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The University of Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, 97th in the global 2025 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 139,566 academic publications and 3,921,459 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,459 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
#37 of 1,020 For Broadcast Journalism
#40 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
#52 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#22 of 7,918 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 165th in the World with 71,647 publications made and 2,639,472 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 34 In Austria
#50 of 1,448 In Europe
#165 of 6,833 In the World

University of Vienna
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 898 9482
1993 919 10213
1994 1003 11058
1995 1118 12107
1996 1293 14599
1997 1413 16554
1998 1562 19168
1999 1681 22872
2000 1681 26418
2001 1875 30754
2002 1936 35239
2003 2047 42888
2004 1772 48123
2005 1189 52094
2006 1232 56326
2007 1252 59535
2008 1402 62645
2009 1586 67629
2010 1695 70751
2011 1705 77481
2012 1753 82638
2013 1928 89064
2014 1887 95518
2015 2106 97345
2016 2240 103000
2017 2220 110520
2018 2482 121241
2019 2657 134187
2020 3069 162663
2021 3303 190330
2022 3186 183414
2023 3222 191740
2024 2312 174868

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 16 64
Evolutionary Biology 1 20 86
Astrobiology 1 24 87
Molecular Biology 1 21 95
Botany 1 28 110
Paleontology 1 37 123
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 43 140
Genetics 1 45 152
Immunology 2 52 156
Biochemistry 1 48 157
Pharmacology 2 44 159
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 52 174
Neuroscience 2 67 191
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 59 198
Virology 2 61 198
Biophysics 1 74 203
Biotechnology 2 70 205
Nutrition and Food Science 1 67 206
Microbiology 1 70 206
Oncology and Cancer research 2 64 217
Entomology 1 85 221
Toxicology 1 75 224
Horticulture 2 72 252
Forestry 2 96 306
Nanotechnology 3 95 335
Agricultural Science 2 111 336
Animal Science 3 129 395

Chemistry rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Chemistry in Austria and 164th in the World with 62,100 publications made and 2,261,106 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 33 In Austria
#49 of 1,417 In Europe
#164 of 6,545 In the World

University of Vienna
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 825 8534
1993 847 9379
1994 905 10273
1995 1003 11011
1996 1180 13477
1997 1262 14752
1998 1340 16733
1999 1387 19874
2000 1461 22604
2001 1621 25491
2002 1644 28976
2003 1726 35131
2004 1532 38956
2005 1135 43179
2006 1140 46373
2007 1185 48182
2008 1272 51145
2009 1416 55062
2010 1480 58210
2011 1476 64540
2012 1559 69685
2013 1641 74980
2014 1668 81491
2015 1729 83095
2016 1858 87827
2017 1848 94748
2018 2009 102872
2019 2129 114581
2020 2404 136996
2021 2403 159768
2022 2405 153344
2023 2497 158416
2024 1822 144011

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 52
Computational Chemistry 2 19 59
Biochemical Engineering 2 42 106
Environmental Chemistry 1 41 140
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 50 154
Biochemistry 1 48 157
Organic Chemistry 1 49 171
Radiochemistry 1 37 199
Nutrition and Food Science 1 67 206
Materials Science 2 66 240
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 105 270
Physical chemistry 3 95 310
Inorganic Chemistry 2 105 320
Nanotechnology 3 95 335
Chemical Engineering 2 99 376

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 132nd in the World with 56,554 publications made and 1,312,694 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 36 In Austria
#43 of 1,500 In Europe
#132 of 7,081 In the World

University of Vienna
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 413 2819
1993 328 2717
1994 443 3219
1995 459 3383
1996 548 3974
1997 612 4607
1998 625 5175
1999 642 6247
2000 695 7660
2001 778 9108
2002 822 11022
2003 910 13145
2004 819 15022
2005 717 16858
2006 846 19833
2007 1001 21640
2008 1142 23984
2009 1352 27492
2010 1390 30120
2011 1508 34103
2012 1531 37332
2013 1659 40896
2014 1695 45014
2015 1871 47459
2016 2314 51692
2017 2265 57432
2018 2521 63715
2019 2647 74380
2020 3036 91354
2021 3483 108690
2022 3441 107748
2023 3485 117111
2024 2261 102429

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 164th in the World with 55,018 publications made and 1,698,445 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
#46 of 1,457 In Europe
#164 of 6,713 In the World

University of Vienna
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 609 5585
1993 636 5707
1994 680 6296
1995 693 6686
1996 846 7951
1997 918 8683
1998 968 9394
1999 911 10501
2000 1056 12398
2001 1129 14139
2002 1224 16903
2003 1250 20397
2004 1254 23287
2005 1094 27193
2006 1135 30259
2007 1165 32124
2008 1258 35130
2009 1364 38788
2010 1505 42354
2011 1581 48354
2012 1620 53835
2013 1731 59146
2014 1748 65039
2015 1751 68807
2016 1943 73766
2017 1939 80221
2018 2048 89567
2019 2257 98867
2020 2455 114736
2021 2498 132842
2022 2434 122198
2023 2531 130973
2024 1696 114548

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 12 40
Astrobiology 1 24 87
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 36 111
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 54 126
Condensed Matter Physics 2 38 128
Nuclear Physics 1 45 131
Quantum and Particle physics 2 38 141
Optical Engineering 2 50 172
Medical Physics 3 64 174
Acoustical Engineering 1 54 190
Biophysics 1 74 203
Materials Science 2 66 240
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 77 243
Nanotechnology 3 95 335

Engineering rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 2nd for Engineering in Austria and 231st in the World with 50,001 publications made and 1,549,671 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 34 In Austria
#67 of 1,465 In Europe
#231 of 6,782 In the World

University of Vienna
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 587 5035
1993 590 5213
1994 623 5566
1995 667 5972
1996 799 7227
1997 842 8103
1998 889 8650
1999 797 9707
2000 962 11547
2001 978 13134
2002 1098 15691
2003 1161 19016
2004 1071 21971
2005 946 25197
2006 1005 27978
2007 970 29824
2008 1108 32468
2009 1213 35918
2010 1344 39161
2011 1418 44211
2012 1465 49025
2013 1546 54124
2014 1553 59273
2015 1622 62128
2016 1802 67673
2017 1756 73482
2018 1901 81292
2019 2053 90875
2020 2295 106713
2021 2408 126456
2022 2308 119687
2023 2347 124894
2024 1583 111175

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 42 106
Landscape Architecture 1 48 111
Operations Research 1 49 168
Architecture 2 68 170
Optical Engineering 2 50 172
Acoustical Engineering 1 54 190
Biotechnology 2 70 205
Materials Science 2 66 240
Biomedical Engineering 2 79 241
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 77 243
Metallurgical Engineering 2 67 257
Computer Networking 3 72 260
Mechanical Engineering 2 84 269
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 105 270
Aerospace Engineering 2 88 275
Structural Engineering 3 88 291
Remote Sensing 3 99 300
Electrical Engineering 4 98 323
Systems Engineering 4 128 331
Nanotechnology 3 95 335
Human-Computer Interaction 3 138 337
Telecommunications 3 105 340
Petroleum Engineering 2 97 340
Industrial Engineering 3 143 361
Electronic Engineering 3 116 362
Chemical Engineering 2 99 376
Geotechnical Engineering 3 117 384
Civil Engineering 2 140 393
Construction Management 3 149 398
Transportation Engineering 3 141 402
Nuclear Engineering 3 141 433
Environmental Engineering 4 156 455
Computer Engineering 4 156 460
Engineering Management 3 155 465
Architectural Engineering 3 188 494
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 181 545
Marine Engineering 3 184 563
Mining Engineering 5 177 579
Technical Drawing 5 242 641
Product and Industrial Design 7 242 645
Automation and Control engineering 4 227 700
Robotics 6 261 753
Aviation 5 319 848
Automotive Engineering 4 297 925
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 403 1294

Medicine rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 2nd for Medicine in Austria and 173rd in the World with 49,503 publications made and 1,664,105 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 34 In Austria
#54 of 1,433 In Europe
#173 of 6,775 In the World

University of Vienna
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 805 7524
1993 764 7926
1994 862 8378
1995 997 9506
1996 1162 11399
1997 1225 12876
1998 1349 15257
1999 1465 18528
2000 1479 21483
2001 1581 25435
2002 1626 28831
2003 1705 35448
2004 1376 39644
2005 784 42574
2006 714 44793
2007 724 46438
2008 816 48001
2009 876 49303
2010 926 50542
2011 907 53150
2012 890 55486
2013 1016 57645
2014 951 60691
2015 1111 60606
2016 1136 61458
2017 1180 64704
2018 1274 66963
2019 1431 74895
2020 1691 91371
2021 1936 108034
2022 1851 104500
2023 1960 106988
2024 1315 92883

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 52
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 36 73
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 33 117
Cosmetology 1 43 127
Anesthesiology 2 36 134
Orthodontics 1 46 137
Anatomy and Physiology 2 36 138
Urology 2 39 138
Ophthalmology 2 38 140
Radiation Therapy 2 43 153
Immunology 2 52 156
Dentistry 1 54 156
Pharmacology 2 44 159
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 50 161
Neurosurgery 3 66 162
Surgery 2 47 163
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 48 164
Audiology 2 65 172
Medical Physics 3 64 174
Dermatology 3 69 176
Cardiology 2 61 182
Respiratory Therapy 1 65 187
Forensic Science 3 71 189
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 59 198
Virology 2 61 198
Psychiatry 2 68 201
Optometry 2 67 210
Pathology 2 70 211
Oncology and Cancer research 2 64 217
Toxicology 1 75 224
Critical Care Nursing 3 81 224
Public Health 1 72 230
Biomedical Engineering 2 79 241
Plastic Surgery 6 72 251
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 77 265
Family medicine 2 87 279
Clinical Psychology 1 85 287
Physical Therapy 2 109 299
Pediatrics 4 110 300
Veterinary 3 97 340
Sports / Exercise science 1 126 348
Sports Medicine 3 140 365
Nursing 2 129 381
Occupational Therapy 2 164 411
Gerontology 2 133 441
Epidemiology 4 176 464
Health Science 2 157 482
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 176 506
Social Work 1 237 741

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Austria and 165th in the World with 47,600 publications made and 1,538,580 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 35 In Austria
#49 of 1,464 In Europe
#165 of 6,876 In the World

University of Vienna
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 419 3713
1993 440 3921
1994 519 4242
1995 527 4712
1996 600 5503
1997 658 6344
1998 649 6759
1999 658 7956
2000 717 9549
2001 833 10776
2002 855 12865
2003 921 15349
2004 906 17953
2005 801 19913
2006 910 23097
2007 905 25335
2008 1010 28318
2009 1203 32413
2010 1287 34691
2011 1309 40499
2012 1419 45411
2013 1464 50383
2014 1547 56163
2015 1720 59794
2016 1866 65918
2017 1791 72459
2018 2038 81811
2019 2171 94833
2020 2607 115499
2021 2819 141322
2022 2832 139595
2023 2817 146899
2024 1948 133838

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 194th in the World with 42,475 publications made and 1,446,338 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
#56 of 1,469 In Europe
#194 of 6,845 In the World

University of Vienna
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 407 3836
1993 372 4026
1994 414 4224
1995 474 4614
1996 565 5466
1997 626 6282
1998 661 7139
1999 693 8420
2000 743 9633
2001 820 11853
2002 953 15003
2003 1005 17777
2004 877 20081
2005 730 22067
2006 749 24826
2007 800 27005
2008 865 28527
2009 1062 32715
2010 1123 34095
2011 1297 38451
2012 1249 42182
2013 1445 45959
2014 1370 50753
2015 1468 53393
2016 1623 57160
2017 1654 62761
2018 1811 70552
2019 1927 78091
2020 2104 94398
2021 2349 109371
2022 2336 103675
2023 2398 109989
2024 1528 95918

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 184th in the World with 24,327 publications made and 839,451 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 33 In Austria
#53 of 1,423 In Europe
#184 of 6,645 In the World

University of Vienna
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 326 3378
1993 294 3356
1994 323 3399
1995 352 3863
1996 458 4499
1997 532 5141
1998 540 6025
1999 588 7411
2000 575 8384
2001 650 10468
2002 719 12041
2003 695 14882
2004 585 16148
2005 338 17688
2006 329 18509
2007 341 19709
2008 377 19930
2009 420 20840
2010 457 21756
2011 526 23308
2012 584 24918
2013 643 26096
2014 563 28011
2015 697 28718
2016 777 29768
2017 811 31807
2018 840 33762
2019 993 38299
2020 1176 47976
2021 1398 55418
2022 1348 55133
2023 1394 58780
2024 901 51943

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 26 90
Social Psychology 1 39 151
Neuroscience 2 67 191
Psychiatry 2 68 201
Child Psychology 1 58 233
Cognitive Science 1 81 246
Education Majors 1 67 274
Clinical Psychology 1 85 287
Sexology 1 76 308
Special Education 1 107 317
Occupational Therapy 2 164 411
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 127 515
Social Work 1 237 741

Mathematics rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Mathematics in Austria and 190th in the World with 18,280 publications made and 601,615 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
#58 of 1,401 In Europe
#190 of 6,418 In the World

University of Vienna
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 160 1068
1993 135 1068
1994 194 1372
1995 190 1504
1996 244 1738
1997 240 1934
1998 302 2356
1999 274 2578
2000 343 3304
2001 335 3889
2002 396 5288
2003 464 6056
2004 391 6978
2005 371 8185
2006 361 9136
2007 368 10211
2008 450 11238
2009 462 12755
2010 501 13579
2011 609 15444
2012 549 16512
2013 576 18598
2014 601 20406
2015 599 21328
2016 685 22792
2017 752 24595
2018 835 27486
2019 904 30886
2020 967 37407
2021 1117 44754
2022 1007 41897
2023 1062 44651
2024 589 32457

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 36 117
Operations Research 1 49 168
Statistics 1 56 188
Actuarial Science 2 61 199
Math Teachers 1 59 289
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 103 314

Business rankings

The University of Vienna ranked 1st for Business in Austria and 236th in the World with 14,377 publications made and 345,448 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 32 In Austria
#76 of 1,433 In Europe
#236 of 6,339 In the World

University of Vienna
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 108 638
1993 104 625
1994 117 658
1995 127 773
1996 138 907
1997 168 951
1998 162 1122
1999 161 1256
2000 191 1715
2001 194 2008
2002 243 2714
2003 247 3026
2004 233 3596
2005 260 3926
2006 264 4739
2007 275 5320
2008 376 6251
2009 395 7123
2010 440 8042
2011 476 9134
2012 484 10770
2013 564 11569
2014 560 13238
2015 583 14061
2016 680 15453
2017 673 17066
2018 729 18749
2019 765 22572
2020 789 26599
2021 909 31714
2022 854 30860
2023 869 33616
2024 529 26963

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 11,612 publications made and 297,891 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 1,388 In Europe
#177 of 6,167 In the World

University of Vienna
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 89 465
1993 65 482
1994 95 553
1995 90 618
1996 106 630
1997 101 793
1998 129 847
1999 147 975
2000 160 1374
2001 156 1792
2002 186 2272
2003 261 2718
2004 194 3120
2005 214 3586
2006 225 4223
2007 208 4753
2008 280 5357
2009 323 6464
2010 339 7014
2011 343 7758
2012 387 8739
2013 411 9478
2014 430 10635
2015 481 11318
2016 508 12267
2017 528 13136
2018 604 14660
2019 592 16923
2020 679 20525
2021 739 24216
2022 694 23659
2023 735 25826
2024 439 20308

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 146th in the World with 9,633 publications made and 190,117 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 1,381 In Europe
#146 of 5,966 In the World

University of Vienna
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 67 469
1993 48 326
1994 83 416
1995 69 441
1996 74 521
1997 85 651
1998 96 690
1999 96 820
2000 115 948
2001 133 1129
2002 135 1535
2003 133 1806
2004 135 1874
2005 143 2150
2006 174 2763
2007 180 2875
2008 197 3154
2009 218 3806
2010 223 3948
2011 291 4768
2012 288 5279
2013 321 5897
2014 384 6726
2015 380 6986
2016 451 8034
2017 468 9110
2018 531 9992
2019 518 11565
2020 601 14147
2021 655 16591
2022 670 17331
2023 673 18671
2024 411 15740

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 23 43
Music 1 19 66
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 30 90
Art History 1 36 97
Interior Design 1 40 104
Performing arts 1 43 107
Cinematography 1 45 110
Landscape Architecture 1 48 111
Literature 1 37 115
Entertainment Industry Business 1 31 118
Fashion Design 1 47 141
Aesthetics 1 50 145
Photography 2 61 161
Architecture 2 68 170
Creative Writing 1 65 197
Multimedia 3 74 226
Animation 2 83 234
Computer Graphics 3 90 253
UX/UI Desgin 4 105 253
Game Design and Development 3 133 319
Graphic Design 4 121 320