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The University of Ostrava ranked 16th in the Czech Republic, 1973rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 52 research topics. The University of Ostrava ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,902 academic publications and 67,747 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1973 of 14,131 In the World
#669 of 2,785 In Europe
#16 of 67 In the Czech Republic
#2 of 2 In Ostrava
#390 of 1,014 For Entomology
#546 of 1,028 For Social Work
#815 of 5,870 For Linguistics
#3817 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2364 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 49 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 15th for Biology in the Czech Republic and 2291st in the World with 3,378 publications made and 49,955 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#15 of 23 In the Czech Republic
#618 of 1,445 In Europe
#2291 of 6,770 In the World

University of Ostrava
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 3 2
1994 0 2
1995 3 2
1996 6 3
1997 8 8
1998 4 18
1999 4 11
2000 7 14
2001 6 21
2002 18 42
2003 11 94
2004 19 100
2005 11 112
2006 28 152
2007 19 237
2008 39 242
2009 54 336
2010 58 456
2011 84 586
2012 105 746
2013 128 1075
2014 159 1479
2015 209 1824
2016 229 2418
2017 258 3082
2018 253 3608
2019 243 4476
2020 311 5429
2021 362 6721
2022 338 6978
2023 371 7577

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 3 147 390
Zoology 8 368 1136
Evolutionary Biology 7 425 1183
Oncology and Cancer research 5 459 1641
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 452 1649
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 511 1682
Paleontology 12 531 1700
Botany 10 494 1796
Forestry 9 508 1835
Immunology 7 499 1871
Pharmacology 10 526 2097
Genetics 13 581 2187
Molecular Biology 14 607 2438
Horticulture 14 568 2449
Neuroscience 12 693 2467
Biochemistry 15 630 2519
Microbiology 14 593 2530
Virology 11 614 2532
Agricultural Science 18 668 2774
Nanotechnology 17 755 3010
Nutrition and Food Science 17 777 3493

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Czech Republic and 1771st in the World with 3,088 publications made and 31,947 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Sociology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 27 In the Czech Republic
#607 of 1,492 In Europe
#1771 of 7,020 In the World

University of Ostrava
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1 0
1992 4 0
1993 3 2
1994 1 4
1995 5 5
1996 9 17
1997 12 16
1998 5 29
1999 16 41
2000 8 24
2001 7 45
2002 25 96
2003 24 115
2004 27 126
2005 21 168
2006 39 243
2007 37 305
2008 46 305
2009 65 448
2010 80 558
2011 77 614
2012 101 737
2013 127 1012
2014 176 1140
2015 189 1418
2016 229 1578
2017 224 1795
2018 206 2188
2019 250 2474
2020 253 2980
2021 288 3519
2022 260 3748
2023 259 3927

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 2 171 546
Linguistics 6 326 815
Genealogy 4 332 958
Philosophy 6 522 1420
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 569 1655
Demography 7 576 2043
Classics and Ancient History 11 635 2057
Aesthetics 10 674 2077
Archaeology 10 654 2086
History 10 666 2139
Education Majors 8 647 2389
Anthropology 12 730 2520
Law 13 741 2569
Sociology 13 731 2644
Library and Information science 16 748 2700
Political Science 13 807 2713

Computer Science rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 8th for Computer Science in the Czech Republic and 1684th in the World with 2,580 publications made and 26,871 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 24 In the Czech Republic
#552 of 1,459 In Europe
#1684 of 6,752 In the World

University of Ostrava
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 2 2
1994 1 4
1995 8 6
1996 7 13
1997 5 15
1998 4 34
1999 15 36
2000 15 36
2001 7 45
2002 23 95
2003 23 117
2004 29 117
2005 21 175
2006 33 225
2007 32 273
2008 41 267
2009 56 404
2010 69 509
2011 69 551
2012 71 680
2013 116 938
2014 132 1014
2015 171 1299
2016 179 1368
2017 214 1686
2018 191 1970
2019 197 2159
2020 200 2648
2021 215 3184
2022 203 3335
2023 215 3530

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
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 412 1135
Computational Linguistics 9 402 1139
Multimedia 8 494 1466
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 511 1682
Software Engineering 11 622 1745
Computer Vision 8 546 1752
Computer Networking 9 566 1820
Machine Learning 12 594 2008
Cognitive Science 9 609 2148
Human-Computer Interaction 10 693 2162
Data Science 13 702 2178
Management Information Systems 11 764 2248
Cyber Security 12 662 2257
Neuroscience 12 693 2467
Telecommunications 14 707 2611
Library and Information science 16 748 2700

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 15th for Environmental Science in the Czech Republic and 2313th in the World with 2,320 publications made and 31,255 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
#666 of 1,458 In Europe
#2313 of 6,798 In the World

University of Ostrava
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 2 0
1994 0 1
1995 3 1
1996 5 0
1997 7 6
1998 3 13
1999 6 9
2000 8 18
2001 3 13
2002 12 34
2003 13 78
2004 15 98
2005 9 110
2006 18 134
2007 16 199
2008 30 199
2009 52 314
2010 43 402
2011 72 540
2012 71 607
2013 80 839
2014 125 1166
2015 154 1387
2016 169 1658
2017 189 1950
2018 163 2238
2019 163 2733
2020 192 3225
2021 235 3779
2022 217 4014
2023 223 4367

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
Earth science and Geophysics 8 430 1335
Geotechnical Engineering 9 444 1444
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 479 1445
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 452 1649
Paleontology 12 531 1700
Forestry 9 508 1835
Geology 12 598 1983
Ecology 13 613 2111
Geography and Cartography 13 702 2365
Environmental Management 16 697 2490
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 15 717 2563
Oceanography 15 713 2574
Agricultural Science 18 668 2774
Environmental Chemistry 18 737 3044

Medicine rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 13th for Medicine in the Czech Republic and 2326th in the World with 2,313 publications made and 29,045 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 21 In the Czech Republic
#628 of 1,417 In Europe
#2326 of 6,680 In the World

University of Ostrava
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 1 2
1997 2 2
1998 2 5
1999 4 4
2000 4 0
2001 4 6
2002 5 13
2003 8 37
2004 6 38
2005 5 46
2006 16 55
2007 8 79
2008 16 73
2009 20 119
2010 25 176
2011 44 176
2012 63 299
2013 84 502
2014 105 695
2015 135 931
2016 151 1313
2017 167 1767
2018 176 2201
2019 189 2743
2020 221 3531
2021 269 4376
2022 281 4828
2023 291 5079

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 2 171 546
Orthodontics 6 428 1256
Radiation Therapy 8 396 1367
Critical Care Nursing 4 446 1391
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 393 1426
Dentistry 8 476 1497
Urology 8 437 1576
Oncology and Cancer research 5 459 1641
Surgery 5 478 1641
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 526 1714
Cardiology 8 528 1721
Anesthesiology 6 484 1731
Sports Medicine 5 546 1756
Nursing 4 537 1826
Immunology 7 499 1871
Pediatrics 4 531 1909
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 538 1920
Physical Therapy 6 583 1977
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 638 2032
Family medicine 5 530 2094
Pharmacology 10 526 2097
Health Science 5 570 2160
Public Health 7 600 2187
Anatomy and Physiology 12 617 2189
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 633 2269
Pathology 12 616 2276
Psychiatry 9 638 2336
Clinical Psychology 5 648 2453
Virology 11 614 2532

Chemistry rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 18th for Chemistry in the Czech Republic and 2809th in the World with 2,076 publications made and 32,118 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#18 of 22 In the Czech Republic
#723 of 1,401 In Europe
#2809 of 6,447 In the World

University of Ostrava
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 0 0
1992 2 0
1993 3 1
1994 0 2
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 6 2
1998 6 13
1999 8 8
2000 5 14
2001 2 20
2002 11 26
2003 8 66
2004 9 74
2005 7 101
2006 18 106
2007 12 153
2008 22 170
2009 37 222
2010 35 284
2011 49 367
2012 56 479
2013 74 709
2014 95 948
2015 108 1153
2016 148 1530
2017 159 2061
2018 159 2473
2019 154 3147
2020 198 3600
2021 214 4677
2022 204 4706
2023 241 5162

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 9 479 1445
Biochemistry 15 630 2519
Inorganic Chemistry 17 635 2538
Physical chemistry 16 688 2665
Radiochemistry 17 598 2687
Chemical Engineering 16 716 2860
Nanotechnology 17 755 3010
Environmental Chemistry 18 737 3044
Organic Chemistry 18 767 3124
Materials Science 18 865 3333
Nutrition and Food Science 17 777 3493

Engineering rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 16th for Engineering in the Czech Republic and 2665th in the World with 2,052 publications made and 23,433 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#16 of 25 In the Czech Republic
#741 of 1,453 In Europe
#2665 of 6,684 In the World

University of Ostrava
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 0
1992 2 0
1993 1 0
1994 0 2
1995 1 0
1996 4 4
1997 9 4
1998 3 12
1999 9 18
2000 5 16
2001 3 23
2002 14 28
2003 11 78
2004 18 88
2005 9 112
2006 19 121
2007 23 155
2008 31 186
2009 44 260
2010 40 336
2011 58 413
2012 51 488
2013 92 691
2014 110 795
2015 121 958
2016 144 1161
2017 160 1374
2018 159 1698
2019 152 2083
2020 160 2313
2021 177 2916
2022 203 3230
2023 195 3503

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
Landscape Architecture 10 388 1056
Geotechnical Engineering 9 444 1444
Computer Networking 9 566 1820
Acoustical Engineering 12 614 1972
Human-Computer Interaction 10 693 2162
Structural Engineering 14 714 2465
Mechanical Engineering 14 743 2487
Telecommunications 14 707 2611
Systems Engineering 17 812 2628
Aerospace Engineering 15 749 2633
Civil Engineering 14 760 2733
Optical Engineering 18 760 2756
Chemical Engineering 16 716 2860
Electrical Engineering 15 779 2913
Electronic Engineering 17 788 2970
Nanotechnology 17 755 3010
Materials Science 18 865 3333
Metallurgical Engineering 18 849 3431

Physics rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 17th for Physics in the Czech Republic and 2690th in the World with 1,808 publications made and 21,545 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#17 of 24 In the Czech Republic
#748 of 1,446 In Europe
#2690 of 6,603 In the World

University of Ostrava
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 0 0
1992 2 0
1993 3 0
1994 1 2
1995 2 3
1996 4 5
1997 9 8
1998 4 21
1999 12 14
2000 6 27
2001 4 36
2002 17 42
2003 10 59
2004 17 90
2005 10 112
2006 13 125
2007 20 139
2008 27 196
2009 34 247
2010 35 284
2011 46 367
2012 43 427
2013 70 577
2014 90 696
2015 86 807
2016 126 979
2017 141 1242
2018 133 1429
2019 141 1815
2020 147 2045
2021 171 2495
2022 186 2741
2023 175 2976

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
Theoretical Physics 9 563 1808
Acoustical Engineering 12 614 1972
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 683 2327
Quantum and Particle physics 17 731 2632
Condensed Matter Physics 16 693 2731
Optical Engineering 18 760 2756
Nanotechnology 17 755 3010
Nuclear Physics 19 810 3242
Materials Science 18 865 3333

Mathematics rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 10th for Mathematics in the Czech Republic and 2087th in the World with 1,248 publications made and 13,703 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 24 In the Czech Republic
#638 of 1,388 In Europe
#2087 of 6,305 In the World

University of Ostrava
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 1 1
1994 1 2
1995 4 2
1996 3 8
1997 3 8
1998 0 15
1999 3 6
2000 7 10
2001 2 23
2002 6 28
2003 8 54
2004 7 32
2005 7 73
2006 14 82
2007 14 86
2008 24 98
2009 22 191
2010 25 222
2011 35 263
2012 36 298
2013 52 401
2014 51 426
2015 79 533
2016 107 635
2017 87 715
2018 83 843
2019 92 1029
2020 91 1242
2021 140 1466
2022 108 1638
2023 126 1747

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 8 430 1140
Statistics 12 655 2207
Math Teachers 6 587 2272
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 712 2456

Psychology rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 9th for Psychology in the Czech Republic and 2573rd in the World with 1,175 publications made and 9,127 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 22 In the Czech Republic
#692 of 1,414 In Europe
#2573 of 6,528 In the World

University of Ostrava
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1995 0 1
1996 1 0
1997 3 3
1998 0 0
1999 3 6
2000 2 3
2001 2 3
2002 3 4
2003 4 10
2004 3 8
2005 2 32
2006 7 36
2007 5 22
2008 12 29
2009 14 56
2010 11 68
2011 20 73
2012 30 146
2013 51 223
2014 55 270
2015 61 338
2016 72 497
2017 93 612
2018 84 801
2019 107 901
2020 118 1173
2021 134 1518
2022 132 1653
2023 136 1906

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 2 171 546
Cognitive Science 9 609 2148
Psychiatry 9 638 2336
Education Majors 8 647 2389
Clinical Psychology 5 648 2453
Neuroscience 12 693 2467
Child Psychology 7 666 2529
Social Psychology 14 877 3321

Economics rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 16th for Economics in the Czech Republic and 3032nd in the World with 517 publications made and 3,463 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#16 of 25 In the Czech Republic
#836 of 1,366 In Europe
#3032 of 5,995 In the World

University of Ostrava
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 1 1
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 2 4
2001 0 1
2002 4 11
2003 4 6
2004 0 13
2005 2 19
2006 7 28
2007 4 25
2008 6 44
2009 6 63
2010 9 71
2011 9 120
2012 19 125
2013 17 128
2014 24 177
2015 28 232
2016 35 237
2017 27 278
2018 32 347
2019 49 397
2020 52 509
2021 73 621
2022 48 660
2023 55 707

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 15 712 2456
Development Studies 14 769 2947
Finance 18 849 3022

Art & Design rankings

The University of Ostrava ranked 9th for Art & Design in the Czech Republic and 1713th in the World with 500 publications made and 4,086 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Landscape Architecture.

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
#9 of 22 In the Czech Republic
#597 of 1,349 In Europe
#1713 of 5,720 In the World

University of Ostrava
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1996 2 2
1997 1 1
1998 0 1
1999 3 0
2000 0 4
2001 1 2
2002 5 4
2003 7 19
2004 4 24
2005 3 12
2006 2 15
2007 7 20
2008 7 30
2009 9 45
2010 14 63
2011 7 46
2012 15 76
2013 18 101
2014 22 112
2015 29 124
2016 40 135
2017 45 128
2018 30 163
2019 45 246
2020 43 293
2021 48 308
2022 49 429
2023 43 401

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
Landscape Architecture 10 388 1056
Literature 5 470 1256
Multimedia 8 494 1466
Fashion Design 11 571 1575
Aesthetics 10 674 2077

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Ostrava

Speciality Czech Republic Europe World Rank
Management 17 834 3000
Business 18 876 3156
Marketing 16 890 3217