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Mapúa University

In research, Mapúa University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,897 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,568 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,512 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems and Management, Analytical Chemistry and Water Science and Technology — Information Systems and Management is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,046
of 28,054 · #7,849 all time
Rank in Philippines
#4
of 184
Research works
3.3k
▲ 451% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Mapúa 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 #1,897 of 10,521 19.7%407 #4826
Social SciencesField #1,568 of 6,365 22.8%144 #3967
Physical SciencesDomain #3,512 of 12,888 7.6%1,083 #7062
EngineeringField #2,359 of 6,636 5.8%441 #4903
Computer ScienceField #1,788 of 4,667 5.8%378 #3253
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,785 of 3,409 19.9%96 #4096
Health SciencesDomain #6,673 of 11,982 6.1%130 #3614
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,641 of 2,578 16.8%108 #3108
Environmental ScienceField #2,567 of 3,551 10.4%125 #4457
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,072 of 1,395 25.4%62 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mapúa 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#4,826 #1,897
  2. Social Sciences#3,967 #1,568
  3. Physical Sciences#7,062 #3,512
  4. Engineering#4,903 #2,359
  5. Computer Science#3,253 #1,788
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,096 #1,785
  7. Health Sciences#3,614 #6,673
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#3,108 #1,641
  9. Environmental Science#4,457 #2,567
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 Mapúa University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems and Management takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 36.5 works7.2×
  2. Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 20.1 works5.9×
  3. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 48.1 works5.2×
  4. Media TechnologySubfield · 28.7 works5.2×
  5. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 34.7 works4.8×
  6. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 22.1 works4.1×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 96 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.12× its world share, 31 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.74× its world share, 378 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.18× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.66× its world share, 441 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 125 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 37 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 26 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 87 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.89× its world share, 108 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.47× its world share, 60 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 66 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 144 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Mapúa University?

Ranked on the composite score, Anak Agung Ngurah Perwira Redi, Meo Vincent C. Caya and Ma. Janice J. Gumasing lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mapúa University.

  1. 1 Anak Agung Ngurah Perwira Redi Philippines · #396,606 worldwide 102 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Meo Vincent C. Caya Philippines · #505,076 worldwide 76 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Ma. Janice J. Gumasing Philippines · #863,021 worldwide 17 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Jennifer C. Dela Cruz Philippines · #925,325 worldwide 61 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Analyn N. Yumang Philippines · #983,086 worldwide 56 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Jocelyn F. Villaverde Philippines · #1,016,984 worldwide 52 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Yogi Tri Prasetyo Philippines · #1,077,867 worldwide 61 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Febus Reidj G. Cruz Philippines · #1,094,983 worldwide 50 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Noel B. Linsangan Philippines · #1,123,395 worldwide 51 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Alejandro H. Ballado Philippines · #1,180,565 worldwide 30 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Mapúa University

Which keywords describe research at Mapúa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, IoT, Environmental Monitoring, Image Processing, Internet of Things, Convolutional Neural Networks and Wireless Sensor Networks.

▲ 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. Deep Learning255▲ 4.2×68 topics
  2. Machine Learning198▲ 3.4×75 topics
  3. Sustainability82▲ 1.91×50 topics
  4. Internet of Things80▲ 5.2×24 topics
  5. IoT76▲ 12×16 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks72▲ 5.5×12 topics
  7. Environmental Monitoring70▲ 10×8 topics
  8. Image Processing66▲ 8.5×10 topics
  9. Security64▲ 5.5×20 topics
  10. Neural Networks63▲ 2.3×29 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence58▲ 2.4×37 topics
  12. Wireless Sensor Networks58▲ 7.2×17 topics
  13. Remote Sensing52▲ 2.4×21 topics
  14. Computer Vision50▲ 11×5 topics
  15. E-commerce45▲ 4.2×8 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management44▲ 2.7×21 topics
  17. User Satisfaction42▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Machine Vision42▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Big Data42▲ 2.6×20 topics
  20. Data Mining41▲ 3.1×19 topics
  21. Information Systems38▲ 13×4 topics
  22. IoT Security35▲ 6.2×3 topics
  23. Online Shopping35▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Structural Equation Modeling35▲ 9.8×2 topics
  25. Technology Acceptance Model35▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Smart Farming35▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Consumer Trust34▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Partial Least Squares34▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Internet of Things (IoT)34▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Sensor Networks34▲ 7.6×5 topics
  31. Crop Yield Prediction33▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Plant Disease Detection33▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Aquaculture32▲ 6.9×6 topics
  34. Smart Sensors31▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Fish Behavior Analysis28▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Water Quality Monitoring28▲ 19×1 topic
  37. RFID Technology26▲ 8.4×5 topics
  38. Smart Home26▲ 8.8×3 topics
  39. Principal Component Analysis25▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Sensors24▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Mapúa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Smart Agriculture and AI, Water Quality Monitoring Technologies and IoT-based Smart Home Systems.

Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 34 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 33 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring…28Water Quality Monitoring Technologies: 28 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Sys…22IoT-based Smart Home Systems: 22 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 20 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…14Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 13 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 13 fractional worksVideo Surveillance and Tracking Methods: 13 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementPlant ScienceWater Science and TechnologyElectrical and Electronic Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 34 works
  2. 2 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 33 works
  3. 3 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 28 works
  4. 4 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 20 works
  6. 6 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 18 works
  7. 7 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 14 works
  8. 8 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 13 works
  9. 9 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  10. 10 Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 13 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mapúa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 451% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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