Universität zu Köln Ranking july 2026 – Webometrics Global Position

Explore Universität zu Köln’s july 2026 Webometrics ranking across global visibility, research excellence, openness, and academic performance. See how it compares worldwide.

The Global Rank

# 175

out of 32,000+ universities worldwide

Country Position

# 13

in Germany

Regional Position

# 66

in Europe

Impact Rank

# 209

High influence research output

Openness Rank

# 259

Leading in open access & transparency

Excellence Rank

# 273

Top performance in academic excellence

Universität zu Köln Historical Ranking

Review Universität zu Köln's Webometrics ranking performance across recent editions. The historical overview below highlights changes in global visibility, research impact, openness, and academic excellence over time.

Year	Edition	World Rank	Continent Rank	Country Rank	Impact Rank	Openness Rank	Excellence Rank
2026	july	175	66	13	209	259	273
2026	jan	262	97	16	165	325	402
2025	july	271	96	18	165	325	402
2025	jan	271	96	18	206	342	443
2024	jan	270	69	17	204	342	444
2023	jan	277	86	15	219	356	428
2022	jan	256	76	14	205	328	389
2021	jan	247	81	14	201	344	332
2020	jan	240	77	13	219	364	301
2019	jan	244	75	13	229	347	303
2018	jan	185	56	10	176	303	243
2017	jan	191	54	11	203	310	241
2016	jan	185	56	10	176	303	243
2015	jan	169	49	10	207	168	225

World Rank	University	Country
165	University at Buffalo
166	University of Rochester
167	Technische Universität Dresden
168	Universidade de Lisboa
169	Norwegian University of Science & Technology / Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
170	M D Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas
171	Universität Freiburg
172	University of California Riverside
173	University of Alabama Birmingham
174	Cardiff University

World Rank	University	Country
176	University of York
177	Stockholm University / Stockholms Universitet
178	Simon Fraser University
179	Universidade do Porto
180	Oregon State University
181	University of Missouri Columbia
182	Trinity College Dublin University of Dublin
183	Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
184	Università di Pisa (Università degli Studi di Pisa)
185	Queen's University Kingston