459 In Europe
#445 of 6,752 In the World

University of Marburg
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 222 2146
1992 201 2426
1993 204 2695
1994 225 2768
1995 207 3042
1996 213 3288
1997 242 3544
1998 233 3703
1999 288 4359
2000 318 4919
2001 303 5537
2002 337 6095
2003 389 7284
2004 416 7849
2005 395 9538
2006 440 10930
2007 455 12401
2008 443 13114
2009 527 15168
2010 569 17266
2011 597 18760
2012 599 21238
2013 653 22718
2014 687 25232
2015 561 26313
2016 709 27244
2017 734 28885
2018 660 30670
2019 769 34746
2020 868 42146
2021 1009 47900
2022 913 48244
2023 930 48061

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 71 204
Library and Information science 18 89 248
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 103 268
Cognitive Science 21 103 302
Computational Linguistics 38 198 500
Game Design and Development 40 235 523
Data Science 41 239 554
Software Engineering 44 266 598
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 44 236 620
Machine Learning 37 226 644
Computer Vision 44 255 667
Management Information Systems 45 317 711
Computer Graphics 60 299 725
Telecommunications 47 278 754
Web Design and Development 51 301 795
Blockchain and Cryptography 49 285 822
Computer Networking 49 293 824
Cyber Security 46 319 868
Human-Computer Interaction 60 385 896
Computer Engineering 56 356 1073
Multimedia 69 509 1522

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 32nd for Environmental Science in Germany and 478th in the World with 17,269 publications made and 483,465 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#32 of 170 In Germany
#174 of 1,458 In Europe
#478 of 6,798 In the World

University of Marburg
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 235 2613
1992 201 2654
1993 188 2961
1994 224 2985
1995 220 3028
1996 232 3049
1997 229 3428
1998 266 3844
1999 264 4249
2000 310 4789
2001 269 5056
2002 284 5425
2003 346 6466
2004 332 6635
2005 363 8051
2006 393 9145
2007 401 10380
2008 442 11118
2009 465 12523
2010 441 14219
2011 474 15836
2012 551 17426
2013 550 19092
2014 587 21050
2015 587 21329
2016 634 22873
2017 612 23349
2018 548 24431
2019 617 27394
2020 784 32813
2021 789 36576
2022 778 37104
2023 733 36145

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 26 130 339
Geology 30 157 418
Forestry 24 154 419
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 26 152 430
Geography and Cartography 29 188 515
Ecology 35 201 520
Environmental Chemistry 42 206 538
Oceanography 42 227 611
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 40 225 635
Geotechnical Engineering 39 246 717
Earth science and Geophysics 39 256 717
Petrology and Geochemistry 40 285 758
Urban and Regional planning 40 398 855
Environmental Engineering 41 295 858
Agricultural Science 42 284 866
Environmental Management 52 424 1259

Psychology rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 22nd for Psychology in Germany and 303rd in the World with 15,636 publications made and 484,813 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#22 of 169 In Germany
#101 of 1,414 In Europe
#303 of 6,528 In the World

University of Marburg
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 226 1728
1992 165 1940
1993 196 2186
1994 202 2237
1995 194 2410
1996 219 2675
1997 229 2763
1998 193 2879
1999 240 3295
2000 254 3938
2001 238 4358
2002 263 4861
2003 319 5867
2004 372 6644
2005 341 7592
2006 339 8758
2007 378 9996
2008 363 10832
2009 395 11977
2010 499 13980
2011 472 15446
2012 491 17268
2013 555 18582
2014 547 20421
2015 541 21955
2016 591 22341
2017 665 24225
2018 581 26063
2019 686 29190
2020 792 35522
2021 870 40039
2022 784 41024
2023 817 40678

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 5 50 181
Neuroscience 19 71 204
Psychiatry 21 85 240
Cognitive Science 21 103 302
Child Psychology 9 89 305
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 7 85 376
Occupational Therapy 20 156 392
Social Psychology 25 144 414
Special Education 29 238 643
Sexology 17 198 671
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 37 287 718
Education Majors 46 328 973

Mathematics rankings

The University of Marburg ranked 39th for Mathematics in Germany and 593rd in the World with 6,661 publications made and 185,296 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#39 of 163 In Germany
#221 of 1,388 In Europe
#593 of 6,305 In the World

University of Marburg
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 51 465
1992 41 483
1993 56 519
1994 62 578
1995 67 638
1996 68 723
1997 64 732
1998 57 783
1999 74 863
2000 98 1029
2001 76 1068
2002 110 1183
2003 120 1550
2004 134 1703
2005 135 2098
2006 139 2424
2007 156 2706
2008 165 3097
2009 182 3636
2010 187 4121
2011 213 4805
2012 236 5490
2013 253 6113
2014 230 6922
2015 248 7432
2016 280 7992
2017 310 8649
2018 262 9355
2019 321 11010
2020 381 12991
2021 474 15574
2022 442 16771
2023 453 17140

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 34 192 509
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 50 320 801
Blockchain and Cryptography 49 285 822
Actuarial Science 48 327 853
Applied Mathematics 60 390 988
Operations Research 48 345 997
Math Teachers 56 366 1173

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Marburg

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 11 104 276
International Economics 32 253 414
Performing arts 21 197 447
Tax Law 36 172 466
Music 23 181 470
International Business 36 274 501
Literature 30 223 530
Finance 35 217 534
Fashion Design 39 246 575
Marketing 36 224 581
Art & Design 37 241 587
International Trade 43 343 596
Creative Writing 21 249 619
Human Resource Management 30 251 626
Cinematography 19 262 645
Business 40 259 665
Entertainment Industry Business 22 256 673
Economics 39 266 689
Advertising 34 267 699
Management 43 272 728
Photography 35 291 773
Investment Banking and Stock trading 44 310 820
Entrepreneurship 46 380 850
Development Studies 43 304 859
Accounting 46 343 889
Project Management 56 413 980