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Research in Medan

Science Explorer records 26 research institutions in Medan, Indonesia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universitas Sumatera Utara, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara and State University of Medan.

Research institutions
26
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
155k
▲ 488% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
6.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Medan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universitas Sumatera UtaraUniversity 31,552 #2,517
2State University of MedanUniversity 26,725 #4,759
3Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraUniversity 25,794 #3,194
4Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera UtaraUniversity 9,308 #5,116
5Al-Azhar UniversityUniversity 8,797 #6,392
6Universitas Prima IndonesiaUniversity 8,568 #7,182
7Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi MedanUniversity 6,060 #8,989
8North Sumatra Islamic UniversityUniversity 5,872 #7,818
9University of HKBP NommensenUniversity 5,614 #9,202
10Medan Area UniversityUniversity 4,790 #5,828
11Universitas Muslim Nusantara Al WashliyahUniversity 4,007 #9,242
12Universitas Sari Mutiara IndonesiaUniversity 3,932 #10,355
13Universitas Katolik Santo ThomasUniversity 2,803 #15,409
14Universitas Methodist IndonesiaUniversity 1,882 #10,721
15Universitas Darma AgungUniversity 1,574 #14,530
16Universitas Al WashliyahUniversity 1,441 #17,447
17Universitas DharmawangsaUniversity 1,351 #12,885
18Universitas Pembinaan Masyarakat Indonesia MedanUniversity 946 #12,078
19Palm Research CenterResearch facility 918 #12,976
20Universitas Harapan MedanUniversity 869 #22,406
21Institut Teknologi MedanUniversity 863 #15,636
22Universitas QualityUniversity 831 #20,559
23Institut Sains dan Teknologi TD PardedeUniversity 157 #42,868 all time
24Universitas SutomoUniversity 156 #27,163
25Orangutan Information CentreNonprofit 89 not ranked
26Universitas Sisingamangaraja XIIUniversity 22 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

Universitas Sumatera Utara: 20.4%State University of Medan: 17.3%Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara: 16.6%Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara: 6.0%22 others listed: 39.7%20%largest
Universitas Sumatera Utara32k · 20.4%State University of Medan27k · 17.3%Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara26k · 16.6%Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara9,308 · 6.0%22 others listed62k · 39.7%

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

What is Medan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Medan is most concentrated in Human Factors and Ergonomics, Law and Education (10.6× the world share in Human Factors and Ergonomics).

  1. Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield · 1,045.1 works11×
  2. LawSubfield · 3,623.9 works7.0×
  3. EducationSubfield · 18,172.0 works6.7×
  4. DemographySubfield · 3,687.9 works6.1×
  5. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 2,110.5 works5.4×
  6. AccountingSubfield · 2,756.9 works5.1×
  7. Information SystemsSubfield · 7,559.9 works4.8×
  8. Drug DiscoverySubfield · 34.9 works4.6×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Medan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Empowerment, Media Literacy, E-Learning, Character Education, Curriculum Development, Digital Literacy, Digital Learning and Local Wisdom.

▲ 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 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 Empowerment8,174▲ 12×14 topics
  2. Media Literacy7,124▲ 14×6 topics
  3. E-Learning6,814▲ 7.6×26 topics
  4. Social Media6,589▲ 5.2×37 topics
  5. Character Education6,506▲ 15×6 topics
  6. Curriculum Development6,290▲ 10×18 topics
  7. Educational Technology6,109▲ 5.8×43 topics
  8. Digital Literacy5,993▲ 11×13 topics
  9. Digital Learning5,904▲ 12×12 topics
  10. Local Wisdom5,749▲ 13×9 topics
  11. Qualitative Research5,584▲ 7.2×34 topics
  12. Islamic Banking5,203▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Indonesia5,184▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Online Learning5,033▲ 6.8×25 topics
  15. Education4,895▲ 3.2×108 topics
  16. E-commerce4,649▲ 8.7×11 topics
  17. Islamic Education4,413▲ 14×4 topics
  18. STEM Education4,215▲ 10×15 topics
  19. Financial Performance4,197▲ 8.1×15 topics
  20. COVID-194,174▲ 3.4×33 topics
  21. Pandemic4,065▲ 4.3×14 topics
  22. Corporate Governance3,977▲ 6.1×29 topics
  23. Economic Impact3,868▲ 7.5×12 topics
  24. Mobile Learning3,864▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Human Rights3,671▲ 4.0×65 topics
  26. Learning Outcomes3,456▲ 9.1×9 topics
  27. SMEs3,358▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Digital Marketing3,294▲ 8.8×6 topics
  29. UMKM3,270▲ 12×1 topic
  30. Information Literacy3,135▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Reading Interest3,115▲ 16×1 topic
  32. School Literacy Movement3,115▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Information Technology3,010▲ 7.0×24 topics
  34. Pandemic Response2,911▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Cultural Integration2,858▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Student Development2,854▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Pedagogical Methods2,853▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Religious Values2,852▲ 16×1 topic
  39. School Environment2,852▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Health Education2,825▲ 7.1×10 topics

What research is done in Medan?

SMEs Development and Dig…3,270SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 3,270 fractional worksEducational Methods and …3,115Educational Methods and Media Use: 3,115 fractional worksEducation and Character …2,852Education and Character Development: 2,852 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Comm…2,393Islamic Finance and Communication: 2,393 fractional worksEducational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 2,018 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 1,980 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies1,839Legal Studies and Policies: 1,839 fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 1,764 fractional worksEducational Methods and Impacts: 1,589 fractional worksSTEM Education1,577STEM Education: 1,577 fractional works
DemographyInformation SystemsEducationSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 SMEs Development and Digital MarketingDemography 3.3k works
  2. 2 Educational Methods and Media UseInformation Systems 3.1k works
  3. 3 Education and Character DevelopmentEducation 2.9k works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and CommunicationSociology and Political Science 2.4k works
  5. 5 Educational Curriculum and Learning MethodsEducation 2k works
  6. 6 Public Health and NutritionPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2k works
  7. 7 Legal Studies and PoliciesLaw 1.8k works
  8. 8 Management and Optimization TechniquesStrategy and Management 1.8k works
  9. 9 Educational Methods and ImpactsEducation 1.6k works
  10. 10 STEM EducationEducation 1.6k works

Research output over time

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