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Institute of Geography

In research, Institute of Geography stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,935 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#682 of 1,209 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,809 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Oceanography — Atmospheric Science is 41.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,953
of 28,054 · #7,496 all time
Rank in Russia
#117
of 1,062
Research works
2.2k
▲ 157% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Institute of Geography 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,935 of 12,888 6.7%326 #3907
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #682 of 1,209 6.6%178 #782
Social SciencesField #3,809 of 6,365 21.9%113 #4389
Social SciencesDomain #6,318 of 10,521 19.5%149 #7726
Environmental ScienceField #2,953 of 3,551 7.2%114 #3561
Life SciencesDomain #6,994 of 7,800 6.5%60 #11604
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #295 of 301 6.4%101 #648

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Geography 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. Physical Sciences#3,907 #3,935
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#782 #682
  3. Social Sciences#4,389 #3,809
  4. Social Sciences#7,726 #6,318
  5. Environmental Science#3,561 #2,953
  6. Life Sciences#11,604 #6,994
  7. Atmospheric Science#648 #295
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 Institute of Geography specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 41.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 101.1 works42×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 178.2 works21×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 31.7 works21×
  4. Soil ScienceSubfield · 30.5 works19×
← 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: 2.17× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20.76× its world share, 178 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.21× its world share, 114 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 113 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 20.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Geography?

Ranked on the composite score, S. V. Goryachkin, Vladimir N Mikhalenko and А.А. Величко lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Geography.

  1. 1 S. V. Goryachkin Russia · #226,000 worldwide 274 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Vladimir N Mikhalenko Russia · #277,945 worldwide 227 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 А.А. Величко Russia · #330,393 worldwide 58 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Vladimir Kolossov Russia · #477,688 worldwide 55 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 А.К. Маркова Russia · #495,743 worldwide 109 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Olga N Solomina Russia · #496,579 worldwide 111 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 А. А. Тишков Russia · #510,763 worldwide 24 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 A. F. Glazovsky Russia · #540,159 worldwide 117 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Oľga Vendina Russia · #589,664 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Н. И. Коронкевич Russia · #607,857 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Geography

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Geography?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Arctic, Remote Sensing, Holocene, Sea Level, Hydrology, Food Security and Geographical Analysis.

▲ 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. Climate Change207▲ 14×70 topics
  2. Arctic79▲ 128×4 topics
  3. Remote Sensing65▲ 9.6×23 topics
  4. Holocene61▲ 96×3 topics
  5. Sea Level61▲ 115×2 topics
  6. Hydrology49▲ 71×3 topics
  7. Food Security44▲ 15×8 topics
  8. Sustainability41▲ 3.0×27 topics
  9. Geographical Analysis39▲ 155×2 topics
  10. Regional Development39▲ 20×10 topics
  11. Paleoclimatology36▲ 78×2 topics
  12. Sustainable Development35▲ 4.0×33 topics
  13. Permafrost34▲ 145×2 topics
  14. Migration32▲ 18×9 topics
  15. Agriculture32▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Sedimentation32▲ 105×2 topics
  17. Mediterranean32▲ 63×4 topics
  18. Microbial Communities31▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Black Sea31▲ 142×1 topic
  20. Labor Market31▲ 19×4 topics
  21. paleoceanography31▲ 188×1 topic
  22. Spatial Patterns30▲ 59×3 topics
  23. Methane Emissions30▲ 106×2 topics
  24. Glacial Cycles30▲ 82×1 topic
  25. Monsoon Dynamics30▲ 82×1 topic
  26. Demographic Dynamics29▲ 143×1 topic
  27. Rural Transformation29▲ 143×1 topic
  28. Carbon Feedback28▲ 153×1 topic
  29. Thawing28▲ 153×1 topic
  30. Desertification24▲ 118×2 topics
  31. Biodiversity24▲ 6.0×17 topics
  32. Geopolitics24▲ 28×7 topics
  33. International Relations23▲ 18×9 topics
  34. Geoarchaeology23▲ 120×2 topics
  35. Paleosols23▲ 259×1 topic
  36. Soil Evolution23▲ 259×1 topic
  37. Sediment Transport21▲ 24×6 topics
  38. Global Warming21▲ 9.5×13 topics
  39. Ocean Circulation21▲ 30×3 topics
  40. Governance21▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Geography publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and environmental studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends and Climate change and permafrost.

Marine and environmental…31Marine and environmental studies: 31 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…30Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 30 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic …29Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 29 fractional worksClimate change and perma…28Climate change and permafrost: 28 fractional worksSoil and Environmental Studies: 23 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 20 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …19Cryospheric studies and observations: 19 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 18 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 13 fractional worksWater Resources and Management: 10 fractional works
OceanographyAtmospheric ScienceDemographySoil Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 31 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 30 works
  3. 3 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 29 works
  4. 4 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 28 works
  5. 5 Soil and Environmental Studies Soil Science 23 works
  6. 6 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  7. 7 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 19 works
  8. 8 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 18 works
  9. 9 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 13 works
  10. 10 Water Resources and Management Ecology 10 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Geography's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 157% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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