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Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University

In research, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,870 of 10,521 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#909 of 1,775 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#844 of 1,272 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics and Archeology — Language and Linguistics is 16.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,787
of 28,054 · #26,650 all time
Rank in Georgia
#8
of 22
Research works
1.2k
▲ 282% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,870 of 10,521 7.6%430 #7292
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #909 of 1,775 24.2%83 #1666
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #844 of 1,272 23.2%65 #1559
Social SciencesField #4,821 of 6,365 4.9%191 #6323
Physical SciencesDomain #11,978 of 12,888 6.7%111 #19483
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,991 of 1,998 0.7%115 #3742

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#7,292 #4,870
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,666 #909
  3. Economics and Econometrics#1,559 #844
  4. Social Sciences#6,323 #4,821
  5. Physical Sciences#19,483 #11,978
  6. Arts and Humanities#3,742 #1,991
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 16.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 46.5 works16×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 22.9 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.14× its world share, 115 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.01× its world share, 84 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 191 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University?

Ranked on the composite score, George Abuselidze, Irina Nakashidze and Badri Gechbaia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University.

  1. 1 George Abuselidze Georgia · #418,142 worldwide 43 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Irina Nakashidze Georgia · #758,987 worldwide 9 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Badri Gechbaia Georgia · #1,247,147 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University

Which keywords describe research at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Innovation, Economic Development, Agriculture, Labor Market, Human Capital, Financial Crisis and Sustainable Development.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Globalization96▲ 7.5×45 topics
  2. Innovation75▲ 11×31 topics
  3. Economic Development57▲ 11×20 topics
  4. Sustainability48▲ 3.0×28 topics
  5. Education42▲ 3.8×28 topics
  6. Sustainable Development42▲ 4.0×35 topics
  7. Agriculture41▲ 16×5 topics
  8. Labor Market41▲ 21×6 topics
  9. Human Capital38▲ 37×6 topics
  10. Climate Change35▲ 1.98×35 topics
  11. Financial Crisis31▲ 42×5 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence30▲ 3.4×16 topics
  13. Language29▲ 18×8 topics
  14. Post-Communist Countries29▲ 282×1 topic
  15. Trade Relations29▲ 282×1 topic
  16. Migration29▲ 13×11 topics
  17. Linguistics27▲ 26×5 topics
  18. Digital Transformation25▲ 7.2×10 topics
  19. Regional Development24▲ 10×11 topics
  20. Etymology21▲ 64×2 topics
  21. Historical Phonology21▲ 64×2 topics
  22. Cultural Exchange20▲ 23×6 topics
  23. Pedagogy18▲ 5.7×10 topics
  24. Lexicography16▲ 27×3 topics
  25. Language Contact16▲ 25×3 topics
  26. Religion16▲ 5.1×11 topics
  27. Language Teaching15▲ 9.3×7 topics
  28. COVID-19 Impact15▲ 14×5 topics
  29. Economy14▲ 28×3 topics
  30. Environmental Management14▲ 5.5×9 topics
  31. Ethnicity14▲ 5.7×5 topics
  32. Neoliberalism14▲ 5.9×6 topics
  33. Taxation13▲ 24×4 topics
  34. Bronze Age13▲ 46×2 topics
  35. Financial Markets12▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Central Asia12▲ 26×4 topics
  37. Financial Security12▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Corpus Linguistics12▲ 8.3×5 topics
  39. Cultural History12▲ 15×5 topics
  40. Digitalization12▲ 8.9×8 topics

Which research topics does Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics, Economic Analysis and Policy, Linguistics and Cultural Studies and Linguistics and language evolution.

Global Socioeconomic and…29Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics: 29 fractional worksEconomic Analysis and Policy: 11 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 10 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 10 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 10 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 9 fractional worksEconomic and Technologic…9Economic and Technological Developments in Russia: 9 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 9 fractional worksHistory and Cultural Heritage: 9 fractional worksCultural, Linguistic, Ec…9Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies: 9 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsLanguage and LinguisticsArcheologyDemography4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics Economics and Econometrics 29 works
  2. 2 Economic Analysis and Policy Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  3. 3 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 10 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 10 works
  5. 5 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 10 works
  6. 6 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 9 works
  7. 7 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 9 works
  8. 8 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  9. 9 History and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 9 works
  10. 10 Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies General Social Sciences 9 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available77.5%not open22.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 282% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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