SWPS University Best in Poland in Psychiatry/Psychology in U.S. News Ranking

This year, in the Psychiatry/Psychology category, U.S. News ranked 400 universities from around the world. SWPS University was ranked 308, which makes it the best university in Poland in this field. We were followed by the University of Warsaw (ranked 354) and the Jagiellonian University (ranked 361).

Psychology is our strongest field of expertise, comprising more than 60 percent of our academic output in English, and securing the majority of our research grants. With over 20 percent of our publications in top world journals and over 2,400 papers in Scopus, SWPS University is a unique research-focused private higher education institution in Central and Eastern Europe.

Our Institute of Psychology includes close to 20 research centers, where over 100 experts, specializing in various disciplines of psychology, conduct advanced research on basic and complex cognitive processes. Thanks to the funding provided by the National Science Centre, the Foundation for Polish Science, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and various European funds, our researchers run numerous studies in the disciplines of social psychology, economic psychology, clinical psychology, neuropsychology, and health psychology. The results of their research improve the quality of life and contribute to the economy and social policy.

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This year the U.S. News Best Global Universities Subject Ranking examined the leaders in 43 key academic subject areas, among them the Psychiatry/Psychology.

The subject-specific rankings – which are not of academic majors, departments or specific schools at universities, such as business or medical schools – are based on academic research performance in those subjects. U.S. News used various bibliometric measures, including publications and citations, as well as indicators for global and regional reputation in each specific subject.

The subject rankings use data and metrics provided by Clarivate™, while the bibliometric data is based on the Web of Science™. Publications are limited to those published between 2015 to 2019. However, the citations to those papers come from all publications, including the most recent data available.

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