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Research in Poznań

Science Explorer records 67 research institutions in Poznań, Poland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poznan University of Medical Sciences and Poznań University of Technology.

Research institutions
67
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
141k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.5%
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 Poznań?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańUniversity 42,023 #951
2Poznań University of TechnologyUniversity 21,829 #1,942
3Poznan University of Medical SciencesUniversity 15,272 #1,146
4University of Life Sciences in PoznańUniversity 13,925 #2,832
5Instytut Środowiska Rolniczego i Leśnego Polskiej Akademii NaukResearch facility 13,875 #16,313 all time
6Poznań University of Economics and BusinessUniversity 10,803 #7,034
7Institute of Plant ProtectionResearch facility 3,971 #15,775
8Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of SciencesResearch facility 2,609 #12,094
9Institute of Human GeneticsResearch facility 2,013 #7,216
10Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of SciencesResearch facility 1,838 #8,847
11Laboratory of Molecular GeneticsResearch facility 1,778 #11,230
12Institute of Molecular Physics of the Polish Academy of SciencesResearch facility 1,743 #11,962
13WSB Merito University in PoznanUniversity 1,292 #18,293
14Greater Poland Cancer CenterInstitution 1,185 #9,803
15Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. Eugeniusza Piaseckiego w PoznaniuUniversity 1,010 #30,407 all time
16Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal PlantsResearch facility 724 #16,357
17Institute of Logistics and WarehousingResearch facility 675 #31,726 all time
18Heliodor Swiecicki Clinical HospitalHospital / health system 493 #17,806
19Łukasiewicz Research Network - Wood Technology InstituteResearch facility 466 #34,695 all time
20Łukasiewicz Research Network - Industrial Institute of Agricultural EngineeringUniversity 405 #40,491 all time
21Poznan Supercomputing and Networking CenterNonprofit 380 #23,642 all time
22Poznan School of LogisticsUniversity 348 #38,689 all time
23Łukasiewicz Research Network - Rail Vehicles InstituteResearch facility 320 #29,693 all time
24University of Fine Arts in PoznańUniversity 319 #27,824
25Łukasiewicz Research Network - Metal Forming InstituteResearch facility 257 #29,408 all time
26University of Security in PoznańNonprofit 193 #41,581 all time
27Akademia Muzyczna im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego w PoznaniuUniversity 166 #42,567 all time
28University Hospital of Lord’s TransfigurationHospital / health system 152 #38,118 all time
29Wyższa Szkoła Hotelarstwa i GastronomiiUniversity 137 #42,786 all time
30Instytut Technik Telekomunikacyjnych i Informatycznych (Poland)Company 133 #41,283 all time
31Academy of Hotel Management and Catering IndustryUniversity 130 #40,928 all time
32International Institute for Molecular OncologyNonprofit 103 not ranked
33College of Communications and Management in PoznanUniversity 94 not ranked
34Szkoła Aspirantów Państwowej Straży PożarnejUniversity 79 not ranked
35Poznańska Hodowla Roślin (Poland)Company 78 not ranked
36Rehasport ClinicHospital / health system 78 not ranked
37BioScientia (Poland)Company 74 not ranked
38Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania i Bankowości w PoznaniuUniversity 65 not ranked
39Collegium Da VinciUniversity 60 not ranked
40Poznan University of Social SciencesUniversity 55 not ranked
41BioInfoBank InstituteNonprofit 55 not ranked
42Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiki i Administracji im. Mieszka I w PoznaniuUniversity 40 not ranked
43Wyższa Szkoła Zdrowia Urody i EdukacjiUniversity 26 not ranked
44Free and Open Source Software FoundationInstitution 22 not ranked
45Archaeological Museum in PoznańArchive 19 not ranked
46Wojskowe Zakłady Motoryzacyjne (Poland)Company 17 not ranked
47PBG (Poland)Company 13 not ranked
48Samuel Bogumił Linde College of Modern LanguagesUniversity 13 not ranked
49Polish Seed Trade AssociationInstitution 12 not ranked
50Systherm (Poland)Company 12 not ranked
51Mikronika (Poland)Company 11 not ranked
52Albatros Aluminium (Poland)Company 11 not ranked
53Interplastik (Poland)Company 10 not ranked
54Future Voice System (Poland)Company 10 not ranked
55InterLab PoznanResearch facility 9 not ranked
56Polish Platform for Homeland SecurityInstitution 7 not ranked
57Harpo (Poland)Company 6 not ranked
58MLabs (Poland)Company 4 not ranked
59FUTRESynthesis (Poland)Company 4 not ranked
60Celiko (Poland)Company 4 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.

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: 29.7%Poznań University of Technology: 15.4%Poznan University of Medical Sciences: 10.8%University of Life Sciences in Poznań: 9.8%56 others listed: 34.2%30%largest
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań42k · 29.7%Poznań University of Technology22k · 15.4%Poznan University of Medical Sciences15k · 10.8%University of Life Sciences in Poznań14k · 9.8%56 others listed48k · 34.2%

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

What is Poznań strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Poznań is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, General Social Sciences and Anthropology (15.8× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 370.1 works16×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 177.4 works7.9×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 315.6 works5.5×
  4. HistorySubfield · 312.9 works4.8×
  5. ClassicsSubfield · 43.2 works3.5×
  6. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 1,043.6 works3.4×
  7. PhilosophySubfield · 299.1 works3.4×
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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 Poznań?

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

▲ 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. Globalization919▲ 2.3×144 topics
  2. Education886▲ 2.5×106 topics
  3. Climate Change692▲ 1.25×111 topics
  4. Cultural Studies592▲ 7.6×33 topics
  5. Ethnography548▲ 15×15 topics
  6. Literature510▲ 4.6×55 topics
  7. Nationalism494▲ 5.2×31 topics
  8. Migration467▲ 6.8×30 topics
  9. Sociolinguistics454▲ 12×9 topics
  10. Cultural Identity448▲ 4.2×32 topics
  11. European Union447▲ 9.6×27 topics
  12. Innovation436▲ 2.0×63 topics
  13. Identity431▲ 2.9×70 topics
  14. Language427▲ 8.5×13 topics
  15. Culture418▲ 3.9×33 topics
  16. Soviet Union416▲ 35×3 topics
  17. Eastern Europe415▲ 36×3 topics
  18. Translation406▲ 11×7 topics
  19. Lexicography403▲ 21×5 topics
  20. Multilingualism395▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Cultural Heritage391▲ 3.5×36 topics
  22. Cultural Discourse382▲ 49×3 topics
  23. Polish history380▲ 68×1 topic
  24. Polish minority380▲ 68×1 topic
  25. Pedagogy373▲ 3.7×25 topics
  26. Ethics357▲ 3.6×52 topics
  27. Media Discourse340▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Ethnolinguistics338▲ 50×2 topics
  29. Development303▲ 4.3×17 topics
  30. Urban Development302▲ 4.0×17 topics
  31. National Identity291▲ 12×10 topics
  32. Social Sciences288▲ 10.0×15 topics
  33. Social Change277▲ 11×15 topics
  34. Memory Studies271▲ 21×5 topics
  35. Lifelong Learning271▲ 6.5×10 topics
  36. Historiography267▲ 10×10 topics
  37. Anthropology259▲ 13×10 topics
  38. Youth Development250▲ 13×7 topics
  39. Digital Innovations244▲ 75×1 topic
  40. Holocaust213▲ 33×4 topics

What research is done in Poznań?

  1. 1 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 380 works
  2. 2 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 336 works
  3. 3 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 251 works
  4. 4 Education and Cultural Studies Education 244 works
  5. 5 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 185 works
  6. 6 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 171 works
  7. 7 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 136 works
  8. 8 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 125 works
  9. 9 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 108 works
  10. 10 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 91 works

Research output over time

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