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The University of Stuttgart ranked 24th in Germany, 280th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 24 research topics. The University of Stuttgart ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 76,382 academic publications and 1,512,913 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 86 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#280 of 14,131 In the World
#105 of 2,785 In Europe
#24 of 369 In Germany
#5 of 62 In Baden-Wurttemberg
#1 of 8 In Stuttgart
#23 of 2,235 For Pharmacy
#43 of 1,232 For Architecture
#44 of 2,461 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#707 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#252 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 21 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 6th for Engineering in Germany and 149th in the World with 51,458 publications made and 1,111,504 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 168 In Germany
#37 of 1,453 In Europe
#149 of 6,684 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 471 3876
1992 543 4199
1993 629 4498
1994 576 4902
1995 620 5347
1996 766 6805
1997 724 7165
1998 844 8111
1999 942 8466
2000 938 9790
2001 960 10155
2002 1170 13011
2003 1137 13849
2004 1124 15607
2005 1176 19077
2006 1416 21409
2007 1289 23103
2008 1337 25910
2009 1403 28675
2010 1539 32325
2011 1701 37652
2012 1685 41360
2013 1683 45598
2014 1800 49271
2015 1797 51008
2016 2081 55836
2017 2066 57956
2018 2142 64526
2019 2206 69797
2020 2255 78062
2021 2613 85833
2022 2218 84063
2023 2271 86906

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 18 43
Nuclear Engineering 3 12 47
Industrial Engineering 4 22 53
Technical Drawing 4 13 57
Structural Engineering 1 12 58
Automation and Control engineering 3 22 80
Transportation Engineering 2 18 87
Aerospace Engineering 4 20 89
Construction Management 5 38 90
Human-Computer Interaction 5 30 91
Mechanical Engineering 4 19 92
Systems Engineering 5 29 97
Petroleum Engineering 1 15 100
Automotive Engineering 3 33 101
Civil Engineering 2 24 102
Product and Industrial Design 10 45 110
Marine Engineering 4 38 114
Materials Science 5 22 117
Metallurgical Engineering 5 24 128
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 36 130
Robotics 8 39 134
Geotechnical Engineering 1 29 135
Optical Engineering 9 32 135
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 52 137
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 39 138
Electrical Engineering 5 30 138
Remote Sensing 5 44 140
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 15 60 155
Architectural Engineering 4 56 160
Biochemical Engineering 10 73 160
Telecommunications 6 38 163
Acoustical Engineering 7 46 163
Nanotechnology 8 37 173
Engineering Management 6 50 179
Electronic Engineering 7 47 186
Computer Networking 8 47 188
Computer Engineering 13 54 199
Aviation 9 76 228
Environmental Engineering 6 63 230
Chemical Engineering 14 66 271
Firefighting and Fire Science 6 109 394
Biomedical Engineering 33 148 409
Agricultural Engineering 13 140 426
Operations Research 19 151 447
Mining Engineering 20 190 599
Landscape Architecture 21 282 673
Biotechnology 46 297 905

Physics rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 7th for Physics in Germany and 127th in the World with 49,916 publications made and 1,156,243 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 167 In Germany
#31 of 1,446 In Europe
#127 of 6,603 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 496 4344
1992 580 4616
1993 657 4976
1994 607 5344
1995 668 6140
1996 804 7577
1997 742 7840
1998 847 8632
1999 995 9231
2000 961 10428
2001 964 10896
2002 1141 13414
2003 1131 14546
2004 1137 16253
2005 1164 19729
2006 1383 22123
2007 1302 23994
2008 1302 26839
2009 1359 29755
2010 1470 33088
2011 1640 38906
2012 1592 41923
2013 1576 46070
2014 1700 49731
2015 1678 51382
2016 1887 56210
2017 1876 58184
2018 1911 64101
2019 2030 68480
2020 2061 76749
2021 2396 84027
2022 2013 81776
2023 2052 84278

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 44
Condensed Matter Physics 3 14 52
Quantum and Particle physics 3 18 93
Nuclear Physics 9 28 95
Materials Science 5 22 117
Optical Engineering 9 32 135
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 39 138
Theoretical Physics 19 68 146
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 56 156
Acoustical Engineering 7 46 163
Nanotechnology 8 37 173
Astrobiology 23 99 249
Biophysics 38 165 422
Medical Physics 48 343 896

Chemistry rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 19th for Chemistry in Germany and 229th in the World with 42,940 publications made and 1,086,043 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#19 of 165 In Germany
#73 of 1,401 In Europe
#229 of 6,447 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 500 4357
1992 554 4549
1993 622 4967
1994 568 5484
1995 630 6084
1996 739 7644
1997 714 8061
1998 837 9217
1999 904 9836
2000 884 11162
2001 920 11639
2002 1025 13924
2003 986 15333
2004 991 16972
2005 1046 20320
2006 1159 21775
2007 1111 24119
2008 1082 26382
2009 1149 29003
2010 1245 32417
2011 1335 37260
2012 1310 40148
2013 1300 43601
2014 1384 46373
2015 1382 47691
2016 1525 51884
2017 1492 53201
2018 1547 58738
2019 1624 62449
2020 1641 69955
2021 1893 76109
2022 1614 75067
2023 1587 76656

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 23
Computational Chemistry 6 20 68
Materials Science 5 22 117
Organic Chemistry 10 45 152
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 15 60 155
Biochemical Engineering 10 73 160
Physical chemistry 7 35 169
Inorganic Chemistry 11 46 171
Nanotechnology 8 37 173
Chemical Engineering 14 66 271
Petrology and Geochemistry 22 99 275
Environmental Chemistry 21 107 292
Radiochemistry 17 91 396
Biochemistry 35 152 400
Nutrition and Food Science 33 232 685

Computer Science rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 16th for Computer Science in Germany and 269th in the World with 28,670 publications made and 540,203 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#16 of 172 In Germany
#85 of 1,459 In Europe
#269 of 6,752 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 204 1427
1992 230 1819
1993 256 1652
1994 292 1991
1995 306 2194
1996 342 2521
1997 332 2820
1998 375 3149
1999 423 3478
2000 402 4186
2001 425 4341
2002 613 6412
2003 585 6445
2004 619 7268
2005 583 8308
2006 729 9959
2007 701 10747
2008 785 11992
2009 791 14117
2010 943 15967
2011 1010 18720
2012 1000 20426
2013 961 22445
2014 1052 24768
2015 1104 25632
2016 1234 27085
2017 1286 28886
2018 1367 32531
2019 1379 36433
2020 1452 41715
2021 1656 45880
2022 1474 44725
2023 1512 46436

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

Biology rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 35th for Biology in Germany and 424th in the World with 28,661 publications made and 760,302 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#35 of 170 In Germany
#162 of 1,445 In Europe
#424 of 6,770 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 290 2355
1992 342 2859
1993 373 3108
1994 351 3504
1995 389 3693
1996 458 4829
1997 436 5350
1998 532 6245
1999 567 6759
2000 563 7926
2001 580 8440
2002 617 9775
2003 599 11065
2004 650 12253
2005 676 14553
2006 794 15958
2007 696 17737
2008 753 19293
2009 796 21902
2010 916 24238
2011 932 28203
2012 950 30763
2013 932 33428
2014 994 35873
2015 1032 36399
2016 1129 39550
2017 1112 40715
2018 1170 45095
2019 1172 48991
2020 1252 55632
2021 1472 60657
2022 1237 59832
2023 1217 61256

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 37 173
Astrobiology 23 99 249
Paleontology 27 134 360
Biochemistry 35 152 400
Biophysics 38 165 422
Molecular Biology 34 149 432
Evolutionary Biology 36 171 446
Entomology 37 177 481
Genetics 37 181 502
Forestry 27 183 506
Neuroscience 38 202 520
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 41 210 523
Agricultural Science 29 204 628
Nutrition and Food Science 33 232 685
Zoology 47 265 733
Immunology 39 254 744
Virology 41 248 759
Botany 47 283 790
Oncology and Cancer research 39 263 808
Biotechnology 46 297 905
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 49 337 1042
Horticulture 46 310 1067
Pharmacology 46 324 1115
Microbiology 50 361 1118
Animal Science 47 370 1328

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Germany and 288th in the World with 27,865 publications made and 590,576 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 170 In Germany
#97 of 1,458 In Europe
#288 of 6,798 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 233 1511
1992 271 1836
1993 296 1958
1994 284 2136
1995 321 2502
1996 422 2879
1997 402 3252
1998 439 3777
1999 544 4134
2000 498 5095
2001 519 5375
2002 618 6777
2003 579 7398
2004 632 8108
2005 627 9406
2006 748 10824
2007 671 11842
2008 759 13058
2009 780 15204
2010 874 17088
2011 926 19934
2012 887 21230
2013 924 23957
2014 1011 25405
2015 971 26604
2016 1169 29366
2017 1085 30361
2018 1203 33941
2019 1256 37834
2020 1302 43178
2021 1504 48072
2022 1323 48059
2023 1290 49720

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 1 29 135
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 34 135
Geography and Cartography 10 73 219
Environmental Engineering 6 63 230
Oceanography 8 74 230
Geology 13 81 241
Petrology and Geochemistry 22 99 275
Environmental Management 6 90 292
Environmental Chemistry 21 107 292
Earth science and Geophysics 21 104 297
Paleontology 27 134 360
Ecology 25 143 387
Forestry 27 183 506
Urban and Regional planning 22 254 539
Mining Engineering 20 190 599
Hydrology and Water resources management 26 178 625
Agricultural Science 29 204 628
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 49 337 1042

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 21st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 291st in the World with 24,580 publications made and 368,263 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#21 of 175 In Germany
#115 of 1,492 In Europe
#291 of 7,020 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 203 950
1992 259 1208
1993 273 1111
1994 342 1285
1995 311 1440
1996 369 1672
1997 293 1988
1998 364 1853
1999 389 2244
2000 377 2750
2001 319 2898
2002 420 3862
2003 467 3919
2004 455 4580
2005 434 5164
2006 470 6032
2007 476 6908
2008 588 7523
2009 622 8975
2010 712 10022
2011 791 12012
2012 809 12903
2013 866 14777
2014 892 15922
2015 852 16713
2016 1038 17397
2017 1158 18190
2018 1135 20476
2019 1129 23325
2020 1167 27630
2021 1234 30686
2022 1230 29436
2023 1165 31236

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 16 72 173
Military science 3 46 206
Linguistics 16 103 285
Library and Information science 25 116 293
Journalism and Digital Media 10 101 316
Political Science 26 136 347
Archaeology 18 126 349
History 20 133 360
Education Majors 6 110 390
Art History 29 176 420
Aesthetics 24 185 461
Law 27 197 508
Urban and Regional planning 22 254 539
Publishing 21 212 557
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 31 233 560
Radio and Television broadcasting 29 244 705
Sociology 36 273 710
Classics and Ancient History 42 309 789
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 44 329 811
Public Policy / Administration 40 318 857
Anthropology 43 337 872
Political Economy 49 356 959
Communications and Public Relations 41 371 1027
Demography 56 417 1208
Gender Studies 60 459 1473

Mathematics rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 9th for Mathematics in Germany and 257th in the World with 13,232 publications made and 285,990 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 163 In Germany
#84 of 1,388 In Europe
#257 of 6,305 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 68 629
1992 112 766
1993 112 712
1994 115 763
1995 153 874
1996 132 1018
1997 139 1133
1998 202 1360
1999 216 1505
2000 240 1847
2001 155 1815
2002 293 2984
2003 299 2931
2004 296 3391
2005 279 3882
2006 361 4818
2007 344 5267
2008 369 5866
2009 383 6600
2010 448 7553
2011 503 8703
2012 459 9620
2013 475 10726
2014 508 11572
2015 480 12126
2016 537 12942
2017 609 13941
2018 606 15272
2019 648 17775
2020 690 20077
2021 753 22117
2022 653 21044
2023 685 21361

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 11 55
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 34 138
Statistics 12 98 282
Operations Research 19 151 447
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 34 225 549
Math Teachers 31 242 745

Medicine rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 39th for Medicine in Germany and 629th in the World with 12,064 publications made and 287,137 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
#223 of 1,417 In Europe
#629 of 6,680 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 164 990
1992 160 1217
1993 142 1188
1994 187 1343
1995 174 1443
1996 197 1815
1997 202 2047
1998 220 2263
1999 233 2483
2000 198 2741
2001 217 3019
2002 195 3575
2003 226 4079
2004 256 4734
2005 232 5136
2006 258 5485
2007 220 6435
2008 263 6933
2009 254 7664
2010 300 8631
2011 376 9840
2012 332 10362
2013 368 11871
2014 384 12750
2015 381 13209
2016 443 13764
2017 496 14560
2018 454 15674
2019 470 17255
2020 503 19981
2021 568 22413
2022 547 22611
2023 537 22817

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 23
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 42 103 214
Orthodontics 27 113 320
Biomedical Engineering 33 148 409
Dentistry 32 142 415
Sonography and Ultrasound 33 189 521
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 36 195 560
Anatomy and Physiology 41 257 717
Physical Therapy 43 278 734
Immunology 39 254 744
Virology 41 248 759
Sports Medicine 43 305 775
Oncology and Cancer research 39 263 808
Audiology 49 292 823
Ophthalmology 45 299 880
Pathology 46 298 893
Medical Physics 48 343 896
Cardiology 45 332 1002
Psychiatry 51 360 1089
Pharmacology 46 324 1115
Public Health 56 401 1191
Surgery 50 371 1192
Gerontology 50 399 1196
Health Science 45 395 1294
Nursing 50 437 1361
Healthcare Management (MHA) 55 495 1599
Anesthesiology 63 464 1637
Clinical Psychology 63 487 1642

Business rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 10th for Business in Germany and 308th in the World with 10,762 publications made and 173,064 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#10 of 164 In Germany
#104 of 1,414 In Europe
#308 of 6,187 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 69 479
1992 83 395
1993 104 440
1994 90 464
1995 97 598
1996 117 682
1997 105 685
1998 117 780
1999 145 839
2000 177 1023
2001 140 1032
2002 207 1695
2003 154 1579
2004 214 1948
2005 166 2061
2006 249 2509
2007 265 2966
2008 308 3460
2009 332 4293
2010 358 4781
2011 418 5554
2012 375 6351
2013 383 7320
2014 408 7948
2015 423 7941
2016 470 8895
2017 464 9621
2018 504 10969
2019 555 12316
2020 643 14921
2021 672 16747
2022 582 16225
2023 662 17551

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 5 38 90
Engineering Management 6 50 179
Project Management 8 89 205
Management 4 54 208
Risk Management 12 109 279
Marketing 15 122 334
Finance 18 143 364
Management Information Systems 14 151 377
Operations Research 19 151 447
International Business 31 254 470
Entertainment Industry Business 15 189 479
International Trade 37 299 523
Advertising 29 203 541
Supply Chain Management 27 189 605
Accounting 34 254 685
Entrepreneurship 41 360 808
Public Policy / Administration 40 318 857
Real Estate 24 302 891
Human Resource Management 51 370 912
Investment Banking and Stock trading 61 452 1283

Art & Design rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 10th for Art & Design in Germany and 254th in the World with 5,307 publications made and 95,821 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 159 In Germany
#96 of 1,349 In Europe
#254 of 5,720 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 43 244
1992 46 276
1993 40 231
1994 60 305
1995 56 321
1996 63 389
1997 54 416
1998 62 429
1999 72 483
2000 69 633
2001 75 722
2002 119 959
2003 107 1089
2004 100 1150
2005 102 1441
2006 128 1910
2007 138 1790
2008 172 2110
2009 179 2491
2010 176 2859
2011 192 3200
2012 188 3583
2013 190 3814
2014 220 4167
2015 225 4228
2016 254 4516
2017 299 4625
2018 244 5197
2019 243 5907
2020 271 6641
2021 270 7053
2022 238 6841
2023 262 7398

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 18 43
Animation 4 12 62
Computer Graphics 4 15 66
Graphic Design 7 32 111
UX/UI Desgin 8 47 114
Multimedia 6 40 131
Fashion Design 7 86 226
Game Design and Development 15 86 230
Literature 11 127 322
Art History 29 176 420
Aesthetics 24 185 461
Music 24 183 478
Entertainment Industry Business 15 189 479
Performing arts 26 217 492
Painting and Drawing 19 233 501
Sculpture 19 233 501
Cinematography 12 217 513
Illustration and Concept Art 19 237 520
Photography 25 210 551
Interior Design 17 245 598
Creative Writing 25 264 654
Landscape Architecture 21 282 673

Economics rankings

The University of Stuttgart ranked 26th for Economics in Germany and 503rd in the World with 4,291 publications made and 83,533 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#26 of 161 In Germany
#192 of 1,366 In Europe
#503 of 5,995 In the World

University of Stuttgart
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 27 236
1992 27 177
1993 36 188
1994 43 259
1995 39 295
1996 55 345
1997 54 305
1998 56 388
1999 67 447
2000 77 596
2001 58 495
2002 60 716
2003 73 731
2004 97 897
2005 74 927
2006 110 1150
2007 100 1382
2008 117 1504
2009 129 1817
2010 135 2001
2011 173 2477
2012 139 2815
2013 156 3222
2014 148 3449
2015 147 3397
2016 179 3991
2017 198 4399
2018 198 4952
2019 204 5540
2020 230 6733
2021 251 7821
2022 245 7379
2023 209 7843

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 83 190
Finance 18 143 364
International Economics 33 254 415
International Trade 37 299 523
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 34 225 549
Development Studies 21 198 577
Political Economy 49 356 959
Investment Banking and Stock trading 61 452 1283

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Stuttgart

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Social Psychology 33 188 505
Psychology 42 240 657
Child Psychology 65 419 1238