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Research in Manila

Science Explorer records 47 research institutions in Manila, Philippines. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are De La Salle University, National University and University of Santo Tomas.

Research institutions
47
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
37k
▲ 83% vs 2018-21
Citations
274k
7.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 Manila?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1De La Salle UniversityUniversity 6,832 #3,051
2University of the Philippines ManilaUniversity 6,133 #7,617
3University of Santo TomasUniversity 3,329 #4,711
4Mapúa UniversityResearch facility 3,288 #5,796
5Asian Development BankInstitution 2,222 #5,635
6Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing and Liberal ArtsHospital / health system 1,585 #18,658
7Polytechnic University of the PhilippinesUniversity 1,316 #4,821
8Lyceum of the Philippines UniversityUniversity 1,150 #4,833
9Research Institute for Tropical MedicineResearch facility 1,097 #15,263
10National UniversityUniversity 942 #4,338
11Philippine Normal UniversityUniversity 887 #10,298
12Bureau of Plant IndustryGovernment institution 865 #18,612 all time
13Technological Institute of the PhilippinesUniversity 836 #8,408
14Adamson UniversityUniversity 803 #6,042
15Far Eastern UniversityUniversity 671 #5,541
16Philippine Christian UniversityUniversity 660 #6,261
17University of Santo Tomas HospitalHospital / health system 603 #17,374
18Emilio Aguinaldo CollegeUniversity 476 #8,342
19University of the EastUniversity 441 #11,278
20Technological University of the PhilippinesUniversity 354 #10,273
21Philippine Women's UniversityUniversity 349 #8,915
22University of the City of ManilaUniversity 344 #10,480
23Centro Escolar UniversityUniversity 340 #10,312
24Department of HealthGovernment institution 290 #17,706
25Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 272 #15,624
26José R. Reyes Memorial Medical CenterHospital / health system 261 #21,504
27Nutrition Center of the PhilippinesNonprofit 254 #15,679
28San Beda UniversityUniversity 219 #15,800
29Department of EducationGovernment institution 166 #20,204
30University of ManilaUniversity 148 #28,774 all time
31National Museum of the PhilippinesArchive 145 #32,708 all time
32De La Salle-College of Saint BenildeUniversity 140 #18,773
33Arellano UniversityUniversity 117 not ranked
34St. Paul University ManilaUniversity 116 #18,034
35Chinese General Hospital and Medical CenterHospital / health system 112 not ranked
36St. Scholastica's CollegeUniversity 66 not ranked
37Asian Social InstituteUniversity 55 not ranked
38Manuel L. Quezon UniversityUniversity 52 not ranked
39City University of PasayUniversity 48 not ranked
40FEATI UniversityUniversity 16 not ranked
41National Library of the PhilippinesArchive 6 not ranked
42Philippine Cancer SocietyNonprofit 6 not ranked
43Unciano Colleges and General HospitalHospital / health system 6 not ranked
44Child Protection NetworkNonprofit 2 not ranked
45Government of the PhilippinesGovernment institution 1 not ranked
46Unilever (Philippines)Company 1 not ranked
47Philippine Educational Theater AssociationInstitution 1 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.

De La Salle University: 18.0%University of the Philippines Manila: 16.1%University of Santo Tomas: 8.8%Mapúa University: 8.6%43 others listed: 48.5%18%largest
De La Salle University6,832 · 18.0%University of the Philippines Manila6,133 · 16.1%University of Santo Tomas3,329 · 8.8%Mapúa University3,288 · 8.6%43 others listed18k · 48.5%

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

Which fields of science does Manila work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Manila is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (17%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 7,180 fractional works · 40.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,496 fractional works · 19.8% of its workEducation: 1,215 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 917 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 203 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 150 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 141 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 132 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 116 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 106 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 105 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 96 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 93 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 143 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 1,171 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 398 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 392 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 196 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 112 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 66 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,150 fractional works · 6.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 246 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 209 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 193 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 172 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 116 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 102 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 95 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 497 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 104 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 103 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 490 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 356 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 377 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 178 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 168 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5,254 fractional works · 29.7% of its workComputer Science: 2,000 fractional works · 11.3% of its workInformation Systems: 614 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 554 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 286 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 157 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 144 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 97 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1,816 fractional works · 10.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 326 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 234 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 174 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 173 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 162 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 150 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 136 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 111 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 94 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 89 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 796 fractional works · 4.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 147 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 116 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 106 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 97 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 83 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 152 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 68 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 85 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 127 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 92 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 88 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 85 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3,837 fractional works · 21.7% of its workMedicine: 2,949 fractional works · 16.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 326 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 283 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 244 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 179 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 166 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 130 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 128 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 127 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 124 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 112 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 105 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 98 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 203 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 721 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 331 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 114 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 83 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 109 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,423 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 653 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 319 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 116 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 81 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 427 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 208 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 142 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 166 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 87 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 139 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKManila18kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences41%

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 Sciences7,18040.6%
    1. Social Sciences3,49619.8%
    2. Psychology1,1716.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1,1506.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities4972.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4902.8%
    6. Decision Sciences3772.1%
    1. Computer Science2,00011.3%
    2. Engineering1,81610.3%
    3. Environmental Science7964.5%
    4. Materials Science1520.9%
    5. Chemistry1270.7%
    6. Energy920.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences880.5%
    8. Mathematics850.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy790.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering170.1%
  2. Health Sciences3,83721.7%
    1. Medicine2,94916.7%
    2. Health Professions7214.1%
    3. Nursing1090.6%
    4. Dentistry440.2%
    5. Veterinary140.1%
  3. Life Sciences1,4238.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6533.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4272.4%
    3. Neuroscience1660.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1390.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics380.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Manila strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Manila is most concentrated in Business and International Management, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Computer Science Applications (5.7× the world share in Business and International Management).

  1. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 93.3 works5.7×
  2. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 108.0 works3.8×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 140.0 works3.6×
  4. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 160.1 works3.6×
  5. MusicSubfield · 42.5 works3.4×
← 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: 0.78× its world share, 575 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 361 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 113 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 140 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 35 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 115 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.49× its world share, 1,797 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 81 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 84 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 1,646 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 699 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 127 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 71 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 62 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 39 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 639 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 2,564 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 86 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 432 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.06× its world share, 1,031 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 332 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 463 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.12× its world share, 1,004 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 2,998 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.21×332 works
  2. Psychology2.12×1,004 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.06×1,031 works
  4. Health Professions1.56×639 works
  5. Social Sciences1.53×2,998 works
  6. Computer Science1.49×1,797 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.40×463 works
  8. Nursing1.14×86 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.96×432 works
  10. Environmental Science0.91×699 works
  11. Medicine0.86×2,564 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×575 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.72×113 works
  14. Engineering0.71×1,646 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.64×35 works
  16. Veterinary0.60×13 works
  17. Energy0.59×84 works
  18. Neuroscience0.56×140 works
  19. Dentistry0.51×39 works
  20. Chemistry0.47×115 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×361 works
  22. Mathematics0.39×71 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×81 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.26×14 works
  25. Materials Science0.23×127 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.18×62 works

Which keywords describe research in Manila?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, E-Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Globalization and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Deep Learning1,043▲ 1.71×84 topics
  2. Machine Learning1,026▲ 1.74×94 topics
  3. Epidemiology682◆ 0.97×135 topics
  4. Globalization648▲ 1.86×119 topics
  5. Educational Technology623▲ 3.0×43 topics
  6. Sustainability589▲ 1.36×110 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence576▲ 2.3×61 topics
  8. Mental Health555▲ 2.2×45 topics
  9. E-Learning535▲ 3.1×25 topics
  10. COVID-19479▲ 2.1×30 topics
  11. Education478▲ 1.57×111 topics
  12. Social Media466▲ 1.91×34 topics
  13. Online Learning415▲ 2.8×27 topics
  14. Technology Integration402▲ 7.2×12 topics
  15. Internet of Things396▲ 2.6×31 topics
  16. Big Data356▲ 2.1×33 topics
  17. Pandemic344▲ 1.96×14 topics
  18. Healthcare342▲ 1.69×35 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management310▲ 1.95×25 topics
  20. Depression299▲ 1.92×24 topics
  21. Digital Transformation293▲ 3.1×29 topics
  22. Well-being279▲ 4.0×14 topics
  23. IoT279▲ 4.2×18 topics
  24. Student Engagement265▲ 3.8×17 topics
  25. Online Education254▲ 7.4×7 topics
  26. Social Capital252▲ 2.7×20 topics
  27. Higher Education247▲ 2.6×28 topics
  28. Wireless Sensor Networks246▲ 3.1×22 topics
  29. Student Satisfaction232▲ 7.2×4 topics
  30. Environmental Monitoring230▲ 3.4×15 topics
  31. Mobile Learning208▲ 3.5×6 topics
  32. Information Systems187▲ 6.1×8 topics
  33. Professional Development186▲ 5.1×14 topics
  34. Lifelong Learning182▲ 5.0×10 topics
  35. User Satisfaction177▲ 5.3×4 topics
  36. Teacher Professional Development166▲ 5.8×5 topics
  37. Teacher Perception159▲ 8.1×2 topics
  38. Google Classroom159▲ 8.6×1 topic
  39. Virtual Classroom159▲ 8.6×1 topic
  40. Philippines139▲ 57×1 topic

What research is done in Manila?

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 139 works
  2. 2 Philippine History and Culture Anthropology 128 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 126 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 113 works
  5. 5 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 112 works
  6. 6 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 106 works
  7. 7 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 98 works
  8. 8 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 75 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 71 works
  10. 10 Online and Blended Learning Education 70 works

Research output over time

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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%Manila11.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.1% in 2016.

Questions people ask

What are the best universities in Manila for research?

Science Explorer records 47 research institutions in Manila, Philippines. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are De La Salle University, National University and University of Santo Tomas.

Which research institutions are in Manila?
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