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University of Kiel
Christian-Albrechts-Platz 4, Kiel 24118 Germany |
#280 in Best Global Universities (tie)
University of Kiel Rankings
University of Kiel is ranked #280 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 Kiel Rankings
University of Kiel Subject Rankings
- #209in Agricultural Sciences
- #280in Biology and Biochemistry (tie)
- #232in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
- #660in Chemistry (tie)
- #197in Clinical Medicine (tie)
- #294in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (tie)
- #645in Engineering (tie)
- #255in Environment/Ecology (tie)
- #77in Gastroenterology and Hepatology (tie)
- #119in Geosciences (tie)
- #174in Immunology (tie)
- #345in Materials Science (tie)
- #199in Molecular Biology and Genetics (tie)
- #139in Neuroscience and Behavior (tie)
- #72in Oncology (tie)
- #386in Pharmacology and Toxicology (tie)
- #730in Physics
- #273in Plant and Animal Science (tie)
- #158in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
- #442in Social Sciences and Public Health (tie)
- #188in Surgery (tie)
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate University of Kiel's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
59.2
Global research reputation
#510
Regional research reputation
#234
Publications
#318
Books
#396
Conferences
#602
Normalized citation impact
#340
Total citations
#270
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#268
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#270
International collaboration - relative to country
#921
International collaboration
#525
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#252
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#338
Agricultural Sciences overall score
43.9
Agricultural Sciences global research reputation
#197
Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation
#29
Agricultural Sciences publications
#273
Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact
#199
Agricultural Sciences total citations
#264
Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#254
Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#200
Agricultural Sciences international collaboration - relative to country
#301
Agricultural Sciences international collaboration
#175
Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#172
Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#116
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
38.3
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#403
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#102
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#304
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#103
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#234
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#300
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#317
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#394
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#216
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#310
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#334
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems overall score
39.4
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems publications
#176
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems conferences
#119
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems normalized citation impact
#252
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems total citations
#233
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#203
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#218
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration - relative to country
#244
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration
#156
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#229
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#240
Chemistry overall score
38.4
Chemistry global research reputation
#648
Chemistry regional research reputation
#216
Chemistry publications
#524
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#803
Chemistry total citations
#567
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#560
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#702
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#666
Chemistry international collaboration
#406
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#869
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#1044
Clinical Medicine overall score
61.5
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#534
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#110
Clinical Medicine publications
#194
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#380
Clinical Medicine total citations
#180
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#156
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#117
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#379
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#350
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#151
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#229
Electrical and Electronic Engineering overall score
46.0
Electrical and Electronic Engineering publications
#557
Electrical and Electronic Engineering conferences
#428
Electrical and Electronic Engineering normalized citation impact
#70
Electrical and Electronic Engineering total citations
#374
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#311
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#39
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#303
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration
#188
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#343
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#240
Engineering overall score
38.6
Engineering global research reputation
#822
Engineering regional research reputation
#207
Engineering publications
#870
Engineering conferences
#599
Engineering normalized citation impact
#210
Engineering total citations
#710
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#622
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#173
Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#247
Engineering international collaboration
#296
Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#675
Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#460
Environment/Ecology overall score
53.8
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#212
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#42
Environment/Ecology publications
#381
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#217
Environment/Ecology total citations
#310
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#418
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#474
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#486
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#239
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#289
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#252
Gastroenterology and Hepatology overall score
55.7
Gastroenterology and Hepatology publications
#186
Gastroenterology and Hepatology conferences
#6
Gastroenterology and Hepatology normalized citation impact
#22
Gastroenterology and Hepatology total citations
#124
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#121
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#21
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration - relative to country
#41
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration
#36
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#69
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#9
Geosciences overall score
55.9
Geosciences global research reputation
#120
Geosciences regional research reputation
#66
Geosciences publications
#125
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#147
Geosciences total citations
#107
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#156
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#296
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#282
Geosciences international collaboration
#142
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#111
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#162
Immunology overall score
29.5
Immunology global research reputation
#146
Immunology regional research reputation
#38
Immunology publications
#236
Immunology normalized citation impact
#46
Immunology total citations
#178
Immunology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#131
Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#8
Immunology international collaboration - relative to country
#175
Immunology international collaboration
#104
Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#194
Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#154
Materials Science overall score
39.3
Materials Science global research reputation
#216
Materials Science regional research reputation
#93
Materials Science publications
#566
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#300
Materials Science total citations
#491
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
#317
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#181
Materials Science international collaboration
#135
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#550
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#555
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
40.8
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#125
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#34
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#220
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#154
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#184
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#179
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#160
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#231
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#125
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#171
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#161
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
43.7
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#192
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#52
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#215
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#85
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#173
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#138
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#22
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#80
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#89
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#100
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#16
Oncology overall score
57.0
Oncology publications
#157
Oncology conferences
#132
Oncology normalized citation impact
#65
Oncology total citations
#107
Oncology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#95
Oncology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#32
Oncology international collaboration - relative to country
#143
Oncology international collaboration
#91
Oncology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#78
Oncology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#53
Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score
25.2
Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation
#236
Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation
#84
Pharmacology and Toxicology publications
#423
Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact
#213
Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations
#381
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#357
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#242
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration - relative to country
#369
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration
#152
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
#210
Physics overall score
26.8
Physics global research reputation
#432
Physics regional research reputation
#235
Physics publications
#735
Physics normalized citation impact
#602
Physics total citations
#734
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#690
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#553
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#873
Physics international collaboration
#664
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#746
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#736
Plant and Animal Science overall score
52.6
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#334
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#72
Plant and Animal Science publications
#250
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#312
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#256
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#308
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#366
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#530
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#280
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#254
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#279
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging overall score
40.9
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging publications
#169
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging conferences
#191
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging normalized citation impact
#140
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging total citations
#172
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#163
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#132
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration - relative to country
#79
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration
#78
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
#157
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
35.5
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#382
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#175
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#521
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#234
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#472
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#461
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#262
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#245
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#224
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#516
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#493
Surgery overall score
41.2
Surgery publications
#182
Surgery conferences
#55
Surgery normalized citation impact
#217
Surgery total citations
#201
Surgery number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#194
Surgery percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#213
Surgery international collaboration - relative to country
#189
Surgery international collaboration
#123
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
#143