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The University of Strasbourg ranked 11th in France, 413th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 182 research topics. The University of Strasbourg ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 66,142 academic publications and 1,763,945 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 11 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#413 of 14,131 In the World
#175 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 224 In France
#2 of 11 In Grand Est
#1 of 3 In Strasbourg
#105 of 1,041 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
#123 of 1,009 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#253 of 2,954 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#3367 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#348 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 179 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 9th for Biology in France and 452nd in the World with 37,273 publications made and 1,292,503 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Immunology, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 135 In France
#167 of 1,449 In Europe
#452 of 6,841 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 57 877
1994 86 919
1995 96 1097
1996 76 1301
1997 86 1486
1998 108 1559
1999 114 1820
2000 124 2172
2001 103 2416
2002 118 2938
2003 163 3317
2004 181 3579
2005 176 4048
2006 241 4593
2007 252 5316
2008 328 6318
2009 995 8213
2010 1298 13072
2011 1566 20561
2012 1572 28239
2013 1782 37124
2014 1852 45404
2015 1951 52843
2016 2102 60689
2017 1980 67598
2018 2247 77269
2019 2309 88975
2020 2724 110423
2021 2805 129524
2022 2557 125529
2023 2573 126809
2024 2240 122287
2025 1882 106598

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 97 258
Biophysics 7 92 259
Nanotechnology 9 82 303
Molecular Biology 7 113 332
Virology 9 122 358
Biochemistry 8 132 365
Genetics 9 138 382
Evolutionary Biology 11 154 400
Astrobiology 19 171 418
Immunology 11 155 431
Neuroscience 11 173 442
Oncology and Cancer research 10 170 479
Paleontology 11 194 509
Pharmacology 10 183 544
Biotechnology 12 204 569
Entomology 19 221 614
Zoology 12 231 637
Microbiology 17 217 642
Botany 14 262 754
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 268 807
Toxicology 15 248 829
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 16 306 861
Forestry 24 270 869
Horticulture 17 262 870
Agricultural Science 18 304 1002
Nutrition and Food Science 24 324 1054
Animal Science 24 343 1255

Chemistry rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 10th for Chemistry in France and 446th in the World with 33,456 publications made and 1,199,376 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 138 In France
#167 of 1,417 In Europe
#446 of 6,561 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 53 859
1994 84 907
1995 120 1060
1996 83 1312
1997 90 1449
1998 100 1568
1999 112 1748
2000 110 1952
2001 83 2246
2002 114 2701
2003 147 2993
2004 140 3214
2005 163 3693
2006 203 4132
2007 216 4635
2008 271 5447
2009 996 7055
2010 1307 11834
2011 1512 19715
2012 1551 27831
2013 1707 36781
2014 1706 44082
2015 1819 51383
2016 1902 59382
2017 1784 64875
2018 2049 73495
2019 2061 83185
2020 2313 100083
2021 2326 116603
2022 2154 111938
2023 2193 115384
2024 1887 109378
2025 1474 93296

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 46 123
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 94 253
Pharmacy 7 122 277
Biochemical Engineering 6 129 292
Nanotechnology 9 82 303
Computational Chemistry 12 146 340
Biochemistry 8 132 365
Chemical Engineering 9 109 404
Inorganic Chemistry 13 147 421
Organic Chemistry 11 166 449
Materials Science 12 159 458
Physical chemistry 16 191 555
Environmental Chemistry 27 318 889
Nutrition and Food Science 24 324 1054
Radiochemistry 18 258 1057

Physics rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 13th for Physics in France and 515th in the World with 28,425 publications made and 944,628 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
#196 of 1,460 In Europe
#515 of 6,729 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 45 630
1994 71 710
1995 107 822
1996 69 1022
1997 83 1046
1998 89 1177
1999 102 1323
2000 85 1458
2001 68 1589
2002 104 1914
2003 124 2107
2004 138 2375
2005 161 2867
2006 205 3228
2007 199 3647
2008 254 4237
2009 884 5646
2010 1068 9248
2011 1271 15853
2012 1259 22822
2013 1387 29435
2014 1473 34602
2015 1526 41398
2016 1568 48130
2017 1555 52399
2018 1724 58937
2019 1763 67978
2020 1947 78403
2021 1937 91303
2022 1853 85403
2023 1925 89991
2024 1583 85749
2025 1208 71912

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 92 259
Medical Physics 4 118 282
Nanotechnology 9 82 303
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 143 315
Condensed Matter Physics 13 149 369
Nuclear Physics 14 165 388
Astrobiology 19 171 418
Astrophysics and Astronomy 16 181 430
Applied/Engineering Physics 15 169 448
Materials Science 12 159 458
Quantum and Particle physics 14 194 502
Optical Engineering 14 197 515
Theoretical Physics 25 252 570
Acoustical Engineering 17 247 666

Engineering rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 13th for Engineering in France and 563rd in the World with 26,979 publications made and 846,350 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#13 of 139 In France
#204 of 1,466 In Europe
#563 of 6,795 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 37 578
1994 62 630
1995 97 717
1996 62 924
1997 71 952
1998 82 1076
1999 80 1170
2000 79 1324
2001 63 1476
2002 100 1805
2003 123 2032
2004 134 2325
2005 158 2742
2006 184 3145
2007 186 3582
2008 245 4121
2009 834 5443
2010 987 8540
2011 1197 13852
2012 1255 19752
2013 1315 25880
2014 1389 30699
2015 1443 36271
2016 1519 42202
2017 1445 46480
2018 1616 52765
2019 1683 60880
2020 1846 71327
2021 1912 84952
2022 1778 80258
2023 1852 84237
2024 1526 79514
2025 1133 68198

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 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 450th in the World with 24,631 publications made and 461,852 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Sociology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 135 In France
#187 of 1,502 In Europe
#450 of 7,088 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 36 240
1994 53 275
1995 74 329
1996 65 406
1997 75 455
1998 141 538
1999 177 543
2000 154 774
2001 155 742
2002 123 926
2003 144 1032
2004 185 1203
2005 185 1364
2006 256 1787
2007 232 2224
2008 335 2667
2009 577 3338
2010 740 4901
2011 920 7301
2012 999 10285
2013 1090 12886
2014 1222 15684
2015 1216 18292
2016 1356 20714
2017 1448 23587
2018 1543 26265
2019 1591 30671
2020 1839 36901
2021 1771 44402
2022 1705 41227
2023 1594 43313
2024 1247 39542
2025 880 33313

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 25 105
Philosophy 19 152 356
Art History 21 177 416
Special Education 3 153 423
Political Science 14 186 434
Classics and Ancient History 11 178 450
Forensic Science 4 176 473
Human Rights Law 5 197 475
Law Enforcement 4 150 484
Library and Information science 8 197 494
Aesthetics 15 230 552
Genealogy 11 216 587
International Law 9 254 609
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 257 638
Linguistics 14 261 645
Journalism and Digital Media 6 239 658
History 18 270 670
Publishing 11 263 672
Media Studies 7 259 683
Sociology 15 261 684
Urban and Regional planning 9 337 699
Demography 14 256 736
Archaeology 15 284 738
Law 15 292 766
Gender Studies 9 264 774
Sports / Exercise science 15 293 787
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 19 323 808
Communications and Public Relations 8 303 810
Public Policy / Administration 9 312 855
Anthropology 15 326 863
Political Economy 15 345 898
Criminology and Criminal Justice 15 357 1115
Education Majors 14 373 1117

Medicine rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 12th for Medicine in France and 524th in the World with 23,739 publications made and 747,857 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 132 In France
#186 of 1,437 In Europe
#524 of 6,793 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 29 449
1994 55 491
1995 51 580
1996 70 703
1997 66 778
1998 72 855
1999 65 1004
2000 75 1305
2001 60 1477
2002 86 1748
2003 91 1955
2004 117 2055
2005 93 2415
2006 146 2750
2007 172 3204
2008 224 4118
2009 564 5234
2010 722 7929
2011 919 12008
2012 926 16152
2013 1075 21355
2014 1105 26297
2015 1184 30708
2016 1371 35740
2017 1289 40053
2018 1497 45068
2019 1471 52450
2020 1789 68939
2021 1813 81445
2022 1724 79138
2023 1699 79465
2024 1472 74592
2025 1396 66911

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 4 107 274
Pharmacy 7 122 277
Medical Physics 4 118 282
Virology 9 122 358
Biomedical Engineering 5 137 392
Dentistry 5 142 421
Orthodontics 9 146 424
Immunology 11 155 431
Anatomy and Physiology 7 158 436
Critical Care Nursing 14 191 460
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 165 468
Cosmetology 7 162 472
Forensic Science 4 176 473
Surgery 11 166 473
Dermatology 10 177 474
Sonography and Ultrasound 9 169 478
Oncology and Cancer research 10 170 479
Respiratory Therapy 18 186 485
Cardiology 14 194 498
Veterinary 7 130 500
Anesthesiology 13 179 512
Radiation Therapy 15 181 514
Plastic Surgery 9 169 519
Ophthalmology 8 186 530
Psychiatry 12 195 533
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 186 536
Pharmacology 10 183 544
Pathology 13 191 550
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 23 213 554
Pediatrics 13 201 560
Family medicine 11 189 568
Audiology 16 223 596
Physical Therapy 15 264 674
Epidemiology 19 245 684
Urology 18 229 712
Optometry 12 249 732
Sports Medicine 23 311 782
Sports / Exercise science 15 293 787
Public Health 14 275 793
Toxicology 15 248 829
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 19 286 856
Nursing 13 299 860
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 16 306 861
Health Science 16 302 939
Healthcare Management (MHA) 16 377 1101
Clinical Psychology 22 369 1106
Occupational Therapy 25 401 1117
Gerontology 19 382 1153

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 14th for Environmental Science in France and 661st in the World with 19,349 publications made and 549,397 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#14 of 135 In France
#239 of 1,464 In Europe
#661 of 6,888 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 38 491
1994 46 532
1995 60 609
1996 46 632
1997 57 732
1998 58 793
1999 75 889
2000 76 1130
2001 59 1146
2002 76 1490
2003 98 1512
2004 119 1812
2005 140 2126
2006 146 2523
2007 146 2887
2008 209 3406
2009 506 4353
2010 628 6063
2011 775 9623
2012 802 13464
2013 885 17235
2014 934 20512
2015 963 24574
2016 989 27983
2017 1032 30959
2018 1183 35777
2019 1214 41476
2020 1407 49036
2021 1466 59157
2022 1359 55876
2023 1387 57620
2024 1127 54436
2025 846 46259

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 94 253
Earth science and Geophysics 6 91 268
Geotechnical Engineering 9 137 439
Paleontology 11 194 509
Geology 12 201 548
Geography and Cartography 16 258 678
Urban and Regional planning 9 337 699
Environmental Engineering 11 234 714
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 28 277 756
Ecology 16 274 765
Oceanography 19 279 775
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 268 807
Forestry 24 270 869
Environmental Chemistry 27 318 889
Mining Engineering 16 281 952
Agricultural Science 18 304 1002
Environmental Management 18 352 1034

Computer Science rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 13th for Computer Science in France and 627th in the World with 18,569 publications made and 603,469 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#13 of 138 In France
#241 of 1,470 In Europe
#627 of 6,855 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 35 331
1994 45 385
1995 55 457
1996 44 506
1997 45 556
1998 50 555
1999 66 628
2000 58 894
2001 55 1052
2002 85 1311
2003 101 1405
2004 104 1612
2005 110 1816
2006 165 2158
2007 167 2570
2008 204 3078
2009 512 3992
2010 624 6212
2011 769 9692
2012 773 13198
2013 846 17062
2014 905 20513
2015 921 23620
2016 974 27284
2017 944 30865
2018 1103 36646
2019 1166 42981
2020 1298 52492
2021 1396 61695
2022 1353 58771
2023 1334 61388
2024 1079 58944
2025 919 51302

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 97 258
Neuroscience 11 173 442
Robotics 12 158 461
Library and Information science 8 197 494
Data Science 8 228 517
Computer Graphics 19 216 527
Computer Vision 16 199 535
Animation 18 210 536
Management Information Systems 9 295 665
Game Design and Development 16 305 690
Cognitive Science 17 258 696
Computer Engineering 22 244 705
Database Administration 17 269 749
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 20 280 751
Computational Linguistics 27 318 828
Cyber Security 17 298 838
Computer Networking 24 298 869
Telecommunications 29 321 904
Software Engineering 31 399 921
Human-Computer Interaction 27 414 1014
Machine Learning 20 337 1023
Blockchain and Cryptography 37 349 1047
Multimedia 20 454 1278

Psychology rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 11th for Psychology in France and 632nd in the World with 10,474 publications made and 314,003 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#11 of 128 In France
#226 of 1,424 In Europe
#632 of 6,663 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 14 194
1994 18 235
1995 19 262
1996 27 288
1997 23 298
1998 24 346
1999 38 416
2000 33 578
2001 36 701
2002 37 871
2003 49 977
2004 62 999
2005 32 1178
2006 94 1346
2007 75 1504
2008 124 1812
2009 257 2325
2010 289 3315
2011 397 4713
2012 374 6362
2013 472 8147
2014 474 10352
2015 540 11859
2016 570 13599
2017 511 15612
2018 603 17769
2019 633 21081
2020 803 28470
2021 826 33662
2022 790 32819
2023 818 33844
2024 657 31852
2025 616 29084

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 3 153 423
Neuroscience 11 173 442
Psychiatry 12 195 533
Cognitive Science 17 258 696
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 19 323 808
Social Psychology 15 326 874
Child Psychology 16 318 931
Clinical Psychology 22 369 1106
Occupational Therapy 25 401 1117
Education Majors 14 373 1117

Art & Design rankings

The University of Strasbourg ranked 19th for Art & Design in France and 663rd in the World with 3,151 publications made and 68,326 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
#19 of 127 In France
#276 of 1,385 In Europe
#663 of 6,010 In the World

University of Strasbourg
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 2 41
1994 8 43
1995 11 62
1996 8 79
1997 10 65
1998 8 104
1999 13 142
2000 12 143
2001 15 127
2002 11 153
2003 14 159
2004 30 171
2005 13 231
2006 33 276
2007 23 350
2008 53 455
2009 107 483
2010 96 890
2011 129 1281
2012 126 1458
2013 136 1926
2014 138 2375
2015 157 2564
2016 178 2910
2017 175 3118
2018 182 3281
2019 179 3982
2020 217 4835
2021 227 5262
2022 227 4991
2023 223 5436
2024 168 6249
2025 128 5911

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
Art History 21 177 416
Music 14 163 420
Photography 7 195 481
Cinematography 18 220 512
Computer Graphics 19 216 527
Animation 18 210 536
Aesthetics 15 230 552
Painting and Drawing 17 262 603
Sculpture 17 262 603
Performing arts 18 270 605
Illustration and Concept Art 16 258 608
Singing and Vocal Performance 16 230 609
Entertainment Industry Business 13 235 617
Literature 22 281 658
Fashion Design 17 277 659
Game Design and Development 16 305 690
Creative Writing 14 302 740
Architecture 25 363 849
Multimedia 20 454 1278

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Strasbourg

Speciality France Europe World Rank
International Economics 9 259 420
International Trade 8 252 438
International Business 8 253 463
Actuarial Science 9 172 487
Entrepreneurship 11 258 556
Risk Management 16 254 587
Finance 17 267 652
Investment Banking and Stock trading 20 232 661
Environmental Economics 5 286 703
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 25 297 746
Applied Mathematics 43 330 792
Business 17 328 825
Marketing 15 333 837
Economics 17 326 843
Statistics 25 324 872
Mathematics 24 331 903
Management 20 352 927
Accounting 16 353 941
Human Resource Management 6 405 997
Advertising 22 389 1049
Project Management 22 452 1050
Development Studies 19 376 1111
Math Teachers 16 357 1164