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Research in Katowice

Science Explorer records 40 research institutions in Katowice, Poland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Medical University of Silesia, University of Silesia in Katowice and University of Economics in Katowice.

Research institutions
40
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
57k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.2%
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 Katowice?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Silesia in KatowiceUniversity 17,641 #1,894
2Medical University of SilesiaUniversity 12,906 #1,255
3University of Economics in KatowiceUniversity 11,854 #6,382
4Górnośląskie Centrum MedyczneHospital / health system 4,655 #26,257
5Karol Szymanowski Academy of MusicUniversity 1,950 #38,329 all time
6Central Mining InstituteResearch facility 1,834 #11,780
7Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego im. Jerzego Kukuczki w KatowicachUniversity 1,168 #13,949
8Akademia ŚląskaUniversity 815 #25,542
9Górnośląska Wyższa Szkoła Handlowa im. Wojciecha KorfantegoUniversity 595 #33,138 all time
10Academy of Fine Arts in KatowiceUniversity 404 #14,049
11Institute For Ecology of Industrial AreasResearch facility 321 #32,627 all time
12Euro-CentrumArchive 319 #37,938 all time
13EuromedicHospital / health system 304 #35,811 all time
14Corona (Poland)Company 264 #32,670 all time
15Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Innovative Technologies EMAGInstitution 259 #33,710 all time
16Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Electrical Drives & Machines KOMELResearch facility 227 #37,867 all time
17Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania Marketingowego i Języków ObcychUniversity 210 #42,743 all time
18Okręgowy Szpital KolejowyHospital / health system 191 #42,565 all time
19Kompania Węglowa (Poland)Company 122 #42,807 all time
20University of Occupational Safety Management in KatowiceUniversity 95 not ranked
21Polska Grupa Górnicza (Poland)Company 80 not ranked
22Centralny Ośrodek Informatyki GórnictwaCompany 62 not ranked
23Katowice Coal Holding (Poland)Company 49 not ranked
24Centre of Technology Transfer Emag (Poland)Company 42 not ranked
25Zakłady Energetyki Cieplnej (Poland)Company 36 not ranked
26Przedsiębiorstwo Innowacyjno Wdrożeniowe Complex (Poland)Company 30 not ranked
27Elektrobudowa (Poland)Company 29 not ranked
28Wyższa Szkoła Bankowości i Finansów w KatowicachUniversity 24 not ranked
29Górnośląski Park Przemysłowy (Poland)Company 17 not ranked
30Silesian LibraryArchive 10 not ranked
31Gonar (Poland)Company 6 not ranked
32Telvis (Poland)Company 5 not ranked
33Emag Serwis (Poland)Company 4 not ranked
34Fundusz Górnośląski S.A. Oddział w KatowicachInstitution 4 not ranked
35Sevitel (Poland)Company 3 not ranked
36kopex (Poland)Company 3 not ranked
37Silcare (Poland)Company 2 not ranked
38Tauron (Poland)Company 1 not ranked
39ADW (Poland)Company 1 not ranked
40TDJ (Poland)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.

University of Silesia in Katowice: 31.2%Medical University of Silesia: 22.8%University of Economics in Katowice: 21.0%Górnośląskie Centrum Medyczne: 8.2%36 others listed: 16.8%31%largest
University of Silesia in Katowice18k · 31.2%Medical University of Silesia13k · 22.8%University of Economics in Katowice12k · 21.0%Górnośląskie Centrum Medyczne4,655 · 8.2%36 others listed9,487 · 16.8%

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

What is Katowice strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Katowice is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, General Social Sciences and Anthropology (17.9× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 228.4 works18×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 100.6 works8.3×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 189.4 works6.1×
  4. Religious studiesSubfield · 80.8 works4.3×
  5. HistorySubfield · 139.4 works3.9×
  6. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 107.8 works3.8×
  7. PhilosophySubfield · 171.6 works3.6×
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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 Katowice?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Studies, Ethnography, Education, Sociolinguistics, Migration, Language, Epidemiology and Globalization.

▲ 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. Epidemiology633▲ 1.44×131 topics
  2. Education539▲ 2.8×91 topics
  3. Globalization472▲ 2.2×119 topics
  4. Inflammation382▲ 1.65×83 topics
  5. Cultural Studies346▲ 8.2×25 topics
  6. Ethnography338▲ 18×12 topics
  7. Literature296▲ 4.9×43 topics
  8. Migration280▲ 7.5×26 topics
  9. Sociolinguistics278▲ 13×8 topics
  10. Cultural Identity272▲ 4.7×27 topics
  11. Language267▲ 9.8×12 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease257▲ 2.1×38 topics
  13. Culture253▲ 4.3×25 topics
  14. Lexicography245▲ 24×4 topics
  15. Obesity244▲ 2.9×27 topics
  16. Multilingualism242▲ 13×6 topics
  17. Translation239▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Nationalism232▲ 4.5×27 topics
  19. European Union228▲ 9.0×23 topics
  20. Pedagogy227▲ 4.2×23 topics
  21. Media Discourse222▲ 31×3 topics
  22. Ethics222▲ 4.1×41 topics
  23. Cultural Heritage221▲ 3.6×26 topics
  24. Identity219▲ 2.7×55 topics
  25. Ethnolinguistics217▲ 60×1 topic
  26. Development200▲ 5.2×18 topics
  27. Eastern Europe197▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Soviet Union194▲ 30×3 topics
  29. Social Change186▲ 13×7 topics
  30. Cultural Discourse183▲ 43×2 topics
  31. Polish history183▲ 60×1 topic
  32. Polish minority183▲ 60×1 topic
  33. National Identity177▲ 14×8 topics
  34. Social Sciences174▲ 11×11 topics
  35. Historiography173▲ 12×7 topics
  36. Anthropology172▲ 16×5 topics
  37. Memory Studies172▲ 24×3 topics
  38. Lifelong Learning170▲ 7.5×9 topics
  39. Youth Development162▲ 15×7 topics
  40. Digital Innovations154▲ 87×1 topic

What research is done in Katowice?

  1. 1 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 217 works
  2. 2 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 183 works
  3. 3 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 168 works
  4. 4 Education and Cultural Studies Education 154 works
  5. 5 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 110 works
  6. 6 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 90 works
  7. 7 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 79 works
  8. 8 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 75 works
  9. 9 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 65 works
  10. 10 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 62 works

Research output over time

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