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Science in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan ranks #142 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#162 all time), with 6.4k research works and 5.1% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#142
of 189 · #162 all time
Works, 2022-now
6.4k
▲ 87% vs 2018-21
Citations
34k
2.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.41×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Kyrgyzstan

What is Kyrgyzstan strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Kyrgyzstan ranks highest in Social Sciences (#80 of 148), Political Science and International Relations (#55 of 95) and Arts and Humanities (#74 of 103). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anatomy, Fuel Technology and Archeology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #80 of 148 7.0%1,935 #96 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #55 of 95 9.3%436 #74 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #74 of 103 9.5%373 #103 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #80 of 110 7.5%222 #99
EducationSubfield #82 of 112 5.6%642 #94 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #89 of 119 6.5%321 #98
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #84 of 107 6.4%309 #107 Institutions
PsychologyField #86 of 106 3.3%220 - Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #101 of 122 4.1%229 #120
Information SystemsSubfield #76 of 90 3.5%316 #94 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #83 of 98 6.0%231 #99 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #116 of 128 4.0%503 #129 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. AnatomySubfield · 30.4 works · #28 of 159 active here16×
  2. Fuel TechnologySubfield · 6.5 works · #27 of 113 active here10×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 11.5 works · #49 of 158 active here9.6×
  4. General EnergySubfield · 14.8 works · #68 of 167 active here7.0×
  5. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 44.8 works · #58 of 173 active here6.7×
  6. MuseologySubfield · 61.3 works · #55 of 190 active here6.4×
  7. Nuclear Energy and EngineeringSubfield · 3.2 works · #45 of 121 active here6.0×
  8. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 110.8 works · #63 of 212 active here5.8×
← 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: 0.87× its world share, 322 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 170 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 56 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 57 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 617 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 86 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 49 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 527 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 283 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 55 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.90× its world share, 174 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 53 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 171 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 1,372 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.15× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.91× its world share, 429 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 265 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 49 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.19× its world share, 365 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 282 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 2,300 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2.33×2,300 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.19×365 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.91×429 works
  4. Mathematics1.90×174 works
  5. Psychology1.19×282 works
  6. Veterinary1.15×12 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.06×265 works
  8. Computer Science1.02×617 works
  9. Medicine0.92×1,372 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.87×322 works
  11. Health Professions0.83×171 works
  12. Dentistry0.75×28 works
  13. Environmental Science0.73×283 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.72×56 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.70×86 works
  16. Energy0.69×49 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.65×49 works
  18. Nursing0.64×24 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.55×15 works
  20. Neuroscience0.45×57 works
  21. Engineering0.45×527 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×170 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.31×53 works
  24. Chemistry0.21×25 works
  25. Materials Science0.20×55 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.16×4 works

Which fields of science does Kyrgyzstan work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research in Kyrgyzstan is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Medicine (18%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,690 fractional works · 47.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,300 fractional works · 29.5% of its workEducation: 759 fractional works · 9.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 522 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 382 fractional works · 4.9% of its workDemography: 106 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 87 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 80 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 60 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 429 fractional works · 5.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 148 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 92 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMuseology: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 365 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 272 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 73 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 281 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 106 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 74 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 265 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 104 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,874 fractional works · 24.0% of its workComputer Science: 617 fractional works · 7.9% of its workInformation Systems: 380 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 115 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 527 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 84 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 74 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 283 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 86 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 174 fractional works · 2.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 86 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,608 fractional works · 20.6% of its workMedicine: 1,372 fractional works · 17.6% of its workEpidemiology: 183 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 134 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 111 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 95 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 90 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 75 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 70 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnatomy: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 154 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 171 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 70 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 621 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 322 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 86 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 170 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 71 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKyrgyzstan7,792fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences47%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3,69047.4%
    1. Social Sciences2,30029.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities4295.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3654.7%
    4. Psychology2813.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting2653.4%
    6. Decision Sciences490.6%
    1. Computer Science6177.9%
    2. Engineering5276.8%
    3. Environmental Science2833.6%
    4. Mathematics1742.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences861.1%
    6. Materials Science550.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy530.7%
    8. Energy490.6%
    9. Chemistry250.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,60820.6%
    1. Medicine1,37217.6%
    2. Health Professions1712.2%
    3. Dentistry280.4%
    4. Nursing240.3%
    5. Veterinary120.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3224.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1702.2%
    3. Neuroscience570.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology560.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics150.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Kyrgyzstan?

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

▲ 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 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. Education583▲ 4.3×88 topics
  2. Globalization536▲ 3.5×103 topics
  3. Sustainable Development521▲ 4.3×91 topics
  4. Innovation487▲ 6.1×59 topics
  5. Educational Technology440▲ 4.8×42 topics
  6. Pedagogy407▲ 10×17 topics
  7. Sustainability373▲ 1.96×98 topics
  8. E-Learning359▲ 4.8×23 topics
  9. Climate Change352▲ 1.66×107 topics
  10. Online Learning304▲ 4.7×23 topics
  11. Digital Education302▲ 26×6 topics
  12. Digital Economy282▲ 18×17 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence280▲ 2.5×61 topics
  14. Economic Development279▲ 4.5×38 topics
  15. Educational Technologies274▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Public Health272▲ 2.4×57 topics
  17. Language Teaching267▲ 13×8 topics
  18. Social Media256▲ 2.4×32 topics
  19. Teacher Training255▲ 5.3×21 topics
  20. Central Asia253▲ 46×4 topics
  21. Tourism Development246▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Teaching Methods241▲ 19×10 topics
  23. Critical Thinking237▲ 26×4 topics
  24. International Relations237▲ 13×25 topics
  25. Entrepreneurship235▲ 7.6×14 topics
  26. Formative Assessment233▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Artistic Education232▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Student Competencies232▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Cultural Diplomacy224▲ 35×5 topics
  30. Digital Transformation222▲ 5.3×26 topics
  31. Migration219▲ 8.2×22 topics
  32. Geopolitics214▲ 18×10 topics
  33. Security205▲ 3.9×26 topics
  34. Distance Learning205▲ 7.6×10 topics
  35. Digitalization203▲ 13×13 topics
  36. Language192▲ 9.9×11 topics
  37. Belt and Road Initiative182▲ 61×3 topics
  38. Soft Power146▲ 46×3 topics
  39. Eurasian integration142▲ 153×1 topic
  40. Russia-China cooperation142▲ 153×1 topic

Which research topics does Kyrgyzstan publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Central Asia Education and Culture, Economic and Industrial Development.

Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 232 fractional worksCentral Asia Education and Culture: 142 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 131 fractional worksForeign Language Teaching Methods: 99 fractional worksEmergency Medicine Education and Research: 89 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History: 77 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 77 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 76 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 71 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 66 fractional worksPsychology of Development and Education: 56 fractional worksLanguage, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 56 fractional works
EducationPolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsEmergency Medicine6 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 232 works
  2. 2 Central Asia Education and Culture Political Science and International Relations 142 works
  3. 3 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 131 works
  4. 4 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 99 works
  5. 5 Emergency Medicine Education and Research Emergency Medicine 89 works
  6. 6 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 77 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 77 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 76 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 71 works
  10. 10 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 66 works
  11. 11 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 56 works
  12. 12 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 56 works

Which universities in Kyrgyzstan lead research?

Kyrgyz State National University, Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity and Osh State University rank highest in Kyrgyzstan on research quality in 2022-now.

0%5%10%15%mean 5.74%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas…Aga Khan FoundationOsh State UniversityKyrgyz State Nationa…
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Kyrgyz State National UniversityUniversity · Bishkek · #1,780 worldwide2.5% top 10% · 1.2k works
  2. 2Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas ÜniversityUniversity · Bishkek · #4,489 worldwide8.5% top 10% · 716 works
  3. 3Osh State UniversityUniversity · Osh · #7,035 worldwide4.4% top 10% · 914 works
  4. 4Aga Khan FoundationNonprofit · Bishkek · #7,658 worldwide6.4% top 10% · 285 works
  5. 5University of Central AsiaUniversity · Bishkek · #8,157 worldwide12.5% top 10% · 219 works
  6. 6International University of KyrgyzstanUniversity · Bishkek · #8,495 worldwide6.7% top 10% · 311 works
  7. 7Kyrgyz State Technical UniversityUniversity · Bishkek · #8,626 worldwide5.5% top 10% · 275 works
  8. 8Kyrgyz National UniversityUniversity · Bishkek · #8,661 worldwide6.3% top 10% · 351 works
  9. 9National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of KyrgyzstanResearch facility · Bishkek · #10,233 worldwide4.1% top 10% · 151 works
  10. 10Osh Technological UniversityUniversity · Osh · #10,606 worldwide2.7% top 10% · 219 works
  11. 11Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B.N. YeltsinUniversity · Bishkek · #10,656 worldwide3.8% top 10% · 218 works
  12. 12Jalalabad State UniversityUniversity · Jalal-Abad · #12,810 worldwide6.8% top 10% · 126 works
  13. 13Kyrgyz State Medical AcademyHospital / health system · Bishkek · #14,318 worldwide1.4% top 10% · 450 works
  14. 14Ala-Too International UniversityUniversity · Bishkek · #14,551 worldwide11.6% top 10% · 114 works
  15. 15Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture named after N. IsanovUniversity · Bishkek · #15,443 worldwide2.9% top 10% · 116 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Kyrgyzstan

Who are the top researchers in Kyrgyzstan?

Erkin Mirsaidovich Mirrakhimov, Alina S Kerimkulova and Kashif Hasan Khan rank highest among researchers based in Kyrgyzstan.

  1. 1 Erkin Mirsaidovich Mirrakhimov #910 worldwide 238k citations · 309 works
  2. 2 Alina S Kerimkulova #184,365 worldwide 54k citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Kashif Hasan Khan #402,554 worldwide 217 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Kubatbek Sh. Tabaldiev #510,674 worldwide 2.5k citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Ayman Aljarbouh #536,372 worldwide 1.2k citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Bakhytzhan Kurmanov #679,009 worldwide 158 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Vitalii Zaginaev #698,035 worldwide 367 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Shujaat Naeem Azmi #766,036 worldwide 220 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Alexander V. Zubovich #841,648 worldwide 1.6k citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Olga Sergeevna Lunegova #944,682 worldwide 19k citations · 59 works
Top researchers in Kyrgyzstan

How open and international is Kyrgyzstan's research?

73% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 25% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available72.5%not open27.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.5%domestic only75.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 77% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 22% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.05× the expected open access and 1.30× the expected international share, which puts it #132 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Kyrgyzstan's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 87% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kyrgyzstan as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.030% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Kyrgyzstan0.041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kyrgyzstan over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 5.2% of its 13k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kyrgyzstan5.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.2% in 2012.

Which countries have research most like Kyrgyzstan's?

Afghanistan is Kyrgyzstan's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Kyrgyzstan's, with both strong in Social Sciences.

  1. 1 AfghanistanBoth strong in Social Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Arts and Humanities 0.84 Compare
  2. 2 AlbaniaBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences 0.84 Compare
  3. 3 HondurasBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Social Sciences, Mathematics 0.84 Compare
  4. 4 Cape VerdeBoth strong in Social Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Mathematics 0.83 Compare
  5. 5 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences 0.82 Compare

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