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University of Opole

In research, University of Opole stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,901 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#466 of 1,998 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,289 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, Religious studies and General Social Sciences — Linguistics and Language is 26.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,376
of 28,054 · #7,585 all time
Rank in Poland
#60
of 318
Research works
7.1k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is University of Opole 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 #1,901 of 10,521 9.7%897 #2398
Arts and HumanitiesField #466 of 1,998 9.3%212 #517
Health SciencesDomain #3,289 of 11,982 12.4%342 #7232
MedicineField #3,263 of 10,443 12.2%295 #7449
Social SciencesField #2,416 of 6,365 8.0%522 #3510
Physical SciencesDomain #6,947 of 12,888 9.8%214 #6275
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #657 of 1,201 7.4%154 #956
Life SciencesDomain #4,518 of 7,800 14.4%168 #9009
PsychologyField #1,445 of 2,181 22.8%79 #1806
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,625 of 3,409 18.2%88 #3803

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Opole 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#2,398 #1,901
  2. Arts and Humanities#517 #466
  3. Health Sciences#7,232 #3,289
  4. Medicine#7,449 #3,263
  5. Social Sciences#3,510 #2,416
  6. Physical Sciences#6,275 #6,947
  7. Political Science and International Relations#956 #657
  8. Life Sciences#9,009 #4,518
  9. Psychology#1,806 #1,445
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,803 #2,625
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 Opole specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 26.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 49.8 works27×
  2. Religious studiesSubfield · 41.9 works15×
  3. General Social SciencesSubfield · 22.6 works13×
  4. HistorySubfield · 46.1 works8.9×
  5. AnthropologySubfield · 29.7 works6.5×
  6. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 154.1 works6.4×
  7. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 40.9 works5.8×
← 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: 1.15× its world share, 88 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 53 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 295 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.54× its world share, 212 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 37 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 79 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 522 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Opole?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacek Jerzy Jozwiak, Sylwia Nowak and Stanisław Gajda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Opole.

  1. 1 Jacek Jerzy Jozwiak Poland · #13,153 worldwide 4.3k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Sylwia Nowak Poland · #254,323 worldwide 90 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Stanisław Gajda Poland · #328,984 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Marek S. Szczepański Poland · #334,600 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 George Nathaniel Curzon Poland · #339,623 worldwide 36 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 E. Pawelec Poland · #528,949 worldwide 71 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Krzysztof Tarka Poland · #539,958 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Fabrice Marsac Poland · #550,192 worldwide 36 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 W. Wacławek Poland · #565,033 worldwide 61 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Katarzyna Molek‐Kozakowska Poland · #607,850 worldwide 21 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at University of Opole

Which keywords describe research at University of Opole?

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

▲ 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. Globalization112▲ 3.5×60 topics
  2. Education101▲ 3.6×41 topics
  3. European Union89▲ 24×16 topics
  4. Cultural Studies86▲ 14×15 topics
  5. Migration76▲ 14×18 topics
  6. Nationalism66▲ 8.8×17 topics
  7. Human Rights65▲ 3.9×46 topics
  8. Sociolinguistics63▲ 20×7 topics
  9. Multilingualism61▲ 22×6 topics
  10. Ethnography60▲ 21×8 topics
  11. Cultural Identity57▲ 6.8×13 topics
  12. Pedagogy57▲ 7.1×12 topics
  13. Literature55▲ 6.3×26 topics
  14. Eastern Europe53▲ 59×3 topics
  15. Ethics52▲ 6.7×24 topics
  16. Soviet Union52▲ 56×3 topics
  17. Language52▲ 13×7 topics
  18. Culture49▲ 5.8×14 topics
  19. Lexicography49▲ 33×3 topics
  20. Translation48▲ 17×6 topics
  21. Cultural Discourse47▲ 76×2 topics
  22. Polish history47▲ 106×1 topic
  23. Polish minority47▲ 106×1 topic
  24. Urban Development45▲ 7.6×8 topics
  25. Lifelong Learning45▲ 14×8 topics
  26. Social Sciences44▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Media Discourse44▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Ethnolinguistics43▲ 81×1 topic
  29. Cultural Heritage43▲ 4.8×13 topics
  30. Public Administration41▲ 30×3 topics
  31. Youth Development41▲ 27×3 topics
  32. European Union Law41▲ 147×2 topics
  33. Media Literacy41▲ 4.4×2 topics
  34. Digital Innovations41▲ 160×1 topic
  35. Integration34▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Church-State Relations34▲ 113×2 topics
  37. Freedom of Religion34▲ 113×2 topics
  38. Canon Law34▲ 130×1 topic
  39. Religious Policy34▲ 130×1 topic
  40. Consumer Protection32▲ 44×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Opole publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, Language and Culture, Education and Cultural Studies and Theology and Canon Law Studies.

Polish Historical and Cu…47Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 47 fractional worksLanguage and Culture43Language and Culture: 43 fractional worksEducation and Cultural S…41Education and Cultural Studies: 41 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law S…34Theology and Canon Law Studies: 34 fractional worksPolish Law and Legal System: 30 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 28 fractional worksCentral European Literar…27Central European Literary Studies: 27 fractional worksPolish Legal and Social Issues: 24 fractional worksCatholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education: 20 fractional worksSocial Issues in Poland18Social Issues in Poland: 18 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLinguistics and LanguageEducationReligious studies5 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 47 works
  2. 2 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 43 works
  3. 3 Education and Cultural Studies Education 41 works
  4. 4 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 34 works
  5. 5 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 30 works
  6. 6 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 28 works
  7. 7 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 27 works
  8. 8 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 24 works
  9. 9 Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education Safety Research 20 works
  10. 10 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 18 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 available60.7%not open39.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Opole'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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