Question 1

How strong is science in Poland?

Accepted Answer

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%.

Question 2

What is Poland strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Which universities in Poland lead research?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Poland?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which cities in Poland are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Warsaw, Krakow, Poznań and Wrocław.

Question 6

How much of Poland's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Is Poland's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Poland?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Poland work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Poland's?

Accepted Answer

Slovenia has the research profile closest to Poland's (similarity 0.63 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Arts and Humanities, followed by Spain and Argentina.