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Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University

In research, Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,918 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,591 of 5,988 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,557 of 1,896 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Education (Language and Linguistics is 13.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,383
of 22,385 · #22,906 all time
Rank in Azerbaijan
#11
of 42
Research works
942
▲ 222% vs 2018-21
Citations
979
1.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.66×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
74%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University

What is Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,918 of 9,585 3.4%355 #9853
Social SciencesField #4,591 of 5,988 4.3%195 #7811
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,557 of 1,896 2.2%107 #2935
EducationSubfield #1,614 of 1,930 4.6%109 #2678
Physical SciencesDomain #9,525 of 10,670 3.0%147 #16385

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#9,853 #4,918
  2. Social Sciences#7,811 #4,591
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,935 #1,557
  4. Education#2,678 #1,614
  5. Physical Sciences#16,385 #9,525
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Arts and Humanities (17%), Computer Science (10%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 413 fractional works · 61.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 229 fractional works · 33.8% of its workEducation: 132 fractional works · 19.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 37 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 118 fractional works · 17.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 40 fractional works · 5.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 32 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMuseology: 20 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhilosophy: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workReligious studies: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 44 fractional works · 6.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 19 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 171 fractional works · 25.3% of its workComputer Science: 70 fractional works · 10.4% of its workInformation Systems: 59 fractional works · 8.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 25 fractional works · 3.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 20 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 61 fractional works · 9.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 48 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPlant Science: 17 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 31 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAzerbaijan StatePedagogical…676fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences61%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences22933.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities11817.4%
    3. Psychology446.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance131.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting60.8%
    6. Decision Sciences40.6%
    1. Computer Science7010.4%
    2. Engineering253.7%
    3. Materials Science203.0%
    4. Environmental Science152.2%
    5. Chemistry131.9%
    6. Mathematics121.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences71.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy71.0%
    9. Energy20.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences487.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology81.3%
    3. Neuroscience20.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    1. Medicine223.3%
    2. Health Professions71.1%
    3. Nursing10.1%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 39.8 works13×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 32.1 works8.9×
  3. EducationSubfield · 131.6 works6.4×
← 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: 1.48× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.19× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 70 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.50× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.04× its world share, 118 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 229 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities6.04×118 works
  2. Social Sciences2.67×229 works
  3. Psychology2.14×44 works
  4. Mathematics1.50×12 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.48×48 works
  6. Computer Science1.34×70 works
  7. Chemistry1.19×13 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×13 works
  9. Materials Science0.86×20 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.69×7 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.64×4 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.61×1 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.45×7 works
  14. Environmental Science0.44×15 works
  15. Health Professions0.41×7 works
  16. Nursing0.30×1 works
  17. Energy0.29×2 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.26×1 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.26×6 works
  20. Engineering0.25×25 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.24×8 works
  22. Neuroscience0.22×2 works
  23. Veterinary0.18×0 works
  24. Medicine0.17×22 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University?

Ranked on the quality score, Sarkhan Jafarov, Namiq N. Niftiyev and Məhərrəm Əliyev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University.

  1. 1 Sarkhan Jafarov Azerbaijan · #447,983 worldwide 229 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Namiq N. Niftiyev Azerbaijan · #4,302,793 worldwide 115 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Məhərrəm Əliyev Azerbaijan · #5,131,535 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Yusif I. Aliyev Azerbaijan · #5,135,806 worldwide 824 citations · 75 works
  5. 5 G. Abdullayeva Azerbaijan · #5,318,800 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 F. İbrahimov Azerbaijan · #5,332,322 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 М. И. Мургузов Azerbaijan · #5,368,080 worldwide 25 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 В. С. Гасанов Azerbaijan · #5,377,932 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Sanubar Aslanova Azerbaijan · #5,728,619 worldwide 36 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 R. E. Huseynov Azerbaijan · #5,772,297 worldwide 126 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University

What are the most cited papers from Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University?

The most cited paper from Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University is "Study of structural features and thermal properties of barium hexaferrite upon indium doping" (F. G. Agayev, S. V. Trukhanov, An.V. Trukhanov et al., 2022), with 110 citations. Next come "Young Children's Evaluations of the Ingroup and of Outgroups: A Multi‐National Study" (95) and "Influence of partial substitution of Cu atoms by Zn and Cd atoms on polymorphic transformation in the Cu1.75Te crystal" (55).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Study of structural features and thermal properties of barium hexaferrite upon indium doping F. G. Agayev, S. V. Trukhanov, An.V. Trukhanov et al. · Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 14 Nov 2022 110
2 Young Children's Evaluations of the Ingroup and of Outgroups: A Multi‐National Study Mark J. Bennett, Martyn D. Barrett, Rauf R. Karakozov et al. · Social Development 16 Jan 2004 95
3 Influence of partial substitution of Cu atoms by Zn and Cd atoms on polymorphic transformation in the Cu1.75Te crystal Yusif I. Aliyev, Yu. G. Asadov, R. D. Aliyeva et al. · Modern Physics Letters B 26 Mar 2019 55
4 Electron structure and density of states’ calculations of Ag 2 S and Ag 2 Se crystals from first-principle Yusif I. Aliyev, Narmin Arif Ismayilova, R. F. Novruzov et al. · Modern Physics Letters B 11 Jul 2019 53
5 ENHANCING LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH ADAPTIVE LEARNING PLATFORMS AND EMERGING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION Rapiia Isaeva, Nazgul Karasartova, Kalyibubu Dznunusnalieva et al. · Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Terapan Universitas Jambi|JIITUJ| Open access 16 Feb 2025 52
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Educational Technology, Teacher Training, Pedagogy, Cultural Heritage, 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-now 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. Education83▲ 7.1×38 topics
  2. Educational Technology71▲ 8.9×22 topics
  3. Teacher Training67▲ 16×16 topics
  4. Pedagogy60▲ 18×12 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage58▲ 16×8 topics
  6. E-Learning56▲ 8.6×13 topics
  7. Innovation54▲ 7.7×20 topics
  8. Online Learning47▲ 8.4×10 topics
  9. Sustainable Development44▲ 4.1×20 topics
  10. Globalization39▲ 2.9×28 topics
  11. Distance Learning38▲ 16×9 topics
  12. Language Teaching34▲ 19×4 topics
  13. Higher Education33▲ 9.3×13 topics
  14. Inclusive Education31▲ 13×10 topics
  15. Sufism31▲ 98×2 topics
  16. Digital Transformation30▲ 8.3×11 topics
  17. Linguistics28▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Digitalization28▲ 20×5 topics
  19. Etymology26▲ 83×2 topics
  20. Historical Phonology26▲ 83×2 topics
  21. Language Contact26▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Student Engagement25▲ 9.4×11 topics
  23. Divan Poetry25▲ 145×1 topic
  24. Turkish Literature25▲ 145×1 topic
  25. Critical Thinking25▲ 31×4 topics
  26. Morphology25▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Distance Education24▲ 19×4 topics
  28. Digital Education24▲ 24×4 topics
  29. Digital Literacy24▲ 6.2×5 topics
  30. Professional Development24▲ 17×8 topics
  31. Turkic24▲ 135×1 topic
  32. oral epics24▲ 135×1 topic
  33. Teaching Methods24▲ 22×5 topics
  34. Digital Learning23▲ 6.7×4 topics
  35. Ethnography23▲ 20×4 topics
  36. 21st Century Skills22▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Online Education22▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Tourism Development21▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Educational Technologies21▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Formative Assessment21▲ 37×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Turkish Literature and Culture, Linguistics and Cultural Studies, Education, Innovation and Language Studies and Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies.

Turkish Literature and C…25Turkish Literature and Culture: 25 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural…24Linguistics and Cultural Studies: 24 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…20Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 20 fractional worksCultural and Sociopoliti…20Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 20 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 19 fractional worksForeign Language Teaching Methods: 12 fractional worksEducational Methods and …12Educational Methods and Analysis: 12 fractional worksPsychology of Development and Education: 11 fractional worksInnovative Educational Technologies: 11 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 11 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryLanguage and LinguisticsEducationMuseology2 others

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

  1. 1 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 25 works
  2. 2 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 24 works
  3. 3 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 20 works
  4. 4 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 20 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 19 works
  6. 6 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 12 works
  7. 7 Educational Methods and Analysis Education 12 works
  8. 8 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 11 works
  9. 9 Innovative Educational Technologies Information Systems 11 works
  10. 10 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 11 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 222% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0024% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University0.0039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University4.3% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 4.3% in 2025.

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