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Research in Padang

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Padang, Indonesia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are State University of Padang, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Barat and Universitas Putra Indonesia "YPTK".

Research institutions
9
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
86k
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
202k
2.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Padang

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 Padang?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1State University of PadangUniversity 42,262 #717
2Andalas UniversityUniversity 23,764 #9,669
3Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera BaratUniversity 5,242 #2,157
4Universitas Putra Indonesia "YPTK"University 4,915 #2,795
5Universitas Bung HattaUniversity 3,043 #4,171
6Institut Teknologi PadangUniversity 2,244 #3,634
7Universitas EkasaktiUniversity 2,127 #3,756
8Universitas BaiturrahmahUniversity 1,890 #3,781
9Universitas Tamansiswa PadangUniversity 663 #10,758

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.

State University of Padang: 49.1%Andalas University: 27.6%Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Barat: 6.1%Universitas Putra Indonesia "YPTK": 5.7%5 others listed: 11.6%49%largest
State University of Padang42k · 49.1%Andalas University24k · 27.6%Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Barat5,242 · 6.1%Universitas Putra Indonesia "YPTK"4,915 · 5.7%5 others listed9,967 · 11.6%

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

Which fields of science does Padang work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research in Padang is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (40%), Computer Science (12%), Business, Management and Accounting (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 26k fractional works · 55.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19k fractional works · 39.6% of its workEducation: 11k fractional works · 22.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2,493 fractional works · 5.2% of its workDemography: 1,523 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLaw: 1,046 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 905 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCultural Studies: 807 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 566 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 361 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 218 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 111 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 273 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4,258 fractional works · 8.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1,178 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAccounting: 882 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 826 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 620 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 449 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 279 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1,179 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 691 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 231 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 182 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 895 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 853 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 825 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 354 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 135 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 129 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 207 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 282 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 118 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 163 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11k fractional works · 23.7% of its workComputer Science: 5,613 fractional works · 11.8% of its workInformation Systems: 4,057 fractional works · 8.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 974 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 295 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 105 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 182 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2,604 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 701 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 576 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 236 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 198 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 179 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 166 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 117 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 115 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 315 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,562 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 583 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 262 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 255 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 219 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 242 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 563 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 491 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 363 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 198 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 165 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 226 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 128 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 98 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 167 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 88 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 52 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 5,443 fractional works · 11.4% of its workMedicine: 2,984 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1,182 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 178 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 139 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 126 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 115 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 98 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,145 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2,180 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 691 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 550 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 466 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 351 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 123 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 177 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 163 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 97 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4,608 fractional works · 9.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3,873 fractional works · 8.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,393 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 841 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 710 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 324 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 174 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 149 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 100 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 181 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 485 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 260 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 225 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 107 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 72 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 71 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPadang48kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences55%

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 Sciences19k39.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4,2588.9%
    3. Psychology1,1792.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance8951.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities8251.7%
    6. Decision Sciences2820.6%
    1. Computer Science5,61311.8%
    2. Engineering2,6045.5%
    3. Environmental Science1,5623.3%
    4. Mathematics5631.2%
    5. Materials Science3630.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2260.5%
    7. Chemistry1670.4%
    8. Energy880.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy520.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering170.0%
  3. Health Sciences5,44311.4%
    1. Medicine2,9846.3%
    2. Health Professions2,1804.6%
    3. Nursing1770.4%
    4. Dentistry970.2%
    5. Veterinary50.0%
  4. Life Sciences4,6089.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3,8738.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4851.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1070.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology720.2%
    5. Neuroscience710.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Padang strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Padang is most concentrated in Human Factors and Ergonomics, Education and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10.4× the world share in Human Factors and Ergonomics).

  1. Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield · 507.1 works10×
  2. EducationSubfield · 9,865.7 works7.4×
  3. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 1,308.7 works6.8×
  4. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 511.5 works6.4×
  5. Information SystemsSubfield · 3,884.9 works5.0×
  6. DemographySubfield · 1,473.8 works4.9×
  7. Occupational TherapySubfield · 327.8 works4.5×
  8. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 735.5 works4.1×
← 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: 1.73× its world share, 3,609 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 440 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 64 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 61 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 90 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 151 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.56× its world share, 5,324 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 209 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 77 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 2,404 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 1,392 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 326 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 510 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 82 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 1,932 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 2,713 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 154 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 726 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.80× its world share, 3,945 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 228 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 838 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 963 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.16× its world share, 17k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.16×17k works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.80×3,945 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.73×3,609 works
  4. Health Professions1.67×1,932 works
  5. Computer Science1.56×5,324 works
  6. Mathematics0.99×510 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.89×838 works
  8. Nursing0.72×154 works
  9. Psychology0.72×963 works
  10. Environmental Science0.64×1,392 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.58×90 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.57×726 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.54×228 works
  14. Dentistry0.38×82 works
  15. Engineering0.37×2,404 works
  16. Medicine0.32×2,713 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×209 works
  18. Chemistry0.22×151 works
  19. Materials Science0.21×326 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×440 works
  21. Energy0.19×77 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×64 works
  23. Neuroscience0.09×61 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.09×14 works
  25. Veterinary0.09×5 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.05×46 works

Which keywords describe research in Padang?

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

▲ 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. E-Learning3,942▲ 8.6×24 topics
  2. Local Wisdom3,816▲ 17×9 topics
  3. Community Empowerment3,809▲ 11×14 topics
  4. Character Education3,703▲ 16×6 topics
  5. Educational Technology3,619▲ 6.4×39 topics
  6. Curriculum Development3,104▲ 9.6×16 topics
  7. Media Literacy3,089▲ 12×5 topics
  8. Mobile Learning2,825▲ 17×6 topics
  9. Digital Learning2,823▲ 12×12 topics
  10. Digital Literacy2,625▲ 9.7×13 topics
  11. Qualitative Research2,566▲ 6.3×27 topics
  12. Online Learning2,557▲ 6.5×24 topics
  13. STEM Education2,473▲ 11×16 topics
  14. Sustainable Development2,352▲ 3.2×71 topics
  15. Education2,348▲ 2.9×88 topics
  16. Social Media2,191▲ 3.3×33 topics
  17. E-commerce2,000▲ 7.4×9 topics
  18. Indonesia1,980▲ 9.5×5 topics
  19. Financial Performance1,836▲ 6.9×13 topics
  20. Motivation1,745▲ 8.9×12 topics
  21. Educational Policy1,698▲ 14×6 topics
  22. Information Literacy1,695▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Health Education1,674▲ 8.1×10 topics
  24. Reading Interest1,669▲ 17×1 topic
  25. School Literacy Movement1,669▲ 17×1 topic
  26. 21st Century Skills1,661▲ 12×7 topics
  27. Economic Impact1,596▲ 6.3×8 topics
  28. Islamic Education1,590▲ 10×4 topics
  29. Learning Outcomes1,569▲ 7.9×9 topics
  30. Character Development1,408▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Teaching Strategies1,359▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Teacher Performance1,358▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Kampus Merdeka1,333▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Merdeka Belajar1,333▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Critical Thinking Skills1,300▲ 16×2 topics
  36. SMEs1,289▲ 8.4×4 topics
  37. Parental Involvement1,285▲ 15×5 topics
  38. UMKM1,260▲ 9.9×1 topic
  39. Cultural Integration1,257▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Student Development1,257▲ 13×2 topics

What research is done in Padang?

Educational Methods and …1,623Educational Methods and Media Use: 1,623 fractional worksEducational Curriculum a…1,279Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 1,279 fractional worksSMEs Development and Dig…1,234SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 1,234 fractional worksEducation and Character …1,226Education and Character Development: 1,226 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 1,079 fractional worksSTEM Education992STEM Education: 992 fractional worksEducational Methods and Outcomes: 980 fractional worksEducational Methods and Impacts: 842 fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 674 fractional worksBlockchain Technology in Education and Learning: 580 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationDemographyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 1.6k works
  2. 2 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 1.3k works
  3. 3 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 1.2k works
  4. 4 Education and Character Development Education 1.2k works
  5. 5 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1.1k works
  6. 6 STEM Education Education 992 works
  7. 7 Educational Methods and Outcomes Education 980 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Impacts Education 842 works
  9. 9 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 674 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning Information Systems 580 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 2025Padang6.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.6% in 2016.

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