University of Nova Gorica: Rankings

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The University of Nova Gorica ranked 4th in Slovenia, 4065th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in 91 research topics. The University of Nova Gorica ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,371 academic publications and 104,499 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4065 of 14,131 In the World
#1110 of 2,785 In Europe
#4 of 32 In Slovenia
#1 of 3 In Nova Gorica
#1178 of 1,420 For Petroleum Engineering
#1361 of 2,461 For Remote Sensing
#1923 of 2,454 For Computational Chemistry
#3572 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence

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Physics rankings

The University of Nova Gorica ranked 4th for Physics in Slovenia and 3022nd in the World with 2,342 publications made and 83,923 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 5 In Slovenia
#803 of 1,460 In Europe
#3022 of 6,729 In the World

University of Nova Gorica
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1998 3 9
1999 8 23
2000 3 28
2001 1 26
2002 2 29
2003 3 34
2004 10 66
2005 9 99
2006 34 148
2007 87 435
2008 91 1025
2009 78 1251
2010 86 1257
2011 91 1547
2012 114 1839
2013 109 2176
2014 117 2509
2015 115 3272
2016 139 4395
2017 133 5520
2018 109 6114
2019 116 7052
2020 125 6583
2021 199 8219
2022 147 7226
2023 199 8759
2024 137 7385
2025 92 6659

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

Physics subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 564 1945
Condensed Matter Physics 3 555 2060
Nuclear Physics 3 596 2132
Nanotechnology 3 579 2234
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 682 2340
Optical Engineering 3 715 2605
Materials Science 3 740 2781
Quantum and Particle physics 4 785 2907
Acoustical Engineering 4 969 3692

Engineering rankings

The University of Nova Gorica ranked 4th for Engineering in Slovenia and 3203rd in the World with 2,193 publications made and 69,628 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 5 In Slovenia
#839 of 1,466 In Europe
#3203 of 6,795 In the World

University of Nova Gorica
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1998 2 5
1999 6 13
2000 3 18
2001 1 16
2002 2 22
2003 4 26
2004 9 55
2005 3 73
2006 25 110
2007 47 216
2008 60 568
2009 59 826
2010 78 880
2011 78 1072
2012 104 1321
2013 98 1642
2014 112 2017
2015 110 2677
2016 131 3455
2017 131 4171
2018 109 4639
2019 115 5536
2020 140 5260
2021 202 6701
2022 154 6175
2023 201 7518
2024 137 6283
2025 86 5624

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

Engineering subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petroleum Engineering 3 366 1178
Remote Sensing 3 459 1361
Nanotechnology 3 579 2234
Chemical Engineering 3 639 2502
Systems Engineering 3 794 2570
Structural Engineering 4 736 2584
Optical Engineering 3 715 2605
Geotechnical Engineering 3 682 2688
Materials Science 3 740 2781
Environmental Engineering 3 691 2840
Electronic Engineering 3 760 2844
Electrical Engineering 3 797 3015
Metallurgical Engineering 3 764 3026
Aerospace Engineering 4 839 3079
Civil Engineering 4 869 3243
Telecommunications 4 843 3284
Mechanical Engineering 4 920 3326
Acoustical Engineering 4 969 3692
Computer Networking 4 1033 4185

Chemistry rankings

The University of Nova Gorica ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Slovenia and 3160th in the World with 2,047 publications made and 56,656 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 4 In Slovenia
#778 of 1,417 In Europe
#3160 of 6,561 In the World

University of Nova Gorica
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1998 2 5
1999 4 11
2000 2 16
2001 1 12
2002 2 18
2003 4 21
2004 5 34
2005 4 50
2006 30 73
2007 59 172
2008 60 460
2009 68 563
2010 65 644
2011 80 805
2012 100 1118
2013 93 1462
2014 103 1760
2015 109 2061
2016 108 2642
2017 132 3046
2018 99 3298
2019 91 4019
2020 114 4171
2021 175 5463
2022 147 5439
2023 184 6292
2024 129 5742
2025 92 5368

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

Chemistry subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 4 542 1923
Environmental Chemistry 3 578 2171
Nanotechnology 3 579 2234
Inorganic Chemistry 3 593 2322
Chemical Engineering 3 639 2502
Radiochemistry 3 568 2559
Physical chemistry 3 661 2572
Materials Science 3 740 2781
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 774 2871
Organic Chemistry 3 715 2905
Nutrition and Food Science 4 688 3008
Biochemistry 4 754 3223

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Nova Gorica ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Slovenia and 3587th in the World with 1,743 publications made and 58,929 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 5 In Slovenia
#891 of 1,464 In Europe
#3587 of 6,888 In the World

University of Nova Gorica
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1998 1 4
1999 4 9
2000 1 13
2001 2 12
2002 1 9
2003 2 18
2004 4 41
2005 3 51
2006 17 71
2007 45 162
2008 47 409
2009 55 616
2010 65 615
2011 69 798
2012 84 981
2013 71 1150
2014 91 1408
2015 92 1712
2016 96 2232
2017 112 2703
2018 85 3004
2019 75 3737
2020 105 3565
2021 170 4997
2022 126 4775
2023 151 5955
2024 113 4594
2025 67 4355

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

Environmental Science subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 3 578 2171
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 715 2600
Geotechnical Engineering 3 682 2688
Agricultural Science 3 669 2790
Environmental Engineering 3 691 2840
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 774 2871
Earth science and Geophysics 3 733 2890
Oceanography 3 805 3090
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 729 3225
Geology 4 833 3242
Environmental Management 4 888 3447
Paleontology 4 855 3482
Ecology 4 869 3501
Geography and Cartography 4 919 3541

Biology rankings

The University of Nova Gorica ranked 4th for Biology in Slovenia and 3621st in the World with 1,700 publications made and 43,391 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 5 In Slovenia
#861 of 1,449 In Europe
#3621 of 6,841 In the World

University of Nova Gorica
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1998 2 1
1999 2 2
2000 0 6
2001 1 7
2002 1 8
2003 2 5
2004 1 18
2005 1 25
2006 13 30
2007 32 102
2008 36 297
2009 43 405
2010 50 439
2011 67 680
2012 85 861
2013 80 1143
2014 72 1357
2015 85 1594
2016 94 1958
2017 114 2457
2018 95 2913
2019 84 3660
2020 99 3841
2021 158 5033
2022 131 5035
2023 163 6025
2024 120 5471
2025 83 5428

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

Biology subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 579 2234
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 692 2786
Agricultural Science 3 669 2790
Nutrition and Food Science 4 688 3008
Horticulture 4 665 3042
Zoology 4 748 3213
Biochemistry 4 754 3223
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 729 3225
Virology 4 752 3364
Immunology 4 759 3392
Botany 4 780 3440
Paleontology 4 855 3482
Genetics 4 868 3838
Neuroscience 4 1081 4618

Computer Science rankings

The University of Nova Gorica ranked 4th for Computer Science in Slovenia and 3887th in the World with 1,123 publications made and 43,428 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 5 In Slovenia
#969 of 1,470 In Europe
#3887 of 6,855 In the World

University of Nova Gorica
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1999 1 3
2000 1 2
2001 0 3
2002 0 3
2003 1 10
2004 3 20
2005 0 34
2006 10 39
2007 26 98
2008 33 283
2009 34 428
2010 44 447
2011 59 573
2012 74 720
2013 45 849
2014 53 945
2015 63 1283
2016 78 1962
2017 56 2824
2018 55 3230
2019 63 3766
2020 66 3437
2021 117 4345
2022 59 3448
2023 84 4232
2024 54 3022
2025 53 2671

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

Computer Science subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Linguistics 3 634 2289
Data Science 4 767 2573
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 692 2786
Telecommunications 4 843 3284
Computer Vision 4 882 3433
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 913 3508
Machine Learning 4 925 3849
Cognitive Science 4 973 4061
Computer Networking 4 1033 4185
Cyber Security 4 1091 4431
Neuroscience 4 1081 4618

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Nova Gorica ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Slovenia and 4530th in the World with 1,074 publications made and 29,735 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Political Science, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 5 In Slovenia
#1128 of 1,502 In Europe
#4530 of 7,088 In the World

University of Nova Gorica
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1999 2 8
2000 0 11
2001 2 10
2002 1 11
2003 1 12
2004 3 36
2005 1 41
2006 12 54
2007 18 117
2008 26 326
2009 18 433
2010 35 438
2011 34 494
2012 51 628
2013 34 633
2014 54 746
2015 56 1010
2016 59 1384
2017 57 1681
2018 60 1714
2019 55 2309
2020 79 2080
2021 125 2963
2022 79 2546
2023 99 3151
2024 72 2172
2025 49 2036

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Linguistics 4 950 3668
History 4 988 3875
Archaeology 4 997 3880
Philosophy 4 1064 4074
Education Majors 4 1027 4317
Demography 4 1064 4860
Sociology 4 1221 5324
Law 4 1251 5346
Political Science 4 1275 5404

Mathematics rankings

The University of Nova Gorica ranked 4th for Mathematics in Slovenia and 4344th in the World with 478 publications made and 12,204 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 4 In Slovenia
#1038 of 1,406 In Europe
#4344 of 6,434 In the World

University of Nova Gorica
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1998 1 4
1999 2 8
2000 0 3
2001 0 3
2002 0 4
2003 1 5
2004 2 11
2005 1 18
2006 4 34
2007 25 64
2008 19 153
2009 17 203
2010 28 250
2011 27 305
2012 36 318
2013 18 397
2014 20 476
2015 22 651
2016 26 859
2017 25 967
2018 19 895
2019 31 1174
2020 23 1070
2021 51 1464
2022 32 1249
2023 21 1381
2024 19 796
2025 10 644

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

Mathematics subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 4 1045 4431

Art & Design rankings

The University of Nova Gorica ranked 4th for Art & Design in Slovenia and 4158th in the World with 198 publications made and 8,976 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#4 of 4 In Slovenia
#1070 of 1,385 In Europe
#4158 of 6,010 In the World

University of Nova Gorica
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2006 4 2
2007 2 6
2008 1 31
2009 0 41
2010 2 49
2011 11 45
2012 15 72
2013 15 84
2014 13 160
2015 10 180
2016 14 186
2017 13 209
2018 11 217
2019 9 285
2020 11 286
2021 20 358
2022 12 327
2023 16 321
2024 15 363
2025 5 354

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nova Gorica in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Slovenia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Literature 4 924 3467
Fashion Design 4 1000 3830

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Nova Gorica

Speciality Slovenia Europe World Rank
Management 4 1087 4172
Anatomy and Physiology 4 975 4276
Business 4 1168 4637
Finance 4 1156 4649
Medicine 4 1084 4868
Public Health 4 1084 4975
Pathology 4 1100 5087
Psychiatry 4 1126 5144
Economics 4 1226 5249
Social Psychology 4 1255 5371
Development Studies 4 1224 5397
Psychology 4 1235 5507