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Open University of Cyprus

In research, Open University of Cyprus stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,187 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,604 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,384 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,472
of 28,054 · #10,521 all time
Rank in Cyprus
#10
of 25
Research works
1.1k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Open University of Cyprus 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 #2,187 of 10,521 42.7%187 #2142
Social SciencesField #1,604 of 6,365 46.5%116 #1375
Physical SciencesDomain #6,384 of 12,888 36.4%99 #12433

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Open University of Cyprus 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#2,142 #2,187
  2. Social Sciences#1,375 #1,604
  3. Physical Sciences#12,433 #6,384
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.

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: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.72× its world share, 43 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.69× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.97× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.83× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.71× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 116 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Open University of Cyprus?

Ranked on the composite score, Michalinos Zembylas, Stefan Brauckmann-Sajkiewicz and Stavros Stavrou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Open University of Cyprus.

  1. 1 Michalinos Zembylas Cyprus · #99,496 worldwide 656 citations · 150 works
  2. 2 Stefan Brauckmann-Sajkiewicz Cyprus · #335,681 worldwide 39 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Stavros Stavrou Cyprus · #411,861 worldwide 111 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Androulla Eleftheriou Cyprus · #578,890 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Ioannis Ν. Vogiatzakis Cyprus · #607,734 worldwide 98 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Μichael A. Talias Cyprus · #608,328 worldwide 74 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Vayos Liapis Cyprus · #615,204 worldwide 12 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Antonis A. Zorpas Cyprus · #615,929 worldwide 230 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Petros Pashiardis Cyprus · #708,751 worldwide 45 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Stéphanos Efthymiadis Cyprus · #711,760 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Open University of Cyprus

Which keywords describe research at Open University of Cyprus?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neoliberalism, Globalization, Social Justice, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Teacher Education, Ethics and Waste Management.

▲ 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. Machine Learning23▲ 2.2×30 topics
  2. Globalization21▲ 3.4×29 topics
  3. Sustainability21▲ 2.6×37 topics
  4. Climate Change18▲ 2.0×42 topics
  5. Neoliberalism16▲ 14×16 topics
  6. Education15▲ 2.8×28 topics
  7. Social Justice14▲ 7.6×12 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 3.2×16 topics
  9. Environmental Impact13▲ 2.4×17 topics
  10. Big Data11▲ 3.9×9 topics
  11. Ethics11▲ 7.2×13 topics
  12. Teacher Education11▲ 27×6 topics
  13. Waste Management10▲ 7.3×7 topics
  14. Public-Private Partnerships9▲ 37×3 topics
  15. Surveillance8▲ 9.8×3 topics
  16. Lifelong Learning8▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Recycling8▲ 6.4×4 topics
  18. Education Policy8▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Accountability7▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Transparency7▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Circular Economy7▲ 8.3×5 topics
  22. Discrimination7▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Comparative Education7▲ 109×1 topic
  24. Fairness7▲ 26×2 topics
  25. PISA Study7▲ 109×1 topic
  26. Algorithmic Bias7▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Cultural Exchange7▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Environmental Management7▲ 5.3×6 topics
  29. Cybersecurity7▲ 8.7×4 topics
  30. Urban Development6▲ 5.5×6 topics
  31. Life Cycle Assessment6▲ 7.0×5 topics
  32. Cosmopolitanism6▲ 18×4 topics
  33. International Law6▲ 5.9×8 topics
  34. Intersectionality6▲ 9.9×3 topics
  35. Feminism6▲ 6.1×8 topics
  36. Reflective Practice6▲ 9.2×5 topics
  37. Technology Integration6▲ 5.7×7 topics
  38. Critical Race Theory5▲ 107×1 topic
  39. Cultural Competence5▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Racism5▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does Open University of Cyprus publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Educational Policies and Reforms, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Critical Race Theory in Education and Global Education and Multiculturalism.

Global Educational Polic…7Global Educational Policies and Reforms: 7 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…7Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 7 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 5 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 4 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 4 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 4 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…4Information and Cyber Security: 4 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Ma…4Municipal Solid Waste Management: 4 fractional worksPosthumanist Ethics and …4Posthumanist Ethics and Activism: 4 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…3Online Learning and Analytics: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSafety ResearchSociology and Political ScienceEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  2. 2 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 7 works
  3. 3 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 4 works
  5. 5 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 4 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  7. 7 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 4 works
  8. 8 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Cultural Studies 4 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 3 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 available37.4%not open62.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.2%domestic only59.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Open University of Cyprus's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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