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The Vienna University of Economics and Business ranked 9th in Austria, 833rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 113 research topics. The Vienna University of Economics and Business ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,617 academic publications and 346,629 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 63 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#833 of 14,131 In the World
#341 of 2,785 In Europe
#9 of 71 In Austria
#5 of 23 In Vienna
#28 of 1,059 For Tax Law
#91 of 1,579 For International Economics
#97 of 2,110 For International Business
#728 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#628 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 110 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Vienna University of Economics and Business ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 685th in the World with 11,338 publications made and 270,843 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

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

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 82 79
1994 61 105
1995 56 149
1996 93 179
1997 49 181
1998 82 219
1999 128 253
2000 98 418
2001 133 557
2002 147 720
2003 177 1000
2004 212 1301
2005 188 1560
2006 234 2116
2007 320 2725
2008 353 3515
2009 359 4577
2010 449 5421
2011 398 6403
2012 425 7677
2013 412 8944
2014 431 10032
2015 478 10588
2016 550 11412
2017 601 12306
2018 604 14115
2019 557 16849
2020 603 20616
2021 733 24444
2022 641 24206
2023 657 27038
2024 392 22969
2025 238 19956

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 1 50 103
Law Enforcement 2 79 283
Communications and Public Relations 2 121 352
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 153 398
Political Economy 5 189 445
Political Science 4 189 446
International Law 5 208 471
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 3 156 478
Public Policy / Administration 2 178 484
Law 4 214 546
Human Rights Law 5 243 602
Aesthetics 6 250 611
Anthropology 2 249 641
Publishing 5 255 648
Sociology 5 262 685
Philosophy 9 294 702
Classics and Ancient History 6 290 754
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 321 812
Archaeology 9 336 854
Demography 9 312 884
History 9 349 889
Journalism and Digital Media 9 321 892
Linguistics 9 352 899
Education Majors 7 351 1033
Media Studies 5 369 1073
Library and Information science 11 402 1078
Gender Studies 6 366 1113
Criminology and Criminal Justice 7 361 1126

Business rankings

The Vienna University of Economics and Business ranked 3rd for Business in Austria and 392nd in the World with 7,488 publications made and 227,862 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, International Business, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 32 In Austria
#143 of 1,436 In Europe
#392 of 6,366 In the World

Vienna University of Economics and Business
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 21 55
1994 26 68
1995 34 88
1996 40 115
1997 33 107
1998 51 137
1999 61 160
2000 60 317
2001 85 421
2002 108 607
2003 127 813
2004 161 989
2005 181 1310
2006 178 1828
2007 222 2177
2008 265 2895
2009 265 3700
2010 293 4457
2011 291 5271
2012 304 6570
2013 346 7454
2014 309 8345
2015 371 8780
2016 399 9221
2017 351 10028
2018 428 11168
2019 384 13218
2020 400 15404
2021 424 18097
2022 375 17740
2023 381 19011
2024 221 16098
2025 118 13932

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

Business subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Tax Law 1 7 28
International Business 1 50 97
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 32 124
Supply Chain Management 1 38 128
International Trade 2 78 129
Entrepreneurship 1 60 129
Project Management 1 75 171
Actuarial Science 1 47 174
Management Information Systems 1 75 188
Risk Management 2 76 198
Marketing 2 80 249
Finance 2 103 264
Accounting 2 96 307
Human Resource Management 2 128 360
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 153 363
Operations Research 3 124 379
Construction Management 4 169 451
Advertising 3 154 451
Real Estate 2 146 464
Public Policy / Administration 2 178 484
Management 5 204 565
Engineering Management 5 230 657

Computer Science rankings

The Vienna University of Economics and Business ranked 10th for Computer Science in Austria and 991st in the World with 6,279 publications made and 209,624 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Management Information Systems, Cyber Security, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 35 In Austria
#363 of 1,470 In Europe
#991 of 6,855 In the World

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Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 21 59
1994 27 85
1995 41 100
1996 23 135
1997 29 118
1998 36 134
1999 53 185
2000 58 302
2001 85 412
2002 105 579
2003 94 753
2004 125 940
2005 133 1144
2006 142 1540
2007 172 1876
2008 206 2525
2009 206 3331
2010 213 3931
2011 249 4678
2012 263 5911
2013 256 6700
2014 261 7323
2015 283 7780
2016 338 8378
2017 312 9082
2018 374 10375
2019 337 12240
2020 347 14757
2021 385 17084
2022 359 16498
2023 319 17623
2024 189 14251
2025 112 11893

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

Computer Science subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 1 75 188
Database Administration 3 130 364
Web Design and Development 6 161 418
Software Engineering 6 210 454
Data Science 6 212 485
UX/UI Desgin 8 262 635
Cyber Security 7 264 730
Machine Learning 7 256 742
Multimedia 8 310 789
Computer Networking 6 321 924
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 351 942
Computational Linguistics 9 351 975
Human-Computer Interaction 10 411 1009
Library and Information science 11 402 1078
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 443 1414
Neuroscience 14 493 1561
Computer Vision 12 522 1657
Cognitive Science 13 497 1705
Telecommunications 11 539 1749

Economics rankings

The Vienna University of Economics and Business ranked 2nd for Economics in Austria and 358th in the World with 6,268 publications made and 172,215 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, International Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 30 In Austria
#128 of 1,391 In Europe
#358 of 6,188 In the World

Vienna University of Economics and Business
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 23 37
1994 26 53
1995 31 94
1996 37 115
1997 31 96
1998 52 127
1999 58 151
2000 55 257
2001 87 361
2002 91 485
2003 98 602
2004 147 821
2005 137 1004
2006 139 1382
2007 183 1609
2008 246 2174
2009 234 2674
2010 259 3231
2011 224 3781
2012 228 4512
2013 250 5257
2014 270 5846
2015 304 6022
2016 336 6481
2017 300 6925
2018 323 7913
2019 314 9442
2020 327 11484
2021 368 13606
2022 297 13321
2023 330 14573
2024 175 11790
2025 92 10025

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

Economics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 1 60 91
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 32 124
International Trade 2 78 129
Actuarial Science 1 47 174
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 101 261
Finance 2 103 264
Environmental Economics 3 138 353
Political Economy 5 189 445
Development Studies 2 176 529
Agricultural Economics 3 166 583

Environmental Science rankings

The Vienna University of Economics and Business ranked 11th for Environmental Science in Austria and 1245th in the World with 5,524 publications made and 178,524 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 35 In Austria
#425 of 1,464 In Europe
#1245 of 6,888 In the World

Vienna University of Economics and Business
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 17 27
1994 21 57
1995 23 59
1996 29 86
1997 25 89
1998 42 111
1999 52 154
2000 43 221
2001 58 318
2002 64 403
2003 91 625
2004 103 685
2005 99 950
2006 123 1209
2007 137 1599
2008 173 2056
2009 181 2583
2010 226 3029
2011 206 3751
2012 206 4631
2013 238 5456
2014 214 6154
2015 271 6672
2016 293 7070
2017 305 7870
2018 343 9165
2019 291 10932
2020 313 13493
2021 359 16266
2022 274 16145
2023 317 17686
2024 177 15378
2025 110 13484

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

Environmental Science subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 1 50 103
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 284 775
Geography and Cartography 9 361 957
Ecology 11 418 1231
Environmental Management 9 412 1251
Geology 14 493 1495
Paleontology 14 495 1571
Environmental Engineering 9 506 1799
Oceanography 11 562 1833
Agricultural Science 11 563 2314
Earth science and Geophysics 12 686 2555
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 15 797 2997

Mathematics rankings

The Vienna University of Economics and Business ranked 8th for Mathematics in Austria and 731st in the World with 4,607 publications made and 152,390 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 32 In Austria
#270 of 1,406 In Europe
#731 of 6,434 In the World

Vienna University of Economics and Business
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 22 53
1994 28 85
1995 22 90
1996 30 125
1997 28 98
1998 38 134
1999 48 169
2000 45 259
2001 73 342
2002 69 443
2003 77 505
2004 113 751
2005 100 877
2006 114 1153
2007 148 1360
2008 179 1844
2009 173 2390
2010 168 2767
2011 199 3420
2012 187 4031
2013 203 4574
2014 203 5065
2015 226 5308
2016 246 5841
2017 218 6189
2018 235 6865
2019 213 8270
2020 229 9987
2021 251 11616
2022 228 10948
2023 179 11342
2024 100 7940
2025 64 6342

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

Mathematics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 1 47 174
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 101 261
Operations Research 3 124 379
Statistics 7 257 689
Applied Mathematics 7 378 973
Math Teachers 8 370 1197
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 443 1414

Engineering rankings

The Vienna University of Economics and Business ranked 13th for Engineering in Austria and 1751st in the World with 4,297 publications made and 134,253 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Networking, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#13 of 34 In Austria
#546 of 1,466 In Europe
#1751 of 6,795 In the World

Vienna University of Economics and Business
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 16 45
1994 13 43
1995 26 52
1996 27 98
1997 22 89
1998 24 98
1999 38 141
2000 49 200
2001 59 264
2002 53 335
2003 51 484
2004 91 579
2005 74 758
2006 91 1054
2007 110 1270
2008 150 1699
2009 131 2264
2010 161 2591
2011 163 3104
2012 167 3692
2013 202 4348
2014 194 4873
2015 197 5181
2016 234 5587
2017 191 6281
2018 290 6985
2019 244 8161
2020 257 9818
2021 257 11413
2022 231 11297
2023 223 12018
2024 118 10073
2025 82 8860

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

Engineering subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 5 109 269
Operations Research 3 124 379
Construction Management 4 169 451
Transportation Engineering 5 209 564
Engineering Management 5 230 657
Industrial Engineering 5 286 690
Architecture 6 374 875
Systems Engineering 8 378 919
Computer Networking 6 321 924
Human-Computer Interaction 10 411 1009
Remote Sensing 11 457 1353
Electronic Engineering 9 430 1362
Mechanical Engineering 13 484 1382
Acoustical Engineering 12 497 1474
Civil Engineering 12 506 1521
Telecommunications 11 539 1749
Environmental Engineering 9 506 1799
Renewable Energy Engineering 9 551 1941
Aerospace Engineering 15 622 1981
Chemical Engineering 10 528 2000
Electrical Engineering 11 643 2280
Optical Engineering 16 683 2442
Structural Engineering 15 714 2489
Materials Science 15 701 2562
Metallurgical Engineering 15 765 3029
Nanotechnology 18 852 3503

Physics rankings

The Vienna University of Economics and Business ranked 13th for Physics in Austria and 1906th in the World with 3,488 publications made and 115,166 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#13 of 34 In Austria
#579 of 1,460 In Europe
#1906 of 6,729 In the World

Vienna University of Economics and Business
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 13 26
1994 14 37
1995 26 50
1996 21 69
1997 20 52
1998 27 79
1999 35 91
2000 38 161
2001 44 220
2002 34 244
2003 43 381
2004 75 488
2005 73 612
2006 65 801
2007 92 984
2008 122 1357
2009 114 1660
2010 124 2022
2011 117 2446
2012 122 2770
2013 154 3236
2014 143 3662
2015 151 3994
2016 201 4285
2017 179 4706
2018 236 5169
2019 197 6333
2020 211 7643
2021 225 8999
2022 188 8755
2023 176 9199
2024 93 7477
2025 65 6691

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

Physics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 9 440 1250
Acoustical Engineering 12 497 1474
Astrophysics and Astronomy 13 545 1653
Quantum and Particle physics 11 559 1820
Optical Engineering 16 683 2442
Materials Science 15 701 2562
Nanotechnology 18 852 3503

Biology rankings

The Vienna University of Economics and Business ranked 16th for Biology in Austria and 2333rd in the World with 3,140 publications made and 102,057 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Neuroscience, Genetics, Biochemistry, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#16 of 34 In Austria
#619 of 1,449 In Europe
#2333 of 6,841 In the World

Vienna University of Economics and Business
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 6 15
1994 14 43
1995 14 41
1996 15 58
1997 16 60
1998 22 64
1999 31 99
2000 28 128
2001 32 163
2002 40 236
2003 50 324
2004 52 391
2005 45 513
2006 72 726
2007 71 927
2008 89 1162
2009 120 1517
2010 133 1867
2011 120 2265
2012 108 2856
2013 114 3227
2014 128 3705
2015 119 4098
2016 180 4289
2017 171 4783
2018 177 5526
2019 156 6662
2020 179 8274
2021 229 10277
2022 199 9997
2023 183 10913
2024 105 8447
2025 67 7349

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

Biology subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 13 379 1042
Neuroscience 14 493 1561
Paleontology 14 495 1571
Virology 14 538 2141
Agricultural Science 11 563 2314
Botany 15 654 2702
Genetics 17 703 2903
Biochemistry 17 774 3327
Nanotechnology 18 852 3503
Immunology 19 839 3863

Psychology rankings

The Vienna University of Economics and Business ranked 12th for Psychology in Austria and 1353rd in the World with 2,670 publications made and 88,049 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#12 of 33 In Austria
#437 of 1,424 In Europe
#1353 of 6,663 In the World

Vienna University of Economics and Business
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 2 10
1994 9 12
1995 17 20
1996 7 18
1997 9 20
1998 9 38
1999 20 46
2000 19 85
2001 23 102
2002 20 137
2003 29 188
2004 31 241
2005 39 347
2006 46 528
2007 64 618
2008 59 843
2009 97 1228
2010 88 1622
2011 100 1883
2012 107 2430
2013 109 2798
2014 105 3229
2015 113 3455
2016 158 3802
2017 131 4291
2018 163 4915
2019 142 5851
2020 156 7239
2021 214 8640
2022 199 8680
2023 180 9541
2024 108 7518
2025 86 6463

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

Psychology subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 153 398
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 154 579
Social Psychology 8 293 782
Education Majors 7 351 1033
Child Psychology 9 384 1120
Clinical Psychology 10 457 1490
Neuroscience 14 493 1561
Cognitive Science 13 497 1705
Psychiatry 15 634 2355

Art & Design rankings

The Vienna University of Economics and Business ranked 8th for Art & Design in Austria and 829th in the World with 1,606 publications made and 55,084 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Multimedia, Architecture.

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
#8 of 33 In Austria
#342 of 1,385 In Europe
#829 of 6,010 In the World

Vienna University of Economics and Business
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 3 5
1994 4 9
1995 7 16
1996 9 13
1997 4 19
1998 8 36
1999 10 34
2000 19 62
2001 24 88
2002 25 130
2003 21 161
2004 31 213
2005 33 242
2006 39 387
2007 35 439
2008 62 588
2009 48 816
2010 71 878
2011 73 1033
2012 59 1307
2013 66 1467
2014 64 1608
2015 78 1656
2016 87 2039
2017 78 2164
2018 91 2512
2019 80 2785
2020 87 3371
2021 109 3885
2022 99 3976
2023 85 4282
2024 42 3199
2025 28 2762

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

Art & Design subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aesthetics 6 250 611
UX/UI Desgin 8 262 635
Fashion Design 7 304 743
Multimedia 8 310 789
Architecture 6 374 875
Literature 9 428 1140
Creative Writing 9 448 1214

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Vienna University of Economics and Business

Speciality Austria Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 17 364 1085
Public Health 10 402 1252
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 481 1557
Nursing 10 484 1607
Gerontology 13 497 1630
Medicine 15 575 2060
Health Science 12 563 2110
Pathology 16 594 2213
Sports Medicine 15 652 2225
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 18 741 2674
Chemistry 16 728 2851
Surgery 17 735 2851
Physical chemistry 13 741 2950
Physical Therapy 20 801 3143
Anatomy and Physiology 21 842 3403
Organic Chemistry 16 887 3826