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Russian Railways

In research, Russian Railways stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,700 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,208 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,191
of 28,054 · #32,680 all time
Rank in Russia
#905
of 1,062
Research works
593
▲ 135% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Russian Railways 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
Health SciencesDomain #11,700 of 11,982 1.8%87 #17920
MedicineField #10,208 of 10,443 1.5%83 #16322

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Russian Railways 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).

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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.62× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.55× its world share, 83 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Russian Railways?

Ranked on the composite score, В. А. Орлов lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Russian Railways.

  1. 1 В. А. Орлов Russia · #1,050,221 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Russian Railways

Which keywords describe research at Russian Railways?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Management, Logistics, Risk Factors, Efficiency, Digitalization, Prevention and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Energy Efficiency15▲ 9.4×10 topics
  2. Epidemiology14▲ 2.1×45 topics
  3. Sustainability11▲ 2.6×12 topics
  4. Management11▲ 7.9×14 topics
  5. Risk Factors10▲ 5.2×15 topics
  6. Sustainable Development9▲ 3.4×14 topics
  7. Logistics8▲ 30×3 topics
  8. Efficiency8▲ 15×2 topics
  9. Digitalization8▲ 23×4 topics
  10. Public Health8▲ 3.1×13 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.7×13 topics
  12. Prevention8▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Traffic Management7▲ 87×2 topics
  14. Supply Chain7▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Simulation6▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Human Resource6▲ 165×1 topic
  17. Transport6▲ 116×1 topic
  18. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.1×16 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Diseases6▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Digital Technologies6▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Digital Economy6▲ 18×5 topics
  22. Occupational Health6▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Epidemiological Studies5▲ 23×1 topic
  24. Mortality Trends5▲ 78×1 topic
  25. Digital Transformation5▲ 5.7×8 topics
  26. Control Systems5▲ 16×6 topics
  27. Optimization4▲ 5.7×3 topics
  28. Mathematical Modeling4▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Electric Drives4▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Intelligent Transportation Systems4▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Reliability4▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Vehicle Diagnostics4▲ 166×2 topics
  33. Road Infrastructure4▲ 215×1 topic
  34. Traffic Safety4▲ 106×1 topic
  35. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 5.4×2 topics
  36. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  37. Cyber-Physical Systems4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  38. Carbon Sequestration4▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Hydrogen Initiatives4▲ 89×1 topic
  40. Surgical Treatment4▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Russian Railways publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Transport and Logistics Innovations, Healthcare Systems and Public Health, Electric Power Systems and Control and Transportation Systems and Logistics.

Transport and Logistics Innovations: 6 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 5 fractional worksElectric Power Systems a…4Electric Power Systems and Control: 4 fractional worksTransportation Systems a…4Transportation Systems and Logistics: 4 fractional worksIndustrial Engineering and Technologies: 4 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease: 3 fractional worksRailway Systems and Ener…3Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency: 3 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 2 fractional worksTransport and Economic Policies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Research in Systems and Signal Processing: 2 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEpidemiologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Transport and Logistics Innovations Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 5 works
  3. 3 Electric Power Systems and Control Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Transportation Systems and Logistics Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  7. 7 Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 2 works
  9. 9 Transport and Economic Policies Strategy and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Research in Systems and Signal Processing Control and Systems Engineering 2 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 available60.9%not open39.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Russian Railways's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 135% 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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