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Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

In research, Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,589 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,737
of 28,054 · #11,793 all time
Rank in Slovakia
#31
of 73
Research works
904
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences 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 #7,589 of 12,888 15.8%71 #6909

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences 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 Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences specialise in?

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

  1. Materials ScienceField · 31.9 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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.82× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 9.25× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.84× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.49× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 11.38× its world share, 32 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 11.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Mária Omastová, Igor Novák and Ivan Chodák lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Mária Omastová Slovakia · #102,352 worldwide 404 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Igor Novák Slovakia · #348,066 worldwide 99 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Ivan Chodák Slovakia · #852,999 worldwide 91 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Jozef Rychlý Slovakia · #1,135,436 worldwide 63 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Ondrej Šauša Slovakia · #1,539,391 worldwide 28 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Tissue Engineering, Biodegradable Polymers, Nanomaterials, Drug Delivery and Energy Storage.

▲ 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. Nanocomposites16▲ 25×17 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications16▲ 17×22 topics
  3. Nanoparticles9▲ 8.6×27 topics
  4. Tissue Engineering9▲ 18×10 topics
  5. Biodegradable Polymers6▲ 47×4 topics
  6. Nanomaterials6▲ 7.5×14 topics
  7. Drug Delivery6▲ 14×12 topics
  8. Energy Storage4▲ 8.4×7 topics
  9. Graphene4▲ 8.0×9 topics
  10. Catalysis4▲ 7.5×20 topics
  11. Polyhydroxyalkanoates4▲ 64×1 topic
  12. Polylactic Acid4▲ 64×1 topic
  13. Regenerative Medicine4▲ 19×5 topics
  14. Biomaterials4▲ 20×7 topics
  15. Nanofibers4▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Mechanical Properties3▲ 3.9×11 topics
  17. Properties3▲ 47×3 topics
  18. Mechanical3▲ 67×2 topics
  19. Self-Assembly3▲ 11×7 topics
  20. Polymer Composites3▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Antimicrobial3▲ 12×6 topics
  22. Click Chemistry2▲ 54×2 topics
  23. Conducting Polymers2▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Layered Silicate2▲ 98×1 topic
  25. Metal-Organic Frameworks2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  26. Polymer2▲ 41×1 topic
  27. Toxicity2▲ 6.9×8 topics
  28. Two-Dimensional Materials2▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Vesicles2▲ 79×2 topics
  30. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 8.0×7 topics
  31. Visible Light2▲ 12×3 topics
  32. 3D Printing2▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Chitosan2▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Electrocatalysis2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  35. Micelles2▲ 68×2 topics
  36. Scaffold2▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Block Copolymers2▲ 94×1 topic
  38. Electrospinning2▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Hydrogels2▲ 14×5 topics
  40. Polymer Nanofibers2▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization.

biodegradable polymer sy…4biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 4 fractional worksPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties: 2 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers i…2Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthes…2Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 2 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 2 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 1 fractional worksPhotopolymerization tech…1Photopolymerization techniques and applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 1 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Materials: 1 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 1 fractional works
BiomaterialsPolymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistryBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 4 works
  2. 2 Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  3. 3 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 2 works
  6. 6 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  7. 7 Photopolymerization techniques and applications Organic Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 MXene and MAX Phase Materials Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 1 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 available17.5%not open82.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.3%domestic only58.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower 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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