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Research in Shymkent

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are M.Auezov South Kazakhstan State University and South Kazakhstan Medical Academy.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.1k
▲ 162% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.9k
2.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1965-2026
62 years on the record
Shymkent

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 Shymkent?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1M.Auezov South Kazakhstan State UniversityUniversity 1,535 #4,295
2South Kazakhstan Medical AcademyUniversity 596 #6,818

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.

Which fields of science does Shymkent work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Shymkent is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (11%).

Physical Sciences: 612 fractional works · 44.1% of its workEngineering: 271 fractional works · 19.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 76 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 30 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 115 fractional works · 8.3% of its workInformation Systems: 73 fractional works · 5.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 79 fractional works · 5.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 58 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 27 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Energy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFuel Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 403 fractional works · 29.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 246 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEducation: 97 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 41 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 30 fractional works · 2.1% of its workTransportation: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 47 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 37 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 36 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 35 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 31 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 187 fractional works · 13.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 143 fractional works · 10.3% of its workFood Science: 59 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPlant Science: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 187 fractional works · 13.4% of its workMedicine: 147 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEpidemiology: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 23 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKShymkent1,390fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences29%

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. Engineering27119.5%
    2. Computer Science1158.3%
    3. Environmental Science795.7%
    4. Materials Science584.2%
    5. Mathematics271.9%
    6. Energy221.6%
    7. Chemistry171.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences110.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy70.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.3%
    1. Social Sciences24617.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance473.4%
    3. Psychology362.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities352.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting312.3%
    6. Decision Sciences80.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences14310.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology282.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology60.5%
    4. Neuroscience60.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.3%
    1. Medicine14710.6%
    2. Health Professions231.6%
    3. Nursing130.9%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Shymkent strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Shymkent is most concentrated in Food Science (5.9× the world share in Food Science).

  1. Food ScienceSubfield · 53.1 works5.9×
← 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: 2.12× its world share, 119 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 103 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.76× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.33× its world share, 237 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.19× its world share, 49 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.82× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 123 worksMedicineNursing: 1.92× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.53× its world share, 39 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 214 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.12×119 works
  2. Nursing1.92×11 works
  3. Mathematics1.82×26 works
  4. Energy1.76×19 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.53×39 works
  6. Social Sciences1.42×214 works
  7. Engineering1.33×237 works
  8. Veterinary1.27×2 works
  9. Materials Science1.19×49 works
  10. Computer Science1.12×103 works
  11. Environmental Science1.04×61 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.95×33 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.85×4 works
  14. Psychology0.84×30 works
  15. Chemistry0.83×16 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.75×3 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.68×8 works
  18. Health Professions0.65×20 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.64×25 works
  20. Medicine0.54×123 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.44×8 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×5 works
  23. Dentistry0.39×2 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×24 works
  25. Neuroscience0.22×4 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.10×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Shymkent?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Educational Technology, Innovation, Online Learning, E-Learning, Pedagogy, Energy Efficiency and Digitalization.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development133▲ 6.1×51 topics
  2. Educational Technology93▲ 5.7×26 topics
  3. Innovation84▲ 5.9×32 topics
  4. Climate Change77▲ 2.0×55 topics
  5. E-Learning72▲ 5.4×14 topics
  6. Online Learning71▲ 6.1×11 topics
  7. Education69▲ 2.9×42 topics
  8. Sustainability65▲ 1.91×56 topics
  9. Renewable Energy63▲ 3.1×31 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency60▲ 4.7×27 topics
  11. Environmental Impact60▲ 2.5×39 topics
  12. Globalization53▲ 1.95×39 topics
  13. Pedagogy51▲ 7.3×7 topics
  14. Digitalization46▲ 16×8 topics
  15. Teacher Training44▲ 5.2×13 topics
  16. Food Security44▲ 5.8×14 topics
  17. Digital Transformation44▲ 5.8×17 topics
  18. Artificial Intelligence41▲ 2.1×30 topics
  19. Higher Education40▲ 5.3×12 topics
  20. Digital Economy38▲ 14×13 topics
  21. Distance Learning37▲ 7.7×10 topics
  22. Student Engagement36▲ 6.5×12 topics
  23. Digital Literacy32▲ 4.0×8 topics
  24. Technology30▲ 4.2×13 topics
  25. Legal Regulation29▲ 9.3×8 topics
  26. Economic Security28▲ 9.6×6 topics
  27. Agricultural Development28▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Circular Economy28▲ 7.4×6 topics
  29. Nutrition27▲ 4.4×11 topics
  30. Ethnicity26▲ 5.1×5 topics
  31. Entrepreneurship25▲ 4.5×9 topics
  32. Functional Foods24▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Technology Integration24▲ 5.4×8 topics
  34. Language23▲ 6.6×7 topics
  35. Fisheries Management22▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Micronutrients22▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Online Education21▲ 7.8×4 topics
  38. Resource Efficiency21▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Student Experience19▲ 31×1 topic
  40. University Management19▲ 31×1 topic

What research is done in Shymkent?

Food Industry and Aquati…20Food Industry and Aquatic Biology: 20 fractional worksEducational Innovations …18Educational Innovations and Challenges: 18 fractional worksMining and Gasification Technologies: 17 fractional worksEducational Methods and …17Educational Methods and Teacher Development: 17 fractional worksIndustrial Engineering a…16Industrial Engineering and Technologies: 16 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 15 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 15 fractional worksForeign Language Teachin…14Foreign Language Teaching Methods: 14 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 14 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 14 fractional works
Food ScienceInformation SystemsMechanical EngineeringTransportation3 others

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

  1. 1 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 20 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 18 works
  3. 3 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 17 works
  4. 4 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 17 works
  5. 5 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  6. 6 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 15 works
  7. 7 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 15 works
  8. 8 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 14 works
  9. 9 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  10. 10 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 14 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Shymkent11.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.1% in 2025.

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