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Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University

In research, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,240 of 5,988 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,290 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Political Science and International Relations and Economics and Econometrics (Law is 22.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,532
of 22,385 · #33,052 all time
Rank in Georgia
#15
of 22
Research works
236
▲ 1186% vs 2018-21
Citations
99
0.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
97%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University

What is Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani 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 SciencesField #3,240 of 5,988 1.9%102 #6075
Social SciencesDomain #5,290 of 9,585 1.3%168 #10788

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani 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 fields of science does Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University work in?

In 2022-now, 92% of research at Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University is in Social Sciences, 5% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (56%), Arts and Humanities (16%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (13%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 188 fractional works · 92.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 115 fractional works · 56.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 52 fractional works · 25.2% of its workLaw: 27 fractional works · 13.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 32 fractional works · 15.5% of its workReligious studies: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClassics: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 27 fractional works · 13.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 23 fractional works · 11.2% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 6.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.9% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSulkhan-SabaOrbeliani…205fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences92%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences11556.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities3215.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2713.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting146.7%
    5. Psychology10.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Computer Science42.0%
    2. Environmental Science21.0%
    3. Engineering20.9%
    4. Chemistry10.3%
    5. Energy10.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine31.5%
    2. Health Professions21.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 22.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 26.7 works22×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 51.7 works17×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 23.0 works7.1×
  4. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 26.6 works6.1×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.38× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.07× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.07× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.42× its world share, 115 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance6.07×27 works
  2. Arts and Humanities5.38×32 works
  3. Social Sciences4.42×115 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.07×14 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×0 works
  6. Health Professions0.40×2 works
  7. Energy0.35×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.25×4 works
  9. Psychology0.23×1 works
  10. Chemistry0.21×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.20×2 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.17×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.11×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  15. Medicine0.08×3 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×1 works
  17. Engineering0.06×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University?

Ranked on the quality score, Dimitry Gegenava lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University.

  1. 1 Dimitry Gegenava Georgia · #4,091,442 worldwide 32 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University

What are the most cited papers from Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University?

The most cited paper from Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University is "Welfare state on the theoretical crossroads: analysis of the twenty-first-century studies" (Nino Papachashvili, Vasja Roblek, Maja Meško et al., 2023), with 6 citations. Next come "Embryological basis of polyorchidism including classification, reproductive potential, and risk of malignancy: A review" (4) and "CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN THE SELF" (4).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Welfare state on the theoretical crossroads: analysis of the twenty-first-century studies Nino Papachashvili, Vasja Roblek, Maja Meško et al. · International Review of Sociology Open access 2 Jan 2023 6
2 Embryological basis of polyorchidism including classification, reproductive potential, and risk of malignancy: A review Anna Pliszka, Agata Wawrzyniak, Jerzy Andrzej Walocha et al. · Clinical Anatomy Open access 26 Jul 2023 4
3 CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN THE SELF Douglas W. Hollan, Teona Nutsubidze · JOURNAL "ORBELIANI" Open access 22 Mar 2023 4
4 Stakeholders in Higher Education - Transforming for Development and Well-Being Shorena Gogiashvili · JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Open access 19 Dec 2022 4
5 State Funding of Religious Organizations in Georgia Dimitry Gegenava · Studia z Prawa Wyznaniowego Open access 30 Dec 2019 4
All 101 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Democracy, Globalization, Constitutionalism, Judicial Review, ECHR, European Legal Systems and Economic Development.

▲ 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. Human Rights44▲ 21×31 topics
  2. Globalization24▲ 6.0×20 topics
  3. Democracy22▲ 31×4 topics
  4. Constitutionalism18▲ 101×3 topics
  5. Judicial Review18▲ 105×3 topics
  6. ECHR18▲ 246×1 topic
  7. European Legal Systems18▲ 246×1 topic
  8. Economic Development16▲ 9.9×10 topics
  9. Innovation16▲ 7.7×11 topics
  10. Financial Crisis15▲ 64×5 topics
  11. Sustainability15▲ 3.0×11 topics
  12. European Union14▲ 32×11 topics
  13. Labor Market14▲ 25×4 topics
  14. Agriculture14▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence13▲ 4.5×13 topics
  16. Sovereignty12▲ 63×6 topics
  17. Migration12▲ 17×7 topics
  18. Religion11▲ 12×14 topics
  19. Human Capital11▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Post-Communist Countries11▲ 343×1 topic
  21. Public Policy11▲ 11×7 topics
  22. Regulation11▲ 9.9×6 topics
  23. Trade Relations11▲ 343×1 topic
  24. Consumer Protection10▲ 112×4 topics
  25. Legal Transplants10▲ 187×2 topics
  26. Nationalism9▲ 10.0×9 topics
  27. Nation-Building9▲ 81×3 topics
  28. Fiscal Policy8▲ 20×4 topics
  29. Church-State Relations8▲ 212×2 topics
  30. De Facto States8▲ 315×1 topic
  31. Freedom of Religion8▲ 212×2 topics
  32. Unrecognized Quasi-States8▲ 315×1 topic
  33. International Relations7▲ 15×8 topics
  34. Legal Regulation7▲ 15×7 topics
  35. Secularism7▲ 33×5 topics
  36. Blockchain Technology7▲ 58×2 topics
  37. Contract Law6▲ 128×2 topics
  38. Integration6▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Canon Law6▲ 203×1 topic
  40. Cultural Exchange6▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: European and International Law Studies, Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics, Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics and Theology and Canon Law Studies.

European and Internation…18European and International Law Studies: 18 fractional worksGlobal Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics: 11 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 8 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 6 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues: 6 fractional worksEuropean and International Contract Law: 5 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Law: 5 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 5 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 4 fractional worksLaw, Economics, and Judicial Systems: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsReligious studiesLaw3 others

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  2. 2 Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  3. 3 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  4. 4 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 6 works
  5. 5 Legal and Policy Issues Law 6 works
  6. 6 European and International Contract Law Law 5 works
  7. 7 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 5 works
  8. 8 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 5 works
  9. 9 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 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 available96.9%not open3.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.0%domestic only97.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1186% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting201520202025
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00095% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University0.00048% in 20252020

Fractional works of Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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