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Research in Gdańsk

Science Explorer records 36 research institutions in Gdańsk, Poland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Gdańsk University of Technology, University of Gdańsk and Gdańsk Medical University.

Research institutions
36
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
65k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
760k
11.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 Gdańsk?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of GdańskUniversity 24,271 #1,579
2Gdańsk University of TechnologyUniversity 19,661 #1,283
3Gdańsk Medical UniversityUniversity 13,652 #4,752
4University Clinical CentreHospital / health system 1,347 #15,155
5Gdansk University of Physical Education and SportUniversity 1,125 #7,425
6WSB Merito University in GdańskUniversity 883 #11,964
7Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w GdańskuNonprofit 451 #20,094
8Maritime Institute in GdanskResearch facility 330 #20,395 all time
9Przedsiębiorstwo Badań i DoradztwaInstitution 222 #24,110 all time
10National Museum in GdanskArchive 198 #31,996 all time
11Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania w GdańskuUniversity 188 #29,386 all time
12Akademia Ateneum w GdańskuUniversity 186 #21,158
13Centrum Techniki OkrętowejResearch facility 185 #26,714 all time
14Gdańska Wyższa Szkoła HumanistycznaUniversity 113 not ranked
15Akademia Muzyczna im. Stanisława Moniuszki w GdańskuUniversity 109 not ranked
16Gdansk School of Higher EducationUniversity 101 not ranked
17Gdańskie Seminarium DuchowneUniversity 47 not ranked
18Baltic Sea Cultural Centre in GdańskArchive 43 not ranked
19Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management in GdanskUniversity 43 not ranked
20Blue Dot Solutions (Poland)Company 38 not ranked
21Polskie Stowarzyszenie KorozyjneNonprofit 32 not ranked
22Grupa Lotos (Poland)Company 29 not ranked
23ZRE Gdańsk (Poland)Company 26 not ranked
24Automex (Poland)Company 13 not ranked
25Hospicjum im. Ks. Eugeniusza Dutkiewicza SACHospital / health system 9 not ranked
26Ekopop (Poland)Company 9 not ranked
27Marine Projects (Poland)Company 9 not ranked
28BioLab Innovative Research Technologies (Poland)Company 7 not ranked
29Gdansk Water FoundationNonprofit 6 not ranked
30Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Elewacyjnych (Poland)Company 4 not ranked
31SentiOne (Poland)Company 4 not ranked
32Fes Trading (Poland)Company 3 not ranked
33Union of the Baltic CitiesInstitution 2 not ranked
34Remstat (Poland)Company 1 not ranked
35Baltic Energy Conservation AgencyInstitution 1 not ranked
36Tercja Systemy Pomiarowe i Komputerowe (Poland)Company 1 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 Gdańsk: 38.3%Gdańsk University of Technology: 31.0%Gdańsk Medical University: 21.6%University Clinical Centre: 2.1%32 others listed: 7.0%38%largest
University of Gdańsk24k · 38.3%Gdańsk University of Technology20k · 31.0%Gdańsk Medical University14k · 21.6%University Clinical Centre1,347 · 2.1%32 others listed4,418 · 7.0%

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

Which fields of science does Gdańsk work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Gdańsk is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (15%).

Physical Sciences: 4,761 fractional works · 36.3% of its workEngineering: 1,971 fractional works · 15.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 380 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 282 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 254 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 243 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 161 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 138 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 73 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 737 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEcology: 116 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 111 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 86 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 75 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 75 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 568 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 206 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 89 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 65 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 467 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 248 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 325 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 119 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 195 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 107 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 187 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 141 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 125 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 91 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,795 fractional works · 28.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,040 fractional works · 15.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 482 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 342 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 226 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 149 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLinguistics and Language: 145 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 129 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 81 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 656 fractional works · 5.0% of its workHistory: 156 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 126 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 100 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 89 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 367 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 119 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 119 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 351 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 139 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 297 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 229 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 85 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3,048 fractional works · 23.2% of its workMedicine: 2,713 fractional works · 20.7% of its workSurgery: 274 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 205 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 174 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 173 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 169 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 169 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 167 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 108 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 92 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 89 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 75 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 73 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 72 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 221 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 227 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 101 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,525 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 780 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 429 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 123 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 121 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 346 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 126 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 199 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 143 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGdańsk13kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences29%

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. Engineering1,97115.0%
    2. Environmental Science7375.6%
    3. Computer Science5684.3%
    4. Materials Science4673.6%
    5. Chemistry3252.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1951.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1871.4%
    8. Energy1411.1%
    9. Mathematics910.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering780.6%
  1. Social Sciences3,79528.9%
    1. Social Sciences2,04015.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities6565.0%
    3. Psychology3672.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting3512.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2972.3%
    6. Decision Sciences850.6%
  2. Health Sciences3,04823.2%
    1. Medicine2,71320.7%
    2. Health Professions2271.7%
    3. Nursing570.4%
    4. Dentistry430.3%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
  3. Life Sciences1,52511.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7805.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3462.6%
    3. Neuroscience1991.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1431.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics570.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Gdańsk strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Gdańsk is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, General Social Sciences and History (10.4× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 140.1 works10×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 80.0 works6.2×
  3. HistorySubfield · 147.5 works3.9×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 122.1 works3.7×
  5. Biological PsychiatrySubfield · 20.2 works3.2×
  6. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 462.7 works2.7×
← 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: 0.57× its world share, 316 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 666 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 123 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 170 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.20× its world share, 50 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.74× its world share, 71 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.59× its world share, 291 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 513 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 165 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.17× its world share, 126 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 1,804 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 657 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.00× its world share, 410 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 75 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 176 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 34 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 200 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 2,294 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 49 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.82× its world share, 615 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 321 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 72 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 275 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 324 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 1,898 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities1.82×615 works
  2. Chemical Engineering1.74×71 works
  3. Chemistry1.59×291 works
  4. Social Sciences1.28×1,898 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.20×50 works
  6. Energy1.17×126 works
  7. Environmental Science1.13×657 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.10×275 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.07×666 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.04×123 works
  11. Engineering1.03×1,804 works
  12. Medicine1.02×2,294 works
  13. Materials Science1.00×410 works
  14. Psychology0.91×324 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.90×165 works
  16. Neuroscience0.89×170 works
  17. Nursing0.85×49 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.85×321 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.68×176 works
  20. Health Professions0.65×200 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.63×72 works
  22. Dentistry0.60×34 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.57×316 works
  24. Computer Science0.56×513 works
  25. Mathematics0.55×75 works
  26. Veterinary0.45×7 works

Which keywords describe research in Gdańsk?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Studies, Ethnography, Globalization, Education, European Union, Eastern Europe, Soviet Union and Sociolinguistics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology491◆ 0.94×132 topics
  2. Globalization432▲ 1.67×123 topics
  3. Education409▲ 1.81×95 topics
  4. Inflammation332▲ 1.19×83 topics
  5. Climate Change331◆ 0.93×112 topics
  6. Cultural Studies278▲ 5.7×32 topics
  7. Environmental Impact275▲ 1.23×65 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress272▲ 1.26×62 topics
  9. Literature228▲ 3.2×45 topics
  10. Ethnography228▲ 10×14 topics
  11. Nationalism207▲ 3.5×29 topics
  12. European Union198▲ 6.8×23 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage197▲ 2.8×30 topics
  14. Pedagogy188▲ 2.9×24 topics
  15. Migration188▲ 4.2×28 topics
  16. Cultural Identity184▲ 2.8×26 topics
  17. Eastern Europe180▲ 26×3 topics
  18. Soviet Union179▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Sociolinguistics172▲ 7.2×8 topics
  20. Urban Development169▲ 3.6×15 topics
  21. Language168▲ 5.2×15 topics
  22. Cultural Discourse164▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Polish history164▲ 51×1 topic
  24. Polish minority164▲ 51×1 topic
  25. Translation162▲ 7.4×6 topics
  26. Lexicography157▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Multilingualism153▲ 7.3×5 topics
  28. Media Discourse142▲ 17×4 topics
  29. Ethnolinguistics138▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Lifelong Learning133▲ 4.9×11 topics
  31. Social Sciences127▲ 6.7×11 topics
  32. Youth Development125▲ 10×7 topics
  33. National Identity123▲ 8.1×7 topics
  34. Social Change117▲ 7.2×11 topics
  35. Historiography115▲ 7.2×6 topics
  36. Memory Studies113▲ 14×5 topics
  37. Anthropology111▲ 9.0×6 topics
  38. Digital Innovations111▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Public Administration106▲ 9.9×5 topics
  40. European Union Law105▲ 50×2 topics

What research is done in Gdańsk?

  1. 1 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 162 works
  2. 2 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 133 works
  3. 3 Education and Cultural Studies Education 107 works
  4. 4 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 100 works
  5. 5 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 82 works
  6. 6 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 74 works
  7. 7 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 73 works
  8. 8 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 65 works
  9. 9 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 62 works
  10. 10 Urban Development and Cultural Heritage Urban Studies 43 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Gdańsk14.8% 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 16.4% in 2023.

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