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Bicol University

In research, Bicol University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,101 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,086 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,761 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,248
of 28,054 · #38,937 all time
Rank in Philippines
#118
of 184
Research works
455
▲ 463% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Bicol 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,101 of 10,521 12.3%134 #13826
Social SciencesField #5,086 of 6,365 15.8%79 #8843
Physical SciencesDomain #12,761 of 12,888 6.0%64 #21401

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bicol 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. Social Sciences#13,826 #8,101
  2. Social Sciences#8,843 #5,086
  3. Physical Sciences#21,401 #12,761
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 Bicol University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 41.4 works5.6×
← 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: 0.84× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.67× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.00× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.95× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.04× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 79 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bicol University?

Ranked on the composite score, Vicente Bermejo Fernández lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bicol University.

  1. 1 Vicente Bermejo Fernández Philippines · #426,858 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Bicol University

Which keywords describe research at Bicol University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, E-Learning, Online Learning, Technology Integration, Mobile Learning, Student Engagement, Higher Education and Student Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Educational Technology21▲ 7.5×20 topics
  2. E-Learning17▲ 7.0×12 topics
  3. Online Learning15▲ 7.3×10 topics
  4. Technology Integration13▲ 18×7 topics
  5. Globalization12▲ 2.6×12 topics
  6. Education12▲ 2.8×23 topics
  7. Sustainability11▲ 1.92×17 topics
  8. COVID-1911▲ 3.2×12 topics
  9. Mobile Learning10▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Higher Education10▲ 7.5×11 topics
  11. Student Engagement10▲ 9.8×11 topics
  12. Pandemic9▲ 3.5×9 topics
  13. Student Satisfaction9▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Sustainable Development9▲ 2.3×16 topics
  15. Social Capital8▲ 6.2×7 topics
  16. Google Classroom8▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Mental Health8▲ 2.2×11 topics
  18. Social Media8▲ 2.3×11 topics
  19. Teacher Perception8▲ 29×1 topic
  20. Curriculum Development8▲ 4.5×9 topics
  21. Lifelong Learning7▲ 15×7 topics
  22. Digital Transformation7▲ 5.2×6 topics
  23. Teaching Strategies6▲ 8.9×5 topics
  24. Professional Development6▲ 12×7 topics
  25. History6▲ 3.3×3 topics
  26. Resilience6▲ 4.8×9 topics
  27. Culture5▲ 4.2×2 topics
  28. Nationalism5▲ 4.8×2 topics
  29. 21st Century Skills5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  30. Inclusive Education5▲ 6.0×6 topics
  31. Distance Learning5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  32. Engineering Education5▲ 22×4 topics
  33. Entrepreneurship5▲ 5.0×5 topics
  34. Ethnicity5▲ 5.1×2 topics
  35. Online Education4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  36. Philippines4▲ 126×1 topic
  37. Political Dynasties4▲ 126×1 topic
  38. Learning Analytics4▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Stakeholder Engagement4▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Assessment Methods4▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Bicol University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Philippine History and Culture, Coastal and Marine Management and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.

Technology-Enhanced Educ…8Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 8 fractional worksPhilippine History and Culture: 4 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 3 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…2Education and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksE-Learning and COVID-192E-Learning and COVID-19: 2 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 2 fractional works
EducationAnthropologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 8 works
  2. 2 Philippine History and Culture Anthropology 4 works
  3. 3 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  5. 5 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 3 works
  6. 6 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 3 works
  7. 7 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  8. 8 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 2 works
  9. 9 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 2 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 2 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 available76.9%not open23.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bicol University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 463% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.