Babeș-Bolyai University
In research, Babeș-Bolyai University stands highest in Social Sciences (#855 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#999 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,826 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Algebra and Number Theory, Classics and Geometry and Topology (Algebra and Number Theory is 8.0× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,922 of 22,385 · #2,970 all time
- Rank in Romania
- #9 of 126
- Research works
- 20k ▲ 9% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 188k 9.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.2% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.85× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 59% world 40%
- International
- 20% world 18%
What is Babeș-Bolyai University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #855 of 9,585 | 8.1% | 2,560 | #1445 | |
| Social SciencesField | #999 of 5,988 | 7.0% | 1,214 | #1645 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,826 of 10,670 | 7.0% | 1,703 | #3661 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #512 of 1,896 | 7.4% | 475 | #969 | |
| PsychologyField | #742 of 2,121 | 10.5% | 296 | #1392 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #3,746 of 9,902 | 9.8% | 351 | #4996 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #1,097 of 2,526 | 8.8% | 393 | #1857 | |
| EngineeringField | #2,713 of 5,901 | 9.0% | 389 | #2864 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #2,087 of 4,417 | 4.2% | 447 | #2130 | |
| MedicineField | #4,092 of 8,541 | 10.6% | 218 | #5397 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Babeș-Bolyai 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.
- Social Sciences#1,445 #855
- Social Sciences#1,645 #999
- Physical Sciences#3,661 #2,826
- Arts and Humanities#969 #512
- Psychology#1,392 #742
- Health Sciences#4,996 #3,746
- Sociology and Political Science#1,857 #1,097
- Engineering#2,864 #2,713
- Computer Science#2,130 #2,087
- Medicine#5,397 #4,092
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 Babeș-Bolyai University work in?
In 2022-now, 51% of research at Babeș-Bolyai University is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Arts and Humanities (10%), Computer Science (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences2,82751.5%
- Social Sciences1,32724.2%
- Arts and Humanities5279.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting3446.3%
- Psychology3286.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2234.1%
- Decision Sciences781.4%
- Physical Sciences1,93435.2%
- Computer Science5159.4%
- Engineering4468.1%
- Environmental Science2324.2%
- Mathematics2204.0%
- Materials Science1512.7%
- Physics and Astronomy1132.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1082.0%
- Chemistry941.7%
- Energy370.7%
- Chemical Engineering190.3%
- Health Sciences3957.2%
- Medicine2524.6%
- Health Professions1102.0%
- Dentistry240.4%
- Nursing90.2%
- Veterinary10.0%
- Life Sciences3386.1%
What does Babeș-Bolyai University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Algebra and Number Theory takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 28.2 works8.0×
- ClassicsSubfield · 24.7 works7.6×
- Geometry and TopologySubfield · 63.0 works7.0×
- SoftwareSubfield · 23.0 works6.5×
- Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 66.5 works5.9×
- Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 44.4 works4.9×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Mathematics3.40×220 works
- Arts and Humanities3.32×527 works
- Psychology1.96×328 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.94×344 works
- Social Sciences1.91×1,327 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.90×223 works
- Decision Sciences1.46×78 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.26×108 works
- Computer Science1.21×515 works
- Chemistry1.09×94 works
- Chemical Engineering0.96×18 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.93×114 works
- Dentistry0.89×24 works
- Environmental Science0.85×232 works
- Materials Science0.79×151 works
- Health Professions0.76×110 works
- Energy0.74×37 works
- Neuroscience0.66×59 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×145 works
- Engineering0.54×446 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.41×8 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×118 works
- Nursing0.34×9 works
- Medicine0.24×252 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.14×8 works
- Veterinary0.11×1 works
- Mathematics 3.4×
- Arts and Humanities 3.3×
- Psychology 2.0×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.9×
- Social Sciences 1.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.9×
- Decision Sciences 1.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.3×
- Computer Science 1.2×
- Chemistry 1.1×
- Chemical Engineering 1.0×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.9×
- Dentistry 0.9×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Materials Science 0.8×
- Health Professions 0.8×
- Energy 0.7×
- Neuroscience 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.6×
- Engineering 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Nursing 0.3×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Veterinary 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Babeș-Bolyai University?
Ranked on the quality score, Ioana A. Cristea, Iulian‐Horia Holobâcă and Dan‐Cristian Dabija lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Babeș-Bolyai University.
- 1
Ioana A. Cristea
Romania · #39,604 worldwide 9.8k citations · 188 works
- 2
Iulian‐Horia Holobâcă
Romania · #96,988 worldwide 3.7k citations · 56 works
- 3
Dan‐Cristian Dabija
Romania · #124,767 worldwide 5.6k citations · 211 works
- 4
Andrei Ştefancu
Romania · #167,613 worldwide 2.3k citations · 58 works
- 5
Daniel David
Romania · #253,215 worldwide 11k citations · 354 works
- 6
Eugen Stelian Gurzau
Romania · #339,314 worldwide 6.3k citations · 118 works
- 7
Mária Ercsey-Ravasz
Romania · #358,011 worldwide 4.8k citations · 72 works
- 8
Călin-Cristian Cormoş
Romania · #378,192 worldwide 5.8k citations · 204 works
- 9
Pavel Dan Turtureanu
Romania · #389,009 worldwide 2.5k citations · 36 works
- 10
Mihai Puşcaş
Romania · #428,941 worldwide 5.1k citations · 74 works
Which keywords describe research at Babeș-Bolyai University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Literature, Religion, Nationalism, Education, European Union and Sustainability.
- Institutional Quality
- Cosmopolitanism
- Imagology
- Social Perception
- European Integration
- Tourism
- Cultural Studies
- International Relations
- Democracy
- Knowledge Management
- Gender
- Economic Development
- Sustainable Development
- Ethics
- Mental Health
- Literature
- Innovation
- Climate Change
- Identity
- Sustainability
- Globalization
- Machine Learning
- Education
- Social Media
- Human Rights
- Religion
- Nationalism
- Cultural Identity
- Economic Growth
- European Union
- History
- Heat Transfer
- Leadership
- Regional Disparities
- Cultural Exchange
- Rhetoric
- Eastern Europe
- Experimental Investigation
- National Stereotypes
- Environmental Influence
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
- Globalization329▲ 3.0×124 topics
- Sustainability198▲ 1.47×93 topics
- Machine Learning186◆ 1.02×78 topics
- Identity180▲ 4.5×63 topics
- Education180▲ 1.90×96 topics
- Climate Change142◆ 0.95×97 topics
- Social Media136▲ 1.79×33 topics
- Innovation133▲ 2.4×60 topics
- Human Rights129▲ 2.3×59 topics
- Literature127▲ 4.2×51 topics
- Religion115▲ 4.5×37 topics
- Mental Health115▲ 1.46×40 topics
- Nationalism112▲ 4.5×32 topics
- Ethics109▲ 3.9×45 topics
- Cultural Identity109▲ 4.0×28 topics
- Sustainable Development107▲ 1.25×68 topics
- Economic Growth95▲ 2.1×26 topics
- Economic Development90▲ 2.1×37 topics
- European Union90▲ 7.3×24 topics
- Gender81▲ 2.8×44 topics
- History80▲ 2.1×50 topics
- Knowledge Management73▲ 2.4×27 topics
- Heat Transfer73▲ 2.7×14 topics
- Democracy72▲ 3.7×18 topics
- Leadership68▲ 2.6×26 topics
- International Relations68▲ 5.1×24 topics
- Regional Disparities65▲ 25×2 topics
- Cultural Studies64▲ 3.1×29 topics
- Cultural Exchange60▲ 8.7×11 topics
- Tourism54▲ 11×5 topics
- Rhetoric53▲ 9.4×5 topics
- European Integration50▲ 16×5 topics
- Eastern Europe46▲ 16×3 topics
- Social Perception45▲ 20×2 topics
- Experimental Investigation45▲ 7.9×3 topics
- Imagology44▲ 79×1 topic
- National Stereotypes44▲ 79×1 topic
- Cosmopolitanism43▲ 7.2×8 topics
- Environmental Influence42▲ 26×1 topic
- Institutional Quality42▲ 7.2×3 topics
Which research topics does Babeș-Bolyai University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: European Cultural and National Identity, Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer and Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 European Cultural and National Identity Sociology and Political Science 44 works
- 2 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 42 works
- 3 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 27 works
- 4 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 27 works
- 5 Comparative and World Literature Literature and Literary Theory 26 works
- 6 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 24 works
- 7 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 22 works
- 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 22 works
- 9 Analytic and geometric function theory Geometry and Topology 21 works
- 10 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 21 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Babeș-Bolyai University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Babeș-Bolyai University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.021% in 2024.
Fractional works of Babeș-Bolyai 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.2% in 2024.
Other research institutions in Cluj-Napoca
- Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
- Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
- University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca
- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies
- Spitalul Clinic de Recuperare
- Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
- Institute of Oncology Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta
- Spitalul Clinic Județean de Urgență Cluj-Napoca
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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