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Polish Academy of Learning

In research, Polish Academy of Learning stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,735 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,887 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 11.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,040
of 28,054 · #24,624 all time
Rank in Poland
#238
of 318
Research works
755
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Polish Academy of Learning 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 #8,735 of 10,521 10.9%110 #11637
Social SciencesField #5,887 of 6,365 9.4%68 #7591

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Polish Academy of Learning 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 Polish Academy of Learning specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 11.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 26.3 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: 1.51× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.86× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.56× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Polish Academy of Learning?

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

▲ 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. Urban Development14▲ 26×5 topics
  2. Eastern Europe14▲ 164×3 topics
  3. Soviet Union14▲ 157×2 topics
  4. Nationalism13▲ 19×4 topics
  5. Cultural Discourse13▲ 223×2 topics
  6. Polish history13▲ 309×1 topic
  7. Polish minority13▲ 309×1 topic
  8. Ethnography11▲ 42×3 topics
  9. Eastern European culture11▲ 524×1 topic
  10. Polish nobility11▲ 524×1 topic
  11. Education11▲ 4.1×14 topics
  12. Cultural Identity10▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Culture10▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Language9▲ 25×3 topics
  15. Lexicography9▲ 66×2 topics
  16. Sociolinguistics9▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage9▲ 11×9 topics
  18. Translation9▲ 34×2 topics
  19. Ethnolinguistics9▲ 180×1 topic
  20. Multilingualism9▲ 35×1 topic
  21. Globalization8▲ 2.7×25 topics
  22. Human Rights8▲ 4.8×10 topics
  23. Literature7▲ 8.0×6 topics
  24. European Union6▲ 19×7 topics
  25. Migration6▲ 11×4 topics
  26. European Union Law5▲ 197×2 topics
  27. National Identity5▲ 30×5 topics
  28. Public Administration5▲ 40×2 topics
  29. Development5▲ 9.7×3 topics
  30. Innovation5▲ 3.1×12 topics
  31. Memory Studies5▲ 49×2 topics
  32. Social Change5▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Anthropology5▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Historiography5▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Cultural Studies4▲ 7.4×9 topics
  36. Community Participation4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  37. Constitutional Law3▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Data Privacy3▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Linguistics3▲ 13×5 topics
  40. International Relations3▲ 8.3×6 topics

Which research topics does Polish Academy of Learning publish most on?

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

Polish Historical and Cu…13Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 13 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …11Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 11 fractional worksLanguage and Culture9Language and Culture: 9 fractional worksCentral European Literary Studies: 5 fractional worksPolish Law and Legal System: 3 fractional worksPolish Legal and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksLocal Governance and Planning: 2 fractional worksMedieval European History and Architecture: 2 fractional worksPolish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsHistoryLinguistics and LanguageAnthropology5 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 13 works
  2. 2 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 11 works
  3. 3 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 9 works
  4. 4 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 5 works
  5. 5 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 2 works
  7. 7 Local Governance and Planning Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  8. 8 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 2 works
  9. 9 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 2 works
  10. 10 Education and Cultural Studies Education 2 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Polish Academy of Learning's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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