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Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences

In research, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,892 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,948
of 28,054 · #16,483 all time
Rank in Poland
#153
of 318
Research works
768
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences 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 #7,892 of 12,888 15.9%67 #11353

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences 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).

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: 1.43× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.27× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.70× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.02× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Jerzy Bański, Leszek Starkel and Przemysław Śleszyński lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Jerzy Bański Poland · #67,043 worldwide 94 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Leszek Starkel Poland · #73,838 worldwide 259 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Przemysław Śleszyński Poland · #88,983 worldwide 87 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Tomasz Komornicki Poland · #96,769 worldwide 64 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Marek Degórski Poland · #357,629 worldwide 32 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Zbigniew Taylor Poland · #470,261 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Marek Kupiszewski Poland · #541,352 worldwide 50 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Jerzy Solon Poland · #554,706 worldwide 46 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Piotr Rosik Poland · #653,192 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Marcin Mazur Poland · #866,238 worldwide 57 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Sustainable Development, Biodiversity Conservation, Land Use Change, Sustainability, Shrinking Cities and Urban Decline.

▲ 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. Climate Change33▲ 8.9×42 topics
  2. Remote Sensing15▲ 8.8×15 topics
  3. Sustainable Development11▲ 5.1×15 topics
  4. Sustainability11▲ 3.2×18 topics
  5. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 16×10 topics
  6. Land Use Change8▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Environmental Impact8▲ 3.2×15 topics
  8. Shrinking Cities7▲ 252×1 topic
  9. Urban Decline7▲ 252×1 topic
  10. Hydrology7▲ 40×4 topics
  11. Physical Activity6▲ 9.1×2 topics
  12. Global Warming6▲ 10×9 topics
  13. Sediment Transport5▲ 24×6 topics
  14. Transportation5▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Health Impact Assessment5▲ 45×2 topics
  16. Public Transport5▲ 63×2 topics
  17. Spatial Planning5▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Urban Mobility5▲ 63×2 topics
  19. Active Travel5▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Built Environment5▲ 51×1 topic
  21. Ecosystem Services5▲ 9.0×5 topics
  22. Vegetation4▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Environmental Policy4▲ 15×4 topics
  24. European Union4▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Holocene4▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Arctic4▲ 26×4 topics
  27. Water Quality4▲ 7.3×9 topics
  28. Knowledge Economy4▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Sea Level4▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Water Resources4▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Conservation4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  32. Regional Development4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  33. Territorial Governance4▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Paleoclimatology4▲ 33×2 topics
  35. European Integration4▲ 47×2 topics
  36. Eutrophication4▲ 25×4 topics
  37. Infrastructure4▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Thermal Comfort4▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Travel Behavior4▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Border Cooperation4▲ 331×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urbanization and City Planning, Urban Transport and Accessibility, Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Urbanization and City Planning: 7 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 5 fractional worksCross-Border Cooperation and Integration: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 3 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 3 fractional worksPolish socio-economic de…3Polish socio-economic development: 3 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 3 fractional workstransportation and logistics systems: 3 fractional worksTransportation Planning …3Transportation Planning and Optimization: 3 fractional works
Urban StudiesTransportationPolitical Science and International RelationsAtmospheric Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 7 works
  2. 2 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 5 works
  3. 3 Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  5. 5 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  6. 6 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  7. 7 Polish socio-economic development Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  8. 8 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  9. 9 transportation and logistics systems Transportation 3 works
  10. 10 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 3 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 available53.4%not open46.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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