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S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology

In research, S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,235 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,950 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,307 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science — History and Philosophy of Science is 57.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,833
of 28,054 · #21,839 all time
Rank in Russia
#728
of 1,062
Research works
852
▲ 289% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology 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 #9,235 of 10,521 4.6%121 #8739
Physical SciencesDomain #11,950 of 12,888 6.7%104 #14248
Social SciencesField #6,307 of 6,365 2.1%65 #7668

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology 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#8,739 #9,235
  2. Physical Sciences#14,248 #11,950
  3. Social Sciences#7,668 #6,307
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 S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 57.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 23.5 works58×
← 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: 1.71× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.51× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.87× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.57× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.70× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Ирина Сироткина, Leonid Zhmud and Alexander A. Gurshtein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Ирина Сироткина Russia · #475,777 worldwide 28 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Leonid Zhmud Russia · #508,492 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Alexander A. Gurshtein Russia · #702,284 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Sergei Prokhorov Russia · #1,232,489 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Innovation, Technology, Climate Change, Science, International Relations, History, Knowledge Management and Digital Transformation.

▲ 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. Innovation31▲ 11×13 topics
  2. Climate Change31▲ 4.3×36 topics
  3. Technology25▲ 18×7 topics
  4. Science20▲ 30×7 topics
  5. International Relations20▲ 31×11 topics
  6. History18▲ 9.8×10 topics
  7. Knowledge Management14▲ 9.8×6 topics
  8. Big Data14▲ 5.7×9 topics
  9. Digital Transformation13▲ 9.6×7 topics
  10. Culture13▲ 9.5×5 topics
  11. Philosophy13▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Medicine12▲ 56×5 topics
  13. Digital Economy12▲ 25×7 topics
  14. Society12▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Biodiversity12▲ 6.0×15 topics
  16. Globalization12▲ 2.3×13 topics
  17. Biomedical Research12▲ 92×2 topics
  18. Biography12▲ 217×2 topics
  19. Media12▲ 28×3 topics
  20. Artificial Intelligence11▲ 3.0×18 topics
  21. Economic Development11▲ 5.0×9 topics
  22. S&T Policies11▲ 538×1 topic
  23. Science Diplomacy11▲ 538×1 topic
  24. Foresight11▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Regional Development11▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Observations10▲ 209×1 topic
  27. Ontology10▲ 48×2 topics
  28. Information Science10▲ 155×1 topic
  29. Semantic Search10▲ 277×1 topic
  30. Biogeography9▲ 13×11 topics
  31. Geopolitics9▲ 21×5 topics
  32. Global Economy8▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Migration7▲ 8.2×5 topics
  34. Social Sciences7▲ 18×5 topics
  35. Knowledge Clusters7▲ 58×2 topics
  36. Arctic6▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Cold War6▲ 36×3 topics
  38. National Identity6▲ 19×4 topics
  39. Macroeconomic Assessment6▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Russian Economy6▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Science and Diplomacy, History of Science and Medicine, Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry and Economic and Technological Developments in Russia.

International Science and Diplomacy: 11 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 10 fractional worksScientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry: 10 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Developments in Russia: 6 fractional worksPolar Research and Ecology: 5 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 5 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 4 fractional worksTwentieth Century Scientific Developments: 4 fractional worksHistory of Science and Natural History: 4 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsHistory and Philosophy of ScienceInformation SystemsDevelopment3 others

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

  1. 1 International Science and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  2. 2 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 10 works
  3. 3 Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry Information Systems 10 works
  4. 4 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 6 works
  5. 5 Polar Research and Ecology Ecology 5 works
  6. 6 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 4 works
  8. 8 Twentieth Century Scientific Developments History and Philosophy of Science 4 works
  9. 9 History of Science and Natural History History and Philosophy of Science 4 works
  10. 10 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 4 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 available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 289% 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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