RO
Romania
Romania ranks between 16th and 40th 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
New antibiotics and antivirals
17–21tied, of 82
1stCN30.3%17–21NL1.0%17–21ZA1.0%17–21RO0.9%22–23JP0.8%22–23RU0.8%
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University0.3% of the top 10%
Advanced aircraft engines
20–39tied, of 471.0 papers of credit
1stCN64.6%20–39RU0.3%20–39BE0.3%20–39RO0.3%20–39NL0.3%20–39SE0.3%
Romanian Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines0.1% of the top 10%
Radar
16–32tied, of 410.8 papers of credit
1stCN77.0%16–32KZ0.2%16–32PL0.2%16–32RO0.1%16–32KW0.1%16–32SE0.1%
Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie Politehnica București0.1% of the top 10%
Nuclear fusion
23–30tied, of 500.8 papers of credit
1stUS27.5%23–30IR0.1%23–30MY0.1%23–30RO0.1%23–30HK0.1%23–30TH0.1%
National Institute for Laser Plasma and Radiation Physics0.1% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
27–29tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%25–26IE0.6%27–29BE0.5%27–29RO0.5%27–29SE0.5%30–32EG0.4%
Petroleum & Gas University of Ploieşti0.1% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
27–39tied, of 581.0 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%27–39GR0.2%27–39FI0.2%27–39RO0.2%27–39UZ0.2%27–39MX0.2%
Outside the top 30
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca0.2% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
34–40tied, of 682.0 papers of credit
1stCN50.8%31–33LT0.3%31–33FI0.3%34–40RO0.2%34–40RU0.2%34–40TH0.2%
Outside the top 30
Petroleum & Gas University of Ploieşti0.1% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
33–36tied, of 103
1stCN20.6%33–36ID0.5%33–36TN0.5%33–36RO0.5%33–36TH0.5%37–40IE0.4%
Outside the top 30
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca0.2% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
31–39tied, of 541.2 papers of credit
1stCN31.5%31–39CO0.2%31–39NZ0.2%31–39RO0.2%31–39VN0.2%40thSK0.1%
Outside the top 30
Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie Politehnica București0.2% of the top 10%
Large language models
28–39tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%28–39JO0.3%28–39DK0.3%28–39BE0.3%28–39RO0.3%40thHU0.2%
Outside the top 30
"Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati0.1% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
39–40tied, of 801.8 papers of credit
1stCN39.9%34–38QA0.2%34–38JO0.2%34–38ZA0.2%39–40TN0.1%39–40RO0.1%
Outside the top 30
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Post-quantum cryptography
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Small satellites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electric batteries
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Supercapacitors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen by electrolysis
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Critical minerals processing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
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%.
High-performance computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Satellite navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hyperspectral imaging
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Metamaterials
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fission power
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Synthetic biology
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Genome sequencing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Cybersecurity
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
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