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Medan Area University

In research, Medan Area University stands highest in Social Sciences (#546 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,044 of 10,521 worldwide) and Law (#117 of 431 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human Factors and Ergonomics, Law and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Human Factors and Ergonomics is 24.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,828
of 28,054 · #10,611 all time
Rank in Indonesia
#86
of 570
Research works
4.8k
▲ 320% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
92%
world 28%

What is Medan Area 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 SciencesField #546 of 6,365 10.0%1,085 #881
Social SciencesDomain #1,044 of 10,521 8.1%1,716 #1568
LawSubfield #117 of 431 12.1%187 #115
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,129 of 2,578 10.6%174 #1463
EducationSubfield #904 of 1,892 12.6%250 #1402
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,311 of 2,578 4.1%436 #1869
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield #128 of 247 4.5%124 #257
DemographySubfield #217 of 413 5.3%177 #468
Health SciencesDomain #6,449 of 11,982 2.4%170 #13724
Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield #51 of 89 7.5%71 #28

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Medan Area 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#881 #546
  2. Social Sciences#1,568 #1,044
  3. Law#115 #117
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,463 #1,129
  5. Education#1,402 #904
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,869 #1,311
  7. General Agricultural and Biological Sciences#257 #128
  8. Demography#468 #217
  9. Health Sciences#13,724 #6,449
  10. Human Factors and Ergonomics#28 #51
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 Medan Area University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human Factors and Ergonomics takes 24.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield · 71.4 works25×
  2. LawSubfield · 186.7 works12×
  3. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 123.7 works11×
  4. DemographySubfield · 177.4 works9.9×
  5. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 46.8 works8.7×
  6. MarketingSubfield · 95.5 works8.7×
  7. Occupational TherapySubfield · 35.5 works8.1×
  8. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 92.8 works7.4×
← 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: 1.99× its world share, 248 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 172 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 180 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 70 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 111 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.18× its world share, 436 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 81 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.28× its world share, 1,085 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Medan Area University?

Ranked on the composite score, Abdul Kadir, Adelina Lubis and Isnaini Isnaini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medan Area University.

  1. 1 Abdul Kadir Indonesia · #172,326 worldwide 61 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Adelina Lubis Indonesia · #342,308 worldwide 23 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Isnaini Isnaini Indonesia · #342,728 worldwide 21 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Agung Suharyanto Indonesia · #370,060 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Rizkan Zulyadi Indonesia · #419,614 worldwide 5 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Nina Siti Salmaniah Siregar Indonesia · #437,037 worldwide 22 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Budi Hartono Indonesia · #502,243 worldwide 12 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Ihsan Effendi Indonesia · #539,500 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Siti Mardiana Indonesia · #564,885 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Syaifuddin Syaifuddin Indonesia · #600,358 worldwide 7 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Medan Area University

Which keywords describe research at Medan Area University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Empowerment, E-commerce, Social Media, Indonesia, Financial Performance, Economic Impact, Consumer Behavior and Customer 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. Community Empowerment239▲ 12×11 topics
  2. Social Media230▲ 6.2×20 topics
  3. E-commerce215▲ 14×9 topics
  4. Indonesia193▲ 15×5 topics
  5. Financial Performance186▲ 12×11 topics
  6. COVID-19174▲ 4.9×12 topics
  7. Pandemic172▲ 6.2×9 topics
  8. Economic Impact168▲ 11×3 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior164▲ 9.9×11 topics
  10. Customer Satisfaction161▲ 19×8 topics
  11. Human Rights159▲ 5.9×22 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management159▲ 6.5×19 topics
  13. Sustainable Development154▲ 3.7×31 topics
  14. SMEs152▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Digital Marketing151▲ 14×2 topics
  16. UMKM150▲ 19×1 topic
  17. Service Quality147▲ 21×5 topics
  18. Corporate Governance144▲ 7.5×18 topics
  19. Islamic Banking140▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Organizational Culture133▲ 13×7 topics
  21. Media Literacy123▲ 8.2×3 topics
  22. Community Participation120▲ 12×7 topics
  23. Job Satisfaction118▲ 10×7 topics
  24. Information Technology111▲ 8.8×6 topics
  25. Restorative Justice101▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Environmental Law99▲ 18×6 topics
  27. Criminal Justice98▲ 17×5 topics
  28. Digital Literacy94▲ 6.0×6 topics
  29. Character Education94▲ 7.3×6 topics
  30. Organizational Commitment87▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Online Shopping86▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Motivation86▲ 7.9×8 topics
  33. Employee Performance84▲ 26×3 topics
  34. Leadership Styles81▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Product Quality81▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Trust81▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Legal Research80▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Brand Image80▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Purchase Decision80▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Criminal Law80▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Medan Area University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SMEs Development and Digital Marketing, Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence, Legal Studies and Policies and Management and Optimization Techniques.

SMEs Development and Dig…150SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 150 fractional worksConsumer Behavior and Marketing Influence: 80 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 80 fractional worksManagement and Optimizat…73Management and Optimization Techniques: 73 fractional worksEmployee Performance and Management: 71 fractional worksLegal and Social Justice Studies: 63 fractional worksAgriculture and Agroindu…62Agriculture and Agroindustry Studies: 62 fractional worksIndonesian Legal and Reg…58Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies: 58 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Fisc…47Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies: 47 fractional worksEducational Methods and …47Educational Methods and Impacts: 47 fractional works
DemographyMarketingLawStrategy and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 150 works
  2. 2 Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence Marketing 80 works
  3. 3 Legal Studies and Policies Law 80 works
  4. 4 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 73 works
  5. 5 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 71 works
  6. 6 Legal and Social Justice Studies Law 63 works
  7. 7 Agriculture and Agroindustry Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 62 works
  8. 8 Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies Political Science and International Relations 58 works
  9. 9 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies Economics and Econometrics 47 works
  10. 10 Educational Methods and Impacts Education 47 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 available92.5%not open7.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.3%domestic only96.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Medan Area University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 320% 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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