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University of Gdańsk

In research, University of Gdańsk stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,384 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,299 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,098 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, General Social Sciences and Anthropology — Linguistics and Language is 23.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,767
of 28,054 · #1,877 all time
Rank in Poland
#23
of 318
Research works
24k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
245k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is University of Gdańsk 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 #1,384 of 12,888 15.5%1,142 #1335
Social SciencesDomain #1,299 of 10,521 11.0%2,477 #1443
Social SciencesField #1,098 of 6,365 9.8%1,452 #1048
Health SciencesDomain #2,336 of 11,982 17.7%320 #4752
Life SciencesDomain #1,544 of 7,800 18.8%494 #2560
MedicineField #2,139 of 10,443 18.3%257 #4161
Environmental ScienceField #934 of 3,551 16.7%311 #1178
Arts and HumanitiesField #528 of 1,998 9.7%488 #820
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,051 of 3,579 18.9%218 #1681
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #937 of 2,578 15.1%218 #1354

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Gdańsk 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#1,335 #1,384
  2. Social Sciences#1,443 #1,299
  3. Social Sciences#1,048 #1,098
  4. Health Sciences#4,752 #2,336
  5. Life Sciences#2,560 #1,544
  6. Medicine#4,161 #2,139
  7. Environmental Science#1,178 #934
  8. Arts and Humanities#820 #528
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,681 #1,051
  10. Sociology and Political Science#1,354 #937
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 Gdańsk specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 23.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 117.9 works23×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 56.7 works12×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 110.7 works8.9×
  4. HistorySubfield · 113.8 works8.0×
  5. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 370.5 works5.6×
  6. PhilosophySubfield · 104.8 works5.5×
  7. ArcheologySubfield · 64.8 works4.8×
← 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: 0.88× its world share, 185 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 218 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 30 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 54 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.40× its world share, 97 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 167 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 91 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 210 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.41× its world share, 311 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 84 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 47 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 86 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 257 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.81× its world share, 488 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 191 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 166 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 150 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 1,452 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Gdańsk?

Ranked on the composite score, Paweł Horodecki, Michał Horodecki and Ryszard Horodecki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Gdańsk.

  1. 1 Paweł Horodecki Poland · #5,657 worldwide 1.4k citations · 97 works
  2. 2 Michał Horodecki Poland · #12,220 worldwide 946 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Ryszard Horodecki Poland · #21,995 worldwide 710 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Martin Kukwa Poland · #81,715 worldwide 230 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Krzysztof Rolka Poland · #108,902 worldwide 272 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Piotr Stepnowski Poland · #117,772 worldwide 299 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Jerzy Falandysz Poland · #141,254 worldwide 336 citations · 111 works
  8. 8 Adriana Zaleska‐Medynska Poland · #159,395 worldwide 356 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Robert Alicki Poland · #239,202 worldwide 265 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Karolina Pierzynowska Poland · #266,694 worldwide 277 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Gdańsk

Which keywords describe research at University of Gdańsk?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Cultural Studies, Ethnography, Literature, European Union, 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. Globalization313▲ 3.6×107 topics
  2. Education308▲ 4.0×76 topics
  3. Cultural Studies208▲ 12×29 topics
  4. Ethnography183▲ 24×13 topics
  5. Literature182▲ 7.6×43 topics
  6. Human Rights172▲ 3.8×60 topics
  7. European Union162▲ 16×20 topics
  8. Nationalism162▲ 7.9×25 topics
  9. Migration155▲ 10×26 topics
  10. Identity153▲ 4.8×56 topics
  11. Cultural Identity147▲ 6.4×21 topics
  12. Sociolinguistics143▲ 17×8 topics
  13. Pedagogy139▲ 6.4×22 topics
  14. Culture137▲ 5.8×24 topics
  15. Eastern Europe137▲ 55×3 topics
  16. Language137▲ 13×12 topics
  17. Soviet Union134▲ 53×3 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage130▲ 5.4×17 topics
  19. Ethics129▲ 6.0×39 topics
  20. Lexicography127▲ 31×5 topics
  21. Translation127▲ 17×6 topics
  22. Polish history125▲ 103×1 topic
  23. Polish minority125▲ 103×1 topic
  24. Multilingualism124▲ 17×5 topics
  25. Media Discourse116▲ 41×4 topics
  26. Urban Development114▲ 7.0×13 topics
  27. Ethnolinguistics112▲ 77×2 topics
  28. Lifelong Learning102▲ 11×9 topics
  29. National Identity100▲ 20×6 topics
  30. Development100▲ 6.5×15 topics
  31. Social Change98▲ 18×9 topics
  32. Social Sciences97▲ 16×7 topics
  33. Historiography97▲ 17×5 topics
  34. Memory Studies96▲ 34×5 topics
  35. Youth Development95▲ 23×7 topics
  36. Anthropology95▲ 22×6 topics
  37. Public Administration91▲ 24×4 topics
  38. European Union Law90▲ 117×2 topics
  39. Digital Innovations87▲ 125×1 topic
  40. Data Privacy82▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Gdańsk publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, Language and Culture, Central European Literary Studies and Education and Cultural Studies.

Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 125 fractional worksLanguage and Culture: 112 fractional worksCentral European Literar…90Central European Literary Studies: 90 fractional worksEducation and Cultural S…87Education and Cultural Studies: 87 fractional worksPolish Law and Legal System: 66 fractional worksPolish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies: 62 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …59Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 59 fractional worksPolish Legal and Social Issues: 57 fractional worksSocial Issues in Poland: 45 fractional worksDiverse Academic Research Studies: 31 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLinguistics and LanguageAnthropologyEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 125 works
  2. 2 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 112 works
  3. 3 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 90 works
  4. 4 Education and Cultural Studies Education 87 works
  5. 5 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 66 works
  6. 6 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 62 works
  7. 7 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 59 works
  8. 8 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 57 works
  9. 9 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 45 works
  10. 10 Diverse Academic Research Studies Cultural Studies 31 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 available49.3%not open50.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Gdańsk's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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