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Research in Debrecen

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Debrecen, Hungary. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Debrecen and Debrecen Reformed Theological University.

Research institutions
7
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
32k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
352k
11.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Debrecen

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 Debrecen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of DebrecenUniversity 29,488 #1,417
2Debrecen Reformed Theological UniversityUniversity 163 #19,974
3Hortobágy National Park DirectorateNonprofit 144 #34,489 all time
4Innova (Hungary)Company 89 not ranked
5UD-GenoMed (Hungary)Company 14 not ranked
6Deri MuzeumArchive 7 not ranked
7Double Delta (Hungary)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.

University of Debrecen: 98.6%Debrecen Reformed Theological University: 0.5%Hortobágy National Park Directorate: 0.5%Innova (Hungary): 0.3%3 others listed: 0.1%99%largest
University of Debrecen29k · 98.6%Debrecen Reformed Theological University163 · 0.5%Hortobágy National Park Directorate144 · 0.5%Innova (Hungary)89 · 0.3%3 others listed23 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Debrecen work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Debrecen is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (18%), Engineering (7%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,504 fractional works · 36.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,560 fractional works · 22.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 663 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 222 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 209 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 182 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLaw: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 271 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 92 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 84 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 264 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 218 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 146 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 108 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,835 fractional works · 26.3% of its workEngineering: 502 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 77 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 72 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 356 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEcology: 86 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 324 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 110 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 189 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 120 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 119 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 104 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 79 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,471 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMedicine: 1,230 fractional works · 17.7% of its workSurgery: 90 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 85 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 84 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 84 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 84 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 83 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 82 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 128 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 156 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 98 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,154 fractional works · 16.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 500 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPlant Science: 189 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFood Science: 71 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 434 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 244 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 74 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 92 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 92 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 70 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDebrecen6,964fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences36%

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 Sciences2,50436.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,56022.4%
    2. Psychology2713.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities2643.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2183.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1462.1%
    6. Decision Sciences450.7%
    1. Engineering5027.2%
    2. Environmental Science3565.1%
    3. Computer Science3244.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1892.7%
    5. Chemistry1201.7%
    6. Mathematics1191.7%
    7. Materials Science1041.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences791.1%
    9. Energy320.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,47121.1%
    1. Medicine1,23017.7%
    2. Health Professions1562.2%
    3. Nursing430.6%
    4. Dentistry290.4%
    5. Veterinary120.2%
  4. Life Sciences1,15416.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5007.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4346.2%
    3. Neuroscience921.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology921.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics360.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Debrecen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Debrecen is most concentrated in Geography, Planning and Development, Agronomy and Crop Science and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (50.0× the world share in Geography, Planning and Development).

  1. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 638.3 works50×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 43.5 works3.0×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 48.1 works2.5×
  4. SpectroscopySubfield · 32.5 works2.4×
← 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: 1.46× its world share, 433 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 380 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 78 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 82 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.41× its world share, 31 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.10× its world share, 107 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 294 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 69 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 455 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 310 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 90 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.44× its world share, 105 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.25× its world share, 174 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.87× its world share, 26 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 142 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 1,076 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 36 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.21× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 242 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 197 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 136 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.28× its world share, 243 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 1,433 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1.82×1,433 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.46×433 works
  3. Mathematics1.44×105 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.41×31 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.35×242 works
  6. Psychology1.28×243 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.25×78 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.25×174 works
  9. Veterinary1.21×10 works
  10. Nursing1.18×36 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.15×380 works
  12. Chemistry1.10×107 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.02×136 works
  14. Environmental Science1.00×310 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.98×197 works
  16. Medicine0.90×1,076 works
  17. Dentistry0.87×26 works
  18. Health Professions0.87×142 works
  19. Neuroscience0.81×82 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.71×69 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.64×38 works
  22. Computer Science0.61×294 works
  23. Energy0.51×29 works
  24. Engineering0.49×455 works
  25. Materials Science0.41×90 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.35×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Debrecen?

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

▲ 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. Sustainability831▲ 4.9×91 topics
  2. Globalization787▲ 5.8×103 topics
  3. Innovation718▲ 10.0×54 topics
  4. Economic Development683▲ 12×38 topics
  5. Knowledge Management671▲ 17×27 topics
  6. Regional Disparities663▲ 202×2 topics
  7. Social Impact660▲ 24×17 topics
  8. Policy658▲ 44×11 topics
  9. Tourism655▲ 102×6 topics
  10. Environmental Influence646▲ 315×1 topic
  11. Climate Change258▲ 1.36×103 topics
  12. Inflammation209▲ 1.41×83 topics
  13. Epidemiology200▼ 0.72×127 topics
  14. Education166▲ 1.38×86 topics
  15. Machine Learning138▼ 0.59×77 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress133▲ 1.16×60 topics
  17. Cancer120▲ 1.28×58 topics
  18. Environmental Impact119◆ 1.00×54 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease111▲ 1.39×39 topics
  20. Mental Health104◆ 1.04×40 topics
  21. Human Rights90▲ 1.27×56 topics
  22. Biodiversity79▲ 1.49×35 topics
  23. Metabolic Syndrome78▲ 1.39×24 topics
  24. Obesity75▲ 1.39×27 topics
  25. Identity72▲ 1.43×49 topics
  26. Invasive Species71▲ 2.4×21 topics
  27. European Union69▲ 4.4×18 topics
  28. International Relations62▲ 3.7×22 topics
  29. Well-being56▲ 2.1×13 topics
  30. Diplomacy48▲ 7.5×7 topics
  31. European Integration46▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Cold War42▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Soviet Union41▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Eastern Europe41▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Postcolonial Theory39▲ 21×3 topics
  36. Australia38▲ 34×1 topic
  37. National Identity37▲ 4.6×6 topics
  38. Genetic Improvement36▲ 6.0×4 topics
  39. Crop Management35▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Soft Power29▲ 10×3 topics

What research is done in Debrecen?

Hungarian Social, Econom…623Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 623 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 30 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 27 fractional worksCentral European and Russian historical studies: 20 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 19 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 18 fractional worksRomani and Gypsy Studies: 18 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 17 fractional worksNuclear physics research studies: 16 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 15 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International RelationsAgronomy and Crop ScienceEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 623 works
  2. 2 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 30 works
  3. 3 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 27 works
  4. 4 Central European and Russian historical studies Political Science and International Relations 20 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 19 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 18 works
  7. 7 Romani and Gypsy Studies General Health Professions 18 works
  8. 8 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 17 works
  9. 9 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 16 works
  10. 10 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 15 works

Research output over time

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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%Debrecen16.8% 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 16.8% in 2025.

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