Question 1

How strong is science in Belarus?

Accepted Answer

Belarus ranks #135 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#132 all time), with 15k research works and 3.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Belarus strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Belarus ranks highest in Engineering (#90 of 131), Materials Science (#64 of 87) and Computer Science (#95 of 128). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear Energy and Engineering, General Materials Science and Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics.

Question 3

Which universities in Belarus lead research?

Accepted Answer

National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Euphrosyne Polotskaya State University and Belarusian National Technical University rank highest in Belarus on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Belarus?

Accepted Answer

Alena Skrahina, Andrey Litvin and Dzmitry Mukha rank highest among researchers based in Belarus.

Question 5

Which cities in Belarus are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Minsk.

Question 6

How much of Belarus's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

46% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 26% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 7

Is Belarus's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Belarus?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Digital Transformation, Digital Economy, Climate Change, Artificial Intelligence, Regional Development, Food Security and Innovation.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Belarus work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Belarus is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Medicine (17%), Social Sciences (12%).

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Belarus'?

Accepted Answer

Russia has the research profile closest to Belarus' (similarity 0.72 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Mathematics, followed by Algeria and Czechia.