The World University Index

Vienna, Austria

University of Vienna

Ranked in the world

13

University of Vienna is ranked 13th in the world for Communication & Media Studies.

Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Communication & Media Studies, 2026

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Full ranking profile

University of Vienna's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Communication & Media StudiesQuacquarelli Symonds13
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University60
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education93
THE 2026Times Higher Education95
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature97
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney98
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature109
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature110
Time 2026Time / Statista131
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University139
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds140
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC148
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University174
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University185
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University199
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University204
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature217
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University226
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University238
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University257
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University266
NTU 2025National Taiwan University278
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)301
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group339
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University357
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University358
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature359
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University409
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University485

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.