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Russian State University for the Humanities

In research, Russian State University for the Humanities stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,098 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,225 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,434 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies, Political Science and International Relations and Communication — Cultural Studies is 18.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,276
of 28,054 · #21,948 all time
Rank in Russia
#362
of 1,062
Research works
3k
▲ 386% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
1.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Russian State University for the Humanities 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 #3,098 of 10,521 8.7%994 #4944
Social SciencesField #2,225 of 6,365 8.1%618 #3879
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,434 of 1,998 11.0%222 #1883
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,924 of 2,578 6.0%169 #2927
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #959 of 1,201 5.4%163 #1757
Physical SciencesDomain #10,344 of 12,888 4.7%166 #15729
Cultural StudiesSubfield #199 of 232 9.3%90 #475
Computer ScienceField #4,311 of 4,667 4.8%90 #6184

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Russian State University for the Humanities 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#4,944 #3,098
  2. Social Sciences#3,879 #2,225
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,883 #1,434
  4. Sociology and Political Science#2,927 #1,924
  5. Political Science and International Relations#1,757 #959
  6. Physical Sciences#15,729 #10,344
  7. Cultural Studies#475 #199
  8. Computer Science#6,184 #4,311
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 Russian State University for the Humanities specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 18.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 90.5 works18×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 163.2 works9.0×
  3. CommunicationSubfield · 29.5 works8.8×
  4. HistorySubfield · 32.4 works8.3×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 90 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 24 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.29× its world share, 222 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.91× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.00× its world share, 618 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Russian State University for the Humanities?

Ranked on the composite score, Борис Владимирович Дубин, Ilya Yakubovich and Дирк Кемпер lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Russian State University for the Humanities.

  1. 1 Борис Владимирович Дубин Russia · #344,749 worldwide 8 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Ilya Yakubovich Russia · #389,389 worldwide 18 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Дирк Кемпер Russia · #693,756 worldwide 5 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Dmitry Kononov Russia · #763,781 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Alexander V. Markov Russia · #998,863 worldwide 13 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 D. V. Vinogradov Russia · #1,259,592 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Alexei Krouglov Russia · #1,376,986 worldwide 14 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Charnaia Ma Russia · #1,487,196 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Oleg M. Anshakov Russia · #1,583,662 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Russian State University for the Humanities

Which keywords describe research at Russian State University for the Humanities?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Social Media, Identity, Language, Media, Linguistics, Nationalism and Literature.

▲ 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. Globalization153▲ 6.4×71 topics
  2. Social Media135▲ 7.7×18 topics
  3. Identity133▲ 15×46 topics
  4. Language112▲ 37×11 topics
  5. Education92▲ 4.4×45 topics
  6. Media91▲ 49×10 topics
  7. Linguistics84▲ 42×6 topics
  8. Nationalism84▲ 15×26 topics
  9. Sustainable Development75▲ 3.9×35 topics
  10. Literature74▲ 11×41 topics
  11. Ethnicity74▲ 16×15 topics
  12. Digital Transformation72▲ 11×15 topics
  13. Innovation71▲ 5.5×33 topics
  14. Youth71▲ 42×4 topics
  15. Politics70▲ 21×13 topics
  16. Discourse Analysis70▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Phraseology70▲ 75×3 topics
  18. Pandemic69▲ 5.3×4 topics
  19. Cultural Communication68▲ 153×1 topic
  20. Persuasion Strategies68▲ 153×1 topic
  21. Artificial Intelligence67▲ 4.0×29 topics
  22. International Relations66▲ 22×19 topics
  23. Migration64▲ 16×16 topics
  24. Geopolitics59▲ 31×9 topics
  25. Civic Participation56▲ 89×1 topic
  26. Sociological Research56▲ 142×1 topic
  27. History52▲ 6.1×41 topics
  28. Ethics50▲ 8.6×30 topics
  29. Pedagogy50▲ 8.3×9 topics
  30. Colonialism46▲ 8.0×34 topics
  31. Economic Development45▲ 4.5×20 topics
  32. Religion42▲ 7.2×26 topics
  33. Digital Economy41▲ 19×12 topics
  34. Legal Regulation40▲ 15×6 topics
  35. Regional Development40▲ 9.1×10 topics
  36. Information Security37▲ 32×3 topics
  37. Cultural Diplomacy36▲ 35×5 topics
  38. National Security33▲ 48×2 topics
  39. Digital Sovereignty32▲ 61×2 topics
  40. Soviet Union31▲ 44×3 topics

Which research topics does Russian State University for the Humanities publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia, Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation and Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies.

Discourse Analysis and C…68Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 68 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 56 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 31 fractional worksLanguage, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 22 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 20 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History: 19 fractional worksRussian Literature and Bakhtin Studies: 18 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 17 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 15 fractional worksGlobal Political and Economic Relations: 15 fractional works
Cultural StudiesSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsCommunication3 others

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

  1. 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 68 works
  2. 2 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 56 works
  3. 3 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 31 works
  4. 4 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 22 works
  5. 5 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 20 works
  6. 6 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 19 works
  7. 7 Russian Literature and Bakhtin Studies Education 18 works
  8. 8 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 15 works
  10. 10 Global Political and Economic Relations Political Science and International Relations 15 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 available63.8%not open36.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Russian State University for the Humanities's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 386% 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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