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Research in Ljubljana

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Ljubljana. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language.

Research institutions
18
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.1k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
20.8%
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
1Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and ArtsInstitution 424 #18,146
2Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian LanguageResearch facility 185 #27,178
3Anton Melik Geographical InstituteResearch facility 138 #34,378 all time
4Institute of EthnomusicologyResearch facility 62 not ranked
5Institute of Slovenian EthnologyResearch facility 57 not ranked
6Milko Kos Historical InstituteResearch facility 34 not ranked
7Jovan Hadži Institute of BiologyResearch facility 27 not ranked
8Ivan Rakovec Institute of PalaeontologyResearch facility 26 not ranked
9Institute of ArchaeologyResearch facility 23 not ranked
10Institute of Slovenian Literature and Literary StudiesResearch facility 21 not ranked
11Institute of Culture and Memory StudiesResearch facility 18 not ranked
12Agency for the Cooperation of Energy RegulatorsGovernment institution 18 not ranked
13Institute of Anthropological and Spatial StudiesResearch facility 15 not ranked
14Sociomedical InstituteResearch facility 14 not ranked
15Institute of PhilosophyResearch facility 13 not ranked
16France Stele Institute of Art HistoryResearch facility 12 not ranked
17Slovenian Migration InstituteResearch facility 10 not ranked
18Institute of Cultural HistoryResearch facility 8 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.

Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts: 38.4%Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language: 16.7%Anton Melik Geographical Institute: 12.5%Institute of Ethnomusicology: 5.6%14 others listed: 26.8%38%largest
Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts424 · 38.4%Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language185 · 16.7%Anton Melik Geographical Institute138 · 12.5%Institute of Ethnomusicology62 · 5.6%14 others listed296 · 26.8%

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 Language and Linguistics and Arts and Humanities (37.2× the world share in Language and Linguistics).

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 49.6 works37×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 93.3 works11×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Ljubljana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural History, Lexicography, Linguistics, Etymology, Historical Phonology, Language Evolution, Indo-European and Proto-Indo-European.

▲ 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. Cultural History32▲ 87×4 topics
  2. Lexicography28▲ 102×3 topics
  3. Linguistics28▲ 57×4 topics
  4. Etymology28▲ 181×2 topics
  5. Historical Phonology28▲ 181×2 topics
  6. Language Evolution26▲ 206×2 topics
  7. Indo-European25▲ 381×1 topic
  8. Proto-Indo-European25▲ 381×1 topic
  9. Climate Change23▲ 2.8×43 topics
  10. Religion23▲ 16×10 topics
  11. Ethics18▲ 12×10 topics
  12. Cultural Integration18▲ 26×2 topics
  13. Identity17▲ 7.8×20 topics
  14. Sociolinguistics16▲ 28×5 topics
  15. Media16▲ 34×3 topics
  16. Resilience16▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Sustainable Development16▲ 3.3×11 topics
  18. Communication Technology15▲ 407×1 topic
  19. Social Change15▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Spirituality15▲ 52×2 topics
  21. Biodiversity14▲ 6.0×18 topics
  22. Language Contact14▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Conservation13▲ 9.6×10 topics
  24. Invasive Species12▲ 9.6×10 topics
  25. Bilingualism12▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Anglicisms11▲ 141×1 topic
  27. International Relations11▲ 16×6 topics
  28. Linguistic Borrowing11▲ 141×1 topic
  29. Biogeography11▲ 14×11 topics
  30. Nationalism10▲ 7.3×11 topics
  31. Cultural Heritage10▲ 5.9×13 topics
  32. Nation-Building10▲ 58×2 topics
  33. Urban Development9▲ 8.3×5 topics
  34. Foreign Policy8▲ 68×2 topics
  35. Ethnicity8▲ 7.2×9 topics
  36. Ethnomusicology8▲ 68×2 topics
  37. Phylogeny8▲ 18×7 topics
  38. Mediterranean8▲ 29×5 topics
  39. Ecology8▲ 17×5 topics
  40. Economic Diplomacy8▲ 201×1 topic

What research is done in Ljubljana?

Linguistics and language…25Linguistics and language evolution: 25 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 15 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 11 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern European Studies: 8 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 7 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 7 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 6 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 6 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 5 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politics, Society: 4 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsMusic3 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 25 works
  2. 2 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  3. 3 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 11 works
  4. 4 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  5. 5 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 7 works
  6. 6 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 7 works
  7. 7 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 6 works
  8. 8 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 5 works
  10. 10 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 4 works

Research output over time

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