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Babeș-Bolyai University

In research, Babeș-Bolyai University stands highest in Social Sciences (#379 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#532 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#195 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Algebra and Number Theory, Classics and Geometry and Topology — Algebra and Number Theory is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,422
of 28,054 · #1,903 all time
Rank in Romania
#4
of 126
Research works
20k
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
188k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Babeș-Bolyai 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 #379 of 10,521 18.6%2,560 #724
Social SciencesField #532 of 6,365 18.0%1,214 #871
Arts and HumanitiesField #195 of 1,998 15.4%475 #364
PsychologyField #231 of 2,181 20.5%296 #569
Physical SciencesDomain #1,454 of 12,888 13.8%1,703 #1710
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #343 of 2,578 19.3%393 #630
Business, Management and AccountingField #396 of 2,578 20.2%302 #861
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #219 of 1,201 17.8%263 #553
Computer ScienceField #1,069 of 4,667 13.5%447 #1335
Health SciencesDomain #3,130 of 11,982 16.6%351 #5874

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 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#724 #379
  2. Social Sciences#871 #532
  3. Arts and Humanities#364 #195
  4. Psychology#569 #231
  5. Physical Sciences#1,710 #1,454
  6. Sociology and Political Science#630 #343
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#861 #396
  8. Political Science and International Relations#553 #219
  9. Computer Science#1,335 #1,069
  10. Health Sciences#5,874 #3,130
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 Babeș-Bolyai University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Algebra and Number Theory takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 26.6 works8.4×
  2. ClassicsSubfield · 23.7 works8.1×
  3. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 58.4 works7.3×
  4. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 65.5 works6.5×
  5. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 42.3 works5.2×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 129 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 108 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 51 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.09× its world share, 84 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 448 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 97 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 33 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 389 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 209 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 134 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.35× its world share, 194 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 99 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.92× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 102 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 218 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.34× its world share, 475 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.90× its world share, 302 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 65 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.98× its world share, 208 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 296 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 1,214 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Babeș-Bolyai University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ioan A. Rus, Vasile Berinde and Crina Groşan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Babeș-Bolyai University.

  1. 1 Ioan A. Rus Romania · #108,697 worldwide 150 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Vasile Berinde Romania · #112,660 worldwide 119 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Crina Groşan Romania · #136,845 worldwide 311 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Ioan Pop Romania · #140,613 worldwide 2.1k citations · 307 works
  5. 5 Gabriela Kohr Romania · #168,255 worldwide 108 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Adrian Petruşel Romania · #191,553 worldwide 160 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Daniel David Romania · #198,757 worldwide 276 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Ioan Lazãr Romania · #252,203 worldwide 65 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Alida Timar‐Gabor Romania · #291,175 worldwide 178 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Ioan Tanţău Romania · #311,362 worldwide 77 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Babeș-Bolyai University

Which keywords describe research at Babeș-Bolyai University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Literature, European Union, Religion, Education, Nationalism and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Globalization297▲ 3.1×120 topics
  2. Sustainability180▲ 1.51×89 topics
  3. Education163▲ 1.93×92 topics
  4. Identity161▲ 4.5×63 topics
  5. Machine Learning158◆ 0.98×75 topics
  6. Climate Change128◆ 0.96×95 topics
  7. Innovation127▲ 2.5×59 topics
  8. Social Media121▲ 1.72×33 topics
  9. Human Rights117▲ 2.3×57 topics
  10. Literature113▲ 4.2×50 topics
  11. Mental Health105▲ 1.45×38 topics
  12. Religion105▲ 4.5×37 topics
  13. Nationalism99▲ 4.4×30 topics
  14. Sustainable Development99▲ 1.27×65 topics
  15. Cultural Identity97▲ 3.8×28 topics
  16. Ethics91▲ 3.8×43 topics
  17. Economic Growth89▲ 2.1×25 topics
  18. Economic Development86▲ 2.1×36 topics
  19. European Union84▲ 7.5×23 topics
  20. Gender76▲ 2.9×43 topics
  21. History73▲ 2.1×48 topics
  22. Knowledge Management70▲ 2.6×26 topics
  23. Heat Transfer68▲ 2.8×12 topics
  24. Regional Disparities64▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Democracy64▲ 3.6×17 topics
  26. International Relations60▲ 5.1×23 topics
  27. Cultural Studies58▲ 3.1×28 topics
  28. Tourism52▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Cultural Exchange52▲ 8.1×11 topics
  30. Rhetoric48▲ 8.9×5 topics
  31. European Integration48▲ 17×5 topics
  32. Experimental Investigation43▲ 8.3×2 topics
  33. Eastern Europe42▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Environmental Influence42▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Social Perception41▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Institutional Quality40▲ 7.5×3 topics
  37. Imagology39▲ 79×1 topic
  38. National Stereotypes39▲ 79×1 topic
  39. Knowledge Economy38▲ 7.3×9 topics
  40. Cold War37▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does Babeș-Bolyai University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies, European Cultural and National Identity, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics and Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer.

Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 42 fractional worksEuropean Cultural and National Identity: 39 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 26 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 26 fractional worksRegional Development and Policy: 23 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 21 fractional worksComparative and World Li…20Comparative and World Literature: 20 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 20 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Analysis: 20 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…19European and International Law Studies: 19 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 42 works
  2. 2 European Cultural and National Identity Sociology and Political Science 39 works
  3. 3 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 26 works
  4. 4 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 26 works
  5. 5 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 23 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  7. 7 Comparative and World Literature Literature and Literary Theory 20 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 20 works
  9. 9 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 20 works
  10. 10 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 19 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 available58.9%not open41.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Babeș-Bolyai University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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.

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