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Slovak Medical University

In research, Slovak Medical University stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,383 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,334 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,700
of 28,054 · #16,304 all time
Rank in Slovakia
#33
of 73
Research works
1.5k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Slovak Medical 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 #7,383 of 11,982 8.5%111 #9815
MedicineField #8,334 of 10,443 7.2%97 #8982

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Slovak Medical 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).

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: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.72× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.59× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.62× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.54× its world share, 96 worksMedicineNursing: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Slovak Medical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Anton Kočan, Iveta Šimková and E Ginter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Slovak Medical University.

  1. 1 Anton Kočan Slovakia · #207,199 worldwide 74 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Iveta Šimková Slovakia · #255,471 worldwide 230 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 E Ginter Slovakia · #400,073 worldwide 81 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Ján Petrı́k Slovakia · #553,595 worldwide 59 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 T. Trnovec Slovakia · #662,701 worldwide 120 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Viera Spustová Slovakia · #674,277 worldwide 34 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Martina Valachovičová Slovakia · #720,279 worldwide 39 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 E Ginter Slovakia · #791,884 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 G. Kováč Slovakia · #814,423 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 E Mitrová Slovakia · #815,102 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Slovak Medical University

Which keywords describe research at Slovak Medical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Health Effects, Oxidative Stress, Metabolic Disorders, Aging, Cardiovascular Disease and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 3.0×82 topics
  2. Inflammation11▲ 2.8×44 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress10▲ 3.0×36 topics
  4. Quality of Life8▲ 2.9×27 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 3.4×25 topics
  6. Health Effects7▲ 6.0×15 topics
  7. Aging6▲ 6.1×12 topics
  8. Treatment6▲ 2.7×27 topics
  9. Risk Factors6▲ 2.9×22 topics
  10. Metabolic Disorders6▲ 25×4 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.2×16 topics
  12. Mitochondrial Dysfunction5▲ 8.8×10 topics
  13. Environmental Exposure5▲ 24×3 topics
  14. Diagnosis4▲ 2.2×22 topics
  15. Antioxidant4▲ 2.9×11 topics
  16. Clinical Trials4▲ 2.7×14 topics
  17. Neurodegenerative Diseases4▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Toxicity4▲ 4.1×10 topics
  19. Bisphenol A3▲ 48×1 topic
  20. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals3▲ 48×1 topic
  21. Neuroprotection3▲ 5.0×9 topics
  22. Guidelines3▲ 3.4×12 topics
  23. Health3▲ 3.8×8 topics
  24. Metabolic Regulation3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  25. Psychological Factors3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  26. Cognitive Impairment3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  27. Echocardiography3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  28. Treatment Guidelines3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  29. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  30. Endothelial Dysfunction3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  31. Mitochondria3▲ 10.0×3 topics
  32. Cell Death2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  33. Newborn Screening2▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Digitalization2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  35. Mitochondrial Function2▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Mitochondrial Fission2▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Mitochondrial Fusion2▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Biochemical Genetics2▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Carnitine2▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Global Distribution2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Slovak Medical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact.

Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 3 fractional worksMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 2 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic D…2Metabolism and Genetic Disorders: 2 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…2Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 2 fractional worksRomani and Gypsy Studies: 1 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…1Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transp…1Liver Disease and Transplantation: 1 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisMolecular BiologyClinical BiochemistryGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  2. 2 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  5. 5 Romani and Gypsy Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 1 works
  7. 7 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  8. 8 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 1 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 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 available34.8%not open65.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.7%domestic only74.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Slovak Medical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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