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Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

In research, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca stands highest in Engineering (#918 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,988 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,407 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Automotive Engineering and Geometry and Topology — Hardware and Architecture is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,591
of 28,054 · #3,342 all time
Rank in Romania
#20
of 126
Research works
13k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
98k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Technical University of Cluj-Napoca 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
EngineeringField #918 of 6,636 9.3%1,209 #1401
Physical SciencesDomain #1,988 of 12,888 11.7%2,173 #2379
Health SciencesDomain #2,407 of 11,982 17.8%207 #4643
Computer ScienceField #1,026 of 4,667 13.7%502 #1188
Social SciencesDomain #3,772 of 10,521 12.5%329 #5581
MedicineField #4,296 of 10,443 14.6%152 #7244
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #341 of 793 8.2%180 #521
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,004 of 2,318 6.4%263 #1299
Information SystemsSubfield #609 of 1,291 24.5%70 #1105
Materials ScienceField #1,319 of 2,468 14.6%93 #1567

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Technical University of Cluj-Napoca 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. Engineering#1,401 #918
  2. Physical Sciences#2,379 #1,988
  3. Health Sciences#4,643 #2,407
  4. Computer Science#1,188 #1,026
  5. Social Sciences#5,581 #3,772
  6. Medicine#7,244 #4,296
  7. Control and Systems Engineering#521 #341
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,299 #1,004
  9. Information Systems#1,105 #609
  10. Materials Science#1,567 #1,319
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 Technical University of Cluj-Napoca specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 20.5 works6.5×
  2. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 95.0 works6.3×
  3. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 27.4 works6.0×
  4. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 180.3 works5.9×
  5. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 76.7 works5.3×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.29× its world share, 502 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.92× its world share, 50 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.86× its world share, 1,209 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 118 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.95× its world share, 93 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.48× its world share, 115 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.46× its world share, 20 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 152 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 65 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Technical University of Cluj-Napoca?

Ranked on the composite score, Dorel Banabic, Sergiu Nedevschi and Radu Bălan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Technical University of Cluj-Napoca.

  1. 1 Dorel Banabic Romania · #71,316 worldwide 201 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Sergiu Nedevschi Romania · #184,594 worldwide 602 citations · 124 works
  3. 3 Radu Bălan Romania · #240,274 worldwide 244 citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Mircea M. Rădulescu Romania · #289,664 worldwide 125 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Dan Sorin Comşa Romania · #335,162 worldwide 103 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Aleš Filip Romania · #412,148 worldwide 3 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Camelia-M. Pintea Romania · #446,614 worldwide 92 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Dorian Popa Romania · #447,073 worldwide 68 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Loránd Szabó Romania · #478,077 worldwide 137 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Daniel Fodorean Romania · #506,347 worldwide 69 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Which keywords describe research at Technical University of Cluj-Napoca?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Neural Networks, Energy Efficiency, Internet of Things and Model Predictive Control.

▲ 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. Deep Learning279▲ 2.9×73 topics
  2. Machine Learning185▲ 2.0×75 topics
  3. Renewable Energy126▲ 3.1×44 topics
  4. Sustainability119▲ 1.74×57 topics
  5. Neural Networks107▲ 2.5×38 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency88▲ 3.3×40 topics
  7. Internet of Things86▲ 3.5×20 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties69▲ 2.5×36 topics
  9. Environmental Impact68▲ 1.43×41 topics
  10. Electric Vehicles62▲ 7.5×5 topics
  11. Model Predictive Control58▲ 8.0×6 topics
  12. Convolutional Neural Networks56▲ 2.7×14 topics
  13. Optimization56▲ 4.3×23 topics
  14. Smart Grid56▲ 5.2×8 topics
  15. Artificial Neural Networks55▲ 4.1×8 topics
  16. Power Electronics53▲ 5.6×8 topics
  17. Security51▲ 2.8×20 topics
  18. IoT Security48▲ 5.3×3 topics
  19. IoT46▲ 4.4×16 topics
  20. Lithium-ion Batteries45▲ 3.8×4 topics
  21. Stability Analysis42▲ 9.0×5 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration41▲ 4.3×6 topics
  23. Thermal Management41▲ 4.3×6 topics
  24. Thermal Analysis40▲ 11×8 topics
  25. Wireless Sensor Networks40▲ 3.1×19 topics
  26. Additive Manufacturing37▲ 4.2×8 topics
  27. Smart Home36▲ 7.6×4 topics
  28. Autonomous Vehicles34▲ 5.8×4 topics
  29. Nonlinear Systems34▲ 5.8×8 topics
  30. Parameter Estimation34▲ 9.6×5 topics
  31. Control Systems34▲ 6.5×12 topics
  32. 3D Printing31▲ 4.7×6 topics
  33. 5G Networks31▲ 5.4×5 topics
  34. Distributed Control31▲ 9.7×3 topics
  35. Security and Privacy30▲ 5.6×3 topics
  36. Safety Concerns30▲ 6.7×2 topics
  37. Battery Management Systems30▲ 6.8×1 topic
  38. Thermal Runaway30▲ 6.8×1 topic
  39. Industrial Automation29▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Adaptive Control27▲ 7.0×6 topics

Which research topics does Technical University of Cluj-Napoca publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Electric Motor Design and Analysis, Manufacturing Process and Optimization and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Advanced Battery Technol…30Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 30 fractional worksElectric Motor Design an…23Electric Motor Design and Analysis: 23 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 22 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 21 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…20Smart Grid Energy Management: 20 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems Design: 17 fractional worksAnalytic and geometric f…17Analytic and geometric function theory: 17 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 16 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems Optimization: 16 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringComputer Networks and Communications3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 30 works
  2. 2 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 23 works
  3. 3 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 22 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 21 works
  5. 5 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 20 works
  6. 6 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 18 works
  7. 7 Advanced Control Systems Design Control and Systems Engineering 17 works
  8. 8 Analytic and geometric function theory Geometry and Topology 17 works
  9. 9 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 16 works
  10. 10 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 16 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Technical University of Cluj-Napoca's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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