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Research in Ashgabat

Science Explorer records 19 research institutions in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Institute of Archeology and Ethnography.

Research institutions
19
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.3k
▼ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
2.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Ashgabat

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Ashgabat?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Institute of Archeology and EthnographyResearch facility 711 #20,348
2Academy of Science of TurkmenistanGovernment institution 156 #30,824 all time
3Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and ConstructionUniversity 77 not ranked
4International Turkmen-Turkish UniversityUniversity 68 not ranked
5Magtymguly Turkmen State UniversityUniversity 68 not ranked
6International Oil and Gas UniversityUniversity 59 not ranked
7Turkmen State Medical UniversityUniversity 54 not ranked
8Turkmen State Institute of Economics and ManagementUniversity 44 not ranked
9Turkmen State Institute of CultureUniversity 26 not ranked
10Turkmen National Institute of Foreign Languages named after D. AzadiUniversity 25 not ranked
11National Institute of Sports and Tourism of TurkmenistanUniversity 20 not ranked
12Turkmen Agricultural University Named after S.A. NiyazovUniversity 10 not ranked
13Ministry of Foreign Affairs of TurkmenistanGovernment institution 3 not ranked
14State Academy of Arts of TurkmenistanUniversity 3 not ranked
15Turkmen State Institute of Transport and CommunicationResearch facility 2 not ranked
16Union of Economists of TurkmenistanGovernment institution 2 not ranked
17Central Bank of TurkmenistanInstitution 1 not ranked
18State Institute of Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of TurkmenistanResearch facility 1 not ranked
19US Embassy in TurkmenistanGovernment institution 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Institute of Archeology and Ethnography: 53.5%Academy of Science of Turkmenistan: 11.7%Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Construction: 5.8%International Turkmen-Turkish University: 5.1%14 others listed: 23.9%53%largest
Institute of Archeology and Ethnography711 · 53.5%Academy of Science of Turkmenistan156 · 11.7%Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Construction77 · 5.8%International Turkmen-Turkish University68 · 5.1%14 others listed318 · 23.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Ashgabat work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research in Ashgabat is in Social Sciences, 38% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Engineering (19%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 190 fractional works · 48.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 117 fractional works · 30.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 29 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEducation: 23 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAnthropology: 13 fractional works · 3.3% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 47 fractional works · 12.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 13 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMuseology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 149 fractional works · 38.2% of its workEngineering: 75 fractional works · 19.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 24 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 4.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Energy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFuel Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 7.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAshgabat391fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences49%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences11730.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities4712.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance102.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting82.1%
    5. Psychology51.2%
    6. Decision Sciences30.7%
    1. Engineering7519.1%
    2. Computer Science164.1%
    3. Environmental Science164.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences153.9%
    5. Energy123.2%
    6. Mathematics51.2%
    7. Materials Science51.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy41.0%
    9. Chemistry10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences184.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.2%
    3. Neuroscience41.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Medicine194.9%
    2. Health Professions30.8%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Ashgabat?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Central Asia, Renewable Energy, Migration, Sustainability, Globalization, Legal Regulation, Climate Change and Cultural Heritage.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability25▲ 2.6×34 topics
  2. Renewable Energy25▲ 4.4×26 topics
  3. Globalization23▲ 3.0×22 topics
  4. Climate Change23▲ 2.1×33 topics
  5. Central Asia19▲ 68×4 topics
  6. Machine Learning19▲ 1.45×22 topics
  7. Migration17▲ 12×10 topics
  8. Education15▲ 2.3×22 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence15▲ 2.7×21 topics
  10. Legal Regulation14▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Cultural Heritage13▲ 6.2×11 topics
  12. Linguistics11▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Food Security11▲ 5.3×6 topics
  14. Culture11▲ 5.4×8 topics
  15. Language Contact11▲ 30×3 topics
  16. Fault Diagnosis10▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Ethnicity10▲ 7.0×3 topics
  18. Etymology10▲ 56×2 topics
  19. Historical Phonology10▲ 56×2 topics
  20. Pedagogy10▲ 5.2×5 topics
  21. Eurasian Exchange10▲ 127×1 topic
  22. Silk Roads10▲ 127×1 topic
  23. Data Analytics10▲ 56×2 topics
  24. Morphology10▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Language Teaching10▲ 9.2×5 topics
  26. Philosophy10▲ 5.5×8 topics
  27. Turkic10▲ 92×1 topic
  28. oral epics10▲ 92×1 topic
  29. Artificial Lift Systems9▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Electric Submersible Pumps9▲ 85×1 topic
  31. Folklore9▲ 46×3 topics
  32. Agriculture9▲ 5.9×4 topics
  33. Cultural Diplomacy9▲ 27×3 topics
  34. Digital Education9▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Islam9▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Mythology8▲ 43×2 topics
  37. Empire8▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Ethnography8▲ 12×6 topics
  39. Economic Security8▲ 9.4×4 topics
  40. Rituals8▲ 24×4 topics

What research is done in Ashgabat?

Eurasian Exchange Networks10Eurasian Exchange Networks: 10 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural…8Linguistics and Cultural Studies: 8 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…7Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 7 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and …7Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 7 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 6 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History: 6 fractional worksForeign Language Teachin…5Foreign Language Teaching Methods: 5 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 5 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 4 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …4Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 4 fractional works
AnthropologyLanguage and LinguisticsEducationPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 10 works
  2. 2 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 8 works
  3. 3 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 7 works
  4. 4 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  5. 5 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 6 works
  6. 6 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  7. 7 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 5 works
  8. 8 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 5 works
  9. 9 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 4 works
  10. 10 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 4 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ashgabat5.3% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.2% in 2014.

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