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University of Žilina

In research, University of Žilina stands highest in Engineering (#1,253 of 6,636 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,331 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,973 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 12.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,917
of 28,054 · #3,347 all time
Rank in Slovakia
#6
of 73
Research works
11k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
73k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is University of Žilina 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
EngineeringField #1,253 of 6,636 8.9%1,207 #1025
Social SciencesDomain #2,331 of 10,521 28.6%457 #2124
Physical SciencesDomain #2,973 of 12,888 10.1%1,753 #2386
Computer ScienceField #1,235 of 4,667 14.8%247 #679
Business, Management and AccountingField #723 of 2,578 33.6%172 #901
Health SciencesDomain #4,293 of 11,982 13.3%82 #6508
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield #112 of 290 11.2%155 #187
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #899 of 1,775 41.4%61 #987
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #769 of 1,351 8.2%212 #356
Social SciencesField #3,733 of 6,365 19.0%125 #2936

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Žilina 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. Engineering#1,025 #1,253
  2. Social Sciences#2,124 #2,331
  3. Physical Sciences#2,386 #2,973
  4. Computer Science#679 #1,235
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#901 #723
  6. Health Sciences#6,508 #4,293
  7. Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering#187 #112
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#987 #899
  9. Mechanical Engineering#356 #769
  10. Social Sciences#2,936 #3,733
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 Žilina specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 12.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 154.7 works13×
  2. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 100.3 works8.0×
  3. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 34.9 works6.2×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 247 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.42× its world share, 1,207 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 121 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.30× its world share, 106 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.27× its world share, 172 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 57 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 61 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 125 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Žilina?

Ranked on the composite score, Jozef Gašparík, Katarína Valášková and Ivan Kuric lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Žilina.

  1. 1 Jozef Gašparík Slovakia · #179,802 worldwide 48 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Katarína Valášková Slovakia · #316,408 worldwide 71 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Ivan Kuric Slovakia · #320,522 worldwide 43 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Lucia Švábová Slovakia · #376,582 worldwide 59 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Milan Sága Slovakia · #388,205 worldwide 86 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Juraj Gerlici Slovakia · #456,734 worldwide 39 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Pavol Rafajdus Slovakia · #463,022 worldwide 42 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Zoran Čekerevac Slovakia · #478,097 worldwide 32 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Mária Lusková Slovakia · #482,398 worldwide 4 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Andrej Dávid Slovakia · #496,774 worldwide 15 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at University of Žilina

Which keywords describe research at University of Žilina?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Mechanical Properties, Simulation, Logistics, Energy Efficiency, Supply Chain, Efficiency and Digitalization.

▲ 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. Sustainability190▲ 3.3×44 topics
  2. Deep Learning140▲ 1.74×67 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties130▲ 5.7×36 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency115▲ 5.2×38 topics
  5. Simulation103▲ 17×12 topics
  6. Machine Learning101▲ 1.31×72 topics
  7. Logistics97▲ 26×9 topics
  8. Supply Chain92▲ 19×10 topics
  9. Environmental Impact89▲ 2.2×43 topics
  10. Sustainable Development88▲ 2.4×47 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management84▲ 3.8×17 topics
  12. Neural Networks79▲ 2.2×32 topics
  13. Efficiency77▲ 11×5 topics
  14. Internet of Things76▲ 3.7×15 topics
  15. Management72▲ 3.9×9 topics
  16. Renewable Energy72▲ 2.1×36 topics
  17. Digitalization69▲ 15×6 topics
  18. Artificial Intelligence67▲ 2.1×32 topics
  19. Human Resource66▲ 124×1 topic
  20. Transport66▲ 88×1 topic
  21. Microstructure63▲ 5.2×16 topics
  22. Big Data62▲ 2.9×19 topics
  23. Cyber-Physical Systems55▲ 8.9×9 topics
  24. Environmental Management50▲ 5.3×11 topics
  25. Optimization50▲ 4.6×20 topics
  26. Heat Transfer47▲ 4.0×15 topics
  27. Model Predictive Control45▲ 7.3×6 topics
  28. Intelligent Transportation Systems44▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Renewable Energy Integration43▲ 5.5×5 topics
  30. Power Electronics43▲ 5.5×8 topics
  31. Electric Vehicles42▲ 6.1×4 topics
  32. Thermal Analysis40▲ 13×7 topics
  33. Digital Twin37▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Traffic Management36▲ 34×3 topics
  35. Finite Element Method34▲ 15×6 topics
  36. Vibration Analysis34▲ 5.4×9 topics
  37. Vehicle Diagnostics33▲ 94×2 topics
  38. Digital Technologies32▲ 9.7×4 topics
  39. Analysis31▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Fuel Consumption28▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Žilina publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Transport and Logistics Innovations, Vehicle emissions and performance, Transportation Systems and Logistics and Mechanical and Thermal Properties Analysis.

Transport and Logistics …66Transport and Logistics Innovations: 66 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 25 fractional worksTransportation Systems and Logistics: 25 fractional worksMechanical and Thermal Properties Analysis: 24 fractional worksRailway Engineering and Dynamics: 22 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 22 fractional worksBusiness and Economic De…18Business and Economic Development: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 17 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 16 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 16 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringMechanical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Transport and Logistics Innovations Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 66 works
  2. 2 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 25 works
  3. 3 Transportation Systems and Logistics Civil and Structural Engineering 25 works
  4. 4 Mechanical and Thermal Properties Analysis Mechanical Engineering 24 works
  5. 5 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 22 works
  6. 6 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society Management Science and Operations Research 22 works
  7. 7 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 18 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 17 works
  9. 9 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  10. 10 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 16 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 available65.8%not open34.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.2%domestic only81.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Žilina's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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.