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Research in Kyiv

Science Explorer records 21 research institutions in Kyiv. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are State University of Infrastructure and Technologies, Institute of Higher Education of NAES of Ukraine and National Scientific Centre “Institute of Agrarian Economics”.

Research institutions
21
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4k
▲ 329% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Kyiv?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1State University of Infrastructure and TechnologiesUniversity 909 #17,754
2National Scientific Centre “Institute of Agrarian Economics”Government institution 470 #22,882
3University of Educational ManagementUniversity 434 #26,580
4Ukrainian Institute for Plant Variety ExaminationResearch facility 410 #27,577
5Institute of Social and Political PsychologyUniversity 338 #25,842
6Institute of Higher Education of NAES of UkraineGovernment institution 335 #20,956
7Ivan Ziaziun Institute of Pedagogical Education and Adult Education of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of UkraineUniversity 203 #26,793
8Institute for Digitalisation of Education of the NAES of UkraineGovernment institution 178 #23,775
9Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of UkraineGovernment institution 148 #23,140
10International European UniversityUniversity 146 #24,292
11Institute for Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of UkraineGovernment institution 121 #24,193
12State Enterprise «All-Ukrainian State Research and Production Center for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Consumers Rights Protection»Government institution 112 #27,517
13Academician F. H. Burchak Scientific-Research Institute of Private Law and EntrepreneurshipGovernment institution 68 not ranked
14Institute for Cultural Research of the National Academy of Arts of UkraineGovernment institution 48 not ranked
15State Scientific Institution "Institute of Information, Security and Law of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine"Research facility 28 not ranked
16Institute of Encyclopedic ResearchResearch facility 21 not ranked
17State Scientific Institution "Ukrainian Institute of Scientific and Technical Expertise and Information"Government institution 20 not ranked
18American University KyivUniversity 13 not ranked
19National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of UkraineArchive 11 not ranked
20National Research Foundation of UkraineGovernment institution 5 not ranked
21Institute of Reflective Investigation and SpecializationResearch facility 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.

State University of Infrastructure and Technologies: 22.6%National Scientific Centre “Institute of Agrarian Economics”: 11.7%University of Educational Management: 10.8%Ukrainian Institute for Plant Variety Examination: 10.2%16 others listed: 44.7%23%largest
State University of Infrastructure and Technologies909 · 22.6%National Scientific Centre “Institute of Agrarian Economics”470 · 11.7%University of Educational Management434 · 10.8%Ukrainian Institute for Plant Variety Examination410 · 10.2%16 others listed1,795 · 44.7%

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

What is Kyiv strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kyiv is most concentrated in Transportation, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Aerospace Engineering (32.6× the world share in Transportation).

  1. TransportationSubfield · 200.6 works33×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 85.9 works19×
  3. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 206.3 works9.6×
  4. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 62.1 works7.6×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Kyiv?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Economic Security, Legal Regulation, Foresight, Ethnicity, Modernization, Strategic Planning and Air Force.

▲ 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 Development310▲ 11×47 topics
  2. Economic Security270▲ 68×7 topics
  3. Legal Regulation225▲ 55×8 topics
  4. Foresight208▲ 84×2 topics
  5. Ethnicity206▲ 30×5 topics
  6. Modernization202▲ 60×3 topics
  7. Strategic Planning202▲ 73×2 topics
  8. Air Force202▲ 90×1 topic
  9. Warfare202▲ 90×1 topic
  10. Philosophy200▲ 24×10 topics
  11. History200▲ 15×10 topics
  12. Culture199▲ 20×8 topics
  13. Literature199▲ 20×10 topics
  14. Public Oversight197▲ 85×1 topic
  15. Transport Policy197▲ 85×1 topic
  16. Science197▲ 43×3 topics
  17. Islam196▲ 50×1 topic
  18. Social Influence196▲ 49×1 topic
  19. Innovation171▲ 8.8×47 topics
  20. Globalization162▲ 4.5×46 topics
  21. Financial Security152▲ 74×3 topics
  22. Economic Development150▲ 10.0×25 topics
  23. Education115▲ 3.6×42 topics
  24. Environmental Management111▲ 15×11 topics
  25. Educational Technology101▲ 4.6×20 topics
  26. Artificial Intelligence96▲ 3.8×29 topics
  27. Digital Transformation90▲ 9.2×17 topics
  28. Pedagogy84▲ 9.3×10 topics
  29. Energy Efficiency79▲ 4.5×19 topics
  30. Online Learning75▲ 4.9×9 topics
  31. Teacher Training75▲ 6.5×10 topics
  32. Distance Learning73▲ 12×7 topics
  33. Industrial Policy72▲ 35×4 topics
  34. Public Finance66▲ 75×2 topics
  35. Digital Literacy66▲ 6.0×5 topics
  36. Fiscal Risks66▲ 92×1 topic
  37. Smart Industry66▲ 92×1 topic
  38. Food Security62▲ 6.2×7 topics
  39. Resource Efficiency60▲ 24×3 topics
  40. International Law54▲ 9.6×13 topics

What research is done in Kyiv?

Military Technology and …202Military Technology and Strategies: 202 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…197Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 197 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…196Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 196 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine: 66 fractional worksEconomic and Business Development Strategies: 53 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 47 fractional worksInnovative Educational Technologies: 42 fractional worksLabor Market and Education: 39 fractional worksEducation and Social Development in Ukraine: 38 fractional worksAgriculture Market Analysis Ukraine: 33 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringTransportationSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance5 others

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

  1. 1 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 202 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 197 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 196 works
  4. 4 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 66 works
  5. 5 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 53 works
  6. 6 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 47 works
  7. 7 Innovative Educational Technologies Information Systems 42 works
  8. 8 Labor Market and Education Economics and Econometrics 39 works
  9. 9 Education and Social Development in Ukraine Education 38 works
  10. 10 Agriculture Market Analysis Ukraine General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 33 works

Research output over time

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