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University of the Philippines Los Baños

In research, University of the Philippines Los Baños stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#698 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,453 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,511 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Insect Science — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,389
of 28,054 · #10,849 all time
Rank in Philippines
#6
of 184
Research works
3.7k
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is University of the Philippines Los Baños 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 #698 of 3,409 13.8%322 #1377
Social SciencesDomain #2,453 of 10,521 17.9%247 #4893
Social SciencesField #1,511 of 6,365 15.9%154 #3644
Environmental ScienceField #1,528 of 3,551 12.8%183 #2366
Life SciencesDomain #3,547 of 7,800 12.2%446 #6504
Physical SciencesDomain #6,188 of 12,888 10.0%409 #10135
Plant ScienceSubfield #870 of 1,395 15.6%139 #1423
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,182 of 3,579 7.7%105 #5939
Health SciencesDomain #10,895 of 11,982 11.2%93 #18430
EngineeringField #6,089 of 6,636 5.9%93 #9248

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Philippines Los Baños 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#1,377 #698
  2. Social Sciences#4,893 #2,453
  3. Social Sciences#3,644 #1,511
  4. Environmental Science#2,366 #1,528
  5. Life Sciences#6,504 #3,547
  6. Physical Sciences#10,135 #6,188
  7. Plant Science#1,423 #870
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,939 #3,182
  9. Health Sciences#18,430 #10,895
  10. Engineering#9,248 #6,089
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 the Philippines Los Baños specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 38.7 works6.9×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 139.3 works6.7×
  3. Insect ScienceSubfield · 22.3 works6.6×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 321.8 works5.7×
← 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: 5.66× its world share, 322 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.65× its world share, 105 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 93 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.08× its world share, 183 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 3.00× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.83× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 154 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the Philippines Los Baños?

Ranked on the composite score, Juan M. Pulhin, Christian Joseph R. Cumagun and R.D. Guerrero lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the Philippines Los Baños.

  1. 1 Juan M. Pulhin Philippines · #117,665 worldwide 250 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Christian Joseph R. Cumagun Philippines · #558,947 worldwide 40 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 R.D. Guerrero Philippines · #619,998 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Edna A. Aguilar Philippines · #737,016 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Jose E. Hernandez Philippines · #827,437 worldwide 28 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Merdelyn T. Caasi‐Lit Philippines · #866,153 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 C.M. Protacio Philippines · #903,714 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Nelly Aggangan Philippines · #939,772 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Pompe C. Sta. Cruz Philippines · #940,176 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Teresita H. Borromeo Philippines · #1,044,773 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of the Philippines Los Baños

Which keywords describe research at University of the Philippines Los Baños?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ecosystem Services, Sustainability, Biodiversity Conservation, Environmental Impact, Land Use Change, Biodiversity and Health Benefits.

▲ 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. Climate Change113▲ 3.5×77 topics
  2. Sustainability70▲ 2.4×60 topics
  3. Environmental Impact56▲ 2.8×46 topics
  4. Ecosystem Services41▲ 8.9×11 topics
  5. Globalization40▲ 1.71×38 topics
  6. Biodiversity38▲ 4.3×26 topics
  7. Remote Sensing35▲ 2.4×21 topics
  8. Biodiversity Conservation34▲ 7.8×14 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity32▲ 5.9×20 topics
  10. Health Benefits30▲ 7.5×10 topics
  11. Land Use Change29▲ 7.9×6 topics
  12. Antioxidant29▲ 3.5×32 topics
  13. Biogeography27▲ 8.7×17 topics
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis25▲ 7.0×11 topics
  15. Invasive Species25▲ 5.0×20 topics
  16. Food Security25▲ 3.8×16 topics
  17. Antioxidant Activity24▲ 3.2×21 topics
  18. Social Capital23▲ 3.6×15 topics
  19. Hydrological Modeling20▲ 7.0×5 topics
  20. Rural Development19▲ 4.6×10 topics
  21. Ethnicity18▲ 4.0×8 topics
  22. Democracy17▲ 4.0×7 topics
  23. Water Resources17▲ 5.8×8 topics
  24. Aquaculture17▲ 5.3×8 topics
  25. Bioactive Compounds16▲ 5.3×12 topics
  26. Drought Tolerance16▲ 9.5×8 topics
  27. Biological Control16▲ 8.9×9 topics
  28. QTL Mapping16▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Social Networks16▲ 4.8×9 topics
  30. Global Change15▲ 4.8×6 topics
  31. Host Specificity15▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Habitat Fragmentation15▲ 5.6×5 topics
  33. Vulnerability15▲ 5.5×7 topics
  34. Taxonomy14▲ 8.9×10 topics
  35. Agroforestry13▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Fungal Pathogens13▲ 8.0×4 topics
  37. Plant Immunity13▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Model Evaluation12▲ 8.3×2 topics
  39. Endophytic Fungi12▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Philippines12▲ 71×1 topic

Which research topics does University of the Philippines Los Baños publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Philippine History and Culture, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions and Flood Risk Assessment and Management.

Philippine History and C…12Philippine History and Culture: 12 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…10Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 10 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 10 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 9 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 9 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 8 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 8 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…8Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 8 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 8 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 8 fractional works
AnthropologyCell BiologyMolecular BiologyGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Philippine History and Culture Anthropology 12 works
  2. 2 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 10 works
  3. 3 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 10 works
  4. 4 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 9 works
  6. 6 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 8 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  8. 8 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 8 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  10. 10 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 8 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 available59.1%not open40.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.3%domestic only72.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the Philippines Los Baños's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.