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University of Education Upper Austria

In research, University of Education Upper Austria stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,135 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education and Sociology and Political Science — Education is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,506
of 28,054 · #33,341 all time
Rank in Austria
#139
of 168
Research works
272
▲ 245% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is University of Education Upper Austria 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 #6,135 of 10,521 27.1%94 #9089

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Education Upper Austria 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 University of Education Upper Austria specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 21.2 works5.7×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 23.3 works5.4×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.60× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.70× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.67× 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, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Education Upper Austria?

Ranked on the composite score, W Schöny and Thomas Wagner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Education Upper Austria.

  1. 1 W Schöny Austria · #1,261,973 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Thomas Wagner Austria · #1,282,957 worldwide 11 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at University of Education Upper Austria

Which keywords describe research at University of Education Upper Austria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Governance, Bildungsungleichheit, Ethnografisches Schreiben, Education, Teacher Education, Professional Development and E-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. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse18▲ 356×2 topics
  2. Governance12▲ 31×2 topics
  3. Bildungsungleichheit11▲ 321×1 topic
  4. Ethnografisches Schreiben11▲ 321×1 topic
  5. Education11▲ 5.2×16 topics
  6. Teacher Education8▲ 52×5 topics
  7. E-Learning7▲ 6.1×6 topics
  8. Professional Development7▲ 29×7 topics
  9. Curriculum6▲ 56×2 topics
  10. Digital Learning6▲ 9.9×2 topics
  11. Educational Technology6▲ 4.5×13 topics
  12. Learning6▲ 18×2 topics
  13. Didactics6▲ 53×2 topics
  14. Higher Education6▲ 9.7×10 topics
  15. Competence6▲ 444×1 topic
  16. Teaching6▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Multilingualism6▲ 30×3 topics
  18. Digital Transformation5▲ 8.2×5 topics
  19. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.7×7 topics
  20. Physical Activity5▲ 8.2×9 topics
  21. Student Engagement4▲ 8.2×10 topics
  22. Leadership4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  23. Language Acquisition4▲ 27×4 topics
  24. Supervision4▲ 102×2 topics
  25. Language Teaching4▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Self-Efficacy4▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Bilingual Education3▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Emotional Regulation3▲ 121×2 topics
  29. Language Policy3▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Coaching3▲ 158×1 topic
  31. Conservation3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  32. Cultural Studies3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  33. Psychodrama3▲ 148×1 topic
  34. Reading Comprehension3▲ 47×2 topics
  35. Corpus Linguistics3▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Teaching Methods3▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Gender Studies3▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Intercultural Competence3▲ 66×2 topics
  39. Cultural Memory3▲ 47×2 topics
  40. Organizational Change3▲ 32×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Education Upper Austria publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociology and Education Studies, Education Methods and Technologies, Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy and Linguistic Education and Pedagogy.

Sociology and Education …11Sociology and Education Studies: 11 fractional worksEducation Methods and Te…6Education Methods and Technologies: 6 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, an…3Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 3 fractional worksLinguistic Education and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 2 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 2 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 2 fractional worksSecond Language Acquisition and Learning: 2 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional worksConsumer behavior in food and health: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationSocial PsychologyLanguage and Linguistics4 others

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

  1. 1 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  2. 2 Education Methods and Technologies Education 6 works
  3. 3 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 3 works
  5. 5 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  6. 6 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  8. 8 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Consumer behavior in food and health Sociology and Political Science 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Education Upper Austria's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 245% 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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