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Maqsut Narikbayev University

In research, Maqsut Narikbayev University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,761 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,725 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations (Political Science and International Relations is 11.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,556
of 22,385 · #28,362 all time
Rank in Kazakhstan
#69
of 84
Research works
244
▲ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
498
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Maqsut Narikbayev University

What is Maqsut Narikbayev University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,761 of 9,585 5.5%102 #10953
Social SciencesField #4,725 of 5,988 5.5%70 #7944

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Maqsut Narikbayev 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Maqsut Narikbayev University work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Maqsut Narikbayev University is in Social Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (52%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (12%), Business, Management and Accounting (7%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 104 fractional works · 76.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 71 fractional works · 52.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 22 fractional works · 16.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 10.5% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 11.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 7.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 5.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 16.2% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMaqsut NarikbayevUniversity136fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences77%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences7152.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1611.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting97.0%
    4. Psychology53.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.8%
    1. Engineering96.3%
    2. Computer Science85.6%
    3. Environmental Science32.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy11.0%
    5. Mathematics10.5%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    7. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine64.5%
    2. Health Professions21.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
    3. Neuroscience00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Maqsut Narikbayev University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 11.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 22.5 works11×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.16× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.41× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.13× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5.41×16 works
  2. Social Sciences4.13×71 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.16×10 works
  4. Psychology1.18×5 works
  5. Decision Sciences0.85×1 works
  6. Computer Science0.72×8 works
  7. Health Professions0.64×2 works
  8. Environmental Science0.47×3 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.45×2 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.44×1 works
  11. Engineering0.42×8 works
  12. Mathematics0.42×1 works
  13. Medicine0.24×6 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×1 works
  15. Energy0.13×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Maqsut Narikbayev University?

Ranked on the quality score, Adil Samekin, Ikboljon Qoraboyev and Azat Aituar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Maqsut Narikbayev University.

  1. 1 Adil Samekin Kazakhstan · #123,041 worldwide 1.6k citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Ikboljon Qoraboyev Kazakhstan · #2,245,081 worldwide 347 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Azat Aituar Kazakhstan · #4,450,190 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Sara Kimadievna Idrysheva Kazakhstan · #4,664,081 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Sergey F. Udartsev Kazakhstan · #4,920,521 worldwide 21 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Maqsut Narikbayev University

What are the most cited papers from Maqsut Narikbayev University?

The most cited paper from Maqsut Narikbayev University is "Higher education contributing to local, national, and global development: new empirical and conceptual insights" (Maia Chankseliani, Ikboljon Qoraboyev, Dilbar Gimranova, 2020), with 291 citations. Next come "Politicization of COVID-19 health-protective behaviors in the United States: Longitudinal and cross-national evidence" (139) and "Situational factors shape moral judgements in the trolley dilemma in Eastern, Southern and Western countries in a culturally diverse sample" (68).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Higher education contributing to local, national, and global development: new empirical and conceptual insights Maia Chankseliani, Ikboljon Qoraboyev, Dilbar Gimranova · Higher Education Book chapterOpen access 22 Jun 2020 291
2 Politicization of COVID-19 health-protective behaviors in the United States: Longitudinal and cross-national evidence Wolfgang Stroebe et al. · PLoS ONE Open access103 authors 20 Oct 2021 139
3 Situational factors shape moral judgements in the trolley dilemma in Eastern, Southern and Western countries in a culturally diverse sample Bence Bagó et al. · Nature Human Behaviour Open access270 authors 14 Apr 2022 68
4 Predictors of adherence to public health behaviors for fighting COVID-19 derived from longitudinal data Birga Mareen Schumpe et al. · Scientific Reports Open access105 authors 9 Mar 2022 66
5 Intentions to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19: The Role of Prosociality and Conspiracy Beliefs across 20 Countries Violeta Enea et al. · Health Communication Open access104 authors 26 Jan 2022 64
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Maqsut Narikbayev University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Artificial Intelligence, Legal Regulation, Human Rights, Economic Security, Digital Economy, Blockchain Technology, International Relations and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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-now 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. Artificial Intelligence16▲ 8.1×16 topics
  2. Legal Regulation16▲ 51×8 topics
  3. Human Rights13▲ 9.1×18 topics
  4. Economic Security11▲ 37×5 topics
  5. Globalization10▲ 3.8×22 topics
  6. Sustainable Development10▲ 4.7×22 topics
  7. Digital Economy9▲ 33×7 topics
  8. Blockchain Technology8▲ 110×2 topics
  9. International Relations8▲ 24×8 topics
  10. Ethnicity8▲ 15×6 topics
  11. Education8▲ 3.2×12 topics
  12. Innovation8▲ 5.3×15 topics
  13. Public Oversight7▲ 40×1 topic
  14. Transport Policy7▲ 40×1 topic
  15. Culture7▲ 9.3×3 topics
  16. Economic Development7▲ 6.1×15 topics
  17. Digital Transformation6▲ 8.5×10 topics
  18. International Law6▲ 15×10 topics
  19. Geopolitics6▲ 30×6 topics
  20. Labor Market6▲ 16×7 topics
  21. History6▲ 6.4×2 topics
  22. Fiscal Policy6▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Migration6▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Islam6▲ 21×1 topic
  25. Philosophy6▲ 9.7×2 topics
  26. Social Influence6▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Modernization6▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Public Policy6▲ 8.5×3 topics
  29. Air Force5▲ 32×1 topic
  30. E-Government5▲ 47×2 topics
  31. Warfare5▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Teacher Training5▲ 6.1×6 topics
  33. Constitutional Reform5▲ 107×1 topic
  34. Legal Modernization5▲ 124×1 topic
  35. Innovation Development5▲ 47×3 topics
  36. Information Security5▲ 36×2 topics
  37. Belt and Road Initiative5▲ 90×3 topics
  38. Regional Development5▲ 9.8×4 topics
  39. Cultural Diplomacy4▲ 39×4 topics
  40. Global Trade4▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Maqsut Narikbayev University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies and Legal and Policy Issues.

Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 7 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 6 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …5Military Technology and Strategies: 5 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues5Legal and Policy Issues: 5 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Law: 3 fractional worksInternational Arbitratio…2International Arbitration and Investment Law: 2 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Law: 2 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 2 fractional works
TransportationSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringLaw5 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 7 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Legal and Policy Issues Law 5 works
  5. 5 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 4 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Law General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  7. 7 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 2 works
  8. 8 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 2 works
  9. 9 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 2 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 available64.3%not open35.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.0%domestic only84.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Maqsut Narikbayev University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Maqsut Narikbayev University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00049% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Maqsut Narikbayev University0.00036% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Maqsut Narikbayev University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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