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Latvian Academy of Sciences

In research, Latvian Academy of Sciences stands highest in Materials Science (#3,252 of 3,771 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#2,712 of 2,917 worldwide) and Chemistry (#2,869 of 2,902 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,887
of 34,923
Rank in Latvia
#43
of 43
Research works
1.5k
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.44×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Latvian Academy of Sciences

What is Latvian Academy of Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Materials ScienceField #3,252 of 3,771 3.0%204
Physics and AstronomyField #2,712 of 2,917 5.6%144
ChemistryField #2,869 of 2,902 1.1%409
Organic ChemistrySubfield #1,814 of 1,832 0.8%308
EngineeringField #9,441 of 9,532 3.6%289
Life SciencesDomain #10,974 of 11,023 2.6%157
Physical SciencesDomain #17,416 of 17,446 2.7%1,151

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Latvian 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Latvian Academy of Sciences work in?

In all years, 77% of research at Latvian Academy of Sciences is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Chemistry (28%), Engineering (19%), Materials Science (14%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,151 fractional works · 77.5% of its workChemistry: 409 fractional works · 27.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 308 fractional works · 20.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 34 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 289 fractional works · 19.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 63 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 62 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 53 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 43 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 21 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 204 fractional works · 13.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 106 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 46 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 23 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCeramics and Composites: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 144 fractional works · 9.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 60 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 29 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 31 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNumerical Analysis: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 157 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 103 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 76 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 28 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 96 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMedicine: 89 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 81 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLatvian Academyof Sciences1,485fractional works, all years
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Chemistry40927.5%
    2. Engineering28919.5%
    3. Materials Science20413.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1449.7%
    5. Environmental Science312.1%
    6. Computer Science211.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering161.1%
    8. Mathematics161.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences110.8%
    10. Energy90.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1036.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences281.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics130.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology70.5%
    5. Neuroscience60.4%
    1. Medicine896.0%
    2. Nursing40.3%
    3. Health Professions30.2%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Social Sciences372.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities221.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance70.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting60.4%
    5. Psychology60.4%
    6. Decision Sciences30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.54× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.83× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 9.61× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.57× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities9.61×5 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.54×0 works
  3. Energy3.83×1 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.32×1 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.57×2 works
  6. Chemical Engineering2.54×0 works
  7. Social Sciences1.86×4 works
  8. Chemistry1.51×0 works
  9. Environmental Science1.02×1 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.85×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.70×1 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.56×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.51×0 works
  14. Engineering0.40×1 works
  15. Neuroscience0.36×0 works
  16. Health Professions0.34×0 works
  17. Psychology0.21×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.17×0 works
  20. Medicine0.10×0 works
  21. Dentistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Latvian Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Robert J. Damburg, Alexander E. Bogdanovich and Rafail Kh. Propin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Latvian Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Robert J. Damburg Latvia · #4,287,041 worldwide 1.5k citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Alexander E. Bogdanovich Latvia · #5,411,203 worldwide 2.2k citations · 100 works
  3. 3 Rafail Kh. Propin Latvia · #6,606,675 worldwide 358 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Igor Solodin Latvia · #6,619,538 worldwide 687 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 P. Pumpen Latvia · #6,744,679 worldwide 371 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Modris Gailitis Latvia · #6,802,893 worldwide 621 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Leonard Andreevich Rastrigin Latvia · #6,884,222 worldwide 75 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Elmar J. Gren Latvia · #6,919,240 worldwide 401 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Martin J. Beker Latvia · #6,923,213 worldwide 326 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 A. I. Belkind Latvia · #6,969,905 worldwide 174 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Latvian Academy of Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Latvian Academy of Sciences?

The most cited paper from Latvian Academy of Sciences is "Termination of rotational bands: disappearance of quantum many-body collectivity" (A. V. Afanasjev, D. B. Fossan, Gregory J. Lane et al., 1999), with 340 citations. Next come "Natural and synthetic antioxidants: An updated overview" (320) and "WKB approximation and threshold law for electron-atom ionization" (245).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Termination of rotational bands: disappearance of quantum many-body collectivity A. V. Afanasjev, D. B. Fossan, Gregory J. Lane et al. · Physics Reports Dec 1999 340
2 Natural and synthetic antioxidants: An updated overview Agnieszka Augustyniak, Grzegorz Bartosz, Ana Čipak Gašparović et al. · Free Radical Research 13 Sep 2010 320
3 WKB approximation and threshold law for electron-atom ionization R.K. Peterkop · Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics Open access Apr 1971 245
4 Progressive delamination and fiber bridging modeling in double cantilever beam composite specimens Vitauts Tamužs, S. Tarasovs, U. K. Vilks · Engineering Fracture Mechanics Mar 2001 169
5 A modification of the close-coupling approximation for e-H scattering allowing for the long-range interactions Robert J. Damburg, Erna Karule · Proceedings of the Physical Society Open access Mar 1967 152
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Latvian Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Synthesis, Heterocycles, Catalysis, Medicinal Chemistry, Biological Evaluation, Drug Discovery, Antimicrobial and Metal Nanoparticles.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Synthesis184▲ 21×29 topics
  2. Heterocycles99▲ 37×8 topics
  3. Catalysis79▲ 6.4×22 topics
  4. Medicinal Chemistry72▲ 13×13 topics
  5. Biological Evaluation71▲ 39×6 topics
  6. Drug Discovery71▲ 12×10 topics
  7. Antimicrobial68▲ 18×6 topics
  8. Metal Nanoparticles64▲ 29×6 topics
  9. Organic Synthesis63▲ 20×10 topics
  10. Heterocyclic Compounds61▲ 26×6 topics
  11. Adhesive Joints59▲ 48×2 topics
  12. Nanoparticles58▲ 3.0×30 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties56▲ 4.0×26 topics
  14. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis55▲ 46×3 topics
  15. Molecular Docking53▲ 25×3 topics
  16. Anticancer Agents51▲ 14×10 topics
  17. Chemoselective50▲ 25×4 topics
  18. Anticancer48▲ 17×7 topics
  19. Aerospace Applications47▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Structural Properties46▲ 47×2 topics
  21. Green Chemistry45▲ 10×10 topics
  22. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics45▲ 74×1 topic
  23. Polymer Composite Materials45▲ 74×1 topic
  24. Catalyst41▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Scaffold37▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Triazines37▲ 61×1 topic
  27. Asymmetric Synthesis34▲ 16×8 topics
  28. Fracture Mechanics32▲ 27×3 topics
  29. Antimicrobial Activity30▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Density Functional Theory28▲ 7.0×6 topics
  31. Oxidation28▲ 8.9×3 topics
  32. Polymer Nanocomposites28▲ 48×3 topics
  33. Electrophilicity26▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Imidazoles26▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Nucleophilicity26▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Oxazolones26▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Metal Complexes26▲ 10×5 topics
  38. Cycloaddition Reactions25▲ 39×4 topics
  39. Biological Activity25▲ 15×8 topics
  40. Catalyzed Reactions25▲ 56×2 topics

Which research topics does Latvian Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Medieval European History and Architecture, European Linguistics and Anthropology, Legal Studies and Reforms and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation.

Medieval European Histor…2Medieval European History and Architecture: 2 fractional worksEuropean Linguistics and Anthropology: 1 fractional worksLegal Studies and Reforms1Legal Studies and Reforms: 1 fractional worksCultural Heritage Manage…1Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 1 fractional worksEmployee Welfare and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksYouth Education and Soci…0Youth Education and Societal Dynamics: 0 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 0 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 0 fractional worksNew Caledonia Indigenous Studies: 0 fractional works
ArcheologyAnthropologyPolitical Science and International RelationsLanguage and Linguistics4 others

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

  1. 1 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 2 works
  2. 2 European Linguistics and Anthropology Anthropology 1 works
  3. 3 Legal Studies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 1 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 1 works
  6. 6 Employee Welfare and Language Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  7. 7 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0 works
  9. 9 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 0 works
  10. 10 New Caledonia Indigenous Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 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 available9.8%not open90.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.4%domestic only64.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Latvian Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Latvian Academy of Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000033% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Latvian Academy of Sciences0.000071% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Latvian Academy of Sciences 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 1997Latvian Academy of Sciences3.7% in 1997

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 4.8% in 1993.

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