Question 1

How strong is science in Latvia?

Accepted Answer

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%.

Question 2

What is Latvia strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Which universities in Latvia lead research?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Latvia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which cities in Latvia are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Riga.

Question 6

How much of Latvia's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Is Latvia's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Latvia?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Latvia work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Latvia's?

Accepted Answer

Brunei has the research profile closest to Latvia's (similarity 0.82 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Business, Management and Accounting, followed by Malaysia and Mauritius.