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Volgograd State Pedagogical University

In research, Volgograd State Pedagogical University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,249 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,217 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,475 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies and Information Systems — Cultural Studies is 21.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,576
of 28,054 · #30,607 all time
Rank in Russia
#758
of 1,062
Research works
868
▲ 160% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Volgograd 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,249 of 10,521 7.4%161 #11976
Social SciencesField #5,217 of 6,365 6.8%115 #7272
Physical SciencesDomain #12,475 of 12,888 2.1%83 #16815

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Volgograd 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. Social Sciences#11,976 #8,249
  2. Social Sciences#7,272 #5,217
  3. Physical Sciences#16,815 #12,475
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 Volgograd State Pedagogical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 21.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 22.9 works22×
  2. Information SystemsSubfield · 46.9 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: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.70× its world share, 54 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.01× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.06× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.51× its world share, 115 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Volgograd State Pedagogical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Мarina R. Zheltukhina, G. М. Shmelev and S. V. Kryuchkov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Volgograd State Pedagogical University.

  1. 1 Мarina R. Zheltukhina Russia · #225,554 worldwide 45 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 G. М. Shmelev Russia · #1,436,229 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 S. V. Kryuchkov Russia · #1,529,973 worldwide 7 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Volgograd State Pedagogical University

Which keywords describe research at Volgograd State Pedagogical University?

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

▲ 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 Technology54▲ 18×11 topics
  2. E-Learning48▲ 18×8 topics
  3. Language44▲ 69×7 topics
  4. Education42▲ 9.4×19 topics
  5. Pedagogy38▲ 30×7 topics
  6. Innovation37▲ 14×17 topics
  7. Online Learning36▲ 17×8 topics
  8. Sustainable Development34▲ 8.4×18 topics
  9. Distance Learning31▲ 35×4 topics
  10. Teacher Training30▲ 19×6 topics
  11. Social Media30▲ 8.2×7 topics
  12. Digitalization30▲ 58×5 topics
  13. Digital Transformation28▲ 20×10 topics
  14. Linguistics24▲ 56×5 topics
  15. Discourse Analysis22▲ 34×4 topics
  16. Globalization22▲ 4.4×15 topics
  17. Media22▲ 55×4 topics
  18. Phraseology22▲ 113×3 topics
  19. Cultural Communication21▲ 228×1 topic
  20. Pandemic21▲ 7.8×2 topics
  21. Persuasion Strategies21▲ 228×1 topic
  22. Higher Education21▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Digital Literacy20▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Online Education19▲ 40×1 topic
  25. University Management19▲ 158×1 topic
  26. Cultural Competence16▲ 50×2 topics
  27. Business16▲ 180×1 topic
  28. Intercultural Communication16▲ 135×1 topic
  29. Technology15▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Inclusive Education14▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Student Engagement13▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Ethnicity13▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Cognitive Development13▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Curriculum Design13▲ 68×1 topic
  35. Digital Learning13▲ 9.1×5 topics
  36. Distance Education13▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Digital Competence12▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Remote Teaching12▲ 180×1 topic
  39. Regional Development12▲ 13×6 topics
  40. Educational Environment12▲ 122×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Educational Innovations and Challenges, Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies and Educational Methods and Teacher Development.

Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 21 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 19 fractional worksLanguage, Communication,…16Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 16 fractional worksEducational Methods and …13Educational Methods and Teacher Development: 13 fractional worksForeign Language Teaching Methods: 12 fractional worksEducation and Professional Development: 9 fractional worksPsychology of Developmen…9Psychology of Development and Education: 9 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 8 fractional worksInnovative Educational Technologies: 7 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 4 fractional works
Cultural StudiesInformation SystemsCommunicationEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 21 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 19 works
  3. 3 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 16 works
  4. 4 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 13 works
  5. 5 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 12 works
  6. 6 Education and Professional Development Education 9 works
  7. 7 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 9 works
  8. 8 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  9. 9 Innovative Educational Technologies Information Systems 7 works
  10. 10 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 4 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 available60.5%not open39.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.2%domestic only96.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 160% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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