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Limnological Institute

In research, Limnological Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,625 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#3,157 of 3,551 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,125 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Ecology is 27.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,813
of 28,054 · #11,433 all time
Rank in Russia
#456
of 1,062
Research works
1.4k
▲ 135% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Limnological Institute 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 #8,625 of 12,888 4.8%197 #6971
Environmental ScienceField #3,157 of 3,551 6.3%107 #2925
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,125 of 1,209 3.3%61 #1753

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Limnological Institute 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#6,971 #8,625
  2. Environmental Science#2,925 #3,157
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,753 #1,125
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 Limnological Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 27.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 59.8 works27×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 60.8 works14×
← 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: 1.52× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.82× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.96× its world share, 61 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.75× its world share, 107 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.62× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Limnological Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, R. S. Krivorotkin, В. А. Оболкин and Oleg Khlystov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Limnological Institute.

  1. 1 R. S. Krivorotkin Russia · #396,464 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 В. А. Оболкин Russia · #456,967 worldwide 53 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Oleg Khlystov Russia · #487,876 worldwide 60 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 L. P. Golobokova Russia · #586,091 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 E.P. Chebykin Russia · #707,675 worldwide 36 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 О. А. Тимошкин Russia · #816,124 worldwide 34 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Yelena V. Likhoshway Russia · #967,091 worldwide 49 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Т. В. Ходжер Russia · #1,277,609 worldwide 25 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 А. В. Khabuev Russia · #1,314,432 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Vadim V. Annenkov Russia · #1,347,259 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Limnological Institute

Which keywords describe research at Limnological Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Biodiversity, ecological change, Lake Baikal, Arctic and Microbial Ecology.

▲ 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. Climate Change60▲ 8.0×36 topics
  2. Sediment Transport40▲ 89×5 topics
  3. Water Quality38▲ 34×10 topics
  4. Biodiversity38▲ 18×15 topics
  5. Lake Baikal26▲ 1280×1 topic
  6. ecological change26▲ 1280×1 topic
  7. Arctic20▲ 65×4 topics
  8. Environmental Impact19▲ 4.0×17 topics
  9. Microbial Ecology15▲ 31×3 topics
  10. Bacterial Diversity15▲ 46×2 topics
  11. Phylogenetic Analysis15▲ 17×8 topics
  12. Marine Microbes14▲ 88×1 topic
  13. Microbial Biogeography14▲ 88×1 topic
  14. Invasive Species14▲ 12×13 topics
  15. Environmental Monitoring14▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Self-Assembly13▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Numerical Modeling13▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Hydrodynamic Processes13▲ 428×1 topic
  19. Shallow Water Flows13▲ 428×1 topic
  20. Biomimetic Synthesis13▲ 309×1 topic
  21. Peptide-Directed Materials13▲ 309×1 topic
  22. Tectonics12▲ 38×3 topics
  23. Microbial Communities12▲ 10×7 topics
  24. Petroleum12▲ 90×1 topic
  25. geology12▲ 177×1 topic
  26. Holocene11▲ 35×3 topics
  27. Sea Level11▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Anaerobic8▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Methane Oxidation8▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Evolution8▲ 12×8 topics
  31. Shale Gas8▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Biogeography7▲ 10×13 topics
  33. Ecosystem Engineering7▲ 96×2 topics
  34. Eutrophication7▲ 26×5 topics
  35. Sedimentation7▲ 47×2 topics
  36. Mediterranean7▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Black Sea7▲ 64×1 topic
  38. Conservation Genetics7▲ 68×2 topics
  39. Ecology7▲ 17×7 topics
  40. paleoceanography7▲ 85×1 topic

Which research topics does Limnological Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Water Resources and Management, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Aquatic and Environmental Studies and Diatoms and Algae Research.

Water Resources and Mana…26Water Resources and Management: 26 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 14 fractional worksAquatic and Environmenta…13Aquatic and Environmental Studies: 13 fractional worksDiatoms and Algae Research13Diatoms and Algae Research: 13 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 12 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 8 fractional worksMarine and environmental…7Marine and environmental studies: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 6 fractional worksProtist diversity and phylogeny: 5 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 4 fractional works
EcologyEarth-Surface ProcessesBiomaterialsGeology5 others

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

  1. 1 Water Resources and Management Ecology 26 works
  2. 2 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 14 works
  3. 3 Aquatic and Environmental Studies Earth-Surface Processes 13 works
  4. 4 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 13 works
  5. 5 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 12 works
  6. 6 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 8 works
  7. 7 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 7 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  9. 9 Protist diversity and phylogeny Molecular Biology 5 works
  10. 10 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 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 available38.7%not open61.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.3%domestic only77.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Limnological Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 135% 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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