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The University of Pecs ranked 6th in Hungary, 844th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 140 research topics. The University of Pecs ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 25,847 academic publications and 442,510 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 44 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#844 of 14,131 In the World
#333 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 43 In Hungary
#382 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#383 of 1,514 For Urban and Regional planning
#407 of 2,181 For Pediatrics
#942 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1022 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 137 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 5th for Biology in Hungary and 901st in the World with 17,055 publications made and 348,991 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Hungary
#304 of 1,448 In Europe
#901 of 6,833 In the World

University of Pecs
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 117 1123
1993 111 1120
1994 97 1014
1995 107 1176
1996 126 1156
1997 181 1382
1998 151 1481
1999 171 1770
2000 237 2135
2001 269 2589
2002 281 2812
2003 265 3212
2004 335 3812
2005 371 4430
2006 373 5136
2007 392 5541
2008 371 6201
2009 445 6989
2010 456 7898
2011 456 8537
2012 499 9778
2013 494 10631
2014 568 12115
2015 592 13478
2016 615 14563
2017 627 14904
2018 703 16825
2019 1150 19054
2020 903 24262
2021 961 29012
2022 1109 28895
2023 1017 29770
2024 850 29380

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

Biology subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 5 198 517
Neuroscience 3 209 537
Pharmacology 3 196 579
Immunology 4 210 603
Molecular Biology 4 203 606
Biotechnology 4 231 663
Genetics 4 249 704
Oncology and Cancer research 4 239 725
Virology 4 238 738
Biochemistry 5 265 764
Animal Science 6 239 827
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 315 884
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 334 901
Nutrition and Food Science 5 296 917
Microbiology 4 304 933
Horticulture 6 291 1008
Botany 6 330 1012
Evolutionary Biology 6 377 1040
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 339 1095
Toxicology 5 312 1120
Zoology 5 360 1136
Paleontology 6 420 1257
Astrobiology 7 451 1376
Forestry 7 444 1547
Agricultural Science 8 492 1855
Nanotechnology 8 538 2020

Medicine rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 4th for Medicine in Hungary and 685th in the World with 16,346 publications made and 331,971 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 21 In Hungary
#239 of 1,433 In Europe
#685 of 6,775 In the World

University of Pecs
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 106 968
1993 101 888
1994 91 838
1995 98 923
1996 108 945
1997 172 1175
1998 116 1127
1999 154 1413
2000 198 1694
2001 235 2109
2002 233 2312
2003 243 2484
2004 299 3062
2005 318 3541
2006 340 4064
2007 377 4476
2008 370 5294
2009 406 5937
2010 407 6817
2011 425 7760
2012 472 8788
2013 495 10031
2014 557 11807
2015 568 12976
2016 630 14205
2017 628 14465
2018 758 16394
2019 829 18619
2020 961 23502
2021 962 28194
2022 1222 28821
2023 1026 29582
2024 912 28814

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

Medicine subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 2 120 382
Pediatrics 2 148 407
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 144 419
Neurosurgery 2 159 437
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 147 442
Anesthesiology 3 165 480
Epidemiology 2 186 482
Ophthalmology 4 173 500
Cardiology 4 195 506
Sports / Exercise science 2 192 508
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 173 522
Critical Care Nursing 3 211 522
Urology 2 176 536
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 208 539
Forensic Science 1 198 551
Optometry 3 193 560
Anatomy and Physiology 4 196 565
Pharmacology 3 196 579
Surgery 4 208 585
Dermatology 4 208 592
Sports Medicine 2 241 598
Immunology 4 210 603
Psychiatry 3 221 612
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 215 616
Medical Physics 3 247 624
Pathology 4 227 653
Physical Therapy 2 255 655
Audiology 5 248 678
Family medicine 2 226 691
Health Science 3 231 694
Radiation Therapy 4 231 698
Public Health 4 245 706
Respiratory Therapy 3 242 709
Oncology and Cancer research 4 239 725
Nursing 2 258 733
Virology 4 238 738
Clinical Psychology 4 264 768
Orthodontics 5 274 774
Dentistry 5 277 781
Gerontology 3 282 854
Cosmetology 4 271 855
Pharmacy 6 312 867
Occupational Therapy 3 321 869
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 315 884
Social Work 2 319 967
Biomedical Engineering 5 380 1118
Toxicology 5 312 1120
Veterinary 6 321 1320

Chemistry rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 6th for Chemistry in Hungary and 1032nd in the World with 12,402 publications made and 269,266 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 21 In Hungary
#344 of 1,417 In Europe
#1032 of 6,545 In the World

University of Pecs
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 89 840
1993 79 924
1994 77 846
1995 79 994
1996 111 931
1997 155 1180
1998 124 1186
1999 144 1514
2000 211 1786
2001 220 2209
2002 251 2364
2003 229 2752
2004 289 3288
2005 288 3691
2006 302 4360
2007 287 4644
2008 274 5167
2009 321 5727
2010 349 6435
2011 343 6698
2012 389 7738
2013 370 8265
2014 418 9364
2015 402 10142
2016 450 11138
2017 424 11112
2018 468 12681
2019 905 13903
2020 591 17323
2021 618 20507
2022 681 20013
2023 633 20499
2024 556 19662

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

Chemistry subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 5 265 764
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 312 830
Pharmacy 6 312 867
Nutrition and Food Science 5 296 917
Organic Chemistry 6 378 1169
Computational Chemistry 6 404 1190
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 490 1515
Materials Science 8 478 1557
Radiochemistry 7 379 1582
Inorganic Chemistry 7 443 1590
Physical chemistry 8 481 1701
Environmental Chemistry 8 526 1865
Nanotechnology 8 538 2020
Chemical Engineering 8 566 2173

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Hungary and 1210th in the World with 9,898 publications made and 151,827 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 24 In Hungary
#451 of 1,500 In Europe
#1210 of 7,081 In the World

University of Pecs
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 27 261
1993 26 209
1994 29 184
1995 27 231
1996 28 247
1997 41 228
1998 29 253
1999 42 301
2000 64 372
2001 77 440
2002 94 571
2003 83 613
2004 91 811
2005 93 994
2006 113 1188
2007 132 1357
2008 173 1653
2009 187 2128
2010 206 2399
2011 249 2958
2012 268 3446
2013 312 4327
2014 343 4961
2015 415 5766
2016 395 6181
2017 431 6654
2018 514 7845
2019 934 8876
2020 726 11955
2021 751 14389
2022 995 14523
2023 843 15714
2024 612 14471

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 2 189 383
Occupational Safety and Health 1 118 432
Sports / Exercise science 2 192 508
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 204 548
Forensic Science 1 198 551
Demography 4 234 662
Aesthetics 4 328 803
Genealogy 4 295 822
Human Rights Law 7 332 851
International Law 8 345 866
Public Policy / Administration 4 315 872
Classics and Ancient History 6 361 944
Social Work 2 319 967
Sociology 4 360 1012
Political Economy 5 381 1019
Anthropology 4 390 1086
Law 6 404 1092
Political Science 7 460 1153
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 443 1160
Library and Information science 6 434 1224
Art History 7 484 1261
Linguistics 5 465 1288
Philosophy 5 472 1301
Criminology and Criminal Justice 7 410 1309
History 6 492 1378
Archaeology 6 497 1399
Journalism and Digital Media 7 486 1495
Gender Studies 6 490 1623
Education Majors 5 495 1635
Communications and Public Relations 8 566 1666

Computer Science rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 6th for Computer Science in Hungary and 1253rd in the World with 7,913 publications made and 150,290 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 21 In Hungary
#440 of 1,469 In Europe
#1253 of 6,845 In the World

University of Pecs
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 40 684
1993 42 644
1994 42 598
1995 37 695
1996 53 687
1997 59 723
1998 48 743
1999 52 871
2000 79 1073
2001 107 1213
2002 114 1347
2003 104 1458
2004 118 1666
2005 130 1855
2006 146 2105
2007 159 2381
2008 151 2701
2009 151 2905
2010 168 3407
2011 195 3584
2012 218 4232
2013 222 4708
2014 244 5409
2015 285 6246
2016 279 6868
2017 282 7106
2018 361 8428
2019 783 9597
2020 430 11622
2021 510 14113
2022 601 14474
2023 592 15215
2024 438 14139

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

Computer Science subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 3 209 537
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 334 901
Cognitive Science 6 372 1119
Library and Information science 6 434 1224
Management Information Systems 5 506 1236
Telecommunications 5 489 1522
Data Science 9 554 1542
Computer Graphics 10 543 1560
Computer Networking 5 531 1712
Multimedia 8 543 1736
Software Engineering 8 615 1737
Computer Vision 10 603 2091
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 625 2122
Computational Linguistics 9 623 2239
Cyber Security 9 652 2252
Machine Learning 10 644 2337
Human-Computer Interaction 11 746 2487

Psychology rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 4th for Psychology in Hungary and 760th in the World with 7,666 publications made and 169,642 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 20 In Hungary
#269 of 1,423 In Europe
#760 of 6,645 In the World

University of Pecs
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 50 688
1993 54 639
1994 40 621
1995 46 681
1996 51 706
1997 73 705
1998 57 759
1999 64 862
2000 84 1111
2001 116 1269
2002 113 1376
2003 96 1396
2004 122 1626
2005 141 1856
2006 156 2139
2007 166 2278
2008 176 2739
2009 171 2958
2010 186 3451
2011 185 3791
2012 209 4451
2013 219 4880
2014 260 5721
2015 300 6663
2016 282 7112
2017 300 7375
2018 321 8324
2019 376 9686
2020 435 11715
2021 491 13977
2022 575 14379
2023 546 15187
2024 410 14194

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

Psychology subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 3 209 537
Psychiatry 3 221 612
Clinical Psychology 4 264 768
Child Psychology 4 273 777
Occupational Therapy 3 321 869
Social Work 2 319 967
Social Psychology 4 381 1052
Cognitive Science 6 372 1119
Education Majors 5 495 1635

Engineering rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 6th for Engineering in Hungary and 1492nd in the World with 7,562 publications made and 124,301 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 21 In Hungary
#485 of 1,465 In Europe
#1492 of 6,782 In the World

University of Pecs
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 34 344
1993 38 290
1994 34 261
1995 32 331
1996 41 353
1997 49 436
1998 45 406
1999 44 428
2000 90 582
2001 112 668
2002 129 827
2003 138 1047
2004 141 1283
2005 148 1478
2006 150 1747
2007 162 2022
2008 152 2262
2009 175 2505
2010 192 2919
2011 217 3237
2012 238 3741
2013 222 3936
2014 230 4364
2015 270 4857
2016 278 5265
2017 278 5504
2018 338 6279
2019 759 6984
2020 416 8958
2021 466 10922
2022 507 10544
2023 486 11481
2024 402 10809

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

Engineering subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 4 231 663
Landscape Architecture 5 284 678
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 312 830
Architectural Engineering 2 327 855
Biomedical Engineering 5 380 1118
Optical Engineering 6 392 1135
Acoustical Engineering 6 449 1284
Civil Engineering 5 450 1315
Architecture 4 511 1356
Environmental Engineering 6 440 1495
Telecommunications 5 489 1522
Systems Engineering 8 567 1522
Materials Science 8 478 1557
Structural Engineering 7 526 1626
Mechanical Engineering 8 550 1638
Geotechnical Engineering 8 494 1662
Automotive Engineering 10 512 1677
Aerospace Engineering 7 552 1696
Computer Networking 5 531 1712
Metallurgical Engineering 8 519 1790
Electrical Engineering 6 550 1840
Remote Sensing 10 588 1938
Nanotechnology 8 538 2020
Electronic Engineering 8 613 2132
Chemical Engineering 8 566 2173
Human-Computer Interaction 11 746 2487

Physics rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 6th for Physics in Hungary and 1467th in the World with 7,061 publications made and 117,919 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 20 In Hungary
#482 of 1,457 In Europe
#1467 of 6,713 In the World

University of Pecs
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 38 364
1993 37 321
1994 38 293
1995 30 339
1996 40 372
1997 45 411
1998 52 441
1999 47 441
2000 76 558
2001 123 712
2002 125 848
2003 129 1052
2004 148 1312
2005 144 1472
2006 152 1824
2007 154 1976
2008 152 2349
2009 172 2491
2010 191 2844
2011 202 3091
2012 229 3646
2013 231 3648
2014 218 4252
2015 251 4555
2016 255 4912
2017 263 4992
2018 285 5693
2019 699 6362
2020 377 8156
2021 418 9703
2022 455 9179
2023 391 9934
2024 355 9508

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

Physics subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 5 198 517
Medical Physics 3 247 624
Optical Engineering 6 392 1135
Acoustical Engineering 6 449 1284
Nuclear Physics 6 429 1330
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 461 1336
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 447 1346
Astrobiology 7 451 1376
Theoretical Physics 5 489 1439
Materials Science 8 478 1557
Quantum and Particle physics 7 511 1595
Condensed Matter Physics 6 531 1923
Nanotechnology 8 538 2020

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Hungary and 1464th in the World with 6,844 publications made and 110,071 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 22 In Hungary
#489 of 1,464 In Europe
#1464 of 6,876 In the World

University of Pecs
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 31 304
1993 25 215
1994 22 196
1995 26 220
1996 27 229
1997 39 279
1998 21 328
1999 33 323
2000 58 464
2001 80 534
2002 85 567
2003 95 645
2004 107 900
2005 98 1027
2006 120 1266
2007 115 1444
2008 138 1741
2009 172 1876
2010 188 2222
2011 193 2454
2012 214 2840
2013 217 3337
2014 245 3754
2015 292 4296
2016 295 4550
2017 309 4963
2018 366 5729
2019 379 6702
2020 487 9497
2021 494 11497
2022 599 11238
2023 551 11912
2024 412 11760

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

Environmental Science subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 2 189 383
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 339 1095
Paleontology 6 420 1257
Geology 8 482 1451
Ecology 7 482 1492
Environmental Engineering 6 440 1495
Geography and Cartography 6 518 1506
Earth science and Geophysics 6 465 1510
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 490 1515
Forestry 7 444 1547
Geotechnical Engineering 8 494 1662
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 549 1797
Agricultural Science 8 492 1855
Environmental Chemistry 8 526 1865
Environmental Management 9 589 2017
Oceanography 10 623 2154

Mathematics rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 6th for Mathematics in Hungary and 1495th in the World with 3,465 publications made and 66,404 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 20 In Hungary
#497 of 1,401 In Europe
#1495 of 6,418 In the World

University of Pecs
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 3 34
1993 7 34
1994 6 38
1995 7 39
1996 8 45
1997 10 55
1998 4 49
1999 4 58
2000 17 92
2001 21 110
2002 22 129
2003 22 188
2004 22 222
2005 36 297
2006 49 374
2007 59 417
2008 55 520
2009 54 630
2010 61 898
2011 100 1093
2012 104 1344
2013 102 1759
2014 134 2121
2015 175 2522
2016 170 2637
2017 171 2870
2018 201 3387
2019 238 4047
2020 269 5424
2021 288 6600
2022 381 7174
2023 342 7410
2024 253 5931

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

Mathematics subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 4 419 1172
Statistics 6 475 1386
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 544 1623
Math Teachers 5 487 1732
Applied Mathematics 9 631 2164

Economics rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 7th for Economics in Hungary and 1107th in the World with 2,422 publications made and 29,915 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 20 In Hungary
#426 of 1,388 In Europe
#1107 of 6,167 In the World

University of Pecs
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 2 14
1993 4 6
1994 8 19
1995 7 18
1996 2 10
1997 5 22
1998 3 19
1999 4 13
2000 7 34
2001 10 34
2002 11 41
2003 9 63
2004 15 86
2005 10 110
2006 16 136
2007 40 196
2008 39 239
2009 43 306
2010 51 367
2011 66 477
2012 60 517
2013 70 697
2014 84 786
2015 114 897
2016 100 1122
2017 118 1122
2018 180 1247
2019 178 1711
2020 246 2336
2021 202 2780
2022 332 3065
2023 214 3267
2024 136 2853

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

Economics subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 204 548
International Economics 7 389 658
International Trade 7 393 686
Development Studies 3 328 932
Political Economy 5 381 1019
Actuarial Science 4 419 1172
Finance 7 466 1181
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 544 1623
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 536 1702

Art & Design rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 5th for Art & Design in Hungary and 1228th in the World with 1,453 publications made and 15,672 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#5 of 22 In Hungary
#476 of 1,381 In Europe
#1228 of 5,966 In the World

University of Pecs
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 4 58
1993 3 39
1994 0 38
1995 6 27
1996 5 53
1997 5 43
1998 6 43
1999 8 41
2000 14 54
2001 18 76
2002 17 93
2003 13 74
2004 10 129
2005 18 147
2006 21 199
2007 19 173
2008 25 253
2009 17 244
2010 38 289
2011 47 345
2012 38 442
2013 58 546
2014 43 580
2015 67 645
2016 53 695
2017 67 777
2018 66 842
2019 85 1077
2020 97 1319
2021 129 1627
2022 153 1586
2023 148 1815
2024 96 1787

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

Art & Design subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Interior Design 3 251 616
Landscape Architecture 5 284 678
Performing arts 5 317 741
Aesthetics 4 328 803
Cinematography 7 409 1044
Literature 5 399 1047
Creative Writing 5 401 1077
Art History 7 484 1261
Fashion Design 5 504 1328
Architecture 4 511 1356
Computer Graphics 10 543 1560
Multimedia 8 543 1736

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Pecs

Speciality Hungary Europe World Rank
Entrepreneurship 1 63 135
Hospitality and Hotel Management 3 233 552
International Business 7 430 807
Human Resource Management 3 422 1052
Business 6 506 1373
Marketing 6 495 1379
Advertising 7 496 1416
Accounting 5 511 1454
Project Management 11 668 1668
Management 8 577 1766