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Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 4th in Israel, 326th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 15 research topics. Weizmann Institute of Science ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 72,218 academic publications and 3,890,754 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 61 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#326 of 14,131 In the World
#42 of 5,830 In Asia
#4 of 36 In Israel
#1 of 2 In Rehovot
#32 of 2,500 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#44 of 1,852 For Biophysics
#49 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
#1354 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#415 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 12 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Israel and 129th in the World with 48,752 publications made and 2,818,029 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Israel
#33 of 2,781 In Asia
#129 of 6,545 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 696 18864
1993 693 18683
1994 687 19885
1995 712 21385
1996 803 23149
1997 809 24924
1998 911 27794
1999 826 31000
2000 920 33083
2001 954 35595
2002 1112 40114
2003 1059 44950
2004 1034 46651
2005 1117 52336
2006 1053 55578
2007 1136 60127
2008 1083 63965
2009 1133 68039
2010 1148 75007
2011 1158 80790
2012 1180 87460
2013 1255 94616
2014 1179 98572
2015 1269 100808
2016 1255 105131
2017 1261 108712
2018 1390 115094
2019 1354 125370
2020 1666 146944
2021 1531 163954
2022 1415 156000
2023 1551 160957
2024 1009 143483

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 90
Biochemistry 1 17 99
Organic Chemistry 2 41 146
Nanotechnology 3 75 172
Inorganic Chemistry 2 70 183
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 46 190
Materials Science 4 75 196
Chemical Engineering 3 95 209
Pharmacy 1 52 218
Physical chemistry 4 99 242
Biochemical Engineering 3 55 248
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 50 262
Environmental Chemistry 4 114 379
Radiochemistry 3 261 495
Nutrition and Food Science 5 199 574

Biology rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 3rd for Biology in Israel and 168th in the World with 45,840 publications made and 2,791,130 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Israel
#29 of 2,834 In Asia
#168 of 6,833 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 644 18489
1993 592 18086
1994 621 19591
1995 639 20714
1996 724 21962
1997 725 24065
1998 794 26736
1999 729 30099
2000 837 32282
2001 870 35306
2002 1010 40107
2003 983 44870
2004 986 46666
2005 1011 51713
2006 998 55779
2007 1048 61096
2008 1027 64994
2009 1099 69193
2010 1138 76157
2011 1143 82584
2012 1109 89348
2013 1206 95377
2014 1157 99653
2015 1224 101678
2016 1242 105089
2017 1256 109253
2018 1334 115984
2019 1343 126669
2020 1705 149981
2021 1625 167420
2022 1473 162321
2023 1580 166024
2024 1021 153740

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 44
Molecular Biology 1 5 51
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 6 66
Evolutionary Biology 2 5 77
Astrobiology 2 10 84
Genetics 2 15 98
Biochemistry 1 17 99
Immunology 2 20 122
Oncology and Cancer research 2 35 133
Neuroscience 3 12 141
Nanotechnology 3 75 172
Biotechnology 3 31 197
Microbiology 3 39 237
Virology 3 40 237
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 38 265
Paleontology 3 41 272
Botany 4 58 308
Horticulture 4 114 380
Pharmacology 4 105 405
Agricultural Science 5 135 479
Toxicology 3 141 498
Zoology 5 84 498
Forestry 4 107 519
Nutrition and Food Science 5 199 574
Entomology 5 168 719
Animal Science 7 385 1208

Physics rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 4th for Physics in Israel and 156th in the World with 41,667 publications made and 2,030,892 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
#45 of 2,817 In Asia
#156 of 6,713 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 544 11769
1993 537 11540
1994 565 12685
1995 615 13813
1996 682 15777
1997 670 16328
1998 782 18213
1999 671 19691
2000 752 20960
2001 799 22879
2002 904 27249
2003 940 30699
2004 859 32482
2005 943 37165
2006 892 40000
2007 1013 44462
2008 942 47268
2009 984 50247
2010 1005 54550
2011 1029 61175
2012 1107 67839
2013 1092 75212
2014 1119 78419
2015 1199 81944
2016 1180 86652
2017 1194 88076
2018 1264 93002
2019 1309 100268
2020 1372 112242
2021 1449 122782
2022 1268 108693
2023 1447 116351
2024 914 102372

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 44
Theoretical Physics 3 5 49
Condensed Matter Physics 1 18 61
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 9 63
Nuclear Physics 1 12 71
Astrobiology 2 10 84
Quantum and Particle physics 3 39 133
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 23 144
Optical Engineering 3 47 149
Acoustical Engineering 3 47 154
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 53 160
Nanotechnology 3 75 172
Materials Science 4 75 196
Medical Physics 5 147 639

Engineering rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 4th for Engineering in Israel and 196th in the World with 36,653 publications made and 1,846,172 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 24 In Israel
#61 of 2,835 In Asia
#196 of 6,782 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 449 10281
1993 481 10109
1994 493 10911
1995 529 12065
1996 593 14083
1997 586 14379
1998 676 16012
1999 595 17479
2000 698 18870
2001 716 20554
2002 839 25596
2003 851 27973
2004 779 30186
2005 853 34925
2006 805 37845
2007 915 41753
2008 875 45079
2009 887 48006
2010 914 52226
2011 936 58058
2012 1005 63998
2013 1006 69714
2014 966 72449
2015 1046 76266
2016 1040 79248
2017 1069 80670
2018 1109 85105
2019 1191 91964
2020 1272 103551
2021 1337 114071
2022 1181 103051
2023 1293 108997
2024 824 94083

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 190th in the World with 26,667 publications made and 1,583,973 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 24 In Israel
#43 of 2,840 In Asia
#190 of 6,845 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 292 7609
1993 310 7468
1994 333 8154
1995 357 8940
1996 378 9443
1997 412 10293
1998 444 11646
1999 396 12981
2000 439 14010
2001 461 16420
2002 625 21714
2003 608 23105
2004 576 24584
2005 613 28149
2006 618 31777
2007 680 35051
2008 690 37615
2009 692 40008
2010 760 43532
2011 738 47992
2012 717 52357
2013 814 57512
2014 740 59236
2015 805 61766
2016 834 64271
2017 843 66693
2018 867 71336
2019 927 79946
2020 1092 92608
2021 1071 102494
2022 998 94902
2023 1099 99731
2024 710 91254

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 10 32
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 6 66
Library and Information science 2 5 95
Cyber Security 3 31 112
Neuroscience 3 12 141
Animation 3 45 147
Cognitive Science 4 33 173
Computer Networking 3 55 175
Computer Vision 4 56 183
Computer Graphics 4 54 203
Computer Engineering 3 72 228
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 5 65 230
Telecommunications 4 83 254
Software Engineering 3 39 268
Data Science 4 48 362
Human-Computer Interaction 5 84 403
Machine Learning 5 140 478
Robotics 5 178 520
Multimedia 7 153 705
Computational Linguistics 7 219 758
Management Information Systems 7 196 951

Medicine rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 3rd for Medicine in Israel and 314th in the World with 23,445 publications made and 1,465,495 citations received. Main research topics: Immunology, Pathology, Oncology and Cancer research, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Israel
#57 of 2,809 In Asia
#314 of 6,775 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 340 10617
1993 298 10349
1994 286 11060
1995 312 11966
1996 354 12474
1997 368 13332
1998 355 15357
1999 379 17831
2000 411 18724
2001 451 20344
2002 458 22647
2003 515 25272
2004 508 25716
2005 485 27968
2006 507 30109
2007 516 33373
2008 537 35661
2009 542 36972
2010 597 40486
2011 554 44120
2012 562 47948
2013 639 51487
2014 575 53584
2015 646 55760
2016 643 57613
2017 630 59404
2018 691 62594
2019 719 70027
2020 987 85881
2021 899 99137
2022 752 98300
2023 838 99302
2024 517 89456

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 20 122
Oncology and Cancer research 2 35 133
Pharmacy 1 52 218
Virology 3 40 237
Anatomy and Physiology 4 50 286
Ophthalmology 3 60 292
Pathology 5 74 365
Urology 4 93 369
Pharmacology 4 105 405
Psychiatry 7 67 412
Biomedical Engineering 5 123 433
Audiology 7 68 452
Dentistry 5 123 459
Optometry 4 99 462
Veterinary 4 139 471
Radiation Therapy 4 152 479
Orthodontics 5 125 489
Toxicology 3 141 498
Public Health 7 90 538
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 167 554
Medical Physics 5 147 639
Surgery 5 216 685
Health Science 7 145 741
Anesthesiology 5 242 758
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 294 789
Cardiology 6 257 833
Nursing 7 165 926
Family medicine 7 230 945
Sports Medicine 7 228 1019
Pediatrics 7 318 1030
Dermatology 6 371 1040
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 291 1054
Gerontology 7 199 1080
Physical Therapy 7 290 1090
Clinical Psychology 11 242 1136
Critical Care Nursing 7 354 1194
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 267 1197

Environmental Science rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Israel and 357th in the World with 19,655 publications made and 1,107,772 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 24 In Israel
#77 of 2,838 In Asia
#357 of 6,876 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 257 6190
1993 247 6215
1994 242 6497
1995 239 6910
1996 293 8165
1997 264 8209
1998 310 9114
1999 283 9709
2000 314 10655
2001 317 11360
2002 374 13936
2003 433 15807
2004 424 17257
2005 395 19134
2006 425 21465
2007 459 23899
2008 446 25749
2009 438 28553
2010 492 30982
2011 506 34419
2012 557 38371
2013 537 41981
2014 572 43956
2015 580 45976
2016 623 49028
2017 644 50328
2018 660 54020
2019 671 59125
2020 721 67948
2021 841 76367
2022 716 69070
2023 819 72536
2024 463 62951

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 65 219
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 50 262
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 38 265
Paleontology 3 41 272
Geology 5 62 304
Oceanography 5 85 349
Ecology 5 74 366
Environmental Chemistry 4 114 379
Geotechnical Engineering 5 127 380
Geography and Cartography 5 82 410
Earth science and Geophysics 5 112 424
Agricultural Science 5 135 479
Forestry 4 107 519
Environmental Engineering 5 207 608
Environmental Management 5 333 954

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Israel and 450th in the World with 17,073 publications made and 904,616 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 24 In Israel
#52 of 2,864 In Asia
#450 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 212 4816
1993 210 4733
1994 213 4999
1995 244 5451
1996 228 5808
1997 244 6236
1998 269 6826
1999 266 7362
2000 245 7698
2001 315 9004
2002 367 12570
2003 364 12779
2004 350 14008
2005 359 16322
2006 361 18155
2007 393 20765
2008 445 21902
2009 419 23863
2010 499 25883
2011 461 28653
2012 480 31513
2013 478 35224
2014 505 36580
2015 568 39031
2016 523 39408
2017 573 40561
2018 553 42855
2019 583 47875
2020 665 54388
2021 680 60325
2022 576 53022
2023 657 55180
2024 379 45942

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 95
Linguistics 4 33 214
Aesthetics 5 30 245
Education Majors 6 33 260
Journalism and Digital Media 5 53 307
Philosophy 5 33 329
Classics and Ancient History 7 28 345
Radio and Television broadcasting 7 57 398
Publishing 6 53 481
Archaeology 7 98 485
Demography 7 77 489
Law 7 71 494
History 7 85 507
Sociology 7 65 543
Political Science 7 78 595
Art History 7 41 656
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 143 851
Anthropology 7 135 874
Communications and Public Relations 16 726 2448

Psychology rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 7th for Psychology in Israel and 349th in the World with 11,079 publications made and 626,477 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 22 In Israel
#48 of 2,755 In Asia
#349 of 6,645 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 150 4024
1993 128 3846
1994 144 4140
1995 149 4636
1996 185 4932
1997 167 5393
1998 174 6179
1999 194 7169
2000 173 7664
2001 208 8634
2002 252 10163
2003 236 11404
2004 248 11360
2005 240 12529
2006 259 14100
2007 273 15704
2008 298 16514
2009 318 17405
2010 332 18777
2011 300 20413
2012 249 22125
2013 329 24109
2014 319 25449
2015 349 26371
2016 326 27084
2017 313 28532
2018 345 29605
2019 377 33014
2020 441 39322
2021 413 42972
2022 400 41194
2023 437 42630
2024 268 39021

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 12 141
Cognitive Science 4 33 173
Education Majors 6 33 260
Psychiatry 7 67 412
Social Psychology 7 75 564
Child Psychology 8 107 739
Clinical Psychology 11 242 1136

Mathematics rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 4th for Mathematics in Israel and 256th in the World with 9,653 publications made and 516,924 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 22 In Israel
#50 of 2,718 In Asia
#256 of 6,418 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 96 2338
1993 95 2327
1994 117 2630
1995 149 2774
1996 151 3173
1997 129 3278
1998 191 3803
1999 159 4191
2000 149 4528
2001 191 5173
2002 215 7374
2003 243 7625
2004 203 8555
2005 208 10016
2006 233 11463
2007 256 12838
2008 273 13651
2009 262 14759
2010 303 15743
2011 287 17701
2012 260 19570
2013 299 21414
2014 313 22185
2015 315 23903
2016 290 22761
2017 312 23326
2018 333 24366
2019 410 27198
2020 463 29805
2021 413 32817
2022 327 28414
2023 380 29664
2024 193 20975

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 10 32
Math Teachers 5 39 221
Applied Mathematics 4 62 247
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 40 277
Statistics 5 61 315
Operations Research 7 285 867

Business rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 7th for Business in Israel and 633rd in the World with 3,851 publications made and 186,173 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 22 In Israel
#134 of 2,646 In Asia
#633 of 6,339 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 50 1273
1993 60 1260
1994 66 1493
1995 48 1438
1996 46 1537
1997 58 1699
1998 67 1781
1999 57 2026
2000 70 1932
2001 64 2204
2002 107 3600
2003 107 3173
2004 91 3443
2005 93 4194
2006 95 4391
2007 98 4860
2008 95 5287
2009 94 5606
2010 97 5973
2011 93 6795
2012 104 7103
2013 138 8069
2014 112 8330
2015 97 8500
2016 118 8753
2017 126 9062
2018 111 9477
2019 117 10223
2020 134 11785
2021 141 12855
2022 113 11080
2023 125 11794
2024 93 8965

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

Business subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Finance 5 68 401
Accounting 7 90 507
Management 7 127 534
Advertising 7 140 749
Operations Research 7 285 867
Management Information Systems 7 196 951
Marketing 7 320 1160
International Business 8 250 1198

Art & Design rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 7th for Art & Design in Israel and 379th in the World with 2,890 publications made and 136,280 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
#53 of 2,428 In Asia
#379 of 5,966 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 44 857
1993 31 733
1994 45 792
1995 50 1043
1996 47 1107
1997 70 1025
1998 57 1089
1999 43 1248
2000 44 1292
2001 56 1455
2002 77 2343
2003 69 2222
2004 75 2434
2005 68 2980
2006 68 3190
2007 100 3677
2008 87 3709
2009 63 4038
2010 69 4303
2011 70 5043
2012 69 5032
2013 72 5275
2014 86 5821
2015 87 5982
2016 82 5736
2017 94 6295
2018 78 6382
2019 87 7200
2020 91 8317
2021 115 8995
2022 109 7590
2023 126 8356
2024 70 8385

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 82
Animation 3 45 147
Computer Graphics 4 54 203
Literature 6 21 242
Aesthetics 5 30 245
Fashion Design 5 45 307
Performing arts 7 40 371
Graphic Design 5 145 638
Art History 7 41 656
Multimedia 7 153 705
Architecture 6 222 856
Photography 7 209 906

Economics rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 7th for Economics in Israel and 533rd in the World with 2,800 publications made and 151,089 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 22 In Israel
#87 of 2,553 In Asia
#533 of 6,167 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 29 572
1993 39 635
1994 36 784
1995 40 767
1996 36 867
1997 24 834
1998 38 930
1999 42 1065
2000 42 1085
2001 39 1228
2002 69 1666
2003 87 1749
2004 73 1864
2005 57 2239
2006 65 2435
2007 58 2785
2008 79 2944
2009 70 3327
2010 62 3383
2011 82 4162
2012 74 4300
2013 101 5060
2014 92 5433
2015 72 5486
2016 87 5816
2017 106 5944
2018 94 6180
2019 105 6945
2020 113 8144
2021 134 8884
2022 84 7643
2023 97 7702
2024 68 6253

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 40 277
Finance 5 68 401
Development Studies 7 127 675