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Central Mining Institute

In research, Central Mining Institute stands highest in Engineering (#1,588 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,308 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanics of Materials (Mechanics of Materials is 12.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,633
of 22,385 · #4,727 all time
Rank in Poland
#105
of 255
Research works
1.8k
▼ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Central Mining Institute

What is Central Mining Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #1,588 of 5,901 10.4%117 #1105
Physical SciencesDomain #3,308 of 10,670 10.4%190 #2308

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

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Central Mining Institute is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (53%), Environmental Science (17%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 209 fractional works · 86.1% of its workEngineering: 128 fractional works · 52.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 12.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 22 fractional works · 8.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 16 fractional works · 6.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 15 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 40 fractional works · 16.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFuel Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCentral MiningInstitute242fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences86%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences6%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering12852.6%
    2. Environmental Science4016.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences145.8%
    4. Materials Science114.6%
    5. Energy83.1%
    6. Chemistry41.5%
    7. Computer Science20.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    1. Social Sciences73.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting31.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.1%
    4. Decision Sciences10.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    6. Psychology00.0%
    1. Health Professions83.1%
    2. Medicine31.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Central Mining Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanics of Materials takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 21.5 works12×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.72× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.42× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.51× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.36× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.31× its world share, 11 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.72×14 works
  2. Engineering3.51×128 works
  3. Energy3.42×8 works
  4. Environmental Science3.36×40 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.52×1 works
  6. Materials Science1.31×11 works
  7. Health Professions1.18×8 works
  8. Chemistry0.93×4 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.55×6 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×3 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×3 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.30×1 works
  13. Social Sciences0.24×8 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×3 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.16×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.11×2 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  19. Medicine0.06×3 works
  20. Psychology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Central Mining Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Krzysztof Kapusta, Jan Rogut and Alicja Krzemień lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Mining Institute.

  1. 1 Krzysztof Kapusta Poland · #531,322 worldwide 2.2k citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Jan Rogut Poland · #1,015,963 worldwide 997 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Alicja Krzemień Poland · #1,059,863 worldwide 1.2k citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Jerzy Świądrowski Poland · #1,072,016 worldwide 626 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Krzysztof Stańczyk Poland · #1,090,085 worldwide 2.6k citations · 86 works
  6. 6 Marian Wiatowski Poland · #1,152,329 worldwide 1.1k citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Aleksander Wrana Poland · #1,451,923 worldwide 456 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Grzegorz Gzyl Poland · #1,918,988 worldwide 453 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Wioleta Basa Poland · #2,030,775 worldwide 135 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Adam Lurka Poland · #2,200,132 worldwide 424 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Central Mining Institute

What are the most cited papers from Central Mining Institute?

The most cited paper from Central Mining Institute is "Bursting liability indices of coal" (A. Kidybiński, 1981), with 471 citations. Next come "Life cycle assessment of steel production in Poland: a case study" (303) and "Multivariate statistical approach on distribution of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides and associated radiation indices along the north-western coastline of Aegean Sea, Greece" (268).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Bursting liability indices of coal A. Kidybiński · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts Aug 1981 471
2 Life cycle assessment of steel production in Poland: a case study Dorota Burchart-Korol · Journal of Cleaner Production 10 May 2013 303
3 Multivariate statistical approach on distribution of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides and associated radiation indices along the north-western coastline of Aegean Sea, Greece Amin Shahrokhi, Mohammademad Adelikhah, Stanisław Chałupnik et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin Open access 19 Jan 2021 268
4 Radiological Assessment of Indoor Radon and Thoron Concentrations and Indoor Radon Map of Dwellings in Mashhad, Iran Mohammademad Adelikhah, Amin Shahrokhi, Morteza Imani et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Open access 28 Dec 2020 254
5 Sustainable Development of Mining Mineral Resources J. Dubiński · Journal of Sustainable Mining Open access 2013 252
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Central Mining Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Rock Mechanics, Gasification, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, Hydrogen Production, CO2 Sequestration and Energy Efficiency.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact42▲ 10×27 topics
  2. Renewable Energy20▲ 5.5×24 topics
  3. Sustainable Development19▲ 5.1×17 topics
  4. Rock Mechanics18▲ 77×3 topics
  5. Gasification18▲ 105×3 topics
  6. Hydrogen Production16▲ 24×6 topics
  7. CO2 Sequestration15▲ 32×4 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency13▲ 5.9×13 topics
  9. Coal11▲ 293×1 topic
  10. Underground11▲ 293×1 topic
  11. Pore Structure10▲ 34×3 topics
  12. Acoustic Emission10▲ 66×2 topics
  13. Optimization9▲ 8.5×11 topics
  14. Dynamic Behavior9▲ 33×2 topics
  15. Geological Conditions9▲ 100×3 topics
  16. Coal Permeability8▲ 165×1 topic
  17. Coalbed Methane8▲ 165×1 topic
  18. Mineralogy8▲ 111×2 topics
  19. Seismicity8▲ 100×1 topic
  20. Wave Propagation8▲ 31×1 topic
  21. Fracture8▲ 34×1 topic
  22. Numerical Modelling8▲ 58×1 topic
  23. Health Effects8▲ 5.5×10 topics
  24. Biochar8▲ 19×4 topics
  25. Fly Ash8▲ 30×3 topics
  26. Heavy Metals8▲ 13×5 topics
  27. Risk Assessment8▲ 4.8×5 topics
  28. Toxicity8▲ 7.2×7 topics
  29. Rare Earth Elements7▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Circular Economy7▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Geotechnical Engineering7▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Biomass7▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Environmental Impacts7▲ 10×7 topics
  34. Safety Management6▲ 41×3 topics
  35. Vibration Analysis6▲ 9.6×4 topics
  36. Radionuclides6▲ 65×2 topics
  37. Renewable Fuels6▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Numerical Simulation6▲ 8.3×6 topics
  39. Carbon Capture6▲ 52×3 topics
  40. Lignocellulosic Biomass6▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Central Mining Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mining and Gasification Technologies, Coal Properties and Utilization, Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering and Rock Mechanics and Modeling.

Mining and Gasification …11Mining and Gasification Technologies: 11 fractional worksCoal Properties and Util…8Coal Properties and Utilization: 8 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomech…8Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 8 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Model…8Rock Mechanics and Modeling: 8 fractional worksGeotechnical and Mining Engineering: 5 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 5 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass C…5Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 5 fractional worksCoal and Its By-products5Coal and Its By-products: 5 fractional worksMining Techniques and Economics: 4 fractional worksMine drainage and remediation techniques: 4 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringOcean EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Coal Properties and Utilization Ocean Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  4. 4 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical and Mining Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 5 works
  7. 7 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Coal and Its By-products Geochemistry and Petrology 5 works
  9. 9 Mining Techniques and Economics Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Mine drainage and remediation techniques Environmental Chemistry 4 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 available40.9%not open59.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Central Mining Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Central Mining Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Central Mining Institute0.00077% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Central Mining 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.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Central Mining Institute7.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.2% in 2010.

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