Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
University · Moscow · Russia

Moscow City University

In research, Moscow City University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,223 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,882 of 5,988 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#798 of 1,896 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication, Cultural Studies and Developmental and Educational Psychology (Communication is 20.2× its share of world research).

mgpu.ruROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#5,964
of 22,385 · #8,916 all time
Rank in Russia
#49
of 735
Research works
1.8k
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.71×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Moscow City University

What is Moscow City 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 #2,223 of 9,585 9.8%491 #4807
Social SciencesField #1,882 of 5,988 11.3%308 #4919
Arts and HumanitiesField #798 of 1,896 10.9%79 #2072
Information SystemsSubfield #677 of 1,321 10.0%109 #1283
Physical SciencesDomain #6,968 of 10,670 7.8%158 #6967
EducationSubfield #1,377 of 1,930 9.6%88 #2343
Computer ScienceField #3,336 of 4,417 9.2%126 #5475
PsychologyField #1,914 of 2,121 4.0%72 #2882

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Moscow City 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,807 #2,223
  2. Social Sciences#4,919 #1,882
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,072 #798
  4. Information Systems#1,283 #677
  5. Physical Sciences#6,967 #6,968
  6. Education#2,343 #1,377
  7. Computer Science#5,475 #3,336
  8. Psychology#2,882 #1,914
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Moscow City University work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Moscow City University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (42%), Computer Science (18%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 557 fractional works · 69.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 343 fractional works · 42.5% of its workEducation: 102 fractional works · 12.6% of its workCultural Studies: 54 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 51 fractional works · 6.3% of its workCommunication: 44 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 37 fractional works · 4.6% of its workHealth: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 93 fractional works · 11.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 32 fractional works · 4.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 30 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 86 fractional works · 10.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 56 fractional works · 7.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 184 fractional works · 22.8% of its workComputer Science: 147 fractional works · 18.2% of its workInformation Systems: 124 fractional works · 15.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 45 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMoscow CityUniversity808fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences69%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences34342.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities9311.5%
    3. Psychology8610.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting162.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance141.7%
    6. Decision Sciences50.7%
    1. Computer Science14718.2%
    2. Engineering162.0%
    3. Environmental Science111.3%
    4. Mathematics30.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.3%
    6. Energy20.2%
    7. Materials Science20.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    9. Chemistry10.1%
    1. Medicine303.7%
    2. Health Professions151.8%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences121.5%
    2. Neuroscience50.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology40.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Moscow City University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 20.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 44.5 works20×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 53.9 works16×
  3. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 56.4 works15×
  4. Information SystemsSubfield · 124.0 works8.7×
  5. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 30.0 works8.5×
  6. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 31.9 works7.4×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.34× its world share, 147 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.99× its world share, 93 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.50× its world share, 86 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.36× its world share, 343 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.99×93 works
  2. Psychology3.50×86 works
  3. Social Sciences3.36×343 works
  4. Computer Science2.34×147 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×14 works
  6. Health Professions0.69×15 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.68×5 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.62×16 works
  9. Neuroscience0.39×5 works
  10. Mathematics0.33×3 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×12 works
  12. Environmental Science0.26×10 works
  13. Energy0.23×2 works
  14. Medicine0.19×30 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×2 works
  16. Engineering0.13×16 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.09×4 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.08×1 works
  19. Nursing0.08×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.06×2 works
  21. Veterinary0.06×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.05×1 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works
  24. Dentistry0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Moscow City University?

Ranked on the quality score, Yulia Smirnova, Sergey Georgievich Grigoriev and Elena A. Tokareva lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Moscow City University.

  1. 1 Yulia Smirnova Russia · #2,372,366 worldwide 134 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Sergey Georgievich Grigoriev Russia · #2,851,867 worldwide 110 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Elena A. Tokareva Russia · #3,003,999 worldwide 140 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Albina Rifovna Sadykova Russia · #3,183,164 worldwide 146 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Liudmila A. Borbotko Russia · #3,183,371 worldwide 55 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Kseniia Mikhailovna Baranova Russia · #3,195,516 worldwide 85 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Olga Malysheva Russia · #3,298,432 worldwide 64 citations · 14 works
  8. 8 O. K. Tikhomirov Russia · #3,460,136 worldwide 149 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Margarita Vladimirovna Bratkova Russia · #3,478,502 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Nadezhda Sergeevna Shalimova Russia · #3,522,336 worldwide 25 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Moscow City University

What are the most cited papers from Moscow City University?

The most cited paper from Moscow City University is "Depolarization and Faraday effects in galaxies" (Dmitry D. Sokoloff, Alexey A. Bykov, Anvar Shukurov et al., 1998), with 490 citations. Next come "Zone of Proximal Development" (229) and "X chromosome aneuploidy in the Alzheimer’s disease brain" (140).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Depolarization and Faraday effects in galaxies Dmitry D. Sokoloff, Alexey A. Bykov, Anvar Shukurov et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Open access Aug 1998 490
2 Zone of Proximal Development Е Д Божович · Journal of Russian and East European Psychology Nov 2009 229
3 X chromosome aneuploidy in the Alzheimer’s disease brain Yuri B. Yurov, Svetlana G. Vorsanova, Thomas Liehr et al. · Molecular Cytogenetics Open access 6 Mar 2014 140
4 Modeling and Complex Analysis of the Topology Parameters of Ventilation Networks When Ensuring Fire Safety While Developing Coal and Gas Deposits Igor Bosikov, Nikita V. Martyushev, Roman Vladimirovich Klyuev et al. · Fire Open access Mar 2023 136
5 Sustainability of Inclusive Education in Schools and Higher Education: Teachers and Students with Special Educational Needs Anna Vladimirovna Shutaleva, Nikita V. Martyushev, Zhanna Viktorovna Nikonova et al. · Sustainability Open access 7 Feb 2023 127
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Moscow City University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Education, E-Learning, Teacher Training, Language, Pedagogy, Innovation and Online Learning.

▲ 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. Educational Technology124▲ 13×28 topics
  2. Education122▲ 8.8×38 topics
  3. E-Learning114▲ 15×14 topics
  4. Teacher Training106▲ 21×11 topics
  5. Language106▲ 53×7 topics
  6. Pedagogy97▲ 24×13 topics
  7. Innovation96▲ 12×25 topics
  8. Online Learning89▲ 13×11 topics
  9. Sustainable Development81▲ 6.4×34 topics
  10. Globalization79▲ 5.0×41 topics
  11. Social Media76▲ 6.8×18 topics
  12. Digital Transformation69▲ 16×16 topics
  13. Digitalization68▲ 41×6 topics
  14. Distance Learning65▲ 23×7 topics
  15. Digital Learning62▲ 15×7 topics
  16. Inclusive Education61▲ 21×6 topics
  17. Media58▲ 48×7 topics
  18. Educational Environment56▲ 181×2 topics
  19. Higher Education55▲ 13×14 topics
  20. Discourse Analysis55▲ 28×5 topics
  21. Linguistics54▲ 42×5 topics
  22. Phraseology51▲ 88×2 topics
  23. Pandemic50▲ 6.2×9 topics
  24. Digital Literacy49▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Coronavirus48▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Cultural Communication48▲ 173×1 topic
  27. Persuasion Strategies48▲ 173×1 topic
  28. Technology48▲ 11×11 topics
  29. Adolescent Development47▲ 50×5 topics
  30. Zone of Proximal Development46▲ 115×2 topics
  31. Psychological Well-being46▲ 39×3 topics
  32. Social Cognition45▲ 31×4 topics
  33. Cross-Cultural Communication45▲ 62×2 topics
  34. Cultural Competence44▲ 42×5 topics
  35. Cultural-Historical Theory44▲ 206×1 topic
  36. Learning Motivation44▲ 206×1 topic
  37. Media Discourse42▲ 83×2 topics
  38. Intercultural Communication42▲ 115×3 topics
  39. Professional Identity42▲ 61×2 topics
  40. Online Education42▲ 27×4 topics

Which research topics does Moscow City University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Psychology of Development and Education, Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies and Educational Innovations and Challenges.

Discourse Analysis and C…48Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 48 fractional worksPsychology of Developmen…44Psychology of Development and Education: 44 fractional worksLanguage, Communication,…42Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 42 fractional worksEducational Innovations …41Educational Innovations and Challenges: 41 fractional worksEducational Methods and …38Educational Methods and Teacher Development: 38 fractional worksForeign Language Teachin…27Foreign Language Teaching Methods: 27 fractional worksEducation and Professional Development: 22 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 20 fractional worksInnovations in Education and Learning Technologies: 12 fractional worksSocial and Behavioral Studies: 10 fractional works
Cultural StudiesDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyCommunicationInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 48 works
  2. 2 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 44 works
  3. 3 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 42 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 41 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 38 works
  6. 6 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 27 works
  7. 7 Education and Professional Development Education 22 works
  8. 8 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Education and Learning Technologies Information Systems 12 works
  10. 10 Social and Behavioral Studies Health 10 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 available72.4%not open27.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Moscow City University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Moscow City University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0029% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Moscow City University0.0021% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Moscow City University8.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.2% in 2023.

Other research institutions in Moscow

All research institutions in Moscow

Share Moscow City University's ranking

Moscow City University on Science Explorer

A card with Moscow City University's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Moscow City University. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.