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Research in Lviv

Science Explorer records 23 research institutions in Lviv, Ukraine. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv State University of Physical Culture and Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies Lviv.

Research institutions
23
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
48k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
223k
4.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
Lviv

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 Lviv?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Lviv Polytechnic National UniversityUniversity 15,722 #4,940
2Lviv UniversityUniversity 11,318 #12,774
3Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical UniversityUniversity 4,014 #11,076
4Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies LvivUniversity 1,659 #6,815
5Lviv State University of Internal AffairsUniversity 1,028 #6,895
6Lviv State University of Life SafetyUniversity 816 #7,650
7Ukrainian National Forestry UniversityUniversity 754 #7,316
8Institute of Animal Biology NAASResearch facility 736 #16,606
9Lviv State University of Physical CultureUniversity 650 #4,971
10Ukrainian Catholic UniversityUniversity 512 #7,005
11Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army AcademyUniversity 477 #8,087
12Ukrainian Academy of PrintingUniversity 423 #11,967
13Electron (Ukraine)Company 339 #26,940 all time
14Vlokh Institute of Physical OpticsResearch facility 305 #34,467 all time
15Lviv National Academy of ArtsUniversity 299 #13,367
16SCIVP of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed AdditivesResearch facility 279 #19,083
17Lviv National Musical Academy named after Mykola LysenkoUniversity 272 #14,581
18Lviv University of Trade and EconomicsUniversity 190 #29,575 all time
19I.Krypiakevych Institute of Ukrainian Studies National Academy of Sciences of UkraineResearch facility 100 not ranked
20Lviv City Children's HospitalHospital / health system 78 not ranked
21IT Step UniversityUniversity 47 not ranked
22Center for Urban History of East Central EuropeNonprofit 11 not ranked
23Agency of European innovationsNonprofit 1 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.

Lviv Polytechnic National University: 39.3%Lviv University: 28.3%Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University: 10.0%Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies Lviv: 4.1%19 others listed: 18.3%39%largest
Lviv Polytechnic National University16k · 39.3%Lviv University11k · 28.3%Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University4,014 · 10.0%Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies Lviv1,659 · 4.1%19 others listed7,317 · 18.3%

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

Which fields of science does Lviv work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Lviv is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (16%), Medicine (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 6,909 fractional works · 43.1% of its workEngineering: 2,488 fractional works · 15.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 489 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 376 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 304 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 245 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 214 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 179 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 170 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 145 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 117 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,411 fractional works · 8.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 566 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 433 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 117 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 103 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 1,260 fractional works · 7.9% of its workInformation Systems: 428 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 309 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 210 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 130 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 83 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 671 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 407 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 281 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 106 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 85 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 271 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 129 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 222 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 132 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 175 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 99 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 103 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5,657 fractional works · 35.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,808 fractional works · 17.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 795 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 712 fractional works · 4.4% of its workTransportation: 354 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 338 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLaw: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 101 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,436 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 773 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 635 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 593 fractional works · 3.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 202 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 158 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 135 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 487 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 159 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 96 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 229 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 105 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,861 fractional works · 11.6% of its workMedicine: 1,478 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 196 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 134 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 125 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 103 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnatomy: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 308 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 232 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,597 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 978 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 329 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 177 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 176 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 66 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 364 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 176 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 97 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 99 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 95 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLviv16kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences35%

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
    1. Engineering2,48815.5%
    2. Environmental Science1,4118.8%
    3. Computer Science1,2607.9%
    4. Materials Science6714.2%
    5. Mathematics2811.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy2711.7%
    7. Chemistry2221.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1751.1%
    9. Energy1030.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering270.2%
  2. Social Sciences5,65735.3%
    1. Social Sciences2,80817.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,4369.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting5933.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities4873.0%
    5. Psychology2291.4%
    6. Decision Sciences1050.7%
  3. Health Sciences1,86111.6%
    1. Medicine1,4789.2%
    2. Health Professions2321.4%
    3. Dentistry690.4%
    4. Nursing410.3%
    5. Veterinary400.3%
  4. Life Sciences1,59710.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9786.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3642.3%
    3. Neuroscience990.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology950.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics620.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Lviv strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lviv is most concentrated in Anatomy, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and General Materials Science (20.4× the world share in Anatomy).

  1. AnatomySubfield · 70.1 works20×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 593.2 works16×
  3. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 46.2 works7.4×
  4. TransportationSubfield · 347.2 works7.3×
  5. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 511.4 works6.1×
  6. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 300.8 works4.8×
← 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: 1.28× its world share, 874 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 314 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 87 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 84 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 58 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 23 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 200 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 1,067 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 154 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 88 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 2,218 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.78× its world share, 1,264 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.19× its world share, 596 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.48× its world share, 249 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 235 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.95× its world share, 66 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 217 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 1,338 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.87× its world share, 36 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 428 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 523 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 90 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.29× its world share, 1,316 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 201 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 2,562 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.29×1,316 works
  2. Veterinary1.87×36 works
  3. Environmental Science1.78×1,264 works
  4. Mathematics1.48×249 works
  5. Social Sciences1.41×2,562 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.28×874 works
  7. Materials Science1.19×596 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.15×58 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.13×523 works
  10. Engineering1.03×2,218 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.03×428 works
  12. Computer Science0.96×1,067 works
  13. Dentistry0.95×66 works
  14. Chemistry0.89×200 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.74×235 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.69×154 works
  17. Energy0.67×88 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.65×90 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×87 works
  20. Health Professions0.57×217 works
  21. Medicine0.49×1,338 works
  22. Nursing0.49×34 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.46×23 works
  24. Psychology0.46×201 works
  25. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×314 works
  26. Neuroscience0.36×84 works

Which keywords describe research in Lviv?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Financial Security, Economic Development, Environmental Management, Economic Security, Innovation, Globalization and Legal Regulation.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development1,979▲ 7.9×81 topics
  2. Financial Security1,207▲ 71×3 topics
  3. Economic Development1,116▲ 8.7×40 topics
  4. Globalization1,027▲ 3.3×111 topics
  5. Innovation922▲ 5.6×65 topics
  6. Climate Change865▲ 1.99×101 topics
  7. Environmental Management833▲ 13×16 topics
  8. Economic Security793▲ 23×7 topics
  9. Renewable Energy780▲ 3.4×51 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency733▲ 5.0×43 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence702▲ 3.1×58 topics
  12. Legal Regulation620▲ 17×8 topics
  13. Digital Transformation585▲ 6.8×25 topics
  14. Industrial Policy553▲ 32×5 topics
  15. Human Rights548▲ 3.4×59 topics
  16. Public Finance508▲ 72×2 topics
  17. Fiscal Risks503▲ 88×1 topic
  18. Smart Industry503▲ 88×1 topic
  19. Innovation Development440▲ 36×3 topics
  20. Green Investments417▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Social Safety417▲ 49×1 topic
  22. Foresight397▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Ethnicity375▲ 6.3×14 topics
  24. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles374▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Design372▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Strategic Planning369▲ 16×5 topics
  27. Modernization368▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Air Force367▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Warfare367▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Social Influence345▲ 10×3 topics
  31. International Trade Law339▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Public Oversight339▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Transport Policy339▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Human Capital338▲ 14×10 topics
  35. Science338▲ 8.6×9 topics
  36. Islam336▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Resource Efficiency335▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Sharia Law334▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Malay Language333▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Digital Economy326▲ 10×17 topics

What research is done in Lviv?

Economic Issues in Ukraine: 480 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 382 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …355Military Technology and Strategies: 355 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…333Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 333 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…328Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 328 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…280Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine: 280 fractional worksEconomic and Business Development Strategies: 266 fractional worksLabor Market and Education: 256 fractional worksAgriculture and Biological Studies: 133 fractional worksAgriculture Market Analysis Ukraine: 92 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawAerospace EngineeringTransportation4 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 480 works
  2. 2 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 382 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 355 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 333 works
  5. 5 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 328 works
  6. 6 Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine Global and Planetary Change 280 works
  7. 7 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 266 works
  8. 8 Labor Market and Education Economics and Econometrics 256 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Biological Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 133 works
  10. 10 Agriculture Market Analysis Ukraine General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 92 works

Research output over time

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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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Lviv8.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.4% in 1996.

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