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Research in Surabaya

Science Explorer records 30 research institutions in Surabaya, Indonesia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya and Universitas Negeri Surabaya.

Research institutions
30
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
202k
▲ 67% vs 2018-21
Citations
533k
2.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Surabaya

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 Surabaya?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Airlangga UniversityUniversity 41,299 #9,476
2Universitas Negeri SurabayaUniversity 29,288 #1,085
3Sepuluh Nopember Institute of TechnologyUniversity 24,744 #6,277
4University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurUniversity 19,335 #1,292
5UIN Sunan Ampel SurabayaUniversity 11,268 #894
6Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu SurabayaUniversity 10,173 #670
7Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 SurabayaUniversity 9,180 #1,660
8University of SurabayaUniversity 6,429 #3,742
9Petra Christian UniversityUniversity 5,703 #1,790
10Universitas Wijaya PutraUniversity 4,917 #2,292
11Universitas Hang TuahUniversity 4,732 #2,944
12Universitas Dr. SoetomoUniversity 4,320 #2,927
13Universitas CiputraUniversity 3,887 #2,624
14Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala SurabayaUniversity 3,778 #3,952
15Universitas Wijaya Kusuma SurabayaUniversity 3,732 #5,947
16Universitas Muhammadiyah SurabayaUniversity 3,531 #3,254
17Institut Teknologi Adhi Tama SurabayaUniversity 2,720 #4,419
18Universitas 45 SurabayaUniversity 2,612 #4,974
19Universitas Bhayangkara SurabayaUniversity 2,013 #4,087
20Universitas NarotamaUniversity 1,722 #3,657
21Universitas Sunan GiriUniversity 1,548 #1,959
22Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama SurabayaUniversity 1,531 #3,766
23Universitas Katolik Darma CendikaUniversity 826 #6,027
24Institut Informatika IndonesiaUniversity 806 #9,088
25Universitas Widya KartikaUniversity 652 #9,609
26Universitas Merdeka SurabayaUniversity 337 #9,450
27Universitas WR SupratmanUniversity 302 #14,312
28Universitas Yos SoedarsoUniversity 226 #20,954
29Universitas KartiniUniversity 95 not ranked
30Universitas Tri TunggalUniversity 65 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.

Airlangga University: 20.5%Universitas Negeri Surabaya: 14.5%Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology: 12.3%University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur: 9.6%26 others listed: 43.2%20%largest
Airlangga University41k · 20.5%Universitas Negeri Surabaya29k · 14.5%Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology25k · 12.3%University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur19k · 9.6%26 others listed87k · 43.2%

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

Which fields of science does Surabaya work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research in Surabaya is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Business, Management and Accounting (12%), Computer Science (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 63k fractional works · 56.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 39k fractional works · 34.7% of its workEducation: 14k fractional works · 12.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8,202 fractional works · 7.3% of its workDemography: 4,849 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLaw: 3,671 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2,868 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1,784 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1,160 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 932 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 512 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 338 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 844 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14k fractional works · 12.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 4,287 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAccounting: 3,350 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1,959 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMarketing: 1,932 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1,640 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 786 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 3,154 fractional works · 2.8% of its workReligious studies: 996 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 671 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 641 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 305 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 541 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2,979 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2,692 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 287 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2,624 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1,149 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 703 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 517 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 255 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1,196 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 605 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 419 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 173 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 26k fractional works · 22.8% of its workComputer Science: 11k fractional works · 9.8% of its workInformation Systems: 6,888 fractional works · 6.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2,504 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 483 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 482 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 251 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 444 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 7,497 fractional works · 6.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1,654 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,240 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 714 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 670 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 546 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 523 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 489 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 363 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 312 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 289 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 232 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 466 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4,082 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1,401 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 786 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 545 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 544 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 252 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 553 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 842 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 441 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 401 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 780 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 570 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 210 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 433 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 371 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 314 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 250 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 118 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 90 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 15k fractional works · 13.4% of its workMedicine: 9,063 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2,656 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 728 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 572 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 487 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 348 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 338 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 334 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 289 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 283 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 272 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2,756 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Professions: 5,113 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,632 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1,287 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1,020 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 704 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 469 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 453 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 415 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 425 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 40 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 8,757 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6,657 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2,458 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFood Science: 1,504 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 1,111 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 510 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 483 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 237 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 354 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,195 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 639 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 556 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 335 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 294 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 277 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSurabaya112kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences56%

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 Sciences39k34.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting14k12.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities3,1542.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2,9792.6%
    5. Psychology2,6242.3%
    6. Decision Sciences1,1961.1%
    1. Computer Science11k9.8%
    2. Engineering7,4976.7%
    3. Environmental Science4,0823.6%
    4. Materials Science8420.7%
    5. Mathematics7800.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences4330.4%
    7. Chemistry3710.3%
    8. Energy3140.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy1180.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering900.1%
    1. Medicine9,0638.1%
    2. Health Professions5,1134.5%
    3. Nursing4530.4%
    4. Dentistry4250.4%
    5. Veterinary400.0%
  4. Life Sciences8,7577.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6,6575.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,1951.1%
    3. Neuroscience3350.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2940.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2770.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Surabaya strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Surabaya is most concentrated in Human Factors and Ergonomics, Demography and Conservation (9.1× the world share in Human Factors and Ergonomics).

  1. Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield · 1,030.7 works9.1×
  2. DemographySubfield · 4,680.1 works6.7×
  3. ConservationSubfield · 576.1 works6.0×
  4. LawSubfield · 3,380.2 works5.7×
  5. Occupational TherapySubfield · 928.9 works5.4×
  6. Religious studiesSubfield · 879.5 works5.2×
  7. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 2,267.4 works5.1×
  8. AccountingSubfield · 3,001.8 works4.8×
← 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: 1.26× its world share, 6,114 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1,081 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 259 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 295 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 235 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 78 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 341 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 10k worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 385 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 282 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 6,831 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 3,542 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 744 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 703 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 108 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.78× its world share, 385 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 4,484 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 8,245 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 394 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 35 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 2,778 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.87× its world share, 13k worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 1,022 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 2,749 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 2,165 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.75× its world share, 35k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.87×13k works
  2. Social Sciences2.75×35k works
  3. Health Professions1.67×4,484 works
  4. Computer Science1.31×10k works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.26×6,114 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.26×2,749 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.04×1,022 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.95×2,778 works
  9. Nursing0.79×394 works
  10. Dentistry0.78×385 works
  11. Environmental Science0.70×3,542 works
  12. Psychology0.70×2,165 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.66×235 works
  14. Mathematics0.59×703 works
  15. Engineering0.45×6,831 works
  16. Medicine0.42×8,245 works
  17. Energy0.30×282 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.25×259 works
  19. Veterinary0.25×35 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×385 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.22×78 works
  22. Chemistry0.21×341 works
  23. Materials Science0.21×744 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×1,081 works
  25. Neuroscience0.18×295 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.05×108 works

Which keywords describe research in Surabaya?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Empowerment, Social Media, Indonesia, E-commerce, Financial Performance, Media Literacy, Local Wisdom and Economic Impact.

▲ 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 Empowerment9,025▲ 11×15 topics
  2. Social Media8,070▲ 5.2×37 topics
  3. Indonesia6,565▲ 13×5 topics
  4. E-commerce6,543▲ 10×11 topics
  5. COVID-195,974▲ 4.1×34 topics
  6. Financial Performance5,842▲ 9.2×16 topics
  7. Pandemic5,802▲ 5.2×14 topics
  8. Media Literacy5,691▲ 9.6×6 topics
  9. E-Learning5,560▲ 5.1×22 topics
  10. Educational Technology5,511▲ 4.2×42 topics
  11. Local Wisdom5,494▲ 11×9 topics
  12. Sustainable Development5,450▲ 3.1×89 topics
  13. Economic Impact5,294▲ 8.8×12 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management5,096▲ 5.0×26 topics
  15. Character Education5,036▲ 9.4×6 topics
  16. Corporate Governance5,031▲ 6.1×29 topics
  17. Education4,992▲ 2.6×110 topics
  18. Digital Literacy4,809▲ 7.5×13 topics
  19. Curriculum Development4,505▲ 5.9×18 topics
  20. SMEs4,481▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Islamic Banking4,455▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Digital Marketing4,422▲ 10×6 topics
  23. UMKM4,368▲ 14×1 topic
  24. Information Technology4,142▲ 7.8×27 topics
  25. Qualitative Research4,076▲ 4.3×39 topics
  26. Online Learning3,743▲ 4.0×26 topics
  27. Health Education3,738▲ 7.6×10 topics
  28. Digital Learning3,698▲ 6.5×12 topics
  29. Consumer Behavior3,510▲ 5.0×18 topics
  30. Islamic Education3,243▲ 8.7×4 topics
  31. Customer Satisfaction3,104▲ 8.7×9 topics
  32. Performance Measurement3,035▲ 10×7 topics
  33. STEM Education3,014▲ 5.9×16 topics
  34. Pandemic Response2,927▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Service Quality2,899▲ 9.7×7 topics
  36. Lean Manufacturing2,836▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Decision Making2,706▲ 8.3×12 topics
  38. Operations Research2,698▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Asset Management2,638▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Quality Control2,636▲ 13×4 topics

What research is done in Surabaya?

SMEs Development and Dig…4,250SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 4,250 fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 2,541 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrit…2,353Public Health and Nutrition: 2,353 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Comm…2,036Islamic Finance and Communication: 2,036 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 1,901 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 1,770 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies1,546Legal Studies and Policies: 1,546 fractional worksEducational Methods and Impacts: 1,505 fractional worksEducational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 1,256 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Fiscal Policies: 1,252 fractional works
DemographyStrategy and ManagementPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 4.2k works
  2. 2 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 2.5k works
  3. 3 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2.4k works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 2k works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 1.9k works
  6. 6 Education and Character Development Education 1.8k works
  7. 7 Legal Studies and Policies Law 1.5k works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Impacts Education 1.5k works
  9. 9 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 1.3k works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies Economics and Econometrics 1.3k works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 2025Surabaya6.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.7% in 2020.

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