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Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe

In research, Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,960 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Genetics (Genetics is 24.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,086
of 22,385 · #34,326 all time
Rank in Russia
#619
of 735
Research works
524
▲ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
79%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe

What is Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #5,960 of 6,403 0.6%79 #10877

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe is in Life Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (48%), Medicine (21%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 4.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 90 fractional works · 64.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 67 fractional works · 48.4% of its workGenetics: 28 fractional works · 20.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 13.9% of its workEndocrinology: 17 fractional works · 11.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 7.8% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 5.7% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 23.7% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 21.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 9.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRussianScientific…139fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences64%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6748.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences117.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology85.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics42.5%
    1. Medicine3021.5%
    2. Veterinary21.4%
    3. Health Professions10.5%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Environmental Science75.4%
    2. Mathematics21.4%
    3. Engineering21.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
    6. Computer Science00.2%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences21.6%
    2. Decision Sciences10.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    4. Psychology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Genetics takes 24.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeneticsSubfield · 28.4 works25×
← 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: 1.63× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.08× its world share, 67 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.61× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.14× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.29× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary10.29×2 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.08×67 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7.14×4 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology5.61×8 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.63×11 works
  6. Mathematics1.16×2 works
  7. Medicine1.12×30 works
  8. Environmental Science1.08×8 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.71×1 works
  10. Nursing0.49×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×1 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×1 works
  13. Health Professions0.20×1 works
  14. Chemistry0.15×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.12×2 works
  16. Engineering0.07×2 works
  17. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  20. Psychology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe?

Ranked on the quality score, Михаил Поспелов, Ярослав Краснов and Elena A. Chumachkova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe.

  1. 1 Михаил Поспелов Russia · #2,743,618 worldwide 21 citations · 201 works
  2. 2 Ярослав Краснов Russia · #3,614,434 worldwide 9 citations · 232 works
  3. 3 Elena A. Chumachkova Russia · #4,309,372 worldwide 35 citations · 465 works
  4. 4 Наталья Гусева Russia · #4,589,568 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Sh. V. Magerramov Russia · #4,673,697 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Олексій ПЛОТНІКОВ Russia · #4,723,304 worldwide 63 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 K. S. Martsokha Russia · #4,879,558 worldwide 60 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 A. A. Sludsky Russia · #5,047,891 worldwide 185 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Zh. A. Kas’yan Russia · #5,048,095 worldwide 43 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 A. D. Katyshev Russia · #5,072,237 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe

What are the most cited papers from Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe?

The most cited paper from Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe is "Plague reservoir species throughout the world" (Ahmad Reza Mahmoudi, Boris Kryštufek, A. A. Sludsky et al., 2020), with 79 citations. Next come "Epidemiological Features of New Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19). Communication 1: Modes of Implementation of Preventive and Anti-Epidemic Measures" (78) and "Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bats, Guinea" (69).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Plague reservoir species throughout the world Ahmad Reza Mahmoudi, Boris Kryštufek, A. A. Sludsky et al. · Integrative Zoology 2 Dec 2020 79
2 Epidemiological Features of New Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19). Communication 1: Modes of Implementation of Preventive and Anti-Epidemic Measures Vladimir V. Kutyrev, Anna Yu. Popova, V. Yu. Smolensky et al. · Problems of Particularly Dangerous Infections Open access 23 Apr 2020 78
3 Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bats, Guinea Lyudmila S. Karan et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access 16 Jul 2019 69
4 Virulent non-capsulate Yersinia pestis variants constructed by insertion mutagenesis I. G. Drozdov, Andrey P. Anisimov, Svetlana V. Samoilova et al. · Journal of Medical Microbiology Apr 1995 68
5 Plasmid content in Yersinia pestis strains of different origin A Filippov · FEMS Microbiology Letters 15 Jan 1990 67
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Bacterial Pathogenesis, Genomics, Type III Secretion System, Evolution, Virulence Factors, Epidemiology, Public Health and Ancient DNA.

▲ 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-now 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. Bacterial Pathogenesis40▲ 720×2 topics
  2. Epidemiology31▲ 5.7×22 topics
  3. Genomics31▲ 75×5 topics
  4. Type III Secretion System30▲ 385×4 topics
  5. Evolution30▲ 80×2 topics
  6. Virulence Factors28▲ 136×3 topics
  7. Public Health27▲ 13×10 topics
  8. Ancient DNA27▲ 363×2 topics
  9. Yersinia pestis27▲ 1248×1 topic
  10. plague27▲ 1248×1 topic
  11. Pathogenesis26▲ 37×10 topics
  12. Genomic Analysis19▲ 53×4 topics
  13. Anthrax15▲ 611×1 topic
  14. Tularemia15▲ 611×1 topic
  15. Cholera13▲ 388×1 topic
  16. Vibrio cholerae13▲ 388×1 topic
  17. Pathogen Transmission12▲ 121×2 topics
  18. Globalization11▲ 3.9×2 topics
  19. Biodiversity11▲ 10×5 topics
  20. One Health10▲ 203×1 topic
  21. Zoonotic Diseases10▲ 203×1 topic
  22. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Antioxidant6▲ 5.9×3 topics
  24. Vaccine Development6▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity5▲ 7.9×3 topics
  26. Gut Microbiota5▲ 9.5×3 topics
  27. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers4▲ 79×1 topic
  28. Zoonotic Infections4▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Immune Response4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  30. Herbal Medicine4▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Pathogenicity4▲ 43×4 topics
  32. Virus4▲ 31×3 topics
  33. Vaccine4▲ 7.2×6 topics
  34. Virulence3▲ 36×3 topics
  35. Microbiome3▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Infectious Diseases3▲ 6.9×5 topics
  37. Bacteriophage3▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Ecology3▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Probiotics3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  40. Honey3▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research, Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research, Vibrio bacteria research studies and Zoonotic diseases and public health.

Yersinia bacterium, plag…27Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research: 27 fractional worksBacillus and Francisella bacterial research: 15 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research…13Vibrio bacteria research studies: 13 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and pu…10Zoonotic diseases and public health: 10 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 4 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 3 fractional worksBee Products Chemical Analysis: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 2 fractional worksPharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds: 2 fractional worksEscherichia coli research studies: 2 fractional works
GeneticsMolecular BiologyEndocrinologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research Genetics 27 works
  2. 2 Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research Molecular Biology 15 works
  3. 3 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 13 works
  4. 4 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  5. 5 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 4 works
  6. 6 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 3 works
  7. 7 Bee Products Chemical Analysis Insect Science 3 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds Pharmacology 2 works
  10. 10 Escherichia coli research studies Endocrinology 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 available78.8%not open21.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.0%domestic only96.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00065% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe0.00051% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Russian Scientific Research Institute Microbe4.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 4.0% in 2025.

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