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Kostroma State University named after N A Nekrasov

In research, Kostroma State University named after N A Nekrasov stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,319 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,127 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,275 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies and Developmental and Educational Psychology — Cultural Studies is 15.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,647
of 28,054 · #15,946 all time
Rank in Russia
#141
of 1,062
Research works
1.2k
▲ 301% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Kostroma State University named after N A Nekrasov 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 #4,319 of 12,888 6.0%172 #8647
Social SciencesDomain #5,127 of 10,521 8.9%261 #10742
Social SciencesField #3,275 of 6,365 9.8%171 #6528
EngineeringField #6,517 of 6,636 3.7%69 #10970

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kostroma State University named after N A Nekrasov 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#8,647 #4,319
  2. Social Sciences#10,742 #5,127
  3. Social Sciences#6,528 #3,275
  4. Engineering#10,970 #6,517
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 Kostroma State University named after N A Nekrasov specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 15.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 29.9 works16×
  2. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 27.8 works13×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 69 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.70× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.51× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.39× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.93× its world share, 171 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Kostroma State University named after N A Nekrasov?

Ranked on the composite score, А.А. Смирнов, С. А. Кусманов and Svetlana G. Spivak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kostroma State University named after N A Nekrasov.

  1. 1 А.А. Смирнов Russia · #614,216 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 С. А. Кусманов Russia · #1,448,189 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Svetlana G. Spivak Russia · #1,632,652 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Kostroma State University named after N A Nekrasov

Which keywords describe research at Kostroma State University named after N A Nekrasov?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Teacher Training, Pedagogy, Digital Learning, Language, Innovation, Youth and Identity.

▲ 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. Social Media55▲ 8.3×5 topics
  2. Teacher Training45▲ 16×4 topics
  3. Pedagogy41▲ 18×8 topics
  4. Digital Learning40▲ 16×3 topics
  5. Language40▲ 35×4 topics
  6. Innovation39▲ 8.1×17 topics
  7. Sustainable Development38▲ 5.2×23 topics
  8. Youth38▲ 60×4 topics
  9. Identity36▲ 11×12 topics
  10. Media34▲ 49×4 topics
  11. Educational Technology33▲ 6.1×9 topics
  12. Digital Transformation33▲ 13×10 topics
  13. E-Learning33▲ 7.0×5 topics
  14. Inclusive Education32▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Education32▲ 4.0×17 topics
  16. Phraseology30▲ 87×3 topics
  17. Linguistics30▲ 40×4 topics
  18. Educational Environment30▲ 177×2 topics
  19. Adolescent Development29▲ 54×5 topics
  20. Ethnicity29▲ 17×5 topics
  21. Digitalization29▲ 32×7 topics
  22. Discourse Analysis29▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Pandemic28▲ 5.7×2 topics
  24. Psychological Well-being28▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Cultural Communication28▲ 165×1 topic
  26. Persuasion Strategies28▲ 165×1 topic
  27. Social Cognition28▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Cultural-Historical Theory27▲ 226×1 topic
  29. Zone of Proximal Development27▲ 120×1 topic
  30. Nationalism27▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Politics27▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Civic Participation27▲ 112×2 topics
  33. Digital Generation26▲ 176×1 topic
  34. Sociological Research26▲ 176×1 topic
  35. Artificial Intelligence25▲ 4.0×14 topics
  36. Distance Learning24▲ 16×6 topics
  37. Technology23▲ 9.6×5 topics
  38. Higher Education21▲ 8.6×4 topics
  39. Online Education18▲ 21×1 topic
  40. University Management18▲ 82×1 topic

Which research topics does Kostroma State University named after N A Nekrasov publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Psychology of Development and Education, Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia and Educational Innovations and Challenges.

Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 28 fractional worksPsychology of Development and Education: 27 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 26 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 18 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 14 fractional worksSocial and Behavioral St…11Social and Behavioral Studies: 11 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Applications: 10 fractional worksLanguage, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 10 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 9 fractional worksTextile materials and evaluations: 7 fractional works
Cultural StudiesDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 28 works
  2. 2 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 27 works
  3. 3 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 18 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 14 works
  6. 6 Social and Behavioral Studies Health 11 works
  7. 7 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 10 works
  8. 8 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 10 works
  9. 9 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 9 works
  10. 10 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 7 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 available70.1%not open29.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.4%domestic only95.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kostroma State University named after N A Nekrasov's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 301% 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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