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University of Sopron

In research, University of Sopron stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#979 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,020 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,526 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geography, Planning and Development, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology — Geography, Planning and Development is 61.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,869
of 28,054 · #11,274 all time
Rank in Hungary
#23
of 118
Research works
2.1k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is University of Sopron 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #979 of 3,409 14.0%73 #2375
Social SciencesDomain #4,020 of 10,521 16.5%209 #6261
Social SciencesField #2,526 of 6,365 19.8%126 #3635
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield #43 of 99 17.2%73 #225
Physical SciencesDomain #5,847 of 12,888 9.4%269 #7675
Life SciencesDomain #5,156 of 7,800 13.2%92 #9704
Environmental ScienceField #2,631 of 3,551 9.8%105 #3674
EngineeringField #5,919 of 6,636 5.7%89 #8014

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Sopron 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,375 #979
  2. Social Sciences#6,261 #4,020
  3. Social Sciences#3,635 #2,526
  4. Geography, Planning and Development#225 #43
  5. Physical Sciences#7,675 #5,847
  6. Life Sciences#9,704 #5,156
  7. Environmental Science#3,674 #2,631
  8. Engineering#8,014 #5,919
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 Sopron specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geography, Planning and Development takes 61.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 73.2 works61×
  2. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 20.4 works15×
  3. EcologySubfield · 33.7 works7.3×
← 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: 2.63× its world share, 73 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 89 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.61× its world share, 105 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.09× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.06× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 126 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Sopron?

Ranked on the composite score, László Nagy, Csaba Mátyás and Gergely Király lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Sopron.

  1. 1 László Nagy Hungary · #81,553 worldwide 248 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Csaba Mátyás Hungary · #491,235 worldwide 67 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Gergely Király Hungary · #557,075 worldwide 49 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Gyula Pinke Hungary · #629,394 worldwide 42 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Levente Csóka Hungary · #635,944 worldwide 111 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Sándor Faragó Hungary · #663,625 worldwide 10 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 László Tolvaj Hungary · #767,258 worldwide 64 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Ferenc Lakatos Hungary · #780,319 worldwide 41 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Zoltán Gribovszki Hungary · #935,134 worldwide 82 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Attila Mesterházy Hungary · #954,907 worldwide 52 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University of Sopron

Which keywords describe research at University of Sopron?

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

▲ 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. Sustainability113▲ 8.0×44 topics
  2. Globalization79▲ 6.9×26 topics
  3. Innovation79▲ 13×21 topics
  4. Economic Development73▲ 15×10 topics
  5. Policy73▲ 57×4 topics
  6. Knowledge Management73▲ 22×6 topics
  7. Regional Disparities73▲ 242×2 topics
  8. Tourism72▲ 130×5 topics
  9. Social Impact71▲ 31×3 topics
  10. Environmental Influence71▲ 378×1 topic
  11. Climate Change56▲ 3.6×61 topics
  12. Invasive Species34▲ 14×19 topics
  13. Biodiversity30▲ 6.9×18 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties26▲ 4.6×14 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation25▲ 12×10 topics
  16. Environmental Impact22▲ 2.2×27 topics
  17. Biomass Estimation17▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Supply Chain Management17▲ 3.0×13 topics
  19. Conservation15▲ 6.1×17 topics
  20. Aboveground Biomass15▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Environmental Management14▲ 6.2×9 topics
  22. Population Dynamics14▲ 9.7×9 topics
  23. Sustainable Agriculture14▲ 7.6×7 topics
  24. Climate Change Impacts14▲ 20×4 topics
  25. Microstructure13▲ 4.4×4 topics
  26. Habitat Selection13▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Climate Change Impact13▲ 9.7×4 topics
  28. FTIR Analysis12▲ 129×1 topic
  29. Wood Chemistry12▲ 129×1 topic
  30. Forest Management12▲ 35×4 topics
  31. Life Cycle Assessment12▲ 7.6×7 topics
  32. Allometric Models11▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Supply Chain11▲ 8.9×7 topics
  34. Carbon Stocks11▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Tree Allometry11▲ 67×1 topic
  36. Tropical Forests11▲ 52×2 topics
  37. Forest Carbon Sequestration11▲ 86×1 topic
  38. Sustainable Forest Management11▲ 86×1 topic
  39. Vegetation10▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Logistics10▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does University of Sopron publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies, Wood Treatment and Properties, Forest ecology and management and Forest Management and Policy.

Hungarian Social, Econom…71Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 71 fractional worksWood Treatment and Properties: 12 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 11 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 11 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 8 fractional worksForest Biomass Utilization and Management: 8 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 7 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 6 fractional worksBioenergy crop production and management: 6 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 6 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentBuilding and ConstructionNature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary Change6 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 71 works
  2. 2 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 12 works
  3. 3 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 11 works
  4. 4 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  5. 5 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 8 works
  6. 6 Forest Biomass Utilization and Management Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 7 works
  8. 8 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 6 works
  9. 9 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 6 works
  10. 10 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 6 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 available68.7%not open31.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Sopron's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.