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Kyiv National Linguistic University

In research, Kyiv National Linguistic University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,925 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,992 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,812 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics, Communication and Cultural Studies — Language and Linguistics is 40.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,551
of 28,054 · #29,773 all time
Rank in Ukraine
#233
of 309
Research works
798
▲ 616% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
1.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
95%
world 28%

What is Kyiv National Linguistic 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 #6,925 of 10,521 10.4%277 #8071
Social SciencesField #4,992 of 6,365 8.3%158 #7196
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,812 of 1,998 15.6%80 #2451

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyiv National Linguistic 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#8,071 #6,925
  2. Social Sciences#7,196 #4,992
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,451 #1,812
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 Kyiv National Linguistic University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 40.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 59.7 works40×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 23.7 works26×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 29.4 works21×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 80.3 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: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 8.27× its world share, 80 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.40× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.71× its world share, 158 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kyiv National Linguistic University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Language, Globalization, Discourse Analysis, Linguistics, Social Media, Phraseology, Media and Cross-Cultural Communication.

▲ 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. Language78▲ 95×7 topics
  2. Globalization46▲ 6.9×30 topics
  3. Discourse Analysis36▲ 43×5 topics
  4. Linguistics34▲ 62×4 topics
  5. Social Media34▲ 7.0×12 topics
  6. Education33▲ 5.6×20 topics
  7. Phraseology31▲ 122×3 topics
  8. Media30▲ 58×4 topics
  9. Cross-Cultural Communication28▲ 94×2 topics
  10. Pandemic27▲ 7.6×3 topics
  11. Cultural Communication27▲ 222×1 topic
  12. Persuasion Strategies27▲ 222×1 topic
  13. Sociolinguistics25▲ 39×7 topics
  14. Corpus Linguistics23▲ 32×4 topics
  15. History22▲ 9.4×7 topics
  16. Media Discourse21▲ 96×2 topics
  17. Intercultural Communication20▲ 131×2 topics
  18. Cultural Competence20▲ 47×3 topics
  19. Professional Identity20▲ 72×2 topics
  20. Business20▲ 169×2 topics
  21. Educational Technology20▲ 4.9×15 topics
  22. Linguistic Strategies19▲ 237×1 topic
  23. Pedagogy18▲ 11×10 topics
  24. Bilingualism18▲ 38×5 topics
  25. Ethnicity18▲ 14×8 topics
  26. Teacher Training17▲ 8.2×8 topics
  27. Embodiment17▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Neural Basis17▲ 58×2 topics
  29. Online Learning16▲ 5.9×11 topics
  30. Lexicography16▲ 53×4 topics
  31. Metaphor16▲ 116×1 topic
  32. Time16▲ 105×1 topic
  33. Language Contact16▲ 49×3 topics
  34. Anglicisms15▲ 168×1 topic
  35. Linguistic Borrowing15▲ 168×1 topic
  36. Literature15▲ 8.2×14 topics
  37. Culture14▲ 8.0×6 topics
  38. Economic Security12▲ 17×5 topics
  39. Legal Regulation12▲ 16×4 topics
  40. Distance Learning12▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Kyiv National Linguistic University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies, Language, Metaphor, and Cognition and Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity.

Discourse Analysis and C…27Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 27 fractional worksLanguage, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 19 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and …16Language, Metaphor, and Cognition: 16 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Di…15Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 15 fractional worksLexicography and Language Studies: 11 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 9 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…9Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 9 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 9 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 9 fractional workslinguistics and terminology studies: 8 fractional works
Cultural StudiesCommunicationExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyLanguage and Linguistics3 others

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

  1. 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 27 works
  2. 2 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 19 works
  3. 3 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 16 works
  4. 4 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 15 works
  5. 5 Lexicography and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 11 works
  6. 6 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 9 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  8. 8 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 9 works
  9. 9 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 9 works
  10. 10 linguistics and terminology studies Language and Linguistics 8 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 available94.6%not open5.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyiv National Linguistic University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 616% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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