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Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics

In research, Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,944 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,148 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 39.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,059
of 28,054 · #870 all time
Rank in Russia
#122
of 1,062
Research works
3.7k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
161k
43.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics 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 #3,944 of 12,888 10.8%203 #579
Physics and AstronomyField #1,148 of 1,646 12.3%126 #222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics 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 Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 39.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 26.3 works39×
  2. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 24.8 works37×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 44.3 works29×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 125.6 works27×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.45× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.26× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 26.54× its world share, 126 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 26.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics?

Ranked on the composite score, В. В. Соколов, Alexei A. Starobinsky and A. I. Larkin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics.

  1. 1 В. В. Соколов Russia · #6,679 worldwide 1.1k citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Alexei A. Starobinsky Russia · #8,049 worldwide 1.8k citations · 57 works
  3. 3 A. I. Larkin Russia · #22,584 worldwide 759 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 В. Е. Захаров Russia · #24,593 worldwide 1k citations · 155 works
  5. 5 A. A. Belavin Russia · #37,831 worldwide 1.4k citations · 31 works
  6. 6 L. P. Gor’kov Russia · #44,233 worldwide 692 citations · 93 works
  7. 7 S. P. Novikov Russia · #55,122 worldwide 347 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 I. M. Khalatnikov Russia · #61,656 worldwide 393 citations · 65 works
  9. 9 M. V. Feigel’man Russia · #64,465 worldwide 500 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 V.N. Gribov Russia · #67,950 worldwide 455 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics

Which keywords describe research at Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Gravity, Superconductivity, Optical Lattices, Spintronics, Lattice QCD, Electronic Structure Calculations, Black Holes and Quantum Entanglement.

▲ 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. Quantum Gravity13▲ 75×3 topics
  2. Superconductivity12▲ 32×7 topics
  3. Optical Lattices11▲ 81×3 topics
  4. Spintronics10▲ 37×2 topics
  5. Lattice QCD10▲ 80×2 topics
  6. Electronic Structure Calculations10▲ 70×2 topics
  7. Black Holes10▲ 48×3 topics
  8. Quantum Entanglement10▲ 69×2 topics
  9. Renormalization Group9▲ 80×2 topics
  10. String Theory9▲ 75×2 topics
  11. Entanglement9▲ 29×4 topics
  12. Cuprate Superconductors9▲ 123×1 topic
  13. Field Theories9▲ 93×1 topic
  14. High-Temperature Superconductivity9▲ 123×1 topic
  15. Holographic9▲ 93×1 topic
  16. Rogue Waves9▲ 71×2 topics
  17. Vortex Dynamics8▲ 35×2 topics
  18. General Relativity8▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Quantum Information8▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation8▲ 66×2 topics
  21. Superfluidity8▲ 84×2 topics
  22. Cosmological Parameters8▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Dark Energy8▲ 54×1 topic
  24. Nonlinear Equations8▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Supernovae8▲ 43×2 topics
  26. Integrable Equations7▲ 99×1 topic
  27. Soliton Solutions7▲ 99×1 topic
  28. Topological Order7▲ 65×2 topics
  29. Heat Transfer6▲ 6.1×6 topics
  30. Quantum Computing6▲ 29×3 topics
  31. Solitons6▲ 66×2 topics
  32. Electron Spin6▲ 77×1 topic
  33. Semiconductor Quantum Dots6▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Discrete6▲ 114×1 topic
  35. Nonlinear Photonic Systems6▲ 114×1 topic
  36. Dark Matter6▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Electronic Structure6▲ 15×5 topics
  38. Topological Insulators6▲ 59×2 topics
  39. Large-Eddy Simulation6▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Particle Physics5▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories and Nonlinear Waves and Solitons.

Black Holes and Theoreti…9Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 9 fractional worksPhysics of Superconducti…9Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 9 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…8Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 8 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Soli…7Nonlinear Waves and Solitons: 7 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 6 fractional worksNonlinear Photonic Systems: 6 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…5Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 5 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 5 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 5 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…4Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 4 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsStatistical and Nonlinear Physics2 others

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

  1. 1 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
  2. 2 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 9 works
  3. 3 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  4. 4 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 7 works
  5. 5 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  6. 6 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 6 works
  7. 7 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  8. 8 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 5 works
  10. 10 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available40.9%not open59.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.8%domestic only64.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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