University of Ostrava: Rankings

Updated:

EduRank

University of Ostrava logo
EduRank.org best universities badge

The University of Ostrava ranked 13th in the Czech Republic, 1737th in the global 2026 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 8,276 academic publications and 113,135 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1737 of 14,131 In the World
#631 of 2,785 In Europe
#13 of 67 In the Czech Republic
#2 of 2 In Ostrava
#452 of 1,063 For Social Work
#640 of 1,018 For Entomology
#825 of 6,090 For Linguistics
#3102 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1886 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 62 other topics

Jump to topical rankings below

Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 16th for Biology in the Czech Republic and 2265th in the World with 4,498 publications made and 82,031 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#16 of 24 In the Czech Republic
#607 of 1,449 In Europe
#2265 of 6,841 In the World

University of Ostrava
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 3 2
1994 0 2
1995 3 4
1996 6 8
1997 9 11
1998 5 20
1999 6 16
2000 9 24
2001 9 39
2002 19 60
2003 15 121
2004 24 135
2005 14 172
2006 32 230
2007 34 326
2008 42 325
2009 62 479
2010 73 644
2011 96 802
2012 126 883
2013 154 1357
2014 204 1864
2015 240 2409
2016 252 3175
2017 279 3852
2018 294 4599
2019 307 5504
2020 350 7092
2021 407 8337
2022 383 8413
2023 448 9147
2024 344 9708
2025 293 9030

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 5 228 640
Zoology 8 343 1048
Evolutionary Biology 7 402 1138
Oncology and Cancer research 4 412 1470
Astrobiology 8 476 1491
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 437 1599
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 493 1634
Immunology 6 471 1738
Paleontology 12 530 1764
Biophysics 11 537 1831
Botany 10 493 1855
Forestry 11 546 2072
Genetics 12 546 2073
Pharmacology 10 510 2105
Neuroscience 11 659 2326
Biochemistry 15 611 2420
Virology 10 599 2450
Molecular Biology 13 609 2465
Microbiology 13 588 2553
Biotechnology 13 621 2584
Horticulture 14 585 2606
Agricultural Science 18 691 2889
Nanotechnology 17 738 2951
Nutrition and Food Science 16 796 3644

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 10th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Czech Republic and 1807th in the World with 4,085 publications made and 50,296 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#10 of 29 In the Czech Republic
#613 of 1,502 In Europe
#1807 of 7,088 In the World

University of Ostrava
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
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 25 269
2006 45 295
2007 55 421
2008 60 409
2009 71 592
2010 109 768
2011 106 897
2012 142 973
2013 172 1250
2014 208 1527
2015 237 1945
2016 254 2063
2017 245 2474
2018 245 2926
2019 284 3419
2020 321 3985
2021 348 4643
2022 324 4827
2023 323 5159
2024 215 4484
2025 157 4199

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 2 151 452
Linguistics 6 319 825
Genealogy 4 327 913
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 483 1295
Urban and Regional planning 12 603 1304
Philosophy 6 525 1469
Aesthetics 11 664 1971
Art History 9 678 2040
Demography 8 577 2079
Classics and Ancient History 12 670 2151
Archaeology 13 674 2163
History 13 681 2185
Gender Studies 7 625 2209
Education Majors 6 617 2220
Anthropology 13 703 2426
Law 14 726 2460
Sociology 12 721 2560
Political Science 14 810 2663
Library and Information science 13 753 2687
Communications and Public Relations 16 905 3334

Medicine rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 11th for Medicine in the Czech Republic and 2091st in the World with 3,392 publications made and 51,394 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#11 of 23 In the Czech Republic
#581 of 1,437 In Europe
#2091 of 6,793 In the World

University of Ostrava
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
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 33 255
2011 61 318
2012 88 410
2013 107 628
2014 133 959
2015 159 1286
2016 170 1853
2017 187 2367
2018 223 2945
2019 259 3455
2020 268 4722
2021 333 5766
2022 338 5915
2023 355 6363
2024 317 6517
2025 266 6486

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 2 151 452
Neurosurgery 5 282 914
Critical Care Nursing 4 341 1015
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 353 1279
Orthodontics 6 423 1296
Radiation Therapy 8 376 1338
Cardiology 6 437 1414
Oncology and Cancer research 4 412 1470
Sports Medicine 5 493 1470
Anesthesiology 6 421 1491
Surgery 5 436 1502
Dentistry 8 486 1576
Urology 9 434 1585
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 481 1599
Nursing 4 483 1601
Gerontology 5 502 1650
Physical Therapy 5 525 1664
Immunology 6 471 1738
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 503 1810
Dermatology 7 491 1874
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 601 1937
Pediatrics 4 531 1978
Anatomy and Physiology 9 573 1999
Family medicine 4 519 2076
Psychiatry 6 578 2095
Pharmacology 10 510 2105
Pathology 11 576 2138
Public Health 7 592 2190
Health Science 5 581 2224
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 633 2312
Clinical Psychology 4 628 2404
Virology 10 599 2450

Computer Science rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 8th for Computer Science in the Czech Republic and 1706th in the World with 3,377 publications made and 44,087 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
#546 of 1,470 In Europe
#1706 of 6,855 In the World

University of Ostrava
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 23 266
2006 37 283
2007 50 392
2008 69 378
2009 68 565
2010 101 812
2011 96 857
2012 105 896
2013 181 1170
2014 184 1465
2015 198 1823
2016 196 1876
2017 226 2306
2018 219 2683
2019 237 2952
2020 213 3627
2021 248 4219
2022 245 4111
2023 255 4534
2024 151 4061
2025 144 3806

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 8 399 1197
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 416 1202
Multimedia 7 452 1273
Software Engineering 11 585 1598
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 493 1634
Computer Graphics 10 572 1700
Computer Vision 8 534 1761
Computer Networking 9 552 1806
Computer Engineering 10 536 1807
Machine Learning 13 583 2049
Cognitive Science 9 597 2170
Neuroscience 11 659 2326
Cyber Security 14 668 2340
Human-Computer Interaction 11 721 2349
Telecommunications 15 662 2414
Data Science 15 731 2431
Management Information Systems 15 810 2437
Library and Information science 13 753 2687

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 15th for Environmental Science in the Czech Republic and 2342nd in the World with 3,000 publications made and 49,546 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
#670 of 1,464 In Europe
#2342 of 6,888 In the World

University of Ostrava
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
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 10 148
2006 23 188
2007 29 252
2008 38 274
2009 62 415
2010 55 567
2011 85 709
2012 91 717
2013 111 1072
2014 158 1459
2015 173 1782
2016 187 2063
2017 195 2392
2018 193 2860
2019 172 3448
2020 254 4273
2021 256 4804
2022 238 4913
2023 266 5332
2024 196 5374
2025 132 4804

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 12 603 1304
Earth science and Geophysics 8 422 1346
Geotechnical Engineering 11 449 1493
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 488 1503
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 437 1599
Paleontology 12 530 1764
Geology 12 606 2035
Forestry 11 546 2072
Ecology 14 616 2165
Geography and Cartography 15 705 2405
Oceanography 15 719 2640
Environmental Management 16 717 2646
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 15 730 2665
Agricultural Science 18 691 2889
Environmental Chemistry 19 709 2920

Engineering rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 17th for Engineering in the Czech Republic and 2597th in the World with 2,797 publications made and 38,767 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
#712 of 1,466 In Europe
#2597 of 6,795 In the World

University of Ostrava
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
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 13 168
2006 25 191
2007 44 238
2008 53 260
2009 63 379
2010 70 572
2011 66 635
2012 73 681
2013 149 907
2014 160 1125
2015 145 1334
2016 157 1581
2017 159 1877
2018 199 2382
2019 186 2658
2020 188 3167
2021 195 3723
2022 232 3857
2023 213 4286
2024 185 4928
2025 138 4342

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 11 449 1493
Computer Networking 9 552 1806
Computer Engineering 10 536 1807
Acoustical Engineering 11 590 1876
Remote Sensing 12 602 2030
Human-Computer Interaction 11 721 2349
Telecommunications 15 662 2414
Aerospace Engineering 15 698 2441
Mechanical Engineering 14 730 2468
Structural Engineering 14 718 2498
Biotechnology 13 621 2584
Optical Engineering 16 718 2622
Systems Engineering 17 817 2666
Civil Engineering 14 744 2671
Electronic Engineering 15 723 2697
Electrical Engineering 15 745 2719
Chemical Engineering 16 692 2784
Nanotechnology 17 738 2951
Materials Science 19 826 3233
Metallurgical Engineering 19 830 3378

Chemistry rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 17th for Chemistry in the Czech Republic and 2732nd in the World with 2,746 publications made and 53,719 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 22 In the Czech Republic
#696 of 1,417 In Europe
#2732 of 6,561 In the World

University of Ostrava
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
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 30 227
2009 44 324
2010 43 392
2011 54 488
2012 73 601
2013 103 896
2014 129 1213
2015 122 1496
2016 159 2033
2017 165 2525
2018 187 3133
2019 167 3703
2020 217 4666
2021 246 5673
2022 230 5535
2023 279 6045
2024 215 6732
2025 179 5786

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 11 488 1503
Computational Chemistry 14 581 2169
Biochemistry 15 611 2420
Inorganic Chemistry 17 633 2586
Physical chemistry 16 679 2661
Radiochemistry 17 597 2736
Chemical Engineering 16 692 2784
Environmental Chemistry 19 709 2920
Nanotechnology 17 738 2951
Organic Chemistry 18 752 3098
Materials Science 19 826 3233
Nutrition and Food Science 16 796 3644

Physics rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 17th for Physics in the Czech Republic and 2649th in the World with 2,442 publications made and 35,040 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
#733 of 1,460 In Europe
#2649 of 6,729 In the World

University of Ostrava
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
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 42 243
2009 47 336
2010 56 480
2011 52 520
2012 68 577
2013 111 746
2014 124 945
2015 109 1132
2016 130 1377
2017 142 1686
2018 153 1949
2019 175 2343
2020 166 2758
2021 194 3134
2022 214 3413
2023 199 3666
2024 178 4437
2025 118 3829

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 8 476 1491
Biophysics 11 537 1831
Acoustical Engineering 11 590 1876
Theoretical Physics 11 602 2026
Atomic and Molecular physics 13 601 2208
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 679 2331
Quantum and Particle physics 17 711 2563
Optical Engineering 16 718 2622
Condensed Matter Physics 15 673 2641
Nanotechnology 17 738 2951
Materials Science 19 826 3233
Nuclear Physics 19 836 3381

Psychology rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 8th for Psychology in the Czech Republic and 2376th in the World with 1,648 publications made and 16,347 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 23 In the Czech Republic
#645 of 1,424 In Europe
#2376 of 6,663 In the World

University of Ostrava
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
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 16 35
2009 22 103
2010 19 117
2011 27 113
2012 48 242
2013 64 292
2014 69 389
2015 87 513
2016 79 688
2017 109 890
2018 101 1074
2019 123 1198
2020 136 1699
2021 162 2051
2022 154 2133
2023 160 2486
2024 133 2272
2025 103 2248

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 2 151 452
Psychiatry 6 578 2095
Cognitive Science 9 597 2170
Education Majors 6 617 2220
Neuroscience 11 659 2326
Clinical Psychology 4 628 2404
Child Psychology 7 669 2545
Social Psychology 16 834 3067

Mathematics rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 11th for Mathematics in the Czech Republic and 2126th in the World with 1,560 publications made and 19,776 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#11 of 25 In the Czech Republic
#633 of 1,406 In Europe
#2126 of 6,434 In the World

University of Ostrava
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
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 35 154
2009 26 235
2010 35 320
2011 44 391
2012 46 323
2013 70 496
2014 67 598
2015 90 775
2016 107 758
2017 92 1002
2018 92 1130
2019 109 1238
2020 98 1652
2021 143 1866
2022 115 2000
2023 141 2147
2024 87 1681
2025 71 1409

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 9 452 1231
Math Teachers 6 522 1848
Statistics 14 662 2283
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 734 2564

Art & Design rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 8th for Art & Design in the Czech Republic and 1668th in the World with 682 publications made and 6,937 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 24 In the Czech Republic
#588 of 1,385 In Europe
#1668 of 6,010 In the World

University of Ostrava
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
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 26 126
2014 33 164
2015 40 182
2016 45 192
2017 42 182
2018 35 264
2019 52 321
2020 52 384
2021 55 496
2022 66 560
2023 63 564
2024 34 536
2025 29 456

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
Photography 4 298 789
Literature 5 450 1201
Multimedia 7 452 1273
Creative Writing 4 521 1521
Fashion Design 10 575 1579
Computer Graphics 10 572 1700
Aesthetics 11 664 1971
Art History 9 678 2040

Economics rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 16th for Economics in the Czech Republic and 2993rd in the World with 657 publications made and 5,764 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#16 of 25 In the Czech Republic
#824 of 1,391 In Europe
#2993 of 6,188 In the World

University of Ostrava
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 2
1997 2 2
1998 0 1
1999 0 1
2000 2 5
2001 0 1
2002 4 15
2003 4 9
2004 2 23
2005 1 34
2006 7 29
2007 7 38
2008 10 53
2009 6 61
2010 13 100
2011 13 145
2012 23 148
2013 29 184
2014 25 209
2015 29 298
2016 34 315
2017 29 373
2018 45 452
2019 52 523
2020 61 671
2021 79 870
2022 58 940
2023 57 978
2024 36 687
2025 31 644

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 16 734 2564
Development Studies 14 773 2928
Finance 18 859 3026

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Ostrava

Speciality Czech Republic Europe World Rank
Management 17 809 2867
Business 17 866 3074
Marketing 17 883 3170