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The University of St. Gallen ranked 9th in Switzerland, 682nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 10 research topics. The University of St. Gallen ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,158 academic publications and 348,624 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 69 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#682 of 14,131 In the World
#274 of 2,785 In Europe
#9 of 23 In Switzerland
#1 of 2 In St. Gallen
#12 of 1,028 For Entrepreneurship
#37 of 2,061 For Project Management
#43 of 2,996 For Management Information Systems
#847 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#520 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 7 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Switzerland and 526th in the World with 12,700 publications made and 229,625 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 20 In Switzerland
#219 of 1,492 In Europe
#526 of 7,020 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 20 26
1992 26 36
1993 24 44
1994 21 46
1995 37 71
1996 73 97
1997 55 141
1998 83 192
1999 98 281
2000 152 520
2001 140 605
2002 152 872
2003 208 1301
2004 267 1801
2005 258 2129
2006 292 2330
2007 317 2957
2008 464 3769
2009 463 4796
2010 404 6046
2011 538 7258
2012 584 8404
2013 602 9760
2014 621 11022
2015 655 11630
2016 617 11469
2017 686 13115
2018 715 14599
2019 675 16919
2020 733 20134
2021 957 23973
2022 726 25099
2023 698 26067

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 16 65
Communications and Public Relations 2 67 219
International Law 7 104 233
Political Science 6 109 285
Law Enforcement 4 93 320
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 127 334
Human Rights Law 9 148 351
Public Policy / Administration 7 127 354
Political Economy 7 156 369
Law 7 139 387
Criminology and Criminal Justice 6 136 449
Classics and Ancient History 9 186 482
Anthropology 8 181 490
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 198 491
Journalism and Digital Media 8 186 512
Philosophy 9 270 604
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 254 626
Sociology 8 241 629
Media Studies 8 236 631
Library and Information science 9 247 635
Archaeology 8 264 668
Urban and Regional planning 9 323 693
History 9 278 693
Gender Studies 9 245 746
Aesthetics 9 308 752
Linguistics 10 348 882
Demography 10 325 907
Education Majors 9 322 959
Forensic Science 8 309 998
Art History 10 416 1051

Business rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 4th for Business in Switzerland and 280th in the World with 8,123 publications made and 185,649 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 19 In Switzerland
#93 of 1,414 In Europe
#280 of 6,187 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 8 2
1992 13 4
1993 8 12
1994 15 18
1995 30 28
1996 23 51
1997 27 79
1998 46 97
1999 70 164
2000 107 329
2001 88 353
2002 110 531
2003 151 823
2004 160 1146
2005 195 1277
2006 231 1591
2007 259 2031
2008 329 2658
2009 325 3483
2010 316 4583
2011 424 5525
2012 424 6552
2013 463 7647
2014 429 8420
2015 437 8741
2016 410 8563
2017 412 9908
2018 396 10864
2019 388 12372
2020 443 14387
2021 507 17267
2022 402 17909
2023 395 18340

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

Business subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 1 5 12
Project Management 1 14 37
Management Information Systems 1 12 43
Actuarial Science 3 15 69
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 17 70
Tax Law 1 20 82
Risk Management 3 37 99
Supply Chain Management 1 29 105
International Business 6 92 155
Finance 4 53 162
Marketing 2 49 163
International Trade 6 111 184
Engineering Management 2 61 216
Human Resource Management 2 75 228
Accounting 3 65 232
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 110 262
Advertising 4 92 291
Public Policy / Administration 7 127 354
Management 5 117 364
Real Estate 5 121 400
Construction Management 3 151 401
Operations Research 5 188 545

Computer Science rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 9th for Computer Science in Switzerland and 834th in the World with 7,678 publications made and 184,031 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Management Information Systems, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 19 In Switzerland
#319 of 1,459 In Europe
#834 of 6,752 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 10 17
1992 10 36
1993 9 25
1994 10 35
1995 23 50
1996 24 58
1997 31 92
1998 45 117
1999 55 175
2000 75 342
2001 63 401
2002 89 561
2003 109 790
2004 112 1039
2005 162 1325
2006 167 1528
2007 194 1880
2008 226 2368
2009 259 3090
2010 269 4122
2011 341 4986
2012 376 5860
2013 402 6803
2014 376 7678
2015 391 7701
2016 379 8027
2017 451 9436
2018 412 10648
2019 426 12368
2020 505 15179
2021 551 18053
2022 520 19098
2023 491 19986

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

Computer Science subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 1 12 43
Information Technology 1 19 109
Web Design and Development 5 116 305
Data Science 8 151 368
UX/UI Desgin 6 164 376
Database Administration 6 160 437
Human-Computer Interaction 8 253 578
Software Engineering 8 265 595
Library and Information science 9 247 635
Cyber Security 8 245 657
Multimedia 9 315 776
Machine Learning 10 309 880
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 349 905
Computer Networking 9 346 965
Neuroscience 9 370 1060
Cognitive Science 12 391 1177
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 451 1420
Telecommunications 11 490 1500
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 529 1747
Computational Linguistics 13 546 1797
Computer Vision 13 573 1875

Biology rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 10th for Biology in Switzerland and 1492nd in the World with 6,448 publications made and 168,969 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 19 In Switzerland
#467 of 1,445 In Europe
#1492 of 6,770 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 18 53
1992 13 87
1993 24 93
1994 20 108
1995 31 123
1996 23 140
1997 26 187
1998 31 233
1999 54 396
2000 59 584
2001 43 728
2002 55 940
2003 64 1188
2004 86 1501
2005 98 1696
2006 102 1829
2007 123 2110
2008 155 2354
2009 196 2788
2010 195 3643
2011 264 4408
2012 255 5319
2013 276 5982
2014 269 6716
2015 338 7240
2016 294 7259
2017 391 8826
2018 359 10076
2019 390 11757
2020 472 14730
2021 499 17920
2022 500 18809
2023 457 19900

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

Biology subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 213 591
Virology 8 236 726
Oncology and Cancer research 8 264 809
Evolutionary Biology 11 351 905
Immunology 9 311 973
Neuroscience 9 370 1060
Molecular Biology 10 404 1336
Paleontology 10 450 1336
Pharmacology 9 384 1406
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 451 1420
Genetics 10 441 1422
Biotechnology 9 442 1510
Microbiology 10 443 1587
Botany 10 518 1911
Biochemistry 11 533 1912
Agricultural Science 10 562 2194
Nanotechnology 11 580 2220
Zoology 11 609 2356
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 606 2509

Medicine rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 9th for Medicine in Switzerland and 1079th in the World with 6,261 publications made and 147,425 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 19 In Switzerland
#358 of 1,417 In Europe
#1079 of 6,680 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 20 58
1992 21 96
1993 39 88
1994 31 111
1995 27 126
1996 37 138
1997 21 181
1998 22 216
1999 46 370
2000 47 546
2001 48 692
2002 61 885
2003 59 1105
2004 78 1395
2005 81 1506
2006 91 1631
2007 120 1954
2008 122 2088
2009 207 2345
2010 173 3065
2011 215 3794
2012 214 4385
2013 243 4962
2014 239 5675
2015 305 6134
2016 270 6365
2017 366 7437
2018 359 8726
2019 386 10124
2020 459 12908
2021 537 16039
2022 495 17190
2023 497 17979

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of St. Gallen in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 2 81 274
Neurosurgery 6 163 426
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 213 591
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 248 612
Family medicine 6 213 633
Radiation Therapy 8 235 694
Virology 8 236 726
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 259 743
Critical Care Nursing 7 295 783
Optometry 9 259 786
Medical Physics 8 312 798
Surgery 8 263 800
Oncology and Cancer research 8 264 809
Nursing 7 295 845
Respiratory Therapy 8 290 861
Urology 8 276 867
Epidemiology 7 298 872
Pediatrics 6 282 875
Ophthalmology 10 304 894
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 285 904
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 329 962
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 324 973
Immunology 9 311 973
Health Science 7 321 975
Dermatology 8 303 988
Anesthesiology 9 318 997
Forensic Science 8 309 998
Pathology 9 343 1048
Psychiatry 9 357 1078
Cardiology 9 353 1101
Gerontology 10 389 1161
Physical Therapy 10 402 1161
Sports Medicine 11 414 1163
Public Health 10 391 1167
Anatomy and Physiology 9 388 1170
Clinical Psychology 10 419 1303
Pharmacology 9 384 1406
Orthodontics 9 477 1464
Dentistry 9 573 1847

Economics rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 5th for Economics in Switzerland and 255th in the World with 6,013 publications made and 139,247 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 19 In Switzerland
#88 of 1,366 In Europe
#255 of 5,995 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 1
1992 11 1
1993 10 4
1994 5 16
1995 18 24
1996 16 36
1997 20 71
1998 38 84
1999 59 134
2000 75 271
2001 70 306
2002 91 448
2003 119 688
2004 118 978
2005 133 1102
2006 161 1303
2007 201 1537
2008 247 2040
2009 242 2457
2010 223 3072
2011 319 3641
2012 308 4320
2013 303 5056
2014 326 5653
2015 301 6169
2016 292 6098
2017 302 6711
2018 311 7761
2019 311 8723
2020 331 10721
2021 387 12716
2022 302 13175
2023 289 13741

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

Economics subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 3 15 69
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 17 70
Environmental Economics 3 48 99
International Economics 6 109 159
Finance 4 53 162
International Trade 6 111 184
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 79 219
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 127 334
Political Economy 7 156 369
Development Studies 8 132 418

Environmental Science rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Switzerland and 1055th in the World with 5,845 publications made and 135,956 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 19 In Switzerland
#380 of 1,458 In Europe
#1055 of 6,798 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 9 27
1992 14 36
1993 15 43
1994 13 43
1995 21 53
1996 25 78
1997 22 109
1998 30 126
1999 43 215
2000 78 309
2001 57 343
2002 74 511
2003 88 714
2004 98 929
2005 120 1097
2006 119 1336
2007 152 1677
2008 214 2117
2009 214 2706
2010 208 3418
2011 280 4155
2012 301 4901
2013 274 5824
2014 258 6225
2015 296 6530
2016 286 6561
2017 328 7703
2018 304 8399
2019 291 9843
2020 344 11889
2021 458 14740
2022 355 15386
2023 338 15856

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

Environmental Science subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 9 323 693
Geography and Cartography 9 319 820
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 312 839
Environmental Management 9 334 948
Ecology 10 349 959
Paleontology 10 450 1336
Geology 10 466 1387
Environmental Engineering 10 516 1784
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 570 1864
Oceanography 10 603 2012
Agricultural Science 10 562 2194
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 606 2509
Geotechnical Engineering 13 702 2717
Earth science and Geophysics 14 713 2718

Engineering rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 10th for Engineering in Switzerland and 1392nd in the World with 5,313 publications made and 129,583 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 19 In Switzerland
#472 of 1,453 In Europe
#1392 of 6,684 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 14 17
1992 15 25
1993 8 25
1994 14 39
1995 18 52
1996 21 64
1997 17 75
1998 27 97
1999 39 158
2000 70 272
2001 49 297
2002 72 407
2003 79 534
2004 96 767
2005 112 893
2006 122 1154
2007 138 1402
2008 149 1743
2009 172 2379
2010 197 3007
2011 221 3556
2012 264 4159
2013 247 4761
2014 245 5274
2015 279 5320
2016 276 5502
2017 278 6306
2018 274 6987
2019 285 8126
2020 334 9677
2021 381 11692
2022 385 12470
2023 336 12461

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

Engineering subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 2 39 99
Aviation 2 40 119
Architecture 4 84 194
Engineering Management 2 61 216
Industrial Engineering 3 145 369
Construction Management 3 151 401
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 167 499
Systems Engineering 7 220 545
Operations Research 5 188 545
Human-Computer Interaction 8 253 578
Transportation Engineering 6 278 712
Computer Networking 9 346 965
Mechanical Engineering 9 431 1180
Electrical Engineering 10 464 1395
Telecommunications 11 490 1500
Biotechnology 9 442 1510
Aerospace Engineering 10 515 1522
Civil Engineering 10 523 1564
Automotive Engineering 10 480 1583
Acoustical Engineering 10 536 1615
Environmental Engineering 10 516 1784
Chemical Engineering 10 518 1925
Optical Engineering 10 583 1943
Materials Science 10 595 2032
Metallurgical Engineering 10 609 2143
Nanotechnology 11 580 2220
Electronic Engineering 13 656 2293
Structural Engineering 13 688 2316
Geotechnical Engineering 13 702 2717

Mathematics rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 8th for Mathematics in Switzerland and 718th in the World with 5,221 publications made and 133,741 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 19 In Switzerland
#274 of 1,388 In Europe
#718 of 6,305 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 6 2
1992 9 6
1993 8 7
1994 8 15
1995 10 21
1996 12 26
1997 17 48
1998 32 68
1999 50 130
2000 45 212
2001 50 277
2002 66 374
2003 73 518
2004 81 732
2005 117 880
2006 116 1067
2007 151 1321
2008 161 1716
2009 182 2057
2010 163 2612
2011 243 3202
2012 254 3709
2013 265 4251
2014 257 4889
2015 255 5295
2016 267 5399
2017 300 6220
2018 296 7175
2019 321 8574
2020 332 10153
2021 364 12152
2022 333 12809
2023 334 13401

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

Mathematics subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 3 15 69
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 79 219
Operations Research 5 188 545
Statistics 8 279 728
Math Teachers 10 425 1426
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 529 1747
Applied Mathematics 11 616 2022

Psychology rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 9th for Psychology in Switzerland and 813th in the World with 4,698 publications made and 121,221 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 19 In Switzerland
#286 of 1,414 In Europe
#813 of 6,528 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 9 15
1992 4 24
1993 18 22
1994 9 25
1995 22 28
1996 18 43
1997 12 64
1998 13 57
1999 22 90
2000 35 168
2001 31 244
2002 32 295
2003 52 483
2004 57 607
2005 68 831
2006 86 834
2007 90 1071
2008 93 1364
2009 136 1843
2010 154 2348
2011 184 3045
2012 206 3573
2013 224 4343
2014 233 4929
2015 234 5289
2016 251 5537
2017 311 6405
2018 251 7265
2019 267 8439
2020 335 10604
2021 329 12564
2022 346 13207
2023 387 13961

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of St. Gallen in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 58 289
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 198 491
Social Psychology 8 184 497
Child Psychology 9 236 649
Education Majors 9 322 959
Neuroscience 9 370 1060
Psychiatry 9 357 1078
Cognitive Science 12 391 1177
Clinical Psychology 10 419 1303

Physics rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 10th for Physics in Switzerland and 1668th in the World with 4,247 publications made and 97,571 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#10 of 19 In Switzerland
#527 of 1,446 In Europe
#1668 of 6,603 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 10 12
1992 9 18
1993 16 15
1994 10 22
1995 15 30
1996 19 40
1997 13 60
1998 17 76
1999 36 125
2000 63 189
2001 37 241
2002 55 326
2003 63 463
2004 75 613
2005 86 748
2006 103 896
2007 85 1107
2008 119 1324
2009 126 1666
2010 145 2173
2011 167 2575
2012 209 3146
2013 216 3560
2014 195 3919
2015 218 4159
2016 236 4345
2017 220 5040
2018 230 5532
2019 243 6486
2020 274 7711
2021 293 9334
2022 312 9956
2023 266 10060

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

Physics subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 8 312 798
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 476 1377
Acoustical Engineering 10 536 1615
Theoretical Physics 11 541 1686
Quantum and Particle physics 10 537 1699
Optical Engineering 10 583 1943
Materials Science 10 595 2032
Nanotechnology 11 580 2220
Nuclear Physics 13 720 2748

Art & Design rankings

The University of St. Gallen ranked 9th for Art & Design in Switzerland and 681st in the World with 1,909 publications made and 39,865 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, 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
#9 of 19 In Switzerland
#283 of 1,349 In Europe
#681 of 5,720 In the World

University of St. Gallen
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 2
1992 1 4
1993 1 2
1994 2 3
1995 5 9
1996 9 14
1997 8 20
1998 12 19
1999 3 26
2000 14 58
2001 6 48
2002 19 106
2003 25 160
2004 27 209
2005 39 297
2006 39 299
2007 38 408
2008 63 523
2009 75 808
2010 77 910
2011 80 1180
2012 98 1304
2013 105 1511
2014 93 1657
2015 100 1734
2016 126 1733
2017 112 2241
2018 113 2252
2019 100 2618
2020 122 3077
2021 156 3685
2022 121 3864
2023 89 3982

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

Art & Design subfield Switzerland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 4 84 194
UX/UI Desgin 6 164 376
Fashion Design 8 210 503
Creative Writing 7 258 635
Aesthetics 9 308 752
Multimedia 9 315 776
Literature 10 339 827
Art History 10 416 1051

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of St. Gallen

Speciality Switzerland Europe World Rank
Chemistry 10 601 2103
Physical chemistry 13 738 2915
Organic Chemistry 13 761 3108