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Sechenov University

In research, Sechenov University stands highest in Medicine (#293 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#355 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#669 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anatomy, Complementary and Manual Therapy and Dermatology — Anatomy is 25.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,302
of 28,054 · #2,128 all time
Rank in Russia
#5
of 1,062
Research works
18k
▲ 191% vs 2013–17
Citations
107k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Sechenov 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
MedicineField #293 of 10,443 5.8%3,854 #424
Health SciencesDomain #355 of 11,982 6.1%4,217 #479
Life SciencesDomain #669 of 7,800 8.4%1,180 #1325
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #779 of 3,579 9.2%588 #1656
SurgerySubfield #416 of 1,816 5.0%490 #1093
Physical SciencesDomain #3,536 of 12,888 11.1%554 #5756
Molecular BiologySubfield #718 of 2,175 10.3%294 #1575
DentistryField #132 of 367 12.3%148 #195
Health ProfessionsField #787 of 1,928 5.6%157 #1391
EpidemiologySubfield #405 of 976 5.1%353 #767

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sechenov 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. Medicine#424 #293
  2. Health Sciences#479 #355
  3. Life Sciences#1,325 #669
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,656 #779
  5. Surgery#1,093 #416
  6. Physical Sciences#5,756 #3,536
  7. Molecular Biology#1,575 #718
  8. Dentistry#195 #132
  9. Health Professions#1,391 #787
  10. Epidemiology#767 #405
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 Sechenov University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anatomy takes 25.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnatomySubfield · 38.1 works25×
  2. Complementary and Manual TherapySubfield · 21.3 works8.1×
  3. DermatologySubfield · 106.4 works6.4×
  4. GastroenterologySubfield · 43.6 works5.8×
  5. NeurologySubfield · 100.6 works5.7×
  6. Oral SurgerySubfield · 66.7 works5.5×
  7. Internal MedicineSubfield · 21.0 works5.4×
  8. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 25.4 works5.1×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 125 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.74× its world share, 588 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.55× its world share, 162 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.33× its world share, 240 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.95× its world share, 66 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 79 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 71 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 198 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 89 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.82× its world share, 148 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 157 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.17× its world share, 3,854 worksMedicineNursing: 1.63× its world share, 50 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 47 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 110 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 147 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sechenov University?

Ranked on the composite score, Elena Poddubskaya, Zhanna M. Sizova and Н. И. Брико lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sechenov University.

  1. 1 Elena Poddubskaya Russia · #84,588 worldwide 1.2k citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Zhanna M. Sizova Russia · #97,282 worldwide 127 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Н. И. Брико Russia · #118,851 worldwide 211 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Mazeda Hossain Russia · #188,821 worldwide 717 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Р. В. Полибин Russia · #230,312 worldwide 412 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Ilya V. Ulasov Russia · #242,702 worldwide 287 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Kuchma Vr Russia · #245,404 worldwide 20 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Д. В. Романов Russia · #246,456 worldwide 131 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 М. В. Журавлева Russia · #273,152 worldwide 14 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Н. В. Чичасова Russia · #288,892 worldwide 38 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Sechenov University

Which keywords describe research at Sechenov University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Prevention, Risk Factors, Treatment, Diagnosis and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology772▲ 3.1×131 topics
  2. Inflammation447▲ 3.4×83 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress394▲ 3.8×62 topics
  4. Treatment282▲ 3.7×50 topics
  5. Risk Factors275▲ 4.0×35 topics
  6. Quality of Life263▲ 2.9×49 topics
  7. Diagnosis250▲ 4.3×40 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease219▲ 3.1×39 topics
  9. Prevention213▲ 8.1×16 topics
  10. Public Health211▲ 2.3×53 topics
  11. Cancer183▲ 2.2×59 topics
  12. Management180▲ 3.6×34 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome170▲ 3.3×23 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines131▲ 3.8×14 topics
  15. Neurological Disorders131▲ 3.6×20 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Diseases128▲ 22×4 topics
  17. Clinical Trials127▲ 3.0×19 topics
  18. Complications126▲ 4.0×17 topics
  19. Immune Response124▲ 3.5×22 topics
  20. Chemotherapy123▲ 2.8×24 topics
  21. Non-Communicable Diseases122▲ 6.5×5 topics
  22. Epidemiological Studies122▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Occupational Health121▲ 16×5 topics
  24. Healthcare Policy120▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Arctic Population120▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Mortality Trends120▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Global Burden112▲ 3.3×12 topics
  28. Pathogenesis107▲ 3.3×22 topics
  29. Neuroprotection105▲ 4.8×17 topics
  30. Guidelines105▲ 3.6×13 topics
  31. Nutrition102▲ 3.6×13 topics
  32. Heart Failure101▲ 3.7×14 topics
  33. Pathophysiology100▲ 5.3×11 topics
  34. Autoantibodies98▲ 6.7×8 topics
  35. Alzheimer's Disease97▲ 5.4×9 topics
  36. Mitochondrial Dysfunction93▲ 5.0×12 topics
  37. Hypertension88▲ 4.8×16 topics
  38. Retinal Ganglion Cells77▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Glaucoma75▲ 8.1×4 topics
  40. Adolescent Health75▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Sechenov University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Public Health, Human Health and Disease, Neurological Disorders and Treatments and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Healthcare Systems and P…120Healthcare Systems and Public Health: 120 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease: 67 fractional worksNeurological Disorders and Treatments: 56 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 45 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 39 fractional worksMedical and Biological S…38Medical and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 29 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 29 fractional worksMigraine and Headache Studies: 29 fractional worksPediatric health and respiratory diseases: 28 fractional works
EpidemiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNeurologyInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 120 works
  2. 2 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 67 works
  3. 3 Neurological Disorders and Treatments Neurology 56 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 45 works
  5. 5 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 39 works
  6. 6 Medical and Biological Sciences Anatomy 38 works
  7. 7 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 29 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 29 works
  9. 9 Migraine and Headache Studies Psychiatry and Mental health 29 works
  10. 10 Pediatric health and respiratory diseases Emergency Medical Services 28 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 available65.6%not open34.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sechenov University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 191% 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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