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Research in Rijeka

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Rijeka, Croatia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Rijeka and Polytechnic of Rijeka.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
16k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
117k
7.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Rijeka

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 Rijeka?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of RijekaUniversity 14,854 #2,195
2Polytechnic of RijekaUniversity 632 #14,414
3as2con (Croatia)Company 40 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.

Which fields of science does Rijeka work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Rijeka is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (14%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,225 fractional works · 34.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 520 fractional works · 14.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 164 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 98 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEducation: 72 fractional works · 2.0% of its workTransportation: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 179 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 153 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 176 fractional works · 5.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 54 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 173 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 57 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 46 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 139 fractional works · 4.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,148 fractional works · 32.6% of its workEngineering: 508 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 65 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 61 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 58 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 50 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 47 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 236 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 86 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 56 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 195 fractional works · 5.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 42 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 57 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 850 fractional works · 24.2% of its workMedicine: 716 fractional works · 20.4% of its workSurgery: 72 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 59 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 53 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 52 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 83 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 46 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 296 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 128 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 73 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 66 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 60 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRijeka3,518fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences24%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. Social Sciences1,22534.8%
    1. Social Sciences52014.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1795.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1765.0%
    4. Psychology1734.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities1394.0%
    6. Decision Sciences371.1%
    1. Engineering50814.4%
    2. Computer Science2366.7%
    3. Environmental Science1955.5%
    4. Mathematics571.6%
    5. Materials Science381.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences361.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy310.9%
    8. Energy230.7%
    9. Chemistry180.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.2%
    1. Medicine71620.4%
    2. Health Professions832.4%
    3. Dentistry330.9%
    4. Nursing150.4%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1283.7%
    2. Neuroscience661.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences601.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology361.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Rijeka strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Rijeka is most concentrated in Transportation, Language and Linguistics and Economics and Econometrics (3.4× the world share in Transportation).

  1. TransportationSubfield · 35.3 works3.4×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 40.7 works2.9×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 145.1 works2.9×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 113 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 33 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 54 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 217 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 451 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 170 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 34 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.39× its world share, 51 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.94× its world share, 30 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 77 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 632 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.36× its world share, 123 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.58× its world share, 160 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.52× its world share, 170 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 155 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 474 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.52×170 works
  2. Dentistry1.94×30 works
  3. Psychology1.62×155 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.58×160 works
  5. Mathematics1.39×51 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.36×123 works
  7. Social Sciences1.19×474 works
  8. Environmental Science1.08×170 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.07×33 works
  10. Neuroscience1.06×54 works
  11. Medicine1.04×632 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×33 works
  13. Engineering0.95×451 works
  14. Health Professions0.93×77 works
  15. Computer Science0.88×217 works
  16. Nursing0.82×13 works
  17. Energy0.73×21 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×113 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.60×30 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.45×5 works
  21. Veterinary0.44×2 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.43×5 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.43×30 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×53 works
  25. Chemistry0.33×16 works
  26. Materials Science0.31×34 works

Which keywords describe research in Rijeka?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, COVID-19 Impact, Sustainable Development, Organizational Culture, Innovation Management, Small and Medium Enterprises, Agricultural Sustainability and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Epidemiology132◆ 0.94×117 topics
  2. Sustainability131▲ 1.52×60 topics
  3. Economic Growth120▲ 4.2×23 topics
  4. Sustainable Development118▲ 2.1×54 topics
  5. Machine Learning110◆ 0.94×74 topics
  6. Environmental Impact99▲ 1.65×44 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence85▲ 1.70×35 topics
  8. Quality of Life74▲ 1.45×51 topics
  9. Organizational Culture70▲ 5.2×11 topics
  10. COVID-19 Impact66▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management65▲ 2.0×18 topics
  12. Financial Performance64▲ 3.2×10 topics
  13. Regional Development64▲ 5.3×12 topics
  14. Innovation Management56▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Small and Medium Enterprises56▲ 9.0×5 topics
  16. Agricultural Sustainability55▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Leadership Emergence54▲ 111×1 topic
  18. Rural Tourism54▲ 49×1 topic
  19. Maritime Transportation43▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Climate Change Impact42▲ 5.2×4 topics
  21. International Relations41▲ 4.8×16 topics
  22. Destination Image40▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Environmental Policy38▲ 5.4×7 topics
  24. Tourist Satisfaction37▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Water Quality Monitoring37▲ 13×2 topics
  26. International Trade37▲ 7.4×4 topics
  27. Sustainable Tourism36▲ 8.8×2 topics
  28. Community Perceptions36▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Tourism Development36▲ 7.5×1 topic
  30. Hydrological Analysis34▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Water Resources Management34▲ 72×2 topics
  32. Nation-Building34▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Socio-economic Factors33▲ 8.5×2 topics
  34. Global Water Resources33▲ 98×1 topic
  35. Integrated Management33▲ 98×1 topic
  36. Sovereign Debt Crises33▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Negotiation32▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Foreign Policy31▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Commercial Diplomacy30▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Economic Diplomacy30▲ 73×1 topic

What research is done in Rijeka?

Regional Development and Management Studies: 53 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 34 fractional worksEnvironmental Science an…30Environmental Science and Water Management: 30 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern Europ…29Balkan and Eastern European Studies: 29 fractional worksEducation, Law, and Society: 23 fractional worksCruise Tourism Development and Management: 23 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emiss…18Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 18 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logistics: 16 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 16 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 15 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceWater Science and TechnologyPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 53 works
  2. 2 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  3. 3 Environmental Science and Water Management Water Science and Technology 30 works
  4. 4 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 29 works
  5. 5 Education, Law, and Society Political Science and International Relations 23 works
  6. 6 Cruise Tourism Development and Management Transportation 23 works
  7. 7 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 18 works
  8. 8 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 16 works
  9. 9 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 16 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 15 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%Rijeka13.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.5% in 2023.

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