Question 1

How strong is science in Slovakia?

Accepted Answer

Slovakia ranks #56 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#53 all time), with 33k research works and 8.0% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Slovakia strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Slovakia ranks highest in Medicine (#48 of 152), Social Sciences (#57 of 148) and Engineering (#52 of 131). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Life-span and Life-course Studies, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and General Materials Science.

Question 3

Which universities in Slovakia lead research?

Accepted Answer

Slovak Academy of Sciences, Comenius University Bratislava and Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra rank highest in Slovakia on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Slovakia?

Accepted Answer

Marek Majdán, P. Strmeň and Frantíšek Máliš rank highest among researchers based in Slovakia.

Question 5

Which cities in Slovakia are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Bratislava and Košice.

Question 6

How much of Slovakia's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Is Slovakia's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Slovakia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which fields of science does Slovakia work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Slovakia is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (18%), Social Sciences (13%), Medicine (11%).

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Slovakia's?

Accepted Answer

Estonia has the research profile closest to Slovakia's (similarity 0.73 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Environmental Science, followed by Czechia and Kazakhstan.