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Polis University

In research, Polis University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,518 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,983 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,606 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies and Building and Construction — Urban Studies is 40.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,198
of 28,054 · #34,660 all time
Rank in Albania
#17
of 22
Research works
515
▲ 141% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
2.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Polis 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,518 of 12,888 15.5%88 #20020
Social SciencesDomain #8,983 of 10,521 6.8%114 #14155
Social SciencesField #5,606 of 6,365 8.9%68 #8518

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Polis 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. Physical Sciences#20,020 #10,518
  2. Social Sciences#14,155 #8,983
  3. Social Sciences#8,518 #5,606
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 Polis University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 40.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 24.0 works40×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 22.7 works17×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.42× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.57× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.09× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.47× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Polis University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Cultural Heritage, Shrinking Cities, Urban Decline, Artificial Intelligence, Urban Development and Urban Morphology.

▲ 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. Sustainability31▲ 5.9×36 topics
  2. Sustainable Development25▲ 7.2×24 topics
  3. Cultural Heritage17▲ 14×11 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence15▲ 5.2×13 topics
  5. Shrinking Cities14▲ 333×1 topic
  6. Urban Decline14▲ 333×1 topic
  7. Globalization12▲ 2.9×25 topics
  8. Climate Change12▲ 2.1×27 topics
  9. Urban Development11▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Urban Morphology11▲ 121×2 topics
  11. Environmental Impact9▲ 2.5×21 topics
  12. Community Participation8▲ 10×4 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency8▲ 3.9×7 topics
  14. Adaptive Reuse7▲ 89×1 topic
  15. Intangible Heritage7▲ 89×1 topic
  16. Big Data7▲ 3.7×8 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services7▲ 8.6×6 topics
  18. Urbanization7▲ 7.7×5 topics
  19. Thermal Comfort7▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Physical Activity7▲ 6.3×2 topics
  21. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 8.0×4 topics
  22. Digital Fabrication6▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Spatial Analysis6▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Space Syntax6▲ 146×1 topic
  25. Street Networks6▲ 146×1 topic
  26. Regional Development6▲ 7.4×7 topics
  27. Virtual Reality6▲ 5.2×3 topics
  28. Resilience5▲ 5.1×5 topics
  29. Land Use Change5▲ 7.9×4 topics
  30. Transportation5▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Architectural Design5▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Parametricism5▲ 100×1 topic
  33. Spatial Planning5▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Real Estate Market5▲ 46×2 topics
  35. Accessibility4▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Social-Ecological Systems4▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Multi-Criteria Analysis4▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Public-Private Partnerships4▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Slow Cities4▲ 287×1 topic
  40. Urban Design4▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Polis University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urbanization and City Planning, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, Urban Design and Spatial Analysis and Architecture and Computational Design.

Urbanization and City Pl…14Urbanization and City Planning: 14 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 7 fractional worksUrban Design and Spatial Analysis: 6 fractional worksArchitecture and Computational Design: 5 fractional worksSustainable Urban and Rural Development: 4 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 4 fractional worksUrban Planning and Valua…4Urban Planning and Valuation: 4 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 4 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 3 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 3 fractional works
Urban StudiesArcheologyBuilding and ConstructionArchitecture4 others

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

  1. 1 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 14 works
  2. 2 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 7 works
  3. 3 Urban Design and Spatial Analysis Building and Construction 6 works
  4. 4 Architecture and Computational Design Architecture 5 works
  5. 5 Sustainable Urban and Rural Development Urban Studies 4 works
  6. 6 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 4 works
  7. 7 Urban Planning and Valuation Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  8. 8 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 4 works
  9. 9 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  10. 10 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 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 available65.2%not open34.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Polis University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 141% 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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