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West Visayas State University

In research, West Visayas State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,178 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,067 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,828
of 28,054 · #24,098 all time
Rank in Philippines
#35
of 184
Research works
597
▲ 160% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is West Visayas State University 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 #3,178 of 10,521 15.3%169 #6778
Social SciencesField #2,067 of 6,365 16.4%105 #4310

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West Visayas State University 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 West Visayas State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 58.6 works6.9×
← 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: 1.06× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.36× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.03× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.18× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.21× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.31× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.97× its world share, 105 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at West Visayas State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ryan Michael Oducado lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Visayas State University.

  1. 1 Ryan Michael Oducado Philippines · #890,544 worldwide 54 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at West Visayas State University

Which keywords describe research at West Visayas State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, E-Learning, Mental Health, Online Learning, Technology Integration, Education, Teaching Strategies 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 Technology32▲ 9.6×22 topics
  2. Mental Health25▲ 6.2×21 topics
  3. E-Learning23▲ 8.3×12 topics
  4. Education20▲ 4.2×20 topics
  5. Online Learning20▲ 8.4×12 topics
  6. Technology Integration19▲ 22×10 topics
  7. Teaching Strategies14▲ 16×4 topics
  8. COVID-1913▲ 3.5×8 topics
  9. Sustainability13▲ 1.93×19 topics
  10. Teacher Professional Development13▲ 28×5 topics
  11. Pandemic12▲ 4.2×6 topics
  12. Depression12▲ 4.9×6 topics
  13. Student Satisfaction12▲ 22×2 topics
  14. Student Engagement11▲ 10×12 topics
  15. Anxiety11▲ 8.4×3 topics
  16. Mobile Learning11▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Psychological Distress11▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Healthcare Workers10▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Psychological Impact10▲ 11×1 topic
  20. Quarantine10▲ 23×1 topic
  21. 21st Century Skills10▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Lifelong Learning10▲ 17×8 topics
  23. Distance Education9▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis9▲ 5.5×6 topics
  25. Self-Efficacy9▲ 12×8 topics
  26. Leadership8▲ 6.0×7 topics
  27. Google Classroom8▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Teacher Perception8▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Professional Development8▲ 14×8 topics
  30. Critical Thinking Skills8▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Motivation7▲ 6.0×7 topics
  32. Online Education7▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Higher Education7▲ 4.6×14 topics
  34. Instructional Interventions7▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Nursing Education7▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Metacognition6▲ 15×3 topics
  37. MOOCs6▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Information Literacy6▲ 7.4×4 topics
  39. Coping Strategies6▲ 8.0×8 topics
  40. Teacher Education5▲ 15×5 topics

Which research topics does West Visayas State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 and Mental Health, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Education and Critical Thinking Development and Education and Learning Interventions.

COVID-19 and Mental Health: 10 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 8 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 7 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 5 fractional worksMathematics Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…4Online Learning and Analytics: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 3 fractional worksEducation and Communication Studies: 2 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyEducationInformation SystemsApplied Mathematics2 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 works
  2. 2 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 8 works
  3. 3 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 7 works
  4. 4 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 5 works
  5. 5 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 4 works
  6. 6 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 4 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 3 works
  9. 9 Education and Communication Studies Education 2 works
  10. 10 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 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 available81.9%not open18.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West Visayas State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 160% 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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