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University of Szeged

In research, University of Szeged stands highest in Social Sciences (#823 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#592 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,385 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geography, Planning and Development, Pharmaceutical Science and Software — Geography, Planning and Development is 32.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,267
of 28,054 · #1,323 all time
Rank in Hungary
#4
of 118
Research works
27k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
382k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is University of Szeged 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 #823 of 10,521 15.1%1,840 #1530
Social SciencesField #592 of 6,365 14.1%1,048 #1295
Physical SciencesDomain #1,385 of 12,888 13.8%1,373 #1491
Health SciencesDomain #1,576 of 11,982 13.0%1,170 #1616
MedicineField #1,451 of 10,443 12.4%1,011 #1482
Life SciencesDomain #1,119 of 7,800 15.6%726 #930
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield #15 of 99 5.3%338 —
EducationSubfield #295 of 1,892 33.1%138 #773
Computer ScienceField #761 of 4,667 16.7%316 #820
Arts and HumanitiesField #531 of 1,998 14.4%338 #1062

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Szeged 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#1,530 #823
  2. Social Sciences#1,295 #592
  3. Physical Sciences#1,491 #1,385
  4. Health Sciences#1,616 #1,576
  5. Medicine#1,482 #1,451
  6. Life Sciences#930 #1,119
  7. Education#773 #295
  8. Computer Science#820 #761
  9. Arts and Humanities#1,062 #531
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 Szeged specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geography, Planning and Development takes 32.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 338.5 works32×
  2. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 59.1 works11×
  3. SoftwareSubfield · 25.9 works7.9×
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 72.0 works4.0×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 161 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 325 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 50 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.44× its world share, 119 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.00× its world share, 72 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.51× its world share, 121 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 316 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 68 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.24× its world share, 58 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 304 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 144 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 146 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.58× its world share, 95 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 102 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.58× its world share, 39 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 104 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 1,011 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.29× its world share, 338 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 87 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 105 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 232 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 1,048 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Szeged?

Ranked on the composite score, L. Gergely, Zoltán Kovács and Zoltán Hantos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Szeged.

  1. 1 L. Gergely Hungary · #44,534 worldwide 1.2k citations · 85 works
  2. 2 Zoltán Kovács Hungary · #58,335 worldwide 241 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Zoltán Hantos Hungary · #69,056 worldwide 212 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Róbert Sepp Hungary · #94,212 worldwide 322 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Edit Urbán Hungary · #100,453 worldwide 156 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Imre Ungi Hungary · #101,876 worldwide 199 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Katalin Hidéghety Hungary · #102,543 worldwide 152 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 M. Tápai Hungary · #105,535 worldwide 488 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Attila Kertész Hungary · #110,746 worldwide 168 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Ferenc Nagy Hungary · #116,251 worldwide 156 citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at University of Szeged

Which keywords describe research at University of Szeged?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Development, Innovation, Globalization, Social Impact, Regional Disparities, 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. Globalization452▲ 4.5×94 topics
  2. Sustainability402▲ 3.2×69 topics
  3. Innovation378▲ 7.0×40 topics
  4. Economic Development364▲ 8.7×29 topics
  5. Social Impact343▲ 17×12 topics
  6. Regional Disparities342▲ 131×2 topics
  7. Knowledge Management341▲ 12×13 topics
  8. Tourism338▲ 69×6 topics
  9. Policy337▲ 30×7 topics
  10. Environmental Influence333▲ 203×1 topic
  11. Epidemiology197◆ 0.98×129 topics
  12. Inflammation127▲ 1.19×80 topics
  13. Machine Learning117▼ 0.70×74 topics
  14. Education113▲ 1.29×82 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress107▲ 1.28×58 topics
  16. Nanoparticles103▲ 1.61×39 topics
  17. Human Rights86▲ 1.64×57 topics
  18. Biomedical Applications83▲ 1.36×35 topics
  19. Drug Delivery79▲ 2.9×15 topics
  20. Identity72▲ 1.93×53 topics
  21. Nationalism71▲ 3.0×28 topics
  22. European Union68▲ 5.8×20 topics
  23. International Relations61▲ 5.0×20 topics
  24. Heart Failure52▲ 2.4×14 topics
  25. Well-being51▲ 2.6×13 topics
  26. European Integration46▲ 16×5 topics
  27. Eastern Europe46▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Echocardiography44▲ 3.2×7 topics
  29. Diplomacy43▲ 8.8×7 topics
  30. Cultural Integration41▲ 3.6×3 topics
  31. Cold War41▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Soviet Union41▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Postcolonial Theory38▲ 28×3 topics
  34. Geopolitics37▲ 4.7×9 topics
  35. Australia37▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Cultural Diplomacy31▲ 7.4×5 topics
  37. Social History30▲ 7.0×6 topics
  38. Chitosan29▲ 7.3×2 topics
  39. Nasal29▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Mucosal28▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Szeged publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems and Central European and Russian historical studies.

Hungarian Social, Econom…333Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 333 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 37 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems: 28 fractional worksCentral European and Russian historical studies: 25 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 24 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 18 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 17 fractional worksCentral European national history: 17 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 17 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 15 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International RelationsPharmaceutical ScienceCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 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 333 works
  2. 2 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 37 works
  3. 3 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 28 works
  4. 4 Central European and Russian historical studies Political Science and International Relations 25 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 24 works
  6. 6 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 18 works
  7. 7 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 17 works
  8. 8 Central European national history Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  9. 9 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 17 works
  10. 10 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available47.8%not open52.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Szeged's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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.