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Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 4th in Israel, 322nd in the global 2024 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 63,298 academic publications and 2,986,822 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 55 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#322 of 14,131 In the World
#42 of 5,830 In Asia
#4 of 36 In Israel
#1 of 2 In Rehovot
#34 of 2,372 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#43 of 1,780 For Biophysics
#49 of 2,119 For Theoretical Physics
#1356 of 7,738 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 2nd for Chemistry in Israel and 121st in the World with 44,158 publications made and 2,281,186 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Israel
#28 of 2,750 In Asia
#121 of 6,447 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 597 14087
1992 631 15088
1993 635 15111
1994 615 16357
1995 665 17357
1996 762 18701
1997 775 20580
1998 831 23223
1999 771 26094
2000 854 27873
2001 873 29392
2002 1029 32069
2003 981 35954
2004 973 38427
2005 1019 43294
2006 1008 46931
2007 1084 51670
2008 997 54703
2009 1066 58918
2010 1062 64434
2011 1069 69578
2012 1054 74671
2013 1178 80153
2014 1107 83603
2015 1173 86068
2016 1230 90094
2017 1191 93491
2018 1311 100826
2019 1264 108339
2020 1409 125916
2021 1495 141177
2022 1324 141901
2023 1376 140265

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 88
Biochemistry 1 15 94
Organic Chemistry 2 38 139
Nanotechnology 3 73 166
Inorganic Chemistry 2 67 173
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 40 176
Materials Science 4 70 184
Chemical Engineering 3 86 191
Pharmacy 2 52 212
Physical chemistry 4 94 234
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 46 244
Biochemical Engineering 3 51 250
Environmental Chemistry 4 104 354
Nutrition and Food Science 5 168 513
Radiochemistry 4 277 544

Biology rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 3rd for Biology in Israel and 161st in the World with 41,317 publications made and 2,235,015 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Israel
#26 of 2,814 In Asia
#161 of 6,770 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 555 13669
1992 583 14696
1993 545 14472
1994 549 15874
1995 595 16756
1996 685 17809
1997 696 19724
1998 732 22327
1999 678 25242
2000 769 27173
2001 806 29113
2002 927 31848
2003 909 35927
2004 918 38171
2005 934 42579
2006 959 46920
2007 980 52075
2008 952 55246
2009 1025 59379
2010 1056 64990
2011 1052 70797
2012 994 75889
2013 1123 81590
2014 1086 85180
2015 1162 87183
2016 1202 90878
2017 1196 93994
2018 1262 101913
2019 1271 109828
2020 1442 128647
2021 1547 144715
2022 1355 146583
2023 1400 144316

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 43
Molecular Biology 1 6 50
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 5 65
Evolutionary Biology 2 5 78
Astrobiology 2 11 89
Biochemistry 1 15 94
Genetics 2 13 94
Immunology 2 16 114
Oncology and Cancer research 2 32 128
Neuroscience 3 9 132
Nanotechnology 3 73 166
Biotechnology 3 33 219
Virology 3 37 229
Microbiology 3 40 253
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 33 254
Paleontology 4 40 271
Botany 4 52 297
Horticulture 4 93 348
Pharmacology 4 89 375
Agricultural Science 5 116 433
Forestry 4 74 446
Zoology 5 63 453
Toxicology 3 126 509
Nutrition and Food Science 5 168 513
Entomology 5 132 641
Animal Science 6 306 1072

Physics rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 4th for Physics in Israel and 148th in the World with 36,799 publications made and 1,562,813 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 22 In Israel
#40 of 2,786 In Asia
#148 of 6,603 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 443 8754
1992 487 9312
1993 477 9097
1994 502 10057
1995 532 10795
1996 623 12317
1997 610 13039
1998 705 14779
1999 617 16160
2000 685 17325
2001 725 18829
2002 822 21781
2003 854 24118
2004 806 26300
2005 869 30494
2006 852 33525
2007 946 37326
2008 859 39983
2009 925 42444
2010 894 45972
2011 881 50615
2012 935 54114
2013 964 58084
2014 983 60416
2015 1073 63153
2016 1062 66822
2017 1069 68481
2018 1150 74240
2019 1144 77795
2020 1223 87936
2021 1309 96359
2022 1123 92298
2023 1219 93558

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 43
Theoretical Physics 3 5 49
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 6 58
Condensed Matter Physics 1 17 60
Nuclear Physics 1 12 71
Astrobiology 2 11 89
Quantum and Particle physics 3 37 126
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 22 136
Optical Engineering 3 42 142
Nanotechnology 3 73 166
Acoustical Engineering 3 51 169
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 57 179
Materials Science 4 70 184
Medical Physics 5 134 608

Engineering rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 4th for Engineering in Israel and 198th in the World with 32,666 publications made and 1,417,292 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 23 In Israel
#63 of 2,809 In Asia
#198 of 6,684 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 382 7553
1992 411 8202
1993 439 8033
1994 453 8709
1995 463 9582
1996 552 10995
1997 544 11432
1998 607 13013
1999 538 14173
2000 635 15507
2001 668 16844
2002 768 20184
2003 771 22034
2004 743 24330
2005 782 28306
2006 765 31590
2007 851 34792
2008 812 37633
2009 835 39952
2010 842 43866
2011 813 48177
2012 859 51966
2013 885 55609
2014 873 58030
2015 951 60737
2016 962 63313
2017 966 64396
2018 1030 69722
2019 1074 73859
2020 1132 83270
2021 1224 91265
2022 1036 88813
2023 1095 89099

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 182nd in the World with 23,537 publications made and 1,181,078 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 23 In Israel
#42 of 2,809 In Asia
#182 of 6,752 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 278 5564
1992 276 6078
1993 278 5942
1994 284 6384
1995 316 7062
1996 350 7445
1997 379 8221
1998 411 9465
1999 363 10435
2000 379 11475
2001 427 13022
2002 594 16441
2003 566 17814
2004 543 19140
2005 564 22065
2006 571 25394
2007 621 28058
2008 603 30102
2009 618 32072
2010 682 35033
2011 645 38275
2012 636 41710
2013 717 46032
2014 676 47652
2015 730 49789
2016 767 52112
2017 768 53602
2018 811 58711
2019 875 65041
2020 1012 75130
2021 998 84287
2022 880 82458
2023 918 82997

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 34
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 5 65
Library and Information science 2 5 91
Cyber Security 3 28 107
Neuroscience 3 9 132
Animation 3 42 140
Cognitive Science 4 29 153
Computer Vision 4 51 174
Computer Networking 3 57 177
Computer Graphics 4 54 200
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 61 216
Software Engineering 3 32 234
Telecommunications 4 83 259
Computer Engineering 4 81 261
Data Science 4 47 371
Machine Learning 5 126 452
Robotics 5 164 491
Human-Computer Interaction 7 104 543
Multimedia 7 131 669
Computational Linguistics 7 185 700
Management Information Systems 7 173 909

Medicine rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 3rd for Medicine in Israel and 304th in the World with 21,043 publications made and 1,160,491 citations received. Main research topics: Immunology, Pathology, Oncology and Cancer research, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Israel
#53 of 2,781 In Asia
#304 of 6,680 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 303 7798
1992 320 8436
1993 279 8355
1994 259 8995
1995 300 9710
1996 345 10184
1997 332 10886
1998 323 12820
1999 351 14949
2000 377 15881
2001 415 16916
2002 416 18282
2003 477 20407
2004 488 21323
2005 461 23327
2006 469 25497
2007 477 28312
2008 489 30100
2009 501 31626
2010 558 34490
2011 516 37597
2012 473 40386
2013 570 43634
2014 525 45616
2015 611 47521
2016 610 49276
2017 584 51159
2018 632 55116
2019 667 61198
2020 811 74004
2021 862 86218
2022 713 89802
2023 752 87296

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 16 114
Oncology and Cancer research 2 32 128
Pharmacy 2 52 212
Virology 3 37 229
Ophthalmology 3 52 276
Anatomy and Physiology 4 45 278
Pathology 5 66 342
Pharmacology 4 89 375
Psychiatry 7 57 379
Urology 5 98 381
Biomedical Engineering 5 103 394
Audiology 7 56 422
Veterinary 4 111 436
Radiation Therapy 4 142 450
Dentistry 5 115 462
Public Health 7 73 495
Toxicology 3 126 509
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 152 526
Orthodontics 5 132 538
Medical Physics 5 134 608
Surgery 5 200 669
Optometry 6 168 674
Anesthesiology 5 218 712
Plastic Surgery 6 218 743
Gerontology 7 102 753
Cardiology 6 225 760
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 283 776
Health Science 7 153 808
Nursing 7 142 885
Sports Medicine 6 176 889
Family medicine 7 219 923
Dermatology 6 347 985
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 245 997
Physical Therapy 7 257 1024
Pediatrics 7 312 1055
Clinical Psychology 11 214 1099
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 244 1195
Critical Care Nursing 7 435 1483

Environmental Science rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Israel and 341st in the World with 17,212 publications made and 823,080 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 24 In Israel
#68 of 2,811 In Asia
#341 of 6,798 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 225 4646
1992 233 4861
1993 214 4783
1994 215 5264
1995 205 5485
1996 283 6433
1997 261 6563
1998 282 7287
1999 261 7937
2000 276 8720
2001 283 9231
2002 337 10689
2003 393 12290
2004 398 13776
2005 378 15553
2006 410 17612
2007 401 19916
2008 409 21246
2009 416 23621
2010 445 25936
2011 428 28380
2012 473 30325
2013 471 33091
2014 528 35003
2015 502 36083
2016 551 38204
2017 567 39958
2018 566 43738
2019 562 47163
2020 642 54477
2021 745 59754
2022 625 59044
2023 679 58703

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 61 207
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 46 244
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 33 254
Paleontology 4 40 271
Geology 5 61 304
Oceanography 5 76 317
Ecology 5 70 353
Environmental Chemistry 4 104 354
Geotechnical Engineering 5 120 380
Geography and Cartography 5 73 385
Agricultural Science 5 116 433
Earth science and Geophysics 5 118 442
Forestry 4 74 446
Environmental Engineering 5 179 555
Environmental Management 5 296 888

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Israel and 421st in the World with 14,920 publications made and 655,078 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 24 In Israel
#44 of 2,845 In Asia
#421 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 166 3283
1992 189 3765
1993 187 3593
1994 190 3938
1995 226 4242
1996 216 4471
1997 224 4827
1998 241 5246
1999 235 5771
2000 216 6158
2001 284 7042
2002 345 9122
2003 338 9584
2004 336 10591
2005 325 12350
2006 339 13987
2007 339 16123
2008 395 17103
2009 379 18578
2010 438 20386
2011 375 22422
2012 402 23873
2013 410 26322
2014 456 27809
2015 516 29373
2016 468 29412
2017 510 30300
2018 484 32695
2019 525 36022
2020 598 42026
2021 617 45883
2022 510 43194
2023 567 42411

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 91
Linguistics 4 27 192
Aesthetics 5 30 247
Education Majors 6 25 262
Philosophy 4 21 279
Journalism and Digital Media 4 50 284
Radio and Television broadcasting 7 32 318
Classics and Ancient History 7 27 332
Genealogy 7 17 358
Publishing 6 45 424
Demography 7 67 463
Archaeology 7 87 464
Law 7 62 471
History 7 78 480
Sociology 7 52 510
Political Science 7 61 551
Art History 7 44 660
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 92 749
Anthropology 7 98 804
Communications and Public Relations 15 555 2113

Psychology rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 7th for Psychology in Israel and 318th in the World with 10,247 publications made and 516,388 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 22 In Israel
#41 of 2,703 In Asia
#318 of 6,528 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 133 2942
1992 144 3328
1993 120 3196
1994 129 3454
1995 144 3833
1996 181 4222
1997 152 4519
1998 170 5323
1999 182 6156
2000 164 6554
2001 190 7404
2002 237 8305
2003 220 9440
2004 239 9565
2005 220 10531
2006 246 12126
2007 253 13467
2008 267 14088
2009 293 14794
2010 302 15811
2011 275 17413
2012 242 18894
2013 312 20875
2014 312 21860
2015 337 22761
2016 323 23873
2017 302 24578
2018 341 26353
2019 377 28566
2020 429 33738
2021 413 37622
2022 367 36769
2023 406 36729

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 9 132
Cognitive Science 4 29 153
Education Majors 6 25 262
Psychiatry 7 57 379
Social Psychology 7 61 525
Child Psychology 7 78 680
Clinical Psychology 11 214 1099

Mathematics rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 5th for Mathematics in Israel and 274th in the World with 8,537 publications made and 378,202 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 2,673 In Asia
#274 of 6,305 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 86 1633
1992 88 1759
1993 87 1685
1994 98 1872
1995 133 2016
1996 140 2266
1997 121 2473
1998 183 2891
1999 151 3206
2000 127 3534
2001 162 3935
2002 189 5240
2003 215 5480
2004 189 6355
2005 209 7465
2006 213 8687
2007 237 9616
2008 223 10103
2009 239 11187
2010 288 12007
2011 258 13418
2012 223 14318
2013 260 15894
2014 285 16390
2015 287 17476
2016 256 16542
2017 280 16724
2018 296 18227
2019 366 20213
2020 378 22296
2021 377 24153
2022 301 22460
2023 334 22400

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 34
Math Teachers 5 22 191
Applied Mathematics 5 77 292
Statistics 5 63 308
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 75 433
Operations Research 7 278 867

Business rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 7th for Business in Israel and 616th in the World with 3,457 publications made and 137,886 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 22 In Israel
#122 of 2,579 In Asia
#616 of 6,187 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 51 1004
1992 46 1021
1993 56 980
1994 59 1138
1995 48 1114
1996 41 1189
1997 56 1306
1998 69 1418
1999 48 1565
2000 61 1579
2001 58 1730
2002 102 2734
2003 97 2364
2004 90 2635
2005 87 3196
2006 98 3434
2007 81 3766
2008 93 4102
2009 77 4214
2010 90 4670
2011 70 5223
2012 84 5332
2013 120 5959
2014 101 6231
2015 86 6582
2016 94 6498
2017 120 6836
2018 108 7386
2019 118 7995
2020 127 9014
2021 137 9967
2022 111 9358
2023 108 9046

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 7 73 440
Accounting 7 76 513
Management 7 119 514
Advertising 7 91 629
Operations Research 7 278 867
Management Information Systems 7 173 909
Marketing 7 237 1004

Art & Design rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 7th for Art & Design in Israel and 404th in the World with 2,528 publications made and 92,532 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 23 In Israel
#58 of 2,302 In Asia
#404 of 5,720 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 31 521
1992 41 679
1993 32 542
1994 35 584
1995 46 773
1996 44 885
1997 63 785
1998 51 840
1999 36 928
2000 40 1013
2001 51 1120
2002 75 1738
2003 63 1657
2004 66 1872
2005 64 2246
2006 65 2473
2007 78 2770
2008 66 2872
2009 62 3029
2010 64 3422
2011 52 3805
2012 66 3854
2013 60 4127
2014 78 4528
2015 88 4630
2016 82 4677
2017 85 4840
2018 69 5041
2019 72 5632
2020 70 6284
2021 108 6854
2022 95 5953
2023 104 6397

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 4 90
Animation 3 42 140
Computer Graphics 4 54 200
Aesthetics 5 30 247
Literature 7 33 340
Performing arts 6 37 375
Fashion Design 7 65 406
Art History 7 44 660
Multimedia 7 131 669
Photography 8 233 1013

Economics rankings

Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 7th for Economics in Israel and 561st in the World with 2,512 publications made and 110,077 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 21 In Israel
#92 of 2,461 In Asia
#561 of 5,995 In the World

Weizmann Institute of Science
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 23 480
1992 21 412
1993 36 477
1994 30 568
1995 34 591
1996 30 646
1997 22 604
1998 42 725
1999 39 828
2000 37 874
2001 34 943
2002 65 1257
2003 75 1297
2004 76 1456
2005 50 1686
2006 65 1955
2007 51 2166
2008 66 2291
2009 56 2529
2010 58 2627
2011 68 3145
2012 66 3278
2013 91 3740
2014 80 4001
2015 65 4071
2016 78 4223
2017 107 4399
2018 90 4633
2019 114 5340
2020 101 6052
2021 126 6616
2022 87 6227
2023 83 5696

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 7 75 433
Finance 7 73 440
Development Studies 7 101 621