Question 1

How strong is science in Ukraine?

Accepted Answer

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%.

Question 2

What is Ukraine strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Which universities in Ukraine lead research?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Ukraine?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which cities in Ukraine are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv and Odesa.

Question 6

How much of Ukraine's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Is Ukraine's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Ukraine?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Ukraine work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Ukraine's?

Accepted Answer

Uzbekistan has the research profile closest to Ukraine's (similarity 0.77 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, followed by Kazakhstan and Moldova.