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Cultural Studies research in Indonesia

Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu ranks first in Indonesia for Cultural Studies research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Indonesia University of Education and Institut Seni Indonesia Denpasar.

Indonesia's world rank
#2
of 49 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
24k
Top-10% rate
14.8%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Cultural Studies in Indonesia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluBengkulu #1100.014.9%738
2Indonesia University of EducationBandung #287.319.1%519
3Institut Seni Indonesia DenpasarDenpasar #379.816.9%438
4Sebelas Maret UniversitySurakarta #474.616.3%375
5State University of MalangMalang #570.422.5%340
6State University of SemarangSemarang #667.117.5%398
7Universitas Negeri SurabayaSurabaya #764.318.4%420
8Universitas Gadjah MadaYogyakarta #861.814.9%337
9University of IndonesiaDepok #959.714.8%323
10State University of PadangPadang #1057.711.6%542
11Yogyakarta State UniversityYogyakarta #1156.016.9%262
12State University of MakassarMakassar #1254.412.7%306
13Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraMedan #1352.914.6%413
14Tanjungpura UniversityPontianak #1451.519.7%181
15Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University BandungBandung #1550.319.3%197
16Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaYogyakarta #1649.115.9%323
17Padjadjaran UniversityBandung #1748.015.4%261
18Manado State UniversityKelurahan Tounsaru #1846.917.2%113
19Hasanuddin UniversityMakassar #1945.916.2%195
20Universitas Sumatera UtaraMedan #2243.218.7%244
21Binus UniversityJakarta #2441.718.1%148
22Jambi UniversityJambi City #2640.218.3%203
23State University of JakartaJakarta #2739.515.7%207
24Institut Seni Indonesia SurakartaSurakarta #2838.810.8%376
25University of BrawijayaMalang #3037.615.7%192
26Lambung Mangkurat UniversityBanjarmasin #3236.414.3%144
27Telkom UniversityBandung #3435.314.7%178
28Institut Seni Indonesia YogyakartaBantul #3634.211.1%314
29University of MataramMataram #3733.718.1%184
30Diponegoro UniversitySemarang #3833.219.9%172
31National Research and Innovation AgencyJakarta #3932.723.6%85
32Institut Seni Indonesia PadangpanjangPadangpanjang #4032.310.4%311
33Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu SurabayaSurabaya #4131.818.0%139
34Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University JakartaCiputat #4629.714.9%178
35Airlangga UniversitySurabaya #5028.217.5%162
36Universitas Pendidikan GaneshaSingaraja #5127.814.6%199
37Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia BandungBandung #5327.119.0%190
38State University of MedanMedan #5526.49.4%324
39Udayana UniversityDenpasar #5925.111.3%235
40Lampung UniversityBandar Lampung #6124.515.6%147
41Jakarta Theological SeminaryJakarta #6523.419.6%85
42Tarumanagara UniversityJakarta #6623.112.1%224
43Universitas Ahmad DahlanYogyakarta #6722.818.1%121
44Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan LampungBandar Lampung #7022.014.3%165
45Universitas Muhammadiyah Tapanuli SelatanPadangsidempuan #7620.514.4%146
46Universitas Islam Negeri Palangka RayaPalangkaraya #7720.221.1%69
47Universitas Hindu IndonesiaDenpasar #7820.012.4%182
48Universitas JemberJember #7919.813.7%142
49North Sumatra Islamic UniversityMedan #8119.326.5%67
50Bandung Islamic UniversityBandung #8618.211.2%160
51Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-RaniryBanda Aceh #8817.817.6%94
52Universitas Widya Gama MalangMalang #9117.227.8%70
53Universitas Patria ArthaMakassar #9316.811.7%150
54UIN Sunan Ampel SurabayaSurabaya #9716.013.2%156
55Bandung Institute of TechnologyBandung #9815.814.9%145
56Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik IbrahimMalang #10115.312.7%120
57Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaSurakarta #10414.711.7%124
58Tadulako UniversityPalu #10714.222.2%64
59Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim RiauPekanbaru #10814.014.6%122
60Riau UniversityPekanbaru #11013.713.8%125

Institutions in Indonesia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Cultural Studies, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Cultural Studies researchers in Indonesia?

Sudrajat Sudrajat, Yasraf Amir Piliang and I Ketut Sudarsana rank highest among researchers based in Indonesia.

  1. 1Sudrajat Sudrajat#42,963 worldwide overall153 citations · 5 works
  2. 2Yasraf Amir Piliang#85,141 worldwide overall83 citations · 9 works
  3. 3I Ketut Sudarsana#87,760 worldwide overall84 citations · 6 works
  4. 4Kundharu Saddhono#113,045 worldwide overall107 citations · 9 works
  5. 5Adib Rifqi Setiawan#128,291 worldwide overall80 citations · 5 works
  6. 6Andi Agustang#153,620 worldwide overall64 citations · 5 works
  7. 7Agung Murti Nugroho#174,402 worldwide overall28 citations · 5 works
  8. 8Antariksa Antariksa#217,609 worldwide overall17 citations · 11 works
  9. 9Puji Lestari#226,196 worldwide overall37 citations · 9 works
  10. 10Anas Ahmadi#229,975 worldwide overall14 citations · 6 works
  11. 11Wismanto Wismanto#239,313 worldwide overall28 citations · 5 works
  12. 12Hendra Santosa#286,845 worldwide overall24 citations · 12 works
  13. 13Agus Sachari#299,079 worldwide overall29 citations · 13 works
  14. 14Sony Sukmawan#308,562 worldwide overall21 citations · 9 works
  15. 15Zulfan Saam#310,070 worldwide overall20 citations · 5 works

How Indonesia compares with other countries in Cultural Studies