Universities by Research Publications in Poland
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Jagiellonian University5,270,216 citations
126,508
2University of Warsaw4,714,187 citations
110,092
3Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań1,518,240 citations
68,087
4University of Wrocław1,621,702 citations
67,887
5Warsaw University of Technology2,379,722 citations
61,915
6AGH University of Krakow4,509,782 citations
61,607
7Wrocław University of Science and Technology1,415,649 citations
53,152
8Nicolaus Copernicus University1,343,359 citations
50,932
9University of Łódź1,025,249 citations
49,991
10Silesian University of Technology978,722 citations
44,514
11Medical University of Warsaw1,817,883 citations
42,333
12Warsaw University of Life Sciences877,774 citations
41,127
13University of Silesia in Katowice934,365 citations
39,141
14Lodz University of Technology954,963 citations
38,972
15University of Gdańsk1,102,069 citations
36,920
16Maria Curie-Skłodowska University711,556 citations
34,195
17Gdańsk University of Technology1,155,293 citations
34,070
18University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn735,463 citations
33,942
19Poznan University of Medical Sciences1,498,926 citations
33,641
20Medical University of Silesia1,259,203 citations
33,043
21Medical University of Lodz1,521,594 citations
33,010
22Poznań University of Technology867,977 citations
30,259
23Medical University of Lublin1,127,317 citations
29,272
24Wroclaw Medical University1,404,477 citations
28,922
25Gdańsk Medical University1,420,832 citations
28,763
26University of Szczecin285,101 citations
25,963
27Poznań University of Life Sciences619,986 citations
22,544
28University of Agriculture in Krakow484,842 citations
21,290
29University of Rzeszów358,632 citations
21,052
30Cracow University of Technology423,817 citations
20,875
31John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin123,655 citations
19,677
32Medical University of Białystok942,136 citations
19,082
33Częstochowa University of Technology270,249 citations
18,004
34University of Life Sciences in Lublin427,570 citations
17,564
35Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences451,709 citations
17,158
36Wroclaw University of Economics and Business93,075 citations
17,135
37West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin422,668 citations
16,388
38Military University of Technology in Warsaw344,946 citations
16,115
39Pomeranian Medical University973,771 citations
15,351
40Rzeszów University of Technology251,277 citations
15,117
41Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw95,977 citations
15,045
42University of Zielona Góra319,383 citations
15,021
43Lublin University of Technology259,001 citations
14,655
44Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie149,057 citations
14,584
45SGH Warsaw School of Economics83,596 citations
14,506
46Bialystok University of Technology193,796 citations
14,206
47University of Białystok325,012 citations
13,720
48Poznań University of Economics and Business129,372 citations
13,289
49Jan Kochanowski University243,037 citations
13,213
50University of Opole174,758 citations
12,801
Highlights
Within Poland, Jagiellonian University ranks first in 2026 with 126,508, followed by University of Warsaw (110,092) and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (68,087).
Across 50 entries, values run from 126,508 (Jagiellonian University) to 12,801 (University of Opole), with a median of 27,363.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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