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St.Gallen University of Teacher Education

In research, St.Gallen University of Teacher Education stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,159 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,941
of 28,054 · #25,610 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#135
of 220
Research works
295
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is St.Gallen University of Teacher 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 SciencesDomain #5,159 of 10,521 29.1%99 #6807

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St.Gallen 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).

What does St.Gallen University of Teacher Education specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 34.8 works9.3×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.94× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.71× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.60× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St.Gallen University of Teacher Education?

Ranked on the composite score, Franziska Vogt and Christian Brühwiler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St.Gallen University of Teacher Education.

  1. 1 Franziska Vogt Switzerland · #786,914 worldwide 56 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Christian Brühwiler Switzerland · #1,094,094 worldwide 4 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at St.Gallen University of Teacher Education

Which keywords describe research at St.Gallen University of Teacher Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Teacher Education, Student Engagement, E-Learning, Learning Outcomes, Intrinsic Motivation and Educational Technology.

▲ 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. Education15▲ 7.2×16 topics
  2. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse14▲ 274×2 topics
  3. Teacher Education11▲ 75×5 topics
  4. Student Engagement10▲ 21×7 topics
  5. E-Learning10▲ 8.0×7 topics
  6. Educational Technology10▲ 6.7×11 topics
  7. Learning Outcomes10▲ 18×5 topics
  8. Intrinsic Motivation9▲ 62×2 topics
  9. Motivation9▲ 17×5 topics
  10. Multilingualism8▲ 39×4 topics
  11. Digital Learning8▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Well-being7▲ 15×6 topics
  13. Governance7▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Bildungsungleichheit7▲ 193×1 topic
  15. Didactics7▲ 57×2 topics
  16. Ethnografisches Schreiben7▲ 193×1 topic
  17. Learning7▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Teaching7▲ 46×2 topics
  19. Competence7▲ 478×1 topic
  20. Curriculum7▲ 59×1 topic
  21. Professional Development6▲ 27×7 topics
  22. Language Learning6▲ 68×4 topics
  23. Teaching Methods6▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Intercultural Competence6▲ 127×2 topics
  25. Language Acquisition6▲ 39×3 topics
  26. Teacher Professional Development6▲ 28×4 topics
  27. Cultural Studies5▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Physical Education5▲ 36×3 topics
  29. Digital Media5▲ 23×1 topic
  30. German as a Foreign Language5▲ 280×1 topic
  31. Autonomy Support5▲ 113×1 topic
  32. Self-Determination Theory5▲ 113×1 topic
  33. Technology Integration5▲ 12×5 topics
  34. Internet Use5▲ 48×2 topics
  35. Child Development4▲ 8.6×2 topics
  36. Game-Based Learning4▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Gamification4▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Sociolinguistics4▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Gender Dynamics4▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Health Promotion4▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does St.Gallen University of Teacher Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Education Methods and Technologies, Linguistic Education and Pedagogy and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports.

Sociology and Education Studies: 7 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 7 fractional worksLinguistic Education and…5Linguistic Education and Pedagogy: 5 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Conc…5Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 5 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 4 fractional worksPhysical Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksChild Development and Di…4Child Development and Digital Technology: 4 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 3 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 3 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationLanguage and LinguisticsSocial Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 Education Methods and Technologies Education 7 works
  3. 3 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 5 works
  4. 4 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 5 works
  5. 5 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 4 works
  7. 7 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 4 works
  8. 8 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 3 works
  9. 9 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 3 works
  10. 10 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 2 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 available71.0%not open29.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.9%domestic only84.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St.Gallen University of Teacher Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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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