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Research in Moscow

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Moscow. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research, Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis.

Research institutions
11
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.3k
▲ 530% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
4.9%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Moscow?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of RussiaUniversity 665 #27,154
2Moscow Institute of PsychoanalysisUniversity 251 #27,248
3Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological ResearchResearch facility 131 #19,064
4The Federal State Budget Scientific Institution "Institute of Special Education"University 86 not ranked
5All Russian Research Institute of Animal BreedingResearch facility 86 not ranked
646th Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian FederationGovernment institution 18 not ranked
7Foundation for Advanced ResearchGovernment institution 14 not ranked
8Research and Production Center "Fox and Co"Company 12 not ranked
9The Charitable Foundation "BELA. Butterfly Children"Hospital / health system 2 not ranked
10Lomonosov Moscow State University Marine Research Center LLCResearch facility 2 not ranked
11Andrei Sakharov CenterArchive 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.

Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia: 52.4%Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis: 19.8%Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research: 10.3%The Federal State Budget Scientific Institution "Institute of Special Education": 6.8%7 others listed: 10.6%52%largest
Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia665 · 52.4%Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis251 · 19.8%Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research131 · 10.3%The Federal State Budget Scientific Institution "Institute of Special Education"86 · 6.8%7 others listed135 · 10.6%

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

What is Moscow strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Moscow is most concentrated in Transportation, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Law (25.1× the world share in Transportation).

  1. TransportationSubfield · 40.7 works25×
  2. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 24.6 works11×
  3. LawSubfield · 28.4 works10×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 38.5 works5.3×
← 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 Moscow?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Legal Regulation, Artificial Intelligence, Economic Security, International Trade Law, Public Oversight, Transport Policy, Blockchain Technology and Teacher Training.

▲ 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. Legal Regulation76▲ 71×8 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence60▲ 9.0×16 topics
  3. Economic Security51▲ 49×5 topics
  4. International Trade Law41▲ 63×2 topics
  5. Public Oversight41▲ 66×1 topic
  6. Transport Policy41▲ 66×1 topic
  7. Blockchain Technology34▲ 125×2 topics
  8. Sustainable Development33▲ 4.2×27 topics
  9. Teacher Training31▲ 10×6 topics
  10. Ethnicity29▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Innovation29▲ 5.7×19 topics
  12. Digital Learning28▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Digital Transformation26▲ 10.0×9 topics
  14. Digital Economy26▲ 29×11 topics
  15. Social Cognition25▲ 30×8 topics
  16. Inclusive Education24▲ 14×6 topics
  17. Educational Environment24▲ 133×2 topics
  18. Adolescent Development23▲ 40×5 topics
  19. Zone of Proximal Development23▲ 95×2 topics
  20. E-Government23▲ 56×2 topics
  21. Fiscal Policy23▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Digital Technologies22▲ 33×3 topics
  23. Constitutional Reform22▲ 131×1 topic
  24. Legal Modernization22▲ 147×1 topic
  25. Psychological Well-being22▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Cultural-Historical Theory22▲ 172×1 topic
  27. Learning Motivation22▲ 172×1 topic
  28. Digitalization21▲ 22×9 topics
  29. Foresight21▲ 32×2 topics
  30. History20▲ 5.9×2 topics
  31. Science20▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Culture20▲ 7.6×3 topics
  33. Air Force19▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Modernization19▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Philosophy19▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. Social Influence19▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Islam19▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Literature19▲ 7.1×1 topic
  39. Information Security18▲ 38×3 topics
  40. Pedagogy17▲ 7.2×7 topics

What research is done in Moscow?

Legal and Regulatory Ana…41Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 41 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues: 22 fractional worksPsychology of Development and Education: 22 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …19Military Technology and Strategies: 19 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…19Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 19 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Law: 11 fractional worksEducation, Law, and Society: 11 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 10 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 8 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 7 fractional works
TransportationLawDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 41 works
  2. 2 Legal and Policy Issues Law 22 works
  3. 3 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 22 works
  4. 4 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 19 works
  5. 5 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Law General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 11 works
  7. 7 Education, Law, and Society Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  8. 8 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 8 works
  10. 10 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 7 works

Research output over time

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