2021 tables: Institutions - physical sciences

The 2021 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

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# Institution Share 2019 Share 2020 Count 2020 Change in Adjusted Share* 2019–2020
1 Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), Poland 25.87 33.38 247 20.0%
2 University of Warsaw (UW), Poland 28.70 28.76 154 -6.8%
3 Jagiellonian University (UJ), Poland 16.67 17.99 105 0.3%
4 National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Poland 10.19 6.13 146 -44.1%
5 Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (AMU), Poland 3.82 5.21 28 26.8%
6 University of Wrocław (UWr), Poland 4.42 4.51 32 -5.3%
7 Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS), Poland 2.83 3.47 7 13.7%
8 AGH University of Science and Technology (AGH UST), Poland 5.84 3.41 149 -45.7%
9 University of Silesia (US), Poland 3.57 3.27 15 -15.0%
10 Wrocław University of Science and Technology (WRUT), Poland 3.28 2.91 18 -17.5%
11 Warsaw University of Technology (WUT), Poland 2.30 2.25 76 -9.3%
12 Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT), Poland 1.24 1.92 8 43.5%
13 University of Lodz (UL), Poland 0.94 1.40 13 38.4%
14 University of Szczecin (USZ), Poland 2.14 1.18 6 -48.7%
15 University of Gdańsk (UG), Poland 0.52 1.17 10 109.2%
16 Pedagogical University of Krakow (UP), Poland – 1.09 2 N/A
17 Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (NCU), Poland 1.53 1.08 6 -34.5%
18 Copernicus Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Poland 1.11 0.92 3 -23.3%
19 University of Zielona Góra (UZ), Poland 0.17 0.84 3 357.0%
20 University of Rzeszów, Poland 0.25 0.71 4 163.3%
21 Lodz University of Technology (TUL), Poland 0.12 0.69 5 429.9%
22 University of Białystok (UWB), Poland 0.35 0.63 9 66.9%
23 Maritime University of Szczecin (MUS), Poland 1.00 0.56 2 -48.1%
24 The Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce (UJK), Poland 1.11 0.35 6 -70.8%
25 University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (UWM), Poland 0.02 0.22 1 1242.6%
26 Silesian University of Technology (SUT), Poland – 0.21 1 N/A
27 Saule Technologies Ltd., Poland – 0.20 1 N/A
28 Optidea, Poland – 0.20 1 N/A
29 Saule Research Institute (SRI), Poland – 0.18 1 N/A
30 Rzeszów University of Technology, Poland 0.07 0.11 1 44.6%
30 Medical University of Silesia (SUM), Poland – 0.11 1 N/A
31 Poznan University of Technology (PUT), Poland 0.33 0.10 2 -70.3%
32 Polish Center for Technology Development (PORT), Poland 0.36 0.07 3 -82.7%
33 National Research Institute (PIB), Poland 0.07 0.05 2 -37.0%
34 Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland 0.09 0.03 1 -70.2%
34 Gabriel Murawski Private Observatory (SOTES), Poland – 0.03 1 N/A
35 Pomeranian Medical University (PMU), Poland – 0.01 1 N/A
36 Wroclaw Technology Park (WPT), Poland – 0.01 1 N/A
37 KrioSystem Sp. z o.o, Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Electronic Materials Technology (ITME), Poland 0.14 0.00 1 -98.2%
38 Institute of Aviation, Poland 0.36 0.00 1 -99.3%
38 Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (IOS), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Metal Forming Institute (INOP), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Industrial Institute of Agricultural Engineering (PIMR), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres (IIMPiB), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres, Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Organisation and Management in Industry (ORGMASZ), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Precision Mechanics (IMP), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Wood Technology Institute (ITD), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Innovative Technologies (EMAG), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Tele and Radio Research Institute (ITR), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Heavy Organic Synthesis "Blachownia" (ISCO), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Poland Ministry of Economy, Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Logistics and Warehousing (ILiM), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements (PIAP), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Packaging Research Institute (COBRO), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Rail Vehicles Institute (TABOR), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Stanislaw Staszic Institute for Ferrous Metallurgy (IMZ), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute for Sustainable Technologies (ITEE), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Mechanised Construction and Rock Mining (IMBiGS), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials (ICIMB), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals in Gliwice (IMN), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Foundry Research Institute (IOd), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Welding, Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Textile Research Institute, Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry (IPO), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Electrical Drives and Machines (KOMEL), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Industrial Chemistry Research Institute (ICRI), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Pharmaceutical Research Institute (PRI), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Automotive Industry Institute (PIMOT), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Leather Industry (IPS), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 New Chemical Syntheses Institute (INS), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Maksymilian Pluta Institute of Applied Optics (INOS), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEL), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Electron Technology (ITE), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
38 Institute of Medical Technology and Equipment (ITAM), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
39 Andrzej Soltan Institute for Nuclear Research, Poland – 0.00 1 N/A
40 Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), Poland 0.01 0.00 1 -94.7%
40 International Institute for Molecular Oncology (IIMO), Poland – 0.00 1 N/A

Footnote

Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. Users please note:

  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
  3. Nature Index recognizes that many other factors must be taken into account when considering research quality and institutional performance; Nature Index metrics alone should not be used to assess institutions or individuals.
  4. Nature Index data and methods are transparent and available under a creative commons licence at nature.com/nature-index/.

The Nature Index database undergoes regular updating, corrections, adjustment of institutional hierarchies, and removal of retracted papers and thus the live website can differ from the frozen annual tables.

*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2022 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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