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Mathematics research in Hungary

Hungarian Academy of Sciences ranks first in Hungary for Mathematics research in 2022-now (#242 worldwide), followed by Eötvös Loránd University and Budapest University of Technology and Economics.

Hungary's world rank
#30
of 80 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1k
Top-10% rate
8.3%
Ranked institutions
5

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

What is the best university for Mathematics in Hungary?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Hungarian Academy of SciencesBudapest #24221.18.0%258
2Eötvös Loránd UniversityBudapest #49210.99.7%148
3Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsBudapest #6008.16.5%112
4University of DebrecenDebrecen #8563.06.5%104
5University of SzegedSzeged #8772.611.1%95

Institutions in Hungary above the floor of 40 fractional works in Mathematics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Mathematics researchers in Hungary?

László Lovász, Endre Szemerédi and Péter Frankl rank highest among researchers based in Hungary, on their papers in Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1László Lovász#21,983 worldwide overall41.5 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Endre Szemerédi#371,807 worldwide overall29.7 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Péter Frankl#2,203,214 worldwide overall40.0 of 185 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4P. Erdös#1,451,158 worldwide overall35.9 of 227 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Zoltán Füredi#1,885,606 worldwide overall26.1 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6János Komlós#532,273 worldwide overall15.0 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Balázs Pozsgay#188,412 worldwide overall7.8 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Miklós Simonovits#1,193,854 worldwide overall14.2 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9P. Túrán#927,057 worldwide overall13.4 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Gabriella Böhm#685,383 worldwide overall10.7 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Kornél Szlachányi#519,613 worldwide overall6.8 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Miklós Abért#712,441 worldwide overall8.5 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13J. Pintz#2,213,125 worldwide overall17.0 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Gergely Harcos#985,447 worldwide overall9.6 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Balázs Szegedy#542,160 worldwide overall9.0 of 40 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Hungary on their work in Mathematics alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Hungary compares with other countries in Mathematics