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The University of Strasbourg ranked 11th in France, 458th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 180 research topics. The University of Strasbourg ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 63,119 academic publications and 1,645,775 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#458 of 14,131 In the World
#187 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 224 In France
#2 of 11 In Grand Est
#1 of 3 In Strasbourg
#87 of 1,036 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
#128 of 1,015 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#251 of 2,915 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#3565 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#405 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 177 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 9th for Biology in France and 460th in the World with 35,846 publications made and 1,222,382 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Immunology, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 135 In France
#171 of 1,448 In Europe
#460 of 6,833 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 75 902
1993 57 877
1994 85 919
1995 97 1092
1996 76 1301
1997 86 1483
1998 107 1558
1999 114 1819
2000 123 2163
2001 105 2414
2002 118 2938
2003 163 3318
2004 179 3583
2005 176 4055
2006 241 4600
2007 252 5314
2008 329 6318
2009 998 8213
2010 1297 13077
2011 1567 20584
2012 1570 28270
2013 1785 37139
2014 1863 45477
2015 1955 52925
2016 2115 60826
2017 1985 67632
2018 2248 77377
2019 2307 89060
2020 2726 110519
2021 2805 129609
2022 2555 125678
2023 2565 127040
2024 2229 121316

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

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 100 263
Biophysics 7 95 268
Nanotechnology 9 83 303
Molecular Biology 7 114 337
Virology 9 123 358
Biochemistry 8 134 365
Genetics 9 140 384
Astrobiology 18 163 397
Evolutionary Biology 11 156 412
Immunology 11 157 432
Neuroscience 11 175 443
Oncology and Cancer research 10 169 480
Paleontology 10 195 510
Pharmacology 10 184 547
Biotechnology 11 202 561
Entomology 19 222 621
Microbiology 18 221 647
Zoology 13 241 665
Botany 16 265 759
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 267 812
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 16 297 841
Toxicology 15 255 857
Forestry 24 271 877
Horticulture 18 268 898
Agricultural Science 18 306 1001
Nutrition and Food Science 24 326 1058
Animal Science 24 344 1258

Chemistry rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 10th for Chemistry in France and 449th in the World with 32,357 publications made and 1,118,295 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 138 In France
#169 of 1,417 In Europe
#449 of 6,545 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 67 881
1993 53 859
1994 84 907
1995 120 1056
1996 83 1312
1997 90 1447
1998 99 1567
1999 112 1747
2000 110 1948
2001 85 2246
2002 114 2701
2003 147 2991
2004 140 3220
2005 163 3715
2006 203 4157
2007 216 4652
2008 270 5457
2009 995 7059
2010 1307 11857
2011 1517 19759
2012 1550 27841
2013 1714 36802
2014 1714 44156
2015 1821 51460
2016 1913 59430
2017 1795 65058
2018 2053 73695
2019 2050 83349
2020 2318 100438
2021 2326 117045
2022 2161 112429
2023 2188 115838
2024 1874 108620

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

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 47 128
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 93 251
Pharmacy 8 125 282
Biochemical Engineering 6 132 302
Nanotechnology 9 83 303
Computational Chemistry 12 153 349
Biochemistry 8 134 365
Chemical Engineering 9 115 414
Inorganic Chemistry 13 151 428
Organic Chemistry 11 170 456
Materials Science 12 163 461
Physical chemistry 16 198 568
Environmental Chemistry 26 314 871
Nutrition and Food Science 24 326 1058
Radiochemistry 19 262 1067

Physics rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 13th for Physics in France and 516th in the World with 27,486 publications made and 888,945 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#13 of 138 In France
#198 of 1,457 In Europe
#516 of 6,713 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 58 587
1993 45 630
1994 71 709
1995 107 818
1996 69 1022
1997 83 1045
1998 88 1177
1999 102 1322
2000 85 1453
2001 68 1588
2002 104 1913
2003 125 2108
2004 138 2380
2005 161 2903
2006 205 3259
2007 198 3674
2008 256 4248
2009 882 5656
2010 1072 9273
2011 1270 15902
2012 1262 22833
2013 1390 29493
2014 1475 34654
2015 1532 41459
2016 1580 48127
2017 1553 52453
2018 1722 58964
2019 1756 68064
2020 1943 78330
2021 1937 91317
2022 1860 85536
2023 1909 90054
2024 1556 85064

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

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 7 95 268
Medical Physics 4 125 293
Nanotechnology 9 83 303
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 144 319
Condensed Matter Physics 12 148 372
Nuclear Physics 13 166 389
Astrobiology 18 163 397
Astrophysics and Astronomy 16 188 442
Applied/Engineering Physics 15 175 452
Materials Science 12 163 461
Quantum and Particle physics 14 197 504
Optical Engineering 14 197 515
Theoretical Physics 24 252 575
Acoustical Engineering 18 251 674

Engineering rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 13th for Engineering in France and 570th in the World with 26,113 publications made and 802,541 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#13 of 139 In France
#209 of 1,465 In Europe
#570 of 6,782 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 51 532
1993 37 580
1994 62 630
1995 97 715
1996 62 924
1997 71 950
1998 80 1076
1999 80 1167
2000 78 1323
2001 65 1474
2002 100 1804
2003 124 2032
2004 133 2329
2005 158 2761
2006 184 3168
2007 184 3596
2008 246 4126
2009 835 5441
2010 988 8545
2011 1198 13890
2012 1254 19763
2013 1316 25951
2014 1390 30741
2015 1450 36332
2016 1526 42191
2017 1448 46606
2018 1627 52839
2019 1679 60970
2020 1853 71509
2021 1906 85226
2022 1781 80490
2023 1840 84488
2024 1504 78913

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 16th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 458th in the World with 23,430 publications made and 431,942 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Sociology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#16 of 134 In France
#190 of 1,500 In Europe
#458 of 7,081 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 49 213
1993 36 239
1994 52 275
1995 75 327
1996 65 406
1997 75 455
1998 136 537
1999 176 541
2000 151 772
2001 155 737
2002 123 927
2003 145 1033
2004 184 1201
2005 187 1367
2006 254 1784
2007 228 2221
2008 332 2663
2009 577 3337
2010 738 4900
2011 912 7312
2012 981 10281
2013 1064 12909
2014 1197 15697
2015 1200 18378
2016 1328 20747
2017 1416 23577
2018 1516 26345
2019 1564 30745
2020 1798 37077
2021 1742 44569
2022 1638 41297
2023 1535 43372
2024 1149 39125

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 19 87
Philosophy 19 156 362
Special Education 3 150 422
Art History 21 182 425
Political Science 14 188 439
Classics and Ancient History 10 180 456
Forensic Science 4 174 473
Human Rights Law 5 198 482
Law Enforcement 4 150 482
Library and Information science 8 201 505
Aesthetics 15 232 560
Genealogy 11 209 578
International Law 9 249 602
Journalism and Digital Media 6 237 644
Linguistics 14 263 645
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 262 646
History 18 269 669
Urban and Regional planning 8 335 696
Sociology 15 266 696
Demography 14 255 734
Archaeology 15 286 737
Law 15 292 760
Sports / Exercise science 14 291 778
Media Studies 7 293 796
Gender Studies 10 273 800
Communications and Public Relations 7 298 801
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 20 333 826
Publishing 15 321 833
Public Policy / Administration 8 309 849
Anthropology 16 332 875
Political Economy 14 347 908
Education Majors 14 377 1128
Criminology and Criminal Justice 18 373 1184

Medicine rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 13th for Medicine in France and 530th in the World with 22,727 publications made and 699,590 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 132 In France
#188 of 1,433 In Europe
#530 of 6,775 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 40 452
1993 29 448
1994 56 491
1995 52 577
1996 70 703
1997 66 777
1998 72 855
1999 65 1005
2000 75 1298
2001 61 1476
2002 86 1749
2003 92 1958
2004 117 2057
2005 93 2420
2006 146 2755
2007 171 3208
2008 224 4115
2009 566 5241
2010 723 7930
2011 925 12015
2012 927 16178
2013 1080 21418
2014 1108 26327
2015 1191 30799
2016 1374 35781
2017 1290 40141
2018 1504 45168
2019 1475 52575
2020 1796 69120
2021 1822 81604
2022 1729 79273
2023 1698 79637
2024 1468 73818

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

Medicine subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 4 106 269
Pharmacy 8 125 282
Medical Physics 4 125 293
Virology 9 123 358
Biomedical Engineering 4 134 382
Orthodontics 9 147 423
Dentistry 7 143 427
Immunology 11 157 432
Anatomy and Physiology 7 159 441
Critical Care Nursing 14 192 464
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 166 470
Forensic Science 4 174 473
Surgery 12 166 473
Respiratory Therapy 18 182 477
Cosmetology 8 165 478
Oncology and Cancer research 10 169 480
Sonography and Ultrasound 10 173 484
Dermatology 10 177 486
Veterinary 7 132 498
Anesthesiology 13 176 504
Cardiology 15 196 507
Radiation Therapy 16 182 515
Ophthalmology 8 185 525
Plastic Surgery 11 173 531
Psychiatry 12 196 534
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 186 536
Pharmacology 10 184 547
Pathology 13 189 548
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 22 211 550
Pediatrics 14 200 563
Family medicine 11 190 572
Audiology 16 224 601
Physical Therapy 15 262 675
Epidemiology 19 245 679
Urology 17 228 712
Optometry 11 250 747
Sports Medicine 23 307 775
Sports / Exercise science 14 291 778
Public Health 14 273 787
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 16 297 841
Nursing 12 296 855
Toxicology 15 255 857
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 19 287 860
Health Science 16 306 965
Healthcare Management (MHA) 16 381 1095
Gerontology 19 373 1121
Occupational Therapy 25 404 1122
Clinical Psychology 22 374 1125

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 13th for Environmental Science in France and 661st in the World with 18,612 publications made and 521,563 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#13 of 135 In France
#240 of 1,464 In Europe
#661 of 6,876 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 46 510
1993 38 491
1994 46 532
1995 61 605
1996 46 632
1997 57 732
1998 57 793
1999 75 885
2000 74 1129
2001 60 1144
2002 76 1488
2003 99 1512
2004 118 1814
2005 140 2134
2006 144 2525
2007 143 2886
2008 210 3408
2009 508 4349
2010 631 6063
2011 776 9642
2012 796 13490
2013 885 17280
2014 932 20550
2015 960 24647
2016 988 28013
2017 1027 30962
2018 1179 35881
2019 1204 41554
2020 1411 49274
2021 1462 59205
2022 1358 56013
2023 1370 57809
2024 1091 54063

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

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 93 251
Earth science and Geophysics 6 93 274
Geotechnical Engineering 10 138 438
Paleontology 10 195 510
Geology 13 207 553
Geography and Cartography 17 259 683
Urban and Regional planning 8 335 696
Environmental Engineering 11 242 730
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 29 281 757
Ecology 15 274 763
Oceanography 18 280 770
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 267 812
Environmental Chemistry 26 314 871
Forestry 24 271 877
Mining Engineering 14 278 933
Agricultural Science 18 306 1001
Environmental Management 19 356 1048

Computer Science rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 14th for Computer Science in France and 626th in the World with 17,864 publications made and 584,737 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#14 of 138 In France
#242 of 1,469 In Europe
#626 of 6,845 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 40 314
1993 35 332
1994 45 386
1995 55 455
1996 44 506
1997 45 554
1998 49 555
1999 66 630
2000 57 890
2001 56 1050
2002 85 1311
2003 101 1405
2004 103 1614
2005 110 1828
2006 165 2167
2007 166 2576
2008 205 3079
2009 513 3994
2010 625 6222
2011 775 9699
2012 770 13204
2013 845 17066
2014 901 20535
2015 918 23647
2016 977 27304
2017 940 30890
2018 1109 36627
2019 1166 43011
2020 1308 52632
2021 1406 61852
2022 1354 58827
2023 1326 61460
2024 1071 58238

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

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 100 263
Neuroscience 11 175 443
Robotics 12 156 459
Library and Information science 8 201 505
Data Science 8 225 507
Computer Graphics 19 216 529
Animation 18 212 535
Computer Vision 16 203 535
Management Information Systems 9 291 652
Game Design and Development 16 305 692
Cognitive Science 17 259 694
Computer Engineering 23 250 716
Database Administration 16 268 736
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 20 282 745
Cyber Security 17 297 830
Computational Linguistics 27 320 832
Computer Networking 24 302 870
Telecommunications 28 323 910
Software Engineering 35 420 992
Blockchain and Cryptography 37 342 1018
Human-Computer Interaction 28 416 1020
Machine Learning 20 339 1026
Multimedia 20 456 1299

Psychology rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 11th for Psychology in France and 641st in the World with 9,998 publications made and 291,946 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#11 of 128 In France
#228 of 1,423 In Europe
#641 of 6,645 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 17 212
1993 14 194
1994 18 235
1995 19 260
1996 27 288
1997 23 297
1998 23 346
1999 38 416
2000 33 574
2001 36 700
2002 37 870
2003 49 978
2004 61 999
2005 32 1182
2006 94 1348
2007 75 1509
2008 125 1813
2009 257 2327
2010 289 3311
2011 397 4712
2012 374 6344
2013 472 8145
2014 477 10365
2015 539 11856
2016 577 13639
2017 505 15641
2018 603 17809
2019 634 21125
2020 804 28559
2021 830 33768
2022 798 32913
2023 815 33899
2024 651 31569

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

Psychology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 3 150 422
Neuroscience 11 175 443
Psychiatry 12 196 534
Cognitive Science 17 259 694
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 20 333 826
Social Psychology 15 323 876
Child Psychology 15 319 944
Occupational Therapy 25 404 1122
Clinical Psychology 22 374 1125
Education Majors 14 377 1128

Art & Design rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 20th for Art & Design in France and 680th in the World with 3,011 publications made and 58,199 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#20 of 127 In France
#283 of 1,381 In Europe
#680 of 5,966 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 8 32
1993 2 41
1994 8 43
1995 11 62
1996 8 79
1997 9 65
1998 7 104
1999 13 140
2000 11 143
2001 15 127
2002 11 154
2003 14 160
2004 28 171
2005 13 231
2006 32 279
2007 23 351
2008 53 452
2009 105 482
2010 94 892
2011 131 1294
2012 124 1457
2013 136 1955
2014 137 2393
2015 155 2551
2016 176 2921
2017 172 3118
2018 181 3255
2019 176 3980
2020 213 4808
2021 225 5238
2022 223 4967
2023 218 5431
2024 163 6190

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

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Music 14 163 420
Art History 21 182 425
Photography 5 185 468
Cinematography 17 218 505
Computer Graphics 19 216 529
Animation 18 212 535
Aesthetics 15 232 560
Singing and Vocal Performance 16 221 595
Performing arts 18 269 605
Entertainment Industry Business 13 233 615
Painting and Drawing 19 280 643
Sculpture 19 280 643
Illustration and Concept Art 18 275 652
Literature 22 280 661
Fashion Design 17 284 670
Game Design and Development 16 305 692
Creative Writing 14 303 750
Architecture 24 366 860
Multimedia 20 456 1299

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Strasbourg

Speciality France Europe World Rank
International Economics 9 261 429
International Trade 8 250 437
International Business 8 251 464
Actuarial Science 9 172 477
Entrepreneurship 10 233 502
Risk Management 18 269 629
Finance 17 266 650
Investment Banking and Stock trading 21 233 655
Environmental Economics 5 286 699
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 25 297 746
Applied Mathematics 43 330 790
Business 17 330 834
Marketing 15 333 845
Economics 18 331 852
Statistics 24 324 867
Mathematics 23 330 894
Management 20 353 932
Accounting 17 355 952
Human Resource Management 6 410 1014
Advertising 23 393 1051
Project Management 23 465 1086
Development Studies 19 376 1107
Math Teachers 16 353 1151