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International Open University

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Research works
73
▲ 3029% vs 2013–17
Citations
54
0.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
91%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: International Open University is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

What does International Open University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 28.0 works4.2×
← 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: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.96× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.64× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.10× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.16× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at International Open University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Character Education, Islamic Education, Curriculum Development, Islamic Banking, Social Media, Community Empowerment, Digital Learning and Learning Outcomes.

▲ 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. Character Education7▲ 26×5 topics
  2. Islamic Education7▲ 36×3 topics
  3. Curriculum Development7▲ 18×9 topics
  4. Social Media5▲ 6.5×8 topics
  5. Islamic Banking5▲ 22×3 topics
  6. Community Empowerment4▲ 10.0×6 topics
  7. Digital Learning4▲ 14×2 topics
  8. Educational Technology4▲ 6.3×10 topics
  9. Learning Outcomes4▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Qualitative Research4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  11. Education4▲ 4.0×11 topics
  12. Globalization4▲ 3.4×6 topics
  13. Local Wisdom3▲ 13×6 topics
  14. Online Learning3▲ 7.7×7 topics
  15. Religious Values3▲ 32×1 topic
  16. School Environment3▲ 32×1 topic
  17. Digital Literacy3▲ 10×5 topics
  18. STEM Education3▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Media Literacy3▲ 9.5×2 topics
  20. Teacher Training3▲ 8.7×5 topics
  21. 21st Century Skills3▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Religious Education2▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Educational Policy2▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Human Rights2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  25. Indonesia2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  26. Cultural Identity2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  27. E-commerce2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  28. Pandemic Response2▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Corporate Governance2▲ 5.3×2 topics
  30. Kampus Merdeka2▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Merdeka Belajar2▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Pedagogy2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  33. Hoax Communication2▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Risk Management2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  35. Tolerance2▲ 45×2 topics
  36. Youth Engagement2▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Ethical Identity2▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Finance2▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Radicalism2▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Religious Moderation2▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does International Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Character Development, Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods, Islamic Finance and Communication and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Education and Character Development: 3 fractional worksEducational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Comm…2Islamic Finance and Communication: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…2Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radicalism: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksConsumer Retail Behavior…2Consumer Retail Behavior Studies: 2 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 1 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation Studies: 1 fractional worksPancasila Values in Education: 1 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceAccountingMarketing1 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Character Development Education 3 works
  2. 2 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 2 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  7. 7 Consumer Retail Behavior Studies Marketing 2 works
  8. 8 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 1 works
  10. 10 Pancasila Values in Education 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 available90.8%not open9.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.3%domestic only70.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3029% 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.

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.