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Social Sciences research in Ukraine

West Ukrainian National University ranks first in Ukraine for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#799 worldwide), followed by Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Ukraine's world rank
#49
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
64k
Top-10% rate
8.9%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Ukraine?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1West Ukrainian National UniversityTernopil #79927.110.5%1,137
2Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan UniversityKyiv #85826.39.4%1,154
3Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivKyiv #1,01324.58.5%2,737
4National Academy of Sciences of UkraineKyiv #1,02224.410.4%3,551
5Interregional Academy of Personnel ManagementKyiv #1,03924.212.0%539
6State University of Trade and EconomicsKyiv #1,13023.310.4%638
7H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical UniversityKharkiv #1,16723.010.0%430
8National Academy of Educational Sciences of UkraineKyiv #1,18022.912.8%724
9State University "Kyiv Aviation Institute"Kyiv #1,27222.08.7%1,402
10Yaroslav Mudryi National Law UniversityKharkiv #1,32221.610.9%538
11Vinnytsia National Agrarian UniversityVinnytsia #1,35421.418.6%394
12Kyiv National University of Culture and ArtsKyiv #1,43120.711.1%963
13Kharkiv National University of Internal AffairsKharkiv #1,47020.59.3%1,028
14Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical UniversityVinnytsia #1,52420.112.8%436
15Lutsk National Technical UniversityLutsk #1,56919.710.6%256
16Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym HetmanKyiv #1,62719.38.0%1,046
17National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of UkraineKyiv #1,67219.012.8%782
18Dragomanov Ukrainian State UniversityKyiv #1,70318.97.7%711
19Zhytomyr Polytechnic State UniversityZhytomyr #1,70918.89.2%394
20National Academy of Internal AffairsKyiv #1,71618.89.5%520
21National University Odesa Law AcademyOdesa #1,82718.17.7%615
22Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of EconomicsKharkiv #1,91317.69.9%583
23Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National UniversityLutsk #1,93217.58.3%808
24Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical UniversityTernopil #1,95117.48.7%378
25Sumy State UniversitySumy #1,96717.313.2%869
26National University of Water and Environmental EngineeringRivne #2,09616.610.2%375
27Odessa National Maritime UniversityOdesa #2,14416.38.2%372
28Kyiv National University of Construction and ArchitectureKyiv #2,16616.213.4%358
29Khmelnytskyi National UniversityKhmelnytskyi #2,17016.29.0%496
30Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National UniversityIvano-Frankivsk #2,33915.47.5%1,002
31Petro Mohyla Black Sea National UniversityMykolayiv #2,41015.18.5%384
32Security Service of UkraineKyiv #2,49414.710.4%402
33University of Customs and FinanceDnipro #2,60414.29.7%272
34Lviv State University of Internal AffairsLviv #2,60814.212.3%280
35National University Zaporizhzhia PolytechnicZaporizhzhya #2,61014.27.5%864
36Lviv Polytechnic National UniversityLviv #2,63814.18.0%2,032
37Hryhorii Skovoroda University in PereiaslavPereiaslav #2,64914.08.0%224
38International Humanitarian UniversityOdesa #2,65314.05.0%266
39National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic"Poltava #2,65914.013.2%239
40Kamianets-Podіlskyi Ivan Ohiienko National UniversityKamyanets-Podilsky #2,66014.011.0%316
41Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National UniversityLuhansk #2,75413.611.1%245
42Odessa State University of Internal AffairsOdesa #2,79113.57.2%187
43Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical UniversityKryvyi Rih #2,79413.410.9%248
44Kharkiv State Academy of CultureKharkiv #2,81813.45.0%260
45O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in KharkivKharkiv #2,83613.37.1%429
46Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. MakarenkoSumy #2,88713.16.6%428
47Kyiv National Linguistic UniversityKyiv #2,91013.09.2%277
48Odesа Polytechnic National UniversityOdesa #2,95712.86.3%485
49Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical UniversityDrohobych #2,96512.86.7%434
50Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical UniversityUman' #2,96912.86.0%516
51National University of Kyiv-Mohyla AcademyKyiv #2,97712.87.6%691
52National University of Civil Protection of UkraineCherkasy #3,02012.68.8%448
53Kharkiv State Academy of Physical CultureKharkiv #3,05212.58.7%116
54National Aerospace University – Kharkiv Aviation InstituteKharkiv #3,06112.410.7%208
55Kyiv National University of Technologies and DesignKyiv #3,08312.48.5%452
56Berdyansk State Pedagogical UniversityBerdyansk #3,08812.414.7%229
57Donbas State Pedagogical UniversitySloviansk #3,09912.36.0%163
58Ukrainian Catholic UniversityLviv #3,10712.311.6%192
59Dnipro University of TechnologyDnipro #3,12912.29.5%352
60Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of MusicKyiv #3,19012.05.5%135

Institutions in Ukraine above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Ukraine?

Yuriy Valentynovych Bilan rank highest among researchers based in Ukraine, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Yuriy Valentynovych Bilan#250,027 worldwide overall76.0 of 188 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Ukraine on their work in Social Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Ukraine compares with other countries in Social Sciences