- Student-faculty ratios: 53.9
- Male to female ratio: 57 : 43
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/university-of-potsdam.html
- Address: Am Neuen Palais 10,Potsdam, 14469,Germany
- Phone: +49 331/977-1760
Founded in 1991, the University of Potsdam is a modern and dynamic institution thoroughly focused on innovative teaching and research. With more than 20,000 students, it is the biggest university in the federal state of Brandenburg. The University of Potsdam offers a broad range of highly competitive bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. programs in the fields of the arts and humanities, economics and social sciences, law, natural sciences, and digital engineering. Our students and researchers enjoy access to first class laboratory and library facilities and state-of-the-art equipment. We currently offer 20 master’s degree programs in English, many of which have an innovative interdisciplinary focus. As a publicly funded institution we do not charge any tuition fees. Situated in a region with more than 40 research institutions, the University closely cooperates with numerous organizations of international acclaim, among them several renowned Max Planck-, Leibnitz-, Helmholtz-, and Fraunhofer- research institutions. The University of Potsdam has an excellent track record with supporting young entrepreneurs, and its students profit from close networks with regional industry. The University of Potsdam is one of the most beautifully situated universities in Germany. The city’s palaces and enchanting parks form one of Germany’s biggest UNESCO World Heritage sites. Thanks to Potsdam’s unique location – alongside the river Havel and surrounded by lakes and greenery – it is the perfect place for outdoor activities. The German capital, Berlin, can be reached in just 30 minutes by public transport.
- Global score 49
- Global research reputation #377
- Regional research reputation #237
- Publications #587
- Books #435
- Conferences #647
- Normalized citation impact #457
- Total citations #527
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #487
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #374
- International collaboration #271
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #149
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #518
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #527
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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53.9
No. of students per staff
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11%
Percentage of International Students
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20,063
Number of FTE Students
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57 : 43
Student Ratio of Females to Males
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2018
201–250
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2019
201–250
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2020
251–300
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Young University Rankings
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2018
17
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2019
=24
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Arts & humanities
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2018
151–175
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2019
126–150
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Life sciences
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2018
176–200
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2019
176–200
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Physical sciences
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2018
151–175
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2019
176–200
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Social sciences
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2018
151–175
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2019
176–200
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Computer Science
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2018
126–150
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2019
151–175
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Education
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2019
251–300
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Psychology
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2019
101–125
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#198 Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score 34.7
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation #152
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation #123
- Arts and Humanities publications #274
- Arts and Humanities books #246
- Arts and Humanities conferences #76
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact #58
- Arts and Humanities total citations #182
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #255
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #228
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration #11
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration #6
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#482 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 41.6
- Chemistry global research reputation #618
- Chemistry regional research reputation #185
- Chemistry publications #485
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #414
- Chemistry total citations #454
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #503
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #590
- Chemistry international collaboration #727
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #395
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #303
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #250
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#154 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 55.0
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #117
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #109
- Environment/Ecology publications #228
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact #59
- Environment/Ecology total citations #157
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #156
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #83
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #99
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #61
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #138
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #80
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#87 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 62.4
- Geosciences global research reputation #87
- Geosciences regional research reputation #40
- Geosciences publications #114
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #120
- Geosciences total citations #95
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #88
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #101
- Geosciences international collaboration #104
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #45
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #113
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #151
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#561 Physics
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- Physics overall score 36.7
- Physics global research reputation #357
- Physics regional research reputation #225
- Physics publications #622
- Physics normalized citation impact #455
- Physics total citations #573
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #505
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #326
- Physics international collaboration #509
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #370
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #543
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #479
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#266 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 45.2
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #322
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #125
- Plant and Animal Science publications #448
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #49
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #277
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #273
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #86
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #102
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #73
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #167
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #47
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#181 Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score 39.2
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation #227
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation #80
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications #264
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact #34
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations #192
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #259
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #226
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration #111
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #126
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #240
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #234
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#194 Space Science
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- Space Science overall score 26.5
- Space Science global research reputation #61
- Space Science regional research reputation #32
- Space Science publications #175
- Space Science normalized citation impact #227
- Space Science total citations #224
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #232
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #232
- Space Science international collaboration #205
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #127
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #232
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #237