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Research in Cluj-Napoca

Science Explorer records 25 research institutions in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Babeș-Bolyai University, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy and Technical University of Cluj-Napoca.

Research institutions
25
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
55k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.9%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Cluj-Napoca?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Babeș-Bolyai UniversityUniversity 19,820 #1,422
2Technical University of Cluj-NapocaUniversity 13,366 #2,591
3Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and PharmacyUniversity 6,960 #1,681
4University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-NapocaUniversity 5,812 #2,616
5National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular TechnologiesResearch facility 2,306 #5,798
6Spitalul Clinic de RecuperareHospital / health system 1,596 #30,869 all time
7Sapientia Hungarian University of TransylvaniaUniversity 1,446 #16,623
8Institute of Oncology Prof. Dr. Ion ChiricutaResearch facility 724 #12,338
9Spitalul Clinic Județean de Urgență Cluj-NapocaHospital / health system 585 #19,481
10Research Institute for Analytical InstrumentationInstitution 579 #7,218
11Spitalul Clinic CF Cluj-NapocaHospital / health system 380 #33,953 all time
12Romanian Institute of Science and TechnologyNonprofit 327 #16,318
13Institutul Regional de Gastroenterologie Prof. Dr. Octavian FodorHospital / health system 281 #20,284
14Gheorghe Dima Music AcademyUniversity 157 #27,941
15Bogdan Voda UniversityUniversity 144 #41,068 all time
16Romanian Institute For Research on National MinoritiesGovernment institution 143 #41,496 all time
17Spitalul Clinic de Urgență pentru Copii Cluj-NapocaHospital / health system 140 #42,814 all time
18Art and Design University of Cluj-NapocaUniversity 95 not ranked
19Universitatea Avram IancuUniversity 57 not ranked
20Protestant Theological Institute of Cluj-NapocaUniversity 53 not ranked
21Institutul de Cercetari Biologice Cluj-NapocaUniversity 52 not ranked
22Bolyai FoundationInstitution 21 not ranked
23Solutions of Artificial Intelligence ApplicationsResearch facility 2 not ranked
24Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of RomaniaNonprofit 1 not ranked
25Tritecc (Romania)Company 1 not ranked

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.

Babeș-Bolyai University: 36.0%Technical University of Cluj-Napoca: 24.3%Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy: 12.6%University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca: 10.6%21 others listed: 16.5%36%largest
Babeș-Bolyai University20k · 36.0%Technical University of Cluj-Napoca13k · 24.3%Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy6,960 · 12.6%University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca5,812 · 10.6%21 others listed9,090 · 16.5%

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

What is Cluj-Napoca strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Cluj-Napoca is most concentrated in Biochemistry, Orthodontics and Geometry and Topology (4.7× the world share in Biochemistry).

  1. BiochemistrySubfield · 71.8 works4.7×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 64.7 works4.6×
  3. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 89.0 works4.3×
  4. Complementary and Manual TherapySubfield · 21.8 works4.2×
  5. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 33.5 works4.2×
  6. MusicSubfield · 41.8 works4.1×
  7. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 96.6 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 Cluj-Napoca?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Deep Learning, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Phenolic Compounds, Identity and Regional Disparities.

▲ 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. Deep Learning454◆ 1.06×79 topics
  2. Epidemiology426▼ 0.86×133 topics
  3. Machine Learning415◆ 1.01×90 topics
  4. Sustainability384▲ 1.26×103 topics
  5. Globalization378▲ 1.54×128 topics
  6. Climate Change283▼ 0.84×109 topics
  7. Inflammation258◆ 0.99×81 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress239▲ 1.16×57 topics
  9. Education229◆ 1.06×110 topics
  10. Environmental Impact224◆ 1.05×60 topics
  11. Renewable Energy214▲ 1.19×51 topics
  12. Innovation194▲ 1.47×69 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications188▲ 1.26×34 topics
  14. Identity187▲ 2.0×66 topics
  15. Neural Networks186◆ 0.96×40 topics
  16. Sustainable Development180◆ 0.90×79 topics
  17. Cancer172◆ 1.02×58 topics
  18. Antioxidant170▲ 1.98×50 topics
  19. Artificial Intelligence167◆ 0.97×53 topics
  20. Internet of Things142▲ 1.30×26 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity141▲ 1.78×29 topics
  22. Literature134▲ 1.96×54 topics
  23. Antioxidants130▲ 2.3×13 topics
  24. Religion127▲ 2.1×38 topics
  25. Flavonoids125▲ 3.8×12 topics
  26. Cultural Identity122▲ 1.87×32 topics
  27. Phenolic Compounds119▲ 5.0×9 topics
  28. Ethics113▲ 1.86×48 topics
  29. Nationalism112▲ 1.93×31 topics
  30. European Union102▲ 3.6×26 topics
  31. Cancer Prevention101▲ 3.1×10 topics
  32. Polyphenols101▲ 4.5×6 topics
  33. Bioavailability98▲ 3.9×6 topics
  34. Regional Disparities90▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Policy80▲ 2.9×12 topics
  36. Tourism76▲ 6.3×6 topics
  37. Free Radicals64▲ 5.2×2 topics
  38. Environmental Influence63▲ 16×1 topic
  39. European Integration60▲ 8.4×6 topics
  40. Eastern Europe52▲ 7.4×3 topics

What research is done in Cluj-Napoca?

  1. 1 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 63 works
  2. 2 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 58 works
  3. 3 European Cultural and National Identity Sociology and Political Science 44 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 39 works
  5. 5 Analytic and geometric function theory Geometry and Topology 37 works
  6. 6 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 36 works
  7. 7 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 35 works
  8. 8 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 32 works
  9. 9 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 29 works
  10. 10 Bee Products Chemical Analysis Insect Science 29 works

Research output over time

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