UrFU Among Leaders in Publication Activity

08:15, May 28, 2024

The Expert Analytical Center presented a new ranking of universities

The Expert Analytical Center has completed the latest survey of the publishing activity of universities. For nine years the Center has been monitoring the changes in the higher education system initiated by federal programs. In the new list, the Ural Federal University has achieved very high results in several subject rankings and thematic sections.

Thus, UrFU shared with other universities the 1st-3rd place in "Chemical Technologies", 2nd place in "Energy" and "Ecology", 3rd place in "Management", 4th place in "Engineering Sciences", 4th-6th place in "Materials Science", 5th-7th place in "Economics", 7th-10th place in "Chemistry", the 9th-10th place in "Mathematics" and "Pharmacology", and the 10th-11th place in "Artificial Intelligence".

"I think this is a great achievement for our university. The final result was influenced by the system of stimulation of publication activity at our university. This model is focused on the goals of the federal program "Priority-2030", in which UrFU participates. Within the framework of the program, much more emphasis is placed on the highest-quality publications. Accordingly, we support our scientists who publish such articles", says Victor Koksharov, Rector of UrFU.

Victor Koksharov also emphasizes that the university actively supports scientists who work with the real sector, and who are engaged in the implementation of advanced developments in industry. This is an obvious trend in science in recent years, which is showing results. Among the partners of the university are Rosatom, Sinara, KAMAZ, Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works, Nizhniy Tagil Iron and Steel Works, and Uralmashzavod. These are large enterprises whose work directly affects the country's technological sovereignty.

"When we hire a new scientist at the university, the first thing we look at is whether he or she has a real development, a technology that can be implemented in the company. We also see a growing demand from industrial partners for the development of scientists. We provide grants for scientific research under the guidance of leading Russian and foreign scientists. In addition, there is a three-stage program to support young scientists, targeted postgraduate and doctoral studies. We actively support young laboratories and create new research teams based on them", notes the Rector of UrFU.

The range of the Expert Analytical Center's ratings covers three areas: the publication activity of universities in terms of scientometric analysis, the readiness of universities to generate innovation in the form of inventions (patents), and the ability of universities to "grow" technological entrepreneurs.

The results of the ninth wave of the publication activity analysis were presented at the round table "Research activity of Russian universities: results in 2020-2023 and the role of universities in support of the scientific and technological sovereignty of the Russian Federation" held in Moscow.

In 2024 the Expert Center analyzed scientific publications of 152 Russian universities in 17 subject rankings and eight thematic sections. The criteria for inclusion in the rankings decreased in some fields (computer science, materials science, management, and physics) and increased in others (medicine, ecology, life sciences, humanities, etc.).

Eduard Nikulnikov

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The news article was translated by UrFU International Marketing Office.
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