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Schwyz University of Teacher Education

In research, Schwyz University of Teacher Education stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,626 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,164
of 28,054 · #36,357 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#195
of 220
Research works
196
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Schwyz University of Teacher Education known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #9,626 of 16,945 22.9%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Schwyz University of Teacher 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).

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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.64× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.03× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.46× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.51× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 3.67× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Schwyz University of Teacher Education?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Hielscher, Beat Döbeli Honegger and Jürgen Kühnis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Schwyz University of Teacher Education.

  1. 1 Michael Hielscher Switzerland · #625,465 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Beat Döbeli Honegger Switzerland · #810,597 worldwide 10 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Jürgen Kühnis Switzerland · #1,401,997 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Martin Vetter Switzerland · #1,550,802 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Schwyz University of Teacher Education

Which keywords describe research at Schwyz University of Teacher Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Education, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Sociolinguistics, Language Learning, Student Engagement, Discourse Analysis, Multimodality and Motivation.

▲ 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. Teacher Education5▲ 64×5 topics
  2. Education4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  3. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse4▲ 162×2 topics
  4. Sociolinguistics4▲ 34×2 topics
  5. Language Learning4▲ 82×4 topics
  6. Student Engagement4▲ 14×6 topics
  7. Discourse Analysis4▲ 22×2 topics
  8. E-Learning4▲ 5.7×3 topics
  9. Multimodality4▲ 109×2 topics
  10. Motivation3▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Language Variation3▲ 89×1 topic
  12. Text Linguistics3▲ 252×1 topic
  13. Teaching Methods3▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Didactics3▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Philosophy3▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Technology Integration3▲ 16×6 topics
  17. Competence3▲ 407×1 topic
  18. Cultural Studies3▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Gender Differences3▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Learning3▲ 16×1 topic
  21. STEM Education3▲ 10×5 topics
  22. German as a Foreign Language3▲ 304×1 topic
  23. Intercultural Competence3▲ 125×1 topic
  24. Learning Analytics3▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Learning Outcomes3▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Professional Development3▲ 22×6 topics
  27. Identity3▲ 5.9×3 topics
  28. Internet Use2▲ 50×2 topics
  29. Computational Thinking2▲ 112×1 topic
  30. Programming Education2▲ 112×1 topic
  31. Critical Thinking2▲ 34×4 topics
  32. Ethics2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  33. Religion2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  34. Job Satisfaction2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  35. Professional Learning Communities2▲ 69×2 topics
  36. Digitalization2▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Information Literacy2▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Intrinsic Motivation2▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Metacognition2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Self-Efficacy2▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does Schwyz University of Teacher Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic research and analysis, Education Methods and Technologies, Linguistic Education and Pedagogy and Teaching and Learning Programming.

Linguistic research and analysis: 3 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 3 fractional worksLinguistic Education and…3Linguistic Education and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Pr…2Teaching and Learning Programming: 2 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 2 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 2 fractional worksTechnology, Environment,…1Technology, Environment, Urban Planning: 1 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politics, Society: 1 fractional worksEducational Assessment and Improvement: 1 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 1 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsEducationComputer Science ApplicationsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 3 works
  2. 2 Education Methods and Technologies Education 3 works
  3. 3 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 3 works
  4. 4 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 2 works
  5. 5 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 2 works
  7. 7 Technology, Environment, Urban Planning Philosophy 1 works
  8. 8 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Educational Assessment and Improvement Information Systems and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available59.2%not open40.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Schwyz University of Teacher Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.