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Slovenia ranks between 17th 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
Satellite navigation
17–18tied, of 45
1stCN56.1%14–16JP0.9%17–18CH0.8%17–18SI0.7%19–21BE0.7%19–21IN0.6%
University of Ljubljana0.7% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
27–39tied, of 581.5 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%21–26NO0.4%21–26EG0.4%27–39SI0.3%27–39PL0.3%27–39TN0.3%
Jožef Stefan Institute0.3% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
26–36tied, of 480.9 papers of credit
1stCN22.5%26–36SE0.3%26–36IR0.2%26–36SI0.2%26–36AE0.2%26–36ET0.1%
University of Primorska0.1% of the top 10%
Nuclear fusion
31–33tied, of 500.5 papers of credit
1stUS27.5%23–30HK0.1%23–30TH0.1%31–33SI0.1%31–33KW0.1%31–33MT0.1%
Outside the top 30
Jožef Stefan Institute0.0% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
22–35tied, of 450.4 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%22–35KZ0.2%22–35DK0.2%22–35SI0.1%22–35AT0.1%36–40MX0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Ljubljana0.1% 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%.
Large language models
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%.
Advanced aircraft engines
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%.
Additive manufacturing
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%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced chip manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
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%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
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%.
Advanced robotics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
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
Where Slovenia is in the top three
PilotEach paper sorted into one sub-area by an AI model reading its title and abstract, then credited as usual. On 200 hand-labelled papers it chose the same sub-area, or a defensible second, 92% of the time. Shown where the sub-area has at least 30 papers in the top 10% and the country at least five papers of credit.
- 3rdUrban, smartphone and low-cost GNSS positioningSatellite navigation, 91 papers; behind China 33.1% and Hong Kong 17.7%5.5%