Research in Ljubljana
Science Explorer records 184 research institutions in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Ljubljana, Jožef Stefan Institute and National Institute of Chemistry.
- Research institutions
- 184 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 115k ◆ 1% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 1.8M 15.3 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 Ljubljana?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of LjubljanaUniversity | 45,965 | #660 | |
| 2 | Jožef Stefan InstituteResearch facility | 12,481 | #1,437 | |
| 3 | Ljubljana University Medical CentreHospital / health system | 6,791 | #6,111 | |
| 4 | Institute of CriminologyResearch facility | 6,739 | #4,953 | |
| 5 | Faculty of MediaUniversity | 4,676 | #4,575 | |
| 6 | Faculty of DesignUniversity | 3,622 | #4,686 | |
| 7 | College of AccountingUniversity | 3,556 | #5,847 | |
| 8 | National Institute of ChemistryResearch facility | 2,882 | #4,070 | |
| 9 | Institute of Contemporary HistoryArchive | 1,963 | #7,812 | |
| 10 | Institute of Oncology LjubljanaResearch facility | 1,916 | #17,215 | |
| 11 | University Psychiatric HospitalHospital / health system | 1,630 | #11,153 | |
| 12 | Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate SchoolUniversity | 1,092 | #6,418 | |
| 13 | National Institute of BiologyResearch facility | 1,070 | #13,924 | |
| 14 | Institute of Mathematics, Physics, and MechanicsResearch facility | 1,022 | #10,671 | |
| 15 | Ekonomski InštitutResearch facility | 1,022 | #16,472 | |
| 16 | National Museum of SloveniaArchive | 900 | #11,878 | |
| 17 | Slovenian Academy of Sciences and ArtsInstitution | 871 | #11,574 | |
| 18 | Institute for Ethnic StudiesResearch facility | 833 | #10,012 | |
| 19 | Geodetic Institute of SloveniaResearch facility | 731 | #15,559 | |
| 20 | National Institute of Public HealthGovernment institution | 723 | #11,408 | |
| 21 | Agricultural institute of SloveniaResearch facility | 658 | #19,339 | |
| 22 | Institute of Metals and TechnologyResearch facility | 646 | #20,309 | |
| 23 | Institute for Economic ResearchResearch facility | 602 | #13,936 | |
| 24 | Intellectual Property InstituteUniversity | 591 | #15,278 | |
| 25 | Geological Survey of SloveniaResearch facility | 577 | #20,023 | |
| 26 | XLAB (Slovenia)Company | 539 | #10,182 | |
| 27 | Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering InstituteResearch facility | 513 | #15,355 | |
| 28 | Slovenian Forestry InstituteInstitution | 463 | #20,134 | |
| 29 | Counselling Centre for Children, Adolescents and ParentsInstitution | 435 | #24,538 all time | |
| 30 | Educational Research InstituteResearch facility | 430 | #20,953 | |
| 31 | Elektro Ljubljana (Slovenia)Company | 412 | #19,116 | |
| 32 | Univerzitetni Rehabilitacijski InštitutUniversity | 398 | #18,408 all time | |
| 33 | Institute of Occupational SafetyResearch facility | 383 | #23,298 all time | |
| 34 | Ministry of DefenceGovernment institution | 345 | #11,383 all time | |
| 35 | Slovenska Industrija Jekla (Slovenia)Company | 306 | #16,013 | |
| 36 | Biotechnical Educational Centre LjubljanaUniversity | 250 | #22,817 all time | |
| 37 | Community Health Centre LjubljanaHospital / health system | 243 | #21,023 | |
| 38 | Omega Consult (Slovenia)Company | 237 | #16,822 | |
| 39 | National and University Library of SloveniaArchive | 216 | #25,080 all time | |
| 40 | S&T SlovenijaUniversity | 212 | #26,360 all time | |
| 41 | B2 (Slovenia)Company | 208 | #22,320 all time | |
| 42 | Inštitut BionResearch facility | 203 | #29,376 all time | |
| 43 | Institute for Sustainable DevelopmentNonprofit | 202 | #15,777 | |
| 44 | Blood Transfusion Centre of SloveniaHospital / health system | 192 | #32,439 all time | |
| 45 | Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of SloveniaGovernment institution | 182 | #26,445 all time | |
| 46 | Vodovod-Kanalizacija (Slovenia)Company | 181 | #25,120 all time | |
| 47 | Higher School of Applied SciencesUniversity | 177 | #18,336 | |
| 48 | Slovenian Environment AgencyGovernment institution | 164 | #33,353 all time | |
| 49 | Ministry of HealthGovernment institution | 163 | #27,385 all time | |
| 50 | EN-FIST Centre of Excellence (Slovenia)Company | 163 | #18,519 all time | |
| 51 | Slovenian Museum of Natural HistoryArchive | 160 | #29,768 all time | |
| 52 | Health Insurance Institute of SloveniaInstitution | 154 | #29,110 all time | |
| 53 | Gradbeni Inštitut Zrmk d.o.oCompany | 153 | #28,983 all time | |
| 54 | Urban planning Institute of the Republic of SloveniaResearch facility | 151 | #29,850 all time | |
| 55 | Ministry of the InteriorGovernment institution | 130 | #30,398 all time | |
| 56 | Slovenian Institute of Quality and MetrologyResearch facility | 124 | #33,886 all time | |
| 57 | Academic and Research Network of SloveniaGovernment institution | 120 | not ranked | |
| 58 | Peace Institute- Institute for Contemporary Social and Political StudiesNonprofit | 118 | not ranked | |
| 59 | Bank of SloveniaInstitution | 118 | not ranked | |
| 60 | Ljubljana Passenger TransportCompany | 118 | 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Ljubljana work in?
In 2022-now, 38% of research in Ljubljana is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (16%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences8,63937.8%
- Engineering3,03913.3%
- Computer Science1,5106.6%
- Environmental Science1,2795.6%
- Materials Science8793.8%
- Physics and Astronomy5442.4%
- Chemistry4001.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences3741.6%
- Mathematics3191.4%
- Energy2060.9%
- Chemical Engineering890.4%
- Social Sciences7,12931.2%
- Social Sciences3,49315.3%
- Arts and Humanities1,1004.8%
- Psychology8143.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting7883.4%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance7133.1%
- Decision Sciences2211.0%
- Health Sciences4,33619.0%
- Medicine3,66116.0%
- Health Professions4502.0%
- Dentistry910.4%
- Nursing860.4%
- Veterinary480.2%
- Life Sciences2,77012.1%
What is Ljubljana strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Ljubljana is most concentrated in Space and Planetary Science, Music and Algebra and Number Theory (5.6× the world share in Space and Planetary Science).
- Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 21.9 works5.6×
- MusicSubfield · 58.6 works3.7×
- Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 34.5 works2.8×
- Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 232.2 works2.7×
- ArcheologySubfield · 158.0 works2.7×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities1.66×938 works
- Veterinary1.59×42 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.52×639 works
- Social Sciences1.19×2,944 works
- Mathematics1.17×270 works
- Psychology1.14×683 works
- Environmental Science1.12×1,087 works
- Materials Science1.12×765 works
- Chemistry1.11×341 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.08×1,123 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.06×463 works
- Chemical Engineering1.05×72 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.05×665 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.04×321 works
- Energy0.99×179 works
- Decision Sciences0.98×186 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.96×66 works
- Engineering0.90×2,653 works
- Dentistry0.86×82 works
- Computer Science0.84×1,287 works
- Medicine0.84×3,151 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.83×774 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.82×161 works
- Health Professions0.76×394 works
- Nursing0.76×73 works
- Neuroscience0.75×238 works
Which keywords describe research in Ljubljana?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Cultural History, Identity, Sustainability, Social Change, Ethics, Spirituality and Media.
- Eastern Europe
- Commercial Diplomacy
- Sovereign Debt Crises
- Post-Communist
- Memory Politics
- International Trade
- Nation-Building
- Communication Technology
- Social Change
- Cultural Heritage
- Cultural History
- International Relations
- Mechanical Properties
- Mental Health
- Ethics
- Religion
- Sustainable Development
- Identity
- Machine Learning
- Sustainability
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Globalization
- Environmental Impact
- Human Rights
- Social Media
- Artificial Intelligence
- Biomedical Applications
- Resilience
- Nationalism
- Cultural Integration
- Media
- Spirituality
- Youth Subcultures
- Transition
- Authoritarianism
- Dissent
- Foreign Policy
- Negotiation
- Economic Diplomacy
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
- Epidemiology699▼ 0.77×139 topics
- Sustainability636◆ 1.14×124 topics
- Climate Change630◆ 1.01×120 topics
- Machine Learning600▼ 0.79×90 topics
- Globalization522▲ 1.16×162 topics
- Identity416▲ 2.5×70 topics
- Environmental Impact411◆ 1.05×68 topics
- Sustainable Development410◆ 1.14×98 topics
- Human Rights403▲ 1.72×81 topics
- Religion402▲ 3.8×39 topics
- Social Media349◆ 1.11×40 topics
- Ethics342▲ 3.0×52 topics
- Artificial Intelligence334◆ 1.03×63 topics
- Mental Health331◆ 1.01×48 topics
- Biomedical Applications298◆ 1.10×36 topics
- Mechanical Properties293▲ 1.31×38 topics
- Resilience290▲ 2.6×19 topics
- International Relations243▲ 4.4×31 topics
- Nationalism241▲ 2.3×32 topics
- Cultural History240▲ 8.7×15 topics
- Cultural Integration226▲ 4.7×3 topics
- Cultural Heritage222▲ 1.82×38 topics
- Media220▲ 6.4×16 topics
- Social Change219▲ 7.8×20 topics
- Spirituality204▲ 9.0×7 topics
- Communication Technology194▲ 68×1 topic
- Youth Subcultures194▲ 68×1 topic
- Nation-Building176▲ 14×4 topics
- Transition162▲ 8.0×6 topics
- International Trade160▲ 5.0×12 topics
- Authoritarianism160▲ 8.0×5 topics
- Memory Politics144▲ 23×2 topics
- Dissent144▲ 33×1 topic
- Post-Communist144▲ 33×1 topic
- Foreign Policy144▲ 16×4 topics
- Sovereign Debt Crises142▲ 15×2 topics
- Negotiation135▲ 17×4 topics
- Commercial Diplomacy130▲ 48×1 topic
- Economic Diplomacy130▲ 48×1 topic
- Eastern Europe103▲ 8.6×3 topics
What research is done in Ljubljana?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 173 works
- 2 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 123 works
- 3 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 120 works
- 4 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 77 works
- 5 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 69 works
- 6 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 66 works
- 7 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 57 works
- 8 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 42 works
- 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 42 works
- 10 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 40 works
Research output over time
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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.0% in 2010.
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