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University of Primorska

In research, University of Primorska stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,324 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,613 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,410 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Archeology — Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics is 52.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,214
of 28,054 · #6,446 all time
Rank in Slovenia
#4
of 51
Research works
3.9k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is University of Primorska 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 #1,324 of 11,982 16.8%236 #3705
Social SciencesDomain #1,613 of 10,521 19.6%492 #2490
Social SciencesField #1,410 of 6,365 20.4%233 #2121
Physical SciencesDomain #3,867 of 12,888 15.4%341 #5616
MathematicsField #450 of 1,053 11.3%63 #827
PsychologyField #1,171 of 2,181 18.6%77 #2420
MedicineField #5,761 of 10,443 16.0%173 #10085
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,513 of 2,578 16.8%95 #1801
Computer ScienceField #2,894 of 4,667 18.1%130 #3081
Life SciencesDomain #4,948 of 7,800 20.7%106 #8421

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Primorska 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#3,705 #1,324
  2. Social Sciences#2,490 #1,613
  3. Social Sciences#2,121 #1,410
  4. Physical Sciences#5,616 #3,867
  5. Mathematics#827 #450
  6. Psychology#2,420 #1,171
  7. Medicine#10,085 #5,761
  8. Sociology and Political Science#1,801 #1,513
  9. Computer Science#3,081 #2,894
  10. Life Sciences#8,421 #4,948
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 Primorska specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics takes 52.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 24.6 works53×
  2. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 33.6 works11×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 21.5 works6.1×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 33 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.43× its world share, 130 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.53× its world share, 63 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 174 worksMedicineNursing: 1.83× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.22× its world share, 75 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.37× its world share, 52 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.53× its world share, 38 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.16× its world share, 77 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 233 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Primorska?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrej Brodnik, Anton Gosar and Vito Vitrih lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Primorska.

  1. 1 Andrej Brodnik Slovenia · #351,159 worldwide 159 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Anton Gosar Slovenia · #448,904 worldwide 19 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Vito Vitrih Slovenia · #463,780 worldwide 30 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Vita Poštuvan Slovenia · #556,485 worldwide 83 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Martina Blečić Kavur Slovenia · #601,388 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Lenart Škof Slovenia · #626,956 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Boris Kavur Slovenia · #649,856 worldwide 54 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Toni Koren Slovenia · #663,910 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Carlos M. da Fonseca Slovenia · #669,564 worldwide 66 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Elena Bužan Slovenia · #699,644 worldwide 69 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of Primorska

Which keywords describe research at University of Primorska?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology53◆ 1.15×66 topics
  2. Mental Health42▲ 2.5×30 topics
  3. Religion40▲ 7.2×12 topics
  4. Resilience36▲ 6.3×13 topics
  5. Sustainability34▲ 1.18×50 topics
  6. Educational Technology31▲ 2.2×22 topics
  7. Ethics31▲ 5.5×10 topics
  8. Sustainable Development30▲ 1.63×35 topics
  9. Education30▲ 1.47×43 topics
  10. Cultural Integration28▲ 10×2 topics
  11. Spirituality28▲ 24×3 topics
  12. Risk Factors27▲ 2.1×18 topics
  13. Social Change27▲ 18×3 topics
  14. Media27▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Economic Growth27▲ 2.7×21 topics
  16. Communication Technology26▲ 182×1 topic
  17. Youth Subcultures26▲ 182×1 topic
  18. Identity25▲ 2.9×19 topics
  19. Physical Activity20▲ 3.5×11 topics
  20. Representation Theory19▲ 52×2 topics
  21. Finite Groups19▲ 117×1 topic
  22. Graphs19▲ 117×1 topic
  23. Prevention18▲ 3.6×10 topics
  24. Injury Prevention17▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Athletic Training17▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Muscle Injuries15▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Sports Injury15▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Graph Theory15▲ 12×3 topics
  29. COVID-19 Impact15▲ 7.5×5 topics
  30. Approximation Algorithms14▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Algorithmic Applications14▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Cultural History14▲ 9.6×3 topics
  33. Resistance Training14▲ 13×2 topics
  34. High-Intensity Interval Training13▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Error Correction13▲ 41×2 topics
  36. Fixed-Parameter Algorithms13▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Parameterized Complexity13▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Fiber Bragg Grating13▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Spectral Amplitude Coding13▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Destination Image12▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Primorska publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies, Finite Group Theory Research, Sports injuries and prevention and Advanced Graph Theory Research.

Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 26 fractional worksFinite Group Theory Research: 19 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…15Sports injuries and prevention: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Graph Theory Re…13Advanced Graph Theory Research: 13 fractional worksgraph theory and CDMA systems: 13 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 11 fractional worksSports Performance and T…11Sports Performance and Training: 11 fractional worksCoding theory and cryptography: 10 fractional worksGraph theory and applications: 9 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceDiscrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsOrthopedics and Sports MedicineComputational Theory and Mathematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  2. 2 Finite Group Theory Research Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 19 works
  3. 3 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 15 works
  4. 4 Advanced Graph Theory Research Computational Theory and Mathematics 13 works
  5. 5 graph theory and CDMA systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  6. 6 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  7. 7 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 11 works
  8. 8 Coding theory and cryptography Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  9. 9 Graph theory and applications Geometry and Topology 9 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 8 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 available70.8%not open29.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.5%domestic only73.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Primorska's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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