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Western Mindanao State University

In research, Western Mindanao State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,195 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,881 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,995
of 22,385 · #22,605 all time
Rank in Philippines
#72
of 182
Research works
392
▲ 311% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
85%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Western Mindanao State University

What is Western Mindanao State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,195 of 9,585 11.3%140 #10143
Social SciencesField #3,881 of 5,988 13.3%93 #7209

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Mindanao 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Western Mindanao State University work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Western Mindanao State University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (36%), Computer Science (13%), Psychology (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 164 fractional works · 55.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 107 fractional works · 36.2% of its workEducation: 58 fractional works · 19.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 6.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 28 fractional works · 9.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 5.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 72 fractional works · 24.2% of its workComputer Science: 37 fractional works · 12.6% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 5.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 4.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 37 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 6.0% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 7.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWestern MindanaoState University296fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences55%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences10736.2%
    2. Psychology289.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities165.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting51.7%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Computer Science3712.6%
    2. Environmental Science124.0%
    3. Engineering82.8%
    4. Mathematics62.0%
    5. Chemistry31.0%
    6. Materials Science20.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy20.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine186.0%
    2. Health Professions134.4%
    3. Nursing51.9%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences155.1%
    2. Neuroscience31.1%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.07× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.62× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.73× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 3.79× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.90× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.11× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 107 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.79×6 works
  2. Psychology3.11×28 works
  3. Social Sciences2.86×107 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.90×16 works
  5. Mathematics1.73×6 works
  6. Health Professions1.68×13 works
  7. Computer Science1.62×37 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.49×2 works
  9. Veterinary1.45×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.07×15 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.98×6 works
  12. Environmental Science0.80×12 works
  13. Neuroscience0.69×3 works
  14. Chemistry0.61×3 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.51×5 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.51×1 works
  17. Medicine0.31×18 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.30×2 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.28×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.22×2 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×3 works
  22. Engineering0.18×8 works
  23. Energy0.09×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Western Mindanao State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ericson O. Alieto, Alexandhrea Hiedie Dumagay and Richard M. Rillo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Mindanao State University.

  1. 1 Ericson O. Alieto Philippines · #125,030 worldwide 791 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Alexandhrea Hiedie Dumagay Philippines · #363,641 worldwide 129 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Richard M. Rillo Philippines · #1,354,294 worldwide 115 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Al-Rashiff Hamjilani Mastul Philippines · #3,403,228 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Alprince King A. Biri Philippines · #3,659,660 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Western Mindanao State University

What are the most cited papers from Western Mindanao State University?

The most cited paper from Western Mindanao State University is "Parental support strategies and motivation in aiding their children learn the English language" (Jason Villota Chavez, Haydee G. Adalia, Joebert P. Alberto, 2023), with 116 citations. Next come "Reconfiguring assessment practices and strategies in online education during the pandemic" (94) and "Teaching inside a digital classroom: A quantitative analysis of attitude, technological competence and access among teachers across subject disciplines" (92).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Parental support strategies and motivation in aiding their children learn the English language Jason Villota Chavez, Haydee G. Adalia, Joebert P. Alberto · Forum for Linguistic Studies Open access 8 Aug 2023 116
2 Reconfiguring assessment practices and strategies in online education during the pandemic Jason Villota Chavez, Daisy D. Lamorinas · International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education Open access 20 Mar 2023 94
3 Teaching inside a digital classroom: A quantitative analysis of attitude, technological competence and access among teachers across subject disciplines Ericson O. Alieto, Bernadeth Abequibel, Edison B. Estigoy et al. · Heliyon Open access 2024 92
4 Coping with math anxiety and lack of confidence through AI-assisted Learning Hermie V. Inoferio, Marcelino Espartero, Masnona Asiri et al. · Environment and Social Psychology Open access 18 Feb 2024 65
5 Occurrence of surface sand microplastic and litter in Macajalar Bay, Philippines Minsarib L. Kalnasa, Sheena Mae O. Lantaca, Lynnel C. Boter et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin 19 Aug 2019 55
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Western Mindanao State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, E-Learning, Technology Integration, Online Learning, Student Engagement, Student Satisfaction, Professional Development and Mobile Learning.

▲ 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-now 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 Technology31▲ 8.9×20 topics
  2. E-Learning24▲ 8.2×13 topics
  3. Technology Integration22▲ 24×10 topics
  4. Online Learning22▲ 9.0×13 topics
  5. Machine Learning18▲ 1.81×18 topics
  6. Education15▲ 2.9×16 topics
  7. Student Engagement14▲ 11×11 topics
  8. Globalization13▲ 2.3×17 topics
  9. Student Satisfaction12▲ 22×2 topics
  10. Professional Development12▲ 19×7 topics
  11. Mental Health10▲ 2.5×17 topics
  12. Inclusive Education10▲ 9.4×7 topics
  13. Mobile Learning10▲ 10×4 topics
  14. MOOCs10▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 2.4×9 topics
  16. Digital Transformation9▲ 5.8×5 topics
  17. Google Classroom9▲ 29×1 topic
  18. Teacher Perception9▲ 27×1 topic
  19. Lifelong Learning9▲ 14×7 topics
  20. Teacher Training8▲ 4.5×11 topics
  21. Learning Analytics8▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Pedagogy8▲ 5.0×7 topics
  23. Digital Literacy7▲ 4.4×7 topics
  24. Educational Data Mining7▲ 29×1 topic
  25. Massive Open Online Courses7▲ 29×1 topic
  26. Teacher Professional Development7▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Language Teaching7▲ 9.3×3 topics
  28. Health Education7▲ 5.6×4 topics
  29. Media Literacy7▲ 4.6×4 topics
  30. Online Education7▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Teaching Strategies7▲ 8.5×4 topics
  32. Gender Differences7▲ 6.3×9 topics
  33. Sociolinguistics7▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Distance Learning7▲ 6.5×6 topics
  35. Educational Policy6▲ 8.7×5 topics
  36. Information Literacy6▲ 8.3×4 topics
  37. Language Policy6▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Multilingualism6▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Self-Efficacy6▲ 7.2×5 topics
  40. Corpus Linguistics5▲ 8.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Western Mindanao State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Online Learning and Analytics, E-Learning and COVID-19 and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 9 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 7 fractional worksE-Learning and COVID-195E-Learning and COVID-19: 5 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…4EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 4 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…3Online and Blended Learning: 3 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 3 fractional worksSecond Language Acquisition and Learning: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 3 fractional works
EducationComputer Science ApplicationsLanguage and LinguisticsLinguistics and Language4 others

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

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 9 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 7 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 5 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 4 works
  5. 5 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 4 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 3 works
  9. 9 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 3 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 available84.8%not open15.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Western Mindanao State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 311% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Western Mindanao State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00092% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Western Mindanao State University0.0019% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Western Mindanao State University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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