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Riau University

In research, Riau University stands highest in Education (#79 of 1,892 worldwide), Social Sciences (#520 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,038 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Human Factors and Ergonomics — Aquatic Science is 11.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,266
of 28,054 · #7,559 all time
Rank in Indonesia
#51
of 570
Research works
20k
▲ 485% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
90%
world 28%

What is Riau 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
EducationSubfield #79 of 1,892 10.5%1,979 #244
Social SciencesField #520 of 6,365 9.2%4,041 #982
Social SciencesDomain #1,038 of 10,521 8.4%5,518 #1735
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield #26 of 247 4.1%435 #145
DemographySubfield #67 of 413 6.0%537 #303
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #678 of 3,409 2.5%1,319 #1637
Information SystemsSubfield #351 of 1,291 4.1%751 #773
LawSubfield #118 of 431 15.6%238 #354
Physical SciencesDomain #4,356 of 12,888 3.1%3,032 #7621
Business, Management and AccountingField #880 of 2,578 5.2%896 #1676

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Riau 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. Education#244 #79
  2. Social Sciences#982 #520
  3. Social Sciences#1,735 #1,038
  4. General Agricultural and Biological Sciences#145 #26
  5. Demography#303 #67
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,637 #678
  7. Information Systems#773 #351
  8. Law#354 #118
  9. Physical Sciences#7,621 #4,356
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#1,676 #880
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 Riau University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 11.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 235.1 works12×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 435.2 works8.8×
  3. Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield · 109.2 works8.8×
  4. DemographySubfield · 536.7 works7.0×
  5. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 141.7 works6.2×
  6. EducationSubfield · 1,978.8 works5.8×
  7. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 183.4 works5.7×
← 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: 2.48× its world share, 1,319 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 123 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 61 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 985 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 78 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 776 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 746 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 113 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.60× its world share, 211 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 458 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 668 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 42 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 143 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.48× its world share, 896 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 213 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 173 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 4,041 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Riau University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kartini Kartini, Muhammad Nasir and Evi Suryawati lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Riau University.

  1. 1 Kartini Kartini Indonesia · #157,800 worldwide 41 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Muhammad Nasir Indonesia · #166,166 worldwide 126 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Evi Suryawati Indonesia · #172,700 worldwide 70 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Maimunah Maimunah Indonesia · #183,086 worldwide 75 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Zuchra Helwani Indonesia · #271,158 worldwide 198 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Yenita Roza Indonesia · #271,205 worldwide 37 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Irda Sayuti Indonesia · #275,306 worldwide 33 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Kamaliah Kamaliah Indonesia · #288,560 worldwide 31 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Susi Hendriani Indonesia · #298,185 worldwide 27 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Zulfan Saam Indonesia · #310,070 worldwide 20 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Riau University

Which keywords describe research at Riau University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Empowerment, Local Wisdom, Character Education, E-Learning, Media Literacy, Mobile Learning, Digital Learning and Indonesia.

▲ 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 Empowerment1,009▲ 12×12 topics
  2. Local Wisdom850▲ 16×9 topics
  3. E-Learning730▲ 6.5×20 topics
  4. Character Education716▲ 13×6 topics
  5. Media Literacy658▲ 10×5 topics
  6. Educational Technology652▲ 4.9×32 topics
  7. Environmental Impact644▲ 3.4×59 topics
  8. Sustainable Development636▲ 3.6×61 topics
  9. Mobile Learning618▲ 16×6 topics
  10. Social Media589▲ 3.7×23 topics
  11. Digital Learning586▲ 9.7×9 topics
  12. Indonesia561▲ 10×5 topics
  13. Digital Literacy553▲ 8.2×12 topics
  14. Curriculum Development549▲ 7.0×14 topics
  15. STEM Education542▲ 11×13 topics
  16. COVID-19531▲ 3.5×20 topics
  17. E-commerce531▲ 7.9×8 topics
  18. Pandemic526▲ 4.4×11 topics
  19. Financial Performance510▲ 7.8×13 topics
  20. Economic Impact499▲ 7.7×8 topics
  21. Health Education470▲ 9.4×7 topics
  22. Online Learning461▲ 4.9×20 topics
  23. Qualitative Research454▲ 4.7×20 topics
  24. SMEs399▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Digital Marketing394▲ 8.3×4 topics
  26. UMKM390▲ 12×1 topic
  27. Community Participation374▲ 9.0×6 topics
  28. Information Literacy367▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Reading Interest365▲ 15×1 topic
  30. School Literacy Movement365▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Teaching Strategies354▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Teacher Performance352▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Breastfeeding330▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Maternal Health330▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Critical Thinking Skills329▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Non-Communicable Diseases328▲ 9.9×4 topics
  37. Public Health Policy324▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Child Nutrition324▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Stunting324▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Fisheries Management316▲ 25×4 topics

Which research topics does Riau University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SMEs Development and Digital Marketing, Educational Methods and Media Use, Public Health and Nutrition and STEM Education.

SMEs Development and Dig…390SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 390 fractional worksEducational Methods and …365Educational Methods and Media Use: 365 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrit…324Public Health and Nutrition: 324 fractional worksSTEM Education280STEM Education: 280 fractional worksEducational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 239 fractional worksEducational Methods and Outcomes: 206 fractional worksEducation and Character …201Education and Character Development: 201 fractional worksMathematics Education an…180Mathematics Education and Pedagogy: 180 fractional worksAgriculture and Agroindu…177Agriculture and Agroindustry Studies: 177 fractional worksMarine and Coastal Ecosy…170Marine and Coastal Ecosystems: 170 fractional works
DemographyInformation SystemsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 390 works
  2. 2 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 365 works
  3. 3 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 324 works
  4. 4 STEM Education Education 280 works
  5. 5 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 239 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Outcomes Education 206 works
  7. 7 Education and Character Development Education 201 works
  8. 8 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 180 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Agroindustry Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 177 works
  10. 10 Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Ecology 170 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 available89.7%not open10.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Riau University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 485% 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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