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Research in Bishkek

Science Explorer records 32 research institutions in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity, University of Central Asia and Kyrgyz State National University.

Research institutions
32
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
10k
▲ 321% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.1%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Bishkek?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kyrgyz State National UniversityUniversity 1,573 #11,926
2Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas ÜniversityUniversity 1,470 #10,759
3Kyrgyz State Medical AcademyHospital / health system 881 #17,278
4Aga Khan FoundationNonprofit 683 #22,363
5Kyrgyz National UniversityUniversity 672 #18,914
6Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B.N. YeltsinUniversity 664 #17,079
7National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of KyrgyzstanResearch facility 566 #19,978
8University of Central AsiaUniversity 522 #11,382
9International University of KyrgyzstanUniversity 493 #15,936
10Kyrgyz State Technical UniversityUniversity 483 #19,278
11National Center of Cardiology and Internal MedicineHospital / health system 348 #22,189
12Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture named after N. IsanovUniversity 280 #27,214
13American University of Central AsiaUniversity 259 #26,544
14Ala-Too International UniversityUniversity 208 #18,043
15Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K.I. SkryabinUniversity 158 #23,995
16Bishkek Academy of Finance and EconomicsUniversity 135 #39,537 all time
17Kyrgyz Economic UniversityUniversity 132 #27,251
18Research Station of the Russian Academy of Sciences in BishkekResearch facility 129 #42,737 all time
19Bishkek Humanities UniversityUniversity 82 not ranked
20Central-Asian Institute for Applied GeosciencesUniversity 77 not ranked
21Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Kyrgyz RepublicUniversity 67 not ranked
22Ministry of Health of KyrgyzstanGovernment institution 40 not ranked
23Kyrgyz State Law AcademyUniversity 19 not ranked
24Kyrgyzskaya State Academy of Physical Culture and SportsUniversity 19 not ranked
25The Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz RepublicGovernment institution 15 not ranked
26Ministry of Emergency SituationsGovernment institution 14 not ranked
27Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz RepublicGovernment institution 13 not ranked
28Aigine Cultural Research CenterNonprofit 4 not ranked
29Geological Survey of KyrgyzstanGovernment institution 3 not ranked
30United Nations Children's FundInstitution 2 not ranked
31KabarInstitution 2 not ranked
32Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz RepublicGovernment institution 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

Kyrgyz State National University: 15.7%Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity: 14.7%Kyrgyz State Medical Academy: 8.8%Aga Khan Foundation: 6.8%28 others listed: 54.0%16%largest
Kyrgyz State National University1,573 · 15.7%Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity1,470 · 14.7%Kyrgyz State Medical Academy881 · 8.8%Aga Khan Foundation683 · 6.8%28 others listed5,408 · 54.0%

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

What is Bishkek strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bishkek is most concentrated in Museology, Emergency Medicine and Development (7.9× the world share in Museology).

  1. MuseologySubfield · 48.3 works7.9×
  2. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 64.6 works5.3×
  3. DevelopmentSubfield · 25.1 works5.0×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Bishkek?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Pedagogy, Innovation, Globalization, Sustainable Development, Educational Technology, Digital Education and Educational Technologies.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Education384▲ 4.5×77 topics
  2. Globalization369▲ 3.8×85 topics
  3. Sustainable Development338▲ 4.3×80 topics
  4. Innovation304▲ 5.8×49 topics
  5. Educational Technology303▲ 5.1×37 topics
  6. Pedagogy294▲ 12×17 topics
  7. Sustainability252▲ 2.1×81 topics
  8. E-Learning246▲ 4.9×21 topics
  9. Climate Change227▲ 1.70×96 topics
  10. Digital Education222▲ 34×5 topics
  11. Online Learning214▲ 5.2×21 topics
  12. Educational Technologies204▲ 53×2 topics
  13. Economic Development202▲ 5.0×34 topics
  14. Language Teaching198▲ 16×7 topics
  15. Digital Economy195▲ 21×17 topics
  16. Tourism Development188▲ 31×2 topics
  17. Teaching Methods184▲ 26×9 topics
  18. Artificial Intelligence182▲ 2.7×59 topics
  19. Critical Thinking181▲ 37×3 topics
  20. Formative Assessment178▲ 53×2 topics
  21. Artistic Education178▲ 71×1 topic
  22. Student Competencies178▲ 71×1 topic
  23. Social Media175▲ 2.5×29 topics
  24. Teacher Training172▲ 5.6×21 topics
  25. Entrepreneurship165▲ 8.6×13 topics
  26. Central Asia159▲ 45×4 topics
  27. International Relations154▲ 13×23 topics
  28. Digital Transformation142▲ 5.4×25 topics
  29. Geopolitics140▲ 18×8 topics
  30. Cultural Diplomacy138▲ 34×4 topics
  31. Migration134▲ 8.0×20 topics
  32. Distance Learning133▲ 8.0×10 topics
  33. Digitalization132▲ 13×13 topics
  34. Security129▲ 4.0×23 topics
  35. Language124▲ 10×10 topics
  36. Belt and Road Initiative118▲ 65×3 topics
  37. Investment103▲ 21×6 topics
  38. Linguistics101▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Industrial Enterprises97▲ 97×1 topic
  40. Innovation Economics97▲ 97×1 topic

What research is done in Bishkek?

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 178 works
  2. 2 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 97 works
  3. 3 Central Asia Education and Culture Political Science and International Relations 89 works
  4. 4 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 73 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 60 works
  6. 6 Emergency Medicine Education and Research Emergency Medicine 56 works
  7. 7 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 51 works
  8. 8 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 46 works
  9. 9 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 46 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 44 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.