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VIA University College

In research, VIA University College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,424 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,743 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,963 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Psychology — Social Psychology is 11.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,621
of 28,054 · #19,852 all time
Rank in Denmark
#49
of 108
Research works
1.4k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is VIA University College 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 #4,424 of 10,521 14.0%226 #5125
Social SciencesField #2,743 of 6,365 15.3%133 #2931
Health SciencesDomain #7,963 of 11,982 10.0%68 #10109
EducationSubfield #1,422 of 1,892 15.4%74 #1691
PsychologyField #2,082 of 2,181 8.1%60 #3209

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where VIA University College 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#5,125 #4,424
  2. Social Sciences#2,931 #2,743
  3. Health Sciences#10,109 #7,963
  4. Education#1,691 #1,422
  5. Psychology#3,209 #2,082
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 VIA University College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Psychology takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social PsychologySubfield · 36.1 works12×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.07× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.67× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.70× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.02× its world share, 133 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 VIA University College?

Ranked on the composite score, Karin Christiansen, Karen Seierøe Barfod and Peer Daugbjerg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VIA University College.

  1. 1 Karin Christiansen Denmark · #507,134 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Karen Seierøe Barfod Denmark · #772,853 worldwide 16 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Peer Daugbjerg Denmark · #869,351 worldwide 11 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Jens-Ole Jensen Denmark · #976,563 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Jens Hansen Lund Denmark · #1,061,545 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 David Thore Gravesen Denmark · #1,072,693 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Torben Lund Skovhus Denmark · #1,100,784 worldwide 64 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Birgitte Lund Nielsen Denmark · #1,211,004 worldwide 21 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Anette Boye Koch Denmark · #1,240,238 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Peter Hornbæk Frostholm Denmark · #1,399,084 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at VIA University College

Which keywords describe research at VIA University College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Tacit Knowledge, Pedagogy, Embodiment, Ethical Guidelines, Dementia Care, Interactional Expertise and Qualitative Research.

▲ 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. Education44▲ 7.3×34 topics
  2. Tacit Knowledge34▲ 210×3 topics
  3. Pedagogy30▲ 18×12 topics
  4. Embodiment29▲ 45×5 topics
  5. Ethical Guidelines28▲ 148×2 topics
  6. Dementia Care28▲ 649×1 topic
  7. Interactional Expertise28▲ 709×1 topic
  8. Qualitative Research26▲ 8.7×10 topics
  9. Social Sciences23▲ 46×2 topics
  10. Learning22▲ 21×6 topics
  11. Discourse Analysis19▲ 22×4 topics
  12. Special Education19▲ 95×4 topics
  13. Gender Studies19▲ 35×3 topics
  14. Methodology18▲ 110×1 topic
  15. Quantitative Methods18▲ 361×1 topic
  16. Globalization14▲ 2.0×21 topics
  17. Higher Education12▲ 6.4×12 topics
  18. Educational Technology12▲ 2.8×13 topics
  19. Youth Engagement11▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Self-Regulation11▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Social Justice11▲ 5.2×14 topics
  22. Academic Achievement10▲ 18×6 topics
  23. Reflective Practice10▲ 16×7 topics
  24. Student Perceptions10▲ 15×6 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations10▲ 8.1×10 topics
  26. Communities of Practice9▲ 160×2 topics
  27. Informal Learning9▲ 21×4 topics
  28. Technology Integration9▲ 8.2×5 topics
  29. Communication8▲ 7.9×6 topics
  30. Professional Development8▲ 12×8 topics
  31. Motivation8▲ 5.4×7 topics
  32. Well-being8▲ 5.9×9 topics
  33. Citizenship Education7▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Cultural Competence7▲ 16×6 topics
  35. Youth Development7▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Metacognition7▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Workplace Learning7▲ 92×2 topics
  38. Activity Theory7▲ 157×1 topic
  39. Expansive Learning7▲ 157×1 topic
  40. Phenomenology6▲ 17×4 topics

Which research topics does VIA University College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Social and Educational Sciences, Innovative Education and Learning Practices and Early Childhood Education and Development.

Education, Healthcare an…28Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 28 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…18Social and Educational Sciences: 18 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 7 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 6 fractional worksChildren's Rights and Participation: 5 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 5 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 5 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 4 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 4 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 3 fractional works
Social PsychologyEducationHuman Factors and ErgonomicsSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 28 works
  2. 2 Social and Educational Sciences Education 18 works
  3. 3 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 7 works
  4. 4 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 6 works
  5. 5 Children's Rights and Participation Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  7. 7 Research in Social Sciences Education 5 works
  8. 8 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 4 works
  9. 9 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 4 works
  10. 10 Higher Education and Employability Education 3 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 available44.3%not open55.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has VIA University College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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