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The University of Ostrava ranked 16th in the Czech Republic, 1948th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 65 research topics. The University of Ostrava ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,918 academic publications and 103,183 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1948 of 14,131 In the World
#659 of 2,785 In Europe
#16 of 67 In the Czech Republic
#2 of 2 In Ostrava
#495 of 1,036 For Social Work
#710 of 1,032 For Entomology
#811 of 6,070 For Linguistics
#3820 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2364 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 62 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 15th for Biology in the Czech Republic and 2271st in the World with 4,274 publications made and 74,505 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#15 of 23 In the Czech Republic
#607 of 1,448 In Europe
#2271 of 6,833 In the World

University of Ostrava
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1 0
1993 3 2
1994 0 2
1995 3 4
1996 6 8
1997 9 11
1998 5 20
1999 6 16
2000 9 25
2001 9 39
2002 19 60
2003 15 121
2004 24 135
2005 14 172
2006 32 230
2007 34 326
2008 43 325
2009 62 480
2010 73 644
2011 96 802
2012 126 882
2013 155 1355
2014 205 1869
2015 241 2413
2016 252 3174
2017 278 3850
2018 292 4593
2019 305 5491
2020 355 7090
2021 405 8324
2022 387 8399
2023 447 9129
2024 336 9621

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

Biology subfield Czech Republic ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 5 247 710
Zoology 8 346 1066
Evolutionary Biology 7 416 1181
Astrobiology 8 466 1452
Oncology and Cancer research 4 416 1471
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 432 1591
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 489 1609
Paleontology 12 526 1739
Immunology 6 475 1754
Botany 10 487 1823
Biophysics 11 537 1825
Forestry 11 538 2038
Genetics 12 551 2088
Pharmacology 10 507 2093
Neuroscience 11 661 2329
Virology 11 593 2423
Biochemistry 14 611 2429
Molecular Biology 14 614 2492
Microbiology 13 585 2515
Biotechnology 13 615 2543
Horticulture 14 581 2586
Agricultural Science 18 685 2848
Nanotechnology 17 740 2968
Nutrition and Food Science 16 794 3620

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 10th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Czech Republic and 1782nd in the World with 3,957 publications made and 46,770 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#10 of 29 In the Czech Republic
#606 of 1,500 In Europe
#1782 of 7,081 In the World

University of Ostrava
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 4 0
1993 3 3
1994 1 5
1995 5 15
1996 9 27
1997 11 20
1998 6 34
1999 18 51
2000 7 36
2001 11 64
2002 28 128
2003 30 171
2004 29 177
2005 25 268
2006 45 295
2007 55 421
2008 61 409
2009 71 590
2010 109 769
2011 106 899
2012 141 969
2013 172 1248
2014 209 1530
2015 236 1950
2016 255 2069
2017 245 2472
2018 242 2923
2019 288 3444
2020 322 4000
2021 344 4632
2022 322 4813
2023 324 5160
2024 210 4422

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Czech Republic ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 2 164 495
Linguistics 6 318 811
Genealogy 4 327 928
Urban and Regional planning 12 595 1274
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 483 1292
Philosophy 6 519 1453
Aesthetics 11 653 1920
Art History 9 671 2022
Demography 8 580 2091
Archaeology 13 670 2148
Gender Studies 7 611 2154
Classics and Ancient History 12 670 2157
History 12 679 2176
Education Majors 6 609 2187
Anthropology 13 705 2434
Law 14 726 2439
Sociology 12 721 2561
Political Science 15 807 2650
Library and Information science 15 764 2734
Communications and Public Relations 16 907 3321

Computer Science rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 8th for Computer Science in the Czech Republic and 1672nd in the World with 3,266 publications made and 40,024 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 26 In the Czech Republic
#539 of 1,469 In Europe
#1672 of 6,845 In the World

University of Ostrava
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 3 0
1993 2 3
1994 1 4
1995 8 17
1996 7 22
1997 5 20
1998 6 37
1999 17 46
2000 14 48
2001 9 63
2002 25 118
2003 26 175
2004 31 167
2005 23 265
2006 37 283
2007 50 392
2008 70 378
2009 68 566
2010 101 814
2011 96 859
2012 105 895
2013 180 1171
2014 184 1466
2015 197 1828
2016 196 1878
2017 224 2303
2018 218 2685
2019 237 2954
2020 217 3637
2021 248 4187
2022 245 4106
2023 255 4532
2024 149 4026

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

Computer Science subfield Czech Republic ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Linguistics 8 396 1161
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 412 1162
Multimedia 7 446 1254
Software Engineering 11 581 1579
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 489 1609
Computer Graphics 10 565 1665
Computer Vision 8 529 1727
Computer Networking 9 550 1781
Computer Engineering 10 530 1782
Machine Learning 12 576 2004
Cognitive Science 9 589 2124
Cyber Security 13 664 2312
Human-Computer Interaction 11 714 2315
Neuroscience 11 661 2329
Data Science 15 723 2344
Management Information Systems 14 795 2379
Telecommunications 15 660 2396
Library and Information science 15 764 2734

Medicine rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 11th for Medicine in the Czech Republic and 2117th in the World with 3,182 publications made and 45,826 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#11 of 23 In the Czech Republic
#587 of 1,433 In Europe
#2117 of 6,775 In the World

University of Ostrava
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 1 3
1997 2 4
1998 2 5
1999 4 1
2000 4 0
2001 7 14
2002 6 17
2003 13 54
2004 7 45
2005 8 85
2006 24 98
2007 13 96
2008 23 116
2009 23 183
2010 33 256
2011 61 317
2012 88 410
2013 107 629
2014 133 957
2015 160 1288
2016 170 1856
2017 187 2365
2018 221 2954
2019 261 3450
2020 268 4732
2021 334 5761
2022 338 5901
2023 354 6347
2024 311 6459

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

Medicine subfield Czech Republic ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 2 164 495
Critical Care Nursing 4 342 1013
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 352 1282
Orthodontics 5 424 1290
Radiation Therapy 8 374 1333
Cardiology 6 445 1446
Oncology and Cancer research 4 416 1471
Sports Medicine 5 498 1487
Surgery 5 440 1514
Anesthesiology 6 435 1538
Dentistry 8 484 1554
Urology 9 435 1591
Nursing 4 482 1600
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 486 1618
Gerontology 5 500 1643
Physical Therapy 5 527 1694
Immunology 6 475 1754
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 504 1821
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 595 1921
Pediatrics 4 531 1979
Anatomy and Physiology 10 580 2034
Pharmacology 10 507 2093
Psychiatry 6 578 2104
Family medicine 4 522 2106
Pathology 11 581 2168
Public Health 7 595 2196
Health Science 5 576 2214
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 637 2318
Clinical Psychology 4 618 2360
Virology 11 593 2423

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 15th for Environmental Science in the Czech Republic and 2327th in the World with 2,898 publications made and 45,497 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 27 In the Czech Republic
#667 of 1,464 In Europe
#2327 of 6,876 In the World

University of Ostrava
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 0
1993 2 0
1994 0 2
1995 3 3
1996 5 5
1997 8 7
1998 3 14
1999 8 13
2000 10 27
2001 6 28
2002 13 52
2003 16 96
2004 19 112
2005 10 147
2006 23 188
2007 29 252
2008 38 274
2009 62 416
2010 55 569
2011 85 710
2012 91 719
2013 111 1070
2014 159 1459
2015 173 1786
2016 187 2066
2017 196 2391
2018 189 2857
2019 171 3441
2020 256 4269
2021 258 4790
2022 235 4885
2023 268 5338
2024 193 5345

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

Environmental Science subfield Czech Republic ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 12 595 1274
Earth science and Geophysics 8 425 1342
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 486 1488
Geotechnical Engineering 11 450 1493
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 432 1591
Paleontology 12 526 1739
Geology 12 602 2015
Forestry 11 538 2038
Ecology 13 611 2127
Geography and Cartography 14 696 2375
Environmental Management 16 716 2628
Oceanography 15 718 2644
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 15 729 2655
Agricultural Science 18 685 2848
Environmental Chemistry 19 715 2959

Engineering rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 17th for Engineering in the Czech Republic and 2589th in the World with 2,696 publications made and 35,375 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#17 of 25 In the Czech Republic
#713 of 1,465 In Europe
#2589 of 6,782 In the World

University of Ostrava
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 2 0
1993 1 0
1994 0 2
1995 1 4
1996 4 7
1997 10 6
1998 4 14
1999 11 23
2000 7 23
2001 6 37
2002 17 40
2003 17 129
2004 25 122
2005 13 167
2006 25 191
2007 44 238
2008 55 260
2009 63 381
2010 70 574
2011 66 635
2012 73 681
2013 149 907
2014 160 1125
2015 144 1337
2016 157 1584
2017 162 1879
2018 198 2385
2019 184 2651
2020 191 3179
2021 194 3712
2022 234 3845
2023 216 4300
2024 185 4898

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

Engineering subfield Czech Republic ranking Europe ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 11 450 1493
Computer Networking 9 550 1781
Computer Engineering 10 530 1782
Acoustical Engineering 11 592 1871
Remote Sensing 12 601 2013
Human-Computer Interaction 11 714 2315
Telecommunications 15 660 2396
Mechanical Engineering 14 724 2436
Aerospace Engineering 15 698 2445
Structural Engineering 14 714 2478
Biotechnology 13 615 2543
Optical Engineering 16 717 2614
Systems Engineering 17 815 2644
Civil Engineering 14 739 2656
Electronic Engineering 15 714 2658
Electrical Engineering 15 738 2678
Chemical Engineering 16 695 2808
Nanotechnology 17 740 2968
Materials Science 19 833 3242
Metallurgical Engineering 19 833 3392

Chemistry rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 17th for Chemistry in the Czech Republic and 2743rd in the World with 2,607 publications made and 48,745 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 22 In the Czech Republic
#702 of 1,417 In Europe
#2743 of 6,545 In the World

University of Ostrava
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 2 0
1993 3 1
1994 0 2
1995 0 0
1996 1 3
1997 7 5
1998 7 15
1999 9 13
2000 7 23
2001 4 40
2002 13 41
2003 13 108
2004 13 97
2005 10 146
2006 19 161
2007 24 224
2008 31 227
2009 44 325
2010 43 393
2011 54 488
2012 73 600
2013 104 896
2014 129 1217
2015 124 1502
2016 159 2030
2017 167 2529
2018 184 3143
2019 167 3704
2020 220 4683
2021 244 5693
2022 230 5547
2023 278 6068
2024 210 6679

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

Chemistry subfield Czech Republic ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 486 1488
Biochemistry 14 611 2429
Inorganic Chemistry 18 634 2582
Physical chemistry 16 681 2672
Radiochemistry 17 596 2713
Chemical Engineering 16 695 2808
Environmental Chemistry 19 715 2959
Nanotechnology 17 740 2968
Organic Chemistry 18 751 3090
Materials Science 19 833 3242
Nutrition and Food Science 16 794 3620

Physics rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 17th for Physics in the Czech Republic and 2632nd in the World with 2,347 publications made and 31,911 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#17 of 26 In the Czech Republic
#728 of 1,457 In Europe
#2632 of 6,713 In the World

University of Ostrava
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 2 0
1993 3 1
1994 1 2
1995 2 5
1996 4 11
1997 10 12
1998 5 25
1999 14 18
2000 8 45
2001 7 55
2002 20 58
2003 16 100
2004 21 110
2005 12 164
2006 17 162
2007 39 212
2008 44 243
2009 47 337
2010 56 479
2011 52 519
2012 68 576
2013 111 746
2014 124 947
2015 108 1132
2016 129 1374
2017 144 1688
2018 151 1947
2019 174 2337
2020 168 2757
2021 191 3124
2022 215 3399
2023 199 3670
2024 177 4403

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

Physics subfield Czech Republic ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 8 466 1452
Biophysics 11 537 1825
Acoustical Engineering 11 592 1871
Theoretical Physics 11 601 2029
Astrophysics and Astronomy 14 678 2316
Quantum and Particle physics 17 709 2556
Optical Engineering 16 717 2614
Condensed Matter Physics 16 679 2667
Nanotechnology 17 740 2968
Materials Science 19 833 3242
Nuclear Physics 19 835 3393

Psychology rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 8th for Psychology in the Czech Republic and 2368th in the World with 1,571 publications made and 14,770 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 23 In the Czech Republic
#643 of 1,423 In Europe
#2368 of 6,645 In the World

University of Ostrava
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 1 0
1997 3 3
1998 1 0
1999 3 6
2000 2 3
2001 2 3
2002 4 5
2003 6 13
2004 2 7
2005 3 50
2006 12 47
2007 11 45
2008 17 35
2009 22 104
2010 19 118
2011 27 114
2012 48 242
2013 64 292
2014 70 393
2015 87 512
2016 80 696
2017 109 888
2018 103 1077
2019 124 1201
2020 135 1706
2021 158 2067
2022 158 2166
2023 159 2493
2024 132 2251

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

Psychology subfield Czech Republic ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 2 164 495
Psychiatry 6 578 2104
Cognitive Science 9 589 2124
Education Majors 6 609 2187
Neuroscience 11 661 2329
Clinical Psychology 4 618 2360
Child Psychology 7 660 2499
Social Psychology 16 834 3076

Mathematics rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 11th for Mathematics in the Czech Republic and 2108th in the World with 1,513 publications made and 19,296 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#11 of 24 In the Czech Republic
#628 of 1,401 In Europe
#2108 of 6,418 In the World

University of Ostrava
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 3 0
1993 1 1
1994 1 2
1995 4 10
1996 3 11
1997 4 11
1998 0 16
1999 3 11
2000 7 14
2001 2 30
2002 8 36
2003 8 67
2004 11 48
2005 7 95
2006 16 103
2007 24 119
2008 37 154
2009 26 236
2010 35 323
2011 44 390
2012 45 324
2013 70 495
2014 68 599
2015 90 775
2016 106 755
2017 94 1008
2018 91 1141
2019 110 1252
2020 101 1662
2021 144 1870
2022 115 2020
2023 142 2168
2024 88 1670

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

Mathematics subfield Czech Republic ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 9 451 1221
Math Teachers 6 516 1836
Statistics 14 657 2270
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 734 2561

Art & Design rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 8th for Art & Design in the Czech Republic and 1641st in the World with 655 publications made and 6,549 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Art History.

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
#8 of 23 In the Czech Republic
#580 of 1,381 In Europe
#1641 of 5,966 In the World

University of Ostrava
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 2 5
1997 2 1
1998 1 1
1999 3 0
2000 1 6
2001 1 9
2002 6 11
2003 9 32
2004 5 36
2005 3 15
2006 3 30
2007 7 28
2008 13 50
2009 14 67
2010 19 116
2011 11 81
2012 14 109
2013 25 127
2014 33 164
2015 39 183
2016 45 197
2017 42 182
2018 35 264
2019 53 322
2020 52 388
2021 54 493
2022 64 560
2023 63 553
2024 35 535

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

Art & Design subfield Czech Republic ranking Europe ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 4 367 1079
Literature 5 442 1177
Multimedia 7 446 1254
Creative Writing 4 519 1526
Fashion Design 10 567 1544
Computer Graphics 10 565 1665
Aesthetics 11 653 1920
Art History 9 671 2022

Economics rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 16th for Economics in the Czech Republic and 2984th in the World with 635 publications made and 5,271 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#16 of 25 In the Czech Republic
#823 of 1,388 In Europe
#2984 of 6,167 In the World

University of Ostrava
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 1 0
1993 1 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 2
1997 2 2
1998 0 1
1999 0 1
2000 2 4
2001 0 1
2002 4 15
2003 4 9
2004 2 23
2005 1 34
2006 7 29
2007 7 38
2008 11 53
2009 6 62
2010 13 101
2011 13 145
2012 23 147
2013 29 183
2014 26 209
2015 29 297
2016 33 314
2017 29 371
2018 44 462
2019 51 524
2020 63 668
2021 79 864
2022 57 945
2023 58 982
2024 37 678

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

Economics subfield Czech Republic ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 734 2561
Development Studies 14 775 2955
Finance 18 839 2961

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Ostrava

Speciality Czech Republic Europe World Rank
Management 17 806 2848
Business 17 856 3030
Marketing 17 863 3056