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Kabardino-Balkar State Agrarian University

In research, Kabardino-Balkar State Agrarian University stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,134 of 10,521 worldwide), Life Sciences (#7,768 of 7,800 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,399 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Food Science — Agronomy and Crop Science is 46.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,048
of 28,054 · #34,937 all time
Rank in Russia
#647
of 1,062
Research works
466
▲ 1157% vs 2013–17
Citations
483
1.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Kabardino-Balkar State Agrarian 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 #10,134 of 10,521 4.5%63 #16569
Life SciencesDomain #7,768 of 7,800 0.0%110 #14338
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,399 of 3,409 0.0%103 #6016

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kabardino-Balkar State Agrarian 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#16,569 #10,134
  2. Life Sciences#14,338 #7,768
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#6,016 #3,399
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 Kabardino-Balkar State Agrarian University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 46.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 25.9 works46×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 20.0 works19×
  3. Food ScienceSubfield · 22.1 works12×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 103.4 works9.3×
← 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: 9.26× its world share, 103 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.84× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.09× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.15× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.17× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kabardino-Balkar State Agrarian University?

Ranked on the composite score, А. М. Биттиров lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kabardino-Balkar State Agrarian University.

  1. 1 А. М. Биттиров Russia · #1,169,558 worldwide 1 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Kabardino-Balkar State Agrarian University

Which keywords describe research at Kabardino-Balkar State Agrarian University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Food Security, Soil Fertility, Agricultural Development, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture and Regional 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. Climate Change63▲ 9.9×28 topics
  2. Sustainable Development51▲ 14×20 topics
  3. Food Security49▲ 38×7 topics
  4. Soil Fertility34▲ 64×3 topics
  5. Agricultural Development25▲ 64×3 topics
  6. Agriculture24▲ 26×2 topics
  7. Sustainable Agriculture23▲ 31×6 topics
  8. Regional Development23▲ 27×6 topics
  9. Nutrition19▲ 18×6 topics
  10. Crop Productivity19▲ 115×1 topic
  11. Plant Genetics19▲ 349×1 topic
  12. Digital Transformation18▲ 14×7 topics
  13. Innovation18▲ 7.2×12 topics
  14. Plant Breeding18▲ 76×3 topics
  15. Drought Tolerance17▲ 52×3 topics
  16. Functional Foods17▲ 81×2 topics
  17. Genetic Improvement17▲ 81×2 topics
  18. Fisheries Management17▲ 65×1 topic
  19. Micronutrients17▲ 201×1 topic
  20. Crop Adaptation15▲ 443×1 topic
  21. Forage Production15▲ 248×1 topic
  22. Economic Development15▲ 7.8×8 topics
  23. Globalization15▲ 3.1×14 topics
  24. Artificial Intelligence13▲ 4.0×10 topics
  25. Global Economy13▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Digital Economy12▲ 28×10 topics
  27. Renewable Energy10▲ 3.1×12 topics
  28. Digitalization9▲ 20×6 topics
  29. Knowledge Clusters8▲ 81×2 topics
  30. Macroeconomic Assessment8▲ 84×1 topic
  31. Russian Economy8▲ 84×1 topic
  32. Industrial Policy8▲ 30×4 topics
  33. Institutional Challenges7▲ 325×1 topic
  34. Russian Agriculture7▲ 325×1 topic
  35. Food Safety7▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Industry 4.07▲ 56×2 topics
  37. Migration6▲ 8.2×3 topics
  38. Geographical Analysis6▲ 57×2 topics
  39. Meat Quality6▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Environmental Management6▲ 6.5×7 topics

Which research topics does Kabardino-Balkar State Agrarian University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Biological Studies, Food Industry and Aquatic Biology, Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement and Economic and Technological Developments in Russia.

Agriculture and Biologic…19Agriculture and Biological Studies: 19 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquatic Biology: 17 fractional worksAgricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement: 15 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Developments in Russia: 8 fractional worksAgricultural Development and Policies: 7 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Hea…6Animal Nutrition and Health: 6 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 5 fractional worksDigitalization and Economic Development in Agriculture: 5 fractional worksRegional Economic Development and Innovation: 4 fractional worksSoil and Environmental Studies: 4 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesFood ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceDevelopment4 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Biological Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 19 works
  2. 2 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 17 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement Agronomy and Crop Science 15 works
  4. 4 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 8 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Development and Policies Agronomy and Crop Science 7 works
  6. 6 Animal Nutrition and Health Plant Science 6 works
  7. 7 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 5 works
  8. 8 Digitalization and Economic Development in Agriculture Strategy and Management 5 works
  9. 9 Regional Economic Development and Innovation Strategy and Management 4 works
  10. 10 Soil and Environmental Studies Soil Science 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 available53.9%not open46.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kabardino-Balkar State Agrarian University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1157% 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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