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University of the People

In research, University of the People stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,485 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,199
of 28,054 · #36,713 all time
Rank in United States
#3,126
of 4,192
Research works
177
▲ 699% vs 2013–17
Citations
685
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is University of the People 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 #7,485 of 10,521 23.1%64 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the People 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).

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: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.71× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.02× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.17× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.08× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.68× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.44× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.00× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.68× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the People?

Ranked on the composite score, Kurniawan Arif Maspul lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the People.

  1. 1 Kurniawan Arif Maspul United States · #1,099,707 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of the People

Which keywords describe research at University of the People?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Entrepreneurship, Digital Transformation, Social Capital, Education, Healthcare, Social Impact and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Machine Learning10▲ 2.9×30 topics
  2. Education6▲ 3.5×21 topics
  3. Sustainability6▲ 2.5×11 topics
  4. Healthcare6▲ 4.5×9 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 3.4×10 topics
  6. Entrepreneurship5▲ 12×4 topics
  7. Digital Transformation5▲ 8.3×7 topics
  8. Educational Technology5▲ 3.7×13 topics
  9. Social Capital5▲ 8.2×7 topics
  10. Globalization5▲ 2.2×20 topics
  11. Big Data5▲ 4.7×8 topics
  12. COVID-194▲ 2.8×8 topics
  13. Social Impact4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  14. Innovation4▲ 3.3×10 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior3▲ 4.9×7 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management3▲ 3.4×6 topics
  17. E-Learning3▲ 2.9×8 topics
  18. Poverty Alleviation3▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Social Justice3▲ 4.7×7 topics
  20. Emerging Markets3▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Frugal Innovation3▲ 50×1 topic
  22. Pandemic3▲ 2.4×5 topics
  23. Online Learning3▲ 2.9×7 topics
  24. E-commerce2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  25. Risk Management2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  26. Student Engagement2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  27. Customer Satisfaction2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  28. Medical Imaging2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  29. Teacher Training2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  30. 21st Century Skills2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  31. Health Equity2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  32. Precision Medicine2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  33. Clinical Decision Support2▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Ethical Challenges2▲ 9.6×1 topic
  35. Academic Achievement2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  36. Cultural Diversity2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  37. Early Childhood Education2▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Ethnic Minority Business2▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Game Theory2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  40. Immigrant Entrepreneurship2▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does University of the People publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy and Environmental Education and Sustainability.

Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksMigration, Ethnicity, and Economy: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 1 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 1 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…1EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 1 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and Innovation: 1 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional works
Business and International ManagementHealth InformaticsSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law5 others

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

  1. 1 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 3 works
  2. 2 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  3. 3 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  5. 5 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 1 works
  7. 7 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Business Strategies and Innovation Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 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 available82.6%not open17.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors70.1%domestic only29.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the People's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 699% 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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