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Polish socio-economic development

Polish socio-economic development is a research topic within Economics and Econometrics. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1953. 12.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the knowledge-based economy, regional development, and innovation policies. It explores topics such as cluster initiatives, industrial restructuring, competitiveness, and the impact of globalization on regional economies. The papers also discuss strategies for sustainable development and the role of the European Union in fostering innovation and economic growth.

  • Innovation
  • Regional Development
  • Cluster Policies
  • Knowledge Economy
  • Competitiveness
  • Innovative Strategy
  • Industrial Restructuring
  • Globalization
  • Sustainable Development
  • European Union
Research works
17k
fractional, since 1953
In the world top 10%
2.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-56%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Polish socio-economic development research?

By volume, Poland and Russia publish the most (788 and 28 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Poland 788 works
  2. 2 Russia 28 works
  3. 3 Czechia 26 works
  4. 4 Ukraine 25 works
  5. 5 United States 18 works
  6. 6 Italy 14 works
  7. 7 Slovakia 14 works
  8. 8 Hungary 13 works
  9. 9 Romania 13 works
  10. 10 Germany 9 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Poland: 83.0%Russia: 3.0%Czechia: 2.8%Ukraine: 2.6%6 others listed: 8.6%83%largest
Poland788 · 83.0%Russia28 · 3.0%Czechia26 · 2.8%Ukraine25 · 2.6%6 others listed81 · 8.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Polish socio-economic development research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Łódź publishes the most Polish socio-economic development research, followed by Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and Krakow University of Economics.

Who are the leading researchers in Polish socio-economic development?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Polish socio-economic development include Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose.

  1. 1 Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose United Kingdom 1.1k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Polish socio-economic development research done?

The largest centres of Polish socio-economic development research in 2022–2025 are Warsaw (Poland), Krakow (Poland), Poznań (Poland) and Wrocław (Poland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Olsztyn, Rzeszów and Szczecin.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Warsaw Poland 160 works
  2. 2 Krakow Poland 91 works
  3. 3 Poznań Poland 71 works
  4. 4 Wrocław Poland 57 works
  5. 5 Łódź Poland 45 works
  6. 6 Lublin Poland 45 works
  7. 7 Olsztyn Poland 36 works
  8. 8 Szczecin Poland 36 works
  9. 9 Rzeszów Poland 29 works
  10. 10 Katowice Poland 25 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. OlsztynPL · 36.2 works149×
  2. RzeszówPL · 28.9 works107×
  3. SzczecinPL · 35.8 works104×
  4. WrocławPL · 57.3 works78×
  5. PoznańPL · 71.1 works72×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Polish socio-economic development than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Polish socio-economic development?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Wrocław, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%mean 13.89%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Wrocław: 22, 15.7%Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: 33, 14.5%University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn: 26, 16.5%Poznań University of Economics and Business: 19, 20.3%University of Warsaw: 26, 10.4%Maria Curie-Skłodowska University: 22, 13.5%Nicolaus Copernicus University: 15, 13.2%Krakow University of Economics: 32, 10.8%SGH Warsaw School of Economics: 18, 15.1%University of Łódź: 37, 8.9%Poznań University of…University of Warmia…University of WrocławAdam Mickiewicz Univ…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of WrocławPoland 48.015.7%107.2×22 +19.4%
2 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 47.914.5%81.9×33 -4.0%
3 University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynPoland 46.416.5%144.1×26 -16.5%
4 Poznań University of Economics and BusinessPoland 46.420.3%330.9×19 -34.7%
5 University of WarsawPoland 41.810.4%51.4×26 +5.3%
6 Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityPoland 41.113.5%116.0×22 +9.9%
7 Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityPoland 40.913.2%65.3×15 +24.7%
8 Krakow University of EconomicsPoland 40.810.8%527.8×32 -14.2%
9 SGH Warsaw School of EconomicsPoland 40.015.1%293.5×18 -23.0%
10 University of ŁódźPoland 38.48.9%130.4×37 -25.3%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Polish socio-economic development research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2015. The fastest-growing topics are Polish socio-economic development.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.