Trending Scientific Theories in Russia — the 7 days to 1 November 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientific theories on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 1 November 2026 (Russian-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Big Bang. Data as of 1 November 2026.
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Total Views (the 7 days to 1 November 2026)
1
Big Bang
hypothetical begin of the Universe through expansion out of an infinitely small and infinitely dense state
2,433
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2
meritocracy
political system in which capital is assigned on the basis of competence
2,172
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3
Fermi paradox
apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence and high probability estimates for the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations
1,882
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4
anarchism
a philosophy, movement, and political ideology that holds that any government, like the state, is undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful
1,846
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5
race
nonscientific human classification system primarily based on physical appearance
1,679
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6
flat Earth
archaic conception of the Earth's shape
1,511
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7
general relativity
standard and classical physics theory of gravity and space
1,369
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8
theory of relativity
two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein
1,116
views
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9
Dyson sphere
hypothetical megastructure, originally described by Freeman Dyson
1,063
views
views
10
high-functioning autism
outdated term for types of autism without intellectual or verbal disability and cognitively "higher functioning" (with an IQ of ≥70); term that medical and autistic communities calling to stop using because it is simplistic and offensive
769
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11
special relativity
physical theory of measurement in an inertial frame of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein
717
views
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12
Coriolis force
apparent or fictitious force on objects moving within a reference frame that rotates with respect to an inertial frame
706
views
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13
infrared radiation
electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than those of visible light
617
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14
uncertainty principle
fundamental principle in quantum physics
611
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15
heliocentrism
astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around a relatively stationary Sun at the center of the Solar System
584
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16
Einstein field equations
field equations in general relativity
574
views
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17
axial tilt
angle between the rotational axis and orbital axis of a body
538
views
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18
accelerationism
political philosophy that the prevailing system of capitalism should be expanded in order to generate radical social change
536
views
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19
sluggish schizophrenia
outdated concept by Soviet psychiatrist Snezhnevsky, describing a mental state similar to schizophrenia, but without psychosis, instead expressed in lightweight negative symptoms; used as an analogue of the StPD in Russia; used to repress dissidents
486
views
views
20
cell theory
scientific theory that living organisms are made up of cells, that they are the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms, and that all cells come from pre-existing cells
471
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21
Bose–Einstein condensate
state of matter of a dilute gas of bosons cooled to temperatures very near absolute zero
468
views
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22
Darwinism
theory of biological evolution driven by natural selection
425
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23
insanity
abnormal mental or behavioral patterns
357
views
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24
Kurgan hypothesis
theory of Indo-European origin
345
views
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25
spherical Earth
assertion that the Earth is (at least approximately) spherical
337
views
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26
miasma theory
obsolete medical theory about the transmission of disease through bad air
334
views
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27
boson
quantum system invariant by exchange of two identical instances
318
views
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28
Third International Theory
theory of governance proposed by Muammar Gaddafi
312
views
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29
modern evolutionary synthesis
early-20th-century scientific theory combining Darwinian evolution and Mendelian inheritance
305
views
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30
elite theory
theory of the state
285
views
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31
kinetic theory
mathematical model explaining macroscopic properties of gases in microscopic terms
281
views
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32
vitalism
discredited scientific hypothesis
243
views
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33
constitutionalism
political and legal thought holding that government authority derives from and is limited by fundamental law, emphasizing the protection of rights
205
views
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34
iron law of oligarchy
Political theory claiming that all organizations will eventually become oligarchic
199
views
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35
Lamarckism
hypothesis that an organism can pass on characteristics that it has acquired through use or disuse during its lifetime to its offspring
190
views
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36
menstrual synchrony
purported menstrual cycle synchronization in women who live together
185
views
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37
optical aberration
phenomenon in astronomy
182
views
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38
Socialism in One Country
political theory by Joseph Stalin
179
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39
race and intelligence
discussions and claims of differences in intelligence along racial lines
179
views
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40
big lie
gross distortion or misrepresentation of the truth
169
views
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41
spontaneous generation
disproven theory of life arising from nonliving matter
152
views
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42
tidal acceleration
cause of tidal locking
146
views
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43
Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory
theory
143
views
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44
voting paradox (Condorcet)
Marquis de Condorcet's observation regarding times when voters' collective preferences are cyclic, even when voters' individual preferences are not
142
views
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45
evolutionism
term used (often derogatorily) to denote the theory of evolution
141
views
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46
Baer–Babinet law
superseded scientific theory
131
views
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47
palingenetic ultranationalism
theory concerning generic fascism
131
views
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48
foco
theory of revolution by way of guerrilla warfare
131
views
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49
bricolage
construction or creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available, or a work created by such a process.
129
views
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50
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
126
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51
continental drift
movement of Earth's continents relative to each other
125
views
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52
Cassini Division
gap in the rings of Saturn
125
views
views
53
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
a political theory attributed to Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
124
views
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54
dromomania
a desire for frequent traveling or wanderlust
121
views
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55
nutation
type of motion in astronomy. A component of the rotating motion of a planet under the influence of gravitational pull by moons, other planets or the central star
114
views
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56
Coronium
Purported element in the Sun's corona later found to be 13-fold ionized iron
111
views
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57
Realism
international relations theory
105
views
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58
expanding Earth
hypothesis
103
views
views
59
devolution
process of evolving from a complex organism to a simpler organism
102
views
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60
Fermi–Dirac statistics
behaviour of many identical fermions, particles with half-integer spin
99
views
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61
Dirac sea
ground state of a fermionic field; thought of as a "sea" of negative-energy states that have been all filled in, thus rendering the vaccum stable
92
views
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62
Bose-Einstein statistics
statistical description for the behaviour of bosons
87
views
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63
History of atomic theory
history of scientific theory that views matter as made up of atoms of chemical elements
86
views
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64
biogenesis
biological term that shows the view that living beings can develop only from other living beings
84
views
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65
domino theory
theory concerning the influence of Communism
84
views
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66
Pauli effect
supposed tendency of technical equipment to fail in the presence of certain people
83
views
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67
band theory
model of electronic structure in solids
82
views
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68
Three Worlds Theory
Maoist interpretation and formulation of international relations
80
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69
growing block universe
past and present exist while the future does not
79
views
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70
BKL singularity
general relativity model near the beginning of the universe
77
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71
withering away of the state
concept coined by Engels that, with the realization of socialism, the state will become obsolete and disappear as the society will govern itself without coercive enforcement of the law
77
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72
probability axioms
axioms that are relevant to the probability theory
75
views
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73
Nebulium
proposed element found in astronomical observation of a nebula
67
views
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74
Duverger's law
principle in political science
67
views
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75
Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
chemical theory defining acids and bases by transfer of protons (hydrons)
66
views
views
76
rotating black hole
black hole with angular momentum
65
views
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77
Penrose process
theorical process wherein energy can be extracted from a rotating black hole
65
views
views
78
Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics
statistical distribution used in many-particle mechanics
59
views
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79
Penrose diagram
two-dimensional diagram that captures the causal relations between different points in spacetime
58
views
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80
post-Marxism
trend in political philosophy and social theory
55
views
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81
pangenesis
Darwin's hypothetical mechanism for heredity
55
views
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82
Aristotelian physics
natural sciences as described by Aristotle
54
views
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83
Madman theory
feature of Richard Nixon's foreign policy
53
views
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84
Alpher–Bethe–Gamow theory
scientific theory
49
views
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85
BBGKY hierarchy
set of equations describing the dynamics of a system of many interacting particles
47
views
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86
Le Sage's theory of gravitation
obsolete kinetic theory of gravity that explained Newton’s gravitational force in terms of streams of unseen particles impacting material objects from all directions
47
views
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87
Kelvin–Helmholtz instability
fluid instability that occurs when there is velocity shear in a single continuous fluid or a velocity difference across the interface between two fluids
47
views
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88
isospin
quantum number related to the weak interaction
46
views
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89
Minkowski diagram
graph of space and time in special relativity
45
views
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90
Fresnel diffraction
diffraction
43
views
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91
Ainu Revolution Theory
theory in Japanese left-wing thought
43
views
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92
Stokes parameters
40
views
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93
Jahn–Teller effect
mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking in molecular and solid-state systems
40
views
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94
neorealism
concept in international relations
40
views
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95
Gallicanism
the belief that popular civil authority—often represented by the monarchs' authority or the state's authority—over the Catholic Church is comparable to that of the Pope's
39
views
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96
democratic peace theory
theory which posits that democracies are hesitant to engage in armed conflict with other identified democracies
38
views
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97
An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything
preprint
38
views
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98
Poynting–Robertson effect
Loss of angular momentum in orbiting dust grains due to stellar radiation
36
views
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99
perturbation theory
quantum mechanics
36
views
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100
Einstein–Cartan theory
classical theory of gravitation
35
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