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Technická univerzita vo Zvolene

In research, Technická univerzita vo Zvolene stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,942 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,049 of 3,551 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,403 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Building and Construction and Global and Planetary Change — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 19.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,294
of 28,054 · #15,406 all time
Rank in Slovakia
#24
of 73
Research works
2k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Technická univerzita vo Zvolene 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 #6,942 of 12,888 11.9%318 #9495
Environmental ScienceField #2,049 of 3,551 16.0%120 #2952
Social SciencesDomain #7,403 of 10,521 22.7%67 #9894
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,636 of 3,409 20.0%66 #4160
EngineeringField #5,146 of 6,636 7.9%142 #6619
Life SciencesDomain #6,814 of 7,800 19.9%80 #12649

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Technická univerzita vo Zvolene 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. Physical Sciences#9,495 #6,942
  2. Environmental Science#2,952 #2,049
  3. Social Sciences#9,894 #7,403
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,160 #2,636
  5. Engineering#6,619 #5,146
  6. Life Sciences#12,649 #6,814
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 Technická univerzita vo Zvolene specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 19.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 22.7 works20×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 33.0 works11×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 29.5 works8.1×
← 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: 2.88× its world share, 66 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.14× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.98× its world share, 142 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.03× its world share, 120 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.42× its world share, 24 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.68× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Technická univerzita vo Zvolene?

Ranked on the composite score, Marek Svitok, Rastislav Rajnoha and Marek Potkány lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Technická univerzita vo Zvolene.

  1. 1 Marek Svitok Slovakia · #108,711 worldwide 311 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Rastislav Rajnoha Slovakia · #552,931 worldwide 54 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Marek Potkány Slovakia · #560,364 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Miloš Hitka Slovakia · #669,305 worldwide 45 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Jozef Kúdela Slovakia · #728,522 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Ivan Ružiak Slovakia · #765,032 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Mariana Sedliačiková Slovakia · #819,392 worldwide 10 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Dušan Gömöry Slovakia · #871,519 worldwide 68 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Ladislav Reinprecht Slovakia · #889,565 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 František Kačík Slovakia · #897,454 worldwide 74 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Technická univerzita vo Zvolene

Which keywords describe research at Technická univerzita vo Zvolene?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainability, Microstructure, FTIR Analysis, Wood Chemistry and Biomass Estimation.

▲ 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. Climate Change49▲ 3.8×52 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties46▲ 9.8×17 topics
  3. Sustainability44▲ 3.8×40 topics
  4. Biodiversity Conservation34▲ 19×14 topics
  5. Microstructure29▲ 12×5 topics
  6. FTIR Analysis26▲ 325×1 topic
  7. Wood Chemistry26▲ 325×1 topic
  8. Biomass Estimation25▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Aboveground Biomass24▲ 55×2 topics
  10. Environmental Impact23▲ 2.8×24 topics
  11. Invasive Species22▲ 11×15 topics
  12. Forest Management20▲ 70×4 topics
  13. Biodiversity20▲ 5.5×18 topics
  14. Life Cycle Assessment19▲ 14×8 topics
  15. Optimization19▲ 8.3×6 topics
  16. Climate Change Impact18▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Biomass18▲ 34×3 topics
  18. Supply Chain17▲ 17×5 topics
  19. Bioenergy17▲ 68×3 topics
  20. Logistics17▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Vegetation17▲ 33×3 topics
  22. Environmental Management16▲ 8.6×7 topics
  23. Conservation16▲ 7.8×10 topics
  24. Remote Sensing16▲ 2.7×18 topics
  25. Allometric Models16▲ 65×1 topic
  26. Carbon Stocks16▲ 118×1 topic
  27. Heat Transfer15▲ 6.3×9 topics
  28. Ecosystem Functioning15▲ 16×5 topics
  29. GIS13▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Uncertainty13▲ 56×2 topics
  31. Multiobjective12▲ 221×1 topic
  32. Climate Change Impacts12▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Forest Carbon Sequestration12▲ 117×1 topic
  34. Terrestrial Laser Scanning11▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Circular Economy11▲ 8.2×7 topics
  36. Dead Wood10▲ 126×1 topic
  37. Saproxylic Beetles10▲ 126×1 topic
  38. Natural Fibers10▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Catalytic Transformation9▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Lignin Valorization9▲ 60×1 topic

Which research topics does Technická univerzita vo Zvolene publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wood Treatment and Properties, Forest ecology and management, Forest Biomass Utilization and Management and Forest Management and Policy.

Wood Treatment and Prope…26Wood Treatment and Properties: 26 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 16 fractional worksForest Biomass Utilizati…12Forest Biomass Utilization and Management: 12 fractional worksForest Management and Po…12Forest Management and Policy: 12 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 10 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 9 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology…8Botany and Plant Ecology Studies: 8 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 8 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 8 fractional worksTree Root and Stability Studies: 7 fractional works
Building and ConstructionNature and Landscape ConservationMechanics of MaterialsGlobal and Planetary Change6 others

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

  1. 1 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 26 works
  2. 2 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 16 works
  3. 3 Forest Biomass Utilization and Management Mechanics of Materials 12 works
  4. 4 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 12 works
  5. 5 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 10 works
  6. 6 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 8 works
  8. 8 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 8 works
  9. 9 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Tree Root and Stability Studies Mechanical Engineering 7 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 available71.9%not open28.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.7%domestic only73.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Technická univerzita vo Zvolene's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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