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Ukrainian Catholic University

In research, Ukrainian Catholic University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,531 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,596 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,702
of 28,054 · #25,000 all time
Rank in Ukraine
#67
of 309
Research works
512
▲ 363% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
2.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Ukrainian Catholic 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,531 of 10,521 11.8%192 #9961
Social SciencesField #4,596 of 6,365 10.0%109 #8122

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

What does Ukrainian Catholic University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 33.0 works8.3×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.36× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.51× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.44× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.22× its world share, 109 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ukrainian Catholic University?

Ranked on the composite score, Оксана Міхеєва lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ukrainian Catholic University.

  1. 1 Оксана Міхеєва Ukraine · #897,353 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ukrainian Catholic University

Which keywords describe research at Ukrainian Catholic University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, History, Financial Security, Soviet Union, Literature, Nationalism and Migration.

▲ 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. Globalization19▲ 3.6×29 topics
  2. Human Rights18▲ 6.6×18 topics
  3. History14▲ 7.2×9 topics
  4. Sustainable Development13▲ 3.0×19 topics
  5. Financial Security12▲ 41×3 topics
  6. Soviet Union12▲ 80×3 topics
  7. Literature12▲ 8.4×6 topics
  8. Identity12▲ 6.1×12 topics
  9. Nationalism11▲ 9.1×10 topics
  10. Migration11▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Philosophy11▲ 9.0×5 topics
  12. Economic Development10▲ 4.8×9 topics
  13. Geopolitics10▲ 25×7 topics
  14. Economic Security10▲ 18×5 topics
  15. Legal Regulation10▲ 17×6 topics
  16. International Relations10▲ 16×10 topics
  17. Ethnicity10▲ 9.9×4 topics
  18. Culture10▲ 6.9×4 topics
  19. Urban Development10▲ 9.8×4 topics
  20. Eastern Europe9▲ 64×2 topics
  21. Ethics9▲ 7.3×12 topics
  22. Modernization9▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Strategic Planning9▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Foresight9▲ 26×2 topics
  25. National Identity9▲ 30×5 topics
  26. Air Force9▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Warfare9▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Sharia Law9▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Islam8▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Social Influence8▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Malay Language8▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Public Oversight8▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Science8▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Transport Policy8▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Intellectual Movements8▲ 131×2 topics
  36. Eastern European culture8▲ 205×1 topic
  37. Polish nobility8▲ 205×1 topic
  38. European Union7▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Industrial Policy7▲ 24×4 topics
  40. Cultural History7▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Ukrainian Catholic University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland.

Military Technology and …9Military Technology and Strategies: 9 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…8Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 8 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 8 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …8Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 8 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine6Economic Issues in Ukraine: 6 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cultural Studies: 6 fractional worksMilitary, Security, and Education Studies: 5 fractional worksEastern European Communi…5Eastern European Communism and Reforms: 5 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research in Ukraine: 5 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 4 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringTransportationSociology and Political ScienceHistory4 others

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

  1. 1 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 8 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 8 works
  5. 5 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 6 works
  6. 6 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  7. 7 Military, Security, and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  8. 8 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  10. 10 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 4 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 available82.5%not open17.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.2%domestic only79.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ukrainian Catholic University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 363% 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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