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Arts and Humanities research in Indonesia

Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya ranks first in Indonesia for Arts and Humanities research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Jakarta Theological Seminary and Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu.

Indonesia's world rank
#3
of 106 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
36k
Top-10% rate
13.1%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Arts and Humanities in Indonesia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu SurabayaSurabaya #1100.025.1%746
2Jakarta Theological SeminaryJakarta #290.923.0%796
3Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluBengkulu #676.417.4%990
4Universitas Teknologi YogyakartaSleman #971.119.6%265
5Universitas Patria ArthaMakassar #1465.324.3%205
6Universitas Kristen IndonesiaJakarta #1961.319.1%271
7Universitas Advent IndonesiaBandung #2060.635.0%79
8Universitas Widya Gama MalangMalang #3453.625.3%149
9Pelita Harapan UniversityTangerang #7942.516.4%159
10Institut Agama Islam Negeri ManadoManado #8541.517.2%107
11Sanata Dharma UniversityYogyakarta #10039.418.2%269
12Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaYogyakarta #10638.615.6%257
13Universitas Muhammadiyah PontianakPontianak #11937.119.7%97
14Satya Wacana Christian UniversitySalatiga #12236.823.1%145
15Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia BandungBandung #12936.015.9%156
16Duta Wacana Christian UniversityYogyakarta #13135.816.4%139
17Muhammadiyah University PurwokertoPurwokerto #13535.517.8%140
18Universitas Muhammadiyah TangerangTangerang #14035.024.0%107
19Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraMedan #15633.514.2%406
20University of BengkuluBengkulu #15733.514.0%184
21Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis KalbeJakarta #16133.120.7%97
22Indonesia University of EducationBandung #20629.916.2%591
23Universitas Gadjah MadaYogyakarta #21429.413.5%604
24Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University JakartaCiputat #23628.115.2%258
25Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University BandungBandung #25826.913.9%261
26Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik IbrahimMalang #27226.216.4%241
27Islamic University of IndonesiaYogyakarta #29125.416.7%110
28University of BrawijayaMalang #30724.617.0%293
29Bandung Institute of TechnologyBandung #30824.612.5%252
30Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaSurakarta #31524.315.0%272
31Parahyangan Catholic UniversityBandung #33923.39.5%155
32State University of SemarangSemarang #37721.914.1%496
33Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 SamarindaSamarinda #38421.710.0%80
34Manado State UniversityKelurahan Tounsaru #40920.920.8%153
35Hasanuddin UniversityMakassar #41120.817.0%297
36Universitas JemberJember #41320.715.5%201
37University of Palangka RayaPalangkaraya #41420.715.7%115
38Petra Christian UniversitySurabaya #41920.55.7%189
39State University of MalangMalang #44719.717.1%409
40University of HKBP NommensenMedan #46119.310.8%194
41Tarumanagara UniversityJakarta #46419.25.1%368
42UIN Sunan Ampel SurabayaSurabaya #47319.011.9%194
43Walisongo State Islamic UniversitySemarang #48318.712.4%128
44Padjadjaran UniversityBandung #48718.612.3%265
45State University of JakartaJakarta #49018.514.4%249
46Sebelas Maret UniversitySurakarta #49818.314.3%484
47Universitas Islam MakassarMakassar #50318.111.2%131
48Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan LampungBandar Lampung #50418.116.4%117
49Universitas Hindu IndonesiaDenpasar #51117.911.6%84
50Yogyakarta State UniversityYogyakarta #51917.720.7%381
51State University of MedanMedan #52917.58.7%480
52Bandung Islamic UniversityBandung #53417.49.9%121
53University of Darussalam GontorPonorogo #55216.914.6%72
54University of IndonesiaDepok #56716.615.1%420
55Jambi UniversityJambi City #56816.513.8%219
56Universitas Kristen Indonesia TomohonTomohon #57416.47.9%63
57Universitas Sumatera UtaraMedan #59016.012.7%404
58Diponegoro UniversitySemarang #60815.613.1%334
59Universitas Katolik Widya MandiraKupang #62415.311.3%72
60Universitas Negeri SurabayaSurabaya #63015.213.8%429

Institutions in Indonesia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Arts and Humanities, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Arts and Humanities researchers in Indonesia?

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

  1. 1Charles Darwin#1,923 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 45 works
  2. 2Roland Barthes#1,998 worldwide overall739 citations · 39 works
  3. 3Rizal Rizal#904,710 worldwide overall4 citations · 42 works
  4. 4Haikal Haikal#1,063,619 worldwide overall6 citations · 51 works
  5. 5Alex Alex#1,178,097 worldwide overall28 citations · 59 works
  6. 6Erwin Erwin#1,246,591 worldwide overall14 citations · 46 works
  7. 7Jérémy#1,249,106 worldwide overall12 citations · 40 works
  8. 8Muhammad Fajar#1,262,806 worldwide overall0 citations · 74 works
  9. 9Erwin Erwin#1,265,235 worldwide overall7 citations · 55 works
  10. 10Maryam Maryam#1,330,233 worldwide overall5 citations · 98 works
  11. 11Jafar Jafar#1,360,938 worldwide overall1 citations · 128 works
  12. 12Toko#1,373,929 worldwide overall0 citations · 402 works

How Indonesia compares with other countries in Arts and Humanities