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Ovidius University

In research, Ovidius University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,038 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,571 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,705 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,311
of 28,054 · #10,483 all time
Rank in Romania
#29
of 126
Research works
4.6k
▲ 76% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Ovidius 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,038 of 10,521 9.3%671 #5737
Health SciencesDomain #3,571 of 11,982 15.1%364 #6030
MedicineField #3,705 of 10,443 15.8%301 #6004
Arts and HumanitiesField #794 of 1,998 12.6%114 #1748
Physical SciencesDomain #6,051 of 12,888 10.0%347 #8407
Life SciencesDomain #4,212 of 7,800 20.6%108 #8951
Social SciencesField #3,604 of 6,365 9.2%278 #6110
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,974 of 2,578 7.5%94 #3446
Environmental ScienceField #2,970 of 3,551 13.9%63 #4444
Computer ScienceField #3,904 of 4,667 15.3%71 #5821

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ovidius 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. Social Sciences#5,737 #3,038
  2. Health Sciences#6,030 #3,571
  3. Medicine#6,004 #3,705
  4. Arts and Humanities#1,748 #794
  5. Physical Sciences#8,407 #6,051
  6. Life Sciences#8,951 #4,212
  7. Social Sciences#6,110 #3,604
  8. Sociology and Political Science#3,446 #1,974
  9. Environmental Science#4,444 #2,970
  10. Computer Science#5,821 #3,904
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.

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: 0.67× its world share, 47 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 71 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 80 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 63 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.03× its world share, 53 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 27 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.99× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 52 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 301 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.64× its world share, 114 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.54× its world share, 74 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.65× its world share, 84 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 99 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 278 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ovidius University?

Ranked on the composite score, I. Cîndea, Dan Iliescu and Cristina Flaut lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ovidius University.

  1. 1 I. Cîndea · #376,212 worldwide 133 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Dan Iliescu · #543,871 worldwide 35 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Cristina Flaut · #593,917 worldwide 20 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Mihaela Luminița Sandu · #612,168 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Nicolae V. Dură · #664,108 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 C Panà · #673,935 worldwide 2 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 G. Stanciu · #764,187 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 B. Ivanov · #810,916 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Eugen Dumitru · #846,358 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Diana Savin · #879,458 worldwide 22 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Ovidius University

Which keywords describe research at Ovidius University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Sustainable Development, Leadership, Epidemiology, Economic Growth, Sustainability, Mental Health and Pandemic.

▲ 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. Epidemiology67◆ 1.13×98 topics
  2. Globalization64▲ 2.2×65 topics
  3. Sustainability54▲ 1.49×52 topics
  4. Sustainable Development48▲ 2.0×44 topics
  5. Climate Change47▲ 1.16×71 topics
  6. Mental Health44▲ 2.0×30 topics
  7. Education41▲ 1.60×52 topics
  8. Pandemic38▲ 2.4×12 topics
  9. Economic Growth37▲ 2.9×22 topics
  10. COVID-1936▲ 1.79×22 topics
  11. Innovation35▲ 2.3×35 topics
  12. Social Media33▲ 1.55×29 topics
  13. Leadership31▲ 4.4×19 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence29▲ 1.43×30 topics
  15. Human Rights29▲ 1.90×36 topics
  16. Identity28▲ 2.5×29 topics
  17. Educational Technology26▲ 1.49×23 topics
  18. Religion25▲ 3.6×15 topics
  19. Resilience24▲ 3.4×12 topics
  20. Depression24▲ 1.86×18 topics
  21. Job Satisfaction22▲ 3.5×10 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis22▲ 2.5×12 topics
  23. Coping Strategies21▲ 5.8×7 topics
  24. Higher Education21▲ 2.6×15 topics
  25. Health21▲ 3.5×11 topics
  26. Ethics20▲ 2.9×17 topics
  27. Stress20▲ 3.6×10 topics
  28. Digital Transformation20▲ 2.5×14 topics
  29. Anxiety19▲ 2.7×9 topics
  30. COVID-19 Impact19▲ 7.5×5 topics
  31. European Union19▲ 5.5×15 topics
  32. Environmental Management18▲ 3.1×7 topics
  33. Financial Markets16▲ 8.4×6 topics
  34. Emotional Intelligence14▲ 6.8×5 topics
  35. Workplace14▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Performance13▲ 9.1×3 topics
  37. Work Engagement13▲ 9.3×3 topics
  38. Human Resource Management13▲ 5.5×4 topics
  39. Food Supply Chain12▲ 6.6×1 topic
  40. business impact12▲ 8.1×1 topic

Which research topics does Ovidius University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Emotional Intelligence and Performance and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts12COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 12 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health11COVID-19 and Mental Health: 11 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 11 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 8 fractional worksCruise Tourism Development and Management: 8 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 8 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 7 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…7Stress and Burnout Research: 7 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 7 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsClinical PsychologySocial PsychologyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management5 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics and Econometrics 12 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental HealthClinical Psychology 11 works
  3. 3 Emotional Intelligence and PerformanceSocial Psychology 11 works
  4. 4 Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 works
  5. 5 Cruise Tourism Development and ManagementTransportation 8 works
  6. 6 Business and Economic DevelopmentManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  7. 7 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesBiochemistry 7 works
  8. 8 Stress and Burnout ResearchSocial Psychology 7 works
  9. 9 Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSociology and Political Science 7 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesInfectious Diseases 7 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 available74.8%not open25.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ovidius University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 76% higher 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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