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University of Freiburg
Fahnenbergplatz, Freiburg 79085 Germany |
#178 in Best Global Universities (tie)
University of Freiburg Rankings
University of Freiburg is ranked #178 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.
University of Freiburg Rankings
University of Freiburg Subject Rankings
- #171in Arts and Humanities (tie)
- #89in Biology and Biochemistry (tie)
- #175in Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology
- #119in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
- #82in Cell Biology
- #272in Chemistry (tie)
- #180in Clinical Medicine
- #252in Computer Science (tie)
- #214in Endocrinology and Metabolism
- #522in Engineering (tie)
- #117in Environment/Ecology (tie)
- #231in Geosciences
- #50in Immunology
- #187in Infectious Diseases (tie)
- #446in Materials Science
- #142in Microbiology
- #135in Molecular Biology and Genetics
- #61in Neuroscience and Behavior
- #164in Oncology
- #244in Optics
- #365in Pharmacology and Toxicology
- #470in Physical Chemistry (tie)
- #192in Physics
- #56in Plant and Animal Science
- #188in Polymer Science
- #158in Psychiatry/Psychology (tie)
- #54in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging (tie)
- #277in Social Sciences and Public Health (tie)
- #152in Surgery
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate University of Freiburg's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
64.1
Global research reputation
#253
Regional research reputation
#121
Publications
#214
Books
#246
Conferences
#399
Normalized citation impact
#375
Total citations
#193
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#193
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#255
International collaboration - relative to country
#693
International collaboration
#441
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#172
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#256
Arts and Humanities overall score
46.0
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#113
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#32
Arts and Humanities publications
#215
Arts and Humanities books
#217
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#236
Arts and Humanities total citations
#235
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#233
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#238
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#106
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#92
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
55.4
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#110
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#25
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#130
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#111
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#105
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#111
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#159
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#168
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#141
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#94
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#132
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology overall score
33.0
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology publications
#243
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology conferences
#51
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology normalized citation impact
#106
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology total citations
#209
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#206
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#143
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#42
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration
#40
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#147
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#96
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems overall score
56.4
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems publications
#131
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems conferences
#33
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems normalized citation impact
#160
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems total citations
#146
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#109
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#81
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration - relative to country
#67
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration
#88
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#134
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#134
Cell Biology overall score
50.1
Cell Biology publications
#101
Cell Biology conferences
#27
Cell Biology normalized citation impact
#109
Cell Biology total citations
#92
Cell Biology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#97
Cell Biology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#109
Cell Biology international collaboration - relative to country
#81
Cell Biology international collaboration
#53
Cell Biology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#71
Cell Biology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#82
Chemistry overall score
54.9
Chemistry global research reputation
#223
Chemistry regional research reputation
#57
Chemistry publications
#287
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#701
Chemistry total citations
#350
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#379
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#708
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#715
Chemistry international collaboration
#434
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#278
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#403
Clinical Medicine overall score
62.6
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#207
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#90
Clinical Medicine publications
#160
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#610
Clinical Medicine total citations
#194
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#152
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#267
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#249
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#283
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#187
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#492
Computer Science overall score
47.7
Computer Science global research reputation
#361
Computer Science regional research reputation
#176
Computer Science publications
#469
Computer Science conferences
#410
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#21
Computer Science total citations
#217
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#278
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#82
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#157
Computer Science international collaboration
#219
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#244
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#152
Endocrinology and Metabolism overall score
37.3
Endocrinology and Metabolism publications
#271
Endocrinology and Metabolism conferences
#27
Endocrinology and Metabolism normalized citation impact
#191
Endocrinology and Metabolism total citations
#250
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#226
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#153
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration - relative to country
#176
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration
#98
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#185
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#108
Engineering overall score
43.2
Engineering global research reputation
#276
Engineering regional research reputation
#176
Engineering publications
#692
Engineering conferences
#396
Engineering normalized citation impact
#331
Engineering total citations
#621
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#631
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#404
Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#971
Engineering international collaboration
#640
Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#763
Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#728
Environment/Ecology overall score
67.4
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#309
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#73
Environment/Ecology publications
#220
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#37
Environment/Ecology total citations
#140
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#130
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#51
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#156
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#96
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#104
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#51
Geosciences overall score
42.3
Geosciences global research reputation
#219
Geosciences regional research reputation
#66
Geosciences publications
#348
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#134
Geosciences total citations
#300
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#309
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#199
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#219
Geosciences international collaboration
#107
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#256
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#170
Immunology overall score
54.8
Immunology global research reputation
#117
Immunology regional research reputation
#2
Immunology publications
#94
Immunology normalized citation impact
#42
Immunology total citations
#78
Immunology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#59
Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#23
Immunology international collaboration - relative to country
#51
Immunology international collaboration
#47
Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#71
Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#57
Infectious Diseases overall score
24.4
Infectious Diseases publications
#200
Infectious Diseases conferences
#31
Infectious Diseases normalized citation impact
#156
Infectious Diseases total citations
#192
Infectious Diseases number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#180
Infectious Diseases percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#116
Infectious Diseases international collaboration - relative to country
#175
Infectious Diseases international collaboration
#126
Infectious Diseases number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#192
Infectious Diseases percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#189
Materials Science overall score
33.8
Materials Science global research reputation
#221
Materials Science regional research reputation
#154
Materials Science publications
#436
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#464
Materials Science total citations
#464
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#447
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#440
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#635
Materials Science international collaboration
#338
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#388
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#390
Microbiology overall score
35.5
Microbiology global research reputation
#105
Microbiology regional research reputation
#24
Microbiology publications
#148
Microbiology normalized citation impact
#101
Microbiology total citations
#133
Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#135
Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#130
Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#105
Microbiology international collaboration
#74
Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#94
Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#82
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
46.4
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#125
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#34
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#123
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#142
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#114
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#114
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#135
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#159
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#99
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#103
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#144
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
57.7
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#88
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#15
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#110
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#76
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#92
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#97
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#117
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#125
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#110
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#68
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#36
Oncology overall score
45.8
Oncology publications
#161
Oncology conferences
#132
Oncology normalized citation impact
#253
Oncology total citations
#179
Oncology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#141
Oncology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#133
Oncology international collaboration - relative to country
#122
Oncology international collaboration
#80
Oncology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#174
Oncology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#234
Optics overall score
23.9
Optics publications
#232
Optics conferences
#208
Optics normalized citation impact
#213
Optics total citations
#243
Optics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#265
Optics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#260
Optics international collaboration - relative to country
#208
Optics international collaboration
#110
Optics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#200
Optics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#201
Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score
27.9
Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation
#236
Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation
#84
Pharmacology and Toxicology publications
#380
Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact
#209
Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations
#348
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#279
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#113
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration - relative to country
#320
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration
#133
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#346
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#325
Physical Chemistry overall score
37.4
Physical Chemistry publications
#392
Physical Chemistry conferences
#274
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#492
Physical Chemistry total citations
#471
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#478
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#488
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#401
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#214
Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#469
Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#491
Physics overall score
61.1
Physics global research reputation
#242
Physics regional research reputation
#132
Physics publications
#282
Physics normalized citation impact
#218
Physics total citations
#242
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#219
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#236
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#432
Physics international collaboration
#282
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#186
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#180
Plant and Animal Science overall score
77.8
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#54
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#72
Plant and Animal Science publications
#200
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#29
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#103
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#89
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#38
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#156
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#95
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#59
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#24
Polymer Science overall score
20.5
Polymer Science publications
#163
Polymer Science conferences
#118
Polymer Science normalized citation impact
#169
Polymer Science total citations
#184
Polymer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#191
Polymer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#186
Polymer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#116
Polymer Science international collaboration
#46
Polymer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#155
Polymer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#155
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
46.1
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#164
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#55
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#148
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#213
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#154
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#190
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#333
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#239
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#245
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#148
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#184
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging overall score
62.9
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging publications
#78
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging conferences
#179
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging normalized citation impact
#71
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging total citations
#74
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#68
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#74
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration - relative to country
#31
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration
#43
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#44
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#29
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
46.2
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#416
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#78
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#324
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#225
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#299
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#296
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#263
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#315
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#254
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#223
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#141
Surgery overall score
47.0
Surgery publications
#159
Surgery conferences
#32
Surgery normalized citation impact
#168
Surgery total citations
#158
Surgery number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#145
Surgery percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#162
Surgery international collaboration - relative to country
#123
Surgery international collaboration
#97
Surgery number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#152
Surgery percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#160