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Research in Wrocław

Science Explorer records 63 research institutions in Wrocław, Poland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław University of Science and Technology and University of Wrocław.

Research institutions
63
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
115k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.3%
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 Wrocław?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of WrocławUniversity 30,168 #1,756
2Wrocław University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 27,151 #1,218
3Wroclaw University of Economics and BusinessUniversity 14,634 #6,327
4Wroclaw Medical UniversityUniversity 11,010 #969
5Wrocław University of Environmental and Life SciencesUniversity 10,584 #3,164
6Electrotechnical InstituteResearch facility 3,544 #3,181 all time
7Niepubliczna Wyższa Szkoła MedycznaUniversity 2,397 #21,910 all time
8Wroclaw University of Health and Sport SciencesUniversity 2,033 #11,676
9Włodzimierz Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Temperature and Structure ResearchResearch facility 1,565 #11,327
10Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental TherapyResearch facility 1,561 #8,383
11Wroclaw University of Applied Informatics "Horizon"University 1,215 #21,205 all time
12Papieski Wydział Teologiczny we WrocławiuUniversity 1,143 #14,286
13WSB Merito University in WroclawUniversity 951 #19,784
14DSW University of Lower SilesiaUniversity 833 #24,110
154. Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny z PoliklinikąHospital / health system 750 #27,389
16International Laboratory of High Magnetic Fields and Low TemperaturesResearch facility 647 #15,633 all time
17University of Business in WrocławUniversity 490 #35,637 all time
18Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny we WrocławiuHospital / health system 382 #27,761
19Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT Polish Center for Technology DevelopmentResearch facility 376 #9,274
20Wrocław ZooArchive 348 #38,586 all time
21International University of Logistics and Transport in WrocławUniversity 310 #23,876
22Wroclaw Research Centre EIT+ (Poland)Company 267 #21,934 all time
23KGHM Cuprum (Poland)Company 257 #41,675 all time
24Military Institute of Engineer TechnologyResearch facility 209 #38,327 all time
25Dolnośląskie Centrum OnkologiiHospital / health system 208 #40,665 all time
26Cells Therapy (Poland)Company 202 #12,651
27Poltegor InstituteResearch facility 197 #39,000 all time
28Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1 we WrocławiuHospital / health system 193 #42,642 all time
29College of Management “Edukacja”University 187 #42,694 all time
30Polon (Poland)Company 165 #28,178 all time
31Philological School of Higher EducationUniversity 125 #42,604 all time
32Wrocław Technology ParkInstitution 82 not ranked
33Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in WroclawUniversity 71 not ranked
34Academy of Physiotherapy in WrocławUniversity 68 not ranked
35Academy of Physiotheray in WrocławUniversity 58 not ranked
36Szpital im Tadeusza MarciniakaHospital / health system 43 not ranked
37Sensor Tech (Poland)Company 33 not ranked
38Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in WrocławUniversity 26 not ranked
39Neurosoft (Poland)Company 20 not ranked
40Zakład Mechaniki Maszyn (Poland)Company 20 not ranked
41Tpa (Poland)Company 10 not ranked
42Pure Biologics (Poland)Company 9 not ranked
43All-MedResearch facility 8 not ranked
44Optel (Poland)Company 8 not ranked
45Phoenix Contact (Poland)Company 8 not ranked
46MedentaHospital / health system 7 not ranked
47Le Loch Healthcare (Poland)Company 7 not ranked
48The Grotowski InstituteResearch facility 6 not ranked
49Lasertex (Poland)Company 6 not ranked
50Lean Enterprise Institute PolskaInstitution 5 not ranked
51Techtra (Poland)Company 5 not ranked
52Stem Cells Spin (Poland)Company 4 not ranked
53ASPA (Poland)Company 3 not ranked
54Cryptomage (Poland)Company 3 not ranked
55KrioSystem (Poland)Company 2 not ranked
56KFB Polska (Poland)Company 2 not ranked
57ATON-HT (Poland)Company 2 not ranked
58Syskon (Poland)Company 2 not ranked
59Europejski Instytut MiedziResearch facility 2 not ranked
60PB Online (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.

University of Wrocław: 26.3%Wrocław University of Science and Technology: 23.7%Wroclaw University of Economics and Business: 12.8%Wroclaw Medical University: 9.6%56 others listed: 27.6%26%largest
University of Wrocław30k · 26.3%Wrocław University of Science and Technology27k · 23.7%Wroclaw University of Economics and Business15k · 12.8%Wroclaw Medical University11k · 9.6%56 others listed32k · 27.6%

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

What is Wrocław strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Wrocław is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, General Social Sciences and Complementary and Manual Therapy (9.2× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 162.0 works9.2×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 98.5 works5.9×
  3. Complementary and Manual TherapySubfield · 25.0 works3.9×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 154.7 works3.6×
  5. HistorySubfield · 170.9 works3.5×
  6. BiochemistrySubfield · 58.6 works3.1×
  7. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 707.0 works3.1×
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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 Wrocław?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology688◆ 1.13×135 topics
  2. Globalization520▲ 1.73×119 topics
  3. Education452▲ 1.72×91 topics
  4. Climate Change413◆ 1.00×107 topics
  5. Inflammation410▲ 1.29×83 topics
  6. Sustainable Development346▲ 1.42×83 topics
  7. European Union335▲ 9.6×24 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress323▲ 1.29×60 topics
  9. Cultural Studies310▲ 5.3×30 topics
  10. Human Rights299▲ 1.90×67 topics
  11. Innovation298▲ 1.85×58 topics
  12. Nationalism278▲ 3.9×28 topics
  13. Ethnography255▲ 9.6×13 topics
  14. Migration247▲ 4.8×27 topics
  15. Identity243▲ 2.2×57 topics
  16. Literature232▲ 2.8×45 topics
  17. Eastern Europe220▲ 26×3 topics
  18. Soviet Union219▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Cultural Identity211▲ 2.7×26 topics
  20. Sociolinguistics205▲ 7.1×9 topics
  21. Cultural Discourse200▲ 34×3 topics
  22. Polish history199▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Polish minority199▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Urban Development197▲ 3.5×18 topics
  25. Language191▲ 5.1×11 topics
  26. Multilingualism182▲ 7.1×6 topics
  27. Translation179▲ 6.7×7 topics
  28. Public Administration175▲ 13×5 topics
  29. Lexicography175▲ 12×4 topics
  30. European Union Law170▲ 64×2 topics
  31. Media Discourse156▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Ethnolinguistics154▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Data Privacy146▲ 8.3×3 topics
  34. Social Sciences140▲ 6.5×12 topics
  35. Youth Development130▲ 9.0×6 topics
  36. National Identity129▲ 7.4×8 topics
  37. Consumer Protection127▲ 19×4 topics
  38. Digital Innovations123▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Legal Interpretation121▲ 49×2 topics
  40. Civil Service120▲ 61×1 topic

What research is done in Wrocław?

  1. 1 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 199 works
  2. 2 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 154 works
  3. 3 Education and Cultural Studies Education 123 works
  4. 4 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 120 works
  5. 5 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 111 works
  6. 6 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 92 works
  7. 7 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 86 works
  8. 8 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 86 works
  9. 9 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 83 works
  10. 10 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 60 works

Research output over time

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