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Pedagogical University

In research, Pedagogical University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,428 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,247 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,440 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Information Systems and Developmental and Educational Psychology — Transportation is 17.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,437
of 28,054 · #12,374 all time
Rank in Mozambique
#2
of 9
Research works
6.9k
▲ 183% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Pedagogical 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 #3,428 of 10,521 4.1%1,319 #4610
Social SciencesField #2,247 of 6,365 4.1%970 #2902
Health SciencesDomain #5,440 of 11,982 4.8%95 #7284
EducationSubfield #1,142 of 1,892 4.7%369 #1511
Physical SciencesDomain #8,685 of 12,888 2.8%572 #8252
Information SystemsSubfield #896 of 1,291 3.2%269 #1471
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,931 of 2,578 3.6%222 #2822
TransportationSubfield #99 of 132 3.1%118 #327
Computer ScienceField #3,686 of 4,667 3.3%301 #3853
PsychologyField #1,936 of 2,181 2.4%114 #2969

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pedagogical 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#4,610 #3,428
  2. Social Sciences#2,902 #2,247
  3. Health Sciences#7,284 #5,440
  4. Education#1,511 #1,142
  5. Physical Sciences#8,252 #8,685
  6. Information Systems#1,471 #896
  7. Sociology and Political Science#2,822 #1,931
  8. Transportation#327 #99
  9. Computer Science#3,853 #3,686
  10. Psychology#2,969 #1,936
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 Pedagogical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 17.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 118.2 works17×
  2. Information SystemsSubfield · 269.4 works7.4×
  3. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 60.2 works6.4×
  4. EducationSubfield · 369.4 works5.9×
  5. CommunicationSubfield · 32.3 works5.8×
  6. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 51.1 works5.7×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.89× its world share, 301 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 155 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 78 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.95× its world share, 116 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 41 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 70 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.82× its world share, 114 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.74× its world share, 970 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pedagogical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Юлія Олександрівна Волинець, В.А. Колесников and Олена Михайлівна Трифонова lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pedagogical University.

  1. 1 Юлія Олександрівна Волинець · #591,079 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 В.А. Колесников · #616,331 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Олена Михайлівна Трифонова · #686,981 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 О. О. Зеленська · #790,089 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 António Prista · #1,046,285 worldwide 55 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Danuta Rasała · #1,208,696 worldwide 34 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 А. М. Гасаналиев · #1,389,594 worldwide 26 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Maciej · #1,623,156 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 A. Bartkevičius · #1,624,889 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Pedagogical University

Which keywords describe research at Pedagogical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Pedagogy, Education, E-Learning, Sustainable Development, Online Learning, Teacher Training and Innovation.

▲ 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. Educational Technology306▲ 13×38 topics
  2. Pedagogy302▲ 30×27 topics
  3. Education266▲ 7.5×83 topics
  4. Sustainable Development243▲ 7.5×65 topics
  5. E-Learning240▲ 12×20 topics
  6. Online Learning231▲ 13×22 topics
  7. Teacher Training217▲ 17×22 topics
  8. Innovation216▲ 10×50 topics
  9. Globalization177▲ 4.4×73 topics
  10. Distance Learning163▲ 24×12 topics
  11. Ethnicity151▲ 20×11 topics
  12. Digitalization145▲ 35×9 topics
  13. History137▲ 9.5×20 topics
  14. Digital Literacy136▲ 11×9 topics
  15. Economic Security135▲ 31×7 topics
  16. Culture134▲ 12×15 topics
  17. Legal Regulation132▲ 29×7 topics
  18. Higher Education131▲ 12×19 topics
  19. Literature131▲ 12×28 topics
  20. Digital Transformation127▲ 12×17 topics
  21. Foresight123▲ 45×2 topics
  22. Philosophy121▲ 13×7 topics
  23. Science117▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Modernization116▲ 31×3 topics
  25. Public Oversight116▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Transport Policy116▲ 45×1 topic
  27. Islam116▲ 27×4 topics
  28. Social Influence116▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Malay Language116▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Sharia Law116▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Design116▲ 34×3 topics
  32. Strategic Planning116▲ 38×3 topics
  33. Air Force115▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Warfare115▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Technology107▲ 9.9×16 topics
  36. Online Education94▲ 24×5 topics
  37. Student Experience90▲ 92×1 topic
  38. University Management90▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Digital Education88▲ 33×6 topics
  40. Inclusive Education85▲ 12×13 topics

Which research topics does Pedagogical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies and Educational Innovations and Challenges.

Legal and Regulatory Ana…116Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 116 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…116Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 116 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …115Military Technology and Strategies: 115 fractional worksEducational Innovations …90Educational Innovations and Challenges: 90 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 81 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 70 fractional worksForeign Language Teachin…66Foreign Language Teaching Methods: 66 fractional worksEducation and Professional Development: 46 fractional worksInnovative Educational Technologies: 46 fractional worksPsychology of Development and Education: 38 fractional works
TransportationSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringInformation Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory AnalysisTransportation 116 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSociology and Political Science 116 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and StrategiesAerospace Engineering 115 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and ChallengesInformation Systems 90 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Teacher DevelopmentInformation Systems 81 works
  6. 6 Education, Innovation and Language StudiesEducation 70 works
  7. 7 Foreign Language Teaching MethodsEducation 66 works
  8. 8 Education and Professional DevelopmentEducation 46 works
  9. 9 Innovative Educational TechnologiesInformation Systems 46 works
  10. 10 Psychology of Development and EducationDevelopmental and Educational Psychology 38 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 available70.4%not open29.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.5%domestic only47.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pedagogical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 183% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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