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The University of Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, 97th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 21 research topics. The University of Vienna ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 121,405 academic publications and 2,893,724 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,385 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#97 of 14,131 In the World
#22 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 71 In Austria
#1 of 23 In Vienna
#40 of 2,119 For Theoretical Physics
#42 of 1,021 For International Law
#50 of 1,052 For Broadcast Journalism
#23 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#122 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 18 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Biology in Austria and 168th in the World with 64,153 publications made and 2,019,780 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 34 In Austria
#51 of 1,445 In Europe
#168 of 6,770 In the World

University of Vienna
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 769 6498
1992 814 7523
1993 867 8163
1994 952 8775
1995 1006 9684
1996 1206 11648
1997 1297 13157
1998 1408 15103
1999 1497 18027
2000 1501 20837
2001 1688 24450
2002 1695 27627
2003 1745 34172
2004 1633 38023
2005 1085 41791
2006 1110 45545
2007 1164 48468
2008 1253 50364
2009 1451 54623
2010 1558 58213
2011 1593 63743
2012 1561 67678
2013 1804 73574
2014 1773 79809
2015 2031 81683
2016 2124 87820
2017 2210 92065
2018 2364 101251
2019 2554 113595
2020 2909 132623
2021 3072 154120
2022 2926 157529
2023 2849 159927

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 59
Evolutionary Biology 1 17 79
Astrobiology 1 22 83
Molecular Biology 1 21 87
Botany 1 25 104
Paleontology 1 39 125
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 41 136
Pharmacology 2 42 147
Immunology 2 52 155
Genetics 1 51 159
Biochemistry 1 50 161
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 51 173
Neuroscience 2 67 189
Nutrition and Food Science 1 64 190
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 59 194
Toxicology 1 73 196
Virology 2 62 199
Microbiology 1 69 200
Biotechnology 2 69 205
Biophysics 1 74 206
Horticulture 2 60 208
Oncology and Cancer research 2 66 220
Entomology 2 87 230
Forestry 3 99 285
Agricultural Science 2 108 321
Animal Science 3 109 330
Nanotechnology 3 97 330

Chemistry rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Chemistry in Austria and 170th in the World with 56,053 publications made and 1,782,845 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 32 In Austria
#53 of 1,401 In Europe
#170 of 6,447 In the World

University of Vienna
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 711 6452
1992 760 6930
1993 799 7641
1994 835 8430
1995 928 9068
1996 1105 11043
1997 1192 12005
1998 1202 13609
1999 1281 16019
2000 1300 18103
2001 1444 20589
2002 1445 22919
2003 1494 27497
2004 1437 31129
2005 1034 35232
2006 1030 37988
2007 1102 39971
2008 1146 42115
2009 1313 45653
2010 1390 48893
2011 1366 53935
2012 1398 58088
2013 1542 63212
2014 1552 69538
2015 1651 71871
2016 1774 76686
2017 1852 81082
2018 1926 88820
2019 2073 99732
2020 2258 115282
2021 2242 132553
2022 2230 135194
2023 2158 136336

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 25 52
Computational Chemistry 2 17 57
Biochemical Engineering 2 30 77
Environmental Chemistry 1 43 145
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 50 152
Biochemistry 1 50 161
Radiochemistry 1 30 171
Organic Chemistry 2 58 183
Nutrition and Food Science 1 64 190
Materials Science 2 68 242
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 124 298
Inorganic Chemistry 2 100 299
Physical chemistry 3 93 306
Nanotechnology 3 97 330
Chemical Engineering 2 103 377

Physics rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 2nd for Physics in Austria and 168th in the World with 48,940 publications made and 1,283,037 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 1,446 In Europe
#168 of 6,603 In the World

University of Vienna
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 549 4139
1992 566 4501
1993 607 4619
1994 633 5066
1995 655 5349
1996 795 6513
1997 847 7076
1998 862 7733
1999 831 8589
2000 946 10074
2001 1009 11436
2002 1076 13161
2003 1069 15610
2004 1165 18180
2005 970 21851
2006 989 23857
2007 1051 26112
2008 1106 28473
2009 1242 31345
2010 1362 34300
2011 1420 39238
2012 1460 43807
2013 1592 48812
2014 1586 53904
2015 1660 57115
2016 1833 61772
2017 1880 65694
2018 1886 72622
2019 2120 81036
2020 2270 91206
2021 2288 104328
2022 2215 102706
2023 2134 105141

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 40
Astrobiology 1 22 83
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 36 117
Condensed Matter Physics 2 41 133
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 57 134
Nuclear Physics 1 51 139
Quantum and Particle physics 2 40 145
Optical Engineering 2 53 176
Medical Physics 2 66 187
Acoustical Engineering 1 58 202
Biophysics 1 74 206
Materials Science 2 68 242
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 79 251
Nanotechnology 3 97 330

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 130th in the World with 48,804 publications made and 910,844 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 35 In Austria
#43 of 1,492 In Europe
#130 of 7,020 In the World

University of Vienna
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 365 1759
1992 371 2135
1993 313 2073
1994 396 2453
1995 414 2527
1996 513 3106
1997 558 3509
1998 558 3949
1999 558 4821
2000 622 5801
2001 692 6995
2002 727 8287
2003 754 9976
2004 743 11339
2005 628 12909
2006 701 15221
2007 859 16578
2008 974 18177
2009 1114 21162
2010 1215 23242
2011 1359 26150
2012 1364 28957
2013 1495 32253
2014 1535 34946
2015 1737 37392
2016 2136 40322
2017 2097 43505
2018 2315 48528
2019 2434 57149
2020 2721 68174
2021 3112 80642
2022 3098 82918
2023 2963 86672

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 2nd for Engineering in Austria and 240th in the World with 44,583 publications made and 1,171,024 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 34 In Austria
#70 of 1,453 In Europe
#240 of 6,684 In the World

University of Vienna
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 482 3503
1992 540 4004
1993 559 4171
1994 580 4422
1995 616 4777
1996 748 5846
1997 777 6495
1998 823 7013
1999 736 7825
2000 872 9224
2001 877 10690
2002 990 12128
2003 982 14477
2004 1013 17179
2005 850 20184
2006 884 22092
2007 881 23932
2008 993 25969
2009 1093 29055
2010 1225 31570
2011 1289 35848
2012 1288 39707
2013 1436 44486
2014 1419 49038
2015 1526 51377
2016 1709 56493
2017 1709 59880
2018 1761 66428
2019 1941 75274
2020 2120 85903
2021 2164 98875
2022 2116 100049
2023 2028 101685

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 30 77
Landscape Architecture 1 39 84
Operations Research 1 49 166
Optical Engineering 2 53 176
Architecture 2 74 181
Acoustical Engineering 1 58 202
Biotechnology 2 69 205
Biomedical Engineering 2 78 233
Materials Science 2 68 242
Metallurgical Engineering 2 68 247
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 79 251
Mechanical Engineering 2 85 270
Computer Networking 3 79 280
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 124 298
Aerospace Engineering 2 100 300
Structural Engineering 3 94 301
Human-Computer Interaction 3 126 304
Electrical Engineering 4 94 311
Remote Sensing 5 110 318
Nanotechnology 3 97 330
Systems Engineering 4 132 338
Industrial Engineering 3 136 343
Telecommunications 3 109 344
Transportation Engineering 3 132 363
Chemical Engineering 2 103 377
Construction Management 4 140 378
Civil Engineering 2 140 395
Engineering Management 3 143 400
Geotechnical Engineering 3 127 403
Petroleum Engineering 3 115 409
Electronic Engineering 3 148 430
Computer Engineering 4 158 471
Architectural Engineering 3 184 484
Environmental Engineering 4 170 492
Nuclear Engineering 3 169 504
Product and Industrial Design 7 222 568
Marine Engineering 3 199 593
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 207 621
Mining Engineering 6 199 636
Technical Drawing 5 252 671
Robotics 6 262 746
Aviation 4 288 749
Automation and Control engineering 4 260 797
Automotive Engineering 4 277 855
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 386 1210

Medicine rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 2nd for Medicine in Austria and 174th in the World with 44,344 publications made and 1,276,712 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 33 In Austria
#56 of 1,417 In Europe
#174 of 6,680 In the World

University of Vienna
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 670 5063
1992 737 5838
1993 717 6280
1994 797 6600
1995 889 7480
1996 1052 9037
1997 1108 9977
1998 1225 11655
1999 1314 14043
2000 1311 16359
2001 1403 19785
2002 1414 22101
2003 1444 27010
2004 1240 30713
2005 707 33512
2006 653 35694
2007 667 37048
2008 745 37778
2009 766 39086
2010 832 40783
2011 856 42772
2012 820 44687
2013 936 46515
2014 892 49441
2015 1073 50023
2016 1092 51093
2017 1185 53167
2018 1219 55405
2019 1384 62409
2020 1590 73397
2021 1798 86353
2022 1744 88975
2023 1743 88361

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 25 52
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 38 70
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 34 118
Cosmetology 1 44 118
Anesthesiology 2 36 135
Anatomy and Physiology 2 40 141
Urology 2 42 145
Pharmacology 2 42 147
Orthodontics 1 54 149
Ophthalmology 2 39 149
Neurosurgery 3 66 151
Radiation Therapy 2 43 152
Immunology 2 52 155
Surgery 2 47 162
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 50 163
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 51 168
Dentistry 1 60 172
Forensic Science 3 74 173
Respiratory Therapy 1 61 174
Cardiology 2 58 176
Audiology 1 66 177
Dermatology 3 69 177
Medical Physics 2 66 187
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 59 194
Toxicology 1 73 196
Psychiatry 2 67 196
Optometry 2 65 199
Virology 2 62 199
Pathology 2 76 215
Oncology and Cancer research 2 66 220
Public Health 1 75 227
Critical Care Nursing 3 86 229
Biomedical Engineering 2 78 233
Plastic Surgery 6 71 250
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 78 260
Family medicine 2 88 275
Clinical Psychology 1 87 289
Physical Therapy 2 104 291
Pediatrics 4 111 293
Veterinary 3 99 315
Sports / Exercise science 1 122 343
Nursing 2 128 365
Sports Medicine 4 140 368
Gerontology 2 118 399
Occupational Therapy 2 161 402
Epidemiology 4 168 431
Health Science 3 153 448
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 169 485
Social Work 1 240 768

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Austria and 164th in the World with 41,824 publications made and 1,124,588 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 34 In Austria
#49 of 1,458 In Europe
#164 of 6,798 In the World

University of Vienna
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 364 2463
1992 376 3021
1993 424 3187
1994 486 3401
1995 490 3776
1996 581 4451
1997 608 5184
1998 585 5353
1999 596 6430
2000 661 7529
2001 758 8612
2002 752 9990
2003 773 12797
2004 842 14119
2005 724 15683
2006 798 18400
2007 828 20461
2008 884 22289
2009 1040 25719
2010 1178 28762
2011 1211 33064
2012 1256 36788
2013 1363 41507
2014 1414 46543
2015 1611 49907
2016 1753 54699
2017 1734 58671
2018 1911 66375
2019 2039 78292
2020 2349 91653
2021 2522 109355
2022 2547 114401
2023 2460 117753

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 2nd for Computer Science in Austria and 203rd in the World with 37,279 publications made and 1,052,885 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 34 In Austria
#60 of 1,459 In Europe
#203 of 6,752 In the World

University of Vienna
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 362 2484
1992 362 3049
1993 350 3179
1994 376 3259
1995 450 3593
1996 531 4360
1997 589 4911
1998 588 5599
1999 628 6505
2000 675 7576
2001 738 9418
2002 849 11469
2003 821 13409
2004 799 15539
2005 649 17080
2006 647 19277
2007 709 21020
2008 773 21957
2009 902 24996
2010 992 26237
2011 1139 29492
2012 1126 32852
2013 1320 36399
2014 1273 39978
2015 1378 42396
2016 1553 45855
2017 1563 49240
2018 1675 55006
2019 1834 61290
2020 1961 71414
2021 2142 82800
2022 2110 84103
2023 2058 85905

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Psychology in Austria and 189th in the World with 21,629 publications made and 613,316 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 33 In Austria
#53 of 1,414 In Europe
#189 of 6,528 In the World

University of Vienna
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 266 2157
1992 284 2737
1993 282 2719
1994 298 2739
1995 328 3071
1996 424 3653
1997 504 4082
1998 503 4712
1999 520 5709
2000 518 6466
2001 592 8167
2002 627 9383
2003 582 11324
2004 537 12640
2005 306 13944
2006 295 14690
2007 342 15827
2008 348 15833
2009 374 16412
2010 401 17234
2011 476 18365
2012 546 19757
2013 594 20852
2014 536 22443
2015 649 23208
2016 776 24225
2017 768 25450
2018 809 26929
2019 952 30686
2020 1083 36692
2021 1296 42826
2022 1241 44092
2023 1219 45673

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 32 107
Social Psychology 1 43 167
Neuroscience 2 67 189
Psychiatry 2 67 196
Child Psychology 1 56 235
Cognitive Science 1 79 244
Education Majors 1 70 282
Clinical Psychology 1 87 289
Sexology 1 80 313
Special Education 1 127 369
Occupational Therapy 2 161 402
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 149 547
Social Work 1 240 768

Mathematics rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Austria and 199th in the World with 16,197 publications made and 441,252 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 32 In Austria
#59 of 1,388 In Europe
#199 of 6,305 In the World

University of Vienna
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 144 683
1992 147 810
1993 126 805
1994 171 989
1995 178 1112
1996 232 1383
1997 234 1500
1998 260 1817
1999 256 2013
2000 312 2578
2001 297 2980
2002 353 3911
2003 377 4473
2004 372 5374
2005 343 6333
2006 326 6949
2007 342 7932
2008 404 8625
2009 421 9954
2010 459 10557
2011 523 11878
2012 502 12983
2013 542 14608
2014 556 16238
2015 582 17137
2016 639 18184
2017 709 19070
2018 745 21516
2019 835 24648
2020 880 28597
2021 1016 33450
2022 919 33599
2023 915 34438

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 95
Applied Mathematics 1 37 125
Operations Research 1 49 166
Actuarial Science 2 55 186
Statistics 2 60 199
Math Teachers 1 62 281
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 92 285

Business rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Business in Austria and 243rd in the World with 12,819 publications made and 242,008 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 32 In Austria
#77 of 1,414 In Europe
#243 of 6,187 In the World

University of Vienna
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 99 387
1992 95 463
1993 102 461
1994 105 486
1995 127 540
1996 135 671
1997 147 682
1998 152 841
1999 148 935
2000 176 1275
2001 173 1524
2002 216 1961
2003 201 2145
2004 217 2642
2005 229 2843
2006 241 3388
2007 245 3864
2008 313 4555
2009 340 5357
2010 380 5890
2011 414 6720
2012 466 8174
2013 505 8859
2014 518 10015
2015 543 10684
2016 673 11755
2017 650 12854
2018 683 14356
2019 760 17403
2020 744 20023
2021 832 23904
2022 796 24145
2023 796 25740

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 177th in the World with 10,347 publications made and 208,632 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 30 In Austria
#54 of 1,366 In Europe
#177 of 5,995 In the World

University of Vienna
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 79 392
1992 77 373
1993 66 385
1994 78 439
1995 90 455
1996 107 487
1997 97 576
1998 109 654
1999 127 731
2000 139 1023
2001 138 1385
2002 157 1697
2003 184 1956
2004 191 2292
2005 192 2604
2006 201 3044
2007 196 3499
2008 250 3969
2009 287 4846
2010 300 5217
2011 289 5637
2012 377 6691
2013 380 7235
2014 430 8141
2015 430 8632
2016 499 9323
2017 518 9828
2018 571 11083
2019 570 12778
2020 639 15153
2021 682 17872
2022 659 18044
2023 651 19226

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

Economics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 24 95
International Economics 2 67 102
International Trade 1 63 106
Political Economy 1 44 113
Finance 1 46 142
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 47 176
Actuarial Science 2 55 186
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 82 225
Development Studies 1 89 294
Environmental Economics 6 188 446
Agricultural Economics 2 177 598

Art & Design rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Art & Design in Austria and 160th in the World with 8,294 publications made and 129,674 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 32 In Austria
#53 of 1,349 In Europe
#160 of 5,720 In the World

University of Vienna
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 53 217
1992 67 362
1993 43 249
1994 77 332
1995 62 331
1996 69 385
1997 78 472
1998 87 515
1999 84 626
2000 105 726
2001 121 833
2002 117 1064
2003 112 1211
2004 123 1369
2005 119 1568
2006 160 1959
2007 148 2166
2008 183 2276
2009 190 2847
2010 189 2935
2011 265 3667
2012 258 3962
2013 284 4500
2014 351 5056
2015 353 5246
2016 419 6123
2017 436 6656
2018 465 7263
2019 494 8773
2020 523 10360
2021 607 11838
2022 606 12548
2023 571 13184

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 23 42
Sculpture 1 23 42
Illustration and Concept Art 1 24 45
Interior Design 1 32 77
Landscape Architecture 1 39 84
Performing arts 1 35 90
Music 1 29 91
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 30 91
Cinematography 1 46 108
Art History 1 39 110
Literature 1 44 134
Entertainment Industry Business 1 39 139
Photography 2 56 146
Fashion Design 1 52 153
Aesthetics 1 55 157
Architecture 2 74 181
UX/UI Desgin 3 88 214
Creative Writing 1 74 220
Multimedia 3 81 236
Computer Graphics 3 87 249
Graphic Design 4 117 313
Animation 2 119 322
Game Design and Development 3 140 336