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Samar State University

In research, Samar State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,237 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education (Education is 7.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,962
of 22,385 · #21,015 all time
Rank in Philippines
#97
of 182
Research works
428
▲ 60% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Samar State University

What is Samar State 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 #6,237 of 9,585 7.0%94 #10104

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Samar State University work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Samar State University is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (40%), Psychology (8%), Computer Science (6%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 141 fractional works · 62.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 91 fractional works · 40.0% of its workEducation: 54 fractional works · 23.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 8.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 6.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 45 fractional works · 19.8% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 10.2% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSamar StateUniversity227fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences62%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences9140.0%
    2. Psychology198.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting156.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.8%
    5. Decision Sciences52.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities52.3%
    1. Computer Science156.4%
    2. Environmental Science125.2%
    3. Engineering62.8%
    4. Mathematics41.8%
    5. Energy31.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    8. Chemistry10.3%
    1. Health Professions125.5%
    2. Medicine83.4%
    3. Nursing31.2%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences146.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Samar State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 53.9 works7.8×
← 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: 1.31× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.60× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 2.53× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.99× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.73× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.16× its world share, 91 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.16×91 works
  2. Psychology2.73×19 works
  3. Nursing2.53×3 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.44×5 works
  5. Health Professions2.09×12 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.99×14 works
  7. Energy1.60×3 works
  8. Mathematics1.53×4 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.32×6 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.31×14 works
  11. Environmental Science1.04×12 works
  12. Computer Science0.83×15 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.80×5 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.79×3 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.54×1 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.23×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.22×1 works
  18. Engineering0.19×6 works
  19. Medicine0.18×8 works
  20. Neuroscience0.17×1 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×2 works
  22. Dentistry0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Samar State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Rheajane Aguilar Rosales, Elmer Irene and Ronald L. Orale lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Samar State University.

  1. 1 Rheajane Aguilar Rosales Philippines · #653,223 worldwide 874 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Elmer Irene Philippines · #3,476,440 worldwide 62 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Ronald L. Orale Philippines · #4,281,020 worldwide 81 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Abigail M. Cabaguing Philippines · #5,075,581 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Samar State University

What are the most cited papers from Samar State University?

The most cited paper from Samar State University is "Teachers’ Covid-19 Awareness, Distance Learning Education Experiences and Perceptions towards Institutional Readiness and Challenges" (Aris Alea Lapada, Frosyl F. Miguel, Dave Arthur Robledo et al., 2020), with 410 citations. Next come "Student nurses' attitudes, perceived utilization, and intention to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technology in nursing practice: A cross-sectional study" (187) and "Predictors of nurses’ turnover intention at one and five years’ time" (176).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Teachers’ Covid-19 Awareness, Distance Learning Education Experiences and Perceptions towards Institutional Readiness and Challenges Aris Alea Lapada, Frosyl F. Miguel, Dave Arthur Robledo et al. · International Journal of Learning Teaching and Educational Research Open access 30 Jun 2020 410
2 Student nurses' attitudes, perceived utilization, and intention to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technology in nursing practice: A cross-sectional study Leodoro Jabien Labrague, Rheajane Aguilar-Rosales, Begonia C. Yboa et al. · Nurse Education in Practice 19 Oct 2023 187
3 Predictors of nurses’ turnover intention at one and five years’ time Leodoro Jabien Labrague, Janet Alexis A. De los Santos, Charlie C. Falguera et al. · International Nursing Review 23 Mar 2020 176
4 Organizational politics, nurses' stress, burnout levels, turnover intention and job satisfaction Leodoro Jabien Labrague, Denise M. McEnroe–Petitte, Donna Sue Gloe et al. · International Nursing Review 20 Dec 2016 165
5 Stress and coping strategies among nursing students: an international study Leodoro Jabien Labrague, Denise M. McEnroe–Petitte, Ioanna V. Papathanasiou et al. · Journal of Mental Health 20 Dec 2017 160
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Samar State University?

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

▲ 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. Educational Technology20▲ 7.5×20 topics
  2. E-Learning15▲ 7.0×12 topics
  3. Sustainability15▲ 2.7×25 topics
  4. Technology Integration14▲ 19×6 topics
  5. Education12▲ 3.1×17 topics
  6. Online Learning12▲ 6.2×12 topics
  7. Mental Health11▲ 3.5×17 topics
  8. Globalization11▲ 2.4×24 topics
  9. Student Engagement9▲ 9.7×12 topics
  10. Job Satisfaction9▲ 8.6×11 topics
  11. Teaching Strategies8▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Pandemic7▲ 3.3×7 topics
  13. COVID-197▲ 2.5×7 topics
  14. Professional Development7▲ 15×8 topics
  15. Inclusive Education7▲ 8.5×6 topics
  16. Curriculum Development7▲ 4.5×10 topics
  17. Mobile Learning7▲ 8.8×5 topics
  18. STEM Education7▲ 6.4×9 topics
  19. Health Education6▲ 6.6×6 topics
  20. Student Satisfaction6▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Digital Transformation6▲ 5.1×5 topics
  22. Higher Education6▲ 5.0×11 topics
  23. Educational Policy6▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Pedagogy6▲ 4.9×9 topics
  25. Online Education5▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Distance Learning5▲ 6.5×5 topics
  27. Leadership5▲ 4.7×7 topics
  28. 21st Century Skills5▲ 7.8×4 topics
  29. Teacher Professional Development5▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Google Classroom5▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Teacher Perception5▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Teacher Preparation5▲ 28×5 topics
  33. Metacognition4▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Healthcare Workers4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  35. Language Teaching4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  36. Microlearning4▲ 81×1 topic
  37. Lifelong Learning4▲ 8.8×6 topics
  38. Work-Life Balance4▲ 9.4×4 topics
  39. Student Motivation4▲ 9.0×5 topics
  40. Academic Performance4▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Samar State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, E-Learning and COVID-19, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Mathematics Education and Pedagogy.

Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 5 fractional worksE-Learning and COVID-19: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health3COVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksMathematics Education an…3Mathematics Education and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…2Higher Education Research Studies: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Governa…2Higher Education Governance and Development: 2 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…2Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 2 fractional worksScience Education and Pe…2Science Education and Pedagogy: 2 fractional works
EducationClinical PsychologyApplied MathematicsPolitical Science and International Relations

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

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 5 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 4 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 3 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 3 works
  6. 6 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Research Studies Education 2 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 2 works
  10. 10 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 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 available73.3%not open26.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Samar State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 60% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Samar State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00065% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Samar State University0.00097% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Samar State 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 2025Samar State University4.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.3% in 2024.

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