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Center for Theoretical Physics

In research, Center for Theoretical Physics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,656 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#540 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 44.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,827
of 28,054 · #2,059 all time
Rank in Poland
#38
of 318
Research works
1.8k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
39.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Center for Theoretical Physics 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 #1,656 of 12,888 26.2%299 #1403
Physics and AstronomyField #540 of 1,646 28.4%189 #617

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for Theoretical Physics 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).

What does Center for Theoretical Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 44.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 47.2 works45×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 55.6 works32×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 189.4 works25×
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 55.5 works23×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 7 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.68× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.29× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.61× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 25.49× its world share, 189 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 25.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center for Theoretical Physics?

Ranked on the composite score, Iwo Białynicki‐Birula, Kazimierz Rza̧żewski and Marek Kuś lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Theoretical Physics.

  1. 1 Iwo Białynicki‐Birula Poland · #43,607 worldwide 519 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Kazimierz Rza̧żewski Poland · #130,222 worldwide 371 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Marek Kuś Poland · #181,409 worldwide 283 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Jerzy Kijowski Poland · #364,084 worldwide 180 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Remigiusz Augusiak Poland · #496,251 worldwide 182 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 L. Mankiewicz Poland · #794,413 worldwide 86 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Agnieszka Janiuk Poland · #1,203,306 worldwide 57 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 A. Majcher Poland · #1,306,339 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Krzysztof Pawłowski Poland · #1,408,897 worldwide 30 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 J. K. Korbicz Poland · #1,600,365 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Theoretical Physics

Which keywords describe research at Center for Theoretical Physics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Black Holes, Quantum Information, Dark Matter, Quantum Gravity, Supernovae, General Relativity and Dark Energy.

▲ 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. Entanglement34▲ 68×4 topics
  2. Black Holes34▲ 106×3 topics
  3. Quantum Information31▲ 80×3 topics
  4. Dark Matter26▲ 68×4 topics
  5. Quantum Gravity26▲ 95×4 topics
  6. Supernovae22▲ 82×2 topics
  7. General Relativity22▲ 95×2 topics
  8. Dark Energy19▲ 89×2 topics
  9. Cosmic Microwave Background19▲ 102×1 topic
  10. Cosmological Parameters19▲ 102×1 topic
  11. Quantum Entanglement19▲ 87×2 topics
  12. String Theory18▲ 95×2 topics
  13. Field Theories18▲ 119×1 topic
  14. Holographic18▲ 119×1 topic
  15. Quantum Simulation17▲ 65×2 topics
  16. Cosmology17▲ 78×3 topics
  17. Particle Physics15▲ 61×2 topics
  18. Superconducting Circuits15▲ 64×2 topics
  19. Security14▲ 6.6×4 topics
  20. Bell Inequality14▲ 114×1 topic
  21. Cryptography14▲ 34×3 topics
  22. Decoherence14▲ 114×1 topic
  23. Communication13▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Computation13▲ 53×2 topics
  25. Measurement13▲ 46×2 topics
  26. Metrology13▲ 64×1 topic
  27. Quantum13▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Quantum Algorithms12▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Quantum Computation12▲ 64×1 topic
  30. Galactic Center11▲ 75×2 topics
  31. Renormalization Group11▲ 60×2 topics
  32. Star Formation10▲ 59×2 topics
  33. Higgs Boson10▲ 57×1 topic
  34. High-Energy Collider10▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Galaxies9▲ 102×1 topic
  36. Stellar Populations9▲ 102×1 topic
  37. Gravitational Waves9▲ 50×2 topics
  38. Superfluidity9▲ 62×2 topics
  39. Optical Lattices9▲ 41×3 topics
  40. Bose-Einstein Condensation8▲ 69×2 topics

Which research topics does Center for Theoretical Physics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Quantum Mechanics and Applications and Quantum Information and Cryptography.

Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 19 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 18 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Ap…14Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 14 fractional worksQuantum Information and …13Quantum Information and Cryptography: 13 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 12 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 10 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…9Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 9 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 6 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 6 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 6 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsArtificial Intelligence

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

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 19 works
  2. 2 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 18 works
  3. 3 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 14 works
  4. 4 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  5. 5 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  6. 6 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 works
  7. 7 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  8. 8 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  9. 9 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  10. 10 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available65.7%not open34.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.1%domestic only38.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center for Theoretical Physics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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