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Universitas Dr. Soetomo

In research, Universitas Dr. Soetomo stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,919 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,597 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,001 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Human Factors and Ergonomics and Aquatic Science — Law is 14.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,813
of 28,054 · #17,008 all time
Rank in Indonesia
#131
of 570
Research works
4.3k
▲ 270% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.3k
1.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
93%
world 28%

What is Universitas Dr. Soetomo 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 #2,919 of 10,521 9.0%1,451 #4495
Health SciencesDomain #3,597 of 11,982 5.0%479 #9144
Social SciencesField #2,001 of 6,365 9.8%987 #2850
MedicineField #3,673 of 10,443 5.3%363 #8888
LawSubfield #183 of 431 10.3%211 #553
DemographySubfield #228 of 413 8.1%116 #615
Life SciencesDomain #4,718 of 7,800 3.1%231 #9842
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,566 of 2,578 10.9%166 #2602
EducationSubfield #1,246 of 1,892 9.6%198 #1746
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #868 of 1,201 9.7%132 #1834

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitas Dr. Soetomo 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. Social Sciences#4,495 #2,919
  2. Health Sciences#9,144 #3,597
  3. Social Sciences#2,850 #2,001
  4. Medicine#8,888 #3,673
  5. Law#553 #183
  6. Demography#615 #228
  7. Life Sciences#9,842 #4,718
  8. Sociology and Political Science#2,602 #1,566
  9. Education#1,746 #1,246
  10. Political Science and International Relations#1,834 #868
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 Universitas Dr. Soetomo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 14.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 211.4 works14×
  2. Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield · 29.8 works11×
  3. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 36.4 works7.9×
  4. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 39.3 works7.6×
  5. DemographySubfield · 115.8 works6.7×
  6. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 57.1 works5.1×
  7. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 50.7 works4.9×
  8. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 30.5 works4.7×
← 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: 1.43× its world share, 172 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 214 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 102 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 363 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.26× its world share, 92 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.13× its world share, 256 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 61 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.08× its world share, 987 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universitas Dr. Soetomo?

Ranked on the composite score, Kusmiyati Kusmiyati, Siti Marwiyah and Muhajir Muhajir lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitas Dr. Soetomo.

  1. 1 Kusmiyati Kusmiyati Indonesia · #384,269 worldwide 17 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Siti Marwiyah Indonesia · #422,444 worldwide 12 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Muhajir Muhajir Indonesia · #447,317 worldwide 12 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Dian Ferriswara Indonesia · #527,174 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Amirul Mustofa Indonesia · #554,537 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Redi Panuju Indonesia · #612,068 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Zulaikha Zulaikha Indonesia · #621,814 worldwide 47 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Nuril Huda Indonesia · #656,261 worldwide 6 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 M. Syahrul Borman Indonesia · #687,084 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Sri Kamariyah Indonesia · #704,319 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Universitas Dr. Soetomo

Which keywords describe research at Universitas Dr. Soetomo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Empowerment, Social Media, Islamic Banking, Human Rights, E-commerce, Indonesia, Financial Performance and Media Literacy.

▲ 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. Community Empowerment218▲ 11×11 topics
  2. Social Media187▲ 5.2×23 topics
  3. Human Rights158▲ 6.1×32 topics
  4. Islamic Banking143▲ 14×3 topics
  5. E-commerce138▲ 9.1×7 topics
  6. Pandemic127▲ 4.7×12 topics
  7. COVID-19126▲ 3.6×20 topics
  8. Indonesia126▲ 10×5 topics
  9. Financial Performance126▲ 8.5×12 topics
  10. E-Learning125▲ 4.9×11 topics
  11. Media Literacy124▲ 8.6×5 topics
  12. Community Participation115▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Corporate Governance115▲ 6.2×12 topics
  14. Digital Literacy114▲ 7.4×8 topics
  15. Restorative Justice112▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Economic Impact109▲ 7.4×4 topics
  17. Criminal Justice105▲ 19×5 topics
  18. Environmental Law104▲ 20×5 topics
  19. Qualitative Research102▲ 4.6×17 topics
  20. Digital Marketing96▲ 9.0×3 topics
  21. SMEs96▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Leadership Styles95▲ 22×3 topics
  23. UMKM94▲ 13×1 topic
  24. Criminal Law94▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Local Wisdom94▲ 7.7×8 topics
  26. Legal Research94▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Hukum Agraria Indonesia93▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Normative Methodology93▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Service Quality83▲ 12×6 topics
  30. Legal Framework83▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Social Justice83▲ 5.6×11 topics
  32. Health Education81▲ 7.2×7 topics
  33. Customer Satisfaction75▲ 9.2×8 topics
  34. Character Education74▲ 5.9×6 topics
  35. Information Technology71▲ 5.8×7 topics
  36. Data Privacy70▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Child Protection70▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Juvenile Justice70▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Organizational Culture68▲ 6.8×9 topics
  40. Intellectual Property63▲ 21×5 topics

Which research topics does Universitas Dr. Soetomo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SMEs Development and Digital Marketing, Legal Studies and Policies, Legal and Social Justice Studies and Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies.

SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 94 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 93 fractional worksLegal and Social Justice…70Legal and Social Justice Studies: 70 fractional worksIndonesian Legal and Reg…60Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies: 60 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 58 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 48 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Comm…44Islamic Finance and Communication: 44 fractional worksLegal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia: 42 fractional worksLocal Governance and Development: 38 fractional worksLinguistics and Language Analysis: 35 fractional works
DemographyLawPolitical Science and International RelationsInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 94 works
  2. 2 Legal Studies and Policies Law 93 works
  3. 3 Legal and Social Justice Studies Law 70 works
  4. 4 Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies Political Science and International Relations 60 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 58 works
  6. 6 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 48 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 44 works
  8. 8 Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia Law 42 works
  9. 9 Local Governance and Development Geography, Planning and Development 38 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and Language Analysis Language and Linguistics 35 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 available93.4%not open6.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.4%domestic only95.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitas Dr. Soetomo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 270% 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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