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🎓 Top Research Universities in Hungary

Universities and colleges in Hungary ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇭🇺 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Semmelweis University54,097 papers
3,513,417
2
Eötvös Loránd University67,464 papers
3,098,519
3
University of Szeged56,130 papers
2,895,947
4
University of Debrecen54,548 papers
2,630,093
5
University of Pecs35,055 papers
1,560,937
6
Budapest University of Technology and Economics46,818 papers
1,490,069
7
Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem17,201 papers
509,526
8
University of Pannonia11,551 papers
431,674
9
Corvinus University of Budapest11,551 papers
214,977
10
University of Miskolc12,157 papers
155,602
11
Obuda University10,057 papers
135,970
12
Pázmány Péter Catholic University5,459 papers
113,409
13
University of Veterinary Medicine4,018 papers
96,743
14
University of Sopron4,626 papers
88,461
15
Széchenyi István University8,831 papers
87,560
16
Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic University4,308 papers
62,309
17
University of Kaposvár1,807 papers
54,989
18
Hungarian University of Sports Science1,406 papers
29,963
19
Ludovika University of Public Service7,872 papers
25,117
20
University of Nyíregyháza1,436 papers
22,789
21
Budapest University of Economics and Business2,441 papers
21,629
22
Károly Róbert University College477 papers
16,201
23
John von Neumann University1,434 papers
11,394
24
University of Dunaújváros861 papers
8,790
25
University of Applied Science Budapest791 papers
8,273
26
Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary2,249 papers
7,653
27
Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg292 papers
6,305
28
International Business School221 papers
2,977
29
Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences348 papers
1,774
30
Andrássy University Budapest397 papers
1,370
31
Zrínyi Miklós National Defence University123 papers
1,304
32
Edutus University145 papers
927
33
Wekerle Business School256 papers
829
34
Apor Vilmos Katolikus Főiskola104 papers
812
35
Debrecen Reformed Theological University198 papers
718
36
Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design284 papers
683
37
Budapest University of Jewish Studies87 papers
663
38
Dennis Gabor University102 papers
602
39
Eötvös József Főiskola77 papers
428
40
Sapientia College of Theology of Religious Orders196 papers
425
41
Wesley János Lelkészképző Főiskola171 papers
415
42
Veszprémi Érseki Hittudományi Fõiskola32 papers
400
43
Gál Ferenc Egyetem86 papers
323
44
Aquincum Institute of Technology3 papers
248
45
Hungarian Institute for Educational Research and Development34 papers
234
46
Budapesti Fazekas Mihály Gyakorló Általános Iskola és Gimnázium62 papers
220
47
Tomori Pál College40 papers
203
48
Hungarian Dance University74 papers
181
49
Hungarian University of Fine Arts61 papers
102
50
Pápa Reformed Theological Seminary34 papers
79

Highlights

Within Hungary, Semmelweis University ranks first in 2026 with 3,513,417, followed by Eötvös Loránd University (3,098,519) and University of Szeged (2,895,947).

Across 50 entries, values run from 3,513,417 (Semmelweis University) to 79 (Pápa Reformed Theological Seminary), with a median of 7,963.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.