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Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 4th in Israel, 353rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 13 research topics. Weizmann Institute of Science ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 73,352 academic publications and 4,037,260 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 69 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#353 of 14,131 In the World
#40 of 5,830 In Asia
#4 of 36 In Israel
#1 of 2 In Rehovot
#34 of 2,527 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#45 of 1,883 For Biophysics
#50 of 2,325 For Theoretical Physics
#1311 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#537 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 10 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Israel and 131st in the World with 49,445 publications made and 2,924,566 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Israel
#34 of 2,785 In Asia
#131 of 6,561 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 692 18674
1994 687 19888
1995 712 21392
1996 804 23163
1997 810 24957
1998 911 27812
1999 825 31001
2000 920 33098
2001 955 35631
2002 1113 40131
2003 1059 44974
2004 1034 46658
2005 1117 52337
2006 1053 55574
2007 1135 60129
2008 1084 63992
2009 1132 68050
2010 1147 74998
2011 1160 80778
2012 1182 87493
2013 1258 94753
2014 1180 98544
2015 1268 100851
2016 1257 105253
2017 1256 108564
2018 1388 114929
2019 1350 125189
2020 1665 146410
2021 1536 163398
2022 1411 155621
2023 1560 160626
2024 1036 144482
2025 840 120660

The following table provides academic rankings for Weizmann Institute of Science in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 2 13 91
Biochemistry 1 19 102
Organic Chemistry 2 42 150
Nanotechnology 3 78 176
Inorganic Chemistry 2 71 185
Materials Science 4 78 200
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 52 204
Chemical Engineering 3 104 219
Pharmacy 1 53 222
Physical chemistry 4 106 252
Biochemical Engineering 3 61 257
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 56 274
Environmental Chemistry 4 120 391
Radiochemistry 4 279 520
Nutrition and Food Science 5 213 596

Biology rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 3rd for Biology in Israel and 173rd in the World with 46,541 publications made and 2,897,198 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Israel
#32 of 2,838 In Asia
#173 of 6,841 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 592 18076
1994 621 19601
1995 639 20720
1996 725 21997
1997 725 24092
1998 794 26752
1999 729 30103
2000 838 32306
2001 870 35340
2002 1011 40122
2003 983 44888
2004 987 46672
2005 1011 51715
2006 998 55781
2007 1047 61089
2008 1029 65009
2009 1099 69216
2010 1138 76158
2011 1146 82656
2012 1105 89327
2013 1207 95374
2014 1152 99564
2015 1223 101530
2016 1234 104943
2017 1259 109236
2018 1330 115846
2019 1337 126642
2020 1702 149818
2021 1609 167092
2022 1469 162225
2023 1578 165873
2024 1044 155006
2025 919 131917

The following table provides academic rankings for Weizmann Institute of Science in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 1 4 45
Molecular Biology 1 6 52
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 6 66
Evolutionary Biology 2 5 77
Astrobiology 2 11 90
Genetics 2 17 101
Biochemistry 1 19 102
Immunology 2 21 126
Oncology and Cancer research 2 36 136
Neuroscience 3 14 147
Nanotechnology 3 78 176
Biotechnology 3 33 200
Virology 3 41 242
Microbiology 3 42 243
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 40 270
Paleontology 4 46 279
Botany 4 60 318
Horticulture 4 120 391
Pharmacology 5 109 416
Agricultural Science 5 146 496
Zoology 5 87 506
Toxicology 3 149 514
Forestry 4 111 529
Nutrition and Food Science 5 213 596
Entomology 5 180 736
Animal Science 7 396 1227

Physics rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 4th for Physics in Israel and 161st in the World with 42,301 publications made and 2,104,189 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 23 In Israel
#47 of 2,822 In Asia
#161 of 6,729 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 537 11541
1994 565 12684
1995 615 13823
1996 683 15801
1997 670 16334
1998 782 18227
1999 671 19689
2000 751 20957
2001 800 22890
2002 906 27271
2003 941 30715
2004 859 32490
2005 943 37166
2006 891 39981
2007 1012 44463
2008 944 47270
2009 984 50269
2010 1005 54548
2011 1033 61168
2012 1105 67859
2013 1090 75302
2014 1120 78530
2015 1198 82094
2016 1183 86887
2017 1197 88202
2018 1266 93063
2019 1310 100200
2020 1364 112290
2021 1442 122665
2022 1264 108668
2023 1453 116648
2024 958 103473
2025 743 86860

The following table provides academic rankings for Weizmann Institute of Science in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 1 4 45
Theoretical Physics 3 5 50
Condensed Matter Physics 1 18 61
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 10 65
Nuclear Physics 1 12 72
Astrobiology 2 11 90
Quantum and Particle physics 3 44 140
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 24 146
Optical Engineering 3 48 154
Acoustical Engineering 3 49 160
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 57 165
Nanotechnology 3 78 176
Materials Science 4 78 200
Medical Physics 5 165 660

Engineering rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 4th for Engineering in Israel and 205th in the World with 37,175 publications made and 1,914,610 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 24 In Israel
#65 of 2,841 In Asia
#205 of 6,795 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 481 10111
1994 493 10911
1995 529 12082
1996 593 14064
1997 587 14386
1998 676 16018
1999 594 17479
2000 698 18876
2001 717 20574
2002 842 25615
2003 851 27994
2004 779 30192
2005 853 34925
2006 805 37847
2007 915 41757
2008 877 45084
2009 887 48022
2010 914 52218
2011 935 58085
2012 1006 64012
2013 1005 69706
2014 960 72440
2015 1049 76235
2016 1032 79224
2017 1070 80583
2018 1108 85063
2019 1188 91903
2020 1264 103280
2021 1325 113607
2022 1181 102944
2023 1298 109024
2024 857 95213
2025 642 78624

The following table provides academic rankings for Weizmann Institute of Science in various areas of Engineering.

Computer Science rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 4th for Computer Science in Israel and 196th in the World with 27,078 publications made and 1,638,963 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 24 In Israel
#47 of 2,842 In Asia
#196 of 6,855 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 309 7459
1994 333 8156
1995 358 8952
1996 377 9411
1997 412 10298
1998 444 11653
1999 396 12982
2000 439 14033
2001 462 16446
2002 623 21709
2003 607 23109
2004 575 24582
2005 614 28151
2006 618 31783
2007 679 35054
2008 692 37643
2009 692 40013
2010 760 43548
2011 735 48004
2012 714 52312
2013 811 57492
2014 737 59254
2015 797 61722
2016 830 64108
2017 846 66595
2018 861 71298
2019 915 79783
2020 1082 92338
2021 1051 102097
2022 998 94771
2023 1094 99488
2024 730 92417
2025 600 76469

The following table provides academic rankings for Weizmann Institute of Science in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 11 34
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 6 66
Library and Information science 2 5 99
Cyber Security 3 32 115
Neuroscience 3 14 147
Animation 3 45 150
Computer Networking 3 58 180
Cognitive Science 5 37 181
Computer Vision 4 58 188
Computer Graphics 4 54 209
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 5 66 235
Computer Engineering 4 75 237
Telecommunications 4 86 259
Software Engineering 3 41 277
Data Science 4 53 375
Human-Computer Interaction 5 89 426
Machine Learning 5 145 489
Robotics 5 187 542
Multimedia 7 164 716
Computational Linguistics 7 234 781
Management Information Systems 7 211 981

Medicine rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 3rd for Medicine in Israel and 325th in the World with 23,792 publications made and 1,524,297 citations received. Main research topics: Immunology, Pathology, Oncology and Cancer research, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Israel
#59 of 2,817 In Asia
#325 of 6,793 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 298 10349
1994 286 11069
1995 312 11972
1996 354 12480
1997 368 13358
1998 355 15352
1999 379 17836
2000 411 18743
2001 452 20363
2002 458 22650
2003 515 25282
2004 508 25716
2005 485 27962
2006 507 30117
2007 516 33359
2008 537 35662
2009 542 36964
2010 597 40507
2011 555 44107
2012 556 47878
2013 637 51447
2014 572 53479
2015 641 55609
2016 635 57380
2017 632 59254
2018 684 62370
2019 716 69850
2020 984 85639
2021 892 98568
2022 748 97990
2023 828 98887
2024 537 90254
2025 492 76819

The following table provides academic rankings for Weizmann Institute of Science in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Immunology 2 21 126
Oncology and Cancer research 2 36 136
Pharmacy 1 53 222
Virology 3 41 242
Anatomy and Physiology 4 52 294
Ophthalmology 3 62 297
Pathology 5 77 370
Urology 4 100 379
Pharmacology 5 109 416
Psychiatry 7 71 424
Biomedical Engineering 5 127 447
Audiology 7 70 454
Radiation Therapy 4 150 475
Dentistry 5 130 475
Optometry 4 110 482
Veterinary 4 155 503
Orthodontics 5 132 503
Toxicology 3 149 514
Public Health 7 92 557
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 171 568
Medical Physics 5 165 660
Surgery 5 228 707
Health Science 7 157 768
Anesthesiology 6 248 771
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 299 794
Cardiology 6 263 843
Family medicine 7 237 957
Nursing 7 180 959
Pediatrics 7 317 1035
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 412 1047
Sports Medicine 7 250 1054
Dermatology 6 383 1056
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 301 1074
Gerontology 7 211 1104
Physical Therapy 7 311 1126
Clinical Psychology 12 258 1162
Critical Care Nursing 7 356 1188
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 284 1224

Environmental Science rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Israel and 367th in the World with 19,996 publications made and 1,150,587 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 24 In Israel
#79 of 2,841 In Asia
#367 of 6,888 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 247 6215
1994 242 6501
1995 239 6911
1996 293 8175
1997 264 8219
1998 310 9107
1999 282 9708
2000 315 10660
2001 317 11368
2002 373 13931
2003 433 15813
2004 424 17249
2005 396 19143
2006 425 21458
2007 458 23904
2008 448 25742
2009 438 28545
2010 490 30976
2011 509 34447
2012 552 38360
2013 541 42025
2014 569 43905
2015 582 45900
2016 618 49067
2017 645 50310
2018 665 54090
2019 664 59009
2020 718 67790
2021 830 76048
2022 711 68901
2023 829 72510
2024 489 63455
2025 425 52880

The following table provides academic rankings for Weizmann Institute of Science in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 67 227
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 40 270
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 56 274
Paleontology 4 46 279
Geology 5 66 314
Oceanography 5 89 358
Ecology 5 79 380
Geotechnical Engineering 5 131 389
Environmental Chemistry 4 120 391
Geography and Cartography 5 90 427
Earth science and Geophysics 5 117 437
Agricultural Science 5 146 496
Forestry 4 111 529
Environmental Engineering 5 229 645
Environmental Management 5 347 989

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Israel and 466th in the World with 17,344 publications made and 947,767 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 24 In Israel
#55 of 2,867 In Asia
#466 of 7,088 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 210 4725
1994 213 4998
1995 244 5452
1996 227 5793
1997 244 6242
1998 269 6819
1999 265 7363
2000 245 7700
2001 314 9014
2002 366 12592
2003 363 12792
2004 350 14006
2005 361 16324
2006 361 18140
2007 392 20761
2008 445 21905
2009 419 23870
2010 499 25880
2011 464 28713
2012 478 31480
2013 488 35283
2014 507 36628
2015 563 39010
2016 529 39525
2017 569 40429
2018 548 42743
2019 585 47759
2020 659 54199
2021 681 60113
2022 570 52772
2023 666 55276
2024 399 46464
2025 317 36744

The following table provides academic rankings for Weizmann Institute of Science in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Library and Information science 2 5 99
Linguistics 4 34 220
Aesthetics 5 31 251
Education Majors 6 34 266
Journalism and Digital Media 6 61 329
Philosophy 5 36 337
Classics and Ancient History 7 31 354
Radio and Television broadcasting 7 61 411
Archaeology 7 103 491
Publishing 6 58 498
Demography 7 83 504
History 7 92 515
Law 7 75 515
Genealogy 7 36 536
Sociology 7 68 561
Political Science 7 82 621
Art History 7 43 663
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 157 878
Anthropology 7 139 885
Communications and Public Relations 16 768 2541

Psychology rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 7th for Psychology in Israel and 357th in the World with 11,271 publications made and 648,573 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 23 In Israel
#52 of 2,766 In Asia
#357 of 6,663 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 128 3840
1994 144 4139
1995 149 4641
1996 185 4936
1997 167 5400
1998 174 6180
1999 194 7171
2000 173 7683
2001 208 8644
2002 252 10161
2003 236 11403
2004 248 11361
2005 241 12530
2006 259 14095
2007 273 15702
2008 298 16519
2009 319 17417
2010 332 18792
2011 300 20428
2012 250 22122
2013 328 24111
2014 320 25450
2015 348 26399
2016 325 27089
2017 313 28494
2018 348 29654
2019 373 33024
2020 442 39309
2021 413 42843
2022 398 41104
2023 432 42596
2024 270 39385
2025 248 33826

The following table provides academic rankings for Weizmann Institute of Science in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 3 14 147
Cognitive Science 5 37 181
Education Majors 6 34 266
Psychiatry 7 71 424
Social Psychology 7 84 581
Child Psychology 9 113 752
Clinical Psychology 12 258 1162

Mathematics rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 5th for Mathematics in Israel and 270th in the World with 9,744 publications made and 532,695 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 22 In Israel
#56 of 2,725 In Asia
#270 of 6,434 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 95 2327
1994 117 2630
1995 149 2776
1996 150 3147
1997 129 3282
1998 191 3819
1999 159 4189
2000 150 4527
2001 191 5179
2002 216 7402
2003 243 7627
2004 202 8553
2005 208 10013
2006 233 11460
2007 256 12844
2008 273 13654
2009 262 14751
2010 302 15733
2011 290 17698
2012 262 19589
2013 298 21393
2014 319 22254
2015 312 23759
2016 292 22818
2017 310 23269
2018 331 24293
2019 413 27166
2020 457 29626
2021 406 32512
2022 323 28226
2023 373 29366
2024 200 21325
2025 127 15173

The following table provides academic rankings for Weizmann Institute of Science in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 11 34
Math Teachers 5 42 232
Applied Mathematics 4 65 253
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 43 283
Statistics 5 61 321
Operations Research 7 306 898

Art & Design rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 7th for Art & Design in Israel and 394th in the World with 2,938 publications made and 139,762 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, 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
#7 of 24 In Israel
#58 of 2,450 In Asia
#394 of 6,010 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 31 737
1994 45 792
1995 50 1046
1996 46 1084
1997 70 1027
1998 57 1088
1999 43 1248
2000 44 1294
2001 56 1459
2002 77 2338
2003 69 2220
2004 75 2438
2005 68 2982
2006 68 3191
2007 99 3679
2008 87 3706
2009 63 4036
2010 69 4301
2011 70 5034
2012 69 5016
2013 71 5267
2014 87 5833
2015 90 6003
2016 83 5746
2017 92 6268
2018 78 6415
2019 86 7188
2020 93 8313
2021 117 9037
2022 109 7625
2023 127 8395
2024 75 8499
2025 50 7169

The following table provides academic rankings for Weizmann Institute of Science in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Music 1 3 86
Animation 3 45 150
Computer Graphics 4 54 209
Aesthetics 5 31 251
Literature 6 22 252
Fashion Design 5 51 327
Performing arts 7 39 371
Graphic Design 5 142 624
Art History 7 43 663
Multimedia 7 164 716
Architecture 6 217 845
Photography 8 225 947

Economics rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 7th for Economics in Israel and 555th in the World with 2,834 publications made and 165,637 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 22 In Israel
#95 of 2,559 In Asia
#555 of 6,188 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 39 633
1994 36 784
1995 40 767
1996 35 840
1997 24 840
1998 38 938
1999 42 1066
2000 43 1082
2001 39 1230
2002 70 1695
2003 87 1750
2004 73 1865
2005 57 2240
2006 65 2433
2007 58 2784
2008 79 2944
2009 70 3322
2010 62 3379
2011 83 4166
2012 74 4282
2013 102 5062
2014 90 5436
2015 72 5500
2016 86 5842
2017 105 5975
2018 94 6184
2019 101 6935
2020 112 8134
2021 136 8838
2022 87 7563
2023 98 7709
2024 68 6319
2025 43 4726

The following table provides academic rankings for Weizmann Institute of Science in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 43 283
Finance 5 75 416
Development Studies 7 135 700

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Weizmann Institute of Science

Speciality Israel Asia World Rank
Accounting 7 98 519
Management 7 132 547
Business 7 140 660
Advertising 7 149 779
Marketing 7 343 1197
International Business 8 275 1248