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Research in Białystok

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Białystok, Poland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Białystok, Bialystok University of Technology and Medical University of Białystok.

Research institutions
14
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
30k
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
297k
9.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Białystok

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Białystok?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Medical University of BiałystokUniversity 10,385 #5,099
2Bialystok University of TechnologyUniversity 9,724 #4,286
3University of BiałystokUniversity 8,735 #3,192
4Academy of Finance and Management in BiałystokUniversity 529 #17,099 all time
5University Clinical Hospital In BialystokHospital / health system 358 #18,111
6Wojewódzki Szpital Zespolony im. Jędrzeja ŚniadeckiegoGovernment institution 177 #31,798 all time
7Bialystok School of EconomicsUniversity 63 not ranked
8Białystok School of Public AdministrationUniversity 56 not ranked
9Wyższa Szkoła Wychowania Fizycznego i Turystyki w BiałymstokuUniversity 51 not ranked
10Białystok Institute of Cosmetology and HealthcareUniversity 34 not ranked
11Akademia Podlaska w BiałymstokuUniversity 30 not ranked
12Podlaska Regionalna Organizacja TurystycznaInstitution 6 not ranked
13ChM (Poland)Company 4 not ranked
14Medgal (Poland)Company 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Medical University of Białystok: 34.4%Bialystok University of Technology: 32.2%University of Białystok: 29.0%Academy of Finance and Management in Białystok: 1.8%10 others listed: 2.6%34%largest
Medical University of Białystok10k · 34.4%Bialystok University of Technology9,724 · 32.2%University of Białystok8,735 · 29.0%Academy of Finance and Management in Białystok529 · 1.8%10 others listed781 · 2.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Białystok work in?

In 2022-now, 31% of research in Białystok is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (19%), Engineering (12%).

Social Sciences: 1,743 fractional works · 30.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,056 fractional works · 18.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 309 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 148 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 122 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLaw: 98 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 264 fractional works · 4.6% of its workHistory: 67 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 59 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 138 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 110 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 132 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 123 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,631 fractional works · 28.6% of its workEngineering: 696 fractional works · 12.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 98 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 90 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 84 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 83 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 77 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 74 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 290 fractional works · 5.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 226 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 141 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 67 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 80 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemistry: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,540 fractional works · 27.0% of its workMedicine: 1,370 fractional works · 24.0% of its workSurgery: 134 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 108 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 101 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 88 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 84 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 83 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 76 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 68 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 98 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 79 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 791 fractional works · 13.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 390 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 217 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 172 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 71 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 101 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 72 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 101 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBiałystok5,705fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences31%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,74330.6%
    1. Social Sciences1,05618.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities2644.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1382.4%
    4. Psychology1322.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1232.2%
    6. Decision Sciences300.5%
    1. Engineering69612.2%
    2. Environmental Science2905.1%
    3. Computer Science2264.0%
    4. Materials Science1412.5%
    5. Mathematics801.4%
    6. Chemistry631.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy500.9%
    8. Energy430.8%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences280.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering140.2%
  3. Health Sciences1,54027.0%
    1. Medicine1,37024.0%
    2. Health Professions791.4%
    3. Dentistry480.8%
    4. Nursing380.7%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3906.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1723.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1011.8%
    4. Neuroscience1011.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics270.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Białystok strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Białystok is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, General Social Sciences and History (10.2× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 60.7 works10×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 48.2 works8.5×
  3. HistorySubfield · 64.2 works3.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 157 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 343 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.67× its world share, 87 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 86 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.22× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 56 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 210 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 646 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 268 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 127 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.25× its world share, 76 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.64× its world share, 41 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 71 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.21× its world share, 1,203 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 33 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.67× its world share, 249 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 110 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 131 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 117 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 992 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology1.67×87 works
  2. Arts and Humanities1.67×249 works
  3. Dentistry1.64×41 works
  4. Social Sciences1.51×992 works
  5. Nursing1.31×33 works
  6. Mathematics1.25×76 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.24×343 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.22×22 works
  9. Medicine1.21×1,203 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.18×131 works
  11. Environmental Science1.04×268 works
  12. Neuroscience1.02×86 works
  13. Energy0.85×40 works
  14. Engineering0.83×646 works
  15. Psychology0.74×117 works
  16. Materials Science0.70×127 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.69×12 works
  18. Chemistry0.69×56 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.66×110 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.64×157 works
  21. Veterinary0.62×4 works
  22. Computer Science0.52×210 works
  23. Health Professions0.52×71 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.51×26 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.40×46 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×25 works

Which keywords describe research in Białystok?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cultural Studies, European Union, Oxidative Stress, Globalization, Public Administration, Education and European Union Law.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation288▲ 2.4×83 topics
  2. Epidemiology257◆ 1.13×127 topics
  3. Globalization230▲ 2.0×90 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress226▲ 2.4×59 topics
  5. Education210▲ 2.1×65 topics
  6. Human Rights171▲ 2.9×57 topics
  7. Cultural Studies157▲ 7.5×20 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease152▲ 2.3×39 topics
  9. European Union145▲ 11×22 topics
  10. Cancer144▲ 1.87×53 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome116▲ 2.5×24 topics
  12. Pedagogy111▲ 3.9×17 topics
  13. Public Administration111▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Nationalism109▲ 4.2×17 topics
  15. European Union Law108▲ 119×2 topics
  16. Literature106▲ 3.4×29 topics
  17. Migration101▲ 5.2×14 topics
  18. Eastern Europe98▲ 33×3 topics
  19. Ethics98▲ 3.4×33 topics
  20. Soviet Union97▲ 31×3 topics
  21. Ethnography97▲ 9.8×8 topics
  22. Urban Development92▲ 4.6×12 topics
  23. Cultural Discourse91▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Polish history90▲ 64×1 topic
  25. Polish minority90▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Constitutional Law85▲ 11×8 topics
  27. Lifelong Learning85▲ 7.2×9 topics
  28. Consumer Protection84▲ 34×4 topics
  29. Judicial System81▲ 40×3 topics
  30. Language80▲ 5.7×11 topics
  31. Legal Interpretation80▲ 90×2 topics
  32. Civil Service79▲ 119×1 topic
  33. Legal Reform79▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Social Sciences78▲ 9.5×9 topics
  35. Sociolinguistics73▲ 7.0×7 topics
  36. Youth Development73▲ 14×6 topics
  37. Digital Innovations72▲ 86×1 topic
  38. Data Privacy69▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Lexicography68▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Multilingualism68▲ 7.4×6 topics

What research is done in Białystok?

Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 87 fractional worksPolish Law and Legal System: 76 fractional worksEducation and Cultural S…70Education and Cultural Studies: 70 fractional worksLanguage and Culture59Language and Culture: 59 fractional worksPolish Legal and Social Issues: 52 fractional worksCentral European Literary Studies: 50 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …44Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 44 fractional worksSocial Issues in Poland: 42 fractional worksPolish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies: 29 fractional worksLocal Governance and Planning: 26 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEducationLinguistics and LanguageLaw5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 87 works
  2. 2 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 76 works
  3. 3 Education and Cultural Studies Education 70 works
  4. 4 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 59 works
  5. 5 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 52 works
  6. 6 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 50 works
  7. 7 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 44 works
  8. 8 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 42 works
  9. 9 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 29 works
  10. 10 Local Governance and Planning Geography, Planning and Development 26 works

Research output over time

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grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Białystok15.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2016.

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