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The University of Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, 100th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 22 research topics. The University of Vienna ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 142,780 academic publications and 4,126,469 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,546 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#100 of 14,131 In the World
#23 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 71 In Austria
#1 of 23 In Vienna
#37 of 1,042 For Broadcast Journalism
#39 of 2,325 For Theoretical Physics
#53 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#23 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#139 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 19 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Biology in Austria and 167th in the World with 73,252 publications made and 2,758,072 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 34 In Austria
#50 of 1,449 In Europe
#167 of 6,841 In the World

University of Vienna
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 920 10218
1994 1003 11069
1995 1121 12111
1996 1293 14625
1997 1413 16604
1998 1561 19170
1999 1682 22874
2000 1680 26472
2001 1876 30780
2002 1935 35237
2003 2050 42894
2004 1774 48114
2005 1188 52093
2006 1231 56317
2007 1252 59536
2008 1404 62652
2009 1583 67632
2010 1695 70733
2011 1709 77467
2012 1754 82635
2013 1924 89061
2014 1885 95535
2015 2103 97198
2016 2233 102946
2017 2216 110476
2018 2468 121133
2019 2660 134119
2020 3062 162479
2021 3301 190107
2022 3194 183126
2023 3216 191433
2024 2351 176785
2025 2080 156439

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

Biology subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Zoology 1 15 62
Evolutionary Biology 1 21 86
Astrobiology 1 25 87
Molecular Biology 1 21 95
Botany 1 29 113
Paleontology 1 37 124
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 45 143
Genetics 2 47 155
Immunology 2 54 159
Biochemistry 1 49 163
Pharmacology 2 45 166
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 52 174
Neuroscience 2 67 193
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 60 201
Biophysics 1 73 205
Virology 2 62 206
Microbiology 1 72 208
Nutrition and Food Science 1 68 212
Biotechnology 2 74 214
Entomology 1 86 221
Toxicology 1 71 223
Oncology and Cancer research 2 69 228
Horticulture 2 73 255
Forestry 2 96 307
Agricultural Science 2 115 347
Nanotechnology 3 96 347
Animal Science 3 129 402

Chemistry rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Chemistry in Austria and 171st in the World with 63,271 publications made and 2,367,648 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 33 In Austria
#51 of 1,417 In Europe
#171 of 6,561 In the World

University of Vienna
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 847 9383
1994 905 10278
1995 1003 11006
1996 1181 13495
1997 1262 14761
1998 1339 16736
1999 1388 19878
2000 1461 22610
2001 1619 25497
2002 1643 28968
2003 1731 35140
2004 1533 38954
2005 1136 43180
2006 1139 46365
2007 1185 48181
2008 1275 51141
2009 1417 55067
2010 1480 58198
2011 1472 64449
2012 1562 69641
2013 1637 74886
2014 1665 81410
2015 1730 83004
2016 1857 87595
2017 1848 94669
2018 1996 102627
2019 2125 114306
2020 2393 136410
2021 2385 159051
2022 2396 152773
2023 2492 157857
2024 1842 145435
2025 1573 128684

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

Chemistry subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 1 24 53
Computational Chemistry 2 18 57
Biochemical Engineering 2 39 106
Environmental Chemistry 1 41 140
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 51 154
Biochemistry 1 49 163
Organic Chemistry 1 49 173
Radiochemistry 1 39 207
Nutrition and Food Science 1 68 212
Materials Science 2 68 244
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 108 275
Physical chemistry 3 95 313
Inorganic Chemistry 2 106 337
Nanotechnology 3 96 347
Chemical Engineering 2 100 384

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 129th in the World with 58,033 publications made and 1,393,979 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 36 In Austria
#42 of 1,502 In Europe
#129 of 7,088 In the World

University of Vienna
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 328 2718
1994 443 3225
1995 461 3385
1996 550 3987
1997 612 4623
1998 624 5165
1999 642 6248
2000 698 7667
2001 780 9115
2002 821 11002
2003 913 13158
2004 821 15033
2005 717 16863
2006 844 19829
2007 1003 21640
2008 1145 23983
2009 1353 27492
2010 1391 30091
2011 1506 33983
2012 1531 37272
2013 1655 40855
2014 1694 44979
2015 1863 47514
2016 2316 51627
2017 2265 57440
2018 2519 63652
2019 2648 74394
2020 3021 91165
2021 3463 108552
2022 3434 107657
2023 3479 117128
2024 2326 103970
2025 1903 93298

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

Physics rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 2nd for Physics in Austria and 167th in the World with 56,069 publications made and 1,782,298 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 34 In Austria
#47 of 1,460 In Europe
#167 of 6,729 In the World

University of Vienna
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 636 5709
1994 680 6306
1995 695 6690
1996 847 7965
1997 918 8684
1998 968 9394
1999 913 10505
2000 1056 12410
2001 1129 14135
2002 1222 16898
2003 1251 20410
2004 1254 23281
2005 1094 27196
2006 1133 30241
2007 1166 32122
2008 1258 35144
2009 1365 38832
2010 1504 42332
2011 1580 48385
2012 1623 53837
2013 1731 59123
2014 1746 64983
2015 1750 68805
2016 1939 73720
2017 1935 80206
2018 2042 89516
2019 2255 98956
2020 2447 114707
2021 2504 132748
2022 2423 122181
2023 2534 130977
2024 1714 115841
2025 1370 102242

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

Physics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 11 39
Astrobiology 1 25 87
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 37 115
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 51 123
Condensed Matter Physics 2 38 129
Nuclear Physics 1 44 130
Quantum and Particle physics 2 39 149
Optical Engineering 2 50 174
Acoustical Engineering 1 55 190
Medical Physics 3 70 190
Biophysics 1 73 205
Materials Science 2 68 244
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 82 262
Nanotechnology 3 96 347

Engineering rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 2nd for Engineering in Austria and 236th in the World with 50,985 publications made and 1,625,633 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 34 In Austria
#68 of 1,466 In Europe
#236 of 6,795 In the World

University of Vienna
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 590 5214
1994 623 5574
1995 668 5977
1996 800 7235
1997 842 8106
1998 889 8654
1999 799 9710
2000 962 11559
2001 979 13151
2002 1097 15684
2003 1162 19025
2004 1072 21963
2005 945 25193
2006 1004 27965
2007 970 29817
2008 1110 32461
2009 1213 35936
2010 1345 39156
2011 1418 44144
2012 1462 49011
2013 1538 54018
2014 1555 59211
2015 1621 62049
2016 1799 67541
2017 1755 73404
2018 1888 81121
2019 2052 90790
2020 2285 106458
2021 2402 126215
2022 2297 119510
2023 2344 124677
2024 1613 112453
2025 1315 100723

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

Engineering subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 2 39 106
Landscape Architecture 1 51 117
Operations Research 1 50 170
Optical Engineering 2 50 174
Architecture 2 70 174
Acoustical Engineering 1 55 190
Biotechnology 2 74 214
Materials Science 2 68 244
Biomedical Engineering 2 84 257
Computer Networking 3 72 260
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 82 262
Metallurgical Engineering 2 67 262
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 108 275
Mechanical Engineering 2 88 275
Aerospace Engineering 2 90 281
Structural Engineering 3 90 296
Remote Sensing 3 100 301
Electrical Engineering 4 100 328
Telecommunications 3 104 340
Systems Engineering 4 134 343
Human-Computer Interaction 4 140 344
Nanotechnology 3 96 347
Petroleum Engineering 2 100 354
Electronic Engineering 3 117 364
Industrial Engineering 3 144 366
Chemical Engineering 2 100 384
Geotechnical Engineering 3 119 387
Civil Engineering 2 142 405
Construction Management 3 153 407
Transportation Engineering 3 143 410
Nuclear Engineering 3 142 438
Computer Engineering 4 157 465
Environmental Engineering 4 159 465
Engineering Management 3 162 473
Architectural Engineering 3 197 510
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 182 551
Marine Engineering 3 183 560
Mining Engineering 5 183 601
Technical Drawing 5 245 650
Product and Industrial Design 7 247 658
Automation and Control engineering 4 227 718
Robotics 6 259 759
Aviation 5 311 845
Automotive Engineering 4 300 941
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 414 1334

Medicine rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 2nd for Medicine in Austria and 182nd in the World with 50,401 publications made and 1,744,156 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 34 In Austria
#59 of 1,437 In Europe
#182 of 6,793 In the World

University of Vienna
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 765 7930
1994 862 8389
1995 1001 9516
1996 1160 11414
1997 1225 12913
1998 1350 15257
1999 1467 18536
2000 1481 21516
2001 1579 25474
2002 1627 28835
2003 1705 35456
2004 1378 39671
2005 782 42589
2006 714 44791
2007 723 46433
2008 816 48002
2009 876 49312
2010 925 50531
2011 907 53114
2012 886 55434
2013 1012 57613
2014 948 60669
2015 1107 60519
2016 1133 61395
2017 1182 64670
2018 1275 66927
2019 1429 74783
2020 1680 91165
2021 1925 107600
2022 1838 104121
2023 1953 106703
2024 1329 93942
2025 1235 82748

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

Medicine subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 1 24 53
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 38 77
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 40 126
Cosmetology 1 45 135
Orthodontics 1 46 136
Anesthesiology 2 38 137
Ophthalmology 2 38 140
Anatomy and Physiology 2 39 144
Urology 2 43 145
Immunology 2 54 159
Radiation Therapy 2 45 162
Dentistry 1 55 164
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 52 166
Pharmacology 2 45 166
Surgery 2 48 167
Neurosurgery 3 68 169
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 49 171
Audiology 2 65 171
Dermatology 3 70 183
Respiratory Therapy 2 68 190
Medical Physics 3 70 190
Cardiology 2 68 193
Forensic Science 3 75 198
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 60 201
Psychiatry 2 71 206
Virology 2 62 206
Optometry 2 72 218
Pathology 2 75 220
Toxicology 1 71 223
Oncology and Cancer research 2 69 228
Public Health 1 72 235
Critical Care Nursing 4 93 243
Plastic Surgery 6 73 251
Biomedical Engineering 2 84 257
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 80 271
Clinical Psychology 2 87 288
Family medicine 2 90 290
Physical Therapy 2 109 304
Pediatrics 4 113 312
Veterinary 3 102 357
Sports / Exercise science 1 135 362
Sports Medicine 4 144 377
Nursing 2 131 384
Occupational Therapy 2 172 435
Gerontology 2 135 444
Epidemiology 4 181 478
Health Science 2 163 495
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 179 515
Social Work 1 253 769

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Austria and 167th in the World with 48,864 publications made and 1,627,540 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 35 In Austria
#51 of 1,464 In Europe
#167 of 6,888 In the World

University of Vienna
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 440 3924
1994 518 4247
1995 529 4711
1996 600 5510
1997 658 6369
1998 648 6756
1999 657 7953
2000 718 9562
2001 835 10789
2002 855 12863
2003 922 15358
2004 908 17940
2005 801 19917
2006 909 23096
2007 905 25330
2008 1013 28328
2009 1201 32400
2010 1290 34684
2011 1311 40399
2012 1417 45356
2013 1470 50384
2014 1549 56137
2015 1708 59757
2016 1872 65892
2017 1789 72520
2018 2030 81726
2019 2169 94789
2020 2590 115371
2021 2818 141180
2022 2831 139512
2023 2823 146664
2024 1974 135260
2025 1616 122258

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Computer Science in Austria and 197th in the World with 43,475 publications made and 1,514,724 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 35 In Austria
#57 of 1,470 In Europe
#197 of 6,855 In the World

University of Vienna
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 371 4032
1994 415 4232
1995 475 4618
1996 566 5477
1997 626 6314
1998 662 7141
1999 693 8430
2000 743 9676
2001 820 11868
2002 954 14999
2003 1007 17787
2004 878 20073
2005 729 22064
2006 749 24829
2007 801 27014
2008 863 28537
2009 1060 32720
2010 1124 34102
2011 1297 38381
2012 1247 42118
2013 1442 45885
2014 1365 50694
2015 1467 53376
2016 1617 56998
2017 1650 62665
2018 1801 70434
2019 1929 78125
2020 2094 94078
2021 2345 109263
2022 2347 103493
2023 2402 109978
2024 1568 97227
2025 1272 83130

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 2nd for Psychology in Austria and 188th in the World with 24,988 publications made and 879,492 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 33 In Austria
#54 of 1,424 In Europe
#188 of 6,663 In the World

University of Vienna
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 294 3361
1994 323 3408
1995 355 3867
1996 458 4508
1997 532 5176
1998 541 6028
1999 589 7421
2000 575 8414
2001 651 10480
2002 719 12047
2003 698 14902
2004 585 16158
2005 337 17689
2006 329 18508
2007 341 19717
2008 378 19922
2009 419 20841
2010 457 21746
2011 523 23290
2012 579 24902
2013 640 26051
2014 559 27987
2015 695 28676
2016 772 29732
2017 812 31774
2018 838 33688
2019 991 38220
2020 1170 47799
2021 1388 55275
2022 1339 54879
2023 1393 58592
2024 922 52619
2025 894 46925

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

Psychology subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 27 89
Social Psychology 1 41 154
Neuroscience 2 67 193
Psychiatry 2 71 206
Child Psychology 1 58 233
Cognitive Science 1 81 244
Education Majors 1 65 268
Clinical Psychology 2 87 288
Special Education 1 100 293
Sexology 1 78 308
Occupational Therapy 2 172 435
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 124 501
Social Work 1 253 769

Mathematics rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Mathematics in Austria and 190th in the World with 18,630 publications made and 630,593 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 32 In Austria
#59 of 1,406 In Europe
#190 of 6,434 In the World

University of Vienna
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 135 1070
1994 195 1371
1995 190 1506
1996 245 1742
1997 240 1939
1998 302 2351
1999 274 2574
2000 344 3308
2001 333 3883
2002 397 5289
2003 463 6058
2004 391 6976
2005 372 8179
2006 360 9131
2007 369 10220
2008 450 11226
2009 460 12747
2010 501 13553
2011 606 15370
2012 547 16459
2013 576 18488
2014 599 20324
2015 598 21267
2016 688 22619
2017 748 24489
2018 828 27212
2019 897 30764
2020 960 37030
2021 1106 44334
2022 1002 41543
2023 1063 44404
2024 604 32971
2025 493 27283

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

Mathematics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 24 98
Applied Mathematics 1 33 115
Operations Research 1 50 170
Statistics 1 56 187
Actuarial Science 2 60 198
Math Teachers 1 57 281
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 104 318

Business rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Business in Austria and 236th in the World with 14,659 publications made and 368,143 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 32 In Austria
#75 of 1,436 In Europe
#236 of 6,366 In the World

University of Vienna
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 104 625
1994 117 660
1995 128 774
1996 138 910
1997 168 950
1998 162 1122
1999 161 1255
2000 191 1717
2001 195 2008
2002 243 2704
2003 247 3029
2004 233 3599
2005 260 3925
2006 263 4739
2007 274 5326
2008 377 6241
2009 394 7121
2010 439 8035
2011 472 9118
2012 485 10775
2013 564 11551
2014 558 13233
2015 582 14071
2016 680 15440
2017 667 17030
2018 728 18734
2019 765 22560
2020 782 26512
2021 902 31580
2022 852 30757
2023 868 33554
2024 531 27343
2025 407 23687

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

Economics rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Economics in Austria and 181st in the World with 11,855 publications made and 316,792 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Austria
#56 of 1,391 In Europe
#181 of 6,188 In the World

University of Vienna
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 65 483
1994 95 554
1995 90 617
1996 106 630
1997 101 793
1998 129 845
1999 147 981
2000 161 1375
2001 156 1793
2002 186 2270
2003 261 2718
2004 194 3125
2005 215 3586
2006 224 4225
2007 208 4756
2008 282 5350
2009 322 6461
2010 339 7016
2011 341 7751
2012 386 8744
2013 411 9452
2014 428 10615
2015 482 11311
2016 508 12225
2017 528 13093
2018 605 14643
2019 588 16902
2020 679 20512
2021 728 24105
2022 696 23595
2023 738 25842
2024 442 20659
2025 328 17916

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Art & Design in Austria and 144th in the World with 9,950 publications made and 208,914 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
#1 of 33 In Austria
#50 of 1,385 In Europe
#144 of 6,010 In the World

University of Vienna
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 48 326
1994 83 417
1995 69 443
1996 74 523
1997 85 650
1998 96 687
1999 96 824
2000 114 950
2001 133 1127
2002 135 1538
2003 135 1806
2004 135 1876
2005 143 2156
2006 173 2760
2007 179 2878
2008 198 3160
2009 219 3809
2010 223 3953
2011 292 4761
2012 288 5261
2013 319 5894
2014 384 6731
2015 382 7004
2016 449 8055
2017 465 9110
2018 530 9988
2019 520 11580
2020 601 14124
2021 653 16583
2022 673 17382
2023 680 18708
2024 435 16025
2025 367 14708

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

Art & Design subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 1 21 40
Sculpture 1 21 40
Illustration and Concept Art 1 22 43
Music 1 20 61
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 28 82
Art History 1 35 94
Performing arts 1 42 107
Interior Design 1 41 108
Literature 1 37 112
Cinematography 1 48 114
Landscape Architecture 1 51 117
Entertainment Industry Business 1 33 122
Fashion Design 1 46 140
Aesthetics 1 50 143
Photography 2 63 165
Architecture 2 70 174
Creative Writing 1 61 193
Multimedia 3 74 226
Animation 2 86 239
Computer Graphics 3 90 256
UX/UI Desgin 4 106 258
Game Design and Development 3 133 319
Graphic Design 4 124 325