Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica was ranked 10^th among 16 Slovak research organisations in the Scimago Institutions Rankings (SIR). The 1^st position and the 680^th position in total belongs to the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica was placed on the 9^th position among higher education institutions and universities, which took us one position higher compared to the previous year. (2018 – 11^th position, 2019 – 10^th position)

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