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Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University

In research, Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,886 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,587 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,450 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies — Cultural Studies is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,467
of 28,054 · #7,921 all time
Rank in Ukraine
#99
of 309
Research works
4.3k
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National 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 #6,886 of 12,888 6.6%240 #4247
Social SciencesDomain #6,587 of 10,521 7.8%296 #11090
Social SciencesField #4,450 of 6,365 6.8%174 #7484

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National 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#4,247 #6,886
  2. Social Sciences#11,090 #6,587
  3. Social Sciences#7,484 #4,450
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 Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 21.0 works8.6×
← 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: 0.72× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.36× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 60 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.66× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.61× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.36× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.54× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.17× its world share, 41 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 174 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Ya. Bekshaev, Stjepan Damjanović and M. S. Frolov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University.

  1. 1 A. Ya. Bekshaev Ukraine · #243,259 worldwide 165 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Stjepan Damjanović Ukraine · #400,697 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 M. S. Frolov Ukraine · #431,940 worldwide 72 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 N. M. Shakhovskoy Ukraine · #558,239 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 N. N. Kiselev Ukraine · #574,602 worldwide 47 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 П. П. Сухов Ukraine · #602,947 worldwide 20 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Sergey Yakubovskіy Ukraine · #622,676 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Р. Е. Хома Ukraine · #792,724 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 E. Schweitzer Ukraine · #805,035 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 T. I. Gorbaneva Ukraine · #830,217 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University

Which keywords describe research at Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Language, Sustainable Development, Globalization, Economic Development, Financial Security, Literature, Media and Economic Security.

▲ 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. Globalization48▲ 4.1×36 topics
  2. Sustainable Development46▲ 4.8×33 topics
  3. Language40▲ 27×6 topics
  4. Economic Development34▲ 7.0×19 topics
  5. Education33▲ 3.2×31 topics
  6. Climate Change32▲ 1.98×45 topics
  7. Innovation32▲ 5.0×32 topics
  8. Social Media29▲ 3.4×12 topics
  9. Financial Security27▲ 40×3 topics
  10. Literature27▲ 8.2×14 topics
  11. Media27▲ 29×4 topics
  12. Economic Security27▲ 21×7 topics
  13. Ethnicity26▲ 12×7 topics
  14. Legal Regulation25▲ 19×8 topics
  15. Human Rights24▲ 3.8×21 topics
  16. Digital Transformation24▲ 7.4×16 topics
  17. Discourse Analysis23▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Phraseology22▲ 49×2 topics
  19. Linguistics22▲ 22×3 topics
  20. History22▲ 5.2×11 topics
  21. Pandemic21▲ 3.3×4 topics
  22. Culture21▲ 6.5×8 topics
  23. Cultural Communication20▲ 94×1 topic
  24. Persuasion Strategies20▲ 94×1 topic
  25. Philosophy20▲ 7.5×10 topics
  26. Foresight20▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Pedagogy19▲ 6.4×12 topics
  28. Science18▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Industrial Policy17▲ 26×5 topics
  30. Environmental Management16▲ 6.8×6 topics
  31. Islam16▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Modernization16▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Sharia Law16▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Social Influence16▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles16▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Air Force16▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Warfare16▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Public Oversight16▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Transport Policy16▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Fiscal Risks14▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Discourse Analysis and C…20Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 20 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…16Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 16 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …16Military Technology and Strategies: 16 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…16Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 16 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine: 14 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 11 fractional worksLanguage, Communication,…11Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 11 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 9 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research in Ukraine: 9 fractional worksEconomic and Business Development Strategies: 6 fractional works
Cultural StudiesSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportation6 others

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

  1. 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 20 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 16 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 16 works
  5. 5 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 14 works
  6. 6 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 11 works
  7. 7 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 11 works
  8. 8 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
  9. 9 Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  10. 10 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 6 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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