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State Marine Technical University of St. Petersburg

In research, State Marine Technical University of St. Petersburg stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,423 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,869 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,679 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Development, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering — Development is 33.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,259
of 28,054 · #14,772 all time
Rank in Russia
#321
of 1,062
Research works
1.9k
▲ 704% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is State Marine Technical University of St. Petersburg 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 #6,423 of 12,888 5.7%517 #8009
EngineeringField #3,869 of 6,636 6.2%338 #5723
Social SciencesDomain #8,679 of 10,521 6.1%215 #15048
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,200 of 1,351 6.3%82 #2421
Social SciencesField #5,880 of 6,365 5.5%114 #9610

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where State Marine Technical University of St. Petersburg 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#8,009 #6,423
  2. Engineering#5,723 #3,869
  3. Social Sciences#15,048 #8,679
  4. Mechanical Engineering#2,421 #1,200
  5. Social Sciences#9,610 #5,880
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 State Marine Technical University of St. Petersburg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Development takes 33.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DevelopmentSubfield · 26.2 works34×
  2. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 59.5 works15×
  3. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 82.3 works5.8×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.94× its world share, 338 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.40× its world share, 38 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.26× its world share, 56 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.97× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at State Marine Technical University of St. Petersburg?

Ranked on the composite score, Solomon G. Mikhlin, Anton Zhilenkov and Kirill V. Rozhdestvensky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is State Marine Technical University of St. Petersburg.

  1. 1 Solomon G. Mikhlin Russia · #176,368 worldwide 102 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Anton Zhilenkov Russia · #357,150 worldwide 69 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Kirill V. Rozhdestvensky Russia · #624,769 worldwide 66 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Andrei V. Korol Russia · #1,060,575 worldwide 69 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Michael Paukshto Russia · #1,277,120 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Gleb Turichin Russia · #1,392,268 worldwide 46 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Olga Klimova-Korsmik Russia · #1,466,172 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at State Marine Technical University of St. Petersburg

Which keywords describe research at State Marine Technical University of St. Petersburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Digital Transformation, Regional Development, Innovation, Mechanical Properties, Environmental Management and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development99▲ 8.1×30 topics
  2. Climate Change94▲ 4.6×36 topics
  3. Digital Transformation72▲ 18×12 topics
  4. Sustainability63▲ 3.4×25 topics
  5. Regional Development55▲ 20×9 topics
  6. Innovation54▲ 6.7×19 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties52▲ 7.0×25 topics
  8. Neural Networks49▲ 4.2×18 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence47▲ 4.5×16 topics
  10. Environmental Management43▲ 14×10 topics
  11. Economic Development42▲ 6.8×13 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency40▲ 5.6×24 topics
  13. Control Systems39▲ 27×10 topics
  14. Microstructure37▲ 9.3×11 topics
  15. Globalization37▲ 2.4×17 topics
  16. Environmental Impact36▲ 2.8×26 topics
  17. Renewable Energy34▲ 3.1×28 topics
  18. Arctic34▲ 39×4 topics
  19. Geopolitics32▲ 27×6 topics
  20. International Relations32▲ 17×6 topics
  21. Shipping32▲ 81×2 topics
  22. Digital Economy28▲ 20×10 topics
  23. Global Economy28▲ 27×4 topics
  24. Oil and Gas27▲ 95×2 topics
  25. Information Technology26▲ 7.0×6 topics
  26. Knowledge Clusters26▲ 80×1 topic
  27. Russian Economy26▲ 86×1 topic
  28. Cyber-Physical Systems25▲ 12×6 topics
  29. Governance25▲ 9.8×1 topic
  30. Northern Sea Route25▲ 116×1 topic
  31. Digital Marketing24▲ 7.5×2 topics
  32. Food Security24▲ 5.7×5 topics
  33. Heat Transfer24▲ 6.3×15 topics
  34. Autonomous Navigation23▲ 1213×1 topic
  35. Maritime Technology23▲ 1213×1 topic
  36. Additive Manufacturing21▲ 8.8×7 topics
  37. Metal Nanoparticles20▲ 15×6 topics
  38. Aerospace Applications18▲ 24×3 topics
  39. Economic Security17▲ 11×6 topics
  40. Innovation Management17▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does State Marine Technical University of St. Petersburg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic and Technological Developments in Russia, Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, Stonefly species taxonomy and ecology and Economic and Technological Systems Analysis.

Economic and Technologic…26Economic and Technological Developments in Russia: 26 fractional worksArctic and Russian Polic…25Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 25 fractional worksStonefly species taxonom…23Stonefly species taxonomy and ecology: 23 fractional worksEconomic and Technologic…15Economic and Technological Systems Analysis: 15 fractional worksRegional Economic Development and Innovation: 15 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Applications: 14 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…14Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 14 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquatic Biology: 11 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 11 fractional worksEngineering Diagnostics and Reliability: 11 fractional works
DevelopmentSociology and Political ScienceOcean EngineeringManagement of Technology and Innovation6 others

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

  1. 1 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 26 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  3. 3 Stonefly species taxonomy and ecology Ocean Engineering 23 works
  4. 4 Economic and Technological Systems Analysis Management of Technology and Innovation 15 works
  5. 5 Regional Economic Development and Innovation Strategy and Management 15 works
  6. 6 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 14 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 14 works
  8. 8 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 11 works
  9. 9 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 11 works
  10. 10 Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability Mechanics of Materials 11 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 available33.6%not open66.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has State Marine Technical University of St. Petersburg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 704% 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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