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Riga Stradiņš University

In research, Riga Stradiņš University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,874 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,107 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,867 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,999
of 28,054 · #9,387 all time
Rank in Latvia
#3
of 33
Research works
3.6k
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Riga Stradiņš University 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,874 of 11,982 13.5%519 #2897
MedicineField #2,107 of 10,443 11.6%427 #2879
Social SciencesDomain #3,867 of 10,521 18.4%281 #6556
Life SciencesDomain #4,161 of 7,800 18.9%125 #6485
Social SciencesField #3,633 of 6,365 19.2%149 #5549
Physical SciencesDomain #7,910 of 12,888 21.6%85 #16543
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,313 of 3,579 17.2%64 #6009

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#2,897 #1,874
  2. Medicine#2,879 #2,107
  3. Social Sciences#6,556 #3,867
  4. Life Sciences#6,485 #4,161
  5. Social Sciences#5,549 #3,633
  6. Physical Sciences#16,543 #7,910
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#6,009 #3,313
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Riga Stradiņš University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 27.1 works5.5×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 64 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.60× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.94× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.53× its world share, 27 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.14× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.20× its world share, 427 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.42× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 149 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Riga Stradiņš University?

Ranked on the composite score, Nityanand Jain, Oskars Kalējs and Ilze Konrāde lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Riga Stradiņš University.

  1. 1 Nityanand Jain Latvia · #165,507 worldwide 583 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Oskars Kalējs Latvia · #165,802 worldwide 623 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Ilze Konrāde Latvia · #584,073 worldwide 54 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Signe Tomsone Latvia · #637,852 worldwide 50 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Māris Andžāns Latvia · #791,217 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Dace Rezeberga Latvia · #910,634 worldwide 15 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 M. Eglíte Latvia · #953,438 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Diāna Arāja Latvia · #1,099,447 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Modra Murovska Latvia · #1,168,927 worldwide 28 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Andrejs Šķesters Latvia · #1,251,142 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Riga Stradiņš University

Which keywords describe research at Riga Stradiņš University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Quality of Life, Human Rights, Mental Health, Risk Factors, Inflammation and Legal Regulation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology104▲ 2.6×111 topics
  2. Inflammation40▲ 1.92×67 topics
  3. Public Health37▲ 2.5×40 topics
  4. Quality of Life37▲ 2.5×45 topics
  5. Mental Health36▲ 2.4×33 topics
  6. Human Rights32▲ 3.1×30 topics
  7. Risk Factors32▲ 2.9×30 topics
  8. COVID-1931▲ 2.3×24 topics
  9. Treatment31▲ 2.5×38 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease28▲ 2.5×29 topics
  11. Globalization27▲ 1.34×40 topics
  12. Depression26▲ 2.9×18 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress26▲ 1.54×45 topics
  14. Pandemic25▲ 2.3×10 topics
  15. Cancer21▲ 1.57×36 topics
  16. Diagnosis20▲ 2.1×32 topics
  17. Artificial Intelligence20▲ 1.45×23 topics
  18. Global Burden20▲ 3.7×12 topics
  19. Legal Regulation19▲ 8.6×7 topics
  20. Clinical Trials19▲ 2.8×17 topics
  21. International Law17▲ 5.6×15 topics
  22. Surgical Management16▲ 3.9×18 topics
  23. Genetics16▲ 2.3×21 topics
  24. Economic Development16▲ 1.93×16 topics
  25. Anxiety15▲ 3.2×8 topics
  26. Biomarkers15▲ 2.2×16 topics
  27. Complications14▲ 2.8×17 topics
  28. Prevention14▲ 3.3×14 topics
  29. Pathogenesis13▲ 2.6×20 topics
  30. Health13▲ 3.2×13 topics
  31. Genetic Mutations13▲ 2.9×22 topics
  32. Diagnostic Criteria12▲ 5.3×9 topics
  33. Psychological Impact12▲ 3.6×7 topics
  34. Cognitive Impairment12▲ 4.6×10 topics
  35. Psychological Distress12▲ 4.6×4 topics
  36. Psychological Factors12▲ 5.4×6 topics
  37. SARS-CoV-211▲ 3.4×6 topics
  38. Digital Economy11▲ 5.9×6 topics
  39. Global Governance11▲ 4.6×15 topics
  40. Environmental Protection8▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Riga Stradiņš University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 and Mental Health, Legal Studies and Reforms, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 and Resilience and Mental Health.

COVID-19 and Mental Health8COVID-19 and Mental Health: 8 fractional worksLegal Studies and Reforms7Legal Studies and Reforms: 7 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 6 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…6Resilience and Mental Health: 6 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Res…6Cleft Lip and Palate Research: 6 fractional worksUkrainian Legal and Forensic Studies: 5 fractional worksFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts5COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 5 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 4 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPolitical Science and International RelationsNeurologyGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 8 works
  2. 2 Legal Studies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  3. 3 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 6 works
  4. 4 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 6 works
  5. 5 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 6 works
  6. 6 Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  7. 7 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 5 works
  10. 10 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 4 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 available69.4%not open30.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Riga Stradiņš University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.