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Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism

In research, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,816 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,685 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies — Urban Studies is 41.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,980
of 28,054 · #35,485 all time
Rank in Romania
#101
of 126
Research works
562
▲ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism 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 #11,816 of 12,888 10.4%77 #20078
Social SciencesDomain #9,685 of 10,521 7.3%94 #13122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism 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 Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 41.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 20.1 works41×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.61× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.60× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.45× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism?

Ranked on the composite score, Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor and Maria Boștenaru Dan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism.

  1. 1 Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor Romania · #312,597 worldwide 70 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Maria Boștenaru Dan Romania · #704,942 worldwide 5 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism

Which keywords describe research at Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Urban Morphology, Cultural Heritage, Urban Development, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Community Participation.

▲ 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. Sustainability35▲ 8.2×32 topics
  2. Sustainable Development23▲ 8.2×19 topics
  3. Cultural Heritage20▲ 20×14 topics
  4. Urban Morphology20▲ 272×2 topics
  5. Urban Development20▲ 30×8 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence16▲ 6.5×4 topics
  7. Virtual Reality15▲ 16×3 topics
  8. Community Participation14▲ 21×5 topics
  9. Cultural Sustainability14▲ 135×2 topics
  10. Digital Fabrication13▲ 98×1 topic
  11. Parametricism13▲ 334×1 topic
  12. Adaptive Reuse13▲ 194×1 topic
  13. Intangible Heritage13▲ 194×1 topic
  14. Urbanization11▲ 15×7 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services11▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Biodiversity Conservation10▲ 16×8 topics
  17. Climate Change10▲ 2.0×29 topics
  18. Globalization10▲ 2.8×19 topics
  19. Urbanism9▲ 137×3 topics
  20. Shrinking Cities9▲ 251×1 topic
  21. Urban Decline9▲ 251×1 topic
  22. Architecture8▲ 391×2 topics
  23. Design8▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Remote Sensing8▲ 3.7×17 topics
  25. Urban Planning8▲ 54×7 topics
  26. Culture7▲ 7.4×6 topics
  27. Land Use Change7▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Space7▲ 107×2 topics
  29. Environmental Policy7▲ 19×2 topics
  30. History6▲ 5.2×4 topics
  31. Space Syntax6▲ 198×1 topic
  32. Street Networks6▲ 198×1 topic
  33. Global Impact6▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Human-Nature Interactions6▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Landscape6▲ 638×1 topic
  36. Modernism6▲ 183×1 topic
  37. Spatial Dynamics6▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Public Policy6▲ 6.7×3 topics
  39. Environmental Justice6▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Spatial Planning5▲ 17×5 topics

Which research topics does Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Architecture and Computational Design, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, Urbanization and City Planning and Urban Design and Spatial Analysis.

Architecture and Computational Design: 13 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 13 fractional worksUrbanization and City Planning: 9 fractional worksUrban Design and Spatial Analysis: 6 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 6 fractional worksArchitecture, Modernity,…6Architecture, Modernity, and Design: 6 fractional worksArchitecture and Cultural Influences: 4 fractional worksArchitecture and Art History Studies: 3 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 3 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 3 fractional works
ArchitectureArcheologyUrban StudiesBuilding and Construction3 others

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

  1. 1 Architecture and Computational Design Architecture 13 works
  2. 2 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 13 works
  3. 3 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 9 works
  4. 4 Urban Design and Spatial Analysis Building and Construction 6 works
  5. 5 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  6. 6 Architecture, Modernity, and Design Architecture 6 works
  7. 7 Architecture and Cultural Influences Archeology 4 works
  8. 8 Architecture and Art History Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 works
  9. 9 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 3 works
  10. 10 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 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 available75.2%not open24.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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