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Salam University

In research, Salam University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,095 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,319
of 28,054 · #38,693 all time
Rank in Afghanistan
#12
of 20
Research works
220
▲ 380% vs 2013–17
Citations
498
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Salam 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 #6,095 of 10,521 10.5%82 #13132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Salam 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).

What does Salam University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 22.4 works5.2×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.36× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.25× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.89× its world share, 49 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.

Which keywords describe research at Salam University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Job Satisfaction, E-commerce, E-Learning, Social Media, Financial Performance, Indonesia, Corporate Governance and Organizational Culture.

▲ 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. Job Satisfaction10▲ 17×5 topics
  2. Social Media10▲ 5.2×12 topics
  3. E-Learning9▲ 7.0×7 topics
  4. E-commerce9▲ 11×6 topics
  5. Financial Performance8▲ 11×6 topics
  6. COVID-198▲ 4.4×6 topics
  7. Indonesia8▲ 13×4 topics
  8. Corporate Governance7▲ 7.5×7 topics
  9. Organizational Culture7▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Pandemic7▲ 4.8×4 topics
  11. Information Technology7▲ 11×6 topics
  12. SMEs7▲ 14×2 topics
  13. Economic Impact7▲ 8.6×2 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management6▲ 5.3×8 topics
  15. Digital Marketing6▲ 11×1 topic
  16. UMKM6▲ 16×1 topic
  17. Curriculum Development6▲ 6.7×8 topics
  18. Media Literacy6▲ 8.2×3 topics
  19. Organizational Commitment6▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Community Empowerment6▲ 6.0×6 topics
  21. Digital Literacy6▲ 7.7×3 topics
  22. Leadership Style6▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Motivation6▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Employee Engagement6▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Organizational Performance6▲ 18×5 topics
  26. Work-Life Balance6▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Human Rights6▲ 4.1×10 topics
  28. Human Resource Competency6▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Perceived Organizational Support6▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Leadership5▲ 8.5×9 topics
  31. Online Learning5▲ 4.8×7 topics
  32. Health Education5▲ 8.8×5 topics
  33. Islamic Banking5▲ 9.4×3 topics
  34. Customer Satisfaction5▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Employee Performance5▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Transformational Leadership5▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Skills4▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Work-Family Conflict4▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Information Literacy4▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Knowledge Sharing4▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Salam University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SMEs Development and Digital Marketing, Employee Performance and Management, Educational Methods and Media Use and Employee Performance and Leadership.

SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 6 fractional worksEmployee Performance and Management: 6 fractional worksEducational Methods and …4Educational Methods and Media Use: 4 fractional worksEmployee Performance and…4Employee Performance and Leadership: 4 fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksFinancial Analysis and C…3Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance: 3 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 2 fractional worksDecision Support System Applications: 2 fractional worksResearch on Leishmaniasis Studies: 2 fractional works
DemographyHuman Factors and ErgonomicsInformation SystemsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management5 others

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

  1. 1 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 6 works
  2. 2 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 6 works
  3. 3 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Employee Performance and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  5. 5 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 3 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  7. 7 Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance Accounting 3 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  9. 9 Decision Support System Applications Management Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational 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 available87.3%not open12.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.0%domestic only65.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Salam University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 380% 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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