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University of Nova Gorica

In research, University of Nova Gorica stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,340 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,036 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,106
of 28,054 · #6,905 all time
Rank in Slovenia
#7
of 51
Research works
1.3k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is University of Nova Gorica 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 #3,340 of 12,888 14.8%202 #4994
Social SciencesDomain #9,036 of 10,521 11.2%83 #8965

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Nova Gorica 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).

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: 1.08× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.82× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.25× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.35× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.34× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.05× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.70× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.90× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Nova Gorica?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Zaharijaš, S. Stanič and Dominic Orr lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Nova Gorica.

  1. 1 G. Zaharijaš Slovenia · #27,265 worldwide 713 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 S. Stanič Slovenia · #198,077 worldwide 894 citations · 153 works
  3. 3 Dominic Orr Slovenia · #326,412 worldwide 66 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Irina Cristea Slovenia · #509,528 worldwide 65 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Matjaž Valant Slovenia · #657,738 worldwide 171 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Mladen Franko Slovenia · #680,996 worldwide 94 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Klemen Bergant Slovenia · #742,715 worldwide 29 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Franc Marušič Slovenia · #952,712 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Rok Žaucer Slovenia · #1,039,603 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 L. V. Nedorezov Slovenia · #1,091,607 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of Nova Gorica

Which keywords describe research at University of Nova Gorica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Water Splitting, Nanomaterials, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Identity, Electrocatalysis, Catalysts and Language Evolution.

▲ 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. Catalysis14▲ 6.2×17 topics
  2. Nanomaterials12▲ 3.5×11 topics
  3. Climate Change12▲ 1.26×48 topics
  4. Identity11▲ 4.3×14 topics
  5. Water Splitting10▲ 8.2×4 topics
  6. Globalization10▲ 1.52×17 topics
  7. Metal-Organic Frameworks9▲ 6.4×5 topics
  8. Electrocatalysis8▲ 7.9×3 topics
  9. Ethics7▲ 4.4×7 topics
  10. Catalysts7▲ 10×3 topics
  11. Language Evolution7▲ 48×2 topics
  12. Religion7▲ 4.0×3 topics
  13. Cultural History6▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Energy Conversion6▲ 8.9×3 topics
  15. Fuzzy Sets6▲ 32×2 topics
  16. Rough Sets6▲ 54×2 topics
  17. Air Quality6▲ 9.0×4 topics
  18. Hydrogen Evolution6▲ 13×1 topic
  19. Oxygen Reduction6▲ 13×1 topic
  20. Nanostructures6▲ 4.1×12 topics
  21. Media5▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Social Change5▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Soft Set Theory5▲ 107×1 topic
  24. Carbon Dioxide5▲ 8.9×4 topics
  25. Methane Storage5▲ 11×2 topics
  26. CO2 Reduction5▲ 6.2×2 topics
  27. Pragmatics5▲ 8.3×4 topics
  28. Communication Technology4▲ 105×1 topic
  29. Morphology4▲ 7.6×7 topics
  30. Spirituality4▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Youth Subcultures4▲ 105×1 topic
  32. Residuated Lattices4▲ 82×1 topic
  33. Syntax4▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Cosmic Rays4▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Ecology4▲ 8.1×6 topics
  36. Heterogeneous Catalysis4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. Neutrinos4▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Satellite Observations4▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Armendariz Rings4▲ 102×1 topic
  40. Zero-Divisor Graphs4▲ 102×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Nova Gorica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory, Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies and Advanced Algebra and Logic.

Electrocatalysts for Ene…6Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 6 fractional worksFuzzy and Soft Set Theory5Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory: 5 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Algebra and Logic4Advanced Algebra and Logic: 4 fractional worksRings, Modules, and Alge…4Rings, Modules, and Algebras: 4 fractional worksSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation: 3 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …3Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 3 fractional worksThermography and Photoacoustic Techniques: 3 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 3 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentManagement Science and Operations ResearchSociology and Political ScienceComputational Theory and Mathematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  2. 2 Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory Management Science and Operations Research 5 works
  3. 3 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced Algebra and Logic Computational Theory and Mathematics 4 works
  5. 5 Rings, Modules, and Algebras Algebra and Number Theory 4 works
  6. 6 Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Language and Linguistics 3 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  9. 9 Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  10. 10 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available62.7%not open37.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.4%domestic only56.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Nova Gorica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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