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The University of Stuttgart ranked 24th in Germany, 286th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 21 research topics. The University of Stuttgart ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 86,999 academic publications and 2,053,708 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 93 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#286 of 14,131 In the World
#111 of 2,785 In Europe
#24 of 369 In Germany
#5 of 62 In Baden-Wurttemberg
#1 of 8 In Stuttgart
#27 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#33 of 1,417 For Architecture
#46 of 2,558 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#710 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#281 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 18 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 7th for Engineering in Germany and 155th in the World with 57,995 publications made and 1,468,647 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 169 In Germany
#39 of 1,466 In Europe
#155 of 6,795 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 656 5348
1994 612 5898
1995 669 6479
1996 813 8076
1997 796 8506
1998 923 9410
1999 1027 9953
2000 1015 11552
2001 1039 12069
2002 1309 15881
2003 1274 17532
2004 1237 19360
2005 1256 23342
2006 1519 26250
2007 1364 27821
2008 1471 31994
2009 1525 34510
2010 1742 39391
2011 1792 45260
2012 1848 50113
2013 1788 53980
2014 1965 59095
2015 1916 61414
2016 2185 66577
2017 2161 69205
2018 2243 76389
2019 2325 82792
2020 2444 94694
2021 2786 105180
2022 2397 97186
2023 2574 103780
2024 1877 93885
2025 1243 79806

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 13 49
Industrial Engineering 4 18 52
Technical Drawing 4 14 58
Structural Engineering 1 12 62
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 14 67
Automation and Control engineering 3 24 80
Construction Management 4 37 92
Aerospace Engineering 4 21 94
Marine Engineering 4 28 97
Mechanical Engineering 4 20 101
Product and Industrial Design 9 41 102
Systems Engineering 5 32 103
Petroleum Engineering 2 16 104
Automotive Engineering 5 34 106
Human-Computer Interaction 6 38 109
Transportation Engineering 4 28 109
Civil Engineering 3 26 111
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 30 114
Materials Science 5 22 125
Architectural Engineering 3 46 131
Remote Sensing 6 43 136
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 15 56 144
Robotics 8 42 144
Geotechnical Engineering 2 32 145
Optical Engineering 9 36 145
Electrical Engineering 5 30 147
Metallurgical Engineering 6 30 152
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 56 154
Telecommunications 6 39 168
Acoustical Engineering 9 50 177
Engineering Management 7 50 181
Nanotechnology 8 36 181
Electronic Engineering 7 42 184
Aviation 9 71 193
Computer Networking 9 50 198
Biochemical Engineering 11 87 205
Computer Engineering 14 58 207
Environmental Engineering 6 65 250
Chemical Engineering 14 68 296
Biomedical Engineering 34 155 433
Operations Research 19 152 450
Firefighting and Fire Science 6 129 464
Mining Engineering 18 186 609
Landscape Architecture 19 278 652
Agricultural Engineering 15 189 703
Biotechnology 48 316 1007

Physics rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 7th for Physics in Germany and 138th in the World with 55,815 publications made and 1,509,627 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
#33 of 1,460 In Europe
#138 of 6,729 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 689 5843
1994 646 6393
1995 710 7342
1996 844 8924
1997 816 9286
1998 942 10086
1999 1067 10752
2000 1040 12282
2001 1036 12819
2002 1270 16214
2003 1273 18289
2004 1258 20157
2005 1255 23961
2006 1495 26896
2007 1366 28648
2008 1428 32852
2009 1469 35266
2010 1665 39978
2011 1723 46481
2012 1736 50262
2013 1660 54030
2014 1828 58994
2015 1800 60972
2016 1996 66044
2017 1935 68603
2018 1983 74695
2019 2109 80621
2020 2220 92305
2021 2531 101975
2022 2184 93751
2023 2312 99725
2024 1664 89236
2025 1090 75713

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 46
Condensed Matter Physics 3 13 55
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 14 67
Theoretical Physics 10 39 96
Quantum and Particle physics 3 17 101
Nuclear Physics 12 31 103
Materials Science 5 22 125
Optical Engineering 9 36 145
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 56 160
Acoustical Engineering 9 50 177
Nanotechnology 8 36 181
Astrobiology 24 107 271
Biophysics 37 150 390

Chemistry rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 19th for Chemistry in Germany and 243rd in the World with 47,716 publications made and 1,388,327 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#19 of 166 In Germany
#75 of 1,417 In Europe
#243 of 6,561 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 649 5737
1994 607 6453
1995 665 7121
1996 790 8969
1997 797 9439
1998 919 10612
1999 968 11414
2000 956 13001
2001 1011 13559
2002 1153 16609
2003 1100 18891
2004 1115 20514
2005 1128 24308
2006 1266 26100
2007 1157 27788
2008 1196 31763
2009 1242 33432
2010 1394 38004
2011 1396 43501
2012 1421 46816
2013 1366 49869
2014 1482 53788
2015 1461 54933
2016 1591 59507
2017 1537 61335
2018 1597 66900
2019 1672 71751
2020 1733 82037
2021 1990 89746
2022 1722 84237
2023 1755 88604
2024 1317 82450
2025 893 70818

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 27
Computational Chemistry 7 21 62
Materials Science 5 22 125
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 15 56 144
Organic Chemistry 11 46 168
Physical chemistry 7 37 180
Nanotechnology 8 36 181
Inorganic Chemistry 11 52 200
Biochemical Engineering 11 87 205
Chemical Engineering 14 68 296
Petrology and Geochemistry 24 108 299
Environmental Chemistry 26 122 338
Biochemistry 36 156 421
Radiochemistry 25 111 496
Nutrition and Food Science 33 251 772

Computer Science rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 18th for Computer Science in Germany and 273rd in the World with 32,643 publications made and 767,897 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#18 of 172 In Germany
#91 of 1,470 In Europe
#273 of 6,855 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 272 2116
1994 308 2621
1995 335 2956
1996 368 3251
1997 364 3644
1998 408 3995
1999 460 4396
2000 442 5164
2001 453 5381
2002 678 8303
2003 618 8497
2004 661 9181
2005 613 10913
2006 786 12775
2007 746 13570
2008 857 15686
2009 845 18129
2010 1043 20532
2011 1065 23916
2012 1067 26176
2013 1048 28342
2014 1121 31502
2015 1175 32901
2016 1323 34427
2017 1377 37372
2018 1420 41416
2019 1474 45766
2020 1602 54598
2021 1826 61089
2022 1653 55155
2023 1779 60265
2024 1144 48413
2025 739 38759

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 460th in the World with 31,874 publications made and 983,161 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#36 of 170 In Germany
#169 of 1,449 In Europe
#460 of 6,841 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 395 3699
1994 364 4210
1995 400 4582
1996 488 5841
1997 476 6377
1998 576 7367
1999 608 7903
2000 598 9319
2001 614 9888
2002 688 11862
2003 670 13672
2004 727 14921
2005 723 17582
2006 859 19206
2007 742 20450
2008 817 23339
2009 852 25387
2010 995 28957
2011 993 33401
2012 1012 36158
2013 977 38823
2014 1068 41764
2015 1105 42443
2016 1170 45716
2017 1160 47464
2018 1176 51939
2019 1247 57009
2020 1354 65948
2021 1534 72804
2022 1331 67890
2023 1347 71929
2024 916 61614
2025 635 52098

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 36 181
Astrobiology 24 107 271
Paleontology 29 143 380
Biophysics 37 150 390
Biochemistry 36 156 421
Molecular Biology 34 148 435
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 37 194 491
Evolutionary Biology 39 192 492
Entomology 39 185 506
Genetics 37 187 529
Neuroscience 39 217 558
Forestry 33 218 681
Agricultural Science 30 217 686
Zoology 47 260 733
Nutrition and Food Science 33 251 772
Immunology 39 258 783
Virology 41 261 801
Botany 47 283 826
Oncology and Cancer research 41 283 916
Biotechnology 48 316 1007
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 50 342 1107
Horticulture 44 309 1127
Microbiology 49 363 1173
Pharmacology 48 341 1250
Animal Science 44 351 1278

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 16th for Environmental Science in Germany and 315th in the World with 31,235 publications made and 802,579 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#16 of 170 In Germany
#108 of 1,464 In Europe
#315 of 6,888 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 312 2368
1994 302 2688
1995 331 3070
1996 456 3561
1997 428 4002
1998 481 4568
1999 581 4908
2000 530 6090
2001 569 6478
2002 704 8474
2003 675 9376
2004 716 10089
2005 670 11881
2006 818 13576
2007 712 14271
2008 827 16523
2009 842 18468
2010 949 21313
2011 980 24643
2012 946 26232
2013 984 28939
2014 1090 31460
2015 1055 32790
2016 1226 35825
2017 1169 37181
2018 1261 41046
2019 1309 45576
2020 1446 53772
2021 1604 60639
2022 1419 56971
2023 1451 60471
2024 948 50917
2025 547 42380

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 32 145
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 38 150
Environmental Engineering 6 65 250
Oceanography 10 80 250
Geography and Cartography 10 85 251
Geology 15 86 261
Petrology and Geochemistry 24 108 299
Earth science and Geophysics 22 108 316
Environmental Management 8 101 329
Environmental Chemistry 26 122 338
Paleontology 29 143 380
Ecology 26 156 415
Urban and Regional planning 20 223 444
Mining Engineering 18 186 609
Forestry 33 218 681
Agricultural Science 30 217 686
Hydrology and Water resources management 24 181 710
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 50 342 1107

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 22nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 319th in the World with 28,014 publications made and 527,521 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Linguistics, History, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#22 of 178 In Germany
#130 of 1,502 In Europe
#319 of 7,088 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 313 1518
1994 364 1842
1995 343 2037
1996 412 2256
1997 320 2561
1998 397 2476
1999 420 2925
2000 411 3521
2001 348 3570
2002 456 5062
2003 531 5304
2004 486 5745
2005 469 6927
2006 514 7960
2007 524 8806
2008 660 9848
2009 669 11752
2010 804 13183
2011 908 15793
2012 826 16930
2013 964 18783
2014 977 21067
2015 939 22406
2016 1156 22963
2017 1252 24781
2018 1222 27123
2019 1205 30846
2020 1312 37511
2021 1376 41395
2022 1379 38050
2023 1373 41643
2024 774 32809
2025 380 26969

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 19 91 214
Military science 3 58 240
Linguistics 19 115 307
Library and Information science 26 130 329
Archaeology 18 128 359
Political Science 27 147 364
Journalism and Digital Media 9 117 365
History 21 141 377
Education Majors 9 126 429
Urban and Regional planning 20 223 444
Art History 29 194 454
Aesthetics 26 196 478
Law 30 216 552
Publishing 21 214 566
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 36 265 657
Broadcast Journalism 32 263 737
Sociology 38 286 753
Radio and Television broadcasting 29 261 754
Classics and Ancient History 41 312 805
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 45 332 831
Political Economy 45 319 832
Public Policy / Administration 40 324 891
Anthropology 50 360 967
Communications and Public Relations 45 404 1114
Media Studies 50 395 1168
Demography 57 425 1303
Gender Studies 62 486 1583

Mathematics rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 10th for Mathematics in Germany and 256th in the World with 14,720 publications made and 401,390 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
#82 of 1,406 In Europe
#256 of 6,434 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 112 923
1994 122 1033
1995 160 1185
1996 145 1345
1997 153 1479
1998 223 1737
1999 221 1866
2000 242 2335
2001 172 2278
2002 323 3899
2003 332 4044
2004 308 4368
2005 299 5242
2006 385 6157
2007 366 6875
2008 412 7900
2009 416 8496
2010 503 9712
2011 524 11385
2012 479 12363
2013 497 13382
2014 552 14796
2015 535 15704
2016 590 16487
2017 621 17567
2018 624 19083
2019 695 22177
2020 741 25906
2021 824 28582
2022 699 25398
2023 777 26966
2024 392 18489
2025 229 13571

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 37 144
Statistics 14 100 291
Operations Research 19 152 450
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 31 208 524
Math Teachers 37 287 895

Business rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 10th for Business in Germany and 320th in the World with 12,073 publications made and 251,754 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#10 of 166 In Germany
#112 of 1,436 In Europe
#320 of 6,366 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 107 577
1994 92 652
1995 99 839
1996 120 925
1997 107 918
1998 133 1056
1999 153 1076
2000 185 1401
2001 149 1372
2002 224 2324
2003 180 2319
2004 217 2618
2005 183 2821
2006 273 3352
2007 287 4048
2008 325 4678
2009 350 5793
2010 397 6369
2011 440 7716
2012 410 8494
2013 436 9536
2014 429 10434
2015 458 10764
2016 500 11800
2017 485 12587
2018 542 14642
2019 582 15969
2020 712 19984
2021 711 22198
2022 643 20161
2023 738 22786
2024 400 16133
2025 218 12616

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 37 92
Engineering Management 7 50 181
Management 5 60 211
Project Management 7 95 212
Risk Management 15 120 306
Marketing 17 136 368
Management Information Systems 16 160 397
Finance 21 154 400
Operations Research 19 152 450
Entertainment Industry Business 15 196 508
International Business 35 290 533
International Trade 39 328 565
Advertising 31 227 600
Supply Chain Management 29 218 681
Entrepreneurship 34 339 740
Accounting 37 291 786
Real Estate 20 290 872
Public Policy / Administration 40 324 891
Human Resource Management 54 388 963
Investment Banking and Stock trading 61 467 1392

Art & Design rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 10th for Art & Design in Germany and 274th in the World with 6,041 publications made and 140,349 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
#101 of 1,385 In Europe
#274 of 6,010 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 39 297
1994 60 409
1995 57 455
1996 72 536
1997 52 547
1998 69 574
1999 81 648
2000 81 777
2001 81 908
2002 128 1209
2003 117 1465
2004 110 1509
2005 114 1979
2006 132 2412
2007 149 2359
2008 188 2718
2009 188 3283
2010 199 3797
2011 200 4160
2012 208 4715
2013 213 4999
2014 228 5460
2015 242 5682
2016 267 5822
2017 315 6212
2018 258 6547
2019 255 7413
2020 281 8641
2021 289 9359
2022 282 8648
2023 301 9366
2024 206 7539
2025 161 6302

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
Computer Graphics 5 18 70
Animation 4 13 71
Graphic Design 4 27 98
UX/UI Desgin 8 43 108
Multimedia 6 49 164
Game Design and Development 15 86 227
Fashion Design 8 87 229
Literature 17 151 372
Art History 29 194 454
Aesthetics 26 196 478
Entertainment Industry Business 15 196 508
Painting and Drawing 17 243 547
Sculpture 17 243 547
Illustration and Concept Art 16 249 568
Performing arts 38 273 612
Landscape Architecture 19 278 652
Creative Writing 27 277 679
Music 38 274 716
Photography 32 290 774
Interior Design 16 287 776

Economics rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 27th for Economics in Germany and 527th in the World with 4,730 publications made and 123,815 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#27 of 162 In Germany
#200 of 1,391 In Europe
#527 of 6,188 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 37 279
1994 42 337
1995 41 398
1996 66 471
1997 55 433
1998 58 535
1999 73 567
2000 74 745
2001 68 672
2002 68 932
2003 84 1020
2004 100 1215
2005 81 1233
2006 121 1513
2007 109 1840
2008 120 2087
2009 143 2483
2010 142 2610
2011 193 3392
2012 153 3598
2013 165 4133
2014 140 4422
2015 164 4665
2016 182 5119
2017 206 5739
2018 198 6351
2019 209 7127
2020 251 8963
2021 265 10199
2022 257 9220
2023 221 10135
2024 143 7529
2025 65 5815

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 88 203
Finance 21 154 400
International Economics 36 284 460
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 31 208 524
International Trade 39 328 565
Development Studies 24 215 633
Political Economy 45 319 832
Investment Banking and Stock trading 61 467 1392

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Stuttgart

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 43 118 268
Orthodontics 30 129 366
Dentistry 33 158 465
Social Psychology 34 194 535
Sonography and Ultrasound 35 188 538
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 37 206 596
Medicine 39 240 696
Psychology 43 254 713
Anatomy and Physiology 41 267 768
Physical Therapy 43 300 786
Sports Medicine 43 313 787
Audiology 49 301 852
Pathology 45 311 961
Ophthalmology 47 320 965
Cardiology 45 348 1090
Psychiatry 52 382 1209
Child Psychology 64 428 1261
Health Science 44 391 1277
Surgery 49 388 1287
Public Health 56 417 1309
Nursing 53 458 1471
Healthcare Management (MHA) 51 468 1503
Clinical Psychology 62 471 1556
Gerontology 55 512 1698
Anesthesiology 61 481 1743