University of Silesia in Katowice: Rankings

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The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 11th in Poland, 840th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 129 research topics. The University of Silesia in Katowice ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,767 academic publications and 329,449 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 74 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#840 of 14,131 In the World
#331 of 2,785 In Europe
#11 of 127 In Poland
#1 of 7 In Katowice
#154 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#184 of 4,425 For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
#237 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
#586 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1027 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 126 other topics

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Physics rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 15th for Physics in Poland and 889th in the World with 13,923 publications made and 211,528 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#15 of 68 In Poland
#327 of 1,457 In Europe
#889 of 6,713 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 54 250
1993 60 304
1994 60 266
1995 99 420
1996 111 369
1997 131 427
1998 117 498
1999 157 616
2000 180 832
2001 190 965
2002 235 1271
2003 295 1549
2004 275 1761
2005 276 2339
2006 352 2949
2007 372 3186
2008 409 3643
2009 341 3698
2010 431 4650
2011 488 5646
2012 508 6642
2013 590 7197
2014 619 8447
2015 646 9702
2016 663 10792
2017 661 11405
2018 619 12340
2019 707 14126
2020 813 17120
2021 710 18290
2022 755 18224
2023 727 18873
2024 640 17872

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 7 156 384
Nuclear Physics 7 202 482
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 229 515
Theoretical Physics 8 254 578
Astrobiology 10 291 755
Quantum and Particle physics 14 321 844
Materials Science 16 303 862
Astrophysics and Astronomy 13 333 872
Medical Physics 12 331 892
Acoustical Engineering 14 349 940
Biophysics 14 334 940
Optical Engineering 16 341 941
Applied/Engineering Physics 19 352 997
Nanotechnology 16 341 1091

Chemistry rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 16th for Chemistry in Poland and 1006th in the World with 13,865 publications made and 235,743 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#16 of 67 In Poland
#338 of 1,417 In Europe
#1006 of 6,545 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 49 221
1993 51 258
1994 55 232
1995 90 375
1996 107 332
1997 112 372
1998 96 404
1999 145 545
2000 160 690
2001 168 843
2002 216 1126
2003 254 1398
2004 262 1608
2005 279 2174
2006 337 2737
2007 360 2913
2008 409 3455
2009 366 3536
2010 447 4510
2011 502 5608
2012 506 6829
2013 602 7534
2014 618 8824
2015 657 10175
2016 695 11382
2017 657 12240
2018 643 13619
2019 702 15571
2020 791 19253
2021 733 21186
2022 763 21383
2023 753 22177
2024 699 21751

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 6 161 365
Environmental Chemistry 7 157 421
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 189 490
Biochemical Engineering 12 216 501
Inorganic Chemistry 15 265 776
Materials Science 16 303 862
Pharmacy 14 317 877
Organic Chemistry 15 311 898
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 21 335 931
Chemical Engineering 15 296 948
Physical chemistry 15 318 964
Nanotechnology 16 341 1091
Radiochemistry 17 274 1119
Biochemistry 24 380 1222
Nutrition and Food Science 31 380 1283

Biology rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 22nd for Biology in Poland and 1141st in the World with 13,418 publications made and 207,901 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#22 of 66 In Poland
#371 of 1,448 In Europe
#1141 of 6,833 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 24 91
1993 41 132
1994 25 114
1995 58 190
1996 61 164
1997 60 185
1998 61 174
1999 89 275
2000 71 417
2001 98 366
2002 132 638
2003 173 878
2004 192 998
2005 186 1300
2006 238 1712
2007 251 1957
2008 290 2268
2009 297 2579
2010 362 3293
2011 430 4117
2012 462 5187
2013 591 5978
2014 612 7131
2015 668 8587
2016 700 9626
2017 681 10621
2018 751 12299
2019 767 14348
2020 967 18292
2021 890 20469
2022 1050 21223
2023 994 23311
2024 815 22270

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 10 199 556
Zoology 9 220 618
Toxicology 9 202 653
Astrobiology 10 291 755
Horticulture 13 238 766
Botany 14 271 784
Paleontology 8 289 814
Agricultural Science 19 285 920
Biophysics 14 334 940
Evolutionary Biology 11 357 947
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 309 974
Forestry 15 322 1073
Nanotechnology 16 341 1091
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 385 1112
Neuroscience 16 391 1124
Genetics 19 379 1205
Biochemistry 24 380 1222
Nutrition and Food Science 31 380 1283
Molecular Biology 21 385 1301
Oncology and Cancer research 19 375 1304
Microbiology 24 389 1320
Pharmacology 20 361 1334
Animal Science 32 394 1472
Immunology 25 437 1565
Biotechnology 27 485 1753
Virology 24 514 2029

Engineering rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 15th for Engineering in Poland and 1034th in the World with 13,414 publications made and 200,804 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#15 of 68 In Poland
#366 of 1,465 In Europe
#1034 of 6,782 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 49 231
1993 55 285
1994 55 226
1995 85 359
1996 108 326
1997 118 378
1998 96 407
1999 143 542
2000 156 702
2001 184 854
2002 207 1117
2003 261 1360
2004 252 1536
2005 258 2041
2006 333 2577
2007 336 2747
2008 378 3219
2009 338 3295
2010 396 4108
2011 425 4968
2012 473 5841
2013 548 6321
2014 621 7753
2015 632 8923
2016 671 10041
2017 666 10881
2018 618 11824
2019 677 13587
2020 809 16683
2021 737 18243
2022 782 18608
2023 754 19280
2024 646 18677

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 39 154
Landscape Architecture 8 116 237
Biochemical Engineering 12 216 501
Metallurgical Engineering 12 255 749
Materials Science 16 303 862
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 21 335 931
Acoustical Engineering 14 349 940
Optical Engineering 16 341 941
Chemical Engineering 15 296 948
Applied/Engineering Physics 19 352 997
Geotechnical Engineering 18 324 999
Electrical Engineering 13 345 1000
Aviation 21 373 1006
Biomedical Engineering 18 360 1059
Nanotechnology 16 341 1091
Environmental Engineering 27 366 1168
Remote Sensing 18 413 1171
Mechanical Engineering 24 478 1369
Aerospace Engineering 24 495 1441
Systems Engineering 25 556 1485
Computer Networking 15 483 1504
Civil Engineering 26 504 1514
Electronic Engineering 17 480 1607
Automotive Engineering 29 504 1658
Transportation Engineering 37 548 1666
Biotechnology 27 485 1753
Telecommunications 25 548 1769
Structural Engineering 30 565 1782
Operations Research 34 568 1873
Renewable Energy Engineering 34 580 2053
Human-Computer Interaction 24 679 2125

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 14th for Environmental Science in Poland and 914th in the World with 11,855 publications made and 170,239 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#14 of 66 In Poland
#328 of 1,464 In Europe
#914 of 6,876 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 31 97
1993 38 124
1994 23 121
1995 58 159
1996 59 139
1997 70 203
1998 60 176
1999 89 291
2000 86 342
2001 104 409
2002 134 612
2003 185 795
2004 159 913
2005 184 1026
2006 216 1513
2007 215 1547
2008 250 1916
2009 250 2191
2010 310 2698
2011 353 3303
2012 386 4088
2013 518 4573
2014 574 5672
2015 576 6676
2016 614 7798
2017 602 8507
2018 648 9708
2019 692 11526
2020 826 14653
2021 822 16713
2022 913 17353
2023 883 18902
2024 627 17975

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 39 154
Environmental Chemistry 7 157 421
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 189 490
Earth science and Geophysics 7 215 585
Urban and Regional planning 20 323 666
Hydrology and Water resources management 11 192 743
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 12 295 801
Paleontology 8 289 814
Geology 13 311 864
Oceanography 11 325 911
Ecology 17 331 912
Agricultural Science 19 285 920
Geography and Cartography 15 365 972
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 309 974
Geotechnical Engineering 18 324 999
Environmental Management 22 362 1064
Forestry 15 322 1073
Environmental Engineering 27 366 1168

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Poland and 976th in the World with 11,067 publications made and 83,048 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#14 of 68 In Poland
#382 of 1,500 In Europe
#976 of 7,081 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
1992 12 47
1993 24 83
1994 19 65
1995 22 104
1996 32 88
1997 43 106
1998 32 131
1999 45 162
2000 46 190
2001 45 190
2002 87 362
2003 94 407
2004 78 424
2005 92 552
2006 116 829
2007 128 853
2008 120 952
2009 126 1036
2010 181 1342
2011 271 1619
2012 349 2202
2013 373 2367
2014 446 2828
2015 504 3455
2016 542 3894
2017 630 4176
2018 732 4924
2019 820 5765
2020 1083 7360
2021 1046 9190
2022 1018 9422
2023 1046 11023
2024 658 10338

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 13 69 184
Forensic Science 5 173 472
Radio and Television broadcasting 11 230 666
Urban and Regional planning 20 323 666
International Law 11 276 668
Publishing 6 261 689
Art History 6 307 718
Broadcast Journalism 11 258 729
International Relations and Diplomacy 11 266 750
Human Rights Law 11 299 753
Linguistics 11 326 832
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 336 838
Aesthetics 11 345 851
Special Education 5 317 855
Early Childhood Education 4 302 901
Genealogy 12 330 941
Philosophy 12 374 957
Political Economy 10 365 965
History 12 375 972
Criminology and Criminal Justice 8 309 987
Media Studies 8 344 988
Social Work 14 331 1003
Archaeology 13 387 1016
Library and Information science 11 383 1025
Gender Studies 8 345 1038
Classics and Ancient History 17 396 1038
Military science 14 348 1060
Education Majors 5 366 1082
Sociology 8 444 1283
Public Policy / Administration 21 465 1330
Political Science 24 519 1366
Journalism and Digital Media 16 475 1429
Law 20 514 1442
Anthropology 14 513 1497
Demography 24 488 1611
Communications and Public Relations 24 586 1753

Computer Science rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 14th for Computer Science in Poland and 1239th in the World with 6,751 publications made and 88,563 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#14 of 67 In Poland
#437 of 1,469 In Europe
#1239 of 6,845 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 19 50
1993 20 104
1994 13 50
1995 30 146
1996 31 107
1997 39 105
1998 44 199
1999 39 180
2000 51 299
2001 57 229
2002 89 517
2003 106 597
2004 108 637
2005 95 881
2006 112 1057
2007 122 1191
2008 141 1181
2009 139 1413
2010 156 1798
2011 206 1987
2012 217 2369
2013 260 2687
2014 305 3035
2015 361 3822
2016 378 4164
2017 364 4411
2018 354 4921
2019 390 5722
2020 493 6876
2021 480 7809
2022 544 8086
2023 498 9153
2024 340 8348

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 14 379 973
Library and Information science 11 383 1025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 13 373 1026
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 385 1112
Neuroscience 16 391 1124
Computational Linguistics 13 389 1133
Machine Learning 11 377 1165
Computer Vision 15 425 1258
Cognitive Science 12 408 1272
Computer Networking 15 483 1504
Data Science 17 567 1587
Management Information Systems 25 627 1677
Software Engineering 27 603 1681
Telecommunications 25 548 1769
Cyber Security 22 585 1895
Human-Computer Interaction 24 679 2125
Multimedia 20 638 2205

Medicine rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 22nd for Medicine in Poland and 1480th in the World with 6,166 publications made and 81,731 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#22 of 67 In Poland
#443 of 1,433 In Europe
#1480 of 6,775 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 3 20
1993 13 21
1994 6 32
1995 3 31
1996 11 33
1997 19 45
1998 12 47
1999 19 58
2000 18 97
2001 16 73
2002 29 135
2003 52 161
2004 55 261
2005 68 379
2006 81 405
2007 87 560
2008 96 652
2009 129 778
2010 126 1019
2011 144 1236
2012 193 1845
2013 232 2195
2014 259 2476
2015 275 3016
2016 315 3499
2017 336 3964
2018 368 4503
2019 371 5442
2020 502 7207
2021 538 8469
2022 635 9109
2023 591 10671
2024 478 9797

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 5 173 472
Toxicology 9 202 653
Orthodontics 14 288 813
Plastic Surgery 11 246 851
Pharmacy 14 317 877
Dentistry 15 298 882
Medical Physics 12 331 892
Optometry 15 294 934
Dermatology 17 291 963
Social Work 14 331 1003
Biomedical Engineering 18 360 1059
Ophthalmology 18 372 1133
Clinical Psychology 19 393 1206
Anatomy and Physiology 25 404 1268
Urology 24 377 1276
Radiation Therapy 20 361 1282
Oncology and Cancer research 19 375 1304
Pharmacology 20 361 1334
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 19 371 1359
Cardiology 24 444 1443
Gerontology 19 463 1478
Physical Therapy 23 492 1524
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 27 471 1542
Surgery 24 452 1554
Audiology 24 477 1557
Psychiatry 19 468 1558
Immunology 25 437 1565
Pediatrics 19 436 1572
Pathology 25 459 1578
Sports Medicine 25 517 1607
Public Health 25 494 1679
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 23 539 1725
Veterinary 29 399 1735
Critical Care Nursing 19 516 1746
Anesthesiology 25 495 1801
Family medicine 15 472 1840
Virology 24 514 2029
Nursing 19 569 2039
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 26 574 2184
Health Science 24 581 2242
Healthcare Management (MHA) 35 682 2578

Psychology rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 16th for Psychology in Poland and 1306th in the World with 4,284 publications made and 46,776 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#16 of 66 In Poland
#422 of 1,423 In Europe
#1306 of 6,645 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 4 14
1993 8 48
1994 3 21
1995 10 60
1996 11 48
1997 15 36
1998 16 47
1999 17 42
2000 19 103
2001 20 100
2002 39 223
2003 42 307
2004 31 281
2005 38 365
2006 50 464
2007 46 521
2008 63 510
2009 74 572
2010 82 807
2011 127 879
2012 118 978
2013 170 1145
2014 177 1312
2015 195 1689
2016 203 1724
2017 253 2026
2018 258 2241
2019 259 2620
2020 377 3300
2021 379 3842
2022 426 4292
2023 401 5059
2024 271 4577

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 6 309 833
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 336 838
Special Education 5 317 855
Sexology 10 280 907
Social Work 14 331 1003
Education Majors 5 366 1082
Neuroscience 16 391 1124
Child Psychology 11 395 1182
Clinical Psychology 19 393 1206
Cognitive Science 12 408 1272
Psychiatry 19 468 1558

Art & Design rankings

The University of Silesia in Katowice ranked 11th for Art & Design in Poland and 941st in the World with 2,293 publications made and 11,070 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
#373 of 1,381 In Europe
#941 of 5,966 In the World

University of Silesia in Katowice
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 2
1993 3 12
1994 1 11
1995 1 8
1996 3 15
1997 9 8
1998 1 18
1999 5 21
2000 13 29
2001 15 30
2002 17 55
2003 20 65
2004 33 59
2005 16 69
2006 17 112
2007 25 114
2008 24 139
2009 22 143
2010 28 215
2011 45 204
2012 74 291
2013 70 324
2014 100 372
2015 104 378
2016 104 547
2017 139 521
2018 153 644
2019 192 711
2020 266 940
2021 217 1129
2022 213 1238
2023 202 1464
2024 109 1305

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 8 116 237
Interior Design 11 120 268
Performing arts 6 195 440
Photography 3 186 469
Creative Writing 7 253 637
Painting and Drawing 13 291 681
Sculpture 13 291 681
Illustration and Concept Art 13 286 683
Entertainment Industry Business 7 264 693
Art History 6 307 718
Cinematography 8 298 740
Literature 7 323 783
Music 9 304 796
Aesthetics 11 345 851
Computer Graphics 14 379 973
Fashion Design 16 407 1019
Singing and Vocal Performance 16 353 1035
Multimedia 20 638 2205

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Silesia in Katowice

Speciality Poland Europe World Rank
International Economics 31 501 883
Applied Mathematics 17 381 980
International Trade 31 533 1014
Tax Law 19 352 1017
Human Resource Management 18 424 1055
Hospitality and Hotel Management 21 416 1075
International Business 32 533 1084
Advertising 21 428 1175
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 24 490 1338
Statistics 15 470 1367
Mathematics 15 478 1418
Math Teachers 9 459 1583
Finance 27 582 1627
Economics 27 581 1684
Business 28 611 1787
Development Studies 23 571 1880
Marketing 31 644 1995
Management 30 667 2195
Accounting 39 746 2460