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Science in Slovakia

Slovakia ranks #69 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#50 all time), with 33k research works and 12.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#69
of 192 · #50 all time
Works, 2022–2025
33k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
46%
world 63%

What is Slovakia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Slovakia ranks highest in Medicine (#65 of 155), Social Sciences (#67 of 151) and Political Science and International Relations (#48 of 97). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Life-span and Life-course Studies, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and General Materials Science.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #65 of 155 12.5%3,731 Institutions
Social SciencesField #67 of 151 13.9%4,324 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #48 of 97 14.9%899 Institutions
EngineeringField #69 of 134 8.8%6,126 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #68 of 125 12.7%2,155 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #72 of 131 12.3%2,456 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #63 of 108 13.6%1,419 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #74 of 126 15.9%1,928 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #75 of 122 13.7%1,228 Institutions
PsychologyField #68 of 109 14.6%931 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #71 of 113 18.9%1,214 Institutions
Materials ScienceField #57 of 90 10.0%1,285 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. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 25.3 works4.7×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 634.9 works3.8×
  3. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 48.9 works3.4×
  4. General EnergySubfield · 27.9 works3.2×
  5. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 166.7 works2.5×
  6. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 16.0 works2.5×
  7. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 193.2 works2.4×
  8. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 17.2 works2.3×
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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: 1.25× its world share, 1,928 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 1,419 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 247 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 416 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 75 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 88 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.05× its world share, 536 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 2,456 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 636 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 231 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.25× its world share, 6,126 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 2,155 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.13× its world share, 1,285 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 425 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.20× its world share, 872 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 66 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 514 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 3,731 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 150 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.48× its world share, 66 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 1,215 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 1,214 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 417 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.55× its world share, 1,079 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 931 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 4,324 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 1.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Slovakia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Mechanical Properties, Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Globalization and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Sustainability1,408▲ 1.77×129 topics
  2. Climate Change1,250▲ 1.42×127 topics
  3. Sustainable Development978▲ 1.89×108 topics
  4. Machine Learning901▼ 0.84×97 topics
  5. Deep Learning794▼ 0.71×85 topics
  6. Globalization766▲ 1.20×166 topics
  7. Environmental Impact669▲ 1.21×71 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties668▲ 2.1×39 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence634▲ 1.42×66 topics
  10. Innovation623▲ 1.82×85 topics
  11. Renewable Energy600▲ 1.28×59 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency595▲ 1.94×45 topics
  13. Education578◆ 1.03×141 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress542◆ 1.02×63 topics
  15. Economic Development491▲ 1.85×55 topics
  16. Remote Sensing489▲ 1.22×41 topics
  17. Human Rights486▲ 1.45×81 topics
  18. Big Data454▲ 1.54×36 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management446▲ 1.47×27 topics
  20. Internet of Things433▲ 1.53×31 topics
  21. Biodiversity406▲ 1.67×38 topics
  22. Environmental Management384▲ 3.0×22 topics
  23. Microstructure364▲ 2.1×19 topics
  24. Cyber-Physical Systems331▲ 3.9×9 topics
  25. Simulation331▲ 3.9×18 topics
  26. Invasive Species322▲ 2.3×21 topics
  27. Digitalization275▲ 4.2×15 topics
  28. Supply Chain271▲ 4.0×12 topics
  29. European Union255▲ 3.4×25 topics
  30. Logistics243▲ 4.6×10 topics
  31. Digital Education235▲ 5.5×7 topics
  32. Media232▲ 4.6×17 topics
  33. Financial Security216▲ 5.9×3 topics
  34. Digital Twin213▲ 4.9×3 topics
  35. School Climate204▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Learning Environments196▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Educational Methods190▲ 99×1 topic
  38. Pedagogical Research190▲ 99×1 topic
  39. Human Resource177▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Regional Disparities174▲ 10×2 topics

Which universities in Slovakia lead research?

Comenius University Bratislava, Slovak Academy of Sciences and University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik rank highest in Slovakia on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 13.7533%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Comenius University Bratislava: 3,967, 16.8%Slovak Academy of Sciences: 1,725, 14.6%University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik: 1,197, 14.8%Technical University of Košice: 3,025, 10.9%Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava: 2,571, 8.9%University of Žilina: 2,350, 13.9%Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra: 1,007, 16.1%Mathematical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences: 350, 16.6%Trencianska Univerzita Alexandra Dubceka V Trencine: 293, 16.6%Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra: 800, 15.2%Institute of Physics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences: 475, 8.1%University of Prešov: 767, 13.0%Institute of Chemistry of the Slovak Academy of Sciences: 248, 18.5%Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of Sciences: 388, 14.6%Institute of Experimental Physics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences: 234, 7.7%Comenius University …University of Pavol …Slovak Academy of Sc…Technical University…
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Comenius University BratislavaUniversity · Bratislava · #1,026 worldwide16.8% top 10% · 4k works
  2. 2Slovak Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Bratislava · #2,830 worldwide14.6% top 10% · 1.7k works
  3. 3University of Pavol Jozef ŠafárikUniversity · Košice · #2,924 worldwide14.8% top 10% · 1.2k works
  4. 4Technical University of KošiceUniversity · Košice · #3,527 worldwide10.9% top 10% · 3k works
  5. 5Slovak University of Technology in BratislavaUniversity · Bratislava · #3,865 worldwide8.9% top 10% · 2.6k works
  6. 6University of ŽilinaUniversity · Žilina · #3,917 worldwide13.9% top 10% · 2.4k works
  7. 7Slovak University of Agriculture in NitraUniversity · Nitra · #5,191 worldwide16.1% top 10% · 1k works
  8. 8Mathematical Institute of the Slovak Academy of SciencesResearch facility · Bratislava · #5,465 worldwide16.6% top 10% · 350 works
  9. 9Trencianska Univerzita Alexandra Dubceka V TrencineUniversity · Trenčín · #5,863 worldwide16.6% top 10% · 293 works
  10. 10Constantine the Philosopher University in NitraUniversity · Nitra · #6,159 worldwide15.2% top 10% · 800 works
  11. 11Institute of Physics of the Slovak Academy of SciencesResearch facility · Bratislava · #7,595 worldwide8.1% top 10% · 475 works
  12. 12University of PrešovUniversity · Prešov · #8,101 worldwide13.0% top 10% · 767 works
  13. 13Institute of Chemistry of the Slovak Academy of SciencesResearch facility · Bratislava · #8,326 worldwide18.5% top 10% · 248 works
  14. 14Institute of Geography of the Slovak Academy of SciencesResearch facility · Bratislava · #8,448 worldwide14.6% top 10% · 388 works
  15. 15Institute of Experimental Physics of the Slovak Academy of SciencesResearch facility · Košice · #9,217 worldwide7.7% top 10% · 234 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Slovakia

Who are the top researchers in Slovakia?

P. Strmeň, E Swyngedouw and C. A. Coulson rank highest among researchers based in Slovakia.

  1. 1 P. Strmeň · #4,649 worldwide 1.2k citations · 74 works
  2. 2 E Swyngedouw · #10,188 worldwide 753 citations · 212 works
  3. 3 C. A. Coulson · #10,412 worldwide 818 citations · 78 works
  4. 4 R. Janik · #12,416 worldwide 845 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Vladimír Bužek · #12,460 worldwide 1.2k citations · 67 works
  6. 6 Marek Majdán · #14,138 worldwide 4.7k citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Róbert Hatala · #20,862 worldwide 1.4k citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Daniel Pella · #24,786 worldwide 413 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Igor Podlubný · #26,608 worldwide 1.5k citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Eva Gonçalvesová · #29,223 worldwide 690 citations · 35 works
Top researchers in Slovakia

Which cities in Slovakia are research hubs?

  1. 1 Bratislava Slovakia 119k works
  2. 2 Košice Slovakia 31k works

How open and international is Slovakia's research?

46% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 30% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available45.5%not open54.5%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Slovakia's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017.

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

Research fields in Slovakia