How the war has affected scientific research in Ukraine

Lucian Nemoiu

Russia's 2014 invasion of Ukraine has devastated Ukraine's scientific productivity. This column examines the war's impact on Ukrainian research output, drawing on a dataset of over half a million journal articles by researchers affiliated with over 15,000 Ukrainian institutions. Military conflict significantly reduced research activity, particularly in natural sciences, engineering, and the social sciences, with researchers in occupied regions experiencing sharp declines in publications and