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The University of Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, 771st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 140 research topics. The University of Bucharest ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 24,511 academic publications and 261,592 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 381 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#771 of 14,131 In the World
#309 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 79 In Romania
#1 of 24 In Bucharest
#212 of 1,249 For Landscape Architecture
#335 of 1,187 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#339 of 1,321 For Urban and Regional planning
#185 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#999 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 137 other topics

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Physics rankings

The University of Bucharest ranked 2nd for Physics in Romania and 890th in the World with 14,093 publications made and 178,242 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 33 In Romania
#333 of 1,446 In Europe
#890 of 6,603 In the World

University of Bucharest
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 65 222
1992 70 268
1993 95 308
1994 130 395
1995 130 395
1996 143 548
1997 169 546
1998 217 695
1999 211 796
2000 202 922
2001 253 1143
2002 330 1419
2003 267 1572
2004 274 1863
2005 267 2198
2006 261 2610
2007 339 2884
2008 370 3378
2009 455 4046
2010 389 4530
2011 376 5486
2012 496 6303
2013 535 6866
2014 581 7153
2015 639 8127
2016 655 8528
2017 705 9262
2018 686 10126
2019 689 11965
2020 754 13442
2021 809 15805
2022 802 17486
2023 741 18611

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

Physics subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 262 591
Theoretical Physics 1 263 604
Nuclear Physics 1 259 622
Condensed Matter Physics 1 272 709
Quantum and Particle physics 2 310 802
Biophysics 1 300 827
Nanotechnology 2 279 830
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 306 839
Acoustical Engineering 2 321 840
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 343 882
Astrobiology 3 343 907
Optical Engineering 2 341 910
Materials Science 2 336 951

Engineering rankings

The University of Bucharest ranked 3rd for Engineering in Romania and 997th in the World with 13,723 publications made and 170,607 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 32 In Romania
#358 of 1,453 In Europe
#997 of 6,684 In the World

University of Bucharest
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 69 227
1992 72 244
1993 84 321
1994 112 383
1995 119 380
1996 126 484
1997 157 483
1998 199 580
1999 180 659
2000 171 774
2001 204 965
2002 306 1345
2003 226 1383
2004 219 1585
2005 245 1945
2006 242 2295
2007 316 2494
2008 345 2914
2009 418 3620
2010 375 4174
2011 354 5030
2012 467 5735
2013 547 6428
2014 565 6789
2015 646 7755
2016 674 8370
2017 725 9152
2018 672 10236
2019 721 11900
2020 775 14225
2021 852 16956
2022 846 19353
2023 810 20238

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Bucharest ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Romania and 1142nd in the World with 12,001 publications made and 170,799 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 31 In Romania
#388 of 1,401 In Europe
#1142 of 6,447 In the World

University of Bucharest
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 58 209
1992 63 239
1993 93 226
1994 104 279
1995 112 277
1996 131 414
1997 148 409
1998 185 570
1999 158 643
2000 170 810
2001 209 967
2002 266 1154
2003 226 1298
2004 218 1566
2005 234 1996
2006 220 2354
2007 293 2585
2008 329 3028
2009 397 3848
2010 353 4376
2011 357 5196
2012 390 5868
2013 431 6550
2014 460 6802
2015 543 7839
2016 550 8260
2017 590 9033
2018 556 9951
2019 563 11272
2020 641 13577
2021 758 16391
2022 691 18543
2023 660 19645

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

Chemistry subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 1 125 504
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 265 699
Biochemical Engineering 2 307 718
Computational Chemistry 2 299 747
Inorganic Chemistry 1 266 770
Pharmacy 2 298 803
Nanotechnology 2 279 830
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 323 835
Environmental Chemistry 2 332 898
Physical chemistry 2 310 905
Chemical Engineering 3 300 934
Materials Science 2 336 951
Organic Chemistry 1 353 1037
Biochemistry 1 390 1231
Nutrition and Food Science 5 390 1293

Biology rankings

The University of Bucharest ranked 1st for Biology in Romania and 1249th in the World with 11,993 publications made and 161,294 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 33 In Romania
#407 of 1,445 In Europe
#1249 of 6,770 In the World

University of Bucharest
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 32 122
1992 35 133
1993 62 148
1994 64 163
1995 61 184
1996 101 255
1997 102 245
1998 135 407
1999 106 496
2000 108 634
2001 145 698
2002 178 871
2003 178 987
2004 172 1248
2005 187 1555
2006 180 1812
2007 253 2067
2008 286 2429
2009 355 3198
2010 337 3679
2011 359 4394
2012 421 4913
2013 465 5645
2014 505 6045
2015 597 7036
2016 570 7642
2017 624 8482
2018 646 9620
2019 675 11402
2020 830 14454
2021 942 17638
2022 915 20265
2023 840 21877

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

Biology subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 252 707
Biophysics 1 300 827
Nanotechnology 2 279 830
Astrobiology 3 343 907
Evolutionary Biology 2 372 989
Paleontology 2 355 995
Microbiology 1 336 1018
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 378 1073
Neuroscience 3 410 1222
Biochemistry 1 390 1231
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 378 1275
Nutrition and Food Science 5 390 1293
Genetics 3 420 1358
Toxicology 3 366 1359
Zoology 3 412 1388
Agricultural Science 3 417 1399
Pharmacology 4 387 1416
Immunology 7 433 1503
Botany 3 439 1514
Forestry 5 442 1523
Oncology and Cancer research 7 455 1601
Biotechnology 8 485 1673
Virology 6 466 1734
Molecular Biology 5 499 1816
Animal Science 5 485 1861
Horticulture 9 480 1943

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Bucharest ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Romania and 1043rd in the World with 10,590 publications made and 126,423 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 34 In Romania
#374 of 1,458 In Europe
#1043 of 6,798 In the World

University of Bucharest
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 26 99
1992 37 96
1993 50 129
1994 58 139
1995 43 159
1996 72 194
1997 91 209
1998 99 300
1999 109 357
2000 100 371
2001 130 500
2002 152 623
2003 139 744
2004 129 824
2005 146 1049
2006 130 1175
2007 235 1527
2008 245 1770
2009 282 2116
2010 270 2585
2011 330 2996
2012 359 3355
2013 445 4115
2014 493 4379
2015 536 5066
2016 532 5609
2017 624 6373
2018 574 7288
2019 612 8894
2020 711 11149
2021 818 14177
2022 824 15909
2023 757 16798

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

Environmental Science subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 2 166 339
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 185 662
Mining Engineering 1 211 664
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 265 699
Earth science and Geophysics 1 250 702
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 309 838
Environmental Management 3 318 894
Environmental Chemistry 2 332 898
Oceanography 1 325 905
Geography and Cartography 3 362 955
Geology 1 358 987
Paleontology 2 355 995
Geotechnical Engineering 2 343 1048
Ecology 3 385 1079
Environmental Engineering 4 386 1229
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 378 1275
Agricultural Science 3 417 1399
Forestry 5 442 1523

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Bucharest ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Romania and 955th in the World with 10,394 publications made and 79,164 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 33 In Romania
#382 of 1,492 In Europe
#955 of 7,020 In the World

University of Bucharest
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 15 73
1992 28 88
1993 31 90
1994 49 129
1995 48 156
1996 44 161
1997 64 192
1998 70 188
1999 79 259
2000 72 236
2001 86 273
2002 123 436
2003 114 459
2004 113 562
2005 109 625
2006 100 666
2007 166 849
2008 156 943
2009 211 1107
2010 236 1286
2011 272 1572
2012 383 1774
2013 483 2234
2014 583 2411
2015 641 2852
2016 538 3108
2017 610 3346
2018 617 4191
2019 674 5463
2020 821 7014
2021 826 8920
2022 869 10442
2023 760 11278

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 1 111 335
Urban and Regional planning 2 166 339
Human Rights Law 1 182 423
Broadcast Journalism 3 184 524
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 195 537
Library and Information science 1 212 542
Law Enforcement 1 185 556
International Law 1 233 570
Social Work 1 181 572
Political Economy 1 238 609
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 199 628
Special Education 1 253 682
Art History 2 319 737
Linguistics 1 296 745
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 299 746
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 310 763
Early Childhood Education 3 257 783
Military science 1 249 786
Law 1 306 796
Media Studies 2 287 803
Genealogy 2 291 820
Public Policy / Administration 3 310 833
Aesthetics 3 334 838
Publishing 4 318 861
Political Science 1 355 862
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 4 290 870
Communications and Public Relations 3 337 908
Archaeology 2 363 932
Forensic Science 2 300 934
Classics and Ancient History 2 358 934
History 2 371 937
Journalism and Digital Media 4 360 987
Education Majors 2 337 991
Philosophy 2 413 1020
Gender Studies 2 341 1039
Anthropology 2 406 1119
Sociology 2 415 1158
Demography 5 492 1600

Computer Science rankings

The University of Bucharest ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Romania and 1037th in the World with 8,263 publications made and 82,025 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 33 In Romania
#384 of 1,459 In Europe
#1037 of 6,752 In the World

University of Bucharest
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 26 132
1992 49 169
1993 44 193
1994 62 231
1995 49 277
1996 59 315
1997 81 286
1998 78 280
1999 76 362
2000 67 389
2001 93 400
2002 183 863
2003 110 657
2004 128 858
2005 132 907
2006 127 1092
2007 151 1104
2008 169 1224
2009 215 1460
2010 214 1607
2011 217 1873
2012 293 2163
2013 387 2408
2014 404 2674
2015 434 2987
2016 355 3353
2017 437 3614
2018 422 4168
2019 466 5383
2020 568 6749
2021 636 8458
2022 577 9730
2023 526 10984

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

Computer Science subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Library and Information science 1 212 542
Computational Linguistics 2 260 641
Database Administration 4 258 677
Animation 6 315 816
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 313 901
Cognitive Science 2 328 936
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 5 370 981
Telecommunications 4 362 1021
Human-Computer Interaction 7 422 1033
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 378 1073
Computer Graphics 5 429 1089
Computer Vision 4 390 1098
Software Engineering 6 473 1127
Robotics 8 389 1171
Computer Engineering 6 386 1175
Machine Learning 4 402 1204
Cyber Security 4 431 1218
Neuroscience 3 410 1222
Multimedia 9 444 1230
Management Information Systems 10 514 1264
Computer Networking 5 446 1333
Data Science 8 528 1411

Medicine rankings

The University of Bucharest ranked 5th for Medicine in Romania and 1508th in the World with 5,748 publications made and 66,307 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 33 In Romania
#462 of 1,417 In Europe
#1508 of 6,680 In the World

University of Bucharest
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 5 45
1992 14 62
1993 18 45
1994 19 53
1995 23 77
1996 33 87
1997 37 90
1998 54 122
1999 36 168
2000 46 214
2001 44 167
2002 61 242
2003 49 294
2004 59 405
2005 60 440
2006 54 550
2007 97 631
2008 122 767
2009 148 1016
2010 134 1186
2011 152 1404
2012 198 1605
2013 228 1886
2014 268 2137
2015 301 2279
2016 256 2695
2017 280 2963
2018 333 3559
2019 351 4454
2020 436 6122
2021 546 8052
2022 571 10539
2023 496 11628

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

Medicine subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 1 181 572
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 252 707
Pharmacy 2 298 803
Biomedical Engineering 2 291 807
Cosmetology 5 286 876
Forensic Science 2 300 934
Orthodontics 5 333 956
Clinical Psychology 2 355 1060
Dentistry 7 355 1076
Critical Care Nursing 8 432 1345
Toxicology 3 366 1359
Health Science 4 412 1377
Radiation Therapy 8 402 1406
Pharmacology 4 387 1416
Psychiatry 6 439 1421
Audiology 5 444 1438
Ophthalmology 7 453 1476
Anatomy and Physiology 4 466 1490
Immunology 7 433 1503
Oncology and Cancer research 7 455 1601
Dermatology 12 444 1611
Pathology 7 480 1614
Cardiology 7 500 1633
Nursing 5 498 1641
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 506 1642
Public Health 5 496 1650
Anesthesiology 6 470 1663
Veterinary 6 395 1676
Virology 6 466 1734
Sports Medicine 10 547 1762
Surgery 9 518 1782
Healthcare Management (MHA) 10 541 1804
Physical Therapy 9 570 1897
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 10 497 1923
Gerontology 8 571 1979
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 11 556 2000
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 646 2056
Family medicine 8 527 2087

Mathematics rankings

The University of Bucharest ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Romania and 870th in the World with 4,153 publications made and 46,191 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 32 In Romania
#328 of 1,388 In Europe
#870 of 6,305 In the World

University of Bucharest
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 18 112
1992 37 130
1993 24 152
1994 36 185
1995 30 188
1996 42 238
1997 53 195
1998 45 199
1999 51 260
2000 37 225
2001 69 308
2002 79 546
2003 67 434
2004 66 485
2005 49 507
2006 52 632
2007 86 670
2008 76 739
2009 107 794
2010 121 911
2011 114 1069
2012 164 1165
2013 177 1482
2014 218 1459
2015 234 1732
2016 176 1805
2017 204 1944
2018 206 2170
2019 215 2881
2020 265 3306
2021 271 4174
2022 268 5001
2023 252 5306

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

Mathematics subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 167 414
Math Teachers 2 273 846
Statistics 1 324 855
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 313 901
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 385 951
Operations Research 6 528 1707

Psychology rankings

The University of Bucharest ranked 3rd for Psychology in Romania and 1286th in the World with 3,977 publications made and 30,342 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 33 In Romania
#424 of 1,414 In Europe
#1286 of 6,528 In the World

University of Bucharest
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 7 39
1992 5 33
1993 11 33
1994 17 41
1995 7 27
1996 15 66
1997 11 47
1998 17 64
1999 23 85
2000 15 80
2001 27 87
2002 46 158
2003 25 150
2004 24 165
2005 42 189
2006 32 266
2007 40 286
2008 63 296
2009 64 407
2010 94 419
2011 94 488
2012 163 563
2013 209 739
2014 231 940
2015 274 997
2016 180 1230
2017 203 1253
2018 252 1702
2019 252 2182
2020 332 3343
2021 383 4053
2022 360 5099
2023 347 5880

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bucharest in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 1 181 572
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 168 597
Special Education 1 253 682
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 299 746
Cognitive Science 2 328 936
Social Psychology 2 356 951
Education Majors 2 337 991
Child Psychology 2 349 1001
Clinical Psychology 2 355 1060
Neuroscience 3 410 1222
Psychiatry 6 439 1421

Business rankings

The University of Bucharest ranked 6th for Business in Romania and 1043rd in the World with 3,724 publications made and 27,591 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 33 In Romania
#411 of 1,414 In Europe
#1043 of 6,187 In the World

University of Bucharest
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 9 25
1992 20 36
1993 12 57
1994 18 60
1995 11 57
1996 18 91
1997 31 73
1998 28 114
1999 29 92
2000 32 92
2001 23 101
2002 52 264
2003 30 160
2004 31 180
2005 33 192
2006 39 208
2007 51 280
2008 56 277
2009 76 380
2010 78 388
2011 95 466
2012 139 569
2013 184 669
2014 224 649
2015 207 872
2016 167 974
2017 233 1113
2018 193 1354
2019 234 1710
2020 305 2447
2021 318 3067
2022 318 3491
2023 284 3737

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

Business subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Trade 4 298 520
Entrepreneurship 3 248 527
Hospitality and Hotel Management 5 227 531
International Business 4 330 607
Entertainment Industry Business 2 236 626
Tax Law 4 249 653
Advertising 1 261 689
Public Policy / Administration 3 310 833
Real Estate 3 304 896
Finance 4 375 906
Risk Management 4 383 918
Human Resource Management 4 373 919
Accounting 4 377 992
Management 6 436 1187
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 430 1193
Project Management 9 498 1204
Engineering Management 9 392 1236
Management Information Systems 10 514 1264
Marketing 5 483 1296
Operations Research 6 528 1707

Economics rankings

The University of Bucharest ranked 4th for Economics in Romania and 1040th in the World with 2,859 publications made and 19,925 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 33 In Romania
#406 of 1,366 In Europe
#1040 of 5,995 In the World

University of Bucharest
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 21
1992 17 33
1993 8 31
1994 17 24
1995 9 32
1996 15 56
1997 17 50
1998 13 66
1999 15 47
2000 22 72
2001 15 57
2002 24 123
2003 20 117
2004 17 100
2005 24 118
2006 21 149
2007 39 193
2008 36 168
2009 61 245
2010 51 262
2011 78 332
2012 108 373
2013 124 503
2014 193 445
2015 183 672
2016 130 698
2017 189 809
2018 155 987
2019 162 1317
2020 245 1988
2021 264 2535
2022 243 2907
2023 227 2961

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

Economics subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 4 280 458
International Trade 4 298 520
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 195 537
Political Economy 1 238 609
Finance 4 375 906
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 385 951
Environmental Economics 7 443 1093
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 430 1193
Development Studies 5 429 1273

Art & Design rankings

The University of Bucharest ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Romania and 887th in the World with 2,310 publications made and 14,036 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#3 of 32 In Romania
#358 of 1,349 In Europe
#887 of 5,720 In the World

University of Bucharest
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 8
1992 3 9
1993 6 19
1994 6 23
1995 9 24
1996 9 28
1997 9 22
1998 15 21
1999 13 26
2000 10 31
2001 15 61
2002 32 76
2003 20 86
2004 26 96
2005 36 125
2006 25 147
2007 31 144
2008 32 149
2009 50 213
2010 48 273
2011 55 292
2012 91 309
2013 122 379
2014 134 411
2015 141 445
2016 103 509
2017 138 599
2018 126 619
2019 142 864
2020 193 1030
2021 199 1238
2022 219 1495
2023 191 1570

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

Art & Design subfield Romania ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 2 102 212
Interior Design 2 98 225
Painting and Drawing 3 221 472
Sculpture 3 221 472
Illustration and Concept Art 3 226 494
Cinematography 3 237 582
Entertainment Industry Business 2 236 626
Literature 1 298 699
Art History 2 319 737
Performing arts 2 333 776
Creative Writing 2 314 792
Animation 6 315 816
Aesthetics 3 334 838
Fashion Design 3 379 919
Architecture 7 395 925
Computer Graphics 5 429 1089
Multimedia 9 444 1230