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University of Mindanao

In research, University of Mindanao stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,710 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,678 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#709 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human Factors and Ergonomics, Language and Linguistics and Education — Human Factors and Ergonomics is 19.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,478
of 28,054 · #26,622 all time
Rank in Philippines
#28
of 184
Research works
1.7k
▲ 276% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
89%
world 28%

What is University of Mindanao 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 #2,710 of 10,521 13.7%785 #5597
Social SciencesField #1,678 of 6,365 16.3%430 #3819
EducationSubfield #709 of 1,892 20.8%231 #1658
PsychologyField #1,271 of 2,181 7.6%117 #2850
Information SystemsSubfield #996 of 1,291 13.6%73 —
Health SciencesDomain #9,996 of 11,982 5.6%65 —
Computer ScienceField #3,970 of 4,667 11.9%121 #6616
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,707 of 1,998 20.0%84 —
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,231 of 2,578 8.3%103 #3149
Physical SciencesDomain #11,225 of 12,888 7.2%248 #20370

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Mindanao 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#5,597 #2,710
  2. Social Sciences#3,819 #1,678
  3. Education#1,658 #709
  4. Psychology#2,850 #1,271
  5. Computer Science#6,616 #3,970
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#3,149 #2,231
  7. Physical Sciences#20,370 #11,225
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 University of Mindanao specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human Factors and Ergonomics takes 19.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human Factors and ErgonomicsSubfield · 24.3 works19×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 42.3 works8.5×
  3. EducationSubfield · 231.2 works6.6×
  4. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 32.2 works5.9×
  5. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 28.3 works5.4×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.37× its world share, 121 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.27× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 1.41× its world share, 8 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.55× its world share, 84 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.79× its world share, 103 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.36× its world share, 117 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 430 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Mindanao?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, E-Learning, Online Learning, Technology Integration, Teacher Professional Development, Mobile Learning, Job Satisfaction and 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. Educational Technology121▲ 8.9×26 topics
  2. E-Learning113▲ 9.9×20 topics
  3. Online Learning92▲ 9.6×17 topics
  4. Technology Integration84▲ 24×9 topics
  5. Education75▲ 3.8×46 topics
  6. Teacher Professional Development60▲ 32×5 topics
  7. Mobile Learning58▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Job Satisfaction56▲ 11×9 topics
  9. Student Satisfaction53▲ 24×2 topics
  10. Motivation52▲ 11×9 topics
  11. Globalization50▲ 2.2×40 topics
  12. Sustainable Development47▲ 2.6×34 topics
  13. Teacher Perception46▲ 36×2 topics
  14. Google Classroom46▲ 38×1 topic
  15. Virtual Classroom46▲ 38×1 topic
  16. Mental Health46▲ 2.7×25 topics
  17. Social Interaction45▲ 9.8×9 topics
  18. Leadership45▲ 8.2×13 topics
  19. Innovation43▲ 3.6×23 topics
  20. Organizational Commitment43▲ 18×5 topics
  21. Digital Learning38▲ 6.2×10 topics
  22. Digital Literacy37▲ 5.3×11 topics
  23. Organizational Culture36▲ 8.1×9 topics
  24. Self-Efficacy35▲ 11×9 topics
  25. Employee Engagement35▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Language Teaching34▲ 12×6 topics
  27. Inclusive Education32▲ 7.9×7 topics
  28. Higher Education31▲ 5.1×15 topics
  29. Social Capital30▲ 5.0×15 topics
  30. Transformational Leadership30▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Resilience30▲ 5.5×8 topics
  32. Student Engagement28▲ 6.2×15 topics
  33. Student Motivation27▲ 13×6 topics
  34. Work-Life Balance26▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Training and Development26▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Teaching Strategies25▲ 7.4×5 topics
  37. Academic Achievement25▲ 13×8 topics
  38. Lifelong Learning25▲ 11×7 topics
  39. Leadership Style24▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Human Resource Competency24▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Mindanao publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Employee Performance and Management, Education and Communication Studies and Educational Practices and Challenges.

Technology-Enhanced Educ…46Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 46 fractional worksEmployee Performance and Management: 24 fractional worksEducation and Communication Studies: 21 fractional worksEducational Practices and Challenges: 20 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 18 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 18 fractional worksEducation and Learning I…14Education and Learning Interventions: 14 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 14 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 13 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis in Language Studies: 13 fractional works
EducationHuman Factors and ErgonomicsLanguage and LinguisticsInformation Systems1 others

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

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 46 works
  2. 2 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 24 works
  3. 3 Education and Communication Studies Education 21 works
  4. 4 Educational Practices and Challenges Education 20 works
  5. 5 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 18 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 18 works
  7. 7 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 14 works
  8. 8 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 14 works
  9. 9 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 13 works
  10. 10 Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Literature and Literary Theory 13 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 available88.8%not open11.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Mindanao's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 276% 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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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.