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Sokhumi State University

In research, Sokhumi State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,650 of 9,585 worldwide), Political Science and International Relations (#1,078 of 1,187 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,540 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics and Political Science and International Relations (Language and Linguistics is 17.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,327
of 22,385 · #24,468 all time
Rank in Georgia
#10
of 22
Research works
618
▲ 316% vs 2018-21
Citations
902
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.64×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Sokhumi State University

What is Sokhumi State 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,650 of 9,585 0.8%255 #12132
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,078 of 1,187 0.2%65 -
Social SciencesField #5,540 of 5,988 0.9%153 #8626
Physical SciencesDomain #9,879 of 10,670 0.2%63 #15665

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sokhumi State 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. Social Sciences#12,132 #7,650
  2. Social Sciences#8,626 #5,540
  3. Physical Sciences#15,665 #9,879
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 Sokhumi State University work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Sokhumi State University is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (44%), Arts and Humanities (16%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (9%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 271 fractional works · 73.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 161 fractional works · 43.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 67 fractional works · 18.3% of its workEducation: 21 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAnthropology: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCultural Studies: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopment: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 59 fractional works · 15.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 28 fractional works · 7.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClassics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 33 fractional works · 8.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 28 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 70 fractional works · 19.1% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 5.4% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOceanography: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSokhumi StateUniversity369fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences74%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences16143.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities5915.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance338.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting82.3%
    5. Psychology71.9%
    6. Decision Sciences41.0%
    1. Computer Science205.4%
    2. Engineering123.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences102.7%
    4. Environmental Science92.5%
    5. Materials Science71.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy41.2%
    7. Mathematics41.2%
    8. Energy20.5%
    9. Chemistry20.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences112.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology30.8%
    3. Neuroscience10.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Medicine82.1%
    2. Health Professions41.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Sokhumi State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 17.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 27.9 works17×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 67.4 works12×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.49× its world share, 58 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.16× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.44× its world share, 161 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.49×58 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.16×33 works
  3. Social Sciences3.44×161 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.72×10 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.04×4 works
  6. Mathematics0.99×4 works
  7. Computer Science0.70×20 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.70×8 works
  9. Psychology0.63×7 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.61×11 works
  11. Materials Science0.55×7 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.55×4 works
  13. Energy0.54×2 works
  14. Environmental Science0.51×9 works
  15. Health Professions0.46×4 works
  16. Chemistry0.26×2 works
  17. Engineering0.21×12 works
  18. Neuroscience0.19×1 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.15×3 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.13×0 works
  21. Medicine0.11×8 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.06×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sokhumi State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Lia Akhaladze, Matest M. Agrest and Zinaida V. Shevtsova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sokhumi State University.

  1. 1 Lia Akhaladze Georgia · #3,298,024 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Matest M. Agrest Georgia · #3,640,420 worldwide 183 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Zinaida V. Shevtsova Georgia · #4,018,418 worldwide 623 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Zoia Adamia Georgia · #4,178,994 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Mamuka Natsvaladze Georgia · #4,391,234 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 E. P. Sabo Georgia · #4,694,410 worldwide 87 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 O. L. Veresov Georgia · #4,930,730 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 K. A. Kovyrzina Georgia · #4,940,141 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 N.I. Kurdiani Georgia · #5,048,257 worldwide 53 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Guram Bokuchava Georgia · #5,085,167 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Sokhumi State University

What are the most cited papers from Sokhumi State University?

The most cited paper from Sokhumi State University is "Reorganization and expansion of the nidoviral family Arteriviridae" (Jens H. Kuhn et al., 2015), with 363 citations. Next come "The genus Daphne: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology" (81) and "Tin telluride based thermoelectrical alloys" (73).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reorganization and expansion of the nidoviral family Arteriviridae Jens H. Kuhn et al. · Archives of Virology Open access 25 Nov 2015 363
2 The genus Daphne: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology Giorgi Moshiashvili, Nino Tabatadze, Vakhtang Mshvildadze · Fitoterapia Open access 9 Mar 2020 81
3 Tin telluride based thermoelectrical alloys V. P. Vedeneev, S. P. Krivoruchko, E. P. Sabo · Semiconductors Mar 1998 73
4 HPLC separation of dihydropyridine derivatives enantiomers with emphasis on elution order using polysaccharide‐based chiral columns Giorgi Jibuti, Antonina Mskhiladze, Nino Takaishvili et al. · Journal of Separation Science 15 Aug 2012 62
5 Numerical calculation and measurement of transient fields from electrostatic discharges R. Zaridze, David D. Karkashadze, R.G. Djobava et al. · IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Part C Jul 1996 48
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sokhumi State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Innovation, Migration, Education, Linguistics, Economic Development, Central Asia and Language.

▲ 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. Globalization48▲ 6.6×27 topics
  2. Innovation38▲ 10×15 topics
  3. Education32▲ 5.0×15 topics
  4. Migration30▲ 23×8 topics
  5. Linguistics25▲ 43×5 topics
  6. Economic Development24▲ 8.2×13 topics
  7. Human Rights23▲ 6.2×24 topics
  8. Sustainable Development23▲ 4.0×25 topics
  9. Sustainability22▲ 2.4×15 topics
  10. Central Asia21▲ 82×4 topics
  11. Language21▲ 23×6 topics
  12. Etymology19▲ 110×2 topics
  13. Historical Phonology19▲ 110×2 topics
  14. Sovereignty19▲ 56×4 topics
  15. Nation-Building18▲ 93×3 topics
  16. Ethnic Conflict18▲ 103×2 topics
  17. State-Building18▲ 135×2 topics
  18. De Facto States17▲ 390×1 topic
  19. Unrecognized Quasi-States17▲ 390×1 topic
  20. Agriculture17▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Labor Market16▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Ethnicity15▲ 11×7 topics
  23. Economy15▲ 53×3 topics
  24. Religion14▲ 8.5×6 topics
  25. Geopolitics14▲ 26×9 topics
  26. International Relations14▲ 16×10 topics
  27. Digital Transformation14▲ 7.0×9 topics
  28. Pedagogy14▲ 7.5×8 topics
  29. Culture14▲ 7.0×5 topics
  30. Colonialism13▲ 7.6×6 topics
  31. Human Capital13▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Cultural Diplomacy13▲ 43×5 topics
  33. Post-Communist Countries12▲ 211×1 topic
  34. Trade Relations12▲ 211×1 topic
  35. Lexicography12▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Language Contact11▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Cultural History11▲ 26×4 topics
  38. Law11▲ 216×1 topic
  39. National Identity10▲ 25×3 topics
  40. Russia10▲ 67×3 topics

Which research topics does Sokhumi State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics, Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics, Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies and Eurasian Exchange Networks.

Post-Soviet Geopolitical…17Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 17 fractional worksGlobal Socioeconomic and…12Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics: 12 fractional worksCultural, Linguistic, Ec…11Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies: 11 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks10Eurasian Exchange Networks: 10 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 10 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 9 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History9Soviet and Russian History: 9 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 6 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 6 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 5 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Social SciencesAnthropology2 others

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

  1. 1 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 17 works
  2. 2 Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  3. 3 Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies General Social Sciences 11 works
  4. 4 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 10 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 10 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 9 works
  7. 7 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  8. 8 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 6 works
  9. 9 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  10. 10 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 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 available69.6%not open30.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sokhumi State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 316% higher 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 Sokhumi State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0019% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Sokhumi State University0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sokhumi State 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 2025Sokhumi State University2.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.7% in 2020.

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