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Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW

In research, Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,783 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education, Social Sciences and Social Sciences — Education is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,504
of 28,054 · #34,643 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#215
of 220
Research works
305
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
726
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW 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 #9,783 of 10,521 12.1%61 #9761

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW 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 FHNW specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 21.1 works10×
  2. Social SciencesField · 44.0 works5.1×
  3. Social SciencesDomain · 60.6 works3.6×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.21× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.20× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.16× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.13× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW?

Ranked on the composite score, Afra Sturm and Christian Rüede lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW.

  1. 1 Afra Sturm Switzerland · #853,365 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Christian Rüede Switzerland · #924,209 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW

Which keywords describe research at Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Education, Governance, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Teacher Education, Teaching and E-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. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse23▲ 821×2 topics
  2. Education13▲ 12×12 topics
  3. Governance13▲ 59×2 topics
  4. Bildungsungleichheit13▲ 642×1 topic
  5. Ethnografisches Schreiben13▲ 642×1 topic
  6. Teacher Education12▲ 139×3 topics
  7. Teaching10▲ 125×2 topics
  8. E-Learning10▲ 15×2 topics
  9. Competence10▲ 1273×1 topic
  10. Learning10▲ 50×1 topic
  11. Professional Development6▲ 41×3 topics
  12. Multilingualism5▲ 42×3 topics
  13. Teaching Methods4▲ 39×2 topics
  14. Language Learning4▲ 71×3 topics
  15. Assessment Practices3▲ 187×2 topics
  16. German as a Foreign Language3▲ 337×1 topic
  17. Intercultural Competence3▲ 138×1 topic
  18. Education and Training3▲ 1204×1 topic
  19. Vocational Competencies3▲ 1204×1 topic
  20. Digital Transformation3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  21. Socioeconomic Status2▲ 66×2 topics
  22. Gender2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  23. Health Surveys2▲ 166×1 topic
  24. Academic Achievement2▲ 18×6 topics
  25. Identity2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  26. Motivation2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  27. Career Choice2▲ 88×1 topic
  28. Teaching Career2▲ 186×1 topic
  29. Behavioral Economics2▲ 44×1 topic
  30. Citizenship Education2▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Consumer Policy2▲ 399×1 topic
  32. Historical Thinking2▲ 93×1 topic
  33. Sociolinguistics2▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Self-Efficacy2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  35. Bilingual Education1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Language Policy1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Lifelong Learning1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  38. Student Perceptions1▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Bildung1▲ 61×2 topics
  40. Physical Training1▲ 201×1 topic

Which research topics does Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW publish most on?

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

Sociology and Education …13Sociology and Education Studies: 13 fractional worksEducation Methods and Te…10Education Methods and Technologies: 10 fractional worksLinguistic Education and…3Linguistic Education and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksVocational Education and…3Vocational Education and Training: 3 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies2Health and Medical Studies: 2 fractional worksTeacher Professional Development and Motivation: 2 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksConsumer behavior in food and health: 2 fractional worksSports Science and Education: 1 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationLanguage and LinguisticsGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  2. 2 Education Methods and Technologies Education 10 works
  3. 3 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 3 works
  4. 4 Vocational Education and Training Education 3 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Teacher Professional Development and Motivation Education 2 works
  7. 7 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Consumer behavior in food and health Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  10. 10 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available72.9%not open27.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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