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Akademia Śląska

In research, Akademia Śląska stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,311 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,210 of 9,330 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,728 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,715
of 22,385 · #10,751 all time
Rank in Poland
#136
of 255
Research works
815
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7k
3.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Akademia Śląska

What is Akademia Śląska known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #5,311 of 14,833 5.7%334
Social SciencesField #5,210 of 9,330 5.5%190
Physical SciencesDomain #11,728 of 17,446 2.2%327
EngineeringField #7,267 of 9,532 3.1%139

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Akademia Śląska 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 fields of science does Akademia Śląska work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research at Akademia Śląska is in Health Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (15%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 43 fractional works · 34.4% of its workMedicine: 41 fractional works · 32.6% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 40 fractional works · 32.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 15.6% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 7.2% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 31 fractional works · 25.1% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 15.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAkademia Śląska125fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences32%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4132.6%
    2. Health Professions11.2%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    1. Social Sciences2015.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities97.2%
    3. Psychology54.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting43.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Engineering1915.3%
    2. Environmental Science53.6%
    3. Computer Science32.6%
    4. Materials Science21.7%
    5. Chemistry10.8%
    6. Energy00.3%
    7. Mathematics00.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.3%
    3. Neuroscience21.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.70× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.48× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.36× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.48×9 works
  2. Medicine1.70×41 works
  3. Psychology1.36×5 works
  4. Social Sciences1.23×20 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.07×4 works
  6. Engineering1.02×19 works
  7. Neuroscience0.82×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.80×2 works
  9. Environmental Science0.73×4 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×5 works
  11. Dentistry0.69×0 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.66×1 works
  13. Nursing0.54×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×3 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.49×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.49×1 works
  17. Materials Science0.49×2 works
  18. Health Professions0.45×2 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.34×3 works
  21. Energy0.34×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.23×0 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.20×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Akademia Śląska?

Ranked on the quality score, Dominika Ochnik, Magdalena Wierzbik-Strońska and Bartłomiej Buława lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Akademia Śląska.

  1. 1 Dominika Ochnik Poland · #884,606 worldwide 1.4k citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Magdalena Wierzbik-Strońska Poland · #1,749,167 worldwide 319 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Bartłomiej Buława Poland · #3,015,443 worldwide 93 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Tristan Schmidt Poland · #3,398,006 worldwide 16 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Александер Остенда Poland · #3,664,322 worldwide 207 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Karoline Zima Poland · #3,691,811 worldwide 153 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Barbara Uherek-Bradecka Poland · #4,318,704 worldwide 53 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Barbara Trelińska Poland · #4,488,941 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Jan Ligęza Poland · #4,650,279 worldwide 63 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Andrzej Drogoń Poland · #4,738,105 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Akademia Śląska

What are the most cited papers from Akademia Śląska?

The most cited paper from Akademia Śląska is "An update on drugs with therapeutic potential for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) treatment" (Sylwester Drożdżal, Jakub Rosik, Kacper Lechowicz et al., 2021), with 294 citations. Next come "The incidence and clinical analysis of non-melanoma skin cancer" (272) and "Exploring Perceived Stress among Students in Turkey during the COVID-19 Pandemic" (257).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 An update on drugs with therapeutic potential for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) treatment Sylwester Drożdżal, Jakub Rosik, Kacper Lechowicz et al. · Drug Resistance Updates Open access Dec 2021 294
2 The incidence and clinical analysis of non-melanoma skin cancer Magdalena A. Ciążyńska et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 22 Feb 2021 272
3 Exploring Perceived Stress among Students in Turkey during the COVID-19 Pandemic İmran Aslan, Dominika Ochnik, Orhan Çınar · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Open access 2 Dec 2020 257
4 Wnt and PI3K/Akt/mTOR Survival Pathways as Therapeutic Targets in Glioblastoma Amir Barzegar Behrooz, Zahra Talaie, Fatemeh Jusheghani et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences Open access 25 Jan 2022 243
5 Mental health prevalence and predictors among university students in nine countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-national study Dominika Ochnik, Aleksandra Maria Rogowska, Cezary Kuśnierz et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 20 Sep 2021 231
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Akademia Śląska?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Participation, Social Sustainability, Cultural Tourism, Sustainable Urban Futures, Ethnography, Language, Sustainable Development and Geotechnical Engineering.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 1.18×37 topics
  2. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.5×18 topics
  3. Community Participation4▲ 8.0×2 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 2.5×11 topics
  5. Quality of Life3▲ 1.87×12 topics
  6. Innovation3▲ 2.5×12 topics
  7. Social Sustainability3▲ 35×2 topics
  8. Cultural Tourism3▲ 402×1 topic
  9. Energy Efficiency3▲ 2.7×8 topics
  10. Sustainable Urban Futures3▲ 402×1 topic
  11. Ethnography3▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Language3▲ 9.5×4 topics
  13. Geotechnical Engineering3▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Cultural Identity3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  15. European Union3▲ 9.6×5 topics
  16. Lexicography2▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Sociolinguistics2▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Culture2▲ 3.6×2 topics
  19. Body Image2▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Complications2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  21. Environmental Management2▲ 4.4×7 topics
  22. Ethnolinguistics2▲ 57×1 topic
  23. Multilingualism2▲ 11×1 topic
  24. Migration2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  25. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  26. Polish history2▲ 66×1 topic
  27. Polish minority2▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Integration2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  29. Corporate Social Responsibility2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  30. Religious Education2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  31. Acoustic Emission2▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Concrete Structures2▲ 369×1 topic
  33. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  34. Railway Bridges2▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Canon Law2▲ 83×1 topic
  36. Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress2▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Fire Resistance2▲ 54×2 topics
  38. Muscle-Derived Interleukin-62▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Religious Policy2▲ 83×1 topic
  40. Financial Security1▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Akademia Śląska publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urban Development and Cultural Heritage, Language and Culture, Polish Historical and Cultural Studies and Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis.

Urban Development and Cultural Heritage: 3 fractional worksLanguage and Culture: 2 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cu…2Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksStructural Engineering a…2Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis: 2 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 2 fractional worksExercise and Physiological Responses: 2 fractional worksBuilding energy efficien…1Building energy efficiency and sustainability: 1 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical and Mining Engineering: 1 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surg…1Body Contouring and Surgery: 1 fractional works
Urban StudiesLinguistics and LanguagePolitical Science and International RelationsCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Development and Cultural Heritage Urban Studies 3 works
  2. 2 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 2 works
  3. 3 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 2 works
  6. 6 Exercise and Physiological Responses Rehabilitation 2 works
  7. 7 Building energy efficiency and sustainability Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 1 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical and Mining Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 1 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 available68.3%not open31.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Akademia Śląska's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Akademia Śląska as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Akademia Śląska0.00046% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Akademia Śląska 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Akademia Śląska7.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.8% in 2022.

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