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Science in Hungary

Hungary ranks #32 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#36 all time), with 69k research works and 8.6% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#32
of 189 · #36 all time
Works, 2022-now
69k
▲ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
5M
14.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
3 in the top 1,000
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Hungary

What is Hungary strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Hungary ranks highest in Geography, Planning and Development (#4 of 28), Social Sciences (#31 of 148) and Medicine (#33 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geography, Planning and Development, Life-span and Life-course Studies and Archeology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield #4 of 28 9.6%5,702 #8 Institutions
Social SciencesField #31 of 148 9.4%15,844 #40 Institutions
MedicineField #33 of 152 9.3%9,301 #38 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #23 of 95 9.6%2,854 #35 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #33 of 124 9.5%4,070 #38 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #32 of 119 8.1%2,906 #45 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #29 of 107 10.0%1,868 #41 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #31 of 110 10.2%2,191 #47 Institutions
EngineeringField #37 of 131 7.1%7,786 #42 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #30 of 105 7.8%3,300 #32 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #30 of 103 8.6%3,482 #36 Institutions
PsychologyField #31 of 106 7.3%2,615 #41 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 5,980.8 works · #2 of 213 active here37×
  2. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 98.1 works · #12 of 144 active here7.6×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 50.3 works · #14 of 158 active here4.2×
  4. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 129.1 works · #18 of 151 active here4.2×
  5. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 61.4 works · #19 of 158 active here3.9×
  6. General EnergySubfield · 68.2 works · #22 of 167 active here3.2×
  7. ArcheologySubfield · 719.7 works · #20 of 208 active here3.1×
  8. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 52.3 works · #26 of 165 active here3.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 4,689 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 3,780 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 616 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 1,295 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 290 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 161 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 1,167 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 4,614 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 1,308 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 519 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 8,698 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 3,638 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 1,630 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.25× its world share, 1,147 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 1,804 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 315 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 1,544 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 11k worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 265 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.79× its world share, 190 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.75× its world share, 3,948 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 2,454 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 820 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 2,083 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 3,006 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 18k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary1.79×190 works
  2. Social Sciences1.77×18k works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.75×3,948 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.26×4,689 works
  5. Psychology1.26×3,006 works
  6. Mathematics1.25×1,147 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.25×2,083 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.09×820 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.07×1,308 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.05×290 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.04×1,804 works
  12. Neuroscience1.02×1,295 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.97×2,454 works
  14. Chemistry0.95×1,167 works
  15. Environmental Science0.94×3,638 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.91×3,780 works
  17. Dentistry0.83×315 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.78×616 works
  19. Computer Science0.76×4,614 works
  20. Health Professions0.75×1,544 works
  21. Engineering0.74×8,698 works
  22. Energy0.72×519 works
  23. Medicine0.71×11k works
  24. Nursing0.69×265 works
  25. Materials Science0.60×1,630 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.59×161 works

Which fields of science does Hungary work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Hungary is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (14%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 30k fractional works · 38.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 18k fractional works · 22.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 5,981 fractional works · 7.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3,317 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3,233 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 1,428 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLaw: 474 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 388 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 373 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 311 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 309 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 295 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 273 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 238 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 230 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 177 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 489 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 3,947 fractional works · 5.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 725 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 720 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 586 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 453 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 453 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 218 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 185 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 158 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 452 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 3,006 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 963 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 834 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 551 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 500 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 157 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2,454 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 759 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 355 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 318 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 309 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 307 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 306 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 100 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2,083 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1,459 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 345 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 279 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 820 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 449 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 197 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 173 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 25k fractional works · 31.6% of its workEngineering: 8,698 fractional works · 11.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,205 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,196 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,067 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 764 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 735 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 673 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 601 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 570 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 517 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 462 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 291 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 208 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 206 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 158 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4,614 fractional works · 5.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,447 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 925 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 558 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 507 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 493 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 173 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 511 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3,638 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEcology: 829 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 585 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 391 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 388 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 282 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 271 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 249 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 226 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 203 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 216 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,805 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 543 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 488 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 295 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 232 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 247 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1,630 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 839 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 309 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 237 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 245 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,308 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeophysics: 260 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 254 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 248 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 196 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 350 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1,167 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 555 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 234 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 378 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1,147 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 234 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 210 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 169 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 535 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 519 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 396 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 123 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 161 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 13k fractional works · 16.6% of its workMedicine: 11k fractional works · 13.6% of its workSurgery: 1,053 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 888 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 817 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 722 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 709 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 663 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 626 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 485 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 361 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 328 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 326 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 306 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 288 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 267 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 257 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 237 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 230 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 196 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 162 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,726 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1,544 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 867 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 677 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 315 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 265 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 255 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 190 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 165 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 11k fractional works · 13.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4,689 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPlant Science: 1,673 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 698 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 674 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 375 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 298 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 274 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 268 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 263 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 164 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3,780 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,981 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 806 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 242 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 230 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 521 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 1,295 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 597 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 259 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 438 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 616 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 390 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 226 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 290 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 162 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 129 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHungary78kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences38%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences18k22.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities3,9475.1%
    3. Psychology3,0063.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2,4543.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2,0832.7%
    6. Decision Sciences8201.0%
    1. Engineering8,69811.1%
    2. Computer Science4,6145.9%
    3. Environmental Science3,6384.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1,8052.3%
    5. Materials Science1,6302.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,3081.7%
    7. Chemistry1,1671.5%
    8. Mathematics1,1471.5%
    9. Energy5190.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering1610.2%
    1. Medicine11k13.6%
    2. Health Professions1,5442.0%
    3. Dentistry3150.4%
    4. Nursing2650.3%
    5. Veterinary1900.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4,6896.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3,7804.8%
    3. Neuroscience1,2951.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology6160.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2900.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Hungary?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Innovation, Globalization, Economic Development, Knowledge Management, Regional Disparities, Social Impact, Sustainability and Policy.

▲ 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 country'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. Sustainability7,962▲ 4.2×137 topics
  2. Globalization7,804▲ 5.1×174 topics
  3. Innovation6,693▲ 8.3×89 topics
  4. Economic Development6,345▲ 10×57 topics
  5. Knowledge Management6,104▲ 14×40 topics
  6. Regional Disparities6,074▲ 165×2 topics
  7. Social Impact5,955▲ 19×25 topics
  8. Policy5,925▲ 35×16 topics
  9. Tourism5,878▲ 82×9 topics
  10. Environmental Influence5,802▲ 252×1 topic
  11. Climate Change2,714▲ 1.28×130 topics
  12. Epidemiology2,159▼ 0.69×139 topics
  13. Machine Learning1,914▼ 0.74×97 topics
  14. Education1,437◆ 1.07×156 topics
  15. Inflammation1,306▼ 0.79×83 topics
  16. Artificial Intelligence1,262◆ 1.13×65 topics
  17. Human Rights1,246▲ 1.56×90 topics
  18. Sustainable Development1,239◆ 1.01×110 topics
  19. Environmental Impact1,231◆ 0.92×73 topics
  20. Biodiversity966▲ 1.62×38 topics
  21. European Union950▲ 5.5×29 topics
  22. Identity882▲ 1.56×78 topics
  23. Invasive Species868▲ 2.6×21 topics
  24. Nationalism857▲ 2.4×34 topics
  25. International Relations838▲ 4.4×31 topics
  26. Religion709▲ 1.96×43 topics
  27. European Integration636▲ 15×6 topics
  28. Geopolitics633▲ 5.3×12 topics
  29. Diplomacy539▲ 7.4×9 topics
  30. Eastern Europe519▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Soviet Union499▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Cold War486▲ 10×5 topics
  33. National Identity477▲ 5.3×11 topics
  34. Sociology466▲ 4.3×27 topics
  35. Cultural Diplomacy450▲ 7.1×5 topics
  36. Postcolonial Theory437▲ 21×4 topics
  37. Australia425▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Soft Power393▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Central Europe352▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Visegrad Group352▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Hungary publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, Central European and Russian historical studies.

Hungarian Social, Econom…5,802Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 5,802 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 425 fractional worksCentral European and Russian historical studies: 352 fractional worksRegional Development and Policy: 272 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 242 fractional worksCentral European national history: 209 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 184 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 183 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 175 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 166 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Law: 150 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 145 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International RelationsArcheologySociology and Political Science4 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 5.8k works
  2. 2 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 425 works
  3. 3 Central European and Russian historical studies Political Science and International Relations 352 works
  4. 4 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 272 works
  5. 5 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 242 works
  6. 6 Central European national history Sociology and Political Science 209 works
  7. 7 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 184 works
  8. 8 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 183 works
  9. 9 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 175 works
  10. 10 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 166 works
  11. 11 Digital Transformation in Law General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 150 works
  12. 12 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 145 works

How many world-class institutions does Hungary hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country's whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

Standing among countries2022-nowWhere that sitsAll time
Average qualityits whole institution population #32 of 189 #36 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #33 of 204 #40 of 216

Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480. Countries under 100 fractional works are left out.

501st to 1,000th3

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 3 (the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000), not to four times it.

Which universities in Hungary lead research?

Hungarian Research Network, Eötvös Loránd University and Hungarian Academy of Sciences rank highest in Hungary on research quality in 2022-now.

0%5%10%15%mean 9.32%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Corvinus University …Eötvös Loránd Univer…Hungarian Academy of…Hungarian Research N…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Hungarian Research NetworkInstitution · Budapest · #680 worldwide9.3% top 10% · 5k works
  2. 2Eötvös Loránd UniversityUniversity · Budapest · #810 worldwide9.7% top 10% · 6.3k works
  3. 3Hungarian Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Budapest · #857 worldwide9.4% top 10% · 4.2k works
  4. 4Corvinus University of BudapestUniversity · Budapest · #1,397 worldwide13.7% top 10% · 1.9k works
  5. 5University of DebrecenUniversity · Debrecen · #1,417 worldwide8.1% top 10% · 5.9k works
  6. 6Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsUniversity · Budapest · #1,444 worldwide7.0% top 10% · 4.7k works
  7. 7Semmelweis UniversityUniversity · Budapest · #1,474 worldwide10.8% top 10% · 3.9k works
  8. 8Széchenyi István UniversityUniversity · Győr · #1,626 worldwide11.1% top 10% · 2k works
  9. 9Ludovika University of Public ServiceUniversity · Budapest · #1,633 worldwide5.3% top 10% · 2.3k works
  10. 10Obuda UniversityUniversity · Budapest · #1,647 worldwide10.1% top 10% · 1.7k works
  11. 11University of SzegedUniversity · Szeged · #2,199 worldwide8.0% top 10% · 5.1k works
  12. 12Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi EgyetemUniversity · Gödöllő · #2,379 worldwide11.9% top 10% · 2k works
  13. 13University of PecsUniversity · Pécs · #2,965 worldwide9.2% top 10% · 4.2k works
  14. 14Pázmány Péter Catholic UniversityUniversity · Budapest · #3,351 worldwide6.6% top 10% · 977 works
  15. 15Budapest University of Economics and BusinessUniversity · Budapest · #3,503 worldwide9.6% top 10% · 754 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Hungary

Who are the top researchers in Hungary?

Z. Frei, M. Tápai and Attila Szolnoki rank highest among researchers based in Hungary.

  1. 1 Z. Frei #1,545 worldwide 71k citations · 273 works
  2. 2 M. Tápai #1,944 worldwide 72k citations · 134 works
  3. 3 Attila Szolnoki #5,052 worldwide 23k citations · 291 works
  4. 4 M. Vasúth #6,543 worldwide 59k citations · 224 works
  5. 5 Abderahman Rejeb #8,541 worldwide 8.8k citations · 137 works
  6. 6 László Árpád Gergely #11,397 worldwide 91k citations · 406 works
  7. 7 P. Raffai #11,539 worldwide 48k citations · 134 works
  8. 8 Zsolt Demetrovics #13,068 worldwide 33k citations · 804 works
  9. 9 Tamás F. Freund #15,043 worldwide 46k citations · 299 works
  10. 10 Orsolya Király #15,123 worldwide 11k citations · 156 works
Top researchers in Hungary

Which cities in Hungary are research hubs?

  1. 1 BudapestHungary 224k works
  2. 2 SzegedHungary 34k works
  3. 3 DebrecenHungary 32k works
  4. 4 PécsHungary 18k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Budapest: 72.7%Szeged: 11.1%Debrecen: 10.2%Pécs: 5.9%73%largest
Budapest224k · 72.7%Szeged34k · 11.1%Debrecen32k · 10.2%Pécs18k · 5.9%

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

How open and international is Hungary's research?

48% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 24% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available47.6%not open52.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.1%domestic only75.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 81% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 24% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.24× the expected open access and 1.18× the expected international share, which puts it #37 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Hungary's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hungary as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.31% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Hungary over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 7.3% of its 353k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

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Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.2% in 2025.

Which countries have research most like Hungary's?

South Sudan is Hungary's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Hungary's, with both strong in Social Sciences.

  1. 1 South SudanBoth strong in Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Psychology 0.67 Compare
  2. 2 KyrgyzstanBoth strong in Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Mathematics 0.65 Compare
  3. 3 GeorgiaBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.64 Compare
  4. 4 LesothoBoth strong in Veterinary, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities 0.64 Compare
  5. 5 ArgentinaBoth strong in Veterinary, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities 0.63 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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What is Hungary strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Hungary ranks highest in Geography, Planning and Development (#4 of 28), Social Sciences (#31 of 148) and Medicine (#33 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geography, Planning and Development, Life-span and Life-course Studies and Archeology.

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