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The University of Pecs ranked 6th in Hungary, 850th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 127 research topics. The University of Pecs ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,269 academic publications and 317,669 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 43 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#850 of 14,131 In the World
#333 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 43 In Hungary
#370 of 1,067 For Plastic Surgery
#389 of 2,012 For Pediatrics
#398 of 1,321 For Urban and Regional planning
#978 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1022 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 124 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 5th for Biology in Hungary and 888th in the World with 15,296 publications made and 258,059 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Hungary
#303 of 1,445 In Europe
#888 of 6,770 In the World

University of Pecs
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 102 865
1992 112 976
1993 109 982
1994 95 861
1995 102 992
1996 125 977
1997 164 1159
1998 141 1222
1999 161 1434
2000 219 1764
2001 252 2109
2002 254 2317
2003 242 2631
2004 311 3171
2005 338 3760
2006 357 4450
2007 344 4709
2008 360 5213
2009 409 5806
2010 427 6816
2011 418 7270
2012 470 8375
2013 449 9010
2014 519 10245
2015 547 10951
2016 592 11858
2017 606 11889
2018 692 13471
2019 1111 15140
2020 874 18601
2021 911 22437
2022 1058 23870
2023 900 24021

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 5 188 486
Neuroscience 3 203 521
Pharmacology 3 195 569
Immunology 4 209 583
Molecular Biology 4 201 596
Biotechnology 4 230 653
Genetics 4 246 691
Oncology and Cancer research 4 233 694
Virology 4 246 752
Biochemistry 5 264 753
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 298 827
Animal Science 7 258 855
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 342 907
Nutrition and Food Science 5 306 922
Microbiology 4 321 965
Horticulture 5 299 1000
Botany 6 338 1019
Toxicology 5 309 1037
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 345 1098
Evolutionary Biology 7 414 1153
Zoology 5 380 1175
Paleontology 6 433 1279
Forestry 8 517 1900
Agricultural Science 8 518 1910
Nanotechnology 8 570 2167

Medicine rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 4th for Medicine in Hungary and 668th in the World with 14,600 publications made and 243,776 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 21 In Hungary
#237 of 1,417 In Europe
#668 of 6,680 In the World

University of Pecs
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 84 767
1992 104 859
1993 99 795
1994 90 723
1995 94 789
1996 109 811
1997 160 990
1998 104 915
1999 145 1126
2000 191 1391
2001 221 1708
2002 216 1860
2003 219 2004
2004 280 2503
2005 284 2975
2006 330 3531
2007 334 3758
2008 353 4354
2009 381 4913
2010 394 5887
2011 381 6542
2012 448 7584
2013 439 8435
2014 521 10071
2015 539 10658
2016 604 11617
2017 607 11679
2018 744 13256
2019 794 14868
2020 931 18207
2021 908 21994
2022 1165 23642
2023 905 23775

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 2 114 370
Pediatrics 2 148 389
Neurosurgery 1 158 409
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 141 415
Epidemiology 2 179 461
Anesthesiology 3 165 470
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 204 479
Ophthalmology 4 169 481
Cardiology 4 186 482
Critical Care Nursing 3 202 493
Anatomy and Physiology 4 194 537
Urology 2 182 540
Sports / Exercise science 2 200 540
Optometry 3 189 542
Forensic Science 2 197 547
Surgery 4 204 568
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 201 569
Pharmacology 3 195 569
Dermatology 4 204 569
Immunology 4 209 583
Medical Physics 3 233 586
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 209 590
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 206 594
Psychiatry 3 220 602
Sports Medicine 1 251 640
Pathology 4 228 646
Audiology 5 241 648
Physical Therapy 2 252 650
Respiratory Therapy 4 239 673
Radiation Therapy 4 233 689
Oncology and Cancer research 4 233 694
Family medicine 3 236 695
Public Health 4 253 706
Health Science 2 252 746
Virology 4 246 752
Clinical Psychology 4 273 781
Dentistry 5 277 799
Cosmetology 4 270 803
Nursing 2 287 812
Orthodontics 5 293 826
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 298 827
Occupational Therapy 3 322 862
Pharmacy 6 318 873
Gerontology 3 295 895
Social Work 2 312 993
Toxicology 5 309 1037
Biomedical Engineering 5 374 1081
Veterinary 6 346 1394

Chemistry rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 6th for Chemistry in Hungary and 1025th in the World with 11,359 publications made and 202,534 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 21 In Hungary
#354 of 1,401 In Europe
#1025 of 6,447 In the World

University of Pecs
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 88 722
1992 84 744
1993 78 824
1994 74 736
1995 75 850
1996 112 781
1997 140 1012
1998 116 997
1999 135 1243
2000 197 1480
2001 213 1830
2002 223 2008
2003 217 2303
2004 278 2757
2005 262 3144
2006 292 3773
2007 253 3971
2008 283 4424
2009 301 4746
2010 334 5624
2011 321 5723
2012 367 6623
2013 348 6994
2014 386 7888
2015 399 8257
2016 427 9039
2017 429 8898
2018 465 10210
2019 876 11192
2020 583 13410
2021 583 16026
2022 664 17052
2023 583 16826

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 5 264 753
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 319 830
Pharmacy 6 318 873
Nutrition and Food Science 5 306 922
Computational Chemistry 7 395 1149
Organic Chemistry 6 385 1160
Radiochemistry 7 367 1477
Inorganic Chemistry 7 438 1529
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 510 1559
Materials Science 8 501 1614
Physical chemistry 8 477 1643
Environmental Chemistry 8 512 1757
Chemical Engineering 8 567 2141
Nanotechnology 8 570 2167

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Hungary and 1213th in the World with 8,471 publications made and 101,098 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 23 In Hungary
#463 of 1,492 In Europe
#1213 of 7,020 In the World

University of Pecs
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 21 192
1992 28 235
1993 27 181
1994 27 149
1995 26 197
1996 29 217
1997 37 183
1998 26 200
1999 42 250
2000 57 320
2001 69 353
2002 87 449
2003 79 483
2004 84 654
2005 80 792
2006 117 1026
2007 113 1139
2008 155 1334
2009 167 1708
2010 187 1905
2011 226 2499
2012 261 2896
2013 277 3411
2014 328 4138
2015 380 4692
2016 357 4918
2017 392 5025
2018 479 6030
2019 885 6649
2020 659 8684
2021 657 10389
2022 896 10917
2023 687 11452

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 2 190 398
Sports / Exercise science 2 200 540
Forensic Science 2 197 547
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 204 571
Demography 4 243 668
International Law 7 309 763
Human Rights Law 3 301 784
Occupational Safety and Health 2 260 838
Aesthetics 3 335 840
Public Policy / Administration 4 315 845
Genealogy 4 309 875
Classics and Ancient History 5 341 887
Social Work 2 312 993
Sociology 4 368 1008
Political Economy 5 380 1031
Anthropology 2 382 1066
Library and Information science 6 414 1107
Law 7 431 1166
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 5 470 1227
Political Science 7 485 1230
Criminology and Criminal Justice 5 382 1243
Linguistics 5 461 1275
Philosophy 5 484 1297
Art History 7 510 1395
History 6 506 1415
Archaeology 6 515 1441
Gender Studies 6 460 1477
Communications and Public Relations 7 581 1739
Education Majors 6 528 1785

Computer Science rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 6th for Computer Science in Hungary and 1222nd in the World with 6,991 publications made and 111,961 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 20 In Hungary
#438 of 1,459 In Europe
#1222 of 6,752 In the World

University of Pecs
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 34 543
1992 38 620
1993 43 577
1994 40 529
1995 37 596
1996 53 603
1997 51 634
1998 46 619
1999 49 740
2000 72 889
2001 97 1024
2002 103 1109
2003 90 1213
2004 116 1449
2005 120 1578
2006 149 1833
2007 135 2005
2008 146 2291
2009 146 2432
2010 151 2898
2011 183 3000
2012 212 3676
2013 199 4017
2014 229 4535
2015 269 4941
2016 272 5418
2017 260 5511
2018 350 6530
2019 745 7227
2020 408 8809
2021 469 10686
2022 565 11638
2023 485 11904

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 3 203 521
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 342 907
Cognitive Science 5 361 1063
Library and Information science 6 414 1107
Management Information Systems 3 500 1231
Computer Graphics 7 510 1395
Data Science 8 548 1464
Computer Networking 5 542 1727
Telecommunications 5 558 1769
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 625 2024
Computational Linguistics 8 593 2027
Computer Vision 10 600 2045
Human-Computer Interaction 9 710 2219
Machine Learning 10 633 2231
Cyber Security 9 667 2294
Software Engineering 11 747 2429

Psychology rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 4th for Psychology in Hungary and 750th in the World with 6,925 publications made and 122,409 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 20 In Hungary
#269 of 1,414 In Europe
#750 of 6,528 In the World

University of Pecs
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 39 538
1992 48 607
1993 56 570
1994 40 531
1995 47 576
1996 54 606
1997 66 625
1998 52 634
1999 60 736
2000 84 925
2001 113 1066
2002 97 1132
2003 87 1187
2004 116 1417
2005 125 1563
2006 149 1859
2007 150 1957
2008 170 2249
2009 169 2468
2010 187 2974
2011 169 3216
2012 197 3907
2013 209 4113
2014 248 4825
2015 277 5316
2016 273 5695
2017 286 5818
2018 320 6532
2019 363 7421
2020 417 8876
2021 475 10611
2022 560 11515
2023 470 11892

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 3 203 521
Psychiatry 3 220 602
Clinical Psychology 4 273 781
Child Psychology 4 281 793
Occupational Therapy 3 322 862
Social Work 2 312 993
Social Psychology 4 391 1059
Cognitive Science 5 361 1063
Education Majors 6 528 1785

Engineering rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 7th for Engineering in Hungary and 1525th in the World with 6,714 publications made and 92,766 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 20 In Hungary
#504 of 1,453 In Europe
#1525 of 6,684 In the World

University of Pecs
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 32 240
1992 33 306
1993 35 256
1994 35 226
1995 31 271
1996 42 287
1997 45 344
1998 43 342
1999 40 339
2000 81 472
2001 107 545
2002 118 715
2003 132 876
2004 133 1101
2005 131 1271
2006 161 1556
2007 133 1721
2008 150 1861
2009 166 2091
2010 163 2444
2011 214 2747
2012 214 3132
2013 213 3305
2014 217 3764
2015 251 3983
2016 255 4386
2017 266 4524
2018 322 5095
2019 721 5522
2020 387 6726
2021 425 8304
2022 492 8806
2023 411 9144

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 4 230 653
Landscape Architecture 5 301 743
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 319 830
Architectural Engineering 3 386 1025
Biomedical Engineering 5 374 1081
Optical Engineering 6 403 1178
Architecture 3 478 1221
Acoustical Engineering 6 472 1366
Environmental Engineering 6 456 1542
Civil Engineering 6 529 1581
Materials Science 8 501 1614
Mechanical Engineering 8 555 1627
Geotechnical Engineering 8 506 1672
Computer Networking 5 542 1727
Metallurgical Engineering 8 510 1739
Telecommunications 5 558 1769
Aerospace Engineering 8 573 1771
Structural Engineering 8 573 1797
Systems Engineering 10 654 1879
Remote Sensing 10 592 1942
Electrical Engineering 7 597 2042
Chemical Engineering 8 567 2141
Nanotechnology 8 570 2167
Electronic Engineering 8 636 2194
Human-Computer Interaction 9 710 2219

Physics rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 6th for Physics in Hungary and 1499th in the World with 6,275 publications made and 85,989 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
#495 of 1,446 In Europe
#1499 of 6,603 In the World

University of Pecs
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 33 252
1992 35 319
1993 33 278
1994 36 250
1995 29 293
1996 40 303
1997 39 345
1998 49 374
1999 43 371
2000 71 481
2001 115 609
2002 109 713
2003 126 900
2004 138 1097
2005 120 1259
2006 159 1584
2007 132 1676
2008 140 1966
2009 166 2043
2010 164 2337
2011 190 2591
2012 205 3002
2013 208 3033
2014 210 3563
2015 232 3679
2016 237 3981
2017 244 4130
2018 280 4526
2019 672 5040
2020 355 6150
2021 385 7423
2022 449 7630
2023 337 7909

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 5 188 486
Medical Physics 3 233 586
Optical Engineering 6 403 1178
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 445 1310
Acoustical Engineering 6 472 1366
Nuclear Physics 7 459 1413
Theoretical Physics 5 488 1425
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 494 1437
Materials Science 8 501 1614
Quantum and Particle physics 7 523 1634
Condensed Matter Physics 5 519 1815
Nanotechnology 8 570 2167

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Hungary and 1514th in the World with 5,768 publications made and 76,574 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 21 In Hungary
#505 of 1,458 In Europe
#1514 of 6,798 In the World

University of Pecs
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 21 148
1992 27 252
1993 23 167
1994 24 167
1995 25 199
1996 27 200
1997 36 247
1998 26 272
1999 33 248
2000 52 379
2001 73 441
2002 69 449
2003 82 512
2004 94 740
2005 90 829
2006 119 1117
2007 89 1195
2008 129 1375
2009 136 1542
2010 160 1817
2011 175 1992
2012 189 2330
2013 190 2716
2014 220 3135
2015 265 3537
2016 265 3699
2017 280 3784
2018 356 4518
2019 346 5137
2020 435 6809
2021 428 8350
2022 552 8818
2023 447 9053

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 2 190 398
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 345 1098
Paleontology 6 433 1279
Geology 8 497 1474
Ecology 7 505 1529
Environmental Engineering 6 456 1542
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 510 1559
Geography and Cartography 7 544 1578
Earth science and Geophysics 6 492 1601
Geotechnical Engineering 8 506 1672
Environmental Chemistry 8 512 1757
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 561 1819
Forestry 8 517 1900
Agricultural Science 8 518 1910
Oceanography 9 632 2163
Environmental Management 9 632 2218

Mathematics rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 6th for Mathematics in Hungary and 1439th in the World with 3,147 publications made and 50,012 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 20 In Hungary
#496 of 1,388 In Europe
#1439 of 6,305 In the World

University of Pecs
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 4 20
1992 3 23
1993 7 29
1994 4 23
1995 6 32
1996 10 38
1997 6 31
1998 4 38
1999 3 36
2000 17 70
2001 20 81
2002 19 99
2003 22 146
2004 19 187
2005 31 251
2006 50 313
2007 51 355
2008 56 448
2009 52 545
2010 64 758
2011 96 955
2012 96 1184
2013 94 1570
2014 135 1933
2015 173 2232
2016 162 2364
2017 173 2505
2018 208 2943
2019 233 3377
2020 265 4231
2021 284 5244
2022 382 6152
2023 314 6218

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 3 394 1087
Statistics 6 469 1335
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 551 1633
Math Teachers 5 500 1757
Applied Mathematics 11 679 2395

Economics rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 7th for Economics in Hungary and 1194th in the World with 2,104 publications made and 16,044 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, International Trade, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 19 In Hungary
#457 of 1,366 In Europe
#1194 of 5,995 In the World

University of Pecs
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 3 7
1992 2 12
1993 4 9
1994 7 11
1995 7 11
1996 3 8
1997 3 17
1998 3 10
1999 4 9
2000 7 24
2001 9 30
2002 11 33
2003 9 38
2004 14 69
2005 10 79
2006 17 114
2007 36 153
2008 29 175
2009 44 247
2010 41 296
2011 60 394
2012 64 426
2013 63 565
2014 81 644
2015 104 699
2016 97 883
2017 112 874
2018 183 1086
2019 169 1239
2020 223 1679
2021 179 2028
2022 299 2270
2023 176 2370

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 2 204 571
International Economics 6 389 664
International Trade 5 398 692
Development Studies 4 355 1026
Political Economy 5 380 1031
Actuarial Science 3 394 1087
Finance 7 500 1256
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 551 1633
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 518 1692

Art & Design rankings

The University of Pecs ranked 5th for Art & Design in Hungary and 1282nd in the World with 1,198 publications made and 9,778 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, 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 20 In Hungary
#495 of 1,349 In Europe
#1282 of 5,720 In the World

University of Pecs
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 32
1992 3 51
1993 3 35
1994 0 36
1995 5 25
1996 5 42
1997 3 36
1998 4 33
1999 7 37
2000 11 47
2001 17 57
2002 13 65
2003 13 56
2004 10 105
2005 18 118
2006 22 163
2007 16 122
2008 17 209
2009 23 238
2010 35 213
2011 41 278
2012 35 336
2013 51 394
2014 41 467
2015 61 490
2016 49 538
2017 60 588
2018 67 692
2019 71 761
2020 86 882
2021 103 1123
2022 133 1100
2023 126 1243

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 5 282 740
Landscape Architecture 5 301 743
Aesthetics 3 335 840
Performing arts 5 360 842
Creative Writing 5 400 1067
Literature 5 431 1133
Architecture 3 478 1221
Fashion Design 5 510 1346
Computer Graphics 7 510 1395
Art History 7 510 1395

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Pecs

Speciality Hungary Europe World Rank
Entrepreneurship 1 72 152
International Business 6 435 828
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 344 854
Human Resource Management 4 447 1102
Marketing 5 505 1373
Advertising 6 496 1391
Accounting 5 517 1457
Business 6 545 1503
Project Management 9 621 1584
Management 8 587 1806