Lublin University of Technology ranked 15th among Polish universities for the proportion of its publications in the world’s top 10% most cited and 20th for the proportion of its publications available in open access. The results were published on 4 November 2026 in the CWTS Leiden Ranking Open Edition.
The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University published the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2026 in two versions, the Traditional Edition and the Open Edition. The ranking compares universities using indicators of scientific impact, research collaboration and open access. The latest period covered by the 2026 release is 2021–2024.
In the Open Edition 2026, Lublin University of Technology placed among Polish universities as follows:
15th for PP(top 10%), the percentage of the University’s publications included in the ranking that were among the 10% most cited worldwide in their field and year of publication.
20th for PP(OA), the percentage of the University’s publications included in the ranking that were available in open access.
The Traditional Edition, based on data from Web of Science, covered 1,618 universities across 78 countries and territories. The Open Edition, based on open data from OpenAlex, covered 3,049 universities across 122 countries and territories.
The 2026 release was the final Traditional Edition. From 2027 onwards, CWTS will publish the ranking exclusively as the Open Edition, which was first released in 2024.
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Projekt współfinansowany ze środków Unii Europejskiej w ramach Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego, Program Operacyjny Wiedza Edukacja Rozwój 2014-2020 "PL2022 - Zintegrowany Program Rozwoju Politechniki Lubelskiej" POWR.03.05.00-00-Z036/17
