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The Vienna University of Technology ranked 3rd in Austria, 387th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 27 research topics. The Vienna University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 65,533 academic publications and 1,459,023 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 157 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#387 of 14,131 In the World
#157 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 71 In Austria
#2 of 23 In Vienna
#8 of 2,319 For Computational Chemistry
#11 of 1,232 For Architecture
#11 of 1,006 For Web Design and Development
#469 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#621 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 24 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 1st for Engineering in Austria and 128th in the World with 47,618 publications made and 1,176,296 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 34 In Austria
#25 of 1,453 In Europe
#128 of 6,684 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 299 1803
1992 295 2018
1993 365 2334
1994 406 2825
1995 466 2973
1996 523 3359
1997 548 3775
1998 623 4295
1999 641 5492
2000 684 6195
2001 730 7185
2002 1303 10491
2003 1119 11294
2004 1103 12781
2005 1241 15679
2006 1309 18582
2007 1375 21017
2008 1411 24284
2009 1674 27666
2010 1720 31795
2011 1834 35547
2012 1893 40769
2013 1961 46341
2014 1951 52138
2015 1989 56136
2016 2194 61728
2017 2097 65708
2018 2153 74174
2019 2287 83097
2020 2265 94255
2021 2369 106603
2022 2194 108860
2023 2411 110766

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 2 11
Automation and Control engineering 1 10 41
Engineering Management 1 12 46
Optical Engineering 1 13 69
Human-Computer Interaction 1 23 76
Architectural Engineering 1 28 82
Computer Engineering 1 18 83
Remote Sensing 1 26 88
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 25 100
Systems Engineering 1 36 112
Electrical Engineering 1 23 118
Nuclear Engineering 1 42 125
Telecommunications 1 31 134
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 37 134
Industrial Engineering 1 56 138
Computer Networking 1 32 144
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 58 148
Electronic Engineering 1 36 151
Mechanical Engineering 1 42 152
Technical Drawing 1 50 154
Robotics 1 52 165
Biochemical Engineering 4 77 167
Structural Engineering 1 44 168
Product and Industrial Design 1 69 170
Materials Science 1 42 171
Transportation Engineering 1 58 175
Metallurgical Engineering 1 49 200
Aerospace Engineering 1 58 201
Acoustical Engineering 2 60 206
Environmental Engineering 1 53 206
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 86 215
Geotechnical Engineering 1 58 222
Automotive Engineering 2 70 222
Civil Engineering 1 70 235
Chemical Engineering 1 56 238
Nanotechnology 1 59 239
Construction Management 1 91 243
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 76 247
Mining Engineering 2 77 257
Petroleum Engineering 1 78 292
Agricultural Engineering 2 120 361
Biomedical Engineering 4 132 363
Operations Research 4 154 452
Landscape Architecture 5 211 458
Marine Engineering 1 161 467
Biotechnology 8 231 654
Aviation 3 258 671

Physics rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 1st for Physics in Austria and 107th in the World with 43,011 publications made and 1,128,271 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
#18 of 1,446 In Europe
#107 of 6,603 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 302 1858
1992 291 2037
1993 365 2389
1994 413 2880
1995 471 3049
1996 519 3510
1997 551 3871
1998 594 4413
1999 617 5585
2000 679 6234
2001 712 7390
2002 1156 10203
2003 1008 11089
2004 1033 12728
2005 1137 15476
2006 1144 18009
2007 1232 20318
2008 1231 23116
2009 1436 26307
2010 1482 29692
2011 1552 32857
2012 1657 37467
2013 1717 42281
2014 1720 47639
2015 1811 52212
2016 1959 57075
2017 1868 61294
2018 1943 68951
2019 2035 77010
2020 2003 87026
2021 2085 98510
2022 1897 100010
2023 2109 102173

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 2 14
Condensed Matter Physics 1 6 25
Optical Engineering 1 13 69
Quantum and Particle physics 1 14 82
Theoretical Physics 2 50 114
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 37 134
Nuclear Physics 2 54 144
Materials Science 1 42 171
Acoustical Engineering 2 60 206
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 87 208
Nanotechnology 1 59 239
Astrobiology 4 168 411
Biophysics 11 269 722
Medical Physics 11 338 880

Chemistry rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Austria and 233rd in the World with 34,274 publications made and 1,001,636 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 32 In Austria
#76 of 1,401 In Europe
#233 of 6,447 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 269 1693
1992 259 1901
1993 316 2166
1994 345 2577
1995 392 2688
1996 467 3067
1997 460 3366
1998 501 3850
1999 544 5007
2000 579 5574
2001 590 6536
2002 879 8491
2003 816 9704
2004 846 11050
2005 902 13632
2006 930 15963
2007 980 18418
2008 968 21118
2009 1156 23813
2010 1138 26891
2011 1225 29996
2012 1287 34322
2013 1333 38575
2014 1407 43795
2015 1387 46987
2016 1567 51747
2017 1438 55259
2018 1484 62102
2019 1539 68700
2020 1568 78265
2021 1615 88125
2022 1447 90746
2023 1596 92945

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 2 8
Biochemical Engineering 4 77 167
Organic Chemistry 1 53 171
Materials Science 1 42 171
Environmental Chemistry 2 59 187
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 86 215
Chemical Engineering 1 56 238
Nanotechnology 1 59 239
Pharmacy 3 129 278
Inorganic Chemistry 1 93 279
Physical chemistry 2 90 301
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 165 434
Radiochemistry 3 147 582
Biochemistry 8 247 687
Nutrition and Food Science 7 248 731

Computer Science rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 1st for Computer Science in Austria and 167th in the World with 30,616 publications made and 656,613 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 34 In Austria
#46 of 1,459 In Europe
#167 of 6,752 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 129 655
1992 125 820
1993 149 989
1994 195 1259
1995 210 1238
1996 217 1489
1997 268 1737
1998 317 1972
1999 346 2537
2000 376 2819
2001 419 3285
2002 909 6078
2003 736 5996
2004 723 6825
2005 822 7890
2006 922 10081
2007 916 10656
2008 1031 12577
2009 1182 14613
2010 1244 16818
2011 1335 18412
2012 1251 20882
2013 1352 23527
2014 1310 25983
2015 1331 27132
2016 1400 28916
2017 1380 29869
2018 1455 33770
2019 1438 38562
2020 1525 43160
2021 1560 49777
2022 1492 47327
2023 1669 48299

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 386th in the World with 24,895 publications made and 510,524 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 34 In Austria
#144 of 1,458 In Europe
#386 of 6,798 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 135 717
1992 119 841
1993 162 930
1994 185 1233
1995 208 1247
1996 226 1346
1997 241 1629
1998 272 1912
1999 278 2271
2000 333 2701
2001 324 3009
2002 584 4394
2003 510 4654
2004 509 5359
2005 611 6501
2006 663 7858
2007 669 9293
2008 722 10809
2009 895 13151
2010 896 15235
2011 956 17518
2012 1044 20591
2013 1077 24563
2014 1071 27193
2015 1103 29069
2016 1221 31486
2017 1156 33355
2018 1172 37823
2019 1213 42342
2020 1237 48939
2021 1402 56184
2022 1308 56493
2023 1386 56796

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 607th in the World with 23,740 publications made and 535,382 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 34 In Austria
#217 of 1,445 In Europe
#607 of 6,770 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 141 769
1992 145 945
1993 172 1110
1994 183 1368
1995 221 1490
1996 260 1775
1997 270 2033
1998 280 2257
1999 335 2994
2000 346 3213
2001 346 3743
2002 539 5385
2003 491 5936
2004 544 6891
2005 566 8305
2006 648 9977
2007 700 12005
2008 625 13857
2009 821 16242
2010 819 18680
2011 896 21234
2012 931 24352
2013 1009 27945
2014 1004 31842
2015 1044 33675
2016 1134 37833
2017 1028 40219
2018 1105 45815
2019 1117 51517
2020 1208 59487
2021 1321 68020
2022 1180 69696
2023 1296 71112

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 59 239
Evolutionary Biology 2 130 332
Astrobiology 4 168 411
Forestry 4 182 505
Paleontology 4 208 538
Agricultural Science 4 203 626
Biotechnology 8 231 654
Biochemistry 8 247 687
Horticulture 5 236 720
Biophysics 11 269 722
Nutrition and Food Science 7 248 731
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 300 766
Botany 6 275 772
Genetics 10 287 807
Neuroscience 10 303 824
Molecular Biology 10 307 920
Microbiology 9 312 937
Zoology 8 333 998
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 417 1473
Pharmacology 12 427 1590
Immunology 13 466 1647
Virology 11 454 1688
Animal Science 11 484 1859
Oncology and Cancer research 17 599 2399

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria and 401st in the World with 23,183 publications made and 362,861 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 35 In Austria
#167 of 1,492 In Europe
#401 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 119 488
1992 129 581
1993 145 612
1994 206 894
1995 217 925
1996 208 972
1997 254 1064
1998 252 1195
1999 276 1527
2000 327 1851
2001 298 2009
2002 555 3320
2003 517 3401
2004 469 3943
2005 527 4511
2006 560 5533
2007 582 6185
2008 691 7633
2009 769 8950
2010 877 10513
2011 869 12020
2012 871 13547
2013 993 16197
2014 954 17703
2015 1061 19043
2016 1054 19682
2017 991 20789
2018 1160 23392
2019 1150 26641
2020 1097 31045
2021 1144 35542
2022 1199 33796
2023 1313 34708

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
Philosophy 2 120 281
Linguistics 2 112 301
Archaeology 2 119 331
History 2 141 372
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 3 125 379
Library and Information science 3 160 413
Political Science 5 185 442
Law 2 166 448
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 189 467
Urban and Regional planning 6 237 480
Aesthetics 3 198 486
Journalism and Digital Media 4 180 495
Publishing 2 192 517
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 214 519
Law Enforcement 4 171 530
Art History 4 226 545
Classics and Ancient History 4 215 567
Education Majors 4 251 759
Sociology 7 328 871
Anthropology 7 344 893
Public Policy / Administration 8 364 1013
Communications and Public Relations 8 395 1104
Demography 11 400 1149
Gender Studies 9 408 1269

Mathematics rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 1st for Mathematics in Austria and 161st in the World with 14,658 publications made and 328,360 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 32 In Austria
#45 of 1,388 In Europe
#161 of 6,305 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 56 381
1992 67 425
1993 81 466
1994 115 636
1995 115 736
1996 113 764
1997 132 836
1998 156 948
1999 166 1280
2000 207 1405
2001 204 1609
2002 430 3015
2003 356 2913
2004 315 3323
2005 362 3778
2006 409 4782
2007 440 5072
2008 498 6037
2009 508 6562
2010 587 7982
2011 584 8707
2012 552 9736
2013 667 11183
2014 572 12291
2015 635 13312
2016 654 13876
2017 625 14508
2018 720 16399
2019 705 18808
2020 756 21216
2021 769 23965
2022 785 22732
2023 786 22888

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 17 74
Statistics 1 49 167
Applied Mathematics 2 67 182
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 103 273
Operations Research 4 154 452
Actuarial Science 4 179 490
Math Teachers 4 248 759

Business rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Business in Austria and 299th in the World with 10,749 publications made and 183,714 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 32 In Austria
#99 of 1,414 In Europe
#299 of 6,187 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 37 136
1992 58 197
1993 57 257
1994 66 307
1995 67 327
1996 64 401
1997 74 398
1998 112 541
1999 100 671
2000 114 883
2001 121 822
2002 271 1583
2003 221 1456
2004 192 1704
2005 234 1898
2006 301 2533
2007 325 2790
2008 392 3551
2009 409 4093
2010 460 5121
2011 462 5706
2012 448 6301
2013 484 7052
2014 473 8114
2015 450 8089
2016 516 8507
2017 486 8686
2018 509 10132
2019 565 11735
2020 589 13290
2021 611 15708
2022 551 14596
2023 636 15035

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 12 46
Project Management 1 67 147
Real Estate 1 68 220
Construction Management 1 91 243
Management 1 68 243
Management Information Systems 2 98 246
Risk Management 3 96 249
Marketing 3 87 265
Entertainment Industry Business 2 112 303
Finance 3 117 309
Operations Research 4 154 452
Hospitality and Hotel Management 5 194 453
Accounting 4 164 472
Advertising 4 176 477
Actuarial Science 4 179 490
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 183 495
International Trade 7 309 539
International Business 8 324 599
Supply Chain Management 5 273 829
Human Resource Management 7 384 946
Public Policy / Administration 8 364 1013

Art & Design rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Austria and 224th in the World with 5,991 publications made and 97,928 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 32 In Austria
#80 of 1,349 In Europe
#224 of 5,720 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 18 111
1992 26 129
1993 22 131
1994 36 186
1995 34 163
1996 38 179
1997 57 228
1998 83 245
1999 87 354
2000 74 414
2001 84 561
2002 172 945
2003 154 977
2004 131 1076
2005 167 1360
2006 201 1718
2007 222 1974
2008 232 2360
2009 235 2684
2010 231 3232
2011 280 3456
2012 265 3767
2013 255 3917
2014 267 4208
2015 270 4539
2016 268 4680
2017 246 4833
2018 257 5194
2019 273 5954
2020 282 6689
2021 284 7338
2022 269 6967
2023 312 7297

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 2 11
UX/UI Desgin 1 4 19
Computer Graphics 1 10 52
Graphic Design 1 17 68
Painting and Drawing 2 41 72
Sculpture 2 41 72
Illustration and Concept Art 2 43 76
Animation 1 17 81
Game Design and Development 2 26 82
Photography 1 39 106
Multimedia 2 44 140
Fashion Design 2 58 164
Interior Design 3 88 209
Entertainment Industry Business 2 112 303
Literature 2 118 306
Performing arts 3 137 326
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 137 352
Landscape Architecture 5 211 458
Aesthetics 3 198 486
Music 6 198 529
Art History 4 226 545
Creative Writing 5 281 694

Economics rankings

The Vienna University of Technology ranked 3rd for Economics in Austria and 422nd in the World with 5,288 publications made and 91,621 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 30 In Austria
#160 of 1,366 In Europe
#422 of 5,995 In the World

Vienna University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 21 104
1992 38 154
1993 37 187
1994 51 201
1995 34 235
1996 37 269
1997 41 282
1998 59 306
1999 62 463
2000 70 527
2001 69 576
2002 112 793
2003 93 813
2004 108 1072
2005 105 1204
2006 120 1430
2007 121 1572
2008 182 1905
2009 174 2095
2010 200 2592
2011 221 2774
2012 198 3113
2013 220 3610
2014 201 4281
2015 226 4514
2016 241 4819
2017 237 4951
2018 250 5868
2019 292 6767
2020 330 7989
2021 322 9166
2022 267 8746
2023 293 8558

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 29 56
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 103 273
Finance 3 117 309
International Economics 7 281 460
Actuarial Science 4 179 490
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 183 495
International Trade 7 309 539
Development Studies 3 195 572

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Vienna University of Technology

Speciality Austria Europe World Rank
Orthodontics 4 126 365
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 167 369
Dentistry 4 152 442
Sonography and Ultrasound 8 214 605
Social Psychology 4 239 624
Anatomy and Physiology 11 291 828
Psychology 9 294 830
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 287 838
Child Psychology 8 315 914
Medicine 11 325 952
Pathology 10 331 995
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 366 1014
Sports Medicine 11 397 1081
Audiology 11 364 1094
Physical Therapy 11 396 1126
Public Health 10 395 1180
Cardiology 11 376 1185
Surgery 11 369 1190
Ophthalmology 12 396 1229
Psychiatry 12 428 1365
Radiation Therapy 11 415 1460
Gerontology 12 477 1539
Anesthesiology 12 445 1548
Nursing 12 486 1578
Veterinary 9 396 1700
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 13 494 1734
Clinical Psychology 15 590 2136
Health Science 12 587 2268