University of Patras: Rankings

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The University of Patras ranked 4th in Greece, 641st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 194 research topics. The University of Patras ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 43,856 academic publications and 810,767 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#641 of 14,131 In the World
#259 of 2,785 In Europe
#4 of 36 In Greece
#1 of 2 In Patras
#31 of 1,025 For Industrial Engineering
#71 of 1,002 For Game Design and Development
#77 of 1,055 For Construction Management
#2550 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#869 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 191 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Patras ranked 3rd for Engineering in Greece and 362nd in the World with 27,631 publications made and 530,287 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 34 In Greece
#124 of 1,453 In Europe
#362 of 6,684 In the World

University of Patras
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 213 722
1992 195 777
1993 231 844
1994 234 959
1995 298 1105
1996 309 1334
1997 298 1406
1998 330 1768
1999 337 2151
2000 360 2507
2001 445 2902
2002 735 3943
2003 696 4735
2004 661 5402
2005 798 6634
2006 978 8291
2007 995 10261
2008 1006 12113
2009 1108 14576
2010 1013 16537
2011 1010 19019
2012 984 20653
2013 1014 23248
2014 1053 24732
2015 1032 25661
2016 1034 27476
2017 1058 28504
2018 1138 32146
2019 1125 34965
2020 1306 40091
2021 1463 46126
2022 1400 49024
2023 1370 49193

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

Engineering subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Industrial Engineering 1 9 31
Construction Management 2 30 77
Architecture 2 46 123
Product and Industrial Design 1 58 142
Computer Engineering 1 43 158
Human-Computer Interaction 1 60 164
Robotics 2 55 174
Engineering Management 1 52 183
Structural Engineering 2 51 194
Systems Engineering 3 67 195
Automation and Control engineering 2 56 211
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 76 217
Computer Networking 3 56 220
Electronic Engineering 3 61 231
Civil Engineering 3 73 246
Telecommunications 3 69 252
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 73 254
Geotechnical Engineering 3 72 268
Environmental Engineering 3 80 274
Nuclear Engineering 3 94 276
Architectural Engineering 4 101 277
Technical Drawing 2 101 285
Electrical Engineering 3 87 299
Automotive Engineering 3 94 307
Aviation 3 118 316
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 91 318
Chemical Engineering 2 80 319
Mining Engineering 4 106 344
Aerospace Engineering 3 121 357
Acoustical Engineering 3 132 362
Materials Science 3 132 370
Mechanical Engineering 3 135 375
Biochemical Engineering 2 170 379
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 166 409
Nanotechnology 2 128 410
Metallurgical Engineering 3 139 410
Marine Engineering 4 143 411
Landscape Architecture 5 194 431
Optical Engineering 4 174 440
Agricultural Engineering 6 149 445
Transportation Engineering 4 169 459
Remote Sensing 4 179 465
Biomedical Engineering 3 175 496
Operations Research 7 174 503
Biotechnology 4 195 534
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 258 685
Petroleum Engineering 6 273 825

Physics rankings

The University of Patras ranked 3rd for Physics in Greece and 413th in the World with 23,868 publications made and 479,172 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 33 In Greece
#159 of 1,446 In Europe
#413 of 6,603 In the World

University of Patras
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 217 797
1992 198 895
1993 220 896
1994 230 979
1995 267 1148
1996 283 1313
1997 285 1491
1998 300 1758
1999 334 2166
2000 327 2517
2001 414 2922
2002 607 3840
2003 606 4544
2004 559 5103
2005 663 6219
2006 804 7556
2007 865 9535
2008 825 11172
2009 927 13470
2010 886 15463
2011 853 17624
2012 863 19150
2013 891 21456
2014 888 22285
2015 850 23117
2016 885 24850
2017 885 25759
2018 935 28744
2019 938 30963
2020 1096 35034
2021 1211 39562
2022 1151 41321
2023 1115 41562

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

Physics subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 6 168 350
Medical Physics 4 151 354
Acoustical Engineering 3 132 362
Materials Science 3 132 370
Quantum and Particle physics 3 161 399
Nanotechnology 2 128 410
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 186 431
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 194 432
Optical Engineering 4 174 440
Condensed Matter Physics 2 193 470
Astrobiology 3 201 498
Nuclear Physics 6 225 526
Biophysics 3 243 656
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 258 685

Biology rankings

The University of Patras ranked 3rd for Biology in Greece and 541st in the World with 23,746 publications made and 518,444 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 33 In Greece
#196 of 1,445 In Europe
#541 of 6,770 In the World

University of Patras
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 175 718
1992 170 744
1993 169 765
1994 235 923
1995 219 1058
1996 269 1325
1997 251 1462
1998 286 1869
1999 263 2199
2000 339 2740
2001 419 3037
2002 485 3852
2003 479 4710
2004 499 5321
2005 578 6502
2006 725 7785
2007 757 9664
2008 757 11536
2009 805 13160
2010 752 15283
2011 772 17496
2012 808 19248
2013 841 21917
2014 925 23532
2015 903 24399
2016 900 26237
2017 990 27885
2018 1010 30496
2019 1103 34101
2020 1398 41333
2021 1522 47858
2022 1458 50499
2023 1416 50048

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

Biology subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 128 410
Oncology and Cancer research 5 162 462
Paleontology 3 192 492
Astrobiology 3 201 498
Nutrition and Food Science 6 179 510
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 186 525
Evolutionary Biology 3 215 531
Biotechnology 4 195 534
Biochemistry 3 199 546
Genetics 3 196 552
Immunology 5 207 580
Agricultural Science 5 198 610
Molecular Biology 3 211 614
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 244 615
Biophysics 3 243 656
Microbiology 4 232 664
Toxicology 8 219 675
Neuroscience 4 262 685
Pharmacology 4 233 707
Entomology 6 251 715
Horticulture 5 239 728
Zoology 4 278 765
Botany 4 272 768
Virology 6 257 787
Forestry 7 313 992
Animal Science 9 358 1279

Chemistry rankings

The University of Patras ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Greece and 485th in the World with 23,084 publications made and 542,350 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 33 In Greece
#186 of 1,401 In Europe
#485 of 6,447 In the World

University of Patras
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 205 826
1992 201 869
1993 207 968
1994 258 1105
1995 264 1212
1996 295 1495
1997 285 1678
1998 328 2105
1999 314 2497
2000 357 3033
2001 434 3423
2002 521 4306
2003 528 5199
2004 545 5871
2005 602 6895
2006 732 8332
2007 796 10440
2008 793 12315
2009 843 14228
2010 788 16428
2011 753 18815
2012 770 20398
2013 831 23018
2014 844 24532
2015 864 25455
2016 878 27636
2017 900 28978
2018 941 31604
2019 960 34625
2020 1108 40520
2021 1282 45978
2022 1173 48482
2023 1148 47898

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

Chemistry subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 90 241
Inorganic Chemistry 2 97 295
Chemical Engineering 2 80 319
Computational Chemistry 1 162 364
Materials Science 3 132 370
Physical chemistry 3 119 375
Biochemical Engineering 2 170 379
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 166 409
Nanotechnology 2 128 410
Environmental Chemistry 3 161 418
Organic Chemistry 3 178 470
Radiochemistry 3 123 501
Nutrition and Food Science 6 179 510
Biochemistry 3 199 546
Pharmacy 3 251 640

Computer Science rankings

The University of Patras ranked 4th for Computer Science in Greece and 387th in the World with 20,143 publications made and 308,811 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 34 In Greece
#151 of 1,459 In Europe
#387 of 6,752 In the World

University of Patras
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 132 378
1992 99 355
1993 124 411
1994 115 401
1995 158 487
1996 146 555
1997 152 615
1998 178 776
1999 210 1049
2000 218 1201
2001 278 1452
2002 618 2486
2003 517 2579
2004 501 3154
2005 627 4012
2006 742 5063
2007 696 5816
2008 774 7031
2009 812 8107
2010 777 9142
2011 749 10349
2012 758 11615
2013 745 12775
2014 813 14110
2015 792 14409
2016 782 14757
2017 809 15759
2018 847 17908
2019 901 19854
2020 1029 23861
2021 1175 28490
2022 1054 29659
2023 1063 30938

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Patras ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Greece and 485th in the World with 17,941 publications made and 357,653 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 34 In Greece
#178 of 1,458 In Europe
#485 of 6,798 In the World

University of Patras
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 110 494
1992 108 503
1993 125 551
1994 150 602
1995 155 605
1996 178 805
1997 212 919
1998 187 1104
1999 194 1246
2000 244 1569
2001 284 1779
2002 360 2327
2003 357 2720
2004 397 3199
2005 430 3729
2006 549 4788
2007 557 5928
2008 585 7346
2009 589 8588
2010 553 9573
2011 584 11391
2012 599 12542
2013 653 14466
2014 711 16261
2015 718 16793
2016 710 17871
2017 761 19239
2018 764 21750
2019 787 24599
2020 996 29517
2021 1163 34972
2022 1164 37452
2023 1154 37692

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Patras ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Greece and 642nd in the World with 15,111 publications made and 234,148 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 33 In Greece
#268 of 1,492 In Europe
#642 of 7,020 In the World

University of Patras
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 90 288
1992 76 269
1993 83 326
1994 89 330
1995 98 318
1996 98 389
1997 120 424
1998 139 564
1999 141 698
2000 146 747
2001 200 915
2002 358 1531
2003 306 1753
2004 297 1980
2005 368 2747
2006 446 3088
2007 431 3644
2008 499 4436
2009 506 5308
2010 518 6058
2011 519 7053
2012 507 7746
2013 545 8859
2014 582 9841
2015 597 10432
2016 647 10528
2017 674 11414
2018 666 13277
2019 763 15176
2020 919 18928
2021 1060 23354
2022 981 24615
2023 1030 26272

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 2 94 299
Early Childhood Education 5 103 389
Archaeology 4 178 469
Art History 3 196 472
Education Majors 3 152 484
Classics and Ancient History 4 192 499
Linguistics 4 205 503
History 4 197 504
Library and Information science 2 201 506
Publishing 3 202 541
Law 4 236 616
Aesthetics 4 283 687
Philosophy 4 299 693
Political Science 4 298 708
Demography 5 260 719
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 6 248 719
Anthropology 3 288 742
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 272 760
Sociology 3 291 777
Urban and Regional planning 9 413 883
Special Education 9 370 972
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 390 977
Communications and Public Relations 9 461 1312
Gender Studies 8 442 1397
Public Policy / Administration 12 500 1512

Medicine rankings

The University of Patras ranked 4th for Medicine in Greece and 597th in the World with 13,804 publications made and 272,871 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 32 In Greece
#211 of 1,417 In Europe
#597 of 6,680 In the World

University of Patras
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 100 316
1992 93 289
1993 95 317
1994 105 345
1995 102 418
1996 120 586
1997 116 571
1998 148 837
1999 142 1035
2000 155 1330
2001 225 1582
2002 227 2014
2003 238 2312
2004 301 2837
2005 334 3342
2006 424 4133
2007 397 4718
2008 459 5756
2009 476 6524
2010 449 7531
2011 468 8536
2012 468 9901
2013 471 10886
2014 563 11778
2015 503 12313
2016 527 13012
2017 569 13859
2018 610 15104
2019 683 16794
2020 850 21680
2021 1025 26906
2022 940 28466
2023 911 28700

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

Medicine subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 125 343
Medical Physics 4 151 354
Cosmetology 3 148 402
Urology 3 150 441
Oncology and Cancer research 5 162 462
Radiation Therapy 5 172 478
Biomedical Engineering 3 175 496
Critical Care Nursing 6 208 511
Neurosurgery 4 188 519
Surgery 5 185 520
Pathology 4 184 522
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 183 528
Dermatology 4 191 528
Anatomy and Physiology 3 200 561
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 201 564
Cardiology 5 214 572
Immunology 5 207 580
Anesthesiology 6 214 626
Respiratory Therapy 7 228 632
Epidemiology 7 241 639
Pharmacy 3 251 640
Ophthalmology 5 229 644
Pediatrics 5 229 648
Toxicology 8 219 675
Psychiatry 5 254 690
Pharmacology 4 233 707
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 260 745
Public Health 6 267 746
Virology 6 257 787
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 311 819
Health Science 5 282 839
Veterinary 7 240 865
Physical Therapy 7 322 874
Nursing 6 314 888
Orthodontics 5 324 928
Audiology 4 324 930
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 314 941
Sports Medicine 7 358 958
Clinical Psychology 7 326 975
Dentistry 5 329 985
Occupational Therapy 5 375 1046
Family medicine 6 324 1052
Gerontology 7 427 1299

Mathematics rankings

The University of Patras ranked 4th for Mathematics in Greece and 426th in the World with 10,465 publications made and 154,776 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 32 In Greece
#161 of 1,388 In Europe
#426 of 6,305 In the World

University of Patras
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 62 220
1992 38 220
1993 52 204
1994 57 224
1995 79 281
1996 72 267
1997 71 310
1998 96 404
1999 100 471
2000 111 561
2001 146 616
2002 283 1170
2003 257 1250
2004 260 1432
2005 332 1914
2006 402 2489
2007 384 2882
2008 412 3369
2009 446 4199
2010 382 4665
2011 401 5212
2012 420 5872
2013 375 6221
2014 394 7026
2015 408 7179
2016 373 7298
2017 409 7774
2018 428 8812
2019 456 9473
2020 515 11358
2021 618 13547
2022 563 14244
2023 564 14689

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

Mathematics subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 54 196
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 139 353
Applied Mathematics 4 149 383
Statistics 4 173 453
Math Teachers 3 145 478
Operations Research 7 174 503

Psychology rankings

The University of Patras ranked 4th for Psychology in Greece and 630th in the World with 7,774 publications made and 126,611 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 32 In Greece
#232 of 1,414 In Europe
#630 of 6,528 In the World

University of Patras
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 48 139
1992 39 129
1993 42 152
1994 51 138
1995 43 197
1996 61 221
1997 54 215
1998 63 358
1999 73 441
2000 76 543
2001 109 698
2002 164 920
2003 149 1090
2004 160 1354
2005 180 1607
2006 235 1813
2007 252 2181
2008 251 2551
2009 261 2987
2010 274 3417
2011 262 3911
2012 250 4509
2013 277 4996
2014 307 5653
2015 279 5861
2016 287 5904
2017 364 6704
2018 371 7504
2019 386 8433
2020 480 10728
2021 602 12952
2022 555 14023
2023 561 14660

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

Psychology subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Education Majors 3 152 484
Cognitive Science 3 189 506
Child Psychology 4 242 671
Neuroscience 4 262 685
Psychiatry 5 254 690
Social Psychology 4 263 697
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 203 711
Special Education 9 370 972
Clinical Psychology 7 326 975
Occupational Therapy 5 375 1046

Business rankings

The University of Patras ranked 3rd for Business in Greece and 452nd in the World with 7,466 publications made and 107,254 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 33 In Greece
#169 of 1,414 In Europe
#452 of 6,187 In the World

University of Patras
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 43 151
1992 31 104
1993 43 119
1994 38 121
1995 55 130
1996 40 163
1997 58 170
1998 71 245
1999 66 256
2000 72 291
2001 81 325
2002 176 630
2003 155 634
2004 171 694
2005 197 938
2006 234 1315
2007 254 1521
2008 269 1892
2009 301 2447
2010 240 2749
2011 262 3229
2012 257 3838
2013 283 4065
2014 281 4485
2015 281 4645
2016 287 4991
2017 318 5337
2018 356 6450
2019 390 7120
2020 412 8530
2021 501 10225
2022 467 10683
2023 453 11227

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

Business subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 2 30 77
Engineering Management 1 52 183
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 119 336
Management 3 130 383
Management Information Systems 4 161 399
Hospitality and Hotel Management 5 181 425
Project Management 7 190 432
Marketing 4 166 436
Operations Research 7 174 503
Finance 6 205 512
International Trade 10 323 562
Entrepreneurship 5 277 578
Advertising 4 230 604
Supply Chain Management 6 193 613
International Business 10 334 613
Entertainment Industry Business 9 286 755
Risk Management 8 334 773
Accounting 9 297 787
Human Resource Management 7 327 806
Public Policy / Administration 12 500 1512

Economics rankings

The University of Patras ranked 5th for Economics in Greece and 558th in the World with 3,976 publications made and 61,545 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 33 In Greece
#213 of 1,366 In Europe
#558 of 5,995 In the World

University of Patras
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 17 79
1992 18 59
1993 17 66
1994 10 36
1995 19 70
1996 24 99
1997 33 101
1998 30 111
1999 38 128
2000 33 152
2001 45 163
2002 62 300
2003 85 375
2004 82 383
2005 94 557
2006 95 642
2007 119 755
2008 120 1004
2009 127 1323
2010 115 1446
2011 126 1665
2012 128 1878
2013 154 2033
2014 145 2386
2015 180 2559
2016 161 2595
2017 182 2927
2018 205 3180
2019 229 3885
2020 277 4617
2021 315 5731
2022 264 5884
2023 291 6510

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

Economics subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 119 336
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 139 353
International Economics 10 305 507
Finance 6 205 512
International Trade 10 323 562
Agricultural Economics 6 166 562
Environmental Economics 12 259 610
Development Studies 4 216 627
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 272 760

Art & Design rankings

The University of Patras ranked 4th for Art & Design in Greece and 459th in the World with 3,482 publications made and 41,287 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Multimedia, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics.

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
#4 of 31 In Greece
#188 of 1,349 In Europe
#459 of 5,720 In the World

University of Patras
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 14 26
1992 11 40
1993 25 35
1994 19 52
1995 29 55
1996 24 100
1997 27 84
1998 35 106
1999 34 149
2000 45 148
2001 44 169
2002 105 323
2003 83 327
2004 81 421
2005 101 552
2006 114 617
2007 97 693
2008 120 871
2009 134 1007
2010 136 1179
2011 143 1356
2012 142 1514
2013 132 1690
2014 153 1806
2015 138 1791
2016 139 1730
2017 148 1850
2018 156 2226
2019 156 2426
2020 225 2963
2021 197 3371
2022 208 3753
2023 185 4201

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

Art & Design subfield Greece ranking Europe ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 1 21 71
UX/UI Desgin 1 38 96
Multimedia 1 30 115
Architecture 2 46 123
Graphic Design 1 65 186
Computer Graphics 4 138 357
Animation 4 143 377
Landscape Architecture 5 194 431
Interior Design 5 187 431
Art History 3 196 472
Performing arts 5 219 496
Fashion Design 4 207 498
Photography 3 209 549
Creative Writing 3 243 607
Literature 4 258 612
Aesthetics 4 283 687
Entertainment Industry Business 9 286 755
Painting and Drawing 8 328 816
Sculpture 8 328 816
Illustration and Concept Art 7 324 819