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Russia and Soviet political economy

Russia and Soviet political economy is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1950. 17.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the transformation of the Russian economy and society, including the transition from communism to capitalism, the impact of global financial crises, environmental challenges, climate change policies, and the role of Russia in global economics and politics. It also delves into issues such as barter systems, oil industry dynamics, and the interplay between political and economic factors in shaping Russia's development.

  • Russia
  • Economy
  • Transition
  • Capitalism
  • Environment
  • Climate Change
  • Barter
  • Globalization
  • Oil Industry
  • Political Economy
Research works
19k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
17.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+13%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Russia and Soviet political economy research?

By volume, Russia and the United States publish the most (863 and 324 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Russia 863 works
  2. 2 United States 324 works
  3. 3 Kazakhstan 152 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 127 works
  5. 5 China 111 works
  6. 6 Georgia 98 works
  7. 7 France 95 works
  8. 8 Ukraine 94 works
  9. 9 Hungary 85 works
  10. 10 Germany 84 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Russia: 42.4%United States: 15.9%Kazakhstan: 7.5%United Kingdom: 6.3%6 others listed: 27.9%42%largest
Russia863 · 42.4%United States324 · 15.9%Kazakhstan152 · 7.5%United Kingdom127 · 6.3%6 others listed567 · 27.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Russia and Soviet political economy research?

By volume in 2022–2025, National Research University Higher School of Economics publishes the most Russia and Soviet political economy research, followed by Financial University and Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 46 works
  2. 2 Financial UniversityRussia 45 works
  3. 3 Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia 45 works
  4. 4 The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public AdministrationRussia 33 works
  5. 5 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 32 works
  6. 6 Tbilisi State UniversityGeorgia 25 works
  7. 7 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 24 works
  8. 8 Moscow State UniversityTajikistan 23 works
  9. 9 Institute of World Economy and International RelationsRussia 22 works
  10. 10 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 21 works

Who are the leading researchers in Russia and Soviet political economy?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Russia and Soviet political economy include William Diebold.

  1. 1 William Diebold United States 3.8k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Russia and Soviet political economy research done?

The largest centres of Russia and Soviet political economy research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Tbilisi (Georgia), Almaty (Kazakhstan) and Budapest (Hungary). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tbilisi, Bishkek and Yerevan.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 466 works
  2. 2 Tbilisi Georgia 77 works
  3. 3 Almaty Kazakhstan 72 works
  4. 4 Budapest Hungary 63 works
  5. 5 Saint Petersburg Russia 59 works
  6. 6 Paris France 58 works
  7. 7 Yerevan Armenia 52 works
  8. 8 Yekaterinburg Russia 50 works
  9. 9 Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan 46 works
  10. 10 Washington D.C. United States 40 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. TbilisiGE · 76.7 works64×
  2. BishkekKG · 32.3 works45×
  3. YerevanAM · 51.6 works39×
  4. Nur-SultanKZ · 45.5 works30×
  5. ChisinauMD · 25.9 works26×
  6. AlmatyKZ · 72.1 works26×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Russia and Soviet political economy than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Russia and Soviet political economy?

Among universities, judged by research, Moscow State University, Financial University and Lomonosov Moscow State 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.

0%20%40%mean 15.82%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Moscow State University: 23, 10.5%Financial University: 45, 10.7%Lomonosov Moscow State University: 32, 11.2%London School of Economics and Political Science: 8, 41.3%L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University: 18, 18.2%National Research University Higher School of Economics: 46, 18.2%Tbilisi State University: 25, 11.6%Al-Farabi Kazakh National University: 21, 11.7%Moscow State Institute of International Relations: 45, 16.2%St Petersburg University: 21, 8.6%London School of Eco…Lomonosov Moscow Sta…Financial UniversityMoscow State Univers…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Moscow State UniversityTajikistan 69.110.5%28.8×23 +211.7%
2 Financial UniversityRussia 67.910.7%68.0×45 +516.4%
3 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 67.511.2%12.6×32 +381.7%
4 London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom 66.141.3%12.1×8 +91.4%
5 L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National UniversityKazakhstan 64.618.2%40.7×18 +788.9%
6 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 62.818.2%37.8×46 +3.9%
7 Tbilisi State UniversityGeorgia 62.011.6%84.4×25 +193.7%
8 Al-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityKazakhstan 62.011.7%37.4×21 +219.2%
9 Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia 59.516.2%88.2×45 -6.1%
10 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 58.48.6%15.1×21 +334.2%

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 Russia and Soviet political economy research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Russia and Soviet political economy.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.