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Research in Kharkiv

Science Explorer records 53 research institutions in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", Kharkiv National Medical University and National Aerospace University – Kharkiv Aviation Institute.

Research institutions
53
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
74k
▲ 140% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
7.6%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Kharkiv?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National UniversityUniversity 12,868 #4,629
2National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"University 6,374 #2,719
3Kharkiv Institute of Physics and TechnologyResearch facility 3,937 #8,048
4Kharkiv National Medical UniversityUniversity 3,655 #2,789
5Kharkiv National University of Radio ElectronicsUniversity 3,402 #10,934
6B. Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of UkraineResearch facility 3,187 #10,789
7National Aerospace University – Kharkiv Aviation InstituteUniversity 2,950 #3,649
8O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in KharkivUniversity 2,694 #5,670
9Kharkiv National University of Internal AffairsUniversity 2,513 #13,117
10Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of EconomicsUniversity 2,479 #12,465
11National University of PharmacyUniversity 2,368 #9,876
12O.Ya. Usikov Institute for Radiophysics and ElectronicsResearch facility 2,045 #14,610
13H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical UniversityUniversity 1,796 #13,039
14Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway UniversityUniversity 1,541 #9,067
15Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate EducationUniversity 1,533 #20,666
16Yaroslav Mudryi National Law UniversityUniversity 1,514 #17,330
17State Scientific Institution “Institute for Single Crystals” of National Academy of Sciences of UkraineResearch facility 1,436 #12,826
18Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics AcademyUniversity 1,283 #5,553
19Ukrainian State University of Railway TransportUniversity 1,227 #8,976
20Institute of Radio AstronomyResearch facility 1,193 #26,237
21Kharkiv State Academy of CultureUniversity 939 #21,083
22Ukrainian Research Institute of Refractories named after A.S. BerezhnoyResearch facility 922 #19,439 all time
23Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and CryomedicineResearch facility 825 #19,384
24Kharkiv State Academy of Physical CultureUniversity 788 #21,313
25Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force UniversityUniversity 703 #19,303
26Institute of Neurology, Psychiatry and NarcologyResearch facility 692 #18,244
27National Guard Military Academy of UkraineGovernment institution 652 #18,167
28Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and TradeUniversity 647 #34,989 all time
29Kharkiv Petro Vasylenko National Technical University of AgricultureUniversity 602 #31,606 all time
30National Academy of Legal Sciences of UkraineGovernment institution 588 #24,622
31Energostal (Ukraine)Company 580 #17,571
32Anatolii Pidhornyi Institute of Power Machines and SystemsResearch facility 568 #6,901
33State Institution "Institute for Children and Adolescents Health Care at the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine"Research facility 556 #26,982
34Kharkiv National University of Construction and ArchitectureUniversity 490 #21,562
35Institute for Scintillation MaterialsResearch facility 474 #11,482
36Ukrainian Scientific and Research Institute of Ecological ProblemsResearch facility 468 #26,922
37National Scientific Center "Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine"Research facility 421 #22,650
38L.T. Malaya National Therapy Institute of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of UkraineGovernment institution 415 #26,598
39Kharkov TechnologiesCompany 414 #23,017 all time
40Kharkiv National Agrarian University named after V.V.DokuchajevUniversity 378 #38,143 all time
41Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry ResearchResearch facility 359 #23,182
42Kharkiv University of Air ForceUniversity 355 #31,246 all time
43Sytenko Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of UkraineResearch facility 305 #24,256
44Kharkiv State Academy of Design and ArtsUniversity 283 #16,288
45Kharkiv Regional Clinical Psychiatric Hospital No 3Hospital / health system 212 #25,609
46Kharkiv National Kotlyarevsky University of ArtsUniversity 209 #27,368
47Kharkiv State Veterinary AcademyUniversity 169 #40,921 all time
48Institute of IonosphereResearch facility 101 not ranked
49Kharkiv University of Humanities People’s Ukrainian AcademyUniversity 90 not ranked
50Giprokoks (Ukraine)Company 89 not ranked
51Ukrainian State Research Institute for CarbochemistryResearch facility 40 not ranked
52Kharkiv Lit MuseumArchive 2 not ranked
53Foundation Children with Spinal Muscular AtrophyNonprofit 0 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.

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University: 17.3%National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute": 8.6%Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology: 5.3%Kharkiv National Medical University: 4.9%48 others listed: 63.9%17%largest
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University13k · 17.3%National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"6,374 · 8.6%Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology3,937 · 5.3%Kharkiv National Medical University3,655 · 4.9%48 others listed47k · 63.9%

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

What is Kharkiv strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kharkiv is most concentrated in Fuel Technology, Anatomy and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance (21.2× the world share in Fuel Technology).

  1. Fuel TechnologySubfield · 37.3 works21×
  2. AnatomySubfield · 106.6 works21×
  3. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 717.3 works13×
  4. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 111.4 works12×
  5. TransportationSubfield · 454.0 works6.3×
  6. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 180.6 works4.6×
  7. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 293.6 works4.5×
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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 Kharkiv?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Legal Regulation, Financial Security, Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Human Rights and Economic Security.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development2,212▲ 6.5×85 topics
  2. Economic Development1,281▲ 7.3×40 topics
  3. Globalization1,245▲ 3.0×123 topics
  4. Legal Regulation1,180▲ 25×8 topics
  5. Financial Security1,162▲ 49×3 topics
  6. Innovation1,150▲ 5.1×69 topics
  7. Human Rights1,084▲ 4.9×69 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency1,070▲ 5.3×43 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence1,053▲ 3.6×59 topics
  10. Renewable Energy906▲ 2.9×54 topics
  11. Economic Security858▲ 19×7 topics
  12. Environmental Management851▲ 9.9×16 topics
  13. Digital Transformation734▲ 6.5×27 topics
  14. Digital Economy646▲ 16×15 topics
  15. Industrial Policy598▲ 25×6 topics
  16. Pedagogy563▲ 5.4×24 topics
  17. International Law543▲ 8.2×29 topics
  18. Foresight530▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Public Finance516▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Fiscal Risks514▲ 61×1 topic
  21. Smart Industry514▲ 61×1 topic
  22. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles495▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Strategic Planning492▲ 15×5 topics
  24. Design489▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Ethnicity487▲ 6.0×13 topics
  26. Modernization486▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Air Force483▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Warfare483▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Innovation Development477▲ 28×3 topics
  30. Digitalization435▲ 10×12 topics
  31. Social Responsibility433▲ 8.6×11 topics
  32. International Trade Law423▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Public Oversight422▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Transport Policy422▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Science410▲ 7.7×9 topics
  36. Social Influence409▲ 8.8×3 topics
  37. Green Investments406▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Social Safety406▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Islam403▲ 8.9×3 topics
  40. Malay Language402▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Kharkiv?

  1. 1 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 514 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 483 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 422 works
  4. 4 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 406 works
  5. 5 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 402 works
  6. 6 Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies Political Science and International Relations 294 works
  7. 7 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 267 works
  8. 8 Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine Global and Planetary Change 264 works
  9. 9 Labor Market and Education Economics and Econometrics 241 works
  10. 10 Legal Studies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 213 works

Research output over time

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