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Moscow State University

In research, Moscow State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,356 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,043 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,507 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Development, Geology and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Development is 16.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,150
of 28,054 · #2,990 all time
Rank in Tajikistan
#1
of 7
Research works
21k
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
125k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Moscow 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,356 of 10,521 9.6%2,453 #2315
Social SciencesField #1,043 of 6,365 9.5%1,481 #1861
Physical SciencesDomain #2,507 of 12,888 4.1%2,017 #2089
MedicineField #2,249 of 10,443 4.4%411 #4885
Health SciencesDomain #2,950 of 11,982 4.6%464 #6312
Arts and HumanitiesField #533 of 1,998 12.3%388 #1427
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #394 of 1,201 10.1%348 #943
Life SciencesDomain #3,343 of 7,800 4.0%579 #4232
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,107 of 2,578 6.9%370 #1532
Cultural StudiesSubfield #103 of 232 10.7%152 #342

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Moscow 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. Social Sciences#2,315 #1,356
  2. Social Sciences#1,861 #1,043
  3. Physical Sciences#2,089 #2,507
  4. Medicine#4,885 #2,249
  5. Health Sciences#6,312 #2,950
  6. Arts and Humanities#1,427 #533
  7. Political Science and International Relations#943 #394
  8. Life Sciences#4,232 #3,343
  9. Sociology and Political Science#1,532 #1,107
  10. Cultural Studies#342 #103
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 State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Development takes 16.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DevelopmentSubfield · 93.4 works17×
  2. GeologySubfield · 68.3 works9.2×
  3. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 102.0 works7.4×
  4. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 151.6 works6.7×
  5. ClassicsSubfield · 20.4 works6.2×
← 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: 0.82× its world share, 216 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 258 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 72 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.88× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 88 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 306 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.23× its world share, 279 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 470 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 258 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 137 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.88× its world share, 187 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.97× its world share, 242 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 41 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 411 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.44× its world share, 388 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 177 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.91× its world share, 225 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 142 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 1,481 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Moscow State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Е.В. Суровцева, В П Куприяновский and В.А. Томсинов lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Moscow State University.

  1. 1 Е.В. Суровцева Tajikistan · #261,229 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 В П Куприяновский Tajikistan · #284,173 worldwide 3 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 В.А. Томсинов Tajikistan · #361,443 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 A. I. Markushevich Tajikistan · #385,604 worldwide 36 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Александр Бузгалин Tajikistan · #420,872 worldwide 5 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Olga Akhmánova Tajikistan · #436,788 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Владислав Иноземцев Tajikistan · #479,627 worldwide 2 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Е.А. Фролова Tajikistan · #503,168 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Vasily Kupriyanovsky Tajikistan · #537,517 worldwide 22 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Dmitry Maleshin Tajikistan · #665,475 worldwide 4 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Moscow State University

Which keywords describe research at Moscow State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Digital Transformation, Language, Sustainable Development, Regional Development, Climate Change, Innovation and Economic 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization414▲ 3.8×110 topics
  2. Climate Change355▲ 2.4×95 topics
  3. Sustainable Development330▲ 3.8×74 topics
  4. Digital Transformation291▲ 10.0×20 topics
  5. Social Media265▲ 3.4×30 topics
  6. Innovation251▲ 4.3×56 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence236▲ 3.1×49 topics
  8. Language236▲ 17×14 topics
  9. Economic Development221▲ 4.9×40 topics
  10. Regional Development211▲ 11×19 topics
  11. Identity188▲ 4.7×58 topics
  12. Education175▲ 1.85×85 topics
  13. Ethnicity174▲ 8.4×20 topics
  14. Nationalism170▲ 6.7×29 topics
  15. Media166▲ 20×12 topics
  16. Linguistics159▲ 17×8 topics
  17. Legal Regulation146▲ 12×7 topics
  18. International Relations141▲ 11×22 topics
  19. Discourse Analysis136▲ 9.7×8 topics
  20. Politics135▲ 9.0×18 topics
  21. Digital Economy132▲ 13×17 topics
  22. Geopolitics130▲ 15×10 topics
  23. Phraseology128▲ 31×3 topics
  24. Youth128▲ 17×5 topics
  25. Coronavirus126▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Cultural Communication121▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Persuasion Strategies121▲ 60×1 topic
  28. Arctic118▲ 19×4 topics
  29. Migration117▲ 6.3×22 topics
  30. Civic Participation107▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Digital Generation107▲ 60×1 topic
  32. Sociological Research107▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Global Economy106▲ 14×6 topics
  34. Economic Security103▲ 8.7×7 topics
  35. Information Security91▲ 17×4 topics
  36. Knowledge Clusters90▲ 38×2 topics
  37. Macroeconomic Assessment88▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Russian Economy88▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Cross-Cultural Communication82▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Tectonics80▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Moscow State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia, Economic and Technological Developments in Russia and Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation.

Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 121 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 107 fractional worksEconomic and Technologic…88Economic and Technological Developments in Russia: 88 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and …66Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 66 fractional worksLanguage, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 63 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 59 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic …58Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 58 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues48Legal and Policy Issues: 48 fractional worksRegional Economic Development and Innovation: 44 fractional worksEconomic Development and Digital Transformation: 43 fractional works
Cultural StudiesSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations6 others

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

  1. 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 121 works
  2. 2 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 107 works
  3. 3 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 88 works
  4. 4 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 66 works
  5. 5 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 63 works
  6. 6 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 59 works
  7. 7 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 58 works
  8. 8 Legal and Policy Issues Law 48 works
  9. 9 Regional Economic Development and Innovation Strategy and Management 44 works
  10. 10 Economic Development and Digital Transformation General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 43 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 available40.9%not open59.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors81.8%domestic only18.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Moscow State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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