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University of the Immaculate Conception

In research, University of the Immaculate Conception stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,910 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,116 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,884
of 28,054 · #38,220 all time
Rank in Philippines
#146
of 184
Research works
446
▼ 75% vs 2013–17
Citations
361
0.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is University of the Immaculate Conception 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 #4,910 of 6,365 7.6%75 #8369
Social SciencesDomain #8,116 of 10,521 6.2%125 #13060

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Immaculate Conception 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 University of the Immaculate Conception specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 39.7 works7.6×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.09× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.17× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.63× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.47× its world share, 75 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the Immaculate Conception?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernard Lonergan and Renan P. Limjuco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the Immaculate Conception.

  1. 1 Bernard Lonergan Philippines · #793,796 worldwide 14 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Renan P. Limjuco Philippines · #999,733 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of the Immaculate Conception

Which keywords describe research at University of the Immaculate Conception?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Online Learning, E-Learning, Teacher Training, Globalization, Education and Teacher Professional 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. Educational Technology18▲ 8.6×18 topics
  2. Globalization13▲ 3.8×14 topics
  3. Technology Integration13▲ 24×7 topics
  4. E-Learning12▲ 6.9×9 topics
  5. Education12▲ 3.9×15 topics
  6. Online Learning12▲ 8.0×10 topics
  7. Teacher Training9▲ 8.8×8 topics
  8. Social Media8▲ 3.5×14 topics
  9. Teacher Professional Development8▲ 29×5 topics
  10. Mental Health7▲ 2.9×13 topics
  11. Student Engagement7▲ 10×9 topics
  12. Pedagogy7▲ 8.0×8 topics
  13. Curriculum Development6▲ 5.4×7 topics
  14. Inclusive Education6▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Student Satisfaction6▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Leadership6▲ 7.1×6 topics
  17. Job Satisfaction6▲ 7.5×6 topics
  18. Organizational Culture6▲ 8.3×5 topics
  19. Professional Development6▲ 17×6 topics
  20. Social Interaction6▲ 8.2×6 topics
  21. 21st Century Skills6▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Mobile Learning5▲ 8.8×4 topics
  23. Social Capital5▲ 5.7×7 topics
  24. Community Engagement5▲ 8.9×5 topics
  25. Digital Literacy5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  26. Educational Policy5▲ 12×6 topics
  27. Meta-Analysis5▲ 5.0×5 topics
  28. Motivation5▲ 6.9×6 topics
  29. Language Teaching5▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Digital Transformation5▲ 5.2×7 topics
  31. Google Classroom5▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Online Education5▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Teacher Perception5▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Language Policy4▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Multilingualism4▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Self-Efficacy4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  37. Second Language Acquisition4▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Employee Engagement4▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Organizational Commitment4▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does University of the Immaculate Conception publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Education and Islamic Studies and E-Learning and COVID-19.

Technology-Enhanced Educ…5Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 5 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…4EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 4 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…4Education and Islamic Studies: 4 fractional worksE-Learning and COVID-193E-Learning and COVID-19: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 2 fractional worksEmployee Performance and…2Employee Performance and Management: 2 fractional worksPublic Relations and Crisis Communication: 2 fractional worksEducation and Communication Studies: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…2HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional works
EducationLanguage and LinguisticsClinical PsychologyLiterature and Literary Theory3 others

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

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 5 works
  2. 2 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 4 works
  3. 3 Education and Islamic Studies Education 4 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 3 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  7. 7 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 2 works
  8. 8 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 2 works
  9. 9 Education and Communication Studies Education 2 works
  10. 10 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 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 available64.8%not open35.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the Immaculate Conception's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 75% lower 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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