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The University of Debrecen ranked 5th in Hungary, 720th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 154 research topics. The University of Debrecen ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 36,966 academic publications and 511,462 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 28 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#720 of 14,131 In the World
#288 of 2,785 In Europe
#5 of 43 In Hungary
#1 of 2 In Debrecen
#209 of 1,031 For Agricultural Engineering
#290 of 1,011 For Cosmetology
#293 of 1,700 For Dermatology
#1447 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1007 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 151 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Debrecen ranked 3rd for Biology in Hungary and 591st in the World with 24,454 publications made and 412,531 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Botany, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 21 In Hungary
#213 of 1,445 In Europe
#591 of 6,770 In the World

University of Debrecen
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 173 921
1992 173 1070
1993 189 1073
1994 203 1245
1995 198 1428
1996 240 1388
1997 309 1723
1998 271 1786
1999 267 1939
2000 337 2398
2001 423 2770
2002 409 3214
2003 430 3826
2004 500 4854
2005 597 5646
2006 601 6524
2007 653 7354
2008 627 8525
2009 676 9818
2010 735 10840
2011 744 12518
2012 880 14366
2013 852 16055
2014 964 17408
2015 932 17528
2016 1016 18921
2017 970 20084
2018 1045 22577
2019 1157 25679
2020 1270 32008
2021 1391 37600
2022 1375 39548
2023 1349 39970

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

Biology subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 2 118 317
Horticulture 1 115 344
Animal Science 2 119 356
Molecular Biology 1 120 360
Agricultural Science 1 126 382
Immunology 2 144 388
Forestry 1 146 399
Biotechnology 3 180 488
Genetics 2 182 504
Microbiology 2 184 518
Oncology and Cancer research 2 185 527
Biochemistry 3 195 532
Botany 1 194 537
Evolutionary Biology 2 224 552
Toxicology 1 182 561
Virology 2 197 599
Pharmacology 4 206 602
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 251 625
Nutrition and Food Science 1 219 628
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 233 642
Zoology 2 233 651
Neuroscience 5 248 652
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 254 751
Entomology 3 265 764
Paleontology 3 297 826
Astrobiology 5 389 1094
Nanotechnology 4 391 1284

Chemistry rankings

The University of Debrecen ranked 4th for Chemistry in Hungary and 671st in the World with 19,487 publications made and 361,929 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 21 In Hungary
#240 of 1,401 In Europe
#671 of 6,447 In the World

University of Debrecen
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 180 876
1992 161 1022
1993 182 1041
1994 192 1200
1995 198 1393
1996 241 1388
1997 274 1681
1998 257 1828
1999 252 1941
2000 328 2338
2001 381 2671
2002 344 3107
2003 373 3741
2004 412 4614
2005 459 5414
2006 499 6041
2007 548 6791
2008 500 7757
2009 552 8886
2010 568 9556
2011 612 11020
2012 694 12185
2013 671 13692
2014 766 14915
2015 710 14955
2016 780 15967
2017 706 16529
2018 812 18755
2019 846 20984
2020 911 25407
2021 994 29928
2022 975 30663
2023 959 30612

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

Chemistry subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 3 173 379
Biochemistry 3 195 532
Inorganic Chemistry 3 209 582
Computational Chemistry 4 261 621
Nutrition and Food Science 1 219 628
Organic Chemistry 3 230 646
Biochemical Engineering 6 335 815
Environmental Chemistry 4 323 873
Radiochemistry 3 237 916
Physical chemistry 4 313 919
Materials Science 4 347 988
Nanotechnology 4 391 1284
Chemical Engineering 5 395 1366
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 462 1381

Medicine rankings

The University of Debrecen ranked 3rd for Medicine in Hungary and 554th in the World with 18,929 publications made and 316,159 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 21 In Hungary
#198 of 1,417 In Europe
#554 of 6,680 In the World

University of Debrecen
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 153 647
1992 156 756
1993 160 800
1994 171 818
1995 161 1005
1996 193 990
1997 254 1166
1998 196 1159
1999 226 1388
2000 261 1654
2001 306 1919
2002 317 2306
2003 316 2761
2004 380 3465
2005 436 4147
2006 419 4852
2007 468 5605
2008 460 6578
2009 476 7695
2010 524 8766
2011 550 9864
2012 652 11314
2013 616 12263
2014 694 13602
2015 645 13424
2016 729 14716
2017 737 15813
2018 817 17382
2019 903 19937
2020 1025 25434
2021 1134 30019
2022 1071 31532
2023 1086 31874

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

Medicine subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cosmetology 2 107 290
Dermatology 3 113 293
Pharmacy 3 173 379
Optometry 2 133 384
Immunology 2 144 388
Cardiology 3 159 419
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 188 429
Ophthalmology 2 152 430
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 160 456
Dentistry 3 171 488
Critical Care Nursing 4 205 496
Neurosurgery 3 183 509
Orthodontics 4 186 519
Pediatrics 3 190 520
Oncology and Cancer research 2 185 527
Anatomy and Physiology 3 191 532
Radiation Therapy 2 193 537
Anesthesiology 4 187 543
Surgery 3 195 550
Urology 3 186 555
Toxicology 1 182 561
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 196 562
Pathology 3 203 570
Epidemiology 4 220 576
Veterinary 2 171 593
Audiology 4 226 598
Virology 2 197 599
Pharmacology 4 206 602
Family medicine 2 205 608
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 220 618
Psychiatry 4 224 621
Respiratory Therapy 3 226 623
Public Health 2 221 630
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 233 642
Plastic Surgery 4 197 644
Occupational Therapy 2 263 675
Medical Physics 4 295 746
Sports / Exercise science 3 298 810
Nursing 3 292 831
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 291 842
Social Work 1 269 850
Biomedical Engineering 3 306 869
Health Science 3 294 881
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 299 889
Physical Therapy 4 351 945
Gerontology 4 319 952
Clinical Psychology 5 369 1093
Sports Medicine 6 425 1206

Engineering rankings

The University of Debrecen ranked 4th for Engineering in Hungary and 970th in the World with 13,407 publications made and 182,850 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 20 In Hungary
#343 of 1,453 In Europe
#970 of 6,684 In the World

University of Debrecen
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 115 439
1992 101 460
1993 114 499
1994 108 547
1995 110 621
1996 144 672
1997 162 816
1998 158 952
1999 144 902
2000 185 1205
2001 235 1271
2002 233 1533
2003 254 1862
2004 233 2283
2005 306 2788
2006 313 3085
2007 349 3411
2008 309 4038
2009 336 4630
2010 357 4680
2011 387 5551
2012 491 6018
2013 499 6897
2014 628 7536
2015 547 7965
2016 605 8729
2017 484 8963
2018 614 10184
2019 660 11653
2020 771 14071
2021 797 16682
2022 797 17503
2023 774 17889

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

Physics rankings

The University of Debrecen ranked 4th for Physics in Hungary and 899th in the World with 13,199 publications made and 187,177 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 20 In Hungary
#338 of 1,446 In Europe
#899 of 6,603 In the World

University of Debrecen
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 120 499
1992 103 529
1993 122 567
1994 122 691
1995 124 715
1996 172 849
1997 181 950
1998 172 1114
1999 162 1109
2000 214 1407
2001 270 1524
2002 258 1740
2003 260 2099
2004 273 2612
2005 312 3156
2006 357 3479
2007 343 3902
2008 318 4555
2009 346 5018
2010 374 5009
2011 404 6036
2012 495 6330
2013 474 7252
2014 554 7904
2015 490 8309
2016 544 8914
2017 464 8920
2018 587 10346
2019 643 11910
2020 680 13336
2021 691 16000
2022 718 16151
2023 683 16654

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

Physics subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 2 118 317
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 226 494
Nuclear Physics 3 260 626
Theoretical Physics 3 276 644
Medical Physics 4 295 746
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 313 857
Quantum and Particle physics 4 348 914
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 358 927
Materials Science 4 347 988
Acoustical Engineering 4 370 1008
Optical Engineering 5 368 1026
Condensed Matter Physics 4 374 1087
Astrobiology 5 389 1094
Nanotechnology 4 391 1284

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Debrecen ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Hungary and 872nd in the World with 12,256 publications made and 123,730 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 23 In Hungary
#360 of 1,492 In Europe
#872 of 7,020 In the World

University of Debrecen
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 54 167
1992 40 160
1993 60 180
1994 46 209
1995 56 251
1996 78 265
1997 70 293
1998 66 277
1999 69 369
2000 86 438
2001 130 556
2002 110 573
2003 154 736
2004 173 969
2005 210 1107
2006 234 1303
2007 230 1699
2008 255 1956
2009 316 2407
2010 338 2787
2011 339 3222
2012 448 3857
2013 409 4167
2014 556 4760
2015 508 5282
2016 556 5651
2017 577 6182
2018 702 7236
2019 730 8743
2020 977 11223
2021 1035 13897
2022 941 14963
2023 920 15579

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Publishing 1 161 449
Library and Information science 3 240 614
Urban and Regional planning 4 290 617
Demography 3 228 624
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 2 258 749
Genealogy 3 269 776
Sports / Exercise science 3 298 810
Philosophy 3 348 847
Social Work 1 269 850
Archaeology 2 347 885
History 2 355 902
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 365 907
Journalism and Digital Media 4 333 917
Aesthetics 5 371 923
Sociology 3 343 924
Classics and Ancient History 6 357 928
Occupational Safety and Health 3 285 935
Linguistics 4 366 956
Law Enforcement 5 326 958
Art History 4 395 991
Political Science 3 426 1040
Media Studies 4 353 1040
Broadcast Journalism 4 335 1050
Law 4 395 1054
Military science 4 346 1088
Radio and Television broadcasting 5 368 1105
Education Majors 2 379 1140
Anthropology 4 415 1144
Communications and Public Relations 2 423 1174
Criminology and Criminal Justice 6 385 1247
Public Policy / Administration 7 471 1386
Gender Studies 4 439 1390

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Debrecen ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Hungary and 880th in the World with 12,227 publications made and 150,031 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 21 In Hungary
#318 of 1,458 In Europe
#880 of 6,798 In the World

University of Debrecen
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 49 250
1992 56 246
1993 77 309
1994 77 331
1995 70 409
1996 102 392
1997 94 421
1998 103 522
1999 97 600
2000 131 770
2001 164 821
2002 146 915
2003 199 1107
2004 201 1366
2005 290 1518
2006 292 1813
2007 289 2165
2008 286 2487
2009 341 2985
2010 398 3185
2011 373 3907
2012 478 4534
2013 409 5161
2014 611 6015
2015 538 6449
2016 570 7040
2017 492 7538
2018 607 8824
2019 663 10396
2020 794 13338
2021 808 15805
2022 859 17270
2023 862 18011

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

Environmental Science subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 1 126 382
Forestry 1 146 399
Urban and Regional planning 4 290 617
Ecology 2 269 724
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 254 751
Paleontology 3 297 826
Environmental Chemistry 4 323 873
Geology 4 328 901
Hydrology and Water resources management 2 250 922
Oceanography 3 339 946
Geography and Cartography 3 373 983
Environmental Management 4 366 1071
Geotechnical Engineering 3 362 1109
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 403 1130
Environmental Engineering 5 372 1156
Earth science and Geophysics 4 407 1237
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 462 1381

Computer Science rankings

The University of Debrecen ranked 5th for Computer Science in Hungary and 978th in the World with 9,358 publications made and 138,880 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 20 In Hungary
#365 of 1,459 In Europe
#978 of 6,752 In the World

University of Debrecen
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 60 293
1992 59 347
1993 66 312
1994 58 353
1995 56 445
1996 83 433
1997 99 525
1998 90 516
1999 87 555
2000 91 711
2001 115 820
2002 148 882
2003 144 1055
2004 173 1380
2005 171 1615
2006 184 1879
2007 182 2137
2008 200 2390
2009 223 2899
2010 242 3269
2011 288 3790
2012 330 4353
2013 339 5094
2014 405 5862
2015 398 6076
2016 410 6737
2017 413 7352
2018 469 8644
2019 530 10111
2020 599 12833
2021 679 15686
2022 623 16706
2023 636 16711

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

Computer Science subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Library and Information science 3 240 614
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 251 625
Neuroscience 5 248 652
Information Technology 1 212 672
Game Design and Development 4 339 780
UX/UI Desgin 3 346 849
Computer Networking 4 376 1050
Data Science 4 426 1053
Robotics 5 360 1072
Computer Engineering 4 358 1077
Cognitive Science 6 372 1101
Computer Vision 4 402 1135
Cyber Security 3 407 1151
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 417 1153
Multimedia 3 430 1163
Machine Learning 4 393 1168
Human-Computer Interaction 3 463 1178
Computer Graphics 6 456 1182
Telecommunications 4 457 1353
Management Information Systems 6 545 1362
Software Engineering 6 545 1380
Computational Linguistics 4 455 1406
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 478 1497

Psychology rankings

The University of Debrecen ranked 5th for Psychology in Hungary and 754th in the World with 7,092 publications made and 123,680 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 20 In Hungary
#270 of 1,414 In Europe
#754 of 6,528 In the World

University of Debrecen
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 46 294
1992 55 295
1993 50 288
1994 65 319
1995 59 393
1996 86 410
1997 81 444
1998 77 394
1999 77 527
2000 88 634
2001 118 698
2002 140 789
2003 127 943
2004 123 1230
2005 147 1556
2006 132 1831
2007 152 2027
2008 149 2262
2009 162 2709
2010 179 3170
2011 199 3485
2012 253 3993
2013 247 4343
2014 250 4963
2015 291 5020
2016 274 5536
2017 313 6269
2018 319 6973
2019 362 8000
2020 440 10275
2021 485 12351
2022 456 12593
2023 454 12677

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

Psychology subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Psychiatry 4 224 621
Neuroscience 5 248 652
Occupational Therapy 2 263 675
Social Work 1 269 850
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 260 930
Clinical Psychology 5 369 1093
Cognitive Science 6 372 1101
Education Majors 2 379 1140
Child Psychology 5 393 1142
Social Psychology 6 428 1188

Mathematics rankings

The University of Debrecen ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Hungary and 949th in the World with 4,901 publications made and 70,119 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 20 In Hungary
#354 of 1,388 In Europe
#949 of 6,305 In the World

University of Debrecen
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 28 65
1992 23 69
1993 20 82
1994 30 64
1995 23 117
1996 41 130
1997 33 120
1998 35 142
1999 49 170
2000 40 259
2001 46 246
2002 53 310
2003 83 338
2004 66 346
2005 101 549
2006 100 710
2007 95 785
2008 115 941
2009 114 1048
2010 123 1263
2011 133 1457
2012 165 1727
2013 158 2116
2014 219 2420
2015 212 2584
2016 222 2723
2017 212 2928
2018 250 3598
2019 304 4215
2020 358 5132
2021 422 6542
2022 412 7250
2023 382 7513

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

Mathematics subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 3 246 585
Math Teachers 2 261 799
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 381 943
Statistics 4 357 948
Actuarial Science 4 398 1131
Operations Research 6 434 1302
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 478 1497

Economics rankings

The University of Debrecen ranked 2nd for Economics in Hungary and 904th in the World with 3,230 publications made and 25,828 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 19 In Hungary
#347 of 1,366 In Europe
#904 of 5,995 In the World

University of Debrecen
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 12 31
1992 12 48
1993 8 44
1994 15 42
1995 7 44
1996 20 55
1997 14 68
1998 12 49
1999 18 79
2000 19 87
2001 39 79
2002 33 120
2003 40 133
2004 59 166
2005 55 185
2006 60 236
2007 87 312
2008 70 370
2009 90 440
2010 89 463
2011 94 546
2012 135 662
2013 101 714
2014 163 860
2015 146 917
2016 133 910
2017 139 1041
2018 186 1319
2019 182 1492
2020 259 2058
2021 281 2573
2022 281 2887
2023 263 3372

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

Economics subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 1 52 192
International Economics 4 337 559
International Trade 4 355 611
Environmental Economics 3 325 788
Finance 3 330 806
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 381 943
Development Studies 2 336 946
Actuarial Science 4 398 1131
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 450 1272

Art & Design rankings

The University of Debrecen ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Hungary and 927th in the World with 1,817 publications made and 12,298 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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 20 In Hungary
#370 of 1,349 In Europe
#927 of 5,720 In the World

University of Debrecen
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 21
1992 2 10
1993 7 12
1994 4 13
1995 7 27
1996 9 25
1997 8 25
1998 10 29
1999 10 41
2000 10 53
2001 7 74
2002 17 55
2003 24 99
2004 21 109
2005 28 177
2006 35 181
2007 24 244
2008 46 239
2009 50 278
2010 45 334
2011 56 426
2012 73 433
2013 64 473
2014 93 584
2015 91 605
2016 94 697
2017 84 717
2018 106 849
2019 123 1033
2020 145 1091
2021 164 1375
2022 142 1556
2023 155 1506

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

Art & Design subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Performing arts 2 149 347
Cinematography 2 220 525
Music 2 214 561
Landscape Architecture 2 242 565
Interior Design 3 262 648
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 243 675
Game Design and Development 4 339 780
Entertainment Industry Business 2 315 823
UX/UI Desgin 3 346 849
Fashion Design 3 359 867
Literature 3 356 898
Creative Writing 2 351 906
Aesthetics 5 371 923
Art History 4 395 991
Multimedia 3 430 1163
Computer Graphics 6 456 1182

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Debrecen

Speciality Hungary Europe World Rank
International Business 4 388 729
Supply Chain Management 3 251 754
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 314 787
Risk Management 2 369 871
Entrepreneurship 3 387 878
Advertising 3 368 950
Marketing 3 376 954
Human Resource Management 2 409 1007
Accounting 4 410 1098
Business 4 450 1164
Project Management 5 535 1317
Management 6 521 1495