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Ural Federal University

In research, Ural Federal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#554 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#755 of 10,521 worldwide) and Energy (#56 of 694 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Materials Science, Development and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes — General Materials Science is 12.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#813
of 28,054 · #1,521 all time
Rank in Russia
#2
of 1,062
Research works
21k
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
126k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Ural Federal 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 #554 of 12,888 8.1%3,814 #1181
Social SciencesDomain #755 of 10,521 16.3%1,616 #1467
EnergyField #56 of 694 24.8%128 #104
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #145 of 1,775 35.0%220 #652
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #126 of 1,272 37.8%163 #601
Materials ScienceField #278 of 2,468 8.4%793 #623
Social SciencesField #788 of 6,365 12.1%887 #1370
EngineeringField #1,000 of 6,636 6.8%1,476 #1883
Materials ChemistrySubfield #303 of 1,556 8.2%517 #753
Environmental ScienceField #1,048 of 3,551 12.5%228 #1926

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ural Federal 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#1,181 #554
  2. Social Sciences#1,467 #755
  3. Energy#104 #56
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#652 #145
  5. Economics and Econometrics#601 #126
  6. Materials Science#623 #278
  7. Social Sciences#1,370 #788
  8. Engineering#1,883 #1,000
  9. Materials Chemistry#753 #303
  10. Environmental Science#1,926 #1,048
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 Ural Federal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Materials Science takes 12.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 32.6 works12×
  2. DevelopmentSubfield · 49.1 works8.1×
  3. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 35.4 works7.6×
  4. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 30.8 works7.3×
  5. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 55.2 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: 0.41× its world share, 118 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 112 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 37 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.77× its world share, 58 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.73× its world share, 257 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 396 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 86 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.33× its world share, 128 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.64× its world share, 1,476 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 228 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.79× its world share, 793 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.46× its world share, 103 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.17× its world share, 289 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 59 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 200 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 174 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 173 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 50 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 220 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 112 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 887 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ural Federal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Denis Alikin, Д. Б. Берг and Alexander V. Panfilov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ural Federal University.

  1. 1 Denis Alikin Russia · #127,206 worldwide 206 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Д. Б. Берг Russia · #264,787 worldwide 32 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Alexander V. Panfilov Russia · #333,595 worldwide 163 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Vasiliy А. Bakulev Russia · #349,000 worldwide 90 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 V. Ya. Shur Russia · #388,148 worldwide 448 citations · 152 works
  6. 6 О. Л. Ташлыков Russia · #390,566 worldwide 100 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Stepan A. Dmitriev Russia · #403,159 worldwide 53 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Kazi Sohag Russia · #408,700 worldwide 191 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 А. В. Ищенко Russia · #442,206 worldwide 147 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 В. В. Арестов Russia · #446,267 worldwide 65 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Ural Federal University

Which keywords describe research at Ural Federal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Transformation, Sustainable Development, Energy Efficiency, Innovation, Regional Development, Renewable Energy, Language and Synthesis.

▲ 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 Development309▲ 3.2×64 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency241▲ 4.3×38 topics
  3. Innovation240▲ 3.8×51 topics
  4. Digital Transformation235▲ 7.4×20 topics
  5. Renewable Energy224▲ 2.6×51 topics
  6. Globalization224▲ 1.90×78 topics
  7. Climate Change209▲ 1.29×82 topics
  8. Sustainability196▲ 1.35×75 topics
  9. Nanoparticles170▲ 2.2×44 topics
  10. Environmental Impact165▲ 1.62×52 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties164▲ 2.8×38 topics
  12. Social Media163▲ 1.91×31 topics
  13. Regional Development158▲ 7.3×16 topics
  14. Educational Technology144▲ 2.0×21 topics
  15. Economic Development141▲ 2.9×35 topics
  16. Microstructure134▲ 4.3×19 topics
  17. Synthesis130▲ 5.8×35 topics
  18. Language119▲ 8.1×9 topics
  19. Digitalization114▲ 9.5×9 topics
  20. Digital Economy111▲ 10×13 topics
  21. Electronic Structure109▲ 10×8 topics
  22. Higher Education101▲ 3.1×14 topics
  23. Migration101▲ 5.0×14 topics
  24. Crystal Growth100▲ 5.9×12 topics
  25. Youth99▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Pedagogy98▲ 3.3×11 topics
  27. Ethnicity95▲ 4.2×13 topics
  28. Superconductivity93▲ 9.0×9 topics
  29. International Relations90▲ 6.3×20 topics
  30. Media89▲ 9.7×7 topics
  31. Materials86▲ 6.1×6 topics
  32. Politics83▲ 5.1×15 topics
  33. Geopolitics81▲ 8.7×10 topics
  34. Global Economy77▲ 9.4×6 topics
  35. Spatial Patterns76▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Linguistics76▲ 7.7×4 topics
  37. Civic Participation72▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Digital Generation70▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Sociological Research70▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Geographical Analysis66▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Ural Federal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia, Educational Innovations and Challenges, Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication and Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends.

Sociopolitical Dynamics …70Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 70 fractional worksEducational Innovations …63Educational Innovations and Challenges: 63 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and C…61Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 61 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic …60Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 60 fractional worksMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials: 55 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Developments in Russia: 47 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Ox…44Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 44 fractional worksIndustrial Engineering a…38Industrial Engineering and Technologies: 38 fractional worksLanguage, Communication,…35Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 35 fractional worksEngineering and Environm…32Engineering and Environmental Studies: 32 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsCultural StudiesDemography6 others

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

  1. 1 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 70 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 63 works
  3. 3 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 61 works
  4. 4 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 60 works
  5. 5 Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 55 works
  6. 6 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 47 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 44 works
  8. 8 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 38 works
  9. 9 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 35 works
  10. 10 Engineering and Environmental Studies Ocean Engineering 32 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 available43.7%not open56.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ural Federal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% 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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