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Poland
Poland ranks between 5th and 39th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Advanced aircraft engines
7–11tied, of 474.5 papers of credit
1stCN64.6%5–6DE2.0%7–11FR1.3%7–11PL1.3%7–11KR1.3%7–11CA1.2%
Poznań University of Technology0.5% of the top 10%
Space launch
8–9tied, of 183.0 papers of credit
1stCN34.8%6–7FR5.4%6–7IN5.2%8–9PL3.0%8–9JP2.9%10–12RU2.0%
Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Aviation2.9% of the top 10%
Sonar and underwater acoustics
5–8tied, of 37
1stCN71.6%5–8SA1.6%5–8AU1.6%5–8PL1.4%9–14JP1.1%9–14SG1.0%
Polish Naval Academy0.6% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
8–9tied, of 45
1stCN56.1%7thCA2.0%8–9FI1.8%8–9PL1.7%10thFR1.5%11thGB1.3%
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences0.7% of the top 10%
Nuclear fission power
12–13tied, of 64
1stCN43.3%10thIT1.4%11thEG1.1%12–13PL0.8%12–13IR0.8%14–17AE0.7%
Instytut Chemii i Techniki Jądrowej0.4% of the top 10%
New antibiotics and antivirals
13–15tied, of 82
1stCN30.3%11–12ES1.9%13–15MX1.3%13–15PL1.3%13–15KR1.3%16thTW1.2%
Jagiellonian University0.3% of the top 10%
Nuclear fusion
17–19tied, of 504.1 papers of credit
1stUS27.5%15–16FI0.5%17–19DK0.5%17–19PL0.5%17–19AT0.4%20–22BE0.3%
National Centre for Nuclear Research0.3% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
18–20tied, of 57
1stCN28.9%16–17KR1.0%18–20CZ0.9%18–20PL0.9%18–20AU0.8%21stSE0.7%
University of Gdańsk0.2% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
19–22tied, of 564.4 papers of credit
1stCN40.8%13–17FR0.8%18thRU0.8%19–22PL0.6%19–22BE0.6%19–22SG0.5%
Warsaw University of Technology0.2% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
14–21tied, of 452.1 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%14–21CZ0.8%14–21RU0.8%14–21PL0.8%14–21IE0.8%14–21NO0.6%
Gdańsk University of Technology0.6% of the top 10%
Directed energy
10–21tied, of 210.1 papers of credit
1stCN57.5%10–21GR0.1%10–21KW0.1%10–21PL0.1%10–21SA0.1%10–21CA0.1%
Wrocław University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Atomic clocks
17–20tied, of 270.1 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%9–16CZ0.1%17–20HK0.1%17–20TH0.1%17–20PT0.1%17–20PL0.1%
National Centre for Nuclear Research0.0% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
20–21tied, of 71
1stUS34.9%19thFI0.6%20–21DK0.5%20–21PL0.5%22–25IL0.4%22–25SA0.4%
Polish Academy of Sciences0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
17–21tied, of 483.1 papers of credit
1stCN22.5%17–21DK0.8%17–21IN0.8%17–21PL0.8%22–25CZ0.5%22–25FI0.4%
University of Warsaw0.6% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
17–22tied, of 582.8 papers of credit
1stCN43.0%17–22SE0.6%17–22NL0.6%17–22PL0.6%23–33MA0.6%23–33AT0.6%
AGH University of Krakow0.2% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
18–26tied, of 592.8 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%18–26ID0.9%18–26PK0.9%18–26PL0.8%18–26MY0.8%18–26CH0.8%
AGH University of Krakow0.6% of the top 10%
Small satellites
15–23tied, of 471.5 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%15–23CA1.3%15–23DK1.3%15–23PL1.2%24–39GR0.9%24–39BW0.8%
Gdańsk University of Technology1.2% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
22–24tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%20–21NL0.8%22–24CH0.7%22–24PL0.7%22–24JP0.7%25–26BR0.6%
Opole University of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Optical communication
22–25tied, of 544.3 papers of credit
1stCN38.8%20–21ES0.8%22–25PT0.7%22–25PL0.6%22–25IQ0.6%22–25GR0.6%
Warsaw University of Technology0.3% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
18–25tied, of 544.0 papers of credit
1stCN31.5%18–25DK0.6%18–25GR0.6%18–25PL0.6%18–25SE0.5%18–25AE0.5%
University of Silesia in Katowice0.1% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
22–24tied, of 86
1stCN46.3%22–24FR0.4%22–24CZ0.4%22–24PL0.4%25–29BR0.3%25–29IT0.3%
Gdańsk University of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
22–26tied, of 542.3 papers of credit
1stCN71.4%22–26SA0.3%22–26BR0.3%22–26PL0.3%22–26SG0.3%22–26HU0.2%
Silesian University of Technology0.2% of the top 10%
Large language models
24–27tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%22–23MO0.4%24–27IE0.4%24–27PL0.4%24–27IL0.4%24–27PK0.4%
Wrocław University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Inertial navigation
16–29tied, of 400.5 papers of credit
1stCN64.0%16–29SE0.2%16–29AT0.2%16–29PL0.2%16–29LB0.2%16–29BE0.1%
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences0.2% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
21–31tied, of 441.0 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%21–31SE0.3%21–31IQ0.3%21–31PL0.3%21–31UA0.3%21–31AE0.3%
Polish Naval Academy0.3% of the top 10%
Radar
16–32tied, of 411.0 papers of credit
1stCN77.0%16–32NO0.2%16–32KZ0.2%16–32PL0.2%16–32RO0.1%16–32KW0.1%
Military University of Technology in Warsaw0.2% of the top 10%
Synthetic biology
25–30tied, of 552.3 papers of credit
1stCN45.7%20–24IR0.4%25–30PK0.4%25–30PL0.4%25–30TR0.3%25–30HK0.3%
University of Rzeszów0.3% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
23–30tied, of 703.1 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%23–30TH0.3%23–30FI0.3%23–30PL0.3%23–30RU0.3%23–30AT0.3%
University of Warsaw0.1% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
27–39tied, of 581.5 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%21–26EG0.4%27–39SI0.3%27–39PL0.3%27–39TN0.3%27–39AT0.3%
Polish Academy of Sciences0.1% of the top 10%
Gene editing
22–29tied, of 774.3 papers of credit
1stUS32.2%22–29ET0.4%22–29HK0.4%22–29PL0.4%30–35AT0.3%30–35LT0.3%
Poznań University of Life Sciences0.1% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
26–31tied, of 683.1 papers of credit
1stCN44.5%26–31ZA0.4%26–31EG0.3%26–31PL0.3%26–31BD0.3%26–31KZ0.3%
Silesian University of Technology0.2% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
24–30tied, of 684.1 papers of credit
1stCN50.8%24–30NL0.4%24–30BD0.4%24–30PL0.4%24–30GR0.4%31–33BR0.3%
Kielce University of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
30–32tied, of 734.6 papers of credit
1stCN55.5%25–29SE0.3%30–32NZ0.2%30–32PL0.2%30–32IL0.2%33–40IE0.1%
Outside the top 30
Gdańsk University of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
29–36tied, of 591.2 papers of credit
1stUS33.6%29–36MX0.2%29–36TH0.2%29–36PL0.2%29–36TW0.2%29–36PA0.2%
Outside the top 30
Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute - National Research Institute0.1% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
31–35tied, of 834.6 papers of credit
1stCN53.0%26–30SE0.4%31–35OM0.3%31–35PL0.3%31–35IQ0.3%31–35RU0.3%
Outside the top 30
AGH University of Krakow0.1% of the top 10%
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electric batteries
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced chip manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
6G and advanced wireless
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Cybersecurity
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Distributed ledgers
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method