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Maqsut Narikbayev University

In research, Maqsut Narikbayev University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,137 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,826 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 11.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,383
of 28,054 · #42,059 all time
Rank in Kazakhstan
#80
of 84
Research works
244
▲ 486% vs 2013–17
Citations
498
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Maqsut Narikbayev 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 #9,137 of 10,521 8.0%102 #15962
Social SciencesField #5,826 of 6,365 7.2%70 #9664

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Maqsut Narikbayev University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 11.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 22.4 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.66× 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: 2.22× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.56× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.18× its world share, 70 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Maqsut Narikbayev University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 Ethnicity.

▲ 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. Artificial Intelligence16▲ 8.7×16 topics
  2. Legal Regulation16▲ 53×7 topics
  3. Human Rights12▲ 9.1×16 topics
  4. Economic Security10▲ 37×5 topics
  5. Globalization10▲ 3.9×21 topics
  6. Sustainable Development10▲ 4.6×20 topics
  7. Digital Economy9▲ 38×7 topics
  8. Blockchain Technology8▲ 115×2 topics
  9. International Relations8▲ 25×8 topics
  10. Ethnicity8▲ 16×5 topics
  11. Education8▲ 3.3×11 topics
  12. Innovation7▲ 5.3×13 topics
  13. Public Oversight7▲ 40×1 topic
  14. Transport Policy7▲ 40×1 topic
  15. Culture7▲ 9.4×2 topics
  16. Economic Development6▲ 6.1×14 topics
  17. Geopolitics6▲ 30×6 topics
  18. International Law6▲ 15×9 topics
  19. Digital Transformation6▲ 8.7×9 topics
  20. Labor Market6▲ 16×7 topics
  21. History6▲ 6.5×2 topics
  22. Fiscal Policy6▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Migration6▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Islam6▲ 21×1 topic
  25. Social Influence6▲ 20×1 topic
  26. Modernization6▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Public Policy6▲ 8.4×3 topics
  28. Air Force5▲ 32×1 topic
  29. E-Government5▲ 48×2 topics
  30. Warfare5▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Constitutional Reform5▲ 108×1 topic
  32. Legal Modernization5▲ 121×1 topic
  33. Innovation Development5▲ 47×3 topics
  34. Information Security5▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Belt and Road Initiative5▲ 96×3 topics
  36. Regional Development5▲ 9.6×4 topics
  37. Pedagogy4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  38. Cultural Diplomacy4▲ 39×4 topics
  39. Global Trade4▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Agriculture4▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Maqsut Narikbayev University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 2 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 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 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Maqsut Narikbayev University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 486% 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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