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Science in Latvia

Latvia ranks #91 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#90 all time), with 13k research works and 11.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#91
of 192 · #90 all time
Works, 2022–2025
13k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
57%
world 63%

What is Latvia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Latvia ranks highest in Social Sciences (#83 of 151), Engineering (#83 of 134) and Medicine (#97 of 155). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Energy, Political Science and International Relations and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #83 of 151 13.0%2,433 Institutions
EngineeringField #83 of 134 8.6%1,862 Institutions
MedicineField #97 of 155 11.4%1,371 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #84 of 131 12.4%828 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #86 of 125 10.0%863 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #81 of 113 15.7%924 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #88 of 122 13.5%588 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #83 of 110 12.7%626 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #74 of 97 10.8%687 Institutions
EducationSubfield #90 of 115 20.0%320 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #85 of 108 11.4%265
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #83 of 101 13.8%438

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. General EnergySubfield · 16.6 works4.7×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 686.8 works3.5×
  3. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 111.7 works3.4×
  4. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 127.5 works3.2×
  5. LawSubfield · 229.0 works3.0×
  6. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 6.3 works2.9×
  7. Urban StudiesSubfield · 101.0 works2.8×
  8. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 302.0 works2.7×
← 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: 1.33× its world share, 829 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 487 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 64 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 99 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 34 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 32 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 182 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 828 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 138 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.51× its world share, 181 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 1,862 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 863 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.99× its world share, 450 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 71 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 192 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 47 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 265 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 1,371 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 49 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 458 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.19× its world share, 924 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 180 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.24× its world share, 626 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 393 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 2,433 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Latvia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Human Rights, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Management and Globalization.

▲ 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 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. Sustainability641▲ 2.0×111 topics
  2. Sustainable Development497▲ 2.4×93 topics
  3. Climate Change479▲ 1.36×112 topics
  4. Human Rights464▲ 3.5×74 topics
  5. Globalization407▲ 1.59×133 topics
  6. Renewable Energy389▲ 2.1×53 topics
  7. Innovation349▲ 2.5×72 topics
  8. Environmental Impact343▲ 1.54×67 topics
  9. Machine Learning326▼ 0.76×87 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence324▲ 1.80×57 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency281▲ 2.3×42 topics
  12. Economic Development267▲ 2.5×46 topics
  13. Education257◆ 1.14×111 topics
  14. Environmental Management236▲ 4.5×19 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management236▲ 1.94×24 topics
  16. Economic Growth219▲ 1.97×33 topics
  17. Big Data192▲ 1.62×28 topics
  18. International Law187▲ 4.7×31 topics
  19. European Union185▲ 6.2×23 topics
  20. Social Capital185▲ 2.7×18 topics
  21. Corporate Governance184▲ 1.91×28 topics
  22. International Relations172▲ 5.5×24 topics
  23. Digital Transformation167▲ 2.4×27 topics
  24. Entrepreneurship160▲ 3.2×20 topics
  25. European Integration142▲ 19×5 topics
  26. Criminal Justice126▲ 4.4×8 topics
  27. Legal Regulation125▲ 4.3×8 topics
  28. Soviet Union121▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Global Governance120▲ 4.0×23 topics
  30. Diplomacy119▲ 9.6×7 topics
  31. Eastern Europe113▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Cold War112▲ 13×5 topics
  33. Circular Economy109▲ 3.0×8 topics
  34. Cultural Integration108▲ 3.6×3 topics
  35. Postcolonial Theory102▲ 29×3 topics
  36. Australia100▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Resource Efficiency97▲ 5.4×3 topics
  38. Financial Security96▲ 6.6×3 topics
  39. Environmental Protection88▲ 14×10 topics
  40. Innovation Development76▲ 7.5×3 topics

Which universities in Latvia lead research?

University of Latvia, Riga Technical University and Riga Stradiņš University rank highest in Latvia on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 15.76%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Latvia: 2,705, 11.6%Riga Technical University: 2,256, 10.8%Riga Stradiņš University: 1,010, 16.2%Latvijas Organiskās Sintēzes Institūts: 171, 14.9%College of Business Administration: 444, 25.7%BA School of Business and Finance: 93, 30.4%Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies: 844, 8.5%Transport and Telecommunication Institute: 238, 23.9%Latvian Academy of Culture: 244, 11.7%Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre: 122, 15.9%Ministry of Agriculture: 114, 26.4%College of Law: 1,002, 7.3%Daugavpils University: 434, 11.2%Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry: 135, 12.3%Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital: 171, 9.6%Riga Stradiņš Univer…Latvijas Organiskās …University of LatviaRiga Technical Unive…
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of LatviaUniversity · Riga · #2,674 worldwide11.6% top 10% · 2.7k works
  2. 2Riga Technical UniversityUniversity · Riga · #3,851 worldwide10.8% top 10% · 2.3k works
  3. 3Riga Stradiņš UniversityUniversity · Riga · #4,999 worldwide16.2% top 10% · 1k works
  4. 4Latvijas Organiskās Sintēzes InstitūtsResearch facility · Riga · #8,028 worldwide14.9% top 10% · 171 works
  5. 5College of Business AdministrationUniversity · Riga · #8,940 worldwide25.7% top 10% · 444 works
  6. 6BA School of Business and FinanceUniversity · Riga · #9,409 worldwide30.4% top 10% · 93 works
  7. 7Latvia University of Life Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity · Jelgava · #10,514 worldwide8.5% top 10% · 844 works
  8. 8Transport and Telecommunication InstituteUniversity · Riga · #10,910 worldwide23.9% top 10% · 238 works
  9. 9Latvian Academy of CultureUniversity · Riga · #13,609 worldwide11.7% top 10% · 244 works
  10. 10Latvian Biomedical Research and Study CentreResearch facility · Riga · #13,951 worldwide15.9% top 10% · 122 works
  11. 11Ministry of AgricultureGovernment institution · Riga · #13,957 worldwide26.4% top 10% · 114 works
  12. 12College of LawUniversity · Riga · #14,213 worldwide7.3% top 10% · 1k works
  13. 13Daugavpils UniversityUniversity · Daugavpils · #15,863 worldwide11.2% top 10% · 434 works
  14. 14Latvian State Institute of Wood ChemistryNonprofit · Riga · #16,434 worldwide12.3% top 10% · 135 works
  15. 15Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University HospitalHospital / health system · Riga · #17,944 worldwide9.6% top 10% · 171 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Latvia

Who are the top researchers in Latvia?

Andrejs Ērglis, Jānis Kloviņš and Michael S. Moore rank highest among researchers based in Latvia.

  1. 1 Andrejs Ērglis · #25,824 worldwide 532 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Jānis Kloviņš · #108,314 worldwide 215 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Michael S. Moore · #119,228 worldwide 127 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Andris Ambainis · #127,727 worldwide 702 citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Melanie Klein · #130,295 worldwide 433 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Paul J. Heald · #148,988 worldwide 63 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Vadims Bartkevičs · #151,247 worldwide 216 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Nityanand Jain · #165,507 worldwide 583 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Oskars Kalējs · #165,802 worldwide 623 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Rūsiņš Freivalds · #176,808 worldwide 229 citations · 40 works
Top researchers in Latvia

Which cities in Latvia are research hubs?

  1. 1 Riga Latvia 50k works

How open and international is Latvia's research?

57% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 30% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available57.5%not open42.5%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.7%domestic only70.3%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Latvia's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Latvia