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Budapest Institute

In research, Budapest Institute stands highest in Engineering (#7,779 of 9,532 worldwide), Mathematics (#1,881 of 2,114 worldwide) and Chemistry (#2,593 of 2,902 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,501
of 34,923
Rank in Hungary
#128
of 138
Research works
3.8k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
60k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.58×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
9%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Budapest Institute

What is Budapest Institute 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
EngineeringField #7,779 of 9,532 6.3%1,088
MathematicsField #1,881 of 2,114 9.7%141
ChemistryField #2,593 of 2,902 5.3%642
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #3,478 of 3,725 6.2%309
Organic ChemistrySubfield #1,714 of 1,832 5.0%336
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #2,405 of 2,525 5.5%141
Materials ScienceField #3,592 of 3,771 7.8%334
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #2,446 of 2,564 7.1%125
Computer ScienceField #6,106 of 6,336 5.4%392
Materials ChemistrySubfield #2,519 of 2,613 6.1%193

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Budapest Institute 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 Budapest Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Budapest Institute is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Social Sciences (15%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 29 fractional works · 50.5% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 29.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 8.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 30.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 14.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 8.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBudapestInstitute58fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences30%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1729.8%
    2. Computer Science58.7%
    3. Environmental Science22.8%
    4. Mathematics12.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy12.1%
    6. Chemistry11.9%
    7. Materials Science11.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    10. Energy00.3%
    1. Social Sciences914.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting46.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.7%
    4. Decision Sciences12.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities12.1%
    6. Psychology11.9%
    1. Medicine58.3%
    2. Health Professions22.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences35.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.0%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.99× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.95× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.30×1 works
  2. Engineering1.99×17 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.95×4 works
  4. Mathematics1.89×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.26×2 works
  6. Chemistry1.23×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.22×3 works
  8. Social Sciences1.17×8 works
  9. Computer Science1.12×5 works
  10. Health Professions1.00×2 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.93×1 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.83×0 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.82×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.71×1 works
  15. Psychology0.62×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.56×2 works
  17. Materials Science0.54×1 works
  18. Medicine0.43×5 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×1 works
  20. Energy0.30×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.27×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Budapest Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Ernö Pungor, István Kolossváry and Richard Redl lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Budapest Institute.

  1. 1 Ernö Pungor Hungary · #1,598,850 worldwide 4.3k citations · 160 works
  2. 2 István Kolossváry Hungary · #1,947,356 worldwide 6.8k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Richard Redl Hungary · #2,210,195 worldwide 4.6k citations · 85 works
  4. 4 Nathan O. Sokal Hungary · #2,399,749 worldwide 4.4k citations · 93 works
  5. 5 George Szakács Hungary · #2,506,363 worldwide 6.7k citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Zsófia Fehér Hungary · #4,722,835 worldwide 410 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 György Horvai Hungary · #4,868,578 worldwide 1.3k citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Etelka. Graf Hungary · #5,494,884 worldwide 651 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Zs. Fehér Hungary · #6,203,723 worldwide 685 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 B. Eged Hungary · #6,294,367 worldwide 1.3k citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Budapest Institute

What are the most cited papers from Budapest Institute?

The most cited paper from Budapest Institute is "Simulating dynamical features of escape panic" (Dirk Helbing, Illés J. Farkas, Tamás Vicsek, 2000), with 4,954 citations. Next come "Traffic and related self-driven many-particle systems" (3,294) and "Evolution of the social network of scientific collaborations" (2,163).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Simulating dynamical features of escape panic Dirk Helbing, Illés J. Farkas, Tamás Vicsek · Nature Open access Sep 2000 4,954
2 Traffic and related self-driven many-particle systems Dirk Helbing · Reviews of Modern Physics Open access 7 Dec 2001 3,294
3 Evolution of the social network of scientific collaborations A.L Barabási, H Jeong, Z Néda et al. · Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications Open access Aug 2002 2,163
4 Electrochemical biosensors: recommended definitions and classification Daniel R. Thévenot, Klára Tóth, Richard A. Durst et al. · Biosensors and Bioelectronics Open access 2001 1,719
5 The major evolutionary transitions Eörs Szathmáry, John Maynard Smith · Nature Mar 1995 1,134
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Budapest Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Innovation, Mechanical Properties, Globalization, Knowledge Management, Policy, Social Impact, Regional Disparities and Tourism.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization4▲ 3.2×10 topics
  2. Innovation3▲ 5.4×9 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties3▲ 5.1×6 topics
  4. Machine Learning3▲ 1.48×8 topics
  5. Sustainability3▲ 2.0×8 topics
  6. Knowledge Management2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  7. Deep Learning2◆ 1.05×7 topics
  8. Policy2▲ 16×2 topics
  9. Social Impact2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  10. Economic Development2▲ 4.0×2 topics
  11. Regional Disparities2▲ 64×1 topic
  12. Tourism2▲ 33×1 topic
  13. Climate Change2◆ 1.08×14 topics
  14. Dynamic Behavior2▲ 24×2 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  16. Education2▲ 1.56×7 topics
  17. Form-Finding2▲ 97×1 topic
  18. Tensegrity2▲ 97×1 topic
  19. Epidemiology1▼ 0.59×10 topics
  20. Finite Element Method1▲ 24×3 topics
  21. Lifelong Learning1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  22. Molten Salt1▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Nuclear Reactor1▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Cyber-Physical Systems1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  25. Nationalism1▲ 4.4×6 topics
  26. Security1▲ 2.9×2 topics
  27. Smart Grid1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  28. Communication Networks1▲ 32×1 topic
  29. False Data Injection Attacks1▲ 32×1 topic
  30. IoT Security1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  31. Seismic1▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Tunnel1▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Budapest Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies, Structural Analysis and Optimization, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering and Smart Grid Security and Resilience.

Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 2 fractional worksStructural Analysis and Optimization: 2 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …1Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …1Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 1 fractional worksDynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems: 1 fractional worksTopology Optimization in…1Topology Optimization in Engineering: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics: 1 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…1Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 1 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentCivil and Structural EngineeringAerospace EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering2 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 2 works
  2. 2 Structural Analysis and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Topology Optimization in Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics Computational Mechanics 1 works
  10. 10 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available8.9%not open91.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.4%domestic only76.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Budapest Institute'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 Budapest Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Budapest Institute0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Budapest Institute 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.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2014Budapest Institute1.3% in 201420002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.5% in 2006.

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