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Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy

In research, Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,891 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,500 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,078 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,331
of 28,054 · #21,605 all time
Rank in Romania
#48
of 126
Research works
1.1k
▲ 109% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
91%
world 28%

What is Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy 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 #1,891 of 10,521 8.0%272 #4986
Social SciencesField #1,500 of 6,365 7.5%129 #3495
Physical SciencesDomain #11,078 of 12,888 11.9%148 #18484
EngineeringField #5,707 of 6,636 10.0%82 #10607
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,165 of 1,201 5.2%61 #2170

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy 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. Social Sciences#4,986 #1,891
  2. Social Sciences#3,495 #1,500
  3. Physical Sciences#18,484 #11,078
  4. Engineering#10,607 #5,707
  5. Political Science and International Relations#2,170 #1,165
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 Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 61.5 works9.1×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.19× its world share, 82 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 9 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.31× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.42× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.41× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.22× its world share, 128 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Bechet and Simona Miclăuş lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy.

  1. 1 Paul Bechet Romania · #1,231,007 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Simona Miclăuş Romania · #1,327,910 worldwide 34 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy

Which keywords describe research at Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, International Relations, Security, Geopolitics, Conflict, Russia, Economic Growth and Information Warfare.

▲ 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. Globalization38▲ 4.2×31 topics
  2. International Relations25▲ 23×12 topics
  3. Sustainable Development23▲ 3.2×24 topics
  4. Security23▲ 7.6×11 topics
  5. Economic Growth21▲ 5.5×12 topics
  6. Geopolitics20▲ 29×6 topics
  7. Conflict19▲ 25×5 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence19▲ 3.0×19 topics
  9. Russia18▲ 91×3 topics
  10. Information Warfare17▲ 118×2 topics
  11. Ukraine17▲ 108×2 topics
  12. National Security16▲ 64×3 topics
  13. Innovation16▲ 3.4×20 topics
  14. Environmental Management16▲ 8.8×9 topics
  15. Hybrid Warfare15▲ 195×1 topic
  16. Military Strategy15▲ 195×1 topic
  17. Global Economy15▲ 24×4 topics
  18. Economic Development14▲ 3.9×10 topics
  19. Panel Data Analysis14▲ 20×3 topics
  20. Supply Chain Management14▲ 3.3×10 topics
  21. Leadership13▲ 6.1×12 topics
  22. International Law13▲ 9.4×10 topics
  23. Global Governance13▲ 13×9 topics
  24. Knowledge Management13▲ 5.1×13 topics
  25. Public Policy13▲ 5.7×3 topics
  26. Decision Making13▲ 9.1×3 topics
  27. Corporate Governance13▲ 3.7×9 topics
  28. Defense Spending12▲ 321×1 topic
  29. Military Expenditure12▲ 321×1 topic
  30. Counterinsurgency12▲ 251×2 topics
  31. Crisis Management12▲ 60×2 topics
  32. Higher Education11▲ 4.6×8 topics
  33. British Army11▲ 338×1 topic
  34. Malayan Emergency11▲ 338×1 topic
  35. Optimization10▲ 4.8×8 topics
  36. Simulation Modeling10▲ 72×2 topics
  37. Autonomous Systems10▲ 89×2 topics
  38. Regional Development9▲ 5.7×7 topics
  39. Network Centric Warfare9▲ 703×1 topic
  40. Organizational Design9▲ 703×1 topic

Which research topics does Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, Defense, Military, and Policy Studies, Military History and Strategy and Military Strategy and Technology.

European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 15 fractional worksDefense, Military, and Policy Studies: 12 fractional worksMilitary History and Str…11Military History and Strategy: 11 fractional worksMilitary Strategy and Te…9Military Strategy and Technology: 9 fractional worksMilitary Defense Systems Analysis: 7 fractional worksTechnology Assessment and Management: 6 fractional worksMilitary and Defense Stu…6Military and Defense Studies: 6 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 5 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 4 fractional worksIntellectual Capital and Performance Analysis: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsControl and Systems EngineeringAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 15 works
  2. 2 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  3. 3 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  4. 4 Military Strategy and Technology Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Military Defense Systems Analysis Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Technology Assessment and Management Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 works
  7. 7 Military and Defense Studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  8. 8 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 5 works
  9. 9 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  10. 10 Intellectual Capital and Performance Analysis Strategy and Management 4 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 available91.3%not open8.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.3%domestic only96.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 109% 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.

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