Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
City · Romania

Research in Petroşani

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Petroşani, Romania. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universitatea Din Petrosani and Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Securitate Minieră şi Protecţie Antiexplozivă - INSEMEX.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.7k
▲ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.2k
2.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1962-2026
65 years on the record
Petroşani

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 Petroşani?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universitatea Din PetrosaniUniversity 1,411 #5,381
2Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Securitate Minieră şi Protecţie Antiexplozivă - INSEMEXGovernment institution 245 #19,007

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.

Which fields of science does Petroşani work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research in Petroşani is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (45%), Environmental Science (9%), Computer Science (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 473 fractional works · 71.1% of its workEngineering: 297 fractional works · 44.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 58 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 42 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 33 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 31 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 30 fractional works · 4.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 19 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 17 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 14 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 60 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 44 fractional works · 6.7% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 23 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFuel Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 144 fractional works · 21.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 40 fractional works · 6.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 35 fractional works · 5.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 38 fractional works · 5.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 32 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPetroşani665fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences71%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences22%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering29744.6%
    2. Environmental Science609.0%
    3. Computer Science446.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences263.9%
    5. Energy233.5%
    6. Materials Science121.8%
    7. Chemistry40.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy30.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.3%
    10. Mathematics20.3%
    1. Decision Sciences406.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting385.7%
    3. Social Sciences385.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance142.1%
    5. Psychology91.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities50.8%
    1. Health Professions223.3%
    2. Medicine91.4%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences131.9%
    2. Neuroscience20.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Petroşani strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Petroşani is most concentrated in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality (33.2× the world share in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty).

  1. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 35.1 works33×
  2. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 41.4 works28×
← 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 24 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: 0.38× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 43 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.03× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.98× its world share, 280 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.75× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.77× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.49× its world share, 39 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences6.49×39 works
  2. Energy4.03×23 works
  3. Engineering2.98×280 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.44×24 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.77×36 works
  6. Environmental Science1.75×54 works
  7. Health Professions1.32×22 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.96×2 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.89×12 works
  10. Computer Science0.88×43 works
  11. Materials Science0.50×11 works
  12. Psychology0.47×9 works
  13. Social Sciences0.44×35 works
  14. Chemistry0.41×4 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×11 works
  16. Nursing0.38×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.23×4 works
  18. Mathematics0.21×2 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.21×3 works
  20. Neuroscience0.13×1 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.08×0 works
  22. Medicine0.07×9 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.02×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Petroşani?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, Environmental Impact, Risk Assessment, Safety Management, Bayesian Networks, Fault Tree Analysis and Quantitative Risk Assessment.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy68▲ 7.0×29 topics
  2. Sustainable Development65▲ 6.3×31 topics
  3. Environmental Impact52▲ 4.6×35 topics
  4. Sustainability43▲ 2.6×43 topics
  5. Risk Assessment41▲ 9.3×13 topics
  6. Safety Management40▲ 94×3 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency36▲ 5.8×24 topics
  8. Bayesian Networks36▲ 58×2 topics
  9. Fault Tree Analysis35▲ 112×1 topic
  10. Quantitative Risk Assessment35▲ 112×1 topic
  11. Quality Management32▲ 34×4 topics
  12. Machine Learning31▲ 1.41×38 topics
  13. Occupational Health31▲ 41×5 topics
  14. Climate Change30▲ 1.68×39 topics
  15. Explosion Risk29▲ 2467×1 topic
  16. Work Environments29▲ 2467×1 topic
  17. Detonation Propulsion25▲ 129×1 topic
  18. Pulse Detonation Engines25▲ 129×1 topic
  19. Gasification20▲ 44×2 topics
  20. Coal20▲ 200×1 topic
  21. Underground20▲ 200×1 topic
  22. Optimization18▲ 5.9×12 topics
  23. Remote Sensing17▲ 2.1×21 topics
  24. Rock Mechanics16▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Environmental Management16▲ 6.0×13 topics
  26. Natural Gas15▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Global Governance14▲ 9.0×4 topics
  28. Geopolitics14▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Energy Security13▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Supply Diversity13▲ 74×1 topic
  31. Dynamic Behavior13▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Environmental Impacts11▲ 5.9×7 topics
  33. Wave Propagation10▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Geomechanical Processes10▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Seismicity10▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Accident Prevention9▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Safety Culture9▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Composite Materials9▲ 6.6×6 topics
  39. Corrosion9▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Uncertainty8▲ 26×2 topics

What research is done in Petroşani?

Risk and Safety Analysis35Risk and Safety Analysis: 35 fractional worksIndustrial and Mining Safety: 29 fractional worksCombustion and Detonation Processes: 24 fractional worksMining and Gasification Technologies: 20 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 13 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomech…9Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 9 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 8 fractional worksStructural Response to Dynamic Loads: 8 fractional worksMining Techniques and Economics: 7 fractional worksEngineering Diagnostics and Reliability: 6 fractional works
Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityAerospace EngineeringMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 35 works
  2. 2 Industrial and Mining Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 29 works
  3. 3 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 24 works
  4. 4 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 20 works
  5. 5 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 13 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 9 works
  7. 7 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 8 works
  8. 8 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Mining Techniques and Economics Control and Systems Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability Mechanics of Materials 6 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 counting20%40%Petroşani17.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.7% in 2025.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Petroşani. Posts are plain text and can be reported.