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Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia

Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 7.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of youth, identity, and politics in contemporary Russia. It delves into topics such as civic participation, nationalism, social media, protest moods, and the impact of digital generation on political communication. The research also examines the influence of ethnicity and sociological factors on shaping youth identity and political attitudes.

  • Youth
  • Identity
  • Politics
  • Social Media
  • Civic Participation
  • Nationalism
  • Sociological Research
  • Digital Generation
  • Ethnicity
  • Protest Moods
Research works
21k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
7.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+223%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia research?

By volume, Russia and the United States publish the most (4.3k and 585 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Russia 4.3k works
  2. 2 United States 585 works
  3. 3 Ukraine 480 works
  4. 4 China 130 works
  5. 5 Tajikistan 110 works
  6. 6 Poland 107 works
  7. 7 Kazakhstan 87 works
  8. 8 Germany 81 works
  9. 9 Belarus 73 works
  10. 10 Czechia 73 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: 71.1%United States: 9.8%Ukraine: 8.0%China: 2.2%6 others listed: 8.9%71%largest
Russia4,251 · 71.1%United States585 · 9.8%Ukraine480 · 8.0%China130 · 2.2%6 others listed530 · 8.9%

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

Which institutions lead Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Lomonosov Moscow State University publishes the most Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia research, followed by National Research University Higher School of Economics and Financial University.

Who are the leading researchers in Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia include Robert Κ. Merton.

  1. 1 Robert Κ. Merton United States 1.4k citations

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

Where is Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia research done?

The largest centres of Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine) and Yekaterinburg (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zionsville, Kostroma and Maykop.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 1.7k works
  2. 2 Saint Petersburg Russia 341 works
  3. 3 Kyiv Ukraine 172 works
  4. 4 Yekaterinburg Russia 131 works
  5. 5 Rostov-on-Don Russia 124 works
  6. 6 Weatherford United States 110 works
  7. 7 Dushanbe Tajikistan 110 works
  8. 8 Kazan’ Russia 105 works
  9. 9 Novosibirsk Russia 93 works
  10. 10 Zionsville United States 86 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ZionsvilleUS · 86.2 works352×
  2. KostromaRU · 27.9 works136×
  3. MaykopRU · 28.6 works123×
  4. LipetskRU · 25.8 works88×
  5. SaranskRU · 38.9 works76×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia?

Among universities, judged by research, Moscow State University, Lomonosov Moscow State University and Financial 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%5%10%15%mean 9.75%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Moscow State University: 107, 8.5%Lomonosov Moscow State University: 142, 8.0%Financial University: 122, 10.0%St Petersburg University: 102, 10.2%Ural Federal University: 70, 9.0%Moscow State University of Psychology & Education: 40, 12.9%Kazan Federal University: 64, 7.2%Moscow State Institute of International Relations: 59, 11.6%National Research University Higher School of Economics: 122, 10.2%National Research Mordovia State University: 38, 9.9%St Petersburg Univer…Financial UniversityMoscow State Univers…Lomonosov Moscow Sta…
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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 78.08.5%60.1×107 +572.2%
2 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 73.38.0%24.9×142 +485.9%
3 Financial UniversityRussia 71.210.0%81.2×122 +1863.8%
4 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 71.110.2%32.1×102 +954.5%
5 Ural Federal UniversityRussia 67.69.0%36.2×70 +1087.2%
6 Moscow State University of Psychology & EducationRussia 66.912.9%128.2×40 +620.2%
7 Kazan Federal UniversityRussia 64.27.2%35.3×64 +1413.9%
8 Moscow State Institute of International RelationsRussia 63.811.6%51.0×59 +129.8%
9 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 63.310.2%44.7×122 +42.6%
10 National Research Mordovia State UniversityRussia 63.39.9%79.5×38 +1256.2%

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 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 223% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia.

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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.