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The Silesian University of Technology ranked 18th in Poland, 844th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 149 research topics. The Silesian University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 38,992 academic publications and 394,882 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 28 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#844 of 14,131 In the World
#345 of 2,785 In Europe
#18 of 127 In Poland
#63 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#88 of 1,007 For Industrial Engineering
#95 of 1,153 For Technical Drawing
#1131 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1130 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 146 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Silesian University of Technology ranked 6th for Engineering in Poland and 559th in the World with 26,582 publications made and 307,346 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 68 In Poland
#201 of 1,466 In Europe
#559 of 6,795 In the World

Silesian University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 30 136
1994 38 131
1995 74 148
1996 42 179
1997 92 209
1998 68 238
1999 66 262
2000 147 281
2001 184 330
2002 195 593
2003 308 693
2004 361 918
2005 434 1287
2006 433 1618
2007 526 2631
2008 628 2919
2009 581 3237
2010 686 3810
2011 845 5134
2012 969 6043
2013 1182 7729
2014 1330 8996
2015 1492 10844
2016 1626 11893
2017 1598 13214
2018 1641 15027
2019 1513 17193
2020 1520 21136
2021 1572 25598
2022 1696 27889
2023 2022 34414
2024 1570 37719
2025 911 36566

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

Engineering subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 2 9 63
Industrial Engineering 1 36 88
Technical Drawing 2 26 95
Transportation Engineering 1 36 126
Construction Management 3 51 130
Nuclear Engineering 3 59 171
Automotive Engineering 3 62 187
Architectural Engineering 4 69 205
Environmental Engineering 2 52 206
Automation and Control engineering 4 62 230
Computer Engineering 3 72 234
Engineering Management 1 67 234
Biochemical Engineering 2 101 234
Systems Engineering 3 92 245
Aviation 4 90 249
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 103 332
Marine Engineering 4 114 338
Mechanical Engineering 3 123 352
Structural Engineering 4 114 356
Metallurgical Engineering 3 117 376
Architecture 4 173 378
Civil Engineering 4 141 403
Product and Industrial Design 2 165 413
Petroleum Engineering 3 119 414
Firefighting and Fire Science 11 117 425
Robotics 5 147 437
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 141 447
Materials Science 5 160 460
Operations Research 6 171 494
Aerospace Engineering 4 180 500
Electrical Engineering 5 180 518
Acoustical Engineering 8 217 563
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 13 227 563
Nanotechnology 6 184 565
Electronic Engineering 6 196 587
Chemical Engineering 11 191 610
Biomedical Engineering 8 224 623
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 239 644
Telecommunications 8 231 660
Geotechnical Engineering 7 214 671
Human-Computer Interaction 7 315 735
Computer Networking 7 263 736
Optical Engineering 10 282 755
Remote Sensing 11 300 804
Landscape Architecture 29 326 828
Biotechnology 33 533 2090

Physics rankings

The Silesian University of Technology ranked 8th for Physics in Poland and 628th in the World with 23,216 publications made and 272,642 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 68 In Poland
#230 of 1,460 In Europe
#628 of 6,729 In the World

Silesian University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 26 119
1994 35 105
1995 72 154
1996 33 170
1997 88 207
1998 65 236
1999 67 260
2000 149 304
2001 175 329
2002 198 599
2003 282 695
2004 332 911
2005 405 1201
2006 391 1554
2007 470 2524
2008 572 2760
2009 514 3125
2010 599 3641
2011 757 4897
2012 853 5794
2013 1044 7201
2014 1162 8116
2015 1282 9799
2016 1432 10850
2017 1368 12018
2018 1378 13442
2019 1304 15255
2020 1276 18614
2021 1355 22319
2022 1486 24114
2023 1711 29580
2024 1350 32336
2025 772 31873

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

Physics subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Materials Science 5 160 460
Acoustical Engineering 8 217 563
Nanotechnology 6 184 565
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 239 644
Quantum and Particle physics 11 249 654
Optical Engineering 10 282 755
Medical Physics 11 317 877
Nuclear Physics 15 333 880
Condensed Matter Physics 16 324 934
Astrophysics and Astronomy 14 365 953
Atomic and Molecular physics 21 402 1132
Astrobiology 26 443 1313
Biophysics 22 428 1366
Theoretical Physics 26 505 1509

Chemistry rankings

The Silesian University of Technology ranked 9th for Chemistry in Poland and 787th in the World with 20,620 publications made and 262,267 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 67 In Poland
#269 of 1,417 In Europe
#787 of 6,561 In the World

Silesian University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 32 102
1994 37 92
1995 62 113
1996 38 160
1997 77 160
1998 64 189
1999 50 225
2000 143 254
2001 168 279
2002 161 454
2003 245 577
2004 298 827
2005 377 1131
2006 349 1450
2007 415 2284
2008 502 2539
2009 437 2878
2010 512 3444
2011 680 4595
2012 755 5473
2013 961 6709
2014 1030 7626
2015 1166 9187
2016 1270 10168
2017 1153 11249
2018 1197 12731
2019 1134 15043
2020 1144 18766
2021 1142 21828
2022 1286 24153
2023 1516 28823
2024 1297 33195
2025 749 32928

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

Chemistry subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 2 101 234
Materials Science 5 160 460
Environmental Chemistry 11 178 484
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 13 227 563
Nanotechnology 6 184 565
Physical chemistry 10 203 586
Radiochemistry 8 136 586
Chemical Engineering 11 191 610
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 247 649
Organic Chemistry 10 243 698
Inorganic Chemistry 16 263 788
Pharmacy 15 322 898
Computational Chemistry 18 380 1125
Biochemistry 27 391 1271
Nutrition and Food Science 37 434 1542

Environmental Science rankings

The Silesian University of Technology ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Poland and 770th in the World with 15,975 publications made and 209,337 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 66 In Poland
#275 of 1,464 In Europe
#770 of 6,888 In the World

Silesian University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 16 84
1994 24 96
1995 41 123
1996 24 107
1997 40 155
1998 25 187
1999 39 194
2000 79 207
2001 95 217
2002 98 385
2003 143 411
2004 171 515
2005 215 725
2006 248 970
2007 259 1305
2008 323 1567
2009 339 1849
2010 348 2186
2011 456 2927
2012 546 3564
2013 644 4558
2014 705 5292
2015 844 6152
2016 947 7030
2017 993 8448
2018 1008 9584
2019 1011 11377
2020 1022 14595
2021 1065 18252
2022 1113 20022
2023 1392 25019
2024 1005 25192
2025 605 23803

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

Environmental Science subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 2 9 63
Environmental Engineering 2 52 206
Environmental Management 2 77 258
Environmental Chemistry 11 178 484
Urban and Regional planning 12 253 514
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 187 541
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 247 649
Oceanography 7 241 655
Geotechnical Engineering 7 214 671
Geography and Cartography 8 257 673
Earth science and Geophysics 9 247 688
Geology 11 288 802
Ecology 14 305 844
Agricultural Science 24 316 1047
Paleontology 16 378 1084
Forestry 36 590 2281
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 39 648 2753

Biology rankings

The Silesian University of Technology ranked 26th for Biology in Poland and 1198th in the World with 14,421 publications made and 206,584 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#26 of 66 In Poland
#386 of 1,449 In Europe
#1198 of 6,841 In the World

Silesian University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 23 92
1994 27 104
1995 46 123
1996 30 119
1997 52 156
1998 28 172
1999 31 203
2000 78 223
2001 86 202
2002 98 444
2003 156 503
2004 198 680
2005 215 906
2006 218 1134
2007 269 1599
2008 330 1940
2009 315 2251
2010 320 2569
2011 381 3270
2012 435 3973
2013 560 4905
2014 661 5817
2015 711 6706
2016 796 7487
2017 726 8565
2018 842 9938
2019 869 11678
2020 900 15219
2021 931 18398
2022 1061 20816
2023 1297 25035
2024 1050 27028
2025 602 25998

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

Biology subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 184 565
Evolutionary Biology 10 347 923
Agricultural Science 24 316 1047
Paleontology 16 378 1084
Toxicology 20 307 1095
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 381 1099
Biochemistry 27 391 1271
Astrobiology 26 443 1313
Genetics 25 413 1346
Biophysics 22 428 1366
Botany 31 417 1398
Oncology and Cancer research 22 402 1407
Neuroscience 22 470 1484
Nutrition and Food Science 37 434 1542
Pharmacology 30 455 1786
Microbiology 31 462 1787
Horticulture 34 461 1922
Molecular Biology 32 521 1973
Zoology 40 532 2015
Virology 26 522 2077
Biotechnology 33 533 2090
Immunology 35 550 2147
Forestry 36 590 2281
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 39 648 2753

Computer Science rankings

The Silesian University of Technology ranked 7th for Computer Science in Poland and 736th in the World with 13,755 publications made and 148,442 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 67 In Poland
#279 of 1,470 In Europe
#736 of 6,855 In the World

Silesian University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 13 96
1994 18 116
1995 33 97
1996 13 132
1997 42 113
1998 26 157
1999 38 172
2000 71 174
2001 84 221
2002 109 495
2003 184 401
2004 229 524
2005 190 679
2006 261 850
2007 253 1304
2008 326 1438
2009 365 1622
2010 401 1785
2011 434 2282
2012 460 2679
2013 553 3592
2014 715 4360
2015 770 5525
2016 825 5718
2017 761 6116
2018 811 6785
2019 740 7165
2020 774 9437
2021 817 12877
2022 898 14928
2023 1175 19933
2024 787 18481
2025 451 16069

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

Computer Science subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 3 72 234
Database Administration 3 126 356
Robotics 5 147 437
Computer Vision 4 174 469
Computer Graphics 5 213 520
Animation 6 205 523
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 199 523
Management Information Systems 5 234 536
Game Design and Development 4 240 551
Software Engineering 7 283 638
Machine Learning 6 224 643
Telecommunications 8 231 660
Cognitive Science 6 252 680
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 241 703
Human-Computer Interaction 7 315 735
Computer Networking 7 263 736
Data Science 6 316 754
Cyber Security 6 290 802
Computational Linguistics 9 327 864
UX/UI Desgin 7 356 904
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 381 1099
Multimedia 9 410 1135
Library and Information science 16 451 1279
Neuroscience 22 470 1484

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Silesian University of Technology ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Poland and 910th in the World with 12,705 publications made and 131,721 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 68 In Poland
#358 of 1,502 In Europe
#910 of 7,088 In the World

Silesian University of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 14 87
1994 8 100
1995 25 127
1996 14 119
1997 29 134
1998 23 162
1999 34 167
2000 57 187
2001 68 192
2002 83 384
2003 126 291
2004 149 376
2005 191 497
2006 149 633
2007 210 939
2008 247 1022
2009 281 1188
2010 314 1397
2011 394 1746
2012 481 2234
2013 535 2841
2014 673 3468
2015 731 4061
2016 737 4297
2017 805 5133
2018 779 5789
2019 751 6677
2020 809 8908
2021 875 12079
2022 857 13475
2023 1055 17305
2024 687 16158
2025 394 13834

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 23 154 405
Urban and Regional planning 12 253 514
Archaeology 5 262 666
Occupational Safety and Health 4 211 707
History 7 303 757
Linguistics 10 309 780
Aesthetics 12 370 933
Communications and Public Relations 9 359 953
Philosophy 11 374 958
Political Science 17 430 1057
Law 11 426 1172
Library and Information science 16 451 1279
Anthropology 8 477 1365
Art History 19 522 1388
Journalism and Digital Media 19 493 1522
Sociology 17 514 1551
Public Policy / Administration 29 525 1560
Demography 25 485 1604
Education Majors 14 504 1668
Classics and Ancient History 39 582 1775
Gender Studies 26 579 1989

Mathematics rankings

The Silesian University of Technology ranked 7th for Mathematics in Poland and 780th in the World with 6,671 publications made and 73,338 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 65 In Poland
#289 of 1,406 In Europe
#780 of 6,434 In the World

Silesian University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 9 61
1994 11 65
1995 22 79
1996 9 68
1997 20 73
1998 16 83
1999 21 107
2000 37 112
2001 35 122
2002 67 269
2003 86 233
2004 101 280
2005 76 379
2006 127 427
2007 136 612
2008 171 785
2009 187 941
2010 196 927
2011 224 1267
2012 241 1401
2013 242 1714
2014 340 2184
2015 367 2806
2016 394 2976
2017 368 3013
2018 420 3425
2019 349 3615
2020 386 4467
2021 366 6055
2022 441 6847
2023 548 8698
2024 333 6803
2025 204 5508

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

Mathematics subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 3 125 330
Operations Research 6 171 494
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 241 703
Statistics 7 281 751
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 423 1087
Math Teachers 13 512 1813

Business rankings

The Silesian University of Technology ranked 8th for Business in Poland and 725th in the World with 6,241 publications made and 59,474 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Project Management, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 66 In Poland
#284 of 1,436 In Europe
#725 of 6,366 In the World

Silesian University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 8 43
1994 11 54
1995 19 44
1996 14 58
1997 23 45
1998 22 74
1999 14 72
2000 27 61
2001 40 84
2002 38 208
2003 43 130
2004 68 178
2005 59 181
2006 80 250
2007 88 350
2008 105 437
2009 117 515
2010 148 531
2011 166 686
2012 206 785
2013 245 1241
2014 340 1679
2015 377 2187
2016 384 2343
2017 385 2409
2018 425 2645
2019 371 2795
2020 437 3766
2021 408 5459
2022 443 6056
2023 615 8912
2024 271 6695
2025 158 5360

The following table provides academic rankings for The Silesian University of Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 3 51 130
Engineering Management 1 67 234
Project Management 2 111 258
International Trade 13 263 456
Operations Research 6 171 494
Management Information Systems 5 234 536
International Business 14 294 542
Management 5 216 592
Risk Management 13 269 622
Real Estate 22 219 674
Marketing 3 277 704
Occupational Safety and Health 4 211 707
Supply Chain Management 6 231 710
Hospitality and Hotel Management 12 290 720
Human Resource Management 7 292 740
Finance 18 417 1039
Advertising 17 400 1082
Accounting 20 451 1245
Public Policy / Administration 29 525 1560
Investment Banking and Stock trading 24 533 1687

Art & Design rankings

The Silesian University of Technology ranked 10th for Art & Design in Poland and 881st in the World with 2,594 publications made and 21,447 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Literature, Architecture.

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
#10 of 65 In Poland
#353 of 1,385 In Europe
#881 of 6,010 In the World

Silesian University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 1 2
1994 1 8
1995 10 14
1996 3 10
1997 7 16
1998 5 18
1999 5 15
2000 15 24
2001 15 14
2002 8 42
2003 39 40
2004 40 51
2005 35 75
2006 36 74
2007 83 211
2008 78 221
2009 80 230
2010 89 298
2011 101 324
2012 128 566
2013 109 587
2014 126 672
2015 148 844
2016 149 784
2017 151 945
2018 161 1056
2019 141 1089
2020 160 1396
2021 139 1711
2022 156 2028
2023 187 2544
2024 106 2690
2025 84 2513

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

Art & Design subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 4 173 378
Computer Graphics 5 213 520
Animation 6 205 523
Game Design and Development 4 240 551
Fashion Design 7 279 664
Graphic Design 5 284 759
Interior Design 26 292 803
Landscape Architecture 29 326 828
UX/UI Desgin 7 356 904
Aesthetics 12 370 933
Multimedia 9 410 1135
Literature 21 483 1317
Art History 19 522 1388

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Silesian University of Technology

Speciality Poland Europe World Rank
Environmental Economics 2 123 311
International Economics 13 260 423
Sonography and Ultrasound 13 273 796
Orthodontics 17 328 962
Sports Medicine 11 365 971
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 344 1042
Ophthalmology 16 345 1053
Occupational Therapy 17 383 1064
Economics 15 426 1112
Social Psychology 13 408 1126
Dentistry 20 360 1134
Radiation Therapy 16 327 1172
Psychology 17 431 1336
Cardiology 20 424 1358
Anatomy and Physiology 29 424 1362
Development Studies 11 455 1386
Physical Therapy 20 469 1414
Audiology 22 442 1442
Surgery 21 426 1469
Public Health 20 467 1562
Medicine 25 468 1570
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 17 472 1656
Child Psychology 25 512 1668
Anesthesiology 23 465 1678
Pathology 28 495 1735
Dermatology 34 470 1756
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 24 566 1807
Healthcare Management (MHA) 20 537 1837
Psychiatry 30 569 2038
Health Science 19 566 2125
Critical Care Nursing 32 608 2258
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 35 561 2296
Nursing 31 673 2721
Clinical Psychology 45 752 3123