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Institute of Sociology

In research, Institute of Sociology stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,374 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,200 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,491 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Demography, Health and Sociology and Political Science — Demography is 12.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,055
of 28,054 · #32,190 all time
Rank in Russia
#559
of 1,062
Research works
1.6k
▲ 355% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Institute of Sociology 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 #4,374 of 10,521 10.8%560 #7836
Social SciencesField #3,200 of 6,365 10.6%433 #5188
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,491 of 2,578 10.6%208 #2310
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,033 of 1,201 13.1%67 #1674
Physical SciencesDomain #12,744 of 12,888 6.5%81 #21222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Sociology 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#7,836 #4,374
  2. Social Sciences#5,188 #3,200
  3. Sociology and Political Science#2,310 #1,491
  4. Political Science and International Relations#1,674 #1,033
  5. Physical Sciences#21,222 #12,744
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 Sociology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Demography takes 12.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DemographySubfield · 59.0 works13×
  2. HealthSubfield · 20.1 works9.9×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 208.1 works8.4×
  4. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 29.4 works7.3×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 17 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.54× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.38× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.98× its world share, 433 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Sociology?

Ranked on the composite score, Марина Львовна Вартанова, Irina Dement’eva and Vladimir Rukavishnikov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Sociology.

  1. 1 Марина Львовна Вартанова Russia · #384,931 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Irina Dement’eva Russia · #549,113 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Vladimir Rukavishnikov Russia · #653,912 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Горшков Михаил Константинович Russia · #687,549 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Вилен Николаевич Иванов Russia · #1,059,075 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Sociology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Sociology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Youth, Identity, Politics, Nationalism, Ethnicity, Civic Participation and Sociological Research.

▲ 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. Social Media132▲ 13×19 topics
  2. Youth128▲ 134×4 topics
  3. Identity124▲ 25×21 topics
  4. Politics121▲ 65×8 topics
  5. Nationalism121▲ 38×10 topics
  6. Ethnicity121▲ 47×9 topics
  7. Civic Participation114▲ 320×1 topic
  8. Sociological Research114▲ 511×1 topic
  9. Globalization95▲ 7.0×58 topics
  10. Digital Transformation72▲ 20×16 topics
  11. Sustainable Development71▲ 6.5×33 topics
  12. Regional Development67▲ 27×11 topics
  13. Labor Market61▲ 30×8 topics
  14. Migration57▲ 25×10 topics
  15. Food Security55▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Geographical Analysis49▲ 156×2 topics
  17. Agriculture49▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Demographic Dynamics48▲ 185×1 topic
  19. Rural Transformation48▲ 185×1 topic
  20. Climate Change45▲ 2.4×20 topics
  21. Economic Security37▲ 25×7 topics
  22. International Relations37▲ 22×15 topics
  23. Innovation36▲ 5.0×33 topics
  24. Economic Development35▲ 6.3×24 topics
  25. Human Capital34▲ 32×8 topics
  26. Knowledge Management30▲ 7.8×9 topics
  27. Geopolitics29▲ 28×6 topics
  28. Information Technology28▲ 8.4×6 topics
  29. Digitalization27▲ 20×5 topics
  30. Pedagogy26▲ 7.8×7 topics
  31. Digital Learning26▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Higher Education26▲ 7.0×9 topics
  33. Environmental Sustainability24▲ 23×4 topics
  34. Social Inequality24▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Regional Policy24▲ 308×2 topics
  36. Population Welfare22▲ 449×1 topic
  37. Ethnography22▲ 19×4 topics
  38. Distance Learning20▲ 8.6×3 topics
  39. Digital Economy20▲ 16×12 topics
  40. Legal Regulation20▲ 13×6 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Sociology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia, Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends, Socioeconomic and Demographic Analysis and Educational Innovations and Challenges.

Sociopolitical Dynamics …114Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 114 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 48 fractional worksSocioeconomic and Demographic Analysis: 22 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 19 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 15 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 14 fractional worksSocial and Behavioral Studies: 13 fractional worksPsychology of Development and Education: 12 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Developments in Russia: 10 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceDemographyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 114 works
  2. 2 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 48 works
  3. 3 Socioeconomic and Demographic Analysis Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 22 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 19 works
  5. 5 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  6. 6 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  7. 7 Social and Behavioral Studies Health 13 works
  8. 8 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 12 works
  9. 9 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 10 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 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 available78.3%not open21.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Sociology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 355% 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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