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Budapest University of Technology and Economics

In research, Budapest University of Technology and Economics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#968 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#465 of 4,667 worldwide) and Engineering (#741 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Software, Geography, Planning and Development and Automotive Engineering — Software is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,554
of 28,054 · #1,277 all time
Rank in Hungary
#5
of 118
Research works
22k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
295k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Budapest University of Technology and Economics 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
Physical SciencesDomain #968 of 12,888 11.5%3,613 #900
Computer ScienceField #465 of 4,667 11.5%663 #445
EngineeringField #741 of 6,636 11.3%1,875 #823
Social SciencesDomain #2,076 of 10,521 21.8%657 #2221
Physics and AstronomyField #425 of 1,646 16.4%185 #592
Social SciencesField #1,661 of 6,365 21.1%271 #1864
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #684 of 2,318 9.5%358 #901
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #279 of 896 10.7%236 #406
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #625 of 1,884 13.7%214 #676
Environmental ScienceField #1,282 of 3,551 14.9%191 #1640

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Budapest University of Technology and Economics 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. Physical Sciences#900 #968
  2. Computer Science#445 #465
  3. Engineering#823 #741
  4. Social Sciences#2,221 #2,076
  5. Physics and Astronomy#592 #425
  6. Social Sciences#1,864 #1,661
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#901 #684
  8. Civil and Structural Engineering#406 #279
  9. Artificial Intelligence#676 #625
  10. Environmental Science#1,640 #1,282
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 Budapest University of Technology and Economics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Software takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SoftwareSubfield · 25.0 works8.3×
  2. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 73.4 works7.7×
  3. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 165.7 works6.6×
  4. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 22.8 works6.2×
  5. TransportationSubfield · 69.3 works4.5×
  6. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 128.3 works4.4×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 51 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 102 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 44 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.65× its world share, 27 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.20× its world share, 161 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.83× its world share, 663 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 67 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.18× its world share, 51 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.68× its world share, 1,875 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 191 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.73× its world share, 281 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.05× its world share, 112 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.78× its world share, 185 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 131 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 61 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 93 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 83 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 75 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 74 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 271 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Budapest University of Technology and Economics?

Ranked on the composite score, Levente Buttyán, István Mészarós and Domonkos Tikk lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Budapest University of Technology and Economics.

  1. 1 Levente Buttyán Hungary · #17,817 worldwide 1.1k citations · 41 works
  2. 2 István Mészarós Hungary · #30,239 worldwide 266 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Domonkos Tikk Hungary · #49,300 worldwide 437 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Béla Pukánszky Hungary · #78,451 worldwide 640 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Klára Tóth Hungary · #87,205 worldwide 507 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Ernö Pungor Hungary · #119,946 worldwide 271 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Dániel Varró Hungary · #123,662 worldwide 313 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Tamás Insperger Hungary · #152,730 worldwide 239 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Gábor Stépàn Hungary · #169,305 worldwide 383 citations · 93 works
  10. 10 Péter Bárányi Hungary · #185,011 worldwide 441 citations · 112 works
All ranked researchers at Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Which keywords describe research at Budapest University of Technology and Economics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Sustainability, Mechanical Properties, Machine Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Regional Disparities and Policy.

▲ 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. Deep Learning277▲ 1.74×79 topics
  2. Sustainability226▲ 1.99×61 topics
  3. Machine Learning216▲ 1.42×83 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties152▲ 3.4×39 topics
  5. Neural Networks144▲ 2.0×40 topics
  6. Renewable Energy116▲ 1.73×42 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency110▲ 2.5×41 topics
  8. Environmental Impact109▲ 1.38×44 topics
  9. Innovation97▲ 1.98×33 topics
  10. Nanocomposites93▲ 2.5×20 topics
  11. Nanoparticles87▲ 1.49×39 topics
  12. Autonomous Vehicles82▲ 8.5×5 topics
  13. Knowledge Management81▲ 3.1×14 topics
  14. Economic Development81▲ 2.1×16 topics
  15. Intelligent Transportation Systems78▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Policy78▲ 7.6×7 topics
  17. Regional Disparities77▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Additive Manufacturing76▲ 5.2×8 topics
  19. Social Impact74▲ 4.0×6 topics
  20. Optimization73▲ 3.4×25 topics
  21. Tourism71▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Environmental Influence71▲ 47×1 topic
  23. Smart Grid69▲ 3.9×10 topics
  24. Model Predictive Control66▲ 5.5×6 topics
  25. Heat Transfer63▲ 2.7×18 topics
  26. Finite Element Analysis62▲ 5.8×8 topics
  27. Artificial Neural Networks60▲ 2.7×9 topics
  28. Collision Avoidance56▲ 6.5×4 topics
  29. Electric Vehicles56▲ 4.0×4 topics
  30. Environmental Impacts55▲ 4.3×5 topics
  31. Traffic Flow54▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Control Systems51▲ 5.9×12 topics
  33. 3D Printing50▲ 4.6×5 topics
  34. Reinforcement Learning48▲ 9.5×4 topics
  35. Travel Behavior44▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Construction40▲ 6.3×3 topics
  37. Sensor Fusion37▲ 7.4×3 topics
  38. Public Transport36▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Urban Mobility36▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Congestion Pricing35▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Budapest University of Technology and Economics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies, Transportation Planning and Optimization, Transportation and Mobility Innovations and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Hungarian Social, Econom…71Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 71 fractional worksTransportation Planning and Optimization: 35 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 34 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 32 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 31 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 30 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…28Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 28 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 25 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 25 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…23Urban Transport and Accessibility: 23 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentTransportationAutomotive EngineeringControl and Systems 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 71 works
  2. 2 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 35 works
  3. 3 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 34 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 32 works
  5. 5 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 31 works
  6. 6 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 30 works
  7. 7 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 28 works
  8. 8 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 25 works
  9. 9 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 25 works
  10. 10 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 23 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 available45.5%not open54.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Budapest University of Technology and Economics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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