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Institutional Rank 2023

RWTH Aachen University

Germany Rector: Ulrich Rüdiger

Key Metrics at a Glance - Ranking 2023

89.5
Institutional Score
91.9
Research
83.8
Innovation
75.9
Internationalization

History

Subject Area 202320242025 Trend
Institutional Ranking 7= 7= 7=
Chemical Engineering 7= 14= 17
Civil Engineering 8= 14= 17=
Electrical, Electronic, Information Engineering 11= 10= 8=
Environmental Engineering 2= 6 6
Materials Engineering 9 10= 10=
Mechanical Engineering 7= 12= 15=
Medical Engineering 12= 10= 9=

Comprehensive Rankings Analysis

Detailed breakdown of RWTH Aachen University's performance across all evaluation criteria

Chemical engineering 7=

Overall score 87.83
Publications - 16% 100
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 59.98
Citations - 16% 63.01
Change of Impact - 16% 54.38
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 53.30
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 47.98
Accreditations - 10% 0.00

Civil engineering 8=

Overall score 85.65
Publications - 15% 63.57
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 45.28
Citations - 15% 65.82
Change of Impact - 15% 47.96
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 89.07
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 51.60
Accreditations - 10% 0.00
SDG - 5% 36.79

Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering 11=

Overall score 90.09
Publications - 16% 77.04
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 50.42
Citations - 16% 68.51
Change of Impact - 16% 53.97
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 83.98
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 71.96
Accreditations - 10% 0.00

Environmental engineering 2=

Overall score 89.75
Publications - 15% 78.57
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 61.15
Citations - 15% 74.39
Change of Impact - 15% 39.00
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 89.20
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 74.59
Accreditations - 10% 0.00
SDG - 5% 46.23

Materials engineering 9

Overall score 92.48
Publications - 16% 95.15
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 65.29
Citations - 16% 66.57
Change of Impact - 16% 70.62
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 40.15
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 72.37
Accreditations - 10% 0.00

Mechanical engineering 7=

Overall score 92.53
Publications - 16% 91.99
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 16% 52.78
Citations - 16% 60.39
Change of Impact - 16% 60.24
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 16% 74.55
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 73.08
Accreditations - 10% 0.00

Medical engineering 12=

Overall score 75.49
Publications - 15% 93.08
Publications in Top 10% Journals - 15% 55.70
Citations - 15% 75.82
Change of Impact - 15% 70.13
Academic-Corporate Collaboration - 15% 64.65
Research and Innovation Funding - 10% 0.00
Accreditations - 10% 0.00
SDG - 5% 87.19

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