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Ural State Medical University

In research, Ural State Medical University stands highest in Epidemiology (#743 of 927 worldwide), Medicine (#7,594 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,192 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Periodontics and Dentistry (Periodontics is 14.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,611
of 22,385 · #32,882 all time
Rank in Russia
#460
of 735
Research works
2.3k
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.9k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.51×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Ural State Medical University

What is Ural State Medical 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
EpidemiologySubfield #743 of 927 6.0%68 #1613
MedicineField #7,594 of 8,541 2.1%582 #13360
Health SciencesDomain #9,192 of 9,902 2.0%669 #15744
SurgerySubfield #1,474 of 1,532 0.8%67 #3165
Life SciencesDomain #6,250 of 6,403 0.8%131 #10856
Social SciencesDomain #9,465 of 9,585 4.9%61 #14585
Physical SciencesDomain #10,577 of 10,670 2.7%64 #17094

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ural State Medical 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Epidemiology#1,613 #743
  2. Medicine#13,360 #7,594
  3. Health Sciences#15,744 #9,192
  4. Surgery#3,165 #1,474
  5. Life Sciences#10,856 #6,250
  6. Social Sciences#14,585 #9,465
  7. Physical Sciences#17,094 #10,577
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Ural State Medical University work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Ural State Medical University is in Health Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Dentistry (5%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 751 fractional works · 72.0% of its workMedicine: 647 fractional works · 62.0% of its workEpidemiology: 76 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSurgery: 73 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 52 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 51 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 43 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 29 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 25 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 23 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnatomy: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOphthalmology: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 52 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPeriodontics: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOral Surgery: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthodontics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 43 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 146 fractional works · 14.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 61 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 41 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 29 fractional works · 2.8% of its workImmunology: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMicrobiology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 73 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 72 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUral StateMedical…1,043fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences7%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine64762.0%
    2. Dentistry525.0%
    3. Health Professions434.1%
    4. Nursing90.8%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology615.8%
    2. Neuroscience414.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology292.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences90.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.6%
    1. Engineering212.1%
    2. Chemistry151.5%
    3. Environmental Science111.0%
    4. Materials Science101.0%
    5. Computer Science100.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy30.3%
    7. Mathematics30.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    9. Energy00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences373.5%
    2. Psychology191.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities60.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.4%
    5. Decision Sciences40.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ural State Medical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Periodontics takes 14.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PeriodonticsSubfield · 20.6 works14×
  2. DentistryField · 52.1 works10×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.74× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.44× its world share, 41 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.67× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 10.30× its world share, 52 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.23× its world share, 647 worksMedicineNursing: 1.72× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry10.30×52 works
  2. Medicine3.23×647 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.74×29 works
  4. Neuroscience2.44×41 works
  5. Nursing1.72×9 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.67×6 works
  7. Health Professions1.56×43 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.09×61 works
  9. Chemistry0.93×15 works
  10. Psychology0.58×18 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.36×4 works
  12. Materials Science0.28×10 works
  13. Social Sciences0.28×37 works
  14. Mathematics0.23×3 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.21×5 works
  16. Environmental Science0.20×11 works
  17. Veterinary0.20×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.20×6 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×9 works
  20. Engineering0.14×21 works
  21. Computer Science0.12×10 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.12×3 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×2 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.03×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  26. Energy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ural State Medical University?

Ranked on the quality score, И. Б. Хлынов, Mikhail V Arkhipov and Olga G. Smolenskaya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ural State Medical University.

  1. 1 И. Б. Хлынов Russia · #1,764,251 worldwide 539 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Mikhail V Arkhipov Russia · #2,948,284 worldwide 941 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Olga G. Smolenskaya Russia · #3,510,895 worldwide 941 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Elena R. Lebedeva Russia · #3,862,199 worldwide 2.4k citations · 86 works
  5. 5 Alexander Balbert Russia · #5,205,733 worldwide 133 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Л. М. Гринберг Russia · #5,208,487 worldwide 905 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 В. А. Руднов Russia · #5,266,815 worldwide 1.3k citations · 100 works
  8. 8 A. V. Zyryаnov Russia · #5,420,133 worldwide 897 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Aleksandr Legkih Russia · #5,454,141 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 E. V. Prazdnichkova Russia · #5,541,572 worldwide 233 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Ural State Medical University

What are the most cited papers from Ural State Medical University?

The most cited paper from Ural State Medical University is "Lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins as risk markers of myocardial infarction in 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): a case-control study" (Matthew McQueen, Steven Hawken, Xingyu Wang et al., 2008), with 879 citations. Next come "Migraine: epidemiology and systems of care" (866) and "Stem Cells Associated with Macroporous Bioceramics for Long Bone Repair: 6- to 7-Year Outcome of a Pilot Clinical Study" (588).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins as risk markers of myocardial infarction in 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): a case-control study Matthew McQueen, Steven Hawken, Xingyu Wang et al. · The Lancet Jul 2008 879
2 Migraine: epidemiology and systems of care Messoud Ashina, Zaza Katsarava, Thien Phu Do et al. · The Lancet 25 Mar 2021 866
3 Stem Cells Associated with Macroporous Bioceramics for Long Bone Repair: 6- to 7-Year Outcome of a Pilot Clinical Study Maurilio Marcacci, Elizaveta Kon, Vladimir Moukhachev et al. · Tissue Engineering 20 Mar 2007 588
4 Rivaroxaban compared with standard anticoagulants for the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism in children: a randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial Christoph Male et al. · The Lancet Haematology Open access132 authors 4 Nov 2019 339
5 Silica–gold nanoparticles for atheroprotective management of plaques: results of the NANOM-FIM trial Alexander N. Kharlamov, Anastasiya E. Tyurnina, Vera S. Veselova et al. · Nanoscale 2015 231
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ural State Medical University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Risk Factors, Prevention, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Metabolic Syndrome and Epidemiological Studies.

▲ 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. Epidemiology132▲ 3.2×111 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress84▲ 4.9×46 topics
  3. Inflammation72▲ 3.2×70 topics
  4. Risk Factors61▲ 5.3×26 topics
  5. Prevention50▲ 12×15 topics
  6. Quality of Life50▲ 3.3×35 topics
  7. Public Health46▲ 3.0×32 topics
  8. Treatment44▲ 3.5×42 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome40▲ 4.7×20 topics
  10. Diagnosis38▲ 3.9×33 topics
  11. Management38▲ 4.5×26 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease35▲ 3.0×30 topics
  13. Epidemiological Studies31▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Diseases30▲ 33×4 topics
  15. Occupational Health30▲ 25×5 topics
  16. Non-Communicable Diseases29▲ 10×3 topics
  17. Arctic Population29▲ 73×1 topic
  18. Mortality Trends29▲ 73×1 topic
  19. Nutrition29▲ 6.2×8 topics
  20. Risk Assessment26▲ 3.8×7 topics
  21. Adolescent Health24▲ 28×3 topics
  22. Educational Technologies24▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Child Health24▲ 40×3 topics
  24. Environmental Factors23▲ 35×1 topic
  25. Hygienic Assessment23▲ 86×1 topic
  26. Neuroprotection23▲ 6.2×11 topics
  27. Global Burden22▲ 3.9×12 topics
  28. Alzheimer's Disease21▲ 7.2×5 topics
  29. Pathophysiology20▲ 6.7×10 topics
  30. Glaucoma20▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Mitochondrial Dysfunction20▲ 6.5×9 topics
  32. Retinal Ganglion Cells19▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Diabetes Mellitus18▲ 8.5×6 topics
  34. Ischemic Stroke18▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Neuroanatomy18▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Dental Caries17▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Preterm Infants17▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Cerebrolysin16▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Citicoline16▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Histology16▲ 56×2 topics

Which research topics does Ural State Medical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Healthcare Systems and Public Health, Human Health and Disease, Neurological Disorders and Treatments and Medical and Biological Sciences.

Healthcare Systems and Public Health: 29 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease: 23 fractional worksNeurological Disorders a…16Neurological Disorders and Treatments: 16 fractional worksMedical and Biological S…15Medical and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 13 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 12 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …10Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 10 fractional worksPediatric health and respiratory diseases: 9 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 8 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 7 fractional works
EpidemiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNeurologyAnatomy5 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 29 works
  2. 2 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 23 works
  3. 3 Neurological Disorders and Treatments Neurology 16 works
  4. 4 Medical and Biological Sciences Anatomy 15 works
  5. 5 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 13 works
  6. 6 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 12 works
  7. 7 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 10 works
  8. 8 Pediatric health and respiratory diseases Emergency Medical Services 9 works
  9. 9 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 8 works
  10. 10 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 7 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 available71.4%not open28.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ural State Medical University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Ural State Medical University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0039% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Ural State Medical University0.0040% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ural State Medical 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 2025Ural State Medical University2.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 4.0% in 2012.

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