- Global score53.5
- Global research reputation#354
- Regional research reputation#194
- Publications#256
- Books#210
- Conferences#275
- Normalized citation impact#536
- Total citations#281
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#269
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#468
- International collaboration#801
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#401
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#317
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#564
The Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) draws its strengths from both the diversity and the proximity of scientific and engineering disciplines on a single, coherent campus. This highly dynamic setting enables students and researchers to work across traditional boundaries of academic subjects and faculties.
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60.5
No. of students per staff

14%
Percentage of International Students

49 : 51
Student Ratio of Females to Males

43,015
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2012
251
2013
276
2014
351
2015
351
2016
251
2017
251
2018
201
2019
251
2020
251
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Young University Rankings
2012
26
2014
60
2015
54
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Arts & humanities
2018
176
2019
251
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
2018
251
2019
251
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Engineering & technology
2018
126
2019
126
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Life sciences
2018
201
2019
201
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Physical sciences
2018
251
2019
251
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Social sciences
2019
401
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Computer Science
2018
126
2019
151
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Education
2019
201
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Psychology
2019
176
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European Teaching
2018
101
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#143Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score62.8
- Chemistry global research reputation#153
- Chemistry regional research reputation#165
- Chemistry publications#174
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#142
- Chemistry total citations#143
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#158
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#246
- Chemistry international collaboration#672
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#374
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#124
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#149
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#149Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score43.1
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation#231
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation#41
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications#83
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact#219
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations#108
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#99
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#205
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration#359
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration#213
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#134
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#218
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#178Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score37.3
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation#224
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation#80
- Arts and Humanities publications#192
- Arts and Humanities books#153
- Arts and Humanities conferences#115
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact#150
- Arts and Humanities total citations#171
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#188
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#182
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration#233
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration#157
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#182Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score46.0
- Materials Science global research reputation#116
- Materials Science regional research reputation#39
- Materials Science publications#225
- Materials Science normalized citation impact#232
- Materials Science total citations#224
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#216
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#243
- Materials Science international collaboration#303
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#163
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#223
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#231
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#192Space Science
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- Space Science overall score27.0
- Space Science global research reputation#141
- Space Science regional research reputation#73
- Space Science publications#133
- Space Science normalized citation impact#204
- Space Science total citations#179
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#203
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#223
- Space Science international collaboration#170
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#93
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#197
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#211
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#307Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score50.5
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation#556
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation#187
- Clinical Medicine publications#250
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact#380
- Clinical Medicine total citations#251
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#222
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#316
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration#596
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration#375
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#254
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#398
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#321Physics
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- Physics overall score55.3
- Physics global research reputation#312
- Physics regional research reputation#177
- Physics publications#179
- Physics normalized citation impact#478
- Physics total citations#309
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#296
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#492
- Physics international collaboration#395
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#264
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#314
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#451
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#333Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score32.3
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation#246
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation#180
- Biology and Biochemistry publications#320
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact#145
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations#262
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#347
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#357
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration#463
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#222
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#285
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#282
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#334Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score30.1
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation#163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation#68
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications#321
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact#249
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations#311
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#298
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#242
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration#345
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#178
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#296
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#254
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#376Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score29.2
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation#415
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation#136
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications#509
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact#216
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations#445
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#384
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#71
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration#284
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration#195
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#395
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#285
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#512Engineering
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- Engineering overall score37.9
- Engineering global research reputation#320
- Engineering regional research reputation#120
- Engineering publications#442
- Engineering normalized citation impact#569
- Engineering total citations#519
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#502
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#516
- Engineering international collaboration#677
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration#456
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#581
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#603