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Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute

In research, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,671 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,378 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering and Building and Construction — Civil and Structural Engineering is 21.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,018
of 28,054 · #18,213 all time
Rank in Slovenia
#30
of 51
Research works
513
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,671 of 12,888 12.0%147 #10298
EngineeringField #5,378 of 6,636 10.8%96 #7037

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute 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).

What does Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 21.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 39.8 works21×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 20.8 works21×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.06× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.04× its world share, 96 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.11× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.59× its world share, 20 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.07× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Aleš Žnidarič, Tadeja Kosec and Andraž Legat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute.

  1. 1 Aleš Žnidarič Slovenia · #446,113 worldwide 81 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Tadeja Kosec Slovenia · #945,743 worldwide 90 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Andraž Legat Slovenia · #960,358 worldwide 101 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Vilma Ducman Slovenia · #1,069,064 worldwide 91 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Marjan Tušar Slovenia · #1,356,726 worldwide 43 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Andrijana Sever Škapin Slovenia · #1,460,022 worldwide 91 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Andrea Lucherini Slovenia · #1,576,782 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute

Which keywords describe research at Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Mechanical Properties, Geopolymer, Recycling, CO2 Sequestration, Fly Ash, Microstructure and Nanotechnology.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact17▲ 6.5×13 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties15▲ 9.9×20 topics
  3. Geopolymer12▲ 53×2 topics
  4. Recycling12▲ 20×6 topics
  5. CO2 Sequestration11▲ 36×4 topics
  6. Fly Ash10▲ 60×2 topics
  7. Microstructure10▲ 12×11 topics
  8. Nanotechnology10▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Alkali-Activated Materials10▲ 71×1 topic
  10. Cementitious Materials10▲ 71×1 topic
  11. Circular Economy9▲ 20×5 topics
  12. Utilization8▲ 119×2 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage8▲ 9.3×7 topics
  14. Ceramic Materials8▲ 54×2 topics
  15. Brick Production7▲ 145×1 topic
  16. Waste Materials7▲ 145×1 topic
  17. Nanomaterials6▲ 3.8×9 topics
  18. Additive Manufacturing6▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Life Cycle Assessment5▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Recycled Materials5▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Smoke Control5▲ 117×1 topic
  22. Tunnel Fires5▲ 117×1 topic
  23. Corrosion5▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Conservation4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  25. Rheology4▲ 15×2 topics
  26. 3D Printing4▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Reinforced Concrete4▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Chloride-induced4▲ 54×1 topic
  29. Structural Reliability4▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Bioremediation4▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Fiber Reinforcement4▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Defect Detection4▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Durability Performance4▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria4▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Corrosion Inhibitors4▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Metal Corrosion4▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Biodeterioration4▲ 79×1 topic
  38. Geomycology4▲ 79×1 topic
  39. Concrete Properties3▲ 51×2 topics
  40. FTIR Analysis3▲ 128×1 topic

Which research topics does Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production, Fire dynamics and safety research and Concrete Corrosion and Durability.

Concrete and Cement Mate…10Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 10 fractional worksRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production: 7 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety research: 5 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 4 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 4 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 4 fractional worksWood Treatment and Prope…3Wood Treatment and Properties: 3 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 3 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 3 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 3 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMaterials Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production Building and Construction 7 works
  3. 3 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 works
  4. 4 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 4 works
  6. 6 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 4 works
  7. 7 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 3 works
  8. 8 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 3 works
  10. 10 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 3 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 available63.1%not open36.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.3%domestic only68.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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