Wroclaw Medical University: Rankings

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Wroclaw Medical University ranked 8th in Poland, 572nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 95 research topics. Wroclaw Medical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,213 academic publications and 465,972 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#572 of 14,131 In the World
#233 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 127 In Poland
#2 of 10 In Wroclaw
#171 of 1,026 For Cosmetology
#189 of 1,950 For Dermatology
#309 of 2,953 For Cardiology
#2303 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#187 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 92 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Wroclaw Medical University ranked 5th for Medicine in Poland and 580th in the World with 19,629 publications made and 428,811 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 67 In Poland
#204 of 1,437 In Europe
#580 of 6,793 In the World

Wroclaw Medical University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 38 57
1994 30 70
1995 33 85
1996 41 83
1997 42 106
1998 41 142
1999 59 140
2000 69 206
2001 96 295
2002 100 383
2003 166 570
2004 227 764
2005 178 1146
2006 215 1439
2007 221 1756
2008 264 2251
2009 264 2735
2010 319 3378
2011 360 4194
2012 473 5490
2013 641 6574
2014 730 8565
2015 817 10464
2016 925 12613
2017 1041 15172
2018 1155 18400
2019 1137 23892
2020 1514 34624
2021 1814 44864
2022 1722 49547
2023 1633 55497
2024 1657 55909
2025 1553 53414

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

Medicine subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cosmetology 5 61 171
Dermatology 1 73 189
Cardiology 4 124 309
Critical Care Nursing 3 129 319
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 131 385
Pediatrics 6 153 419
Radiation Therapy 5 153 437
Epidemiology 5 166 443
Plastic Surgery 7 145 445
Dentistry 4 151 449
Immunology 4 167 461
Orthodontics 4 161 462
Surgery 6 167 474
Oncology and Cancer research 7 169 477
Family medicine 5 163 490
Respiratory Therapy 5 190 495
Neurosurgery 9 174 498
Anesthesiology 8 175 501
Occupational Therapy 7 207 508
Pathology 4 180 508
Sonography and Ultrasound 8 185 530
Nursing 2 191 552
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 193 554
Psychiatry 6 204 556
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 185 559
Medical Physics 6 222 563
Pharmacology 8 189 565
Forensic Science 6 207 566
Urology 11 190 578
Physical Therapy 5 235 587
Gerontology 4 202 632
Virology 4 204 639
Anatomy and Physiology 6 229 644
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 230 644
Sports / Exercise science 9 252 669
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 238 686
Biomedical Engineering 10 254 690
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 9 255 701
Ophthalmology 11 244 702
Clinical Psychology 6 241 703
Sports Medicine 7 294 730
Audiology 5 266 741
Public Health 6 265 766
Health Science 8 267 818
Optometry 12 275 825
Toxicology 23 316 1145
Pharmacy 22 389 1193
Veterinary 23 344 1453

Biology rankings

Wroclaw Medical University ranked 13th for Biology in Poland and 901st in the World with 16,988 publications made and 356,476 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 66 In Poland
#303 of 1,449 In Europe
#901 of 6,841 In the World

Wroclaw Medical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 44 68
1994 35 97
1995 35 115
1996 34 110
1997 47 124
1998 48 158
1999 63 161
2000 66 233
2001 104 330
2002 112 410
2003 163 624
2004 201 859
2005 159 1205
2006 216 1509
2007 212 1849
2008 263 2346
2009 255 2765
2010 310 3386
2011 349 4199
2012 453 5334
2013 560 6412
2014 668 8280
2015 724 9755
2016 785 11410
2017 846 13691
2018 976 16347
2019 938 20787
2020 1283 29607
2021 1552 38143
2022 1419 42608
2023 1354 46708
2024 1316 46909
2025 1256 45181

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

Biology subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Immunology 4 167 461
Oncology and Cancer research 7 169 477
Pharmacology 8 189 565
Virology 4 204 639
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 230 644
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 267 674
Microbiology 8 231 693
Biotechnology 10 241 699
Genetics 8 254 717
Neuroscience 8 299 801
Biophysics 10 301 850
Biochemistry 12 290 859
Molecular Biology 13 298 908
Nutrition and Food Science 27 342 1123
Toxicology 23 316 1145
Astrobiology 25 438 1300
Botany 29 401 1333
Paleontology 27 476 1488
Horticulture 32 417 1629
Animal Science 33 434 1635
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 509 1970
Zoology 38 522 1971
Nanotechnology 28 540 2037
Evolutionary Biology 39 671 2303
Agricultural Science 49 617 2518

Chemistry rankings

Wroclaw Medical University ranked 23rd for Chemistry in Poland and 1174th in the World with 10,667 publications made and 239,104 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#23 of 67 In Poland
#385 of 1,417 In Europe
#1174 of 6,561 In the World

Wroclaw Medical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 35 60
1994 29 87
1995 30 110
1996 30 90
1997 36 101
1998 35 139
1999 51 129
2000 56 200
2001 84 276
2002 93 335
2003 116 512
2004 158 684
2005 114 976
2006 161 1133
2007 159 1391
2008 190 1700
2009 205 2007
2010 223 2468
2011 228 3124
2012 319 3822
2013 358 4632
2014 457 5764
2015 463 6766
2016 493 7648
2017 527 9155
2018 584 11068
2019 559 13447
2020 737 19028
2021 939 24285
2022 818 27435
2023 750 29993
2024 739 29708
2025 703 28442

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

Chemistry subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 12 290 859
Nutrition and Food Science 27 342 1123
Pharmacy 22 389 1193
Organic Chemistry 25 410 1322
Inorganic Chemistry 28 449 1614
Radiochemistry 32 416 1793
Computational Chemistry 32 548 1947
Materials Science 37 574 1983
Nanotechnology 28 540 2037
Chemical Engineering 34 578 2231
Environmental Chemistry 49 606 2295
Physical chemistry 41 625 2370

Psychology rankings

Wroclaw Medical University ranked 5th for Psychology in Poland and 796th in the World with 7,303 publications made and 150,607 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 66 In Poland
#282 of 1,424 In Europe
#796 of 6,663 In the World

Wroclaw Medical University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 12 13
1994 5 16
1995 11 24
1996 16 12
1997 14 29
1998 11 36
1999 15 28
2000 20 57
2001 33 73
2002 31 92
2003 67 151
2004 71 231
2005 58 319
2006 62 374
2007 72 509
2008 95 659
2009 89 814
2010 117 1073
2011 137 1224
2012 178 1768
2013 258 2042
2014 265 2843
2015 325 3613
2016 343 4571
2017 390 5395
2018 445 6680
2019 429 8871
2020 549 12347
2021 711 16715
2022 669 18495
2023 656 20673
2024 583 20199
2025 575 19806

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

Psychology subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 7 207 508
Psychiatry 6 204 556
Clinical Psychology 6 241 703
Neuroscience 8 299 801
Sexology 14 305 987
Child Psychology 20 467 1460
Social Psychology 30 574 1827
Cognitive Science 38 686 2626
Education Majors 52 1005 4202

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Wroclaw Medical University ranked 39th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Poland and 1898th in the World with 5,516 publications made and 139,782 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Philosophy, Demography, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#39 of 68 In Poland
#636 of 1,502 In Europe
#1898 of 7,088 In the World

Wroclaw Medical University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 5 14
1994 7 11
1995 5 18
1996 10 19
1997 5 19
1998 6 25
1999 9 27
2000 11 53
2001 21 84
2002 16 95
2003 33 154
2004 37 179
2005 29 243
2006 40 300
2007 42 405
2008 50 506
2009 50 629
2010 76 823
2011 81 1097
2012 116 1453
2013 163 1748
2014 185 2442
2015 216 3029
2016 243 3736
2017 315 4676
2018 322 5865
2019 326 7753
2020 466 11920
2021 583 15286
2022 583 17065
2023 555 19336
2024 495 18154
2025 419 16482

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forensic Science 6 207 566
Sports / Exercise science 9 252 669
Demography 9 300 853
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 57 498 1357
Classics and Ancient History 26 495 1431
Sociology 19 527 1592
Library and Information science 27 567 1766
Linguistics 31 581 1777
Anthropology 29 597 1885
Archaeology 41 658 2077
History 45 689 2209
Philosophy 45 713 2230
Gender Studies 29 641 2294
Law 40 719 2400
Political Science 49 801 2599
Aesthetics 52 837 2838
Communications and Public Relations 48 887 3258
Education Majors 52 1005 4202

Computer Science rankings

Wroclaw Medical University ranked 25th for Computer Science in Poland and 1775th in the World with 5,192 publications made and 116,051 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#25 of 67 In Poland
#560 of 1,470 In Europe
#1775 of 6,855 In the World

Wroclaw Medical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 9 18
1994 5 18
1995 10 19
1996 10 17
1997 14 20
1998 12 24
1999 6 30
2000 15 49
2001 28 77
2002 21 90
2003 49 144
2004 37 213
2005 33 280
2006 36 342
2007 41 459
2008 48 554
2009 50 708
2010 84 883
2011 100 1059
2012 124 1574
2013 154 1770
2014 168 2345
2015 188 3011
2016 233 3939
2017 265 4774
2018 289 5863
2019 296 7765
2020 367 10997
2021 524 14561
2022 506 16446
2023 517 18716
2024 472 18127
2025 493 18144

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

Computer Science subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 267 674
Neuroscience 8 299 801
Library and Information science 27 567 1766
Machine Learning 43 697 2623
Cognitive Science 38 686 2626
Telecommunications 43 795 3057
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 54 837 3142
Computer Vision 48 825 3179
Cyber Security 60 986 3913
Computer Networking 54 983 3943

Engineering rankings

Wroclaw Medical University ranked 39th for Engineering in Poland and 2057th in the World with 5,173 publications made and 101,195 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#39 of 68 In Poland
#619 of 1,466 In Europe
#2057 of 6,795 In the World

Wroclaw Medical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 15 38
1994 9 35
1995 11 50
1996 10 33
1997 16 37
1998 19 51
1999 15 41
2000 29 90
2001 35 85
2002 38 88
2003 68 181
2004 73 206
2005 45 270
2006 69 380
2007 70 453
2008 60 528
2009 67 633
2010 89 790
2011 103 978
2012 120 1315
2013 161 1578
2014 185 2021
2015 208 2534
2016 252 2926
2017 275 3668
2018 275 4548
2019 320 5896
2020 411 8803
2021 493 11209
2022 430 12590
2023 414 14435
2024 397 14545
2025 347 13880

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

Engineering subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 10 254 690
Biotechnology 10 241 699
Metallurgical Engineering 34 524 1814
Optical Engineering 32 550 1837
Materials Science 37 574 1983
Nanotechnology 28 540 2037
Acoustical Engineering 37 646 2139
Aerospace Engineering 39 647 2147
Chemical Engineering 34 578 2231
Structural Engineering 37 701 2416
Mechanical Engineering 46 768 2682
Civil Engineering 49 815 2977
Telecommunications 43 795 3057
Electrical Engineering 46 810 3059
Electronic Engineering 45 813 3154
Computer Networking 54 983 3943

Physics rankings

Wroclaw Medical University ranked 37th for Physics in Poland and 2024th in the World with 4,950 publications made and 87,645 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#37 of 68 In Poland
#610 of 1,460 In Europe
#2024 of 6,729 In the World

Wroclaw Medical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 14 37
1994 9 39
1995 8 51
1996 8 44
1997 13 42
1998 15 52
1999 14 47
2000 28 100
2001 33 90
2002 46 91
2003 62 185
2004 70 242
2005 46 299
2006 64 358
2007 72 474
2008 55 500
2009 72 602
2010 83 698
2011 100 930
2012 126 1237
2013 159 1404
2014 187 1823
2015 189 2224
2016 243 2630
2017 244 3238
2018 288 3857
2019 297 4987
2020 396 7413
2021 462 9440
2022 400 10647
2023 386 12180
2024 378 12932
2025 334 12587

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

Physics subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 6 222 563
Biophysics 10 301 850
Astrobiology 25 438 1300
Optical Engineering 32 550 1837
Materials Science 37 574 1983
Astrophysics and Astronomy 38 624 2037
Nanotechnology 28 540 2037
Acoustical Engineering 37 646 2139
Nuclear Physics 39 609 2180
Quantum and Particle physics 42 667 2331
Atomic and Molecular physics 38 640 2427
Condensed Matter Physics 44 737 3039

Environmental Science rankings

Wroclaw Medical University ranked 40th for Environmental Science in Poland and 2089th in the World with 4,281 publications made and 81,366 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#40 of 66 In Poland
#613 of 1,464 In Europe
#2089 of 6,888 In the World

Wroclaw Medical University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 13 19
1994 13 31
1995 6 44
1996 11 31
1997 11 33
1998 9 37
1999 7 35
2000 14 72
2001 25 93
2002 16 88
2003 33 142
2004 38 187
2005 26 232
2006 48 266
2007 58 374
2008 43 495
2009 57 548
2010 64 699
2011 80 920
2012 110 1147
2013 135 1439
2014 180 1831
2015 171 2179
2016 210 2398
2017 238 3213
2018 254 3896
2019 243 5203
2020 334 7720
2021 432 9626
2022 342 10673
2023 366 12220
2024 328 12038
2025 329 11546

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

Environmental Science subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Paleontology 27 476 1488
Geology 34 581 1904
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 509 1970
Ecology 41 641 2283
Environmental Chemistry 49 606 2295
Agricultural Science 49 617 2518
Geography and Cartography 49 728 2529
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 45 722 2624
Earth science and Geophysics 47 800 3184
Oceanography 51 847 3274
Environmental Management 58 1017 4132

Mathematics rankings

Wroclaw Medical University ranked 23rd for Mathematics in Poland and 1782nd in the World with 2,814 publications made and 77,053 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#23 of 65 In Poland
#564 of 1,406 In Europe
#1782 of 6,434 In the World

Wroclaw Medical University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 2 11
1994 0 4
1995 1 9
1996 7 6
1997 3 3
1998 3 11
1999 2 9
2000 3 12
2001 4 20
2002 6 23
2003 12 47
2004 17 57
2005 11 82
2006 18 110
2007 23 131
2008 26 180
2009 21 255
2010 34 332
2011 56 416
2012 42 620
2013 75 796
2014 77 1028
2015 87 1430
2016 128 1789
2017 132 2298
2018 144 2966
2019 149 4076
2020 257 6252
2021 345 8604
2022 326 9774
2023 278 11237
2024 257 9421
2025 278 8881

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

Mathematics subfield Poland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 20 512 1563
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 43 774 2816

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Wroclaw Medical University

Speciality Poland Europe World Rank
Development Studies 20 524 1681
International Trade 53 768 1788
International Business 54 797 2044
Advertising 39 683 2189
Economics 37 697 2310
Literature 41 721 2345
Fashion Design 51 821 2875
Art & Design 50 831 2924
Business 54 906 3273
Management 49 894 3325
Marketing 56 929 3422
Finance 59 1040 3919