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State University of Medan

In research, State University of Medan stands highest in Education (#33 of 1,892 worldwide), Social Sciences (#408 of 6,365 worldwide) and Information Systems (#91 of 1,291 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Education and Applied Mathematics — Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation is 10.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,759
of 28,054 · #7,928 all time
Rank in Indonesia
#62
of 570
Research works
27k
▲ 316% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
91%
world 28%

What is State University of Medan 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 #33 of 1,892 8.6%4,808 #142
Social SciencesField #408 of 6,365 8.1%7,087 #812
Information SystemsSubfield #91 of 1,291 4.7%1,826 #425
Social SciencesDomain #832 of 10,521 7.2%9,679 #1423
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield #9 of 49 4.9%290 #63
DemographySubfield #78 of 413 6.3%462 #414
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield #55 of 247 3.7%327 #214
Cultural StudiesSubfield #55 of 232 9.4%324 #173
Applied MathematicsSubfield #34 of 137 4.8%411 #183
Arts and HumanitiesField #529 of 1,998 8.7%480 #1170

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where State University of Medan 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#142 #33
  2. Social Sciences#812 #408
  3. Information Systems#425 #91
  4. Social Sciences#1,423 #832
  5. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation#63 #9
  6. Demography#414 #78
  7. General Agricultural and Biological Sciences#214 #55
  8. Cultural Studies#173 #55
  9. Applied Mathematics#183 #34
  10. Arts and Humanities#1,170 #529
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 State University of Medan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 290.4 works10×
  2. EducationSubfield · 4,807.9 works10×
  3. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 410.6 works9.4×
  4. Information SystemsSubfield · 1,826.3 works6.8×
  5. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 323.9 works5.2×
  6. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 326.8 works4.9×
  7. DemographySubfield · 462.3 works4.5×
  8. ConservationSubfield · 57.8 works4.0×
← 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: 0.96× its world share, 694 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 41 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.99× its world share, 2,349 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 593 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 378 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 73 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.41× its world share, 430 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 538 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 251 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 480 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.46× its world share, 1,204 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 83 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.50× its world share, 489 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 337 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.69× its world share, 7,087 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at State University of Medan?

Ranked on the composite score, Edy Surya, Surya Dharma and A.S. Silitonga lead among researchers whose main affiliation is State University of Medan.

  1. 1 Edy Surya Indonesia · #104,142 worldwide 96 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Surya Dharma Indonesia · #110,801 worldwide 137 citations · 79 works
  3. 3 A.S. Silitonga Indonesia · #153,127 worldwide 299 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Janner Simarmata Indonesia · #178,543 worldwide 100 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Arif Ridho Lubis Indonesia · #274,552 worldwide 54 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Sahat Saragih Indonesia · #281,334 worldwide 30 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Darwin Darwin Indonesia · #344,230 worldwide 21 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Edi Syahputra Indonesia · #344,657 worldwide 41 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Retno Dwi Suyanti Indonesia · #383,907 worldwide 46 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Dina Ampera Indonesia · #408,546 worldwide 12 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at State University of Medan

Which keywords describe research at State University of Medan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: E-Learning, Local Wisdom, Mobile Learning, Curriculum Development, Character Education, Digital Learning, Educational Technology and STEM Education.

▲ 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. E-Learning1,851▲ 12×22 topics
  2. Local Wisdom1,840▲ 25×9 topics
  3. Mobile Learning1,610▲ 30×6 topics
  4. Curriculum Development1,511▲ 14×15 topics
  5. Character Education1,511▲ 20×6 topics
  6. Digital Learning1,476▲ 18×11 topics
  7. Educational Technology1,464▲ 8.1×36 topics
  8. STEM Education1,419▲ 21×15 topics
  9. Media Literacy1,306▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Online Learning1,185▲ 9.3×20 topics
  11. Digital Literacy1,141▲ 12×13 topics
  12. Qualitative Research1,118▲ 8.5×21 topics
  13. Education996▲ 3.8×69 topics
  14. Teaching Strategies987▲ 21×5 topics
  15. Critical Thinking Skills890▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Community Empowerment882▲ 7.7×12 topics
  17. Information Literacy868▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Reading Interest858▲ 25×1 topic
  19. School Literacy Movement858▲ 25×1 topic
  20. Teacher Performance850▲ 37×2 topics
  21. 21st Century Skills799▲ 18×6 topics
  22. Virtual Reality761▲ 10.0×15 topics
  23. Interactive Multimedia728▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Educational Policy727▲ 19×5 topics
  25. Islamic Values726▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Problem Based Learning726▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Character Development685▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Motivation644▲ 10×10 topics
  29. Learning Outcomes622▲ 9.6×9 topics
  30. Indonesia607▲ 8.3×5 topics
  31. Kampus Merdeka604▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Merdeka Belajar604▲ 27×1 topic
  33. E-commerce582▲ 6.4×7 topics
  34. Islamic Education565▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Student Motivation543▲ 19×6 topics
  36. Teaching Methodologies533▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Physics Education533▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Student Attitudes533▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Technology Integration482▲ 10×10 topics
  40. Parental Involvement481▲ 18×5 topics

Which research topics does State University of Medan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Methods and Media Use, STEM Education, Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods and Educational Methods and Outcomes.

Educational Methods and Media Use: 858 fractional worksSTEM Education726STEM Education: 726 fractional worksEducational Curriculum a…604Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 604 fractional worksEducational Methods and …533Educational Methods and Outcomes: 533 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 453 fractional worksMathematics Education and Pedagogy: 409 fractional worksSMEs Development and Dig…407SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 407 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Fiscal Policies: 368 fractional worksEducational Research and Methods: 335 fractional worksOnline Learning Methods and Innovations: 296 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationApplied MathematicsDemography1 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 858 works
  2. 2 STEM Education Education 726 works
  3. 3 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 604 works
  4. 4 Educational Methods and Outcomes Education 533 works
  5. 5 Education and Character Development Education 453 works
  6. 6 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 409 works
  7. 7 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 407 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies Economics and Econometrics 368 works
  9. 9 Educational Research and Methods Education 335 works
  10. 10 Online Learning Methods and Innovations Education 296 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 available91.0%not open9.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.9%domestic only97.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has State University of Medan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 316% 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.

Other research institutions in Medan

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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.