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Universitas Syiah Kuala

In research, Universitas Syiah Kuala stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#176 of 3,409 worldwide), General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#27 of 247 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,172 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Conservation, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Human Factors and Ergonomics — Conservation is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,504
of 28,054 · #4,347 all time
Rank in Indonesia
#21
of 570
Research works
25k
▲ 188% vs 2013–17
Citations
89k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Universitas Syiah Kuala 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #176 of 3,409 5.0%1,612 #494
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield #27 of 247 5.0%355 #134
Social SciencesDomain #1,172 of 10,521 11.7%3,485 #1629
EducationSubfield #211 of 1,892 17.8%832 #361
Social SciencesField #761 of 6,365 13.5%2,094 #1061
Life SciencesDomain #1,480 of 7,800 5.3%1,872 #3039
Health SciencesDomain #2,878 of 11,982 3.9%1,237 #4618
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #629 of 2,578 10.3%445 #1174
Physical SciencesDomain #3,211 of 12,888 6.5%2,345 #4094
Environmental ScienceField #1,103 of 3,551 5.2%544 #1566

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitas Syiah Kuala 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#494 #176
  2. General Agricultural and Biological Sciences#134 #27
  3. Social Sciences#1,629 #1,172
  4. Education#361 #211
  5. Social Sciences#1,061 #761
  6. Life Sciences#3,039 #1,480
  7. Health Sciences#4,618 #2,878
  8. Sociology and Political Science#1,174 #629
  9. Physical Sciences#4,094 #3,211
  10. Environmental Science#1,566 #1,103
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 Syiah Kuala specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Conservation takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ConservationSubfield · 83.1 works9.8×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 354.9 works9.0×
  3. Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield · 81.5 works8.2×
  4. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 133.1 works8.2×
  5. Soil ScienceSubfield · 196.9 works7.3×
  6. GeologySubfield · 80.6 works6.7×
  7. ForestrySubfield · 60.9 works6.5×
← 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: 3.80× its world share, 1,612 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 179 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 66 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 552 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 172 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 766 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 544 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 135 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 62 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 41 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 347 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 793 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 50 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 173 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.45× its world share, 706 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 69 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 276 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 167 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 2,094 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universitas Syiah Kuala?

Ranked on the composite score, Harapan Harapan, Nasir Usman and Syaiful Bahri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitas Syiah Kuala.

  1. 1 Harapan Harapan Indonesia · #27,204 worldwide 448 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Nasir Usman Indonesia · #154,473 worldwide 47 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Syaiful Bahri Indonesia · #180,473 worldwide 37 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Muhammad Iqhrammullah Indonesia · #186,759 worldwide 221 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Irham Fahmi Indonesia · #193,538 worldwide 138 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Mailizar Mailizar Indonesia · #246,613 worldwide 64 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Sulastri Sulastri Indonesia · #257,204 worldwide 37 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Khairul Munadi Indonesia · #299,149 worldwide 105 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Muhammad Ikhsan Indonesia · #331,856 worldwide 28 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Muhammad Ali Sarong Indonesia · #342,896 worldwide 22 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Universitas Syiah Kuala

Which keywords describe research at Universitas Syiah Kuala?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Empowerment, Local Wisdom, Antioxidant Activity, Sustainable Agriculture, Mobile Learning, Character Education, Indonesia and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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 Empowerment530▲ 7.8×11 topics
  2. Antioxidant Activity412▲ 7.3×30 topics
  3. Local Wisdom408▲ 9.4×9 topics
  4. Sustainable Development402▲ 2.8×50 topics
  5. Environmental Impact364▲ 2.4×53 topics
  6. Social Media324▲ 2.5×24 topics
  7. Educational Technology310▲ 2.9×29 topics
  8. COVID-19308▲ 2.5×25 topics
  9. Sustainable Agriculture300▲ 11×13 topics
  10. Character Education288▲ 6.5×6 topics
  11. Indonesia284▲ 6.6×5 topics
  12. Pandemic283▲ 3.0×12 topics
  13. Corporate Governance281▲ 4.3×19 topics
  14. E-Learning278▲ 3.1×14 topics
  15. Mobile Learning276▲ 8.8×6 topics
  16. Financial Performance260▲ 5.0×15 topics
  17. E-commerce257▲ 4.8×10 topics
  18. Health Education253▲ 6.4×8 topics
  19. Economic Impact232▲ 4.5×9 topics
  20. Food Security230▲ 4.7×16 topics
  21. Food Safety227▲ 8.7×8 topics
  22. Islamic Banking226▲ 6.2×3 topics
  23. Media Literacy226▲ 4.4×5 topics
  24. Crop Production222▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants219▲ 6.1×20 topics
  26. Composting218▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Community Participation210▲ 6.3×7 topics
  28. Bioactive Compounds194▲ 8.5×15 topics
  29. Functional Food192▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Soil Fertility191▲ 9.4×8 topics
  31. Fatty Acid Composition190▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Mineral Content186▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Food Composition185▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Nutrient Analysis185▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Technology Adoption180▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Breastfeeding179▲ 8.1×3 topics
  37. Hydroponics179▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Child Nutrition176▲ 9.6×1 topic
  39. Stunting176▲ 9.6×1 topic
  40. Plant Nutrition174▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Universitas Syiah Kuala publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food and Agricultural Sciences, SMEs Development and Digital Marketing, Public Health and Nutrition and Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques.

Food and Agricultural Sc…185Food and Agricultural Sciences: 185 fractional worksSMEs Development and Dig…176SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 176 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrit…176Public Health and Nutrition: 176 fractional worksPlant Growth and Agricul…172Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques: 172 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Fiscal Policies: 121 fractional worksGeotechnical and construction materials studies: 98 fractional worksAgricultural Development…97Agricultural Development and Management: 97 fractional worksEducational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 92 fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 90 fractional worksMedicinal Plant Research90Medicinal Plant Research: 90 fractional works
Food ScienceDemographyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSoil Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Food and Agricultural Sciences Food Science 185 works
  2. 2 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 176 works
  3. 3 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 176 works
  4. 4 Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques Soil Science 172 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies Economics and Econometrics 121 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical and construction materials studies Civil and Structural Engineering 98 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Development and Management General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 97 works
  8. 8 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 92 works
  9. 9 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 90 works
  10. 10 Medicinal Plant Research Plant Science 90 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 available80.3%not open19.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitas Syiah Kuala's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 188% 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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