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University Library in Bratislava

In research, University Library in Bratislava stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,918 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,081 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 6.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,454
of 22,385 · #18,196 all time
Rank in Slovakia
#23
of 39
Research works
794
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
University Library in Bratislava

What is University Library in Bratislava known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,918 of 9,585 5.3%128 #7589
Social SciencesField #4,081 of 5,988 6.6%77 #5897

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Library in Bratislava 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does University Library in Bratislava work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at University Library in Bratislava is in Social Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (44%), Arts and Humanities (18%), Medicine (6%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 155 fractional works · 73.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 94 fractional works · 44.5% of its workEducation: 28 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 25 fractional works · 11.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 18 fractional works · 8.4% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 39 fractional works · 18.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 12 fractional works · 5.8% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 14.2% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversityLibrary in…211fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences73%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences9444.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities3918.3%
    3. Psychology94.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting73.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.9%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Computer Science104.7%
    2. Engineering62.7%
    3. Environmental Science52.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.8%
    6. Chemistry20.8%
    7. Mathematics20.7%
    8. Materials Science10.3%
    9. Energy00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine125.9%
    2. Health Professions21.1%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.0%
    3. Neuroscience10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does University Library in Bratislava specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 38.6 works6.3×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.32× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.52× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities6.32×39 works
  2. Social Sciences3.52×94 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.37×6 works
  4. Psychology1.35×9 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.06×7 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.98×3 works
  7. Mathematics0.62×2 works
  8. Computer Science0.60×10 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.56×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.51×2 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×5 works
  12. Environmental Science0.45×5 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.43×4 works
  14. Health Professions0.42×2 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.38×2 works
  16. Dentistry0.34×0 works
  17. Nursing0.32×0 works
  18. Medicine0.31×12 works
  19. Energy0.26×0 works
  20. Neuroscience0.22×1 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.22×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.20×0 works
  23. Engineering0.18×6 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.15×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.09×1 works

Who are the top researchers at University Library in Bratislava?

Ranked on the quality score, Svetlana Kmecová, Francois Wayenberg and Zuzana Zelinová lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Library in Bratislava.

  1. 1 Svetlana Kmecová Slovakia · #4,195,212 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Francois Wayenberg Slovakia · #4,381,361 worldwide 0 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Zuzana Zelinová Slovakia · #4,766,444 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Oľga Orgoňová Slovakia · #4,843,635 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Alena Bohunická Slovakia · #4,942,170 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Hana Hlôšková Slovakia · #4,962,286 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Ján Kačala Slovakia · #5,150,231 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Miroslav Marcelli Slovakia · #5,220,195 worldwide 10 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Andrej Kalaš Slovakia · #5,284,312 worldwide 63 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Franz Švec Slovakia · #5,492,493 worldwide 155 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at University Library in Bratislava

What are the most cited papers from University Library in Bratislava?

The most cited paper from University Library in Bratislava is "Connecting orbits in scalar reaction diffusion equations" (P. Brunovský, Bernold Fiedler, 1988), with 115 citations. Next come "The influence of temperature, relative humidity and rainfall on the occurrence of pollen allergens (Betula, Poaceae, Ambrosia artemisiifolia) in the atmosphere of Bratislava (Slovakia)" (90) and "In Vitro Analysis of Cisplatin Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles in Combined Cancer Chemotherapy and Electromagnetic Hyperthermia" (89).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Connecting orbits in scalar reaction diffusion equations P. Brunovský, Bernold Fiedler · Dynamics reported Book chapter 1988 115
2 The influence of temperature, relative humidity and rainfall on the occurrence of pollen allergens (Betula, Poaceae, Ambrosia artemisiifolia) in the atmosphere of Bratislava (Slovakia) J. Bartková-Ščevková · International Journal of Biometeorology 11 Apr 2003 90
3 In Vitro Analysis of Cisplatin Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles in Combined Cancer Chemotherapy and Electromagnetic Hyperthermia Melánia Babincová, Veronika Altanerová, Č Altaner et al. · IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience Mar 2008 89
4 Emerging relationships and diverse motivations and benefits in participatory video with young people Matej Blažek, Petra Hraňová · Children s Geographies 24 Apr 2012 72
5 New model calculations for the production rates of cosmogenic nuclides in iron meteorites Katja Ammon, Jozef Masarik, I. Leya · Meteoritics and Planetary Science Open access Apr 2009 56
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at University Library in Bratislava?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Student Attitudes, Digital Education, School Climate, Educational Methods, Pedagogical Research, Human Rights, Ethics and Religion.

▲ 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-now 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. Student Attitudes19▲ 90×2 topics
  2. Digital Education18▲ 58×2 topics
  3. School Climate18▲ 181×2 topics
  4. Educational Methods18▲ 1517×1 topic
  5. Pedagogical Research18▲ 1517×1 topic
  6. Human Rights14▲ 6.5×18 topics
  7. Ethics11▲ 10×12 topics
  8. Religion11▲ 11×15 topics
  9. Media9▲ 29×2 topics
  10. Cultural Integration9▲ 20×2 topics
  11. European Union9▲ 18×10 topics
  12. Social Change8▲ 31×4 topics
  13. Sustainable Development8▲ 2.3×16 topics
  14. Resilience8▲ 7.2×2 topics
  15. Communication Technology7▲ 272×1 topic
  16. Youth Subcultures7▲ 272×1 topic
  17. Sociolinguistics7▲ 18×6 topics
  18. Cultural Identity7▲ 6.4×10 topics
  19. Bilingualism6▲ 22×5 topics
  20. Identity6▲ 4.2×9 topics
  21. Linguistics6▲ 19×5 topics
  22. Cultural History6▲ 24×4 topics
  23. International Law6▲ 9.0×8 topics
  24. Nationalism6▲ 6.0×7 topics
  25. Economic Development6▲ 3.3×7 topics
  26. Judicial Review5▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Language Contact5▲ 25×4 topics
  28. Literature5▲ 4.2×13 topics
  29. Legal Regulation5▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Language4▲ 8.3×6 topics
  31. Lexicography4▲ 23×4 topics
  32. Migration4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  33. International Relations4▲ 8.0×6 topics
  34. Anglicisms4▲ 74×1 topic
  35. Linguistic Borrowing4▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Discourse Analysis4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  37. Phraseology4▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Etymology4▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Historical Phonology4▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Eastern Europe3▲ 31×3 topics

Which research topics does University Library in Bratislava publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Psychology, and Social Research, Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies, Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity and Linguistics and language evolution.

Education, Psychology, a…18Education, Psychology, and Social Research: 18 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 7 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 4 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 3 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 3 fractional worksTaxation and Legal Issues: 3 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 2 fractional worksDiverse Legal and Medical Studies: 2 fractional worksConflict of Laws and Jurisdiction: 2 fractional worksOmbudsman and Human Rights: 2 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceLanguage and LinguisticsPolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 18 works
  2. 2 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 4 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 3 works
  5. 5 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 3 works
  7. 7 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Diverse Legal and Medical Studies Strategy and Management 2 works
  9. 9 Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Ombudsman and Human Rights Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available58.3%not open41.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has University Library in Bratislava's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is University Library in Bratislava as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%University Library in Bratislava0.00079% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of University Library in Bratislava over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025University Library in Bratislava4.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.8% in 2013.

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