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Kherson State University

In research, Kherson State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,790 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,552 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,029 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Aerospace Engineering and Information Systems — Transportation is 18.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,238
of 28,054 · #24,806 all time
Rank in Ukraine
#165
of 309
Research works
1k
▲ 449% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Kherson 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,790 of 10,521 13.4%198 #9296
Social SciencesField #4,552 of 6,365 11.3%123 #7061
Physical SciencesDomain #11,029 of 12,888 11.6%113 #16655

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kherson 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. Social Sciences#9,296 #5,790
  2. Social Sciences#7,061 #4,552
  3. Physical Sciences#16,655 #11,029
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 Kherson State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 18.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 22.6 works19×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 21.6 works5.1×
  3. Information SystemsSubfield · 31.9 works5.0×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 24.9 works4.6×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.69× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.15× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.69× its world share, 123 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kherson State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ihor Popovych, Ivan Moysiyenko and Alexander Khodosovtsev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kherson State University.

  1. 1 Ihor Popovych Ukraine · #229,115 worldwide 30 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Ivan Moysiyenko Ukraine · #599,042 worldwide 43 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Alexander Khodosovtsev Ukraine · #659,244 worldwide 39 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Volodymyr Peschanenko Ukraine · #1,154,396 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Vitaliy Kobets Ukraine · #1,172,627 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 M. V. Povstyanoi Ukraine · #1,566,352 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Kherson State University

Which keywords describe research at Kherson State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Legal Regulation, Economic Security, Innovation, History, Ethnicity, Educational Technology and Literature.

▲ 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 Development48▲ 8.3×31 topics
  2. Legal Regulation30▲ 37×7 topics
  3. Economic Security27▲ 35×7 topics
  4. Educational Technology26▲ 6.1×12 topics
  5. Innovation26▲ 6.9×21 topics
  6. History24▲ 9.5×7 topics
  7. Ethnicity24▲ 17×4 topics
  8. Education23▲ 3.7×23 topics
  9. Literature23▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Economic Development22▲ 7.6×10 topics
  11. Culture22▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Public Oversight22▲ 49×1 topic
  13. Transport Policy22▲ 49×1 topic
  14. Globalization22▲ 3.1×22 topics
  15. Foresight22▲ 45×2 topics
  16. Pedagogy22▲ 12×10 topics
  17. Philosophy22▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Design22▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Air Force21▲ 49×1 topic
  20. Islam21▲ 28×1 topic
  21. Modernization21▲ 32×1 topic
  22. Social Influence21▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Online Learning21▲ 7.0×7 topics
  24. Teacher Training21▲ 9.2×8 topics
  25. Digital Transformation20▲ 11×13 topics
  26. Human Rights19▲ 5.0×16 topics
  27. Distance Learning19▲ 15×7 topics
  28. E-Learning18▲ 5.0×9 topics
  29. Artificial Intelligence17▲ 3.5×28 topics
  30. Financial Security17▲ 42×3 topics
  31. Digital Literacy16▲ 7.3×4 topics
  32. Digitalization13▲ 18×6 topics
  33. Higher Education12▲ 6.2×10 topics
  34. STEM Education12▲ 7.0×5 topics
  35. Cloud Computing10▲ 9.8×4 topics
  36. Migration10▲ 8.1×5 topics
  37. Industrial Policy9▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Adaptive Learning9▲ 47×1 topic
  39. ICT Integration9▲ 171×1 topic
  40. International Law9▲ 7.9×7 topics

Which research topics does Kherson State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies and Innovative Educational Technologies.

Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 22 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 21 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 21 fractional worksInnovative Educational T…9Innovative Educational Technologies: 9 fractional worksEducational Innovations …7Educational Innovations and Challenges: 7 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine: 7 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 6 fractional worksLabor Market and Education: 6 fractional worksPhysical Education and Training Studies: 5 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 5 fractional works
TransportationSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 22 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 21 works
  4. 4 Innovative Educational Technologies Information Systems 9 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 7 works
  6. 6 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 7 works
  7. 7 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 6 works
  8. 8 Labor Market and Education Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  9. 9 Physical Education and Training Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 5 works
  10. 10 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 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 available78.5%not open21.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kherson State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 449% 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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