KPI in the international ranking SCImago Institutions Rankings

Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in the international SCImago Institutions Rankings: we have something to be proud of – and room to grow!

According to the results of the updated SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR), Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute demonstrates a stable presence among the leading scientific institutions: the overall percentile is 74% (which means that we are consistently among the quarter of the world’s best institutions in terms of aggregate indicators).

According to the SIR ranking methodology, not only the number of scientific publications is evaluated, but also the citation of research, the quality of cooperation with international partners, the number of patents, media presence, participation in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, etc. No rating can fully reflect the depth and complexity of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute’s educational and scientific achievements. However, such analytical systems show in which directions we can develop further.

What can we improve?

• Increase the number of publications in Q1 (SJR) journals
• Work more actively on patenting research results
• Expand open access to research results, communicate more actively with the public.

Remember that KPI Library is always there for you! We will help you navigate the requirements of journals, explain the principles of rating formation, show you how analytical systems work and how to use them.

Use the features of the eBook program

The eBook program allows young Ukrainians to receive UAH 908 to buy books in Ukrainian. This is a great opportunity to discover new authors or finally buy a long-awaited book.

Who can use the program?

All citizens of Ukraine who turn 18 in 2024 or later. To participate, you need to have an ID card or a foreign passport and tax number (RNOKPP) added to the Diia app.

How to use it?

The algorithm is simple:

1. Open the Diia app.

2. Select the eBook service. Open the Diia.Card application.

3. Submit an application and wait for the funds to be credited.

4. Within three months, use them in participating bookstores – for paper, electronic or audiobooks in Ukrainian.

The list of bookstores and publishers participating in the program is available on the website of the Ukrainian Book Institute.

Don’t miss this opportunity – choose, read, and be inspired! The project was implemented by the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine in cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Book Institute and the “Action Support Project” implemented by UNDP in Ukraine with funding from the Government of Sweden.

Open access: almost 40% of KPI publications are open to all!

According to Scopus/SciVal, 39.1% of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute publications for 2019-2024 are available in open access (#OpenAccess). This means that the results of our research can be freely read, cited and used by anyone in the world!

Open access:

• increases the visibility and citation of works,
• promotes international scientific communication,
• complies with the policies of leading grantors and #OpenScience initiatives,
• brings the results of Ukrainian research closer to those who really need them.

How to ensure open access to your publications?

• Upload full texts to the Institutional Repository of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (ELAKPI)
• Do you want to share preprints through thematic repositories (for example, arXiv or ChemRxiv) or provide access to scientific data? Contact the KPI Library – we will help you choose the best platform, advise on copyright, and show you how to make your results as visible as possible.

What books are in my library?

“How can I find out which books I borrowed and did not return?” – is one of the most popular questions at the end of the school year. We’ll tell you about it in detail.

How can I check which books from the Library are issued to my library card?

• Go to the Catalog+;
• Select the “Log in” tab and enter the barcode – student number without letters, and password – date of birth in the format day/month/year (for example, 01012002);
• Select the tab “Your account” => “Issued copies”.

Our video instructions for using the Catalog+: how to log in and use the catalog, how to order/renew books.

If you have any difficulties with authorization, please contact the Help Desk:

• in person at the Library (1st floor);
• by phone: +38 (044) 204-82-75;
• by e-mail: library@library.kpi.ua (in the letter, please indicate: name, faculty and group);
• in a telegram bot.

What should I do if a book from the Library is lost? Contact our librarians – they will advise you:

• in person at the Book Lending Desk (2nd floor);
• by phone – (044) 204-96-74;
• by e-mail – subject@library.kpi.ua.

How can I return a book to the Library?

• at the book lending desk (2nd floor);
• through the Book return box (1st floor);
• by “Nova Poshta” to the address: Kyiv, branch #70, 20 Beresteyskyi Ave. Contact person: 050-199-46-03, Olena Stasiuk;*;
• By “Ukrposhta” to the address: National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” Scientific and Technical Library named after H. I. Denysenko Scientific and Technical Library, 37-l Beresteysky Ave. 03056, Kyiv, Ukraine. Please also indicate “Book by mail” on the parcel. Contact person: 050-199-46-03, Olena Stasiuk*.

A valuable book gift

Recently, our old friend and partner, the chairman of the Trade Union of Students of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Ihor Stepaniuk, visited the Library. And he brought an unexpected gift.

In one of the residential buildings on the campus, we found five books published in 1869-1906. All of them are devoted to paper production, and the author of four of these books is Mykola Petrovych Melnykov, a paper production engineer and technologist, a graduate of the First Kyiv Gymnasium, the Nizhyn Lyceum of Prince Bezborodko, and the St. Petersburg Institute of Technology.

His books include “Paper Production. Composition of Papers” (Odesa, 1875), ”Paper Production. Composition of Papers” (second edition, Moscow, 1899), ‘A Short Course in Pulp and Paper Production’ (St. Petersburg, 1906), ‘Wood and Pulp Production According to Modern Data’ (St. Petersburg, 1906), as well as the ninth issue of the technical encyclopedia edited by D. Mendeleev – ‘Paper and Pulp Production’ by the first category technologist A. Belov (St. Petersburg, 1869).

The books contain many marginalia, such as handwritten notes, comments, owner’s and donor’s inscriptions. It is evident that these editions were actively studied and used; nevertheless, their condition is absolutely satisfactory.

The title pages of some of the conciliators bear the stamps of the Student Library: from the first years of the KPI’s existence, circles (mechanical, engineering, chemical, and electrical) were founded, which had their own libraries. In addition, in the 1930s, a branch of the library functioned at the Faculty of Chemistry, with its own collection and reading room, which served students of the Faculties of Chemical Technology and Pulp and Paper. It is likely that these found books were once kept in one of these libraries. Now they are in our department of rare and valuable documents, and we continue to study them.

We thank our friends for such a valuable book gift!