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Saint Petersburg Academic University

In research, Saint Petersburg Academic University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,923 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,863
of 28,054 · #9,228 all time
Rank in Russia
#553
of 1,062
Research works
766
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Saint Petersburg Academic 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 #9,923 of 12,888 2.8%85 #5906

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saint Petersburg Academic 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).

What does Saint Petersburg Academic University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 22.5 works6.3×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.97× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.10× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.58× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.96× its world share, 14 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 7.49× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saint Petersburg Academic University?

Ranked on the composite score, N. V. Sibirev, G. É. Cirlin and A. S. Payusov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saint Petersburg Academic University.

  1. 1 N. V. Sibirev Russia · #373,913 worldwide 131 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 G. É. Cirlin Russia · #666,206 worldwide 136 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 A. S. Payusov Russia · #981,601 worldwide 39 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 А.С. Гудовских Russia · #1,088,562 worldwide 58 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 E. V. Nikitina Russia · #1,089,459 worldwide 34 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 A. D. Bouravleuv Russia · #1,128,350 worldwide 29 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 I. A. Morozov Russia · #1,229,057 worldwide 25 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 А М Можаров Russia · #1,318,728 worldwide 30 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 D. A. Kudryashov Russia · #1,445,099 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 A V Uvarov Russia · #1,473,585 worldwide 16 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Saint Petersburg Academic University

Which keywords describe research at Saint Petersburg Academic University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Semiconductor, Biosensors, Nanowires, Band Parameters, Photovoltaics, Solar Cells, Quantum Dots and Optical Modulators.

▲ 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. Biosensors12▲ 23×9 topics
  2. Semiconductor12▲ 35×5 topics
  3. Nanowires12▲ 81×4 topics
  4. Band Parameters10▲ 188×2 topics
  5. Photovoltaics9▲ 55×4 topics
  6. Solar Cells8▲ 38×6 topics
  7. Quantum Dots7▲ 79×2 topics
  8. Optical Modulators7▲ 46×3 topics
  9. Semiconductors7▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Excitons6▲ 265×1 topic
  11. Single-Photon Source6▲ 265×1 topic
  12. Integrated Circuits6▲ 39×3 topics
  13. Microcavities6▲ 53×2 topics
  14. Raman Lasers6▲ 52×2 topics
  15. Nanophotonic Waveguides6▲ 59×1 topic
  16. Silicon Photonics6▲ 53×1 topic
  17. Light-Emitting Diodes5▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Nanoparticles5▲ 4.0×12 topics
  19. Semiconductor Lasers5▲ 74×2 topics
  20. Optical Interconnects5▲ 128×1 topic
  21. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)5▲ 128×1 topic
  22. Solid-State Lighting5▲ 60×2 topics
  23. Synthesis4▲ 12×18 topics
  24. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.6×17 topics
  25. GaN4▲ 122×2 topics
  26. Electronics4▲ 52×2 topics
  27. AlGaN/GaN HEMTs4▲ 127×1 topic
  28. III-Nitrides4▲ 127×1 topic
  29. Energy Conversion4▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Optoelectronic Devices4▲ 42×2 topics
  31. Nanosensors4▲ 155×1 topic
  32. Nanowire4▲ 155×1 topic
  33. Crystal Growth3▲ 12×6 topics
  34. Drug Delivery3▲ 6.0×9 topics
  35. Photonic Crystals3▲ 25×4 topics
  36. Bioimaging3▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Efficiency3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  38. Nanostructures3▲ 6.6×7 topics
  39. Optical Properties2▲ 41×3 topics
  40. Optical Sensors2▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Saint Petersburg Academic University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices, Photonic and Optical Devices, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices and GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials.

Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices: 6 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 6 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 5 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 4 fractional worksNanowire Synthesis and Applications: 4 fractional worksPhotonic Crystals and Ap…2Photonic Crystals and Applications: 2 fractional worksLaser Design and Applications: 2 fractional worksSilicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence: 2 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser Applications: 2 fractional worksZnO doping and properties: 1 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCondensed Matter PhysicsBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 4 works
  5. 5 Nanowire Synthesis and Applications Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Photonic Crystals and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  7. 7 Laser Design and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 2 works
  10. 10 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 1 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 available43.6%not open56.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.7%domestic only72.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saint Petersburg Academic University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017.

199520002005201020152020
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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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