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1 Decembrie 1918 University

In research, 1 Decembrie 1918 University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,362 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,341 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,905 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Applied Mathematics and Mathematics (Applied Mathematics is 13.2× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#3,763
of 22,385 · #6,876 all time
Rank in Romania
#17
of 126
Research works
1.6k
▲ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
5k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%

What is 1 Decembrie 1918 University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,362 of 10,670 8.1%174 #6262
Social SciencesDomain #3,341 of 9,585 6.1%295 #5269
Social SciencesField #3,905 of 5,988 4.7%109 #4766

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where 1 Decembrie 1918 University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#6,262 #3,362
  2. Social Sciences#5,269 #3,341
  3. Social Sciences#4,766 #3,905
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does 1 Decembrie 1918 University work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at 1 Decembrie 1918 University is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Arts and Humanities (12%), Business, Management and Accounting (9%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 333 fractional works · 57.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 121 fractional works · 20.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 45 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 19 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEducation: 19 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 69 fractional works · 11.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 17 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArcheology: 15 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReligious studies: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 55 fractional works · 9.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 21 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAccounting: 15 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 53 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 46 fractional works · 7.8% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 21 fractional works · 3.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 191 fractional works · 32.8% of its workEngineering: 48 fractional works · 8.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 47 fractional works · 8.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 22 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 39 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 32 fractional works · 5.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 14 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 36 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORK1 Decembrie 1918University584fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences57%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences12120.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities6911.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting559.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance539.1%
    5. Psychology213.7%
    6. Decision Sciences142.3%
    1. Engineering488.2%
    2. Mathematics478.0%
    3. Computer Science396.7%
    4. Environmental Science325.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences91.5%
    6. Materials Science71.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy50.8%
    8. Energy40.7%
    9. Chemistry10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine254.3%
    2. Health Professions101.7%
    3. Nursing10.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences152.6%
    2. Neuroscience50.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology30.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does 1 Decembrie 1918 University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Applied Mathematics takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 22.2 works13×
  2. MathematicsField · 46.6 works6.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 6.79× its world share, 47 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.10× its world share, 69 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.91× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.25× its world share, 53 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 121 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics6.79×47 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.25×53 works
  3. Arts and Humanities4.10×69 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.91×55 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.42×14 works
  6. Social Sciences1.64×121 works
  7. Psychology1.20×21 works
  8. Environmental Science1.11×32 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.98×9 works
  10. Computer Science0.86×39 works
  11. Energy0.78×4 works
  12. Health Professions0.65×10 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.54×15 works
  14. Engineering0.54×48 works
  15. Neuroscience0.51×5 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.38×5 works
  17. Materials Science0.32×7 works
  18. Nursing0.29×1 works
  19. Medicine0.22×25 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.18×0 works
  21. Dentistry0.15×0 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.11×3 works
  23. Chemistry0.09×1 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at 1 Decembrie 1918 University?

Ranked on the quality score, Dan Ioan Topor, Teodora Odett Breaz and Larisa-Loredana Dragolea lead among researchers whose main affiliation is 1 Decembrie 1918 University.

  1. 1 Dan Ioan Topor Romania · #533,073 worldwide 1.4k citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Teodora Odett Breaz Romania · #886,537 worldwide 344 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Larisa-Loredana Dragolea Romania · #1,108,068 worldwide 525 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Raul Ioan Muntean Romania · #1,133,206 worldwide 309 citations · 80 works
  5. 5 Sorinel Căpuşneanu Romania · #1,195,132 worldwide 1.2k citations · 103 works
  6. 6 Simona Varvara Romania · #1,508,057 worldwide 1.2k citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Vasile Emil Ursu Romania · #1,508,430 worldwide 130 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Ioana Glevitzky Romania · #1,586,222 worldwide 254 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Lucian Gãban Romania · #1,633,529 worldwide 365 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Mirel Glevitzky Romania · #1,910,606 worldwide 421 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at 1 Decembrie 1918 University

What are the most cited papers from 1 Decembrie 1918 University?

The most cited paper from 1 Decembrie 1918 University is "Fruit recognition from images using deep learning" (Horea Mureşan, Oltean Mihai, 2018), with 430 citations. Next come "Factors involved in the etiology of temporomandibular disorders - a literature review" (369) and "A review on modern defect detection models using DCNNs – Deep convolutional neural networks" (367).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fruit recognition from images using deep learning Horea Mureşan, Oltean Mihai · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) Open access Aug 2018 430
2 Factors involved in the etiology of temporomandibular disorders - a literature review Andrea Maria Chisnoiu, Alina Picoș, Sever Popa et al. · Medicine and Pharmacy Reports Open access 20 Sep 2015 369
3 A review on modern defect detection models using DCNNs – Deep convolutional neural networks Tulbure Andrei-Alexandru, Tulbure Adrian-Alexandru, Eva Henrietta Dulf · Journal of Advanced Research Open access 23 Apr 2021 367
4 Trust and power as determinants of tax compliance across 44 nations Larissa M. Batrancea et al. · Journal of Economic Psychology Open access 16 Jul 2019 229
5 Drivers and Barriers in Using Industry 4.0: A Perspective of SMEs in Romania Mirela Cătălina Türkeş, Ionica Oncioiu, Hassan Danial Aslam et al. · Processes Open access 12 Mar 2019 220
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at 1 Decembrie 1918 University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Sustainable Development, Economic Growth, Literature, Ethics, Environmental Management, Religion and Identity.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Globalization33▲ 2.9×45 topics
  2. Sustainable Development30▲ 3.3×34 topics
  3. Economic Growth23▲ 4.9×21 topics
  4. Sustainability23▲ 1.59×46 topics
  5. Machine Learning22◆ 1.13×52 topics
  6. Renewable Energy20▲ 2.4×31 topics
  7. Literature20▲ 6.1×21 topics
  8. Education18▲ 1.81×30 topics
  9. Identity18▲ 4.3×22 topics
  10. Ethics17▲ 5.9×12 topics
  11. Religion16▲ 6.0×16 topics
  12. Environmental Management16▲ 6.8×8 topics
  13. Innovation14▲ 2.4×30 topics
  14. Hypergeometric Functions14▲ 102×2 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency13▲ 2.5×19 topics
  16. Cultural Identity13▲ 4.5×7 topics
  17. Corporate Governance12▲ 2.9×12 topics
  18. Digital Transformation12▲ 3.6×12 topics
  19. Fiscal Policy11▲ 9.4×6 topics
  20. Cultural Exchange11▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Regional Development11▲ 5.3×10 topics
  22. Complex Analysis11▲ 169×1 topic
  23. Geometric Function Theory11▲ 182×1 topic
  24. Rhetoric10▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Stock Market10▲ 7.4×2 topics
  26. Social Perception9▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Financial Markets9▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Imagology9▲ 148×1 topic
  29. Institutional Quality9▲ 14×3 topics
  30. National Stereotypes9▲ 148×1 topic
  31. Financial Security8▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Financial Reporting8▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Global Economy8▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Secularism8▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Narrative8▲ 8.8×9 topics
  36. Green Investments8▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Social Safety8▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Bronze Age8▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Boundary Value Problems8▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Shareholder Value7▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does 1 Decembrie 1918 University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Analytic and geometric function theory, European Cultural and National Identity, Business and Economic Development and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.

  1. 1 Analytic and geometric function theory Geometry and Topology 11 works
  2. 2 European Cultural and National Identity Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  3. 3 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  5. 5 Holomorphic and Operator Theory Applied Mathematics 5 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 4 works
  8. 8 Comparative and World Literature Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  9. 9 Accounting and Organizational Management Management Information Systems 4 works
  10. 10 Differential Equations and Boundary Problems Applied Mathematics 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available76.4%not open23.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has 1 Decembrie 1918 University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is 1 Decembrie 1918 University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0022% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%1 Decembrie 1918 University0.0028% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of 1 Decembrie 1918 University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 20251 Decembrie 1918 University8.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.4% in 2025.

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