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Jagiellonian University ranked 2nd in Poland, 310th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 200 research topics. Jagiellonian University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 94,599 academic publications and 1,535,019 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 621 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#310 of 14,131 In the World
#118 of 2,785 In Europe
#2 of 127 In Poland
#1 of 12 In Krakow
#36 of 4,425 For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
#110 of 1,089 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#135 of 1,008 For Forensic Science
#61 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#445 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 197 other topics

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Biology rankings

Jagiellonian University ranked 1st for Biology in Poland and 349th in the World with 51,284 publications made and 1,098,532 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 66 In Poland
#126 of 1,448 In Europe
#349 of 6,833 In the World

Jagiellonian University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 146 840
1993 203 871
1994 273 949
1995 348 1129
1996 363 1355
1997 437 1739
1998 452 2177
1999 490 2648
2000 535 3274
2001 632 4249
2002 655 4691
2003 791 6144
2004 935 7503
2005 1002 9068
2006 1002 10868
2007 1016 12821
2008 1093 15022
2009 1238 17485
2010 1290 20308
2011 1472 24235
2012 1763 29144
2013 2038 32149
2014 2154 36920
2015 2395 42135
2016 2555 47215
2017 2713 51375
2018 2688 57484
2019 2865 67781
2020 3134 87983
2021 3399 101972
2022 3032 102390
2023 3534 108424
2024 3134 105776

The following table provides academic rankings for Jagiellonian University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacology 1 63 207
Toxicology 1 74 221
Zoology 1 87 229
Evolutionary Biology 1 111 279
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 94 284
Botany 1 101 287
Immunology 1 108 289
Entomology 3 112 295
Biophysics 1 109 297
Biotechnology 1 116 310
Biochemistry 1 116 329
Genetics 1 121 333
Microbiology 1 123 344
Oncology and Cancer research 2 123 346
Neuroscience 1 134 349
Paleontology 1 134 358
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 153 375
Nutrition and Food Science 8 132 390
Astrobiology 3 167 406
Molecular Biology 1 140 411
Horticulture 7 139 438
Animal Science 9 147 483
Nanotechnology 5 160 493
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 176 515
Virology 2 178 542
Forestry 6 191 566
Agricultural Science 9 184 602

Chemistry rankings

Jagiellonian University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Poland and 388th in the World with 41,682 publications made and 936,124 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 67 In Poland
#144 of 1,417 In Europe
#388 of 6,545 In the World

Jagiellonian University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 170 985
1993 210 953
1994 272 1035
1995 361 1347
1996 364 1535
1997 412 1875
1998 453 2364
1999 462 2807
2000 517 3310
2001 622 4317
2002 634 4804
2003 775 6325
2004 884 7639
2005 928 9183
2006 930 11108
2007 941 12441
2008 997 14505
2009 1108 16672
2010 1107 18603
2011 1284 22648
2012 1472 26546
2013 1597 29262
2014 1646 32821
2015 1833 37623
2016 1955 42098
2017 2002 45468
2018 1965 50036
2019 2092 59055
2020 2272 72628
2021 2330 83743
2022 2118 82997
2023 2614 86752
2024 2582 83580

The following table provides academic rankings for Jagiellonian University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 2 77 188
Biochemical Engineering 4 122 270
Inorganic Chemistry 3 95 295
Pharmacy 5 133 300
Biochemistry 1 116 329
Environmental Chemistry 5 130 353
Organic Chemistry 1 133 372
Nutrition and Food Science 8 132 390
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 174 448
Radiochemistry 5 111 476
Physical chemistry 7 164 487
Nanotechnology 5 160 493
Materials Science 6 173 494
Chemical Engineering 7 170 556
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 229 564

Medicine rankings

Jagiellonian University ranked 1st for Medicine in Poland and 325th in the World with 41,033 publications made and 851,111 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 67 In Poland
#117 of 1,433 In Europe
#325 of 6,775 In the World

Jagiellonian University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 68 463
1993 121 492
1994 203 522
1995 251 632
1996 255 779
1997 334 1099
1998 355 1423
1999 366 1734
2000 381 2105
2001 494 2910
2002 511 3235
2003 638 4236
2004 732 5026
2005 772 6111
2006 787 7446
2007 789 8679
2008 812 10446
2009 944 12873
2010 990 14550
2011 1092 17837
2012 1362 22213
2013 1575 24246
2014 1639 28452
2015 1888 32203
2016 2066 35986
2017 2159 39240
2018 2317 44563
2019 2466 52844
2020 2690 70648
2021 3029 82756
2022 2680 85338
2023 2925 90267
2024 2553 86986

The following table provides academic rankings for Jagiellonian University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forensic Science 1 45 135
Cosmetology 4 51 146
Cardiology 1 53 160
Pharmacology 1 63 207
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 71 220
Toxicology 1 74 221
Orthodontics 1 87 245
Urology 1 84 253
Dermatology 5 102 263
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 94 270
Dentistry 1 94 274
Respiratory Therapy 3 103 277
Anesthesiology 1 97 281
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 94 284
Surgery 1 101 286
Immunology 1 108 289
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 111 297
Critical Care Nursing 2 118 299
Pharmacy 5 133 300
Psychiatry 1 112 301
Medical Physics 2 134 313
Pediatrics 3 117 320
Oncology and Cancer research 2 123 346
Neurosurgery 4 130 347
Pathology 1 131 354
Anatomy and Physiology 1 124 356
Radiation Therapy 3 128 375
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 121 381
Epidemiology 4 144 382
Public Health 1 131 385
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 157 387
Occupational Therapy 3 168 422
Biomedical Engineering 2 154 431
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 145 433
Nursing 1 154 447
Family medicine 3 152 451
Health Science 3 149 457
Gerontology 2 137 458
Audiology 1 178 465
Plastic Surgery 7 156 481
Clinical Psychology 1 169 484
Ophthalmology 2 174 501
Physical Therapy 2 199 507
Virology 2 178 542
Veterinary 6 157 571
Sports / Exercise science 7 239 623
Sports Medicine 4 252 628
Optometry 7 223 664
Social Work 5 242 749

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Jagiellonian University ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Poland and 351st in the World with 36,272 publications made and 427,483 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 68 In Poland
#143 of 1,500 In Europe
#351 of 7,081 In the World

Jagiellonian University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 70 271
1993 68 290
1994 100 296
1995 120 359
1996 127 486
1997 157 519
1998 194 560
1999 196 808
2000 181 885
2001 200 1162
2002 226 1305
2003 298 2052
2004 329 2067
2005 378 2473
2006 391 3085
2007 429 3869
2008 499 4644
2009 626 6018
2010 680 6539
2011 886 7791
2012 1187 10075
2013 1522 12022
2014 1669 14386
2015 1832 17482
2016 1952 20255
2017 2266 21776
2018 2483 25145
2019 2523 30004
2020 2717 38960
2021 2971 46886
2022 2760 45963
2023 3150 50878
2024 2246 45512

The following table provides academic rankings for Jagiellonian University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Physics rankings

Jagiellonian University ranked 3rd for Physics in Poland and 394th in the World with 36,173 publications made and 737,544 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 68 In Poland
#152 of 1,457 In Europe
#394 of 6,713 In the World

Jagiellonian University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 141 801
1993 172 806
1994 209 942
1995 227 1178
1996 283 1360
1997 293 1544
1998 327 1737
1999 356 2043
2000 399 2297
2001 448 3042
2002 481 3299
2003 639 4734
2004 678 5347
2005 734 6615
2006 744 8188
2007 795 9120
2008 833 10889
2009 866 12789
2010 906 14027
2011 980 17555
2012 1229 21331
2013 1407 24427
2014 1490 27237
2015 1646 32869
2016 1726 38213
2017 1807 39340
2018 1839 42797
2019 1865 48804
2020 2053 57071
2021 2095 64981
2022 1934 60321
2023 2514 66559
2024 2481 63481

The following table provides academic rankings for Jagiellonian University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 2 85 175
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 95 212
Nuclear Physics 2 103 233
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 122 291
Biophysics 1 109 297
Medical Physics 2 134 313
Condensed Matter Physics 3 130 324
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 134 366
Quantum and Particle physics 3 147 374
Astrobiology 3 167 406
Optical Engineering 4 172 434
Nanotechnology 5 160 493
Materials Science 6 173 494
Acoustical Engineering 6 196 503

Engineering rankings

Jagiellonian University ranked 5th for Engineering in Poland and 510th in the World with 33,310 publications made and 667,048 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 68 In Poland
#191 of 1,465 In Europe
#510 of 6,782 In the World

Jagiellonian University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 134 688
1993 150 702
1994 189 791
1995 202 1030
1996 255 1142
1997 254 1234
1998 255 1404
1999 305 1727
2000 334 1923
2001 387 2471
2002 413 2725
2003 542 3897
2004 580 4514
2005 624 5522
2006 654 7051
2007 721 7856
2008 716 9176
2009 804 11032
2010 809 12361
2011 906 15259
2012 1097 18330
2013 1286 21206
2014 1408 23886
2015 1485 28288
2016 1634 32648
2017 1649 34794
2018 1736 38211
2019 1755 43916
2020 1937 52801
2021 2042 61018
2022 1862 58563
2023 2435 63886
2024 2386 60235

The following table provides academic rankings for Jagiellonian University in various areas of Engineering.

Environmental Science rankings

Jagiellonian University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Poland and 454th in the World with 29,137 publications made and 520,827 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 66 In Poland
#163 of 1,464 In Europe
#454 of 6,876 In the World

Jagiellonian University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 101 464
1993 126 430
1994 149 529
1995 139 594
1996 150 754
1997 181 836
1998 215 993
1999 215 1224
2000 231 1455
2001 319 1905
2002 299 2096
2003 366 2681
2004 399 3268
2005 435 3951
2006 468 4901
2007 460 5643
2008 523 6543
2009 628 7936
2010 621 8986
2011 815 10857
2012 950 13352
2013 1190 15531
2014 1316 17993
2015 1391 21654
2016 1496 25420
2017 1583 26448
2018 1631 29136
2019 1666 34805
2020 1825 43141
2021 2063 50568
2022 1872 49006
2023 2307 52948
2024 1988 50228

The following table provides academic rankings for Jagiellonian University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 5 166 332
Environmental Chemistry 5 130 353
Paleontology 1 134 358
Geology 1 163 441
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 174 448
Ecology 1 178 477
Earth science and Geophysics 3 181 482
Geography and Cartography 3 180 494
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 176 515
Forestry 6 191 566
Agricultural Science 9 184 602
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 245 666
Oceanography 9 260 707
Mining Engineering 15 237 750
Geotechnical Engineering 11 267 816
Environmental Engineering 21 306 929
Environmental Management 19 334 976

Computer Science rankings

Jagiellonian University ranked 4th for Computer Science in Poland and 545th in the World with 24,437 publications made and 466,702 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 67 In Poland
#212 of 1,469 In Europe
#545 of 6,845 In the World

Jagiellonian University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 59 331
1993 61 287
1994 79 292
1995 108 368
1996 117 453
1997 142 608
1998 160 733
1999 175 904
2000 162 1027
2001 206 1342
2002 208 1595
2003 290 2162
2004 322 2481
2005 351 3074
2006 378 3859
2007 417 4483
2008 445 5478
2009 515 6811
2010 546 7662
2011 645 9578
2012 824 11302
2013 972 13296
2014 1032 15173
2015 1214 17949
2016 1284 20930
2017 1335 22186
2018 1410 26170
2019 1482 30644
2020 1637 40091
2021 1862 47538
2022 1751 46495
2023 2058 51296
2024 1611 47500

The following table provides academic rankings for Jagiellonian University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Library and Information science 2 136 348
Neuroscience 1 134 349
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 153 375
Game Design and Development 3 173 401
Cognitive Science 1 197 518
Computational Linguistics 6 210 529
Computer Graphics 7 239 582
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7 226 599
Animation 8 247 648
Machine Learning 7 229 656
Data Science 5 295 710
Computer Vision 8 265 712
Management Information Systems 10 331 756
Cyber Security 7 293 812
Human-Computer Interaction 8 341 813
Telecommunications 9 294 826
Computer Networking 9 327 932
Computer Engineering 12 349 1078
Multimedia 10 436 1224
Software Engineering 14 508 1260
Robotics 18 453 1420
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 454 1440

Psychology rankings

Jagiellonian University ranked 1st for Psychology in Poland and 366th in the World with 20,217 publications made and 353,695 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 66 In Poland
#130 of 1,423 In Europe
#366 of 6,645 In the World

Jagiellonian University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 33 204
1993 36 196
1994 80 228
1995 93 206
1996 111 248
1997 121 392
1998 135 498
1999 150 636
2000 163 748
2001 201 1007
2002 207 1187
2003 240 1589
2004 313 1834
2005 340 2274
2006 317 2739
2007 364 3312
2008 352 4105
2009 412 5058
2010 465 6044
2011 524 7194
2012 633 8836
2013 812 10023
2014 835 11449
2015 963 13676
2016 1018 14996
2017 1075 15917
2018 1164 19039
2019 1270 22078
2020 1409 30512
2021 1661 35959
2022 1544 37572
2023 1637 40163
2024 1213 37326

The following table provides academic rankings for Jagiellonian University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Psychiatry 1 112 301
Neuroscience 1 134 349
Occupational Therapy 3 168 422
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 119 480
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 193 483
Social Psychology 2 176 484
Clinical Psychology 1 169 484
Cognitive Science 1 197 518
Child Psychology 2 184 524
Sexology 3 168 556
Education Majors 2 236 716
Social Work 5 242 749
Special Education 13 358 959

Mathematics rankings

Jagiellonian University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Poland and 559th in the World with 10,944 publications made and 217,407 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 65 In Poland
#206 of 1,401 In Europe
#559 of 6,418 In the World

Jagiellonian University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 27 99
1993 19 109
1994 36 96
1995 35 160
1996 33 173
1997 53 205
1998 66 194
1999 65 332
2000 64 334
2001 82 454
2002 92 574
2003 124 804
2004 143 898
2005 159 1161
2006 149 1337
2007 152 1510
2008 170 1965
2009 199 2507
2010 220 2828
2011 284 3762
2012 329 4476
2013 420 5475
2014 465 6573
2015 527 8343
2016 590 9729
2017 587 10345
2018 690 11877
2019 696 14067
2020 826 18926
2021 837 22331
2022 830 22487
2023 1014 24399
2024 758 18679

The following table provides academic rankings for Jagiellonian University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 7 167 417
Statistics 2 201 534
Math Teachers 2 219 698
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 327 821
Actuarial Science 16 338 900
Operations Research 20 385 1124
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 454 1440

Art & Design rankings

Jagiellonian University ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Poland and 348th in the World with 7,183 publications made and 53,650 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#2 of 65 In Poland
#137 of 1,381 In Europe
#348 of 5,966 In the World

Jagiellonian University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 11 44
1993 8 33
1994 22 40
1995 19 52
1996 16 76
1997 21 78
1998 21 96
1999 35 133
2000 33 120
2001 27 201
2002 36 203
2003 50 402
2004 39 283
2005 43 350
2006 58 477
2007 80 596
2008 84 695
2009 88 733
2010 116 891
2011 156 993
2012 234 1285
2013 307 1350
2014 302 1624
2015 358 1919
2016 378 2223
2017 471 2487
2018 541 2930
2019 533 3633
2020 565 5010
2021 684 5560
2022 565 5626
2023 686 6430
2024 424 6538

The following table provides academic rankings for Jagiellonian University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 1 61 188
Creative Writing 3 75 220
Painting and Drawing 5 121 245
Sculpture 5 121 245
Illustration and Concept Art 5 125 254
Performing arts 1 107 256
Art History 2 108 259
Music 3 104 260
Literature 2 103 271
Landscape Architecture 12 148 302
Aesthetics 2 116 313
Interior Design 12 139 318
Cinematography 4 145 330
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 138 364
Photography 1 149 376
Fashion Design 2 148 380
Game Design and Development 3 173 401
Computer Graphics 7 239 582
Animation 8 247 648
Graphic Design 8 323 871
Architecture 11 402 959
Multimedia 10 436 1224

Economics rankings

Jagiellonian University ranked 2nd for Economics in Poland and 587th in the World with 6,610 publications made and 85,899 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, International Trade, International Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 65 In Poland
#221 of 1,388 In Europe
#587 of 6,167 In the World

Jagiellonian University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 10 65
1993 4 43
1994 13 58
1995 18 56
1996 27 85
1997 16 116
1998 31 120
1999 35 186
2000 29 166
2001 38 224
2002 49 262
2003 66 388
2004 59 456
2005 68 500
2006 72 620
2007 78 683
2008 103 803
2009 124 1150
2010 101 1159
2011 152 1513
2012 198 1866
2013 235 2076
2014 288 2662
2015 330 3003
2016 374 3463
2017 375 3930
2018 452 4516
2019 481 5552
2020 500 7755
2021 607 9168
2022 507 9139
2023 615 10297
2024 424 8700

The following table provides academic rankings for Jagiellonian University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 5 129 200
International Trade 5 130 220
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 105 279
Political Economy 2 132 310
Finance 2 198 498
Development Studies 2 242 695
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 327 821
Actuarial Science 16 338 900
Investment Banking and Stock trading 21 441 1275
Environmental Economics 28 513 1342

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Jagiellonian University

Speciality Poland Europe World Rank
International Business 5 149 275
Hospitality and Hotel Management 2 118 278
Human Resource Management 1 190 493
Real Estate 17 168 539
Advertising 3 252 668
Business 7 262 679
Entrepreneurship 11 315 683
Project Management 11 324 740
Risk Management 16 328 758
Marketing 7 307 774
Management 10 325 855
Accounting 13 354 950
Tax Law 18 344 958