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Moscow City University

In research, Moscow City University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,003 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,721 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,166 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication, Cultural Studies and Developmental and Educational Psychology — Communication is 21.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,478
of 28,054 · #24,107 all time
Rank in Russia
#441
of 1,062
Research works
1.8k
▲ 626% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Moscow City 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 #5,003 of 10,521 9.8%491 #7919
Social SciencesField #3,721 of 6,365 9.0%308 #6137
Physical SciencesDomain #10,166 of 12,888 6.9%158 #14847
Information SystemsSubfield #1,031 of 1,291 6.7%109 #1767
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,718 of 1,998 16.8%79 #3363
EducationSubfield #1,692 of 1,892 7.4%88 #2554
Computer ScienceField #4,187 of 4,667 7.4%126 #5858
PsychologyField #2,094 of 2,181 4.5%72 #2655

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 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. Social Sciences#7,919 #5,003
  2. Social Sciences#6,137 #3,721
  3. Physical Sciences#14,847 #10,166
  4. Information Systems#1,767 #1,031
  5. Arts and Humanities#3,363 #1,718
  6. Education#2,554 #1,692
  7. Computer Science#5,858 #4,187
  8. Psychology#2,655 #2,094
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 Moscow City University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 21.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 41.2 works21×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 50.2 works17×
  3. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 46.6 works14×
  4. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 27.8 works8.9×
  5. Information SystemsSubfield · 109.0 works8.7×
  6. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 26.6 works7.0×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.28× its world share, 126 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.88× its world share, 80 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.32× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.43× its world share, 308 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Moscow City University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Educational Technology, E-Learning, Language, Teacher Training, 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 2022–2025 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. Education110▲ 9.1×33 topics
  2. Educational Technology110▲ 13×26 topics
  3. E-Learning99▲ 14×13 topics
  4. Language98▲ 56×6 topics
  5. Teacher Training90▲ 20×9 topics
  6. Pedagogy89▲ 26×11 topics
  7. Innovation89▲ 12×23 topics
  8. Online Learning79▲ 13×11 topics
  9. Sustainable Development74▲ 6.6×32 topics
  10. Globalization71▲ 5.1×35 topics
  11. Social Media70▲ 6.9×18 topics
  12. Digital Transformation65▲ 17×16 topics
  13. Digitalization62▲ 44×6 topics
  14. Media55▲ 50×7 topics
  15. Distance Learning53▲ 22×7 topics
  16. Linguistics51▲ 44×5 topics
  17. Higher Education51▲ 13×14 topics
  18. Digital Learning51▲ 13×7 topics
  19. Discourse Analysis51▲ 28×5 topics
  20. Inclusive Education48▲ 19×6 topics
  21. Phraseology48▲ 89×2 topics
  22. Pandemic47▲ 6.2×9 topics
  23. Coronavirus46▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Cultural Communication46▲ 177×1 topic
  25. Persuasion Strategies46▲ 177×1 topic
  26. Technology45▲ 12×10 topics
  27. Digital Literacy45▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Educational Environment44▲ 172×2 topics
  29. Cross-Cultural Communication42▲ 66×2 topics
  30. Cultural Competence41▲ 46×5 topics
  31. Intercultural Communication39▲ 121×3 topics
  32. Media Discourse39▲ 86×2 topics
  33. Professional Identity39▲ 67×2 topics
  34. Adolescent Development39▲ 47×5 topics
  35. Online Education39▲ 29×4 topics
  36. Business39▲ 159×1 topic
  37. Linguistic Strategies39▲ 227×1 topic
  38. Cognitive Development38▲ 43×5 topics
  39. Student Experience38▲ 112×1 topic
  40. Zone of Proximal Development38▲ 108×2 topics

Which research topics does Moscow City University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies, Educational Innovations and Challenges and Psychology of Development and Education.

Discourse Analysis and C…46Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 46 fractional worksLanguage, Communication,…39Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 39 fractional worksEducational Innovations …38Educational Innovations and Challenges: 38 fractional worksPsychology of Developmen…36Psychology of Development and Education: 36 fractional worksEducational Methods and …36Educational Methods and Teacher Development: 36 fractional worksForeign Language Teachin…25Foreign Language Teaching Methods: 25 fractional worksEducation and Professional Development: 19 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 18 fractional worksInnovations in Education and Learning Technologies: 8 fractional worksSocial and Behavioral Studies: 8 fractional works
Cultural StudiesCommunicationInformation SystemsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 46 works
  2. 2 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 39 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 38 works
  4. 4 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 36 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 36 works
  6. 6 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 25 works
  7. 7 Education and Professional Development Education 19 works
  8. 8 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Education and Learning Technologies Information Systems 8 works
  10. 10 Social and Behavioral Studies Health 8 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Moscow City University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 626% 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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