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St Petersburg University

In research, St Petersburg University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#717 of 12,888 worldwide), Mathematics (#100 of 1,053 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,396 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mathematical Physics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Numerical Analysis — Mathematical Physics is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,220
of 28,054 · #939 all time
Rank in Russia
#4
of 1,062
Research works
44k
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
396k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is St Petersburg 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 #717 of 12,888 7.2%5,002 #694
MathematicsField #100 of 1,053 6.0%468 #214
MedicineField #1,396 of 10,443 4.4%748 #2045
Social SciencesDomain #1,496 of 10,521 11.4%3,038 #1055
Health SciencesDomain #1,919 of 11,982 4.5%840 #2701
Social SciencesField #1,279 of 6,365 10.9%1,770 #1235
EngineeringField #1,415 of 6,636 6.4%1,112 #1129
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #285 of 1,201 13.2%434 #628
Physics and AstronomyField #435 of 1,646 9.6%682 #572
Life SciencesDomain #2,064 of 7,800 7.3%966 #2740

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St Petersburg 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#694 #717
  2. Mathematics#214 #100
  3. Medicine#2,045 #1,396
  4. Social Sciences#1,055 #1,496
  5. Health Sciences#2,701 #1,919
  6. Social Sciences#1,235 #1,279
  7. Engineering#1,129 #1,415
  8. Political Science and International Relations#628 #285
  9. Physics and Astronomy#572 #435
  10. Life Sciences#2,740 #2,064
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 St Petersburg University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mathematical Physics takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 128.4 works8.2×
  2. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 45.3 works5.8×
  3. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 47.5 works5.7×
  4. DevelopmentSubfield · 50.6 works5.1×
  5. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 31.0 works4.9×
← 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: 0.74× its world share, 348 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 412 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 148 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.13× its world share, 73 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.60× its world share, 556 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 666 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 392 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 68 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 1,112 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 396 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.71× its world share, 588 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.04× its world share, 468 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.11× its world share, 682 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 60 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 748 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.70× its world share, 484 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 220 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 95 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 242 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 226 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 1,770 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St Petersburg University?

Ranked on the composite score, N. A. Tsyganenko, Г. А. Леонов and Oleg Malafeyev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St Petersburg University.

  1. 1 N. A. Tsyganenko Russia · #46,327 worldwide 369 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Г. А. Леонов Russia · #52,777 worldwide 670 citations · 110 works
  3. 3 Oleg Malafeyev Russia · #97,555 worldwide 164 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Valery Astakhov Russia · #100,571 worldwide 392 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Н. В. Кузнецов Russia · #101,281 worldwide 626 citations · 130 works
  6. 6 F. F. Valiev Russia · #111,584 worldwide 343 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Ирина Зайцева Russia · #114,196 worldwide 106 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 V. A. Yakubovich Russia · #119,453 worldwide 254 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Oleg Chertov Russia · #132,899 worldwide 264 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Andrey Legin Russia · #157,971 worldwide 241 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at St Petersburg University

Which keywords describe research at St Petersburg University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Language, Globalization, Climate Change, International Relations, Media, Geopolitics, Linguistics and Social Media.

▲ 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. Climate Change432▲ 1.63×97 topics
  2. Globalization414▲ 2.1×111 topics
  3. Social Media316▲ 2.2×30 topics
  4. Sustainable Development274▲ 1.75×64 topics
  5. Language273▲ 11×13 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence271▲ 2.0×58 topics
  7. Education228▲ 1.35×84 topics
  8. Innovation224▲ 2.2×57 topics
  9. Identity211▲ 2.9×50 topics
  10. International Relations190▲ 8.0×22 topics
  11. Digital Transformation190▲ 3.6×21 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications185▲ 1.59×34 topics
  13. Media185▲ 12×12 topics
  14. Geopolitics184▲ 12×10 topics
  15. Nationalism180▲ 4.0×28 topics
  16. Linguistics171▲ 11×7 topics
  17. Ethnicity171▲ 4.6×17 topics
  18. Politics155▲ 5.8×20 topics
  19. Economic Development155▲ 1.93×36 topics
  20. Digital Economy154▲ 8.5×14 topics
  21. Legal Regulation149▲ 6.9×8 topics
  22. Discourse Analysis143▲ 5.7×7 topics
  23. Migration138▲ 4.2×24 topics
  24. Phraseology137▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Synthesis135▲ 3.7×34 topics
  26. Coronavirus131▲ 6.3×4 topics
  27. Regional Development126▲ 3.5×11 topics
  28. Youth125▲ 9.1×6 topics
  29. Cultural Communication123▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Persuasion Strategies123▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Arctic111▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Economic Security109▲ 5.2×5 topics
  33. Civic Participation102▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Sociological Research102▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Information Security99▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Cross-Cultural Communication87▲ 10.0×3 topics
  37. National Security87▲ 16×4 topics
  38. Business76▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Media Discourse76▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Blockchain Technology76▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does St Petersburg University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia, Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies and Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation.

Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 123 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 102 fractional worksLanguage, Communication,…74Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 74 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and …71Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 71 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 54 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 53 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues50Legal and Policy Issues: 50 fractional worksGlobal Political and Economic Relations: 49 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Developments in Russia: 43 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 41 fractional works
Cultural StudiesSociology and Political ScienceCommunicationPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 123 works
  2. 2 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 102 works
  3. 3 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 74 works
  4. 4 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 71 works
  5. 5 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 54 works
  6. 6 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 53 works
  7. 7 Legal and Policy Issues Law 50 works
  8. 8 Global Political and Economic Relations Political Science and International Relations 49 works
  9. 9 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 43 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 41 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 available39.1%not open60.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St Petersburg University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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.

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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.