University of Silesia in Katowice: Rankings

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The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 11th in Poland, 858th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 121 research topics. The University of Silesia in Katowice ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 23,136 academic publications and 240,286 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 67 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#858 of 14,131 In the World
#335 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 127 In Poland
#1 of 7 In Katowice
#178 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#239 of 4,103 For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
#349 of 1,249 For Landscape Architecture
#603 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1027 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 118 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 15th for Chemistry in Poland and 980th in the World with 12,498 publications made and 181,415 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 67 In Poland
#340 of 1,401 In Europe
#980 of 6,447 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 51 205
1992 52 234
1993 52 283
1994 61 231
1995 90 376
1996 109 340
1997 116 395
1998 94 426
1999 142 515
2000 161 706
2001 170 818
2002 195 1072
2003 235 1270
2004 274 1532
2005 250 2139
2006 324 2511
2007 346 2851
2008 395 3255
2009 340 3373
2010 437 4271
2011 466 4999
2012 439 5997
2013 514 6373
2014 564 7345
2015 633 8623
2016 666 9716
2017 613 10235
2018 609 11658
2019 647 13169
2020 744 16394
2021 723 18030
2022 699 18847
2023 665 18974

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

Chemistry subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 6 158 357
Environmental Chemistry 7 157 409
Biochemical Engineering 10 225 504
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 197 517
Inorganic Chemistry 15 262 762
Materials Science 17 299 818
Organic Chemistry 15 310 871
Pharmacy 14 321 879
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 338 882
Chemical Engineering 15 290 893
Physical chemistry 15 312 913
Nanotechnology 14 331 1029
Radiochemistry 18 274 1084
Biochemistry 25 387 1224
Nutrition and Food Science 34 398 1340

Physics rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 14th for Physics in Poland and 848th in the World with 12,388 publications made and 166,476 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#14 of 68 In Poland
#318 of 1,446 In Europe
#848 of 6,603 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 59 226
1992 62 263
1993 65 334
1994 67 274
1995 99 411
1996 110 374
1997 131 437
1998 119 503
1999 151 601
2000 177 821
2001 182 918
2002 210 1184
2003 276 1408
2004 289 1658
2005 245 2272
2006 342 2769
2007 346 3025
2008 403 3442
2009 315 3495
2010 421 4465
2011 438 5102
2012 431 5819
2013 494 6145
2014 546 7023
2015 610 8151
2016 624 9094
2017 590 9382
2018 558 10530
2019 634 11718
2020 744 14153
2021 685 15350
2022 677 15686
2023 622 15809

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

Physics subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 6 147 367
Nuclear Physics 7 199 463
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 231 512
Theoretical Physics 8 250 558
Astrophysics and Astronomy 11 301 765
Quantum and Particle physics 14 309 799
Astrobiology 9 306 807
Materials Science 17 299 818
Optical Engineering 16 337 890
Medical Physics 14 341 891
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 328 904
Acoustical Engineering 14 342 905
Nanotechnology 14 331 1029
Biophysics 14 366 1036

Engineering rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 14th for Engineering in Poland and 972nd in the World with 11,992 publications made and 157,599 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#14 of 68 In Poland
#345 of 1,453 In Europe
#972 of 6,684 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 51 185
1992 56 240
1993 57 312
1994 60 229
1995 90 355
1996 111 333
1997 123 405
1998 91 426
1999 133 536
2000 156 705
2001 175 807
2002 193 1050
2003 248 1241
2004 268 1456
2005 231 2031
2006 318 2419
2007 316 2676
2008 379 3038
2009 305 3110
2010 395 3954
2011 397 4594
2012 402 5196
2013 484 5538
2014 556 6529
2015 603 7589
2016 636 8547
2017 609 9044
2018 560 10186
2019 620 11468
2020 740 13934
2021 722 15376
2022 694 16096
2023 639 16212

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

Engineering subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 4 47 178
Landscape Architecture 6 161 349
Biochemical Engineering 10 225 504
Metallurgical Engineering 12 257 724
Materials Science 17 299 818
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 338 882
Electrical Engineering 13 316 882
Optical Engineering 16 337 890
Chemical Engineering 15 290 893
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 328 904
Acoustical Engineering 14 342 905
Geotechnical Engineering 20 328 1006
Nanotechnology 14 331 1029
Biomedical Engineering 16 367 1060
Environmental Engineering 24 366 1130
Remote Sensing 18 423 1182
Mechanical Engineering 23 474 1318
Aerospace Engineering 21 483 1384
Computer Networking 16 464 1399
Systems Engineering 25 547 1441
Telecommunications 17 482 1466
Transportation Engineering 32 494 1472
Civil Engineering 26 513 1532
Automotive Engineering 29 497 1638
Operations Research 30 519 1662
Electronic Engineering 19 511 1690
Structural Engineering 29 555 1722
Biotechnology 29 507 1861
Human-Computer Interaction 22 644 1883

Biology rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 22nd for Biology in Poland and 1132nd in the World with 11,584 publications made and 152,073 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#22 of 66 In Poland
#376 of 1,445 In Europe
#1132 of 6,770 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 34 105
1992 17 86
1993 26 136
1994 25 120
1995 53 182
1996 61 177
1997 57 197
1998 51 178
1999 86 257
2000 72 396
2001 100 354
2002 126 573
2003 161 841
2004 184 937
2005 175 1265
2006 223 1498
2007 240 1917
2008 272 2080
2009 269 2429
2010 354 3018
2011 394 3491
2012 387 4348
2013 514 4830
2014 549 5612
2015 614 6928
2016 645 7872
2017 637 8621
2018 660 9989
2019 718 11791
2020 886 15080
2021 851 17027
2022 928 18097
2023 844 19096

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

Biology subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entomology 11 217 582
Toxicology 5 205 631
Zoology 9 234 656
Horticulture 14 257 791
Paleontology 8 293 804
Astrobiology 9 306 807
Botany 14 289 816
Agricultural Science 20 289 895
Evolutionary Biology 12 358 939
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 312 954
Nanotechnology 14 331 1029
Biophysics 14 366 1036
Neuroscience 15 382 1085
Forestry 15 348 1125
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 389 1129
Genetics 20 393 1213
Biochemistry 25 387 1224
Microbiology 24 395 1281
Pharmacology 20 370 1324
Nutrition and Food Science 34 398 1340
Molecular Biology 21 406 1348
Oncology and Cancer research 21 400 1377
Animal Science 31 391 1402
Immunology 25 461 1630
Biotechnology 29 507 1861
Virology 24 531 2036

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Poland and 919th in the World with 10,168 publications made and 126,587 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 66 In Poland
#334 of 1,458 In Europe
#919 of 6,798 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 29 86
1992 26 100
1993 26 125
1994 21 113
1995 53 152
1996 57 133
1997 66 194
1998 50 178
1999 85 252
2000 79 313
2001 103 381
2002 127 551
2003 174 720
2004 157 845
2005 166 1037
2006 213 1313
2007 194 1514
2008 239 1757
2009 221 1967
2010 312 2546
2011 325 2831
2012 325 3357
2013 435 3882
2014 515 4597
2015 537 5457
2016 569 6457
2017 529 6734
2018 566 7931
2019 622 9381
2020 746 11699
2021 790 13512
2022 757 14360
2023 735 15153

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

Environmental Science subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 4 47 178
Environmental Chemistry 7 157 409
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 197 517
Earth science and Geophysics 5 218 592
Hydrology and Water resources management 9 202 712
Urban and Regional planning 20 351 750
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 12 299 794
Paleontology 8 293 804
Geology 13 316 870
Agricultural Science 20 289 895
Ecology 16 338 931
Oceanography 11 335 935
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 312 954
Geography and Cartography 15 372 979
Geotechnical Engineering 20 328 1006
Environmental Management 22 360 1041
Forestry 15 348 1125
Environmental Engineering 24 366 1130

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 12th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Poland and 982nd in the World with 8,923 publications made and 55,088 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#12 of 68 In Poland
#386 of 1,492 In Europe
#982 of 7,020 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 14 50
1992 11 50
1993 21 72
1994 15 56
1995 22 104
1996 27 93
1997 40 110
1998 28 114
1999 39 141
2000 40 189
2001 39 183
2002 78 341
2003 86 343
2004 74 396
2005 90 520
2006 104 722
2007 119 722
2008 120 781
2009 109 886
2010 161 1215
2011 225 1228
2012 287 1602
2013 335 1757
2014 377 2060
2015 446 2503
2016 463 2752
2017 551 2927
2018 580 3493
2019 692 4154
2020 937 5424
2021 934 6568
2022 869 6978
2023 755 7753

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 17 91 239
Forensic Science 5 189 518
International Law 10 237 581
Radio and Television broadcasting 10 221 644
Art History 6 290 674
Broadcast Journalism 10 242 703
Human Rights Law 11 286 737
Urban and Regional planning 20 351 750
Publishing 8 293 803
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 8 338 834
Aesthetics 11 344 863
Linguistics 11 344 863
Special Education 6 333 889
International Relations and Diplomacy 12 303 890
Genealogy 9 316 901
Early Childhood Education 4 311 927
Philosophy 13 386 947
History 12 387 995
Archaeology 13 396 1015
Criminology and Criminal Justice 7 319 1028
Library and Information science 13 391 1049
Gender Studies 7 351 1068
Classics and Ancient History 15 405 1080
Political Economy 14 401 1114
Education Majors 5 370 1116
Media Studies 10 370 1126
Sociology 8 455 1318
Public Policy / Administration 23 475 1396
Political Science 26 535 1412
Journalism and Digital Media 17 471 1420
Law 16 519 1472
Demography 23 479 1549
Anthropology 18 541 1598
Communications and Public Relations 24 592 1767

Computer Science rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 14th for Computer Science in Poland and 1190th in the World with 5,910 publications made and 66,535 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#14 of 67 In Poland
#430 of 1,459 In Europe
#1190 of 6,752 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 11 44
1992 18 44
1993 22 97
1994 16 49
1995 30 125
1996 37 122
1997 41 101
1998 42 197
1999 37 179
2000 51 271
2001 53 224
2002 94 490
2003 98 556
2004 112 631
2005 96 876
2006 113 1039
2007 123 1157
2008 139 1138
2009 124 1325
2010 162 1717
2011 189 1807
2012 193 1982
2013 247 2250
2014 270 2396
2015 334 2967
2016 347 3381
2017 334 3428
2018 304 3849
2019 363 4443
2020 437 5450
2021 440 6226
2022 468 6780
2023 394 7081

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

Computer Science subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 14 353 861
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 13 375 995
Computational Linguistics 12 367 1007
Machine Learning 9 353 1040
Library and Information science 13 391 1049
Neuroscience 15 382 1085
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 389 1129
Cognitive Science 12 389 1171
Computer Vision 15 414 1197
Computer Networking 16 464 1399
Software Engineering 20 561 1451
Telecommunications 17 482 1466
Management Information Systems 22 575 1489
Data Science 18 561 1521
Cyber Security 21 572 1787
Human-Computer Interaction 22 644 1883
Multimedia 16 591 2006

Medicine rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 22nd for Medicine in Poland and 1500th in the World with 5,069 publications made and 56,530 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#22 of 67 In Poland
#457 of 1,417 In Europe
#1500 of 6,680 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 7 22
1992 3 19
1993 13 23
1994 5 28
1995 3 27
1996 16 38
1997 16 47
1998 11 43
1999 18 45
2000 17 94
2001 17 66
2002 34 123
2003 46 146
2004 56 233
2005 63 334
2006 75 337
2007 86 439
2008 86 546
2009 99 710
2010 126 933
2011 131 1003
2012 171 1413
2013 219 1665
2014 214 1716
2015 238 2259
2016 280 2551
2017 301 3093
2018 305 3358
2019 330 4295
2020 447 5800
2021 495 6874
2022 544 7561
2023 494 8637

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

Medicine subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forensic Science 5 189 518
Toxicology 5 205 631
Orthodontics 13 282 789
Pharmacy 14 321 879
Dentistry 15 295 882
Medical Physics 14 341 891
Plastic Surgery 13 268 892
Dermatology 18 290 934
Biomedical Engineering 16 367 1060
Ophthalmology 18 377 1140
Urology 23 365 1204
Anatomy and Physiology 22 405 1260
Radiation Therapy 19 363 1263
Pharmacology 20 370 1324
Oncology and Cancer research 21 400 1377
Clinical Psychology 20 447 1418
Audiology 21 457 1481
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22 415 1515
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 27 482 1544
Pathology 27 478 1607
Surgery 23 473 1622
Public Health 22 491 1628
Immunology 25 461 1630
Physical Therapy 25 519 1638
Cardiology 28 502 1638
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 21 537 1645
Critical Care Nursing 19 514 1652
Veterinary 28 390 1659
Psychiatry 22 503 1695
Gerontology 25 511 1702
Pediatrics 22 495 1779
Anesthesiology 26 501 1802
Family medicine 15 472 1803
Sports Medicine 33 576 1854
Virology 24 531 2036
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 25 579 2144
Nursing 20 590 2172
Health Science 25 613 2442
Healthcare Management (MHA) 34 685 2509

Psychology rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 16th for Psychology in Poland and 1297th in the World with 3,561 publications made and 33,903 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#16 of 66 In Poland
#427 of 1,414 In Europe
#1297 of 6,528 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 5 17
1992 5 14
1993 11 53
1994 3 22
1995 12 53
1996 16 60
1997 14 40
1998 18 55
1999 17 63
2000 24 106
2001 20 88
2002 41 216
2003 42 304
2004 39 309
2005 40 410
2006 54 467
2007 48 550
2008 70 520
2009 66 567
2010 81 819
2011 113 877
2012 108 883
2013 145 953
2014 153 1010
2015 162 1370
2016 169 1450
2017 220 1658
2018 206 1734
2019 224 1995
2020 327 2628
2021 338 3171
2022 353 3428
2023 328 3761

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

Psychology subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Psychology 5 300 800
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 8 338 834
Special Education 6 333 889
Sexology 6 274 903
Neuroscience 15 382 1085
Education Majors 5 370 1116
Cognitive Science 12 389 1171
Child Psychology 16 448 1362
Clinical Psychology 20 447 1418
Psychiatry 22 503 1695

Art & Design rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 11th for Art & Design in Poland and 919th in the World with 1,902 publications made and 7,609 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, 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
#11 of 65 In Poland
#366 of 1,349 In Europe
#919 of 5,720 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 10
1992 1 2
1993 4 10
1994 1 14
1995 1 6
1996 2 14
1997 11 6
1998 1 14
1999 5 21
2000 11 28
2001 11 27
2002 15 47
2003 20 62
2004 28 52
2005 16 50
2006 17 111
2007 22 98
2008 25 108
2009 20 133
2010 29 211
2011 32 170
2012 69 220
2013 58 271
2014 88 315
2015 95 318
2016 91 370
2017 124 372
2018 121 432
2019 164 486
2020 231 718
2021 203 808
2022 180 856
2023 151 973

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

Art & Design subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 6 161 349
Interior Design 9 176 405
Performing arts 6 180 408
Photography 5 195 507
Illustration and Concept Art 12 284 660
Painting and Drawing 12 288 670
Sculpture 12 288 670
Art History 6 290 674
Entertainment Industry Business 7 266 700
Cinematography 8 287 708
Creative Writing 8 293 732
Literature 7 324 779
Music 9 306 807
Computer Graphics 14 353 861
Aesthetics 11 344 863
Fashion Design 15 395 967
Singing and Vocal Performance 15 356 1048
Multimedia 16 591 2006

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Silesia in Katowice

Speciality Poland Europe World Rank
International Economics 30 484 861
Applied Mathematics 17 371 923
Tax Law 18 345 971
International Trade 32 531 1016
International Business 30 513 1035
Hospitality and Hotel Management 22 411 1065
Human Resource Management 17 449 1111
Advertising 20 426 1129
Statistics 15 447 1256
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 25 486 1283
Mathematics 15 459 1293
Math Teachers 8 446 1514
Finance 28 571 1557
Economics 27 580 1686
Business 28 600 1737
Marketing 32 650 1987
Management 29 674 2202
Development Studies 33 643 2224
Accounting 35 708 2317