Riga Stradiņš University
In research, Riga Stradiņš University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,147 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#2,814 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,074 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry (Dentistry is 5.4× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #5,243 of 22,385 · #15,459 all time
- Rank in Latvia
- #5 of 32
- Research works
- 3.6k ▼ 6% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 21k 6.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.2% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.87× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 69% world 40%
- International
- 17% world 18%
What is Riga Stradiņš University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #3,147 of 9,902 | 9.3% | 519 | #11593 | |
| MedicineField | #2,814 of 8,541 | 8.0% | 427 | #9642 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #4,074 of 6,403 | 8.5% | 125 | #9227 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #6,260 of 9,585 | 10.9% | 281 | #12191 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #1,985 of 2,964 | 8.6% | 64 | #4658 | |
| Social SciencesField | #5,339 of 5,988 | 10.8% | 149 | #8169 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #10,114 of 10,670 | 12.7% | 85 | #16790 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Riga Stradiņš 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Health Sciences#11,593 #3,147
- Medicine#9,642 #2,814
- Life Sciences#9,227 #4,074
- Social Sciences#12,191 #6,260
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,658 #1,985
- Social Sciences#8,169 #5,339
- Physical Sciences#16,790 #10,114
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Riga Stradiņš University work in?
In 2022-now, 51% of research at Riga Stradiņš University is in Health Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Social Sciences (14%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Health Sciences59051.0%
- Medicine48642.0%
- Health Professions635.4%
- Dentistry302.6%
- Nursing90.8%
- Veterinary20.1%
- Social Sciences32227.8%
- Social Sciences16614.4%
- Psychology685.8%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance342.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting282.4%
- Arts and Humanities171.4%
- Decision Sciences100.8%
- Life Sciences14712.7%
- Physical Sciences988.4%
- Engineering272.4%
- Computer Science232.0%
- Environmental Science211.8%
- Chemistry100.9%
- Materials Science60.5%
- Energy40.3%
- Mathematics30.3%
- Chemical Engineering10.1%
- Physics and Astronomy10.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
What does Riga Stradiņš University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- DentistryField · 30.5 works5.4×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Dentistry5.44×30 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.14×13 works
- Medicine2.18×486 works
- Health Professions2.06×63 works
- Psychology1.92×68 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.66×19 works
- Nursing1.61×9 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.37×34 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.22×75 works
- Social Sciences1.14×166 works
- Neuroscience1.11×21 works
- Veterinary0.99×2 works
- Decision Sciences0.87×10 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.75×28 works
- Chemistry0.56×10 works
- Arts and Humanities0.50×17 works
- Environmental Science0.37×21 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×19 works
- Energy0.35×4 works
- Chemical Engineering0.26×1 works
- Computer Science0.26×23 works
- Mathematics0.22×3 works
- Engineering0.16×27 works
- Materials Science0.15×6 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×1 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.04×1 works
- Dentistry 5.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 3.1×
- Medicine 2.2×
- Health Professions 2.1×
- Psychology 1.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.7×
- Nursing 1.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.2×
- Social Sciences 1.1×
- Neuroscience 1.1×
- Veterinary 1.0×
- Decision Sciences 0.9×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Chemistry 0.6×
- Arts and Humanities 0.5×
- Environmental Science 0.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.3×
- Energy 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering 0.3×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.0×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Riga Stradiņš University?
Ranked on the quality score, Andris Skride, Baiba Vilne and Inese Gobiņa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Riga Stradiņš University.
- 1
Andris Skride
Latvia · #374,530 worldwide 2k citations · 116 works
- 2
Baiba Vilne
Latvia · #805,769 worldwide 1.8k citations · 64 works
- 3
Inese Gobiņa
Latvia · #882,436 worldwide 2.9k citations · 75 works
- 4
Biruta Velika
Latvia · #1,368,092 worldwide 12k citations · 22 works
- 5
Valda Staņēviča
Latvia · #1,374,000 worldwide 448 citations · 23 works
- 6
Nityanand Jain
Latvia · #1,452,698 worldwide 18k citations · 123 works
- 7
Juris Ērenpreiss
Latvia · #1,553,771 worldwide 2.7k citations · 59 works
- 8
Dmitrijs Rots
Latvia · #1,683,971 worldwide 703 citations · 82 works
- 9
Sergio E. Uribe
Latvia · #1,711,801 worldwide 2.8k citations · 141 works
- 10
Aldis Strēlnieks
Latvia · #1,896,460 worldwide 759 citations · 22 works
Which keywords describe research at Riga Stradiņš University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Public Health, Mental Health, Risk Factors, Inflammation, Human Rights and Treatment.
- Treatment Outcomes
- Digital Economy
- Psychological Impact
- Psychological Distress
- Diagnostic Criteria
- Genetic Mutations
- Prevention
- Complications
- Surgical Management
- Legal Regulation
- Genetics
- Cancer
- Diagnosis
- Pandemic
- Globalization
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Human Rights
- Risk Factors
- Public Health
- Inflammation
- Epidemiology
- Quality of Life
- Mental Health
- Treatment
- COVID-19
- Depression
- Oxidative Stress
- Global Burden
- Artificial Intelligence
- Clinical Trials
- Anxiety
- Biomarkers
- International Law
- Meta-Analysis
- Pathogenesis
- Health
- Psychological Factors
- Cognitive Impairment
- Global Governance
- European Integration
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
- Epidemiology121▲ 2.6×113 topics
- Inflammation44▲ 1.80×69 topics
- Quality of Life44▲ 2.6×46 topics
- Public Health42▲ 2.5×43 topics
- Mental Health40▲ 2.4×35 topics
- Risk Factors36▲ 2.8×31 topics
- Treatment35▲ 2.5×38 topics
- Human Rights33▲ 2.8×34 topics
- COVID-1933▲ 2.2×24 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease31▲ 2.3×32 topics
- Depression30▲ 3.0×18 topics
- Globalization29▲ 1.29×45 topics
- Oxidative Stress28▲ 1.49×47 topics
- Pandemic26▲ 2.3×10 topics
- Global Burden23▲ 3.7×12 topics
- Diagnosis23▲ 2.1×32 topics
- Artificial Intelligence23▲ 1.38×29 topics
- Cancer23▲ 1.46×38 topics
- Clinical Trials21▲ 2.7×18 topics
- Genetics20▲ 2.4×21 topics
- Anxiety19▲ 3.5×8 topics
- Legal Regulation19▲ 7.3×7 topics
- Biomarkers19▲ 2.3×16 topics
- Surgical Management18▲ 3.9×19 topics
- International Law18▲ 4.9×15 topics
- Complications17▲ 2.9×17 topics
- Meta-Analysis16▲ 2.4×14 topics
- Prevention15▲ 3.1×14 topics
- Pathogenesis15▲ 2.5×20 topics
- Genetic Mutations15▲ 2.9×23 topics
- Health14▲ 3.1×15 topics
- Diagnostic Criteria14▲ 5.2×9 topics
- Psychological Factors13▲ 5.5×6 topics
- Psychological Distress13▲ 4.5×4 topics
- Cognitive Impairment13▲ 4.3×10 topics
- Psychological Impact12▲ 3.4×9 topics
- Global Governance12▲ 4.3×18 topics
- Digital Economy11▲ 4.7×6 topics
- European Integration9▲ 13×5 topics
- Treatment Outcomes9▲ 11×3 topics
Which research topics does Riga Stradiņš University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: COVID-19 and Mental Health, Cleft Lip and Palate Research, Legal Studies and Reforms and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 8 works
- 2 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 7 works
- 3 Legal Studies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 7 works
- 4 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 6 works
- 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 6 works
- 6 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 6 works
- 7 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
- 8 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 5 works
- 9 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 5 works
- 10 Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Riga Stradiņš University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Riga Stradiņš University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0047% in 2024.
Fractional works of Riga Stradiņš University 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.4% in 2023.
Other research institutions in Riga
- University of Latvia
- Riga Technical University
- College of Law
- College of Business Administration
- Latvijas Organiskās Sintēzes Institūts
- Latvian Academy of Sciences
- Transport and Telecommunication Institute
- Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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