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Research in Irkutsk

Science Explorer records 30 research institutions in Irkutsk, Russia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Melentiev Energy Systems Institute and Irkutsk National Research Technical University.

Research institutions
30
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
33k
▲ 138% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
5.2%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Irkutsk?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of ChemistryResearch facility 5,611 #6,682
2Irkutsk State UniversityUniversity 3,822 #10,517
3Irkutsk National Research Technical UniversityUniversity 3,472 #9,990
4Baikal State UniversityUniversity 2,565 #11,694
5Institute of Solar-Terrestrial PhysicsResearch facility 2,330 #12,291
6V. B. Sochava Institute of GeographyResearch facility 1,771 #13,668
7Institute of the Earth’s CrustResearch facility 1,653 #12,906
8Melentiev Energy Systems InstituteResearch facility 1,554 #6,684
9Limnological InstituteResearch facility 1,401 #15,813
10Irkutsk State Medical UniversityUniversity 1,320 #18,598
11Vinogradov Institute of GeochemistryResearch facility 1,122 #12,643
12Institute for System Dynamics and Control TheoryResearch facility 1,098 #14,781
13Irkutsk State Transport UniversityUniversity 1,041 #19,951
14Scientific Center of Family Health Problems and Human ReproductionResearch facility 878 #19,502
15Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryResearch facility 874 #20,075
16Irkutsk Research Institute of the Forestry IndustryResearch facility 490 #28,683 all time
17Irkutsk State Agrarian University named after A.A. EzhevskyUniversity 417 #23,759
18Military InstituteUniversity 375 #26,599
19Irkutsk Scientific Center of Surgery and TraumatologyHospital / health system 363 #27,783
20Irkutsk Regional Clinical HospitalHospital / health system 300 #26,972
21Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute of Siberia and Far EastResearch facility 243 #37,973 all time
22East-Siberian Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian FederationUniversity 223 #27,741
23IrkutskNIIHimmash (Russia)Company 50 not ranked
24Irgiredmet (Russia)Company 49 not ranked
25East Siberian University of Economics and LawUniversity 24 not ranked
26Irkutsk Regional Museum of Local HistoryArchive 21 not ranked
27Baikal Research CentreResearch facility 21 not ranked
28Siberian Academy of Law, Economics and ManagementUniversity 14 not ranked
29UrangeologorazvedkaResearch facility 6 not ranked
30Siberian Research, Design and Design Institute of Aluminum and Electrode IndustryResearch facility 1 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.

A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry: 16.9%Irkutsk State University: 11.5%Irkutsk National Research Technical University: 10.5%Baikal State University: 7.7%26 others listed: 53.3%17%largest
A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry5,611 · 16.9%Irkutsk State University3,822 · 11.5%Irkutsk National Research Technical University3,472 · 10.5%Baikal State University2,565 · 7.7%26 others listed18k · 53.3%

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

What is Irkutsk strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Irkutsk is most concentrated in Fuel Technology, General Energy and Development (57.4× the world share in Fuel Technology).

  1. Fuel TechnologySubfield · 36.1 works57×
  2. General EnergySubfield · 41.8 works20×
  3. DevelopmentSubfield · 106.8 works14×
  4. GeologySubfield · 116.1 works11×
  5. GeophysicsSubfield · 201.5 works7.5×
  6. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 22.8 works6.8×
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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 Irkutsk?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Digital Transformation, Energy Efficiency, Digital Economy, Regional Development, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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. Climate Change691▲ 3.4×92 topics
  2. Sustainable Development632▲ 5.2×72 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency390▲ 5.4×37 topics
  4. Sustainability366▲ 1.96×75 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence350▲ 3.3×39 topics
  6. Innovation341▲ 4.2×48 topics
  7. Globalization341▲ 2.3×76 topics
  8. Digital Transformation339▲ 8.3×16 topics
  9. Renewable Energy338▲ 3.1×46 topics
  10. Digital Economy292▲ 21×15 topics
  11. Regional Development279▲ 10×16 topics
  12. Economic Development257▲ 4.1×36 topics
  13. Arctic227▲ 26×4 topics
  14. Legal Regulation183▲ 11×8 topics
  15. Tectonics183▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Food Security178▲ 4.2×12 topics
  17. Solar Wind165▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Geopolitics157▲ 13×10 topics
  19. Language150▲ 8.0×9 topics
  20. Digital Technologies148▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Blockchain Technology147▲ 35×4 topics
  22. Digitalization144▲ 9.4×9 topics
  23. Environmental Management143▲ 4.7×14 topics
  24. Migration134▲ 5.2×15 topics
  25. Circular Economy132▲ 6.3×7 topics
  26. Sediment Transport130▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Global Economy128▲ 12×6 topics
  28. Cyber-Physical Systems127▲ 6.3×6 topics
  29. Geographical Analysis126▲ 36×2 topics
  30. International Relations126▲ 6.8×16 topics
  31. Resource Efficiency125▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Economic Security117▲ 7.1×7 topics
  33. Fiscal Policy117▲ 7.1×7 topics
  34. Petroleum113▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Continental Margin111▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Crustal Structure111▲ 23×2 topics
  37. geology109▲ 57×1 topic
  38. sedimentary basins109▲ 57×1 topic
  39. Technological Innovation109▲ 18×2 topics
  40. E-Government108▲ 17×2 topics

What research is done in Irkutsk?

  1. 1 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 109 works
  2. 2 Legal and Policy Issues Law 107 works
  3. 3 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 107 works
  4. 4 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 99 works
  5. 5 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 96 works
  6. 6 Water Resources and Management Ecology 89 works
  7. 7 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 84 works
  8. 8 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 81 works
  9. 9 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 74 works
  10. 10 Economic and Technological Systems Analysis Management of Technology and Innovation 71 works

Research output over time

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