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Sumgayit State University

In research, Sumgayit State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,402 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,306
of 22,385 · #23,861 all time
Rank in Azerbaijan
#28
of 42
Research works
410
▲ 86% vs 2018-21
Citations
443
1.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Sumgayit State University

What is Sumgayit State 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,402 of 10,670 2.1%92 #15451

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sumgayit 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Sumgayit State University work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Sumgayit State University is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Social Sciences (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 114 fractional works · 51.4% of its workEngineering: 45 fractional works · 20.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 17 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 7.4% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 58 fractional works · 26.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 13.9% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 37 fractional works · 16.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 31 fractional works · 13.9% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 5.5% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSumgayit StateUniversity222fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences26%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4520.2%
    2. Materials Science177.5%
    3. Computer Science177.4%
    4. Chemistry104.6%
    5. Environmental Science104.3%
    6. Energy62.5%
    7. Mathematics52.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.8%
    10. Physics and Astronomy20.7%
    1. Social Sciences3113.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance104.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities83.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting52.4%
    5. Psychology21.0%
    6. Decision Sciences20.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3113.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Neuroscience00.0%
    1. Medicine104.3%
    2. Health Professions10.6%
    3. Veterinary10.5%
    4. Nursing10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.92× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.92× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.73× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.35× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.14× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.05× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.47× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.32× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.08× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.47×1 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.92×31 works
  3. Chemistry2.92×10 works
  4. Energy2.73×6 works
  5. Chemical Engineering2.19×2 works
  6. Materials Science2.14×17 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.08×10 works
  8. Mathematics2.05×5 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.37×1 works
  10. Engineering1.35×45 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.32×8 works
  12. Social Sciences1.10×31 works
  13. Computer Science0.96×16 works
  14. Environmental Science0.86×10 works
  15. Nursing0.77×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×5 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.71×2 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.68×2 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×4 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.35×1 works
  21. Psychology0.33×2 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.31×2 works
  23. Health Professions0.22×1 works
  24. Medicine0.22×10 works
  25. Neuroscience0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sumgayit State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Rashad Salimov, Shafa Tiflis Aliyev and Ali Gasan Nagiev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sumgayit State University.

  1. 1 Rashad Salimov Azerbaijan · #1,969,205 worldwide 338 citations · 105 works
  2. 2 Shafa Tiflis Aliyev Azerbaijan · #3,908,935 worldwide 84 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Ali Gasan Nagiev Azerbaijan · #5,050,294 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Javanshir Firudin oglu Mammadov Azerbaijan · #5,341,970 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 M. M. Kurbanov Azerbaijan · #5,898,019 worldwide 86 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 М. М. Мурадов Azerbaijan · #6,289,661 worldwide 32 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Sumgayit State University

What are the most cited papers from Sumgayit State University?

The most cited paper from Sumgayit State University is "Professional vs. amateur judgment accuracy: The case of foreign exchange rates" (Dilek Önkal, J. Frank Yates, Can Şımga-Muğan et al., 2003), with 67 citations. Next come "Evolutionary Toxicology: Population-Level Effects of Chronic Contaminant Exposure on the Marsh Frogs ( Rana ridibunda ) of Azerbaijan" (66) and "Chromosomal Damage in Two Species of Aquatic Turtles (Emys orbicularis and Mauremys caspica) Inhabiting Contaminated Sites in Azerbaijan" (60).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Professional vs. amateur judgment accuracy: The case of foreign exchange rates Dilek Önkal, J. Frank Yates, Can Şımga-Muğan et al. · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Open access 30 Jun 2003 67
2 Evolutionary Toxicology: Population-Level Effects of Chronic Contaminant Exposure on the Marsh Frogs ( Rana ridibunda ) of Azerbaijan Cole W. Matson, Megan M. Lambert, Thomas J. McDonald et al. · Environmental Health Perspectives Open access 15 Dec 2005 66
3 Chromosomal Damage in Two Species of Aquatic Turtles (Emys orbicularis and Mauremys caspica) Inhabiting Contaminated Sites in Azerbaijan Cole W. Matson, Grigoriy M. Palatnikov, Arif Islamzadeh et al. · Ecotoxicology 22 Jun 2005 60
4 Basicity of a System of Exponents with a Piecewise Linear Phase in Variable Spaces Bilal T. Bilalov, Zafar G. Guseynov · Mediterranean Journal of Mathematics 19 Mar 2011 58
5 Production of hydrogen and carbon in the petrochemical industry by cracking of hydrocarbons in the process of heat utilization in steel production Alexander L. Gusev, T. G. Jabbarov, Sh.G. Mamedov et al. · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 24 Jan 2023 51
All 74 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sumgayit State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Medicinal Plants, Renewable Energy, Innovation, Metal Nanoparticles, Sustainable Development, Sustainability and Polymer Nanocomposites.

▲ 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. Energy Efficiency15▲ 7.2×15 topics
  2. Sustainability14▲ 2.6×25 topics
  3. Renewable Energy13▲ 4.1×16 topics
  4. Medicinal Plants13▲ 15×14 topics
  5. Sustainable Development12▲ 3.5×26 topics
  6. Innovation12▲ 5.1×15 topics
  7. Globalization11▲ 2.5×23 topics
  8. Education11▲ 2.8×21 topics
  9. Metal Nanoparticles9▲ 26×3 topics
  10. Antioxidant8▲ 5.5×28 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity8▲ 5.6×17 topics
  12. Pedagogy8▲ 6.9×8 topics
  13. Polymer Nanocomposites8▲ 79×3 topics
  14. Cyber-Physical Systems6▲ 10×6 topics
  15. Anti-inflammatory6▲ 9.0×16 topics
  16. Biological Activities6▲ 16×6 topics
  17. Herbal Medicine5▲ 8.4×7 topics
  18. Geometric Modeling5▲ 138×1 topic
  19. Industrial Automation5▲ 34×3 topics
  20. Mathematical Simulation5▲ 138×1 topic
  21. Synthesis5▲ 5.6×15 topics
  22. Cloud Computing4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  23. Drug Discovery4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  24. Global Governance4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  25. Digital Education4▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Human Capital4▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Teaching Methods4▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Ethnobotanical Survey4▲ 57×1 topic
  29. Geopolitics4▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Traditional Ecological Knowledge4▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics4▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Critical Thinking4▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Language4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  34. Polymer Composite Materials4▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Student Competencies4▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Fuzzy Controller4▲ 72×1 topic
  37. Industry 4.04▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Redundant Transmission4▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Digital Economy4▲ 8.4×6 topics
  40. Phytochemistry4▲ 14×7 topics

Which research topics does Sumgayit State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry, Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies, Material Properties and Applications and Education, Innovation and Language Studies.

Advanced Theoretical and…5Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry: 5 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medic…4Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 4 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Applications: 4 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…4Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Data Processing…4Advanced Data Processing Techniques: 4 fractional worksEngineering Technology and Methodologies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 3 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biolo…3Phytochemistry and Biological Activities: 3 fractional worksSoil and Environmental Studies: 2 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringPlant ScienceGeneral Materials ScienceEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 4 works
  3. 3 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 4 works
  4. 4 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced Data Processing Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Engineering Technology and Methodologies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 3 works
  8. 8 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 3 works
  9. 9 Soil and Environmental Studies Soil Science 2 works
  10. 10 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 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 available65.5%not open34.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sumgayit State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 86% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Sumgayit State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00091% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Sumgayit State University0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sumgayit State University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Sumgayit State University2.3% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.1% in 2017.

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