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University of Ljubljana

In research, University of Ljubljana stands highest in Social Sciences (#302 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#201 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#571 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Music, Algebra and Number Theory and Language and Linguistics — Music is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#594
of 28,054 · #632 all time
Rank in Slovenia
#1
of 51
Research works
46k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
796k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is University of Ljubljana 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 #302 of 10,521 20.4%2,529 #427
Social SciencesField #201 of 6,365 21.9%1,223 #366
Health SciencesDomain #571 of 11,982 17.5%1,556 #919
Physical SciencesDomain #699 of 12,888 16.3%3,231 #586
MedicineField #616 of 10,443 17.5%1,304 #986
EngineeringField #617 of 6,636 14.7%1,230 #571
Business, Management and AccountingField #263 of 2,578 31.9%219 #198
Life SciencesDomain #806 of 7,800 20.3%1,213 #1042
Computer ScienceField #485 of 4,667 16.8%561 #423
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #147 of 1,201 27.4%193 #277

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Ljubljana 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. Social Sciences#427 #302
  2. Social Sciences#366 #201
  3. Health Sciences#919 #571
  4. Physical Sciences#586 #699
  5. Medicine#986 #616
  6. Engineering#571 #617
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#198 #263
  8. Life Sciences#1,042 #806
  9. Computer Science#423 #485
  10. Political Science and International Relations#277 #147
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 Ljubljana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Music takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MusicSubfield · 36.4 works5.2×
  2. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 24.6 works4.5×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 162.3 works4.3×
← 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: 0.98× its world share, 397 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 580 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 84 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 114 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 38 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 21 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.19× its world share, 159 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 561 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 122 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 58 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.96× its world share, 1,230 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 437 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 274 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.58× its world share, 159 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.11× its world share, 211 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.93× its world share, 38 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 144 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 1,304 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 37 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.76× its world share, 32 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.98× its world share, 488 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 219 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 76 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 198 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 324 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 1,223 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Ljubljana?

Ranked on the composite score, Matej Kristan, Slavoj Žižek and Vasja Vehovar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Ljubljana.

  1. 1 Matej Kristan Slovenia · #19,746 worldwide 842 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Slavoj Žižek Slovenia · #26,634 worldwide 233 citations · 146 works
  3. 3 Vasja Vehovar Slovenia · #42,283 worldwide 438 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Primož Potočnik Slovenia · #43,332 worldwide 370 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Tomaž Pisanski Slovenia · #50,603 worldwide 446 citations · 70 works
  6. 6 Vlado Stankovski Slovenia · #51,036 worldwide 436 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Robert Zorec Slovenia · #52,349 worldwide 379 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Peter Fajfar Slovenia · #60,454 worldwide 225 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Peter Trkman Slovenia · #60,539 worldwide 348 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Aleš Popovič Slovenia · #64,469 worldwide 446 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at University of Ljubljana

Which keywords describe research at University of Ljubljana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Ethics, Media, Social Change, Spirituality, Communication Technology, Youth Subcultures and Cultural History.

▲ 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. Epidemiology272▼ 0.81×128 topics
  2. Climate Change228◆ 0.99×95 topics
  3. Sustainability214◆ 1.03×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning213▼ 0.76×79 topics
  5. Religion208▲ 5.2×30 topics
  6. Globalization199▲ 1.19×107 topics
  7. Deep Learning190▼ 0.65×80 topics
  8. Ethics173▲ 4.2×43 topics
  9. Identity169▲ 2.7×54 topics
  10. Resilience148▲ 3.6×16 topics
  11. Human Rights140▲ 1.60×61 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties126▲ 1.51×36 topics
  13. Media122▲ 9.4×12 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications122▲ 1.21×35 topics
  15. Social Change122▲ 11×10 topics
  16. Cultural Integration121▲ 6.2×3 topics
  17. Spirituality118▲ 14×6 topics
  18. Communication Technology115▲ 108×1 topic
  19. Youth Subcultures115▲ 108×1 topic
  20. Cultural History111▲ 11×11 topics
  21. Nationalism106▲ 2.7×28 topics
  22. International Relations80▲ 3.9×22 topics
  23. Sociolinguistics76▲ 4.7×8 topics
  24. Authoritarianism65▲ 8.6×5 topics
  25. Transition64▲ 8.1×5 topics
  26. Lexicography62▲ 7.9×5 topics
  27. Memory Politics58▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Nation-Building58▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Dissent58▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Post-Communist58▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Etymology50▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Historical Phonology50▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Language Contact49▲ 5.8×5 topics
  34. Language Evolution48▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Foreign Policy47▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Indo-European46▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Proto-Indo-European46▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Balkans44▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Eastern Europe43▲ 9.2×3 topics
  40. Sovereign Debt Crises41▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Ljubljana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies, Eastern European Communism and Reforms, Linguistics and language evolution and Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity.

Religious, Philosophical…115Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 115 fractional worksEastern European Communi…58Eastern European Communism and Reforms: 58 fractional worksLinguistics and language…46Linguistics and language evolution: 46 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 39 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern European Studies: 39 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politi…36Balkans: History, Politics, Society: 36 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 28 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 28 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 25 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 24 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLanguage and LinguisticsEconomics and EconometricsCultural Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 115 works
  2. 2 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 58 works
  3. 3 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 46 works
  4. 4 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 39 works
  5. 5 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 39 works
  6. 6 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 36 works
  7. 7 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 28 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 28 works
  9. 9 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 25 works
  10. 10 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 24 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 available53.2%not open46.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.3%domestic only77.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Ljubljana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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