Institute of Russian Literature
In research, Institute of Russian Literature stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,700 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,755 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies and Arts and Humanities — Cultural Studies is 63.1× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #25,455 of 28,054 · #40,624 all time
- Rank in Russia
- #854 of 1,062
- Research works
- 458 ▲ 696% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 282 0.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.5% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 76% world 28%
What is Institute of Russian Literature known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #7,700 of 10,521 | 11.6% | 157 | #12694 | |
| Social SciencesField | #5,755 of 6,365 | 6.9% | 108 | #8238 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Russian Literature 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 Institute of Russian Literature specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 63.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Cultural StudiesSubfield · 44.7 works63×
- Arts and HumanitiesField · 40.6 works8.1×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Arts and Humanities 8.1×
- Social Sciences 4.9×
- Psychology 1.1×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.3×
- Decision Sciences 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
- Neuroscience 0.1×
- Engineering 0.0×
- Medicine 0.0×
Which keywords describe research at Institute of Russian Literature?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Linguistics, Media, Language, Social Media, Discourse Analysis, Cultural Communication, Pandemic and Literature.
- Social History
- Intercultural Communication
- Children's Literature
- Migration
- Indo-European
- Cultural Diplomacy
- Language Evolution
- Literary Analysis
- Etymology
- Bakhtin
- Folklore
- Agency
- Cultural Identity
- Cultural History
- Globalization
- Education
- Literature
- Cultural Communication
- Social Media
- Media
- Linguistics
- Language
- Discourse Analysis
- Pandemic
- Identity
- Pedagogy
- Ethics
- Digital Transformation
- Knowledge Management
- Cross-Cultural Communication
- Feminism
- dialogue
- Historical Phonology
- Information Technology
- Lexicography
- Cultural Transmission
- Proto-Indo-European
- Business
- Higher Education
- Mythology
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
- Linguistics50▲ 174×5 topics
- Media49▲ 183×6 topics
- Language46▲ 110×5 topics
- Social Media45▲ 18×4 topics
- Discourse Analysis40▲ 91×2 topics
- Cultural Communication40▲ 628×1 topic
- Pandemic40▲ 21×1 topic
- Literature23▲ 24×19 topics
- Identity21▲ 17×12 topics
- Education17▲ 5.6×8 topics
- Pedagogy15▲ 17×4 topics
- Globalization14▲ 4.0×12 topics
- Ethics12▲ 15×9 topics
- Cultural History11▲ 54×5 topics
- Digital Transformation10▲ 11×3 topics
- Cultural Identity10▲ 11×5 topics
- Knowledge Management9▲ 9.3×2 topics
- Agency9▲ 117×2 topics
- Cross-Cultural Communication9▲ 56×2 topics
- Folklore8▲ 89×3 topics
- Feminism8▲ 16×5 topics
- Bakhtin8▲ 1131×1 topic
- dialogue8▲ 324×1 topic
- Etymology8▲ 89×2 topics
- Historical Phonology8▲ 89×2 topics
- Literary Analysis7▲ 212×2 topics
- Information Technology7▲ 8.2×3 topics
- Language Evolution7▲ 97×2 topics
- Lexicography7▲ 43×2 topics
- Cultural Diplomacy7▲ 47×3 topics
- Cultural Transmission7▲ 48×3 topics
- Indo-European7▲ 177×1 topic
- Proto-Indo-European7▲ 177×1 topic
- Migration7▲ 11×4 topics
- Business6▲ 110×1 topic
- Children's Literature6▲ 96×2 topics
- Higher Education6▲ 7.0×2 topics
- Intercultural Communication6▲ 82×1 topic
- Mythology6▲ 73×2 topics
- Social History6▲ 44×3 topics
Which research topics does Institute of Russian Literature publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Russian Literature and Bakhtin Studies, Linguistics and language evolution and Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 40 works
- 2 Russian Literature and Bakhtin Studies Education 8 works
- 3 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 7 works
- 4 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 6 works
- 5 Education, Literature, Philosophy Research Education 6 works
- 6 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
- 7 Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry Information Systems 5 works
- 8 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 5 works
- 9 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 5 works
- 10 Vladimir Nabokov Literary Studies Cultural Studies 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Institute of Russian Literature's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 696% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Saint Petersburg
- St Petersburg University
- Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
- ITMO University
- Ioffe Institute
- Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University
- Zoological Institute
- Herzen University
- First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.