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History research in Poland

University of Warsaw ranks first in Poland for History research in 2022–2025 (#8 worldwide), followed by Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and Jagiellonian University.

Poland's world rank
#10
of 38 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.1k
Top-10% rate
11.4%
Ranked institutions
17

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

What is the best university for History in Poland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of WarsawWarsaw #860.912.0%283
2Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznan #2539.511.8%269
3Jagiellonian UniversityKrakow #3036.010.6%334
4University of ŁódźLodz #3632.614.2%187
5John Paul II Catholic University of LublinLublin #5026.412.5%204
6Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityTorun #5225.712.9%149
7Polish Academy of SciencesWarsaw #8217.118.4%75
8Pontifical University of John Paul II in KrakówKrakow #9813.812.0%124
9University of WrocławWroclaw #10412.79.0%136
10Instytut Archeologii i EtnologiiWarsaw #11111.413.1%95
11Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in WarsawWarsaw #11211.39.6%155
12Instytut Historii Nauki im. Ludwika i Aleksandra Birkenmajerów Polskiej Akademii NaukWarsaw #1288.811.2%113
13Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w KrakowieKrakow #1328.214.0%82
14Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityLublin #1347.910.0%129
15University of Silesia in KatowiceKatowice #1565.011.0%82
16University of GdańskGdansk #1663.96.1%114
17University of SzczecinSzczecin #1871.610.9%63

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

Who are the top History researchers in Poland?

Polska Akademia Nauk, Emanuel Rostworowski and Marceli Kosman rank highest among researchers based in Poland.

  1. 1Polska Akademia Nauk#60,492 worldwide overall196 citations · 10 works
  2. 2Emanuel Rostworowski#169,785 worldwide overall6 citations · 28 works
  3. 3Marceli Kosman#169,864 worldwide overall5 citations · 21 works
  4. 4Bogusław Gediga#207,141 worldwide overall7 citations · 11 works
  5. 5Piotr Guzowski#224,677 worldwide overall43 citations · 10 works
  6. 6Andrzej Grzybowski#225,440 worldwide overall255 citations · 9 works
  7. 7Aleksander Gieysztor#233,826 worldwide overall7 citations · 14 works
  8. 8Marian Biskup#234,838 worldwide overall3 citations · 12 works
  9. 9María Bogucka#234,915 worldwide overall14 citations · 27 works
  10. 10Henryk Samsonowicz#257,898 worldwide overall1 citations · 15 works
  11. 11Krzysztof R. Prokop#258,336 worldwide overall2 citations · 19 works
  12. 12Andrzej Wyrobisz#302,821 worldwide overall17 citations · 11 works
  13. 13Dariusz Kołodziejczyk#307,950 worldwide overall8 citations · 10 works
  14. 14Janusz Małłek#309,645 worldwide overall5 citations · 16 works
  15. 15Przemysław Wiszewski#317,942 worldwide overall6 citations · 11 works

How Poland compares with other countries in History