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Tomsk State Pedagogical University

In research, Tomsk State Pedagogical University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,446 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,049 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,601 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems — Information Systems is 10.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,972
of 28,054 · #15,762 all time
Rank in Russia
#491
of 1,062
Research works
1.2k
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Tomsk State Pedagogical 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 #9,446 of 12,888 15.3%110 #9155
Social SciencesDomain #9,049 of 10,521 8.9%113 #10538
Social SciencesField #5,601 of 6,365 10.6%79 #8388

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tomsk State Pedagogical 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#9,155 #9,446
  2. Social Sciences#10,538 #9,049
  3. Social Sciences#8,388 #5,601
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 Tomsk State Pedagogical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems takes 10.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Information SystemsSubfield · 43.9 works10×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.55× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.89× its world share, 37 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.46× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 79 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tomsk State Pedagogical University?

Ranked on the composite score, С. В. Ковалева, I. L. Buchbinder and A. Minich lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tomsk State Pedagogical University.

  1. 1 С. В. Ковалева Russia · #865,023 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 I. L. Buchbinder Russia · #897,347 worldwide 175 citations · 75 works
  3. 3 A. Minich Russia · #1,220,931 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 П. М. Лавров Russia · #1,304,985 worldwide 33 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 H. Takata Russia · #1,369,330 worldwide 63 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 V. Epp Russia · #1,451,200 worldwide 16 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Martiros Khurshudyan Russia · #1,455,340 worldwide 45 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 О. Х. Полещук Russia · #1,464,650 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 И. Л. Бухбиндер Russia · #1,486,426 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 N. L. Chuprikov Russia · #1,530,191 worldwide 4 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Tomsk State Pedagogical University

Which keywords describe research at Tomsk State Pedagogical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, E-Learning, Pedagogy, Education, Digitalization, Teacher Training, Innovation and Online Learning.

▲ 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. Educational Technology42▲ 15×11 topics
  2. E-Learning42▲ 17×7 topics
  3. Pedagogy41▲ 35×7 topics
  4. Education33▲ 8.0×12 topics
  5. Digitalization29▲ 61×3 topics
  6. Teacher Training29▲ 20×5 topics
  7. Innovation28▲ 11×8 topics
  8. Online Learning28▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Digital Transformation26▲ 21×5 topics
  10. Distance Learning26▲ 32×4 topics
  11. Higher Education26▲ 20×5 topics
  12. Language24▲ 41×5 topics
  13. Online Education23▲ 51×1 topic
  14. University Management23▲ 203×1 topic
  15. Sustainable Development23▲ 5.9×9 topics
  16. Digital Learning22▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Social Media20▲ 5.8×3 topics
  18. Inclusive Education18▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Technology17▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Linguistics16▲ 40×4 topics
  21. Digital Literacy15▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Educational Environment15▲ 169×2 topics
  23. Cognitive Development14▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Curriculum Design14▲ 83×1 topic
  25. Media14▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Discourse Analysis13▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Youth13▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Cultural Communication13▲ 150×1 topic
  29. Pandemic13▲ 5.1×1 topic
  30. Adolescent Development12▲ 44×2 topics
  31. Zone of Proximal Development12▲ 103×2 topics
  32. Cultural-Historical Theory12▲ 190×1 topic
  33. Psychological Well-being12▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Quantum Gravity11▲ 58×4 topics
  35. Ethnicity10▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Student Engagement10▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Cross-Cultural Communication9▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Digital Competence9▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Distance Education9▲ 18×1 topic
  40. General Relativity9▲ 54×2 topics

Which research topics does Tomsk State Pedagogical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Innovations and Challenges, Educational Methods and Teacher Development, Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication and Psychology of Development and Education.

Educational Innovations …23Educational Innovations and Challenges: 23 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 14 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and C…13Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 13 fractional worksPsychology of Developmen…12Psychology of Development and Education: 12 fractional worksForeign Language Teaching Methods: 9 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 8 fractional worksLanguage, Communication,…7Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 7 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 7 fractional worksSocial and Behavioral Studies: 7 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 7 fractional works
Information SystemsCultural StudiesDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 23 works
  2. 2 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 14 works
  3. 3 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 13 works
  4. 4 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 12 works
  5. 5 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 9 works
  6. 6 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 8 works
  7. 7 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 7 works
  8. 8 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  9. 9 Social and Behavioral Studies Health 7 works
  10. 10 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia 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 available57.6%not open42.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.3%domestic only78.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tomsk State Pedagogical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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