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Andalas University

In research, Andalas University stands highest in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#25 of 247 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#492 of 3,409 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#922 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Law — General Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,016
of 28,054 · #7,261 all time
Rank in Indonesia
#45
of 570
Research works
24k
▲ 207% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
2.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
91%
world 28%

What is Andalas University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield #25 of 247 5.2%454 #136
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #492 of 3,409 3.7%1,735 #1043
Social SciencesField #922 of 6,365 8.8%2,486 #1317
Social SciencesDomain #1,569 of 10,521 8.1%3,744 #2281
LawSubfield #76 of 431 13.9%365 #123
Health SciencesDomain #2,799 of 11,982 1.8%2,307 #4778
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #663 of 2,578 6.7%657 #1259
Physical SciencesDomain #3,440 of 12,888 3.7%2,299 #7694
MedicineField #2,872 of 10,443 1.5%1,634 #6530
DemographySubfield #125 of 413 6.1%381 #426

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Andalas University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. General Agricultural and Biological Sciences#136 #25
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,043 #492
  3. Social Sciences#1,317 #922
  4. Social Sciences#2,281 #1,569
  5. Law#123 #76
  6. Health Sciences#4,778 #2,799
  7. Sociology and Political Science#1,259 #663
  8. Physical Sciences#7,694 #3,440
  9. Medicine#6,530 #2,872
  10. Demography#426 #125
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Andalas University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 454.3 works9.8×
  2. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 497.7 works6.3×
  3. LawSubfield · 365.3 works6.0×
  4. DemographySubfield · 381.0 works5.3×
  5. Food ScienceSubfield · 378.9 works4.8×
  6. Soil ScienceSubfield · 147.8 works4.7×
  7. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 111.1 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3.47× its world share, 1,735 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 302 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 48 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.84× its world share, 68 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 73 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 621 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 102 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 723 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 505 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 170 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 36 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.93× its world share, 47 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 532 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 1,634 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 91 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 139 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.97× its world share, 669 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 61 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 247 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 142 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 2,486 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Andalas University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hasbullah Hasbullah, Perry and Hermansyah Aziz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Andalas University.

  1. 1 Hasbullah Hasbullah · #49,033 worldwide 117 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Perry · #263,822 worldwide 40 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Hermansyah Aziz · #278,255 worldwide 115 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Husna Yetti · #287,810 worldwide 22 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Yose Rizal · #294,417 worldwide 35 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Masrul Masrul · #304,400 worldwide 26 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Efendi Efendi · #337,857 worldwide 14 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Hairul Abral · #352,638 worldwide 152 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Afriani Afriani · #355,957 worldwide 13 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Maria Endo Mahata · #365,736 worldwide 47 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Andalas University

Which keywords describe research at Andalas University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Empowerment, Health Education, Indonesia, Breastfeeding, Maternal Health, Non-Communicable Diseases, Public Health Policy and Child Nutrition.

▲ 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 institution'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 Empowerment982▲ 12×14 topics
  2. Health Education639▲ 14×9 topics
  3. COVID-19543▲ 3.8×25 topics
  4. Indonesia541▲ 11×5 topics
  5. Pandemic524▲ 4.7×12 topics
  6. Social Media508▲ 3.4×30 topics
  7. Breastfeeding470▲ 18×3 topics
  8. Maternal Health469▲ 16×2 topics
  9. Non-Communicable Diseases468▲ 15×5 topics
  10. Public Health Policy462▲ 15×4 topics
  11. Child Nutrition459▲ 21×1 topic
  12. Stunting459▲ 21×1 topic
  13. Antioxidant Activity433▲ 6.5×30 topics
  14. Economic Impact426▲ 7.0×6 topics
  15. Sustainable Development422▲ 2.5×56 topics
  16. Environmental Impact416▲ 2.3×57 topics
  17. E-commerce382▲ 6.1×8 topics
  18. Financial Performance365▲ 6.0×11 topics
  19. Community Participation339▲ 8.7×7 topics
  20. Supply Chain Management338▲ 3.4×20 topics
  21. Human Rights337▲ 3.1×41 topics
  22. Islamic Banking314▲ 7.3×3 topics
  23. Corporate Governance312▲ 4.0×19 topics
  24. Food Security304▲ 5.2×19 topics
  25. SMEs292▲ 7.8×2 topics
  26. Digital Marketing287▲ 6.5×2 topics
  27. UMKM286▲ 9.1×1 topic
  28. Food Safety271▲ 8.8×14 topics
  29. Sustainable Agriculture269▲ 8.0×13 topics
  30. Local Wisdom260▲ 5.1×9 topics
  31. Environmental Law226▲ 11×6 topics
  32. Criminal Justice222▲ 9.5×5 topics
  33. Functional Food222▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Fatty Acid Composition218▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Bioactive Compounds214▲ 8.0×14 topics
  36. Mineral Content211▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Food Composition211▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Nutrient Analysis211▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Technology Adoption210▲ 12×6 topics
  40. Quality of Service205▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Andalas University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health and Nutrition, SMEs Development and Digital Marketing, Food and Agricultural Sciences and Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction.

Public Health and Nutrit…459Public Health and Nutrition: 459 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 286 fractional worksFood and Agricultural Sciences: 211 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and Satisfaction: 163 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 158 fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 142 fractional worksCOVID-19 Prevention and …136COVID-19 Prevention and Impact: 136 fractional worksPlant Growth and Agriculture Techniques: 128 fractional worksAgricultural Development and Management: 119 fractional worksIndonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies: 117 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthDemographyFood ScienceGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 459 works
  2. 2 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 286 works
  3. 3 Food and Agricultural Sciences Food Science 211 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction General Health Professions 163 works
  5. 5 Legal Studies and Policies Law 158 works
  6. 6 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 142 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Prevention and Impact Sociology and Political Science 136 works
  8. 8 Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques Soil Science 128 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Development and Management General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 119 works
  10. 10 Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies Political Science and International Relations 117 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available90.8%not open9.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.3%domestic only93.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Andalas University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 207% 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.

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