Question 1

How strong is science in Romania?

Accepted Answer

Romania ranks #41 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#61 all time), with 85k research works and 9.1% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Romania strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Romania ranks highest in Environmental Science (#43 of 122), Medicine (#55 of 152) and Surgery (#34 of 86). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Energy, Orthodontics and Music.

Question 3

Which universities in Romania lead research?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Education, Bucharest University of Economic Studies and University of Oradea rank highest in Romania on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Romania?

Accepted Answer

D. Felea, Ovidiu Chioncel and Robert Ancuceanu rank highest among researchers based in Romania.

Question 5

Which cities in Romania are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iași and Timișoara.

Question 6

How much of Romania's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

58% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 17% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 7

Is Romania's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Romania?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Epidemiology, Globalization, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Machine Learning, Sustainable Development and Environmental Impact.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Romania work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Romania is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (12%).

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Romania's?

Accepted Answer

North Macedonia has the research profile closest to Romania's (similarity 0.73 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Dentistry, followed by Kosovo and Albania.