How does Ukraine rank in Health Sciences research?

Ukraine ranks #24 of 161 countries on research quality in Health Sciences (2022–2025), with 23k works.

Health Sciences research in Ukraine

Poltava State Medical University ranks first in Ukraine for Health Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#188 worldwide), followed by Bogomolets National Medical University and Kharkiv National Medical University.

Ukraine's world rank: #24
Works, 2022–2025: 23k
Top-10% rate: 4.8%
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 Ukraine?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Poltava State Medical UniversityPoltava	#188	44.2	4.5%	950
2	Bogomolets National Medical UniversityKyiv	#296	39.4	3.4%	1,705
3	Kharkiv National Medical UniversityKharkiv	#339	38.0	3.3%	974
4	Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical UniversityLviv	#356	37.4	5.3%	934
5	Shupyk National Healthcare University of UkraineKyiv	#398	36.2	2.4%	979
6	I.Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical UniversityTernopil	#449	35.0	6.8%	693
7	Bukovinian State Medical UniversityChernivtsi	#623	31.5	2.6%	668
8	Poltava V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical UniversityPoltava	#674	30.6	6.0%	219
9	Lviv Polytechnic National UniversityLviv	#938	27.1	9.3%	186
10	Kyiv Medical UniversityKyiv	#1,186	24.6	7.2%	94
11	Uzhhorod National UniversityUzhhorod	#1,219	24.3	4.1%	466
12	Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical UniversityZaporizhzhya	#1,323	23.5	3.4%	420
13	Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical UniversityIvano-Frankivsk	#1,371	23.1	2.2%	739
14	National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, VinnytsyaVinnytsia	#1,537	21.9	2.9%	658
15	Odessa National Medical UniversityOdesa	#1,569	21.6	2.1%	528
16	National Academy of Sciences of UkraineKyiv	#1,686	20.9	6.9%	293
17	National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”Kyiv	#1,922	19.5	7.2%	214
18	Sumy State UniversitySumy	#1,923	19.5	6.3%	358
19	Ministry of HealthKyiv	#2,092	18.6	5.2%	243
20	Rivne State University of HumanitiesRivne	#2,164	18.2	8.2%	64
21	Donetsk National Medical UniversityDonetsk	#2,193	18.1	2.2%	224
22	National University of PharmacyKharkiv	#2,673	16.0	5.1%	152
23	National Academy of Medical Sciences of UkraineKyiv	#2,679	15.9	2.6%	647
24	V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National UniversityKharkiv	#2,769	15.6	5.4%	380
25	Luhansk State Medical UniversityRivne	#2,784	15.5	5.5%	113
26	Dragomanov Ukrainian State UniversityKyiv	#2,790	15.5	9.3%	191
27	Kyiv City Clinical Oncology CenterKyiv	#3,094	14.4	4.1%	357
28	V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal UniversitySimferopol	#3,208	14.0	1.3%	340
29	National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"Kharkiv	#3,376	13.5	8.5%	98
30	Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivKyiv	#3,390	13.4	8.4%	302
31	Dnipro State Medical UniversityDnipro	#3,507	13.1	3.2%	170
32	National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of UkraineKyiv	#3,530	13.0	6.0%	153
33	Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National UniversityLutsk	#3,699	12.5	6.5%	101
34	National Cancer InstituteKyiv	#4,061	11.5	7.6%	150
35	H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical UniversityKharkiv	#4,184	11.2	10.8%	101
36	Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of UkraineKyiv	#4,208	11.1	0.4%	128
37	Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National UniversityIvano-Frankivsk	#4,493	10.4	7.0%	148
38	Lviv UniversityLviv	#4,715	9.9	7.0%	99
39	Ukrainian Military Medical AcademyKyiv	#5,133	9.0	5.9%	111
40	State Institution «Academician O.F.Vozianov Institute of Urology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine»Kyiv	#5,153	9.0	1.7%	110
41	Lviv State University of Physical CultureLviv	#6,402	6.7	4.9%	98
42	West Ukrainian National UniversityTernopil	#6,750	6.1	6.0%	63
43	State Enterprise "L.I. Medved's Research Center of Preventive Toxicology, Food and Chemical Safety" of the Ministry of Health of UkraineKyiv	#6,771	6.1	2.5%	106
44	Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan UniversityKyiv	#7,444	5.1	7.4%	84
45	Kharkiv National University of Internal AffairsKharkiv	#7,562	4.9	7.9%	112
46	Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National UniversityChernivtsi	#7,789	4.6	3.7%	123
47	Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies LvivLviv	#7,857	4.5	4.7%	107
48	Poltava State Agrarian UniversityPoltava	#8,326	3.9	3.9%	80
49	Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate EducationKharkiv	#8,728	3.4	4.7%	93
50	Sytenko Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of UkraineKharkiv	#8,766	3.3	1.2%	68
51	National University Zaporizhzhia PolytechnicZaporizhzhya	#8,839	3.2	5.3%	138
52	Bila Tserkva National Agrarian UniversityBila Tserkva	#8,902	3.2	2.9%	62
53	International Humanitarian UniversityOdesa	#9,102	2.9	3.7%	72
54	Oles Honchar Dnipro National UniversityDnipro	#9,315	2.7	6.1%	92
55	Petro Mohyla Black Sea National UniversityMykolayiv	#9,449	2.5	2.4%	123
56	Kharkiv State Academy of Physical CultureKharkiv	#9,503	2.5	15.1%	115
57	Dnipro University of TechnologyDnipro	#9,505	2.5	5.2%	91
58	D.F. Chebotarev Institute of GerontologyKyiv	#9,844	2.1	2.7%	84
59	Institute of Nephrology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of UkraineKyiv	#9,953	2.0	4.5%	60
60	State University "Kyiv Aviation Institute"Kyiv	#10,327	1.6	6.8%	83

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

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