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Science in Poland

Poland ranks #23 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#28 all time), with 250k research works and 9.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#23
of 189 · #28 all time
Works, 2022-now
250k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
14M
9.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
5 in the top 1,000
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Poland

What is Poland strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Poland ranks highest in Social Sciences (#24 of 148), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#21 of 124) and Political Science and International Relations (#17 of 95). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, General Social Sciences and History.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #24 of 148 8.7%50,380 #23 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #21 of 124 11.8%11,620 #26 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #17 of 95 8.8%14,339 #16 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #23 of 128 8.1%10,635 #22 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #19 of 103 9.8%16,600 #20 Institutions
MedicineField #29 of 152 10.5%40,333 #33 Institutions
EngineeringField #25 of 131 8.3%32,338 #24 Institutions
Materials ScienceField #17 of 87 7.2%8,715 #24 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #21 of 107 8.5%6,735 #16 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #21 of 98 8.5%5,139 #15 Institutions
Plant ScienceSubfield #20 of 90 11.4%4,600 #21 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #25 of 110 8.7%7,411 #23 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. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 3,836.9 works · #1 of 194 active here12×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 2,177.9 works · #4 of 191 active here7.2×
  3. HistorySubfield · 4,306.2 works · #5 of 206 active here4.9×
  4. Religious studiesSubfield · 2,052.7 works · #5 of 195 active here4.5×
  5. AnthropologySubfield · 3,349.7 works · #5 of 213 active here4.3×
  6. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 15,095.6 works · #6 of 219 active here3.7×
  7. PhilosophySubfield · 3,411.2 works · #9 of 208 active here2.9×
  8. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 159.2 works · #9 of 158 active here2.9×
← 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: 0.98× its world share, 13k worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 14k worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 2,397 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 3,892 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 908 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.06× its world share, 1,020 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 5,023 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 12k worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 3,804 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 2,357 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 36k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 14k worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.01× its world share, 9,730 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 3,187 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 6,271 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 1,107 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 4,111 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 46k worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 1,476 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 425 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.24× its world share, 18k worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 8,016 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1,964 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 7,159 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 7,855 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 54k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.24×18k works
  2. Social Sciences1.54×54k works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.21×7,159 works
  4. Chemistry1.16×5,023 works
  5. Veterinary1.13×425 works
  6. Nursing1.09×1,476 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.06×1,020 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.02×6,271 works
  9. Materials Science1.01×9,730 works
  10. Environmental Science0.99×14k works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.98×13k works
  12. Mathematics0.98×3,187 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.93×908 works
  14. Energy0.93×2,357 works
  15. Psychology0.93×7,855 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.92×14k works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×8,016 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.88×3,804 works
  19. Neuroscience0.87×3,892 works
  20. Medicine0.87×46k works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.86×2,397 works
  22. Engineering0.86×36k works
  23. Dentistry0.83×1,107 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.74×1,964 works
  25. Health Professions0.57×4,111 works
  26. Computer Science0.55×12k works

Which fields of science does Poland work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Poland is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (17%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 97k fractional works · 35.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 54k fractional works · 19.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15k fractional works · 5.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8,871 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEducation: 5,377 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLaw: 3,887 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3,837 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 3,350 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2,178 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 2,044 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1,825 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1,698 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1,390 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1,118 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 921 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 717 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 635 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 967 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 18k fractional works · 6.5% of its workHistory: 4,306 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 3,411 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2,332 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 2,197 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 2,053 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1,452 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2,072 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8,016 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 3,390 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 1,225 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1,164 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 753 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 734 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 611 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 139 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 7,855 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2,642 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2,548 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1,463 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 776 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 425 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7,159 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5,437 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 1,008 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 713 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1,964 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1,134 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 830 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 92k fractional works · 33.5% of its workEngineering: 36k fractional works · 12.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6,373 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5,653 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4,764 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3,344 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2,358 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2,293 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2,182 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1,931 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1,847 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1,622 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 989 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 901 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 652 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 622 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14k fractional works · 4.9% of its workEcology: 1,957 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1,890 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1,580 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1,576 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1,462 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1,420 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1,338 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 992 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 623 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 558 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 172 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 12k fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4,104 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1,807 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1,679 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1,310 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1,287 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,702 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 9,730 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5,077 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1,492 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1,233 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1,139 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 790 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6,271 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2,095 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1,223 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1,175 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 828 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 949 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 5,023 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2,389 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 800 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 634 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 580 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 620 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3,804 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 925 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 695 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 572 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,612 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 3,187 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 730 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 632 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 563 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,262 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2,357 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1,922 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 435 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1,020 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 53k fractional works · 19.3% of its workMedicine: 46k fractional works · 16.8% of its workSurgery: 4,953 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3,317 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3,297 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3,077 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2,871 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 2,653 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 2,449 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1,930 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1,585 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1,425 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1,366 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1,355 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1,237 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1,226 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1,148 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1,142 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1,073 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 984 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 754 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 730 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 716 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 706 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 699 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 678 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 634 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 584 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3,664 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 4,111 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,984 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2,127 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 1,476 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1,420 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1,107 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 425 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 34k fractional works · 12.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14k fractional works · 4.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 7,435 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 2,206 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 945 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 887 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2,042 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13k fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 5,084 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 2,329 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1,602 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1,017 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 816 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 649 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 566 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 804 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3,892 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1,573 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 742 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,578 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2,397 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1,637 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 760 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 908 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKPoland276kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences35%

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 Sciences54k19.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities18k6.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting8,0162.9%
    4. Psychology7,8552.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance7,1592.6%
    6. Decision Sciences1,9640.7%
    1. Engineering36k12.9%
    2. Environmental Science14k4.9%
    3. Computer Science12k4.3%
    4. Materials Science9,7303.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy6,2712.3%
    6. Chemistry5,0231.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences3,8041.4%
    8. Mathematics3,1871.2%
    9. Energy2,3570.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering1,0200.4%
    1. Medicine46k16.8%
    2. Health Professions4,1111.5%
    3. Nursing1,4760.5%
    4. Dentistry1,1070.4%
    5. Veterinary4250.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14k4.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13k4.7%
    3. Neuroscience3,8921.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2,3970.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics9080.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Poland?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: European Union, Cultural Studies, Ethnography, Globalization, Education, Migration, Eastern Europe and Soviet Union.

▲ 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. Globalization11k▲ 2.1×185 topics
  2. Education10k▲ 2.2×159 topics
  3. Cultural Studies7,244▲ 7.1×45 topics
  4. European Union7,132▲ 12×29 topics
  5. Human Rights6,479▲ 2.3×90 topics
  6. Nationalism6,245▲ 5.0×34 topics
  7. Migration6,012▲ 6.4×35 topics
  8. Ethnography5,863▲ 12×16 topics
  9. Innovation5,612▲ 1.97×90 topics
  10. Literature5,338▲ 3.5×64 topics
  11. Eastern Europe5,308▲ 37×3 topics
  12. Soviet Union5,301▲ 35×3 topics
  13. Pedagogy4,873▲ 3.5×30 topics
  14. Cultural Identity4,864▲ 3.5×40 topics
  15. Cultural Discourse4,864▲ 49×3 topics
  16. Polish history4,844▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Polish minority4,844▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Ethics4,813▲ 3.4×62 topics
  19. Cultural Heritage4,748▲ 3.2×40 topics
  20. Sociolinguistics4,605▲ 9.1×9 topics
  21. Culture4,528▲ 3.1×40 topics
  22. Language4,404▲ 6.4×15 topics
  23. Urban Development4,401▲ 4.5×23 topics
  24. Multilingualism4,107▲ 9.2×6 topics
  25. Lexicography4,106▲ 17×5 topics
  26. Translation4,103▲ 9.0×7 topics
  27. Media Discourse3,674▲ 21×4 topics
  28. Social Sciences3,670▲ 9.2×24 topics
  29. Lifelong Learning3,640▲ 6.4×11 topics
  30. Ethnolinguistics3,637▲ 44×2 topics
  31. Public Administration3,554▲ 16×6 topics
  32. European Union Law3,482▲ 79×2 topics
  33. Youth Development3,383▲ 13×9 topics
  34. Digital Innovations3,236▲ 81×1 topic
  35. National Identity3,110▲ 9.7×11 topics
  36. Social Change3,067▲ 9.0×21 topics
  37. Data Privacy2,893▲ 9.6×4 topics
  38. Historiography2,859▲ 8.5×15 topics
  39. Memory Studies2,850▲ 16×6 topics
  40. Anthropology2,767▲ 11×11 topics

Which research topics does Poland publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, Language and Culture, Education and Cultural Studies.

Polish Historical and Cu…4,844Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 4,844 fractional worksLanguage and Culture3,620Language and Culture: 3,620 fractional worksEducation and Cultural Studies: 3,236 fractional worksCentral European Literary Studies: 2,677 fractional worksPolish Law and Legal System: 2,553 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 2,400 fractional worksPolish Legal and Social Issues: 2,007 fractional worksPolish-Jewish Holocaust …1,979Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies: 1,979 fractional worksSocial Issues in Poland: 1,728 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 1,698 fractional worksCatholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education: 1,168 fractional worksUrban Development and Cultural Heritage: 1,005 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLinguistics and LanguageEducationAnthropology7 others

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

  1. 1 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 4.8k works
  2. 2 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 3.6k works
  3. 3 Education and Cultural Studies Education 3.2k works
  4. 4 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 2.7k works
  5. 5 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 2.6k works
  6. 6 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 2.4k works
  7. 7 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 2k works
  8. 8 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 2k works
  9. 9 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 1.7k works
  10. 10 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 1.7k works
  11. 11 Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education Safety Research 1.2k works
  12. 12 Urban Development and Cultural Heritage Urban Studies 1k works

How many world-class institutions does Poland 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 #23 of 189 #28 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #29 of 204 #28 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.

101st to 500th1501st to 1,000th4

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 5 (the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000), not to four times it.

Which universities in Poland lead research?

Polish Academy of Sciences, Jagiellonian University and University of Warsaw rank highest in Poland on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 9.49333%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Polish Academy of Sc…AGH University of Kr…University of WarsawJagiellonian Univers…
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Polish Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Warsaw · #357 worldwide9.4% top 10% · 21k works
  2. 2Jagiellonian UniversityUniversity · Krakow · #502 worldwide8.7% top 10% · 14k works
  3. 3University of WarsawUniversity · Warsaw · #506 worldwide8.8% top 10% · 11k works
  4. 4AGH University of KrakowUniversity · Krakow · #808 worldwide9.1% top 10% · 8k works
  5. 5University of WrocławUniversity · Wroclaw · #939 worldwide7.6% top 10% · 4.2k works
  6. 6Wrocław University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Wroclaw · #1,037 worldwide8.6% top 10% · 3.4k works
  7. 7Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańUniversity · Poznan · #1,066 worldwide8.3% top 10% · 8.4k works
  8. 8Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityUniversity · Torun · #1,154 worldwide9.3% top 10% · 4.8k works
  9. 9Gdańsk University of TechnologyUniversity · Gdansk · #1,283 worldwide12.3% top 10% · 3.2k works
  10. 10Silesian University of TechnologyUniversity · Gliwice · #1,373 worldwide11.5% top 10% · 5.1k works
  11. 11Green ChemistryInstitution · Szczecin · #1,461 worldwide16.6% top 10% · 488 works
  12. 12University of ŁódźUniversity · Lodz · #1,486 worldwide9.2% top 10% · 5.9k works
  13. 13University of GdańskUniversity · Gdansk · #1,579 worldwide7.5% top 10% · 4.4k works
  14. 14Lodz University of TechnologyUniversity · Lodz · #1,612 worldwide8.0% top 10% · 2.7k works
  15. 15Warsaw University of TechnologyUniversity · Warsaw · #1,670 worldwide7.5% top 10% · 5.4k 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 Poland

Who are the top researchers in Poland?

P. Jaranowski, T. Kunigo and N. Haddad rank highest among researchers based in Poland.

  1. 1 P. Jaranowski #637 worldwide 94k citations · 375 works
  2. 2 T. Kunigo #1,235 worldwide 24k citations · 283 works
  3. 3 N. Haddad #1,253 worldwide 21k citations · 240 works
  4. 4 O. Arslan #1,266 worldwide 42k citations · 484 works
  5. 5 M. Lisovyi #1,357 worldwide 65k citations · 863 works
  6. 6 K. Yoshihara #1,742 worldwide 23k citations · 267 works
  7. 7 T. Iizawa #1,937 worldwide 30k citations · 384 works
  8. 8 M. Bejger #1,990 worldwide 90k citations · 401 works
  9. 9 B. Stelzer #2,064 worldwide 24k citations · 262 works
  10. 10 G. Sabato #2,110 worldwide 19k citations · 250 works
Top researchers in Poland

Which cities in Poland are research hubs?

  1. 1 WarsawPoland 415k works
  2. 2 KrakowPoland 178k works
  3. 3 PoznańPoland 141k works
  4. 4 WrocławPoland 115k works
  5. 5 ŁódźPoland 89k works
  6. 6 LublinPoland 80k works
  7. 7 GdańskPoland 65k works
  8. 8 KatowicePoland 57k works
  9. 9 SzczecinPoland 45k works
  10. 10 GliwicePoland 36k works
  11. 11 OlsztynPoland 31k works
  12. 12 BiałystokPoland 30k works

How much of it is in the largest

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

Warsaw: 32.4%Krakow: 13.9%Poznań: 11.0%Wrocław: 8.9%8 others listed: 33.8%32%largest
Warsaw415k · 32.4%Krakow178k · 13.9%Poznań141k · 11.0%Wrocław115k · 8.9%8 others listed433k · 33.8%

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

How open and international is Poland's research?

49% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 13% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available48.6%not open51.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 81% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 19% 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 0.94× the expected international share, which puts it #50 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Poland's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower 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 Poland as a percentage of every work published that year, 1.1% in 2024.

still counting1.0%2.0%3.0%Poland1.1% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Poland 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, 6.8% of its 1.5M works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Poland9.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.4% in 2021.

Which countries have research most like Poland's?

Slovenia is Poland's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Poland's, with both strong in Arts and Humanities.

  1. 1 SloveniaBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.63 Compare
  2. 2 SpainBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Veterinary 0.60 Compare
  3. 3 ArgentinaBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Veterinary 0.57 Compare
  4. 4 HungaryBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.55 Compare
  5. 5 LithuaniaBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.51 Compare

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What is Poland strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Poland ranks highest in Social Sciences (#24 of 148), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#21 of 124) and Political Science and International Relations (#17 of 95). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, General Social Sciences and History.

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