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Kazan Federal University

In research, Kazan Federal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,570 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,268 of 10,521 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,791 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Development and Cultural Studies — General Social Sciences is 11.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,086
of 28,054 · #2,307 all time
Rank in Russia
#17
of 1,062
Research works
22k
▲ 71% vs 2013–17
Citations
139k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Kazan Federal 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 #1,570 of 12,888 6.9%2,746 #1795
Social SciencesDomain #2,268 of 10,521 9.7%1,813 #2534
Life SciencesDomain #1,791 of 7,800 10.4%593 #2713
Social SciencesField #1,659 of 6,365 9.5%1,124 #1668
Materials ScienceField #716 of 2,468 5.8%267 #1167
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,008 of 3,409 13.8%198 #1259
EngineeringField #2,051 of 6,636 7.7%749 #2608
Computer ScienceField #1,476 of 4,667 9.1%536 #1755
MedicineField #3,373 of 10,443 7.4%392 #2393
Cultural StudiesSubfield #82 of 232 12.3%147 #262

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kazan Federal 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#1,795 #1,570
  2. Social Sciences#2,534 #2,268
  3. Life Sciences#2,713 #1,791
  4. Social Sciences#1,668 #1,659
  5. Materials Science#1,167 #716
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,259 #1,008
  7. Engineering#2,608 #2,051
  8. Computer Science#1,755 #1,476
  9. Medicine#2,393 #3,373
  10. Cultural Studies#262 #82
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 Kazan Federal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 11.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 70.4 works11×
  2. DevelopmentSubfield · 42.7 works7.6×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 147.3 works6.5×
← 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: 0.74× its world share, 198 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 255 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 66 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 61 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.08× its world share, 41 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.52× its world share, 310 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 536 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 162 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 51 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 749 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 240 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.37× its world share, 267 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.73× its world share, 180 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.70× its world share, 211 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 392 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 209 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 143 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 152 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 146 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 1,124 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kazan Federal University?

Ranked on the composite score, I. Bikmaev, Rawil Fakhrullin and Elvir Akhmetshin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kazan Federal University.

  1. 1 I. Bikmaev Russia · #118,177 worldwide 460 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Rawil Fakhrullin Russia · #126,659 worldwide 193 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Elvir Akhmetshin Russia · #132,849 worldwide 85 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Alfiya R. Masalimova Russia · #170,855 worldwide 52 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Ksenia Shubenkova Russia · #189,296 worldwide 90 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Roza A. Valeeva Russia · #265,796 worldwide 39 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Sergey V. Sushkov Russia · #268,722 worldwide 178 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Vadim Mavrin Russia · #268,869 worldwide 63 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Yang Bai Russia · #315,621 worldwide 80 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Н. Г. Багаутдинова Russia · #355,966 worldwide 45 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Kazan Federal University

Which keywords describe research at Kazan Federal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Language, Innovation, Digital Transformation, Sustainable Development, Education, Media, Linguistics and Globalization.

▲ 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. Innovation316▲ 5.4×44 topics
  2. Language316▲ 23×11 topics
  3. Sustainable Development284▲ 3.2×58 topics
  4. Education281▲ 2.9×62 topics
  5. Globalization271▲ 2.5×76 topics
  6. Social Media237▲ 3.0×28 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence226▲ 2.9×44 topics
  8. Educational Technology225▲ 3.4×27 topics
  9. Digital Transformation215▲ 7.3×21 topics
  10. Climate Change208▲ 1.38×92 topics
  11. E-Learning205▲ 3.6×18 topics
  12. Online Learning161▲ 3.4×16 topics
  13. Media160▲ 19×10 topics
  14. Pedagogy157▲ 5.7×16 topics
  15. Linguistics155▲ 17×6 topics
  16. Ethnicity148▲ 7.0×12 topics
  17. Pandemic146▲ 2.4×12 topics
  18. Teacher Training146▲ 4.2×18 topics
  19. Discourse Analysis139▲ 9.8×9 topics
  20. Phraseology136▲ 32×3 topics
  21. Coronavirus135▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Digitalization133▲ 12×10 topics
  23. Migration132▲ 7.0×14 topics
  24. Cultural Communication131▲ 65×1 topic
  25. Persuasion Strategies131▲ 65×1 topic
  26. Regional Development122▲ 6.1×14 topics
  27. Distance Learning115▲ 6.1×10 topics
  28. Digital Economy115▲ 11×14 topics
  29. Legal Regulation114▲ 9.2×8 topics
  30. Cross-Cultural Communication93▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Media Discourse86▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Cultural Competence86▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Professional Identity85▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Business84▲ 44×2 topics
  35. Intercultural Communication84▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Linguistic Strategies84▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Youth82▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Petroleum78▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Online Education77▲ 7.2×5 topics
  40. Economy76▲ 17×4 topics

Which research topics does Kazan Federal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies, Educational Innovations and Challenges and Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies.

Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 131 fractional worksLanguage, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 84 fractional worksEducational Innovations …72Educational Innovations and Challenges: 72 fractional worksCultural, Linguistic, Ec…68Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies: 68 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 64 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 54 fractional worksForeign Language Teachin…53Foreign Language Teaching Methods: 53 fractional worksEducational Methods and …48Educational Methods and Teacher Development: 48 fractional worksPsychology of Developmen…47Psychology of Development and Education: 47 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and …44Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 44 fractional works
Cultural StudiesCommunicationInformation SystemsGeneral Social Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 131 works
  2. 2 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 84 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 72 works
  4. 4 Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies General Social Sciences 68 works
  5. 5 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 64 works
  6. 6 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 54 works
  7. 7 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 53 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 48 works
  9. 9 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 47 works
  10. 10 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 44 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 available49.9%not open50.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kazan Federal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% 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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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.