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Sopron University ranked 17th in Hungary, 3429th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 16 research topics. Sopron University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,188 academic publications and 43,628 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3429 of 14,131 In the World
#995 of 2,785 In Europe
#17 of 43 In Hungary
#652 of 2,695 For Forestry
#665 of 1,118 For Landscape Architecture
#834 of 1,002 For Agricultural Engineering
#3693 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#4546 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 13 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

Sopron University ranked 12th for Environmental Science in Hungary and 2657th in the World with 2,146 publications made and 35,369 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Forestry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#12 of 22 In Hungary
#719 of 1,464 In Europe
#2657 of 6,888 In the World

Sopron University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 2 1
1994 3 1
1995 0 1
1996 3 5
1997 5 9
1998 9 15
1999 8 9
2000 23 17
2001 8 30
2002 20 31
2003 13 34
2004 36 62
2005 36 81
2006 41 129
2007 36 182
2008 40 233
2009 63 360
2010 68 409
2011 75 555
2012 82 619
2013 88 815
2014 105 996
2015 105 1122
2016 115 1388
2017 86 1526
2018 82 1875
2019 83 2012
2020 107 2569
2021 138 2995
2022 181 3250
2023 223 3743
2024 143 3534
2025 112 3659

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

Environmental Science subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 3 210 652
Geotechnical Engineering 9 537 1876
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 588 1944
Agricultural Science 9 524 2035
Ecology 10 598 2058
Environmental Management 10 656 2330
Geography and Cartography 12 689 2332
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 578 2369
Oceanography 11 693 2492
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 696 2517
Geology 11 705 2563
Paleontology 11 707 2668
Earth science and Geophysics 10 709 2725
Environmental Engineering 11 696 2859
Environmental Chemistry 11 713 2934

Biology rankings

Sopron University ranked 11th for Biology in Hungary and 3021st in the World with 1,986 publications made and 35,042 citations received. Main research topics: Botany, Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Forestry.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 21 In Hungary
#744 of 1,449 In Europe
#3021 of 6,841 In the World

Sopron University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 3
1994 3 2
1995 0 1
1996 4 5
1997 3 8
1998 11 16
1999 7 7
2000 23 21
2001 10 41
2002 20 34
2003 13 42
2004 34 68
2005 32 96
2006 40 140
2007 34 188
2008 37 246
2009 51 370
2010 67 452
2011 67 574
2012 79 667
2013 84 868
2014 112 1057
2015 105 1219
2016 93 1469
2017 90 1608
2018 78 1950
2019 85 2093
2020 101 2648
2021 140 3133
2022 161 3312
2023 195 3667
2024 115 3420
2025 92 3434

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

Biology subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 3 210 652
Horticulture 9 393 1519
Animal Science 14 430 1617
Botany 10 462 1672
Zoology 8 471 1700
Agricultural Science 9 524 2035
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 578 2369
Nutrition and Food Science 10 590 2450
Paleontology 11 707 2668
Evolutionary Biology 15 777 2922
Nanotechnology 12 753 3029
Microbiology 10 716 3323
Biotechnology 13 759 3349
Biochemistry 12 808 3510
Genetics 14 847 3742
Neuroscience 17 1018 4286

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Sopron University ranked 17th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Hungary and 3812th in the World with 1,409 publications made and 16,281 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#17 of 24 In Hungary
#992 of 1,502 In Europe
#3812 of 7,088 In the World

Sopron University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 4 0
1994 1 2
1995 0 1
1996 3 1
1997 2 2
1998 5 8
1999 4 5
2000 4 14
2001 3 16
2002 7 20
2003 5 18
2004 10 24
2005 16 22
2006 16 71
2007 19 94
2008 36 134
2009 46 203
2010 41 220
2011 51 321
2012 40 332
2013 53 436
2014 64 487
2015 77 608
2016 64 803
2017 60 877
2018 48 987
2019 71 1066
2020 82 1336
2021 77 1598
2022 112 1751
2023 162 1957
2024 105 1812
2025 66 1751

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Archaeology 13 773 2723
History 13 802 2892
Demography 11 741 2950
Aesthetics 17 953 3395
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 17 908 3407
Philosophy 18 1048 4008
Sociology 17 1004 4175
Political Science 19 1114 4415
Linguistics 18 1123 4518
Law 19 1122 4644

Engineering rankings

Sopron University ranked 14th for Engineering in Hungary and 3262nd in the World with 1,398 publications made and 22,580 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#14 of 21 In Hungary
#854 of 1,466 In Europe
#3262 of 6,795 In the World

Sopron University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 1 1
1994 1 1
1995 0 1
1996 2 4
1997 5 7
1998 7 11
1999 4 4
2000 8 9
2001 5 20
2002 10 11
2003 8 16
2004 30 51
2005 24 80
2006 24 95
2007 32 145
2008 27 182
2009 40 261
2010 41 285
2011 41 412
2012 61 415
2013 52 556
2014 78 655
2015 74 807
2016 64 954
2017 50 1009
2018 58 1214
2019 75 1386
2020 68 1634
2021 87 2083
2022 126 2366
2023 142 2602
2024 83 2509
2025 60 2390

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

Engineering subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 5 285 665
Agricultural Engineering 3 218 834
Remote Sensing 5 511 1585
Geotechnical Engineering 9 537 1876
Structural Engineering 12 710 2475
Civil Engineering 13 761 2745
Environmental Engineering 11 696 2859
Materials Science 11 756 2874
Acoustical Engineering 15 808 2879
Chemical Engineering 10 720 2931
Aerospace Engineering 14 820 2992
Nanotechnology 12 753 3029
Optical Engineering 13 835 3185
Metallurgical Engineering 12 802 3209
Telecommunications 15 830 3230
Biotechnology 13 759 3349
Electrical Engineering 14 889 3397
Mechanical Engineering 15 942 3464
Computer Networking 17 978 3920

Chemistry rankings

Sopron University ranked 11th for Chemistry in Hungary and 3296th in the World with 1,292 publications made and 24,059 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 21 In Hungary
#812 of 1,417 In Europe
#3296 of 6,561 In the World

Sopron University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 2
1994 3 1
1995 0 1
1996 3 5
1997 4 9
1998 10 18
1999 4 7
2000 12 17
2001 7 33
2002 17 32
2003 15 34
2004 35 59
2005 25 100
2006 31 130
2007 23 168
2008 22 201
2009 31 255
2010 39 323
2011 42 407
2012 63 454
2013 55 581
2014 69 706
2015 76 860
2016 56 1015
2017 43 1048
2018 54 1284
2019 59 1431
2020 72 1745
2021 84 2181
2022 93 2391
2023 116 2624
2024 72 2483
2025 53 2356

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

Chemistry subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 588 1944
Nutrition and Food Science 10 590 2450
Materials Science 11 756 2874
Chemical Engineering 10 720 2931
Environmental Chemistry 11 713 2934
Nanotechnology 12 753 3029
Organic Chemistry 11 782 3228
Biochemistry 12 808 3510
Physical chemistry 13 876 3647

Physics rankings

Sopron University ranked 14th for Physics in Hungary and 3257th in the World with 1,215 publications made and 21,482 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#14 of 20 In Hungary
#853 of 1,460 In Europe
#3257 of 6,729 In the World

Sopron University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 1 1
1994 1 1
1995 0 1
1996 2 4
1997 4 7
1998 8 12
1999 7 4
2000 8 14
2001 4 20
2002 9 18
2003 7 17
2004 33 48
2005 22 66
2006 23 98
2007 27 137
2008 24 172
2009 30 203
2010 35 251
2011 33 344
2012 62 342
2013 56 464
2014 79 528
2015 70 698
2016 53 797
2017 50 839
2018 54 1051
2019 55 1191
2020 65 1364
2021 72 1729
2022 82 2019
2023 113 2200
2024 69 2059
2025 52 1991

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

Physics subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 739 2606
Nuclear Physics 10 725 2829
Materials Science 11 756 2874
Acoustical Engineering 15 808 2879
Nanotechnology 12 753 3029
Optical Engineering 13 835 3185
Quantum and Particle physics 15 878 3345

Medicine rankings

Sopron University ranked 15th for Medicine in Hungary and 4335th in the World with 719 publications made and 12,878 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#15 of 21 In Hungary
#995 of 1,437 In Europe
#4335 of 6,793 In the World

Sopron University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 4 2
1997 1 4
1998 1 8
1999 1 3
2000 3 12
2001 6 12
2002 5 17
2003 5 19
2004 19 31
2005 11 34
2006 17 65
2007 15 92
2008 14 114
2009 26 160
2010 31 194
2011 34 292
2012 33 305
2013 32 381
2014 40 416
2015 36 554
2016 35 641
2017 19 669
2018 26 777
2019 24 896
2020 28 992
2021 48 1205
2022 51 1159
2023 75 1275
2024 34 1055
2025 31 942

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

Medicine subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Public Health 11 782 3341
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 886 3603
Anatomy and Physiology 14 906 3810
Pathology 15 972 4359
Psychiatry 18 1125 5141

Computer Science rankings

Sopron University ranked 17th for Computer Science in Hungary and 4437th in the World with 695 publications made and 8,331 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#17 of 21 In Hungary
#1080 of 1,470 In Europe
#4437 of 6,855 In the World

Sopron University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 2 0
1994 2 1
1995 0 1
1996 3 1
1997 2 5
1998 4 1
1999 1 3
2000 4 5
2001 1 8
2002 3 7
2003 6 11
2004 4 23
2005 4 33
2006 12 43
2007 17 58
2008 27 65
2009 23 139
2010 27 121
2011 30 210
2012 34 215
2013 31 269
2014 47 346
2015 37 401
2016 30 487
2017 29 496
2018 22 571
2019 30 640
2020 32 698
2021 34 827
2022 52 745
2023 66 938
2024 54 937
2025 25 818

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

Computer Science subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Telecommunications 15 830 3230
Computer Vision 14 841 3237
Computer Networking 17 978 3920
Neuroscience 17 1018 4286
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 16 1089 4347
Machine Learning 16 1031 4396
Cyber Security 17 1088 4421

Business rankings

Sopron University ranked 18th for Business in Hungary and 4109th in the World with 412 publications made and 3,292 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Marketing, Management, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#18 of 20 In Hungary
#1072 of 1,436 In Europe
#4109 of 6,366 In the World

Sopron University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 2 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 1 3
2001 1 1
2002 1 1
2003 2 6
2004 0 5
2005 1 11
2006 4 18
2007 9 17
2008 9 16
2009 15 39
2010 10 35
2011 25 48
2012 15 50
2013 12 70
2014 19 94
2015 13 111
2016 17 121
2017 13 164
2018 13 211
2019 19 171
2020 30 298
2021 31 339
2022 46 382
2023 48 439
2024 29 355
2025 30 371

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

Business subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Business 17 788 2000
Finance 17 950 3488
Marketing 17 984 3752
Management 18 1105 4289

Economics rankings

Sopron University ranked 18th for Economics in Hungary and 4138th in the World with 299 publications made and 2,843 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies.

Economics ranking Location
#18 of 20 In Hungary
#1044 of 1,391 In Europe
#4138 of 6,188 In the World

Sopron University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 2 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 0 1
1999 1 1
2000 0 2
2001 2 1
2002 0 2
2003 1 2
2004 0 4
2005 1 3
2006 3 13
2007 5 12
2008 6 12
2009 8 35
2010 9 37
2011 18 34
2012 8 50
2013 13 67
2014 20 68
2015 14 81
2016 17 108
2017 8 141
2018 5 186
2019 15 159
2020 29 251
2021 16 278
2022 30 313
2023 33 334
2024 20 297
2025 16 266

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

Economics subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Finance 17 950 3488
Development Studies 17 1082 4642

Art & Design rankings

Sopron University ranked 17th for Art & Design in Hungary and 3679th in the World with 203 publications made and 2,534 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design.

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
#17 of 22 In Hungary
#973 of 1,385 In Europe
#3679 of 6,010 In the World

Sopron University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 0 1
2002 1 1
2003 1 1
2004 5 3
2005 0 4
2006 0 9
2007 4 10
2008 5 14
2009 5 31
2010 4 28
2011 11 38
2012 7 27
2013 10 43
2014 15 64
2015 10 89
2016 20 76
2017 11 119
2018 7 110
2019 9 140
2020 17 126
2021 9 169
2022 8 160
2023 24 195
2024 16 215
2025 2 209

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

Art & Design subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 5 285 665
Interior Design 5 283 753
Fashion Design 15 843 3013
Aesthetics 17 953 3395
Literature 18 1090 4353

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Sopron University

Speciality Hungary Europe World Rank
Statistics 16 1031 4297
Mathematics 16 1058 4435
Social Psychology 19 1147 4904
Psychology 18 1181 5217