Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
Arctic and Russian Policy Studies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 16.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the economic, environmental, and geopolitical aspects of Arctic shipping, including the potential viability of the Northern Sea Route, governance challenges, climate change impacts, and the exploration of oil and gas resources. It also addresses international relations, sustainability, and maritime transport in the Arctic region.
- Arctic
- Shipping
- Governance
- Northern Sea Route
- Oil and Gas
- Climate Change
- International Relations
- Sustainability
- Maritime Transport
- Geopolitics
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +126% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Arctic and Russian Policy Studies research?
By volume, Russia and the United States publish the most (2.7k and 461 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Russia 2.7k works
- 2 United States 461 works
- 3 China 406 works
- 4 Canada 200 works
- 5 United Kingdom 191 works
- 6 Norway 168 works
- 7 Ukraine 131 works
- 8 France 110 works
- 9 Germany 95 works
- 10 Australia 90 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Arctic and Russian Policy Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, North-Eastern Federal University publishes the most Arctic and Russian Policy Studies research, followed by Moscow State Institute of International Relations and Russian Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 North-Eastern Federal UniversityRussia 84 works
- 2 Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia 83 works
- 3 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 74 works
- 4 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 71 works
- 5 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 54 works
- 6 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 48 works
- 7 Kola Science CentreRussia 45 works
- 8 The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public AdministrationRussia 43 works
- 9 Financial UniversityRussia 43 works
- 10 Northern (Arctic) Federal UniversityRussia 37 works
Who are the leading researchers in Arctic and Russian Policy Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Arctic and Russian Policy Studies include Carlos M. Duarte, F. Stuart Chapin and C. Michael Hall.
- 1 Carlos M. Duarte Saudi Arabia 4.1k citations
- 2 F. Stuart Chapin United States 2.7k citations
- 3 C. Michael Hall New Zealand 2.2k citations
- 4 Daniel Pauly Canada 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Arctic and Russian Policy Studies research done?
The largest centres of Arctic and Russian Policy Studies research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Yakutsk (Russia) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Apatity, Yakutsk and Rovaniemi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 1.1k works
- 2 Saint Petersburg Russia 348 works
- 3 Yakutsk Russia 115 works
- 4 Beijing China 103 works
- 5 Vladivostok Russia 95 works
- 6 Yekaterinburg Russia 84 works
- 7 Novosibirsk Russia 83 works
- 8 Irkutsk Russia 74 works
- 9 Apatity Russia 45 works
- 10 Budapest Hungary 45 works
Where it is the local speciality
- ApatityRU · 45.2 works151×
- YakutskRU · 114.8 works142×
- RovaniemiFI · 22.2 works108×
- MurmanskRU · 27.0 works108×
- ArkhangelskRU · 43.9 works107×
- PetrozavodskRU · 31.2 works67×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Arctic and Russian Policy Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Arctic and Russian Policy Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Lomonosov Moscow State University and Nord University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia | 66.8 | 13.1% | 83.4× | 83 | +183.9% |
| 2 | Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia | 66.5 | 7.2% | 14.4× | 71 | +255.9% |
| 3 | Nord UniversityNorway | 66.3 | 42.3% | 51.6× | 18 | — |
| 4 | Moscow State UniversityTajikistan | 65.3 | 4.6% | 23.2× | 36 | +323.1% |
| 5 | Saint Petersburg Mining UniversityRussia | 65.0 | 53.0% | 35.7× | 12 | — |
| 6 | North-Eastern Federal UniversityRussia | 64.3 | 5.9% | 181.3× | 84 | +1316.4% |
| 7 | Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic UniversityRussia | 63.6 | 18.2% | 26.5× | 32 | +1729.0% |
| 8 | St Petersburg UniversityRussia | 63.1 | 9.5% | 19.7× | 54 | +346.9% |
| 9 | Northern (Arctic) Federal UniversityRussia | 60.5 | 11.8% | 126.5× | 37 | +830.0% |
| 10 | The Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of SciencesRussia | 59.1 | 17.6% | 209.0× | 23 | +579.2% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Arctic and Russian Policy Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 126% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Arctic and Russian Policy Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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