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Riga Technical College

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World rank, all time
#23,910
of 34,923
Rank in Latvia
#26
of 43
Research works
203
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
1k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Riga Technical College

Which fields of science does Riga Technical College work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Riga Technical College is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Medicine (15%), Social Sciences (14%).

Physical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 42.5% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 18.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 7.5% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 31.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 13.6% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 18.6% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 15.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKRiga TechnicalCollege66fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences32%

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. Engineering1218.8%
    2. Computer Science57.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy23.8%
    4. Materials Science23.3%
    5. Chemistry22.4%
    6. Energy22.4%
    7. Environmental Science22.3%
    8. Mathematics11.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.8%
    1. Social Sciences913.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities45.5%
    3. Psychology34.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting23.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.5%
    6. Decision Sciences11.2%
    1. Medicine1015.2%
    2. Health Professions23.2%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    1. Neuroscience22.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
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: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.62× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.25× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy2.62×2 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.29×0 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.92×0 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.90×4 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.71×2 works
  6. Neuroscience1.64×2 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.63×2 works
  8. Chemistry1.56×2 works
  9. Psychology1.49×3 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.28×1 works
  11. Engineering1.25×12 works
  12. Health Professions1.21×2 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting1.09×2 works
  14. Social Sciences1.08×9 works
  15. Mathematics1.00×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.96×5 works
  17. Materials Science0.93×2 works
  18. Medicine0.79×10 works
  19. Environmental Science0.47×2 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×1 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×1 works
  22. Nursing0.32×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.31×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Riga Technical College?

Ranked on the quality score, Sirje Vaask, Inese Spīča and Vitālijs Zaharevskis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Riga Technical College.

  1. 1 Sirje Vaask Latvia · #2,962,113 worldwide 503 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Inese Spīča Latvia · #4,872,464 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Vitālijs Zaharevskis Latvia · #4,911,855 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Riga Technical College

What are the most cited papers from Riga Technical College?

The most cited paper from Riga Technical College is "Estimated number of deaths directly averted in people 60 years and older as a result of COVID-19 vaccination in the WHO European Region, December 2020 to November 2021" (Margaux M. I. Meslé et al., 2021), with 282 citations. Next come "A review of demand side flexibility potential in Northern Europe" (153) and "Intramuscular aripiprazole for the treatment of acute agitation in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: a double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison with intramuscular haloperidol" (116).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Estimated number of deaths directly averted in people 60 years and older as a result of COVID-19 vaccination in the WHO European Region, December 2020 to November 2021 Margaux M. I. Meslé et al. · Eurosurveillance Open access 25 Nov 2021 282
2 A review of demand side flexibility potential in Northern Europe Lennart Söder, Peter D. Lund, Hardi Koduvere et al. · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Open access Jun 2018 153
3 Intramuscular aripiprazole for the treatment of acute agitation in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: a double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison with intramuscular haloperidol R. Andrezina, Richard C. Josiassen, Ronald N. Marcus et al. · Psychopharmacology 5 Sep 2006 116
4 Toluidine blue test for sperm DNA integrity and elaboration of image cytometry algorithm Jekaterina A. Erenpreisa, Juris Ērenpreiss, Tālivaldis Freivalds et al. · Cytometry Part A 20 Feb 2003 103
5 International versus national growth charts for identifying small and large-for-gestational age newborns: A population-based study in 15 European countries Alice Hocquette, Mélanie Durox, Rachael Wood et al. · The Lancet Regional Health - Europe Open access 14 Jul 2021 89
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Which keywords describe research at Riga Technical College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Higher Education, Digital Transformation, Energy Efficiency, Distance Learning, Renewable Energy, Educational Technology and STEM Education.

▲ 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 Development5▲ 5.3×12 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency3▲ 4.9×11 topics
  3. Renewable Energy3▲ 3.1×11 topics
  4. Educational Technology3▲ 3.5×4 topics
  5. Digital Transformation2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  6. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.2×9 topics
  7. Higher Education2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  8. Globalization2▲ 1.84×6 topics
  9. Distance Learning2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  10. Innovation2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  11. Mental Health2▲ 1.97×7 topics
  12. Public Health2▲ 1.90×11 topics
  13. STEM Education2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  14. Economic Development2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  15. Cultural Diversity1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  16. Primary Care1▲ 5.7×5 topics
  17. Psychological Resilience1▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Well-being1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  19. Digitalization1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  20. Economic Reforms1▲ 67×2 topics
  21. Experimental Tools1▲ 155×1 topic
  22. India1▲ 28×2 topics
  23. International Relations1▲ 8.0×5 topics
  24. Positive Emotions1▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Smartphones1▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Teacher Training1▲ 3.3×2 topics
  27. Neurological Disorders1▲ 3.3×5 topics
  28. Privacy Concerns1▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Adaptive Learning1▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Nanotechnology1▲ 9.3×4 topics
  31. Rheology1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  32. Stress1▲ 4.6×4 topics
  33. CO2 Sequestration1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  34. Cloud Computing1▲ 5.3×1 topic
  35. Online Education1▲ 7.8×1 topic
  36. Policy1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  37. University Management1▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Waste Utilization1▲ 27×2 topics
  39. neurological history1▲ 162×1 topic
  40. neuroscience pioneers1▲ 162×1 topic

Which research topics does Riga Technical College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies, Educational Innovations and Challenges, Neurology and Historical Studies and Innovative Educational Technologies.

Experimental and Theoret…1Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies: 1 fractional worksEducational Innovations …1Educational Innovations and Challenges: 1 fractional worksNeurology and Historical Studies: 1 fractional worksInnovative Educational T…1Innovative Educational Technologies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Digital Contact…1COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing: 1 fractional worksIntellectual Capital and Performance Analysis: 1 fractional worksCitizenship Education and Democracy: 1 fractional worksEuropean Linguistics and…1European Linguistics and Anthropology: 1 fractional worksSocial and Economic Development in India: 1 fractional worksScience Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsInformation SystemsNeurologyStrategy and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 Neurology and Historical Studies Neurology 1 works
  4. 4 Innovative Educational Technologies Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Intellectual Capital and Performance Analysis Strategy and Management 1 works
  7. 7 Citizenship Education and Democracy Education 1 works
  8. 8 European Linguistics and Anthropology Anthropology 1 works
  9. 9 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 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 available60.8%not open39.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Riga Technical College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Riga Technical College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Riga Technical College0.00043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Riga Technical College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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