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Science in Tajikistan

Tajikistan ranks #189 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#203 all time), with 7.1k research works and 7.3% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#189
of 189 · #203 all time
Works, 2022-now
7.1k
▲ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
140k
5.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.36×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
73%
world 18%

What is Tajikistan strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Tajikistan ranks highest in Social Sciences (#141 of 148), Political Science and International Relations (#91 of 95) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#75 of 78). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Development, Filtration and Separation and Fuel Technology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll timeInstitutions
Social SciencesField #141 of 148 8.2%1,832 #163 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #91 of 95 8.5%410 #108 Institutions
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #75 of 78 4.1%315 #95 Institutions
MathematicsField #77 of 80 6.4%248 - Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #100 of 103 8.4%428 #122 Institutions
EducationSubfield #109 of 112 8.2%227 #120 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #116 of 119 8.6%433 #134 Institutions
MedicineField #149 of 152 5.7%733 #163 Institutions
Materials ScienceField #86 of 87 6.6%204 #102 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #106 of 107 10.0%291 #123 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #124 of 124 8.6%301 #145 Institutions
EngineeringField #131 of 131 6.7%689 #136 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. DevelopmentSubfield · 108.7 works · #36 of 190 active here13×
  2. Filtration and SeparationSubfield · 9.3 works · #45 of 134 active here10×
  3. Fuel TechnologySubfield · 6.6 works · #26 of 113 active here9.9×
  4. AnatomySubfield · 17.1 works · #42 of 159 active here8.8×
  5. GeologySubfield · 74.1 works · #49 of 199 active here6.8×
  6. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 134.8 works · #62 of 211 active here6.6×
  7. General EnergySubfield · 14.3 works · #70 of 167 active here6.5×
  8. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 20.4 works · #49 of 155 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: 0.90× its world share, 348 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 335 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 45 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 96 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.06× its world share, 30 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.09× its world share, 139 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 402 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.65× its world share, 336 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 57 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 776 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 358 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 238 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.90× its world share, 276 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.71× its world share, 308 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 72 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 877 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.97× its world share, 460 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 255 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 55 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.06× its world share, 357 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 187 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 2,048 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics2.90×276 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.65×336 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.06×357 works
  4. Social Sciences2.00×2,048 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.97×460 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.71×308 works
  7. Chemistry1.09×139 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.06×30 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.98×255 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.90×348 works
  11. Environmental Science0.89×358 works
  12. Materials Science0.84×238 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×335 works
  14. Energy0.77×57 works
  15. Psychology0.76×187 works
  16. Neuroscience0.73×96 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.70×55 works
  18. Computer Science0.64×402 works
  19. Engineering0.64×776 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.58×17 works
  21. Medicine0.56×877 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×45 works
  23. Nursing0.40×16 works
  24. Health Professions0.34×72 works
  25. Dentistry0.28×11 works
  26. Veterinary0.24×3 works

Which fields of science does Tajikistan work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Tajikistan is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (11%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,360 fractional works · 41.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,048 fractional works · 25.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 469 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 466 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEducation: 275 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCultural Studies: 175 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopment: 109 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 98 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 90 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 87 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 460 fractional works · 5.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 123 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 66 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 357 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 203 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 135 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 255 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 148 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 187 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,920 fractional works · 36.1% of its workEngineering: 776 fractional works · 9.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 128 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 113 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 108 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 104 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 96 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 402 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 186 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 110 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 358 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 336 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 80 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 74 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 307 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 92 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 84 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 276 fractional works · 3.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 83 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 238 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 131 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 139 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 978 fractional works · 12.1% of its workMedicine: 877 fractional works · 10.8% of its workSurgery: 123 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 84 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnatomy: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 184 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 72 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 840 fractional works · 10.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 348 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPlant Science: 75 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 57 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 335 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 204 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 96 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTajikistan8,099fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences41%

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 Sciences3,36041.5%
    1. Social Sciences2,04825.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities4605.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3574.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2553.1%
    5. Psychology1872.3%
    6. Decision Sciences550.7%
    1. Engineering7769.6%
    2. Computer Science4025.0%
    3. Environmental Science3584.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences3364.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy3073.8%
    6. Mathematics2763.4%
    7. Materials Science2382.9%
    8. Chemistry1391.7%
    9. Energy570.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering300.4%
    1. Medicine87710.8%
    2. Health Professions720.9%
    3. Nursing160.2%
    4. Dentistry110.1%
    5. Veterinary30.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3484.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3354.1%
    3. Neuroscience961.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology450.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics170.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Tajikistan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Digital Transformation, Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Language, Regional Development, Digital Economy 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-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. Globalization592▲ 3.7×123 topics
  2. Climate Change469▲ 2.1×104 topics
  3. Sustainable Development463▲ 3.6×85 topics
  4. Digital Transformation363▲ 8.3×24 topics
  5. Economic Development341▲ 5.3×45 topics
  6. Innovation332▲ 4.0×63 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence313▲ 2.7×61 topics
  8. Social Media296▲ 2.6×34 topics
  9. Language273▲ 14×15 topics
  10. Regional Development264▲ 9.5×19 topics
  11. Digital Economy263▲ 16×18 topics
  12. Pedagogy235▲ 5.8×22 topics
  13. Ethnicity226▲ 7.5×21 topics
  14. Legal Regulation221▲ 12×8 topics
  15. Identity213▲ 3.6×62 topics
  16. Nationalism183▲ 5.0×30 topics
  17. Media181▲ 15×14 topics
  18. Linguistics174▲ 14×8 topics
  19. Migration173▲ 6.2×26 topics
  20. International Relations170▲ 8.7×23 topics
  21. Economic Security162▲ 9.4×7 topics
  22. Digital Education157▲ 13×6 topics
  23. Geopolitics157▲ 13×10 topics
  24. Educational Technologies156▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Language Teaching150▲ 7.0×8 topics
  26. Politics149▲ 7.0×21 topics
  27. Discourse Analysis147▲ 7.5×8 topics
  28. Youth140▲ 12×6 topics
  29. Phraseology139▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Teaching Methods138▲ 11×10 topics
  31. Tourism Development136▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Coronavirus135▲ 8.4×4 topics
  33. Arctic132▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Critical Thinking132▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Formative Assessment132▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Artistic Education131▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Student Competencies131▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Cultural Communication130▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Persuasion Strategies130▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Global Economy129▲ 12×6 topics

Which research topics does Tajikistan publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia.

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 131 works
  2. 2 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 130 works
  3. 3 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 115 works
  4. 4 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 101 works
  5. 5 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 76 works
  6. 6 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 73 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 71 works
  8. 8 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 68 works
  9. 9 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 66 works
  10. 10 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 64 works
  11. 11 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 64 works
  12. 12 Legal and Policy Issues Law 60 works

Which universities in Tajikistan lead research?

Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, Tajik National University and Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan rank highest in Tajikistan on research quality in 2022-now.

0%5%10%mean 5.3%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Technological Univer…Tajik National Unive…Ministry of Internal…Academy of Sciences …
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Academy of Sciences of the Republic of TajikistanUniversity · Dushanbe · #7,698 worldwide4.5% top 10% · 290 works
  2. 2Tajik National UniversityUniversity · Dushanbe · #10,165 worldwide5.9% top 10% · 303 works
  3. 3Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of TajikistanGovernment institution · Dushanbe · #11,538 worldwide5.2% top 10% · 171 works
  4. 4Technological University of TajikistanUniversity · Dushanbe · #14,257 worldwide6.6% top 10% · 148 works
  5. 5Tajik State Medical UniversityUniversity · Dushanbe · #16,190 worldwide1.2% top 10% · 272 works
  6. 6Institute of Chemistry named after V.I. NikitinResearch facility · Dushanbe · #20,875 worldwide5.6% top 10% · 61 works
  7. 7Moscow State UniversityUniversity · Dushanbe · #22,355 worldwide8.1% top 10% · 5.5k 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 Tajikistan

Who are the top researchers in Tajikistan?

Farukh S. Sharopov, V. Minaev and Ilhomjon Oimahmadov rank highest among researchers based in Tajikistan.

  1. 1 Farukh S. Sharopov #487,438 worldwide 8.9k citations · 136 works
  2. 2 V. Minaev #491,403 worldwide 1.7k citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Ilhomjon Oimahmadov #548,681 worldwide 1.7k citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Mustafo Gadoev #561,339 worldwide 1.8k citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Anatoly Ischuk #798,321 worldwide 1.2k citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Ramazon Safarzoda Sharoffidin #1,331,482 worldwide 26 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Hikmat Hisoriev #1,585,067 worldwide 631 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Ruziboy Numonjonovich Barotov #1,684,642 worldwide 70 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Yunus Mamadjanov #1,735,338 worldwide 643 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Ilhomjon Oimuhammadzoda #1,767,126 worldwide 291 citations · 18 works
Top researchers in Tajikistan

Which cities in Tajikistan are research hubs?

  1. 1 DushanbeTajikistan 26k works

How open and international is Tajikistan's research?

44% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 73% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors72.8%domestic only27.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 71% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 77% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.07× the expected open access and 3.82× the expected international share, which puts it #77 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Tajikistan's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% 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 Tajikistan as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.035% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Tajikistan0.031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Tajikistan 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, 8.2% of its 26k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Tajikistan7.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.9% in 2008.

Which countries have research most like Tajikistan's?

Russia is Tajikistan's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Tajikistan's, with both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences.

  1. 1 RussiaBoth strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics 0.79 Compare
  2. 2 MontenegroBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Mathematics, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.74 Compare
  3. 3 AzerbaijanBoth strong in Mathematics, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Arts and Humanities 0.71 Compare
  4. 4 ArmeniaBoth strong in Mathematics, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Arts and Humanities 0.68 Compare
  5. 5 BurundiBoth strong in Mathematics, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities 0.64 Compare

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