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Sokhumi State University

In research, Sokhumi State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,109 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,623 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,540 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics and Political Science and International Relations — Language and Linguistics is 18.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,616
of 28,054 · #38,308 all time
Rank in Georgia
#14
of 22
Research works
618
▲ 102% vs 2013–17
Citations
902
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Sokhumi State 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,109 of 10,521 1.6%255 #15764
Social SciencesField #5,623 of 6,365 2.0%153 #9773
Physical SciencesDomain #12,540 of 12,888 0.5%63 #20354
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,196 of 1,201 3.1%65 —

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 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#15,764 #9,109
  2. Social Sciences#9,773 #5,623
  3. Physical Sciences#20,354 #12,540
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 Sokhumi State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 18.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 27.9 works19×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 64.8 works13×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.68× its world share, 56 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.05× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.53× its world share, 153 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sokhumi State University?

Ranked on the composite score, R.A. Demirkhanov and R.Ya. Kucherov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sokhumi State University.

  1. 1 R.A. Demirkhanov Georgia · #1,475,413 worldwide 4 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 R.Ya. Kucherov Georgia · #1,586,738 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Sokhumi State University

Which keywords describe research at Sokhumi State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Innovation, Migration, Linguistics, Education, Economic Development, Human Rights 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization44▲ 6.5×25 topics
  2. Innovation36▲ 10.0×13 topics
  3. Education30▲ 5.1×15 topics
  4. Migration29▲ 25×8 topics
  5. Linguistics25▲ 44×5 topics
  6. Human Rights23▲ 6.5×24 topics
  7. Economic Development22▲ 7.9×13 topics
  8. Language21▲ 25×6 topics
  9. Central Asia20▲ 84×4 topics
  10. Sustainable Development20▲ 3.6×20 topics
  11. Sustainability20▲ 2.3×14 topics
  12. Etymology19▲ 111×2 topics
  13. Historical Phonology19▲ 111×2 topics
  14. Sovereignty18▲ 56×4 topics
  15. Nation-Building17▲ 92×3 topics
  16. State-Building16▲ 129×2 topics
  17. Ethnic Conflict16▲ 104×2 topics
  18. De Facto States16▲ 392×1 topic
  19. Unrecognized Quasi-States16▲ 392×1 topic
  20. Agriculture15▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Ethnicity15▲ 12×7 topics
  22. Economy15▲ 55×3 topics
  23. Labor Market14▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Religion14▲ 8.9×6 topics
  25. Digital Transformation14▲ 7.5×9 topics
  26. Pedagogy14▲ 8.1×8 topics
  27. Culture13▲ 7.3×4 topics
  28. International Relations13▲ 16×10 topics
  29. Geopolitics13▲ 25×8 topics
  30. Colonialism13▲ 8.0×6 topics
  31. Cultural Diplomacy12▲ 43×5 topics
  32. Lexicography12▲ 37×2 topics
  33. Language Contact11▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Human Capital11▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Law11▲ 233×1 topic
  36. Cultural History11▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Cultural Interaction10▲ 118×2 topics
  38. National Identity10▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Post-Communist Countries10▲ 188×1 topic
  40. Trade Relations10▲ 188×1 topic

Which research topics does Sokhumi State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics, Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies, Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics and Eurasian Exchange Networks.

Post-Soviet Geopolitical…16Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 16 fractional worksCultural, Linguistic, Ec…11Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies: 11 fractional worksGlobal Socioeconomic and…10Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics: 10 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks10Eurasian Exchange Networks: 10 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 10 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 9 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History8Soviet and Russian History: 8 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 6 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 4 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Social SciencesEconomics and EconometricsAnthropology3 others

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

  1. 1 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  2. 2 Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies General Social Sciences 11 works
  3. 3 Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics Economics and Econometrics 10 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 8 works
  8. 8 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  9. 9 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 4 works
  10. 10 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 4 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sokhumi State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 102% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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.