Aigul M. Klimova
- Senior Research Fellow:Ronald F. Inglehart Laboratory for Comparative Social Research
- Leading Research Fellow:Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Sociology
- Aigul M. Klimova has been at HSE University since 2011.
Education and Degrees
- 2011
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Theory, History and Methods of Sociology
HSE University - 2007
Master's in Sociology
HSE University - 2006
Master's
Moscow Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences - 2005
Bachelor's
HSE University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "Future Professoriate" (2014-2015)
Category "New Lecturers" (2012)
Courses (2021/2022)
- Measurement Theory and Questionaire Design (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Measurement Theory and Questionaire Design (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Complex Social Analysis" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2020/2021)
- Measurement Theory and Questionaire Design (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Measurement Theory and Questionaire Design (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Project Seminar "Theory and Practice of Online Research" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Complex Social Analysis" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
- Introduction to collection and analysis of 'Big data' (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Introduction to collection and analysis of 'Big data' (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2 module)Eng
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Postgraduate course’s programme; 1 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Project Seminar "Theory and Practice of Online Research" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Complex Social Analysis" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2018/2019)
- Introduction to collection and analysis of 'Big data' (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Methodology and Research Methods in Sociology (Postgraduate course’s programme; 1 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Online Communication Research (Master’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Research Methodology in Management (Postgraduate course’s programme; 1 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Theory and Practice of Online Research (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2017/2018)
Grants
2021 – "Political Awareness and Political Knowledge under the Context of the Dissemination of "Soft" Formats of Political Information", Russian Foundation for Basic research, №21-011-31830, principal investigator.
2020 – "Mechanisms of Public Opinion Formation Under the Crisis Media Agenda", Russian Foundation for Basic research, №20-011-31725, principal investigator.
2020 – "Communication factors of political behavior", National Research University - Higher School of Economics, Faculty of communications, media, and design, contractor.
2020-2022 – "Using Paradata to Measure and Improve Data Quality in Web Surveys", Russian Foundation for Basic research, №20-311-90073 postgraduates, principal investigator.
2019 – "Nonreactive methods in communication research", National Research University - Higher School of Economics, №19-04-055, principal investigator.
2018-2020 – "Transformation of values and subjective quality of life: A regional perspective", Russian Foundation for Basic research, № 18-18-00341, contractor.
2017-2019 – "Complex methodological approach to the study of media effects on public opinion", Russian Foundation for Basic research, № 17-03-00388, principal investigator.
2017-2019 – "Developing an interactive methodical infrastructure for improving data quality in longitudinal sociological surveys", Russian Science Foundation, №17-78-2017, principal investigator.
2014 – "Web surveys among adolescents: how gamification affects data quality", National Research University - Higher School of Economics, №14-01-0036, principal investigator.
2013-2014 – "Data quality in web surveys", National Research University - Higher School of Economics, №13-05-0035, principal investigator.
Publications35
- Article Chmel K., Klimova A., Savin N. Saving Lives or Saving the Economy? Support for the Incumbent during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Russia // Post-Soviet Affairs. 2023. Vol. 39. No. 4. P. 291-307. doi
- Article Chmel K., Klimova A., Savin N. The Effect of Risk Framing on Support for Restrictive Government Policy Regarding the COVID-19 Outbreak // Plos One. 2021. Vol. 16. No. 10. Article e0258132. doi
- Article Климова А. М., Артамонов Г. А., Чмель К. Ш. Измерение политического знания: разработка и апробация шкалы в России // Социология: методология, методы, математическое моделирование. 2021. № 52. С. 61-94. doi
- Article Климова А. М., Куликов С. П., Чмель К. Ш. Роль социальных медиа в формировании регионального экологического протеста в России // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2021. № 6. С. 28-52. doi
- Article Климова А. М., Чмель К. Ш., Савин Н. Ю. Верю-не-верю: общественное мнение и слухи о происхождении нового коронавируса // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2020. № 6. С. 266-283. doi
- Article Чмель К. Ш., Климова А. М., Митрохина Е. М. Политизация экологического дискурса в Архангельской области на примере строительства мусорного полигона около станции Шиес // Журнал исследований социальной политики. 2020. Т. 18. № 1. С. 83-98. doi
- Article Климова А. М., Чмель К. Ш. Региональные различия в субъективном благополучии: компенсирует ли социальная политика эффекты неравенства в России? // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2020. № 1. С. 143-176. doi
- Article Климова А. М., Терентьев Е. А. Сравнение качества данных PAPI и CAPI в лонгитюдном исследовании домохозяйств: результаты эксперимента в рамках РМЭЗ НИУ ВШЭ // Социологический журнал. 2020. Т. 26. № 4. С. 8-30. doi
- Article Mavletova A. M., Gavrilov K. A., Tholmogorova T. Gamifying a web survey among adolescents: effects on understanding of risk, risk calculation, and ratio-bias // Journal of Risk Research. 2019. Vol. 22. No. 12. P. 1532-1545. doi
- Article Mavletova A. M., Lynn P. Item Nonresponse Rates and Panel Conditioning in a Longitudinal Survey among Youth // Field Methods. 2019. Vol. 31 . No. 2. P. 95-115. doi
- Article Savin N., Kashirskikh O. N., Mavletova A. M. Fragility of Strong Media Effects in Authoritarian Environment (Evidence from Russia) // European Journal of Communication. 2018. Vol. 33. No. 5. P. 471-488. doi
- Article Mavletova A. M., Couper M. P., Lebedev D. Grid and Item-by-Item Formats in PC and Mobile Web Surveys // Social Science Computer Review. 2018. Vol. 36. No. 6. P. 647-668. doi
- Article Терентьев Е. А., Мавлетова А. М., Косолапов М. С. Интервьюирование с помощью компьютерных технологий в лонгитюдных обследованиях домохозяйств // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2018. № 3. С. 47-64. doi
- Article Алмакаева А. М., Мавлетова А. М. Модернизационные процессы в России: ожидать ли сдвига в сторону эмансипативных ценностей? // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2018. Т. 6. С. 91-112. doi
- Article Mavletova A. M., Witte J. Is the willingness to take risks contagious? A comparison of immigrants and native-born in the United States // Journal of Risk Research. 2017. Vol. 20. No. 7. P. 827-845. doi
- Article Мавлетова А. М. Использование параданных в опросах для корректировки и оптимизации полевых работ в адаптивном дизайне // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2017. № 5. С. 105-119. doi
- Article Мавлетова А. М., Лебедев Д. В. Исследования медиа-фреймов: обзор основных методологических подходов // Коммуникации. Медиа. Дизайн. 2017. Т. 2. № 3. С. 79-102.
- Article Mavletova A. M., Couper M. P. Device use in web surveys: The effect of differential incentives // International Journal of Market Research. 2016. Vol. 58. No. 4. P. 523-544. doi
- Article Mavletova A. M., Couper M. P. Grouping of Items in Mobile Web Questionnaires // Field Methods. 2016. Vol. 28. No. 2. P. 170-193. doi
- Chapter Couper M. P., Antoun C., Mavletova A. M. Mobile Web Surveys: A Total Survey Error Perspective, in: Total Survey Error in Practice: Improving Quality in the Era of Big Data.. NY : Wiley, 2016. Ch. 7. P. 133-154. doi
- Chapter Мавлетова А. М., Малошонок Н. Г., Терентьев Е. А. Как влияет приглашение на отклик в онлайн-опросах? // В кн.: Онлайн-исследования в России: тенденции и перспективы / Под общ. ред.: А. В. Шашкин, И. Ф. Девятко, С. Г. Давыдов. М. : ООО "Онлайн маркет интеллидженс", 2016. С. 161-184.
- Chapter Mavletova A. M., Couper M. P. A Meta-Analysis of Breakoff Rates in Mobile Web Surveys, in: Mobile Research Methods: Opportunities and challenges of mobile research methodologies.. L. : Ubiquity, 2015. P. 81-98. doi
- Article Mavletova A. M. A gamification effect in longitudinal web surveys among children and adolescents // International Journal of Market Research. 2015. Vol. 57. No. 3. P. 413-438. doi
- Article Mavletova A. M. Web Surveys Among Children and Adolescents: Is There a Gamification Effect? // Social Science Computer Review. 2015. Vol. 33. No. 3. P. 372-398. doi
- Article Mavletova A. M., Deviatko I. F., Maloshonok N. Invitation Design Elements in Web Surveys – Can One Ignore Interactions? // Bulletin of Sociological Methodology. 2014. Vol. 123. No. 1. P. 68-79. doi
- Article Mavletova A. M., Couper M. P. Mobile Web Survey Design: Scrolling versus Paging, SMS versus E-mail Invitations // Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology. 2014. Vol. 2. No. 4. P. 498-518.
- Article Мавлетова А. М., Малошонок Н. Г., Терентьев Е. А. Влияние элементов приглашения на увеличение откликов в онлайн-опросах // Социология: методология, методы, математическое моделирование. 2014. № 38. С. 72-95.
- Article Mavletova A. M. Data Quality in PC and Mobile Web Surveys // Social Science Computer Review. 2013. Vol. 31. No. 6. P. 725-743. doi
- Article Mavletova A. M., Couper M. P. Sensitive Topics in PC Web and Mobile Web Surveys: Is There a Difference? // Survey Research Methods. 2013. Vol. 7. No. 3. P. 191-205.
- Chapter Мавлетова А. М. Мобильные веб-опросы // В кн.: Онлайн исследования в России 3.0 / Отв. ред.: И. Ф. Девятко, А. В. Шашкин, С. Г. Давыдов; науч. ред.: И. Ф. Девятко. М. : OMI RUSSIA, 2012. С. 59-85.
- Chapter Мавлетова А. М. Борьба за качество и надежность данных в онлайн исследованиях: основные результаты панельной конференции CASRO 2009 г. // В кн.: Онлайн исследования в России 2.0 / Отв. ред.: С. Г. Давыдов; под общ. ред.: А. В. Шашкин; науч. ред.: И. Ф. Девятко. М. : РИЦ «Северо-Восток», 2010. С. 43-60.
- Article Мавлетова А. М. Проведение онлайн RDS эксперимента: изучение мотивации гемблеров // Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Социология. 2010. № 4. С. 36-49.
- Article Мавлетова А. М. Социологические опросы в сети Интернет: возможности построения типологии // Социология: методология, методы, математическое моделирование. 2010. № 31. С. 115-134.
- Article Мавлетова А. М. Казино: территория эмоциональности или расчета? // Социальная реальность. 2008. № 3. С. 100-110.
- Article Мавлетова А. М. Казино: территория эмоциональности или расчета? (продолжение) // Социальная реальность. 2008. № 4. С. 96-110.
Conferences
- 202110th LCSR International Workshop (Москва). Presentation: Saving Lives or Saving the Economy? Support for the Incumbent during the Pandemic in Russia
117th APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition (Seattle). Presentation: Saving Lives or Saving the Economy? Support for the Incumbent during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Russia
- 2020WAPOR 73rd Annual Conference. Presentation: Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of Emancipative Values in Russia.
- National Communication Association Annual Conference. Presentation: The Effect of Risk Framing on Support for Restrictive Government Policy Regarding the 2020 COVID-19 Outbreak
- Institutions and development: a sub-national perspective. Presentation: Regional differences in subjective well-being: does social policy offset the effects of inequality in Russia?
- 2019
XX Международная апрельская конференция (Москва). Presentation: Whom to Blame? Assessing the Consequences of Financial Crisis under Authoritarian Media Environment
LCSR-HSE Workshop (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Who Pays for Unnatural Disasters? Willingness to Pay Taxes and Voluntary Donations to Solve the Landfill Crisis
- 2018
XIX АПРЕЛЬСКАЯ МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ НАУЧНАЯ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ (Москва). Presentation: Fragitlity of media-effects in Russia and the deliberation effect: Attitudes towards Trump
- 2017
The 7th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) (Лиссабон). Presentation: PC and mobile web surveys: grid or item-by item format?
XVIII Апрельская Международная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Медиапотребление и устойчивость политического мнения
- 2016
RC33 9th International Conference on Social Science Methodology 2016 (Лестер). Presentation: Risk communication among children: The effect of a gamified design
X Всероссийская научная конференция памяти Юрия Левады "Современное российское общество и социология" (Москва). Presentation: Коммуникация рисков среди школьников: эффект геймификации
VI Социологическая Грушинская конференция "Жизнь исследования после исследования: как сделать результаты понятными и полезными" (Москва). Presentation: Эффективный дизайн мобильных веб-опросов
VII Международная научно-практическая конференция памяти А.О. Крыштановского «Методы и процедуры социологических исследований» (Москва). Presentation: Машинное обучение с учителем: базовые процедуры, сложности и возможности для социальных наук
VII Международная научно-практическая конференция памяти А.О. Крыштановского «Методы и процедуры социологических исследований» (Москва). Presentation: Коммуникация рисков подросткам: Эффект геймификации в веб-опросе
- 2015
IX Всероссийская научная конференция памяти Юрия Левады "Современное российское общество и социология" (Москва). Presentation: Cross-sectional and longitudinal web surveys among children: Is there a gamification effect?
- ESOMAR BEST OF - RUSSIA 2015 (Москва). Presentation: Cross-sectional and longitudinal web surveys among children: Is there a gamification effect?
General Online Research 2015 (Кёльн). Presentation: Device use in web surveys: The effect of differential incentives (in collaboration with M.P. Couper)
- 2015 International Total Survey Error (TSE15) Conference (Балтимор). Presentation: Mobile Web Surveys:A Total Survey Error Perspective (in collaboration with M.P. Couper and C.Antoun)
- To be or not to be (Пермь). Presentation: Особенности проведения онлайн-исследований
- 2014
IV международная социологическая конференция "Продолжая Грушина" (Москва). Presentation: Ошибки измерения сенситивной тематики в компьютерном и мобильном онлайн опросе.
General Online Research 2014 (Кёльн). Presentation: Mobile Web Survey Design: Scrolling versus Paging, SMS versus E-mail.
7-th WebDataNet meeting, Conference on Mobile Research (Ларнака). Presentation: The Grouping of Items in Mobile Web Surveys.
VIII Всероссийская научная конференция памяти Юрия Левады "Современное российское общество и социология" (Москва). Presentation: Увеличение откликов в онлайн-опросах
AAPOR 69-th Annual Conference (Анахайм). Presentation: The Grouping of Items in Mobile Web Surveys (in collaboration with M.P. Couper)
- Mobile Research for Mobile World (Берлин). Presentation: Exploring optimal survey design for mobile web – a scientific perspective
- DC-AAPOR (Вашингтон). Presentation: Mobile Web Survey Design
DC-AAPOR & WSS Summer Conferenc (Вашингтон). Presentation: Mobile web survey design: scrolling versus paging, sms versus e-mail invitations
- 2013
General Online Research 2013 (Мангейм). Presentation: Sensitive Topics in PC and Mobile Web Surveys.
VII Конференция памяти Юрия Левады «Современное российское общество и социология» (Москва). Presentation: Effect of Design Elements on Response and Breakoff Rates in Web Surveys.
7-th MESS Workshop (Схевенинген). Presentation: Mobile Web Survey Design: Scrolling versus Paging, SMS versus E-mail Invitations.
- 2012
VI Всероссийская Конференция, посвященная памяти первого декана факультета Социологии Крыштановского А.О «Современная социология - современной России» (Москва). Presentation: Comparison of Data Quality in Two Survey Modes: MAWI and CAWI.
General Online Research 2012 (Мангейм). Presentation: Data Quality in MAWI and CAWI.
ESOMAR Best of Russia 2012 (Москва). Presentation: Мобильные Веб-Опросы: Новое Поколение Онлайн Исследований?
6-th MESS Workshop (Амстердам). Presentation: Sensitive Topics in PC Web and Mobile Web Surveys: Is There a Difference?
- 2011
5th Internet Survey Methodology Workshop (Гаага). Presentation: Improving validity in web surveys with hard-to-reach targets: Online respondent-driven sampling methodology.
Data quality in PC and mobile web surveys
Gamification of web surveys
Risk willingness (migrants vs native born)
Risk communication among adolescents
Media effects and public opinion
Improving data quality in longitudinal sociological surveys
Congratulations to Daniil Lebedev on the successful defense of his PhD thesis!
On September 6, 2023, Daniil Lebedev defended his PhD thesis on the topic "Paradata opportunities to measure and improve data quality in web surveys".
People’s Values Affect Their Attitudes to COVID-19 Restrictions
HSE social and political analysts have established which value models and circumstances promote support for restrictive government policies aimed at combatting the coronavirus pandemic. The research is published in Plos One.
Between St. Petersburg and Moscow: International Lab Researchers Create a New Theoretical School
In Russia, 2021 was declared the Year of Science and Technology. HSE has always paid special attention to the development of science, and more than 40 international laboratories have played an important role in the development of the university as a world research centre. One of the University’s first such laboratories was theRonald F. Inglehart Laboratory for Comparative Social Research (LCSR), named after its academic supervisor at the time, American sociologist and political scientist Ronald Inglehart. HSE News Service spoke with LCSR Laboratory Head and professor of sociology Eduard Ponarin (HSE – St. Petersburg) about the Laboratory’s work over the past decade.
‘To Be One of the Top Three Nominees Alongside Two Amazing Scholars Was Already Unexpected’
At the 2019 Golden HSE Award Ceremony, which coincided with HSE’s 27th anniversary, Aigul Mavletova, an HSE alumna and Associate Professor of the Faculty of Social Sciences, was awarded the Golden Citation Award. HSE News Service spoke with the recipient of the ‘award within an award’ about why research is more interesting than business.
'Golden Reference' Award: Aigul Mavletova is the Winner!
Aigul Mavletova, LCSR Senior Research Fellow, has become a winner of 'Golden Reference' Award — 2019. It is the second time in quite short history of the Award (since 2016) when LCSR research fellow becomes the winner. Congratulations!
Second day of the International Workshop “Social Inequality and Polarization Value: A Cross-Country Perspective”
In this article we describe the second day of the International workshop “Social Inequality and Polarization Value: A Cross-Country Perspective”.
Aigul Mavletova entered the «Field Methods» journal’s editorial board
Aigul Mavletova, Senior Research Fellow at the Laboratory for Comparative Social Research and Assistant Professor at the Department for Analysis of Social Institutions, officially entered the Editorial Board of international interdisciplinary scientific journal «Field Methods».
Young HSE Researchers Receive Awards from Moscow Government
The Moscow Government has presented various awards to several young HSE researchers - Aigul Mavletova, Evgeny Feigin and Alexey Vdovin.
Network Analysis: Methods for Solving Real-life Problems
From 24th to 28th July, Moscow hosted the Eighth International summer school 'Theory and Methods of Network Analysis' for students and researchers, held by the HSE International Laboratory for Applied Network Research. Its academic supervisor Stanley Wasserman from Indiana University Bloomington took part in the summer school's work.
9th International Conference on Social Science Methodology
On September 11-16 the 9th International Conference on Social Science Methodology was held in Leicester, UK. The event was organised by the International Sociological Associaton (ISA) Research Committee on Logic and Methodology (RC33). The conference takes place every four years and brings together over 500 researchers from Europe, North America and South East Asia. Staff members of the School of Sociology - Inna Devyatko, Aigul Mavletova, Olga Savinskaya and Tatiana Khavenson - took part in the event.
Seven WAPOR Papers that will Amaze You
The World Association for Public Opinion Research’s (WAPOR) annual regional conference ‘Survey Research and the Study of Social and Cultural Change’ kicks off at HSE on September 15, 2016.