University of Szeged: Rankings

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The University of Szeged ranked 2nd in Hungary, 568th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 165 research topics. The University of Szeged ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 45,946 academic publications and 923,865 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 79 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#568 of 14,131 In the World
#231 of 2,785 In Europe
#2 of 43 In Hungary
#178 of 1,026 For Cosmetology
#255 of 1,950 For Dermatology
#287 of 1,017 For Respiratory Therapy
#734 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#726 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 162 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Szeged ranked 2nd for Biology in Hungary and 574th in the World with 30,076 publications made and 678,074 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 21 In Hungary
#205 of 1,449 In Europe
#574 of 6,841 In the World

University of Szeged
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 179 1545
1994 197 1720
1995 200 1683
1996 228 1898
1997 273 2177
1998 324 2373
1999 292 2640
2000 368 3144
2001 525 3733
2002 569 4361
2003 633 5977
2004 633 6615
2005 679 7902
2006 724 9262
2007 696 10604
2008 794 12622
2009 770 13876
2010 756 15790
2011 924 17978
2012 891 19794
2013 981 21628
2014 1090 24023
2015 1064 24919
2016 1115 26506
2017 1131 28849
2018 1149 31966
2019 1279 36424
2020 1464 45203
2021 1610 52336
2022 1578 52661
2023 1568 55096
2024 1231 51799
2025 982 47393

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

Biology subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacology 2 106 318
Microbiology 1 118 332
Biophysics 3 143 373
Neuroscience 2 149 382
Biotechnology 3 179 488
Biochemistry 2 184 494
Genetics 3 185 519
Astrobiology 2 213 529
Immunology 3 188 531
Molecular Biology 3 181 554
Botany 2 197 563
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 228 580
Nanotechnology 2 204 621
Toxicology 2 196 636
Evolutionary Biology 3 254 643
Paleontology 2 239 647
Horticulture 3 202 663
Oncology and Cancer research 3 224 673
Animal Science 5 201 685
Nutrition and Food Science 3 228 694
Virology 3 227 709
Forestry 5 236 743
Zoology 4 292 828
Agricultural Science 3 279 906
Entomology 4 296 952
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 364 1232

Chemistry rankings

The University of Szeged ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Hungary and 621st in the World with 24,291 publications made and 549,033 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 21 In Hungary
#221 of 1,417 In Europe
#621 of 6,561 In the World

University of Szeged
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 151 1460
1994 168 1628
1995 173 1542
1996 208 1750
1997 218 1972
1998 274 2132
1999 244 2371
2000 343 2781
2001 474 3209
2002 497 3816
2003 587 5074
2004 576 5748
2005 616 6872
2006 637 8052
2007 606 9037
2008 688 10826
2009 639 11787
2010 621 13167
2011 732 14845
2012 699 16467
2013 786 17750
2014 848 19668
2015 838 20375
2016 862 21552
2017 855 23385
2018 902 25778
2019 984 28967
2020 1108 35807
2021 1231 41472
2022 1147 41797
2023 1160 42859
2024 922 40136
2025 673 36718

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

Chemistry subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 1 137 310
Biochemical Engineering 2 164 378
Inorganic Chemistry 1 142 405
Biochemistry 2 184 494
Computational Chemistry 3 234 559
Chemical Engineering 1 173 567
Organic Chemistry 1 208 575
Radiochemistry 1 141 602
Physical chemistry 3 211 619
Nanotechnology 2 204 621
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 263 660
Nutrition and Food Science 3 228 694
Environmental Chemistry 2 271 749
Materials Science 3 267 764
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 289 782

Medicine rankings

The University of Szeged ranked 2nd for Medicine in Hungary and 561st in the World with 23,220 publications made and 489,458 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 21 In Hungary
#198 of 1,437 In Europe
#561 of 6,793 In the World

University of Szeged
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 163 1171
1994 179 1291
1995 164 1314
1996 206 1492
1997 249 1678
1998 264 1850
1999 247 2151
2000 253 2405
2001 334 2958
2002 382 3329
2003 409 4571
2004 449 5076
2005 470 5746
2006 515 6605
2007 477 7645
2008 560 8940
2009 548 9878
2010 533 11150
2011 643 12570
2012 650 13612
2013 681 14539
2014 796 16501
2015 800 17459
2016 857 18772
2017 868 20764
2018 890 22726
2019 986 26530
2020 1182 33807
2021 1292 39577
2022 1222 40051
2023 1207 42664
2024 1039 39207
2025 926 35653

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

Medicine subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cosmetology 1 62 178
Dermatology 2 99 255
Respiratory Therapy 1 107 287
Cardiology 2 114 297
Anesthesiology 2 106 297
Pharmacy 1 137 310
Pharmacology 2 106 318
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 117 355
Plastic Surgery 3 137 420
Audiology 2 168 424
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 175 439
Anatomy and Physiology 2 164 457
Medical Physics 2 193 457
Psychiatry 2 175 477
Ophthalmology 3 174 492
Critical Care Nursing 2 199 493
Orthodontics 3 185 520
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 184 527
Surgery 2 185 527
Dentistry 4 186 528
Immunology 3 188 531
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 192 545
Epidemiology 3 209 564
Radiation Therapy 2 200 579
Pathology 3 211 598
Clinical Psychology 3 209 599
Pediatrics 3 216 627
Toxicology 2 196 636
Biomedical Engineering 2 229 638
Urology 5 223 672
Oncology and Cancer research 3 224 673
Optometry 4 234 687
Virology 3 227 709
Neurosurgery 4 238 750
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 263 762
Family medicine 4 252 775
Public Health 5 292 846
Physical Therapy 3 331 887
Nursing 3 311 892
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 305 895
Health Science 4 297 907
Sports / Exercise science 5 336 934
Sports Medicine 3 360 955
Gerontology 5 349 1035
Veterinary 4 271 1066
Occupational Therapy 4 408 1138

Engineering rankings

The University of Szeged ranked 3rd for Engineering in Hungary and 799th in the World with 17,064 publications made and 414,780 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 21 In Hungary
#279 of 1,466 In Europe
#799 of 6,795 In the World

University of Szeged
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 77 683
1994 83 783
1995 96 752
1996 89 833
1997 115 874
1998 143 1010
1999 136 1040
2000 229 1294
2001 290 1515
2002 307 2023
2003 387 2668
2004 364 3182
2005 403 3814
2006 399 4694
2007 398 5449
2008 435 6486
2009 481 7213
2010 446 8281
2011 537 9263
2012 547 10653
2013 653 12197
2014 635 13255
2015 676 13746
2016 693 16086
2017 669 18839
2018 688 23002
2019 817 26636
2020 897 30696
2021 967 35825
2022 1000 33231
2023 957 35371
2024 748 32366
2025 515 28957

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

Physics rankings

The University of Szeged ranked 3rd for Physics in Hungary and 757th in the World with 16,909 publications made and 428,707 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 20 In Hungary
#280 of 1,460 In Europe
#757 of 6,729 In the World

University of Szeged
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 93 738
1994 88 886
1995 110 871
1996 109 1075
1997 120 972
1998 157 1090
1999 146 1117
2000 233 1371
2001 336 1625
2002 363 2203
2003 444 2874
2004 363 3309
2005 431 4079
2006 424 4885
2007 417 5629
2008 446 6854
2009 480 7400
2010 433 8419
2011 512 9233
2012 506 10552
2013 594 11809
2014 606 12939
2015 641 13565
2016 677 15932
2017 616 19468
2018 677 25300
2019 761 28803
2020 838 32324
2021 913 37400
2022 918 33636
2023 896 35886
2024 696 33562
2025 468 29542

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

Physics subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 3 143 373
Medical Physics 2 193 457
Astrobiology 2 213 529
Nanotechnology 2 204 621
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 267 668
Acoustical Engineering 3 253 674
Theoretical Physics 4 291 687
Materials Science 3 267 764
Optical Engineering 4 299 800
Quantum and Particle physics 3 304 810
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 316 815
Nuclear Physics 4 322 843
Condensed Matter Physics 3 338 983
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 411 1236

Computer Science rankings

The University of Szeged ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Hungary and 729th in the World with 14,609 publications made and 393,700 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 21 In Hungary
#278 of 1,470 In Europe
#729 of 6,855 In the World

University of Szeged
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 75 749
1994 71 792
1995 83 849
1996 85 898
1997 96 913
1998 140 1125
1999 131 1218
2000 145 1385
2001 209 1717
2002 251 2086
2003 245 2844
2004 250 2984
2005 286 3394
2006 318 4071
2007 324 4958
2008 380 5768
2009 400 6511
2010 382 7628
2011 458 8409
2012 458 9531
2013 511 10372
2014 559 11731
2015 540 12029
2016 606 14384
2017 597 16987
2018 594 21704
2019 678 25793
2020 758 29930
2021 885 34864
2022 864 31280
2023 840 33560
2024 632 29527
2025 538 25798

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

Computer Science subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 2 149 382
Web Design and Development 2 198 503
Software Engineering 3 230 515
Computational Linguistics 3 209 528
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 228 580
Computer Graphics 3 247 602
Cognitive Science 2 246 660
Library and Information science 3 264 661
Computer Vision 3 303 852
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 296 891
Computer Networking 3 328 937
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 350 937
Data Science 3 399 1012
Telecommunications 3 363 1056
Cyber Security 3 382 1101
Machine Learning 3 360 1134
Robotics 6 376 1135
Computer Engineering 5 413 1290
Multimedia 6 491 1471
Human-Computer Interaction 7 529 1477
Management Information Systems 13 744 2181

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Szeged ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Hungary and 881st in the World with 13,750 publications made and 210,370 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Hungary
#350 of 1,502 In Europe
#881 of 7,088 In the World

University of Szeged
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 39 273
1994 35 310
1995 44 361
1996 51 371
1997 58 382
1998 76 431
1999 84 488
2000 107 620
2001 153 799
2002 176 977
2003 175 1418
2004 163 1587
2005 189 1988
2006 209 2249
2007 227 2704
2008 284 3350
2009 313 3714
2010 314 4490
2011 406 5142
2012 411 5917
2013 481 6752
2014 536 7499
2015 504 7857
2016 613 8288
2017 590 9910
2018 622 11670
2019 689 14059
2020 841 17256
2021 943 20009
2022 1062 19428
2023 1048 21487
2024 853 19271
2025 521 16602

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 1 166 326
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 118 371
International Law 3 216 503
Genealogy 2 241 648
Library and Information science 3 264 661
Classics and Ancient History 3 257 676
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 2 289 716
Linguistics 2 292 739
Aesthetics 2 320 778
Art History 2 338 813
Demography 5 286 816
Philosophy 2 323 817
Human Rights Law 7 330 844
Journalism and Digital Media 3 312 855
Publishing 3 342 884
Law Enforcement 5 317 914
Sports / Exercise science 5 336 934
History 3 382 994
Law 4 381 1018
Political Science 3 418 1025
Sociology 5 369 1037
Education Majors 2 353 1042
Archaeology 4 396 1044
Political Economy 6 420 1137
Anthropology 5 433 1205
Criminology and Criminal Justice 6 401 1274
Public Policy / Administration 6 462 1319
Gender Studies 5 425 1327
Media Studies 5 462 1405
Communications and Public Relations 11 616 1879

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Szeged ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Hungary and 820th in the World with 13,171 publications made and 271,079 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Hungary
#294 of 1,464 In Europe
#820 of 6,888 In the World

University of Szeged
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 57 371
1994 58 478
1995 56 439
1996 60 471
1997 69 527
1998 102 566
1999 91 668
2000 137 752
2001 202 974
2002 217 1196
2003 219 1607
2004 235 1998
2005 227 2419
2006 261 3060
2007 306 3541
2008 338 4276
2009 352 4910
2010 360 5736
2011 409 6507
2012 404 7738
2013 493 8733
2014 520 9639
2015 496 10076
2016 555 10764
2017 557 12132
2018 593 14585
2019 634 16922
2020 726 20519
2021 841 24556
2022 909 23889
2023 843 25200
2024 679 24040
2025 421 21766

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

Environmental Science subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 1 166 326
Paleontology 2 239 647
Forestry 5 236 743
Environmental Chemistry 2 271 749
Geology 3 274 755
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 289 782
Ecology 3 298 826
Earth science and Geophysics 3 287 832
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 318 878
Agricultural Science 3 279 906
Geography and Cartography 4 364 971
Environmental Engineering 4 314 992
Oceanography 4 357 1036
Geotechnical Engineering 4 356 1131
Environmental Management 5 376 1139
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 364 1232

Psychology rankings

The University of Szeged ranked 2nd for Psychology in Hungary and 580th in the World with 11,170 publications made and 264,908 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 20 In Hungary
#216 of 1,424 In Europe
#580 of 6,663 In the World

University of Szeged
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 68 706
1994 87 778
1995 80 814
1996 109 935
1997 105 967
1998 118 1063
1999 121 1258
2000 128 1395
2001 161 1690
2002 193 1947
2003 194 2614
2004 209 2744
2005 205 3162
2006 249 3545
2007 233 4174
2008 291 4790
2009 298 5302
2010 264 6351
2011 322 6831
2012 315 7481
2013 343 7920
2014 412 8972
2015 393 9112
2016 435 10220
2017 427 11021
2018 412 11821
2019 503 13710
2020 542 16880
2021 627 19745
2022 631 19853
2023 622 21491
2024 462 19521
2025 451 17500

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

Psychology subfield Hungary ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 2 149 382
Psychiatry 2 175 477
Clinical Psychology 3 209 599
Cognitive Science 2 246 660
Child Psychology 3 258 722
Social Psychology 2 316 851
Sexology 3 303 981
Education Majors 2 353 1042
Occupational Therapy 4 408 1138

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Szeged

Speciality Hungary Europe World Rank
Performing arts 1 126 301
International Economics 4 290 470
International Trade 4 298 514
Photography 3 228 570
International Business 3 319 583
Music 4 236 633
Applied Mathematics 4 312 745
Cinematography 5 316 790
Literature 3 341 854
Agricultural Economics 4 236 873
Math Teachers 3 292 904
Creative Writing 3 357 926
Art & Design 4 368 929
Painting and Drawing 2 362 959
Sculpture 2 362 959
Illustration and Concept Art 2 360 961
Statistics 5 359 970
Mathematics 4 362 995
Development Studies 4 351 1011
Finance 5 428 1066
Human Resource Management 5 432 1076
Economics 7 423 1101
Fashion Design 4 452 1150
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 447 1155
Hospitality and Hotel Management 9 446 1161
Advertising 5 433 1185
Business 5 470 1244
Management 3 465 1271
Marketing 7 510 1408
Accounting 5 512 1461
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 546 1749
Project Management 12 758 2036