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Science in Indonesia

Indonesia ranks #27 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#40 all time), with 1.6M research works and 7.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#27
of 192 · #40 all time
Works, 2022–2025
1.6M
▲ 297% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
3 in the top 1,000
Open access
86%
world 63%

What is Indonesia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Indonesia ranks highest in Education (#1 of 115), Law (#1 of 48) and Social Sciences (#4 of 151). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human Factors and Ergonomics, Demography and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EducationSubfield #1 of 115 12.1%265,503 Institutions
LawSubfield #1 of 48 13.7%50,280 Institutions
Social SciencesField #4 of 151 10.8%612,817 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #3 of 106 13.1%36,008 Institutions
Cultural StudiesSubfield #2 of 49 14.8%24,292 Institutions
Information SystemsSubfield #4 of 93 6.1%122,949 Institutions
Religious studiesSubfield #1 of 23 17.2%7,553 Institutions
DemographySubfield #3 of 57 7.1%69,255 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #7 of 122 8.6%115,550 Institutions
AccountingSubfield #4 of 66 5.4%46,959 Institutions
Applied MathematicsSubfield #3 of 48 6.4%14,419 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #7 of 97 13.2%36,559 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield · 17,533.6 works10.0×
  2. DemographySubfield · 69,254.9 works6.4×
  3. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 43,976.8 works6.3×
  4. EducationSubfield · 265,502.6 works5.5×
  5. LawSubfield · 50,280.1 works5.5×
  6. AccountingSubfield · 46,959.4 works4.9×
  7. Information SystemsSubfield · 122,949.5 works4.4×
  8. Occupational TherapySubfield · 11,517.9 works4.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 125k worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 13k worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 2,588 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 2,537 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 2,790 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 663 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 4,566 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 176k worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 7,384 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 3,421 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 75k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 55k worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 9,022 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 16k worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1,616 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 2,745 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 68k worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 95k worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 5,589 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 313 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 36k worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.58× its world share, 182k worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 11k worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.17× its world share, 40k worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 31k worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.07× its world share, 613k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Indonesia?

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

▲ 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 country'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 Empowerment138k▲ 12×16 topics
  2. Social Media112k▲ 5.0×41 topics
  3. E-Learning107k▲ 6.7×27 topics
  4. Media Literacy102k▲ 11×6 topics
  5. Character Education98k▲ 13×6 topics
  6. Educational Technology97k▲ 5.2×48 topics
  7. Local Wisdom97k▲ 13×9 topics
  8. Indonesia93k▲ 12×5 topics
  9. E-commerce88k▲ 9.3×11 topics
  10. Curriculum Development88k▲ 7.9×20 topics
  11. Digital Literacy85k▲ 9.0×13 topics
  12. Financial Performance81k▲ 8.8×16 topics
  13. COVID-1980k▲ 3.7×34 topics
  14. Education80k▲ 3.0×159 topics
  15. Digital Learning79k▲ 9.3×13 topics
  16. Pandemic78k▲ 4.6×14 topics
  17. Sustainable Development77k▲ 3.1×113 topics
  18. Qualitative Research77k▲ 5.6×45 topics
  19. Economic Impact74k▲ 8.1×13 topics
  20. Online Learning70k▲ 5.3×27 topics
  21. Corporate Governance69k▲ 5.9×32 topics
  22. Islamic Banking68k▲ 11×3 topics
  23. SMEs62k▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Supply Chain Management62k▲ 4.2×27 topics
  25. Digital Marketing61k▲ 9.2×6 topics
  26. UMKM61k▲ 13×1 topic
  27. Islamic Education60k▲ 11×4 topics
  28. STEM Education58k▲ 8.1×16 topics
  29. Health Education57k▲ 8.2×11 topics
  30. Mobile Learning55k▲ 10×6 topics
  31. Information Technology49k▲ 6.4×32 topics
  32. Learning Outcomes48k▲ 7.2×9 topics
  33. Pandemic Response45k▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Information Literacy44k▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Reading Interest44k▲ 12×1 topic
  36. School Literacy Movement44k▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Public Health Policy40k▲ 9.0×4 topics
  38. Breastfeeding40k▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Maternal Health40k▲ 9.3×4 topics
  40. Non-Communicable Diseases40k▲ 8.6×5 topics

How many world-class institutions does Indonesia hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country’s whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

501st to 1,000th3

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 3 — the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000 — and not to four times it.

Which universities in Indonesia lead research?

Jakarta Theological Seminary, Padjadjaran University and Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya rank highest in Indonesia on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 9.95333%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Jakarta Theological Seminary: 2,318, 18.4%Padjadjaran University: 17k, 9.7%Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya: 5,691, 10.7%Airlangga University: 18k, 8.0%National Research and Innovation Agency: 8,187, 12.1%University of Indonesia: 25k, 8.6%Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu: 29k, 10.3%Universitas Gadjah Mada: 19k, 8.7%Bandung Institute of Technology: 14k, 7.9%Sebelas Maret University: 19k, 9.3%University of Brawijaya: 18k, 7.4%Indonesia University of Education: 21k, 12.5%Binus University: 11k, 10.5%IPB University: 12k, 7.5%Hasanuddin University: 14k, 7.7%Jakarta Theological …Institut Sains dan T…Padjadjaran UniversityAirlangga University
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Jakarta Theological SeminaryUniversity · Jakarta · #944 worldwide18.4% top 10% · 2.3k works
  2. 2Padjadjaran UniversityUniversity · Bandung · #974 worldwide9.7% top 10% · 17k works
  3. 3Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu SurabayaUniversity · Surabaya · #978 worldwide10.7% top 10% · 5.7k works
  4. 4Airlangga UniversityUniversity · Surabaya · #1,151 worldwide8.0% top 10% · 18k works
  5. 5National Research and Innovation AgencyGovernment institution · Jakarta · #1,243 worldwide12.1% top 10% · 8.2k works
  6. 6University of IndonesiaUniversity · Depok · #1,246 worldwide8.6% top 10% · 25k works
  7. 7Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluUniversity · Bengkulu · #1,277 worldwide10.3% top 10% · 29k works
  8. 8Universitas Gadjah MadaUniversity · Yogyakarta · #1,298 worldwide8.7% top 10% · 19k works
  9. 9Bandung Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Bandung · #1,502 worldwide7.9% top 10% · 14k works
  10. 10Sebelas Maret UniversityUniversity · Surakarta · #1,664 worldwide9.3% top 10% · 19k works
  11. 11University of BrawijayaUniversity · Malang · #1,665 worldwide7.4% top 10% · 18k works
  12. 12Indonesia University of EducationUniversity · Bandung · #1,677 worldwide12.5% top 10% · 21k works
  13. 13Binus UniversityUniversity · Jakarta · #1,741 worldwide10.5% top 10% · 11k works
  14. 14IPB UniversityUniversity · Bogor · #1,744 worldwide7.5% top 10% · 12k works
  15. 15Hasanuddin UniversityUniversity · Makassar · #1,899 worldwide7.7% top 10% · 14k works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Indonesia

Who are the top researchers in Indonesia?

Charles Darwin, Roland Barthes and Sugiyono Sugiyono rank highest among researchers based in Indonesia.

  1. 1 Charles Darwin · #1,923 worldwide 1.3k citations · 188 works
  2. 2 Roland Barthes · #1,998 worldwide 739 citations · 84 works
  3. 3 Sugiyono Sugiyono · #2,369 worldwide 3.2k citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Ferry Efendi · #7,082 worldwide 674 citations · 60 works
  5. 5 Sven Wunder · #10,269 worldwide 1.3k citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Santi Martini · #13,499 worldwide 768 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Imam Gunawan · #16,570 worldwide 328 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Edy Purwanto · #23,268 worldwide 346 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Harapan Harapan · #27,204 worldwide 448 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Ernoiz Antriyandarti · #28,283 worldwide 396 citations · 37 works
Top researchers in Indonesia

Which cities in Indonesia are research hubs?

  1. 1 Jakarta Indonesia 341k works
  2. 2 Bandung Indonesia 245k works
  3. 3 Surabaya Indonesia 202k works
  4. 4 Yogyakarta Indonesia 182k works
  5. 5 Semarang Indonesia 167k works
  6. 6 Medan Indonesia 155k works
  7. 7 Malang Indonesia 136k works
  8. 8 Makassar Indonesia 133k works
  9. 9 Padang Indonesia 86k works
  10. 10 Surakarta Indonesia 84k works
  11. 11 Depok Indonesia 84k works
  12. 12 Bengkulu Indonesia 76k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Jakarta: 18.0%Bandung: 12.9%Surabaya: 10.7%Yogyakarta: 9.6%8 others listed: 48.7%18%largest
Jakarta341k · 18.0%Bandung245k · 12.9%Surabaya202k · 10.7%Yogyakarta182k · 9.6%8 others listed921k · 48.7%

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

How open and international is Indonesia's research?

86% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 4% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available86.1%not open13.9%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.5%domestic only95.5%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Indonesia's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 297% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Indonesia