Latvia vs Moldova
On research quality in 2022-now, Latvia ranks #71 in the world and Moldova #159, of 189 countries. Latvia stands higher in 13 of the 13 fields both publish in, Moldova in 0.
Research profiles alike: 0.70similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
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Latvia
- World rank, 2022-now
- #71
- #97 all time
- Works, 2022-now
- 13k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 6.8%
- share of its work among the world's most cited
- Open access
- 57%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: General Energy, Political Science and International Relations, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance.
Moldova
- World rank, 2022-now
- #159
- #170 all time
- Works, 2022-now
- 7.3k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 2.6%
- share of its work among the world's most cited
- Open access
- 79%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: General Energy, Anatomy, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.
Who leads, measure by measure?
Latvia leads on 6 of 9 measures: research quality, excellence for its fields, output, top-10% rate, citations per work and international co-authorship. Moldova leads on 2 of 9 measures: open access and growth. The two are level on institutions in the world top 100.
- #71Research qualityworld rank of 189 countries, 2022-now#159
- 0.66×Excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected0.33×
- 13kOutputfractional works, 2022-now7.3k
- 6.8%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited2.6%
- 9.4Citations per workall time, per fractional work4.2
- 0World top 100institutions it holds among the world's best 1000
- 57%Open accessof its works free to read, all time79%
- 30%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time24%
- +3%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change+29%
A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.
Who leads in each field?
Latvia stands higher in 13 of 13 fields, Moldova in 0. Latvia leads most in Medicine (#71 against #142). Each bar is that side's standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #75Agricultural and Biological Sciences#112
- #61Arts and Humanities#96
- #71Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-
- #65Business, Management and Accounting#106
- #68Computer Science#123
- #72Economics, Econometrics and Finance#105
- #68Engineering#126
- #90Environmental Science#108
- #77Health Professions#98
- #61Materials Science#84
- #71Medicine#142
- #72Psychology#104
- #81Social Sciences#142
Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.
The numbers behind each field
Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.
| Field | Latvia rank | Moldova rank | Latvia top 10% | Moldova top 10% | Latvia works | Moldova works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | #75 | #112 | 7.0% | 3.3% | 829 | 423 |
| Arts and Humanities | #61 | #96 | 8.9% | 3.5% | 458 | 343 |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | #71 | - | 5.3% | - | 487 | - |
| Business, Management and Accounting | #65 | #106 | 8.1% | 1.6% | 924 | 350 |
| Computer Science | #68 | #123 | 6.9% | 2.8% | 828 | 478 |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | #72 | #105 | 7.6% | 1.6% | 626 | 405 |
| Engineering | #68 | #126 | 5.4% | 2.2% | 1.9k | 578 |
| Environmental Science | #90 | #108 | 5.3% | 3.0% | 863 | 345 |
| Health Professions | #77 | #98 | 9.1% | 2.7% | 265 | 257 |
| Materials Science | #61 | #84 | 4.8% | 1.8% | 451 | 204 |
| Medicine | #71 | #142 | 7.8% | 2.2% | 1.4k | 1.2k |
| Psychology | #72 | #104 | 6.2% | 1.8% | 393 | 303 |
| Social Sciences | #81 | #142 | 7.7% | 3.2% | 2.4k | 1.6k |
What is each known for?
The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.
Latvia
- Environmental Protection
- Resource Efficiency
- Postcolonial Theory
- Cold War
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Soviet Union
- Global Governance
- European Integration
- Digital Transformation
- European Union
- Corporate Governance
- Big Data
- Environmental Management
- Education
- Energy Efficiency
- Innovation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Renewable Energy
- Human Rights
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Globalization
- Environmental Impact
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Economic Development
- Supply Chain Management
- Economic Growth
- International Law
- Social Capital
- International Relations
- Entrepreneurship
- Legal Regulation
- Criminal Justice
- Diplomacy
- Eastern Europe
- Cultural Integration
- Australia
- Financial Security
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Sustainability717▲ 2.0×112 topics
- Sustainable Development539▲ 2.3×96 topics
- Climate Change538▲ 1.35×116 topics
- Human Rights509▲ 3.4×76 topics
- Globalization452▲ 1.56×140 topics
- Renewable Energy451▲ 2.1×56 topics
- Environmental Impact389▲ 1.55×69 topics
- Artificial Intelligence388▲ 1.85×60 topics
- Machine Learning385▼ 0.79×87 topics
- Innovation379▲ 2.5×75 topics
- Epidemiology361▼ 0.62×133 topics
- Energy Efficiency304▲ 2.2×43 topics
- Economic Development288▲ 2.5×46 topics
- Education281◆ 1.11×120 topics
- Supply Chain Management260▲ 1.97×24 topics
- Environmental Management254▲ 4.2×19 topics
- Economic Growth238▲ 1.99×33 topics
- Big Data228▲ 1.62×31 topics
- International Law208▲ 4.5×31 topics
- Corporate Governance206▲ 1.90×28 topics
- Social Capital203▲ 2.7×18 topics
- European Union198▲ 6.0×25 topics
- International Relations187▲ 5.2×25 topics
- Digital Transformation182▲ 2.3×28 topics
- Entrepreneurship176▲ 3.0×21 topics
- European Integration149▲ 18×5 topics
- Legal Regulation137▲ 4.2×8 topics
- Global Governance136▲ 3.9×25 topics
- Criminal Justice135▲ 4.1×8 topics
- Soviet Union129▲ 16×3 topics
- Diplomacy127▲ 9.3×7 topics
- Life Cycle Assessment122▲ 3.0×8 topics
- Eastern Europe118▲ 15×3 topics
- Cold War118▲ 13×5 topics
- Cultural Integration114▲ 3.6×3 topics
- Postcolonial Theory108▲ 28×3 topics
- Australia106▲ 45×1 topic
- Resource Efficiency100▲ 5.0×3 topics
- Financial Security98▲ 6.3×3 topics
- Environmental Protection93▲ 13×10 topics
Moldova
- European Legal Systems
- Constitutionalism
- Fitness Technology
- Motor Skills Development
- Financial Security
- Physical Education
- Judicial Review
- Global Governance
- Health Promotion
- Regional Development
- Environmental Management
- Higher Education
- E-Learning
- Mental Health
- Renewable Energy
- Educational Technology
- Sustainability
- Innovation
- Human Rights
- Globalization
- Sustainable Development
- Education
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Economic Development
- Pedagogy
- Digital Transformation
- Teacher Training
- Leadership
- International Law
- Digital Economy
- European Union
- Legal Regulation
- Athletic Training
- Digitalization
- Economic Security
- Biomechanical Analysis
- Sports Science
- ECHR
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Sustainable Development524▲ 3.9×87 topics
- Globalization458▲ 2.7×111 topics
- Education415▲ 2.8×116 topics
- Human Rights413▲ 4.7×69 topics
- Climate Change381▲ 1.64×108 topics
- Innovation361▲ 4.1×71 topics
- Epidemiology318◆ 0.93×126 topics
- Sustainability308▲ 1.47×100 topics
- Artificial Intelligence277▲ 2.3×55 topics
- Educational Technology249▲ 2.5×44 topics
- Economic Development237▲ 3.5×34 topics
- Renewable Energy220▲ 1.78×55 topics
- Pedagogy210▲ 4.9×26 topics
- Mental Health205▲ 1.68×40 topics
- Digital Transformation185▲ 4.0×28 topics
- E-Learning185▲ 2.2×24 topics
- Teacher Training171▲ 3.3×27 topics
- Higher Education159▲ 3.5×26 topics
- Leadership154▲ 3.7×31 topics
- Environmental Management153▲ 4.4×19 topics
- International Law139▲ 5.2×29 topics
- Regional Development135▲ 4.6×16 topics
- Digital Economy130▲ 7.6×19 topics
- Health Promotion126▲ 4.7×12 topics
- European Union125▲ 6.5×23 topics
- Global Governance119▲ 5.8×21 topics
- Legal Regulation116▲ 6.0×8 topics
- Judicial Review112▲ 15×6 topics
- Athletic Training110▲ 14×3 topics
- Physical Education109▲ 10×7 topics
- Digitalization108▲ 6.1×9 topics
- Financial Security105▲ 12×3 topics
- Economic Security102▲ 5.6×7 topics
- Motor Skills Development94▲ 12×2 topics
- Biomechanical Analysis93▲ 17×2 topics
- Fitness Technology92▲ 46×1 topic
- Sports Science92▲ 46×1 topic
- Constitutionalism91▲ 12×4 topics
- ECHR87▲ 29×1 topic
- European Legal Systems87▲ 29×1 topic
Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.
How has their output grown?
Latvia has out-published Moldova every year since 1980.
Fractional works per year.
Their share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.
Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).
A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.
Who holds more of the world's best institutions?
A country's average quality and the number of institutions it holds at the very top can disagree, and both are worth knowing. The counts are nested: an institution in the top 50 is also in the top 100.
- 0In the world top 500
- 0In the top 1000
- 0In the top 5000
- 0In the top 1,0000
- #51Elite capacityrank among 204 countries#51
Institutions ranked on research quality, 2022-now. Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480.
Which publishes more research, Latvia or Moldova?
Latvia publishes 1.8× as much research as Moldova in 2022-now (13k against 7.3k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Latvia or Moldova?
6.8% of Latvia's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 2.6% for Moldova.
Is Latvia or Moldova growing faster?
Output in 2022-25 was +29% against 2018-21 for Moldova, and +3% for Latvia.
Which has more open access research, Latvia or Moldova?
79% of Moldova's research is free to read, against 57% of Latvia's.
Which has more world-class institutions, Latvia or Moldova?
Latvia holds 0 of the world's top 100 research institutions and Moldova 0; in the top 1,000 it is 0 against 0.
Which institutions lead in each country?
The highest-ranked institutions on each side on research quality, 2022-now. The percentage is each institution's own top-10% rate: the share of its works that are among the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. Every figure stands alone, so they do not add up to 100%.
Latvia
- 1Riga Technical University5.8% top 10% · 2.3k works
- 2University of Latvia6.1% top 10% · 2.9k works
- 3College of Business Administration14.5% top 10% · 444 works
- 4College of Law5.7% top 10% · 1k works
- 5Riga Stradiņš University9.9% top 10% · 1k works
- 6Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies3.9% top 10% · 844 works
Moldova
- 1Moldova State University1.6% top 10% · 1.5k works
- 2Technical University of Moldova3.1% top 10% · 928 works
- 3Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science5.5% top 10% · 320 works
- 4State University of Physical Education and Sport3.4% top 10% · 386 works
- 5Institute of Educational Sciences8.2% top 10% · 216 works
- 6Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova1.8% top 10% · 672 works
The number is the rank inside the country. The track on each row is the top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below. The ranking is the quality score, which compares the rate with what each institution's own topics predict and adds a small reward for size, so the rates do not fall in order.
Who are the top researchers on each side?
The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.
Latvia
- 1 Andrejs Ērglis #117,746 worldwide 36k citations · 513 works
- 2 Kristaps Klavins #165,683 worldwide 3.6k citations · 104 works
- 3 Laima Tihomirova #186,734 worldwide 4.7k citations · 46 works
- 4 Liene Ņikitina-Zaķe #227,666 worldwide 18k citations · 108 works
- 5 Oskar Faix #233,046 worldwide 11k citations · 135 works
Moldova
- 1 Valeriu Crudu #140,526 worldwide 4.5k citations · 157 works
- 2 Denis L. Nika #196,481 worldwide 9.6k citations · 101 works
- 3 Dumitru Chesov #439,970 worldwide 1.8k citations · 83 works
- 4 Oleg I. Lupan #601,694 worldwide 14k citations · 252 works
- 5 Eleonora Vataman #611,941 worldwide 11k citations · 37 works