Soviet and Russian History
Soviet and Russian History is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 11.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the formation, impact, and legacy of the Soviet Empire, focusing on topics such as Stalinism, national identity, colonialism in Central Asia, cultural diplomacy, ethnic cleansing, and post-Soviet politics. It delves into the complexities of the Soviet Union's ethnographic knowledge, architecture, gender dynamics, and the interplay between various ethnicities within the empire.
- Soviet Union
- Empire
- Stalinism
- National Identity
- Central Asia
- Colonialism
- Cultural Diplomacy
- Ethnic Cleansing
- Post-Soviet Politics
- Migration
- Research works
- 14k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +63% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Soviet and Russian History research?
By volume, Russia and the United States publish the most (706 and 511 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Russia 706 works
- 2 United States 511 works
- 3 Ukraine 157 works
- 4 United Kingdom 151 works
- 5 Kazakhstan 141 works
- 6 France 124 works
- 7 Germany 102 works
- 8 Poland 86 works
- 9 Uzbekistan 65 works
- 10 Türkiye 61 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.
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Which institutions lead Soviet and Russian History research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Weatherford College publishes the most Soviet and Russian History research, followed by Russian Academy of Sciences and National Research University Higher School of Economics.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 68 works
- 2 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 40 works
- 3 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 30 works
- 4 Human Growth FoundationUnited States 25 works
- 5 Karaganda Buketov UniversityKazakhstan 24 works
- 6 Institute of World HistoryRussia 24 works
- 7 Kyrgyz State National UniversityKyrgyzstan 20 works
- 8 L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National UniversityKazakhstan 20 works
- 9 Al-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityKazakhstan 20 works
- 10 Russian State University for the HumanitiesRussia 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Soviet and Russian History?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Soviet and Russian History include John C. Campbell.
- 1 John C. Campbell United States 1.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Soviet and Russian History research done?
The largest centres of Soviet and Russian History research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Paris (France), Saint Petersburg (Russia) and Weatherford (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Karaganda and Bishkek.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 293 works
- 2 Paris France 74 works
- 3 Saint Petersburg Russia 72 works
- 4 Weatherford United States 68 works
- 5 Kyiv Ukraine 66 works
- 6 New York United States 57 works
- 7 Almaty Kazakhstan 48 works
- 8 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan 46 works
- 9 Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan 42 works
- 10 Tashkent Uzbekistan 40 works
Where it is the local speciality
- KaragandaKZ · 25.1 works87×
- BishkekKG · 45.6 works68×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Soviet and Russian History than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Soviet and Russian History?
Among universities, judged by research, Nazarbayev University, University of Tartu and National Research University Higher School of Economics 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 | Nazarbayev UniversityKazakhstan | 77.8 | 29.2% | 30.2× | 12 | +253.2% |
| 2 | University of TartuEstonia | 65.9 | 19.9% | 18.0× | 9 | +393.8% |
| 3 | National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia | 65.3 | 17.4% | 26.3× | 30 | +91.1% |
| 4 | L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National UniversityKazakhstan | 63.5 | 12.4% | 46.5× | 20 | +372.7% |
| 5 | Moscow State UniversityTajikistan | 60.5 | 12.4% | 15.3× | 11 | +108.8% |
| 6 | Al-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityKazakhstan | 59.9 | 8.4% | 37.8× | 20 | +237.0% |
| 7 | Weatherford CollegeUnited States | 59.8 | 4.9% | 18.3× | 68 | +94.1% |
| 8 | Ilia State UniversityGeorgia | 59.7 | 10.3% | 41.3× | 9 | +276.2% |
| 9 | Ural Federal UniversityRussia | 56.2 | 8.1% | 19.2× | 15 | +295.1% |
| 10 | St Petersburg UniversityRussia | 54.5 | 5.7% | 13.4× | 18 | +772.1% |
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 Soviet and Russian History research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 63% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Soviet and Russian History.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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