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The University of Siegen ranked 60th in Germany, 834th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 127 research topics. The University of Siegen ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 20,401 academic publications and 259,337 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 12 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#834 of 14,131 In the World
#328 of 2,785 In Europe
#60 of 369 In Germany
#12 of 64 In North Rhine-Westphalia
#263 of 1,024 For Animation
#406 of 1,025 For Industrial Engineering
#430 of 1,941 For Computer Graphics
#2534 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#612 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 124 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Siegen ranked 57th for Engineering in Germany and 864th in the World with 11,556 publications made and 192,729 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#57 of 168 In Germany
#312 of 1,453 In Europe
#864 of 6,684 In the World

University of Siegen
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 80 283
1992 93 421
1993 69 368
1994 95 390
1995 85 453
1996 84 456
1997 91 472
1998 96 571
1999 116 561
2000 114 682
2001 131 746
2002 210 1168
2003 182 1265
2004 191 1393
2005 231 1709
2006 273 2091
2007 287 2518
2008 300 3067
2009 330 4013
2010 345 4162
2011 365 5268
2012 412 5767
2013 446 6935
2014 455 7621
2015 512 8770
2016 911 9766
2017 588 10694
2018 571 11396
2019 640 13621
2020 580 15213
2021 732 18451
2022 653 19354
2023 674 20469

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

Physics rankings

The University of Siegen ranked 54th for Physics in Germany and 782nd in the World with 11,285 publications made and 201,129 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#54 of 167 In Germany
#294 of 1,446 In Europe
#782 of 6,603 In the World

University of Siegen
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 93 359
1992 105 491
1993 79 415
1994 103 466
1995 111 552
1996 99 550
1997 95 568
1998 101 686
1999 103 682
2000 116 806
2001 139 889
2002 192 1207
2003 167 1363
2004 191 1565
2005 206 1796
2006 258 2126
2007 276 2642
2008 280 3194
2009 331 4327
2010 327 4424
2011 338 5585
2012 396 6123
2013 421 7388
2014 445 8204
2015 504 9413
2016 894 10468
2017 567 11264
2018 553 12014
2019 598 14080
2020 582 15664
2021 685 19192
2022 600 19836
2023 666 21438

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 43 204 440
Nuclear Physics 44 193 441
Atomic and Molecular physics 52 212 456
Optical Engineering 50 261 694
Astrophysics and Astronomy 49 284 698
Applied/Engineering Physics 55 267 708
Quantum and Particle physics 51 274 719
Condensed Matter Physics 56 289 769
Acoustical Engineering 56 303 781
Nanotechnology 51 264 786
Materials Science 57 310 850
Astrobiology 57 356 949
Biophysics 63 477 1498

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Siegen ranked 56th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 769th in the World with 9,824 publications made and 84,285 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#56 of 175 In Germany
#318 of 1,492 In Europe
#769 of 7,020 In the World

University of Siegen
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 27 71
1992 69 126
1993 30 97
1994 31 100
1995 55 127
1996 60 150
1997 39 179
1998 64 185
1999 63 175
2000 70 233
2001 74 248
2002 125 391
2003 118 423
2004 145 456
2005 115 569
2006 147 746
2007 140 924
2008 207 1150
2009 231 1574
2010 250 1665
2011 315 2166
2012 321 2505
2013 363 2958
2014 409 3262
2015 496 3852
2016 793 4147
2017 567 4748
2018 595 5419
2019 623 6513
2020 680 7634
2021 695 9792
2022 768 10376
2023 730 11424

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Broadcast Journalism 18 169 486
Journalism and Digital Media 32 215 586
Philosophy 54 283 632
Art History 42 278 653
Political Science 55 286 683
Communications and Public Relations 28 285 764
Media Studies 26 275 766
Social Work 13 243 780
Political Economy 44 308 807
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 45 330 812
Linguistics 55 338 850
Aesthetics 52 375 935
Library and Information science 64 373 996
Anthropology 52 377 1031
Law 58 386 1031
Radio and Television broadcasting 37 349 1034
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 56 412 1040
History 61 405 1042
Public Policy / Administration 52 382 1071
Archaeology 61 407 1075
Sociology 59 429 1207
Gender Studies 53 417 1314
Education Majors 59 445 1426
Classics and Ancient History 64 505 1477
Demography 67 556 1924

Chemistry rankings

The University of Siegen ranked 65th for Chemistry in Germany and 1205th in the World with 8,050 publications made and 150,561 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#65 of 165 In Germany
#405 of 1,401 In Europe
#1205 of 6,447 In the World

University of Siegen
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 51 254
1992 65 360
1993 64 338
1994 68 393
1995 72 400
1996 69 420
1997 68 447
1998 72 511
1999 85 556
2000 91 644
2001 89 705
2002 139 958
2003 133 1125
2004 139 1208
2005 147 1520
2006 175 1744
2007 195 2073
2008 197 2379
2009 237 3122
2010 223 3307
2011 239 4184
2012 284 4572
2013 306 5409
2014 309 6080
2015 339 6800
2016 733 7586
2017 419 8342
2018 370 8986
2019 410 10611
2020 388 11764
2021 489 14038
2022 428 14844
2023 453 15733

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 42 203 486
Biochemical Engineering 48 284 660
Nanotechnology 51 264 786
Materials Science 57 310 850
Computational Chemistry 55 324 854
Inorganic Chemistry 53 304 900
Physical chemistry 56 331 997
Pharmacy 64 356 1001
Environmental Chemistry 57 356 1003
Chemical Engineering 58 330 1055
Organic Chemistry 64 382 1152
Petrology and Geochemistry 65 470 1416
Biochemistry 68 500 1706
Radiochemistry 68 529 2266
Nutrition and Food Science 68 627 2651

Computer Science rankings

The University of Siegen ranked 59th for Computer Science in Germany and 954th in the World with 7,861 publications made and 102,075 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#59 of 172 In Germany
#359 of 1,459 In Europe
#954 of 6,752 In the World

University of Siegen
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 28 93
1992 43 139
1993 21 117
1994 55 166
1995 39 189
1996 45 169
1997 64 189
1998 61 217
1999 58 249
2000 67 311
2001 87 331
2002 156 676
2003 122 639
2004 123 681
2005 164 824
2006 192 1114
2007 192 1453
2008 217 1816
2009 220 2129
2010 212 2263
2011 273 2917
2012 285 3264
2013 324 3898
2014 304 3966
2015 368 4614
2016 442 5015
2017 398 5474
2018 399 5992
2019 474 7387
2020 495 8639
2021 544 10420
2022 545 10744
2023 545 11646

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 21 96 263
Computer Graphics 36 176 430
Human-Computer Interaction 33 188 462
UX/UI Desgin 37 212 484
Management Information Systems 25 219 508
Robotics 32 190 538
Game Design and Development 44 252 564
Software Engineering 48 276 621
Computer Engineering 39 227 642
Database Administration 44 257 676
Multimedia 43 279 678
Computer Vision 46 263 686
Blockchain and Cryptography 46 250 701
Telecommunications 44 264 714
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 51 307 794
Data Science 52 345 819
Computer Networking 51 296 833
Information Technology 24 268 929
Cyber Security 49 343 938
Library and Information science 64 373 996
Computational Linguistics 63 373 1037
Machine Learning 60 386 1150
Cognitive Science 63 401 1222
Neuroscience 71 538 1712
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 67 533 1797

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Siegen ranked 65th for Environmental Science in Germany and 1277th in the World with 6,564 publications made and 102,009 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#65 of 170 In Germany
#444 of 1,458 In Europe
#1277 of 6,798 In the World

University of Siegen
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 32 113
1992 44 170
1993 36 169
1994 32 171
1995 36 155
1996 31 171
1997 39 212
1998 37 203
1999 50 267
2000 45 332
2001 57 333
2002 87 550
2003 82 587
2004 87 616
2005 102 770
2006 139 960
2007 142 1113
2008 153 1479
2009 180 2007
2010 170 2069
2011 205 2555
2012 232 2972
2013 259 3505
2014 275 3965
2015 325 4610
2016 526 5167
2017 366 5707
2018 328 6225
2019 393 7438
2020 421 8647
2021 464 10530
2022 435 10925
2023 470 12047

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Oceanography 53 333 932
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 61 363 990
Environmental Chemistry 57 356 1003
Geography and Cartography 59 398 1062
Geology 64 429 1233
Earth science and Geophysics 65 429 1326
Petrology and Geochemistry 65 470 1416
Geotechnical Engineering 60 447 1455
Paleontology 65 491 1505
Ecology 67 498 1506
Environmental Management 63 501 1559
Environmental Engineering 69 562 2052
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 69 593 2425
Agricultural Science 71 624 2505

Biology rankings

The University of Siegen ranked 69th for Biology in Germany and 1589th in the World with 6,476 publications made and 113,816 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#69 of 170 In Germany
#488 of 1,445 In Europe
#1589 of 6,770 In the World

University of Siegen
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 27 109
1992 30 171
1993 31 117
1994 27 173
1995 40 194
1996 39 205
1997 40 216
1998 47 271
1999 45 287
2000 48 352
2001 57 368
2002 91 606
2003 74 673
2004 100 784
2005 113 994
2006 137 1257
2007 143 1542
2008 146 1834
2009 179 2326
2010 153 2509
2011 188 3166
2012 200 3522
2013 232 4041
2014 261 4679
2015 304 5324
2016 607 6055
2017 345 6609
2018 330 7122
2019 387 8618
2020 403 9950
2021 482 11638
2022 472 12394
2023 462 13189

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 51 264 786
Astrobiology 57 356 949
Evolutionary Biology 68 473 1329
Biophysics 63 477 1498
Paleontology 65 491 1505
Biochemistry 68 500 1706
Neuroscience 71 538 1712
Zoology 63 498 1791
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 67 533 1797
Genetics 68 524 1863
Oncology and Cancer research 62 540 2131
Molecular Biology 77 552 2133
Botany 68 558 2158
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 69 593 2425
Agricultural Science 71 624 2505
Nutrition and Food Science 68 627 2651
Virology 72 651 2763
Biotechnology 73 704 3050
Microbiology 74 727 3317
Immunology 90 782 3499

Mathematics rankings

The University of Siegen ranked 58th for Mathematics in Germany and 1038th in the World with 3,949 publications made and 52,473 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#58 of 163 In Germany
#382 of 1,388 In Europe
#1038 of 6,305 In the World

University of Siegen
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 18 85
1992 26 103
1993 22 92
1994 26 110
1995 28 136
1996 27 88
1997 30 114
1998 39 133
1999 42 118
2000 22 178
2001 47 191
2002 79 312
2003 47 324
2004 65 301
2005 58 379
2006 97 534
2007 93 641
2008 102 718
2009 87 936
2010 108 1052
2011 142 1303
2012 131 1448
2013 142 1738
2014 173 1902
2015 198 2391
2016 211 2657
2017 207 2957
2018 223 3120
2019 264 3985
2020 263 4756
2021 257 5615
2022 261 5871
2023 255 6310

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 46 250 701
Applied Mathematics 55 333 810
Operations Research 45 320 903
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 60 400 985
Statistics 59 376 1010
Math Teachers 55 365 1171

Business rankings

The University of Siegen ranked 57th for Business in Germany and 899th in the World with 3,570 publications made and 42,694 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#57 of 164 In Germany
#360 of 1,414 In Europe
#899 of 6,187 In the World

University of Siegen
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 11 45
1992 14 43
1993 19 52
1994 21 44
1995 20 56
1996 17 51
1997 21 43
1998 18 60
1999 24 55
2000 17 65
2001 30 84
2002 67 151
2003 49 178
2004 50 186
2005 73 250
2006 75 381
2007 91 529
2008 94 641
2009 112 789
2010 115 916
2011 156 1098
2012 131 1326
2013 135 1531
2014 170 1664
2015 187 1891
2016 172 2017
2017 169 2250
2018 204 2482
2019 244 2999
2020 250 3634
2021 229 4715
2022 237 4829
2023 263 5383

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 8 94 203
Tax Law 29 139 393
Management Information Systems 25 219 508
Construction Management 24 199 527
International Business 41 300 554
Human Resource Management 41 284 706
Project Management 47 334 785
International Trade 56 438 795
Advertising 44 313 815
Finance 53 334 818
Management 58 350 903
Operations Research 45 320 903
Engineering Management 28 305 910
Public Policy / Administration 52 382 1071
Marketing 62 441 1164
Accounting 72 498 1387
Investment Banking and Stock trading 67 473 1399

Economics rankings

The University of Siegen ranked 57th for Economics in Germany and 1022nd in the World with 2,089 publications made and 26,014 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#57 of 161 In Germany
#397 of 1,366 In Europe
#1022 of 5,995 In the World

University of Siegen
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 12 45
1992 15 41
1993 13 42
1994 9 30
1995 15 49
1996 14 35
1997 15 38
1998 13 51
1999 16 44
2000 6 53
2001 20 51
2002 36 82
2003 29 122
2004 42 133
2005 31 147
2006 38 237
2007 53 331
2008 46 324
2009 55 415
2010 63 513
2011 73 576
2012 71 749
2013 82 823
2014 102 1031
2015 126 1051
2016 112 1137
2017 91 1357
2018 108 1543
2019 127 1906
2020 175 2329
2021 122 2901
2022 132 2984
2023 147 3336

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

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 40 298 494
International Trade 56 438 795
Political Economy 44 308 807
Finance 53 334 818
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 60 400 985
Environmental Economics 51 444 1095
Investment Banking and Stock trading 67 473 1399
Development Studies 65 501 1549

Art & Design rankings

The University of Siegen ranked 51st for Art & Design in Germany and 758th in the World with 1,857 publications made and 21,507 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, 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
#51 of 159 In Germany
#320 of 1,349 In Europe
#758 of 5,720 In the World

University of Siegen
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 7 13
1992 9 18
1993 2 13
1994 12 21
1995 9 20
1996 10 12
1997 6 30
1998 4 43
1999 18 47
2000 15 50
2001 15 48
2002 27 64
2003 17 79
2004 25 86
2005 35 119
2006 48 196
2007 44 239
2008 42 357
2009 52 408
2010 52 393
2011 67 578
2012 56 583
2013 81 756
2014 81 773
2015 105 821
2016 87 934
2017 106 1015
2018 92 1094
2019 103 1387
2020 155 1580
2021 123 1964
2022 130 2041
2023 149 2228

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 21 96 263
Computer Graphics 36 176 430
Graphic Design 31 171 439
UX/UI Desgin 37 212 484
Performing arts 31 236 521
Photography 21 199 522
Game Design and Development 44 252 564
Art History 42 278 653
Multimedia 43 279 678
Architecture 49 321 739
Creative Writing 33 301 757
Literature 51 318 758
Fashion Design 50 315 765
Music 42 311 835
Aesthetics 52 375 935

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Siegen

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 71 240 594
Social Psychology 69 461 1324
Audiology 68 455 1478
Clinical Psychology 60 461 1496
Healthcare Management (MHA) 51 483 1543
Sports Medicine 59 503 1543
Psychology 68 495 1553
Gerontology 55 481 1554
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 66 490 1584
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 52 474 1635
Child Psychology 71 511 1658
Orthodontics 70 532 1669
Psychiatry 66 501 1690
Medicine 69 529 1770
Public Health 63 540 1869
Anatomy and Physiology 69 557 1883
Dentistry 71 581 1884
Nursing 66 556 1928
Physical Therapy 66 581 1942
Surgery 68 564 1957
Cardiology 67 590 1981
Pathology 69 580 2096
Anesthesiology 71 651 2491
Health Science 68 638 2554