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Physical Sciences research in Poland

AGH University of Krakow ranks first in Poland for Physical Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#427 worldwide), followed by Jagiellonian University and Silesian University of Technology.

Poland's world rank
#24
of 157 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
83k
Top-10% rate
13.5%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Poland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1AGH University of KrakowKrakow #42736.013.9%6,347
2Jagiellonian UniversityKrakow #44135.714.9%3,321
3Silesian University of TechnologyGliwice #44935.514.8%3,787
4University of WarsawWarsaw #46935.015.1%2,804
5Polish Academy of SciencesWarsaw #51134.114.5%3,224
6Gdańsk University of TechnologyGdansk #61932.116.6%2,459
7Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznan #66631.313.9%2,025
8Warsaw University of TechnologyWarsaw #80629.312.1%4,239
9Wrocław University of Science and TechnologyWroclaw #90828.013.5%2,518
10Lublin University of TechnologyLublin #99027.113.7%1,516
11Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityTorun #1,11125.915.0%1,128
12Institute of PhysicsWarsaw #1,22524.913.9%828
13Poznań University of TechnologyPoznan #1,22724.911.8%2,360
14Green ChemistrySzczecin #1,35223.825.4%337
15University of GdańskGdansk #1,38423.615.5%1,142
16University of Silesia in KatowiceKatowice #1,54322.411.4%1,280
17Nano Carbon (Poland)Warsaw #1,65121.718.5%418
18Center for Theoretical PhysicsWarsaw #1,65621.726.2%299
19University of ŁódźLodz #1,73721.213.4%1,049
20Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityLublin #1,77920.911.0%964
21University of WrocławWroclaw #1,79620.814.6%1,026
22Lodz University of TechnologyLodz #1,85520.510.2%1,844
23Cracow University of TechnologyKrakow #1,88820.313.8%1,331
24Military University of Technology in WarsawWarsaw #1,98519.812.4%1,468
25Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of SciencesKrakow #2,05219.416.6%460
26Rzeszów University of TechnologyRzeszów #2,34418.011.3%1,419
27West Pomeranian University of Technology in SzczecinSzczecin #2,46217.510.2%1,064
28University of BiałystokBialystok #2,47617.411.1%364
29Częstochowa University of TechnologyCzęstochowa #2,49717.310.3%1,220
30Warsaw University of Life SciencesWarsaw #2,55417.112.8%1,167
31University of Agriculture in KrakowKrakow #2,58417.016.2%635
32University of Life Sciences in PoznańPoznań #2,61116.917.8%699
33National Centre for Nuclear ResearchWarsaw #2,66016.721.0%406
34Medical University of LublinLublin #2,71716.519.2%273
35University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynOlsztyn #2,75416.315.3%1,044
36University of SzczecinSzczecin #2,86915.916.5%513
37University of RzeszówRzeszów #2,95815.617.0%494
38University of Zielona GóraZielona Góra #3,07515.113.0%555
39Łukasiewicz Research NetworkWarsaw #3,09415.110.2%613
40Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of SciencesKrakow #3,36414.227.0%163
41Wrocław University of Environmental and Life SciencesWroclaw #3,40614.122.8%482
42National Science CentreKrakow #3,50413.819.2%230
43Bialystok University of TechnologyBialystok #3,53113.78.8%1,009
44Institute of Physical ChemistryWarsaw #3,69913.213.2%232
45Gdańsk Medical UniversityGdansk #3,81512.919.9%258
46Institute of MathematicsWarsaw #3,82912.88.5%454
47Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w KrakowieKrakow #3,96012.57.8%224
48Institute of Organic ChemistryWarsaw #4,12212.115.9%139
49Gdynia Maritime UniversityGdynia #4,12512.08.8%521
50Medical University of WarsawWarsaw #4,12712.016.4%254
51Opole University of TechnologyOpole #4,26311.716.2%596
52Institute of ArtWarsaw #4,29011.621.1%223
53Kielce University of TechnologyKielce #4,29311.68.3%837
54Poznan University of Medical SciencesPoznan #4,31511.623.1%218
55Institute of High Pressure PhysicsWarsaw #4,49311.15.8%207
56Wroclaw Medical UniversityWroclaw #4,52211.121.1%213
57Institute of Fundamental Technological ResearchWarsaw #4,55411.012.9%284
58Kazimierz Wielki University in BydgoszczBydgoszcz #4,63310.814.4%313
59SGH Warsaw School of EconomicsWarsaw #4,66410.717.9%205
60Medical University of BiałystokBialystok #4,96910.117.3%126

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

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Poland?

L. Lee, F. Legger and I. J. Watson rank highest among researchers based in Poland.

  1. 1L. Lee#2,823 worldwide overall6.4k citations · 441 works
  2. 2F. Legger#3,082 worldwide overall6.6k citations · 463 works
  3. 3I. J. Watson#3,140 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 337 works
  4. 4K. Whalen#3,312 worldwide overall6.4k citations · 452 works
  5. 5G. Barone#3,875 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 437 works
  6. 6J. Llorente Merino#3,941 worldwide overall6.2k citations · 467 works
  7. 7J. Erdmann#4,336 worldwide overall6.7k citations · 511 works
  8. 8T. Bołd#4,376 worldwide overall6.8k citations · 521 works
  9. 9B. Mindur#5,373 worldwide overall6.7k citations · 544 works
  10. 10H. Yang#5,903 worldwide overall6.3k citations · 515 works
  11. 11W. Dąbrowski#7,496 worldwide overall6.8k citations · 586 works
  12. 12M. Przybycień#7,608 worldwide overall6.8k citations · 586 works
  13. 13L. Adamczyk#9,728 worldwide overall6.4k citations · 595 works
  14. 14S. Amoroso#21,782 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 357 works
  15. 15M. Pałka#29,851 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 325 works

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