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University of Debrecen

In research, University of Debrecen stands highest in Geography, Planning and Development (#4 of 99 worldwide), Social Sciences (#708 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#975 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geography, Planning and Development, Agronomy and Crop Science and Animal Science and Zoology — Geography, Planning and Development is 50.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,152
of 28,054 · #1,469 all time
Rank in Hungary
#3
of 118
Research works
29k
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
322k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is University of Debrecen 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
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield #4 of 99 6.3%615 #65
Social SciencesDomain #708 of 10,521 12.6%2,210 #1498
Health SciencesDomain #975 of 11,982 14.0%1,268 #1374
Social SciencesField #553 of 6,365 10.9%1,379 #1232
MedicineField #1,002 of 10,443 13.9%1,059 #1240
Life SciencesDomain #821 of 7,800 17.5%981 #1007
Physical SciencesDomain #1,561 of 12,888 14.1%1,431 #1651
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #516 of 3,409 21.0%417 #931
Environmental ScienceField #594 of 3,551 21.3%284 #1018
EducationSubfield #541 of 1,892 21.7%163 #1233

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Debrecen 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. Geography, Planning and Development#65 #4
  2. Social Sciences#1,498 #708
  3. Health Sciences#1,374 #975
  4. Social Sciences#1,232 #553
  5. Medicine#1,240 #1,002
  6. Life Sciences#1,007 #821
  7. Physical Sciences#1,651 #1,561
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#931 #516
  9. Environmental Science#1,018 #594
  10. Education#1,233 #541
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 University of Debrecen specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geography, Planning and Development takes 50.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 614.5 works51×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 43.3 works3.1×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 30.5 works2.4×
← 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: 1.49× its world share, 417 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 376 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 78 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 81 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.46× its world share, 30 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.07× its world share, 99 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 276 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 44 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 419 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 284 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 74 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.50× its world share, 104 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 96 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 26 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 138 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 1,059 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 36 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.23× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.34× its world share, 229 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 194 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 37 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 134 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 237 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 1,379 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Debrecen?

Ranked on the composite score, Z. L. Trócsányi, Péter Török and Tibor Hortobágyi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Debrecen.

  1. 1 Z. L. Trócsányi Hungary · #24,292 worldwide 991 citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Péter Török Hungary · #29,257 worldwide 461 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Tibor Hortobágyi Hungary · #39,055 worldwide 286 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Béla Tóthmérész Hungary · #43,436 worldwide 508 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Zoltán Szekanecz Hungary · #52,695 worldwide 292 citations · 83 works
  6. 6 László Csiba Hungary · #61,486 worldwide 178 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Ilona Mészáros Hungary · #73,333 worldwide 302 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 József Balla Hungary · #74,370 worldwide 397 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Orsolya Varga Hungary · #79,372 worldwide 348 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Zoltán Csanádi Hungary · #108,729 worldwide 269 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at University of Debrecen

Which keywords describe research at University of Debrecen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Innovation, Globalization, Sustainability, Economic Development, Knowledge Management, Regional Disparities, Social Impact and Policy.

▲ 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. Sustainability762▲ 5.3×83 topics
  2. Globalization723▲ 6.3×95 topics
  3. Innovation668▲ 11×51 topics
  4. Economic Development633▲ 13×33 topics
  5. Knowledge Management623▲ 19×26 topics
  6. Regional Disparities612▲ 203×2 topics
  7. Social Impact611▲ 26×14 topics
  8. Policy610▲ 47×10 topics
  9. Tourism607▲ 108×5 topics
  10. Environmental Influence599▲ 317×1 topic
  11. Climate Change206▲ 1.30×98 topics
  12. Inflammation182▲ 1.49×83 topics
  13. Epidemiology165▼ 0.71×126 topics
  14. Education147▲ 1.45×78 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress114▲ 1.18×59 topics
  16. Cancer105▲ 1.33×57 topics
  17. Environmental Impact100◆ 1.00×53 topics
  18. Mental Health94◆ 1.10×40 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease94▲ 1.44×39 topics
  20. Sustainable Development88◆ 0.94×69 topics
  21. Human Rights82▲ 1.36×52 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome72▲ 1.49×24 topics
  23. Obesity65▲ 1.46×26 topics
  24. Identity63▲ 1.46×42 topics
  25. Higher Education56▲ 1.77×22 topics
  26. Invasive Species56▲ 2.2×21 topics
  27. European Union53▲ 3.9×17 topics
  28. International Relations48▲ 3.4×20 topics
  29. Diplomacy35▲ 6.2×7 topics
  30. Genetic Improvement35▲ 6.5×4 topics
  31. European Integration34▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Crop Management33▲ 8.8×2 topics
  33. Ion Channels32▲ 5.0×5 topics
  34. Cold War30▲ 8.1×3 topics
  35. Soviet Union29▲ 8.6×3 topics
  36. Eastern Europe29▲ 8.8×3 topics
  37. Maize Yield27▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Nitrogen Uptake27▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Postcolonial Theory27▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Australia27▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Debrecen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics and Higher Education Learning Practices.

Hungarian Social, Econom…599Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 599 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 27 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 27 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 19 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 17 fractional worksRomani and Gypsy Studies: 17 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 17 fractional worksCentral European and Russian historical studies: 16 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 15 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 13 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentAgronomy and Crop SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 599 works
  2. 2 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 27 works
  3. 3 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 27 works
  4. 4 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 19 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 17 works
  6. 6 Romani and Gypsy Studies General Health Professions 17 works
  7. 7 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 17 works
  8. 8 Central European and Russian historical studies Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  9. 9 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 15 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 13 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 available64.0%not open36.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Debrecen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.