Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
In research, Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,591 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 58.1× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #23,392 of 28,054 · #27,639 all time
- Rank in Russia
- #751 of 1,062
- Research works
- 517 ▲ 31% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 6.9k 13.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.5% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 48% world 28%
What is Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life SciencesDomain | #7,591 of 7,800 | 7.6% | 74 | #12946 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences 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).
What does Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 58.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 29.4 works58×
- Plant ScienceSubfield · 22.5 works12×
- Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 56.4 works11×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11.0×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 4.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.6×
- Environmental Science 1.5×
- Materials Science 1.0×
- Chemistry 0.9×
- Nursing 0.3×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Arts and Humanities 0.3×
- Energy 0.2×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Neuroscience 0.1×
- Psychology 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.0×
- Computer Science 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences?
Ranked on the composite score, Mikhail P. Zhurbenko, К. Г. Ткаченко and Leonid V. AVERYANOV lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
- 1 Mikhail P. Zhurbenko Russia · #637,911 worldwide 76 citations · 32 works
- 2 К. Г. Ткаченко Russia · #1,061,025 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
- 3 Leonid V. AVERYANOV Russia · #1,560,532 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
- 4 S. V. Serkerov Russia · #1,587,916 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
Which keywords describe research at Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Phylogeny, Habitat Fragmentation, Mosses and Phylogenetic Analysis.
- Phytogeography
- DNA Barcoding
- Liverworts
- Bryophyte
- Pollinator Decline
- phylogenetic reconstruction
- Flowering Plants
- Ecology
- Phylogenetics
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Air Pollution
- Symbiosis
- molecular systematics
- Molecular Phylogeny
- Antioxidant
- Taxonomy
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Biodiversity
- Climate Change
- Biogeography
- Invasive Species
- Phylogeny
- Mosses
- Antioxidant Activity
- Conservation
- Global Change
- Secondary Metabolites
- Biomonitoring
- Fungi
- Lichen
- Ecosystem Services
- Diversification
- Angiosperm Phylogeny
- Gesneriaceae
- Plant-Animal Interactions
- Vegetation
- Flora
- Vascular Plants
- Habitat
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
- Biogeography29▲ 103×14 topics
- Climate Change19▲ 6.4×24 topics
- Invasive Species14▲ 30×9 topics
- Biodiversity13▲ 16×10 topics
- Phylogeny12▲ 73×9 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation12▲ 49×3 topics
- Mosses11▲ 405×2 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis10▲ 31×9 topics
- Antioxidant Activity10▲ 14×12 topics
- Taxonomy8▲ 60×8 topics
- Conservation8▲ 17×10 topics
- Antioxidant8▲ 10×14 topics
- Global Change8▲ 27×4 topics
- Molecular Phylogeny7▲ 42×6 topics
- Secondary Metabolites7▲ 84×3 topics
- molecular systematics7▲ 260×2 topics
- Biomonitoring7▲ 78×2 topics
- Symbiosis7▲ 65×2 topics
- Fungi6▲ 273×2 topics
- Air Pollution6▲ 46×1 topic
- Lichen6▲ 346×1 topic
- Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 30×4 topics
- Ecosystem Services6▲ 15×3 topics
- Phylogenetics6▲ 125×2 topics
- Diversification6▲ 142×2 topics
- Ecology6▲ 36×4 topics
- Angiosperm Phylogeny6▲ 203×1 topic
- Flowering Plants6▲ 203×1 topic
- Gesneriaceae6▲ 316×1 topic
- phylogenetic reconstruction6▲ 316×1 topic
- Plant-Animal Interactions6▲ 61×1 topic
- Pollinator Decline6▲ 61×1 topic
- Vegetation6▲ 49×2 topics
- Bryophyte5▲ 510×1 topic
- Flora5▲ 172×2 topics
- Liverworts5▲ 510×1 topic
- Vascular Plants5▲ 172×2 topics
- DNA Barcoding5▲ 29×5 topics
- Habitat5▲ 81×1 topic
- Phytogeography5▲ 200×1 topic
Which research topics does Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Lichen and fungal ecology, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions and Plant and animal studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
- 2 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
- 3 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 6 works
- 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
- 5 Bryophyte Studies and Records Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
- 6 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 5 works
- 7 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 4 works
- 8 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 4 works
- 9 Biological and pharmacological studies of plants Pharmacology 3 works
- 10 Plant Reproductive Biology Molecular Biology 2 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in St Petersburg
- St Petersburg University
- Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
- ITMO University
- Ioffe Institute
- Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University
- Zoological Institute
- Herzen University
- First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg
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.