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European University at Saint Petersburg

In research, European University at Saint Petersburg stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,637 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,012 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Food Science — Political Science and International Relations is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,834
of 28,054 · #23,548 all time
Rank in Russia
#636
of 1,062
Research works
1k
▲ 97% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is European University at Saint Petersburg 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 #7,637 of 10,521 9.9%222 #5230
Social SciencesField #5,012 of 6,365 9.9%151 #3587

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where European University at Saint Petersburg 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).

What does European University at Saint Petersburg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 48.7 works10×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 21.5 works8.8×
← 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: 1.75× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.47× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 3.16× its world share, 5 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.88× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.52× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.30× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.71× its world share, 152 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at European University at Saint Petersburg?

Ranked on the composite score, Владимир Гельман, Maria Vittoria Vettori and Михаил Соколов lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European University at Saint Petersburg.

  1. 1 Владимир Гельман Russia · #33,792 worldwide 144 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Maria Vittoria Vettori Russia · #262,914 worldwide 172 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Михаил Соколов Russia · #267,963 worldwide 31 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Jordi Tarrès‐Call Russia · #450,080 worldwide 87 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Maryline Kouba Russia · #458,643 worldwide 363 citations · 174 works
  6. 6 Rosella Brozzi Russia · #462,058 worldwide 129 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Vasileios Bampidis Russia · #494,435 worldwide 369 citations · 180 works
  8. 8 Grigorii V. Golosov Russia · #502,396 worldwide 36 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Birgit Dusemund Russia · #503,027 worldwide 362 citations · 164 works
  10. 10 Nikolai Vakhtin Russia · #504,303 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at European University at Saint Petersburg

Which keywords describe research at European University at Saint Petersburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Food Safety, Identity, Nationalism, Geopolitics, Environmental Risk Assessment, International Relations and Politics.

▲ 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. Globalization33▲ 5.3×40 topics
  2. Food Safety23▲ 25×4 topics
  3. Identity22▲ 9.4×17 topics
  4. Climate Change21▲ 2.4×20 topics
  5. Social Media19▲ 4.1×19 topics
  6. Nationalism18▲ 12×12 topics
  7. Geopolitics16▲ 32×10 topics
  8. Environmental Risk Assessment16▲ 55×2 topics
  9. Human Rights15▲ 4.6×13 topics
  10. International Relations15▲ 20×13 topics
  11. Politics15▲ 17×9 topics
  12. Feed Additives14▲ 74×2 topics
  13. Migration14▲ 13×12 topics
  14. Microorganisms13▲ 342×2 topics
  15. Pesticide Risk Assessment13▲ 1310×1 topic
  16. Toxicological Assessment13▲ 1310×1 topic
  17. Ethnicity13▲ 10×9 topics
  18. Transition12▲ 41×3 topics
  19. Youth11▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Neoliberalism11▲ 9.7×10 topics
  21. Colonialism10▲ 6.8×11 topics
  22. Russia10▲ 71×3 topics
  23. Political Economy10▲ 12×9 topics
  24. Interdisciplinary Research9▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Bibliometric Analysis9▲ 51×1 topic
  26. Research Evaluation9▲ 121×1 topic
  27. Authoritarianism8▲ 29×3 topics
  28. Civic Participation8▲ 49×1 topic
  29. Democracy8▲ 7.0×9 topics
  30. Sociological Research8▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Cultural History8▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Soviet Union8▲ 41×3 topics
  33. Capitalism7▲ 34×5 topics
  34. Central Asia7▲ 31×3 topics
  35. Cultural Diplomacy7▲ 26×4 topics
  36. Economy7▲ 27×3 topics
  37. Liquid Chromatography7▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Pesticide Residues7▲ 116×1 topic
  39. Empire7▲ 25×4 topics
  40. Global Governance7▲ 9.1×6 topics

Which research topics does European University at Saint Petersburg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural safety and regulations, scientometrics and bibliometrics research, Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia and Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety.

Agricultural safety and regulations: 13 fractional worksscientometrics and bibliometrics research: 9 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics …8Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 8 fractional worksPesticide Residue Analys…7Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety: 7 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 7 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History: 5 fractional worksRussia and Soviet politi…5Russia and Soviet political economy: 5 fractional worksVitamin K Research Studies: 5 fractional worksHigher Education Governance and Development: 4 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 4 fractional works
Food ScienceStatistics, Probability and UncertaintySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural safety and regulations Food Science 13 works
  2. 2 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 9 works
  3. 3 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety Food Science 7 works
  5. 5 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  6. 6 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  7. 7 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  8. 8 Vitamin K Research Studies Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 4 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 available53.8%not open46.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has European University at Saint Petersburg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 97% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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