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SMK University of Applied Social Sciences

In research, SMK University of Applied Social Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,162 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 11.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,234
of 28,054 · #38,900 all time
Rank in Lithuania
#28
of 38
Research works
225
▲ 97% vs 2013–17
Citations
372
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is SMK University of Applied Social Sciences 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 #14,162 of 16,945 5.8%135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where SMK University of Applied Social Sciences 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).

What does SMK University of Applied Social Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 11.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 26.4 works11×
← 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: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.64× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 2.60× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.92× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.49× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at SMK University of Applied Social Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Character Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Local Wisdom, E-Learning, Mobile Learning, Digital Learning and STEM Education.

▲ 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. Character Education10▲ 26×3 topics
  2. Curriculum Development10▲ 17×5 topics
  3. Educational Policy9▲ 44×3 topics
  4. Local Wisdom8▲ 22×2 topics
  5. E-Learning8▲ 9.5×8 topics
  6. Mobile Learning7▲ 25×3 topics
  7. Digital Learning7▲ 16×5 topics
  8. STEM Education6▲ 18×2 topics
  9. 21st Century Skills6▲ 27×2 topics
  10. Kampus Merdeka6▲ 51×1 topic
  11. Merdeka Belajar6▲ 51×1 topic
  12. Qualitative Research5▲ 7.7×6 topics
  13. Media Literacy5▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Education5▲ 3.6×9 topics
  15. Digital Literacy4▲ 9.4×4 topics
  16. Motivation4▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Educational Technology4▲ 4.6×13 topics
  18. Quality of Life4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  19. Character Development4▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Information Literacy4▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Physics Education4▲ 54×1 topic
  22. Student Attitudes4▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Islamic Education4▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Reading Interest4▲ 22×1 topic
  25. School Literacy Movement4▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.1×9 topics
  27. Religious Values4▲ 24×1 topic
  28. School Environment4▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Entrepreneurship4▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Higher Education3▲ 7.4×2 topics
  31. Training3▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Teacher Performance3▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Vocational Education3▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Work-Based Learning3▲ 102×1 topic
  35. Gender Differences2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  36. Interactive Multimedia2▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Problem Based Learning2▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Job Satisfaction2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  39. Blockchain2▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Gamification2▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does SMK University of Applied Social Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods, Educational Methods and Outcomes, Educational Methods and Media Use and Education and Character Development.

Educational Curriculum a…6Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 6 fractional worksEducational Methods and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksEducational Methods and …4Educational Methods and Media Use: 4 fractional worksEducation and Character …4Education and Character Development: 4 fractional worksVocational and Entrepreneurial Education: 3 fractional worksSTEM Education: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology in…2Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning: 2 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 2 fractional worksMathematics Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsDermatologyApplied Mathematics1 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 6 works
  2. 2 Educational Methods and Outcomes Education 4 works
  3. 3 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Education and Character Development Education 4 works
  5. 5 Vocational and Entrepreneurial Education Education 3 works
  6. 6 STEM Education Education 2 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 2 works
  9. 9 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 1 works
  10. 10 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 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 available67.7%not open32.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.8%domestic only72.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SMK University of Applied Social Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 97% 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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