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St.Tikhon's Orthodox University

In research, St.Tikhon's Orthodox University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,669 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,142 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,081 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 12.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,302
of 28,054 · #33,036 all time
Rank in Russia
#704
of 1,062
Research works
709
▲ 91% vs 2013–17
Citations
518
0.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is St.Tikhon's Orthodox 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 #5,669 of 10,521 7.6%161 #7980
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,142 of 1,998 11.0%62 #1846
Social SciencesField #6,081 of 6,365 4.8%93 #8575

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St.Tikhon's Orthodox 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#7,980 #5,669
  2. Arts and Humanities#1,846 #1,142
  3. Social Sciences#8,575 #6,081
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.Tikhon's Orthodox University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 61.7 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 12.39× its world share, 62 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.27× its world share, 93 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St.Tikhon's Orthodox University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ludmilla Evdokimova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St.Tikhon's Orthodox University.

  1. 1 Ludmilla Evdokimova Russia · #1,001,479 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at St.Tikhon's Orthodox University

Which keywords describe research at St.Tikhon's Orthodox University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Media, Linguistics, Language, Ethics, Social Change, Spirituality 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. Religion29▲ 35×17 topics
  2. Media28▲ 104×5 topics
  3. Linguistics19▲ 66×4 topics
  4. Language17▲ 40×6 topics
  5. Ethics17▲ 20×8 topics
  6. Social Media16▲ 6.3×3 topics
  7. Social Change15▲ 71×4 topics
  8. Spirituality14▲ 86×3 topics
  9. Cultural Integration14▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Globalization14▲ 4.0×20 topics
  11. Religious Identity13▲ 124×3 topics
  12. Cultural Communication13▲ 208×1 topic
  13. Discourse Analysis13▲ 30×1 topic
  14. Nationalism13▲ 16×13 topics
  15. Communication Technology13▲ 604×1 topic
  16. Youth Subcultures13▲ 604×1 topic
  17. Migration12▲ 20×6 topics
  18. Cultural Exchange11▲ 50×3 topics
  19. Politics11▲ 23×6 topics
  20. Byzantium11▲ 318×1 topic
  21. Eastern Mediterranean11▲ 318×1 topic
  22. Secularism10▲ 58×4 topics
  23. Identity10▲ 7.9×15 topics
  24. Education9▲ 3.1×14 topics
  25. Theology9▲ 56×3 topics
  26. Agriculture8▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Church History7▲ 95×3 topics
  28. Cultural Transmission7▲ 53×2 topics
  29. Cultural History7▲ 33×4 topics
  30. Regional Development7▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Cultural Identity7▲ 7.6×10 topics
  32. Food Security7▲ 6.9×1 topic
  33. Rural Transformation7▲ 101×1 topic
  34. Democracy6▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Christian-Muslim Relations6▲ 125×2 topics
  36. Early Christian Apologetics6▲ 145×1 topic
  37. Gospel Translation6▲ 145×1 topic
  38. Urban Development6▲ 9.2×2 topics
  39. Atheism6▲ 126×1 topic
  40. Late Antiquity6▲ 62×3 topics

Which research topics does St.Tikhon's Orthodox University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies, Byzantine Studies and History and Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends.

Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 13 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 13 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 11 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 7 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 6 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…6Religion and Society Interactions: 6 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 5 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Religious Studies of Rome: 3 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 3 fractional works
Cultural StudiesSociology and Political ScienceClassicsDemography4 others

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

  1. 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 13 works
  2. 2 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  3. 3 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 11 works
  4. 4 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 7 works
  5. 5 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 5 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 4 works
  9. 9 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 3 works
  10. 10 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 3 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 available78.9%not open21.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St.Tikhon's Orthodox University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 91% 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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