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Polytechnic of Rijeka

In research, Polytechnic of Rijeka stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,250 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,557 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,414
of 22,385 · #11,742 all time
Rank in Croatia
#39
of 74
Research works
632
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Polytechnic of Rijeka

What is Polytechnic of Rijeka known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #7,250 of 17,446 4.1%247
Social SciencesDomain #10,557 of 14,833 2.4%295

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Polytechnic of Rijeka 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 Polytechnic of Rijeka work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Polytechnic of Rijeka is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Engineering (15%), Computer Science (13%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 53 fractional works · 49.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 18.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 12.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 11.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 10.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 39 fractional works · 36.4% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 15.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 12.7% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 9.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% 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 workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPolytechnic ofRijeka107fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences49%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2018.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1312.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1110.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities33.1%
    5. Decision Sciences32.4%
    6. Psychology22.2%
    1. Engineering1615.1%
    2. Computer Science1412.7%
    3. Environmental Science55.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.9%
    5. Materials Science10.9%
    6. Chemistry10.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    8. Mathematics00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    10. Energy00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences87.2%
    2. Neuroscience11.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine43.6%
    2. Health Professions11.0%
    3. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.63× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.31× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.74× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5.74×13 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.31×11 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.44×2 works
  4. Computer Science1.63×14 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.52×8 works
  6. Social Sciences1.47×20 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.07×3 works
  8. Environmental Science1.02×5 works
  9. Engineering1.01×16 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.89×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.78×1 works
  12. Psychology0.72×2 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.60×1 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.39×1 works
  16. Mathematics0.34×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.33×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.25×1 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.20×0 works
  20. Medicine0.19×4 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×1 works
  22. Energy0.17×0 works
  23. Nursing0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Polytechnic of Rijeka?

Ranked on the quality score, Elena Krelja Kurelović, Ida Panev and Marin Kaluža lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Polytechnic of Rijeka.

  1. 1 Elena Krelja Kurelović Croatia · #3,353,234 worldwide 157 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Ida Panev Croatia · #3,670,926 worldwide 44 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Marin Kaluža Croatia · #3,967,788 worldwide 78 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Martina Peršić Croatia · #4,033,196 worldwide 360 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Bernard Vukelić Croatia · #4,107,498 worldwide 100 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Petar Bodlović Croatia · #4,321,029 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Tamara Polić Croatia · #4,459,260 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Daniela Malić Croatia · #4,473,720 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Kristina Dundović Croatia · #4,511,130 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Barbara Rudić Croatia · #4,514,418 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Polytechnic of Rijeka

What are the most cited papers from Polytechnic of Rijeka?

The most cited paper from Polytechnic of Rijeka is "Waste management challenges in transition to circular economy – Case of Croatia" (Lidija Runko Luttenberger, 2020), with 250 citations. Next come "Exploring perceived service quality, perceived value, and repurchase intention in higher education using structural equation modelling" (108) and "Phytochemical fingerprint and chemometrics for natural food preparation pattern recognition: an innovative technique in food supplement quality control" (105).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Waste management challenges in transition to circular economy – Case of Croatia Lidija Runko Luttenberger · Journal of Cleaner Production 8 Feb 2020 250
2 Exploring perceived service quality, perceived value, and repurchase intention in higher education using structural equation modelling Jasmina Dlačić, Maja Arslanagić-Kalajdžić, Selma Kadić‐Maglajlić et al. · Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 19 Aug 2013 108
3 Phytochemical fingerprint and chemometrics for natural food preparation pattern recognition: an innovative technique in food supplement quality control Dario Donno, Raffaella Boggia, Paola Zunin et al. · Journal of Food Science and Technology Open access 18 Dec 2015 105
4 Simplified Averaged Models of DC–DC Power Converters Suitable for Controller Design and Microgrid Simulation Tomislav M. Pavlovic, Toni Bjažić, Željko Ban · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 15 Oct 2012 94
5 Turbogenerator End-Winding Leakage Inductance Calculation Using a 3-D Analytical Approach Based on the Solution of Neumann Integrals Drago Ban, Damir Žarko, Ivan Mandić · IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 22 Feb 2005 85
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Polytechnic of Rijeka?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Economic Growth, Financial Performance, Regional Development, Organizational Culture, Small and Medium Enterprises, Agricultural Sustainability and Rural Tourism.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development16▲ 9.5×17 topics
  2. Economic Growth12▲ 14×4 topics
  3. Financial Performance11▲ 18×3 topics
  4. Regional Development11▲ 29×2 topics
  5. Organizational Culture10▲ 26×2 topics
  6. Small and Medium Enterprises10▲ 55×2 topics
  7. Agricultural Sustainability10▲ 86×1 topic
  8. Rural Tourism10▲ 311×1 topic
  9. Sustainability7▲ 2.5×13 topics
  10. Machine Learning6▲ 1.56×18 topics
  11. Climate Change5▲ 1.77×18 topics
  12. Logistics5▲ 30×3 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management5▲ 5.2×9 topics
  14. Educational Technology4▲ 3.5×9 topics
  15. Efficiency4▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Social Media4▲ 2.5×9 topics
  17. Student Engagement4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  18. Digitalization3▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Online Learning3▲ 3.8×5 topics
  20. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 2.1×7 topics
  21. E-Learning3▲ 3.1×6 topics
  22. Supply Chain3▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Management3▲ 3.6×2 topics
  24. Simulation3▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Distance Education3▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Human Resource3▲ 117×1 topic
  27. Transport3▲ 88×1 topic
  28. Big Data3▲ 2.8×10 topics
  29. Environmental Management3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  30. COVID-19 Impact2▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Consumer Behavior2▲ 3.8×6 topics
  32. Digital Competence2▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Remote Teaching2▲ 84×1 topic
  34. Conservation2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  35. Global Governance2▲ 8.4×6 topics
  36. Polyphenols2▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Anthocyanins2▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Tourist Satisfaction2▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Behavioral Analysis2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Phenolic Compounds2▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Polytechnic of Rijeka publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Regional Development and Management Studies, Transport and Logistics Innovations, Foreign Language Teaching Methods and Law, logistics, and international trade.

Regional Development and…10Regional Development and Management Studies: 10 fractional worksTransport and Logistics Innovations: 3 fractional worksForeign Language Teaching Methods: 2 fractional worksLaw, logistics, and international trade: 2 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 1 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 1 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logistics: 1 fractional worksSpam and Phishing Detection: 1 fractional worksTransport and Economic Policies: 1 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEducationAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  2. 2 Transport and Logistics Innovations Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 2 works
  4. 4 Law, logistics, and international trade Accounting 2 works
  5. 5 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Spam and Phishing Detection Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Transport and Economic Policies Strategy and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 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 available61.6%not open38.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Polytechnic of Rijeka's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Polytechnic of Rijeka as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00046% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Polytechnic of Rijeka0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Polytechnic of Rijeka 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Polytechnic of Rijeka3.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 4.7% in 2012.

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