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Research in Samarinda

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Samarinda. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur and Politeknik Negeri Samarinda.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.3k
▲ 111% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.6k
1.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Samarinda

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 Samarinda?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan TimurUniversity 1,659 #3,454
2Politeknik Negeri SamarindaUniversity 635 #8,149

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.

Which fields of science does Samarinda work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Samarinda is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Computer Science (15%), Business, Management and Accounting (14%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 798 fractional works · 51.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 456 fractional works · 29.1% of its workEducation: 128 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 90 fractional works · 5.8% of its workLaw: 70 fractional works · 4.5% of its workDemography: 48 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 40 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 36 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCultural Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 221 fractional works · 14.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 56 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 56 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAccounting: 47 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 31 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMarketing: 21 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 49 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 30 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 34 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 32 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 31 fractional works · 2.0% of its workConservation: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 413 fractional works · 26.4% of its workComputer Science: 239 fractional works · 15.3% of its workInformation Systems: 153 fractional works · 9.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 62 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 98 fractional works · 6.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 35 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 54 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 228 fractional works · 14.6% of its workHealth Professions: 121 fractional works · 7.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 34 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 31 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 30 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 100 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 67 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 126 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 114 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 37 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 27 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSamarinda1,565fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences51%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences45629.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting22114.1%
    3. Psychology493.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance342.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities312.0%
    6. Decision Sciences70.4%
    1. Computer Science23915.3%
    2. Engineering986.3%
    3. Environmental Science543.4%
    4. Materials Science110.7%
    5. Mathematics50.3%
    6. Chemistry30.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.2%
    8. Energy10.0%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Health Professions1217.7%
    2. Medicine1006.4%
    3. Nursing80.5%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1147.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology60.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.3%
    4. Neuroscience10.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Samarinda strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Samarinda is most concentrated in Human Factors and Ergonomics, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (24.8× the world share in Human Factors and Ergonomics).

  1. Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield · 38.1 works25×
  2. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 23.8 works9.4×
  3. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 52.4 works7.9×
  4. LawSubfield · 60.9 works7.6×
  5. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 24.3 works6.8×
  6. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 61.3 works5.9×
← 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 25 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: 1.51× its world share, 99 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.04× its world share, 219 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 90 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.58× its world share, 94 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 88 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.68× its world share, 208 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 402 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting4.68×208 works
  2. Health Professions2.58×94 works
  3. Social Sciences2.30×402 works
  4. Computer Science2.04×219 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.51×99 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.14×34 works
  7. Psychology0.86×36 works
  8. Nursing0.85×6 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.69×28 works
  10. Environmental Science0.65×44 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.64×3 works
  12. Engineering0.43×90 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.41×6 works
  14. Medicine0.33×88 works
  15. Mathematics0.25×4 works
  16. Materials Science0.22×10 works
  17. Chemistry0.11×2 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×2 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.06×5 works
  20. Energy0.06×1 works
  21. Dentistry0.05×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.04×1 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.03×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.01×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Samarinda?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: E-Learning, Community Empowerment, Health Education, Data Mining, Corporate Governance, Organizational Culture, Educational Technology and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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-Learning129▲ 8.5×14 topics
  2. Community Empowerment128▲ 11×11 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence97▲ 4.3×13 topics
  4. Education96▲ 3.6×32 topics
  5. Health Education96▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Educational Technology94▲ 5.1×22 topics
  7. Data Mining84▲ 7.3×8 topics
  8. Corporate Governance84▲ 7.3×14 topics
  9. Organizational Culture78▲ 13×7 topics
  10. Social Media76▲ 3.5×16 topics
  11. Sustainable Development73▲ 3.0×29 topics
  12. E-commerce73▲ 8.2×7 topics
  13. Digital Literacy73▲ 8.2×8 topics
  14. Indonesia70▲ 10×5 topics
  15. COVID-1970▲ 3.4×11 topics
  16. Job Satisfaction69▲ 10×8 topics
  17. Pandemic68▲ 4.4×8 topics
  18. Financial Performance66▲ 7.5×9 topics
  19. Non-Communicable Diseases64▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Information Technology64▲ 8.7×5 topics
  21. Breastfeeding64▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Maternal Health64▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Child Nutrition64▲ 22×1 topic
  24. Stunting64▲ 22×1 topic
  25. Decision Support System63▲ 23×4 topics
  26. Fuzzy Logic63▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Media Literacy62▲ 7.5×5 topics
  28. Economic Impact61▲ 7.3×3 topics
  29. Consumer Behavior61▲ 6.3×11 topics
  30. Employee Performance55▲ 29×3 topics
  31. Islamic Banking54▲ 9.3×3 topics
  32. Customer Satisfaction53▲ 11×7 topics
  33. Local Wisdom51▲ 7.1×9 topics
  34. Motivation49▲ 7.6×6 topics
  35. Learning48▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Community Participation48▲ 8.6×6 topics
  37. SMEs45▲ 8.8×2 topics
  38. Multimedia43▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Employee Engagement43▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Organizational Commitment42▲ 14×3 topics

What research is done in Samarinda?

Public Health and Nutrit…59Public Health and Nutrition: 59 fractional worksSMEs Development and Dig…40SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 40 fractional worksEdcuational Technology Systems: 40 fractional worksEmployee Performance and…38Employee Performance and Management: 38 fractional worksMultimedia Learning Syst…37Multimedia Learning Systems: 37 fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 34 fractional worksData Mining and Machine Learning Applications: 30 fractional worksEmployee Performance and…28Employee Performance and Motivation: 28 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 26 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 26 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthDemographyArtificial IntelligenceHuman Factors and Ergonomics4 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 59 works
  2. 2 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 40 works
  3. 3 Edcuational Technology Systems Artificial Intelligence 40 works
  4. 4 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 38 works
  5. 5 Multimedia Learning Systems Information Systems 37 works
  6. 6 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 34 works
  7. 7 Data Mining and Machine Learning Applications Information Systems 30 works
  8. 8 Employee Performance and Motivation Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 28 works
  9. 9 Legal Studies and Policies Law 26 works
  10. 10 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 26 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Samarinda3.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.8% in 2018.

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