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Ukraine ranks #60 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#76 all time), with 168k research works and 6.6% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#60
of 189 · #76 all time
Works, 2022-now
168k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2M
4.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.43×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Ukraine

What is Ukraine strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Ukraine ranks highest in Social Sciences (#42 of 148), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#31 of 107) and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#12 of 41). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anatomy, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Fuel Technology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #42 of 148 9.8%35,833 #49 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #31 of 107 9.0%13,612 #45 Institutions
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield #12 of 41 9.8%6,172 #22 Institutions
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield #15 of 47 9.6%2,912 #29 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #31 of 95 9.5%8,131 #42 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #32 of 98 8.6%7,143 #47 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #43 of 119 10.0%9,854 #62 Institutions
Information SystemsSubfield #33 of 90 8.3%6,612 #43 Institutions
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield #24 of 64 7.4%5,095 #33 Institutions
EducationSubfield #43 of 112 10.0%6,007 #50 Institutions
EngineeringField #51 of 131 6.1%26,415 #59 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #42 of 103 7.6%4,949 #60 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 · 1,150.0 works · #1 of 159 active here26×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 6,701.4 works · #3 of 211 active here14×
  3. Fuel TechnologySubfield · 144.3 works · #3 of 113 active here9.4×
  4. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 734.7 works · #4 of 155 active here9.0×
  5. TransportationSubfield · 5,149.5 works · #3 of 205 active here8.2×
  6. Nuclear Energy and EngineeringSubfield · 103.3 works · #4 of 121 active here8.2×
  7. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 5,699.1 works · #6 of 223 active here5.2×
  8. DevelopmentSubfield · 777.1 works · #6 of 190 active here4.1×
← 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: 1.11× its world share, 9,888 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 3,722 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 884 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1,330 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 544 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 311 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 2,078 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 14k worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1,825 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 1,235 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.04× its world share, 29k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.53× its world share, 14k worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 5,516 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 2,196 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 2,951 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 775 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 2,962 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 22k worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 421 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 195 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 5,632 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 6,396 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1,054 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.79× its world share, 15k worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 3,889 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 39k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.79×15k works
  2. Social Sciences1.66×39k works
  3. Environmental Science1.53×14k works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.11×9,888 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.06×6,396 works
  6. Engineering1.04×29k works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.04×5,632 works
  8. Mathematics1.00×2,196 works
  9. Computer Science0.96×14k works
  10. Dentistry0.85×775 works
  11. Materials Science0.84×5,516 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.82×544 works
  13. Veterinary0.77×195 works
  14. Energy0.72×1,235 works
  15. Chemistry0.71×2,078 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.71×2,951 works
  17. Psychology0.68×3,889 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.62×1,825 works
  19. Health Professions0.60×2,962 works
  20. Medicine0.60×22k works
  21. Decision Sciences0.58×1,054 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.47×884 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.47×311 works
  24. Nursing0.46×421 works
  25. Neuroscience0.44×1,330 works
  26. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×3,722 works

Which fields of science does Ukraine work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Ukraine is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Engineering (16%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 74k fractional works · 39.3% of its workEngineering: 29k fractional works · 15.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7,100 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5,053 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2,971 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2,384 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2,185 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1,936 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1,931 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1,436 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1,053 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1,020 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 661 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 581 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 428 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 410 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14k fractional works · 7.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5,699 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4,102 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1,367 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 888 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 632 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 510 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,095 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 14k fractional works · 7.5% of its workInformation Systems: 7,315 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2,434 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1,782 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 886 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 535 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,105 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 5,516 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3,245 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 735 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 510 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 388 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 639 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2,951 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1,128 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 607 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 467 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 750 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2,196 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 718 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 393 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,086 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 2,078 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1,162 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 916 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,825 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 436 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,389 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 1,235 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 776 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 459 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 311 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 72k fractional works · 38.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 39k fractional works · 21.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11k fractional works · 5.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9,243 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 6,768 fractional works · 3.6% of its workTransportation: 5,149 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCommunication: 1,191 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1,083 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1,017 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 777 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 734 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 529 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 495 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 416 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,417 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15k fractional works · 8.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8,149 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6,701 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 345 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6,396 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2,184 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1,969 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1,152 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 401 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 690 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 5,632 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1,794 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 858 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 612 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 548 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 516 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,305 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 3,889 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,148 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1,102 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 896 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 630 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 112 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1,054 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 660 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 394 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 26k fractional works · 13.8% of its workMedicine: 22k fractional works · 11.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2,318 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 2,288 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1,939 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1,543 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnatomy: 1,150 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1,143 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1,116 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 884 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 751 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 624 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 593 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 552 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 500 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 491 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 490 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 468 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 426 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4,251 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2,962 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1,046 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 906 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,010 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 775 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 421 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 410 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 195 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 16k fractional works · 8.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9,888 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3,314 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 2,040 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 1,804 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 708 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 627 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 412 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 983 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3,722 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,738 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 881 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,104 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1,330 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 500 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 830 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 884 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 597 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 287 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 543 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKUkraine188kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences38%

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. Engineering29k15.5%
    2. Environmental Science14k7.6%
    3. Computer Science14k7.5%
    4. Materials Science5,5162.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy2,9511.6%
    6. Mathematics2,1961.2%
    7. Chemistry2,0781.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,8251.0%
    9. Energy1,2350.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering3110.2%
    1. Social Sciences39k21.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance15k8.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting6,3963.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities5,6323.0%
    5. Psychology3,8892.1%
    6. Decision Sciences1,0540.6%
    1. Medicine22k11.5%
    2. Health Professions2,9621.6%
    3. Dentistry7750.4%
    4. Nursing4210.2%
    5. Veterinary1950.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9,8885.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3,7222.0%
    3. Neuroscience1,3300.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology8840.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5430.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Ukraine?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Financial Security, Economic Development, Innovation, Economic Security, Legal Regulation, Environmental Management and Globalization.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development23k▲ 7.8×112 topics
  2. Globalization12k▲ 3.4×180 topics
  3. Innovation12k▲ 6.1×89 topics
  4. Financial Security12k▲ 59×3 topics
  5. Economic Development11k▲ 7.7×56 topics
  6. Economic Security10k▲ 26×7 topics
  7. Legal Regulation9,255▲ 22×8 topics
  8. Climate Change9,158▲ 1.80×129 topics
  9. Environmental Management8,978▲ 12×23 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence8,644▲ 3.2×67 topics
  11. Renewable Energy8,525▲ 3.1×61 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency8,353▲ 4.8×45 topics
  13. Human Rights7,344▲ 3.8×90 topics
  14. Digital Transformation7,226▲ 7.1×31 topics
  15. Foresight5,820▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Ethnicity5,702▲ 8.1×24 topics
  17. Industrial Policy5,637▲ 28×7 topics
  18. Pedagogy5,568▲ 5.9×30 topics
  19. Literature5,536▲ 5.4×62 topics
  20. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles5,435▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Strategic Planning5,430▲ 20×5 topics
  22. Design5,402▲ 18×6 topics
  23. Modernization5,387▲ 16×5 topics
  24. Culture5,370▲ 5.5×37 topics
  25. Air Force5,355▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Warfare5,355▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Philosophy5,153▲ 6.2×44 topics
  28. International Trade Law5,001▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Public Oversight4,988▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Transport Policy4,988▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Science4,983▲ 11×13 topics
  32. Social Influence4,955▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Public Finance4,932▲ 60×4 topics
  34. Islam4,916▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Digital Economy4,896▲ 13×20 topics
  36. Sharia Law4,890▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Malay Language4,888▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Fiscal Risks4,882▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Smart Industry4,882▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Innovation Development4,596▲ 32×3 topics

Which research topics does Ukraine publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies.

Military Technology and …5,355Military Technology and Strategies: 5,355 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…4,988Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 4,988 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…4,888Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4,888 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine4,882Economic Issues in Ukraine: 4,882 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 4,209 fractional worksEconomic and Business Development Strategies: 3,253 fractional worksLabor Market and Education2,637Labor Market and Education: 2,637 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research in Ukraine: 2,513 fractional worksEducation and Social Development in Ukraine: 1,645 fractional worksUkrainian Legal and Forensic Studies: 1,612 fractional worksInnovative Educational Technologies: 1,517 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 1,412 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringTransportationSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance6 others

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

  1. 1 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 5.4k works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 5k works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4.9k works
  4. 4 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4.9k works
  5. 5 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4.2k works
  6. 6 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 3.3k works
  7. 7 Labor Market and Education Economics and Econometrics 2.6k works
  8. 8 Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine Global and Planetary Change 2.5k works
  9. 9 Education and Social Development in Ukraine Education 1.6k works
  10. 10 Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies Political Science and International Relations 1.6k works
  11. 11 Innovative Educational Technologies Information Systems 1.5k works
  12. 12 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 1.4k works

Which universities in Ukraine lead research?

National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts and State University "Kyiv Aviation Institute" rank highest in Ukraine on research quality in 2022-now.

0%5%10%15%mean 9.22667%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Kyiv National Univer…National Academy of …West Ukrainian Natio…State University "Ky…
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1National Academy of Internal AffairsGovernment institution · Kyiv · #1,440 worldwide9.5% top 10% · 669 works
  2. 2Kyiv National University of Culture and ArtsUniversity · Kyiv · #1,598 worldwide10.8% top 10% · 1.3k works
  3. 3State University "Kyiv Aviation Institute"University · Kyiv · #1,629 worldwide7.2% top 10% · 3.1k works
  4. 4West Ukrainian National UniversityUniversity · Ternopil · #1,725 worldwide9.5% top 10% · 1.8k works
  5. 5Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National UniversityUniversity · Ivano-Frankivsk · #1,907 worldwide7.9% top 10% · 1.9k works
  6. 6Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym HetmanUniversity · Kyiv · #1,968 worldwide7.9% top 10% · 1.5k works
  7. 7Interregional Academy of Personnel ManagementUniversity · Kyiv · #2,117 worldwide11.6% top 10% · 843 works
  8. 8National Academy of Sciences of UkraineGovernment institution · Kyiv · #2,175 worldwide5.9% top 10% · 18k works
  9. 9National University of Water and Environmental EngineeringUniversity · Rivne · #2,222 worldwide10.1% top 10% · 921 works
  10. 10State University of Trade and EconomicsUniversity · Kyiv · #2,297 worldwide9.7% top 10% · 1k works
  11. 11Vinnytsia National Agrarian UniversityUniversity · Vinnytsia · #2,346 worldwide11.5% top 10% · 1.3k works
  12. 12Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan UniversityUniversity · Kyiv · #2,401 worldwide8.8% top 10% · 1.8k works
  13. 13National Academy of Educational Sciences of UkraineNonprofit · Kyiv · #2,530 worldwide12.8% top 10% · 1.2k works
  14. 14National University of Civil Protection of UkraineUniversity · Cherkasy · #2,538 worldwide7.6% top 10% · 1.1k works
  15. 15Dragomanov Ukrainian State UniversityUniversity · Kyiv · #2,570 worldwide7.6% top 10% · 1.2k 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 Ukraine

Who are the top researchers in Ukraine?

Igor Bondarenko, Alexander N. Parkhomenko and Y. Martynov rank highest among researchers based in Ukraine.

  1. 1 Igor Bondarenko #35,157 worldwide 56k citations · 630 works
  2. 2 Alexander N. Parkhomenko #40,415 worldwide 91k citations · 305 works
  3. 3 Y. Martynov #43,257 worldwide 19k citations · 224 works
  4. 4 Halyna Mishchuk #45,622 worldwide 1.8k citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Aleksei V. Chechkin #60,860 worldwide 9.2k citations · 235 works
  6. 6 Олександр Олексійович Акімов #118,434 worldwide 2.3k citations · 133 works
  7. 7 Yurii S. Moroz #124,185 worldwide 8.3k citations · 226 works
  8. 8 Yaroslav V. Shparyk #125,790 worldwide 16k citations · 110 works
  9. 9 Ihor O. Vynnychenko #130,410 worldwide 22k citations · 99 works
  10. 10 Liudmyla Akimova #140,025 worldwide 2.3k citations · 138 works
Top researchers in Ukraine

Which cities in Ukraine are research hubs?

  1. 1 KyivUkraine 218k works
  2. 2 KharkivUkraine 74k works
  3. 3 LvivUkraine 48k works
  4. 4 OdesaUkraine 23k works
  5. 5 DniproUkraine 23k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Kyiv: 56.3%Kharkiv: 19.2%Lviv: 12.3%Odesa: 6.1%1 other listed: 6.1%56%largest
Kyiv218k · 56.3%Kharkiv74k · 19.2%Lviv48k · 12.3%Odesa23k · 6.1%1 other listed23k · 6.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

How open and international is Ukraine's research?

65% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 14% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available65.4%not open34.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 84% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 13% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.19× the expected open access and 0.77× the expected international share, which puts it #78 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Ukraine's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% 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 Ukraine as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.74% in 2024.

still counting0.50%1.0%Ukraine0.65% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ukraine 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, 5.8% of its 542k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ukraine5.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.8% in 2022.

Which countries have research most like Ukraine's?

Uzbekistan is Ukraine's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Ukraine's, with both strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

  1. 1 UzbekistanBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Social Sciences, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.77 Compare
  2. 2 KazakhstanBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Social Sciences, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.69 Compare
  3. 3 MoldovaBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Social Sciences, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.69 Compare
  4. 4 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Social Sciences, Environmental Science 0.67 Compare
  5. 5 LatviaBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Social Sciences, Environmental Science 0.64 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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What is Ukraine strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Ukraine ranks highest in Social Sciences (#42 of 148), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#31 of 107) and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#12 of 41). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anatomy, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Fuel Technology.

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