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The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna ranked 8th in Austria, 751st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 130 research topics. The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,910 academic publications and 738,178 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 22 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#751 of 14,131 In the World
#299 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 71 In Austria
#4 of 23 In Vienna
#70 of 2,632 For Forestry
#89 of 1,024 For Agricultural Engineering
#178 of 1,346 For Biochemical Engineering
#1701 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#732 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 127 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna ranked 9th for Biology in Austria and 715th in the World with 17,298 publications made and 616,073 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 34 In Austria
#247 of 1,448 In Europe
#715 of 6,833 In the World

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 17 151
1993 21 180
1994 20 174
1995 30 257
1996 30 330
1997 54 332
1998 72 392
1999 63 564
2000 75 773
2001 93 944
2002 91 1180
2003 121 1426
2004 240 1985
2005 278 2557
2006 355 3610
2007 390 4785
2008 402 6125
2009 465 7636
2010 545 9737
2011 621 12427
2012 668 15160
2013 735 18082
2014 810 21417
2015 874 24219
2016 911 26881
2017 953 31027
2018 1073 35249
2019 1090 41244
2020 1321 54803
2021 1367 65507
2022 1254 67614
2023 1139 68194
2024 950 66090

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 1 16 70
Agricultural Science 1 50 186
Horticulture 1 53 206
Nutrition and Food Science 2 79 230
Animal Science 2 97 305
Botany 3 127 345
Entomology 3 132 349
Biotechnology 5 146 387
Molecular Biology 5 139 409
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 219 551
Paleontology 6 226 592
Microbiology 7 199 596
Zoology 6 216 600
Biophysics 10 236 620
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 235 701
Genetics 8 251 710
Biochemistry 9 250 721
Evolutionary Biology 10 284 726
Virology 8 233 730
Toxicology 7 234 754
Immunology 9 267 811
Astrobiology 9 351 945
Nanotechnology 8 326 1037
Oncology and Cancer research 11 403 1412
Pharmacology 11 387 1456
Neuroscience 16 542 1761

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Austria and 559th in the World with 15,731 publications made and 539,113 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 35 In Austria
#209 of 1,464 In Europe
#559 of 6,876 In the World

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 15 87
1993 16 122
1994 12 99
1995 20 154
1996 26 189
1997 37 191
1998 43 232
1999 48 355
2000 55 447
2001 60 526
2002 67 707
2003 92 822
2004 196 1205
2005 208 1582
2006 323 2446
2007 336 3222
2008 350 4317
2009 411 5691
2010 460 7194
2011 499 9177
2012 581 11381
2013 623 13870
2014 689 16507
2015 790 19365
2016 822 22143
2017 810 25907
2018 1001 29998
2019 1041 35885
2020 1215 48335
2021 1328 60656
2022 1258 63881
2023 1230 65492
2024 933 65263

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 1 16 70
Agricultural Science 1 50 186
Environmental Management 2 61 204
Hydrology and Water resources management 2 56 224
Geotechnical Engineering 2 101 336
Environmental Engineering 2 114 364
Ecology 3 140 385
Oceanography 4 166 455
Urban and Regional planning 6 238 475
Earth science and Geophysics 5 189 520
Environmental Chemistry 4 194 520
Geography and Cartography 4 215 567
Geology 5 211 567
Paleontology 6 226 592
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 234 627
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 235 701
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 324 892
Mining Engineering 7 267 895

Chemistry rankings

The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna ranked 8th for Chemistry in Austria and 767th in the World with 13,969 publications made and 503,156 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 33 In Austria
#265 of 1,417 In Europe
#767 of 6,545 In the World

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 15 142
1993 19 163
1994 18 155
1995 22 238
1996 25 291
1997 54 281
1998 72 367
1999 62 512
2000 71 713
2001 85 907
2002 85 1124
2003 109 1367
2004 197 1776
2005 249 2419
2006 279 3162
2007 340 4225
2008 364 5482
2009 378 6793
2010 453 8692
2011 508 10856
2012 551 13075
2013 603 15325
2014 660 18398
2015 691 20522
2016 746 22456
2017 761 25521
2018 826 28830
2019 876 33150
2020 1053 43381
2021 1037 50705
2022 965 52358
2023 913 52157
2024 754 50893

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 4 81 178
Nutrition and Food Science 2 79 230
Environmental Chemistry 4 194 520
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 234 572
Biochemistry 9 250 721
Chemical Engineering 7 241 742
Organic Chemistry 7 265 759
Computational Chemistry 7 314 819
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 324 892
Nanotechnology 8 326 1037
Physical chemistry 8 331 1042
Materials Science 9 362 1052
Inorganic Chemistry 7 335 1055
Radiochemistry 8 282 1143
Pharmacy 7 408 1269

Engineering rankings

The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna ranked 8th for Engineering in Austria and 888th in the World with 12,061 publications made and 404,349 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 34 In Austria
#316 of 1,465 In Europe
#888 of 6,782 In the World

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 9 73
1993 10 75
1994 10 65
1995 14 89
1996 19 158
1997 39 123
1998 41 162
1999 30 220
2000 36 352
2001 43 395
2002 56 507
2003 71 621
2004 131 915
2005 168 1335
2006 194 1832
2007 241 2491
2008 261 3275
2009 284 4203
2010 347 5451
2011 380 7343
2012 452 9032
2013 504 11067
2014 573 13509
2015 594 15339
2016 681 17783
2017 669 20359
2018 780 23797
2019 797 28043
2020 955 36547
2021 998 45150
2022 937 46981
2023 939 48163
2024 694 47378

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 1 22 89
Biochemical Engineering 4 81 178
Landscape Architecture 3 105 220
Remote Sensing 6 115 335
Geotechnical Engineering 2 101 336
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 108 337
Environmental Engineering 2 114 364
Biotechnology 5 146 387
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 135 482
Transportation Engineering 4 203 543
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 234 572
Civil Engineering 5 210 604
Chemical Engineering 7 241 742
Operations Research 7 278 774
Architectural Engineering 5 314 818
Mining Engineering 7 267 895
Biomedical Engineering 11 323 926
Construction Management 7 368 941
Structural Engineering 8 334 960
Systems Engineering 9 416 1022
Nanotechnology 8 326 1037
Metallurgical Engineering 8 351 1050
Materials Science 9 362 1052
Reliability and Quality Engineering 6 367 1096
Aerospace Engineering 9 405 1103
Acoustical Engineering 10 448 1278
Automotive Engineering 7 409 1297
Optical Engineering 12 442 1334
Mechanical Engineering 11 473 1353
Electrical Engineering 8 446 1382
Computer Networking 11 489 1538
Electronic Engineering 10 475 1573
Telecommunications 9 508 1636
Human-Computer Interaction 17 674 2100

Physics rankings

The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna ranked 9th for Physics in Austria and 1059th in the World with 9,541 publications made and 314,098 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 34 In Austria
#380 of 1,457 In Europe
#1059 of 6,713 In the World

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 10 86
1993 13 84
1994 13 72
1995 13 100
1996 17 142
1997 33 123
1998 36 169
1999 23 187
2000 46 345
2001 36 366
2002 53 487
2003 68 602
2004 115 828
2005 150 1200
2006 163 1626
2007 212 2068
2008 225 2807
2009 228 3438
2010 276 4558
2011 307 5723
2012 372 7029
2013 398 8516
2014 438 10400
2015 471 11977
2016 522 13193
2017 567 15164
2018 596 17791
2019 638 20860
2020 727 26746
2021 746 33064
2022 696 34633
2023 686 35340
2024 549 34841

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 10 236 620
Astrobiology 9 351 945
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 388 1022
Nanotechnology 8 326 1037
Materials Science 9 362 1052
Nuclear Physics 10 399 1182
Quantum and Particle physics 9 422 1202
Acoustical Engineering 10 448 1278
Optical Engineering 12 442 1334
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 503 1596
Condensed Matter Physics 11 595 2231

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna ranked 10th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 1167th in the World with 8,614 publications made and 260,058 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Political Science, Philosophy, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#10 of 36 In Austria
#434 of 1,500 In Europe
#1167 of 7,081 In the World

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 5 25
1993 4 27
1994 5 39
1995 8 59
1996 18 72
1997 8 60
1998 21 87
1999 12 135
2000 26 193
2001 26 188
2002 22 276
2003 31 312
2004 79 420
2005 113 605
2006 166 1034
2007 157 1309
2008 170 1857
2009 221 2464
2010 233 3077
2011 283 4052
2012 306 5197
2013 379 6267
2014 383 7765
2015 405 9194
2016 445 10897
2017 455 12749
2018 640 15213
2019 599 18450
2020 678 25897
2021 721 32845
2022 707 35007
2023 722 37232
2024 475 34136

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 6 238 475
Forensic Science 5 183 501
Archaeology 4 243 620
History 5 279 698
Demography 8 282 797
Political Economy 7 376 997
Public Policy / Administration 8 372 1044
Communications and Public Relations 7 383 1050
Art History 9 454 1147
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 445 1164
Political Science 10 464 1164
Sociology 11 431 1237
Anthropology 10 447 1247
Law 10 461 1268
Aesthetics 10 520 1398
Library and Information science 12 483 1402
Classics and Ancient History 9 497 1447
Philosophy 11 559 1608
Linguistics 12 577 1738
Gender Studies 10 563 1936
Education Majors 11 644 2371

Medicine rankings

The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna ranked 12th for Medicine in Austria and 1169th in the World with 6,750 publications made and 219,190 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology, Virology.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 34 In Austria
#373 of 1,433 In Europe
#1169 of 6,775 In the World

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 5 63
1993 10 69
1994 7 75
1995 10 107
1996 13 143
1997 12 131
1998 19 174
1999 22 185
2000 20 339
2001 33 423
2002 25 440
2003 50 560
2004 92 719
2005 108 1022
2006 116 1342
2007 160 1869
2008 145 2402
2009 191 2980
2010 200 3636
2011 236 4699
2012 239 5457
2013 281 6578
2014 300 7896
2015 334 9184
2016 377 10386
2017 367 11733
2018 421 13767
2019 427 16023
2020 530 22238
2021 553 27024
2022 542 27495
2023 503 27772
2024 339 23508

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forensic Science 5 183 501
Veterinary 4 173 648
Virology 8 233 730
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 12 265 736
Toxicology 7 234 754
Immunology 9 267 811
Public Health 8 295 853
Biomedical Engineering 11 323 926
Dentistry 11 386 1210
Pharmacy 7 408 1269
Pathology 12 399 1326
Anatomy and Physiology 12 434 1390
Gerontology 11 448 1404
Oncology and Cancer research 11 403 1412
Pharmacology 11 387 1456
Urology 12 416 1490
Orthodontics 14 532 1679
Family medicine 10 453 1742
Physical Therapy 14 560 1848
Nursing 13 556 1945
Surgery 15 582 2072
Anesthesiology 15 579 2164
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 17 656 2313
Clinical Psychology 16 639 2484
Psychiatry 17 666 2524
Health Science 17 809 3440

Computer Science rankings

The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna ranked 12th for Computer Science in Austria and 1329th in the World with 5,566 publications made and 183,936 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 35 In Austria
#457 of 1,469 In Europe
#1329 of 6,845 In the World

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 5 23
1993 4 26
1994 2 32
1995 6 37
1996 11 71
1997 13 85
1998 10 93
1999 11 106
2000 16 154
2001 24 178
2002 14 223
2003 25 286
2004 43 465
2005 69 539
2006 88 937
2007 86 1101
2008 110 1436
2009 116 1864
2010 153 2434
2011 180 3031
2012 237 4032
2013 260 4985
2014 258 5940
2015 291 6920
2016 284 7736
2017 273 9264
2018 405 10688
2019 360 12765
2020 481 17017
2021 466 21532
2022 469 22096
2023 443 23023
2024 314 21483

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 219 551
Data Science 12 457 1172
Library and Information science 12 483 1402
Machine Learning 10 429 1402
Computer Vision 10 478 1476
Computer Graphics 11 530 1510
Cyber Security 10 502 1537
Computer Networking 11 489 1538
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 11 531 1609
Telecommunications 9 508 1636
Management Information Systems 12 619 1648
Neuroscience 16 542 1761
Software Engineering 14 661 1970
Human-Computer Interaction 17 674 2100
Cognitive Science 15 643 2403

Business rankings

The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna ranked 10th for Business in Austria and 1141st in the World with 2,848 publications made and 79,451 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#10 of 32 In Austria
#446 of 1,433 In Europe
#1141 of 6,339 In the World

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 3
1993 0 7
1994 1 11
1995 2 5
1996 4 22
1997 7 14
1998 5 17
1999 6 28
2000 7 32
2001 9 27
2002 12 47
2003 10 52
2004 33 99
2005 37 127
2006 82 247
2007 58 294
2008 62 451
2009 85 547
2010 72 752
2011 85 979
2012 123 1497
2013 115 1675
2014 130 2109
2015 140 2486
2016 141 2804
2017 129 3452
2018 204 4196
2019 198 5259
2020 231 7105
2021 253 9627
2022 217 9760
2023 227 10794
2024 145 8345

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 6 209 495
International Trade 6 297 514
International Business 7 330 604
Risk Management 5 310 721
Supply Chain Management 3 257 774
Operations Research 7 278 774
Marketing 8 355 914
Construction Management 7 368 941
Project Management 8 442 1030
Public Policy / Administration 8 372 1044
Management 10 468 1301
Finance 10 533 1415
Accounting 8 500 1419
Management Information Systems 12 619 1648
Advertising 13 591 1806

Economics rankings

The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna ranked 10th for Economics in Austria and 1051st in the World with 2,263 publications made and 73,203 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#10 of 30 In Austria
#405 of 1,388 In Europe
#1051 of 6,167 In the World

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 2
1993 0 3
1994 1 8
1995 0 7
1996 0 12
1997 6 9
1998 4 14
1999 2 17
2000 6 26
2001 9 18
2002 8 35
2003 8 35
2004 16 43
2005 21 66
2006 35 144
2007 24 190
2008 25 225
2009 54 408
2010 64 546
2011 78 747
2012 83 1149
2013 90 1406
2014 107 1721
2015 104 2129
2016 117 2529
2017 112 2890
2018 179 3748
2019 150 4633
2020 217 6435
2021 228 8946
2022 196 9324
2023 188 10305
2024 118 7912

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 1 44 178
Environmental Economics 2 100 242
International Economics 6 283 462
International Trade 6 297 514
Political Economy 7 376 997
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 482 1270
Development Studies 11 437 1322
Finance 10 533 1415

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna

Speciality Austria Europe World Rank
Interior Design 3 102 236
Graphic Design 7 253 664
Performing arts 7 356 850
Statistics 12 433 1243
Fashion Design 11 490 1274
Mathematics 12 465 1374
Art & Design 10 535 1446
Literature 10 549 1608
Social Psychology 12 540 1686
Applied Mathematics 11 582 1816
Child Psychology 13 554 1890
Psychology 15 596 2100
Math Teachers 11 672 2688