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Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine

In research, Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,375 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,090 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,798 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change, Information Systems and Political Science and International Relations — Global and Planetary Change is 14.6× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#24,861
of 28,054 · #38,089 all time
Rank in Ukraine
#258
of 309
Research works
450
▲ 1497% vs 2013–17
Citations
333
0.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,375 of 10,521 12.2%140 #14387
Social SciencesField #5,090 of 6,365 11.4%118 #8386
Physical SciencesDomain #12,798 of 12,888 4.1%87 #21131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine 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. Social Sciences#14,387 #8,375
  2. Social Sciences#8,386 #5,090
  3. Physical Sciences#21,131 #12,798
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 Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Global and Planetary Change takes 14.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 26.1 works15×
  2. Information SystemsSubfield · 47.0 works11×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 25.3 works7.2×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 2.64× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.68× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.56× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.95× its world share, 118 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Knowledge Management, Human Rights, Digital Transformation, Scientific Publications, Digital Libraries, Information Space, Scientific Communication and Forest Biodiversity.

▲ 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. Knowledge Management38▲ 29×4 topics
  2. Human Rights31▲ 13×9 topics
  3. Climate Change30▲ 4.7×7 topics
  4. Digital Transformation28▲ 23×6 topics
  5. Scientific Publications28▲ 348×2 topics
  6. Digital Libraries26▲ 670×2 topics
  7. Information Space26▲ 1673×1 topic
  8. Scientific Communication26▲ 568×1 topic
  9. Forest Biodiversity25▲ 559×1 topic
  10. Tourism Industry25▲ 559×1 topic
  11. Sustainability19▲ 3.2×8 topics
  12. Transitional Justice18▲ 91×3 topics
  13. Cross-Cultural Relations17▲ 1236×1 topic
  14. Institutional Child Abuse17▲ 747×1 topic
  15. International Journalism17▲ 1236×1 topic
  16. Redress Schemes17▲ 747×1 topic
  17. Foresight16▲ 52×2 topics
  18. Literature16▲ 13×7 topics
  19. Education16▲ 3.9×14 topics
  20. Media15▲ 43×2 topics
  21. Digital Economy15▲ 35×5 topics
  22. Innovation14▲ 5.8×8 topics
  23. Technology12▲ 9.9×3 topics
  24. Big Data12▲ 5.7×3 topics
  25. Identity12▲ 7.0×7 topics
  26. Information Science12▲ 212×1 topic
  27. Ontology12▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Cultural Identity10▲ 8.3×3 topics
  29. Nationalism10▲ 9.0×5 topics
  30. Cultural History10▲ 33×5 topics
  31. Legal Regulation10▲ 18×6 topics
  32. Soviet Union9▲ 68×3 topics
  33. International Relations9▲ 16×6 topics
  34. Pedagogy9▲ 7.7×6 topics
  35. Eastern Europe9▲ 66×3 topics
  36. International Law8▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Post-Communist8▲ 164×1 topic
  38. Transition8▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Polish history8▲ 119×1 topic
  40. Social Responsibility8▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Library Science and Information, Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine, Military, Security, and Education Studies and Ukrainian Cultural and Linguistic Studies.

  1. 1 Library Science and Information Information Systems 26 works
  2. 2 Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine Global and Planetary Change 25 works
  3. 3 Military, Security, and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  4. 4 Ukrainian Cultural and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  5. 5 Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry Information Systems 12 works
  6. 6 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  7. 7 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  8. 8 European Cultural and National Identity Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  9. 9 Education and Social Development in Ukraine Education 6 works
  10. 10 International Science and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 6 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 available81.8%not open18.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.0%domestic only96.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1497% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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