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Latvia ranks #71 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#97 all time), with 13k research works and 6.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#71
of 189 · #97 all time
Works, 2022-now
13k
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
554k
9.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.66×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Latvia

What is Latvia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Latvia ranks highest in Medicine (#71 of 152), Political Science and International Relations (#48 of 95) and Engineering (#68 of 131). 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% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #71 of 152 7.8%1,371 #105 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #48 of 95 8.3%687 #55 Institutions
EngineeringField #68 of 131 5.4%1,862 #74 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #68 of 128 6.9%828 #77 Institutions
Social SciencesField #81 of 148 7.7%2,433 #87 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #65 of 110 8.1%924 #63 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #61 of 103 8.9%458 #85 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #75 of 124 7.0%829 #103 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #76 of 119 7.1%588 #88 Institutions
EducationSubfield #73 of 112 9.8%320 #90 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #72 of 107 7.6%626 #71 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #71 of 105 5.3%487 #82 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. General EnergySubfield · 19.1 works · #59 of 167 active here4.8×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 750.6 works · #63 of 219 active here3.4×
  3. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 118.9 works · #66 of 211 active here3.2×
  4. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 140.7 works · #67 of 208 active here3.1×
  5. LawSubfield · 259.0 works · #42 of 212 active here3.0×
  6. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 6.6 works · #62 of 144 active here2.7×
  7. Urban StudiesSubfield · 109.1 works · #66 of 204 active here2.7×
  8. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 332.0 works · #70 of 213 active here2.6×
← 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: 1.31× its world share, 915 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 555 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 77 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 114 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 42 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 38 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 203 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 936 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 161 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.49× its world share, 202 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 2,084 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 982 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 498 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 76 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 220 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 54 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 292 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 1,578 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 57 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 15 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 512 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.19× its world share, 1,036 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 211 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.18× its world share, 685 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 456 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 2,709 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting2.19×1,036 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.18×685 works
  3. Energy1.49×202 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.48×211 works
  5. Social Sciences1.46×2,709 works
  6. Environmental Science1.34×982 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.31×915 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.20×512 works
  9. Psychology1.02×456 works
  10. Materials Science0.97×498 works
  11. Engineering0.94×2,084 works
  12. Chemistry0.88×203 works
  13. Computer Science0.82×936 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.81×42 works
  15. Nursing0.79×57 works
  16. Veterinary0.76×15 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.75×38 works
  18. Dentistry0.75×54 works
  19. Health Professions0.75×292 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×555 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.70×161 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.67×220 works
  23. Medicine0.56×1,578 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.52×77 works
  25. Neuroscience0.48×114 works
  26. Mathematics0.44×76 works

Which fields of science does Latvia work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Latvia is in Social Sciences, 37% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (14%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 5,608 fractional works · 38.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,709 fractional works · 18.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 751 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 662 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEducation: 352 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLaw: 259 fractional works · 1.8% of its workUrban Studies: 109 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 86 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 107 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,036 fractional works · 7.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 332 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAccounting: 152 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 144 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 141 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 129 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 110 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 685 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 481 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 119 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 85 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 512 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 113 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 456 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 154 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 139 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 78 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 211 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 116 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5,400 fractional works · 36.7% of its workEngineering: 2,084 fractional works · 14.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 453 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 304 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 227 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 223 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 129 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 118 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 109 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 106 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 104 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 94 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 982 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEcology: 166 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 159 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 157 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 102 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 89 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 85 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 81 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 936 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInformation Systems: 317 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 278 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 108 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 498 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 244 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 95 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 220 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 86 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 203 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 120 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 202 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 148 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 161 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 76 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,995 fractional works · 13.6% of its workMedicine: 1,578 fractional works · 10.7% of its workSurgery: 194 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 124 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 124 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 116 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 81 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 258 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 292 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 155 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 136 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,703 fractional works · 11.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 915 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPlant Science: 280 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 154 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 120 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 109 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 81 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 555 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 287 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 120 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 148 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 114 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLatvia15kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences14%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 Sciences5,60838.1%
    1. Social Sciences2,70918.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1,0367.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance6854.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities5123.5%
    5. Psychology4563.1%
    6. Decision Sciences2111.4%
    1. Engineering2,08414.2%
    2. Environmental Science9826.7%
    3. Computer Science9366.4%
    4. Materials Science4983.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy2201.5%
    6. Chemistry2031.4%
    7. Energy2021.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1611.1%
    9. Mathematics760.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering380.3%
  3. Health Sciences1,99513.6%
    1. Medicine1,57810.7%
    2. Health Professions2922.0%
    3. Nursing570.4%
    4. Dentistry540.4%
    5. Veterinary150.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,70311.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9156.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5553.8%
    3. Neuroscience1140.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology770.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics420.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Latvia?

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

▲ 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. Sustainability717▲ 2.0×112 topics
  2. Sustainable Development539▲ 2.3×96 topics
  3. Climate Change538▲ 1.35×116 topics
  4. Human Rights509▲ 3.4×76 topics
  5. Globalization452▲ 1.56×140 topics
  6. Renewable Energy451▲ 2.1×56 topics
  7. Environmental Impact389▲ 1.55×69 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence388▲ 1.85×60 topics
  9. Machine Learning385▼ 0.79×87 topics
  10. Innovation379▲ 2.5×75 topics
  11. Epidemiology361▼ 0.62×133 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency304▲ 2.2×43 topics
  13. Economic Development288▲ 2.5×46 topics
  14. Education281◆ 1.11×120 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management260▲ 1.97×24 topics
  16. Environmental Management254▲ 4.2×19 topics
  17. Economic Growth238▲ 1.99×33 topics
  18. Big Data228▲ 1.62×31 topics
  19. International Law208▲ 4.5×31 topics
  20. Corporate Governance206▲ 1.90×28 topics
  21. Social Capital203▲ 2.7×18 topics
  22. European Union198▲ 6.0×25 topics
  23. International Relations187▲ 5.2×25 topics
  24. Digital Transformation182▲ 2.3×28 topics
  25. Entrepreneurship176▲ 3.0×21 topics
  26. European Integration149▲ 18×5 topics
  27. Legal Regulation137▲ 4.2×8 topics
  28. Global Governance136▲ 3.9×25 topics
  29. Criminal Justice135▲ 4.1×8 topics
  30. Soviet Union129▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Diplomacy127▲ 9.3×7 topics
  32. Life Cycle Assessment122▲ 3.0×8 topics
  33. Eastern Europe118▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Cold War118▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Cultural Integration114▲ 3.6×3 topics
  36. Postcolonial Theory108▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Australia106▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Resource Efficiency100▲ 5.0×3 topics
  39. Financial Security98▲ 6.3×3 topics
  40. Environmental Protection93▲ 13×10 topics

Which research topics does Latvia publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, Legal Studies and Reforms, Business and Economic Development.

Historical Geopolitical …106Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 106 fractional worksLegal Studies and Reforms58Legal Studies and Reforms: 58 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 57 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 56 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 54 fractional worksEuropean Linguistics and Anthropology: 48 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 47 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 46 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 45 fractional worksEconomic and Business De…45Economic and Business Development Strategies: 45 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…45Digital Marketing and Social Media: 45 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…45Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 45 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawManagement of Technology and InnovationAnthropology6 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 106 works
  2. 2 Legal Studies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 58 works
  3. 3 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 57 works
  4. 4 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 56 works
  5. 5 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 54 works
  6. 6 European Linguistics and Anthropology Anthropology 48 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 47 works
  8. 8 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 45 works
  10. 10 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 45 works
  11. 11 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 45 works
  12. 12 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 45 works

Which universities in Latvia lead research?

Riga Technical University, University of Latvia and College of Business Administration rank highest in Latvia on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 6.87333%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →College of Business …University of LatviaRiga Technical Unive…College of Law
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Riga Technical UniversityUniversity · Riga · #2,639 worldwide5.8% top 10% · 2.3k works
  2. 2University of LatviaUniversity · Riga · #4,278 worldwide6.1% top 10% · 2.9k works
  3. 3College of Business AdministrationUniversity · Riga · #4,376 worldwide14.5% top 10% · 444 works
  4. 4College of LawUniversity · Riga · #4,792 worldwide5.7% top 10% · 1k works
  5. 5Riga Stradiņš UniversityUniversity · Riga · #5,243 worldwide9.9% top 10% · 1k works
  6. 6Latvia University of Life Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity · Jelgava · #7,073 worldwide3.9% top 10% · 844 works
  7. 7Transport and Telecommunication InstituteUniversity · Riga · #7,168 worldwide12.8% top 10% · 238 works
  8. 8Latvian Academy of CultureUniversity · Riga · #7,283 worldwide8.7% top 10% · 244 works
  9. 9Daugavpils UniversityUniversity · Daugavpils · #8,244 worldwide7.2% top 10% · 434 works
  10. 10Rezekne Academy of TechnologiesUniversity · Rēzekne · #9,689 worldwide3.0% top 10% · 358 works
  11. 11Latvian Maritime AcademyUniversity · Riga · #11,784 worldwide5.6% top 10% · 150 works
  12. 12Turība UniversityUniversity · Riga · #11,892 worldwide5.4% top 10% · 179 works
  13. 13ISMA UniversityUniversity · Riga · #13,977 worldwide3.3% top 10% · 147 works
  14. 14University of LiepājaUniversity · Liepāja · #14,035 worldwide5.3% top 10% · 142 works
  15. 15Vidzeme University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Valmiera · #14,148 worldwide5.9% top 10% · 112 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 Latvia

Who are the top researchers in Latvia?

Andrejs Ērglis, Kristaps Klavins and Laima Tihomirova rank highest among researchers based in Latvia.

  1. 1 Andrejs Ērglis #117,746 worldwide 36k citations · 513 works
  2. 2 Kristaps Klavins #165,683 worldwide 3.6k citations · 104 works
  3. 3 Laima Tihomirova #186,734 worldwide 4.7k citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Liene Ņikitina-Zaķe #227,666 worldwide 18k citations · 108 works
  5. 5 Oskar Faix #233,046 worldwide 11k citations · 135 works
  6. 6 Sandra Šūmane #261,380 worldwide 1.9k citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Juris Vīksna #294,848 worldwide 18k citations · 148 works
  8. 8 Mārcis Leja #321,477 worldwide 11k citations · 374 works
  9. 9 Dace Zavadska #341,398 worldwide 2.2k citations · 146 works
  10. 10 Andris Zeltiņš #351,568 worldwide 2.3k citations · 66 works
Top researchers in Latvia

Which cities in Latvia are research hubs?

  1. 1 RigaLatvia 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 77% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 28% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.20× the expected open access and 1.33× the expected international share, which puts it #40 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Latvia's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Latvia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.055% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%Latvia0.056% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Latvia 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, 5.9% of its 59k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Latvia8.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.3% in 1998.

Which countries have research most like Latvia's?

Brunei is Latvia's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Latvia's, with both strong in Business, Management and Accounting.

  1. 1 BruneiBoth strong in Business, Management and Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Energy 0.82 Compare
  2. 2 MalaysiaBoth strong in Business, Management and Accounting, Decision Sciences, Energy 0.74 Compare
  3. 3 MauritiusBoth strong in Business, Management and Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Energy 0.73 Compare
  4. 4 MoldovaBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Business, Management and Accounting, Social Sciences 0.70 Compare
  5. 5 South AfricaBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Business, Management and Accounting, Decision Sciences 0.69 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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