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Kryvyi Rih National University

In research, Kryvyi Rih National University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,955 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#5,872 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,834 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,343
of 28,054 · #26,061 all time
Rank in Ukraine
#185
of 309
Research works
990
▲ 224% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Kryvyi Rih National 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 #9,955 of 12,888 4.3%222 #15529
EngineeringField #5,872 of 6,636 3.3%148 #9156
Social SciencesDomain #9,834 of 10,521 6.7%104 #14327

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kryvyi Rih National 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#15,529 #9,955
  2. Engineering#9,156 #5,872
  3. Social Sciences#14,327 #9,834
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 Kryvyi Rih National University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 52.3 works8.3×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.87× its world share, 148 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.76× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.09× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.72× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kryvyi Rih National University?

Ranked on the composite score, В.С. Моркун, Andrii M. Striuk and Іevgeniia Mishchuk lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kryvyi Rih National University.

  1. 1 В.С. Моркун Ukraine · #464,204 worldwide 19 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Andrii M. Striuk Ukraine · #546,233 worldwide 25 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Іevgeniia Mishchuk Ukraine · #657,384 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Наталя Моркун Ukraine · #845,649 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Kryvyi Rih National University

Which keywords describe research at Kryvyi Rih National University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management, Environmental Impact, Innovation, Renewable Energy, Gasification and Coal.

▲ 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 Development65▲ 12×32 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency43▲ 13×20 topics
  3. Environmental Impact34▲ 5.9×17 topics
  4. Environmental Management33▲ 24×9 topics
  5. Renewable Energy31▲ 6.2×22 topics
  6. Innovation28▲ 7.8×26 topics
  7. Gasification26▲ 112×2 topics
  8. Coal26▲ 467×1 topic
  9. Underground26▲ 467×1 topic
  10. Economic Security25▲ 35×5 topics
  11. Financial Security23▲ 61×3 topics
  12. Resource Efficiency21▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Economic Development21▲ 7.5×12 topics
  14. Strategic Planning18▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Globalization18▲ 2.7×21 topics
  16. Digital Economy17▲ 27×10 topics
  17. Legal Regulation15▲ 20×6 topics
  18. Ethnicity14▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Literature13▲ 7.2×3 topics
  20. Culture13▲ 7.2×2 topics
  21. Foresight13▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Circular Economy13▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Design13▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Air Force13▲ 31×1 topic
  25. History13▲ 5.4×2 topics
  26. Modernization13▲ 21×1 topic
  27. Islam13▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Public Oversight13▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Social Influence13▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Transport Policy13▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Technology13▲ 7.0×7 topics
  32. Lithium-ion Batteries12▲ 8.5×3 topics
  33. Technological Innovation12▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Carbon Sequestration12▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Hydrogen Initiatives12▲ 143×1 topic
  36. Rock Mechanics12▲ 36×3 topics
  37. Industrial Policy11▲ 29×4 topics
  38. Innovation Development11▲ 40×3 topics
  39. Numerical Modeling10▲ 28×3 topics
  40. Green Investments10▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Kryvyi Rih National University publish most on?

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

Mining and Gasification …26Mining and Gasification Technologies: 26 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …13Military Technology and Strategies: 13 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 13 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 13 fractional worksIndustrial Engineering and Technologies: 12 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 10 fractional worksEngineering and Environm…10Engineering and Environmental Studies: 10 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 10 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine: 10 fractional worksEconomic and Business De…9Economic and Business Development Strategies: 9 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceTransportation5 others

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

  1. 1 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 26 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 13 works
  5. 5 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  6. 6 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 10 works
  7. 7 Engineering and Environmental Studies Ocean Engineering 10 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 10 works
  9. 9 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 10 works
  10. 10 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 9 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 available86.9%not open13.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kryvyi Rih National University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 224% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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