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Samar State University

In research, Samar State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,362 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,907
of 28,054 · #34,543 all time
Rank in Philippines
#128
of 184
Research works
428
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Samar State 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 #9,362 of 10,521 7.2%94 #14632

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Samar State 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 Samar State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 35.7 works7.7×
← 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: 1.48× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.83× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 3.26× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.69× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.65× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.91× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.09× its world share, 59 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Samar State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, E-Learning, Technology Integration, Online Learning, Teaching Strategies, Student Engagement, Job Satisfaction and Mobile Learning.

▲ 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. Educational Technology14▲ 7.5×17 topics
  2. E-Learning12▲ 7.6×12 topics
  3. Online Learning9▲ 7.0×11 topics
  4. Technology Integration9▲ 19×6 topics
  5. Education8▲ 3.2×12 topics
  6. Mental Health8▲ 3.5×12 topics
  7. Teaching Strategies8▲ 17×5 topics
  8. Student Engagement7▲ 11×11 topics
  9. Sustainability7▲ 1.83×17 topics
  10. Globalization6▲ 2.2×17 topics
  11. Job Satisfaction6▲ 9.9×10 topics
  12. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.7×10 topics
  13. Pandemic6▲ 3.8×6 topics
  14. Mobile Learning6▲ 11×5 topics
  15. COVID-196▲ 2.8×6 topics
  16. Student Satisfaction6▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Curriculum Development5▲ 4.6×9 topics
  18. Qualitative Research5▲ 3.5×10 topics
  19. Google Classroom4▲ 27×1 topic
  20. Higher Education4▲ 5.3×10 topics
  21. Teacher Perception4▲ 26×1 topic
  22. Professional Development4▲ 14×7 topics
  23. Resilience4▲ 5.8×9 topics
  24. STEM Education4▲ 6.2×8 topics
  25. 21st Century Skills4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  26. Educational Policy4▲ 9.9×5 topics
  27. Healthcare Workers4▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Inclusive Education4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  29. Pedagogy4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  30. Leadership4▲ 5.1×6 topics
  31. Metacognition4▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Critical Thinking Skills3▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Gender Differences3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  34. Career Development3▲ 18×4 topics
  35. Language Teaching3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  36. Psychological Distress3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  37. Critical Thinking3▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Distance Education3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  39. Quarantine3▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Technology Adoption3▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Samar State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Mathematics Education and Pedagogy and Education and Critical Thinking Development.

Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksMathematics Education an…3Mathematics Education and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…3Education and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional worksE-Learning and COVID-19: 2 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 2 fractional worksGrit, Self-Efficacy, and…2Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation: 2 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 1 fractional works
EducationClinical PsychologyApplied MathematicsSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 4 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 3 works
  4. 4 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 3 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 2 works
  6. 6 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 2 works
  7. 7 Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 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 available73.3%not open26.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.8%domestic only90.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Samar State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.