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Praxis

In research, Praxis stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,213 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,206 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,058 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Psychology, Cultural Studies and Philosophy — Social Psychology is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,486
of 28,054 · #12,511 all time
Rank in Estonia
#7
of 16
Research works
6.3k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Praxis 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 #3,213 of 10,521 8.8%494 #5073
Health SciencesDomain #4,206 of 11,982 3.4%376 #3783
MedicineField #5,058 of 10,443 3.4%274 #3415
Arts and HumanitiesField #999 of 1,998 8.4%109 #1461
Social SciencesField #3,299 of 6,365 13.0%213 #4635
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,626 of 2,578 16.6%89 #2466
PsychologyField #1,766 of 2,181 4.6%103 #3026
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #839 of 916 4.0%65 #1663
Physical SciencesDomain #12,115 of 12,888 7.8%61 #18579
Health ProfessionsField #1,884 of 1,928 3.1%91 #2820

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Praxis 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#5,073 #3,213
  2. Health Sciences#3,783 #4,206
  3. Medicine#3,415 #5,058
  4. Arts and Humanities#1,461 #999
  5. Social Sciences#4,635 #3,299
  6. Sociology and Political Science#2,466 #1,626
  7. Psychology#3,026 #1,766
  8. General Health Professions#1,663 #839
  9. Physical Sciences#18,579 #12,115
  10. Health Professions#2,820 #1,884
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 Praxis specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Psychology takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social PsychologySubfield · 47.9 works5.5×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 21.4 works5.3×
  3. PhilosophySubfield · 22.1 works5.2×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.51× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.50× its world share, 91 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.44× its world share, 274 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.83× its world share, 109 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.42× its world share, 103 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 213 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Praxis?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacques Brès, Alfred Verdross and Agnès Steuckardt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Praxis.

  1. 1 Jacques Brès Estonia · #4,249 worldwide 406 citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Alfred Verdross Estonia · #243,060 worldwide 34 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Agnès Steuckardt Estonia · #270,780 worldwide 9 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Catherine Détrie Estonia · #285,148 worldwide 11 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 François Perea Estonia · #298,061 worldwide 3 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Norbert Smetak Estonia · #382,619 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Roberto Simanowski Estonia · #404,865 worldwide 12 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 P. Mathes Estonia · #461,001 worldwide 61 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Burkhard Rieke Estonia · #513,688 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Lisa Kleinen Estonia · #527,271 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Praxis

Which keywords describe research at Praxis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Professional Development, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Outcomes, Workplace, Self-Efficacy, Supervision, Emotional Regulation and Coaching.

▲ 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. Epidemiology58▲ 1.48×106 topics
  2. Public Health51▲ 3.5×40 topics
  3. Professional Development42▲ 22×8 topics
  4. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse40▲ 99×2 topics
  5. Outcomes38▲ 47×2 topics
  6. Workplace38▲ 46×2 topics
  7. Self-Efficacy37▲ 14×3 topics
  8. Supervision37▲ 120×2 topics
  9. Emotional Regulation37▲ 161×2 topics
  10. Coaching36▲ 218×1 topic
  11. Psychodrama36▲ 203×1 topic
  12. History36▲ 5.1×24 topics
  13. Epidemiological Study35▲ 53×4 topics
  14. Chronic Diseases35▲ 14×7 topics
  15. Governance34▲ 10×6 topics
  16. Socioeconomic Status34▲ 65×2 topics
  17. Healthcare Utilization34▲ 43×3 topics
  18. Identity33▲ 4.6×27 topics
  19. Germany33▲ 167×1 topic
  20. Health Surveys33▲ 167×1 topic
  21. Quality of Life32▲ 2.3×47 topics
  22. Philosophy31▲ 7.1×16 topics
  23. Religion31▲ 6.5×21 topics
  24. Ethics30▲ 6.2×24 topics
  25. Bildungsungleichheit27▲ 95×1 topic
  26. Ethnografisches Schreiben27▲ 95×1 topic
  27. Gender26▲ 4.8×23 topics
  28. Rehabilitation24▲ 6.3×9 topics
  29. Digital Transformation23▲ 4.4×11 topics
  30. Medical Ethics22▲ 17×6 topics
  31. Psychoanalysis21▲ 26×5 topics
  32. Monetary Policy21▲ 8.8×4 topics
  33. Gender Studies21▲ 14×9 topics
  34. Sociology21▲ 16×13 topics
  35. Economic Evaluation21▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Asset Pricing20▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Financial Analysis20▲ 18×1 topic
  38. End-of-Life Care18▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Social Theory18▲ 65×2 topics
  40. Literature Analysis17▲ 227×1 topic

Which research topics does Praxis publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy, Health and Medical Studies, Sociology and Education Studies and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies.

Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 36 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 33 fractional worksSociology and Education …27Sociology and Education Studies: 27 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and E…20Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 20 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Social Critique: 17 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 14 fractional worksLaw and Political Science14Law and Political Science: 14 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 14 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 13 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 12 fractional works
Social PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 36 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 33 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 27 works
  4. 4 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 20 works
  5. 5 Psychoanalysis and Social Critique Cultural Studies 17 works
  6. 6 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 14 works
  7. 7 Law and Political Science Law 14 works
  8. 8 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 14 works
  9. 9 Education Methods and Technologies Education 13 works
  10. 10 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 12 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 available32.9%not open67.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.5%domestic only66.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Praxis's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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