- Total number of students22,264
- Number of international students2,146
- Total number of academic staff735
- Number of international staff79
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded1,698
- Number of master's degrees awarded2,039
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded461
- Number of research only staff183
- Number of new undergraduate students5,501
- Number of new master's students3,338
- Number of new doctoral students534
The University of Würzburg – full name, the Julian Maximilian University of Würzburg – located in northern Bavaria, dates back to 1402 and is one the oldest universities in Germany. After it was all but destroyed during a World War II bombing raid, the university re-established itself in the 1960s on the fringes of the city. Consisting of 10 faculties, the university has around 28,000 students and offers academic study in the humanities, law and economics, life sciences, and natural sciences and technology. There is a strong focus on science at the university and many of its centres have won funding from the German Research Foundation. In 2002, one of just three Centres of Excellence funded by the German Research Foundation – the Rudolph Virchow Centre – was launched at Würzburg. The university is included in the U15 group of German universities, which recognises its status as a research intensive and leading medical institution. Both the university and its hospital together employ around 10,000 staff, including 425 professors, making them two of the largest employers in the region. Included among the university’s alumni are 14 Nobel laureates, who at some point in their life taught or studied at Würzburg. They include Wilhelm Röntgen who in 1901 won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his research into X-rays. Since the 1990s, cross-faculty research centres have been established here, such as the Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, which is home to students and professors from the faculties of medicine, biology, chemistry and pharmacy. Since 2004, Würzburg has also had a Graduates School that allows doctoral candidates to continue studying at the university. The city of Würzburg is famous for its remarkable baroque and rococo architecture, while the university itself boasts a botanical garden dating back to the 17th century that contains thousands of different species of plants and covers about nine hectares. It serves many students at different levels on a variety of courses and is also free to the public.
- Global score59.9
- Global research reputation#479
- Regional research reputation#218
- Publications#270
- Books#456
- Conferences#689
- Normalized citation impact#183
- Total citations#214
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#200
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#117
- International collaboration#349
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#189
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#169
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#105
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News
36.6
No. of students per staff
24,082
Number of FTE Students
10%
Percentage of International Students
56 : 44
Student Ratio of Females to Males
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2011
168
2012
201
2013
226
2014
226
2015
226
2016
0
2017
0
2018
0
2019
0
2020
163
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Arts & humanities
2018
201
2019
201
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
2018
126
2019
151
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Life sciences
2018
101
2019
101
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Physical sciences
2018
201
2019
201
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Social sciences
2018
201
-
Computer Science
2018
201
2019
201
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Psychology
2018
88
2019
126
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European Teaching
2018
126
2019
101
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#83Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score54.1
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation#155
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation#95
- Biology and Biochemistry publications#211
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact#19
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations#94
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#133
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#84
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration#121
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#97
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#93
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#69
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#102Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score45.0
- Microbiology global research reputation#107
- Microbiology regional research reputation#32
- Microbiology publications#141
- Microbiology normalized citation impact#83
- Microbiology total citations#105
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#91
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#51
- Microbiology international collaboration#123
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#88
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#81
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#72
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#127Immunology
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- Immunology overall score36.5
- Immunology global research reputation#137
- Immunology regional research reputation#38
- Immunology publications#161
- Immunology normalized citation impact#105
- Immunology total citations#149
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#141
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#111
- Immunology international collaboration#65
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#49
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#122
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#92
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#131Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score46.5
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation#172
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation#102
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications#117
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact#133
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations#116
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#93
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#80
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration#94
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration#88
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#122
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#160
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#140Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score44.5
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation#211
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation#69
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications#214
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact#109
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations#196
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#173
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#114
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration#79
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#33
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#58
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#23
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#148Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score43.7
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation#268
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation#45
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications#171
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact#41
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations#130
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#159
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#151
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration#257
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#206
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#197
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#220
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#160Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score57.3
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation#167
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation#125
- Plant and Animal Science publications#371
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact#25
- Plant and Animal Science total citations#218
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#175
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#8
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration#110
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#80
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#128
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#32
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#164Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score61.1
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation#404
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation#118
- Clinical Medicine publications#199
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact#202
- Clinical Medicine total citations#174
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#168
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#183
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration#126
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration#149
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#133
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#100
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#186Physics
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- Physics overall score64.4
- Physics global research reputation#263
- Physics regional research reputation#148
- Physics publications#184
- Physics normalized citation impact#289
- Physics total citations#180
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#168
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#271
- Physics international collaboration#354
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#229
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#192
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#318
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#197Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score40.6
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation#163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation#68
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications#151
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact#243
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations#166
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#144
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#165
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration#281
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#157
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#145
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#176
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#270Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score53.9
- Chemistry global research reputation#580
- Chemistry regional research reputation#185
- Chemistry publications#274
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#194
- Chemistry total citations#223
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#271
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#358
- Chemistry international collaboration#769
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#413
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#177
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#167
