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Nicolaus Copernicus University

In research, Nicolaus Copernicus University stands highest in Medicine (#700 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#821 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#859 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, History and General Social Sciences — Linguistics and Language is 17.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#973
of 28,054 · #1,463 all time
Rank in Poland
#12
of 318
Research works
23k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
226k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Nicolaus Copernicus University 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
MedicineField #700 of 10,443 15.4%785 #1290
Health SciencesDomain #821 of 11,982 15.7%887 #1507
Social SciencesDomain #859 of 10,521 11.3%2,222 #1270
Physical SciencesDomain #1,111 of 12,888 15.0%1,128 #1302
Life SciencesDomain #850 of 7,800 21.5%596 #1779
Social SciencesField #778 of 6,365 9.5%1,282 #1255
Arts and HumanitiesField #270 of 1,998 12.1%514 #515
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #804 of 3,579 18.3%262 #1490
HistorySubfield #52 of 204 12.9%149 #305
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,276 of 3,409 27.9%199 #1781

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nicolaus Copernicus University 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. Medicine#1,290 #700
  2. Health Sciences#1,507 #821
  3. Social Sciences#1,270 #859
  4. Physical Sciences#1,302 #1,111
  5. Life Sciences#1,779 #850
  6. Social Sciences#1,255 #778
  7. Arts and Humanities#515 #270
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,490 #804
  9. History#305 #52
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,781 #1,276
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 Nicolaus Copernicus University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 17.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 96.1 works17×
  2. HistorySubfield · 149.3 works9.6×
  3. General Social SciencesSubfield · 41.6 works7.8×
  4. Religious studiesSubfield · 57.3 works7.1×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 86.6 works5.9×
  6. AnthropologySubfield · 78.3 works5.8×
← 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: 0.87× its world share, 199 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 262 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 72 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.66× its world share, 126 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 140 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 69 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 208 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 196 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 148 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 69 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.13× its world share, 122 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 51 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 785 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 28 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.82× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.68× its world share, 514 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 130 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 27 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.50× its world share, 155 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 114 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 1,282 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nicolaus Copernicus University?

Ranked on the composite score, Piotr Wcisło, Maciej Wojtkowski and Andrzej Tretyn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nicolaus Copernicus University.

  1. 1 Piotr Wcisło Poland · #57,319 worldwide 372 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Maciej Wojtkowski Poland · #62,901 worldwide 386 citations · 99 works
  3. 3 Andrzej Tretyn Poland · #162,928 worldwide 143 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Kornelia Kędziora–Kornatowska Poland · #174,449 worldwide 139 citations · 70 works
  5. 5 G. Szymański Poland · #189,399 worldwide 380 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 S. Biniak Poland · #191,754 worldwide 337 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Stanisław Salmonowicz Poland · #209,548 worldwide 6 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Alina Sionkowska Poland · #210,100 worldwide 186 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 M. Polasik Poland · #225,003 worldwide 136 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Wojciech Kujawski Poland · #259,401 worldwide 336 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Nicolaus Copernicus University

Which keywords describe research at Nicolaus Copernicus University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, European Union, Cultural Studies, Globalization, Eastern Europe, Soviet Union, Ethnography and Education.

▲ 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. Globalization263▲ 2.8×96 topics
  2. Education238▲ 2.9×63 topics
  3. Human Rights184▲ 3.7×58 topics
  4. Nationalism180▲ 8.0×28 topics
  5. European Union178▲ 16×23 topics
  6. Cultural Studies163▲ 8.9×28 topics
  7. Eastern Europe153▲ 57×3 topics
  8. Soviet Union152▲ 54×3 topics
  9. Ethnography147▲ 18×11 topics
  10. Migration146▲ 9.0×19 topics
  11. Polish history137▲ 104×1 topic
  12. Polish minority137▲ 104×1 topic
  13. Cultural Identity134▲ 5.3×23 topics
  14. Identity129▲ 3.7×53 topics
  15. Literature124▲ 4.8×43 topics
  16. Ethics124▲ 5.3×33 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage122▲ 4.6×23 topics
  18. Urban Development119▲ 6.8×9 topics
  19. Culture115▲ 4.5×22 topics
  20. Language114▲ 9.7×11 topics
  21. Pedagogy112▲ 4.7×13 topics
  22. Sociolinguistics108▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Lexicography101▲ 23×4 topics
  24. Translation98▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Multilingualism96▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Public Administration94▲ 22×3 topics
  27. European Union Law93▲ 111×2 topics
  28. Lifelong Learning93▲ 9.4×8 topics
  29. Social Sciences92▲ 14×10 topics
  30. Media Discourse92▲ 30×3 topics
  31. Ethnolinguistics91▲ 58×1 topic
  32. Youth Development87▲ 19×6 topics
  33. Digital Innovations85▲ 111×1 topic
  34. Constitutional Law78▲ 12×8 topics
  35. Consumer Protection76▲ 36×4 topics
  36. Intellectual Movements76▲ 72×2 topics
  37. Historical Linguistics76▲ 46×3 topics
  38. Eastern European culture74▲ 110×1 topic
  39. Polish nobility74▲ 110×1 topic
  40. Judicial System74▲ 40×3 topics

Which research topics does Nicolaus Copernicus University publish most on?

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

Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 137 fractional worksLanguage and Culture: 91 fractional worksEducation and Cultural S…85Education and Cultural Studies: 85 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …74Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 74 fractional worksPolish Law and Legal System: 71 fractional worksCentral European Literary Studies: 61 fractional worksPolish-Jewish Holocaust …49Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies: 49 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 49 fractional worksPolish Legal and Social Issues: 40 fractional worksCatholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education: 39 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLinguistics and LanguageEducationHistory5 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 137 works
  2. 2 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 91 works
  3. 3 Education and Cultural Studies Education 85 works
  4. 4 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 74 works
  5. 5 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 71 works
  6. 6 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 61 works
  7. 7 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 49 works
  8. 8 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 49 works
  9. 9 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 40 works
  10. 10 Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education Safety Research 39 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 available62.3%not open37.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nicolaus Copernicus University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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