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Research in Daugavpils

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Daugavpils, Latvia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Daugavpils University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.5k
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.6k
5.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1981-2026
46 years on the record
Daugavpils

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 Daugavpils?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Daugavpils UniversityUniversity 1,453 #8,244
2Daugavpils Medical CollegeUniversity 8 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.

Which fields of science does Daugavpils work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Daugavpils is in Social Sciences, 32% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (23%), Social Sciences (19%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 167 fractional works · 34.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 89 fractional works · 18.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 23 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 21 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 19 fractional works · 4.0% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 21 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 152 fractional works · 31.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 110 fractional works · 22.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 79 fractional works · 16.6% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 39 fractional works · 8.1% of its workGenetics: 25 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 124 fractional works · 26.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 38 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEcology: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPaleontology: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 36 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDaugavpils479fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences32%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences35%

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 Sciences8918.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities214.3%
    3. Psychology204.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance183.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting163.3%
    6. Decision Sciences30.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11022.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology398.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.4%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Environmental Science387.9%
    2. Engineering214.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences183.9%
    4. Computer Science173.5%
    5. Materials Science102.1%
    6. Chemistry81.7%
    7. Mathematics61.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy51.0%
    9. Energy20.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine275.6%
    2. Health Professions51.0%
    3. Dentistry20.4%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Nursing10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Daugavpils strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Daugavpils is most concentrated in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (35.9× the world share in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics).

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 73.9 works36×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 24.0 works6.6×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 103.6 works5.0×
← 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: 4.96× its world share, 104 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.54× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.12× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.56× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.96×104 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.36×16 works
  3. Veterinary1.79×1 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.75×16 works
  5. Environmental Science1.58×34 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.56×20 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.54×36 works
  8. Social Sciences1.46×82 works
  9. Psychology1.22×16 works
  10. Chemistry1.12×8 works
  11. Mathematics1.06×6 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.99×14 works
  13. Dentistry0.83×2 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.64×3 works
  15. Materials Science0.57×9 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.43×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.43×15 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.41×2 works
  19. Health Professions0.41×5 works
  20. Nursing0.37×1 works
  21. Energy0.36×1 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.36×4 works
  23. Medicine0.31×26 works
  24. Engineering0.28×19 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.19×0 works
  26. Neuroscience0.17×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Daugavpils?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Biogeography, Evolution, DNA Barcoding, Biodiversity, Coleoptera and Morphology.

▲ 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. Taxonomy75▲ 108×12 topics
  2. Phylogeny68▲ 84×15 topics
  3. Biogeography66▲ 50×15 topics
  4. Evolution62▲ 49×13 topics
  5. DNA Barcoding56▲ 68×9 topics
  6. Biodiversity52▲ 14×22 topics
  7. Coleoptera49▲ 392×2 topics
  8. Morphology40▲ 47×7 topics
  9. Speciation36▲ 167×2 topics
  10. Diversification34▲ 162×1 topic
  11. beetles34▲ 432×1 topic
  12. Climate Change25▲ 1.94×52 topics
  13. Neotropical Region24▲ 274×2 topics
  14. Conservation23▲ 11×10 topics
  15. Invasive Species21▲ 11×18 topics
  16. Sustainable Development19▲ 2.6×28 topics
  17. Globalization18▲ 1.96×43 topics
  18. Phylogenetic Analysis18▲ 12×13 topics
  19. Cryptic Species18▲ 149×2 topics
  20. Lepidoptera17▲ 191×1 topic
  21. Molecular Phylogenetics17▲ 191×1 topic
  22. Education16▲ 1.94×29 topics
  23. Molecular Phylogeny15▲ 19×7 topics
  24. Host Plants15▲ 217×2 topics
  25. Cerambycidae14▲ 321×1 topic
  26. Distribution14▲ 117×1 topic
  27. Endemism12▲ 135×2 topics
  28. Cretaceous11▲ 93×2 topics
  29. Amber Fossils11▲ 217×1 topic
  30. Insect Evolution11▲ 217×1 topic
  31. Environmental Management10▲ 5.4×7 topics
  32. Ecology10▲ 12×6 topics
  33. Cladistic Analysis9▲ 223×1 topic
  34. Regionalization9▲ 223×1 topic
  35. International Relations9▲ 7.5×9 topics
  36. European Union8▲ 7.9×7 topics
  37. Mosses8▲ 60×2 topics
  38. Soviet Union8▲ 31×3 topics
  39. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 7.9×5 topics
  40. European Integration7▲ 27×4 topics

What research is done in Daugavpils?

Coleoptera Taxonomy and …32Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 32 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 17 fractional worksColeoptera: Cerambycidae studies: 12 fractional worksFossil Insects in Amber: 10 fractional worksScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography: 8 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical …5Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 5 fractional worksBryophyte Studies and Records: 4 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology: 4 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 4 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 3 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneticsPaleontologyPolitical Science and International Relations1 others

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

  1. 1 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 32 works
  2. 2 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 17 works
  3. 3 Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 12 works
  4. 4 Fossil Insects in Amber Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 10 works
  5. 5 Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Paleontology 8 works
  6. 6 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  7. 7 Bryophyte Studies and Records Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  8. 8 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  9. 9 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 4 works
  10. 10 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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 counting20%40%60%Daugavpils10.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 40.7% in 2016.

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