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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Social Sciences#6,737 #3,581
- Social Sciences#4,476 #2,914
- Arts and Humanities#2,609 #1,326
- Music#103 #8
- Cultural Studies#490 #204
- Information Systems#1,922 #1,084
- Psychology#3,185 #1,746
- Developmental and Educational Psychology#668 #230
- Sociology and Political Science#3,391 #2,248
- Education#2,677 #1,783
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.
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
- Social Sciences1,25363.3%
- Social Sciences72236.4%
- Arts and Humanities30515.4%
- Psychology1768.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting241.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance231.2%
- Decision Sciences30.1%
- Physical Sciences52626.6%
- Computer Science23812.0%
- Engineering633.2%
- Environmental Science492.5%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences452.3%
- Materials Science402.0%
- Physics and Astronomy402.0%
- Chemistry311.6%
- Mathematics160.8%
- Chemical Engineering20.1%
- Energy20.1%
- Health Sciences1095.5%
- Medicine794.0%
- Health Professions271.4%
- Veterinary20.1%
- Nursing10.0%
- Dentistry00.0%
- Life Sciences924.6%
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.
- MusicSubfield · 97.6 works60×
- Cultural StudiesSubfield · 106.2 works13×
- CommunicationSubfield · 54.5 works10×
- Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 85.0 works9.4×
- Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 63.4 works7.3×
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.
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
- Arts and Humanities5.34×305 works
- Psychology2.91×176 works
- Social Sciences2.88×722 works
- Computer Science1.54×238 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.46×45 works
- Chemistry0.99×31 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.91×40 works
- Neuroscience0.76×24 works
- Mathematics0.68×16 works
- Veterinary0.68×2 works
- Materials Science0.58×40 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.55×23 works
- Health Professions0.51×27 works
- Environmental Science0.50×49 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.38×24 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×34 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×2 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.29×6 works
- Chemical Engineering0.25×2 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.24×25 works
- Engineering0.21×63 works
- Medicine0.21×79 works
- Decision Sciences0.15×3 works
- Energy0.09×2 works
- Nursing0.09×1 works
- Dentistry0.01×0 works
- Arts and Humanities 5.3×
- Psychology 2.9×
- Social Sciences 2.9×
- Computer Science 1.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.5×
- Chemistry 1.0×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.9×
- Neuroscience 0.8×
- Mathematics 0.7×
- Veterinary 0.7×
- Materials Science 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.6×
- Health Professions 0.5×
- Environmental Science 0.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Decision Sciences 0.1×
- Energy 0.1×
- Nursing 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.0×
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
Виталий Дмитриевич Вертоградов
Russia · #2,075,670 worldwide 500 citations · 74 works
- 2
Andrey K. Belyaev
Russia · #4,510,320 worldwide 3.4k citations · 153 works
- 3
Svetlana Anatolyevna Pisareva
Russia · #4,925,481 worldwide 121 citations · 18 works
- 4
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Russia · #5,646,744 worldwide 269 citations · 52 works
- 5
Svetlana A. Yakovleva
Russia · #5,649,445 worldwide 1k citations · 74 works
- 6
Олег Вячеславович Рябов
Russia · #5,802,071 worldwide 254 citations · 44 works
- 7
Н. Л. Мишатина
Russia · #5,834,387 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
- 8
Irina A. Baeva
Russia · #5,848,934 worldwide 213 citations · 36 works
- 9
Sergei V. Tarasov
Russia · #5,909,944 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
- 10
Anna V. Yakovleva
Russia · #5,930,283 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
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.
- Cultural Diplomacy
- Persuasion Strategies
- Coronavirus
- Learning Motivation
- Technology
- University Management
- Social Cognition
- Phraseology
- Adolescent Development
- Ethnomusicology
- Linguistics
- Educational Environment
- Inclusive Education
- Distance Learning
- Digital Transformation
- Online Learning
- Pedagogy
- Globalization
- Innovation
- Educational Technology
- Education
- E-Learning
- Teacher Training
- Language
- Social Media
- Digitalization
- Sustainable Development
- Digital Learning
- Higher Education
- Media
- Identity
- Online Education
- Discourse Analysis
- Zone of Proximal Development
- Student Experience
- Psychological Well-being
- Cultural-Historical Theory
- Youth
- Cultural Communication
- Nationalism
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
- Education199▲ 5.9×62 topics
- Educational Technology191▲ 8.2×23 topics
- E-Learning177▲ 9.3×14 topics
- Innovation152▲ 7.4×33 topics
- Teacher Training152▲ 12×15 topics
- Globalization146▲ 3.8×65 topics
- Language144▲ 29×12 topics
- Pedagogy144▲ 15×12 topics
- Social Media130▲ 4.8×18 topics
- Online Learning117▲ 7.1×10 topics
- Digitalization111▲ 27×8 topics
- Digital Transformation108▲ 10×15 topics
- Sustainable Development106▲ 3.4×40 topics
- Distance Learning106▲ 15×7 topics
- Digital Learning101▲ 10.0×6 topics
- Inclusive Education98▲ 14×10 topics
- Higher Education94▲ 8.9×12 topics
- Educational Environment90▲ 118×2 topics
- Media89▲ 30×10 topics
- Linguistics82▲ 26×6 topics
- Identity80▲ 5.6×33 topics
- Ethnomusicology77▲ 96×2 topics
- Online Education75▲ 20×4 topics
- Adolescent Development75▲ 32×6 topics
- Discourse Analysis75▲ 16×5 topics
- Phraseology73▲ 52×3 topics
- Zone of Proximal Development71▲ 72×2 topics
- Social Cognition71▲ 20×7 topics
- Student Experience70▲ 78×1 topic
- University Management70▲ 78×1 topic
- Psychological Well-being70▲ 24×4 topics
- Technology69▲ 6.7×19 topics
- Cultural-Historical Theory69▲ 131×1 topic
- Learning Motivation69▲ 131×1 topic
- Youth67▲ 24×5 topics
- Coronavirus66▲ 17×2 topics
- Cultural Communication66▲ 96×1 topic
- Persuasion Strategies66▲ 96×1 topic
- Nationalism65▲ 7.3×15 topics
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 70 works
- 2 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 69 works
- 3 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 66 works
- 4 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 48 works
- 5 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 47 works
- 6 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 47 works
- 7 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 41 works
- 8 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 37 works
- 9 Education and Professional Development Education 35 works
- 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other research institutions in St Petersburg
- St Petersburg University
- Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
- ITMO University
- Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University
- First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg
- S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy
- North-West State Technical University
- St. Petersburg State Technological Institute
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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