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Pädagogische Hochschule Bern

In research, Pädagogische Hochschule Bern stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,983 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,353 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics, Education and Arts and Humanities — Language and Linguistics is 25.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,181
of 28,054 · #23,265 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#136
of 220
Research works
598
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Pädagogische Hochschule Bern 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 #4,983 of 10,521 20.2%172 #4647
Social SciencesField #3,353 of 6,365 23.7%103 #3821

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pädagogische Hochschule Bern 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).

What does Pädagogische Hochschule Bern specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 25.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 22.9 works25×
  2. EducationSubfield · 47.7 works7.5×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 39.8 works6.7×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.64× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.67× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.74× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.93× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pädagogische Hochschule Bern?

Ranked on the composite score, Barbara E. Stalder, Marie-Theres Schönbächler and Doris Edelmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pädagogische Hochschule Bern.

  1. 1 Barbara E. Stalder Switzerland · #648,660 worldwide 23 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Marie-Theres Schönbächler Switzerland · #736,393 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Doris Edelmann Switzerland · #805,177 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Britta Juska‐Bacher Switzerland · #829,626 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Christof Weber Switzerland · #1,263,638 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Pädagogische Hochschule Bern

Which keywords describe research at Pädagogische Hochschule Bern?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Education, Multilingualism, Didactics, Governance, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben and Teacher Education.

▲ 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. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse34▲ 400×2 topics
  2. Education25▲ 7.0×23 topics
  3. Multilingualism23▲ 67×5 topics
  4. Didactics19▲ 94×2 topics
  5. Governance19▲ 28×2 topics
  6. Bildungsungleichheit19▲ 305×1 topic
  7. Ethnografisches Schreiben19▲ 305×1 topic
  8. Teacher Education18▲ 68×5 topics
  9. Teaching17▲ 66×4 topics
  10. E-Learning16▲ 7.8×3 topics
  11. Curriculum16▲ 81×3 topics
  12. Learning16▲ 26×3 topics
  13. Digital Learning16▲ 14×2 topics
  14. Competence15▲ 638×1 topic
  15. Teaching Methods15▲ 52×4 topics
  16. Language Learning14▲ 89×2 topics
  17. Cultural Studies13▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Intercultural Competence13▲ 171×2 topics
  19. Language Acquisition12▲ 52×2 topics
  20. Sociolinguistics12▲ 31×5 topics
  21. Digital Media12▲ 34×1 topic
  22. German as a Foreign Language12▲ 404×1 topic
  23. Professional Development11▲ 27×6 topics
  24. Educational Technology10▲ 4.1×9 topics
  25. Discourse Analysis8▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Language Variation7▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Text Linguistics7▲ 175×1 topic
  28. Language Policy7▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Academic Achievement6▲ 18×9 topics
  30. Pedagogy6▲ 6.0×5 topics
  31. Teacher Training6▲ 4.4×7 topics
  32. Cultural Diversity5▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Higher Education5▲ 4.8×5 topics
  34. Bilingual Education5▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Language Education5▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Self-Efficacy5▲ 9.5×5 topics
  37. Teacher Professional Development5▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Student Perceptions5▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Mathematics Education5▲ 53×2 topics
  40. Self-Regulation4▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Pädagogische Hochschule Bern publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Education Methods and Technologies, Linguistic Education and Pedagogy and Linguistic research and analysis.

Sociology and Education …19Sociology and Education Studies: 19 fractional worksEducation Methods and Te…15Education Methods and Technologies: 15 fractional worksLinguistic Education and Pedagogy: 12 fractional worksLinguistic research and …7Linguistic research and analysis: 7 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…4Second Language Learning and Teaching: 4 fractional worksFrench Language Learning…4French Language Learning Methods: 4 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 4 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 4 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 3 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Mathematics: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationLanguage and LinguisticsLiterature and Literary Theory3 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  2. 2 Education Methods and Technologies Education 15 works
  3. 3 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 12 works
  4. 4 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 7 works
  5. 5 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  6. 6 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 4 works
  7. 7 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 4 works
  8. 8 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 3 works
  10. 10 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 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 available56.5%not open43.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pädagogische Hochschule Bern's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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