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The University of Wuppertal ranked 54th in Germany, 739th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 133 research topics. The University of Wuppertal ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 28,834 academic publications and 702,955 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#739 of 14,131 In the World
#304 of 2,785 In Europe
#54 of 369 In Germany
#10 of 64 In North Rhine-Westphalia
#1 of 2 In Wuppertal
#196 of 2,325 For Theoretical Physics
#212 of 3,887 For Nuclear Physics
#252 of 1,944 For Automation and Control engineering
#3608 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#626 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 130 other topics

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Physics rankings

The University of Wuppertal ranked 46th for Physics in Germany and 591st in the World with 16,290 publications made and 546,220 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nuclear Physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#46 of 168 In Germany
#219 of 1,460 In Europe
#591 of 6,729 In the World

University of Wuppertal
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 194 2516
1994 206 2699
1995 271 2838
1996 238 3546
1997 274 3783
1998 236 3597
1999 308 4311
2000 287 4368
2001 283 4607
2002 379 5966
2003 361 6028
2004 372 6324
2005 422 7738
2006 375 7919
2007 374 9258
2008 379 10342
2009 434 11504
2010 464 12201
2011 539 15412
2012 615 19264
2013 500 21893
2014 494 22132
2015 551 25346
2016 568 27563
2017 558 26978
2018 560 25936
2019 657 29399
2020 664 30067
2021 710 35343
2022 688 31368
2023 771 35569
2024 543 30407
2025 403 25661

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 25 97 196
Nuclear Physics 27 92 212
Atomic and Molecular physics 35 116 255
Condensed Matter Physics 45 162 412
Acoustical Engineering 35 183 471
Astrophysics and Astronomy 43 204 488
Quantum and Particle physics 44 198 521
Optical Engineering 47 251 689
Materials Science 54 278 797
Applied/Engineering Physics 58 305 852
Nanotechnology 57 297 941
Astrobiology 61 416 1196

Engineering rankings

The University of Wuppertal ranked 52nd for Engineering in Germany and 794th in the World with 14,611 publications made and 456,975 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#52 of 169 In Germany
#276 of 1,466 In Europe
#794 of 6,795 In the World

University of Wuppertal
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 159 1855
1994 181 2113
1995 224 2097
1996 212 2684
1997 233 2989
1998 204 2747
1999 272 3536
2000 256 3461
2001 252 3722
2002 358 5093
2003 330 5082
2004 339 5255
2005 357 6429
2006 341 6516
2007 334 7632
2008 317 8516
2009 392 9546
2010 432 10133
2011 472 12467
2012 517 15283
2013 461 17326
2014 402 17500
2015 480 19874
2016 505 21296
2017 492 21416
2018 489 20805
2019 606 24021
2020 618 25114
2021 739 30739
2022 687 29247
2023 754 32806
2024 507 28426
2025 356 24184

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Wuppertal ranked 52nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 740th in the World with 11,989 publications made and 219,221 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#52 of 178 In Germany
#305 of 1,502 In Europe
#740 of 7,088 In the World

University of Wuppertal
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 60 589
1994 81 689
1995 116 731
1996 111 943
1997 92 1012
1998 70 1072
1999 130 1276
2000 101 1230
2001 113 1409
2002 142 1824
2003 164 1946
2004 127 1936
2005 172 2179
2006 189 2334
2007 228 2888
2008 220 3334
2009 257 3840
2010 323 4150
2011 327 5633
2012 361 7131
2013 389 8346
2014 323 8517
2015 424 10071
2016 631 10963
2017 504 10600
2018 598 11038
2019 674 13321
2020 727 14302
2021 827 17579
2022 864 16412
2023 788 19238
2024 462 15653
2025 288 13410

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 20 175 562
Philosophy 47 244 564
Social Work 6 207 621
Aesthetics 38 269 644
Political Science 53 286 688
Special Education 32 274 713
Occupational Safety and Health 23 224 741
Radio and Television broadcasting 28 259 746
Linguistics 51 312 795
Library and Information science 57 335 875
Broadcast Journalism 38 317 950
Education Majors 45 327 969
Art History 58 401 972
Gender Studies 40 339 1014
History 59 399 1052
Archaeology 59 404 1076
Law 58 415 1130
Sports / Exercise science 48 410 1161
Public Policy / Administration 54 416 1173
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 61 457 1205
Urban and Regional planning 50 577 1243
Sociology 59 435 1249
Political Economy 64 459 1276
Anthropology 60 470 1334
Classics and Ancient History 59 477 1355
Communications and Public Relations 64 497 1418
Media Studies 59 496 1571
Demography 62 521 1794

Chemistry rankings

The University of Wuppertal ranked 57th for Chemistry in Germany and 1007th in the World with 11,707 publications made and 385,260 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#57 of 166 In Germany
#335 of 1,417 In Europe
#1007 of 6,561 In the World

University of Wuppertal
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 152 1833
1994 159 1947
1995 196 2046
1996 191 2572
1997 217 2927
1998 182 2612
1999 231 3229
2000 243 3216
2001 234 3602
2002 269 4145
2003 275 4477
2004 272 4574
2005 275 5497
2006 249 5623
2007 249 6609
2008 251 7183
2009 314 7992
2010 314 8373
2011 359 10056
2012 401 12179
2013 347 13729
2014 323 13829
2015 392 15683
2016 364 16421
2017 352 16734
2018 375 16561
2019 429 18766
2020 481 20355
2021 520 25194
2022 528 25481
2023 544 27888
2024 370 25478
2025 283 22073

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 47 157 358
Computational Chemistry 47 213 483
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 42 202 506
Environmental Chemistry 44 226 611
Materials Science 54 278 797
Organic Chemistry 54 295 851
Inorganic Chemistry 49 285 860
Nanotechnology 57 297 941
Physical chemistry 54 317 970
Chemical Engineering 57 324 1081
Biochemical Engineering 57 429 1156
Biochemistry 58 417 1363
Petrology and Geochemistry 65 487 1499
Nutrition and Food Science 53 447 1592
Radiochemistry 60 425 1824

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Wuppertal ranked 57th for Environmental Science in Germany and 1089th in the World with 9,363 publications made and 331,159 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#57 of 170 In Germany
#383 of 1,464 In Europe
#1089 of 6,888 In the World

University of Wuppertal
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 73 889
1994 90 1042
1995 114 985
1996 96 1155
1997 121 1496
1998 94 1357
1999 143 1738
2000 120 1801
2001 130 1914
2002 168 2478
2003 148 2512
2004 155 2516
2005 187 2782
2006 195 3357
2007 183 3737
2008 183 4694
2009 244 5289
2010 218 5624
2011 282 7454
2012 341 9972
2013 308 10804
2014 297 11064
2015 350 13097
2016 355 14160
2017 382 13753
2018 362 13806
2019 438 16252
2020 485 17927
2021 628 23508
2022 596 22940
2023 619 26325
2024 399 23068
2025 268 20322

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 44 226 611
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 47 263 715
Geography and Cartography 51 355 943
Oceanography 54 343 992
Geology 57 356 1011
Paleontology 59 402 1177
Environmental Management 50 408 1238
Urban and Regional planning 50 577 1243
Ecology 59 422 1244
Earth science and Geophysics 63 423 1349
Environmental Engineering 58 431 1462
Petrology and Geochemistry 65 487 1499
Agricultural Science 58 450 1677
Geotechnical Engineering 67 512 1755
Forestry 65 597 2326
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 63 570 2331

Computer Science rankings

The University of Wuppertal ranked 56th for Computer Science in Germany and 933rd in the World with 8,904 publications made and 250,336 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#56 of 172 In Germany
#342 of 1,470 In Europe
#933 of 6,855 In the World

University of Wuppertal
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 83 939
1994 98 1052
1995 113 1050
1996 118 1348
1997 123 1625
1998 111 1587
1999 143 1896
2000 115 1766
2001 108 1984
2002 214 3055
2003 172 2939
2004 171 2642
2005 201 3206
2006 183 3473
2007 179 3738
2008 185 4277
2009 209 4779
2010 245 5134
2011 233 6287
2012 300 7519
2013 280 8378
2014 256 8511
2015 281 9804
2016 352 10926
2017 321 10655
2018 329 10843
2019 445 13215
2020 458 14036
2021 529 16269
2022 471 14860
2023 552 17473
2024 353 13483
2025 265 11774

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 50 255 617
Computer Engineering 38 229 670
Telecommunications 39 241 682
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 49 298 787
Animation 55 312 834
Computer Networking 52 302 873
Library and Information science 57 335 875
Software Engineering 63 400 922
Computational Linguistics 59 344 943
Robotics 49 319 944
Computer Vision 56 339 964
Human-Computer Interaction 65 436 1091
Cognitive Science 59 362 1096
Machine Learning 58 373 1165
Data Science 68 474 1243
Cyber Security 60 427 1256
Neuroscience 63 424 1278
Blockchain and Cryptography 67 410 1280
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 59 463 1497
Management Information Systems 78 602 1582
Multimedia 79 572 1852

Biology rankings

The University of Wuppertal ranked 61st for Biology in Germany and 1382nd in the World with 8,881 publications made and 300,469 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#61 of 170 In Germany
#427 of 1,449 In Europe
#1382 of 6,841 In the World

University of Wuppertal
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 102 1156
1994 98 1204
1995 103 1231
1996 116 1661
1997 131 1873
1998 115 1695
1999 135 2097
2000 132 2246
2001 146 2545
2002 180 3147
2003 164 3298
2004 173 3345
2005 184 3979
2006 170 4289
2007 186 4854
2008 179 5395
2009 212 6072
2010 223 6637
2011 254 7633
2012 302 9367
2013 281 10070
2014 256 10164
2015 310 11659
2016 336 12675
2017 308 12794
2018 318 12814
2019 386 14957
2020 456 16887
2021 535 20322
2022 498 20950
2023 513 23696
2024 339 21508
2025 280 19295

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 57 297 941
Evolutionary Biology 61 384 1069
Paleontology 59 402 1177
Astrobiology 61 416 1196
Neuroscience 63 424 1278
Biochemistry 58 417 1363
Molecular Biology 60 410 1406
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 59 463 1497
Genetics 61 461 1534
Nutrition and Food Science 53 447 1592
Botany 60 460 1664
Agricultural Science 58 450 1677
Virology 57 470 1769
Oncology and Cancer research 58 477 1801
Animal Science 54 470 1822
Microbiology 57 473 1878
Horticulture 58 473 1970
Immunology 63 537 2085
Pharmacology 60 515 2170
Biotechnology 61 555 2186
Zoology 67 583 2253
Forestry 65 597 2326
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 63 570 2331

Medicine rankings

The University of Wuppertal ranked 60th for Medicine in Germany and 1402nd in the World with 5,750 publications made and 167,261 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN), Pharmacy.

Medicine ranking Location
#60 of 170 In Germany
#424 of 1,437 In Europe
#1402 of 6,793 In the World

University of Wuppertal
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 65 449
1994 51 456
1995 43 503
1996 50 637
1997 46 677
1998 53 659
1999 60 767
2000 73 998
2001 73 1101
2002 79 1225
2003 79 1418
2004 107 1516
2005 104 1703
2006 95 1678
2007 117 2034
2008 91 2229
2009 102 2381
2010 123 2939
2011 156 3675
2012 191 4753
2013 198 5095
2014 179 5084
2015 197 5961
2016 223 6736
2017 228 6456
2018 217 6654
2019 278 7664
2020 315 8772
2021 340 10655
2022 317 10200
2023 329 11385
2024 245 10197
2025 222 9167

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

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 47 157 358
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 56 184 473
Social Work 6 207 621
Audiology 47 283 779
Clinical Psychology 45 317 947
Orthodontics 54 362 1063
Sports / Exercise science 48 410 1161
Dentistry 52 377 1190
Sports Medicine 54 443 1239
Physical Therapy 57 431 1266
Pediatrics 44 371 1315
Dermatology 50 399 1394
Ophthalmology 63 443 1452
Anatomy and Physiology 60 458 1499
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 62 462 1500
Psychiatry 59 450 1505
Anesthesiology 56 425 1515
Family medicine 44 410 1548
Nursing 56 472 1549
Pathology 60 482 1677
Surgery 60 486 1699
Healthcare Management (MHA) 57 511 1712
Virology 57 470 1769
Cardiology 57 527 1771
Oncology and Cancer research 58 477 1801
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 54 519 1872
Gerontology 61 549 1883
Public Health 61 536 1899
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 54 519 2020
Health Science 58 549 2057
Immunology 63 537 2085
Pharmacology 60 515 2170

Mathematics rankings

The University of Wuppertal ranked 54th for Mathematics in Germany and 840th in the World with 4,896 publications made and 141,469 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#54 of 163 In Germany
#306 of 1,406 In Europe
#840 of 6,434 In the World

University of Wuppertal
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 38 524
1994 35 594
1995 56 599
1996 58 800
1997 54 917
1998 56 847
1999 66 999
2000 57 1042
2001 55 1065
2002 87 1412
2003 61 1372
2004 74 1410
2005 112 1642
2006 91 1812
2007 84 1960
2008 107 2232
2009 116 2458
2010 153 2765
2011 160 3627
2012 175 4135
2013 167 4962
2014 186 5149
2015 179 6021
2016 236 6525
2017 214 6472
2018 215 6418
2019 267 7488
2020 258 7704
2021 318 9753
2022 256 8650
2023 314 9415
2024 181 6575
2025 120 5513

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 34 156 401
Statistics 52 312 835
Operations Research 43 301 856
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 52 351 884
Actuarial Science 48 349 929
Math Teachers 40 327 1035
Blockchain and Cryptography 67 410 1280

Business rankings

The University of Wuppertal ranked 52nd for Business in Germany and 817th in the World with 3,491 publications made and 87,196 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#52 of 166 In Germany
#325 of 1,436 In Europe
#817 of 6,366 In the World

University of Wuppertal
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 41 376
1994 36 413
1995 56 416
1996 26 525
1997 37 621
1998 30 520
1999 39 606
2000 35 686
2001 39 671
2002 69 1423
2003 53 1087
2004 56 1071
2005 72 1145
2006 72 1477
2007 76 1417
2008 87 1734
2009 106 2009
2010 118 2158
2011 102 2536
2012 117 2730
2013 111 2996
2014 93 3435
2015 111 3383
2016 168 3954
2017 162 3871
2018 135 3956
2019 191 4721
2020 177 5279
2021 249 6267
2022 226 5810
2023 200 6428
2024 118 4989
2025 83 4274

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 10 119 271
International Trade 46 367 633
International Business 48 360 663
Management 40 258 688
Investment Banking and Stock trading 35 247 705
Occupational Safety and Health 23 224 741
Finance 49 336 830
Construction Management 34 327 843
Operations Research 43 301 856
Advertising 46 330 885
Actuarial Science 48 349 929
Accounting 55 416 1124
Public Policy / Administration 54 416 1173
Human Resource Management 61 480 1200
Engineering Management 41 415 1262
Marketing 63 469 1282
Project Management 80 602 1466
Management Information Systems 78 602 1582

Economics rankings

The University of Wuppertal ranked 56th for Economics in Germany and 1050th in the World with 2,218 publications made and 45,670 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#56 of 162 In Germany
#402 of 1,391 In Europe
#1050 of 6,188 In the World

University of Wuppertal
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 15 164
1994 12 168
1995 32 234
1996 17 258
1997 17 302
1998 13 243
1999 30 329
2000 30 389
2001 25 373
2002 19 504
2003 27 475
2004 31 574
2005 36 540
2006 39 667
2007 47 752
2008 47 845
2009 60 1158
2010 81 1210
2011 66 1441
2012 79 1621
2013 82 1757
2014 75 2081
2015 81 2044
2016 107 2440
2017 124 2539
2018 100 2410
2019 113 2802
2020 101 3414
2021 161 3989
2022 181 3767
2023 139 4323
2024 73 3411
2025 60 2974

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

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 42 317 519
International Trade 46 367 633
Investment Banking and Stock trading 35 247 705
Environmental Economics 34 318 800
Finance 49 336 830
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 52 351 884
Actuarial Science 48 349 929
Political Economy 64 459 1276
Development Studies 59 443 1349

Art & Design rankings

The University of Wuppertal ranked 52nd for Art & Design in Germany and 827th in the World with 1,554 publications made and 32,737 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, 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
#52 of 162 In Germany
#340 of 1,385 In Europe
#827 of 6,010 In the World

University of Wuppertal
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 11 93
1994 12 96
1995 12 115
1996 19 157
1997 23 173
1998 18 150
1999 19 197
2000 20 201
2001 19 274
2002 32 454
2003 38 477
2004 28 377
2005 35 513
2006 30 486
2007 36 550
2008 24 621
2009 41 686
2010 55 747
2011 51 977
2012 45 1027
2013 48 1219
2014 48 1358
2015 44 1444
2016 61 1371
2017 52 1409
2018 68 1401
2019 80 1741
2020 76 1988
2021 101 2356
2022 109 2064
2023 112 2397
2024 74 2236
2025 41 2088

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 50 255 617
Aesthetics 38 269 644
Literature 45 307 740
Animation 55 312 834
Performing arts 46 354 841
Fashion Design 52 349 858
Graphic Design 58 349 938
Art History 58 401 972
Creative Writing 44 412 1094
Multimedia 79 572 1852

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Wuppertal

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Child Psychology 51 344 1003
Social Psychology 60 381 1056
Psychology 64 450 1399