Education, Psychology, and Social Research
Education, Psychology, and Social Research is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 8.3k research works in it since 1950. 5.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to pedagogical and educational research, including methods of pedagogical research, curriculum reform, psychological studies in education, digital education, and student attitudes. It also explores teaching techniques, learning environments, and the impact of teacher competence on the school climate.
- Pedagogical Research
- Educational Methods
- Learning Environments
- Curriculum Reform
- Teaching Techniques
- Psychological Studies
- Digital Education
- Student Attitudes
- School Climate
- Teacher Competence
- Research works
- 8.3k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 454 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -19% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Education, Psychology, and Social Research research?
By volume, the Czechia and Slovakia publish the most (537 and 190 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Education, Psychology, and Social Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Palacký University Olomouc publishes the most Education, Psychology, and Social Research research, followed by Masaryk University and Charles University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Palacký University OlomoucCzechia 84 works
- 2 Masaryk UniversityCzechia 64 works
- 3 Charles UniversityCzechia 54 works
- 4 Karlovac University of Applied SciencesCroatia 39 works
- 5 University of OstravaCzechia 31 works
- 6 University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in TrnavaSlovakia 20 works
- 7 University of West Bohemia in PilsenCzechia 19 works
- 8 Matej Bel UniversitySlovakia 18 works
- 9 Comenius University BratislavaSlovakia 18 works
- 10 Mendel University in BrnoCzechia 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Education, Psychology, and Social Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Education, Psychology, and Social Research include Michel Foucault and Peter W.F. Wilson.
- 1 Michel Foucault Poland 4.6k citations
- 2 Peter W.F. Wilson United States 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Education, Psychology, and Social Research research done?
The largest centres of Education, Psychology, and Social Research research in 2022–2025 are Prague (Czechia), Brno (Czechia), Olomouc (Czechia) and Bratislava (Slovakia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Karlovac, Trnava and Olomouc.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Prague Czechia 175 works
- 2 Brno Czechia 115 works
- 3 Olomouc Czechia 85 works
- 4 Bratislava Slovakia 73 works
- 5 Karlovac Croatia 44 works
- 6 Ostrava Czechia 36 works
- 7 Trnava Slovakia 29 works
- 8 Hradec Králové Czechia 26 works
- 9 Pilsen Czechia 23 works
- 10 Banská Bystrica Slovakia 20 works
Where it is the local speciality
- KarlovacHR · 44.0 works1458×
- TrnavaSK · 28.9 works400×
- OlomoucCZ · 84.7 works347×
- Banská BystricaSK · 20.2 works346×
- Hradec KrálovéCZ · 25.6 works189×
- PilsenCZ · 22.6 works187×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Education, Psychology, and Social Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Education, Psychology, and Social Research?
Among universities, judged by research, Charles University, Comenius University Bratislava and University of Ostrava score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles UniversityCzechia | 53.7 | 8.3% | 101.0× | 54 | -22.5% |
| 2 | Comenius University BratislavaSlovakia | 53.0 | 8.5% | 75.9× | 18 | +148.5% |
| 3 | University of OstravaCzechia | 43.9 | 7.5% | 419.1× | 31 | -15.4% |
| 4 | University of South Bohemia in České BudějoviceCzechia | 41.3 | 6.4% | 208.1× | 15 | +9.6% |
| 5 | Karlovac University of Applied SciencesCroatia | 39.4 | 2.9% | 2065.5× | 38 | +320.4% |
| 6 | University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in TrnavaSlovakia | 38.3 | 4.9% | 494.7× | 20 | +141.2% |
| 7 | Palacký University OlomoucCzechia | 36.5 | 2.2% | 441.6× | 84 | +14.7% |
| 8 | Masaryk UniversityCzechia | 34.6 | 1.6% | 221.1× | 64 | +48.6% |
| 9 | University of Pavol Jozef ŠafárikSlovakia | 34.6 | 3.4% | 137.7× | 10 | +244.0% |
| 10 | Matej Bel UniversitySlovakia | 31.9 | 5.5% | 420.2× | 18 | +12.6% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Education, Psychology, and Social Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2016. The fastest-growing topics are Education, Psychology, and Social Research.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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