Question 1

How strong is science in Moldova?

Accepted Answer

Moldova ranks #159 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#170 all time), with 7.3k research works and 2.6% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Moldova strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Moldova ranks highest in Environmental Science (#108 of 122), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#112 of 124) and Health Professions (#98 of 106). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Energy, Anatomy and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

Question 3

Which universities in Moldova lead research?

Accepted Answer

Moldova State University, Technical University of Moldova and Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science rank highest in Moldova on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Moldova?

Accepted Answer

Valeriu Crudu, Denis L. Nika and Dumitru Chesov rank highest among researchers based in Moldova.

Question 5

Which cities in Moldova are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Chisinau.

Question 6

How much of Moldova's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

79% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 24% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 7

Is Moldova's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Moldova?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Human Rights, Globalization, Innovation, Education, Pedagogy, Climate Change and Economic Development.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Moldova work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Moldova is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (15%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Moldova's?

Accepted Answer

Uzbekistan has the research profile closest to Moldova's (similarity 0.79 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, followed by Kosovo and Albania.