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509

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IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (12 publications)

International Journal of Veterinary Medicine (11 publications)

BIO Web of Conferences (10 publications)

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Kazan Federal University (64 publications)

Kazan State Medical University (27 publications)

Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (12 publications)

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Gifu University (3 publications)

Gomel State Medical University (1 publication)

Institute of Biophysics and Cell Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (1 publication)

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Fields of science

	5 10 15 20
General Medicine	General Medicine, 20, 11.43% General Medicine 20 publications, 11.43%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 14, 8% Infectious Diseases 14 publications, 8%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 12, 6.86% Organic Chemistry 12 publications, 6.86%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 11, 6.29% General Engineering 11 publications, 6.29%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 10, 5.71% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 10 publications, 5.71%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 10, 5.71% Microbiology 10 publications, 5.71%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 10, 5.71% Bioengineering 10 publications, 5.71%
Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering, 10, 5.71% Biomedical Engineering 10 publications, 5.71%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 8, 4.57% Materials Chemistry 8 publications, 4.57%
General Veterinary	General Veterinary, 8, 4.57% General Veterinary 8 publications, 4.57%
Epidemiology	Epidemiology, 8, 4.57% Epidemiology 8 publications, 4.57%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 7, 4% General Chemistry 7 publications, 4%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 7, 4% Microbiology (medical) 7 publications, 4%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 7, 4% General Physics and Astronomy 7 publications, 4%
Immunology	Immunology, 7, 4% Immunology 7 publications, 4%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 6, 3.43% Biochemistry 6 publications, 3.43%
Spectroscopy	Spectroscopy, 6, 3.43% Spectroscopy 6 publications, 3.43%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 6, 3.43% Molecular Biology 6 publications, 3.43%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 6, 3.43% Molecular Medicine 6 publications, 3.43%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6, 3.43% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 publications, 3.43%
Pharmaceutical Science	Pharmaceutical Science, 5, 2.86% Pharmaceutical Science 5 publications, 2.86%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4, 2.29% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 publications, 2.29%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 4, 2.29% Inorganic Chemistry 4 publications, 2.29%
Genetics	Genetics, 4, 2.29% Genetics 4 publications, 2.29%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 4, 2.29% Plant Science 4 publications, 2.29%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 4, 2.29% Multidisciplinary 4 publications, 2.29%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 4, 2.29% Analytical Chemistry 4 publications, 2.29%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 4, 2.29% General Materials Science 4 publications, 2.29%
Polymers and Plastics	Polymers and Plastics, 4, 2.29% Polymers and Plastics 4 publications, 2.29%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 4, 2.29% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 publications, 2.29%
	5 10 15 20

Journals

	2 4 6 8 10 12
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science	IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 12, 6.86% IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 12 publications, 6.86%
International Journal of Veterinary Medicine	International Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 11, 6.29% International Journal of Veterinary Medicine 11 publications, 6.29%
BIO Web of Conferences	BIO Web of Conferences, 10, 5.71% BIO Web of Conferences 10 publications, 5.71%
BioNanoScience	BioNanoScience, 9, 5.14% BioNanoScience 9 publications, 5.14%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series	Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 7, 4% Journal of Physics: Conference Series 7 publications, 4%
Problemy Osobo Opasnykh Infektsii	Problemy Osobo Opasnykh Infektsii, 7, 4% Problemy Osobo Opasnykh Infektsii 7 publications, 4%
Russian Agricultural Sciences	Russian Agricultural Sciences, 7, 4% Russian Agricultural Sciences 7 publications, 4%
Sel'skokhozyaistvennaya Biologiya	Sel'skokhozyaistvennaya Biologiya, 4, 2.29% Sel'skokhozyaistvennaya Biologiya 4 publications, 2.29%
Bulletin of KSAU	Bulletin of KSAU, 4, 2.29% Bulletin of KSAU 4 publications, 2.29%
Vaccine	Vaccine, 3, 1.71% Vaccine 3 publications, 1.71%
E3S Web of Conferences	E3S Web of Conferences, 3, 1.71% E3S Web of Conferences 3 publications, 1.71%
Journal of Molecular Liquids	Journal of Molecular Liquids, 3, 1.71% Journal of Molecular Liquids 3 publications, 1.71%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences	International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 3, 1.71% International Journal of Molecular Sciences 3 publications, 1.71%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 3, 1.71% Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 3 publications, 1.71%
Vestnik of the Russian agricultural science	Vestnik of the Russian agricultural science, 3, 1.71% Vestnik of the Russian agricultural science 3 publications, 1.71%
Agrarian science	Agrarian science, 3, 1.71% Agrarian science 3 publications, 1.71%
Legal regulation in veterinary medicine	Legal regulation in veterinary medicine, 3, 1.71% Legal regulation in veterinary medicine 3 publications, 1.71%
Molecules	Molecules, 2, 1.14% Molecules 2 publications, 1.14%
Veterinary Medicine International	Veterinary Medicine International, 2, 1.14% Veterinary Medicine International 2 publications, 1.14%
South of Russia: Ecology, Development	South of Russia: Ecology, Development, 2, 1.14% South of Russia: Ecology, Development 2 publications, 1.14%
Pharmaceutics	Pharmaceutics, 2, 1.14% Pharmaceutics 2 publications, 1.14%
Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin	Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin, 2, 1.14% Moscow University Chemistry Bulletin 2 publications, 1.14%
Veterinary World	Veterinary World, 2, 1.14% Veterinary World 2 publications, 1.14%
Russian Chemical Bulletin	Russian Chemical Bulletin, 2, 1.14% Russian Chemical Bulletin 2 publications, 1.14%
Russian Journal of General Chemistry	Russian Journal of General Chemistry, 2, 1.14% Russian Journal of General Chemistry 2 publications, 1.14%
Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry	Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry, 2, 1.14% Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry 2 publications, 1.14%
Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Virology	Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Virology, 2, 1.14% Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Virology 2 publications, 1.14%
Plants	Plants, 2, 1.14% Plants 2 publications, 1.14%
Key Engineering Materials	Key Engineering Materials, 2, 1.14% Key Engineering Materials 2 publications, 1.14%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 2, 1.14% PLoS ONE 2 publications, 1.14%
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Publishers

	2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 19, 10.86% IOP Publishing 19 publications, 10.86%
Pleiades Publishing	Pleiades Publishing, 18, 10.29% Pleiades Publishing 18 publications, 10.29%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 17, 9.71% Springer Nature 17 publications, 9.71%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 15, 8.57% Elsevier 15 publications, 8.57%
MDPI	MDPI, 14, 8% MDPI 14 publications, 8%
Saint-Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine	Saint-Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine, 14, 8% Saint-Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine 14 publications, 8%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 13, 7.43% EDP Sciences 13 publications, 7.43%
Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute Microbe	Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute Microbe, 7, 4% Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute Microbe 7 publications, 4%
Allerton Press	Allerton Press, 7, 4% Allerton Press 7 publications, 4%
The Russian Academy of Sciences	The Russian Academy of Sciences, 5, 2.86% The Russian Academy of Sciences 5 publications, 2.86%
Sel'skokhozyaistvennaya Biologiya Editorial Office (SBEO), NPO	Sel'skokhozyaistvennaya Biologiya Editorial Office (SBEO), NPO, 4, 2.29% Sel'skokhozyaistvennaya Biologiya Editorial Office (SBEO), NPO 4 publications, 2.29%
Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University	Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University, 4, 2.29% Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University 4 publications, 2.29%
Agrarian Science	Agrarian Science, 3, 1.71% Agrarian Science 3 publications, 1.71%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 2, 1.14% Cambridge University Press 2 publications, 1.14%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.	Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 2, 1.14% Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 2 publications, 1.14%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 2, 1.14% Trans Tech Publications 2 publications, 1.14%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2, 1.14% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2 publications, 1.14%
Eco-Vector LLC	Eco-Vector LLC, 2, 1.14% Eco-Vector LLC 2 publications, 1.14%
Institute of Applied Ecology	Institute of Applied Ecology, 2, 1.14% Institute of Applied Ecology 2 publications, 1.14%
Veterinary World	Veterinary World, 2, 1.14% Veterinary World 2 publications, 1.14%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 2, 1.14% Hindawi Limited 2 publications, 1.14%
Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety	Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety, 2, 1.14% Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety 2 publications, 1.14%
Wiley	Wiley, 1, 0.57% Wiley 1 publication, 0.57%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1, 0.57% Taylor & Francis 1 publication, 0.57%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 1, 0.57% American Chemical Society (ACS) 1 publication, 0.57%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1, 0.57% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1 publication, 0.57%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 1, 0.57% American Society for Microbiology 1 publication, 0.57%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 1, 0.57% Frontiers Media S.A. 1 publication, 0.57%
Altai State University	Altai State University, 1, 0.57% Altai State University 1 publication, 0.57%
National Medical Research Radiological Centre	National Medical Research Radiological Centre, 1, 0.57% National Medical Research Radiological Centre 1 publication, 0.57%
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With foreign organizations

	1 2 3
Gifu University	Gifu University, 3, 1.71% Gifu University 3 publications, 1.71%
Institute of Biophysics and Cell Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus	Institute of Biophysics and Cell Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1, 0.57% Institute of Biophysics and Cell Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus 1 publication, 0.57%
Gomel State Medical University	Gomel State Medical University, 1, 0.57% Gomel State Medical University 1 publication, 0.57%
Shahid Beheshti University	Shahid Beheshti University, 1, 0.57% Shahid Beheshti University 1 publication, 0.57%
Central Agricultural University	Central Agricultural University, 1, 0.57% Central Agricultural University 1 publication, 0.57%
Fudan University	Fudan University, 1, 0.57% Fudan University 1 publication, 0.57%
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences	West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 1, 0.57% West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences 1 publication, 0.57%
Aston University	Aston University, 1, 0.57% Aston University 1 publication, 0.57%
University of Nottingham	University of Nottingham, 1, 0.57% University of Nottingham 1 publication, 0.57%
University of Stavanger	University of Stavanger, 1, 0.57% University of Stavanger 1 publication, 0.57%
University of Florence	University of Florence, 1, 0.57% University of Florence 1 publication, 0.57%
University of Pisa	University of Pisa, 1, 0.57% University of Pisa 1 publication, 0.57%
Careggi University Hospital	Careggi University Hospital, 1, 0.57% Careggi University Hospital 1 publication, 0.57%
Gadjah Mada University	Gadjah Mada University, 1, 0.57% Gadjah Mada University 1 publication, 0.57%
Justus Liebig University Giessen	Justus Liebig University Giessen, 1, 0.57% Justus Liebig University Giessen 1 publication, 0.57%
Shinshu University	Shinshu University, 1, 0.57% Shinshu University 1 publication, 0.57%
Niigata University	Niigata University, 1, 0.57% Niigata University 1 publication, 0.57%
National Institute of Infectious Diseases	National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1, 0.57% National Institute of Infectious Diseases 1 publication, 0.57%
University of Texas Medical Branch	University of Texas Medical Branch, 1, 0.57% University of Texas Medical Branch 1 publication, 0.57%
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With other countries

	1 2 3 4 5 6
USA	USA, 6, 3.43% USA 6 publications, 3.43%
Japan	Japan, 5, 2.86% Japan 5 publications, 2.86%
Germany	Germany, 2, 1.14% Germany 2 publications, 1.14%
Belarus	Belarus, 2, 1.14% Belarus 2 publications, 1.14%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 2, 1.14% United Kingdom 2 publications, 1.14%
France	France, 1, 0.57% France 1 publication, 0.57%
China	China, 1, 0.57% China 1 publication, 0.57%
Algeria	Algeria, 1, 0.57% Algeria 1 publication, 0.57%
Egypt	Egypt, 1, 0.57% Egypt 1 publication, 0.57%
India	India, 1, 0.57% India 1 publication, 0.57%
Indonesia	Indonesia, 1, 0.57% Indonesia 1 publication, 0.57%
Iran	Iran, 1, 0.57% Iran 1 publication, 0.57%
Ireland	Ireland, 1, 0.57% Ireland 1 publication, 0.57%
Italy	Italy, 1, 0.57% Italy 1 publication, 0.57%
Norway	Norway, 1, 0.57% Norway 1 publication, 0.57%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.57% Saudi Arabia 1 publication, 0.57%
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Laboratory for the study of brucellosis

Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety

The laboratory of brucellosis is involved in the study, diagnosis, and control of brucellosis, a bacterial infection caused by species of the Brucella genus.

Veterinary medicine

Laboratory of genotyping and certification of strains

Federal Center for Toxicological, Radiation and Biological Safety

Scientific activity is related to the development of molecular genetic methods for the indication, identification, certification of pathogens of particularly dangerous infections (brucellosis, anthrax, etc.), the study of genetic mutations leading to diseases of cattle, the study of the effects of ionizing radiation on the DNA of microorganisms, the determination of point mutations in the target genes of microorganisms, as well as the study of the effects of toxicants on cells animals at the molecular and ultrastructural level.

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h-index Publications Citations

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Kazan Federal University	Kazan Federal University, 64, 36.57% Kazan Federal University 64 publications, 36.57%
Kazan State Medical University	Kazan State Medical University, 27, 15.43% Kazan State Medical University 27 publications, 15.43%
Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 12, 6.86% Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences 12 publications, 6.86%
Kazan National Research Technological University	Kazan National Research Technological University, 12, 6.86% Kazan National Research Technological University 12 publications, 6.86%
Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education	Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, 11, 6.29% Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education 11 publications, 6.29%
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University	Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 9, 5.14% Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University 9 publications, 5.14%
Mari State University	Mari State University, 9, 5.14% Mari State University 9 publications, 5.14%
Institute of Biology Komi SC of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Institute of Biology Komi SC of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, 4.57% Institute of Biology Komi SC of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 8 publications, 4.57%
Institute of Geology Komi SC of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Institute of Geology Komi SC of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 7, 4% Institute of Geology Komi SC of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 7 publications, 4%
A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences	A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 6, 3.43% A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences 6 publications, 3.43%
Northern (Arctic) Federal University	Northern (Arctic) Federal University, 5, 2.86% Northern (Arctic) Federal University 5 publications, 2.86%
Kazan State Agrarian University	Kazan State Agrarian University, 5, 2.86% Kazan State Agrarian University 5 publications, 2.86%
Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 4, 2.29% Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences 4 publications, 2.29%
Lomonosov Moscow State University	Lomonosov Moscow State University, 3, 1.71% Lomonosov Moscow State University 3 publications, 1.71%
Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 3, 1.71% Ufa Institute of Chemistry of the Ufa Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences 3 publications, 1.71%
Institute of Chemistry Komi SC of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Institute of Chemistry Komi SC of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 3, 1.71% Institute of Chemistry Komi SC of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 3 publications, 1.71%
Kazan National Research Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev - KAI	Kazan National Research Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev - KAI, 3, 1.71% Kazan National Research Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev - KAI 3 publications, 1.71%
Saratov State Agrarian University	Saratov State Agrarian University, 3, 1.71% Saratov State Agrarian University 3 publications, 1.71%
Gifu University	Gifu University, 3, 1.71% Gifu University 3 publications, 1.71%
National University of Science & Technology (MISiS)	National University of Science & Technology (MISiS), 2, 1.14% National University of Science & Technology (MISiS) 2 publications, 1.14%
Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy	Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, 2, 1.14% Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy 2 publications, 1.14%
Saint-Petersburg State University of Technology and Design	Saint-Petersburg State University of Technology and Design, 2, 1.14% Saint-Petersburg State University of Technology and Design 2 publications, 1.14%
Bonch-Bruevich Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications	Bonch-Bruevich Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications, 2, 1.14% Bonch-Bruevich Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications 2 publications, 1.14%
Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1, 0.57% Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences 1 publication, 0.57%
A.A. Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences	A.A. Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1, 0.57% A.A. Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences 1 publication, 0.57%
Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1, 0.57% Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 1 publication, 0.57%
Institute of Oil and Gas Problems of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Institute of Oil and Gas Problems of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1, 0.57% Institute of Oil and Gas Problems of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 1 publication, 0.57%
Osipyan Institute of Solid State Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Osipyan Institute of Solid State Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1, 0.57% Osipyan Institute of Solid State Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences 1 publication, 0.57%
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University	Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 1, 0.57% Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University 1 publication, 0.57%
Southern Federal University	Southern Federal University, 1, 0.57% Southern Federal University 1 publication, 0.57%
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Laboratory for the study of brucellosis

Laboratory of genotyping and certification of strains

Osyanin Konstantin

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Kosarev Maksim