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Nur University

In research, Nur University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,650 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education and Social Sciences (Education is 9.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,979
of 22,385 · #19,642 all time
Rank in Bolivia
#19
of 25
Research works
382
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
1k
2.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
Nur University

What is Nur University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,650 of 9,585 6.6%79 #10669

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nur 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Nur University work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Nur University is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (48%), Computer Science (12%), Business, Management and Accounting (8%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 95 fractional works · 64.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 71 fractional works · 47.7% of its workEducation: 44 fractional works · 29.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 8.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 22.4% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 12.0% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 8.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNur University149fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences64%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences7147.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting128.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities43.0%
    4. Psychology42.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Computer Science1812.0%
    2. Engineering53.6%
    3. Environmental Science43.0%
    4. Mathematics31.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.1%
    6. Energy10.5%
    7. Chemistry00.3%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Medicine96.1%
    2. Health Professions32.3%
    3. Dentistry10.5%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.2%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Nur University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 43.9 works9.7×
  2. Social SciencesField · 71.0 works3.8×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.54× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.48× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.49× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.77× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.77×71 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.49×12 works
  3. Computer Science1.54×18 works
  4. Mathematics1.48×3 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.11×4 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.03×4 works
  7. Dentistry0.92×1 works
  8. Psychology0.88×4 works
  9. Health Professions0.86×3 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.71×2 works
  11. Nursing0.69×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.61×4 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×4 works
  14. Energy0.49×1 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.35×0 works
  16. Medicine0.32×9 works
  17. Neuroscience0.28×1 works
  18. Engineering0.24×5 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×2 works
  20. Chemistry0.18×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.03×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nur University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mirna Inturias lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nur University.

  1. 1 Mirna Inturias Bolivia · #3,015,765 worldwide 231 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Nur University

What are the most cited papers from Nur University?

The most cited paper from Nur University is "Comparison between a high‐resolution single‐stage Orbitrap and a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer for quantitative analyses of drugs" (Hugues Henry, Hamid Reza Sobhi, Olaf Scheibner et al., 2012), with 134 citations. Next come "Physicochemical Characteristics of Fe3O4Magnetic Nanocomposites Based on Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) for Anti-cancer Drug Delivery" (91) and "Phenotypic Analysis of Mice Deficient in the Type 2 Galanin Receptor (GALR2)" (83).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Comparison between a high‐resolution single‐stage Orbitrap and a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer for quantitative analyses of drugs Hugues Henry, Hamid Reza Sobhi, Olaf Scheibner et al. · Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 31 Jan 2012 134
2 Physicochemical Characteristics of Fe3O4Magnetic Nanocomposites Based on Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) for Anti-cancer Drug Delivery Soodabeh Davaran, Samira Alimirzalu, Kazem Nejati‐Koshki et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention Open access 15 Jan 2014 91
3 Phenotypic Analysis of Mice Deficient in the Type 2 Galanin Receptor (GALR2) Michelle L. Gottsch, Hongkui Zeng, John G. Hohmann et al. · Molecular and Cellular Biology Open access 16 May 2005 83
4 Perceptions of multidisciplinary case conferencing in residential aged care facilities Elizabeth Halcomb, Rhonda Griffiths, Bernadette M Sheperd · Australian Health Review Open access Nov 2009 75
5 Neuromedin U Receptor 2-Deficient Mice Display Differential Responses in Sensory Perception, Stress, and Feeding Hongkui Zeng, Alexander Gragerov, John G. Hohmann et al. · Molecular and Cellular Biology Open access 29 Nov 2006 73
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nur University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Education, Curriculum Development, Character Education, Digital Learning, Online Learning, Educational Technology, Qualitative Research 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-now 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. Islamic Education18▲ 37×4 topics
  2. Curriculum Development18▲ 18×8 topics
  3. Character Education17▲ 24×4 topics
  4. Digital Learning16▲ 21×5 topics
  5. Online Learning16▲ 13×9 topics
  6. Educational Technology14▲ 7.7×12 topics
  7. Qualitative Research13▲ 10×6 topics
  8. Education13▲ 5.0×14 topics
  9. Learning Outcomes12▲ 20×4 topics
  10. E-Learning11▲ 7.7×8 topics
  11. Religious Values10▲ 37×1 topic
  12. School Environment10▲ 37×1 topic
  13. Globalization10▲ 3.4×9 topics
  14. Media Literacy9▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Religious Education8▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Indonesia8▲ 13×4 topics
  17. STEM Education8▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Community Empowerment7▲ 6.9×5 topics
  19. Digital Literacy7▲ 8.5×4 topics
  20. Teacher Training7▲ 7.5×3 topics
  21. Character Development7▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Local Wisdom7▲ 9.8×4 topics
  23. Social Media6▲ 3.1×6 topics
  24. 21st Century Skills6▲ 14×3 topics
  25. E-commerce6▲ 7.1×6 topics
  26. Student Motivation6▲ 20×4 topics
  27. Information Technology5▲ 7.7×3 topics
  28. Supply Chain Management5▲ 4.1×8 topics
  29. Mobile Learning5▲ 9.9×4 topics
  30. Civic Engagement5▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Pancasila5▲ 48×1 topic
  32. Pedagogy4▲ 6.1×4 topics
  33. Educational Policy4▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Information Literacy4▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Islamic Banking4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  36. Kampus Merdeka4▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Merdeka Belajar4▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Active Learning4▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Reading Interest4▲ 14×1 topic
  40. School Literacy Movement4▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Nur University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Character Development, Pancasila Values in Education, Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods and Educational Methods and Media Use.

Education and Character …10Education and Character Development: 10 fractional worksPancasila Values in Education: 5 fractional worksEducational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 4 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 4 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radicalism: 4 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 4 fractional worksManagement and Optimizat…4Management and Optimization Techniques: 4 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 3 fractional worksArabic Language Education Studies: 2 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 2 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsSociology and Political ScienceStrategy and Management2 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Character Development Education 10 works
  2. 2 Pancasila Values in Education Education 5 works
  3. 3 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 4 works
  4. 4 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 4 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 4 works
  7. 7 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 4 works
  8. 8 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 3 works
  9. 9 Arabic Language Education Studies Education 2 works
  10. 10 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 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 available64.6%not open35.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.4%domestic only62.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nur University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nur University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00042% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Nur University0.00081% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nur University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Nur University6.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.0% in 2021.

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