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Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University

In research, Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,620 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,309 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#1,406 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Arts and Humanities — Language and Linguistics is 14.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,579
of 28,054 · #23,950 all time
Rank in Azerbaijan
#19
of 42
Research works
942
▲ 510% vs 2013–17
Citations
979
1.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,620 of 10,521 4.1%355 #9476
Social SciencesField #4,309 of 6,365 4.4%195 #7383
EducationSubfield #1,406 of 1,892 5.1%109 #2567
Physical SciencesDomain #10,480 of 12,888 2.7%147 #16215
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,775 of 1,998 3.3%107 #3134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#9,476 #5,620
  2. Social Sciences#7,383 #4,309
  3. Education#2,567 #1,406
  4. Physical Sciences#16,215 #10,480
  5. Arts and Humanities#3,134 #1,775
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 14.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 36.5 works15×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 29.7 works9.8×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 106.6 works6.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.29× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.49× its world share, 107 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.05× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 195 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Educational Technology, Teacher Training, Cultural Heritage, Pedagogy, E-Learning, Innovation and Online Learning.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Education68▲ 7.0×35 topics
  2. Educational Technology59▲ 8.7×20 topics
  3. Teacher Training58▲ 16×15 topics
  4. Cultural Heritage54▲ 17×8 topics
  5. Pedagogy48▲ 17×11 topics
  6. E-Learning47▲ 8.2×13 topics
  7. Innovation44▲ 7.4×20 topics
  8. Online Learning38▲ 8.1×9 topics
  9. Sustainable Development36▲ 4.0×18 topics
  10. Globalization32▲ 2.8×25 topics
  11. Distance Learning31▲ 16×9 topics
  12. Higher Education30▲ 9.6×12 topics
  13. Sufism29▲ 104×2 topics
  14. Language Teaching27▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Digital Transformation26▲ 8.8×11 topics
  16. Inclusive Education25▲ 13×10 topics
  17. Linguistics25▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Digitalization25▲ 22×5 topics
  19. Divan Poetry24▲ 151×1 topic
  20. Language Contact24▲ 43×2 topics
  21. Turkish Literature24▲ 151×1 topic
  22. Etymology24▲ 83×2 topics
  23. Historical Phonology24▲ 83×2 topics
  24. Morphology22▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Professional Development22▲ 19×8 topics
  26. Turkic22▲ 135×1 topic
  27. oral epics22▲ 135×1 topic
  28. Student Engagement22▲ 9.5×10 topics
  29. Distance Education21▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Meta-Analysis20▲ 6.1×4 topics
  31. 21st Century Skills20▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Digital Literacy20▲ 5.8×4 topics
  33. Ethnography19▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Online Education19▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Critical Thinking18▲ 33×4 topics
  36. Folklore17▲ 58×2 topics
  37. Rituals17▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Teaching Methods17▲ 21×5 topics
  39. Traditional Beliefs17▲ 89×1 topic
  40. Turkish Culture17▲ 89×1 topic

Which research topics does Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Turkish Literature and Culture, Linguistics and Cultural Studies, Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies and Educational Innovations and Challenges.

Turkish Literature and Culture: 24 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 22 fractional worksCultural and Sociopoliti…17Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 17 fractional worksEducational Innovations …17Educational Innovations and Challenges: 17 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 14 fractional worksEducational Methods and Analysis: 12 fractional worksForeign Language Teachin…10Foreign Language Teaching Methods: 10 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 10 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and Culture: 9 fractional worksPsychology of Development and Education: 9 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryLanguage and LinguisticsMuseologyInformation Systems3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 24 works
  2. 2 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 22 works
  3. 3 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 17 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 17 works
  5. 5 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 14 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 12 works
  7. 7 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 10 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 10 works
  9. 9 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 9 works
  10. 10 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 9 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available73.9%not open26.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 510% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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