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Tallinn University

In research, Tallinn University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,043 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#837 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#645 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental and Educational Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction and Computer Science Applications — Developmental and Educational Psychology is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,581
of 28,054 · #5,376 all time
Rank in Estonia
#3
of 16
Research works
4.1k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Tallinn 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,043 of 10,521 25.4%766 #936
Social SciencesField #837 of 6,365 25.8%444 #648
EducationSubfield #645 of 1,892 39.8%84 #627
PsychologyField #780 of 2,181 22.0%129 #661
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #963 of 2,578 21.1%128 #1076
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #486 of 1,201 19.9%82 #640
Arts and HumanitiesField #921 of 1,998 25.4%120 #1216
Computer ScienceField #2,219 of 4,667 25.1%124 #3329
Physical SciencesDomain #6,398 of 12,888 21.6%230 #6838

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tallinn 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. Social Sciences#936 #1,043
  2. Social Sciences#648 #837
  3. Education#627 #645
  4. Psychology#661 #780
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,076 #963
  6. Political Science and International Relations#640 #486
  7. Arts and Humanities#1,216 #921
  8. Computer Science#3,329 #2,219
  9. Physical Sciences#6,838 #6,398
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 Tallinn University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Developmental and Educational Psychology takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 44.6 works8.9×
  2. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 20.1 works8.8×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 20.1 works7.4×
  4. CommunicationSubfield · 21.6 works7.2×
  5. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 34.5 works7.1×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 124 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.63× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.77× its world share, 120 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.82× its world share, 129 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.18× its world share, 444 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tallinn University?

Ranked on the composite score, Péter Zalán Romanek, Sónia Sousa and Marek Tamm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tallinn University.

  1. 1 Péter Zalán Romanek Estonia · #202,142 worldwide 0 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Sónia Sousa Estonia · #398,754 worldwide 138 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Marek Tamm Estonia · #446,080 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Katrin Tiidenberg Estonia · #477,575 worldwide 56 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Lembi Lõugas Estonia · #512,003 worldwide 52 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Enrico Garavelli Estonia · #517,620 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Sirje Virkus Estonia · #524,786 worldwide 80 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Hannes Palang Estonia · #543,242 worldwide 57 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Eve Eisenschmidt Estonia · #621,510 worldwide 63 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Ellu Saar Estonia · #625,455 worldwide 32 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Tallinn University

Which keywords describe research at Tallinn University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Sociolinguistics, Multilingualism, Identity, Bilingual Education, Language Policy, Student Engagement and Ethics.

▲ 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. Globalization82▲ 3.8×74 topics
  2. Education37▲ 1.96×48 topics
  3. Social Media37▲ 2.3×23 topics
  4. Educational Technology34▲ 2.6×19 topics
  5. Identity33▲ 4.1×35 topics
  6. Human Rights31▲ 2.7×31 topics
  7. Sociolinguistics26▲ 12×6 topics
  8. Ethics26▲ 4.8×23 topics
  9. Student Engagement25▲ 5.6×11 topics
  10. Multilingualism24▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Higher Education24▲ 4.0×13 topics
  12. Motivation24▲ 5.2×8 topics
  13. Social Interaction22▲ 5.1×10 topics
  14. Bilingual Education22▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Language Policy22▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Neoliberalism21▲ 5.4×14 topics
  17. Literature21▲ 3.5×23 topics
  18. Nationalism20▲ 4.0×18 topics
  19. Social Capital20▲ 3.4×13 topics
  20. Religion20▲ 3.8×16 topics
  21. Technology Integration19▲ 5.7×7 topics
  22. European Union19▲ 7.6×8 topics
  23. Bilingualism19▲ 13×5 topics
  24. Lifelong Learning19▲ 8.3×8 topics
  25. Migration18▲ 4.8×13 topics
  26. International Relations18▲ 6.7×15 topics
  27. Online Communication17▲ 10×3 topics
  28. International Law16▲ 4.8×13 topics
  29. Self-Regulation16▲ 8.3×6 topics
  30. Corpus Linguistics16▲ 6.8×5 topics
  31. Informal Learning16▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Professional Learning Communities15▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Soviet Union15▲ 24×3 topics
  34. European Integration15▲ 24×4 topics
  35. Student Perceptions15▲ 7.2×6 topics
  36. Metacognition14▲ 8.1×5 topics
  37. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy13▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Learning Analytics13▲ 9.6×2 topics
  39. Translanguaging13▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Teacher Education13▲ 9.4×6 topics

Which research topics does Tallinn University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multilingual Education and Policy, Online Learning and Analytics, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods and Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics.

Multilingual Education a…13Multilingual Education and Policy: 13 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…11Online Learning and Analytics: 11 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 10 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 9 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 9 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 9 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 9 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…8Second Language Learning and Teaching: 8 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 8 fractional worksYouth Education and Societal Dynamics: 7 fractional works
Linguistics and LanguageComputer Science ApplicationsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPolitical Science and International Relations6 others

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

  1. 1 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 13 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 11 works
  3. 3 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 10 works
  4. 4 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  5. 5 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 9 works
  6. 6 Social Media and Politics Communication 9 works
  7. 7 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 9 works
  8. 8 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 8 works
  9. 9 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 8 works
  10. 10 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 7 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 available54.3%not open45.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tallinn University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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