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Moldova State University

In research, Moldova State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,863 of 12,888 worldwide), Medicine (#2,988 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,085 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, Law and Language and Linguistics — Political Science and International Relations is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,604
of 28,054 · #9,594 all time
Rank in Moldova
#1
of 20
Research works
4.4k
▲ 120% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Moldova State 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,863 of 12,888 6.2%469 #5296
MedicineField #2,988 of 10,443 3.6%64 #8668
Health SciencesDomain #4,085 of 11,982 3.3%92 #11128
EngineeringField #3,674 of 6,636 12.1%85 #7232
Social SciencesDomain #5,973 of 10,521 2.1%774 #8705
Social SciencesField #4,138 of 6,365 2.0%460 #5411
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,099 of 1,201 1.8%200 #2066
Life SciencesDomain #7,326 of 7,800 3.5%144 #13756
Computer ScienceField #4,407 of 4,667 4.7%85 #4482
Environmental ScienceField #3,371 of 3,551 3.3%102 #6026

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Moldova State 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. Physical Sciences#5,296 #2,863
  2. Medicine#8,668 #2,988
  3. Health Sciences#11,128 #4,085
  4. Engineering#7,232 #3,674
  5. Social Sciences#8,705 #5,973
  6. Social Sciences#5,411 #4,138
  7. Political Science and International Relations#2,066 #1,099
  8. Life Sciences#13,756 #7,326
  9. Computer Science#4,482 #4,407
  10. Environmental Science#6,026 #3,371
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 Moldova State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 200.1 works9.1×
  2. LawSubfield · 53.1 works6.2×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 35.2 works5.4×
← 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: 1.47× its world share, 104 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.96× its world share, 46 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 85 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 86 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 102 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.04× its world share, 54 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.78× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.06× its world share, 88 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.72× its world share, 82 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.16× its world share, 68 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 59 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 460 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Moldova State University?

Ranked on the composite score, E. P. Pokatilov, Denis L. Nika and Svetlana Cebotari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Moldova State University.

  1. 1 E. P. Pokatilov Moldova · #69,623 worldwide 298 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Denis L. Nika Moldova · #251,675 worldwide 158 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Svetlana Cebotari Moldova · #462,949 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Maria Duca Moldova · #569,960 worldwide 22 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Vitalie Stati Moldova · #679,085 worldwide 1 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Guţu Vladimir Moldova · #737,837 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Gheorghe Reniță Moldova · #885,199 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Кулькова Марианна Алексеевна Moldova · #916,375 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 G Cuciureanu Moldova · #942,186 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 V. Brinzari Moldova · #946,999 worldwide 96 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Moldova State University

Which keywords describe research at Moldova State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Sustainable Development, Globalization, Judicial Review, Democracy, Constitutionalism, ECHR and European Legal Systems.

▲ 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. Human Rights146▲ 9.6×50 topics
  2. Globalization95▲ 3.3×59 topics
  3. Sustainable Development94▲ 4.0×60 topics
  4. Climate Change73▲ 1.84×53 topics
  5. Education70▲ 2.8×53 topics
  6. Innovation62▲ 4.0×43 topics
  7. Judicial Review53▲ 40×6 topics
  8. Democracy50▲ 9.5×3 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence49▲ 2.4×24 topics
  10. Constitutionalism48▲ 34×3 topics
  11. Sustainability48▲ 1.32×46 topics
  12. Educational Technology47▲ 2.7×23 topics
  13. ECHR46▲ 81×1 topic
  14. European Legal Systems46▲ 81×1 topic
  15. European Union46▲ 14×17 topics
  16. Economic Development39▲ 3.2×22 topics
  17. Digital Transformation38▲ 4.8×14 topics
  18. Pedagogy38▲ 5.2×15 topics
  19. E-Learning37▲ 2.5×13 topics
  20. International Law36▲ 8.0×22 topics
  21. Legal Regulation34▲ 10×7 topics
  22. Leadership32▲ 4.6×15 topics
  23. Higher Education31▲ 3.9×13 topics
  24. Criminal Law30▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Legal System29▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Digital Economy29▲ 11×16 topics
  27. Fundamental Rights28▲ 101×2 topics
  28. Schengen Area28▲ 66×2 topics
  29. Judicial Cooperation28▲ 120×1 topic
  30. Mutual Recognition28▲ 120×1 topic
  31. Environmental Management28▲ 4.7×12 topics
  32. Global Governance26▲ 7.8×16 topics
  33. Digitalization26▲ 8.9×8 topics
  34. International Relations24▲ 6.9×13 topics
  35. Geopolitics24▲ 10×11 topics
  36. Sovereignty24▲ 17×7 topics
  37. Information Security22▲ 16×4 topics
  38. Financial Security21▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Mediterranean19▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Student Experience18▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Moldova State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, European Criminal Justice and Data Protection, Educational Innovations and Challenges and Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics.

European and Internation…46European and International Law Studies: 46 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justic…28European Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 28 fractional worksEducational Innovations …18Educational Innovations and Challenges: 18 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 15 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 14 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 12 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 12 fractional worksAppreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change: 11 fractional worksEnvironmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones: 11 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 11 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsInformation SystemsOceanographyLanguage and Linguistics2 others

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 46 works
  2. 2 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 28 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 18 works
  4. 4 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 15 works
  5. 5 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 14 works
  6. 6 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  7. 7 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 12 works
  8. 8 Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 11 works
  9. 9 Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 11 works
  10. 10 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 11 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 available87.0%not open13.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Moldova State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 120% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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