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The University of Paderborn ranked 57th in Germany, 780th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 133 research topics. The University of Paderborn ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 26,702 academic publications and 387,380 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#780 of 14,131 In the World
#313 of 2,785 In Europe
#57 of 369 In Germany
#10 of 64 In North Rhine-Westphalia
#1 of 2 In Paderborn
#140 of 1,232 For Architecture
#141 of 2,488 For Software Engineering
#142 of 2,056 For Computer Engineering
#3977 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#608 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 130 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Paderborn ranked 44th for Engineering in Germany and 595th in the World with 15,684 publications made and 257,204 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#44 of 168 In Germany
#221 of 1,453 In Europe
#595 of 6,684 In the World

University of Paderborn
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 113 694
1992 135 762
1993 153 805
1994 148 870
1995 180 1043
1996 177 1329
1997 191 1333
1998 232 1406
1999 274 1625
2000 254 1772
2001 305 2086
2002 530 3203
2003 429 3192
2004 401 3588
2005 467 4445
2006 518 5113
2007 453 5670
2008 449 6029
2009 477 6626
2010 548 7602
2011 551 8561
2012 553 9322
2013 561 10518
2014 670 11394
2015 576 12361
2016 662 13739
2017 675 15465
2018 685 17052
2019 685 19498
2020 652 21203
2021 808 24321
2022 613 24079
2023 670 25562

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

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 10 55 140
Computer Engineering 10 40 142
Automation and Control engineering 11 71 246
Product and Industrial Design 18 111 275
Industrial Engineering 19 106 279
Computer Networking 12 95 317
Electronic Engineering 13 96 317
Human-Computer Interaction 20 133 325
Technical Drawing 18 134 371
Robotics 22 126 380
Reliability and Quality Engineering 15 128 399
Systems Engineering 26 165 407
Telecommunications 24 141 417
Applied/Engineering Physics 38 168 427
Electrical Engineering 29 148 430
Operations Research 17 145 434
Transportation Engineering 22 159 442
Construction Management 23 189 508
Optical Engineering 44 202 514
Structural Engineering 31 191 518
Mechanical Engineering 39 197 522
Acoustical Engineering 42 203 530
Aerospace Engineering 41 211 559
Engineering Management 17 204 568
Materials Science 45 215 579
Nanotechnology 48 220 645
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 54 282 695
Metallurgical Engineering 49 248 698
Automotive Engineering 20 221 700
Architectural Engineering 40 341 906
Chemical Engineering 53 299 933
Civil Engineering 53 366 1021
Environmental Engineering 49 360 1105
Geotechnical Engineering 54 387 1192
Remote Sensing 72 494 1443
Renewable Energy Engineering 68 546 1883

Physics rankings

The University of Paderborn ranked 47th for Physics in Germany and 586th in the World with 13,895 publications made and 255,865 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#47 of 167 In Germany
#222 of 1,446 In Europe
#586 of 6,603 In the World

University of Paderborn
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 124 769
1992 138 866
1993 148 899
1994 135 896
1995 170 1080
1996 155 1324
1997 186 1347
1998 205 1426
1999 246 1628
2000 228 1780
2001 270 2109
2002 394 2894
2003 356 3076
2004 314 3404
2005 376 4301
2006 410 4757
2007 380 5549
2008 378 5953
2009 403 6538
2010 472 7358
2011 484 8298
2012 480 9098
2013 499 10209
2014 587 11019
2015 516 12005
2016 591 13572
2017 596 15199
2018 596 16650
2019 599 18804
2020 577 20940
2021 724 23144
2022 569 23560
2023 634 24969

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 42 143 350
Theoretical Physics 37 171 356
Atomic and Molecular physics 43 163 360
Applied/Engineering Physics 38 168 427
Quantum and Particle physics 43 195 497
Optical Engineering 44 202 514
Acoustical Engineering 42 203 530
Materials Science 45 215 579
Nuclear Physics 52 252 605
Astrophysics and Astronomy 48 259 630
Nanotechnology 48 220 645
Biophysics 67 508 1626

Computer Science rankings

The University of Paderborn ranked 47th for Computer Science in Germany and 609th in the World with 11,678 publications made and 163,484 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Computer Science ranking Location
#47 of 172 In Germany
#238 of 1,459 In Europe
#609 of 6,752 In the World

University of Paderborn
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 55 287
1992 88 335
1993 79 333
1994 93 491
1995 105 529
1996 99 690
1997 108 651
1998 139 693
1999 162 793
2000 148 862
2001 169 1023
2002 445 2243
2003 332 1723
2004 335 2043
2005 366 2568
2006 400 3045
2007 346 3188
2008 356 3527
2009 348 3950
2010 421 4545
2011 410 4776
2012 432 5404
2013 438 6077
2014 546 6679
2015 459 7489
2016 510 7902
2017 550 8732
2018 533 9717
2019 582 11683
2020 562 13085
2021 649 15083
2022 480 14615
2023 511 15577

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Software Engineering 10 55 141
Computer Engineering 10 40 142
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 38 145
Web Design and Development 19 107 287
UX/UI Desgin 23 128 291
Computer Networking 12 95 317
Game Design and Development 25 132 322
Human-Computer Interaction 20 133 325
Robotics 22 126 380
Computer Graphics 34 152 384
Telecommunications 24 141 417
Computational Linguistics 31 172 436
Multimedia 23 170 440
Cyber Security 25 164 449
Database Administration 34 171 458
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 37 209 549
Management Information Systems 30 242 561
Animation 42 235 599
Computer Vision 48 267 704
Library and Information science 50 281 729
Machine Learning 42 261 729
Data Science 49 331 782
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 56 394 1142
Cognitive Science 62 387 1166
Neuroscience 64 428 1291

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Paderborn ranked 49th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 660th in the World with 11,359 publications made and 116,771 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#49 of 175 In Germany
#277 of 1,492 In Europe
#660 of 7,020 In the World

University of Paderborn
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 73 221
1992 106 241
1993 108 272
1994 84 332
1995 133 346
1996 78 371
1997 120 481
1998 120 446
1999 188 530
2000 144 608
2001 155 704
2002 298 1314
2003 222 1123
2004 261 1279
2005 248 1589
2006 259 1823
2007 240 2130
2008 287 2278
2009 297 2694
2010 328 3130
2011 330 3222
2012 367 3853
2013 383 4268
2014 464 4701
2015 430 5208
2016 581 5641
2017 546 6301
2018 631 7080
2019 625 8827
2020 633 10068
2021 761 11602
2022 558 11933
2023 584 12858

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 48 229 513
Political Science 45 247 587
Linguistics 45 261 648
Library and Information science 50 281 729
Early Childhood Education 33 261 803
Law 48 320 829
Education Majors 40 297 880
Archaeology 52 348 887
History 52 357 904
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 50 380 943
Aesthetics 56 408 1034
Journalism and Digital Media 49 383 1064
Art History 64 425 1079
Anthropology 60 452 1237
Sociology 63 447 1278
Gender Studies 57 434 1379
Classics and Ancient History 65 514 1520
Communications and Public Relations 82 598 1797
Demography 66 547 1878

Chemistry rankings

The University of Paderborn ranked 55th for Chemistry in Germany and 876th in the World with 11,012 publications made and 214,177 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#55 of 165 In Germany
#309 of 1,401 In Europe
#876 of 6,447 In the World

University of Paderborn
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 99 748
1992 109 788
1993 117 845
1994 126 813
1995 159 992
1996 145 1233
1997 174 1252
1998 194 1313
1999 236 1534
2000 220 1645
2001 251 1949
2002 316 2500
2003 292 2828
2004 269 3127
2005 295 3933
2006 335 4261
2007 301 4932
2008 282 5338
2009 315 5821
2010 346 6507
2011 395 7538
2012 372 7992
2013 387 8987
2014 423 9474
2015 364 10320
2016 431 11693
2017 394 12861
2018 444 14326
2019 444 15745
2020 435 17220
2021 514 19449
2022 439 19846
2023 444 20810

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 33 128 302
Pharmacy 50 175 385
Materials Science 45 215 579
Nanotechnology 48 220 645
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 54 282 695
Organic Chemistry 55 296 835
Physical chemistry 53 297 850
Inorganic Chemistry 52 299 879
Petrology and Geochemistry 48 337 912
Chemical Engineering 53 299 933
Environmental Chemistry 60 365 1033
Biochemistry 58 393 1242
Radiochemistry 61 423 1747
Nutrition and Food Science 64 564 2289

Biology rankings

The University of Paderborn ranked 60th for Biology in Germany and 1251st in the World with 8,270 publications made and 153,682 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#60 of 170 In Germany
#408 of 1,445 In Europe
#1251 of 6,770 In the World

University of Paderborn
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 47 404
1992 59 440
1993 65 460
1994 63 434
1995 83 485
1996 75 645
1997 106 704
1998 125 719
1999 155 890
2000 150 1023
2001 156 1126
2002 204 1645
2003 199 1814
2004 193 1972
2005 217 2572
2006 230 2836
2007 227 3451
2008 218 3805
2009 243 4158
2010 301 4792
2011 297 5400
2012 289 5930
2013 302 6742
2014 316 7117
2015 299 7712
2016 332 8431
2017 366 9393
2018 380 10667
2019 389 12022
2020 398 13186
2021 475 15076
2022 388 15461
2023 385 16359

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 48 220 645
Evolutionary Biology 57 345 885
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 56 394 1142
Paleontology 60 406 1177
Biochemistry 58 393 1242
Molecular Biology 62 388 1269
Neuroscience 64 428 1291
Genetics 59 429 1379
Botany 60 451 1552
Biophysics 67 508 1626
Agricultural Science 60 464 1653
Microbiology 60 470 1765
Forestry 62 498 1781
Zoology 64 500 1810
Horticulture 62 517 2169
Nutrition and Food Science 64 564 2289
Pharmacology 68 590 2547
Virology 71 623 2580
Immunology 76 699 2932

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Paderborn ranked 58th for Environmental Science in Germany and 1104th in the World with 7,484 publications made and 122,227 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#58 of 170 In Germany
#391 of 1,458 In Europe
#1104 of 6,798 In the World

University of Paderborn
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 44 305
1992 60 317
1993 54 354
1994 51 337
1995 64 392
1996 55 448
1997 83 532
1998 98 587
1999 124 675
2000 106 697
2001 122 891
2002 199 1263
2003 176 1262
2004 181 1424
2005 237 1812
2006 215 2170
2007 219 2498
2008 229 2669
2009 225 2939
2010 276 3429
2011 258 3894
2012 269 4409
2013 221 4914
2014 326 5258
2015 308 5748
2016 322 6103
2017 364 6907
2018 346 7565
2019 333 8920
2020 347 9595
2021 418 11036
2022 345 11271
2023 387 12135

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 48 337 912
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 59 345 925
Geography and Cartography 52 354 926
Environmental Chemistry 60 365 1033
Geology 59 392 1088
Environmental Engineering 49 360 1105
Oceanography 63 419 1175
Paleontology 60 406 1177
Geotechnical Engineering 54 387 1192
Earth science and Geophysics 62 410 1248
Ecology 62 438 1270
Environmental Management 53 428 1271
Agricultural Science 60 464 1653
Forestry 62 498 1781

Mathematics rankings

The University of Paderborn ranked 40th for Mathematics in Germany and 597th in the World with 6,420 publications made and 97,426 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#40 of 163 In Germany
#224 of 1,388 In Europe
#597 of 6,305 In the World

University of Paderborn
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 28 145
1992 31 169
1993 52 177
1994 36 247
1995 31 270
1996 43 349
1997 51 299
1998 54 333
1999 74 342
2000 61 465
2001 87 508
2002 202 1045
2003 150 833
2004 149 1001
2005 194 1259
2006 227 1517
2007 181 1652
2008 194 1812
2009 201 2077
2010 236 2495
2011 230 2700
2012 259 3107
2013 266 3431
2014 324 3708
2015 293 4079
2016 304 4500
2017 319 4947
2018 340 5721
2019 358 6967
2020 328 7750
2021 356 8804
2022 277 8459
2023 271 8882

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 38 145
Operations Research 17 145 434
Applied Mathematics 36 180 443
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 32 215 532
Math Teachers 22 188 615
Statistics 47 265 692
Actuarial Science 53 353 921

Business rankings

The University of Paderborn ranked 38th for Business in Germany and 659th in the World with 4,999 publications made and 64,656 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#38 of 164 In Germany
#255 of 1,414 In Europe
#659 of 6,187 In the World

University of Paderborn
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 18 85
1992 21 58
1993 30 74
1994 19 79
1995 28 128
1996 39 171
1997 39 176
1998 47 167
1999 59 190
2000 57 231
2001 67 288
2002 171 640
2003 94 485
2004 112 575
2005 136 743
2006 149 916
2007 116 1061
2008 159 1218
2009 177 1402
2010 180 1497
2011 194 1830
2012 206 2018
2013 198 2271
2014 239 2560
2015 237 2769
2016 259 3032
2017 273 3412
2018 255 3912
2019 249 4880
2020 267 5552
2021 309 6649
2022 220 6628
2023 265 7107

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Paderborn in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Tax Law 13 81 237
Advertising 14 128 385
Operations Research 17 145 434
Construction Management 23 189 508
Management 28 193 530
Management Information Systems 30 242 561
Project Management 32 241 563
Engineering Management 17 204 568
Entrepreneurship 30 272 569
Marketing 38 230 598
Human Resource Management 33 260 655
Supply Chain Management 32 223 678
International Business 55 374 682
Finance 50 319 776
Entertainment Industry Business 31 310 803
Risk Management 47 367 869
Accounting 47 345 901
Actuarial Science 53 353 921
International Trade 64 501 944
Investment Banking and Stock trading 53 399 1085

Economics rankings

The University of Paderborn ranked 49th for Economics in Germany and 862nd in the World with 2,328 publications made and 36,608 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#49 of 161 In Germany
#340 of 1,366 In Europe
#862 of 5,995 In the World

University of Paderborn
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 47
1992 15 47
1993 12 51
1994 6 48
1995 12 72
1996 7 85
1997 8 62
1998 21 67
1999 24 91
2000 23 105
2001 14 99
2002 40 208
2003 35 162
2004 38 197
2005 51 331
2006 63 362
2007 48 461
2008 79 519
2009 87 641
2010 85 718
2011 101 863
2012 97 970
2013 106 1095
2014 124 1227
2015 127 1366
2016 115 1408
2017 125 1602
2018 145 1940
2019 132 2582
2020 128 2702
2021 134 3217
2022 112 3270
2023 133 3472

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Paderborn in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 32 215 532
Finance 50 319 776
International Economics 62 463 815
Actuarial Science 53 353 921
Development Studies 48 328 922
International Trade 64 501 944
Investment Banking and Stock trading 53 399 1085
Environmental Economics 58 535 1464

Art & Design rankings

The University of Paderborn ranked 46th for Art & Design in Germany and 699th in the World with 2,276 publications made and 21,805 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Architecture, Multimedia.

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
#46 of 159 In Germany
#294 of 1,349 In Europe
#699 of 5,720 In the World

University of Paderborn
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 34
1992 22 61
1993 16 41
1994 7 53
1995 16 77
1996 19 98
1997 21 105
1998 33 114
1999 40 109
2000 24 137
2001 34 154
2002 95 359
2003 57 213
2004 80 362
2005 82 489
2006 85 526
2007 71 572
2008 75 605
2009 64 629
2010 81 735
2011 80 820
2012 100 949
2013 94 1019
2014 111 1112
2015 80 1080
2016 100 1300
2017 108 1372
2018 110 1497
2019 105 1747
2020 79 2028
2021 108 2223
2022 88 2179
2023 115 2503

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 10 55 140
UX/UI Desgin 23 128 291
Game Design and Development 25 132 322
Graphic Design 24 129 340
Computer Graphics 34 152 384
Multimedia 23 170 440
Fashion Design 38 245 571
Animation 42 235 599
Literature 48 307 725
Entertainment Industry Business 31 310 803
Music 44 324 880
Aesthetics 56 408 1034
Art History 64 425 1079
Creative Writing 54 451 1262

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Paderborn

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 62 197 453
Orthodontics 49 294 829
Social Psychology 55 334 904
Sports Medicine 49 363 966
Dentistry 50 333 993
Physical Therapy 53 404 1173
Child Psychology 62 406 1200
Dermatology 46 366 1240
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 58 418 1285
Psychology 63 433 1335
Audiology 65 440 1411
Medicine 63 447 1473
Anatomy and Physiology 66 495 1608
Healthcare Management (MHA) 57 498 1613
Pathology 64 509 1741
Psychiatry 69 539 1846
Nursing 68 559 1937
Public Health 66 583 2081
Surgery 70 595 2090
Cardiology 72 626 2173
Health Science 63 577 2204
Clinical Psychology 81 646 2448