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Samara State Technical University

In research, Samara State Technical University stands highest in Computer Science (#3,856 of 4,417 worldwide), Engineering (#5,353 of 5,901 worldwide) and Building and Construction (#419 of 438 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction (Building and Construction is 6.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,468
of 22,385 · #20,571 all time
Rank in Russia
#645
of 735
Research works
6.6k
▼ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.41×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Samara State Technical University

What is Samara State Technical University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Computer ScienceField #3,856 of 4,417 3.1%102 #4074
EngineeringField #5,353 of 5,901 2.6%635 #3406
Building and ConstructionSubfield #419 of 438 1.9%60 #748
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,417 of 1,473 2.0%89 #2235
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,270 of 1,319 2.7%177 #1897
Social SciencesDomain #9,283 of 9,585 6.5%384 #11935
Materials ScienceField #2,219 of 2,276 1.9%123 #2397
Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield #475 of 482 0.6%68 #1334
Social SciencesField #5,907 of 5,988 7.3%208 #8471
Organic ChemistrySubfield #612 of 618 0.7%61 #1715

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Samara State Technical 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Computer Science#4,074 #3,856
  2. Engineering#3,406 #5,353
  3. Building and Construction#748 #419
  4. Materials Chemistry#2,235 #1,417
  5. Mechanical Engineering#1,897 #1,270
  6. Social Sciences#11,935 #9,283
  7. Materials Science#2,397 #2,219
  8. Mechanics of Materials#1,334 #475
  9. Social Sciences#8,471 #5,907
  10. Organic Chemistry#1,715 #612
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Samara State Technical University work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Samara State Technical University is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (40%), Social Sciences (13%), Materials Science (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,219 fractional works · 69.8% of its workEngineering: 692 fractional works · 39.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 189 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 72 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 71 fractional works · 4.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 56 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 55 fractional works · 3.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 49 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 41 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 30 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 30 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 28 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArchitecture: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 132 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 96 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCeramics and Composites: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 113 fractional works · 6.5% of its workInformation Systems: 71 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 108 fractional works · 6.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 67 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 58 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 36 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCatalysis: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 419 fractional works · 24.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 225 fractional works · 12.9% of its workEducation: 38 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDemography: 35 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 34 fractional works · 1.9% of its workUrban Studies: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopment: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 65 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArcheology: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 63 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 29 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 62 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 37 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 47 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSamara StateTechnical…1,748fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences24%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering69239.6%
    2. Materials Science1327.6%
    3. Computer Science1136.5%
    4. Chemistry1086.2%
    5. Environmental Science583.3%
    6. Energy362.0%
    7. Chemical Engineering261.5%
    8. Mathematics221.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy201.1%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences130.7%
    1. Social Sciences22512.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities653.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting633.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance281.6%
    5. Psychology231.3%
    6. Decision Sciences160.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences372.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology191.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
    4. Neuroscience30.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Medicine311.8%
    2. Health Professions130.7%
    3. Nursing40.2%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Samara State Technical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 71.9 works6.6×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.32× its world share, 26 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.93× its world share, 108 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 113 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.23× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.64× its world share, 692 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 58 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.17× its world share, 132 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 65 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 63 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 225 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering4.32×26 works
  2. Chemistry3.93×108 works
  3. Engineering2.64×692 works
  4. Energy2.23×36 works
  5. Materials Science2.17×132 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.29×65 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.11×63 works
  8. Mathematics1.06×22 works
  9. Social Sciences1.02×225 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.92×16 works
  11. Computer Science0.83×113 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.75×28 works
  13. Environmental Science0.67×58 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.51×20 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×3 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×12 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.44×37 works
  18. Psychology0.43×23 works
  19. Nursing0.42×4 works
  20. Health Professions0.28×13 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×19 works
  22. Neuroscience0.09×3 works
  23. Medicine0.09×31 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.02×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Samara State Technical University?

Ranked on the quality score, Dmitry Pashchenko, Eugeny V. Alexandrov and Igor Karpilov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Samara State Technical University.

  1. 1 Dmitry Pashchenko Russia · #125,640 worldwide 3.3k citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Eugeny V. Alexandrov Russia · #842,350 worldwide 3.1k citations · 144 works
  3. 3 Igor Karpilov Russia · #1,280,492 worldwide 429 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Ravil Mansurovich Mustafin Russia · #1,430,366 worldwide 390 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Olga A. Blatova Russia · #2,390,024 worldwide 553 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Egor Pavlovich Makarov Russia · #2,905,649 worldwide 45 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Andrey A. Golov Russia · #3,504,040 worldwide 890 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Andrey Bogomolov Russia · #3,779,276 worldwide 1.8k citations · 81 works
  9. 9 Andrey V. Bochkarev Russia · #4,836,392 worldwide 341 citations · 347 works
  10. 10 Dmitry Mikhailovich Bragin Russia · #4,970,897 worldwide 126 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Samara State Technical University

What are the most cited papers from Samara State Technical University?

The most cited paper from Samara State Technical University is "Near-field radiative heat transfer and noncontact friction" (Александр Иванович Волокитин, B. N. J. Persson, 2007), with 780 citations. Next come "Homo Citans and Carbon Allotropes: For an Ethics of Citation" (383) and "Tailor‐Made Microporous Metal–Organic Frameworks for the Full Separation of Propane from Propylene Through Selective Size Exclusion" (353).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Near-field radiative heat transfer and noncontact friction Александр Иванович Волокитин, B. N. J. Persson · Reviews of Modern Physics 24 Oct 2007 780
2 Homo Citans and Carbon Allotropes: For an Ethics of Citation Roald Hoffmann, Artem A. Kabanov, Andrey A. Golov et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition Open access 20 Jul 2016 383
3 Tailor‐Made Microporous Metal–Organic Frameworks for the Full Separation of Propane from Propylene Through Selective Size Exclusion Hao Wang, Xinglong Dong, Valentina Colombo et al. · Advanced Materials Open access 15 Oct 2018 353
4 A Porous Covalent Organic Framework with Voided Square Grid Topology for Atmospheric Water Harvesting Ha Lac Nguyen, Nikita Hanikel, Steven J. Lyle et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society Open access 16 Jan 2020 352
5 Radiative heat transfer between nanostructures Александр Иванович Волокитин, B. N. J. Persson · Physical review. B, Condensed matter Open access 16 Apr 2001 279
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Samara State Technical University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Development, Digital Transformation, Innovation, Digital Economy, Regional Development, Renewable Energy and Sustainability.

▲ 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-now 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. Energy Efficiency172▲ 11×32 topics
  2. Sustainable Development168▲ 6.1×40 topics
  3. Sustainability97▲ 2.3×49 topics
  4. Innovation92▲ 5.1×30 topics
  5. Renewable Energy90▲ 3.6×31 topics
  6. Digital Transformation80▲ 8.5×14 topics
  7. Digital Economy69▲ 20×11 topics
  8. Regional Development66▲ 11×10 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties59▲ 3.4×30 topics
  10. Educational Technology56▲ 2.7×15 topics
  11. Cyber-Physical Systems49▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Food Security48▲ 5.1×7 topics
  13. Technology48▲ 5.3×10 topics
  14. Synthesis48▲ 7.2×25 topics
  15. Digitalization45▲ 13×9 topics
  16. Environmental Management45▲ 6.3×12 topics
  17. Circular Economy43▲ 9.1×7 topics
  18. Heat Transfer43▲ 5.0×17 topics
  19. Pedagogy42▲ 4.8×8 topics
  20. Lithium-ion Batteries41▲ 5.7×4 topics
  21. Renewable Energy Sources41▲ 51×4 topics
  22. Numerical Modeling41▲ 22×5 topics
  23. Resource Efficiency40▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Migration40▲ 6.8×6 topics
  25. Geographical Analysis40▲ 54×2 topics
  26. Language38▲ 8.9×7 topics
  27. Corrosion38▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Steel38▲ 51×2 topics
  29. Composite Materials37▲ 10×7 topics
  30. Technological Innovation37▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Carbon Sequestration37▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Hydrogen Initiatives37▲ 92×1 topic
  33. Labor Market36▲ 7.4×3 topics
  34. Spatial Patterns35▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Demographic Dynamics35▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Rural Transformation35▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Environmental Assessment35▲ 43×3 topics
  38. Building Insulation34▲ 300×1 topic
  39. Sustainable Urban Development34▲ 300×1 topic
  40. Machine Tools33▲ 29×3 topics

Which research topics does Samara State Technical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Industrial Engineering and Technologies, Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends, Construction Management and Sustainability and Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability.

Industrial Engineering a…37Industrial Engineering and Technologies: 37 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic …35Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 35 fractional worksConstruction Management …34Construction Management and Sustainability: 34 fractional worksEngineering Diagnostics …30Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability: 30 fractional worksEngineering Technology and Methodologies: 27 fractional worksEngineering and Environmental Studies: 23 fractional worksEducational Innovations …22Educational Innovations and Challenges: 22 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Systems Analysis: 22 fractional worksStructural mechanics and materials: 20 fractional worksMaterial Properties and …19Material Properties and Applications: 19 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringDemographyBuilding and ConstructionMechanics of Materials6 others

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

  1. 1 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 37 works
  2. 2 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 35 works
  3. 3 Construction Management and Sustainability Building and Construction 34 works
  4. 4 Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability Mechanics of Materials 30 works
  5. 5 Engineering Technology and Methodologies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 27 works
  6. 6 Engineering and Environmental Studies Ocean Engineering 23 works
  7. 7 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 22 works
  8. 8 Economic and Technological Systems Analysis Management of Technology and Innovation 22 works
  9. 9 Structural mechanics and materials Materials Chemistry 20 works
  10. 10 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 19 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 available50.2%not open49.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.8%domestic only95.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Samara State Technical University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Samara State Technical University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0072% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Samara State Technical University0.0051% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Samara State Technical University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Samara State Technical University3.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.9% in 2009.

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