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Baltic Studies Centre

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World rank, all time
#29,789
of 34,923
Rank in Latvia
#35
of 43
Research works
166
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Baltic Studies Centre

Which fields of science does Baltic Studies Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Baltic Studies Centre is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (17%), Social Sciences (15%), Physics and Astronomy (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 53.5% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 17.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 13.8% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 12.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 28.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 14.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBaltic StudiesCentre51fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences53%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences28%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering917.3%
    2. Physics and Astronomy713.8%
    3. Environmental Science612.3%
    4. Materials Science23.9%
    5. Computer Science23.9%
    6. Chemistry11.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    8. Energy00.3%
    1. Social Sciences714.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting34.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.0%
    4. Psychology12.3%
    5. Decision Sciences11.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    1. Medicine36.6%
    2. Health Professions23.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences46.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.7%
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: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.47× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 6.22× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy6.22×7 works
  2. Environmental Science2.47×6 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.91×1 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.53×2 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.45×4 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.38×2 works
  7. Health Professions1.26×2 works
  8. Social Sciences1.16×8 works
  9. Engineering1.15×9 works
  10. Materials Science1.13×2 works
  11. Chemistry1.04×1 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.93×0 works
  13. Psychology0.76×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.50×2 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.45×1 works
  16. Energy0.36×0 works
  17. Medicine0.35×3 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Baltic Studies Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Sandra Šūmane, Miķelis Grīviņš and Tālis Tīsenkopfs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Baltic Studies Centre.

  1. 1 Sandra Šūmane Latvia · #261,380 worldwide 1.9k citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Miķelis Grīviņš Latvia · #697,905 worldwide 717 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Tālis Tīsenkopfs Latvia · #772,184 worldwide 2.4k citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Anda Ādamsone-Fiskoviča Latvia · #1,017,970 worldwide 458 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Emīls Ķīlis Latvia · #1,488,426 worldwide 238 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Alain de Benoist Latvia · #3,721,201 worldwide 246 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 I. Lisjutin Latvia · #4,741,371 worldwide 265 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Mihail Shorohov Latvia · #4,907,909 worldwide 156 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Oļegs Jakovļevs Latvia · #4,929,743 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Vladimir Kondratjev Latvia · #4,995,314 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Baltic Studies Centre

What are the most cited papers from Baltic Studies Centre?

The most cited paper from Baltic Studies Centre is "Local and farmers' knowledge matters! How integrating informal and formal knowledge enhances sustainable and resilient agriculture" (Sandra Šūmane, Ilona Kunda, Karlheinz Knickel et al., 2017), with 740 citations. Next come "Lipid lowering nutraceuticals in clinical practice: position paper from an International Lipid Expert Panel" (291) and "Are Local Food Chains More Sustainable than Global Food Chains? Considerations for Assessment" (238).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Local and farmers' knowledge matters! How integrating informal and formal knowledge enhances sustainable and resilient agriculture Sandra Šūmane, Ilona Kunda, Karlheinz Knickel et al. · Journal of Rural Studies Mar 2017 740
2 Lipid lowering nutraceuticals in clinical practice: position paper from an International Lipid Expert Panel Arrigo F.G. Cicero et al. · Archives of Medical Science Open access 2017 291
3 Are Local Food Chains More Sustainable than Global Food Chains? Considerations for Assessment Gianluca Brunori, Francesca Galli, Dominique Barjolle et al. · Sustainability Open access 6 May 2016 238
4 Between aspirations and reality: Making farming, food systems and rural areas more resilient, sustainable and equitable Karlheinz Knickel, Mark Redman, I. Darnhofer et al. · Journal of Rural Studies Open access Jul 2017 231
5 Typology and distribution of small farms in Europe: Towards a better picture Nuno Guiomar et al. · Land Use Policy Open access 11 May 2018 171
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Which keywords describe research at Baltic Studies Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Crystal Growth, Sustainability, Rural Development, Spectroscopy, Political Economy, Radiation Detection, Renewable Energy and Social-Ecological Systems.

▲ 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. Sustainability4▲ 3.0×16 topics
  2. Crystal Growth2▲ 18×3 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 2.4×9 topics
  4. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  5. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.7×10 topics
  6. Rural Development2▲ 12×5 topics
  7. Spectroscopy2▲ 23×2 topics
  8. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.4×7 topics
  9. Political Economy2▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Consumer Behavior2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  11. Radiation Detection2▲ 72×2 topics
  12. Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Inorganic Scintillators1▲ 89×1 topic
  14. Scintillation Detectors1▲ 89×1 topic
  15. Additive Manufacturing1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  16. X-ray Absorption1▲ 145×1 topic
  17. X-ray Emission1▲ 299×1 topic
  18. Detector Performance1▲ 73×2 topics
  19. Diagnostics1▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Emotion1▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Labor Market1▲ 8.5×4 topics
  22. Photon Counting1▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Resilience1▲ 5.0×1 topic
  24. Sustainability Transitions1▲ 76×1 topic
  25. Materials1▲ 9.5×4 topics
  26. Neutron Imaging1▲ 67×1 topic
  27. Small-Angle Scattering1▲ 42×1 topic
  28. Expert Systems1▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Inflammatory Disease1▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Lifestyle Migration1▲ 89×1 topic
  31. Memory1▲ 8.0×1 topic
  32. Nostalgia1▲ 184×1 topic
  33. Particle Detectors1▲ 102×1 topic
  34. Prurigo Pigmentosa1▲ 195×1 topic
  35. Retirement Migration1▲ 89×1 topic
  36. Silicon Detectors1▲ 102×1 topic
  37. Smallholder Farmers1▲ 9.5×2 topics
  38. Tokamak1▲ 91×1 topic
  39. Turbulence1▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Wavelet Analysis1▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Baltic Studies Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies, X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance and Nuclear Physics and Applications.

Radiation Detection and …1Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 1 fractional worksX-ray Spectroscopy and F…1X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis: 1 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 1 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 1 fractional worksNostalgia and Consumer Behavior: 1 fractional worksParticle Detector Development and Performance: 1 fractional worksMagnetic confinement fusion research: 1 fractional worksMedicine and Dermatology…1Medicine and Dermatology Studies History: 1 fractional worksMigration, Aging, and Tourism Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Computational Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional works
RadiationGlobal and Planetary ChangeSocial PsychologyNuclear and High Energy Physics3 others

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

  1. 1 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 1 works
  2. 2 X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis Radiation 1 works
  3. 3 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 1 works
  5. 5 Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  7. 7 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  8. 8 Medicine and Dermatology Studies History Dermatology 1 works
  9. 9 Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies Demography 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Computational Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 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 available45.2%not open54.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.1%domestic only68.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Baltic Studies Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher 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 Baltic Studies Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Baltic Studies Centre0.00019% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Baltic Studies Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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