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Saint-Petersburg Institute of History

In research, Saint-Petersburg Institute of History stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,446 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,439 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#1,143 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 15.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,304
of 28,054 · #28,078 all time
Rank in Russia
#611
of 1,062
Research works
809
▲ 129% vs 2013–17
Citations
953
1.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Saint-Petersburg Institute of History 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 #5,446 of 10,521 5.7%206 #9799
Social SciencesField #3,439 of 6,365 6.8%132 #6351
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,143 of 1,201 8.0%61 #2206

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saint-Petersburg Institute of History 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#9,799 #5,446
  2. Social Sciences#6,351 #3,439
  3. Political Science and International Relations#2,206 #1,143
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 Saint-Petersburg Institute of History specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 15.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 61.2 works16×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.29× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.33× its world share, 56 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.79× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.95× its world share, 132 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saint-Petersburg Institute of History?

Ranked on the composite score, Lora Gerd, С. А. Исаев and Hamel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saint-Petersburg Institute of History.

  1. 1 Lora Gerd Russia · #1,058,932 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 С. А. Исаев Russia · #1,301,219 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Hamel Russia · #1,454,949 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Saint-Petersburg Institute of History

Which keywords describe research at Saint-Petersburg Institute of History?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Migration, Cultural Diplomacy, National Identity, Soviet Union, International Relations, Globalization, Artificial Intelligence and Cultural History.

▲ 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. Globalization24▲ 4.6×19 topics
  2. Migration23▲ 26×7 topics
  3. Cultural Diplomacy22▲ 99×5 topics
  4. National Identity20▲ 66×3 topics
  5. Soviet Union19▲ 125×3 topics
  6. International Relations19▲ 29×11 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence18▲ 4.9×10 topics
  8. Cultural History14▲ 43×5 topics
  9. Identity14▲ 7.2×8 topics
  10. Regional Development14▲ 14×5 topics
  11. Colonialism13▲ 11×5 topics
  12. Geopolitics13▲ 32×5 topics
  13. Youth13▲ 35×3 topics
  14. Human Rights12▲ 4.5×8 topics
  15. Food Security12▲ 8.3×4 topics
  16. Legal Regulation12▲ 21×5 topics
  17. Cultural Exchange12▲ 35×7 topics
  18. Nationalism12▲ 9.6×7 topics
  19. Central Asia12▲ 62×4 topics
  20. Innovation12▲ 4.2×10 topics
  21. Information Security11▲ 45×3 topics
  22. Linguistics11▲ 25×3 topics
  23. Diplomacy11▲ 43×4 topics
  24. History11▲ 5.8×12 topics
  25. Soft Power10▲ 99×3 topics
  26. Sustainable Development Goals10▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Agriculture10▲ 9.8×1 topic
  28. Empire10▲ 46×4 topics
  29. Rural Transformation10▲ 103×1 topic
  30. Religion10▲ 8.0×10 topics
  31. Central Europe10▲ 506×1 topic
  32. Visegrad Group10▲ 506×1 topic
  33. Eastern Europe10▲ 66×3 topics
  34. Transition10▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Ethnic Cleansing10▲ 198×1 topic
  36. Stalinism10▲ 272×1 topic
  37. Media9▲ 23×5 topics
  38. Digital Learning9▲ 6.3×2 topics
  39. Digital Sovereignty9▲ 75×1 topic
  40. Transition Economy9▲ 113×1 topic

Which research topics does Saint-Petersburg Institute of History publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends, Central European and Russian historical studies, Soviet and Russian History and Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation.

Regional Socio-Economic …10Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 10 fractional worksCentral European and Rus…10Central European and Russian historical studies: 10 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History10Soviet and Russian History: 10 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and …8Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 8 fractional worksSocial and Behavioral Studies: 7 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 7 fractional worksByzantine Studies and Hi…6Byzantine Studies and History: 6 fractional worksLinguistics and language…6Linguistics and language evolution: 6 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical …5Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 5 fractional worksFusion and Plasma Physic…5Fusion and Plasma Physics Studies: 5 fractional works
DemographyPolitical Science and International RelationsHealthSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 10 works
  2. 2 Central European and Russian historical studies Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  3. 3 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  4. 4 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  5. 5 Social and Behavioral Studies Health 7 works
  6. 6 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  7. 7 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 6 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 6 works
  9. 9 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Fusion and Plasma Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 5 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saint-Petersburg Institute of History's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 129% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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