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Research in Obninsk

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Obninsk, Russia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Institute for Physics and Power Engineering, Medical Radiological Research Center and Research and Production Association Typhoon.

Research institutions
5
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.2k
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
45k
7.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
4.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Obninsk

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 Obninsk?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Institute for Physics and Power EngineeringResearch facility 2,132 #20,038
2Medical Radiological Research CenterResearch facility 1,246 #20,106
3Research and Production Association TyphoonResearch facility 501 #22,331
4All Russian Research Institute of Hydrometeorological information World Data CenterInstitution 129 #34,764 all time
5Russian Technology Transfer NetworkNonprofit 26 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.

Institute for Physics and Power Engineering: 52.9%Medical Radiological Research Center: 30.9%Research and Production Association Typhoon: 12.4%All Russian Research Institute of Hydrometeorological information World Data Center: 3.2%1 other listed: 0.6%53%largest
Institute for Physics and Power Engineering2,132 · 52.9%Medical Radiological Research Center1,246 · 30.9%Research and Production Association Typhoon501 · 12.4%All Russian Research Institute of Hydrometeorological information World Data Center129 · 3.2%1 other listed26 · 0.6%

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

Which fields of science does Obninsk work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research in Obninsk is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (24%), Medicine (22%), Engineering (16%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 670 fractional works · 62.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 255 fractional works · 23.6% of its workGeophysics: 184 fractional works · 17.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 24 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeology: 24 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOceanography: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 175 fractional works · 16.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 37 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 35 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 103 fractional works · 9.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 57 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 44 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRadiation: 26 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 37 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 33 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 26 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 275 fractional works · 25.5% of its workMedicine: 243 fractional works · 22.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 45 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 38 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSurgery: 36 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 24 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 25 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 22 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 96 fractional works · 8.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 43 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 40 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKObninsk1,079fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences4%

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. Earth and Planetary Sciences25523.6%
    2. Engineering17516.2%
    3. Environmental Science1039.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy444.1%
    5. Materials Science373.4%
    6. Computer Science333.1%
    7. Chemistry161.5%
    8. Mathematics30.3%
    9. Energy30.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    1. Medicine24322.5%
    2. Health Professions252.4%
    3. Nursing50.5%
    4. Dentistry20.1%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology434.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences403.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology60.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.3%
    5. Neuroscience30.3%
    1. Social Sciences252.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting60.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.2%
    4. Decision Sciences20.2%
    5. Psychology20.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Obninsk strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Obninsk is most concentrated in Geophysics, Radiation and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology (48.8× the world share in Geophysics).

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 166.4 works49×
  2. RadiationSubfield · 24.9 works19×
  3. Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 20.7 works18×
  4. GeologySubfield · 22.8 works17×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 229.9 works15×
  6. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 51.5 works6.9×
  7. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 22.2 works5.1×
  8. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 34.2 works4.9×
← 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: 0.83× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15.00× its world share, 230 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.10× its world share, 161 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.92× its world share, 93 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.04× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.81× its world share, 39 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 215 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 15.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences15.00×230 works
  2. Environmental Science1.92×93 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.81×39 works
  4. Medicine1.15×215 works
  5. Engineering1.10×161 works
  6. Nursing1.05×5 works
  7. Materials Science1.04×35 works
  8. Health Professions0.93×24 works
  9. Chemistry0.90×14 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.83×38 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.77×3 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.72×37 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.56×6 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.50×2 works
  15. Computer Science0.40×31 works
  16. Dentistry0.32×2 works
  17. Social Sciences0.19×24 works
  18. Energy0.18×2 works
  19. Veterinary0.18×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×6 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.18×2 works
  22. Mathematics0.17×2 works
  23. Neuroscience0.15×2 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.11×2 works
  25. Psychology0.06×2 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.01×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Obninsk?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tomography, Geodetic Measurements, Subduction, Health Effects, Earthquakes, Plate Boundaries, Radionuclides and Plate Tectonics.

▲ 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. Tomography66▲ 35×5 topics
  2. Geodetic Measurements60▲ 53×2 topics
  3. Subduction59▲ 73×3 topics
  4. Health Effects58▲ 8.9×13 topics
  5. Earthquakes58▲ 94×1 topic
  6. Plate Boundaries58▲ 94×1 topic
  7. Radionuclides52▲ 125×2 topics
  8. Climate Change50▲ 1.70×63 topics
  9. Plate Tectonics50▲ 30×3 topics
  10. Ionospheric Anomalies40▲ 97×1 topic
  11. Seismic Electromagnetics40▲ 97×1 topic
  12. Environmental Impact38▲ 2.1×30 topics
  13. Ionizing Radiation35▲ 48×3 topics
  14. Tectonics34▲ 26×3 topics
  15. Crystal Structure Prediction34▲ 65×1 topic
  16. Mantle Dynamics34▲ 65×1 topic
  17. Toxicity33▲ 7.0×11 topics
  18. Remote Sensing32▲ 2.5×31 topics
  19. Environmental Impacts32▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Soil Contamination30▲ 102×2 topics
  21. Fukushima Daiichi30▲ 173×1 topic
  22. nuclear accident30▲ 173×1 topic
  23. Chemotherapy29▲ 3.8×21 topics
  24. Rock Mechanics29▲ 27×3 topics
  25. Wave Propagation28▲ 24×3 topics
  26. Seismicity28▲ 77×2 topics
  27. Geomechanical Processes28▲ 98×1 topic
  28. Pendulum Waves28▲ 98×1 topic
  29. Arctic27▲ 22×4 topics
  30. Lung Cancer24▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Continental Margin24▲ 38×2 topics
  32. Crustal Structure24▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Exposure Pathways22▲ 50×2 topics
  34. Depleted Uranium22▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Radon22▲ 91×1 topic
  36. Molten Salt21▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Nuclear Reactor21▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Petroleum20▲ 41×2 topics
  39. geology20▲ 81×1 topic
  40. sedimentary basins20▲ 81×1 topic

What research is done in Obninsk?

earthquake and tectonic studies: 54 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 37 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics…30High-pressure geophysics and materials: 30 fractional worksRadioactive contaminatio…28Radioactive contamination and transfer: 28 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 27 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 20 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …20Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 20 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 19 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 17 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 15 fractional works
GeophysicsGlobal and Planetary ChangeMechanics of MaterialsRadiological and Ultrasound Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 54 works
  2. 2 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 37 works
  3. 3 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 30 works
  4. 4 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 28 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 27 works
  6. 6 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 20 works
  7. 7 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 20 works
  8. 8 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 19 works
  9. 9 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 17 works
  10. 10 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 15 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 2025Obninsk5.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.6% in 2012.

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