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University of Pecs

In research, University of Pecs stands highest in Health Sciences (#498 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#583 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#950 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geography, Planning and Development, Reproductive Medicine and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Geography, Planning and Development is 41.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,701
of 28,054 · #2,349 all time
Rank in Hungary
#6
of 118
Research works
17k
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
205k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is University of Pecs 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
Health SciencesDomain #498 of 11,982 13.6%1,449 #1235
MedicineField #583 of 10,443 12.9%1,206 #1265
Social SciencesDomain #950 of 10,521 15.3%1,685 #1646
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield #9 of 99 8.9%356 #121
Life SciencesDomain #1,369 of 7,800 15.2%529 #1310
Business, Management and AccountingField #453 of 2,578 22.6%138 #1141
Social SciencesField #1,198 of 6,365 13.4%948 #1889
PsychologyField #460 of 2,181 15.3%251 #1064
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #342 of 1,201 17.7%160 #708
Physical SciencesDomain #3,846 of 12,888 11.6%503 #3957

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Pecs 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. Health Sciences#1,235 #498
  2. Medicine#1,265 #583
  3. Social Sciences#1,646 #950
  4. Geography, Planning and Development#121 #9
  5. Life Sciences#1,310 #1,369
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,141 #453
  7. Social Sciences#1,889 #1,198
  8. Psychology#1,064 #460
  9. Political Science and International Relations#708 #342
  10. Physical Sciences#3,957 #3,846
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 Pecs specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geography, Planning and Development takes 41.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 355.5 works42×
  2. Reproductive MedicineSubfield · 43.1 works4.6×
  3. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 33.7 works3.2×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 107 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 230 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 44 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.95× its world share, 132 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 54 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 79 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 149 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 110 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.97× its world share, 40 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 177 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.51× its world share, 1,206 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.60× its world share, 193 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 138 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 32 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 123 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 251 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 948 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Pecs?

Ranked on the composite score, Béla Melegh, Kálmán Tóth and Janós Szolcsányi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Pecs.

  1. 1 Béla Melegh Hungary · #3,670 worldwide 1.3k citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Kálmán Tóth Hungary · #35,052 worldwide 985 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Janós Szolcsányi Hungary · #57,508 worldwide 240 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Ferenc Gallyas Hungary · #83,365 worldwide 211 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Béla Kocsis Hungary · #88,245 worldwide 178 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 J Szentágothai Hungary · #98,466 worldwide 330 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 László Czirják Hungary · #99,055 worldwide 132 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Támas Décsi Hungary · #124,043 worldwide 189 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 K Jobst Hungary · #138,414 worldwide 104 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Gábor Reuter Hungary · #139,126 worldwide 136 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at University of Pecs

Which keywords describe research at University of Pecs?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Innovation, Globalization, Economic Development, Regional Disparities, Social Impact, Knowledge Management, Tourism and Policy.

▲ 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. Globalization444▲ 5.4×74 topics
  2. Sustainability421▲ 4.2×68 topics
  3. Innovation394▲ 9.0×42 topics
  4. Economic Development370▲ 11×28 topics
  5. Regional Disparities369▲ 173×2 topics
  6. Social Impact365▲ 22×10 topics
  7. Knowledge Management361▲ 16×18 topics
  8. Tourism353▲ 89×5 topics
  9. Policy351▲ 38×8 topics
  10. Environmental Influence348▲ 260×1 topic
  11. Epidemiology268▲ 1.63×123 topics
  12. Inflammation151▲ 1.74×83 topics
  13. Quality of Life132▲ 2.2×55 topics
  14. Risk Factors108▲ 2.4×35 topics
  15. Mental Health101▲ 1.66×41 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease99▲ 2.1×38 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome94▲ 2.8×22 topics
  18. Oxidative Stress90▲ 1.33×59 topics
  19. Public Health85▲ 1.41×49 topics
  20. Depression76▲ 2.1×24 topics
  21. Human Rights75▲ 1.75×43 topics
  22. Cancer71▲ 1.27×57 topics
  23. Economic Growth64▲ 1.80×27 topics
  24. Stress63▲ 4.1×11 topics
  25. Obesity63▲ 1.99×24 topics
  26. Anxiety57▲ 2.9×11 topics
  27. European Union54▲ 5.7×14 topics
  28. Prevention50▲ 2.9×16 topics
  29. Global Burden49▲ 2.2×12 topics
  30. Well-being48▲ 3.0×14 topics
  31. International Relations42▲ 4.2×18 topics
  32. Infertility38▲ 6.4×4 topics
  33. European Integration33▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Diplomacy31▲ 7.8×6 topics
  35. Cold War28▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Soviet Union27▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Eastern Europe27▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Australia26▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Postcolonial Theory26▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Regional Growth25▲ 9.7×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Pecs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, Regional Development and Policy and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences.

Hungarian Social, Econom…348Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 348 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 26 fractional worksRegional Development and Policy: 20 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 19 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 17 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 17 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 16 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 16 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 16 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 15 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International RelationsManagement of Technology and InnovationSurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 348 works
  2. 2 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 26 works
  3. 3 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 20 works
  4. 4 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 19 works
  5. 5 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 17 works
  6. 6 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 17 works
  7. 7 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 16 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 16 works
  9. 9 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 15 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 available49.4%not open50.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Pecs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% 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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