Top research institutions in Hungary
Semmelweis University ranks first in Hungary on research quality in 2022–2025 (#849 worldwide), followed by Eötvös Loránd University and University of Debrecen.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semmelweis UniversityUniversity · Budapest | #849 | 16.2% | 3,928 | #4 |
| 2 | Eötvös Loránd UniversityUniversity · Budapest | #932 | 17.4% | 5,562 | #2 |
| 3 | University of DebrecenUniversity · Debrecen | #1,152 | 14.1% | 5,890 | #6 |
| 4 | University of SzegedUniversity · Szeged | #1,267 | 14.4% | 5,109 | #5 |
| 5 | Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsUniversity · Budapest | #1,554 | 12.9% | 4,661 | #3 |
| 6 | University of PecsUniversity · Pécs | #1,701 | 14.3% | 4,166 | #9 |
| 7 | Obuda UniversityUniversity · Budapest | #1,780 | 16.9% | 1,670 | #18 |
| 8 | Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi EgyetemUniversity · Gödöllő | #2,193 | 20.6% | 1,988 | #21 |
| 9 | Corvinus University of BudapestUniversity · Budapest | #2,717 | 26.1% | 1,947 | #24 |
| 10 | Széchenyi István UniversityUniversity · Győr | #2,795 | 17.3% | 1,981 | #26 |
| 11 | Alfréd Rényi Institute of MathematicsResearch facility · Budapest | #3,134 | 12.1% | 474 | #10 |
| 12 | University of MiskolcUniversity · Miskolc | #3,156 | 10.5% | 2,537 | #19 |
| 13 | HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural SciencesResearch facility · Budapest | #4,256 | 16.5% | 475 | #11 |
| 14 | University of Veterinary MedicineUniversity · Budapest | #4,284 | 7.8% | 1,218 | #31 |
| 15 | HUN-REN Centre for Energy ResearchResearch facility · Budapest | #4,483 | 18.5% | 411 | #27 |
| 16 | University of PannoniaUniversity · Veszprém | #4,513 | 14.9% | 1,210 | #16 |
| 17 | HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for PhysicsResearch facility · Budapest | #4,535 | 15.5% | 447 | #20 |
| 18 | Institute for Solid State Physics and OpticsResearch facility · Budapest | #5,463 | 11.6% | 125 | #7 |
| 19 | HUN-REN Szegedi Biológiai KutatóközpontResearch facility · Szeged | #5,924 | 23.8% | 219 | #23 |
| 20 | HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear ResearchResearch facility · Debrecen | #6,099 | 18.8% | 190 | #15 |
| 21 | Ludovika University of Public ServiceUniversity · Budapest | #6,225 | 9.3% | 2,307 | #47 |
| 22 | Montavid Thermodynamic Research GroupResearch facility · Budapest | #6,728 | 19.7% | 136 | #50 |
| 23 | University of SopronUniversity · Sopron | #6,869 | 12.6% | 585 | #44 |
| 24 | ELI-HU Research and Development Non-ProfitResearch facility · Szeged | #7,114 | 8.6% | 118 | #40 |
| 25 | National Institute of OncologyHospital / health system · Budapest | #7,394 | 15.0% | 364 | #36 |
| 26 | Pázmány Péter Catholic UniversityUniversity · Budapest | #8,049 | 11.6% | 977 | #35 |
| 27 | Institute of BiochemistryResearch facility · Szeged | #8,340 | 24.9% | 122 | #37 |
| 28 | Institute of Organic ChemistryResearch facility · Budapest | #8,410 | 11.7% | 150 | #13 |
| 29 | HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth SciencesResearch facility · Budapest | #8,673 | 26.0% | 144 | #51 |
| 30 | Hungarian Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Budapest | #8,693 | 14.0% | 298 | #1 |
| 31 | Hungarian Research NetworkInstitution · Budapest | #8,712 | 19.0% | 245 | #79 |
| 32 | HUN-REN Institute of Experimental MedicineResearch facility · Budapest | #9,185 | 17.8% | 154 | #14 |
| 33 | HUN-REN Centre for Ecological ResearchResearch facility · Budapest | #9,261 | 25.8% | 299 | #29 |
| 34 | Budapest University of Economics and BusinessUniversity · Budapest | #9,601 | 21.3% | 754 | #63 |
| 35 | John von Neumann UniversityUniversity · Kecskemét | #9,944 | 20.0% | 298 | #77 |
| 36 | MTA-SZTE Research Group on Artificial IntelligenceResearch facility · Szeged | #9,962 | 28.3% | 111 | #43 |
| 37 | Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic UniversityUniversity · Eger | #10,088 | 9.7% | 660 | #72 |
| 38 | Institute of Materials and Environmental ChemistryResearch facility · Budapest | #10,639 | 9.4% | 195 | #34 |
| 39 | National Research, Development and Innovation OfficeGovernment institution · Budapest | #10,717 | 11.2% | 514 | #103 |
| 40 | Geographical InstituteResearch facility · Budapest | #10,848 | 11.0% | 298 | #53 |
| 41 | Centre for Social SciencesResearch facility · Budapest | #11,084 | 31.6% | 300 | #57 |
| 42 | ELTE Centre for Economic and Regional StudiesResearch facility · Budapest | #11,577 | 31.8% | 266 | #76 |
| 43 | Ministry of AgricultureGovernment institution · Budapest | #11,602 | 34.0% | 126 | #87 |
| 44 | Konkoly ObservatoryResearch facility · Budapest | #11,729 | 18.7% | 121 | #45 |
| 45 | Hungarian National MuseumArchive · Budapest | #11,896 | 18.3% | 134 | #83 |
| 46 | Buda Health CenterHospital / health system · Budapest | #12,140 | 9.5% | 681 | #90 |
| 47 | Institute for Soil SciencesResearch facility · Budapest | #12,269 | 9.5% | 260 | #69 |
| 48 | Institute of PhilosophyResearch facility · Budapest | #12,350 | 12.7% | 139 | #66 |
| 49 | University of DunaújvárosUniversity · Dunaújváros | #12,412 | 16.3% | 152 | #82 |
| 50 | Institute of GeneticsResearch facility · Szeged | #12,816 | 23.2% | 89 | #22 |
| 51 | Institute of Plant BiologyResearch facility · Szeged | #13,874 | 22.1% | 142 | #38 |
| 52 | HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural ResearchResearch facility · Martonvásár | #14,048 | 18.0% | 295 | #54 |
| 53 | National Center for EpidemiologyResearch facility · Budapest | #14,404 | 24.4% | 61 | #60 |
| 54 | University of Applied Science BudapestUniversity · Budapest | #14,792 | 17.9% | 167 | #112 |
| 55 | ELTE Research Centre for the HumanitiesResearch facility · Budapest | #14,795 | 8.4% | 324 | #62 |
| 56 | Institute of ArchaeologyResearch facility · Budapest | #14,902 | 24.5% | 82 | #59 |
| 57 | Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in HungaryUniversity · Budapest | #15,619 | 10.4% | 616 | #99 |
| 58 | Institute of BiophysicsResearch facility · Szeged | #15,671 | 18.6% | 60 | #48 |
| 59 | Institute of Ecology and BotanyResearch facility · Budapest | #15,677 | 34.2% | 111 | #81 |
| 60 | Hungarian School Sport FederationInstitution · Mihályi | #15,693 | 17.6% | 221 | #117 |
| 61 | Institute for Regional StudiesResearch facility · Pécs | #15,929 | 25.0% | 201 | #114 |
| 62 | Financial Research (Hungary)Company · Budapest | #16,014 | 11.7% | 348 | #42 |
| 63 | HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and ControlResearch facility · Budapest | #16,135 | 14.6% | 344 | #28 |
| 64 | HUN-REN Institute of Earth Physics and Space ScienceResearch facility · Sopron | #16,224 | 14.2% | 130 | #95 |
| 65 | Institute of EconomicsResearch facility · Budapest | #16,845 | 26.9% | 131 | #88 |
| 66 | Plant Protection InstituteNonprofit · Budapest | #17,098 | 17.2% | 195 | #41 |
| 67 | Institute of Molecular Life SciencesResearch facility · Budapest | #17,716 | 18.2% | 74 | #30 |
| 68 | Institute of EthnologyResearch facility · Budapest | #17,732 | 10.2% | 335 | #52 |
| 69 | University of NyíregyházaUniversity · Nyíregyháza | #17,898 | 11.2% | 211 | #71 |
| 70 | Institute of World EconomicsResearch facility · Budapest | #18,202 | 26.6% | 100 | #89 |
| 71 | Forest Research InstituteResearch facility · Budapest | #18,402 | 16.0% | 64 | #111 |
| 72 | Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and PsychologyResearch facility · Budapest | #18,482 | 17.9% | 77 | #84 |
| 73 | ELTE Research Centre for LinguisticsResearch facility · Budapest | #18,654 | 16.1% | 170 | #94 |
| 74 | Institute for Literary StudiesResearch facility · Budapest | #18,877 | 4.5% | 566 | #120 |
| 75 | Hungarian University of Sports ScienceUniversity · Budapest | #18,917 | 8.2% | 358 | #110 |
| 76 | International Business SchoolUniversity · Budapest | #19,021 | 10.6% | 184 | #106 |
| 77 | Institute for Legal StudiesResearch facility · Budapest | #19,476 | 12.2% | 342 | #55 |
| 78 | Research Institute for Fisheries and AquacultureResearch facility · Szarvas | #19,556 | 15.4% | 72 | #96 |
| 79 | Historical ArchivesArchive · Budapest | #20,245 | 7.6% | 283 | #75 |
| 80 | Agricultural InstituteResearch facility · Martonvásár | #20,831 | 15.9% | 145 | #58 |
| 81 | Edutus UniversityUniversity · Budapest | #21,120 | 11.5% | 61 | #158 |
| 82 | Hungarian Natural History MuseumArchive · Budapest | #21,538 | 11.7% | 166 | #73 |
| 83 | HUN-REN Veterinary Medical Research InstituteResearch facility · Budapest | #21,935 | 9.1% | 76 | #74 |
| 84 | Institute of Art HistoryResearch facility · Budapest | #22,315 | 9.6% | 231 | #140 |
| 85 | Heim Pál Országos Gyermekgyógyászati IntézetHospital / health system · Budapest | #22,358 | 13.2% | 112 | #100 |
| 86 | Országos Korányi Tbc és Pulmonológiai IntézetResearch facility · Budapest | #23,077 | 12.2% | 60 | #116 |
| 87 | Hungarian National BankInstitution · Budapest | #23,100 | 13.8% | 144 | #136 |
| 88 | HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research InstituteResearch facility · Tihany | #23,218 | 17.6% | 130 | #80 |
| 89 | Public Limited Company for Radioactive Waste ManagementNonprofit · Budapest | #23,282 | 5.2% | 78 | #135 |
| 90 | Jahn Ferenc Dél-Pesti Kórház és RendelőintézetHospital / health system · Budapest | #23,350 | 9.8% | 62 | #126 |
| 91 | Szent János KórházHospital / health system · Budapest | #23,412 | 4.3% | 160 | #85 |
| 92 | Agrárközgazdasági IntézetResearch facility · Budapest | #23,419 | 10.3% | 178 | #86 |
| 93 | Institute for Transport SciencesNonprofit · Budapest | #23,733 | 12.9% | 105 | #124 |
| 94 | Cereal Research (Hungary)Company · Szeged | #24,248 | 13.2% | 79 | #115 |
| 95 | Országos Pszichiátriai és Neurológiai IntézetResearch facility · Budapest | #24,391 | 4.0% | 126 | #154 |
| 96 | Evangelical Lutheran ChurchArchive · Budapest | #24,589 | 5.0% | 81 | #91 |
| 97 | Ministry of InteriorGovernment institution · Budapest | #24,707 | 7.5% | 178 | #118 |
| 98 | Museum of Fine ArtsArchive · Budapest | #24,843 | 6.0% | 151 | #101 |
| 99 | Gedeon Richter (Hungary)Company · Budapest | #24,882 | 5.5% | 80 | #46 |
| 100 | Institute for SociologyResearch facility · Budapest | #25,169 | 17.4% | 103 | #168 |
| 101 | Ericsson (Hungary)Company · Budapest | #25,378 | 12.7% | 92 | #92 |
| 102 | Kodolányi János University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Székesfehérvár | #25,395 | 11.4% | 100 | #156 |
| 103 | Institute of HistoryResearch facility · Budapest | #25,420 | 8.2% | 89 | #152 |
| 104 | BM Központi KórházHospital / health system · Budapest | #25,477 | 6.3% | 83 | #169 |
| 105 | Andrássy University BudapestUniversity · Budapest | #25,749 | 19.5% | 86 | #70 |
| 106 | Gál Ferenc FőiskolaUniversity · Szeged | #25,962 | 4.2% | 85 | #187 |
| 107 | Gottsegen National Cardiovascular CenterResearch facility · Budapest | #26,145 | 7.7% | 113 | #162 |
| 108 | Moholy-Nagy University of Art and DesignUniversity · Budapest | #26,313 | 14.3% | 88 | #170 |
| 109 | Institute for Political SciencesResearch facility · Budapest | #26,402 | 10.5% | 72 | #165 |
| 110 | Országos Gyógyintézeti KözpontHospital / health system · Budapest | #26,550 | 3.4% | 143 | #173 |
| 111 | Ethnographic MuseumArchive · Budapest | #26,618 | 5.2% | 99 | #148 |
| 112 | Debrecen Reformed Theological UniversityUniversity · Debrecen | #27,042 | 11.1% | 70 | #186 |
| 113 | University of KaposvárUniversity · Kaposvár | #27,197 | 8.1% | 65 | #109 |
| 114 | 77 Elektronika (Hungary)Company · Budapest | #27,673 | 3.5% | 76 | #146 |
| 115 | National Healthcare Service CenterHospital / health system · Budapest | #27,857 | 3.7% | 75 | #147 |
| 116 | Franz Liszt Academy of MusicArchive · Budapest | #27,924 | 5.3% | 68 | #182 |
| 117 | Nemzeti Szakképzési és Felnőttképzési HivatalUniversity · Budapest | #27,952 | 2.9% | 64 | #166 |
| 118 | National Széchényi LibraryArchive · Budapest | #28,003 | 2.8% | 71 | #128 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Hungary on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Hungary
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
above the meannear itbelow it
One dot per institution in the table above.