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Research in Jakarta

Science Explorer records 118 research institutions in Jakarta, Indonesia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Kalbe, Mercu Buana University and Universitas Esa Unggul.

Research institutions
118
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
341k
▲ 78% vs 2018-21
Citations
986k
2.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Jakarta

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 Jakarta?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Binus UniversityUniversity 21,754 #1,327
2State University of JakartaUniversity 21,424 #1,414
3Tarumanagara UniversityUniversity 18,094 #2,226
4Universitas TrisaktiUniversity 15,168 #2,611
5Mercu Buana UniversityUniversity 13,698 #1,207
6Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama IndonesiaUniversity 11,430 #1,303
7Indonesian Institute of SciencesResearch facility 11,380 #9,557
8Universitas Indraprasta PGRIUniversity 11,067 #1,668
9Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan KesehatanGovernment institution 9,148 #2,286
10Universitas Muhammadiyah JakartaUniversity 8,987 #1,516
11National Research and Innovation AgencyGovernment institution 8,893 #3,528
12Universitas Esa UnggulUniversity 8,597 #1,261
13Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran JakartaUniversity 8,488 #1,505
14National Nuclear Energy Agency of IndonesiaResearch facility 7,857 #8,397
15Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof Dr HamkaUniversity 7,091 #1,534
16Universitas Kristen IndonesiaUniversity 6,231 #1,509
17Nasional UniversityUniversity 6,109 #1,366
18Atma Jaya Catholic University of IndonesiaUniversity 6,070 #3,658
19Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta RayaUniversity 5,990 #1,320
20Universitas Budi LuhurUniversity 5,398 #1,432
21Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan TeknologiGovernment institution 5,321 #4,018
22Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis KalbeUniversity 5,278 #1,123
23Pancasila UniversityUniversity 4,913 #2,471
24Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Jakarta IIUniversity 4,807 #2,457
25Rumah Sakit Umum Pusat Nasional Dr. Cipto MangunkusumoHospital / health system 4,451 #15,572
26University of Bunda MuliaUniversity 3,648 #2,204
27Institut Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik JakartaUniversity 3,581 #2,655
28Jakarta Theological SeminaryUniversity 3,551 #1,358
29Yarsi UniversityUniversity 3,514 #3,138
30Badan Pusat StatistikGovernment institution 3,273 #3,270
31Pertamina (Indonesia)Company 3,255 #3,791
32Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 JakartaUniversity 3,163 #3,414
33Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and DevelopmentResearch facility 2,883 #7,853
34Institut Bisnis NusantaraUniversity 2,870 #2,112
35Bank IndonesiaInstitution 2,809 #3,627
36Perbanas InstituteUniversity 2,574 #5,468
37Fatmawati HospitalHospital / health system 2,573 #3,983
38Universitas Dian NusantaraUniversity 2,484 #2,265
39Meteorological, Climatological, And Geophysical AgencyGovernment institution 2,393 #10,851
40Universitas Sahid JakartaUniversity 2,199 #2,513
41Indonesian Orthopaedic AssociationInstitution 2,181 #2,993
42Universitas KrisnadwipayanaUniversity 2,174 #2,670
43Ministry of Marine Affairs and FisheriesGovernment institution 2,133 #9,045
44Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 2,108 #6,863
45Krida Wacana Christian UniversityUniversity 2,056 #4,664
46Universitas BorobudurUniversity 2,035 #3,816
47Institut Teknologi Budi UtomoUniversity 1,928 #5,873
48Universitas ParamadinaUniversity 1,900 #2,721
49Universitas Respati IndonesiaUniversity 1,855 #3,803
50Universitas JayabayaUniversity 1,785 #3,261
51Universitas Persada Indonesia Yayasan Administrasi IndonesiaUniversity 1,682 #3,977
52Institut Kesenian JakartaUniversity 1,650 #4,765
53Institute of Transportation and Logistic TrisaktiInstitution 1,606 #4,732
54Universitas Islam As-Syafi'iyahUniversity 1,559 #4,267
55Universitas Prof Dr MoestopoUniversity 1,495 #6,326
56Ministry of AgricultureGovernment institution 1,418 #8,023
57Ministry of Education and CultureGovernment institution 1,391 #4,402
58Universitas Satya Negara IndonesiaUniversity 1,346 #4,095
59Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and SpaceGovernment institution 1,344 #14,517
60Trilogi UniversityUniversity 1,261 #4,073

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.

Binus University: 6.9%State University of Jakarta: 6.8%Tarumanagara University: 5.7%Universitas Trisakti: 4.8%56 others listed: 75.9%7%largest
Binus University22k · 6.9%State University of Jakarta21k · 6.8%Tarumanagara University18k · 5.7%Universitas Trisakti15k · 4.8%56 others listed241k · 75.9%

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

Which fields of science does Jakarta work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research in Jakarta is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Business, Management and Accounting (15%), Computer Science (11%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 111k fractional works · 57.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 66k fractional works · 33.9% of its workEducation: 21k fractional works · 10.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14k fractional works · 7.1% of its workDemography: 8,648 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLaw: 7,197 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4,880 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2,923 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 2,716 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1,217 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1,148 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 606 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,451 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 30k fractional works · 15.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 8,255 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAccounting: 7,653 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4,655 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMarketing: 4,272 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3,373 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1,287 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 182 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5,321 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4,704 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 617 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4,631 fractional works · 2.4% of its workReligious studies: 1,483 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1,034 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 1,016 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,098 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 3,760 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1,747 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 835 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 796 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 381 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2,405 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1,197 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1,023 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 185 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 44k fractional works · 22.8% of its workComputer Science: 21k fractional works · 11.0% of its workInformation Systems: 14k fractional works · 7.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5,102 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 749 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 670 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 433 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 637 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 11k fractional works · 5.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2,212 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,571 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,081 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 932 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 851 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 708 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 577 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 569 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 532 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 498 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,026 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6,825 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2,198 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 1,210 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1,104 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 661 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 590 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,063 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,453 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 589 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 864 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1,434 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 743 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 692 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1,161 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1,003 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 158 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 576 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 476 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 100 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 530 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 321 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 102 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 23k fractional works · 11.9% of its workMedicine: 13k fractional works · 6.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5,336 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 787 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 723 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 588 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 406 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 388 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4,481 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 9,086 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3,056 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 2,653 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1,684 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1,062 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 631 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 839 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 761 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 360 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 15k fractional works · 7.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12k fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3,898 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 2,576 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 2,502 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 812 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 741 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 458 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 921 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,931 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,101 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 831 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 387 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 361 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 329 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKJakarta194kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences58%

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 Sciences66k33.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting30k15.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5,3212.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities4,6312.4%
    5. Psychology3,7601.9%
    6. Decision Sciences2,4051.2%
    1. Computer Science21k11.0%
    2. Engineering11k5.5%
    3. Environmental Science6,8253.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,4530.8%
    5. Materials Science1,4340.7%
    6. Mathematics1,1610.6%
    7. Energy5760.3%
    8. Chemistry5300.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy3210.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering1020.1%
    1. Medicine13k6.6%
    2. Health Professions9,0864.7%
    3. Nursing8390.4%
    4. Dentistry3600.2%
    5. Veterinary380.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12k6.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,9311.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology3870.2%
    4. Neuroscience3610.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3290.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Jakarta strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Jakarta is most concentrated in Human Factors and Ergonomics, Demography and Accounting (13.5× the world share in Human Factors and Ergonomics).

  1. Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield · 2,656.2 works13×
  2. DemographySubfield · 8,381.2 works6.9×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 6,931.2 works6.4×
  4. LawSubfield · 6,531.1 works6.3×
  5. ConservationSubfield · 959.0 works5.7×
  6. Occupational TherapySubfield · 1,554.3 works5.2×
  7. MarketingSubfield · 3,894.7 works5.2×
  8. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 7,679.5 works5.0×
← 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: 1.32× its world share, 11k worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1,733 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 345 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 296 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 278 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 87 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 481 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 20k worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1,323 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 515 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 9,633 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 6,097 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1,292 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 1,091 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 280 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 334 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 8,034 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 12k worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 740 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 33 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 4,116 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.76× its world share, 27k worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 2,089 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 4,976 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 3,138 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.69× its world share, 60k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting4.76×27k works
  2. Social Sciences2.69×60k works
  3. Health Professions1.72×8,034 works
  4. Computer Science1.45×20k works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.32×11k works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.31×4,976 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.22×2,089 works
  8. Nursing0.85×740 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.81×4,116 works
  10. Environmental Science0.69×6,097 works
  11. Psychology0.58×3,138 works
  12. Mathematics0.52×1,091 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.48×1,323 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.45×278 works
  15. Dentistry0.39×334 works
  16. Engineering0.36×9,633 works
  17. Medicine0.34×12k works
  18. Energy0.32×515 works
  19. Materials Science0.21×1,292 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.19×345 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×1,733 works
  22. Chemistry0.17×481 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.14×87 works
  24. Veterinary0.14×33 works
  25. Neuroscience0.10×296 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.07×280 works

Which keywords describe research in Jakarta?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Empowerment, E-commerce, Financial Performance, Corporate Governance, Social Media, Indonesia, Media Literacy and Economic Impact.

▲ 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. Community Empowerment15k▲ 11×16 topics
  2. Social Media14k▲ 5.4×40 topics
  3. E-commerce12k▲ 11×11 topics
  4. Financial Performance12k▲ 11×16 topics
  5. Corporate Governance12k▲ 8.5×30 topics
  6. Indonesia11k▲ 13×5 topics
  7. E-Learning11k▲ 5.7×24 topics
  8. COVID-1910k▲ 4.2×34 topics
  9. Pandemic10k▲ 5.3×14 topics
  10. Media Literacy9,968▲ 9.7×6 topics
  11. Educational Technology9,847▲ 4.3×47 topics
  12. Economic Impact9,463▲ 9.2×13 topics
  13. Sustainable Development8,874▲ 2.9×103 topics
  14. Education8,767▲ 2.6×127 topics
  15. Local Wisdom8,482▲ 9.4×9 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management8,308▲ 4.8×26 topics
  17. Digital Literacy8,182▲ 7.4×13 topics
  18. SMEs8,132▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Digital Marketing7,920▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Character Education7,892▲ 8.6×6 topics
  21. UMKM7,802▲ 15×1 topic
  22. Islamic Banking7,767▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Health Education7,433▲ 8.8×11 topics
  24. Consumer Behavior7,255▲ 6.0×19 topics
  25. Information Technology7,067▲ 7.7×31 topics
  26. Curriculum Development6,653▲ 5.1×20 topics
  27. Qualitative Research6,576▲ 4.0×39 topics
  28. Customer Satisfaction6,573▲ 11×10 topics
  29. Organizational Culture5,620▲ 7.5×17 topics
  30. Job Satisfaction5,615▲ 6.6×15 topics
  31. Leadership5,380▲ 5.7×39 topics
  32. Service Quality5,300▲ 10×7 topics
  33. Maternal Health5,154▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Breastfeeding5,152▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Non-Communicable Diseases5,148▲ 9.7×5 topics
  36. Public Health Policy5,110▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Pandemic Response5,061▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Child Nutrition5,049▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Stunting5,049▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Performance Measurement4,696▲ 9.1×7 topics

What research is done in Jakarta?

SMEs Development and Dig…7,637SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 7,637 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 4,906 fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 3,947 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 3,494 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 3,398 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 2,860 fractional worksFinancial Analysis and C…2,798Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance: 2,798 fractional worksEducational Methods and Impacts: 2,665 fractional worksEmployee Performance and Management: 2,650 fractional worksConsumer Behavior and Ma…2,637Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence: 2,637 fractional works
DemographyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthStrategy and ManagementInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 7.6k works
  2. 2 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4.9k works
  3. 3 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 3.9k works
  4. 4 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 3.5k works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 3.4k works
  6. 6 Legal Studies and Policies Law 2.9k works
  7. 7 Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance Accounting 2.8k works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Impacts Education 2.7k works
  9. 9 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 2.6k works
  10. 10 Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence Marketing 2.6k 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Jakarta6.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.3% in 2019.

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What are the best universities in Jakarta for research?

Science Explorer records 118 research institutions in Jakarta, Indonesia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Kalbe, Mercu Buana University and Universitas Esa Unggul.

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