Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Chisinau · Moldova

Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University

In research, Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,702 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,850 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,004 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Information Systems — Developmental and Educational Psychology is 15.2× its share of world research.

upsc.mdROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#19,684
of 28,054 · #33,669 all time
Rank in Moldova
#9
of 20
Research works
925
▲ 339% vs 2013–17
Citations
224
0.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
94%
world 28%

What is Ion Creangă Pedagogical State 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 #8,702 of 10,521 1.2%290 #14044
Physical SciencesDomain #10,850 of 12,888 2.3%120 #18508
Social SciencesField #6,004 of 6,365 1.0%161 #9303
EducationSubfield #1,841 of 1,892 1.1%105 #2836
PsychologyField #2,125 of 2,181 0.9%82 #3691
Computer ScienceField #4,621 of 4,667 1.7%73 #4874

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ion Creangă Pedagogical State 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#14,044 #8,702
  2. Physical Sciences#18,508 #10,850
  3. Social Sciences#9,303 #6,004
  4. Education#2,836 #1,841
  5. Psychology#3,691 #2,125
  6. Computer Science#4,874 #4,621
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 Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Developmental and Educational Psychology takes 15.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 32.5 works15×
  2. EducationSubfield · 105.2 works7.3×
  3. Information SystemsSubfield · 54.8 works6.6×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.18× its world share, 16 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.02× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.41× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.02× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.73× its world share, 82 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 161 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sergiu Musteaţă and Stela Gînju lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University.

  1. 1 Sergiu Musteaţă Moldova · #457,045 worldwide 0 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Stela Gînju Moldova · #1,111,316 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University

Which keywords describe research at Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Teacher Training, Educational Technology, Pedagogy, E-Learning, Innovation, Inclusive Education 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. Education82▲ 10×54 topics
  2. Teacher Training61▲ 21×14 topics
  3. Educational Technology56▲ 10×29 topics
  4. Pedagogy52▲ 23×19 topics
  5. E-Learning45▲ 9.5×18 topics
  6. Innovation43▲ 8.7×24 topics
  7. Sustainable Development40▲ 5.3×19 topics
  8. Inclusive Education36▲ 22×11 topics
  9. Online Learning36▲ 9.1×16 topics
  10. Higher Education32▲ 13×15 topics
  11. Digital Learning28▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Technology28▲ 11×10 topics
  13. Digital Literacy26▲ 9.4×10 topics
  14. Adolescent Development25▲ 45×5 topics
  15. Mental Health25▲ 3.6×20 topics
  16. Globalization24▲ 2.7×29 topics
  17. Leadership24▲ 11×13 topics
  18. Zone of Proximal Development22▲ 97×2 topics
  19. Distance Learning22▲ 14×8 topics
  20. Cognitive Development21▲ 36×5 topics
  21. Psychological Well-being20▲ 30×4 topics
  22. Social Cognition20▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Curriculum Design20▲ 58×2 topics
  24. Educational Environment19▲ 114×2 topics
  25. Digitalization19▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Cultural-Historical Theory19▲ 151×1 topic
  27. Learning Motivation19▲ 151×1 topic
  28. Knowledge Management18▲ 7.0×11 topics
  29. Meta-Analysis16▲ 5.8×7 topics
  30. Professional Development16▲ 17×8 topics
  31. Teacher Education16▲ 26×6 topics
  32. Digital Transformation15▲ 6.2×6 topics
  33. Online Education13▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Lifelong Learning13▲ 14×8 topics
  35. Neuroscience12▲ 8.8×9 topics
  36. Learning12▲ 8.7×10 topics
  37. Student Experience12▲ 54×1 topic
  38. University Management12▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Language Teaching11▲ 9.4×4 topics
  40. Technology Integration11▲ 7.8×7 topics

Which research topics does Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychology of Development and Education, Educational Methods and Teacher Development, Educational Innovations and Challenges and Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function.

Psychology of Development and Education: 19 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 15 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 12 fractional worksNeuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function: 8 fractional worksEducational Challenges and Innovations: 7 fractional worksEducation and Professional Development: 7 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 7 fractional worksEducational Practices and Challenges: 6 fractional worksEducation, Leadership, and Health Research: 5 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 5 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyInformation SystemsCognitive NeuroscienceEducation

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

  1. 1 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 19 works
  2. 2 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 15 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 12 works
  4. 4 Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function Cognitive Neuroscience 8 works
  5. 5 Educational Challenges and Innovations Information Systems 7 works
  6. 6 Education and Professional Development Education 7 works
  7. 7 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 7 works
  8. 8 Educational Practices and Challenges Education 6 works
  9. 9 Education, Leadership, and Health Research Education 5 works
  10. 10 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 5 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 available94.4%not open5.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 339% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
grewheldshrank

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

Other research institutions in Chisinau

All research institutions in Chisinau

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.