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Research in Budapest

Science Explorer records 296 research institutions in Budapest, Hungary. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Semmelweis University, Eötvös Loránd University and Budapest University of Technology and Economics.

Research institutions
296
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
224k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.5%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Budapest?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Eötvös Loránd UniversityUniversity 28,558 #932
2Hungarian Academy of SciencesGovernment institution 25,993 #8,693
3Semmelweis UniversityUniversity 25,510 #849
4Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsUniversity 21,956 #1,554
5Corvinus University of BudapestUniversity 6,242 #2,717
6Obuda UniversityUniversity 4,653 #1,780
7Ludovika University of Public ServiceUniversity 4,277 #6,225
8University of Veterinary MedicineUniversity 4,002 #4,284
9Budapest InstituteResearch facility 3,764 #4,506 all time
10Institute for Technical Physics and Materials ScienceResearch facility 3,082 #1,893 all time
11Pázmány Péter Catholic UniversityUniversity 2,972 #8,049
12Institute for Legal StudiesResearch facility 2,825 #19,476
13Institute of Organic ChemistryResearch facility 2,817 #8,410
14Institute for Solid State Physics and OpticsResearch facility 2,787 #5,463
15HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural SciencesResearch facility 2,523 #4,256
16HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and ControlResearch facility 2,306 #16,135
17Institute of EthnologyResearch facility 2,167 #17,732
18ELTE Research Centre for the HumanitiesResearch facility 2,038 #14,795
19Budapest University of Economics and BusinessUniversity 2,008 #9,601
20National Institute of OncologyHospital / health system 1,972 #7,394
21Alfréd Rényi Institute of MathematicsResearch facility 1,946 #3,134
22Institute for Literary StudiesResearch facility 1,901 #18,877
23Plant Protection InstituteNonprofit 1,867 #17,098
24Financial Research (Hungary)Company 1,670 #16,014
25Institute for Soil SciencesResearch facility 1,489 #12,269
26Hungarian University of Sports ScienceUniversity 1,461 #18,917
27HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for PhysicsResearch facility 1,457 #4,535
28Geographical InstituteResearch facility 1,456 #10,848
29Historical ArchivesArchive 1,393 #20,245
30National Institute of Child HealthHospital / health system 1,382 #3,667 all time
31Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in HungaryUniversity 1,345 #15,619
32HUN-REN Institute of Experimental MedicineResearch facility 1,327 #9,185
33Gedeon Richter (Hungary)Company 1,242 #24,882
34Institute of Materials and Environmental ChemistryResearch facility 1,229 #10,639
35Szent János KórházHospital / health system 1,201 #23,412
36Institute of ArchaeologyResearch facility 1,191 #14,902
37Hungarian Natural History MuseumArchive 1,160 #21,538
38Konkoly ObservatoryResearch facility 1,135 #11,729
39HUN-REN Centre for Energy ResearchResearch facility 1,081 #4,483
40Institute of Molecular Life SciencesResearch facility 1,060 #17,716
41HUN-REN Centre for Ecological ResearchResearch facility 1,057 #9,261
42Buda Health CenterHospital / health system 1,038 #12,140
43Institute of Art HistoryResearch facility 1,007 #22,315
44Institute for Particle and Nuclear PhysicsResearch facility 997 #5,994 all time
45Andrássy University BudapestUniversity 974 #25,749
46Agrárközgazdasági IntézetResearch facility 940 #23,419
47Centre for Social SciencesResearch facility 853 #11,084
48HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth SciencesResearch facility 792 #8,673
49Museum of Fine ArtsArchive 717 #24,843
50Siemens (Hungary)Company 697 #13,043 all time
51National Research, Development and Innovation OfficeGovernment institution 690 #10,717
52ELTE Centre for Economic and Regional StudiesResearch facility 689 #11,577
53Országos Pszichiátriai és Neurológiai IntézetResearch facility 689 #24,391
54International Business SchoolUniversity 688 #19,021
55Institute for Atomic Energy ResearchResearch facility 658 #8,333 all time
56National Center for EpidemiologyResearch facility 658 #14,404
57Research and Development for Silicates and CeramicsResearch facility 647 #17,246 all time
58Institute of Political History (Hungary)Company 641 #32,051 all time
59Hungarian National BankInstitution 624 #23,100
60Ethnographic MuseumArchive 621 #26,618

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

Eötvös Loránd University: 14.6%Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 13.3%Semmelweis University: 13.0%Budapest University of Technology and Economics: 11.2%56 others listed: 48.0%15%largest
Eötvös Loránd University29k · 14.6%Hungarian Academy of Sciences26k · 13.3%Semmelweis University26k · 13.0%Budapest University of Technology and Economics22k · 11.2%56 others listed94k · 48.0%

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

What is Budapest strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Budapest is most concentrated in Geography, Planning and Development, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics and Life-span and Life-course Studies (38.9× the world share in Geography, Planning and Development).

  1. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 3,236.2 works39×
  2. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 102.4 works6.3×
  3. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 39.3 works5.8×
  4. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 46.2 works5.7×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 34.2 works5.5×
  6. ArcheologySubfield · 472.5 works3.9×
  7. General EnergySubfield · 41.5 works3.8×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Budapest?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Innovation, Economic Development, Knowledge Management, Regional Disparities, Social Impact, Policy and Tourism.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Globalization4,347▲ 5.5×169 topics
  2. Sustainability4,130▲ 4.2×131 topics
  3. Innovation3,604▲ 8.4×86 topics
  4. Economic Development3,450▲ 10×55 topics
  5. Knowledge Management3,281▲ 15×39 topics
  6. Regional Disparities3,252▲ 156×2 topics
  7. Social Impact3,199▲ 20×25 topics
  8. Policy3,183▲ 36×16 topics
  9. Tourism3,165▲ 82×8 topics
  10. Environmental Influence3,128▲ 240×1 topic
  11. Climate Change1,335▲ 1.22×127 topics
  12. Epidemiology1,068▼ 0.66×137 topics
  13. Machine Learning1,059▼ 0.80×96 topics
  14. Deep Learning890▼ 0.64×84 topics
  15. Human Rights788▲ 1.88×88 topics
  16. Education709◆ 1.02×145 topics
  17. Sustainable Development668◆ 1.03×108 topics
  18. Artificial Intelligence636◆ 1.14×63 topics
  19. European Union576▲ 6.2×29 topics
  20. Nationalism544▲ 2.9×34 topics
  21. Identity534▲ 1.81×76 topics
  22. International Relations516▲ 5.3×31 topics
  23. Religion435▲ 2.3×41 topics
  24. European Integration378▲ 16×6 topics
  25. Geopolitics377▲ 6.0×12 topics
  26. Invasive Species358▲ 2.1×21 topics
  27. Diplomacy317▲ 8.2×9 topics
  28. Eastern Europe310▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Soviet Union299▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Cold War282▲ 11×5 topics
  31. National Identity265▲ 5.7×11 topics
  32. Cultural Diplomacy250▲ 7.5×5 topics
  33. Postcolonial Theory249▲ 23×4 topics
  34. Sociology246▲ 4.5×26 topics
  35. Australia242▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Social History227▲ 6.7×8 topics
  37. Soft Power211▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Bronze Age198▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Central Europe180▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Visegrad Group180▲ 60×1 topic

What research is done in Budapest?

  1. 1 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational StudiesGeography, Planning and Development 3.1k works
  2. 2 Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsPolitical Science and International Relations 242 works
  3. 3 Central European and Russian historical studiesPolitical Science and International Relations 180 works
  4. 4 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArcheology 164 works
  5. 5 European and International Law StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations 128 works
  6. 6 Regional Development and PolicyPolitical Science and International Relations 125 works
  7. 7 European Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionPolitical Science and International Relations 122 works
  8. 8 Central European national historySociology and Political Science 111 works
  9. 9 Natural Language Processing TechniquesArtificial Intelligence 90 works
  10. 10 Resilience and Mental HealthClinical Psychology 85 works

Research output over time

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