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Health Sciences research in Poland

Medical University of Warsaw ranks first in Poland for Health Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#128 worldwide), followed by Wroclaw Medical University and Medical University of Lublin.

Poland's world rank
#19
of 161 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
47k
Top-10% rate
15.9%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Poland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Medical University of WarsawWarsaw #12848.314.5%3,166
2Wroclaw Medical UniversityWroclaw #13647.722.0%2,009
3Medical University of LublinLublin #19244.017.7%1,970
4Medical University of SilesiaKatowice #24541.413.6%2,592
5Medical University of LodzLodz #25840.918.3%2,065
6Jagiellonian UniversityKrakow #27840.115.9%2,694
7Poznan University of Medical SciencesPoznan #31038.918.5%2,218
8Pomeranian Medical UniversitySzczecin #46634.618.2%1,080
9Medical University of BiałystokBialystok #58632.122.1%1,106
10Gdańsk Medical UniversityGdansk #61131.716.9%1,568
11Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityTorun #82128.515.7%887
12University of RzeszówRzeszów #98726.619.5%767
13Warsaw University of Life SciencesWarsaw #98926.623.5%555
14AGH University of KrakowKrakow #1,08825.520.1%491
15University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynOlsztyn #1,18224.719.2%634
16Postgraduate School of Molecular MedicineWarsaw #1,53021.921.7%472
17Polish Academy of SciencesWarsaw #1,56621.722.8%583
18University of WarsawWarsaw #1,61921.316.8%474
19University of Zielona GóraZielona Góra #1,79620.218.2%265
20University of ŁódźLodz #1,80220.221.3%358
21Collegium Medicum in BydgoszczBydgoszcz #1,83220.016.0%360
22The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of OncologyWarsaw #1,87319.814.6%580
23Silesian University of TechnologyGliwice #1,95319.321.5%326
24Wrocław University of Environmental and Life SciencesWroclaw #2,08418.621.8%317
25University of Silesia in KatowiceKatowice #2,27717.713.7%421
26University of GdańskGdansk #2,33617.417.8%320
27Wrocław University of Science and TechnologyWroclaw #2,34417.417.4%258
28University of Life Sciences in LublinLublin #2,88615.217.1%360
29Gdańsk University of TechnologyGdansk #2,91615.122.2%198
30University of WrocławWroclaw #2,94614.917.3%252
31Rzeszów University of TechnologyRzeszów #3,11714.311.7%63
32University of OpoleOpole #3,28913.812.4%342
33Institute of PsychologyWarsaw #3,34013.621.3%126
34Children's Memorial Health InstituteWarsaw #3,47313.215.4%233
35Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznan #3,51013.119.4%318
36Jan Kochanowski UniversityKielce #3,57512.913.0%424
37University of SzczecinSzczecin #3,75812.417.2%196
38Lodz University of TechnologyLodz #3,79812.219.3%244
39Institute of CardiologyWarsaw #3,98111.78.6%452
40Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityLublin #4,10911.413.2%188
41John Paul II Catholic University of LublinLublin #4,11811.421.9%133
42Poznań University of TechnologyPoznan #4,17811.215.1%149
43John Paul II HospitalKrakow #4,30310.98.2%318
44Wroclaw University of Health and Sport SciencesWroclaw #4,39910.725.0%253
45Lublin University of TechnologyLublin #4,7789.822.3%82
46Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in WarsawWarsaw #4,7879.812.8%242
47Warsaw University of TechnologyWarsaw #4,8369.715.5%284
48University of Agriculture in KrakowKrakow #4,8699.615.6%222
49Central Clinical HospitalWarsaw #5,1179.16.1%365
50Uczelnia ŁazarskiegoWarsaw #5,2018.912.3%77
51Academy of Fine Arts in KatowiceKatowice #5,2188.911.5%68
52Ministry of Interior and AdministrationWarsaw #5,2848.712.7%166
53Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research InstituteLodz #5,5218.213.0%211
54University of BydgoszczBydgoszcz #5,6128.113.3%98
55Wroclaw University of Economics and BusinessWroclaw #5,7137.919.5%78
56WSB UniversityDąbrowa Górnicza #5,7677.818.0%66
57Krakow Cardiovascular Research InstituteKrakow #5,7767.89.3%216
58Kazimierz Wielki University in BydgoszczBydgoszcz #5,7917.711.3%97
59Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego im. Jerzego Kukuczki w KatowicachKatowice #5,8057.719.2%204
60AstraZeneca (Poland)Warsaw #5,8277.727.4%77

Institutions in Poland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Poland?

Maciej Banach, Piotr Ponikowski and Jacek Jassem rank highest among researchers based in Poland.

  1. 1Maciej Banach#49 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 169 works
  2. 2Piotr Ponikowski#225 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 256 works
  3. 3Jacek Jassem#2,315 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 174 works
  4. 4Andrzej Januszewicz#15,673 worldwide overall757 citations · 122 works
  5. 5Maciej Krzakowski#17,017 worldwide overall841 citations · 137 works
  6. 6Krzysztof Narkiewicz#26,092 worldwide overall662 citations · 118 works
  7. 7Łukasz Szarpak#27,391 worldwide overall611 citations · 118 works
  8. 8Piotr Rutkowski#37,339 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 256 works
  9. 9Rafał Dziadziuszko#70,999 worldwide overall532 citations · 141 works
  10. 10Stanisław J. Konturek#114,065 worldwide overall591 citations · 123 works
  11. 11Jacek C. Szepietowski#169,830 worldwide overall477 citations · 181 works
  12. 12Piotr Kuna#274,373 worldwide overall250 citations · 114 works
  13. 13Janusz Rybakowski#361,787 worldwide overall483 citations · 119 works
  14. 14Wojciech Jurczak#384,154 worldwide overall221 citations · 132 works
  15. 15Andrzej Więcek#469,365 worldwide overall277 citations · 161 works

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