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Ural State Mining University

In research, Ural State Mining University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,375 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,494 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering — Mechanics of Materials is 13.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,280
of 28,054 · #23,437 all time
Rank in Russia
#747
of 1,062
Research works
824
▲ 300% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Ural State Mining 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 #11,375 of 12,888 1.8%178 #12440
EngineeringField #6,494 of 6,636 1.2%115 #10365

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ural State Mining 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).

What does Ural State Mining University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanics of Materials takes 13.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 21.0 works14×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 50.2 works13×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.39× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.62× its world share, 115 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.10× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ural State Mining University?

Ranked on the composite score, Александр Семин, В. В. Павлов and S. Ya. Davydov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ural State Mining University.

  1. 1 Александр Семин Russia · #696,666 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 В. В. Павлов Russia · #1,359,716 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 S. Ya. Davydov Russia · #1,474,790 worldwide 4 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 V. P. Alekseev Russia · #1,612,982 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Ural State Mining University

Which keywords describe research at Ural State Mining University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Impact, Innovation, Circular Economy, Digital Economy, Gasification and Technology.

▲ 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 Development33▲ 9.7×17 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency25▲ 13×16 topics
  3. Environmental Impact21▲ 5.8×14 topics
  4. Innovation18▲ 8.1×11 topics
  5. Circular Economy17▲ 30×6 topics
  6. Renewable Energy17▲ 5.5×8 topics
  7. Digital Economy16▲ 42×6 topics
  8. Gasification15▲ 105×2 topics
  9. Resource Efficiency15▲ 51×3 topics
  10. Technology15▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Coal15▲ 432×1 topic
  12. Lithium-ion Batteries15▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Underground15▲ 432×1 topic
  14. Environmental Management15▲ 17×6 topics
  15. Rock Mechanics15▲ 71×2 topics
  16. Technological Innovation14▲ 84×2 topics
  17. Carbon Sequestration14▲ 93×1 topic
  18. Hydrogen Initiatives14▲ 269×1 topic
  19. Wave Propagation14▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Geomechanical Processes13▲ 225×1 topic
  21. Seismicity13▲ 179×1 topic
  22. Numerical Modeling13▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Welding13▲ 93×2 topics
  24. Mining13▲ 330×1 topic
  25. Resource Extraction13▲ 330×1 topic
  26. Machine Learning12▲ 1.74×10 topics
  27. Tectonics11▲ 43×2 topics
  28. Mechanical Properties10▲ 5.0×18 topics
  29. Microstructure10▲ 9.2×13 topics
  30. Arctic8▲ 34×4 topics
  31. Continental Margin7▲ 52×2 topics
  32. Crustal Structure7▲ 52×2 topics
  33. Petroleum7▲ 64×1 topic
  34. geology7▲ 125×1 topic
  35. Corrosion6▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Steel6▲ 60×2 topics
  37. Plate Tectonics6▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Geological Mapping5▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Hyperspectral Imaging5▲ 9.0×2 topics
  40. Compositional Data Analysis5▲ 35×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Mining and Gasification Technologies, Industrial Engineering and Technologies, Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering and Engineering and Environmental Studies.

Mining and Gasification Technologies: 15 fractional worksIndustrial Engineering and Technologies: 14 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 13 fractional worksEngineering and Environm…13Engineering and Environmental Studies: 13 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 7 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 5 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 4 fractional worksEngineering Diagnostics and Reliability: 4 fractional worksMinerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 4 fractional worksMineral Processing and Grinding: 4 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsOcean EngineeringGeology3 others

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

  1. 1 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 15 works
  2. 2 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 13 works
  4. 4 Engineering and Environmental Studies Ocean Engineering 13 works
  5. 5 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 7 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  7. 7 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  9. 9 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 4 works
  10. 10 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical Engineering 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 available53.0%not open47.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 300% 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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