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Carol I National Defence University

In research, Carol I National Defence University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,788 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,445 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#982 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Aerospace Engineering — Political Science and International Relations is 17.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,354
of 28,054 · #26,871 all time
Rank in Romania
#93
of 126
Research works
1.2k
▲ 71% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Carol I National Defence 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 #6,788 of 10,521 6.9%250 #9996
Social SciencesField #4,445 of 6,365 7.0%187 #6656
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #982 of 1,201 7.9%103 #1924
Physical SciencesDomain #11,874 of 12,888 4.8%128 #16750
EngineeringField #6,388 of 6,636 5.6%66 #9454

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Carol I National Defence 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#9,996 #6,788
  2. Social Sciences#6,656 #4,445
  3. Political Science and International Relations#1,924 #982
  4. Physical Sciences#16,750 #11,874
  5. Engineering#9,454 #6,388
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 Carol I National Defence University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 17.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 103.4 works17×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 27.0 works5.8×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.10× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.50× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.61× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.69× its world share, 187 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Carol I National Defence University?

Ranked on the composite score, Cynthia Nelson, Ioana Andreea Stănescu and Maria Popescu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Carol I National Defence University.

  1. 1 Cynthia Nelson Romania · #180,814 worldwide 89 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Ioana Andreea Stănescu Romania · #1,056,097 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Maria Popescu Romania · #1,313,678 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 G. A. Sokol'skii Romania · #1,439,511 worldwide 9 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 J Niedworok Romania · #1,510,679 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Carol I National Defence University

Which keywords describe research at Carol I National Defence University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Relations, Security, Geopolitics, Information Warfare, Russia, Ukraine, Conflict and Hybrid Warfare.

▲ 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. International Relations47▲ 49×15 topics
  2. Security46▲ 18×13 topics
  3. Geopolitics42▲ 67×8 topics
  4. Information Warfare39▲ 309×2 topics
  5. Russia37▲ 213×3 topics
  6. Ukraine37▲ 268×2 topics
  7. Conflict36▲ 55×4 topics
  8. Hybrid Warfare32▲ 469×1 topic
  9. Military Strategy32▲ 469×1 topic
  10. Globalization29▲ 3.7×28 topics
  11. International Law26▲ 21×10 topics
  12. Education20▲ 2.9×24 topics
  13. Global Governance16▲ 18×10 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 2.6×15 topics
  15. National Security14▲ 63×3 topics
  16. Economic Growth14▲ 4.2×12 topics
  17. Decision Making13▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Digital Sovereignty12▲ 71×2 topics
  19. Leadership11▲ 5.9×14 topics
  20. Risk Assessment11▲ 4.0×6 topics
  21. Public Policy10▲ 5.2×5 topics
  22. Global Economy10▲ 19×3 topics
  23. Simulation Modeling10▲ 84×2 topics
  24. Legal Regulation10▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Network Centric Warfare9▲ 855×1 topic
  26. Organizational Design9▲ 855×1 topic
  27. European Union9▲ 10×7 topics
  28. Information Security9▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Defense Spending9▲ 253×1 topic
  30. Military Expenditure9▲ 253×1 topic
  31. Homeland Security8▲ 361×2 topics
  32. Nation-Building8▲ 38×3 topics
  33. Terrorism8▲ 43×3 topics
  34. Language8▲ 8.2×5 topics
  35. Sovereignty8▲ 21×4 topics
  36. British Army8▲ 269×1 topic
  37. Counterinsurgency8▲ 192×1 topic
  38. Transitional Justice8▲ 24×3 topics
  39. Cyber Security8▲ 41×2 topics
  40. Private Security Companies8▲ 545×1 topic

Which research topics does Carol I National Defence University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, Military Strategy and Technology, Defense, Military, and Policy Studies and Military History and Strategy.

European and Russian Geo…32European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 32 fractional worksMilitary Strategy and Technology: 9 fractional worksDefense, Military, and Policy Studies: 9 fractional worksMilitary History and Str…8Military History and Strategy: 8 fractional worksMilitary and Defense Studies: 8 fractional worksMilitary, Security, and Education Studies: 7 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber …7Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 7 fractional worksMilitary Defense Systems Analysis: 7 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 7 fractional worksTechnology Assessment and Management: 6 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsControl and Systems EngineeringEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 32 works
  2. 2 Military Strategy and Technology Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  4. 4 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  5. 5 Military and Defense Studies Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  6. 6 Military, Security, and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  7. 7 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  8. 8 Military Defense Systems Analysis Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Technology Assessment and Management Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 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 available67.5%not open32.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Carol I National Defence University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% 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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