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University of Szczecin

In research, University of Szczecin stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,189 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#234 of 1,998 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,869 of 12,888 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 18.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,644
of 28,054 · #4,336 all time
Rank in Poland
#33
of 318
Research works
19k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
99k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is University of Szczecin 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 #1,189 of 10,521 10.9%2,076 #1466
Arts and HumanitiesField #234 of 1,998 13.3%307 #642
Physical SciencesDomain #2,869 of 12,888 16.5%513 #3503
Social SciencesField #1,684 of 6,365 7.7%1,170 #1742
MedicineField #3,260 of 10,443 18.6%148 #5346
Health SciencesDomain #3,758 of 11,982 17.2%196 #5226
Life SciencesDomain #2,481 of 7,800 19.6%165 #4955
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #620 of 1,775 18.4%203 #801
Environmental ScienceField #1,307 of 3,551 18.9%150 #1766
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #459 of 1,201 7.0%395 #676

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Szczecin 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#1,466 #1,189
  2. Arts and Humanities#642 #234
  3. Physical Sciences#3,503 #2,869
  4. Social Sciences#1,742 #1,684
  5. Medicine#5,346 #3,260
  6. Health Sciences#5,226 #3,758
  7. Life Sciences#4,955 #2,481
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#801 #620
  9. Environmental Science#1,766 #1,307
  10. Political Science and International Relations#676 #459
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 Szczecin specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 18.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 63.1 works19×
  2. Religious studiesSubfield · 60.8 works12×
  3. General Social SciencesSubfield · 38.8 works12×
  4. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 58.5 works9.7×
  5. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 394.9 works9.0×
  6. LawSubfield · 140.8 works8.2×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 71 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 95 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 39 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 39 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 112 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 150 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 148 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.60× its world share, 307 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.44× its world share, 232 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.22× its world share, 203 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 112 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.14× its world share, 1,170 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Szczecin?

Ranked on the composite score, Yuriy Bilan, Katarzyna Szopik‐Depczyńska and J. Karcz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Szczecin.

  1. 1 Yuriy Bilan Poland · #154,158 worldwide 155 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Katarzyna Szopik‐Depczyńska Poland · #190,566 worldwide 102 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 J. Karcz Poland · #225,095 worldwide 73 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Jan Kępczyński Poland · #231,092 worldwide 78 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Joanna Kruk Poland · #255,928 worldwide 163 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Agnieszka Maciejewska Poland · #259,387 worldwide 61 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Waldemar Tarczyński Poland · #274,806 worldwide 43 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Jan Harff Poland · #311,454 worldwide 81 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Piotr Michałowski Poland · #335,139 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Maria Tomaszewska Poland · #349,461 worldwide 207 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at University of Szczecin

Which keywords describe research at University of Szczecin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: European Union, Human Rights, Public Administration, European Union Law, Cultural Studies, Globalization, Consumer Protection and Constitutional Law.

▲ 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. Human Rights226▲ 7.5×50 topics
  2. European Union220▲ 33×20 topics
  3. Globalization201▲ 3.5×84 topics
  4. Public Administration182▲ 72×4 topics
  5. European Union Law179▲ 351×2 topics
  6. Education176▲ 3.5×57 topics
  7. Sustainable Development147▲ 3.1×58 topics
  8. Cultural Studies138▲ 12×21 topics
  9. Consumer Protection133▲ 102×4 topics
  10. Constitutional Law132▲ 33×8 topics
  11. Legal Interpretation128▲ 270×2 topics
  12. Judicial System127▲ 114×3 topics
  13. Civil Service127▲ 335×1 topic
  14. Legal Reform127▲ 135×1 topic
  15. Migration122▲ 12×16 topics
  16. Nationalism116▲ 8.5×19 topics
  17. Urban Development116▲ 11×13 topics
  18. Economic Development113▲ 4.7×36 topics
  19. Innovation110▲ 3.6×48 topics
  20. Eastern Europe106▲ 65×3 topics
  21. Soviet Union106▲ 63×3 topics
  22. Data Privacy106▲ 31×4 topics
  23. Polish history98▲ 121×1 topic
  24. Polish minority98▲ 121×1 topic
  25. Ethnography94▲ 18×9 topics
  26. Pedagogy91▲ 6.3×18 topics
  27. Ethics87▲ 6.1×26 topics
  28. Labor Law85▲ 112×3 topics
  29. Literature83▲ 5.2×32 topics
  30. Trade Unions81▲ 70×2 topics
  31. Social Protection80▲ 58×2 topics
  32. Employment Status80▲ 274×1 topic
  33. Work Flexibility80▲ 274×1 topic
  34. Sociolinguistics75▲ 14×8 topics
  35. Lifelong Learning69▲ 11×8 topics
  36. Social Sciences68▲ 16×5 topics
  37. Language67▲ 9.3×8 topics
  38. Youth Development65▲ 24×5 topics
  39. Multilingualism65▲ 13×5 topics
  40. Environmental Protection64▲ 44×8 topics

Which research topics does University of Szczecin publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Polish Law and Legal System, Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, Polish Legal and Social Issues and Education and Cultural Studies.

Polish Law and Legal System: 127 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cultural Studies: 98 fractional worksPolish Legal and Social …80Polish Legal and Social Issues: 80 fractional worksEducation and Cultural S…62Education and Cultural Studies: 62 fractional worksLanguage and Culture: 54 fractional worksLocal Governance and Planning: 52 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law S…49Theology and Canon Law Studies: 49 fractional worksCentral European Literary Studies: 39 fractional worksPolish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies: 36 fractional worksSocial Issues in Poland: 33 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLawEducationLinguistics and Language5 others

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

  1. 1 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 127 works
  2. 2 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 98 works
  3. 3 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 80 works
  4. 4 Education and Cultural Studies Education 62 works
  5. 5 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 54 works
  6. 6 Local Governance and Planning Geography, Planning and Development 52 works
  7. 7 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 49 works
  8. 8 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 39 works
  9. 9 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 36 works
  10. 10 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 33 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 available50.3%not open49.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Szczecin's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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