- Global score43.9
- Global research reputation#496
- Regional research reputation#311
- Publications#696
- Books#696
- Conferences#976
- Normalized citation impact#547
- Total citations#646
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#599
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#456
- International collaboration#442
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#237
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#630
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#573
Bayreuth is a public research university that was founded in 1975. It is a campus university with a research focus on international collaboration and interdisciplinarity. The university has a strong focus on African studies. Another leading area is natural sciences and engineering, in which Bayreuth is advanced in the field of non-linear dynamics. The university’s advanced materials department and its department of polymer and colloid science are both very strong and rank among the best in Germany. What marks out all of Bayreuth’s areas of excellence are its multidisciplinary approach and the university’s willingness to engage with other institutions.
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News

29.7
No. of students per staff

10%
Percentage of International Students

46 : 54
Student Ratio of Females to Males

9,255
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2013
276
2014
301
2015
351
2016
251
2017
251
2018
251
2019
301
2020
351
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Young University Rankings
2013
40
2014
49
2015
72
2016
35
2017
29
2018
30
2019
40
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Engineering & technology
2018
201
2019
176
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Life sciences
2018
176
2019
201
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Physical sciences
2018
201
2019
201
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Social sciences
2018
301
2019
301
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Business & Economics
2018
151
2019
201
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European Teaching
2018
76
2019
76
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#164Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score51.6
- Geosciences global research reputation#66
- Geosciences regional research reputation#69
- Geosciences publications#186
- Geosciences normalized citation impact#186
- Geosciences total citations#187
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#182
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#181
- Geosciences international collaboration#109
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration#50
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#214
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#220
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#194Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score49.0
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation#98
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation#109
- Environment/Ecology publications#298
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact#86
- Environment/Ecology total citations#207
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#219
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#140
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration#156
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#89
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#215
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#179
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#241Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score47.8
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation#310
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation#125
- Plant and Animal Science publications#480
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact#27
- Plant and Animal Science total citations#283
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#302
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#97
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration#173
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#113
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#179
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#45
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#274Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score53.8
- Chemistry global research reputation#271
- Chemistry regional research reputation#185
- Chemistry publications#345
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#252
- Chemistry total citations#295
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#295
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#285
- Chemistry international collaboration#643
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#359
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#236
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#231
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#310Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score33.9
- Materials Science global research reputation#274
- Materials Science regional research reputation#81
- Materials Science publications#385
- Materials Science normalized citation impact#203
- Materials Science total citations#341
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#306
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#196
- Materials Science international collaboration#407
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#215
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#400
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#416