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Research in Medan

Science Explorer records 26 research institutions in Medan, Indonesia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi Medan and Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara.

Research institutions
26
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
155k
▲ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
292k
1.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Medan

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 Medan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universitas Sumatera UtaraUniversity 31,552 #6,196
2State University of MedanUniversity 26,725 #1,403
3Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraUniversity 25,794 #630
4Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera UtaraUniversity 9,308 #1,391
5Al-Azhar UniversityUniversity 8,797 #4,301
6Universitas Prima IndonesiaUniversity 8,568 #3,423
7Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi MedanUniversity 6,060 #1,063
8North Sumatra Islamic UniversityUniversity 5,872 #1,615
9University of HKBP NommensenUniversity 5,614 #1,638
10Medan Area UniversityUniversity 4,790 #2,701
11Universitas Muslim Nusantara Al WashliyahUniversity 4,007 #2,405
12Universitas Sari Mutiara IndonesiaUniversity 3,932 #2,381
13Universitas Katolik Santo ThomasUniversity 2,803 #3,650
14Universitas Methodist IndonesiaUniversity 1,882 #5,450
15Universitas Darma AgungUniversity 1,574 #3,585
16Universitas Al WashliyahUniversity 1,441 #4,240
17Universitas DharmawangsaUniversity 1,351 #2,153
18Universitas Pembinaan Masyarakat Indonesia MedanUniversity 946 #3,115
19Palm Research CenterResearch facility 918 #6,143
20Universitas Harapan MedanUniversity 869 #6,341
21Institut Teknologi MedanUniversity 863 #5,609
22Universitas QualityUniversity 831 #6,173
23Institut Sains dan Teknologi TD PardedeUniversity 157 #28,298 all time
24Universitas SutomoUniversity 156 #17,197
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-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.

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.

Which fields of science does Medan work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research in Medan is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (44%), Business, Management and Accounting (11%), Computer Science (11%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 62k fractional works · 62.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 43k fractional works · 43.6% of its workEducation: 20k fractional works · 20.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7,561 fractional works · 7.7% of its workLaw: 3,935 fractional works · 4.0% of its workDemography: 3,823 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2,650 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1,584 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1,172 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 786 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 375 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 355 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 675 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11k fractional works · 11.5% of its workAccounting: 3,127 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 2,812 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1,864 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1,385 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 1,292 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 713 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 2,668 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1,137 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReligious studies: 470 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 361 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 314 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 386 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2,470 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2,305 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 165 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2,060 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1,275 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 355 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 244 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 186 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 488 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 221 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 267 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19k fractional works · 19.5% of its workComputer Science: 11k fractional works · 11.1% of its workInformation Systems: 7,970 fractional works · 8.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2,089 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 358 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 463 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 3,470 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 833 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 665 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 312 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 280 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 228 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 224 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 927 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2,383 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 829 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 533 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 443 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 245 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 332 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1,187 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1,104 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 83 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 489 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 217 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 273 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 295 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 140 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 136 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 74 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 9,763 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMedicine: 5,208 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2,173 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 346 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 245 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 224 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 210 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2,010 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3,945 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,329 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1,118 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 650 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 600 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 248 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 308 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 292 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 277 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7,544 fractional works · 7.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6,420 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2,327 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 1,388 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 1,246 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 582 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 252 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 213 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 410 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 657 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 366 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 291 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 182 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 143 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 142 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMedan98kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences63%

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 Sciences43k43.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11k11.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities2,6682.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2,4702.5%
    5. Psychology2,0602.1%
    6. Decision Sciences4880.5%
    1. Computer Science11k11.1%
    2. Engineering3,4703.5%
    3. Environmental Science2,3832.4%
    4. Mathematics1,1871.2%
    5. Materials Science4890.5%
    6. Chemistry2950.3%
    7. Energy1400.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1360.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy740.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering330.0%
  3. Health Sciences9,76310.0%
    1. Medicine5,2085.3%
    2. Health Professions3,9454.0%
    3. Dentistry3080.3%
    4. Nursing2920.3%
    5. Veterinary100.0%
  4. Life Sciences7,5447.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6,4206.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6570.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1820.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1430.1%
    5. Neuroscience1420.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

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: 1.39× its world share, 5,882 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 596 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 128 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 122 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 158 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 26 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 272 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.48× its world share, 10k worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 130 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 126 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 3,203 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 2,088 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 436 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 1,111 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 59 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 286 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 3,483 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 4,752 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 252 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 2,264 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.53× its world share, 10k worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 396 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 2,287 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 1,674 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.46× its world share, 39k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.53×10k works
  2. Social Sciences3.46×39k works
  3. Computer Science1.48×10k works
  4. Health Professions1.48×3,483 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.39×5,882 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.20×2,287 works
  7. Mathematics1.06×1,111 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.88×2,264 works
  9. Dentistry0.66×286 works
  10. Psychology0.62×1,674 works
  11. Nursing0.58×252 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.50×158 works
  13. Environmental Science0.47×2,088 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.46×396 works
  15. Medicine0.28×4,752 works
  16. Engineering0.24×3,203 works
  17. Chemistry0.19×272 works
  18. Energy0.15×126 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×128 works
  20. Materials Science0.14×436 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×596 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×130 works
  23. Neuroscience0.08×122 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.08×26 works
  25. Veterinary0.07×9 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.03×59 works

Which keywords describe research in Medan?

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

▲ 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 Empowerment8,817▲ 12×15 topics
  2. Media Literacy7,398▲ 14×6 topics
  3. Character Education7,183▲ 15×6 topics
  4. E-Learning7,173▲ 7.6×26 topics
  5. Social Media6,943▲ 5.1×37 topics
  6. Curriculum Development6,838▲ 10×18 topics
  7. Educational Technology6,756▲ 5.8×45 topics
  8. Digital Learning6,289▲ 13×12 topics
  9. Local Wisdom6,276▲ 14×9 topics
  10. Digital Literacy6,274▲ 11×13 topics
  11. Qualitative Research6,034▲ 7.2×34 topics
  12. Online Learning5,771▲ 7.1×25 topics
  13. Education5,472▲ 3.2×115 topics
  14. Indonesia5,435▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Islamic Banking5,434▲ 15×3 topics
  16. E-commerce4,979▲ 8.9×11 topics
  17. Islamic Education4,712▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Corporate Governance4,638▲ 6.4×29 topics
  19. STEM Education4,633▲ 10×15 topics
  20. Financial Performance4,508▲ 8.2×15 topics
  21. COVID-194,338▲ 3.4×33 topics
  22. Mobile Learning4,248▲ 13×6 topics
  23. Pandemic4,196▲ 4.3×14 topics
  24. Human Rights4,161▲ 4.2×68 topics
  25. Economic Impact3,993▲ 7.6×12 topics
  26. Learning Outcomes3,716▲ 9.1×9 topics
  27. SMEs3,471▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Digital Marketing3,402▲ 8.9×6 topics
  29. UMKM3,375▲ 13×1 topic
  30. Information Literacy3,234▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Reading Interest3,210▲ 16×1 topic
  32. School Literacy Movement3,210▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Information Technology3,208▲ 6.9×26 topics
  34. Pandemic Response3,040▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Cultural Integration3,011▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Student Development3,007▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Health Education3,006▲ 7.0×10 topics
  38. Pedagogical Methods3,005▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Religious Values3,004▲ 17×1 topic
  40. School Environment3,004▲ 17×1 topic

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 Marketing Demography 3.3k works
  2. 2 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 3.1k works
  3. 3 Education and Character Development Education 2.9k works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 2.4k works
  5. 5 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 2k works
  6. 6 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2k works
  7. 7 Legal Studies and Policies Law 1.8k works
  8. 8 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 1.8k works
  9. 9 Educational Methods and Impacts Education 1.6k works
  10. 10 STEM Education Education 1.6k 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Medan5.7% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.6% in 2020.

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