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Sorsogon State University

In research, Sorsogon State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,404 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,745 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education (Education is 9.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,737
of 22,385 · #24,142 all time
Rank in Philippines
#86
of 182
Research works
295
▲ 498% vs 2018-21
Citations
613
2.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
91%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Sorsogon State University

What is Sorsogon 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 #4,404 of 9,585 10.8%122 #9176
Social SciencesField #3,745 of 5,988 13.7%76 #6967

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sorsogon 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 Sorsogon State University work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Sorsogon State University is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (44%), Computer Science (9%), Psychology (9%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 171 fractional works · 70.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 108 fractional works · 44.3% of its workEducation: 74 fractional works · 30.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 9.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 14 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 19 fractional works · 7.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 12 fractional works · 5.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 44 fractional works · 18.1% of its workComputer Science: 23 fractional works · 9.3% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 9.4% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 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: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSorsogon StateUniversity243fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences70%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences10844.3%
    2. Psychology229.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities197.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting145.5%
    5. Decision Sciences62.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.2%
    1. Computer Science239.3%
    2. Environmental Science83.4%
    3. Engineering52.2%
    4. Mathematics41.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.9%
    6. Energy10.5%
    7. Materials Science10.3%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Health Professions125.1%
    2. Medicine93.7%
    3. Nursing20.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.6%
    2. Neuroscience10.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Sorsogon State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 73.7 works9.9×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.73× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.72× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.96× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.50× its world share, 108 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.50×108 works
  2. Psychology2.96×22 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.73×19 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.55×6 works
  5. Health Professions1.92×12 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.72×14 works
  7. Nursing1.26×2 works
  8. Mathematics1.22×4 works
  9. Computer Science1.20×23 works
  10. Environmental Science0.68×8 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.58×3 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.55×2 works
  13. Energy0.55×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×4 works
  15. Neuroscience0.25×1 works
  16. Medicine0.19×9 works
  17. Engineering0.15×5 works
  18. Materials Science0.10×1 works
  19. Chemistry0.04×0 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.02×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sorsogon State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Michael Estremera, Nestor Jr Lasala and Aaron Aytona Funa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sorsogon State University.

  1. 1 Michael Estremera Philippines · #251,288 worldwide 90 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Nestor Jr Lasala Philippines · #407,775 worldwide 130 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Aaron Aytona Funa Philippines · #539,671 worldwide 381 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Gerry S. Digo Philippines · #1,677,631 worldwide 42 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Renz Alvin E. Gabay Philippines · #1,747,111 worldwide 66 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Ryan V. Dio Philippines · #1,806,454 worldwide 135 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Jhonner D. Ricafort Philippines · #1,875,000 worldwide 100 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Jordan Miranda Pocaan Philippines · #1,987,355 worldwide 59 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Danilo Estipona Despi Philippines · #3,863,305 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Vivien L. Chua Philippines · #4,141,651 worldwide 237 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Sorsogon State University

What are the most cited papers from Sorsogon State University?

The most cited paper from Sorsogon State University is "Policy guidelines and recommendations on AI use in teaching and learning: A meta-synthesis study" (Aaron Aytona Funa, Renz Alvin E. Gabay, 2024), with 93 citations. Next come "Iron supplementation compliance among pregnant women in Bicol, Philippines" (81) and "Detection of active schistosome infection by cell-free circulating DNA of Schistosoma japonicum in highly endemic areas in Sorsogon Province, the Philippines" (50).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Policy guidelines and recommendations on AI use in teaching and learning: A meta-synthesis study Aaron Aytona Funa, Renz Alvin E. Gabay · Social Sciences & Humanities Open Open access 18 Nov 2024 93
2 Iron supplementation compliance among pregnant women in Bicol, Philippines Pamela L. Lutsey, David Dawe, Ellen Villate et al. · Public Health Nutrition Open access 23 May 2007 81
3 Detection of active schistosome infection by cell-free circulating DNA of Schistosoma japonicum in highly endemic areas in Sorsogon Province, the Philippines Naoko Kato-Hayashi, Lydia Leonardo, Napoleon L. Arevalo et al. · Acta Tropica 15 May 2014 50
4 CONTEXTUALIZED LEARNING MODULES IN BRIDGING STUDENTS’ LEARNING GAPS IN CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY THROUGH INDEPENDENT LEARNING Anthony Loria Madrazo, Ryan V. Dio · Journal on Mathematics Education Open access 5 Sep 2020 46
5 The Diversity of Eucheumatoid Seaweed Cultivars in the Philippines Richard V. Dumilag, Bea A. Crisostomo, Zae-Zae A. Aguinaldo et al. · Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture Open access 12 Apr 2022 42
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sorsogon State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Teacher Professional Development, Education, E-Learning, Inclusive Education, Online Learning and Language Teaching.

▲ 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 Technology30▲ 10×18 topics
  2. Technology Integration28▲ 36×8 topics
  3. Education22▲ 5.2×20 topics
  4. Teacher Professional Development21▲ 52×5 topics
  5. E-Learning18▲ 7.5×9 topics
  6. Inclusive Education14▲ 16×5 topics
  7. Online Learning14▲ 7.0×9 topics
  8. Globalization14▲ 2.9×18 topics
  9. Language Teaching12▲ 19×4 topics
  10. Mobile Learning11▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Student Motivation11▲ 22×6 topics
  12. Second Language Acquisition10▲ 44×2 topics
  13. 21st Century Skills10▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Professional Learning Communities10▲ 79×2 topics
  15. Student Engagement9▲ 9.5×10 topics
  16. Teaching Strategies9▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Higher Education9▲ 7.0×12 topics
  18. Motivation9▲ 8.8×6 topics
  19. Digital Education9▲ 24×3 topics
  20. Student Satisfaction8▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Reflective Practice8▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Digital Learning8▲ 6.4×6 topics
  23. Corrective Feedback8▲ 42×1 topic
  24. L2 Motivation8▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Professional Development8▲ 15×6 topics
  26. Educational Leadership7▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Google Classroom7▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Instructional Leadership7▲ 70×1 topic
  29. School Improvement7▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Social Studies7▲ 59×3 topics
  31. Teacher Perception7▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Teacher Readiness7▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Learning Outcomes7▲ 6.8×7 topics
  34. Cultural Diversity7▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Global Citizenship Education7▲ 52×2 topics
  36. Entrepreneurship in Education6▲ 124×1 topic
  37. Parental Involvement6▲ 14×5 topics
  38. Teacher Preparation6▲ 34×5 topics
  39. Qualitative Research Methods6▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Sociolinguistics6▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Sorsogon State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Education and Communication Studies, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies and Educational Practices and Challenges.

EFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…8EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 8 fractional worksEducation and Communicat…7Education and Communication Studies: 7 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…7Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 7 fractional worksEducational Practices an…6Educational Practices and Challenges: 6 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 6 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 5 fractional worksPhilippine History and C…4Philippine History and Culture: 4 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 4 fractional worksEducational Assessment and Improvement: 4 fractional worksE-Learning and COVID-193E-Learning and COVID-19: 3 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsEducationAnthropologyInformation Systems1 others

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

  1. 1 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 8 works
  2. 2 Education and Communication Studies Education 7 works
  3. 3 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 7 works
  4. 4 Educational Practices and Challenges Education 6 works
  5. 5 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 6 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 5 works
  7. 7 Philippine History and Culture Anthropology 4 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Educational Assessment and Improvement Information Systems and Management 4 works
  10. 10 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 3 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 available90.7%not open9.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.8%domestic only96.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sorsogon State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 498% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
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 Sorsogon State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00079% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Sorsogon State University0.00090% in 202520102020

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

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