Nicolaus Copernicus University: Rankings

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Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 12th in Poland, 891st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 117 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 62 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#891 of 14,131 In the World
#347 of 2,785 In Europe
#12 of 127 In Poland
#57 of 1,004 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#127 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#147 of 1,011 For Cosmetology
#600 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#683 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 114 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 11th for Medicine in Poland and 865th 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
#11 of 67 In Poland
#300 of 1,417 In Europe
#865 of 6,680 In the World

Nicolaus Copernicus University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 2 1
1992 3 1
1993 5 3
1994 2 3
1995 0 0
1996 3 6
1997 2 9
1998 4 9
1999 1 9
2000 0 0
2001 1 10
2002 7 43
2003 4 56
2004 7 59
2005 37 74
2006 69 179
2007 80 311
2008 97 446
2009 84 583
2010 85 761
2011 125 960
2012 193 1136
2013 167 1419
2014 209 1795
2015 222 2095
2016 283 2528
2017 230 2809
2018 294 3140
2019 268 3426
2020 394 3981
2021 464 4108

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 17 57
Cosmetology 3 54 147
Neurosurgery 1 90 217
Occupational Therapy 2 87 240
Sports / Exercise science 2 100 291
Critical Care Nursing 4 140 332
Plastic Surgery 2 99 333
Epidemiology 3 155 402
Social Work 2 144 429
Radiation Therapy 5 156 431
Pediatrics 7 170 455
Biomedical Engineering 2 165 463
Gerontology 3 151 495
Urology 6 166 498
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 190 537
Ophthalmology 5 192 540
Health Science 4 193 566
Oncology and Cancer research 10 203 570
Cardiology 10 224 595
Physical Therapy 5 255 659
Pharmacy 11 266 682
Dermatology 11 245 718
Pharmacology 10 245 773
Anesthesiology 10 263 784
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 285 829
Anatomy and Physiology 11 301 869
Immunology 12 288 878
Clinical Psychology 10 306 905
Surgery 11 308 937
Family medicine 11 362 1252
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 24 441 1353
Pathology 23 450 1501
Public Health 24 497 1652
Psychiatry 32 595 2153

Physics rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 16th for Physics in Poland and 907th 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
#342 of 1,446 In Europe
#907 of 6,603 In the World

Nicolaus Copernicus University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 8 28
1992 2 30
1993 6 30
1994 7 41
1995 6 42
1996 11 54
1997 14 66
1998 19 103
1999 21 116
2000 41 163
2001 36 231
2002 26 283
2003 45 332
2004 65 473
2005 81 584
2006 76 714
2007 95 843
2008 129 1110
2009 134 1586
2010 142 1939
2011 121 2243
2012 127 2467
2013 147 2831
2014 175 3309
2015 159 3586
2016 199 4026
2017 167 4425
2018 185 4833
2019 192 5153
2020 238 5488
2021 221 5598

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 2 95 213
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 188 438
Theoretical Physics 7 222 484
Biophysics 4 212 554
Optical Engineering 10 284 746
Materials Science 16 297 814
Nanotechnology 17 358 1128
Condensed Matter Physics 20 416 1279
Quantum and Particle physics 31 592 1916

Biology rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 27th for Biology in Poland and 1263rd 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
#27 of 66 In Poland
#411 of 1,445 In Europe
#1263 of 6,770 In the World

Nicolaus Copernicus University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 9 8
1992 3 8
1993 3 11
1994 5 16
1995 6 16
1996 7 17
1997 7 19
1998 1 19
1999 1 19
2000 2 20
2001 8 40
2002 5 45
2003 14 51
2004 11 58
2005 33 106
2006 60 209
2007 46 287
2008 82 444
2009 82 599
2010 102 782
2011 92 983
2012 130 1188
2013 156 1414
2014 178 1786
2015 214 2145
2016 192 2513
2017 172 2883
2018 185 3243
2019 164 3451
2020 213 3861
2021 250 3944

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 85 228
Biophysics 4 212 554
Oncology and Cancer research 10 203 570
Microbiology 4 212 606
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 263 653
Zoology 10 248 682
Pharmacology 10 245 773
Molecular Biology 8 262 776
Immunology 12 288 878
Nutrition and Food Science 20 307 930
Botany 16 315 936
Nanotechnology 17 358 1128
Agricultural Science 25 353 1135
Horticulture 32 414 1583
Biochemistry 36 557 2066
Genetics 40 621 2396

Chemistry rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 18th for Chemistry in Poland and 1021st 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
#18 of 67 In Poland
#352 of 1,401 In Europe
#1021 of 6,447 In the World

Nicolaus Copernicus University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 11 11
1992 3 12
1993 7 16
1994 1 19
1995 6 20
1996 18 28
1997 21 37
1998 17 45
1999 20 68
2000 25 113
2001 36 135
2002 26 172
2003 37 220
2004 32 335
2005 45 421
2006 53 580
2007 58 701
2008 80 872
2009 89 1056
2010 106 1273
2011 91 1448
2012 94 1569
2013 124 1799
2014 142 2011
2015 150 2284
2016 183 2588
2017 150 2996
2018 163 3320
2019 184 3602
2020 213 3914
2021 230 4004

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 18 127
Inorganic Chemistry 1 62 213
Computational Chemistry 8 176 388
Chemical Engineering 7 162 510
Pharmacy 11 266 682
Environmental Chemistry 15 283 757
Materials Science 16 297 814
Nutrition and Food Science 20 307 930
Nanotechnology 17 358 1128
Organic Chemistry 37 502 1698
Physical chemistry 30 535 1897
Biochemistry 36 557 2066

Engineering rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 18th for Engineering in Poland and 1118th 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
#18 of 68 In Poland
#399 of 1,453 In Europe
#1118 of 6,684 In the World

Nicolaus Copernicus University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 3 4
1992 0 0
1993 3 4
1994 1 0
1995 2 4
1996 5 7
1997 2 7
1998 2 7
1999 4 9
2000 12 18
2001 10 33
2002 10 78
2003 15 110
2004 28 239
2005 34 269
2006 36 331
2007 50 399
2008 64 486
2009 73 614
2010 76 800
2011 58 936
2012 75 1053
2013 101 1255
2014 93 1428
2015 119 1651
2016 163 1901
2017 125 2183
2018 134 2456
2019 152 2711
2020 184 2993
2021 174 3067

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

Engineering subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 5 152 327
Biomedical Engineering 2 165 463
Chemical Engineering 7 162 510
Automation and Control engineering 10 216 665
Optical Engineering 10 284 746
Materials Science 16 297 814
Nanotechnology 17 358 1128

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 38th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Poland and 1701st 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
#38 of 68 In Poland
#591 of 1,492 In Europe
#1701 of 7,020 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 21
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 4 21
2004 7 26
2005 3 47
2006 15 99
2007 17 115
2008 16 148
2009 21 171
2010 31 206
2011 52 261
2012 50 307
2013 91 378
2014 87 429
2015 137 588
2016 165 661
2017 146 754
2018 169 836
2019 150 912
2020 182 1658
2021 215 1712

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 15 64
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 45 121
Broadcast Journalism 1 37 135
Human Rights Law 1 76 192
International Law 2 92 213
Sports / Exercise science 2 100 291
Social Work 2 144 429
Communications and Public Relations 1 162 462
Military science 1 141 473
Demography 3 184 507
Classics and Ancient History 7 261 676
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 56 475 1246
Sociology 35 620 2039
Political Science 45 715 2187
Archaeology 51 733 2469
Linguistics 55 783 2788
Law 53 862 3210
History 59 869 3236
Philosophy 64 1051 4100

Environmental Science rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 27th for Environmental Science in Poland and 1516th 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
#27 of 66 In Poland
#506 of 1,458 In Europe
#1516 of 6,798 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 28
2005 15 64
2006 12 117
2007 22 228
2008 24 264
2009 26 291
2010 73 413
2011 46 508
2012 64 635
2013 67 734
2014 76 889
2015 95 1197
2016 107 1382
2017 76 1475
2018 64 1538
2019 77 1676
2020 67 1749
2021 108 1786

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 4 14
Environmental Chemistry 15 283 757
Environmental Management 18 335 960
Agricultural Science 25 353 1135
Ecology 23 413 1154
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 25 490 1460
Geography and Cartography 37 606 1854
Geology 47 669 2324

Business rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 22nd for Business in Poland and 1364th 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
#22 of 66 In Poland
#506 of 1,414 In Europe
#1364 of 6,187 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 28
2008 6 30
2009 12 51
2010 27 58
2011 19 67
2012 23 73
2013 44 88
2014 37 100
2015 44 123
2016 77 154
2017 71 185
2018 50 201
2019 34 207
2020 37 235
2021 37 247

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 1 73 234
International Business 9 200 376
Tax Law 4 156 432
Finance 27 525 1362
Marketing 23 530 1475

Economics rankings

Nicolaus Copernicus University ranked 16th for Economics in Poland and 1160th 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
#16 of 65 In Poland
#447 of 1,366 In Europe
#1160 of 5,995 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 8
2009 15 8
2010 16 9
2011 14 13
2012 11 15
2013 28 20
2014 29 29
2015 41 53
2016 89 119
2017 44 139
2018 28 149
2019 34 155
2020 31 198
2021 32 204

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 1 45 121
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 73 234
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 372 917
Finance 27 525 1362
Development Studies 23 566 1851

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Nicolaus Copernicus University

Speciality Poland Europe World Rank
Illustration and Concept Art 1 2 2
Painting and Drawing 1 2 2
Sculpture 1 2 2
Information Technology 1 15 96
Photography 3 167 430
Performing arts 7 194 437
Applied Mathematics 14 304 728
Cognitive Science 15 426 1336
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 21 528 1570
Psychology 28 543 1791
Art & Design 31 628 1851
Computer Science 30 598 1882
Mathematics 29 610 1945
Computer Vision 28 602 2052
Machine Learning 34 625 2183
Social Psychology 39 691 2320
Statistics 47 720 2593