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Life Sciences research in Poland

Medical University of Warsaw ranks first in Poland for Life Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#276 worldwide), followed by Medical University of Lodz and Medical University of Lublin.

Poland's world rank
#17
of 149 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
30k
Top-10% rate
19.3%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in Poland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Medical University of WarsawWarsaw #27637.320.3%798
2Medical University of LodzLodz #39833.224.0%720
3Medical University of LublinLublin #43732.220.5%781
4Jagiellonian UniversityKrakow #48031.118.3%1,508
5Wroclaw Medical UniversityWroclaw #48131.123.6%562
6Medical University of BiałystokBialystok #51930.224.4%456
7Polish Academy of SciencesWarsaw #57129.220.9%1,075
8Poznan University of Medical SciencesPoznan #57729.123.2%675
9Warsaw University of Life SciencesWarsaw #71826.626.0%1,076
10Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityTorun #85024.721.6%596
11Medical University of SilesiaKatowice #86224.615.1%628
12Gdańsk Medical UniversityGdansk #87424.419.2%514
13University of WarsawWarsaw #97723.218.0%757
14Pomeranian Medical UniversitySzczecin #1,03922.523.2%314
15University of ŁódźLodz #1,34819.623.3%451
16Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznan #1,36819.419.5%713
17AGH University of KrakowKrakow #1,50718.321.1%476
18University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynOlsztyn #1,53418.120.6%748
19University of GdańskGdansk #1,54418.118.8%494
20University of RzeszówRzeszów #1,55318.023.0%530
21University of Life Sciences in LublinLublin #1,62017.518.4%818
22University of Life Sciences in PoznańPoznań #1,71316.923.7%871
23University of WrocławWroclaw #1,83216.217.0%392
24Wrocław University of Science and TechnologyWroclaw #1,84316.121.5%213
25Maj Institute of PharmacologyKrakow #1,94015.518.3%127
26University of Agriculture in KrakowKrakow #2,02715.019.6%653
27Collegium Medicum in BydgoszczBydgoszcz #2,11514.620.5%124
28Gdańsk University of TechnologyGdansk #2,18214.223.0%206
29Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityLublin #2,29013.719.0%296
30University of Silesia in KatowiceKatowice #2,35013.416.4%547
31Wrocław University of Environmental and Life SciencesWroclaw #2,45212.920.7%574
32University of SzczecinSzczecin #2,48112.819.6%166
33Lodz University of TechnologyLodz #2,56612.425.4%298
34Instytut Biologii Doświadczalnej im. Marcelego NenckiegoWarsaw #2,66112.021.8%127
35Warsaw University of TechnologyWarsaw #2,76711.615.0%245
36Postgraduate School of Molecular MedicineWarsaw #2,87811.125.3%93
37Silesian University of TechnologyGliwice #3,11610.216.1%233
38Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, Polish Academy of SciencesWarsaw #3,16510.119.1%84
39Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of SciencesWarsaw #3,2499.823.4%168
40The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of OncologyWarsaw #3,3549.414.5%134
41University of Zielona GóraZielona Góra #3,3559.419.7%118
42Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of SciencesPoznan #3,5618.819.3%158
43Institute of Human GeneticsPoznań #3,8058.022.2%83
44Green ChemistrySzczecin #3,9727.537.7%80
45Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental TherapyWrocław #4,0277.420.6%85
46Jan Kochanowski UniversityKielce #4,1177.119.9%136
47Poznań University of TechnologyPoznan #4,1457.117.9%175
48Institute of Psychiatry and NeurologyWarsaw #4,2406.815.8%71
49National Veterinary Research InstitutePuławy #4,2736.718.3%153
50Uniwersytet Pomorski w SłupskuSłupsk #4,3136.616.4%73
51InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of SciencesOlsztyn #4,3206.613.7%109
52West Pomeranian University of Technology in SzczecinSzczecin #4,4716.216.5%250
53University of BiałystokBialystok #4,4846.222.0%112
54University of OpoleOpole #4,5186.114.4%168
55Laboratory of Molecular GeneticsPoznań #4,6825.716.1%67
56John Paul II Catholic University of LublinLublin #4,7415.617.9%108
57Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in WarsawWarsaw #4,7795.513.5%94
58Institute of PsychologyWarsaw #4,9335.116.2%96
59Institute of Agricultural and Food BiotechnologyWarsaw #5,0994.733.7%108
60University of SiedlceSiedlce #5,2164.512.2%163

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

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Poland?

Jan Lubiński, Anna Jakubowska and Halina Bednarek-Ochyra rank highest among researchers based in Poland.

  1. 1Jan Lubiński#12,332 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 91 works
  2. 2Anna Jakubowska#22,565 worldwide overall777 citations · 70 works
  3. 3Halina Bednarek-Ochyra#40,274 worldwide overall395 citations · 75 works
  4. 4Ryszard Ochyra#68,276 worldwide overall556 citations · 158 works
  5. 5Andrzej K. Siwicki#799,943 worldwide overall132 citations · 73 works
  6. 6B. Czeczuga#863,542 worldwide overall135 citations · 75 works
  7. 7Jan Bocianowski#882,621 worldwide overall90 citations · 88 works
  8. 8Jerzy J. Lipa#970,497 worldwide overall58 citations · 88 works
  9. 9L.B. Orlikowski#992,858 worldwide overall53 citations · 108 works
  10. 10Lech Borowiec#1,031,984 worldwide overall44 citations · 102 works
  11. 11Elżbieta Weryszko‐Chmielewska#1,055,727 worldwide overall43 citations · 67 works
  12. 12Jacek Szwedo#1,066,376 worldwide overall62 citations · 86 works
  13. 13K. Adamczewski#1,075,067 worldwide overall22 citations · 68 works
  14. 14M. Korbas#1,078,413 worldwide overall21 citations · 71 works
  15. 15E. Żurawicz#1,096,261 worldwide overall42 citations · 88 works

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