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Research in Toruń

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Toruń, Poland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Nicolaus Copernicus University, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center and WSB Merito University in Torun.

Research institutions
11
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
27k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.9%
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 Toruń?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityUniversity 23,082 #973
2Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical CenterResearch facility 1,541 #11,119
3WSB Merito University in TorunUniversity 671 #25,250
4Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute for Engineering of Polymer Materials and DyesResearch facility 486 #23,489 all time
5College of Social and Media CultureUniversity 470 #26,499
6Specjalistyczny Szpital Miejski im. M. KopernikaHospital / health system 342 #35,896 all time
7Provincial Polyclinical Hospital in ToruńHospital / health system 285 #38,111 all time
8Krajowa Spółka Cukrowa (Poland)Company 30 not ranked
9Toruńska Wyższa Szkoła PrzedsiębiorczościUniversity 27 not ranked
10Wildlife Society AlaudaInstitution 2 not ranked
11Twerd (Poland)Company 1 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.

Nicolaus Copernicus University: 85.7%Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center: 5.7%WSB Merito University in Torun: 2.5%Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute for Engineering of Polymer Materials and Dyes: 1.8%7 others listed: 4.3%86%largest
Nicolaus Copernicus University23k · 85.7%Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center1,541 · 5.7%WSB Merito University in Torun671 · 2.5%Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute for Engineering of Polymer Materials and Dyes486 · 1.8%7 others listed1,157 · 4.3%

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

What is Toruń strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Toruń is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, History and General Social Sciences (16.8× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 102.7 works17×
  2. HistorySubfield · 165.3 works9.7×
  3. General Social SciencesSubfield · 46.1 works7.9×
  4. Religious studiesSubfield · 63.5 works7.1×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 93.7 works5.8×
  6. AnthropologySubfield · 85.9 works5.7×
  7. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 453.5 works5.7×
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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 Toruń?

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

▲ 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. Globalization299▲ 2.9×100 topics
  2. Education270▲ 3.0×66 topics
  3. Nationalism202▲ 8.2×29 topics
  4. Human Rights200▲ 3.7×59 topics
  5. European Union198▲ 16×23 topics
  6. Cultural Studies183▲ 9.1×29 topics
  7. Eastern Europe173▲ 58×3 topics
  8. Soviet Union171▲ 56×3 topics
  9. Migration162▲ 9.0×20 topics
  10. Ethnography162▲ 18×12 topics
  11. Polish history155▲ 107×1 topic
  12. Polish minority155▲ 107×1 topic
  13. Identity148▲ 3.8×54 topics
  14. Cultural Identity143▲ 5.2×23 topics
  15. Ethics138▲ 5.4×34 topics
  16. Literature137▲ 4.8×43 topics
  17. Urban Development136▲ 7.0×10 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage133▲ 4.6×26 topics
  19. Pedagogy126▲ 4.8×16 topics
  20. Culture125▲ 4.5×24 topics
  21. Language122▲ 9.4×11 topics
  22. Sociolinguistics116▲ 12×7 topics
  23. Lexicography108▲ 22×4 topics
  24. Lifelong Learning105▲ 9.7×9 topics
  25. Social Sciences105▲ 14×10 topics
  26. Translation105▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Multilingualism103▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Public Administration100▲ 22×3 topics
  29. European Union Law99▲ 108×2 topics
  30. Youth Development99▲ 20×6 topics
  31. Media Discourse99▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Ethnolinguistics98▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Digital Innovations96▲ 113×1 topic
  34. Intellectual Movements86▲ 74×2 topics
  35. Historical Linguistics86▲ 47×3 topics
  36. Constitutional Law84▲ 12×9 topics
  37. Eastern European culture84▲ 114×1 topic
  38. Polish nobility84▲ 114×1 topic
  39. Consumer Protection82▲ 35×4 topics
  40. National Identity79▲ 13×8 topics

What research is done in Toruń?

Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 155 fractional worksLanguage and Culture: 98 fractional worksEducation and Cultural S…96Education and Cultural Studies: 96 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …84Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 84 fractional worksPolish Law and Legal System: 76 fractional worksCentral European Literary Studies: 68 fractional worksPolish-Jewish Holocaust …57Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies: 57 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 55 fractional worksCatholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education: 44 fractional worksPolish Legal and Social Issues: 44 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLinguistics and LanguageEducationHistory5 others

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

  1. 1 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 155 works
  2. 2 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 98 works
  3. 3 Education and Cultural Studies Education 96 works
  4. 4 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 84 works
  5. 5 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 76 works
  6. 6 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 68 works
  7. 7 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 57 works
  8. 8 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 55 works
  9. 9 Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education Safety Research 44 works
  10. 10 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 44 works

Research output over time

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