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Research in Ljubljana

Science Explorer records 186 research institutions in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Ljubljana, Jožef Stefan Institute and National Institute of Chemistry.

Research institutions
186
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
115k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.7%
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 Ljubljana?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LjubljanaUniversity 45,965 #594
2Jožef Stefan InstituteResearch facility 12,481 #1,487
3Institute of CriminologyResearch facility 6,739 #15,323
4Ljubljana University Medical CentreHospital / health system 6,598 #4,722
5Faculty of MediaUniversity 4,676 #16,314
6Faculty of DesignUniversity 3,622 #11,076
7College of AccountingUniversity 3,556 #17,699
8National Institute of ChemistryResearch facility 2,882 #3,703
9Institute of Contemporary HistoryArchive 1,963 #12,722
10Institute of Oncology LjubljanaResearch facility 1,916 #9,110
11University Psychiatric HospitalHospital / health system 1,630 #18,195
12Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate SchoolUniversity 1,092 #8,982
13National Institute of BiologyResearch facility 1,070 #11,789
14Institute of Mathematics, Physics, and MechanicsResearch facility 1,022 #6,332
15Ekonomski InštitutResearch facility 1,022 #27,192
16National Museum of SloveniaArchive 900 #18,527
17Slovenian Academy of Sciences and ArtsInstitution 871 #15,946
18Institute for Ethnic StudiesResearch facility 833 #22,487
19Geodetic Institute of SloveniaResearch facility 731 #16,412
20National Institute of Public HealthGovernment institution 723 #14,171
21Agricultural institute of SloveniaResearch facility 658 #20,842
22Institute of Metals and TechnologyResearch facility 646 #14,229
23Institute for Economic ResearchResearch facility 602 #22,007
24Intellectual Property InstituteUniversity 591 #24,760
25Geological Survey of SloveniaResearch facility 577 #13,947
26XLAB (Slovenia)Company 539 #16,468
27Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering InstituteResearch facility 513 #18,018
28Slovenian Forestry InstituteInstitution 463 #15,199
29Counselling Centre for Children, Adolescents and ParentsInstitution 435 #27,734 all time
30Educational Research InstituteResearch facility 430 #25,077
31Elektro Ljubljana (Slovenia)Company 412 #27,348
32Univerzitetni Rehabilitacijski InštitutUniversity 398 #35,587 all time
33Institute of Occupational SafetyResearch facility 383 #28,958 all time
34Ministry of DefenceGovernment institution 345 #17,839 all time
35Slovenska Industrija Jekla (Slovenia)Company 306 #26,163
36Biotechnical Educational Centre LjubljanaUniversity 250 #33,826 all time
37Community Health Centre LjubljanaHospital / health system 243 #22,486
38Omega Consult (Slovenia)Company 237 #25,790
39National and University Library of SloveniaArchive 216 #25,924 all time
40S&T SlovenijaUniversity 212 #40,985 all time
41B2 (Slovenia)Company 208 #37,806 all time
42Inštitut BionResearch facility 203 #37,696 all time
43Institute for Sustainable DevelopmentNonprofit 202 #18,040
44Očesna Klinika UKC LjubljanaHospital / health system 193 #42,704 all time
45Blood Transfusion Centre of SloveniaHospital / health system 192 #26,024 all time
46Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of SloveniaGovernment institution 182 #26,962 all time
47Vodovod-Kanalizacija (Slovenia)Company 181 #42,004 all time
48Higher School of Applied SciencesUniversity 177 #25,434
49Slovenian Environment AgencyGovernment institution 164 #25,324 all time
50Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 163 #39,817 all time
51EN-FIST Centre of Excellence (Slovenia)Company 163 #22,879 all time
52Slovenian Museum of Natural HistoryArchive 160 #34,699 all time
53Health Insurance Institute of SloveniaInstitution 154 #33,053 all time
54Gradbeni Inštitut Zrmk d.o.oCompany 153 #42,036 all time
55Urban planning Institute of the Republic of SloveniaResearch facility 151 #39,338 all time
56Ministry of the InteriorGovernment institution 130 #42,334 all time
57Slovenian Institute of Quality and MetrologyResearch facility 124 #35,594 all time
58Academic and Research Network of SloveniaGovernment institution 120 not ranked
59Peace Institute- Institute for Contemporary Social and Political StudiesNonprofit 118 not ranked
60Bank of SloveniaInstitution 118 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 Ljubljana: 41.0%Jožef Stefan Institute: 11.1%Institute of Criminology: 6.0%Ljubljana University Medical Centre: 5.9%56 others listed: 35.9%41%largest
University of Ljubljana46k · 41.0%Jožef Stefan Institute12k · 11.1%Institute of Criminology6,739 · 6.0%Ljubljana University Medical Centre6,598 · 5.9%56 others listed40k · 35.9%

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

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).

  1. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 21.9 works5.6×
  2. MusicSubfield · 58.6 works3.7×
  3. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 34.5 works2.8×
  4. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 232.2 works2.7×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 158.0 works2.7×
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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 Ljubljana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Cultural History, Identity, Social Change, Ethics, Sustainability, Spirituality and Media.

▲ 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. Epidemiology604▼ 0.78×138 topics
  2. Sustainability539◆ 1.13×116 topics
  3. Climate Change539◆ 1.02×116 topics
  4. Machine Learning504▼ 0.79×89 topics
  5. Globalization438◆ 1.14×156 topics
  6. Sustainable Development357◆ 1.15×94 topics
  7. Religion356▲ 3.8×39 topics
  8. Identity349▲ 2.5×68 topics
  9. Human Rights342▲ 1.70×78 topics
  10. Environmental Impact342◆ 1.03×66 topics
  11. Social Media308◆ 1.10×38 topics
  12. Ethics291▲ 3.1×52 topics
  13. Mental Health286◆ 1.00×48 topics
  14. Public Health284◆ 1.00×70 topics
  15. Resilience253▲ 2.7×19 topics
  16. Mechanical Properties251▲ 1.32×38 topics
  17. Economic Growth228▲ 1.37×31 topics
  18. International Relations222▲ 4.7×30 topics
  19. Nationalism204▲ 2.3×32 topics
  20. Cultural Integration204▲ 4.6×3 topics
  21. Cultural History203▲ 8.5×13 topics
  22. Media196▲ 6.5×16 topics
  23. Cultural Heritage195▲ 1.82×36 topics
  24. Social Change194▲ 8.0×18 topics
  25. Spirituality181▲ 9.5×7 topics
  26. Communication Technology173▲ 71×1 topic
  27. Youth Subcultures173▲ 71×1 topic
  28. Nation-Building159▲ 15×4 topics
  29. International Trade149▲ 5.2×12 topics
  30. Foreign Policy137▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Transition136▲ 7.5×6 topics
  32. Sovereign Debt Crises135▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Authoritarianism133▲ 7.6×5 topics
  34. Negotiation126▲ 20×4 topics
  35. Commercial Diplomacy123▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Economic Diplomacy123▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Memory Politics120▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Dissent120▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Post-Communist120▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Eastern Europe90▲ 8.2×3 topics

What research is done in Ljubljana?

  1. 1 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 173 works
  2. 2 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 123 works
  3. 3 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 120 works
  4. 4 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 77 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 69 works
  6. 6 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 66 works
  7. 7 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 57 works
  8. 8 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 42 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 42 works
  10. 10 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 40 works

Research output over time

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