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Universitas Merdeka Surabaya

In research, Universitas Merdeka Surabaya stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,909 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,170 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law — Law is 34.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,312
of 28,054 · #39,773 all time
Rank in Indonesia
#514
of 570
Research works
337
▲ 381% vs 2013–17
Citations
686
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Universitas Merdeka Surabaya 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 SciencesField #4,909 of 6,365 9.6%94 #7894
Social SciencesDomain #8,170 of 10,521 7.8%133 #13798

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitas Merdeka Surabaya 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).

What does Universitas Merdeka Surabaya specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 34.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 34.8 works35×
← 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: 1.58× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.30× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.32× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universitas Merdeka Surabaya?

Ranked on the composite score, Nurlina Nurlina lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitas Merdeka Surabaya.

  1. 1 Nurlina Nurlina Indonesia · #701,357 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Universitas Merdeka Surabaya

Which keywords describe research at Universitas Merdeka Surabaya?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Restorative Justice, Environmental Law, Criminal Justice, Corporate Governance, Islamic Banking, Legal Framework and Community Empowerment.

▲ 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. Human Rights29▲ 16×9 topics
  2. Restorative Justice21▲ 86×2 topics
  3. Environmental Law19▲ 53×3 topics
  4. Criminal Justice19▲ 49×2 topics
  5. Corporate Governance18▲ 14×6 topics
  6. Islamic Banking17▲ 24×3 topics
  7. Legal Framework15▲ 80×2 topics
  8. Community Empowerment14▲ 11×8 topics
  9. Community Participation14▲ 22×5 topics
  10. Social Media13▲ 5.3×5 topics
  11. Leadership Styles13▲ 44×3 topics
  12. Child Protection13▲ 107×1 topic
  13. Juvenile Justice13▲ 107×1 topic
  14. Legal Research12▲ 54×1 topic
  15. Normative Methodology12▲ 60×1 topic
  16. E-commerce11▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Indonesia11▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Financial Performance10▲ 10×5 topics
  19. Legal System10▲ 63×1 topic
  20. Omnibus Law10▲ 95×1 topic
  21. Information Technology10▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Supply Chain Management9▲ 5.8×6 topics
  23. COVID-199▲ 3.9×3 topics
  24. International Law9▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Economic Impact9▲ 8.9×2 topics
  26. Pandemic9▲ 4.8×2 topics
  27. Social Justice9▲ 8.7×2 topics
  28. SMEs8▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Digital Marketing8▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Ethical Norms8▲ 88×1 topic
  31. Legal Pluralism8▲ 64×1 topic
  32. UMKM8▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Character Education8▲ 9.6×5 topics
  34. Local Wisdom8▲ 9.7×6 topics
  35. Job Satisfaction8▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Performance Measurement7▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Media Literacy7▲ 7.0×4 topics
  38. Lean Manufacturing7▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Health Education7▲ 8.6×2 topics
  40. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Universitas Merdeka Surabaya publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal and Social Justice Studies, Legal Studies and Policies, Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies and Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia.

Legal and Social Justice Studies: 13 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 12 fractional worksIndonesian Legal and Reg…10Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies: 10 fractional worksLegal and Policy Analysi…8Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia: 8 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 8 fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 6 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrit…6Public Health and Nutrition: 6 fractional worksPlant Growth and Agriculture Techniques: 5 fractional worksFinancial Analysis and Corporate Governance: 4 fractional worksEmployee Performance and Management: 4 fractional works
LawPolitical Science and International RelationsDemographyStrategy and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Social Justice Studies Law 13 works
  2. 2 Legal Studies and Policies Law 12 works
  3. 3 Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  4. 4 Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia Law 8 works
  5. 5 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 8 works
  6. 6 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 6 works
  7. 7 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  8. 8 Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques Soil Science 5 works
  9. 9 Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance Accounting 4 works
  10. 10 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 4 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 available87.1%not open12.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitas Merdeka Surabaya's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 381% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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