QS Subject Rankings
Current position of MU in the QS Subject Rankings
201–260 Archaeology
251–300 Linguistics
251–300 Sociology
301–350 Agriculture & Forestry
301–350 Biological Sciences
301–350 Environmental Sciences
301–350 Law
351–400 Pharmacy & Pharmacology
401–450 Education
451–500 Chemistry
451–500 Medicine
501–600 Mathematics
551–600 Computer Science & Information Systems
551–700 Economics & Econometrics
601–675 Physics & Astronomy
The same input data as for the QS WUR is applied to the assessment of universities in the various fields of science. In the current ranking published in March 2026, a total of 55 subjects and 5 broad subject areas were assessed: Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences & Medicine, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences & Management. A total of 5,203 institutions from 148 countries were included in the assessment, and a total of 1,747 institutions were published in individual Subject Rankings.
Masaryk University ranked in a total of 15 subjects in the QS Subject Rankings published in 2025. Across the subjects, it performs best in the indicators Citations per Paper (the best for Environmental Sciences and Chemistry) and H-Index (highest score for Archaeology a Law). It has strong Academic reputation in Environmental Sciences and Law subject fields and Employer Reputation in Archaeology and Medicine. For International Research Network the highest scores are reached in the subject fields of Biological Sciences and Computer Science & Information Systems.
The highest overall score after weighting individual indicators was achieved by MU in Sociology (60,0), Biological Sciences (59,0) and Law (57,9).
Methodology:
The subject rankings use a lighter set of indicators than the QS WUR. Their weightings are also distributed differently for each individual subject to take into account the specificities of each discipline. The universities do not provide any input data for these rankings, the evidence is supplied by Elsevier (from the Scopus database of peer-reviewed publications), and the results of two reputation surveys also enter the rankings. The rankings are therefore based on 4-5 indicators: the reputation of the institution in the field among academics, reputation among employers, citations per publication, the H-index and, for selected fields, also the IRN (International Research Network) Index.
Indicator weightings in the QS Subject Rankings
| Subject Rankings in which MU gets ranked | Academic Reputation | Employer Reputation | Citations per paper | H–Index | International Research Network (IRN) |
| Archaeology | 70% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 0% |
| Environmental Sciences | 40% | 10% | 22,5% | 22,5% | 5% |
| Linguistics | 80% | 10% | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| Agriculture & Forestry | 50% | 10% | 15% | 15% | 10% |
| Biological Sciences | 40% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% |
| Education | 50% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 0% |
| Law | 50% | 30% | 5% | 15% | 0% |
| Chemistry | 40% | 20% | 15% | 15% | 10% |
| Medicine | 40% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% |
| Computer Science & Information Systems | 40% | 30% | 12,5% | 12,5% | 5% |
| Economics & Econometrics | 40% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% |
| Mathematics | 40% | 20% | 15% | 15% | 10% |
| Physics & Astronomy | 40% | 20% | 15% | 15% | 10% |
| English Language & Literature | 80% | 10% | 10% | 0% | 0% |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 40% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% |
| Sociology | 70% | 10% | 5% | 15% | 0% |
| Politics & International Studies | 50% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 0% |