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Institut Teknologi Medan

In research, Institut Teknologi Medan stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,295 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,879 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,781 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Information Systems — Religious studies is 52.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,636
of 28,054 · #20,427 all time
Rank in Indonesia
#350
of 570
Research works
863
▲ 357% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Institut Teknologi Medan 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 #3,295 of 10,521 9.4%152 #3395
Social SciencesField #4,879 of 6,365 10.9%79 #6668
Physical SciencesDomain #12,781 of 12,888 1.6%120 #20655

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Teknologi Medan 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#3,395 #3,295
  2. Social Sciences#6,668 #4,879
  3. Physical Sciences#20,655 #12,781
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 Institut Teknologi Medan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 52.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 32.2 works52×
  2. Information SystemsSubfield · 32.8 works5.0×
← 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: 2.49× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.86× its world share, 54 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.35× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.26× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 79 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institut Teknologi Medan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Empowerment, Biblical Interpretation, Christian Education, Church Leadership, Data Mining, E-Learning, Media Literacy and Health 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. Community Empowerment29▲ 10×9 topics
  2. Biblical Interpretation24▲ 210×2 topics
  3. Christian Education24▲ 271×1 topic
  4. Church Leadership24▲ 271×1 topic
  5. Machine Learning23▲ 1.88×23 topics
  6. Environmental Impact22▲ 3.5×15 topics
  7. E-Learning20▲ 5.5×7 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence20▲ 4.0×13 topics
  9. Data Mining20▲ 7.1×9 topics
  10. Sustainable Development19▲ 3.3×15 topics
  11. Education18▲ 2.8×13 topics
  12. Media Literacy17▲ 8.1×3 topics
  13. Health Education16▲ 9.8×3 topics
  14. Educational Technology16▲ 3.6×10 topics
  15. Local Wisdom15▲ 8.4×9 topics
  16. Social Media14▲ 2.7×4 topics
  17. Information Technology14▲ 8.0×3 topics
  18. Community Participation14▲ 10×4 topics
  19. E-commerce14▲ 6.2×6 topics
  20. Digital Literacy14▲ 6.1×5 topics
  21. Indonesia13▲ 7.4×3 topics
  22. Non-Communicable Diseases13▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Fuzzy Logic13▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Qualitative Research13▲ 4.0×8 topics
  25. Supply Chain Management13▲ 3.7×9 topics
  26. Breastfeeding12▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Maternal Health12▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Child Nutrition12▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Curriculum Development12▲ 4.6×10 topics
  30. Stunting12▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Composting12▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Character Education12▲ 6.5×5 topics
  33. Decision Support System11▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Antioxidant Activity11▲ 4.7×8 topics
  35. Antioxidants10▲ 6.0×4 topics
  36. Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 8.4×4 topics
  37. Islamic Education10▲ 7.3×4 topics
  38. Herbal Medicine9▲ 8.7×5 topics
  39. Smallholder Farmers9▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Crop Production9▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut Teknologi Medan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education, Public Health and Nutrition, Management and Optimization Techniques and SMEs Development and Digital Marketing.

Contemporary Christian L…24Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education: 24 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 12 fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 8 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 7 fractional worksData Mining and Machine Learning Applications: 7 fractional worksPlant Growth and Agriculture Techniques: 7 fractional worksMultimedia Learning Syst…6Multimedia Learning Systems: 6 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 6 fractional worksNatural Products and Applications: 6 fractional worksBlockchain Technology in…6Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning: 6 fractional works
Religious studiesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthStrategy and ManagementDemography4 others

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

  1. 1 Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education Religious studies 24 works
  2. 2 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 12 works
  3. 3 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 8 works
  4. 4 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 7 works
  5. 5 Data Mining and Machine Learning Applications Information Systems 7 works
  6. 6 Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques Soil Science 7 works
  7. 7 Multimedia Learning Systems Information Systems 6 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Natural Products and Applications General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning Information Systems 6 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 available77.0%not open23.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Teknologi Medan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 357% 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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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.