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The Vienna University of Technology ranked 3rd in Austria, 388th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 22 research topics. The Vienna University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 75,190 academic publications and 1,978,232 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 165 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#388 of 14,131 In the World
#162 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 71 In Austria
#2 of 23 In Vienna
#12 of 2,454 For Computational Chemistry
#13 of 1,010 For Web Design and Development
#16 of 1,417 For Architecture
#485 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#629 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 19 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 1st for Engineering in Austria and 147th in the World with 53,669 publications made and 1,539,874 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 34 In Austria
#35 of 1,466 In Europe
#147 of 6,795 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 383 2643
1994 427 3153
1995 483 3328
1996 553 3753
1997 593 4150
1998 664 4769
1999 681 6030
2000 743 6936
2001 777 8067
2002 1370 12005
2003 1216 13359
2004 1191 14839
2005 1287 18099
2006 1395 21790
2007 1518 24161
2008 1486 27885
2009 1808 32144
2010 1855 36759
2011 2044 41814
2012 2040 47447
2013 2143 54261
2014 2086 60615
2015 2165 64944
2016 2286 71253
2017 2198 76958
2018 2227 85339
2019 2413 95175
2020 2424 109290
2021 2498 123932
2022 2393 121874
2023 2680 127297
2024 1913 120856
2025 1228 105880

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

Engineering subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 1 5 16
Automation and Control engineering 1 14 60
Computer Engineering 1 18 82
Human-Computer Interaction 1 27 84
Optical Engineering 1 15 85
Remote Sensing 1 24 87
Engineering Management 1 25 89
Architectural Engineering 1 35 100
Systems Engineering 1 37 122
Electrical Engineering 1 23 122
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 35 127
Industrial Engineering 1 52 131
Nuclear Engineering 1 46 134
Telecommunications 1 31 138
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 34 140
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 51 143
Computer Networking 1 34 148
Biochemical Engineering 3 58 148
Electronic Engineering 1 34 152
Technical Drawing 1 54 160
Product and Industrial Design 1 69 169
Structural Engineering 1 44 169
Mechanical Engineering 1 48 169
Robotics 1 57 176
Materials Science 1 44 181
Transportation Engineering 1 63 191
Geotechnical Engineering 1 53 206
Construction Management 1 79 207
Metallurgical Engineering 1 51 209
Aerospace Engineering 1 65 213
Environmental Engineering 1 55 220
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 88 230
Civil Engineering 1 66 231
Automotive Engineering 2 73 233
Acoustical Engineering 2 72 240
Nanotechnology 1 59 242
Chemical Engineering 1 54 245
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 84 299
Mining Engineering 2 90 305
Biomedical Engineering 3 127 366
Petroleum Engineering 3 109 378
Agricultural Engineering 2 119 409
Operations Research 4 143 428
Landscape Architecture 5 205 463
Marine Engineering 1 162 478
Aviation 3 221 585
Biotechnology 8 225 654

Physics rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 1st for Physics in Austria and 137th in the World with 48,543 publications made and 1,471,276 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 34 In Austria
#32 of 1,460 In Europe
#137 of 6,729 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 378 2731
1994 432 3230
1995 497 3359
1996 550 3831
1997 598 4278
1998 638 4910
1999 659 6129
2000 732 6958
2001 771 8308
2002 1231 11657
2003 1107 13131
2004 1119 14768
2005 1193 17876
2006 1216 20898
2007 1347 22937
2008 1277 26215
2009 1562 30117
2010 1621 34010
2011 1735 38228
2012 1787 43067
2013 1847 49042
2014 1837 54573
2015 1965 59671
2016 2064 65053
2017 1962 70805
2018 2008 78330
2019 2151 87304
2020 2143 99811
2021 2213 112630
2022 2056 110337
2023 2363 115796
2024 1737 111228
2025 1133 98729

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

Physics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 4 19
Condensed Matter Physics 1 6 26
Optical Engineering 1 15 85
Quantum and Particle physics 1 18 102
Theoretical Physics 2 54 122
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 34 140
Nuclear Physics 2 52 143
Materials Science 1 44 181
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 89 220
Acoustical Engineering 2 72 240
Nanotechnology 1 59 242
Astrobiology 4 172 420
Biophysics 11 257 706
Medical Physics 9 339 931

Chemistry rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Austria and 264th in the World with 38,365 publications made and 1,301,393 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 33 In Austria
#85 of 1,417 In Europe
#264 of 6,561 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 339 2486
1994 360 2923
1995 414 3007
1996 492 3439
1997 489 3769
1998 539 4308
1999 580 5509
2000 628 6211
2001 644 7299
2002 938 9727
2003 891 11297
2004 926 12535
2005 940 15343
2006 998 18282
2007 1070 20455
2008 1013 23612
2009 1253 26649
2010 1231 30015
2011 1332 33885
2012 1374 38365
2013 1444 43354
2014 1473 49027
2015 1488 52444
2016 1633 57252
2017 1481 62445
2018 1541 68860
2019 1589 76583
2020 1648 88235
2021 1686 98509
2022 1525 98316
2023 1787 103062
2024 1309 101153
2025 937 91640

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

Chemistry subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 1 4 12
Biochemical Engineering 3 58 148
Materials Science 1 44 181
Environmental Chemistry 2 62 200
Organic Chemistry 2 66 206
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 88 230
Nanotechnology 1 59 242
Chemical Engineering 1 54 245
Inorganic Chemistry 1 92 291
Pharmacy 4 130 293
Physical chemistry 2 94 312
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 170 443
Radiochemistry 3 157 655
Biochemistry 8 251 722
Nutrition and Food Science 7 259 808

Computer Science rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Austria and 205th in the World with 34,821 publications made and 896,030 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 35 In Austria
#61 of 1,470 In Europe
#205 of 6,855 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 147 987
1994 207 1293
1995 211 1313
1996 213 1497
1997 282 1845
1998 350 2140
1999 364 2665
2000 388 3111
2001 444 3741
2002 938 6846
2003 796 7236
2004 754 8157
2005 851 9756
2006 964 12410
2007 1017 13386
2008 1088 15557
2009 1258 18118
2010 1313 20943
2011 1508 23315
2012 1398 26439
2013 1493 29709
2014 1414 32710
2015 1468 34203
2016 1493 36360
2017 1492 38193
2018 1541 42075
2019 1572 47144
2020 1662 53573
2021 1686 61687
2022 1665 55638
2023 1874 59830
2024 1273 50474
2025 764 40390

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

Environmental Science rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Austria and 384th in the World with 28,238 publications made and 719,654 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 35 In Austria
#138 of 1,464 In Europe
#384 of 6,888 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 172 1114
1994 191 1379
1995 216 1433
1996 233 1524
1997 271 1856
1998 290 2069
1999 298 2563
2000 357 3127
2001 344 3474
2002 613 5077
2003 565 5576
2004 549 6295
2005 629 7659
2006 698 9412
2007 717 10781
2008 769 12840
2009 935 15207
2010 976 17855
2011 1067 20840
2012 1124 24190
2013 1185 29117
2014 1115 31729
2015 1203 34060
2016 1267 37169
2017 1261 40396
2018 1265 44837
2019 1313 49850
2020 1413 58603
2021 1498 68960
2022 1420 66750
2023 1526 68076
2024 1096 61216
2025 582 53124

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

Biology rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 7th for Biology in Austria and 639th in the World with 26,550 publications made and 692,156 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 34 In Austria
#224 of 1,449 In Europe
#639 of 6,841 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 182 1289
1994 190 1522
1995 238 1693
1996 257 1955
1997 296 2263
1998 302 2550
1999 345 3335
2000 364 3653
2001 375 4246
2002 570 6063
2003 539 6953
2004 562 7762
2005 588 9497
2006 672 11530
2007 744 13583
2008 655 15661
2009 871 18435
2010 877 21225
2011 979 24381
2012 986 27583
2013 1075 32130
2014 1043 36113
2015 1119 38478
2016 1181 42588
2017 1082 46024
2018 1169 51620
2019 1175 58086
2020 1274 67955
2021 1388 78452
2022 1276 76927
2023 1438 79391
2024 948 73370
2025 668 64325

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

Biology subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 59 242
Astrobiology 4 172 420
Evolutionary Biology 4 169 442
Paleontology 4 207 543
Forestry 5 197 594
Biotechnology 8 225 654
Agricultural Science 4 211 677
Biophysics 11 257 706
Biochemistry 8 251 722
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 292 749
Horticulture 5 240 781
Botany 6 272 789
Nutrition and Food Science 7 259 808
Neuroscience 10 314 870
Genetics 10 302 871
Molecular Biology 11 316 971
Zoology 8 327 996
Microbiology 9 320 999
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 407 1466
Immunology 13 481 1797
Pharmacology 13 469 1862
Virology 13 494 1878
Animal Science 11 499 1978
Oncology and Cancer research 17 601 2481

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 448th in the World with 26,082 publications made and 513,382 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

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

Vienna University of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 155 688
1994 208 957
1995 224 1055
1996 212 1057
1997 272 1242
1998 268 1362
1999 292 1761
2000 339 2165
2001 322 2466
2002 588 3990
2003 575 4301
2004 482 4982
2005 542 5757
2006 612 7107
2007 632 8034
2008 722 9674
2009 824 11408
2010 918 13391
2011 986 15541
2012 935 17450
2013 1080 20571
2014 1009 22636
2015 1196 24214
2016 1093 24987
2017 1071 27270
2018 1241 30088
2019 1279 33836
2020 1197 39658
2021 1261 45897
2022 1296 42004
2023 1444 44495
2024 839 38165
2025 490 31744

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Linguistics 2 127 331
Archaeology 2 121 339
Philosophy 2 155 359
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 2 122 376
History 2 150 392
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 178 450
Library and Information science 5 184 460
Urban and Regional planning 5 238 479
Political Science 5 207 490
Law 2 186 494
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 198 496
Aesthetics 3 208 509
Art History 4 224 523
Publishing 2 212 559
Law Enforcement 5 214 620
Classics and Ancient History 4 250 656
Journalism and Digital Media 6 272 751
Education Majors 5 260 781
Anthropology 7 322 846
Sociology 7 325 883
Public Policy / Administration 9 373 1040
Military science 4 348 1061
Communications and Public Relations 8 419 1159
Demography 11 403 1226
Gender Studies 8 424 1325
Media Studies 7 470 1458

Mathematics rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Austria and 199th in the World with 16,380 publications made and 458,765 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 32 In Austria
#61 of 1,406 In Europe
#199 of 6,434 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 84 506
1994 122 700
1995 113 814
1996 108 777
1997 145 882
1998 164 1040
1999 175 1334
2000 217 1587
2001 220 1911
2002 455 3489
2003 401 3618
2004 324 4108
2005 386 4833
2006 442 5968
2007 498 6569
2008 527 7577
2009 542 8393
2010 622 10013
2011 663 11180
2012 636 12527
2013 723 14189
2014 635 15632
2015 681 16618
2016 678 17405
2017 679 18716
2018 755 20324
2019 748 22536
2020 856 26226
2021 803 29770
2022 801 26367
2023 867 28143
2024 476 19291
2025 258 13849

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

Mathematics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 20 88
Applied Mathematics 2 63 173
Statistics 2 62 202
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 102 264
Operations Research 4 143 428
Actuarial Science 4 189 521
Math Teachers 6 282 875

Business rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Business in Austria and 322nd in the World with 11,991 publications made and 235,017 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 32 In Austria
#113 of 1,436 In Europe
#322 of 6,366 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 52 242
1994 67 306
1995 70 350
1996 66 435
1997 83 408
1998 113 620
1999 110 707
2000 117 925
2001 131 994
2002 279 1827
2003 243 1832
2004 215 2195
2005 260 2504
2006 327 3265
2007 354 3725
2008 420 4535
2009 424 5308
2010 494 6747
2011 494 7511
2012 487 8305
2013 494 9145
2014 500 10511
2015 508 10563
2016 529 10905
2017 536 11567
2018 530 13025
2019 622 14642
2020 644 16909
2021 639 19999
2022 598 17383
2023 684 18870
2024 368 14125
2025 215 10756

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

Business subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Engineering Management 1 25 89
Project Management 2 77 175
Construction Management 1 79 207
Real Estate 1 60 214
Management Information Systems 2 100 257
Management 1 79 265
Marketing 3 96 287
Risk Management 3 115 295
Finance 3 124 324
Entertainment Industry Business 2 153 376
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 148 428
Operations Research 4 143 428
Hospitality and Hotel Management 6 211 507
Actuarial Science 4 189 521
Accounting 4 184 523
International Trade 8 340 588
Advertising 4 246 650
International Business 8 362 666
Supply Chain Management 5 279 867
Public Policy / Administration 9 373 1040
Human Resource Management 7 448 1111

Art & Design rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Austria and 245th in the World with 6,730 publications made and 139,697 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Architecture, Multimedia.

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
#2 of 33 In Austria
#90 of 1,385 In Europe
#245 of 6,010 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 22 161
1994 34 189
1995 38 202
1996 38 214
1997 67 266
1998 84 320
1999 87 431
2000 77 491
2001 96 701
2002 174 1244
2003 167 1246
2004 125 1440
2005 167 1756
2006 209 2276
2007 230 2554
2008 248 3016
2009 250 3605
2010 249 4088
2011 312 4322
2012 271 4813
2013 274 4992
2014 289 5501
2015 296 5727
2016 267 5991
2017 262 6173
2018 288 6940
2019 308 7487
2020 303 8575
2021 318 9566
2022 297 8547
2023 340 9382
2024 230 8690
2025 142 7856

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

Art & Design subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 1 5 16
UX/UI Desgin 1 4 19
Computer Graphics 1 15 63
Graphic Design 1 19 79
Animation 1 17 81
Painting and Drawing 2 49 97
Sculpture 2 49 97
Game Design and Development 2 34 103
Illustration and Concept Art 2 52 104
Photography 1 53 147
Multimedia 2 52 170
Interior Design 2 69 181
Fashion Design 2 78 203
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 100 262
Literature 2 142 344
Entertainment Industry Business 2 153 376
Performing arts 4 166 384
Landscape Architecture 5 205 463
Aesthetics 3 208 509
Art History 4 224 523
Music 7 221 590
Creative Writing 4 266 661

Economics rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 3rd for Economics in Austria and 429th in the World with 5,895 publications made and 136,995 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Austria
#159 of 1,391 In Europe
#429 of 6,188 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 35 194
1994 53 228
1995 36 244
1996 31 317
1997 47 320
1998 56 379
1999 65 477
2000 75 619
2001 76 711
2002 122 965
2003 111 1064
2004 112 1448
2005 121 1562
2006 129 1817
2007 147 2069
2008 189 2392
2009 182 2759
2010 224 3417
2011 230 3664
2012 208 4030
2013 234 4797
2014 218 5352
2015 252 5708
2016 255 6149
2017 255 6489
2018 274 7506
2019 328 8431
2020 364 10140
2021 341 11690
2022 287 10775
2023 299 10776
2024 183 8591
2025 98 6372

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

Economics subfield Austria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 28 61
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 102 264
Finance 3 124 324
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 148 428
International Economics 8 315 517
Actuarial Science 4 189 521
International Trade 8 340 588
Development Studies 3 200 592
Agricultural Economics 4 171 607

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Vienna University of Technology

Speciality Austria Europe World Rank
Orthodontics 4 109 318
Dentistry 4 131 391
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 181 465
Sonography and Ultrasound 8 211 584
Social Psychology 4 244 651
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 286 853
Anatomy and Physiology 11 301 876
Psychology 9 309 883
Occupational Therapy 8 339 939
Child Psychology 6 324 948
Medicine 11 335 1007
Pathology 10 344 1084
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 375 1094
Sports Medicine 11 418 1141
Audiology 11 379 1151
Physical Therapy 11 406 1170
Cardiology 12 375 1192
Ophthalmology 12 395 1241
Surgery 11 376 1245
Public Health 11 418 1314
Psychiatry 12 452 1507
Radiation Therapy 12 437 1592
Anesthesiology 13 447 1598
Gerontology 12 495 1627
Nursing 11 508 1713
Veterinary 9 430 1950
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 579 2217
Family medicine 14 593 2418
Clinical Psychology 15 641 2487
Health Science 15 646 2605