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Science in Slovenia

Slovenia ranks #63 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#54 all time), with 28k research works and 15.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#63
of 192 · #54 all time
Works, 2022–2025
28k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
1 in the top 1,000
Open access
51%
world 63%

What is Slovenia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Slovenia ranks highest in Medicine (#61 of 155), Social Sciences (#62 of 151) and Engineering (#64 of 134). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Space and Planetary Science, Music and Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #61 of 155 14.8%4,409 Institutions
Social SciencesField #62 of 151 17.7%4,425 Institutions
EngineeringField #64 of 134 12.6%3,806 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #59 of 122 15.9%1,718 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #66 of 131 15.2%1,978 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #49 of 97 18.6%670 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #58 of 108 19.3%1,398 Institutions
Physics and AstronomyField #44 of 79 23.2%561 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #65 of 113 18.9%1,086 Institutions
PsychologyField #64 of 109 16.8%1,060 Institutions
EducationSubfield #68 of 115 20.3%568 Institutions
SurgerySubfield #54 of 88 14.1%500 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. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 28.1 works5.0×
  2. MusicSubfield · 109.1 works4.7×
  3. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 51.7 works4.6×
  4. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 438.4 works3.5×
  5. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 60.9 works3.4×
  6. ArcheologySubfield · 13.0 works3.0×
  7. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 18.8 works2.9×
  8. General EnergySubfield · 21.9 works2.9×
← 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: 0.80× its world share, 1,067 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 1,398 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 214 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 324 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 87 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 99 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 421 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 1,978 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 419 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 255 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 3,806 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 1,476 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 1,006 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.22× its world share, 404 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 561 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 113 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 650 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 4,410 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 114 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.31× its world share, 50 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.81× its world share, 1,470 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 1,086 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 300 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 957 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 1,060 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 4,425 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Slovenia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Media, Social Change, Ethics, Spirituality, Communication Technology, Youth Subcultures and Cultural Integration.

▲ 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. Epidemiology892▼ 0.80×139 topics
  2. Sustainability889▲ 1.30×125 topics
  3. Machine Learning742▼ 0.81×95 topics
  4. Climate Change738◆ 0.97×119 topics
  5. Globalization612◆ 1.11×166 topics
  6. Religion599▲ 4.5×40 topics
  7. Sustainable Development584▲ 1.31×100 topics
  8. Human Rights538▲ 1.86×81 topics
  9. Ethics525▲ 3.9×54 topics
  10. Environmental Impact503◆ 1.05×70 topics
  11. Identity488▲ 2.4×71 topics
  12. Resilience483▲ 3.6×19 topics
  13. Mental Health463◆ 1.12×48 topics
  14. Cultural Integration398▲ 6.2×3 topics
  15. Media394▲ 9.1×17 topics
  16. Economic Growth389▲ 1.62×35 topics
  17. Social Change386▲ 11×18 topics
  18. Spirituality376▲ 14×8 topics
  19. Communication Technology361▲ 103×1 topic
  20. Youth Subcultures361▲ 103×1 topic
  21. Cultural History354▲ 10×13 topics
  22. International Relations316▲ 4.7×31 topics
  23. Nation-Building226▲ 15×4 topics
  24. International Trade218▲ 5.3×12 topics
  25. Transition202▲ 7.8×6 topics
  26. Foreign Policy201▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Sovereign Debt Crises197▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Authoritarianism196▲ 7.9×5 topics
  29. Lexicography191▲ 7.4×5 topics
  30. Negotiation187▲ 20×4 topics
  31. Commercial Diplomacy182▲ 53×1 topic
  32. Economic Diplomacy182▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Memory Politics180▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Dissent180▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Post-Communist180▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Etymology170▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Historical Phonology170▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Language Evolution165▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Indo-European158▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Proto-Indo-European158▲ 26×1 topic

How many world-class institutions does Slovenia 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.

501st to 1,000th1

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

Which universities in Slovenia lead research?

University of Ljubljana, Jožef Stefan Institute and University of Maribor rank highest in Slovenia on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 15.88%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Ljubljana: 8,529, 18.3%Jožef Stefan Institute: 1,656, 17.2%University of Maribor: 3,822, 18.9%University of Primorska: 1,174, 17.9%National Institute of Chemistry: 478, 15.6%Ljubljana University Medical Centre: 1,248, 14.4%University of Nova Gorica: 341, 14.3%Institute of Mathematics, Physics, and Mechanics: 207, 13.3%University Clinical Centre Maribor: 401, 15.8%Alma Mater Europaea: 281, 17.0%Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School: 342, 17.0%Institute of Oncology Ljubljana: 233, 12.2%Faculty of Design: 547, 10.8%Advanced Materials and Technologies (Slovenia): 80, 14.7%National Institute of Biology: 187, 20.8%University of MariborUniversity of Ljublj…University of Primor…Jožef Stefan Institute
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1University of LjubljanaUniversity · Ljubljana · #594 worldwide18.3% top 10% · 8.5k works
  2. 2Jožef Stefan InstituteResearch facility · Ljubljana · #1,487 worldwide17.2% top 10% · 1.7k works
  3. 3University of MariborUniversity · Maribor · #1,581 worldwide18.9% top 10% · 3.8k works
  4. 4University of PrimorskaUniversity · Koper · #3,214 worldwide17.9% top 10% · 1.2k works
  5. 5National Institute of ChemistryResearch facility · Ljubljana · #3,703 worldwide15.6% top 10% · 478 works
  6. 6Ljubljana University Medical CentreHospital / health system · Ljubljana · #4,722 worldwide14.4% top 10% · 1.2k works
  7. 7University of Nova GoricaUniversity · Nova Gorica · #5,106 worldwide14.3% top 10% · 341 works
  8. 8Institute of Mathematics, Physics, and MechanicsResearch facility · Ljubljana · #6,332 worldwide13.3% top 10% · 207 works
  9. 9University Clinical Centre MariborFunder · Maribor · #7,321 worldwide15.8% top 10% · 401 works
  10. 10Alma Mater EuropaeaUniversity · Maribor · #7,615 worldwide17.0% top 10% · 281 works
  11. 11Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate SchoolUniversity · Ljubljana · #8,982 worldwide17.0% top 10% · 342 works
  12. 12Institute of Oncology LjubljanaResearch facility · Ljubljana · #9,110 worldwide12.2% top 10% · 233 works
  13. 13Faculty of DesignUniversity · Ljubljana · #11,076 worldwide10.8% top 10% · 547 works
  14. 14Advanced Materials and Technologies (Slovenia)Company · Celje · #11,430 worldwide14.7% top 10% · 80 works
  15. 15National Institute of BiologyResearch facility · Ljubljana · #11,789 worldwide20.8% top 10% · 187 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 Slovenia

Who are the top researchers in Slovenia?

Mitja Lainščak, Bruce Johnson and Marjan Mernik rank highest among researchers based in Slovenia.

  1. 1 Mitja Lainščak · #5,229 worldwide 880 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Bruce Johnson · #10,811 worldwide 626 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Marjan Mernik · #13,098 worldwide 885 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Robert Elliott · #15,819 worldwide 702 citations · 71 works
  5. 5 Matjaž Bunc · #15,999 worldwide 1.6k citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Matjaž Perc · #19,508 worldwide 1.2k citations · 107 works
  7. 7 Matej Kristan · #19,746 worldwide 842 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Andrej Trkov · #26,174 worldwide 568 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Slavoj Žižek · #26,634 worldwide 233 citations · 146 works
  10. 10 G. Zaharijaš · #27,265 worldwide 713 citations · 40 works
Top researchers in Slovenia

Which cities in Slovenia are research hubs?

  1. 1 Ljubljana Slovenia 115k works
  2. 2 Maribor Slovenia 20k works

How open and international is Slovenia's research?

51% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 26% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.4%domestic only73.6%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Slovenia's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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 Slovenia