Nicolaus Copernicus University: Rankings

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Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 13th in Poland, 969th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 107 research topics. Nicolaus Copernicus University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,227 academic publications and 196,692 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 68 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#969 of 14,131 In the World
#374 of 2,785 In Europe
#13 of 127 In Poland
#76 of 1,054 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#164 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#192 of 1,035 For Cosmetology
#594 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#683 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 104 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 13th for Medicine in Poland and 1008th in the World with 3,347 publications made and 38,213 citations received. Main research topics: Oncology and Cancer research, Surgery, Cardiology, Immunology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 67 In Poland
#336 of 1,433 In Europe
#1008 of 6,775 In the World

Nicolaus Copernicus University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 3 1
1993 5 3
1994 2 3
1995 0 0
1996 3 5
1997 2 8
1998 4 8
1999 1 8
2000 0 0
2001 1 9
2002 7 41
2003 4 53
2004 7 56
2005 37 70
2006 69 170
2007 80 294
2008 97 421
2009 84 550
2010 85 716
2011 125 901
2012 193 1063
2013 167 1323
2014 209 1665
2015 222 1935
2016 283 2320
2017 230 2566
2018 294 2850
2019 268 3089
2020 394 3533
2021 464 3628

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

Medicine subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 20 76
Cosmetology 6 69 192
Neurosurgery 1 107 270
Occupational Therapy 2 106 287
Sports / Exercise science 3 133 362
Plastic Surgery 3 113 363
Critical Care Nursing 7 170 404
Social Work 3 153 467
Epidemiology 6 180 473
Radiation Therapy 9 178 495
Pediatrics 10 188 524
Biomedical Engineering 4 190 540
Urology 10 185 559
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 204 596
Gerontology 3 191 607
Ophthalmology 8 215 611
Oncology and Cancer research 11 216 639
Cardiology 10 245 679
Health Science 4 228 688
Pharmacy 11 271 723
Physical Therapy 10 313 811
Dermatology 15 270 864
Anesthesiology 11 278 869
Pharmacology 11 267 889
Anatomy and Physiology 13 323 968
Immunology 13 304 976
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 362 1027
Surgery 12 327 1045
Clinical Psychology 14 364 1086
Family medicine 12 392 1479
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 26 469 1526
Pathology 29 500 1766
Public Health 31 549 1955
Psychiatry 36 657 2498

Physics rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 16th for Physics in Poland and 1014th in the World with 2,941 publications made and 64,129 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Atomic and Molecular physics, Optical Engineering, Quantum and Particle physics.

Physics ranking Location
#16 of 68 In Poland
#367 of 1,457 In Europe
#1014 of 6,713 In the World

Nicolaus Copernicus University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 2 28
1993 6 28
1994 7 38
1995 6 39
1996 11 51
1997 14 62
1998 19 97
1999 21 110
2000 41 155
2001 36 220
2002 26 270
2003 45 317
2004 65 451
2005 81 557
2006 76 680
2007 95 802
2008 129 1053
2009 134 1499
2010 142 1829
2011 121 2111
2012 127 2318
2013 147 2652
2014 175 3087
2015 159 3337
2016 199 3728
2017 167 4077
2018 185 4427
2019 192 4694
2020 238 4962
2021 221 5045

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

Physics subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 102 224
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 213 505
Theoretical Physics 7 246 552
Biophysics 4 226 588
Optical Engineering 11 307 821
Materials Science 17 322 935
Nanotechnology 20 382 1256
Condensed Matter Physics 20 431 1371
Quantum and Particle physics 36 628 2141

Biology rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 31st for Biology in Poland and 1433rd in the World with 2,467 publications made and 38,137 citations received. Main research topics: Oncology and Cancer research, Botany, Immunology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology.

Biology ranking Location
#31 of 66 In Poland
#444 of 1,448 In Europe
#1433 of 6,833 In the World

Nicolaus Copernicus University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 3 8
1993 3 11
1994 5 15
1995 6 15
1996 7 16
1997 7 18
1998 1 18
1999 1 18
2000 2 19
2001 8 38
2002 5 43
2003 14 49
2004 11 56
2005 33 101
2006 60 199
2007 46 272
2008 82 419
2009 82 564
2010 102 735
2011 92 922
2012 130 1111
2013 156 1318
2014 178 1656
2015 214 1979
2016 192 2306
2017 172 2630
2018 185 2938
2019 164 3111
2020 213 3439
2021 250 3501

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

Biology subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 1 97 255
Biophysics 4 226 588
Oncology and Cancer research 11 216 639
Microbiology 9 244 719
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 293 751
Zoology 14 291 819
Molecular Biology 10 275 828
Pharmacology 11 267 889
Immunology 13 304 976
Nutrition and Food Science 27 342 1125
Botany 18 355 1125
Nanotechnology 20 382 1256
Agricultural Science 29 386 1321
Horticulture 33 453 1861
Biochemistry 37 579 2271
Genetics 41 653 2659

Chemistry rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 23rd for Chemistry in Poland and 1150th in the World with 2,442 publications made and 43,693 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#23 of 67 In Poland
#384 of 1,417 In Europe
#1150 of 6,545 In the World

Nicolaus Copernicus University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 3 12
1993 7 16
1994 1 19
1995 6 20
1996 18 28
1997 21 37
1998 17 45
1999 20 67
2000 25 110
2001 36 132
2002 26 168
2003 37 214
2004 32 323
2005 45 404
2006 53 554
2007 58 669
2008 80 830
2009 89 1003
2010 106 1206
2011 91 1369
2012 94 1480
2013 124 1691
2014 142 1884
2015 150 2130
2016 183 2400
2017 150 2757
2018 163 3035
2019 184 3270
2020 213 3520
2021 230 3588

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

Chemistry subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 1 27 164
Inorganic Chemistry 1 76 250
Computational Chemistry 9 188 418
Chemical Engineering 9 179 575
Pharmacy 11 271 723
Environmental Chemistry 18 300 834
Materials Science 17 322 935
Nutrition and Food Science 27 342 1125
Nanotechnology 20 382 1256
Organic Chemistry 38 533 1886
Physical chemistry 32 556 2055
Biochemistry 37 579 2271

Engineering rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 20th for Engineering in Poland and 1268th in the World with 1,821 publications made and 31,213 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Biomedical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#20 of 68 In Poland
#434 of 1,465 In Europe
#1268 of 6,782 In the World

Nicolaus Copernicus University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 0
1993 3 4
1994 1 0
1995 2 4
1996 5 6
1997 2 6
1998 2 6
1999 4 8
2000 12 17
2001 10 31
2002 10 74
2003 15 105
2004 28 228
2005 34 257
2006 36 316
2007 50 380
2008 64 461
2009 73 581
2010 76 754
2011 58 880
2012 75 988
2013 101 1173
2014 93 1330
2015 119 1530
2016 163 1753
2017 125 2000
2018 134 2234
2019 152 2446
2020 184 2672
2021 174 2727

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

Engineering subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 4 190 540
Chemical Engineering 9 179 575
Automation and Control engineering 12 240 764
Optical Engineering 11 307 821
Materials Science 17 322 935
Nanotechnology 20 382 1256

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 48th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Poland and 2104th in the World with 1,575 publications made and 12,852 citations received. Main research topics: Demography, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#48 of 68 In Poland
#678 of 1,500 In Europe
#2104 of 7,081 In the World

Nicolaus Copernicus University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 1 4
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 2 4
1998 1 5
1999 0 0
2000 10 20
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 4 20
2004 7 25
2005 3 45
2006 15 94
2007 17 109
2008 16 140
2009 21 162
2010 31 195
2011 52 246
2012 50 288
2013 91 353
2014 87 400
2015 137 543
2016 165 608
2017 146 689
2018 169 759
2019 150 823
2020 182 1420
2021 215 1461

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 1 28 95
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 62 165
Broadcast Journalism 1 54 176
Human Rights Law 2 101 263
International Law 4 120 275
Sports / Exercise science 3 133 362
Social Work 3 153 467
Communications and Public Relations 1 198 557
Demography 4 211 582
Classics and Ancient History 9 326 840
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 59 533 1513
Sociology 44 701 2467
Political Science 51 820 2724
Archaeology 55 825 2949
Linguistics 59 867 3257
Law 59 971 3820
History 62 979 3825
Philosophy 65 1160 4613

Environmental Science rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 31st for Environmental Science in Poland and 1788th in the World with 1,061 publications made and 18,630 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Environmental Management, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#31 of 66 In Poland
#554 of 1,464 In Europe
#1788 of 6,876 In the World

Nicolaus Copernicus University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1997 6 2
1998 1 2
1999 3 3
2000 2 6
2001 1 6
2002 6 10
2003 4 12
2004 10 27
2005 15 61
2006 12 112
2007 22 217
2008 24 250
2009 26 275
2010 73 389
2011 46 477
2012 64 594
2013 67 685
2014 76 826
2015 95 1104
2016 107 1269
2017 76 1350
2018 64 1404
2019 77 1519
2020 67 1577
2021 108 1605

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

Environmental Science subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 5 22
Environmental Chemistry 18 300 834
Environmental Management 24 380 1152
Agricultural Science 29 386 1321
Ecology 23 452 1360
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 29 528 1663
Geography and Cartography 45 672 2262
Geology 50 718 2664

Business rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 27th for Business in Poland and 1690th in the World with 536 publications made and 2,345 citations received. Main research topics: Investment Banking and Stock trading, Finance, International Business, Marketing, Tax Law.

Business ranking Location
#27 of 66 In Poland
#586 of 1,433 In Europe
#1690 of 6,339 In the World

Nicolaus Copernicus University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2003 2 2
2004 1 0
2005 3 3
2006 4 3
2007 3 27
2008 6 29
2009 12 48
2010 27 55
2011 19 63
2012 23 68
2013 44 82
2014 37 93
2015 44 114
2016 77 142
2017 71 169
2018 50 183
2019 34 188
2020 37 211
2021 37 220

The following table provides academic rankings for Nicolaus Copernicus University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 107 327
International Business 12 257 475
Tax Law 7 182 510
Finance 28 587 1648
Marketing 28 601 1795

Economics rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 22nd for Economics in Poland and 1426th in the World with 454 publications made and 1,549 citations received. Main research topics: Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Finance, Development Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy.

Economics ranking Location
#22 of 65 In Poland
#513 of 1,388 In Europe
#1426 of 6,167 In the World

Nicolaus Copernicus University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2003 3 3
2004 6 4
2005 2 4
2006 8 5
2007 3 6
2008 8 7
2009 15 7
2010 16 8
2011 14 11
2012 11 13
2013 28 17
2014 29 25
2015 41 47
2016 89 105
2017 44 123
2018 28 131
2019 34 136
2020 31 171
2021 32 176

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

Economics subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 62 165
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 107 327
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 438 1129
Finance 28 587 1648
Development Studies 35 662 2297

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Nicolaus Copernicus University

Speciality Poland Europe World Rank
Illustration and Concept Art 1 5 7
Painting and Drawing 1 5 7
Sculpture 1 5 7
Information Technology 1 19 111
Applied Mathematics 16 339 819
Cognitive Science 17 471 1581
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 583 1829
Psychology 33 605 2139
Computer Science 34 639 2182
Art & Design 43 706 2240
Mathematics 37 663 2288
Computer Vision 31 640 2311
Machine Learning 41 674 2516
Social Psychology 51 775 2785
Statistics 53 776 2925