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Science in Armenia

Armenia ranks #96 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#93 all time), with 9.9k research works and 6.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#96
of 192 · #93 all time
Works, 2022–2025
9.9k
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
47%
world 63%

What is Armenia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Armenia ranks highest in Social Sciences (#90 of 151), Medicine (#101 of 155) and Engineering (#105 of 134). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Energy, Archeology and Classics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #90 of 151 7.0%2,091 Institutions
MedicineField #101 of 155 6.5%1,036 Institutions
EngineeringField #105 of 134 4.9%967 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #104 of 131 6.2%525 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #78 of 97 7.9%690 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #88 of 106 8.5%544 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #104 of 122 6.6%410 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #95 of 108 8.6%394 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #97 of 110 6.5%523 Institutions
Physics and AstronomyField #72 of 79 10.7%585 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #103 of 113 6.1%343 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #93 of 101 6.8%355 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. General EnergySubfield · 83.5 works31×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 33.5 works22×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 43.7 works7.4×
  4. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 222.6 works5.5×
  5. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 10.9 works5.5×
  6. DevelopmentSubfield · 49.7 works5.0×
  7. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 689.9 works4.7×
  8. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 194.1 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 579 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 394 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 49 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 103 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 37 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 28 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.74× its world share, 271 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 525 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 155 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.49× its world share, 136 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 967 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 342 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.85× its world share, 292 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.27× its world share, 264 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.66× its world share, 585 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.41× its world share, 68 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 168 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 1,036 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 28 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.91× its world share, 544 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 343 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 61 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.47× its world share, 523 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 291 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 2,091 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Armenia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neoliberalism, Human Rights, Cultural Exchange, Innovation, Sustainable Development, Education and Climate Change.

▲ 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 country'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. Globalization651▲ 3.4×104 topics
  2. Climate Change464▲ 1.74×105 topics
  3. Education401▲ 2.4×83 topics
  4. Sustainable Development392▲ 2.5×89 topics
  5. Human Rights355▲ 3.5×67 topics
  6. Innovation343▲ 3.3×61 topics
  7. Sustainability332▲ 1.38×100 topics
  8. Neoliberalism256▲ 7.2×18 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence246▲ 1.81×48 topics
  10. Economic Development243▲ 3.0×38 topics
  11. Cultural Exchange242▲ 19×6 topics
  12. Renewable Energy218▲ 1.54×49 topics
  13. Immigration195▲ 17×7 topics
  14. European Immigration186▲ 193×1 topic
  15. Human Agency186▲ 193×1 topic
  16. Democracy181▲ 5.1×20 topics
  17. International Relations171▲ 7.2×25 topics
  18. Geopolitics159▲ 10×10 topics
  19. Political Economy154▲ 6.0×14 topics
  20. Judicial Review147▲ 16×5 topics
  21. Synthesis146▲ 4.0×33 topics
  22. Digital Transformation142▲ 2.7×24 topics
  23. Labor Market141▲ 4.8×13 topics
  24. Constitutionalism139▲ 15×3 topics
  25. ECHR139▲ 36×1 topic
  26. European Legal Systems139▲ 36×1 topic
  27. Agriculture135▲ 3.4×14 topics
  28. Global Governance133▲ 5.9×20 topics
  29. Legal Regulation129▲ 5.9×8 topics
  30. Regional Development123▲ 3.5×19 topics
  31. Migration121▲ 3.6×23 topics
  32. Central Asia119▲ 17×4 topics
  33. Linguistics107▲ 6.6×7 topics
  34. Financial Crisis106▲ 9.6×12 topics
  35. Sovereignty102▲ 11×10 topics
  36. Human Capital101▲ 6.5×9 topics
  37. Digital Economy99▲ 5.4×18 topics
  38. Cultural Interaction88▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Energy Security87▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Natural Gas86▲ 9.3×3 topics

Which universities in Armenia lead research?

Yerevan State University, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and Yerevan State Medical University rank highest in Armenia on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 9.75333%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Yerevan State University: 2,038, 7.1%National Academy of Sciences of Armenia: 917, 8.0%Yerevan State Medical University: 612, 7.1%A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory: 280, 14.5%Institute for Physical Research: 136, 5.7%Institute of Molecular Biology: 73, 28.9%Russian-Armenian University: 534, 5.0%Armenian State University of Economics: 787, 5.3%National Polytechnic University of Armenia: 535, 3.7%National Institute of Health: 186, 13.2%Institute of Botany: 253, 6.9%Institute of Chemical Physics NAS RA: 148, 7.4%Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems: 235, 6.8%American University of Armenia: 190, 14.1%Institute of Geological Sciences: 107, 12.6%A. Alikhanyan Nation…National Academy of …Yerevan State Univer…Yerevan State Medica…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Yerevan State UniversityUniversity · Yerevan · #3,912 worldwide7.1% top 10% · 2k works
  2. 2National Academy of Sciences of ArmeniaGovernment institution · Yerevan · #5,732 worldwide8.0% top 10% · 917 works
  3. 3Yerevan State Medical UniversityUniversity · Yerevan · #7,566 worldwide7.1% top 10% · 612 works
  4. 4A. Alikhanyan National LaboratoryResearch facility · Yerevan · #8,561 worldwide14.5% top 10% · 280 works
  5. 5Institute for Physical ResearchResearch facility · Ashtarak · #8,713 worldwide5.7% top 10% · 136 works
  6. 6Institute of Molecular BiologyResearch facility · Yerevan · #10,064 worldwide28.9% top 10% · 73 works
  7. 7Russian-Armenian UniversityUniversity · Yerevan · #10,349 worldwide5.0% top 10% · 534 works
  8. 8Armenian State University of EconomicsUniversity · Yerevan · #10,693 worldwide5.3% top 10% · 787 works
  9. 9National Polytechnic University of ArmeniaUniversity · Yerevan · #11,132 worldwide3.7% top 10% · 535 works
  10. 10National Institute of HealthGovernment institution · Yerevan · #11,314 worldwide13.2% top 10% · 186 works
  11. 11Institute of BotanyResearch facility · Yerevan · #11,502 worldwide6.9% top 10% · 253 works
  12. 12Institute of Chemical Physics NAS RAResearch facility · Yerevan · #12,031 worldwide7.4% top 10% · 148 works
  13. 13Institute for Informatics and Automation ProblemsResearch facility · Yerevan · #12,754 worldwide6.8% top 10% · 235 works
  14. 14American University of ArmeniaUniversity · Yerevan · #14,676 worldwide14.1% top 10% · 190 works
  15. 15Institute of Geological SciencesResearch facility · Yerevan · #15,854 worldwide12.6% top 10% · 107 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Armenia

Who are the top researchers in Armenia?

A. Gribushin, M. Malek and S. Blyweert rank highest among researchers based in Armenia.

  1. 1 A. Gribushin · #7,725 worldwide 1.9k citations · 103 works
  2. 2 M. Malek · #8,492 worldwide 1.5k citations · 77 works
  3. 3 S. Blyweert · #8,502 worldwide 1.6k citations · 86 works
  4. 4 V. Epshteyn · #9,090 worldwide 1.4k citations · 92 works
  5. 5 R. Ryutin · #9,301 worldwide 1.5k citations · 54 works
  6. 6 P. McBride · #9,348 worldwide 1.9k citations · 117 works
  7. 7 L. Martini · #9,744 worldwide 1.4k citations · 81 works
  8. 8 D. Horváth · #9,916 worldwide 2k citations · 131 works
  9. 9 J. R. Komaragiri · #10,558 worldwide 1.7k citations · 84 works
  10. 10 S. Ochesanu · #10,559 worldwide 1.5k citations · 94 works
Top researchers in Armenia

Which cities in Armenia are research hubs?

  1. 1 Yerevan Armenia 30k works

How open and international is Armenia's research?

47% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 26% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Armenia's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Armenia