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North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov

In research, North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov stands highest in Medicine (#1,492 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,037 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,961 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Epidemiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Epidemiology is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,777
of 28,054 · #11,386 all time
Rank in Russia
#150
of 1,062
Research works
3.7k
▲ 139% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.9k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov 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
MedicineField #1,492 of 10,443 1.5%969 #1948
Health SciencesDomain #2,037 of 11,982 1.5%1,053 #2519
Life SciencesDomain #5,961 of 7,800 1.8%189 #9941
SurgerySubfield #1,581 of 1,816 1.9%140 #3368
EpidemiologySubfield #918 of 976 1.9%113 #2214
Social SciencesDomain #9,970 of 10,521 6.6%75 #15902
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,527 of 3,579 2.2%92 #7493
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #1,136 of 1,144 1.2%67 #2644
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #735 of 738 0.4%80 #1859

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov 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. Medicine#1,948 #1,492
  2. Health Sciences#2,519 #2,037
  3. Life Sciences#9,941 #5,961
  4. Surgery#3,368 #1,581
  5. Epidemiology#2,214 #918
  6. Social Sciences#15,902 #9,970
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#7,493 #3,527
  8. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#2,644 #1,136
  9. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#1,859 #735
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 North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Epidemiology takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EpidemiologySubfield · 112.5 works5.8×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 80.5 works5.6×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 92 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.22× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.04× its world share, 45 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.88× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.62× its world share, 31 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.68× its world share, 969 worksMedicineNursing: 1.29× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov?

Ranked on the composite score, Н Н Климко, Н. В. Ворохобина and Е. A. Ulrikh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov.

  1. 1 Н Н Климко Russia · #44,298 worldwide 164 citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Н. В. Ворохобина Russia · #144,002 worldwide 101 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Е. A. Ulrikh Russia · #193,531 worldwide 52 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Т С Богомолова Russia · #375,016 worldwide 2 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 А. Ф. Урманчеева Russia · #480,036 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 И. Г. Бакулин Russia · #607,417 worldwide 54 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Abramchenko Vv Russia · #655,646 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 В. И. Симаненков Russia · #734,478 worldwide 26 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 О. В. Шадривова Russia · #751,117 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 O. M. Lesnyak Russia · #754,566 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov

Which keywords describe research at North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Inflammation, Prevention, Public Health, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Diseases and Occupational Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology206▲ 3.8×121 topics
  2. Inflammation109▲ 3.8×69 topics
  3. Risk Factors95▲ 6.3×28 topics
  4. Public Health81▲ 4.1×39 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress80▲ 3.6×44 topics
  6. Prevention76▲ 13×16 topics
  7. Quality of Life67▲ 3.4×40 topics
  8. Treatment60▲ 3.6×43 topics
  9. Diagnosis58▲ 4.6×39 topics
  10. Management53▲ 4.9×31 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Diseases52▲ 41×3 topics
  12. Occupational Health51▲ 32×6 topics
  13. Epidemiological Studies51▲ 27×2 topics
  14. Non-Communicable Diseases50▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Healthcare Policy50▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Arctic Population50▲ 89×1 topic
  17. Mortality Trends50▲ 89×1 topic
  18. Cardiovascular Disease47▲ 3.1×34 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome44▲ 4.0×21 topics
  20. Complications35▲ 5.2×16 topics
  21. Nutrition34▲ 5.5×8 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines34▲ 4.5×14 topics
  23. Pathophysiology33▲ 8.1×10 topics
  24. Mortality32▲ 4.1×13 topics
  25. Guidelines32▲ 5.0×13 topics
  26. Obesity31▲ 3.0×20 topics
  27. Adolescent Health28▲ 24×3 topics
  28. Pathogenesis28▲ 4.0×20 topics
  29. Immune Response27▲ 3.5×16 topics
  30. Surgery27▲ 5.7×12 topics
  31. Genetic Mutations27▲ 4.6×22 topics
  32. Child Health27▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Educational Technologies26▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Environmental Factors26▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Hypertension25▲ 6.4×13 topics
  36. Surgical Management24▲ 4.4×20 topics
  37. Cardiovascular Risk23▲ 5.4×9 topics
  38. Surgical Treatment23▲ 8.4×5 topics
  39. Myocardial Infarction22▲ 6.9×7 topics
  40. Cognitive Impairment21▲ 6.1×10 topics

Which research topics does North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Public Health, Human Health and Disease, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 and Medical and Biological Sciences.

Healthcare Systems and P…50Healthcare Systems and Public Health: 50 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease26Human Health and Disease: 26 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COV…15Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: 15 fractional worksMedical and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 12 fractional worksEndometriosis Research a…12Endometriosis Research and Treatment: 12 fractional worksNeurological Disorders and Treatments: 11 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 9 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 8 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 8 fractional works
EpidemiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNeurologyAnatomy4 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 50 works
  2. 2 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 26 works
  3. 3 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 15 works
  4. 4 Medical and Biological Sciences Anatomy 13 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 12 works
  6. 6 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 12 works
  7. 7 Neurological Disorders and Treatments Neurology 11 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 9 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 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 available73.6%not open26.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 139% 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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