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Universitas Gadjah Mada

In research, Universitas Gadjah Mada stands highest in Law (#8 of 431 worldwide), General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#6 of 247 worldwide) and Cultural Studies (#8 of 232 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geology, Conservation and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Geology is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,298
of 28,054 · #2,576 all time
Rank in Indonesia
#8
of 570
Research works
51k
▲ 134% vs 2013–17
Citations
233k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Universitas Gadjah Mada 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
LawSubfield #8 of 431 21.4%460 #65
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield #6 of 247 10.6%457 #53
Cultural StudiesSubfield #8 of 232 14.9%337 #55
Social SciencesField #253 of 6,365 13.4%4,566 #593
Social SciencesDomain #457 of 10,521 12.7%7,026 #921
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #170 of 3,409 6.7%2,238 #334
DemographySubfield #28 of 413 11.8%428 #139
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #205 of 2,578 10.4%1,520 #489
Health SciencesDomain #1,043 of 11,982 5.8%2,906 #2414
MedicineField #938 of 10,443 5.4%2,045 #2607

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitas Gadjah Mada 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. Law#65 #8
  2. General Agricultural and Biological Sciences#53 #6
  3. Cultural Studies#55 #8
  4. Social Sciences#593 #253
  5. Social Sciences#921 #457
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#334 #170
  7. Demography#139 #28
  8. Sociology and Political Science#489 #205
  9. Health Sciences#2,414 #1,043
  10. Medicine#2,607 #938
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 Gadjah Mada specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geology takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeologySubfield · 208.5 works8.2×
  2. ConservationSubfield · 123.5 works6.9×
  3. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 457.3 works5.5×
  4. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 336.8 works4.4×
  5. LawSubfield · 460.4 works4.2×
  6. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 135.7 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: 2.49× its world share, 2,238 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 622 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 97 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 88 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.29× its world share, 86 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 220 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 1,276 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 456 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 161 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 1,987 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 1,251 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 332 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 84 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 67 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.67× its world share, 153 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 548 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 2,044 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 140 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 20 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 604 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.32× its world share, 807 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 124 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 486 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 439 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 4,566 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universitas Gadjah Mada?

Ranked on the composite score, Mudrajad Kuncoro, Laksono Trisnantoro and Eduardus Tandelilin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitas Gadjah Mada.

  1. 1 Mudrajad Kuncoro Indonesia · #64,412 worldwide 92 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Laksono Trisnantoro Indonesia · #88,425 worldwide 95 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Eduardus Tandelilin Indonesia · #90,486 worldwide 222 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Jogiyanto Hartono Indonesia · #105,688 worldwide 212 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Adi Utarini Indonesia · #123,047 worldwide 105 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Saifuddin Azwar Indonesia · #141,753 worldwide 694 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Dwidjono Hadi Darwanto Indonesia · #164,740 worldwide 43 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Siswanto Agus Wilopo Indonesia · #167,320 worldwide 133 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Irwan Abdullah Indonesia · #172,096 worldwide 49 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Abdul Halim Indonesia · #172,110 worldwide 51 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Universitas Gadjah Mada

Which keywords describe research at Universitas Gadjah Mada?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Empowerment, Indonesia, Local Wisdom, Sustainable Development, Social Media, Health Education, Islamic Banking and Pandemic Response.

▲ 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 Empowerment1,090▲ 7.6×15 topics
  2. Sustainable Development868▲ 2.9×71 topics
  3. Indonesia809▲ 8.9×5 topics
  4. Social Media791▲ 2.9×31 topics
  5. Sustainability706▲ 1.53×93 topics
  6. Environmental Impact679▲ 2.1×60 topics
  7. Local Wisdom666▲ 7.3×9 topics
  8. COVID-19645▲ 2.5×29 topics
  9. Pandemic594▲ 2.9×14 topics
  10. Human Rights562▲ 2.9×51 topics
  11. Health Education525▲ 6.2×10 topics
  12. Islamic Banking492▲ 6.4×3 topics
  13. Economic Impact484▲ 4.4×9 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity472▲ 3.9×29 topics
  15. Remote Sensing460▲ 1.97×33 topics
  16. Economic Development446▲ 2.9×34 topics
  17. Media Literacy431▲ 4.0×5 topics
  18. Community Participation428▲ 6.1×10 topics
  19. E-commerce422▲ 3.7×10 topics
  20. Pandemic Response403▲ 8.8×3 topics
  21. Digital Literacy380▲ 3.3×11 topics
  22. Financial Performance357▲ 3.2×10 topics
  23. Food Security351▲ 3.4×19 topics
  24. Gender Equality345▲ 6.6×14 topics
  25. Non-Communicable Diseases328▲ 5.9×5 topics
  26. Breastfeeding325▲ 7.0×3 topics
  27. Maternal Health324▲ 6.2×3 topics
  28. Public Health Policy320▲ 6.0×3 topics
  29. Child Nutrition315▲ 8.1×1 topic
  30. Stunting315▲ 8.1×1 topic
  31. Environmental Law296▲ 7.7×6 topics
  32. SMEs295▲ 4.4×4 topics
  33. UMKM291▲ 5.2×1 topic
  34. Corruption288▲ 9.6×7 topics
  35. Community Resilience288▲ 8.6×5 topics
  36. Sustainable Agriculture286▲ 4.7×15 topics
  37. Criminal Justice284▲ 6.8×4 topics
  38. Traditional Architecture257▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Government Policy244▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Technology Adoption241▲ 7.4×6 topics

Which research topics does Universitas Gadjah Mada publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health and Nutrition, SMEs Development and Digital Marketing, Islamic Finance and Communication and Legal Studies and Policies.

Public Health and Nutrit…315Public Health and Nutrition: 315 fractional worksSMEs Development and Dig…291SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 291 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Comm…224Islamic Finance and Communication: 224 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 200 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 180 fractional worksCommunity-based Tourism Development and Sustainability: 178 fractional worksFood and Agricultural Sc…177Food and Agricultural Sciences: 177 fractional worksCOVID-19 Prevention and Impact: 167 fractional worksAsian Studies and History: 165 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Fisc…158Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies: 158 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthDemographySociology and Political ScienceLaw3 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 315 works
  2. 2 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 291 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 224 works
  4. 4 Legal Studies and Policies Law 200 works
  5. 5 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 180 works
  6. 6 Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability Sociology and Political Science 178 works
  7. 7 Food and Agricultural Sciences Food Science 177 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Prevention and Impact Sociology and Political Science 167 works
  9. 9 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 165 works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies Economics and Econometrics 158 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 available81.7%not open18.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitas Gadjah Mada's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 134% 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.

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