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University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz

In research, University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,830 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,531 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 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,457
of 28,054 · #29,864 all time
Rank in Poland
#190
of 318
Research works
955
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz 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 #4,830 of 10,521 10.1%306 #7998
Social SciencesField #4,531 of 6,365 6.4%188 #7124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz 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 University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 47.5 works9.0×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.38× its world share, 45 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.75× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.47× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.95× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.17× its world share, 188 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz?

Ranked on the composite score, Waldemar Wierzba and Luis Javier Pentón Herrera lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz.

  1. 1 Waldemar Wierzba Poland · #381,755 worldwide 28 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Luis Javier Pentón Herrera Poland · #787,878 worldwide 23 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz

Which keywords describe research at University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Cultural Studies, Education, Pedagogy, Human Rights, European Union, Multilingualism and Ethics.

▲ 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. Globalization51▲ 7.3×35 topics
  2. Cultural Studies42▲ 31×9 topics
  3. Education41▲ 6.7×25 topics
  4. Pedagogy28▲ 16×7 topics
  5. Human Rights28▲ 7.6×21 topics
  6. European Union27▲ 33×12 topics
  7. Multilingualism25▲ 42×4 topics
  8. Ethics24▲ 14×7 topics
  9. Social Sciences23▲ 46×4 topics
  10. Sociolinguistics22▲ 33×6 topics
  11. Media Literacy22▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Lifelong Learning22▲ 30×3 topics
  13. Innovation21▲ 5.7×21 topics
  14. Ethnography21▲ 34×5 topics
  15. Public Administration21▲ 68×3 topics
  16. Youth Development21▲ 62×2 topics
  17. Digital Innovations21▲ 366×1 topic
  18. European Union Law20▲ 332×2 topics
  19. Cultural Identity20▲ 11×8 topics
  20. Language20▲ 23×5 topics
  21. Data Privacy19▲ 46×3 topics
  22. Translation19▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Culture18▲ 9.8×6 topics
  24. Economic Development18▲ 6.4×15 topics
  25. Lexicography18▲ 55×3 topics
  26. Constitutional Law17▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Civil Service16▲ 361×1 topic
  28. Legal Reform16▲ 145×1 topic
  29. Ethnolinguistics16▲ 138×1 topic
  30. Media Discourse16▲ 71×1 topic
  31. Literature16▲ 8.2×9 topics
  32. Migration16▲ 13×5 topics
  33. Trade Unions14▲ 103×2 topics
  34. Consumer Behavior14▲ 6.3×7 topics
  35. Labor Law14▲ 154×2 topics
  36. Employment Status13▲ 380×1 topic
  37. Social Protection13▲ 80×1 topic
  38. Entrepreneurship13▲ 9.3×8 topics
  39. Nationalism12▲ 7.3×8 topics
  40. Demographic Changes10▲ 112×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Cultural Studies, Polish Law and Legal System, Language and Culture and Polish Legal and Social Issues.

Education and Cultural Studies: 21 fractional worksPolish Law and Legal System: 16 fractional worksLanguage and Culture16Language and Culture: 16 fractional worksPolish Legal and Social …13Polish Legal and Social Issues: 13 fractional worksSocial Issues in Poland: 10 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cultural Studies: 9 fractional worksCentral European Literar…7Central European Literary Studies: 7 fractional worksDiverse Academic Research Studies: 6 fractional worksIntellectual Property Rights and Media: 5 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 5 fractional works
EducationPolitical Science and International RelationsLinguistics and LanguageLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Cultural Studies Education 21 works
  2. 2 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  3. 3 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 16 works
  4. 4 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 13 works
  5. 5 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 10 works
  6. 6 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  7. 7 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 7 works
  8. 8 Diverse Academic Research Studies Cultural Studies 6 works
  9. 9 Intellectual Property Rights and Media Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 5 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 available77.3%not open22.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% 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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