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Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education

In research, Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,374 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,695 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,939 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies — Cultural Studies is 19.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,757
of 28,054 · #31,960 all time
Rank in Russia
#550
of 1,062
Research works
1.1k
▲ 172% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
1.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education 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 SciencesField #3,374 of 6,365 5.5%178 #5705
Social SciencesDomain #5,695 of 10,521 5.2%252 #9639
Physical SciencesDomain #11,939 of 12,888 4.1%106 #20608
Computer ScienceField #4,588 of 4,667 2.5%61 #6967

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education 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#5,705 #3,374
  2. Social Sciences#9,639 #5,695
  3. Physical Sciences#20,608 #11,939
  4. Computer Science#6,967 #4,588
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 Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 19.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 30.8 works20×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.07× its world share, 61 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.21× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.68× its world share, 178 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education?

Ranked on the composite score, Vladimir Nikolaevich Aniskin, Sergey Olegovich Buranok and Позднякова Оксана Константиновна lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education.

  1. 1 Vladimir Nikolaevich Aniskin Russia · #608,007 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Sergey Olegovich Buranok Russia · #710,985 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Позднякова Оксана Константиновна Russia · #717,800 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education

Which keywords describe research at Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Language, Pedagogy, E-Learning, Innovation, Education, Social Media and Media.

▲ 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 Technology52▲ 12×14 topics
  2. Language49▲ 53×6 topics
  3. Pedagogy49▲ 26×8 topics
  4. E-Learning48▲ 13×10 topics
  5. Education48▲ 7.3×20 topics
  6. Innovation48▲ 12×21 topics
  7. Social Media41▲ 7.5×7 topics
  8. Media38▲ 65×5 topics
  9. Online Learning33▲ 10×7 topics
  10. Teacher Training33▲ 14×5 topics
  11. Digitalization33▲ 43×3 topics
  12. Globalization32▲ 4.2×19 topics
  13. Linguistics31▲ 50×5 topics
  14. Digital Transformation29▲ 14×10 topics
  15. Higher Education29▲ 14×8 topics
  16. Discourse Analysis29▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Phraseology29▲ 99×2 topics
  18. Distance Learning28▲ 22×6 topics
  19. Sustainable Development28▲ 4.6×20 topics
  20. Pandemic28▲ 6.8×2 topics
  21. Cultural Communication28▲ 199×1 topic
  22. Persuasion Strategies28▲ 199×1 topic
  23. Technology26▲ 13×7 topics
  24. Online Education24▲ 34×3 topics
  25. Student Experience24▲ 131×1 topic
  26. University Management24▲ 131×1 topic
  27. Ethnicity20▲ 14×5 topics
  28. Identity20▲ 7.2×11 topics
  29. Digital Literacy19▲ 8.4×3 topics
  30. Digital Learning17▲ 8.4×4 topics
  31. Nationalism17▲ 9.7×8 topics
  32. Cognitive Development17▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Curriculum Design17▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Politics16▲ 15×5 topics
  35. Youth16▲ 29×3 topics
  36. Migration15▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Culture14▲ 7.2×7 topics
  38. Cross-Cultural Communication13▲ 40×2 topics
  39. Educational Environment13▲ 97×2 topics
  40. Inclusive Education13▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Educational Innovations and Challenges, Educational Methods and Teacher Development and Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies.

Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 28 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 24 fractional worksEducational Methods and …17Educational Methods and Teacher Development: 17 fractional worksLanguage, Communication,…13Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 13 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 11 fractional worksPsychology of Development and Education: 10 fractional worksForeign Language Teachin…10Foreign Language Teaching Methods: 10 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 9 fractional worksEducation and Professional Development: 8 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 8 fractional works
Cultural StudiesInformation SystemsCommunicationSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 28 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 24 works
  3. 3 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 17 works
  4. 4 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 13 works
  5. 5 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  6. 6 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 10 works
  7. 7 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 10 works
  8. 8 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 9 works
  9. 9 Education and Professional Development Education 8 works
  10. 10 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 8 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 available75.7%not open24.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 172% 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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