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Research in Debrecen

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Debrecen, Hungary. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Debrecen, HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research and Debrecen Reformed Theological University.

Research institutions
8
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
32k
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.3%
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 Debrecen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of DebrecenUniversity 29,488 #1,152
2HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear ResearchResearch facility 1,685 #6,099
3Debrecen Reformed Theological UniversityUniversity 163 #27,042
4Hortobágy National Park DirectorateNonprofit 144 #37,851 all time
5Innova (Hungary)Company 89 not ranked
6UD-GenoMed (Hungary)Company 14 not ranked
7Deri MuzeumArchive 7 not ranked
8Double Delta (Hungary)Company 2 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.

University of Debrecen: 93.3%HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research: 5.3%Debrecen Reformed Theological University: 0.5%Hortobágy National Park Directorate: 0.5%4 others listed: 0.4%93%largest
University of Debrecen29k · 93.3%HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research1,685 · 5.3%Debrecen Reformed Theological University163 · 0.5%Hortobágy National Park Directorate144 · 0.5%4 others listed112 · 0.4%

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

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×
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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 Debrecen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Innovation, Globalization, Sustainability, Economic Development, Knowledge Management, 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 2022–2025 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. Sustainability790▲ 5.2×84 topics
  2. Globalization749▲ 6.1×96 topics
  3. Innovation693▲ 11×53 topics
  4. Economic Development656▲ 13×33 topics
  5. Knowledge Management646▲ 19×26 topics
  6. Regional Disparities636▲ 200×2 topics
  7. Social Impact634▲ 26×14 topics
  8. Policy633▲ 46×10 topics
  9. Tourism631▲ 106×6 topics
  10. Environmental Influence623▲ 312×1 topic
  11. Climate Change228▲ 1.36×98 topics
  12. Inflammation184▲ 1.42×83 topics
  13. Epidemiology167▼ 0.68×126 topics
  14. Education151▲ 1.41×79 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress117◆ 1.15×59 topics
  16. Cancer107▲ 1.28×57 topics
  17. Environmental Impact105◆ 0.99×53 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease97▲ 1.40×39 topics
  19. Mental Health97◆ 1.06×40 topics
  20. Sustainable Development89◆ 0.90×69 topics
  21. Human Rights84▲ 1.31×53 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome72▲ 1.42×24 topics
  23. Biodiversity68▲ 1.47×32 topics
  24. Obesity66▲ 1.39×26 topics
  25. Identity66▲ 1.45×43 topics
  26. Invasive Species65▲ 2.5×21 topics
  27. European Union58▲ 4.1×17 topics
  28. International Relations53▲ 3.5×20 topics
  29. Diplomacy39▲ 6.6×7 topics
  30. European Integration38▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Genetic Improvement35▲ 6.1×4 topics
  32. Cold War35▲ 8.7×4 topics
  33. Crop Management33▲ 8.3×2 topics
  34. Soviet Union33▲ 9.2×3 topics
  35. Eastern Europe32▲ 9.4×3 topics
  36. Ion Channels32▲ 4.8×5 topics
  37. Postcolonial Theory31▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Australia30▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Maize Yield27▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Nitrogen Uptake27▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Debrecen?

  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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