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University of Santo Tomas

In research, University of Santo Tomas stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,580 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,030 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,204 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology, Information Systems and Management and Marketing — Anthropology is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,676
of 28,054 · #10,975 all time
Rank in Philippines
#7
of 184
Research works
3.3k
▲ 143% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is University of Santo Tomas 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 #1,580 of 10,521 17.8%707 #3053
Health SciencesDomain #2,030 of 11,982 11.5%266 #4897
Social SciencesField #1,204 of 6,365 21.0%346 #2716
Arts and HumanitiesField #733 of 1,998 28.3%83 #1685
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,329 of 2,578 21.0%120 #2547
MedicineField #6,063 of 10,443 11.3%193 #8751
Physical SciencesDomain #7,793 of 12,888 9.5%265 #12096
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,686 of 2,578 8.2%89 #3083
PsychologyField #1,494 of 2,181 11.1%94 #1576
Life SciencesDomain #5,423 of 7,800 12.5%133 #9522

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Santo Tomas 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#3,053 #1,580
  2. Health Sciences#4,897 #2,030
  3. Social Sciences#2,716 #1,204
  4. Arts and Humanities#1,685 #733
  5. Sociology and Political Science#2,547 #1,329
  6. Medicine#8,751 #6,063
  7. Physical Sciences#12,096 #7,793
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#3,083 #1,686
  9. Psychology#1,576 #1,494
  10. Life Sciences#9,522 #5,423
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 Santo Tomas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 34.8 works9.0×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 20.3 works5.2×
  3. MarketingSubfield · 27.7 works4.8×
← 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: 0.86× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 83 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.73× its world share, 63 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 193 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.09× its world share, 83 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.02× its world share, 89 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.26× its world share, 66 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.26× its world share, 94 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 346 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Santo Tomas?

Ranked on the composite score, Jose D. Sollano, Raymond L. Rosales and Thomas Edison E. dela Cruz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Santo Tomas.

  1. 1 Jose D. Sollano Philippines · #409,925 worldwide 56 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Raymond L. Rosales Philippines · #726,137 worldwide 44 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Thomas Edison E. dela Cruz Philippines · #890,865 worldwide 51 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Fortunato Sevilla Philippines · #966,034 worldwide 49 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Allan B. de Guzman Philippines · #1,001,928 worldwide 66 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Grecebio Jonathan D. Alejandro Philippines · #1,044,115 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 John Donnie Ramos Philippines · #1,103,200 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Leilani B Mercado-Asis Philippines · #1,138,406 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 J. C. Cruz Philippines · #1,311,250 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Daniel Joseph E. Berdida Philippines · #1,315,643 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Santo Tomas

Which keywords describe research at University of Santo Tomas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Social Media, Ethnicity, Democracy, Mental Health, Nationalism and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Globalization97▲ 3.6×52 topics
  2. Social Media66▲ 3.4×25 topics
  3. Mental Health60▲ 3.0×31 topics
  4. Epidemiology60◆ 1.11×85 topics
  5. Identity56▲ 5.6×24 topics
  6. COVID-1954▲ 2.9×24 topics
  7. Pandemic45▲ 3.0×11 topics
  8. History44▲ 4.6×17 topics
  9. Ethnicity42▲ 8.2×10 topics
  10. Colonialism41▲ 6.4×17 topics
  11. Nationalism41▲ 6.5×10 topics
  12. Democracy39▲ 8.0×12 topics
  13. Economic Growth39▲ 3.4×19 topics
  14. Culture38▲ 5.2×11 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior36▲ 4.2×14 topics
  16. Educational Technology34▲ 2.1×19 topics
  17. Philippines33▲ 170×1 topic
  18. Political Dynasties33▲ 170×1 topic
  19. Depression29▲ 2.5×17 topics
  20. E-commerce28▲ 3.5×8 topics
  21. Consumer Engagement28▲ 16×1 topic
  22. Electronic Word-of-Mouth28▲ 16×1 topic
  23. Social Capital26▲ 3.5×13 topics
  24. Well-being25▲ 4.8×13 topics
  25. Religion25▲ 3.8×17 topics
  26. Technology Integration23▲ 5.5×10 topics
  27. Resilience23▲ 3.5×13 topics
  28. Digital Transformation23▲ 3.1×9 topics
  29. Online Shopping22▲ 9.0×2 topics
  30. User Satisfaction22▲ 8.0×4 topics
  31. Technology Acceptance Model21▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Information Systems20▲ 8.8×4 topics
  33. Psychological Impact20▲ 4.6×6 topics
  34. Structural Equation Modeling20▲ 7.4×3 topics
  35. Consumer Trust20▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Partial Least Squares20▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Healthcare Workers17▲ 5.1×4 topics
  38. Psychological Distress17▲ 5.0×5 topics
  39. Quarantine15▲ 6.9×1 topic
  40. Financial Markets14▲ 7.8×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Santo Tomas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Philippine History and Culture, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Philippine History and C…33Philippine History and Culture: 33 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 28 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 20 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 15 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 14 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…10Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 10 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 9 fractional worksConsumer Retail Behavior Studies: 9 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 8 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 7 fractional works
AnthropologySociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Philippine History and Culture Anthropology 33 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 20 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 15 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 10 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  8. 8 Consumer Retail Behavior Studies Marketing 9 works
  9. 9 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  10. 10 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 7 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 available62.0%not open38.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Santo Tomas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 143% 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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