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National University

In research, National University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,880 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,871 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#1,128 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,963
of 28,054 · #19,266 all time
Rank in Philippines
#19
of 184
Research works
942
▲ 377% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is National 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 #2,880 of 10,521 18.5%269 #4865
Social SciencesField #1,871 of 6,365 20.8%151 #3530
EducationSubfield #1,128 of 1,892 24.8%74 —
Computer ScienceField #3,139 of 4,667 14.0%147 #5046
Physical SciencesDomain #9,428 of 12,888 12.2%261 #18259
EngineeringField #5,590 of 6,636 9.1%67 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National 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#4,865 #2,880
  2. Social Sciences#3,530 #1,871
  3. Computer Science#5,046 #3,139
  4. Physical Sciences#18,259 #9,428
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.

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: 0.72× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.08× its world share, 147 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 67 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.63× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 151 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jessie S. Barrot, Rachel Edita Roxas and Ramón Rodríguez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University.

  1. 1 Jessie S. Barrot Philippines · #406,799 worldwide 127 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Rachel Edita Roxas Philippines · #439,672 worldwide 68 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Ramón Rodríguez Philippines · #758,193 worldwide 16 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Vladimir Y. Mariano Philippines · #1,060,107 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Dennis G. Caballes Philippines · #1,110,098 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Joseph Marvin Imperial Philippines · #1,254,166 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Mideth Abisado Philippines · #1,318,764 worldwide 18 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at National University

Which keywords describe research at National University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Online Learning, Educational Technology, E-Learning, Student Engagement, Artificial Intelligence and Technology Integration.

▲ 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. Machine Learning78▲ 3.9×55 topics
  2. Deep Learning60▲ 2.8×63 topics
  3. Educational Technology40▲ 5.5×23 topics
  4. E-Learning37▲ 5.9×13 topics
  5. Online Learning36▲ 7.1×14 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence34▲ 4.0×29 topics
  7. Student Engagement28▲ 11×13 topics
  8. Big Data26▲ 4.7×18 topics
  9. Neural Networks25▲ 2.6×24 topics
  10. Technology Integration25▲ 13×9 topics
  11. Mental Health22▲ 2.5×24 topics
  12. Social Media22▲ 2.5×20 topics
  13. Education22▲ 2.1×32 topics
  14. Higher Education22▲ 6.7×18 topics
  15. Sustainability22▲ 1.46×32 topics
  16. Internet of Things21▲ 4.0×22 topics
  17. Learning Analytics18▲ 24×3 topics
  18. MOOCs17▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Mobile Learning17▲ 7.7×4 topics
  20. Student Satisfaction16▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Healthcare16▲ 2.3×14 topics
  22. Educational Data Mining16▲ 30×1 topic
  23. Massive Open Online Courses16▲ 30×1 topic
  24. Data Mining14▲ 3.1×14 topics
  25. Lifelong Learning14▲ 11×7 topics
  26. IoT13▲ 5.8×13 topics
  27. Online Education13▲ 11×6 topics
  28. Environmental Monitoring13▲ 5.5×5 topics
  29. Teacher Professional Development12▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Motivation12▲ 4.6×11 topics
  31. Wireless Sensor Networks12▲ 4.3×14 topics
  32. Distance Education12▲ 9.1×3 topics
  33. Google Classroom11▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Teacher Perception11▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Professional Development10▲ 8.2×8 topics
  36. Ethical Challenges10▲ 7.9×3 topics
  37. Information Retrieval9▲ 7.0×4 topics
  38. Text Mining9▲ 11×6 topics
  39. Structural Equation Modeling9▲ 7.1×3 topics
  40. Topic Modeling8▲ 9.3×3 topics

Which research topics does National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online Learning and Analytics, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Smart Agriculture and AI.

Online Learning and Anal…16Online Learning and Analytics: 16 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 11 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 8 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 7 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 6 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 6 fractional worksEducation and Learning I…6Education and Learning Interventions: 6 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…6Digital Marketing and Social Media: 6 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…5Online and Blended Learning: 5 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions5AI in Service Interactions: 5 fractional works
Computer Science ApplicationsEducationHealth InformaticsPlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 16 works
  2. 2 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 11 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 8 works
  4. 4 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 7 works
  5. 5 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  6. 6 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 6 works
  7. 7 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 6 works
  8. 8 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 5 works
  10. 10 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 5 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 available41.6%not open58.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 377% 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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