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The University of Stuttgart ranked 24th in Germany, 289th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 23 research topics. The University of Stuttgart ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 85,547 academic publications and 1,965,253 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 90 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#289 of 14,131 In the World
#108 of 2,785 In Europe
#24 of 369 In Germany
#5 of 62 In Baden-Wurttemberg
#1 of 8 In Stuttgart
#24 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#33 of 1,387 For Architecture
#47 of 2,546 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#705 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#252 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 20 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 7th for Engineering in Germany and 152nd in the World with 56,975 publications made and 1,406,039 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 169 In Germany
#38 of 1,465 In Europe
#152 of 6,782 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 567 5032
1993 656 5346
1994 611 5898
1995 667 6473
1996 813 8071
1997 796 8494
1998 920 9398
1999 1030 9948
2000 1013 11537
2001 1038 12056
2002 1308 15874
2003 1274 17520
2004 1237 19351
2005 1255 23342
2006 1520 26269
2007 1360 27818
2008 1472 31986
2009 1524 34511
2010 1742 39389
2011 1794 45261
2012 1850 50151
2013 1794 54010
2014 1963 59117
2015 1920 61409
2016 2189 66606
2017 2163 69278
2018 2244 76421
2019 2320 82825
2020 2451 94872
2021 2783 105265
2022 2399 97262
2023 2576 103821
2024 1813 93035

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

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 2 13 33
Nuclear Engineering 3 12 49
Industrial Engineering 4 20 53
Technical Drawing 4 13 56
Structural Engineering 1 12 60
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 13 65
Automation and Control engineering 3 24 78
Construction Management 4 34 89
Aerospace Engineering 4 21 95
Mechanical Engineering 4 20 95
Marine Engineering 4 28 96
Petroleum Engineering 2 16 101
Systems Engineering 5 31 103
Product and Industrial Design 9 42 103
Automotive Engineering 5 34 104
Human-Computer Interaction 6 34 105
Transportation Engineering 4 26 107
Civil Engineering 2 25 109
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 30 113
Materials Science 5 22 122
Architectural Engineering 3 45 130
Remote Sensing 6 41 133
Geotechnical Engineering 2 31 140
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 15 56 142
Electrical Engineering 5 29 142
Optical Engineering 9 36 143
Robotics 8 43 144
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 54 148
Metallurgical Engineering 6 30 148
Telecommunications 6 39 165
Acoustical Engineering 9 47 169
Nanotechnology 8 36 176
Engineering Management 7 47 179
Electronic Engineering 7 42 182
Biochemical Engineering 11 86 195
Computer Networking 9 50 196
Aviation 10 75 208
Computer Engineering 14 61 210
Environmental Engineering 6 63 240
Chemical Engineering 14 69 290
Biomedical Engineering 34 155 435
Operations Research 19 150 440
Firefighting and Fire Science 6 127 456
Mining Engineering 17 172 564
Landscape Architecture 19 269 621
Agricultural Engineering 15 184 668
Biotechnology 47 307 985

Physics rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 7th for Physics in Germany and 131st in the World with 54,909 publications made and 1,447,144 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 168 In Germany
#31 of 1,457 In Europe
#131 of 6,713 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 600 5507
1993 689 5842
1994 646 6394
1995 708 7334
1996 844 8918
1997 816 9272
1998 939 10073
1999 1070 10742
2000 1038 12265
2001 1036 12808
2002 1268 16199
2003 1273 18279
2004 1258 20148
2005 1254 23958
2006 1497 26929
2007 1362 28653
2008 1428 32835
2009 1468 35269
2010 1664 39976
2011 1725 46489
2012 1739 50289
2013 1662 54060
2014 1826 59042
2015 1802 60973
2016 2001 66106
2017 1938 68648
2018 1978 74723
2019 2108 80672
2020 2225 92423
2021 2529 102068
2022 2189 93812
2023 2311 99733
2024 1598 88476

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 14 47
Condensed Matter Physics 3 13 53
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 13 65
Theoretical Physics 10 40 97
Quantum and Particle physics 3 17 99
Nuclear Physics 12 31 101
Materials Science 5 22 122
Optical Engineering 9 36 143
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 55 159
Acoustical Engineering 9 47 169
Nanotechnology 8 36 176
Astrobiology 24 108 269
Biophysics 37 152 392

Chemistry rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 19th for Chemistry in Germany and 235th in the World with 46,991 publications made and 1,329,491 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#19 of 166 In Germany
#74 of 1,417 In Europe
#235 of 6,545 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 575 5282
1993 649 5736
1994 607 6448
1995 664 7117
1996 790 8961
1997 796 9431
1998 919 10601
1999 968 11401
2000 954 12983
2001 1011 13543
2002 1152 16584
2003 1100 18880
2004 1115 20505
2005 1127 24302
2006 1267 26117
2007 1153 27790
2008 1196 31754
2009 1242 33432
2010 1393 38004
2011 1396 43525
2012 1423 46874
2013 1365 49894
2014 1481 53825
2015 1464 54931
2016 1594 59561
2017 1539 61373
2018 1593 66941
2019 1671 71832
2020 1737 82143
2021 1989 89923
2022 1716 84322
2023 1763 88713
2024 1287 81809

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 10 10 24
Computational Chemistry 7 21 62
Materials Science 5 22 122
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 15 56 142
Organic Chemistry 11 46 161
Physical chemistry 8 37 174
Nanotechnology 8 36 176
Biochemical Engineering 11 86 195
Inorganic Chemistry 11 53 197
Chemical Engineering 14 69 290
Petrology and Geochemistry 24 107 291
Environmental Chemistry 26 121 330
Biochemistry 36 156 419
Radiochemistry 25 110 475
Nutrition and Food Science 33 246 750

Computer Science rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 16th for Computer Science in Germany and 268th in the World with 32,038 publications made and 734,970 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#16 of 172 In Germany
#87 of 1,469 In Europe
#268 of 6,845 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 244 2358
1993 272 2117
1994 308 2621
1995 335 2957
1996 368 3248
1997 363 3638
1998 407 3995
1999 462 4393
2000 441 5162
2001 453 5374
2002 677 8297
2003 618 8497
2004 661 9172
2005 614 10910
2006 787 12774
2007 745 13573
2008 858 15684
2009 846 18126
2010 1043 20531
2011 1068 23947
2012 1065 26191
2013 1050 28337
2014 1119 31552
2015 1182 32941
2016 1331 34466
2017 1381 37392
2018 1423 41477
2019 1478 45919
2020 1605 54734
2021 1832 61251
2022 1660 55268
2023 1775 60301
2024 1086 47582

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

Biology rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 36th for Biology in Germany and 446th in the World with 31,367 publications made and 939,139 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#36 of 170 In Germany
#166 of 1,448 In Europe
#446 of 6,833 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 351 3448
1993 395 3696
1994 364 4208
1995 399 4578
1996 488 5833
1997 475 6371
1998 576 7361
1999 608 7897
2000 598 9304
2001 615 9879
2002 687 11844
2003 670 13665
2004 727 14921
2005 723 17577
2006 860 19212
2007 740 20458
2008 817 23326
2009 853 25401
2010 995 28970
2011 993 33401
2012 1016 36208
2013 976 38850
2014 1067 41832
2015 1103 42446
2016 1173 45760
2017 1162 47528
2018 1177 51988
2019 1248 57097
2020 1351 66014
2021 1544 72972
2022 1331 68073
2023 1347 72081
2024 891 61025

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 8 36 176
Astrobiology 24 108 269
Paleontology 29 140 375
Biophysics 37 152 392
Biochemistry 36 156 419
Molecular Biology 34 146 428
Evolutionary Biology 39 187 482
Entomology 36 175 482
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 38 193 483
Genetics 37 186 522
Neuroscience 38 213 548
Forestry 31 212 653
Agricultural Science 30 211 671
Zoology 47 257 725
Nutrition and Food Science 33 246 750
Immunology 39 254 771
Virology 41 258 792
Botany 48 283 820
Oncology and Cancer research 41 278 889
Biotechnology 47 307 985
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 50 338 1090
Horticulture 44 304 1093
Microbiology 49 357 1131
Pharmacology 46 335 1232
Animal Science 44 348 1268

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 16th for Environmental Science in Germany and 306th in the World with 30,783 publications made and 764,019 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#16 of 170 In Germany
#103 of 1,464 In Europe
#306 of 6,876 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 287 2288
1993 311 2360
1994 303 2686
1995 330 3072
1996 455 3556
1997 428 3994
1998 480 4560
1999 581 4903
2000 529 6082
2001 571 6469
2002 704 8463
2003 675 9373
2004 716 10089
2005 670 11869
2006 818 13570
2007 713 14272
2008 827 16512
2009 841 18471
2010 949 21311
2011 978 24619
2012 945 26258
2013 988 28947
2014 1087 31530
2015 1050 32773
2016 1229 35904
2017 1170 37267
2018 1254 41121
2019 1307 45586
2020 1449 53895
2021 1606 60844
2022 1426 57065
2023 1454 60625
2024 918 50369

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 2 31 140
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 38 147
Environmental Engineering 6 63 240
Geography and Cartography 10 82 242
Oceanography 10 77 243
Geology 14 84 254
Petrology and Geochemistry 24 107 291
Earth science and Geophysics 22 107 311
Environmental Management 8 94 318
Environmental Chemistry 26 121 330
Paleontology 29 140 375
Ecology 26 152 405
Urban and Regional planning 19 218 436
Mining Engineering 17 172 564
Forestry 31 212 653
Agricultural Science 30 211 671
Hydrology and Water resources management 24 179 694
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 50 338 1090

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 22nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 312th in the World with 27,702 publications made and 502,980 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Linguistics, History, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#22 of 178 In Germany
#128 of 1,500 In Europe
#312 of 7,081 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 288 1706
1993 313 1516
1994 364 1842
1995 343 2036
1996 411 2254
1997 319 2557
1998 394 2477
1999 423 2924
2000 410 3519
2001 348 3567
2002 457 5057
2003 531 5303
2004 486 5743
2005 467 6927
2006 516 7959
2007 525 8809
2008 660 9842
2009 669 11750
2010 803 13186
2011 908 15791
2012 829 16935
2013 966 18810
2014 977 21069
2015 938 22371
2016 1156 22957
2017 1254 24819
2018 1217 27156
2019 1205 30897
2020 1315 37555
2021 1384 41516
2022 1387 38087
2023 1372 41688
2024 747 32376

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 17 86 207
Military science 3 54 230
Linguistics 18 112 301
Library and Information science 26 130 327
Archaeology 18 123 346
Journalism and Digital Media 9 112 356
Political Science 27 143 356
History 21 137 366
Education Majors 9 125 425
Urban and Regional planning 19 218 436
Art History 30 196 457
Aesthetics 25 190 467
Law 28 204 534
Publishing 21 215 570
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 36 259 643
Broadcast Journalism 30 261 735
Sociology 37 282 738
Radio and Television broadcasting 29 263 753
Classics and Ancient History 41 309 798
Political Economy 45 321 843
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 45 340 846
Public Policy / Administration 41 327 909
Anthropology 48 354 946
Communications and Public Relations 46 400 1107
Media Studies 48 390 1163
Demography 57 419 1276
Gender Studies 59 473 1544

Mathematics rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 10th for Mathematics in Germany and 252nd in the World with 14,538 publications made and 384,862 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 163 In Germany
#80 of 1,401 In Europe
#252 of 6,418 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 116 994
1993 113 922
1994 122 1033
1995 160 1186
1996 146 1345
1997 153 1476
1998 223 1737
1999 221 1864
2000 241 2334
2001 172 2277
2002 323 3901
2003 332 4044
2004 308 4369
2005 299 5242
2006 385 6157
2007 366 6871
2008 412 7890
2009 416 8487
2010 503 9716
2011 525 11414
2012 478 12375
2013 501 13416
2014 548 14820
2015 534 15729
2016 591 16559
2017 623 17608
2018 627 19144
2019 692 22169
2020 741 25965
2021 824 28709
2022 705 25530
2023 778 27084
2024 377 18117

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 13 59
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 37 140
Statistics 12 95 281
Operations Research 19 150 440
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 31 208 524
Math Teachers 37 287 896

Medicine rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 39th for Medicine in Germany and 674th in the World with 13,206 publications made and 347,019 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Pharmacy, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Anatomy and Physiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN).

Medicine ranking Location
#39 of 170 In Germany
#234 of 1,433 In Europe
#674 of 6,775 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 167 1408
1993 156 1391
1994 193 1625
1995 174 1784
1996 210 2208
1997 233 2432
1998 253 2712
1999 238 2947
2000 206 3242
2001 231 3621
2002 222 4354
2003 261 4983
2004 273 5570
2005 252 6257
2006 281 6484
2007 227 7356
2008 299 8324
2009 277 8800
2010 323 9974
2011 407 11353
2012 348 12027
2013 399 13614
2014 391 14629
2015 395 15065
2016 476 15788
2017 490 16468
2018 469 18191
2019 490 19659
2020 540 24047
2021 610 27310
2022 606 26068
2023 585 27125
2024 411 22841

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

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 10 10 24
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 43 116 261
Orthodontics 30 124 357
Biomedical Engineering 34 155 435
Dentistry 33 156 458
Sonography and Ultrasound 35 187 531
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 37 204 589
Anatomy and Physiology 41 266 761
Immunology 39 254 771
Physical Therapy 43 295 776
Sports Medicine 43 310 788
Virology 41 258 792
Audiology 49 291 828
Oncology and Cancer research 41 278 889
Ophthalmology 46 311 932
Pathology 45 308 948
Cardiology 45 346 1067
Psychiatry 52 379 1186
Pharmacology 46 335 1232
Health Science 43 384 1262
Surgery 49 384 1263
Public Health 56 411 1275
Healthcare Management (MHA) 51 459 1446
Nursing 51 449 1458
Clinical Psychology 60 469 1543
Gerontology 55 508 1673
Anesthesiology 61 477 1720

Business rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 10th for Business in Germany and 318th in the World with 11,889 publications made and 239,992 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#10 of 166 In Germany
#110 of 1,433 In Europe
#318 of 6,339 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 89 571
1993 107 577
1994 92 652
1995 98 838
1996 120 926
1997 107 918
1998 133 1055
1999 153 1075
2000 184 1398
2001 149 1371
2002 224 2322
2003 180 2315
2004 217 2614
2005 183 2821
2006 273 3354
2007 287 4050
2008 327 4676
2009 350 5791
2010 397 6371
2011 442 7731
2012 408 8486
2013 437 9531
2014 429 10446
2015 458 10785
2016 504 11811
2017 487 12633
2018 543 14675
2019 581 15987
2020 713 20050
2021 715 22259
2022 643 20277
2023 740 22880
2024 374 15814

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 4 34 89
Engineering Management 7 47 179
Management 4 57 208
Project Management 6 93 209
Risk Management 15 120 307
Marketing 16 133 361
Management Information Systems 16 157 387
Finance 21 154 398
Operations Research 19 150 440
Entertainment Industry Business 16 198 521
International Business 33 286 523
International Trade 39 327 566
Advertising 31 217 582
Supply Chain Management 29 210 657
Accounting 38 289 783
Entrepreneurship 37 365 819
Real Estate 20 289 873
Public Policy / Administration 41 327 909
Human Resource Management 54 386 956
Investment Banking and Stock trading 61 464 1379

Art & Design rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 10th for Art & Design in Germany and 268th in the World with 5,906 publications made and 134,490 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Architecture, Aesthetics.

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
#10 of 162 In Germany
#98 of 1,381 In Europe
#268 of 5,966 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 52 353
1993 39 297
1994 60 409
1995 57 455
1996 72 534
1997 52 545
1998 69 574
1999 81 649
2000 81 776
2001 81 907
2002 126 1211
2003 117 1463
2004 110 1505
2005 114 1982
2006 132 2410
2007 149 2359
2008 188 2716
2009 189 3280
2010 198 3788
2011 199 4154
2012 208 4731
2013 213 4994
2014 228 5461
2015 241 5666
2016 268 5813
2017 315 6208
2018 255 6596
2019 256 7448
2020 285 8694
2021 291 9359
2022 282 8623
2023 302 9367
2024 200 7396

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 2 13 33
Animation 4 12 67
Computer Graphics 5 17 68
Graphic Design 3 24 95
UX/UI Desgin 8 42 107
Multimedia 6 47 159
Game Design and Development 15 87 226
Fashion Design 7 86 229
Literature 17 150 367
Art History 30 196 457
Aesthetics 25 190 467
Entertainment Industry Business 16 198 521
Painting and Drawing 17 243 548
Sculpture 17 243 548
Illustration and Concept Art 16 249 579
Performing arts 39 271 609
Landscape Architecture 19 269 621
Creative Writing 25 266 660
Music 37 260 682
Photography 30 284 751
Interior Design 16 288 757

Economics rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 26th for Economics in Germany and 521st in the World with 4,687 publications made and 117,764 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#26 of 162 In Germany
#196 of 1,388 In Europe
#521 of 6,167 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 31 251
1993 37 279
1994 42 337
1995 41 396
1996 66 471
1997 55 432
1998 58 535
1999 73 566
2000 74 744
2001 68 672
2002 68 930
2003 84 1020
2004 100 1216
2005 81 1233
2006 121 1512
2007 109 1843
2008 120 2083
2009 143 2481
2010 143 2610
2011 193 3385
2012 151 3587
2013 166 4131
2014 140 4440
2015 165 4678
2016 185 5130
2017 206 5786
2018 198 6361
2019 208 7144
2020 254 8998
2021 267 10225
2022 259 9245
2023 221 10149
2024 140 7411

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

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 5 87 199
Finance 21 154 398
International Economics 36 280 457
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 31 208 524
International Trade 39 327 566
Development Studies 23 208 615
Political Economy 45 321 843
Investment Banking and Stock trading 61 464 1379

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Stuttgart

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Social Psychology 34 193 529
Psychology 43 253 703
Child Psychology 65 432 1292