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Research in Łódź

Science Explorer records 42 research institutions in Łódź, Poland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Medical University of Lodz, University of Łódź and Lodz University of Technology.

Research institutions
42
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
89k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.6%
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 Łódź?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of ŁódźUniversity 37,167 #1,634
2Lodz University of TechnologyUniversity 17,803 #2,465
3Medical University of LodzUniversity 14,795 #922
4Centralny Szpital KlinicznyHospital / health system 3,919 #26,572
5Społeczna Akademia NaukUniversity 2,758 #11,553
6Nofer Institute of Occupational MedicineResearch facility 2,274 #15,593
7Central Institute for Labour ProtectionResearch facility 1,910 #17,791
8Centrum Badań Molekularnych i Makromolekularnych Polskiej Akademii NaukResearch facility 1,876 #8,979
9Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research InstituteHospital / health system 1,723 #8,447
10University of Humanities and Economics in LodzUniversity 955 #17,457
11Copernicus Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 562 #12,498
12Zakład Wodociągów i Kanalizacji (Poland)Company 534 #26,460
13Instytut Przemysłu SkórzanegoResearch facility 403 #42,558 all time
14Institute for Medical BiologyResearch facility 391 #20,584 all time
15Łukasiewicz Research Network - Textile Research InstituteResearch facility 334 #30,592 all time
16Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical FibresResearch facility 235 #28,859 all time
17University of Computer Sciences and SkillsUniversity 210 #41,498 all time
18NZOZ Centrum AlergologiiHospital / health system 193 #36,130 all time
19Łódź Film SchoolUniversity 171 #42,392 all time
20European Regional Centre for EcohydrologyResearch facility 121 #36,470 all time
21Academy of Music in ŁódźUniversity 109 not ranked
22Lodz International Studies AcademyUniversity 67 not ranked
23Military Aviation Works No. 1 (Poland)Company 64 not ranked
24Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna w ŁodziUniversity 63 not ranked
25Academy of Business and Health Sciences in LodzUniversity 52 not ranked
26Institute of Security Technologies MORATEXInstitution 52 not ranked
27Academy of Fine Arts In ŁódźUniversity 47 not ranked
28Vigo (Poland)Company 45 not ranked
29Tricomed (Poland)Company 25 not ranked
30Marko-Kolor (Poland)Company 22 not ranked
31The Higher School of Art and DesignUniversity 18 not ranked
32Wyższa Szkoła Edukacji Zdrowotnej i Nauk Społecznych w ŁodziUniversity 16 not ranked
33Armatura (Poland)Company 10 not ranked
34Taps (Poland)Company 6 not ranked
35Agat (Poland)Company 6 not ranked
36Stowarzyszenie Łódzki Klub AmazonkaInstitution 5 not ranked
37Enika (Poland)Company 3 not ranked
38Omnikon (Poland)Company 3 not ranked
39Hart Tech (Poland)Company 2 not ranked
40Łódzki Regionalny Park Naukowo-Technologiczny (Poland)Company 1 not ranked
41Wikimedia PolskaNonprofit 1 not ranked
42Fundacja InkubatorInstitution 0 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 Łódź: 41.8%Lodz University of Technology: 20.0%Medical University of Lodz: 16.6%Centralny Szpital Kliniczny: 4.4%37 others listed: 17.2%42%largest
University of Łódź37k · 41.8%Lodz University of Technology18k · 20.0%Medical University of Lodz15k · 16.6%Centralny Szpital Kliniczny3,919 · 4.4%37 others listed15k · 17.2%

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

What is Łódź strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Łódź is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, General Social Sciences and Anthropology (14.6× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 232.7 works15×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 132.6 works8.7×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 191.5 works4.9×
  4. HistorySubfield · 211.0 works4.7×
  5. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 834.0 works4.0×
  6. Urban StudiesSubfield · 139.3 works3.6×
  7. ClassicsSubfield · 27.6 works3.3×
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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 Łódź?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Studies, European Union, Ethnography, Globalization, Education, Nationalism, Eastern Europe and Soviet Union.

▲ 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. Globalization616▲ 2.3×134 topics
  2. Education572▲ 2.4×103 topics
  3. Epidemiology565◆ 1.03×136 topics
  4. Inflammation434▲ 1.50×83 topics
  5. Cultural Studies413▲ 7.9×34 topics
  6. European Union355▲ 11×25 topics
  7. Human Rights352▲ 2.5×71 topics
  8. Nationalism350▲ 5.5×29 topics
  9. Ethnography349▲ 15×12 topics
  10. Literature324▲ 4.3×54 topics
  11. Innovation318▲ 2.2×61 topics
  12. Eastern Europe296▲ 38×3 topics
  13. Soviet Union294▲ 37×3 topics
  14. Identity293▲ 2.9×63 topics
  15. Migration291▲ 6.2×27 topics
  16. Culture283▲ 3.9×31 topics
  17. Sociolinguistics275▲ 10×9 topics
  18. Cultural Identity274▲ 3.8×29 topics
  19. Cultural Discourse274▲ 52×2 topics
  20. Polish history274▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Polish minority274▲ 72×1 topic
  22. Language259▲ 7.6×14 topics
  23. Pedagogy255▲ 3.8×22 topics
  24. Multilingualism253▲ 11×6 topics
  25. Lexicography247▲ 19×5 topics
  26. Translation243▲ 10×6 topics
  27. Urban Development230▲ 4.5×17 topics
  28. Ethnolinguistics220▲ 48×2 topics
  29. Public Administration216▲ 18×5 topics
  30. Media Discourse215▲ 24×2 topics
  31. European Union Law212▲ 89×2 topics
  32. Lifelong Learning190▲ 6.7×10 topics
  33. Social Sciences187▲ 9.6×10 topics
  34. Data Privacy185▲ 12×4 topics
  35. National Identity174▲ 11×9 topics
  36. Memory Studies170▲ 19×5 topics
  37. Social Change170▲ 9.9×10 topics
  38. Youth Development170▲ 13×7 topics
  39. Historiography168▲ 9.6×9 topics
  40. Digital Innovations164▲ 75×1 topic

What research is done in Łódź?

  1. 1 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 274 works
  2. 2 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 213 works
  3. 3 Education and Cultural Studies Education 164 works
  4. 4 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 155 works
  5. 5 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 153 works
  6. 6 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 131 works
  7. 7 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 120 works
  8. 8 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 115 works
  9. 9 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 112 works
  10. 10 Urban Development and Cultural Heritage Urban Studies 73 works

Research output over time

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