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Herzen University

In research, Herzen University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,581 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,914 of 5,988 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,326 of 1,896 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Music, Cultural Studies and Communication (Music is 60.3× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#15,327
of 22,385 · #33,807 all time
Rank in Russia
#357
of 735
Research works
5.2k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.45×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%

What is Herzen 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 #3,581 of 9,585 6.6%1,105 #6737
Social SciencesField #2,914 of 5,988 7.6%643 #4476
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,326 of 1,896 5.2%272 #2609
MusicSubfield #8 of 10 2.0%87 #103
Cultural StudiesSubfield #204 of 249 11.0%96 #490
Information SystemsSubfield #1,084 of 1,321 7.1%164 #1922
PsychologyField #1,746 of 2,121 5.0%146 #3185
Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield #230 of 277 8.9%71 #668
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,248 of 2,526 8.8%132 #3391
EducationSubfield #1,783 of 1,930 8.0%136 #2677

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Herzen 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#6,737 #3,581
  2. Social Sciences#4,476 #2,914
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,609 #1,326
  4. Music#103 #8
  5. Cultural Studies#490 #204
  6. Information Systems#1,922 #1,084
  7. Psychology#3,185 #1,746
  8. Developmental and Educational Psychology#668 #230
  9. Sociology and Political Science#3,391 #2,248
  10. Education#2,677 #1,783
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 Herzen University work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Herzen University is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (36%), Arts and Humanities (15%), Computer Science (12%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,253 fractional works · 63.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 722 fractional works · 36.4% of its workEducation: 165 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 142 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 113 fractional works · 5.7% of its workCultural Studies: 106 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCommunication: 54 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDemography: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 305 fractional works · 15.4% of its workMusic: 98 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 63 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 40 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClassics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 176 fractional works · 8.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 85 fractional works · 4.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 34 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 526 fractional works · 26.6% of its workComputer Science: 238 fractional works · 12.0% of its workInformation Systems: 189 fractional works · 9.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 63 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 49 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 45 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOceanography: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 40 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 40 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 109 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMedicine: 79 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 92 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 34 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHerzen University1,980fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences63%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,25363.3%
    1. Social Sciences72236.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities30515.4%
    3. Psychology1768.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting241.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance231.2%
    6. Decision Sciences30.1%
    1. Computer Science23812.0%
    2. Engineering633.2%
    3. Environmental Science492.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences452.3%
    5. Materials Science402.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy402.0%
    7. Chemistry311.6%
    8. Mathematics160.8%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    10. Energy20.1%
    1. Medicine794.0%
    2. Health Professions271.4%
    3. Veterinary20.1%
    4. Nursing10.0%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences341.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology251.3%
    3. Neuroscience241.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Herzen University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Music takes 60.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MusicSubfield · 97.6 works60×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 106.2 works13×
  3. CommunicationSubfield · 54.5 works10×
  4. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 85.0 works9.4×
  5. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 63.4 works7.3×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 31 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.54× its world share, 238 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 45 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 63 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 40 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 79 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.34× its world share, 305 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.91× its world share, 176 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.88× its world share, 722 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.34×305 works
  2. Psychology2.91×176 works
  3. Social Sciences2.88×722 works
  4. Computer Science1.54×238 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.46×45 works
  6. Chemistry0.99×31 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.91×40 works
  8. Neuroscience0.76×24 works
  9. Mathematics0.68×16 works
  10. Veterinary0.68×2 works
  11. Materials Science0.58×40 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.55×23 works
  13. Health Professions0.51×27 works
  14. Environmental Science0.50×49 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×24 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×34 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×2 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.29×6 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.25×2 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.24×25 works
  21. Engineering0.21×63 works
  22. Medicine0.21×79 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.15×3 works
  24. Energy0.09×2 works
  25. Nursing0.09×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Herzen University?

Ranked on the quality score, Виталий Дмитриевич Вертоградов, Andrey K. Belyaev and Svetlana Anatolyevna Pisareva lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Herzen University.

  1. 1 Виталий Дмитриевич Вертоградов Russia · #2,075,670 worldwide 500 citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Andrey K. Belyaev Russia · #4,510,320 worldwide 3.4k citations · 153 works
  3. 3 Svetlana Anatolyevna Pisareva Russia · #4,925,481 worldwide 121 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin Russia · #5,646,744 worldwide 269 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Svetlana A. Yakovleva Russia · #5,649,445 worldwide 1k citations · 74 works
  6. 6 Олег Вячеславович Рябов Russia · #5,802,071 worldwide 254 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Н. Л. Мишатина Russia · #5,834,387 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Irina A. Baeva Russia · #5,848,934 worldwide 213 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Sergei V. Tarasov Russia · #5,909,944 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Anna V. Yakovleva Russia · #5,930,283 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Herzen University

What are the most cited papers from Herzen University?

The most cited paper from Herzen University is "The New Higher Level Classification of Eukaryotes with Emphasis on the Taxonomy of Protists" (Sina M. Adl et al., 2005), with 1,745 citations. Next come "Artificial Intelligence trends in education: a narrative overview" (940) and "Non-LTE calculations for neutral Na in late-type stars using improved atomic data" (394).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The New Higher Level Classification of Eukaryotes with Emphasis on the Taxonomy of Protists Sina M. Adl et al. · Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology Oct 2005 1,745
2 Artificial Intelligence trends in education: a narrative overview Maud Chassignol, А В Хорошавин, Alexandra Klímová et al. · Procedia Computer Science Conference paperOpen access 2018 940
3 Non-LTE calculations for neutral Na in late-type stars using improved atomic data KARIN LIND, M. Asplund, P. S. Barklem et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 9 Feb 2011 394
4 Diversity, Nomenclature, and Taxonomy of Protists Sina M. Adl, Brian S. Leander, Alastair G. B. Simpson et al. · Systematic Biology 28 Jul 2007 306
5 From grammatical number to exact numbers: Early meanings of ‘one’, ‘two’, and ‘three’ in English, Russian, and Japanese Barbara Wiseheart Sarnecka, V.G. Kamenskaya, Yuko YAMANA et al. · Cognitive Psychology Open access 28 Oct 2006 223
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Which keywords describe research at Herzen University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, E-Learning, Education, Teacher Training, Innovation, Language, Pedagogy 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. Education199▲ 5.9×62 topics
  2. Educational Technology191▲ 8.2×23 topics
  3. E-Learning177▲ 9.3×14 topics
  4. Innovation152▲ 7.4×33 topics
  5. Teacher Training152▲ 12×15 topics
  6. Globalization146▲ 3.8×65 topics
  7. Language144▲ 29×12 topics
  8. Pedagogy144▲ 15×12 topics
  9. Social Media130▲ 4.8×18 topics
  10. Online Learning117▲ 7.1×10 topics
  11. Digitalization111▲ 27×8 topics
  12. Digital Transformation108▲ 10×15 topics
  13. Sustainable Development106▲ 3.4×40 topics
  14. Distance Learning106▲ 15×7 topics
  15. Digital Learning101▲ 10.0×6 topics
  16. Inclusive Education98▲ 14×10 topics
  17. Higher Education94▲ 8.9×12 topics
  18. Educational Environment90▲ 118×2 topics
  19. Media89▲ 30×10 topics
  20. Linguistics82▲ 26×6 topics
  21. Identity80▲ 5.6×33 topics
  22. Ethnomusicology77▲ 96×2 topics
  23. Online Education75▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Adolescent Development75▲ 32×6 topics
  25. Discourse Analysis75▲ 16×5 topics
  26. Phraseology73▲ 52×3 topics
  27. Zone of Proximal Development71▲ 72×2 topics
  28. Social Cognition71▲ 20×7 topics
  29. Student Experience70▲ 78×1 topic
  30. University Management70▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Psychological Well-being70▲ 24×4 topics
  32. Technology69▲ 6.7×19 topics
  33. Cultural-Historical Theory69▲ 131×1 topic
  34. Learning Motivation69▲ 131×1 topic
  35. Youth67▲ 24×5 topics
  36. Coronavirus66▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Cultural Communication66▲ 96×1 topic
  38. Persuasion Strategies66▲ 96×1 topic
  39. Nationalism65▲ 7.3×15 topics
  40. Cultural Diplomacy65▲ 40×5 topics

Which research topics does Herzen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Educational Innovations and Challenges, Psychology of Development and Education, Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication and Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies.

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 70 works
  2. 2 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 69 works
  3. 3 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 66 works
  4. 4 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 48 works
  5. 5 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 47 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 47 works
  7. 7 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 41 works
  8. 8 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 37 works
  9. 9 Education and Professional Development Education 35 works
  10. 10 Central Asia Education and Culture Political Science and International Relations 30 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 available53.0%not open47.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Herzen University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Herzen University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0065% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Herzen University0.0061% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Herzen 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 2025Herzen University6.7% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.7% in 2025.

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