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The Vienna University of Technology ranked 3rd in Austria, 394th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 23 research topics. The Vienna University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 73,671 academic publications and 1,869,778 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 162 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#394 of 14,131 In the World
#161 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 71 In Austria
#2 of 23 In Vienna
#12 of 2,426 For Computational Chemistry
#13 of 1,001 For Web Design and Development
#15 of 1,387 For Architecture
#473 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#621 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 20 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 1st for Engineering in Austria and 145th in the World with 52,705 publications made and 1,456,862 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 1,465 In Europe
#145 of 6,782 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 304 2242
1993 383 2643
1994 424 3149
1995 483 3327
1996 551 3749
1997 592 4144
1998 664 4767
1999 681 6026
2000 742 6927
2001 778 8065
2002 1370 12000
2003 1217 13343
2004 1193 14850
2005 1287 18099
2006 1393 21790
2007 1518 24159
2008 1487 27871
2009 1809 32129
2010 1855 36777
2011 2045 41824
2012 2040 47486
2013 2142 54277
2014 2088 60650
2015 2163 64942
2016 2290 71287
2017 2197 77005
2018 2225 85413
2019 2416 95245
2020 2425 109360
2021 2508 123890
2022 2399 121981
2023 2677 127290
2024 1885 119806

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 15
Automation and Control engineering 1 15 60
Computer Engineering 1 18 80
Human-Computer Interaction 1 24 80
Optical Engineering 1 15 84
Remote Sensing 1 24 85
Engineering Management 1 24 86
Architectural Engineering 1 32 95
Systems Engineering 1 35 118
Electrical Engineering 1 23 118
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 31 119
Nuclear Engineering 1 44 131
Telecommunications 1 28 133
Industrial Engineering 1 53 138
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 51 139
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 35 139
Computer Networking 1 32 143
Electronic Engineering 1 34 147
Biochemical Engineering 3 60 147
Technical Drawing 1 54 160
Mechanical Engineering 1 47 163
Product and Industrial Design 1 66 164
Structural Engineering 1 43 165
Robotics 1 55 173
Materials Science 1 45 176
Transportation Engineering 1 62 187
Geotechnical Engineering 1 52 206
Metallurgical Engineering 1 50 207
Environmental Engineering 1 54 213
Construction Management 1 81 214
Aerospace Engineering 1 66 214
Automotive Engineering 2 72 226
Civil Engineering 1 66 230
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 89 231
Acoustical Engineering 2 72 236
Nanotechnology 1 60 242
Chemical Engineering 1 54 243
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 83 286
Mining Engineering 2 94 316
Biomedical Engineering 3 126 361
Petroleum Engineering 3 105 374
Agricultural Engineering 2 121 403
Operations Research 4 143 425
Landscape Architecture 5 207 465
Marine Engineering 1 162 472
Aviation 3 236 622
Biotechnology 8 224 646

Physics rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 1st for Physics in Austria and 132nd in the World with 47,634 publications made and 1,387,305 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 1,457 In Europe
#132 of 6,713 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 297 2299
1993 378 2731
1994 429 3225
1995 497 3358
1996 548 3826
1997 597 4275
1998 638 4907
1999 659 6124
2000 731 6945
2001 772 8301
2002 1231 11647
2003 1108 13120
2004 1119 14769
2005 1193 17875
2006 1215 20890
2007 1347 22934
2008 1278 26211
2009 1562 30094
2010 1620 34029
2011 1733 38245
2012 1787 43116
2013 1844 49073
2014 1835 54610
2015 1964 59688
2016 2065 65109
2017 1964 70855
2018 2006 78370
2019 2157 87377
2020 2142 99861
2021 2217 112634
2022 2056 110399
2023 2364 115813
2024 1705 110327

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 21
Condensed Matter Physics 1 6 28
Optical Engineering 1 15 84
Quantum and Particle physics 1 19 103
Theoretical Physics 2 54 123
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 35 139
Nuclear Physics 2 52 142
Materials Science 1 45 176
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 90 217
Acoustical Engineering 2 72 236
Nanotechnology 1 60 242
Astrobiology 4 174 421
Biophysics 11 260 702
Medical Physics 9 336 901

Chemistry rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Austria and 263rd in the World with 37,634 publications made and 1,225,853 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 33 In Austria
#86 of 1,417 In Europe
#263 of 6,545 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 270 2136
1993 339 2486
1994 357 2919
1995 414 3006
1996 491 3436
1997 488 3767
1998 539 4307
1999 580 5503
2000 627 6201
2001 645 7296
2002 938 9721
2003 892 11284
2004 925 12527
2005 940 15341
2006 997 18274
2007 1070 20455
2008 1013 23613
2009 1254 26636
2010 1231 30033
2011 1331 33896
2012 1373 38398
2013 1444 43372
2014 1473 49052
2015 1482 52422
2016 1635 57277
2017 1479 62503
2018 1541 68917
2019 1591 76668
2020 1650 88297
2021 1690 98512
2022 1529 98422
2023 1782 103140
2024 1301 100435

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 60 147
Materials Science 1 45 176
Environmental Chemistry 2 62 193
Organic Chemistry 2 69 210
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 89 231
Nanotechnology 1 60 242
Chemical Engineering 1 54 243
Inorganic Chemistry 1 93 291
Pharmacy 4 132 293
Physical chemistry 2 93 307
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 171 442
Radiochemistry 3 157 649
Biochemistry 8 249 711
Nutrition and Food Science 7 256 798

Computer Science rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Austria and 204th in the World with 34,193 publications made and 854,441 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 1,469 In Europe
#204 of 6,845 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 126 882
1993 147 987
1994 207 1291
1995 211 1313
1996 212 1496
1997 283 1844
1998 350 2140
1999 364 2664
2000 388 3109
2001 444 3740
2002 938 6844
2003 796 7232
2004 755 8161
2005 851 9757
2006 964 12409
2007 1017 13385
2008 1087 15566
2009 1258 18111
2010 1318 20971
2011 1509 23340
2012 1399 26496
2013 1492 29735
2014 1423 32785
2015 1471 34182
2016 1492 36374
2017 1489 38200
2018 1538 42146
2019 1572 47095
2020 1659 53589
2021 1692 61749
2022 1663 55717
2023 1882 59840
2024 1226 49677

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 381st in the World with 27,799 publications made and 679,154 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 35 In Austria
#137 of 1,464 In Europe
#381 of 6,876 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 129 964
1993 172 1115
1994 191 1379
1995 216 1430
1996 233 1523
1997 271 1855
1998 290 2067
1999 298 2561
2000 357 3123
2001 345 3471
2002 613 5075
2003 566 5568
2004 550 6302
2005 627 7645
2006 697 9410
2007 717 10782
2008 769 12839
2009 934 15209
2010 976 17858
2011 1070 20868
2012 1124 24232
2013 1184 29117
2014 1118 31757
2015 1202 34032
2016 1269 37195
2017 1259 40437
2018 1263 44875
2019 1317 49949
2020 1407 58644
2021 1505 69046
2022 1425 66805
2023 1530 68208
2024 1088 60574

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 634th in the World with 26,036 publications made and 655,243 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 34 In Austria
#225 of 1,448 In Europe
#634 of 6,833 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 149 1044
1993 182 1289
1994 189 1521
1995 238 1692
1996 257 1954
1997 295 2259
1998 302 2550
1999 345 3333
2000 364 3649
2001 376 4243
2002 570 6061
2003 539 6951
2004 562 7768
2005 588 9501
2006 671 11531
2007 744 13581
2008 655 15667
2009 871 18428
2010 878 21238
2011 977 24365
2012 986 27628
2013 1075 32145
2014 1048 36162
2015 1114 38516
2016 1183 42626
2017 1086 46130
2018 1170 51703
2019 1181 58181
2020 1273 67975
2021 1395 78673
2022 1275 77082
2023 1436 79478
2024 939 72780

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 60 242
Astrobiology 4 174 421
Evolutionary Biology 4 165 434
Paleontology 4 209 542
Forestry 5 194 583
Biotechnology 8 224 646
Agricultural Science 4 206 665
Biophysics 11 260 702
Biochemistry 8 249 711
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 291 742
Botany 6 270 780
Horticulture 5 241 780
Nutrition and Food Science 7 256 798
Neuroscience 10 311 861
Genetics 10 301 862
Molecular Biology 11 314 962
Microbiology 9 317 979
Zoology 8 327 997
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 405 1453
Immunology 13 478 1775
Pharmacology 14 465 1841
Virology 13 481 1846
Animal Science 11 492 1951
Oncology and Cancer research 16 597 2445

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 441st in the World with 25,697 publications made and 488,021 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

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

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 137 630
1993 155 688
1994 207 957
1995 224 1054
1996 211 1056
1997 273 1242
1998 268 1362
1999 292 1760
2000 339 2165
2001 324 2465
2002 588 3986
2003 575 4299
2004 482 4992
2005 542 5761
2006 612 7105
2007 632 8035
2008 721 9692
2009 822 11411
2010 921 13414
2011 984 15551
2012 933 17473
2013 1080 20614
2014 1016 22677
2015 1196 24201
2016 1092 25037
2017 1075 27299
2018 1242 30102
2019 1286 33836
2020 1194 39659
2021 1268 45963
2022 1304 41981
2023 1446 44449
2024 802 37669

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 2 124 327
Archaeology 2 119 335
Philosophy 2 147 343
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 2 120 375
History 2 146 385
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 175 443
Library and Information science 5 181 453
Urban and Regional planning 4 235 470
Political Science 5 204 484
Law 2 183 488
Aesthetics 3 204 502
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 200 504
Art History 4 219 518
Publishing 2 209 556
Law Enforcement 5 206 605
Classics and Ancient History 4 242 644
Journalism and Digital Media 6 270 743
Education Majors 5 257 775
Anthropology 7 322 845
Sociology 7 322 877
Military science 4 339 1042
Public Policy / Administration 9 373 1045
Communications and Public Relations 8 417 1159
Demography 11 400 1202
Gender Studies 9 430 1351
Media Studies 6 463 1428

Mathematics rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Austria and 197th in the World with 16,185 publications made and 437,500 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
#60 of 1,401 In Europe
#197 of 6,418 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 67 485
1993 84 506
1994 122 699
1995 113 814
1996 108 777
1997 145 880
1998 164 1040
1999 175 1334
2000 217 1587
2001 220 1911
2002 455 3487
2003 401 3618
2004 325 4114
2005 386 4832
2006 442 5967
2007 497 6563
2008 525 7559
2009 543 8406
2010 622 10019
2011 663 11203
2012 637 12530
2013 724 14216
2014 639 15663
2015 680 16607
2016 675 17443
2017 680 18751
2018 756 20394
2019 750 22522
2020 853 26280
2021 805 29822
2022 804 26439
2023 877 28232
2024 464 18892

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 89
Applied Mathematics 2 62 171
Statistics 2 62 202
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 101 261
Operations Research 4 143 425
Actuarial Science 4 186 515
Math Teachers 6 274 862

Business rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Business in Austria and 322nd in the World with 11,831 publications made and 224,617 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 32 In Austria
#113 of 1,433 In Europe
#322 of 6,339 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 60 204
1993 52 242
1994 67 306
1995 70 350
1996 65 432
1997 83 406
1998 113 620
1999 110 705
2000 118 926
2001 131 994
2002 279 1826
2003 243 1832
2004 214 2200
2005 260 2505
2006 327 3262
2007 354 3726
2008 419 4524
2009 425 5310
2010 494 6743
2011 497 7545
2012 489 8319
2013 495 9175
2014 502 10523
2015 510 10585
2016 531 10925
2017 534 11586
2018 534 13065
2019 622 14637
2020 644 16975
2021 639 20034
2022 599 17426
2023 687 18906
2024 356 13844

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 24 86
Project Management 2 78 175
Construction Management 1 81 214
Real Estate 1 61 216
Management Information Systems 2 98 256
Management 1 78 261
Marketing 3 97 287
Risk Management 3 113 293
Finance 3 122 318
Entertainment Industry Business 2 152 374
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 145 416
Operations Research 4 143 425
Hospitality and Hotel Management 5 206 488
Accounting 4 181 511
Actuarial Science 4 186 515
International Trade 8 334 580
Advertising 4 236 625
International Business 8 358 663
Supply Chain Management 5 282 875
Public Policy / Administration 9 373 1045
Human Resource Management 7 440 1098

Art & Design rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Austria and 236th in the World with 6,616 publications made and 135,933 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
#86 of 1,381 In Europe
#236 of 5,966 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 26 151
1993 22 161
1994 34 189
1995 38 203
1996 38 213
1997 68 266
1998 84 320
1999 87 431
2000 77 491
2001 96 700
2002 174 1244
2003 167 1246
2004 125 1441
2005 167 1755
2006 209 2275
2007 230 2554
2008 248 3012
2009 249 3607
2010 250 4086
2011 313 4332
2012 271 4832
2013 274 4999
2014 291 5509
2015 296 5697
2016 269 6011
2017 262 6186
2018 289 6926
2019 306 7460
2020 303 8581
2021 319 9591
2022 296 8534
2023 338 9395
2024 223 8549

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 15
UX/UI Desgin 1 4 19
Computer Graphics 1 14 61
Graphic Design 1 18 78
Animation 1 17 79
Painting and Drawing 2 48 96
Sculpture 2 48 96
Game Design and Development 2 31 97
Illustration and Concept Art 2 51 102
Photography 1 55 149
Multimedia 2 51 166
Interior Design 2 72 181
Fashion Design 2 73 193
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 97 254
Literature 2 136 336
Entertainment Industry Business 2 152 374
Performing arts 4 164 380
Landscape Architecture 5 207 465
Aesthetics 3 204 502
Art History 4 219 518
Music 7 217 573
Creative Writing 5 259 648

Economics rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 3rd for Economics in Austria and 425th in the World with 5,818 publications made and 130,149 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Austria
#156 of 1,388 In Europe
#425 of 6,167 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 39 165
1993 35 194
1994 53 228
1995 36 244
1996 30 314
1997 47 317
1998 56 379
1999 65 477
2000 75 620
2001 77 713
2002 122 965
2003 111 1064
2004 112 1449
2005 121 1563
2006 129 1814
2007 147 2070
2008 188 2391
2009 182 2762
2010 224 3418
2011 232 3681
2012 209 4032
2013 235 4817
2014 218 5345
2015 251 5719
2016 255 6155
2017 252 6489
2018 274 7538
2019 325 8381
2020 365 10175
2021 339 11693
2022 289 10779
2023 304 10806
2024 179 8403

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 58
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 101 261
Finance 3 122 318
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 145 416
Actuarial Science 4 186 515
International Economics 8 317 519
Development Studies 3 194 577
International Trade 8 334 580
Agricultural Economics 4 168 610

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Vienna University of Technology

Speciality Austria Europe World Rank
Orthodontics 4 104 305
Dentistry 4 126 379
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 179 451
Sonography and Ultrasound 8 214 591
Social Psychology 4 244 652
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 283 843
Anatomy and Physiology 11 298 861
Psychology 9 309 877
Occupational Therapy 8 335 928
Child Psychology 6 318 941
Medicine 11 330 988
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 364 1044
Pathology 10 338 1067
Sports Medicine 11 417 1131
Audiology 11 373 1138
Physical Therapy 11 401 1161
Cardiology 11 367 1167
Ophthalmology 12 386 1192
Surgery 11 372 1224
Public Health 11 413 1283
Psychiatry 12 445 1480
Radiation Therapy 12 431 1566
Gerontology 12 485 1586
Anesthesiology 12 444 1595
Nursing 11 495 1664
Veterinary 9 420 1901
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 13 564 2126
Family medicine 12 561 2264
Clinical Psychology 15 633 2440
Health Science 15 637 2558