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University of Hamburg Data
Total number of students
30,676
Number of international students
3,809
Total number of academic staff
499
Number of international staff
44
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
3,207
Number of master's degrees awarded
2,076
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
831
Number of research only staff
1,542
Number of new undergraduate students
6,471
Number of new master's students
2,754
Number of new doctoral students
433
University of Hamburg Rankings
University of Hamburg is ranked #149 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 Hamburg Rankings
University of Hamburg Subject Rankings
- #163in Arts and Humanities
- #135in Biology and Biochemistry
- #77in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems (tie)
- #104in Cell Biology
- #348in Chemistry (tie)
- #105in Clinical Medicine (tie)
- #360in Computer Science (tie)
- #244in Condensed Matter Physics
- #222in Economics and Business
- #158in Endocrinology and Metabolism (tie)
- #692in Engineering (tie)
- #262in Environment/Ecology
- #77in Gastroenterology and Hepatology (tie)
- #128in Geosciences
- #108in Immunology (tie)
- #141in Infectious Diseases
- #377in Materials Science (tie)
- #307in Mathematics
- #56in Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (tie)
- #236in Microbiology (tie)
- #137in Molecular Biology and Genetics (tie)
- #145in Neuroscience and Behavior (tie)
- #78in Oncology
- #117in Optics
- #282in Pharmacology and Toxicology
- #372in Physical Chemistry
- #49in Physics (tie)
- #171in Plant and Animal Science (tie)
- #125in Psychiatry/Psychology
- #116in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging (tie)
- #177in Social Sciences and Public Health
- #149in Space Science (tie)
- #43in Surgery (tie)
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate University of Hamburg's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
66.3
Global research reputation
#258
Regional research reputation
#102
Publications
#138
Books
#138
Conferences
#378
Normalized citation impact
#300
Total citations
#128
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#135
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#310
International collaboration - relative to country
#711
International collaboration
#446
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#127
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#320
Arts and Humanities overall score
46.8
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#283
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#83
Arts and Humanities publications
#121
Arts and Humanities books
#114
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#207
Arts and Humanities total citations
#145
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#146
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#211
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#240
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#177
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
49.8
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#144
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#102
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#210
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#137
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#159
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#141
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#99
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#174
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#143
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#175
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#222
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems overall score
62.7
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems publications
#67
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems conferences
#94
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems normalized citation impact
#157
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems total citations
#73
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#62
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#103
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration - relative to country
#94
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration
#96
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#76
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#156
Cell Biology overall score
47.0
Cell Biology publications
#160
Cell Biology conferences
#27
Cell Biology normalized citation impact
#72
Cell Biology total citations
#126
Cell Biology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#137
Cell Biology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#85
Cell Biology international collaboration - relative to country
#54
Cell Biology international collaboration
#37
Cell Biology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#126
Cell Biology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#127
Chemistry overall score
50.6
Chemistry global research reputation
#490
Chemistry regional research reputation
#216
Chemistry publications
#329
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#623
Chemistry total citations
#369
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#392
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#654
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#729
Chemistry international collaboration
#436
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#265
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#324
Clinical Medicine overall score
68.5
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#197
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#30
Clinical Medicine publications
#99
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#446
Clinical Medicine total citations
#112
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#88
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#170
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#268
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#294
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#95
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#321
Computer Science overall score
39.8
Computer Science global research reputation
#361
Computer Science regional research reputation
#129
Computer Science publications
#458
Computer Science conferences
#333
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#442
Computer Science total citations
#473
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#340
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#350
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#242
Computer Science international collaboration
#283
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#360
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#358
Condensed Matter Physics overall score
27.2
Condensed Matter Physics publications
#213
Condensed Matter Physics conferences
#52
Condensed Matter Physics normalized citation impact
#252
Condensed Matter Physics total citations
#262
Condensed Matter Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#250
Condensed Matter Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#241
Condensed Matter Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#142
Condensed Matter Physics international collaboration
#73
Condensed Matter Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#254
Condensed Matter Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#262
Economics and Business overall score
32.7
Economics and Business global research reputation
#281
Economics and Business regional research reputation
#64
Economics and Business publications
#158
Economics and Business normalized citation impact
#248
Economics and Business total citations
#193
Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#251
Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#290
Economics and Business international collaboration - relative to country
#291
Economics and Business international collaboration
#219
Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#158
Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#160
Endocrinology and Metabolism overall score
47.1
Endocrinology and Metabolism publications
#165
Endocrinology and Metabolism conferences
#27
Endocrinology and Metabolism normalized citation impact
#182
Endocrinology and Metabolism total citations
#179
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#154
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#141
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration - relative to country
#131
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration
#80
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
#136
Engineering overall score
37.0
Engineering global research reputation
#317
Engineering regional research reputation
#130
Engineering publications
#994
Engineering conferences
#504
Engineering normalized citation impact
#835
Engineering total citations
#1024
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#989
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#835
Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#192
Engineering international collaboration
#256
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
#503
Environment/Ecology overall score
53.4
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#254
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#42
Environment/Ecology publications
#264
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#457
Environment/Ecology total citations
#305
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#349
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#488
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#512
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#251
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#264
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#328
Gastroenterology and Hepatology overall score
55.7
Gastroenterology and Hepatology publications
#98
Gastroenterology and Hepatology conferences
#6
Gastroenterology and Hepatology normalized citation impact
#90
Gastroenterology and Hepatology total citations
#94
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#62
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#29
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration - relative to country
#64
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration
#44
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#82
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#71
Geosciences overall score
55.2
Geosciences global research reputation
#145
Geosciences regional research reputation
#88
Geosciences publications
#108
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#241
Geosciences total citations
#114
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#105
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#211
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#252
Geosciences international collaboration
#127
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#105
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#185
Immunology overall score
41.6
Immunology global research reputation
#146
Immunology regional research reputation
#10
Immunology publications
#113
Immunology normalized citation impact
#78
Immunology total citations
#104
Immunology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#102
Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#90
Immunology international collaboration - relative to country
#93
Immunology international collaboration
#65
Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#97
Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#93
Infectious Diseases overall score
36.8
Infectious Diseases publications
#192
Infectious Diseases conferences
#31
Infectious Diseases normalized citation impact
#58
Infectious Diseases total citations
#154
Infectious Diseases number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#171
Infectious Diseases percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#103
Infectious Diseases international collaboration - relative to country
#132
Infectious Diseases international collaboration
#86
Infectious Diseases number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#135
Infectious Diseases percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#86
Materials Science overall score
37.3
Materials Science global research reputation
#160
Materials Science regional research reputation
#52
Materials Science publications
#657
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#427
Materials Science total citations
#611
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#610
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#503
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#284
Materials Science international collaboration
#190
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#422
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#333
Mathematics overall score
38.1
Mathematics global research reputation
#237
Mathematics regional research reputation
#113
Mathematics publications
#232
Mathematics normalized citation impact
#349
Mathematics total citations
#295
Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#350
Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#382
Mathematics international collaboration - relative to country
#181
Mathematics international collaboration
#138
Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#322
Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#364
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences overall score
63.5
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences regional research reputation
#1
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences publications
#71
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences conferences
#20
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences normalized citation impact
#83
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences total citations
#77
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#56
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#45
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences international collaboration - relative to country
#105
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences international collaboration
#46
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#43
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#26
Microbiology overall score
21.8
Microbiology global research reputation
#105
Microbiology regional research reputation
#24
Microbiology publications
#274
Microbiology normalized citation impact
#157
Microbiology total citations
#228
Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#193
Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#115
Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#173
Microbiology international collaboration
#95
Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#240
Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#238
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
46.2
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#125
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#34
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#157
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#113
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#131
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#118
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#92
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#98
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#74
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#116
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#126
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
43.4
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#192
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#52
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#71
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#245
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#98
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#88
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#176
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#156
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#119
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#115
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#254
Oncology overall score
56.1
Oncology publications
#84
Oncology conferences
#69
Oncology normalized citation impact
#191
Oncology total citations
#86
Oncology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#74
Oncology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#146
Oncology international collaboration - relative to country
#126
Oncology international collaboration
#83
Oncology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#73
Oncology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#149
Optics overall score
52.9
Optics publications
#119
Optics conferences
#117
Optics normalized citation impact
#99
Optics total citations
#118
Optics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#112
Optics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#97
Optics international collaboration - relative to country
#57
Optics international collaboration
#32
Optics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#174
Optics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#179
Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score
36.4
Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation
#236
Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation
#27
Pharmacology and Toxicology publications
#345
Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact
#204
Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations
#320
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#286
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#184
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration - relative to country
#215
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration
#82
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#295
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#263
Physical Chemistry overall score
43.1
Physical Chemistry publications
#362
Physical Chemistry conferences
#3
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#486
Physical Chemistry total citations
#435
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#394
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#406
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#335
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#187
Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#349
Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#359
Physics overall score
75.3
Physics global research reputation
#100
Physics regional research reputation
#63
Physics publications
#72
Physics normalized citation impact
#95
Physics total citations
#34
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#52
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#251
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#451
Physics international collaboration
#302
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#48
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#187
Plant and Animal Science overall score
61.4
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#135
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#44
Plant and Animal Science publications
#213
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#314
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#220
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#218
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#298
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#213
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#119
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#207
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#266
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
51.0
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#303
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#55
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#59
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#327
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#83
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#88
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#315
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#293
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#260
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#103
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#295
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging overall score
50.2
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging publications
#91
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging conferences
#106
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging normalized citation impact
#137
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging total citations
#99
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#77
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#62
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration - relative to country
#109
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration
#95
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#159
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#215
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
53.3
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#130
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#25
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#159
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#394
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#175
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#212
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#501
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#445
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#330
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#158
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#248
Space Science overall score
41.9
Space Science global research reputation
#115
Space Science regional research reputation
#46
Space Science publications
#85
Space Science normalized citation impact
#111
Space Science total citations
#95
Space Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#103
Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#165
Space Science international collaboration - relative to country
#193
Space Science international collaboration
#106
Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#115
Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#128
Surgery overall score
64.3
Surgery publications
#85
Surgery conferences
#32
Surgery normalized citation impact
#37
Surgery total citations
#54
Surgery number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#82
Surgery percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#124
Surgery international collaboration - relative to country
#81
Surgery international collaboration
#67
Surgery number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#37
Surgery percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#41