Question 1

Which countries lead Arctic and Russian Policy Studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, Russia and the United States publish the most (2.8k and 500 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Arctic and Russian Policy Studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most Arctic and Russian Policy Studies research, followed by North-Eastern Federal University and Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Arctic and Russian Policy Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Arctic and Russian Policy Studies include F. Stuart Chapin, Carlos Manuel Duarte and Markku Kulmala.

Question 4

Where is Arctic and Russian Policy Studies research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Arctic and Russian Policy Studies research in 2022-now 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 Murmansk.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Arctic and Russian Policy Studies?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Ocean University of China, Dalian Maritime University and Saint Petersburg Mining University score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Arctic and Russian Policy Studies research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2021.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Arctic and Russian Policy Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Arctic and Russian Policy Studies is "The Paris Agreement and the new logic of international climate politics" (Robert Falkner, 2016), with 1,242 citations. Next come "Changing state of Arctic sea ice across all seasons" (1,194) and "Arctic sea ice is an important temporal sink and means of transport for microplastic" (1,075).