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University of Teacher Education Lucerne

In research, University of Teacher Education Lucerne stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,814 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,606 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education and Arts and Humanities — Education is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,034
of 28,054 · #22,853 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#145
of 220
Research works
655
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is University of Teacher Education Lucerne 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 #6,814 of 10,521 21.6%148 #9432
Social SciencesField #4,606 of 6,365 20.5%95 #6048

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 50.1 works8.1×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 29.2 works5.0×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.97× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.64× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.68× its world share, 95 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Teacher Education Lucerne?

Ranked on the composite score, A. F. Schärli, Volker Reinhardt and Peter Gautschi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Teacher Education Lucerne.

  1. 1 A. F. Schärli Switzerland · #190,368 worldwide 67 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Volker Reinhardt Switzerland · #488,054 worldwide 2 citations · 98 works
  3. 3 Peter Gautschi Switzerland · #601,134 worldwide 13 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Robert Langnickel Switzerland · #756,736 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Annette Tettenborn Switzerland · #1,276,569 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Markus Wilhelm Switzerland · #1,538,420 worldwide 8 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at University of Teacher Education Lucerne

Which keywords describe research at University of Teacher Education Lucerne?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Education, Teacher Education, E-Learning, Didactics, Teaching, Curriculum and Multilingualism.

▲ 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 Inhaltsanalyse36▲ 431×2 topics
  2. Education32▲ 9.2×23 topics
  3. Teacher Education23▲ 91×5 topics
  4. E-Learning22▲ 11×8 topics
  5. Didactics21▲ 106×3 topics
  6. Teaching21▲ 85×4 topics
  7. Curriculum21▲ 109×3 topics
  8. Multilingualism21▲ 61×5 topics
  9. Learning20▲ 33×2 topics
  10. Competence20▲ 833×1 topic
  11. Digital Learning20▲ 18×1 topic
  12. Governance16▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Bildungsungleichheit16▲ 272×1 topic
  14. Ethnografisches Schreiben16▲ 272×1 topic
  15. Teacher Training14▲ 11×6 topics
  16. Higher Education13▲ 12×10 topics
  17. Globalization13▲ 3.2×12 topics
  18. Language Policy12▲ 43×3 topics
  19. Bilingual Education12▲ 49×2 topics
  20. Student Perceptions10▲ 27×4 topics
  21. Professional Development9▲ 22×7 topics
  22. CLIL9▲ 64×1 topic
  23. Content and Language Integrated Learning9▲ 64×1 topic
  24. Cultural Studies8▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Language Learning8▲ 50×3 topics
  26. Teaching Methods7▲ 24×2 topics
  27. German as a Foreign Language7▲ 231×1 topic
  28. Intercultural Competence7▲ 95×1 topic
  29. Sociolinguistics7▲ 17×5 topics
  30. Digital Transformation6▲ 5.9×4 topics
  31. History6▲ 4.5×7 topics
  32. Self-Efficacy5▲ 9.5×4 topics
  33. Psychodrama4▲ 123×2 topics
  34. Lifelong Learning4▲ 10×8 topics
  35. Assessment Practices4▲ 76×2 topics
  36. Workplace4▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Coaching4▲ 113×1 topic
  38. Outcomes4▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Relationship4▲ 132×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Behavior4▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Teacher Education Lucerne publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Methods and Technologies, Sociology and Education Studies, Second Language Learning and Teaching and Linguistic Education and Pedagogy.

Education Methods and Te…20Education Methods and Technologies: 20 fractional worksSociology and Education …16Sociology and Education Studies: 16 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 9 fractional worksLinguistic Education and Pedagogy: 7 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, an…4Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 4 fractional worksVocational Education and Training: 4 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 3 fractional worksConsumer behavior in food and health: 3 fractional worksHistorical Education and Society: 2 fractional worksReligion, Theology, and Education: 2 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryLanguage and Linguistics3 others

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

  1. 1 Education Methods and Technologies Education 20 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  3. 3 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 9 works
  4. 4 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 7 works
  5. 5 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Vocational Education and Training Education 4 works
  7. 7 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 3 works
  8. 8 Consumer behavior in food and health Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Historical Education and Society Education 2 works
  10. 10 Religion, Theology, and Education Religious studies 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 available70.7%not open29.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Teacher Education Lucerne's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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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