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Leipzig University Rankings
Leipzig University is ranked #346 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
Leipzig University Rankings
Leipzig University Subject Rankings
- #208in Arts and Humanities
- #295in Biology and Biochemistry (tie)
- #79in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems (tie)
- #427in Chemistry (tie)
- #218in Clinical Medicine
- #665in Computer Science (tie)
- #162in Endocrinology and Metabolism (tie)
- #114in Environment/Ecology (tie)
- #138in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- #177in Geosciences (tie)
- #581in Materials Science
- #210in Molecular Biology and Genetics (tie)
- #210in Neuroscience and Behavior
- #215in Oncology (tie)
- #461in Physical Chemistry (tie)
- #568in Physics (tie)
- #340in Plant and Animal Science (tie)
- #160in Psychiatry/Psychology (tie)
- #113in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
- #417in Social Sciences and Public Health (tie)
- #219in Surgery
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate Leipzig University's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
56.2
Global research reputation
#342
Regional research reputation
#173
Publications
#322
Books
#357
Conferences
#850
Normalized citation impact
#641
Total citations
#330
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#325
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#622
International collaboration - relative to country
#1333
International collaboration
#711
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#277
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#437
Arts and Humanities overall score
40.4
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#114
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#73
Arts and Humanities publications
#219
Arts and Humanities books
#285
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#268
Arts and Humanities total citations
#261
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#260
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#265
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#151
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#120
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
37.2
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#403
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#64
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#224
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#413
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#276
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#271
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#435
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#250
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#179
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#279
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#397
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems overall score
62.3
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems publications
#73
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems conferences
#173
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems normalized citation impact
#147
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems total citations
#78
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#64
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#87
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration - relative to country
#111
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration
#102
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#67
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#112
Chemistry overall score
47.3
Chemistry global research reputation
#208
Chemistry regional research reputation
#158
Chemistry publications
#378
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#915
Chemistry total citations
#466
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#567
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#964
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#678
Chemistry international collaboration
#414
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#622
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#899
Clinical Medicine overall score
60.3
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#315
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#90
Clinical Medicine publications
#192
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#532
Clinical Medicine total citations
#217
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#175
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#236
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#626
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#432
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#214
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#487
Computer Science overall score
21.2
Computer Science global research reputation
#452
Computer Science regional research reputation
#176
Computer Science publications
#667
Computer Science conferences
#500
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#618
Computer Science total citations
#695
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#599
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#535
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#204
Computer Science international collaboration
#265
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#548
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#485
Endocrinology and Metabolism overall score
46.8
Endocrinology and Metabolism publications
#124
Endocrinology and Metabolism conferences
#27
Endocrinology and Metabolism normalized citation impact
#219
Endocrinology and Metabolism total citations
#170
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#132
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#169
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration - relative to country
#167
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration
#90
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#141
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#176
Environment/Ecology overall score
67.8
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#98
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#133
Environment/Ecology publications
#449
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#4
Environment/Ecology total citations
#225
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#215
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#14
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#167
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#99
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#132
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#9
Gastroenterology and Hepatology overall score
40.4
Gastroenterology and Hepatology publications
#173
Gastroenterology and Hepatology conferences
#6
Gastroenterology and Hepatology normalized citation impact
#100
Gastroenterology and Hepatology total citations
#148
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#136
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#78
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration - relative to country
#117
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration
#69
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#141
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#107
Geosciences overall score
49.3
Geosciences global research reputation
#162
Geosciences regional research reputation
#88
Geosciences publications
#430
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#47
Geosciences total citations
#320
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#277
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#34
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#340
Geosciences international collaboration
#161
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#127
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#3
Materials Science overall score
27.1
Materials Science global research reputation
#416
Materials Science regional research reputation
#93
Materials Science publications
#705
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#490
Materials Science total citations
#684
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#650
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#528
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#630
Materials Science international collaboration
#331
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#346
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#176
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
40.4
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#125
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#34
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#274
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#114
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#218
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#223
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#134
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#198
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#112
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#153
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#65
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
36.7
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#192
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#52
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#149
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#278
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#166
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#150
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#178
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#300
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#171
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#141
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#175
Oncology overall score
39.9
Oncology publications
#215
Oncology conferences
#132
Oncology normalized citation impact
#213
Oncology total citations
#217
Oncology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#196
Oncology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#160
Oncology international collaboration - relative to country
#344
Oncology international collaboration
#176
Oncology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#213
Oncology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#232
Physical Chemistry overall score
38.2
Physical Chemistry publications
#404
Physical Chemistry conferences
#274
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#534
Physical Chemistry total citations
#507
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#537
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#554
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#182
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#124
Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#320
Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#291
Physics overall score
37.5
Physics global research reputation
#276
Physics regional research reputation
#165
Physics publications
#616
Physics normalized citation impact
#532
Physics total citations
#612
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#727
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#746
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#778
Physics international collaboration
#579
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#584
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#527
Plant and Animal Science overall score
47.7
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#250
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#72
Plant and Animal Science publications
#246
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#478
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#350
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#364
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#448
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#605
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#362
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#354
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#400
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
46.0
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#230
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#101
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#118
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#180
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#124
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#106
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#139
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#300
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#263
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#114
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#158
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging overall score
50.8
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging publications
#127
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging conferences
#210
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging normalized citation impact
#92
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging total citations
#113
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#107
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#66
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration - relative to country
#77
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration
#77
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#105
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#90
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
37.0
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#241
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#62
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#442
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#536
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#475
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#529
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#599
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#589
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#415
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#300
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#123
Surgery overall score
37.4
Surgery publications
#187
Surgery conferences
#32
Surgery normalized citation impact
#230
Surgery total citations
#213
Surgery number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#214
Surgery percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#224
Surgery international collaboration - relative to country
#114
Surgery international collaboration
#94
Surgery number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#248
Surgery percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#269