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Kyrgyz National University

In research, Kyrgyz National University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,036 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,762 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,351 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,914
of 28,054 · #32,299 all time
Rank in Kyrgyzstan
#9
of 19
Research works
672
▲ 838% vs 2013–17
Citations
889
1.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Kyrgyz 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,036 of 10,521 13.0%228 #11232
Social SciencesField #3,762 of 6,365 12.6%162 #7145
Physical SciencesDomain #11,351 of 12,888 5.1%96 #19084

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyrgyz 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. Social Sciences#11,232 #6,036
  2. Social Sciences#7,145 #3,762
  3. Physical Sciences#19,084 #11,351
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 Kyrgyz National University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 43.9 works8.4×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.60× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 3.40× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 12 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.82× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.55× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.65× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kyrgyz National University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Educational Technology, Innovation, Sustainable Development, Pedagogy, Globalization, E-Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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. Education37▲ 6.1×23 topics
  2. Sustainable Development34▲ 6.1×32 topics
  3. Educational Technology32▲ 7.7×22 topics
  4. Globalization32▲ 4.6×36 topics
  5. Innovation31▲ 8.3×24 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence27▲ 5.7×27 topics
  7. E-Learning25▲ 7.2×11 topics
  8. Pedagogy25▲ 15×9 topics
  9. Climate Change24▲ 2.5×35 topics
  10. Central Asia23▲ 93×3 topics
  11. Cultural Diplomacy22▲ 75×4 topics
  12. Online Learning21▲ 7.2×8 topics
  13. Geopolitics19▲ 36×6 topics
  14. International Relations19▲ 23×8 topics
  15. Sustainability18▲ 2.2×31 topics
  16. Security18▲ 8.0×11 topics
  17. Digital Transformation17▲ 9.2×13 topics
  18. Digitalization17▲ 24×7 topics
  19. Belt and Road Initiative16▲ 125×3 topics
  20. Migration16▲ 13×8 topics
  21. Teacher Training16▲ 7.1×10 topics
  22. Digital Education15▲ 32×4 topics
  23. Distance Learning14▲ 12×7 topics
  24. Economic Development14▲ 5.0×17 topics
  25. Digital Economy14▲ 22×11 topics
  26. Legal Regulation14▲ 18×7 topics
  27. Eurasian integration13▲ 315×1 topic
  28. Soft Power13▲ 92×1 topic
  29. Tourism Development13▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Regional Development12▲ 9.8×6 topics
  31. Educational Technologies12▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Critical Thinking12▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Higher Education12▲ 6.2×10 topics
  34. Language Teaching11▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Teaching Methods11▲ 23×4 topics
  36. Formative Assessment11▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Student Competencies11▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Entrepreneurship10▲ 7.5×5 topics
  39. Language10▲ 11×6 topics
  40. Student Engagement10▲ 6.8×10 topics

Which research topics does Kyrgyz National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Central Asia Education and Culture, Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Educational Innovations and Challenges and Soviet and Russian History.

Central Asia Education and Culture: 13 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 11 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 7 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History: 7 fractional worksForeign Language Teaching Methods: 6 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 6 fractional worksEducational Methods and …5Educational Methods and Teacher Development: 5 fractional worksLegal Education and Prac…5Legal Education and Practice Innovations: 5 fractional worksRussia and Soviet politi…5Russia and Soviet political economy: 5 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural…4Linguistics and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEducationInformation SystemsDemography2 others

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

  1. 1 Central Asia Education and Culture Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  2. 2 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 11 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 7 works
  4. 4 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  5. 5 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 6 works
  6. 6 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 6 works
  7. 7 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 5 works
  8. 8 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 5 works
  9. 9 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 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 available74.9%not open25.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyrgyz National University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 838% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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