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Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

In research, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,686 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,298 of 3,409 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,156 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Food Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — General Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,514
of 28,054 · #16,892 all time
Rank in Latvia
#7
of 33
Research works
2.9k
▲ 108% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies 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 #7,686 of 12,888 5.9%315 #12549
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,298 of 3,409 11.3%223 #3483
Social SciencesDomain #7,156 of 10,521 8.6%176 #7018
Life SciencesDomain #6,007 of 7,800 11.3%274 #9969
Social SciencesField #5,385 of 6,365 10.0%72 #4106
EngineeringField #5,681 of 6,636 5.2%117 #9341
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,210 of 1,395 13.6%75 #2383
Environmental ScienceField #3,095 of 3,551 4.9%114 #4131
Health SciencesDomain #11,376 of 11,982 8.5%78 #19101

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies 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. Physical Sciences#12,549 #7,686
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,483 #2,298
  3. Social Sciences#7,018 #7,156
  4. Life Sciences#9,969 #6,007
  5. Social Sciences#4,106 #5,385
  6. Engineering#9,341 #5,681
  7. Plant Science#2,383 #1,210
  8. Environmental Science#4,131 #3,095
  9. Health Sciences#19,101 #11,376
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 Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 26.9 works7.2×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 39.4 works6.2×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 223.5 works5.6×
← 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: 5.57× its world share, 224 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.35× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 117 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.71× its world share, 114 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 3.74× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.87× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.59× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.90× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies?

Ranked on the composite score, L. Paura, Uldis Alksnis and Semjons Ivanovs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies.

  1. 1 L. Paura Latvia · #622,133 worldwide 103 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Uldis Alksnis Latvia · #789,042 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Semjons Ivanovs Latvia · #832,254 worldwide 32 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Irina Arhipova Latvia · #844,609 worldwide 37 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Egils Stalidzāns Latvia · #851,231 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Baiba Rivža Latvia · #965,526 worldwide 18 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 G. Assouline Latvia · #982,207 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Aleksejs Zacepins Latvia · #1,059,164 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 L. Lepse Latvia · #1,089,475 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 P. Rivz̆a Latvia · #1,144,577 worldwide 12 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Which keywords describe research at Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Environmental Impact, Renewable Energy, Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity Conservation and Food Security.

▲ 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 Change82▲ 3.6×76 topics
  2. Sustainability82▲ 4.0×59 topics
  3. Sustainable Development54▲ 4.0×47 topics
  4. Environmental Impact49▲ 3.4×42 topics
  5. Renewable Energy41▲ 3.4×35 topics
  6. Innovation29▲ 3.2×30 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services25▲ 7.6×13 topics
  8. Food Security24▲ 5.1×17 topics
  9. Biodiversity Conservation24▲ 7.6×13 topics
  10. Biodiversity22▲ 3.6×21 topics
  11. Antioxidants21▲ 5.7×8 topics
  12. Environmental Management21▲ 6.3×9 topics
  13. Bioenergy17▲ 39×3 topics
  14. Health Benefits17▲ 6.2×11 topics
  15. Life Cycle Assessment16▲ 7.1×8 topics
  16. Ecosystem Functioning16▲ 9.9×6 topics
  17. Microbial Communities16▲ 4.3×8 topics
  18. Cancer Prevention15▲ 6.9×7 topics
  19. Soil Fertility15▲ 8.1×7 topics
  20. Bioavailability15▲ 8.8×4 topics
  21. Soil Carbon Sequestration14▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Gut Microbiota14▲ 4.8×6 topics
  23. Circular Economy14▲ 6.1×7 topics
  24. Sustainable Agriculture14▲ 5.2×12 topics
  25. Flavonoids14▲ 6.1×6 topics
  26. Dietary Fiber13▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Resource Efficiency13▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Consumer Perception12▲ 6.7×7 topics
  29. Phenolic Compounds12▲ 7.8×6 topics
  30. Polyphenols12▲ 8.2×5 topics
  31. Environmental Policy12▲ 7.1×6 topics
  32. Policy12▲ 6.5×6 topics
  33. Fermentation12▲ 10×6 topics
  34. Biomass12▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Nutritional Significance12▲ 8.7×3 topics
  36. Waste-to-Energy12▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Global Impact11▲ 7.8×3 topics
  38. Nutrient Limitation11▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Biochar Application11▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Nitrogen Cycle11▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen…11Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 11 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…8Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 8 fractional worksBioeconomy and Sustainability Development: 8 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 7 fractional worksEconomic and Business Development Strategies: 7 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 7 fractional worksAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production: 7 fractional worksPlant and animal studies6Plant and animal studies: 6 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 6 fractional works3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications: 6 fractional works
Soil ScienceBiochemistryGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesEcology5 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 11 works
  2. 2 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 8 works
  3. 3 Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  4. 4 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 7 works
  5. 5 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  6. 6 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
  7. 7 Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production Building and Construction 7 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  9. 9 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 6 works
  10. 10 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications Building and Construction 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 available75.2%not open24.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 108% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.