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In research, National Library of Poland stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,529 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,917 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 12.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,247
of 28,054 · #35,791 all time
Rank in Poland
#290
of 318
Research works
978
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
731
0.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is National Library of Poland 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,529 of 10,521 3.3%167 #9048
Social SciencesField #5,917 of 6,365 3.0%104 #6606

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Library of Poland 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 National Library of Poland specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 35.9 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: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 8.16× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.49× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.20× its world share, 104 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Library of Poland?

Ranked on the composite score, Marek Nahotko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Library of Poland.

  1. 1 Marek Nahotko Poland · #1,399,599 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Library of Poland

Which keywords describe research at National Library of Poland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Eastern Europe, Nationalism, Soviet Union, Polish history, Polish minority, Education, Ethnography and Culture.

▲ 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. Eastern Europe28▲ 254×3 topics
  2. Nationalism27▲ 30×5 topics
  3. Soviet Union27▲ 239×2 topics
  4. Polish history26▲ 489×1 topic
  5. Polish minority26▲ 489×1 topic
  6. Education26▲ 7.7×12 topics
  7. Ethnography23▲ 68×3 topics
  8. Culture23▲ 22×6 topics
  9. Cultural Identity21▲ 21×7 topics
  10. Globalization20▲ 5.2×17 topics
  11. Lexicography20▲ 110×2 topics
  12. Multilingualism19▲ 57×2 topics
  13. Sociolinguistics19▲ 51×2 topics
  14. Ethnolinguistics18▲ 287×1 topic
  15. Language18▲ 38×1 topic
  16. Cultural Studies17▲ 23×7 topics
  17. Literature16▲ 15×14 topics
  18. Urban Development15▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Historical Linguistics15▲ 222×2 topics
  20. Eastern European culture15▲ 545×1 topic
  21. Polish nobility15▲ 545×1 topic
  22. Pedagogy14▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Lifelong Learning13▲ 32×2 topics
  24. Cultural Heritage12▲ 12×7 topics
  25. Ethics12▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Social Sciences12▲ 42×2 topics
  27. Media Literacy11▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Digital Innovations11▲ 368×1 topic
  29. Youth Development11▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Social Media11▲ 3.8×10 topics
  31. Migration10▲ 15×4 topics
  32. History9▲ 6.7×7 topics
  33. Identity8▲ 5.6×10 topics
  34. National Identity8▲ 35×3 topics
  35. Development7▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Anthropology7▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Social Change7▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Data Privacy7▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Competition Law6▲ 317×2 topics
  40. European Union6▲ 14×9 topics

Which research topics does National Library of Poland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, Language and Culture, Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland and Education and Cultural Studies.

Polish Historical and Cu…26Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 26 fractional worksLanguage and Culture18Language and Culture: 18 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 15 fractional worksEducation and Cultural Studies: 11 fractional worksCentral European Literary Studies: 7 fractional worksIntellectual Property Ri…6Intellectual Property Rights and Media: 6 fractional worksPolish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies: 5 fractional worksMedieval European History and Architecture: 4 fractional worksCatholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education: 4 fractional worksHealth, Work, and Social Studies in Poland: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLinguistics and LanguageHistoryEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 26 works
  2. 2 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 18 works
  3. 3 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 15 works
  4. 4 Education and Cultural Studies Education 11 works
  5. 5 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 7 works
  6. 6 Intellectual Property Rights and Media Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  7. 7 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 5 works
  8. 8 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 4 works
  9. 9 Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education Safety Research 4 works
  10. 10 Health, Work, and Social Studies in Poland Social Psychology 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 available72.6%not open27.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.2%domestic only94.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Library of Poland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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