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Research in Chisinau

Science Explorer records 33 research institutions in Chisinau, Moldova. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Moldova State University, Technical University of Moldova and Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science.

Research institutions
33
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
22k
▲ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
95k
4.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
4.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record

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 Chisinau?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Moldova State UniversityUniversity 4,372 #6,508
2Academy of Sciences of MoldovaGovernment institution 2,852 #18,028
3Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and PharmacyUniversity 2,385 #16,045
4Technical University of MoldovaUniversity 2,158 #6,866
5Institute of Applied PhysicsResearch facility 1,207 #18,662
6Academy of Economic Studies of MoldovaUniversity 1,163 #10,729
7State University of Physical Education and SportUniversity 1,102 #8,361
8Institute of Mathematics and Computer ScienceResearch facility 970 #6,931
9Ion Creangă Pedagogical State UniversityUniversity 925 #11,417
10Institute of Educational SciencesUniversity 666 #9,883
11Institute of ChemistryResearch facility 516 #20,897
12Institute of Ecology and GeographyResearch facility 498 #15,174
13State Agrarian University of MoldovaUniversity 493 #25,110 all time
14Free International University of MoldovaUniversity 448 #13,194
15Ştefan cel Mare Police AcademyGovernment institution 438 #14,716
16Academy of Music Theatre and Fine ArtsUniversity 413 #20,358
17Universitatea de Stat din TiraspolUniversity 212 #25,627 all time
18Institute of Microbiology and BiotechnologyResearch facility 189 #21,740
19Institutul Oncologic din Republica MoldovaHospital / health system 128 #34,593 all time
20Phthisiopneumology Institute "Chiril Draganiuc"Hospital / health system 126 #21,977
21Institute of International Relations of MoldovaUniversity 102 not ranked
22Trade Co-operative University of MoldovaUniversity 89 not ranked
23Academy of Public AdministrationUniversity 84 not ranked
24Ministry of Education, Culture and ResearchGovernment institution 41 not ranked
25Universitatea Slavonă din MoldovaUniversity 18 not ranked
26Institutul Medicina de UrgentaHospital / health system 18 not ranked
27Univers MoldovaUniversity 13 not ranked
28OpiniaResearch facility 13 not ranked
29Research and Educational Networking Association of MoldovaInstitution 12 not ranked
30State Hydrometeorological ServiceGovernment institution 10 not ranked
31Ministry of Health, Labour and Social ProtectionGovernment institution 4 not ranked
32Centrul de Proiecte InternaţionaleResearch facility 2 not ranked
33Agency for Innovation and Technology TransferGovernment institution 1 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.

Moldova State University: 20.2%Academy of Sciences of Moldova: 13.2%Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy: 11.0%Technical University of Moldova: 10.0%29 others listed: 45.7%20%largest
Moldova State University4,372 · 20.2%Academy of Sciences of Moldova2,852 · 13.2%Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy2,385 · 11.0%Technical University of Moldova2,158 · 10.0%29 others listed9,901 · 45.7%

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

Which fields of science does Chisinau work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Chisinau is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (16%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,391 fractional works · 41.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,721 fractional works · 21.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 528 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 364 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 322 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLaw: 166 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety Research: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 437 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 308 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 98 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 413 fractional works · 5.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 157 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 71 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 377 fractional works · 4.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 68 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 359 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 118 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 94 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 84 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 84 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,301 fractional works · 28.2% of its workEngineering: 644 fractional works · 7.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 162 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 102 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 78 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 499 fractional works · 6.1% of its workInformation Systems: 243 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 112 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 401 fractional works · 4.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 120 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 220 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 139 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 139 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 71 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 104 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 104 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 96 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,662 fractional works · 20.3% of its workMedicine: 1,294 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSurgery: 134 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 119 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 104 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 71 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnatomy: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 150 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 290 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 127 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 83 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 819 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 476 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 158 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 102 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 63 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 215 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 99 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 65 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKChisinau8,173fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences41%

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 Sciences3,39141.5%
    1. Social Sciences1,72121.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4375.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting4135.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities3774.6%
    5. Psychology3594.4%
    6. Decision Sciences841.0%
    1. Engineering6447.9%
    2. Computer Science4996.1%
    3. Environmental Science4014.9%
    4. Materials Science2202.7%
    5. Chemistry1391.7%
    6. Mathematics1041.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy1041.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences961.2%
    9. Energy781.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering160.2%
  2. Health Sciences1,66220.3%
    1. Medicine1,29415.8%
    2. Health Professions2903.6%
    3. Dentistry410.5%
    4. Nursing310.4%
    5. Veterinary60.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4765.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2152.6%
    3. Neuroscience650.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology450.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics180.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Chisinau strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Chisinau is most concentrated in General Energy, Anatomy and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (12.3× the world share in General Energy).

  1. General EnergySubfield · 23.1 works12×
  2. AnatomySubfield · 20.4 works12×
  3. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 107.4 works8.4×
  4. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 92.1 works5.3×
  5. MusicSubfield · 26.5 works4.7×
  6. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 474.9 works4.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 408 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 171 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 34 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 51 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 127 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 434 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 78 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 71 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 560 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 336 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 198 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.13× its world share, 92 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 94 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.06× its world share, 36 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 252 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 1,140 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 302 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.48× its world share, 332 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 66 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.60× its world share, 388 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.36× its world share, 289 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 1,438 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.60×388 works
  2. Social Sciences1.63×1,438 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.50×302 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.48×332 works
  5. Health Professions1.37×252 works
  6. Psychology1.36×289 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.23×408 works
  8. Chemistry1.16×127 works
  9. Mathematics1.13×92 works
  10. Energy1.11×71 works
  11. Dentistry1.06×36 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.99×66 works
  13. Environmental Science0.97×336 works
  14. Medicine0.85×1,140 works
  15. Materials Science0.81×198 works
  16. Computer Science0.80×434 works
  17. Nursing0.79×27 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.72×78 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.67×17 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.61×94 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.55×13 works
  22. Veterinary0.55×5 works
  23. Engineering0.54×560 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.49×34 works
  25. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×171 works
  26. Neuroscience0.45×51 works

Which keywords describe research in Chisinau?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Human Rights, Globalization, Innovation, Education, Climate Change, Economic Development and Pedagogy.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development486▲ 3.8×85 topics
  2. Globalization420▲ 2.6×106 topics
  3. Human Rights387▲ 4.6×69 topics
  4. Education379▲ 2.7×113 topics
  5. Climate Change372▲ 1.67×108 topics
  6. Innovation324▲ 3.8×70 topics
  7. Epidemiology314◆ 0.96×126 topics
  8. Sustainability292▲ 1.46×100 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence252▲ 2.2×55 topics
  10. Economic Development226▲ 3.5×33 topics
  11. Renewable Energy216▲ 1.82×55 topics
  12. Educational Technology216▲ 2.2×44 topics
  13. Mental Health201▲ 1.72×40 topics
  14. Pedagogy182▲ 4.4×26 topics
  15. Digital Transformation164▲ 3.7×28 topics
  16. E-Learning158▲ 2.0×24 topics
  17. Teacher Training153▲ 3.0×27 topics
  18. Economic Growth148▲ 2.2×33 topics
  19. Leadership147▲ 3.7×30 topics
  20. Environmental Management145▲ 4.4×19 topics
  21. Higher Education137▲ 3.1×25 topics
  22. International Law128▲ 5.0×29 topics
  23. Regional Development127▲ 4.5×15 topics
  24. Health Promotion124▲ 4.8×12 topics
  25. Digital Economy119▲ 7.2×19 topics
  26. European Union115▲ 6.3×23 topics
  27. Global Governance114▲ 5.8×20 topics
  28. Athletic Training109▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Physical Education109▲ 11×7 topics
  30. Judicial Review104▲ 15×6 topics
  31. Legal Regulation104▲ 5.7×8 topics
  32. Financial Security101▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Economic Security95▲ 5.5×7 topics
  34. Motor Skills Development94▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Biomechanical Analysis93▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Fitness Technology92▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Sports Science92▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Constitutionalism86▲ 12×4 topics
  39. ECHR82▲ 29×1 topic
  40. European Legal Systems82▲ 29×1 topic

What research is done in Chisinau?

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 80 works
  2. 2 Physical Education and Training Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 79 works
  3. 3 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 59 works
  4. 4 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 51 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 47 works
  6. 6 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 47 works
  7. 7 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 47 works
  8. 8 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 37 works
  9. 9 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 36 works
  10. 10 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 35 works

Research output over time

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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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Chisinau6.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.2% in 2004.

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