How does Hungary rank in Medicine research?

Hungary ranks #51 of 155 countries on research quality in Medicine (2022–2025), with 9.3k works.

Medicine research in Hungary

Semmelweis University ranks first in Hungary for Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#282 worldwide), followed by University of Pecs and University of Debrecen.

Hungary's world rank: #51
Works, 2022–2025: 9.3k
Top-10% rate: 13.4%
Ranked institutions: 18

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

What is the best university for Medicine in Hungary?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Semmelweis UniversityBudapest	#282	39.0	15.1%	2,202
2	University of PecsPécs	#583	31.2	12.9%	1,206
3	University of DebrecenDebrecen	#1,002	25.3	13.9%	1,059
4	University of SzegedSzeged	#1,451	21.3	12.4%	1,011
5	University of Veterinary MedicineBudapest	#1,917	18.3	8.0%	318
6	Eötvös Loránd UniversityBudapest	#2,984	13.5	14.6%	266
7	National Institute of OncologyBudapest	#3,269	12.6	13.9%	250
8	Obuda UniversityBudapest	#5,019	7.9	22.0%	111
9	Hungarian University of Sports ScienceBudapest	#5,797	6.4	9.4%	111
10	Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsBudapest	#6,182	5.7	12.9%	131
11	HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural SciencesBudapest	#6,450	5.2	24.7%	70
12	Heim Pál Országos Gyermekgyógyászati IntézetBudapest	#7,469	3.6	13.7%	74
13	Széchenyi István UniversityGyőr	#7,957	2.9	11.3%	87
14	Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi EgyetemGödöllő	#8,036	2.8	18.6%	74
15	University of MiskolcMiskolc	#8,255	2.5	6.5%	67
16	Hungarian School Sport FederationMihályi	#8,450	2.3	15.7%	79
17	Gottsegen National Cardiovascular CenterBudapest	#9,493	103.0	8.0%	91
18	Buda Health CenterBudapest	#9,766	72.0	8.2%	67

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Hungary?

Béla Merkely, Péter L. Lakatos and Péter Hegyi rank highest among researchers based in Hungary.

1Béla Merkely#3,196 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 328 works
2Péter L. Lakatos#111,344 worldwide overall486 citations · 115 works
3Péter Hegyi#779,811 worldwide overall151 citations · 111 works
4I Boncz#1,118,396 worldwide overall40 citations · 172 works

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