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Kabardino-Balkarian State University

In research, Kabardino-Balkarian State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,118 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,305 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,761 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics — Polymers and Plastics is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,881
of 28,054 · #9,403 all time
Rank in Russia
#348
of 1,062
Research works
2.4k
▲ 179% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Kabardino-Balkarian State 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,118 of 12,888 2.4%308 #4955
Social SciencesDomain #9,305 of 10,521 5.2%162 #14556
Social SciencesField #5,761 of 6,365 6.3%104 #8981
Health SciencesDomain #10,984 of 11,982 1.9%123 #17778
MedicineField #9,840 of 10,443 2.2%103 #16831
EngineeringField #6,400 of 6,636 2.2%109 #9427
Materials ScienceField #2,442 of 2,468 0.9%77 #2397

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kabardino-Balkarian State 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. Physical Sciences#4,955 #7,118
  2. Social Sciences#14,556 #9,305
  3. Social Sciences#8,981 #5,761
  4. Health Sciences#17,778 #10,984
  5. Medicine#16,831 #9,840
  6. Engineering#9,427 #6,400
  7. Materials Science#2,397 #2,442
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-Balkarian State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 25.5 works9.8×
← 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: 0.64× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.28× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.64× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.14× its world share, 109 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.44× its world share, 77 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.00× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.38× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.01× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 103 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 104 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kabardino-Balkarian State University?

Ranked on the composite score, А. А. Биттирова, Madina V. Alikaeva and Б. Б. Алчагиров lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kabardino-Balkarian State University.

  1. 1 А. А. Биттирова Russia · #709,573 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Madina V. Alikaeva Russia · #901,427 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Б. Б. Алчагиров Russia · #1,083,395 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Г. В. Козлов Russia · #1,097,391 worldwide 57 citations · 72 works
  5. 5 G. V. Dedkov Russia · #1,206,211 worldwide 52 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 В. А. Шаповалов Russia · #1,455,193 worldwide 8 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 А. К. Микитаев Russia · #1,499,999 worldwide 1 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 В. А. Созаев Russia · #1,542,328 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Х. Б. Кушхов Russia · #1,571,446 worldwide 6 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 A. A. Kyasov Russia · #1,595,897 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kabardino-Balkarian State University

Which keywords describe research at Kabardino-Balkarian State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Language, Metal Nanoparticles, Linguistics, Mechanical Properties, Sustainable Development, Artificial Intelligence, Regional Development and Migration.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development30▲ 3.0×29 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence29▲ 3.3×18 topics
  3. Language28▲ 18×7 topics
  4. Nanoparticles27▲ 3.3×26 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties27▲ 4.3×26 topics
  6. Metal Nanoparticles25▲ 23×6 topics
  7. Globalization24▲ 1.91×19 topics
  8. Social Media23▲ 2.5×5 topics
  9. Innovation23▲ 3.4×19 topics
  10. Linguistics22▲ 21×4 topics
  11. Education21▲ 1.87×21 topics
  12. Nanocomposites20▲ 3.9×18 topics
  13. Regional Development18▲ 8.0×5 topics
  14. Pandemic18▲ 2.6×6 topics
  15. Migration18▲ 8.3×3 topics
  16. Nanomaterials18▲ 2.6×14 topics
  17. Digital Transformation17▲ 5.0×11 topics
  18. Coronavirus16▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Food Security16▲ 4.5×6 topics
  20. Synthesis16▲ 6.7×20 topics
  21. Polymer Nanocomposites16▲ 58×3 topics
  22. Ethnicity16▲ 6.5×3 topics
  23. Media16▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Discourse Analysis15▲ 9.2×3 topics
  25. Phraseology15▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Cultural Communication14▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Persuasion Strategies14▲ 62×1 topic
  28. Aerospace Applications14▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Legal Regulation14▲ 9.7×6 topics
  30. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics13▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Polymer Composite Materials13▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Digital Economy13▲ 11×10 topics
  33. Nutrition12▲ 4.1×5 topics
  34. Youth12▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Properties12▲ 23×5 topics
  36. Mechanical11▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Digitalization10▲ 8.0×7 topics
  38. Spatial Patterns9▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Geographical Analysis9▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Information Security9▲ 15×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Material Properties and Applications, Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia.

Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 14 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Applications: 13 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 9 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry: 8 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 8 fractional worksPolymer Science and Appl…7Polymer Science and Applications: 7 fractional worksSynthesis and properties of polymers: 7 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease: 6 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and …6Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 6 fractional works
Cultural StudiesGeneral Materials ScienceDemographySociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 14 works
  2. 2 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 13 works
  3. 3 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 9 works
  4. 4 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 8 works
  7. 7 Polymer Science and Applications Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Synthesis and properties of polymers Polymers and Plastics 7 works
  9. 9 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  10. 10 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 6 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 available46.3%not open53.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 179% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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