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Foundation University

In research, Foundation University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,822 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,531
of 28,054 · #39,355 all time
Rank in Philippines
#163
of 184
Research works
324
▲ 215% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Foundation 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 #9,822 of 10,521 11.6%68 #15818

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Foundation 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).

What does Foundation University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 22.2 works5.7×
← 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: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 5.79× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.91× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.66× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.32× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Foundation University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, E-Learning, Technology Integration, Teaching Strategies, Online Learning, 21st Century Skills, Meta-Analysis and Education.

▲ 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 Technology10▲ 6.4×14 topics
  2. E-Learning9▲ 7.0×9 topics
  3. Education8▲ 3.6×9 topics
  4. Technology Integration7▲ 18×7 topics
  5. Online Learning7▲ 6.3×10 topics
  6. Teaching Strategies7▲ 18×4 topics
  7. 21st Century Skills6▲ 16×4 topics
  8. Mental Health6▲ 3.2×15 topics
  9. Meta-Analysis6▲ 7.6×4 topics
  10. Critical Thinking Skills5▲ 22×2 topics
  11. Mobile Learning5▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Higher-Order Thinking5▲ 43×1 topic
  13. Instructional Interventions5▲ 43×1 topic
  14. Nursing Education5▲ 27×2 topics
  15. STEM Education4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  16. Inclusive Education4▲ 8.6×5 topics
  17. Distance Learning4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  18. Digital Literacy4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  19. Professional Development4▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Language Teaching3▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Student Satisfaction3▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Higher Education3▲ 4.5×6 topics
  23. Media Literacy3▲ 4.2×4 topics
  24. Student Engagement3▲ 6.1×8 topics
  25. Learning Outcomes3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  26. Google Classroom3▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Teacher Perception3▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Corpus Linguistics3▲ 10×4 topics
  29. Gender Differences3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  30. Lifelong Learning3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  31. Teacher Professional Development3▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Special Education2▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Detection2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  34. Digital Technology2▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Engineering Education2▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Language Policy2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Multilingualism2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Language2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  39. Online Education2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  40. Psychological Factors2▲ 7.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Foundation University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Critical Thinking Development, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Educational Methods and Media Use and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion.

Education and Critical T…5Education and Critical Thinking Development: 5 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 3 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 2 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 2 fractional worksDeception detection and forensic psychology: 2 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 2 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…2EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 2 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 2 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 2 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 1 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsSocial PsychologyMedia Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 5 works
  2. 2 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 3 works
  3. 3 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 2 works
  5. 5 Deception detection and forensic psychology Social Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 2 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 2 works
  8. 8 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 1 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 available76.0%not open24.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.1%domestic only59.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Foundation University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 215% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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