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Saint Petersburg Mining University

In research, Saint Petersburg Mining University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,996 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,299 of 6,636 worldwide) and Ocean Engineering (#93 of 286 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geology, Ocean Engineering and Mechanics of Materials — Geology is 19.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,508
of 28,054 · #5,059 all time
Rank in Russia
#37
of 1,062
Research works
3.7k
▲ 294% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Saint Petersburg Mining 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 #1,996 of 12,888 13.0%1,019 #3306
EngineeringField #1,299 of 6,636 13.0%670 #2350
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #93 of 286 20.8%119 #284
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #475 of 1,351 11.4%227 #883
Social SciencesDomain #5,641 of 10,521 30.9%120 #7088
Social SciencesField #3,776 of 6,365 31.4%64 #4486
Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield #374 of 458 7.8%96 #966
Environmental ScienceField #3,048 of 3,551 11.6%70 #4696
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,072 of 1,209 10.2%95 #2257

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

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. Physical Sciences#3,306 #1,996
  2. Engineering#2,350 #1,299
  3. Ocean Engineering#284 #93
  4. Mechanical Engineering#883 #475
  5. Social Sciences#7,088 #5,641
  6. Social Sciences#4,486 #3,776
  7. Mechanics of Materials#966 #374
  8. Environmental Science#4,696 #3,048
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences#2,257 #1,072
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 Mining University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geology takes 19.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeologySubfield · 31.3 works20×
  2. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 118.6 works20×
  3. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 96.3 works12×
  4. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 226.7 works11×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.18× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.21× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 43 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.19× its world share, 95 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.41× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.83× its world share, 670 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 70 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.45× its world share, 59 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saint Petersburg Mining University?

Ranked on the composite score, Boris N. Abramovich, А. С. Мустафаев and В. В. Максаров lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saint Petersburg Mining University.

  1. 1 Boris N. Abramovich Russia · #695,702 worldwide 14 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 А. С. Мустафаев Russia · #1,330,390 worldwide 19 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 В. В. Максаров Russia · #1,346,845 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 V. Yu. Bazhin Russia · #1,506,615 worldwide 7 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Azizollah Khormali Russia · #1,535,500 worldwide 43 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 А. И. Алексеев Russia · #1,540,650 worldwide 7 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Saint Petersburg Mining University

Which keywords describe research at Saint Petersburg Mining University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Circular Economy, Lithium-ion Batteries, Digital Economy, Resource Efficiency and Carbon Sequestration.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development169▲ 9.1×34 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency161▲ 15×24 topics
  3. Renewable Energy129▲ 7.7×32 topics
  4. Circular Economy100▲ 32×5 topics
  5. Lithium-ion Batteries100▲ 20×4 topics
  6. Digital Economy92▲ 43×6 topics
  7. Environmental Impact90▲ 4.6×31 topics
  8. Resource Efficiency89▲ 55×3 topics
  9. Carbon Sequestration88▲ 106×1 topic
  10. Hydrogen Initiatives88▲ 308×1 topic
  11. Machine Learning73▲ 1.92×35 topics
  12. Innovation64▲ 5.2×17 topics
  13. Optimization60▲ 11×14 topics
  14. Environmental Management57▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Rock Mechanics56▲ 49×4 topics
  16. Technology56▲ 9.0×8 topics
  17. Climate Change54▲ 1.71×36 topics
  18. Numerical Modeling52▲ 41×4 topics
  19. Welding52▲ 67×3 topics
  20. Mining50▲ 234×1 topic
  21. Resource Extraction50▲ 234×1 topic
  22. Wave Propagation50▲ 39×3 topics
  23. Seismicity48▲ 117×2 topics
  24. Geomechanical Processes48▲ 146×1 topic
  25. Pendulum Waves48▲ 146×1 topic
  26. Gasification46▲ 59×2 topics
  27. Hydrogen Production46▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Coal46▲ 242×1 topic
  29. Underground46▲ 242×1 topic
  30. Tectonics42▲ 31×3 topics
  31. Arctic38▲ 29×4 topics
  32. Corrosion37▲ 25×5 topics
  33. Steel35▲ 64×2 topics
  34. Petroleum31▲ 55×2 topics
  35. Plate Tectonics30▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Continental Margin29▲ 40×2 topics
  37. Crustal Structure29▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Pipeline25▲ 20×3 topics
  39. CO2 Sequestration25▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Metal Recovery24▲ 10×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Industrial Engineering and Technologies, Engineering and Environmental Studies, Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering and Mining and Gasification Technologies.

Industrial Engineering a…88Industrial Engineering and Technologies: 88 fractional worksEngineering and Environmental Studies: 50 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 48 fractional worksMining and Gasification …46Mining and Gasification Technologies: 46 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 24 fractional worksEngineering Diagnostics and Reliability: 22 fractional worksElectric Power Systems and Control: 19 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 18 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 18 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 18 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringOcean EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsGeology2 others

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

  1. 1 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 88 works
  2. 2 Engineering and Environmental Studies Ocean Engineering 50 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 48 works
  4. 4 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 46 works
  5. 5 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 24 works
  6. 6 Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability Mechanics of Materials 22 works
  7. 7 Electric Power Systems and Control Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  8. 8 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 18 works
  9. 9 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 18 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 18 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 available67.7%not open32.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 294% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.