Medical University of Silesia, Katowice: Rankings

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The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice ranked 35th in Poland, 1406th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 91 research topics. The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,429 academic publications and 335,684 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1406 of 14,131 In the World
#532 of 2,785 In Europe
#35 of 127 In Poland
#2 of 7 In Katowice
#262 of 1,026 For Cosmetology
#274 of 2,953 For Cardiology
#296 of 1,950 For Dermatology
#1672 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2703 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 88 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Medicine rankings

The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice ranked 6th for Medicine in Poland and 597th in the World with 20,044 publications made and 310,570 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 67 In Poland
#209 of 1,437 In Europe
#597 of 6,793 In the World

Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 10 40
1994 5 35
1995 10 33
1996 9 52
1997 11 37
1998 18 42
1999 31 41
2000 43 81
2001 98 85
2002 67 135
2003 146 230
2004 181 452
2005 226 745
2006 224 1174
2007 319 1573
2008 380 2296
2009 483 2950
2010 467 4005
2011 501 5243
2012 667 6856
2013 715 8194
2014 721 9473
2015 831 10977
2016 916 12237
2017 1021 13483
2018 1107 15550
2019 1099 17649
2020 1408 23525
2021 1620 28139
2022 1808 30571
2023 1721 33981
2024 1743 34885
2025 1633 34555

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cosmetology 9 93 262
Cardiology 3 102 274
Dermatology 6 113 296
Critical Care Nursing 5 156 375
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 130 382
Pediatrics 5 141 384
Neurosurgery 7 150 401
Surgery 3 153 436
Medical Physics 5 196 469
Ophthalmology 1 164 470
Radiation Therapy 7 169 474
Psychiatry 3 179 485
Sports / Exercise science 5 181 487
Occupational Therapy 5 199 490
Optometry 2 167 490
Respiratory Therapy 4 189 494
Pharmacology 5 166 494
Anesthesiology 7 174 500
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 175 502
Immunology 6 178 505
Pathology 5 185 528
Plastic Surgery 9 184 565
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 219 577
Oncology and Cancer research 10 201 578
Epidemiology 8 215 581
Urology 12 195 588
Sonography and Ultrasound 9 214 593
Sports Medicine 5 252 627
Toxicology 9 195 633
Physical Therapy 7 251 643
Forensic Science 10 232 679
Dentistry 10 244 685
Family medicine 9 228 695
Biomedical Engineering 11 261 707
Public Health 4 252 724
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 251 731
Anatomy and Physiology 8 258 732
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 266 736
Nursing 7 269 760
Gerontology 7 254 772
Orthodontics 13 274 776
Clinical Psychology 8 274 792
Health Science 9 270 822
Virology 10 272 833
Audiology 11 312 899
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 315 918
Veterinary 20 283 1120
Pharmacy 24 393 1207

Biology rankings

The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice ranked 15th for Biology in Poland and 951st in the World with 15,980 publications made and 269,016 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#15 of 66 In Poland
#315 of 1,449 In Europe
#951 of 6,841 In the World

Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 13 45
1994 6 42
1995 9 37
1996 8 65
1997 12 49
1998 18 46
1999 31 49
2000 46 81
2001 98 100
2002 73 166
2003 133 240
2004 188 483
2005 204 791
2006 220 1237
2007 286 1542
2008 336 2273
2009 413 2804
2010 418 3680
2011 427 4679
2012 573 5976
2013 608 7240
2014 597 8418
2015 703 9651
2016 735 10959
2017 797 12050
2018 818 13846
2019 832 15921
2020 1048 20831
2021 1223 24750
2022 1404 26484
2023 1297 29226
2024 1315 29934
2025 1199 29370

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 2 168 447
Pharmacology 5 166 494
Immunology 6 178 505
Oncology and Cancer research 10 201 578
Toxicology 9 195 633
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 266 736
Neuroscience 6 276 738
Genetics 10 273 777
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 306 807
Virology 10 272 833
Microbiology 17 284 856
Biochemistry 13 301 895
Molecular Biology 14 308 937
Nutrition and Food Science 22 314 1011
Astrobiology 18 392 1088
Animal Science 24 366 1339
Biophysics 23 436 1387
Botany 32 424 1444
Paleontology 28 505 1627
Horticulture 38 488 2067
Zoology 41 544 2082
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 30 532 2089
Evolutionary Biology 45 719 2569
Nanotechnology 47 691 2793
Agricultural Science 55 711 2998

Chemistry rankings

The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice ranked 25th for Chemistry in Poland and 1250th in the World with 9,749 publications made and 178,905 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#25 of 67 In Poland
#403 of 1,417 In Europe
#1250 of 6,561 In the World

Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 12 36
1994 5 38
1995 10 28
1996 5 56
1997 8 37
1998 16 47
1999 25 42
2000 39 70
2001 82 85
2002 66 143
2003 112 211
2004 146 402
2005 153 623
2006 160 932
2007 200 1041
2008 242 1506
2009 267 1923
2010 284 2503
2011 292 3142
2012 381 4078
2013 416 5002
2014 395 5859
2015 444 6645
2016 452 7437
2017 473 8088
2018 519 9494
2019 501 10946
2020 574 14168
2021 715 16360
2022 760 17506
2023 680 19308
2024 702 19054
2025 635 18622

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 13 301 895
Nutrition and Food Science 22 314 1011
Pharmacy 24 393 1207
Organic Chemistry 30 441 1427
Environmental Chemistry 35 470 1574
Radiochemistry 31 411 1754
Inorganic Chemistry 39 529 1996
Computational Chemistry 37 565 2063
Materials Science 44 621 2212
Chemical Engineering 45 658 2582
Nanotechnology 47 691 2793
Physical chemistry 51 719 2867

Psychology rankings

The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice ranked 4th for Psychology in Poland and 715th in the World with 8,467 publications made and 138,862 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 66 In Poland
#255 of 1,424 In Europe
#715 of 6,663 In the World

Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 4 4
1994 1 8
1995 3 8
1996 4 19
1997 4 13
1998 10 19
1999 14 19
2000 22 34
2001 45 43
2002 32 75
2003 62 105
2004 65 229
2005 74 305
2006 96 529
2007 128 655
2008 153 993
2009 216 1305
2010 200 1820
2011 217 2445
2012 288 2994
2013 315 3697
2014 312 4366
2015 376 4778
2016 387 5360
2017 454 5751
2018 471 6675
2019 475 7158
2020 604 9750
2021 680 11760
2022 772 12693
2023 734 13781
2024 679 13564
2025 656 13362

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sexology 1 122 418
Psychiatry 3 179 485
Occupational Therapy 5 199 490
Neuroscience 6 276 738
Clinical Psychology 8 274 792
Special Education 6 325 862
Child Psychology 13 401 1189
Social Psychology 32 586 1890
Cognitive Science 48 784 3151
Education Majors 55 1074 4549

Engineering rankings

The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice ranked 34th for Engineering in Poland and 1912th in the World with 5,742 publications made and 82,652 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#34 of 68 In Poland
#589 of 1,466 In Europe
#1912 of 6,795 In the World

Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 5 8
1994 0 13
1995 2 12
1996 2 18
1997 1 13
1998 4 15
1999 9 15
2000 11 22
2001 27 25
2002 26 54
2003 51 95
2004 51 131
2005 61 254
2006 78 355
2007 82 444
2008 128 668
2009 135 842
2010 150 1121
2011 143 1491
2012 210 1943
2013 223 2239
2014 252 2735
2015 234 3015
2016 280 3455
2017 318 3894
2018 312 4575
2019 286 5254
2020 408 7165
2021 447 8258
2022 529 9271
2023 439 10017
2024 457 10310
2025 408 10324

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 2 168 447
Biomedical Engineering 11 261 707
Aerospace Engineering 22 492 1442
Optical Engineering 23 494 1567
Mechanical Engineering 33 654 2097
Metallurgical Engineering 41 597 2160
Materials Science 44 621 2212
Environmental Engineering 40 583 2225
Acoustical Engineering 41 672 2290
Chemical Engineering 45 658 2582
Structural Engineering 44 750 2641
Nanotechnology 47 691 2793
Electronic Engineering 44 767 2873
Civil Engineering 46 800 2916
Telecommunications 45 810 3149
Electrical Engineering 50 843 3211
Computer Networking 59 1042 4230

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice ranked 43rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Poland and 1983rd in the World with 5,673 publications made and 80,349 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Demography, Philosophy, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#43 of 68 In Poland
#655 of 1,502 In Europe
#1983 of 7,088 In the World

Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 2 5
1994 3 7
1995 3 5
1996 2 12
1997 0 13
1998 3 13
1999 3 17
2000 6 17
2001 16 12
2002 8 39
2003 26 50
2004 34 69
2005 43 126
2006 38 233
2007 69 348
2008 85 515
2009 104 684
2010 95 891
2011 123 1268
2012 165 1699
2013 200 2138
2014 200 2654
2015 229 2955
2016 268 3351
2017 293 3735
2018 332 4219
2019 332 4811
2020 455 6799
2021 527 8689
2022 560 9401
2023 539 10664
2024 510 10406
2025 462 9994

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 5 181 487
Forensic Science 10 232 679
Demography 7 272 775
Special Education 6 325 862
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 48 378 983
Gender Studies 10 402 1236
Sociology 15 506 1517
Linguistics 36 612 1969
Library and Information science 34 626 2018
Anthropology 33 635 2071
Classics and Ancient History 48 690 2240
Philosophy 49 736 2323
Archaeology 49 717 2395
Aesthetics 49 751 2436
History 50 733 2462
Law 44 743 2523
Political Science 51 822 2742
Communications and Public Relations 50 936 3445
Education Majors 55 1074 4549

Computer Science rankings

The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice ranked 26th for Computer Science in Poland and 1818th in the World with 5,243 publications made and 89,184 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#26 of 67 In Poland
#571 of 1,470 In Europe
#1818 of 6,855 In the World

Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 4 8
1994 0 10
1995 1 7
1996 2 28
1997 4 15
1998 5 14
1999 13 15
2000 18 29
2001 29 34
2002 26 68
2003 41 97
2004 46 173
2005 48 230
2006 60 428
2007 63 487
2008 89 702
2009 117 923
2010 112 1233
2011 115 1572
2012 171 1838
2013 174 2396
2014 175 2889
2015 227 3220
2016 250 3879
2017 255 4152
2018 268 4854
2019 278 5431
2020 351 7275
2021 426 9222
2022 481 9971
2023 490 11309
2024 504 11458
2025 450 11696

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 6 276 738
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 306 807
Library and Information science 34 626 2018
Machine Learning 46 717 2792
Computer Vision 45 811 3104
Telecommunications 45 810 3149
Cognitive Science 48 784 3151
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 55 871 3287
Cyber Security 58 942 3663
Computer Networking 59 1042 4230

Physics rankings

The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice ranked 40th for Physics in Poland and 2144th in the World with 4,852 publications made and 60,849 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#40 of 68 In Poland
#636 of 1,460 In Europe
#2144 of 6,729 In the World

Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 4 11
1994 0 15
1995 4 13
1996 4 20
1997 2 21
1998 3 15
1999 9 14
2000 9 13
2001 24 19
2002 33 56
2003 55 94
2004 51 114
2005 48 226
2006 63 302
2007 75 350
2008 120 499
2009 96 592
2010 124 781
2011 115 1066
2012 171 1535
2013 177 1715
2014 196 2137
2015 202 2316
2016 220 2769
2017 237 2985
2018 273 3524
2019 243 4072
2020 315 5527
2021 368 6456
2022 440 7197
2023 413 7940
2024 415 8712
2025 359 8738

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 5 196 469
Astrobiology 18 392 1088
Biophysics 23 436 1387
Optical Engineering 23 494 1567
Astrophysics and Astronomy 32 534 1608
Nuclear Physics 37 584 2065
Materials Science 44 621 2212
Acoustical Engineering 41 672 2290
Quantum and Particle physics 44 713 2566
Nanotechnology 47 691 2793
Condensed Matter Physics 43 719 2953

Mathematics rankings

The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice ranked 25th for Mathematics in Poland and 1796th in the World with 2,798 publications made and 54,675 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#25 of 65 In Poland
#567 of 1,406 In Europe
#1796 of 6,434 In the World

Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 4
1994 0 2
1995 2 1
1996 1 3
1997 0 6
1998 4 4
1999 4 4
2000 0 8
2001 7 8
2002 6 11
2003 12 29
2004 8 30
2005 18 68
2006 15 80
2007 35 136
2008 39 255
2009 56 276
2010 53 416
2011 62 584
2012 68 833
2013 78 1100
2014 82 1231
2015 98 1539
2016 113 1780
2017 130 2001
2018 152 2331
2019 165 2828
2020 259 3942
2021 287 4932
2022 324 5738
2023 264 6176
2024 244 5255
2025 244 5244

The following table provides academic rankings for The Medical University of Silesia, Katowice in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 19 502 1522

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Medical University of Silesia, Katowice

Speciality Poland Europe World Rank
Geology 38 610 2046
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 34 616 2149
Development Studies 34 625 2155
Environmental Science 43 642 2221
Ecology 45 671 2439
Earth science and Geophysics 40 683 2540
Environmental Management 43 702 2569
Geography and Cartography 51 745 2600
Literature 49 799 2731
Advertising 52 809 2751
Economics 48 789 2775
Art & Design 53 868 3117
Oceanography 48 822 3181
Fashion Design 56 891 3214
Finance 55 956 3506
Marketing 59 954 3529
Business 58 963 3560
Management 60 1021 3834