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Research in Krakow

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Krakow, Poland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Cracow University of Technology.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.8k
▼ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
105k
10.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Krakow

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 Krakow?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Cracow University of TechnologyUniversity 9,847 #2,800

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 Krakow work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research in Krakow is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (45%), Materials Science (10%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,404 fractional works · 79.6% of its workEngineering: 790 fractional works · 44.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 164 fractional works · 9.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 152 fractional works · 8.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 101 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 73 fractional works · 4.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 69 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 56 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 46 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 30 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArchitecture: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 168 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 74 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 46 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomaterials: 31 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 138 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 81 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 57 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 78 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 40 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 37 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 39 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCatalysis: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 180 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 88 fractional works · 5.0% of its workUrban Studies: 40 fractional works · 2.3% of its workTransportation: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 25 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 100 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMedicine: 78 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 81 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKrakow1,764fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences80%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences10%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering79044.8%
    2. Materials Science1689.5%
    3. Environmental Science1387.8%
    4. Chemistry814.6%
    5. Computer Science784.4%
    6. Energy402.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy392.2%
    8. Mathematics261.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences241.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering181.0%
    1. Social Sciences885.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities251.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting201.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance181.0%
    5. Decision Sciences150.8%
    6. Psychology140.8%
    1. Medicine784.4%
    2. Health Professions120.7%
    3. Dentistry70.4%
    4. Nursing30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences382.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology281.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.4%
    4. Neuroscience60.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology30.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Krakow strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Krakow is most concentrated in Building and Construction, Urban Studies and Civil and Structural Engineering (9.3× the world share in Building and Construction).

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 96.1 works9.3×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 39.1 works8.5×
  3. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 145.7 works7.4×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.06× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.99× its world share, 78 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 72 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.35× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.02× its world share, 756 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.57× its world share, 130 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.77× its world share, 161 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.17× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 34 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering3.06×18 works
  2. Engineering3.02×756 works
  3. Chemistry2.99×78 works
  4. Materials Science2.77×161 works
  5. Energy2.35×36 works
  6. Environmental Science1.57×130 works
  7. Mathematics1.17×23 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.09×6 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.92×34 works
  10. Dentistry0.90×7 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.88×23 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.80×13 works
  13. Computer Science0.55×72 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.47×23 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.47×17 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×36 works
  17. Social Sciences0.39×82 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×18 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×27 works
  20. Nursing0.31×2 works
  21. Health Professions0.27×12 works
  22. Psychology0.26×13 works
  23. Medicine0.23×74 works
  24. Neuroscience0.20×6 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Krakow?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Environmental Impact, Energy Efficiency, Additive Manufacturing, Geopolymer, Heat Transfer, Artificial Neural Networks and 3D Printing.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact104▲ 3.4×41 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties97▲ 5.6×37 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency80▲ 4.9×35 topics
  4. Sustainability79▲ 1.83×48 topics
  5. Nanocomposites55▲ 4.0×22 topics
  6. Additive Manufacturing54▲ 10.0×7 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications51▲ 2.4×27 topics
  8. Renewable Energy49▲ 1.92×42 topics
  9. Heat Transfer49▲ 5.7×19 topics
  10. Nanomaterials48▲ 2.6×20 topics
  11. Artificial Neural Networks47▲ 5.9×9 topics
  12. Nanoparticles46▲ 2.1×33 topics
  13. Geopolymer43▲ 17×2 topics
  14. 3D Printing41▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Catalysis39▲ 3.4×23 topics
  16. Polymer Composites38▲ 8.1×6 topics
  17. Optimization37▲ 4.7×20 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage36▲ 3.8×18 topics
  19. Nanotechnology34▲ 11×7 topics
  20. Microstructure33▲ 3.6×18 topics
  21. Rheology32▲ 9.4×6 topics
  22. Biodegradable Polymers32▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Community Participation32▲ 5.0×3 topics
  24. Social Sustainability31▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Composite Materials29▲ 8.0×10 topics
  26. Fly Ash29▲ 15×3 topics
  27. CO2 Sequestration28▲ 8.1×4 topics
  28. Applications27▲ 5.7×6 topics
  29. Carbon Emissions27▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Alkali-Activated Materials27▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Cementitious Materials27▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Cultural Tourism26▲ 246×1 topic
  33. Sustainable Urban Futures26▲ 246×1 topic
  34. Recycled Materials26▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Tool Wear24▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Construction24▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Ceramics23▲ 9.1×2 topics
  38. Biomedical Engineering23▲ 9.4×2 topics
  39. Challenges23▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Fused Deposition Modeling23▲ 12×1 topic

What research is done in Krakow?

Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 26 fractional worksUrban Development and Cultural Heritage: 26 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…22Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 22 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…22Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 22 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 16 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 15 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…14biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 14 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 12 fractional worksPolymer composites and self-healing: 11 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 11 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringUrban StudiesAutomotive EngineeringBuilding and Construction3 others

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

  1. 1 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 26 works
  2. 2 Urban Development and Cultural Heritage Urban Studies 26 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 22 works
  4. 4 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 22 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 16 works
  6. 6 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 15 works
  7. 7 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 14 works
  8. 8 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  9. 9 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 11 works
  10. 10 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 11 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 counting10%20%Krakow15.1% 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 19.0% in 1991.

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