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Polish Academy of Learning

In research, Polish Academy of Learning stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,942 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,085 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations (Political Science and International Relations is 11.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,542
of 22,385 · #12,115 all time
Rank in Poland
#135
of 255
Research works
755
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.3k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Polish Academy of Learning

What is Polish Academy of Learning known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,942 of 9,585 10.3%110 #4003
Social SciencesField #4,085 of 5,988 10.5%68 #3572

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Polish Academy of Learning work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Polish Academy of Learning is in Social Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (44%), Arts and Humanities (19%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 114 fractional works · 70.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 71 fractional works · 43.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 27 fractional works · 16.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 9 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 31 fractional works · 19.3% of its workHistory: 14 fractional works · 8.7% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 10.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedical Terminology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPolish Academy ofLearning162fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences70%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences7143.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities3119.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting42.7%
    4. Psychology42.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.0%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
    1. Engineering64.0%
    2. Environmental Science42.7%
    3. Computer Science42.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy32.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.5%
    6. Materials Science21.2%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences127.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.3%
    3. Neuroscience10.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Medicine52.9%
    2. Health Professions21.4%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Nursing00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Polish Academy of Learning specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 27.4 works11×
← 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: 1.58× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.67× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.46× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities6.67×31 works
  2. Social Sciences3.46×71 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.58×12 works
  4. Veterinary1.25×0 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.98×1 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.96×2 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.92×3 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.92×3 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.85×4 works
  10. Psychology0.74×4 works
  11. Environmental Science0.53×4 works
  12. Health Professions0.52×2 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×4 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.36×1 works
  15. Neuroscience0.35×1 works
  16. Materials Science0.35×2 works
  17. Computer Science0.30×4 works
  18. Dentistry0.28×0 works
  19. Engineering0.27×6 works
  20. Mathematics0.21×0 works
  21. Energy0.16×0 works
  22. Medicine0.15×5 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.12×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  25. Nursing0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Polish Academy of Learning?

Ranked on the quality score, Andrzej Marzec, Franciszek Wasyl and Tomasz Krzyżowski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Polish Academy of Learning.

  1. 1 Andrzej Marzec Poland · #2,586,188 worldwide 0 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Franciszek Wasyl Poland · #3,842,996 worldwide 28 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Tomasz Krzyżowski Poland · #4,087,821 worldwide 25 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Grażyna Bobilewicz Poland · #4,262,177 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Andrzej Kastory Poland · #4,263,618 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Stanisław Stabryła Poland · #4,435,273 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Polish Academy of Learning

What are the most cited papers from Polish Academy of Learning?

The most cited paper from Polish Academy of Learning is "Population genomics of Bronze Age Eurasia" (Morten E. Allentoft et al., 2015), with 1,663 citations. Next come "A framework to assess the resilience of farming systems" (764) and "The Attractive Female Body Weight and Female Body Dissatisfaction in 26 Countries Across 10 World Regions: Results of the International Body Project I" (731).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Population genomics of Bronze Age Eurasia Morten E. Allentoft et al. · Nature Open access 9 Jun 2015 1,663
2 A framework to assess the resilience of farming systems M.P.M. Meuwissen et al. · Agricultural Systems Open access 8 Aug 2019 764
3 The Attractive Female Body Weight and Female Body Dissatisfaction in 26 Countries Across 10 World Regions: Results of the International Body Project I Viren Swami et al. · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Open access 23 Feb 2010 731
4 A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements Grégoire T. Freschet et al. · New Phytologist Open access 5 Oct 2021 672
5 Zeta Potential of Extracellular Vesicles: Toward Understanding the Attributes that Determine Colloidal Stability Getnet Midekessa, Kasun Godakumara, James Ord et al. · ACS Omega Open access 30 Jun 2020 592
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Polish Academy of Learning?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Urban Development, Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, 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-now 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▲ 25×5 topics
  2. Soviet Union14▲ 158×3 topics
  3. Eastern Europe14▲ 164×3 topics
  4. Nationalism14▲ 19×6 topics
  5. Cultural Discourse13▲ 221×2 topics
  6. Polish history13▲ 322×1 topic
  7. Polish minority13▲ 322×1 topic
  8. Ethnography12▲ 42×4 topics
  9. Eastern European culture11▲ 533×1 topic
  10. Polish nobility11▲ 533×1 topic
  11. Cultural Identity11▲ 13×7 topics
  12. Education11▲ 3.8×14 topics
  13. Culture10▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Language10▲ 24×3 topics
  15. Sociolinguistics10▲ 32×2 topics
  16. Lexicography9▲ 67×2 topics
  17. Multilingualism9▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Ethnolinguistics9▲ 186×1 topic
  19. Media Discourse9▲ 88×1 topic
  20. Translation9▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Cultural Heritage9▲ 10×9 topics
  22. Globalization8▲ 2.6×26 topics
  23. Human Rights8▲ 4.9×11 topics
  24. European Union7▲ 19×8 topics
  25. Literature7▲ 7.5×6 topics
  26. Migration6▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Development6▲ 9.8×5 topics
  28. National Identity6▲ 30×6 topics
  29. European Union Law5▲ 205×2 topics
  30. Innovation5▲ 3.2×13 topics
  31. Public Administration5▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Historiography5▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Memory Studies5▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Social Change5▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Anthropology5▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Cultural Studies4▲ 7.3×10 topics
  37. Community Participation4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  38. Constitutional Law3▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Data Privacy3▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Linguistics3▲ 12×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: 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: 3 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 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Polish Academy of Learning as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00061% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Polish Academy of Learning0.00069% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Polish Academy of Learning over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Polish Academy of Learning9.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.2% in 2018.

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