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Wroclaw Medical University

In research, Wroclaw Medical University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,187 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,900 of 8,541 worldwide) and Dentistry (#181 of 405 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Complementary and Manual Therapy, Orthodontics and Dermatology (Complementary and Manual Therapy is 14.8× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#4,310
of 22,385 · #6,830 all time
Rank in Poland
#50
of 255
Research works
11k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
176k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.26×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%

What is Wroclaw Medical University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,187 of 9,902 16.1%2,009 #3411
MedicineField #1,900 of 8,541 15.1%1,775 #2945
DentistryField #181 of 405 28.4%98 #446
Life SciencesDomain #2,948 of 6,403 14.6%563 #4067
SurgerySubfield #861 of 1,532 14.2%190 #1749
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,671 of 2,964 13.5%308 #2794
EpidemiologySubfield #611 of 927 17.2%122 #1145
Health ProfessionsField #1,298 of 1,895 21.2%108 #2076
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,314 of 1,880 11.4%161 #2272
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #774 of 1,037 13.2%120 #1318

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wroclaw Medical University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#3,411 #2,187
  2. Medicine#2,945 #1,900
  3. Dentistry#446 #181
  4. Life Sciences#4,067 #2,948
  5. Surgery#1,749 #861
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,794 #1,671
  7. Epidemiology#1,145 #611
  8. Health Professions#2,076 #1,298
  9. Molecular Biology#2,272 #1,314
  10. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#1,318 #774
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Wroclaw Medical University work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Wroclaw Medical University is in Health Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (60%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Health Professions (4%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,244 fractional works · 67.6% of its workMedicine: 1,986 fractional works · 59.8% of its workSurgery: 210 fractional works · 6.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 159 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 136 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEpidemiology: 136 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhysiology: 126 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOncology: 104 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 97 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDermatology: 90 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 76 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 62 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 62 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 61 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 59 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 52 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 51 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 45 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 42 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNephrology: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 117 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 47 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 108 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrthodontics: 39 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 633 fractional works · 19.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 344 fractional works · 10.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 182 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGenetics: 60 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 104 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 86 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology: 65 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMicrobiology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 62 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 233 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEngineering: 74 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 56 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 60 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 41 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 40 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 212 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPsychology: 101 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 54 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 70 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWroclaw MedicalUniversity3,322fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences2,24467.6%
    1. Medicine1,98659.8%
    2. Health Professions1173.5%
    3. Dentistry1083.3%
    4. Nursing290.9%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34410.4%
    2. Neuroscience1043.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology862.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences621.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics361.1%
    1. Engineering742.2%
    2. Chemistry601.8%
    3. Environmental Science401.2%
    4. Materials Science290.9%
    5. Computer Science170.5%
    6. Mathematics40.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy30.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.1%
    9. Energy20.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Psychology1013.0%
    2. Social Sciences702.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance150.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities150.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting80.2%
    6. Decision Sciences20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Wroclaw Medical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Complementary and Manual Therapy takes 14.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Complementary and Manual TherapySubfield · 20.5 works15×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 39.4 works11×
  3. DermatologySubfield · 90.0 works10×
  4. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 25.9 works9.9×
  5. DentistryField · 108.4 works6.7×
  6. Oral SurgerySubfield · 37.8 works5.9×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 62 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.94× its world share, 344 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.58× its world share, 86 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.92× its world share, 104 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.09× its world share, 36 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 60 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 74 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.72× its world share, 108 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 117 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.11× its world share, 1,986 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 29 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 101 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 70 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry6.72×108 works
  2. Medicine3.11×1,986 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.09×36 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.58×86 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.94×344 works
  6. Neuroscience1.92×104 works
  7. Nursing1.76×29 works
  8. Health Professions1.34×117 works
  9. Chemistry1.16×60 works
  10. Psychology1.00×101 works
  11. Veterinary0.88×4 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×62 works
  13. Materials Science0.25×29 works
  14. Environmental Science0.24×40 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.22×15 works
  16. Social Sciences0.17×70 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.15×2 works
  18. Engineering0.15×74 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.15×15 works
  20. Mathematics0.11×4 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×8 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.07×2 works
  23. Computer Science0.06×16 works
  24. Energy0.06×2 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×2 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.03×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Wroclaw Medical University?

Ranked on the quality score, Piotr P. Ponikowski, Marek Jutel and Jan Biegus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wroclaw Medical University.

  1. 1 Piotr P. Ponikowski Poland · #3,575 worldwide 253k citations · 1,408 works
  2. 2 Marek Jutel Poland · #28,567 worldwide 27k citations · 395 works
  3. 3 Jan Biegus Poland · #87,037 worldwide 5.3k citations · 231 works
  4. 4 Katarzyna Zatońska Poland · #111,153 worldwide 15k citations · 174 works
  5. 5 Joanna Szachniewicz Poland · #223,566 worldwide 2.2k citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Ewa Anita Jankowska Poland · #241,396 worldwide 107k citations · 684 works
  7. 7 Jacek Cezary Szepietowski Poland · #435,862 worldwide 34k citations · 990 works
  8. 8 Katarzyna Miśkiewicz Poland · #531,310 worldwide 2.7k citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Piotr Ponikowski Poland · #534,817 worldwide 639 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Sylwia Smolińska Poland · #552,178 worldwide 2.3k citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Wroclaw Medical University

What are the most cited papers from Wroclaw Medical University?

The most cited paper from Wroclaw Medical University is "2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure" (Piotr Ponikowski et al., 2016), with 11,598 citations. Next come "2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension" (10,602) and "Dapagliflozin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction" (7,135).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure Piotr Ponikowski et al. · European Heart Journal Open access134 authors 20 May 2016 11,598
2 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension Bryan Williams et al. · European Heart Journal Open access211 authors 25 Aug 2018 10,602
3 Dapagliflozin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction John J.V. McMurray et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 19 Sep 2019 7,135
4 2016 ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure Piotr P. Ponikowski et al. · European Journal of Heart Failure Open access 20 May 2016 5,934
5 Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Empagliflozin in Heart Failure Milton Packer et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 28 Aug 2020 5,214
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wroclaw Medical University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Quality of Life, Treatment, Heart Failure, Metabolic Syndrome and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology435▲ 3.3×125 topics
  2. Inflammation263▲ 3.7×83 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease173▲ 4.6×38 topics
  4. Quality of Life168▲ 3.5×50 topics
  5. Treatment158▲ 3.9×49 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress144▲ 2.6×59 topics
  7. Diagnosis116▲ 3.7×39 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome114▲ 4.2×23 topics
  9. Cancer114▲ 2.5×55 topics
  10. Obesity108▲ 4.2×25 topics
  11. Heart Failure104▲ 7.0×14 topics
  12. Risk Factors90▲ 2.5×34 topics
  13. Public Health82▲ 1.69×47 topics
  14. Depression78▲ 2.7×22 topics
  15. Management78▲ 2.9×30 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders70▲ 3.7×20 topics
  17. Insulin Resistance66▲ 4.4×10 topics
  18. Clinical Trials65▲ 2.9×19 topics
  19. Genetics65▲ 2.8×21 topics
  20. Pandemic64▲ 1.94×10 topics
  21. Immunotherapy63▲ 2.6×18 topics
  22. Guidelines62▲ 4.0×13 topics
  23. Biomarkers58▲ 2.5×18 topics
  24. Chemotherapy57▲ 2.4×24 topics
  25. Pathogenesis56▲ 3.3×21 topics
  26. Anxiety51▲ 3.2×12 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations50▲ 3.4×23 topics
  28. Metastasis49▲ 4.3×12 topics
  29. Thrombosis49▲ 5.3×7 topics
  30. SARS-CoV-249▲ 4.8×6 topics
  31. Diagnostic Criteria47▲ 6.2×10 topics
  32. Myocardial Infarction47▲ 6.0×7 topics
  33. Cardiovascular Risk44▲ 4.2×9 topics
  34. Hypertension44▲ 4.6×15 topics
  35. Echocardiography44▲ 4.8×8 topics
  36. Chronic Kidney Disease43▲ 5.1×9 topics
  37. Cognitive Impairment40▲ 4.7×10 topics
  38. ACE2 Receptor39▲ 5.2×3 topics
  39. Immune Dysregulation32▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Renal Function31▲ 9.5×5 topics

Which research topics does Wroclaw Medical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

  1. 1 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 29 works
  2. 2 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 23 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 22 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 21 works
  5. 5 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 18 works
  6. 6 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 17 works
  7. 7 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 17 works
  8. 8 Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Immunology and Allergy 16 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 16 works
  10. 10 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 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 available64.9%not open35.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wroclaw Medical University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Wroclaw Medical University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.013% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Wroclaw Medical University0.012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wroclaw Medical University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Wroclaw Medical University19.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.3% in 2025.

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