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1 Decembrie 1918 University

In research, 1 Decembrie 1918 University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,255 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,673 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,265 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Applied Mathematics and Mathematics — Applied Mathematics is 13.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,794
of 28,054 · #19,954 all time
Rank in Romania
#53
of 126
Research works
1.6k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is 1 Decembrie 1918 University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,255 of 10,521 11.2%295 #7355
Physical SciencesDomain #7,673 of 12,888 14.3%174 #13605
Social SciencesField #5,265 of 6,365 7.9%109 #8300

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#7,355 #4,255
  2. Physical Sciences#13,605 #7,673
  3. Social Sciences#8,300 #5,265
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does 1 Decembrie 1918 University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Applied Mathematics takes 13.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 20.2 works14×
  2. MathematicsField · 42.8 works7.0×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.02× its world share, 43 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.75× its world share, 56 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.99× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.51× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 109 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at 1 Decembrie 1918 University?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel Breaz, Sorinel Căpuşneanu and Sorin Briciu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is 1 Decembrie 1918 University.

  1. 1 Daniel Breaz Romania · #457,387 worldwide 38 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Sorinel Căpuşneanu Romania · #1,123,115 worldwide 17 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Sorin Briciu Romania · #1,411,307 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Adrian Tulbure Romania · #1,471,504 worldwide 12 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Maria Popa Romania · #1,474,586 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Teodor Hada Romania · #1,539,266 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Camelia Burja Romania · #1,539,461 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Emilian Ceuca Romania · #1,543,559 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Ioan‐Lucian Popa Romania · #1,545,989 worldwide 3 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Vasile Burja Romania · #1,581,778 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at 1 Decembrie 1918 University

Which keywords describe research at 1 Decembrie 1918 University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Economic Growth, Globalization, Environmental Management, Literature, Hypergeometric Functions, Religion and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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 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. Sustainable Development29▲ 3.5×33 topics
  2. Globalization28▲ 2.8×42 topics
  3. Economic Growth22▲ 5.0×21 topics
  4. Sustainability21▲ 1.68×44 topics
  5. Machine Learning20▲ 1.19×49 topics
  6. Renewable Energy19▲ 2.6×31 topics
  7. Environmental Management16▲ 7.6×8 topics
  8. Literature15▲ 5.5×18 topics
  9. Identity14▲ 3.8×21 topics
  10. Religion14▲ 5.7×12 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency13▲ 2.7×17 topics
  12. Hypergeometric Functions13▲ 111×2 topics
  13. Innovation13▲ 2.3×28 topics
  14. Ethics12▲ 5.0×11 topics
  15. Digital Transformation12▲ 4.2×12 topics
  16. Fiscal Policy11▲ 9.6×6 topics
  17. Regional Development11▲ 5.7×10 topics
  18. Complex Analysis10▲ 190×1 topic
  19. Geometric Function Theory10▲ 202×1 topic
  20. Stock Market10▲ 7.7×2 topics
  21. Financial Markets9▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Rhetoric9▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Performance Measurement8▲ 5.8×5 topics
  24. Cultural Exchange8▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Financial Security8▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Institutional Quality8▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Financial Reporting8▲ 13×6 topics
  28. Global Economy8▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Green Investments8▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Social Safety8▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Narrative8▲ 9.2×9 topics
  32. Secularism8▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Bronze Age7▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Social Perception7▲ 34×2 topics
  35. Food Supply Chain7▲ 12×2 topics
  36. business impact7▲ 14×1 topic
  37. economic effects7▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Imagology7▲ 134×1 topic
  39. National Stereotypes7▲ 134×1 topic
  40. Archaeology7▲ 9.7×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Analytic and geometric function theory, Business and Economic Development, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and European Cultural and National Identity.

Analytic and geometric function theory: 10 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 8 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts7COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 7 fractional worksEuropean Cultural and Na…7European Cultural and National Identity: 7 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 4 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 4 fractional worksAccounting and Organizat…4Accounting and Organizational Management: 4 fractional worksHolomorphic and Operator…4Holomorphic and Operator Theory: 4 fractional worksDifferential Equations a…4Differential Equations and Boundary Problems: 4 fractional worksDefense, Military, and P…4Defense, Military, and Policy Studies: 4 fractional works
Geometry and TopologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Analytic and geometric function theory Geometry and Topology 10 works
  2. 2 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  4. 4 European Cultural and National Identity Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  6. 6 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 4 works
  7. 7 Accounting and Organizational Management Management Information Systems 4 works
  8. 8 Holomorphic and Operator Theory Applied Mathematics 4 works
  9. 9 Differential Equations and Boundary Problems Applied Mathematics 4 works
  10. 10 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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 measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.