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Research in Sopot

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Sopot, Poland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk.

Research institutions
5
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.2k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.1%
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 Sopot?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii NaukResearch facility 900 #11,836
2Sopot University of Applied ScienceUniversity 202 #33,746 all time
3National Quantum Information Centre in GdanskUniversity 77 not ranked
4Fido Intelligence (Poland)Company 4 not ranked
5PBS (Poland)Company 2 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.

Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk: 75.9%Sopot University of Applied Science: 17.0%National Quantum Information Centre in Gdansk: 6.5%Fido Intelligence (Poland): 0.3%1 other listed: 0.2%76%largest
Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk900 · 75.9%Sopot University of Applied Science202 · 17.0%National Quantum Information Centre in Gdansk77 · 6.5%Fido Intelligence (Poland)4 · 0.3%1 other listed2 · 0.2%

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

What is Sopot strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Sopot is most concentrated in Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences (60.8× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 35.8 works61×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 56.5 works17×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Sopot?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Ocean Circulation, Ecosystem Functioning, Biogeography, Global Warming and Eutrophication.

▲ 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. Climate Change44▲ 7.8×40 topics
  2. Benthic Communities15▲ 120×2 topics
  3. Marine Biodiversity15▲ 120×2 topics
  4. Ocean Circulation14▲ 51×3 topics
  5. Ecosystem Functioning12▲ 30×3 topics
  6. Biogeography12▲ 21×5 topics
  7. Remote Sensing12▲ 4.5×13 topics
  8. Environmental Impact11▲ 3.2×18 topics
  9. Global Warming11▲ 13×8 topics
  10. Eutrophication11▲ 51×4 topics
  11. Arctic10▲ 44×4 topics
  12. Hydrothermal Vents10▲ 130×2 topics
  13. Deep-Sea Ecology10▲ 162×1 topic
  14. Estuarine Quality10▲ 162×1 topic
  15. Harmful Algal Blooms10▲ 59×2 topics
  16. Dissolved Organic Matter9▲ 103×1 topic
  17. Oceanic Carbon Cycle9▲ 103×1 topic
  18. Ocean Acidification8▲ 54×3 topics
  19. Microbial Communities8▲ 8.3×4 topics
  20. Water Quality7▲ 8.3×8 topics
  21. Decline7▲ 121×1 topic
  22. Sea Ice7▲ 121×1 topic
  23. Health Effects6▲ 5.0×14 topics
  24. Data Assimilation6▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Holocene6▲ 24×3 topics
  26. Oceanic Modeling6▲ 83×1 topic
  27. Sea Level6▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Tidal Analysis6▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Coastal Protection6▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Bioaccumulation5▲ 28×3 topics
  31. Anaerobic5▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Methane Oxidation5▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Climate Change Impacts5▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Emissions5▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Kelp Forests4▲ 75×1 topic
  37. Seagrasses4▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Stable Isotopes4▲ 70×1 topic
  39. Trophic Position4▲ 70×1 topic
  40. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 23×2 topics

What research is done in Sopot?

Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 10 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 9 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice…7Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 7 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…6Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 6 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 5 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 4 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecol…4Isotope Analysis in Ecology: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 3 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 3 fractional works
OceanographyAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental ChemistryEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 10 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 9 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 7 works
  4. 4 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 6 works
  5. 5 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 5 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
  7. 7 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 4 works
  8. 8 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  9. 9 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  10. 10 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works

Research output over time

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