Moldova vs Ukraine
On research quality in 2022-now, Ukraine ranks #60 in the world and Moldova #159, of 189 countries. Moldova stands higher in 0 of the 25 fields both publish in, Ukraine in 25.
Research profiles alike: 0.69similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured
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Moldova
- World rank, 2022-now
- #159
- #170 all time
- Works, 2022-now
- 7.3k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 2.6%
- share of its work among the world's most cited
- Open access
- 79%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: General Energy, Anatomy, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.
Ukraine
- World rank, 2022-now
- #60
- #76 all time
- Works, 2022-now
- 168k
- fractional
- Top-10% rate
- 6.6%
- share of its work among the world's most cited
- Open access
- 65%
- of its works free to read
Strongest relative focus: Anatomy, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Fuel Technology.
Who leads, measure by measure?
Moldova leads on 4 of 9 measures: citations per work, open access, international co-authorship and growth. Ukraine leads on 4 of 9 measures: research quality, citation excellence for its fields, output and top-10% rate. The two are level on institutions in the world top 100.
- #159Research qualityworld rank of 189 countries, 2022-now#60
- 0.33×Citation excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected0.43×
- 7.3kOutputfractional works, 2022-now168k
- 2.6%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited6.6%
- 4.2Citations per workall time, per fractional work4.0
- 0World top 100institutions it holds among the world's best 1000
- 79%Open accessof its works free to read, all time65%
- 24%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time14%
- +29%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change+4%
A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, citation excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.
Who leads in each field?
Moldova stands higher in 0 of 25 fields, Ukraine in 25. Ukraine leads most in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#31 against #105). Each bar is that side's standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.
- #112Agricultural and Biological Sciences#52
- #96Arts and Humanities#42
- -Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#80
- #106Business, Management and Accounting#63
- -Chemical Engineering#40
- -Chemistry#42
- #123Computer Science#58
- -Decision Sciences#61
- -Dentistry#53
- -Earth and Planetary Sciences#72
- #105Economics, Econometrics and Finance#31
- -Energy#61
- #126Engineering#51
- #108Environmental Science#68
- #98Health Professions#70
- -Immunology and Microbiology#68
- #84Materials Science#37
- -Mathematics#40
- #142Medicine#102
- -Neuroscience#66
- -Nursing#61
- -Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#39
- -Physics and Astronomy#52
- #104Psychology#66
- #142Social Sciences#42
Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.
The numbers behind each field
Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.
| Field | Moldova rank | Ukraine rank | Moldova top 10% | Ukraine top 10% | Moldova works | Ukraine works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | #112 | #52 | 3.3% | 6.4% | 423 | 8.7k |
| Arts and Humanities | #96 | #42 | 3.5% | 7.6% | 343 | 4.9k |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | - | #80 | - | 2.5% | - | 3.3k |
| Business, Management and Accounting | #106 | #63 | 1.6% | 7.0% | 350 | 5.6k |
| Chemical Engineering | - | #40 | - | 2.7% | - | 279 |
| Chemistry | - | #42 | - | 3.1% | - | 1.8k |
| Computer Science | #123 | #58 | 2.8% | 6.2% | 478 | 12k |
| Decision Sciences | - | #61 | - | 4.1% | - | 905 |
| Dentistry | - | #53 | - | 1.0% | - | 696 |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | - | #72 | - | 4.0% | - | 1.6k |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | #105 | #31 | 1.6% | 9.0% | 405 | 14k |
| Energy | - | #61 | - | 4.9% | - | 1.1k |
| Engineering | #126 | #51 | 2.2% | 6.1% | 578 | 26k |
| Environmental Science | #108 | #68 | 3.0% | 7.3% | 345 | 13k |
| Health Professions | #98 | #70 | 2.7% | 6.5% | 257 | 2.7k |
| Immunology and Microbiology | - | #68 | - | 1.7% | - | 796 |
| Materials Science | #84 | #37 | 1.8% | 3.7% | 204 | 4.9k |
| Mathematics | - | #40 | - | 7.9% | - | 2k |
| Medicine | #142 | #102 | 2.2% | 3.3% | 1.2k | 19k |
| Neuroscience | - | #66 | - | 2.1% | - | 1.2k |
| Nursing | - | #61 | - | 1.4% | - | 373 |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | - | #39 | - | 7.3% | - | 485 |
| Physics and Astronomy | - | #52 | - | 2.7% | - | 2.6k |
| Psychology | #104 | #66 | 1.8% | 4.5% | 303 | 3.4k |
| Social Sciences | #142 | #42 | 3.2% | 9.8% | 1.6k | 36k |
What is each known for?
The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.
Moldova
- European Legal Systems
- Constitutionalism
- Fitness Technology
- Motor Skills Development
- Financial Security
- Physical Education
- Judicial Review
- Global Governance
- Health Promotion
- Regional Development
- Environmental Management
- Higher Education
- E-Learning
- Mental Health
- Renewable Energy
- Educational Technology
- Sustainability
- Innovation
- Human Rights
- Globalization
- Sustainable Development
- Education
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Economic Development
- Pedagogy
- Digital Transformation
- Teacher Training
- Leadership
- International Law
- Digital Economy
- European Union
- Legal Regulation
- Athletic Training
- Digitalization
- Economic Security
- Biomechanical Analysis
- Sports Science
- ECHR
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Sustainable Development524▲ 3.9×87 topics
- Globalization458▲ 2.7×111 topics
- Education415▲ 2.8×116 topics
- Human Rights413▲ 4.7×69 topics
- Climate Change381▲ 1.64×108 topics
- Innovation361▲ 4.1×71 topics
- Epidemiology318◆ 0.93×126 topics
- Sustainability308▲ 1.47×100 topics
- Artificial Intelligence277▲ 2.3×55 topics
- Educational Technology249▲ 2.5×44 topics
- Economic Development237▲ 3.5×34 topics
- Renewable Energy220▲ 1.78×55 topics
- Pedagogy210▲ 4.9×26 topics
- Mental Health205▲ 1.68×40 topics
- Digital Transformation185▲ 4.0×28 topics
- E-Learning185▲ 2.2×24 topics
- Teacher Training171▲ 3.3×27 topics
- Higher Education159▲ 3.5×26 topics
- Leadership154▲ 3.7×31 topics
- Environmental Management153▲ 4.4×19 topics
- International Law139▲ 5.2×29 topics
- Regional Development135▲ 4.6×16 topics
- Digital Economy130▲ 7.6×19 topics
- Health Promotion126▲ 4.7×12 topics
- European Union125▲ 6.5×23 topics
- Global Governance119▲ 5.8×21 topics
- Legal Regulation116▲ 6.0×8 topics
- Judicial Review112▲ 15×6 topics
- Athletic Training110▲ 14×3 topics
- Physical Education109▲ 10×7 topics
- Digitalization108▲ 6.1×9 topics
- Financial Security105▲ 12×3 topics
- Economic Security102▲ 5.6×7 topics
- Motor Skills Development94▲ 12×2 topics
- Biomechanical Analysis93▲ 17×2 topics
- Fitness Technology92▲ 46×1 topic
- Sports Science92▲ 46×1 topic
- Constitutionalism91▲ 12×4 topics
- ECHR87▲ 29×1 topic
- European Legal Systems87▲ 29×1 topic
Ukraine
- Innovation Development
- Fiscal Risks
- Sharia Law
- Islam
- Social Influence
- Transport Policy
- International Trade Law
- Warfare
- Culture
- Design
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Pedagogy
- Ethnicity
- Digital Transformation
- Energy Efficiency
- Artificial Intelligence
- Climate Change
- Economic Security
- Financial Security
- Globalization
- Sustainable Development
- Innovation
- Economic Development
- Legal Regulation
- Environmental Management
- Renewable Energy
- Human Rights
- Foresight
- Industrial Policy
- Literature
- Strategic Planning
- Modernization
- Air Force
- Philosophy
- Public Oversight
- Science
- Public Finance
- Digital Economy
- Malay Language
- Smart Industry
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Sustainable Development23k▲ 7.8×112 topics
- Globalization12k▲ 3.4×180 topics
- Innovation12k▲ 6.1×89 topics
- Financial Security12k▲ 59×3 topics
- Economic Development11k▲ 7.7×56 topics
- Economic Security10k▲ 26×7 topics
- Legal Regulation9,255▲ 22×8 topics
- Climate Change9,158▲ 1.80×129 topics
- Environmental Management8,978▲ 12×23 topics
- Artificial Intelligence8,644▲ 3.2×67 topics
- Renewable Energy8,525▲ 3.1×61 topics
- Energy Efficiency8,353▲ 4.8×45 topics
- Human Rights7,344▲ 3.8×90 topics
- Digital Transformation7,226▲ 7.1×31 topics
- Foresight5,820▲ 24×2 topics
- Ethnicity5,702▲ 8.1×24 topics
- Industrial Policy5,637▲ 28×7 topics
- Pedagogy5,568▲ 5.9×30 topics
- Literature5,536▲ 5.4×62 topics
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles5,435▲ 15×5 topics
- Strategic Planning5,430▲ 20×5 topics
- Design5,402▲ 18×6 topics
- Modernization5,387▲ 16×5 topics
- Culture5,370▲ 5.5×37 topics
- Air Force5,355▲ 24×1 topic
- Warfare5,355▲ 24×1 topic
- Philosophy5,153▲ 6.2×44 topics
- International Trade Law5,001▲ 20×2 topics
- Public Oversight4,988▲ 22×1 topic
- Transport Policy4,988▲ 22×1 topic
- Science4,983▲ 11×13 topics
- Social Influence4,955▲ 12×3 topics
- Public Finance4,932▲ 60×4 topics
- Islam4,916▲ 13×5 topics
- Digital Economy4,896▲ 13×20 topics
- Sharia Law4,890▲ 18×2 topics
- Malay Language4,888▲ 19×1 topic
- Fiscal Risks4,882▲ 73×1 topic
- Smart Industry4,882▲ 73×1 topic
- Innovation Development4,596▲ 32×3 topics
Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.
How has their output grown?
Ukraine has out-published Moldova every year since 1980.
Fractional works per year.
Their share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.
Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).
A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.
Who holds more of the world's best institutions?
A country's average quality and the number of institutions it holds at the very top can disagree, and both are worth knowing. The counts are nested: an institution in the top 50 is also in the top 100.
- 0In the world top 500
- 0In the top 1000
- 0In the top 5000
- 0In the top 1,0000
- #51Elite capacityrank among 204 countries#51
Institutions ranked on research quality, 2022-now. Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480.
Which publishes more research, Moldova or Ukraine?
Ukraine publishes 23.0× as much research as Moldova in 2022-now (168k against 7.3k fractional works).
Whose research has more impact, Moldova or Ukraine?
6.6% of Ukraine's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 2.6% for Moldova.
Is Moldova or Ukraine growing faster?
Output in 2022-25 was +29% against 2018-21 for Moldova, and +4% for Ukraine.
Which has more open access research, Moldova or Ukraine?
79% of Moldova's research is free to read, against 65% of Ukraine's.
Which has more world-class institutions, Moldova or Ukraine?
Moldova holds 0 of the world's top 100 research institutions and Ukraine 0; in the top 1,000 it is 0 against 0.
Which institutions lead in each country?
The highest-ranked institutions on each side on research quality, 2022-now. The percentage is each institution's own top-10% rate: the share of its works that are among the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. Every figure stands alone, so they do not add up to 100%.
Moldova
- 1Moldova State University1.6% top 10% · 1.5k works
- 2Technical University of Moldova3.1% top 10% · 928 works
- 3Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science5.5% top 10% · 320 works
- 4State University of Physical Education and Sport3.4% top 10% · 386 works
- 5Institute of Educational Sciences8.2% top 10% · 216 works
- 6Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova1.8% top 10% · 672 works
Ukraine
- 1National Academy of Internal Affairs9.5% top 10% · 669 works
- 2Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts10.8% top 10% · 1.3k works
- 3State University "Kyiv Aviation Institute"7.2% top 10% · 3.1k works
- 4West Ukrainian National University9.5% top 10% · 1.8k works
- 5Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University7.9% top 10% · 1.9k works
- 6Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman7.9% top 10% · 1.5k works
The number is the rank inside the country. The track on each row is the top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below. The ranking is the quality score, which compares the rate with what each institution's own topics predict and adds a small reward for size, so the rates do not fall in order.
Who are the top researchers on each side?
The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.
Moldova
- 1 Valeriu Crudu #140,526 worldwide 4.5k citations · 157 works
- 2 Denis L. Nika #196,481 worldwide 9.6k citations · 101 works
- 3 Dumitru Chesov #439,970 worldwide 1.8k citations · 83 works
- 4 Oleg I. Lupan #601,694 worldwide 14k citations · 252 works
- 5 Eleonora Vataman #611,941 worldwide 11k citations · 37 works
Ukraine
- 1 Igor Bondarenko #35,157 worldwide 56k citations · 630 works
- 2 Alexander N. Parkhomenko #40,415 worldwide 91k citations · 305 works
- 3 Y. Martynov #43,257 worldwide 19k citations · 224 works
- 4 Halyna Mishchuk #45,622 worldwide 1.8k citations · 67 works
- 5 Aleksei V. Chechkin #60,860 worldwide 9.2k citations · 235 works