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The University of Tartu ranked 1st in Estonia, 433rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 169 research topics. The University of Tartu ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 31,311 academic publications and 759,097 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 616 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#433 of 14,131 In the World
#178 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 17 In Estonia
#1 of 4 In Tartu
#33 of 1,249 For Landscape Architecture
#237 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#261 of 1,021 For International Law
#170 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#408 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 166 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Tartu ranked 1st for Biology in Estonia and 630th in the World with 19,223 publications made and 590,913 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Estonia
#224 of 1,445 In Europe
#630 of 6,770 In the World

University of Tartu
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 46 132
1992 47 179
1993 52 203
1994 85 290
1995 90 374
1996 147 391
1997 140 547
1998 210 857
1999 189 1167
2000 232 1581
2001 258 1995
2002 242 2596
2003 285 3266
2004 333 4136
2005 342 5011
2006 406 6125
2007 459 7170
2008 466 8246
2009 550 9692
2010 646 12112
2011 645 14234
2012 703 16713
2013 825 20151
2014 859 22684
2015 944 26305
2016 1026 29990
2017 984 33415
2018 1023 37545
2019 1211 45004
2020 1261 54702
2021 1512 66993
2022 1366 69868
2023 1342 71407

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

Biology subfield Estonia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 1 105 297
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 128 322
Entomology 1 142 379
Zoology 1 164 424
Botany 1 165 446
Evolutionary Biology 1 193 491
Biophysics 1 196 507
Paleontology 1 205 527
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 197 569
Genetics 1 208 581
Agricultural Science 1 190 589
Biochemistry 1 215 595
Horticulture 1 210 642
Neuroscience 1 249 656
Microbiology 1 237 678
Immunology 1 239 702
Biotechnology 1 244 705
Molecular Biology 1 238 706
Virology 1 237 727
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 268 746
Nanotechnology 1 268 793
Animal Science 2 241 798
Pharmacology 1 254 804
Astrobiology 1 310 826
Oncology and Cancer research 1 283 888
Nutrition and Food Science 1 346 1084

Chemistry rankings

The University of Tartu ranked 1st for Chemistry in Estonia and 653rd in the World with 16,318 publications made and 497,991 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Estonia
#235 of 1,401 In Europe
#653 of 6,447 In the World

University of Tartu
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 45 112
1992 47 152
1993 52 169
1994 97 278
1995 89 341
1996 172 397
1997 152 542
1998 242 849
1999 204 1113
2000 239 1498
2001 265 1841
2002 241 2378
2003 268 2954
2004 294 3715
2005 332 4405
2006 360 5185
2007 445 6210
2008 448 6918
2009 501 8127
2010 556 9860
2011 577 11535
2012 585 13248
2013 725 16226
2014 745 17994
2015 807 21080
2016 882 24141
2017 783 27017
2018 840 30820
2019 919 36105
2020 946 42891
2021 1132 52284
2022 1060 55151
2023 998 56043

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

Chemistry subfield Estonia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 1 144 387
Computational Chemistry 1 217 488
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 193 495
Inorganic Chemistry 1 189 520
Physical chemistry 1 195 553
Biochemistry 1 215 595
Chemical Engineering 1 210 636
Organic Chemistry 1 232 654
Pharmacy 1 284 753
Materials Science 1 286 791
Nanotechnology 1 268 793
Biochemical Engineering 2 371 933
Nutrition and Food Science 1 346 1084
Radiochemistry 1 343 1373

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Tartu ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Estonia and 648th in the World with 14,586 publications made and 310,384 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 7 In Estonia
#271 of 1,492 In Europe
#648 of 7,020 In the World

University of Tartu
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 20 47
1992 17 55
1993 23 74
1994 33 66
1995 46 118
1996 44 111
1997 88 163
1998 88 239
1999 93 412
2000 142 518
2001 145 752
2002 177 1067
2003 202 1333
2004 216 1660
2005 228 2192
2006 296 2810
2007 315 3688
2008 310 4125
2009 368 4843
2010 461 6098
2011 487 7362
2012 561 8819
2013 673 10396
2014 702 11981
2015 710 13845
2016 799 15119
2017 809 16839
2018 794 19085
2019 999 22811
2020 1068 29243
2021 1212 35334
2022 1125 36677
2023 1100 38011

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Tartu ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Estonia and 577th in the World with 14,250 publications made and 391,853 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Estonia
#218 of 1,458 In Europe
#577 of 6,798 In the World

University of Tartu
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 20 34
1992 19 45
1993 27 48
1994 47 69
1995 49 113
1996 90 142
1997 101 213
1998 117 320
1999 123 531
2000 164 738
2001 171 1038
2002 168 1374
2003 215 1753
2004 268 2328
2005 266 2980
2006 303 3703
2007 349 4903
2008 346 5496
2009 399 6539
2010 471 8357
2011 497 10067
2012 503 11466
2013 650 14079
2014 675 15435
2015 709 17351
2016 723 19555
2017 734 21668
2018 822 24229
2019 901 29359
2020 985 35727
2021 1145 43157
2022 1034 45678
2023 1011 46964

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

Environmental Science subfield Estonia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 1 142 292
Forestry 1 105 297
Environmental Chemistry 1 144 387
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 193 495
Ecology 1 191 499
Oceanography 1 185 506
Paleontology 1 205 527
Environmental Engineering 1 199 562
Geography and Cartography 1 217 567
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 197 569
Geology 1 217 574
Agricultural Science 1 190 589
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 225 610
Environmental Management 1 247 701
Earth science and Geophysics 1 251 708
Geotechnical Engineering 1 285 839
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 246 892

Engineering rankings

The University of Tartu ranked 1st for Engineering in Estonia and 804th in the World with 13,184 publications made and 292,542 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Estonia
#287 of 1,453 In Europe
#804 of 6,684 In the World

University of Tartu
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 17 38
1992 26 60
1993 32 71
1994 68 92
1995 55 167
1996 109 203
1997 126 294
1998 169 454
1999 152 618
2000 161 807
2001 183 1048
2002 180 1413
2003 202 1615
2004 221 1976
2005 273 2509
2006 283 3077
2007 367 4078
2008 336 4276
2009 358 4965
2010 447 6366
2011 454 7462
2012 492 8793
2013 620 10545
2014 614 11818
2015 674 12826
2016 674 14539
2017 648 16042
2018 714 18544
2019 754 21814
2020 834 26330
2021 922 32228
2022 931 34403
2023 922 35935

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

Physics rankings

The University of Tartu ranked 1st for Physics in Estonia and 727th in the World with 12,908 publications made and 295,299 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Estonia
#276 of 1,446 In Europe
#727 of 6,603 In the World

University of Tartu
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 21 40
1992 31 58
1993 34 59
1994 70 105
1995 66 175
1996 123 226
1997 140 323
1998 175 486
1999 156 685
2000 189 845
2001 201 1112
2002 197 1515
2003 218 1724
2004 231 2160
2005 281 2636
2006 299 3086
2007 368 3981
2008 338 4210
2009 362 4973
2010 418 6205
2011 445 7188
2012 476 8419
2013 600 10328
2014 604 11235
2015 658 12164
2016 635 13749
2017 609 14869
2018 665 16966
2019 703 19846
2020 782 23636
2021 907 29225
2022 873 30454
2023 852 31915

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

Physics subfield Estonia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 220 476
Biophysics 1 196 507
Theoretical Physics 1 235 518
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 230 554
Condensed Matter Physics 1 228 563
Nuclear Physics 1 278 685
Quantum and Particle physics 1 273 718
Optical Engineering 1 300 787
Materials Science 1 286 791
Nanotechnology 1 268 793
Acoustical Engineering 1 317 824
Astrobiology 1 310 826
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 381 1074

Medicine rankings

The University of Tartu ranked 1st for Medicine in Estonia and 748th in the World with 11,840 publications made and 358,621 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Estonia
#261 of 1,417 In Europe
#748 of 6,680 In the World

University of Tartu
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 32 108
1992 35 112
1993 36 163
1994 60 207
1995 53 246
1996 85 272
1997 89 342
1998 116 512
1999 120 698
2000 145 919
2001 156 1212
2002 141 1600
2003 180 2040
2004 204 2476
2005 194 3013
2006 250 3559
2007 276 4236
2008 274 4969
2009 342 5594
2010 370 7103
2011 361 8552
2012 416 9929
2013 489 11469
2014 504 13446
2015 546 16102
2016 625 18187
2017 588 20476
2018 623 23512
2019 773 27907
2020 777 35470
2021 995 44165
2022 916 46413
2023 856 46742

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

Medicine subfield Estonia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 1 75 237
Public Health 1 155 438
Sports Medicine 1 176 452
Epidemiology 1 178 460
Pediatrics 1 178 495
Physical Therapy 1 206 521
Audiology 1 210 556
Clinical Psychology 1 215 607
Dermatology 1 228 657
Critical Care Nursing 1 268 694
Urology 1 227 695
Immunology 1 239 702
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 237 712
Psychiatry 1 263 722
Pathology 1 250 724
Virology 1 237 727
Family medicine 1 243 728
Anatomy and Physiology 1 261 734
Anesthesiology 1 251 744
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 268 746
Pharmacy 1 284 753
Respiratory Therapy 1 270 768
Neurosurgery 1 259 780
Cardiology 1 285 799
Pharmacology 1 254 804
Gerontology 1 271 811
Orthodontics 1 291 819
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 282 831
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 319 841
Occupational Therapy 1 319 851
Veterinary 2 237 851
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 298 866
Nursing 1 308 878
Oncology and Cancer research 1 283 888
Surgery 1 296 894
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 325 923
Health Science 1 309 929
Forensic Science 1 301 942
Dentistry 1 313 945
Social Work 2 303 960
Biomedical Engineering 1 356 1025
Ophthalmology 1 386 1184
Radiation Therapy 1 357 1253

Computer Science rankings

The University of Tartu ranked 1st for Computer Science in Estonia and 685th in the World with 10,872 publications made and 270,707 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Estonia
#263 of 1,459 In Europe
#685 of 6,752 In the World

University of Tartu
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 13 77
1992 21 115
1993 21 136
1994 31 112
1995 38 195
1996 58 166
1997 77 205
1998 92 387
1999 81 486
2000 100 635
2001 117 805
2002 127 990
2003 123 1306
2004 121 1551
2005 155 1820
2006 201 2213
2007 227 2831
2008 230 3253
2009 287 3750
2010 315 4854
2011 330 5843
2012 363 7088
2013 447 8322
2014 496 9658
2015 510 11042
2016 581 12509
2017 608 14361
2018 635 17017
2019 772 21011
2020 766 26606
2021 952 32920
2022 928 34743
2023 887 35964

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

Computer Science subfield Estonia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 128 322
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 162 470
Web Design and Development 1 201 519
Computational Linguistics 1 231 570
Software Engineering 1 263 591
Data Science 1 269 613
Neuroscience 1 249 656
Cyber Security 1 255 686
Management Information Systems 2 307 692
Library and Information science 1 269 693
Cognitive Science 1 268 716
Game Design and Development 2 323 745
Computer Networking 1 277 749
Database Administration 2 296 784
Machine Learning 1 283 795
Multimedia 1 338 837
Human-Computer Interaction 1 364 849
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 331 862
Computer Vision 1 318 869
Animation 1 337 898
Robotics 2 327 970
Computer Graphics 1 413 1049
Telecommunications 2 382 1086
Computer Engineering 2 461 1443

Psychology rankings

The University of Tartu ranked 1st for Psychology in Estonia and 729th in the World with 6,652 publications made and 150,680 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Estonia
#260 of 1,414 In Europe
#729 of 6,528 In the World

University of Tartu
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 11 77
1992 21 108
1993 16 123
1994 23 157
1995 31 181
1996 42 142
1997 54 211
1998 64 316
1999 54 383
2000 85 491
2001 79 610
2002 84 733
2003 90 1007
2004 94 1160
2005 86 1286
2006 121 1519
2007 138 1874
2008 157 2210
2009 181 2470
2010 195 3203
2011 218 3833
2012 241 4607
2013 278 5164
2014 277 6129
2015 337 6804
2016 384 7625
2017 338 8507
2018 374 9932
2019 458 11848
2020 473 16343
2021 549 19197
2022 498 19922
2023 485 20674

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

Psychology subfield Estonia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Special Education 1 170 468
Child Psychology 1 184 521
Social Psychology 1 199 534
Education Majors 1 192 589
Clinical Psychology 1 215 607
Neuroscience 1 249 656
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 188 669
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 273 677
Cognitive Science 1 268 716
Psychiatry 1 263 722
Occupational Therapy 1 319 851
Sexology 1 266 870
Social Work 2 303 960

Mathematics rankings

The University of Tartu ranked 1st for Mathematics in Estonia and 733rd in the World with 5,337 publications made and 121,486 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Estonia
#277 of 1,388 In Europe
#733 of 6,305 In the World

University of Tartu
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 10 18
1992 11 13
1993 6 20
1994 13 24
1995 12 41
1996 22 42
1997 30 56
1998 29 97
1999 27 129
2000 40 202
2001 34 252
2002 44 287
2003 56 347
2004 83 464
2005 92 693
2006 93 838
2007 125 1267
2008 114 1444
2009 157 1626
2010 147 2016
2011 184 2470
2012 212 3140
2013 232 3496
2014 274 4332
2015 275 4788
2016 310 5634
2017 309 6240
2018 280 7274
2019 363 8859
2020 402 11431
2021 464 14706
2022 414 15684
2023 408 16221

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

Mathematics subfield Estonia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 162 470
Math Teachers 1 173 574
Statistics 1 291 775
Applied Mathematics 1 343 833
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 386 956
Operations Research 2 522 1684

Business rankings

The University of Tartu ranked 1st for Business in Estonia and 831st in the World with 4,182 publications made and 74,538 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Estonia
#331 of 1,414 In Europe
#831 of 6,187 In the World

University of Tartu
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 5 3
1992 3 7
1993 6 13
1994 8 11
1995 12 26
1996 17 17
1997 8 22
1998 23 29
1999 10 62
2000 29 80
2001 21 87
2002 42 139
2003 54 155
2004 52 217
2005 53 293
2006 66 410
2007 79 616
2008 91 723
2009 84 857
2010 129 1213
2011 137 1504
2012 173 2041
2013 221 2052
2014 213 2607
2015 220 3085
2016 224 3257
2017 207 3519
2018 255 4368
2019 337 5218
2020 327 6880
2021 341 8914
2022 350 9255
2023 351 9415

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

Business subfield Estonia ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Trade 1 142 239
International Business 1 154 285
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 209 485
Entrepreneurship 1 235 497
Human Resource Management 1 210 535
Project Management 1 248 576
Occupational Safety and Health 1 184 626
Public Policy / Administration 2 255 680
Management Information Systems 2 307 692
Tax Law 2 268 704
Real Estate 2 247 739
Marketing 1 299 751
Entertainment Industry Business 2 314 821
Finance 1 369 893
Accounting 1 346 903
Management 2 359 936
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 360 961
Engineering Management 2 326 964
Advertising 1 407 1062
Operations Research 2 522 1684

Economics rankings

The University of Tartu ranked 1st for Economics in Estonia and 729th in the World with 3,319 publications made and 54,869 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, International Trade, International Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Estonia
#284 of 1,366 In Europe
#729 of 5,995 In the World

University of Tartu
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 4 5
1992 3 4
1993 2 2
1994 4 3
1995 11 18
1996 10 14
1997 15 21
1998 26 26
1999 13 56
2000 35 84
2001 26 104
2002 39 166
2003 51 140
2004 68 252
2005 52 299
2006 61 370
2007 62 618
2008 62 584
2009 73 767
2010 92 904
2011 110 1011
2012 123 1338
2013 154 1561
2014 172 1910
2015 198 2240
2016 190 2593
2017 172 2672
2018 164 3219
2019 218 3927
2020 257 5223
2021 265 6715
2022 274 6997
2023 273 7447

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

Economics subfield Estonia ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Trade 1 142 239
International Economics 1 155 243
Political Economy 1 115 276
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 104 281
Development Studies 1 242 682
Finance 1 369 893
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 386 956
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 360 961
Environmental Economics 2 466 1174

Art & Design rankings

The University of Tartu ranked 1st for Art & Design in Estonia and 586th in the World with 2,572 publications made and 37,018 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Art History.

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
#1 of 6 In Estonia
#240 of 1,349 In Europe
#586 of 5,720 In the World

University of Tartu
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 4
1992 0 2
1993 1 10
1994 7 11
1995 2 4
1996 7 15
1997 17 20
1998 13 30
1999 17 61
2000 18 58
2001 29 90
2002 24 123
2003 37 151
2004 33 187
2005 36 260
2006 48 281
2007 46 516
2008 40 494
2009 64 635
2010 81 705
2011 72 852
2012 115 1120
2013 120 1133
2014 129 1489
2015 129 1663
2016 135 1593
2017 166 1804
2018 134 2060
2019 178 2580
2020 191 3369
2021 238 4133
2022 209 4202
2023 212 4416

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

Art & Design subfield Estonia ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 1 16 33
Interior Design 1 16 44
Creative Writing 1 136 366
Performing arts 1 177 402
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 198 535
Aesthetics 1 220 544
Literature 1 233 552
Fashion Design 1 289 685
Art History 1 303 701
Music 1 270 704
Game Design and Development 2 323 745
Entertainment Industry Business 2 314 821
Multimedia 1 338 837
Architecture 2 370 860
Animation 1 337 898
Photography 1 337 916
Illustration and Concept Art 2 348 923
Painting and Drawing 2 354 927
Sculpture 2 354 927
Cinematography 2 390 1013
Computer Graphics 1 413 1049