University of Kassel: Rankings
University of Kassel ranked 52 in Germany, 723 in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across multiple research topics. The ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EliteDegrees's index has 27,556 academic publications and 531,942 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 723 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 298 of 2,786 | In Europe |
| # 52 of 369 | In Germany |
| # 5 of 1 | In Kassel |
| # 531 of 6,568 | For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
| # 654 of 5,096 | For Business |
| # 738 of 6,463 | For Environmental Science |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
University of Kassel ranked 40 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 531 in the World with 14,919 publications made and 290,232 citations received.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science | #30 | #163 | #389 |
| Philosophy | #43 | #219 | #502 |
| Archaeology | #39 | #244 | #626 |
| History | #41 | #259 | #649 |
| Social Work | #8 | #220 | #667 |
| Aesthetics | #41 | #286 | #679 |
| Law | #40 | #260 | #688 |
| Media Studies | #29 | #287 | #763 |
| Sociology | #40 | #288 | #765 |
| Education | #33 | #276 | #828 |
| Anthropology | #41 | #327 | #864 |
| Linguistics | #56 | #347 | #884 |
| Demography | #51 | #380 | #1121 |
| Gender Studies | #47 | #394 | #1215 |
Engineering rankings
University of Kassel ranked 53 for Engineering in Germany and 822 in the World with 12,505 publications made and 288,283 citations received.
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Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape Architecture | #6 | #83 | #188 |
| Renewable Energy | #11 | #123 | #391 |
| Construction Management | #20 | #180 | #495 |
| Environmental Engineering | #25 | #197 | #590 |
| Architecture | #38 | #274 | #607 |
| Reliability and Quality | #24 | #217 | #642 |
| Computer Engineering | #39 | #232 | #675 |
| Systems | #48 | #280 | #685 |
| Remote Sensing | #38 | #260 | #688 |
| Metallurgy | #50 | #252 | #747 |
| Applied Physics | #54 | #273 | #754 |
| Optics | #55 | #288 | #771 |
| Engineering Management | #24 | #286 | #811 |
| Robotics | #47 | #306 | #892 |
| Nanotechnology | #56 | #295 | #935 |
| Operations Research | #47 | #333 | #970 |
| Automation and Control | #42 | #297 | #983 |
| Telecommunications | #57 | #343 | #991 |
| Biotechnology | #54 | #447 | #1568 |
Physics rankings
University of Kassel ranked 54 for Physics in Germany and 806 in the World with 11,889 publications made and 268,204 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular | #45 | #170 | #378 |
| Theoretical | #46 | #240 | #537 |
| Applied Physics | #54 | #273 | #754 |
| Optics | #55 | #288 | #771 |
| Condensed Matter | #58 | #299 | #825 |
| Nanotechnology | #56 | #295 | #935 |
| Astrobiology | #57 | #362 | #989 |
| Biophysics | #58 | #368 | #1061 |
Environmental Science rankings
University of Kassel ranked 47 for Environmental Science in Germany and 738 in the World with 10,634 publications made and 318,286 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrology and Water resources | #2 | #15 | #53 |
| Forestry | #13 | #83 | #274 |
| Environmental Management | #19 | #177 | #531 |
| Ecology | #40 | #216 | #588 |
| Environmental Engineering | #25 | #197 | #590 |
| Oceanography | #38 | #219 | #609 |
| Geology | #51 | #281 | #782 |
| Paleontology | #57 | #345 | #983 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #55 | #358 | #1074 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #51 | #363 | #1225 |
Biology rankings
University of Kassel ranked 54 for Biology in Germany and 1150 in the World with 10,244 publications made and 290,530 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry | #13 | #83 | #274 |
| Entomology | #36 | #177 | #478 |
| Animal Science | #14 | #154 | #521 |
| Evolutionary | #54 | #328 | #845 |
| Botany | #50 | #289 | #847 |
| Horticulture | #38 | #258 | #848 |
| Zoology | #49 | #306 | #866 |
| Nanotechnology | #56 | #295 | #935 |
| Paleontology | #57 | #345 | #983 |
| Astrobiology | #57 | #362 | #989 |
| Biophysics | #58 | #368 | #1061 |
| Neuroscience | #59 | #385 | #1107 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #51 | #363 | #1225 |
| Molecular | #57 | #395 | #1331 |
| Genetics | #58 | #440 | #1450 |
| Biochemistry | #63 | #439 | #1461 |
| Biotechnology | #54 | #447 | #1568 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #63 | #484 | #1585 |
| Microbiology | #58 | #487 | #1974 |
| Virology | #67 | #590 | #2419 |
| Immunology | #70 | #631 | #2588 |
| Pharmacology | #67 | #613 | #2729 |
| Oncology | #80 | #726 | #3170 |
Chemistry rankings
University of Kassel ranked 59 for Chemistry in Germany and 1063 in the World with 10,107 publications made and 245,054 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | #60 | #315 | #878 |
| Computational | #55 | #334 | #912 |
| Nanotechnology | #56 | #295 | #935 |
| Organic chemistry | #60 | #341 | #1039 |
| Physical | #62 | #390 | #1278 |
| Biochemistry | #63 | #439 | #1461 |
| Radiochemistry | #65 | #505 | #2169 |
Computer Science rankings
University of Kassel ranked 53 for Computer Science in Germany and 896 in the World with 8,798 publications made and 195,055 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #15 | #150 | #367 |
| Software Engineering | #44 | #256 | #572 |
| Data Science | #42 | #256 | #604 |
| Computer Engineering | #39 | #232 | #675 |
| Animation | #51 | #283 | #742 |
| Robotics | #47 | #306 | #892 |
| Cognitive Science | #52 | #321 | #926 |
| Computational Linguistics | #58 | #342 | #941 |
| Machine Learning | #47 | #316 | #948 |
| Telecommunications | #57 | #343 | #991 |
| Multimedia | #56 | #374 | #995 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #55 | #332 | #996 |
| Computer Vision | #60 | #376 | #1076 |
| Neuroscience | #59 | #385 | #1107 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #63 | #484 | #1585 |
Medicine rankings
University of Kassel ranked 59 for Medicine in Germany and 1371 in the World with 5,366 publications made and 129,386 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #54 | #176 | #441 |
| Social Work | #8 | #220 | #667 |
| Veterinary | #29 | #219 | #821 |
| Pharmacy | #60 | #315 | #878 |
| Audiology | #57 | #352 | #1045 |
| Clinical Psychology | #54 | #390 | #1186 |
| Health Science | #45 | #421 | #1418 |
| Orthodontics | #66 | #460 | #1423 |
| Nursing | #52 | #456 | #1469 |
| Sports | #58 | #506 | #1532 |
| Radiology | #63 | #470 | #1539 |
| Dentistry | #66 | #496 | #1607 |
| Psychiatry | #64 | #494 | #1667 |
| Ophthalmology | #64 | #487 | #1682 |
| Pathology | #61 | #486 | #1698 |
| Physical Therapy | #64 | #559 | #1834 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #55 | #524 | #1905 |
| Anesthesiology | #65 | #543 | #2049 |
| Gerontology | #62 | #586 | #2062 |
| Surgery | #69 | #605 | #2146 |
| Healthcare Administration | #67 | #611 | #2206 |
| Cardiology | #73 | #635 | #2235 |
| Virology | #67 | #590 | #2419 |
| Immunology | #70 | #631 | #2588 |
| Pharmacology | #67 | #613 | #2729 |
| Oncology | #80 | #726 | #3170 |
Business rankings
University of Kassel ranked 37 for Business in Germany and 654 in the World with 4,648 publications made and 128,021 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Management | #9 | #106 | #243 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #15 | #150 | #367 |
| International Trade | #24 | #244 | #426 |
| Marketing | #23 | #174 | #453 |
| Advertising | #19 | #165 | #478 |
| Construction Management | #20 | #180 | #495 |
| Entrepreneurship | #32 | #301 | #648 |
| Management | #41 | #263 | #711 |
| Risk Management | #42 | #342 | #797 |
| Engineering Management | #24 | #286 | #811 |
| Finance | #54 | #364 | #892 |
| Accounting | #45 | #334 | #903 |
| Operations Research | #47 | #333 | #970 |
| Supply Chain Management | #2 | #10 | #44 |
Mathematics rankings
University of Kassel ranked 55 for Mathematics in Germany and 875 in the World with 4,465 publications made and 113,660 citations received.
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Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Education | #7 | #100 | #377 |
| Applied Mathematics | #53 | #320 | #763 |
| Operations Research | #47 | #333 | #970 |
| Statistics | #57 | #364 | #987 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #55 | #332 | #996 |
| Econometrics | #62 | #394 | #997 |
Psychology rankings
University of Kassel ranked 53 for Psychology in Germany and 1229 in the World with 3,743 publications made and 100,801 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | #8 | #220 | #667 |
| Education | #33 | #276 | #828 |
| Cognitive Science | #52 | #321 | #926 |
| Neuroscience | #59 | #385 | #1107 |
| Clinical Psychology | #54 | #390 | #1186 |
| Psychiatry | #64 | #494 | #1667 |
Economics rankings
University of Kassel ranked 43 for Economics in Germany and 769 in the World with 3,019 publications made and 78,492 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Trade | #24 | #244 | #426 |
| Finance | #54 | #364 | #892 |
| Econometrics | #62 | #394 | #997 |
Art & Design rankings
University of Kassel ranked 50 for Art & Design in Germany and 799 in the World with 2,061 publications made and 39,328 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape Architecture | #6 | #83 | #188 |
| Graphic Design | #22 | #123 | #323 |
| Interior Design | #10 | #148 | #341 |
| Architecture | #38 | #274 | #607 |
| Aesthetics | #41 | #286 | #679 |
| Animation | #51 | #283 | #742 |
| Multimedia | #56 | #374 | #995 |
| Creative Writing | #43 | #408 | #1080 |
| Literature | #59 | #424 | #1128 |
