The Times Higher Education (THE), the London-based higher education magazine, has published its 2023 World University Rankings by Subject. The rankings evaluate universities according to the same criteria as THE’s overall global rankings (World University Rankings).

These factors (indicators) are taken into account:

• teaching (e.g. staff-to-student ratio, doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio);
• research;
• citations;
• industry income (this indicator seeks to capture knowledge-transfer activity by looking at how much research income an institution earns from industry);
• international outlook (proportion of international students and staff, international collaboration).

The Times Higher Education compiled its assessment of universities around the world in 11 subjects:

• Arts & humanities
• Business & economics
• Education
• Law
• Social sciences
• Computer science
• Engineering
• Clinical & health
• Life sciences
• Physical sciences
• Psychology

Eleven Hungarian universities on the subject lists

A total of 11 universities from Hungary are included in the lists of different disciplines. Among them, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) has been ranked among the world’s best in most subjects, as it is ranked in eight disciplines.

ELTE is followed by the University of Szeged, the University of Pécs and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, with six subjects. The University of Debrecen is ranked in five subjects, while the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the Óbuda University in three subjects, the Corvinus University of Budapest, the University of Miskolc, Semmelweis University in two subjects and the University of Pannonia in one subject.

ELTE is ranked the best Hungarian university in five subjects

ELTE has achieved the best position in psychology, having been ranked 176-200th in this subject, up one category from last year’s 201-250, according to a press release published on the website of ELTE. Semmelweis University is also ranked among the world’s top 200 universities in a given subject (the latter is ranked 176-200th in life sciences).

The building of the ELTE Faculty of Law (Photo: 123rf)

[kiemelt]In addition to psychology, ELTE is ranked as the best Hungarian university in four other subjects (arts & humanities, life sciences, law, education). In the subjects of law and education, ELTE is the only Hungarian university in the rankings.[/kiemelt]

Óbuda University and Semmelweis University are the best Hungarian universities in two subjects. Óbuda University is ranked first in computer science and engineering. In the former subject, it is ranked 501-600th, while in the latter subject 601-800th. Semmelweis University is the best Hungarian university in life sciences and clinical & health. It is ranked 176-200th in the former subject and 201-250th in the latter.

Recently, we wrote that Semmelweis University was the first Hungarian higher education institution to be ranked in the top 250 in Times Higher Education overall world university ranking.

Other ranked universities from Hungary include the University of Debrecen, Corvinus and the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences (MATE). The University of Debrecen has achieved the best position in social sciences (501-600th) among Hungarian universities, while Corvinus and MATE tied for the lead in business & economics (601-800th).

ELTE also dominates the subject lists in the Shanghai Ranking

Another global ranking of subjects, the Shanghai Ranking showed that nine Hungarian universities have been included in the lists of world’s best universities by academic subjects. ELTE has achieved the best result among Hungarian universities, because it has been ranked among the best higher education institutions in the world in nine academic subjects.