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Research in Davao City

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Davao City, Philippines. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Mindanao, University of Southeastern Philippines and University of the Philippines Mindanao.

Research institutions
9
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.8k
▲ 369% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
3.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Davao City

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Davao City?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of MindanaoUniversity 1,694 #4,128
2University of Southeastern PhilippinesUniversity 485 #10,424
3University of the Philippines MindanaoUniversity 467 #10,742
4University of the Immaculate ConceptionUniversity 446 #14,956
5Ateneo de Davao UniversityUniversity 323 #12,805
6San Pedro CollegeUniversity 178 #14,467
7Davao Doctors HospitalHospital / health system 151 #20,541
8Davao Medical School FoundationUniversity 105 #20,549
9Museo DabawenyoArchive 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Mindanao: 44.0%University of Southeastern Philippines: 12.6%University of the Philippines Mindanao: 12.1%University of the Immaculate Conception: 11.6%4 others listed: 19.7%44%largest
University of Mindanao1,694 · 44.0%University of Southeastern Philippines485 · 12.6%University of the Philippines Mindanao467 · 12.1%University of the Immaculate Conception446 · 11.6%4 others listed757 · 19.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Davao City work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research in Davao City is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Psychology (9%), Computer Science (9%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,660 fractional works · 60.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 952 fractional works · 34.7% of its workEducation: 517 fractional works · 18.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 146 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 40 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 35 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 251 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 91 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 70 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 61 fractional works · 2.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 188 fractional works · 6.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 58 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 35 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 151 fractional works · 5.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 69 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 50 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhilosophy: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 76 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 63 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 43 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 590 fractional works · 21.5% of its workComputer Science: 248 fractional works · 9.0% of its workInformation Systems: 132 fractional works · 4.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 116 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 116 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 43 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 291 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMedicine: 173 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 95 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 202 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 128 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 46 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDavao City2,743fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences61%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,66060.5%
    1. Social Sciences95234.7%
    2. Psychology2519.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1886.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities1515.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance762.8%
    6. Decision Sciences431.6%
    1. Computer Science2489.0%
    2. Engineering1164.2%
    3. Environmental Science1164.2%
    4. Mathematics431.6%
    5. Materials Science210.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences150.5%
    7. Energy120.4%
    8. Chemistry110.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy70.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Medicine1736.3%
    2. Health Professions953.5%
    3. Nursing200.7%
    4. Dentistry20.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1284.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology461.7%
    3. Neuroscience130.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology100.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Davao City strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Davao City is most concentrated in Human Factors and Ergonomics, Language and Linguistics and Education (12.7× the world share in Human Factors and Ergonomics).

  1. Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield · 31.3 works13×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 58.9 works6.1×
  3. EducationSubfield · 379.8 works5.6×
  4. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 45.9 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 107 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 214 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 98 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 95 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 76 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 145 worksMedicineNursing: 1.69× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.03× its world share, 129 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.23× its world share, 158 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 61 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.78× its world share, 187 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.62× its world share, 733 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.78×187 works
  2. Social Sciences2.62×733 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.23×158 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.03×129 works
  5. Nursing1.69×18 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.65×35 works
  7. Mathematics1.30×34 works
  8. Health Professions1.30×76 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.30×61 works
  10. Computer Science1.24×214 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.02×107 works
  12. Environmental Science0.87×95 works
  13. Energy0.52×11 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×4 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.40×9 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×41 works
  17. Medicine0.34×145 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×11 works
  19. Engineering0.30×98 works
  20. Chemistry0.29×10 works
  21. Neuroscience0.28×10 works
  22. Materials Science0.19×15 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.16×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.15×2 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.08×4 works
  26. Veterinary0.05×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Davao City?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, E-Learning, Technology Integration, Online Learning, Teacher Professional Development, Education, Mobile Learning and Job Satisfaction.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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 Technology250▲ 7.7×32 topics
  2. E-Learning209▲ 7.9×20 topics
  3. Technology Integration188▲ 22×9 topics
  4. Online Learning158▲ 6.9×20 topics
  5. Education155▲ 3.3×61 topics
  6. Globalization125▲ 2.3×66 topics
  7. Teacher Professional Development116▲ 26×5 topics
  8. Mobile Learning95▲ 10×5 topics
  9. Mental Health94▲ 2.4×33 topics
  10. Job Satisfaction93▲ 7.7×13 topics
  11. Student Satisfaction91▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Sustainable Development90▲ 2.1×59 topics
  13. Motivation87▲ 7.7×11 topics
  14. Inclusive Education86▲ 8.7×10 topics
  15. Leadership81▲ 6.1×21 topics
  16. Teacher Perception76▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Google Classroom76▲ 26×1 topic
  18. Virtual Classroom76▲ 26×1 topic
  19. Innovation75▲ 2.6×42 topics
  20. Online Education69▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Language Teaching68▲ 9.2×6 topics
  22. Professional Development65▲ 12×13 topics
  23. Digital Transformation65▲ 4.4×16 topics
  24. Student Engagement65▲ 5.9×16 topics
  25. Social Interaction64▲ 6.0×9 topics
  26. Self-Efficacy63▲ 8.8×10 topics
  27. Social Capital62▲ 4.4×17 topics
  28. Digital Learning62▲ 4.4×11 topics
  29. Organizational Commitment61▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Resilience61▲ 4.5×15 topics
  31. Organizational Culture58▲ 5.5×12 topics
  32. Lifelong Learning55▲ 9.7×8 topics
  33. Employee Engagement54▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Student Motivation50▲ 9.2×6 topics
  35. Teaching Strategies49▲ 6.4×5 topics
  36. 21st Century Skills49▲ 6.2×5 topics
  37. Academic Achievement49▲ 10×10 topics
  38. Coping Strategies48▲ 6.9×8 topics
  39. Digital Education47▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Transformational Leadership46▲ 9.9×3 topics

What research is done in Davao City?

Technology-Enhanced Educ…67Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 67 fractional worksEmployee Performance and Management: 31 fractional worksEducational Practices and Challenges: 28 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 28 fractional worksEducation and Communication Studies: 26 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 24 fractional worksPhilippine History and C…23Philippine History and Culture: 23 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 23 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 21 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…17Second Language Learning and Teaching: 17 fractional works
EducationHuman Factors and ErgonomicsLanguage and LinguisticsInformation Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 67 works
  2. 2 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 31 works
  3. 3 Educational Practices and Challenges Education 28 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 28 works
  5. 5 Education and Communication Studies Education 26 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 24 works
  7. 7 Philippine History and Culture Anthropology 23 works
  8. 8 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 23 works
  9. 9 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 21 works
  10. 10 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 17 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Davao City6.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.1% in 2018.

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