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The University of Patras ranked 4th in Greece, 651st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 191 research topics. The University of Patras ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 49,194 academic publications and 1,061,894 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#651 of 14,131 In the World
#264 of 2,785 In Europe
#4 of 36 In Greece
#1 of 2 In Patras
#30 of 1,027 For Industrial Engineering
#40 of 1,577 For Engineering Management
#67 of 1,017 For Game Design and Development
#2432 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#869 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 188 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Patras ranked 3rd for Engineering in Greece and 376th in the World with 30,157 publications made and 677,034 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 34 In Greece
#130 of 1,465 In Europe
#376 of 6,782 In the World

University of Patras
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 196 924
1993 240 1020
1994 245 1106
1995 318 1302
1996 305 1547
1997 308 1688
1998 345 2072
1999 355 2479
2000 386 2912
2001 470 3408
2002 755 4825
2003 739 5991
2004 697 6547
2005 824 8085
2006 1038 10289
2007 1044 12254
2008 1051 14501
2009 1133 16716
2010 1096 19432
2011 1084 21951
2012 1047 24185
2013 1080 26443
2014 1132 28510
2015 1074 30125
2016 1078 31645
2017 1113 33590
2018 1195 37503
2019 1215 40816
2020 1353 47299
2021 1508 54703
2022 1438 56060
2023 1516 57853
2024 1110 53008

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 7 30
Engineering Management 1 8 40
Construction Management 2 32 84
Product and Industrial Design 1 54 135
Architecture 2 54 147
Human-Computer Interaction 1 58 161
Computer Engineering 1 44 169
Robotics 2 56 177
Structural Engineering 2 51 201
Automation and Control engineering 2 56 213
Systems Engineering 3 82 220
Computer Networking 3 63 240
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 83 244
Electronic Engineering 3 68 255
Civil Engineering 4 78 255
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 75 266
Telecommunications 3 74 268
Environmental Engineering 3 78 269
Technical Drawing 2 103 271
Geotechnical Engineering 3 75 282
Aviation 2 104 284
Nuclear Engineering 3 97 291
Firefighting and Fire Science 5 86 294
Electrical Engineering 3 93 312
Architectural Engineering 4 114 316
Automotive Engineering 3 95 319
Chemical Engineering 2 84 330
Biochemical Engineering 2 157 358
Acoustical Engineering 3 136 368
Aerospace Engineering 4 137 381
Mechanical Engineering 3 138 381
Mining Engineering 5 114 382
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 162 384
Materials Science 3 133 384
Metallurgical Engineering 3 141 422
Nanotechnology 2 135 426
Marine Engineering 4 156 452
Optical Engineering 4 181 454
Landscape Architecture 5 205 462
Remote Sensing 4 174 464
Biomedical Engineering 3 176 503
Transportation Engineering 6 194 525
Biotechnology 4 191 535
Operations Research 8 205 591
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 254 683
Agricultural Engineering 6 193 720
Petroleum Engineering 5 241 743

Biology rankings

The University of Patras ranked 3rd for Biology in Greece and 559th in the World with 26,328 publications made and 656,227 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 33 In Greece
#197 of 1,448 In Europe
#559 of 6,833 In the World

University of Patras
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 180 926
1993 178 934
1994 245 1109
1995 230 1237
1996 276 1531
1997 260 1748
1998 306 2188
1999 272 2512
2000 370 3115
2001 435 3546
2002 520 4439
2003 533 5641
2004 546 6333
2005 622 7692
2006 802 9302
2007 804 11343
2008 821 13334
2009 845 14903
2010 780 17648
2011 819 20041
2012 870 22237
2013 893 24846
2014 983 26624
2015 924 28117
2016 971 30054
2017 1016 32482
2018 1071 34984
2019 1143 39417
2020 1429 48357
2021 1608 55601
2022 1513 57011
2023 1566 58634
2024 1209 53190

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 2 135 426
Oncology and Cancer research 5 165 463
Paleontology 3 188 494
Astrobiology 3 215 529
Nutrition and Food Science 6 176 530
Biotechnology 4 191 535
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 189 552
Biochemistry 3 202 554
Evolutionary Biology 3 224 555
Genetics 3 198 569
Immunology 5 208 596
Molecular Biology 3 209 622
Entomology 5 226 632
Agricultural Science 5 201 647
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 263 666
Biophysics 3 247 676
Microbiology 4 225 676
Neuroscience 4 262 700
Pharmacology 4 230 709
Toxicology 8 239 762
Horticulture 5 242 783
Virology 6 254 783
Botany 4 281 810
Zoology 5 290 818
Forestry 6 323 1075
Animal Science 9 331 1215

Physics rankings

The University of Patras ranked 4th for Physics in Greece and 414th in the World with 26,130 publications made and 609,061 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 34 In Greece
#162 of 1,457 In Europe
#414 of 6,713 In the World

University of Patras
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 209 1057
1993 234 1049
1994 243 1123
1995 285 1331
1996 282 1511
1997 294 1743
1998 314 2047
1999 346 2438
2000 357 2847
2001 442 3334
2002 632 4565
2003 661 5612
2004 593 6050
2005 690 7458
2006 883 9186
2007 911 11066
2008 878 13247
2009 978 15176
2010 941 17930
2011 906 20096
2012 925 22148
2013 937 24160
2014 946 25417
2015 908 26888
2016 930 28342
2017 930 30043
2018 979 33043
2019 1005 35876
2020 1142 41230
2021 1238 46133
2022 1201 46945
2023 1245 48336
2024 910 43036

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 5 175 362
Acoustical Engineering 3 136 368
Medical Physics 4 158 375
Materials Science 3 133 384
Quantum and Particle physics 3 153 385
Nanotechnology 2 135 426
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 189 431
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 191 450
Optical Engineering 4 181 454
Condensed Matter Physics 2 187 469
Astrobiology 3 215 529
Nuclear Physics 6 224 531
Biophysics 3 247 676
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 254 683

Chemistry rankings

The University of Patras ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Greece and 498th in the World with 25,335 publications made and 672,463 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 33 In Greece
#188 of 1,417 In Europe
#498 of 6,545 In the World

University of Patras
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 207 1022
1993 225 1135
1994 269 1270
1995 275 1401
1996 296 1702
1997 288 1953
1998 348 2449
1999 326 2789
2000 388 3399
2001 462 3871
2002 554 4938
2003 587 6302
2004 586 6752
2005 643 8148
2006 791 9825
2007 834 11913
2008 848 14221
2009 893 15877
2010 846 18677
2011 799 21190
2012 827 23330
2013 862 25588
2014 914 27635
2015 859 29039
2016 940 31313
2017 919 33255
2018 983 35812
2019 1004 39611
2020 1151 46519
2021 1330 53091
2022 1221 54099
2023 1280 55188
2024 1001 50649

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 90 244
Inorganic Chemistry 2 98 301
Chemical Engineering 2 84 330
Computational Chemistry 1 157 356
Biochemical Engineering 2 157 358
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 162 384
Materials Science 3 133 384
Physical chemistry 3 123 386
Environmental Chemistry 3 159 425
Nanotechnology 2 135 426
Organic Chemistry 3 178 479
Radiochemistry 2 116 511
Nutrition and Food Science 6 176 530
Biochemistry 3 202 554
Pharmacy 4 246 652

Computer Science rankings

The University of Patras ranked 4th for Computer Science in Greece and 407th in the World with 21,927 publications made and 410,021 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 34 In Greece
#157 of 1,469 In Europe
#407 of 6,845 In the World

University of Patras
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 105 483
1993 128 523
1994 116 501
1995 168 643
1996 147 716
1997 154 792
1998 186 1010
1999 231 1306
2000 232 1471
2001 286 1836
2002 649 3157
2003 527 3461
2004 538 4084
2005 644 5130
2006 778 6662
2007 731 7342
2008 799 8873
2009 834 9978
2010 816 11581
2011 820 12606
2012 809 14198
2013 758 15042
2014 849 17016
2015 822 17616
2016 819 17935
2017 849 19402
2018 874 21861
2019 957 24169
2020 1073 29556
2021 1223 35093
2022 1072 35631
2023 1190 38909
2024 820 33503

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 501st in the World with 19,954 publications made and 465,496 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 34 In Greece
#180 of 1,464 In Europe
#501 of 6,876 In the World

University of Patras
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 119 604
1993 131 667
1994 154 698
1995 164 704
1996 184 936
1997 223 1086
1998 199 1278
1999 209 1457
2000 268 1848
2001 299 2147
2002 381 2822
2003 390 3243
2004 418 3891
2005 458 4566
2006 582 5975
2007 596 7194
2008 620 8720
2009 595 9837
2010 596 11270
2011 618 13121
2012 621 14743
2013 704 16476
2014 760 18683
2015 750 19561
2016 769 21050
2017 792 23065
2018 829 25818
2019 842 29261
2020 1045 35386
2021 1267 42496
2022 1205 43589
2023 1271 45634
2024 908 40898

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 687th in the World with 16,849 publications made and 320,864 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 33 In Greece
#283 of 1,500 In Europe
#687 of 7,081 In the World

University of Patras
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 79 352
1993 87 428
1994 87 401
1995 106 429
1996 105 508
1997 125 518
1998 143 705
1999 144 882
2000 155 965
2001 211 1244
2002 387 1981
2003 326 2293
2004 316 2624
2005 386 3480
2006 483 4107
2007 450 4796
2008 514 5564
2009 531 6815
2010 546 7692
2011 550 8683
2012 550 9543
2013 555 10603
2014 631 11972
2015 638 12958
2016 685 13216
2017 707 14684
2018 718 16531
2019 812 19111
2020 972 24295
2021 1144 29764
2022 1030 30662
2023 1169 34380
2024 798 28803

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 2 106 324
Early Childhood Education 6 100 364
Education Majors 3 139 460
Archaeology 4 182 480
Linguistics 4 209 519
History 4 209 528
Classics and Ancient History 4 210 534
Library and Information science 2 215 544
Publishing 2 225 592
Law 4 245 646
Art History 3 278 653
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 260 722
Demography 5 262 745
Aesthetics 4 312 753
Political Science 4 315 766
Philosophy 4 311 776
Sociology 3 294 788
Anthropology 3 304 793
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 6 268 797
Special Education 10 337 908
Urban and Regional planning 7 451 931
Occupational Safety and Health 7 290 956
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 383 993
Gender Studies 7 383 1185
Communications and Public Relations 9 431 1202
Public Policy / Administration 13 515 1530

Medicine rankings

The University of Patras ranked 5th for Medicine in Greece and 622nd in the World with 15,539 publications made and 354,755 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 33 In Greece
#216 of 1,433 In Europe
#622 of 6,775 In the World

University of Patras
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 99 379
1993 100 390
1994 110 440
1995 106 509
1996 130 713
1997 123 721
1998 153 1030
1999 146 1254
2000 169 1574
2001 238 1888
2002 254 2386
2003 266 2913
2004 329 3435
2005 349 4065
2006 478 4975
2007 400 5711
2008 499 6850
2009 507 7764
2010 470 8994
2011 518 10156
2012 509 11701
2013 485 12635
2014 592 13707
2015 516 14540
2016 574 15183
2017 599 16220
2018 641 17636
2019 714 19699
2020 894 25984
2021 1086 31992
2022 993 32847
2023 1026 34283
2024 841 31382

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 3 129 361
Medical Physics 4 158 375
Cosmetology 4 140 394
Urology 3 150 452
Oncology and Cancer research 5 165 463
Radiation Therapy 5 175 485
Biomedical Engineering 3 176 503
Critical Care Nursing 7 206 506
Surgery 5 186 530
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 186 531
Dermatology 4 193 542
Pathology 4 190 550
Respiratory Therapy 5 206 554
Anatomy and Physiology 3 193 558
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 197 566
Cardiology 6 219 576
Immunology 5 208 596
Neurosurgery 7 211 612
Anesthesiology 6 214 640
Pharmacy 4 246 652
Ophthalmology 5 228 652
Pediatrics 5 226 665
Psychiatry 5 252 695
Pharmacology 4 230 709
Epidemiology 7 259 722
Public Health 6 264 757
Toxicology 8 239 762
Virology 6 254 783
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 272 797
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 298 842
Physical Therapy 6 323 861
Health Science 5 283 869
Orthodontics 5 308 886
Nursing 6 311 895
Audiology 4 317 919
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 305 928
Veterinary 7 249 953
Sports Medicine 7 362 962
Clinical Psychology 7 324 972
Dentistry 5 321 999
Occupational Therapy 5 370 1033
Family medicine 6 325 1103
Gerontology 8 434 1331

Mathematics rankings

The University of Patras ranked 4th for Mathematics in Greece and 452nd in the World with 11,215 publications made and 204,714 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 32 In Greece
#171 of 1,401 In Europe
#452 of 6,418 In the World

University of Patras
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 45 267
1993 56 251
1994 60 272
1995 80 336
1996 77 369
1997 73 391
1998 97 516
1999 99 617
2000 115 716
2001 156 824
2002 299 1591
2003 277 1732
2004 283 1980
2005 325 2528
2006 418 3361
2007 384 3787
2008 418 4457
2009 457 5064
2010 406 5845
2011 412 6488
2012 423 7188
2013 382 7450
2014 403 8489
2015 422 8834
2016 395 8827
2017 427 9602
2018 442 10636
2019 488 11529
2020 538 14236
2021 631 16676
2022 577 17325
2023 609 18556
2024 381 12735

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 60 218
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 153 377
Applied Mathematics 4 156 402
Statistics 4 182 473
Math Teachers 3 146 485
Operations Research 8 205 591
Actuarial Science 11 421 1186

Psychology rankings

The University of Patras ranked 4th for Psychology in Greece and 632nd in the World with 8,772 publications made and 176,592 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 32 In Greece
#225 of 1,423 In Europe
#632 of 6,645 In the World

University of Patras
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 40 208
1993 42 206
1994 53 181
1995 46 273
1996 63 278
1997 57 274
1998 68 468
1999 76 528
2000 81 656
2001 114 871
2002 178 1129
2003 156 1353
2004 182 1643
2005 194 1955
2006 261 2304
2007 264 2691
2008 264 3142
2009 288 3597
2010 282 4253
2011 279 4722
2012 262 5313
2013 292 5956
2014 321 6672
2015 296 7101
2016 310 7199
2017 383 8129
2018 394 8937
2019 407 10251
2020 515 13323
2021 646 15924
2022 591 16676
2023 611 18770
2024 491 16179

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 3 139 460
Cognitive Science 3 198 520
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 175 659
Child Psychology 4 239 667
Psychiatry 5 252 695
Neuroscience 4 262 700
Social Psychology 3 268 711
Special Education 10 337 908
Clinical Psychology 7 324 972
Occupational Therapy 5 370 1033

Business rankings

The University of Patras ranked 4th for Business in Greece and 454th in the World with 8,156 publications made and 146,810 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 33 In Greece
#170 of 1,433 In Europe
#454 of 6,339 In the World

University of Patras
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 32 143
1993 47 155
1994 39 159
1995 56 172
1996 42 191
1997 62 234
1998 74 308
1999 73 338
2000 79 379
2001 90 447
2002 193 808
2003 164 859
2004 169 913
2005 203 1206
2006 261 1779
2007 259 2033
2008 277 2505
2009 296 2971
2010 241 3538
2011 292 4037
2012 264 4607
2013 294 4848
2014 288 5481
2015 298 5727
2016 302 6119
2017 346 6751
2018 372 7944
2019 421 8785
2020 437 10517
2021 515 12777
2022 492 13114
2023 503 14558
2024 305 11131

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

Economics rankings

The University of Patras ranked 5th for Economics in Greece and 586th in the World with 4,442 publications made and 81,704 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
#220 of 1,388 In Europe
#586 of 6,167 In the World

University of Patras
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 18 73
1993 19 79
1994 10 54
1995 19 84
1996 24 119
1997 32 130
1998 33 144
1999 40 165
2000 36 194
2001 49 227
2002 72 380
2003 99 475
2004 86 496
2005 98 707
2006 104 795
2007 125 963
2008 136 1272
2009 130 1526
2010 104 1778
2011 139 2026
2012 132 2217
2013 150 2394
2014 155 2842
2015 188 3101
2016 177 3186
2017 205 3684
2018 215 4042
2019 251 4821
2020 305 5826
2021 323 7394
2022 294 7542
2023 327 8786
2024 191 6644

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 4 110 331
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 153 377
Finance 6 212 530
International Economics 11 328 549
International Trade 10 342 595
Environmental Economics 11 256 627
Development Studies 3 217 639
Agricultural Economics 6 182 661
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 260 722
Actuarial Science 11 421 1186

Art & Design rankings

The University of Patras ranked 4th for Art & Design in Greece and 486th in the World with 3,872 publications made and 56,643 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
#200 of 1,381 In Europe
#486 of 5,966 In the World

University of Patras
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 13 58
1993 24 48
1994 18 69
1995 27 78
1996 25 111
1997 29 95
1998 39 128
1999 34 177
2000 46 190
2001 45 224
2002 115 418
2003 85 455
2004 79 548
2005 109 665
2006 124 815
2007 109 929
2008 134 1127
2009 132 1250
2010 146 1516
2011 152 1677
2012 155 1827
2013 141 2034
2014 152 2205
2015 166 2313
2016 141 2191
2017 175 2455
2018 158 2819
2019 173 3062
2020 233 3989
2021 219 4348
2022 223 4915
2023 206 5686
2024 139 5201

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 17 67
UX/UI Desgin 1 26 82
Multimedia 1 30 119
Architecture 2 54 147
Graphic Design 2 84 230
Computer Graphics 4 157 388
Animation 4 151 391
Landscape Architecture 5 205 462
Fashion Design 4 216 508
Photography 3 209 527
Creative Writing 3 217 544
Performing arts 5 270 608
Literature 4 267 631
Art History 3 278 653
Entertainment Industry Business 9 265 694
Aesthetics 4 312 753
Painting and Drawing 8 326 822
Sculpture 8 326 822
Illustration and Concept Art 8 330 855