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Shirak State University

In research, Shirak State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,921 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,692 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,423 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics — Language and Linguistics is 19.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,617
of 28,054 · #35,264 all time
Rank in Armenia
#17
of 28
Research works
385
▲ 566% vs 2013–17
Citations
376
1.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Shirak State 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,921 of 12,888 0.9%79 #19890
Social SciencesField #5,692 of 6,365 2.0%95 #9644
Social SciencesDomain #9,423 of 10,521 1.5%155 #16152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shirak State 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. Physical Sciences#19,890 #10,921
  2. Social Sciences#9,644 #5,692
  3. Social Sciences#16,152 #9,423
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 Shirak State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 19.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 22.3 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: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.98× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.67× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.89× its world share, 95 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Shirak State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Globalization, Pedagogy, Educational Technology, Language Teaching, Teacher Training and Neoliberalism.

▲ 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. Education43▲ 9.6×26 topics
  2. Globalization26▲ 5.2×17 topics
  3. Innovation24▲ 8.9×15 topics
  4. Pedagogy20▲ 16×8 topics
  5. Educational Technology19▲ 6.1×15 topics
  6. Sustainable Development15▲ 3.6×19 topics
  7. E-Learning15▲ 5.7×10 topics
  8. Language Teaching15▲ 22×7 topics
  9. Teacher Training13▲ 8.1×9 topics
  10. Neoliberalism13▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Online Learning13▲ 5.8×7 topics
  12. Cultural Exchange13▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Language12▲ 19×6 topics
  14. Teaching Methods12▲ 33×4 topics
  15. Human Agency12▲ 470×1 topic
  16. Immigration12▲ 40×1 topic
  17. Higher Education10▲ 7.4×12 topics
  18. Digital Education10▲ 30×4 topics
  19. Tourism Development10▲ 33×2 topics
  20. Linguistics9▲ 21×4 topics
  21. Nanomaterials9▲ 3.3×4 topics
  22. Management9▲ 4.3×2 topics
  23. Distance Learning9▲ 9.9×5 topics
  24. Language Contact9▲ 34×3 topics
  25. Critical Thinking8▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Educational Technologies8▲ 42×2 topics
  27. Formative Assessment8▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Student Competencies8▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Digital Learning8▲ 5.6×6 topics
  30. Digitalization8▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Migration8▲ 8.6×5 topics
  32. Digital Transformation7▲ 5.0×7 topics
  33. STEM Education7▲ 5.8×7 topics
  34. Etymology6▲ 50×2 topics
  35. Historical Phonology6▲ 50×2 topics
  36. Ethnicity6▲ 6.4×5 topics
  37. Inclusive Education6▲ 6.9×4 topics
  38. Geometric Modeling6▲ 141×1 topic
  39. Mathematical Simulation6▲ 141×1 topic
  40. Morphology5▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Shirak State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: History and Cultural Heritage, Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry and Linguistics and Cultural Studies.

History and Cultural Her…12History and Cultural Heritage: 12 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry: 6 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 5 fractional worksEmergency Medicine Education and Research: 5 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 4 fractional worksCultural, Linguistic, Ec…4Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations …4Educational Innovations and Challenges: 4 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 4 fractional worksCultural and Sociopoliti…4Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 4 fractional works
Cultural StudiesEducationBiomedical EngineeringLanguage and Linguistics5 others

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

  1. 1 History and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 12 works
  2. 2 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 8 works
  3. 3 Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 5 works
  5. 5 Emergency Medicine Education and Research Emergency Medicine 5 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 4 works
  7. 7 Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies General Social Sciences 4 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 4 works
  10. 10 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 4 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 available74.6%not open25.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.1%domestic only96.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shirak State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 566% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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.