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KIMEP University

In research, KIMEP University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,769 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,801 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations (Political Science and International Relations is 11.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,475
of 22,385 · #9,523 all time
Rank in Kazakhstan
#31
of 84
Research works
1k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
KIMEP University

What is KIMEP University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #1,769 of 9,585 8.7%237 #2112
Social SciencesField #1,801 of 5,988 9.2%130 #1913

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where KIMEP 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does KIMEP University work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at KIMEP University is in Social Sciences, 15% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (46%), Business, Management and Accounting (12%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (12%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 288 fractional works · 79.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 166 fractional works · 45.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 61 fractional works · 16.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 40 fractional works · 11.1% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopment: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 44 fractional works · 12.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 18 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 43 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 30 fractional works · 8.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 18 fractional works · 5.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 55 fractional works · 15.2% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 5.1% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Energy: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKIMEP University363fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences79%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences16645.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4412.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4311.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities185.1%
    5. Decision Sciences92.6%
    6. Psychology72.0%
    1. Computer Science185.1%
    2. Environmental Science113.1%
    3. Mathematics102.8%
    4. Engineering82.2%
    5. Energy41.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    8. Materials Science10.2%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Medicine82.2%
    2. Health Professions61.8%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.4%
    3. Neuroscience10.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does KIMEP University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 60.8 works11×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.36× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.77× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.53× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.61× its world share, 166 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5.53×43 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.77×44 works
  3. Social Sciences3.61×166 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.64×9 works
  5. Mathematics2.36×10 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.76×18 works
  7. Energy1.27×4 works
  8. Veterinary0.68×0 works
  9. Health Professions0.67×6 works
  10. Psychology0.66×7 works
  11. Computer Science0.65×18 works
  12. Environmental Science0.62×11 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.19×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×3 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×1 works
  16. Engineering0.14×8 works
  17. Neuroscience0.13×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×1 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.11×0 works
  20. Medicine0.11×8 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.08×2 works
  22. Chemistry0.06×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.05×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at KIMEP University?

Ranked on the quality score, Nurlan S. Orazalin, Monowar Mahmood and Juldyz Smagulova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is KIMEP University.

  1. 1 Nurlan S. Orazalin Kazakhstan · #68,443 worldwide 2.9k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Monowar Mahmood Kazakhstan · #154,571 worldwide 2.8k citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Juldyz Smagulova Kazakhstan · #899,438 worldwide 491 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Nadeem Khalid Kazakhstan · #1,097,751 worldwide 662 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Muhammad Arslan Kazakhstan · #1,157,572 worldwide 708 citations · 94 works
  6. 6 Christopher B. Primiano Kazakhstan · #1,226,821 worldwide 192 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Alma Kudebayeva Kazakhstan · #1,577,919 worldwide 246 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Francis E. Amagoh Kazakhstan · #1,587,733 worldwide 697 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Nygmet Ibadildin Kazakhstan · #1,712,592 worldwide 308 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Alimshan Faizulayev Kazakhstan · #1,759,205 worldwide 287 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at KIMEP University

What are the most cited papers from KIMEP University?

The most cited paper from KIMEP University is "Smoothing Parameter and Model Selection for General Smooth Models" (Simon N. Wood, Natalya Pya, Benjamin Säfken, 2016), with 1,367 citations. Next come "Domestic versus transnational terrorism: Data, decomposition, and dynamics" (497) and "Corporate social responsibility strategy and corporate environmental and social performance: The moderating role of board gender diversity" (400).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Smoothing Parameter and Model Selection for General Smooth Models Simon N. Wood, Natalya Pya, Benjamin Säfken · Journal of the American Statistical Association Open access 26 May 2016 1,367
2 Domestic versus transnational terrorism: Data, decomposition, and dynamics Walter Enders, Todd M. Sandler, Khusrav Gaibulloev · Journal of Peace Research 28 Mar 2011 497
3 Corporate social responsibility strategy and corporate environmental and social performance: The moderating role of board gender diversity Nurlan S. Orazalin, Mady Baydauletov · Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 28 Feb 2020 400
4 Do board sustainability committees contribute to corporate environmental and social performance? The mediating role of corporate social responsibility strategy Nurlan S. Orazalin · Business Strategy and the Environment 2 Jul 2019 393
5 An Empirical Study of the Impacts of Perceived Security and Knowledge on Continuous Intention to Use Mobile Fintech Payment Services Se Hun Lim, Dan J. Kim, Yeon Hur et al. · International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction 17 Aug 2018 321
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at KIMEP University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Global Governance, Economic Growth, International Relations, Political Economy, Sustainable Development and Geopolitics.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization48▲ 6.7×51 topics
  2. Human Rights36▲ 9.7×31 topics
  3. Climate Change24▲ 2.5×23 topics
  4. Sustainable Development23▲ 4.1×33 topics
  5. Economic Growth23▲ 7.6×26 topics
  6. Global Governance22▲ 26×13 topics
  7. International Relations22▲ 25×15 topics
  8. Political Economy19▲ 20×14 topics
  9. Education18▲ 2.9×23 topics
  10. Economic Development17▲ 5.9×20 topics
  11. Geopolitics15▲ 27×7 topics
  12. Migration15▲ 12×10 topics
  13. Innovation14▲ 3.8×23 topics
  14. International Law14▲ 12×14 topics
  15. Digital Transformation13▲ 6.8×14 topics
  16. Security13▲ 5.5×11 topics
  17. Regional Development12▲ 10×10 topics
  18. Sovereignty11▲ 33×4 topics
  19. Corporate Governance11▲ 4.0×14 topics
  20. Security Council11▲ 59×2 topics
  21. Cultural Diplomacy11▲ 36×4 topics
  22. Bilingual Education10▲ 25×3 topics
  23. Language Policy10▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Central Asia10▲ 39×3 topics
  25. Higher Education10▲ 5.1×8 topics
  26. Belt and Road Initiative9▲ 68×3 topics
  27. Consumer Behavior9▲ 4.2×8 topics
  28. Labor Market9▲ 9.1×8 topics
  29. Monetary Policy9▲ 11×7 topics
  30. Global Economy8▲ 18×6 topics
  31. Russia8▲ 51×3 topics
  32. Governance8▲ 6.5×8 topics
  33. War Crimes8▲ 46×2 topics
  34. Digital Economy7▲ 10×9 topics
  35. Soft Power7▲ 51×2 topics
  36. Multilingualism7▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Economy7▲ 26×3 topics
  38. International Criminal Law7▲ 90×1 topic
  39. International Humanitarian Law7▲ 90×1 topic
  40. Student Perceptions7▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does KIMEP University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: International Law and Human Rights, Russia and Soviet political economy, Central Asia Education and Culture and Second Language Learning and Teaching.

International Law and Hu…7International Law and Human Rights: 7 fractional worksRussia and Soviet politi…6Russia and Soviet political economy: 6 fractional worksCentral Asia Education a…5Central Asia Education and Culture: 5 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…5Second Language Learning and Teaching: 5 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History: 4 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 4 fractional worksEconomic and Technologic…4Economic and Technological Developments in Russia: 4 fractional worksInternational Business and FDI: 4 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional worksKorean Peninsula Histori…4Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary TheoryDemographyDevelopment2 others

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

  1. 1 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  2. 2 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  3. 3 Central Asia Education and Culture Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 5 works
  5. 5 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 4 works
  7. 7 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 4 works
  8. 8 International Business and FDI Strategy and Management 4 works
  9. 9 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political 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 available44.1%not open55.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has KIMEP University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is KIMEP University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%KIMEP University0.0018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of KIMEP University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025KIMEP University9.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2015.

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