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Political Science and International Relations research in Indonesia

University of Indonesia ranks first in Indonesia for Political Science and International Relations research in 2022–2025 (#82 worldwide), followed by Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu and Universitas Gadjah Mada.

Indonesia's world rank
#7
of 97 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
37k
Top-10% rate
13.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Political Science and International Relations in Indonesia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of IndonesiaDepok #8237.814.8%966
2Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluBengkulu #10334.612.8%908
3Universitas Gadjah MadaYogyakarta #11133.619.6%541
4Padjadjaran UniversityBandung #11533.116.5%642
5Diponegoro UniversitySemarang #12432.015.1%590
6Sebelas Maret UniversitySurakarta #15429.016.4%549
7Hasanuddin UniversityMakassar #16927.714.8%412
8State University of SemarangSemarang #17127.516.5%419
9University of BrawijayaMalang #18526.414.9%540
10Airlangga UniversitySurabaya #18826.117.7%435
11Muhammadiyah University of YogyakartaYogyakarta #19026.022.5%323
12Universitas Sumatera UtaraMedan #20524.914.6%403
13Bandung Islamic UniversityBandung #21524.314.8%250
14Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaYogyakarta #22023.914.3%463
15Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University BandungBandung #26221.517.1%314
16Islamic University of IndonesiaYogyakarta #26921.119.3%323
17Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraMedan #28420.39.7%486
18Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran JakartaJakarta #28820.113.5%450
19University of MataramMataram #29120.010.0%433
20Tarumanagara UniversityJakarta #31019.110.4%521
21UIN Sunan Ampel SurabayaSurabaya #33218.113.8%319
22Universitas Muslim IndonesiaMakassar #34317.721.3%141
23University of PattimuraAmbon City #34817.511.9%311
24Mulawarman UniversitySamarinda #39515.712.1%224
25Universitas JemberJember #39815.616.4%237
26Indonesia University of EducationBandung #40515.316.0%196
27Jambi UniversityJambi City #40915.214.4%294
28Lampung UniversityBandar Lampung #41215.112.0%285
29Andalas UniversityPadang #41814.911.3%340
30Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University JakartaCiputat #42114.814.8%241
31Udayana UniversityDenpasar #42214.812.0%258
32International University of BatamBatam #42514.628.8%107
33Universitas Muhammadiyah MalangMalang #42614.622.5%158
34Universitas Patria ArthaMakassar #42714.610.8%300
35University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurSurabaya #43114.48.6%378
36Universitas Muhammadiyah JemberJember #43614.316.6%181
37Jenderal Soedirman UniversityPurwokerto #43814.215.7%208
38State University of GorontaloGorontalo #44314.110.7%301
39Pelita Harapan UniversityTangerang #44414.014.3%195
40Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta RayaJakarta #45813.618.4%174
41State University of PadangPadang #46213.511.6%292
42Universitas BorobudurJakarta #46413.412.7%254
43National Research and Innovation AgencyJakarta #47613.123.5%95
44Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 SurabayaSurabaya #48312.912.3%247
45Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa UniversitySerang #48812.710.4%247
46Universitas Negeri SurabayaSurabaya #49212.614.5%214
47Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan LampungBandar Lampung #49712.413.1%220
48Sriwijaya UniversityPalembang #50412.213.5%212
49Al-Azhar UniversityMedan #50712.211.0%224
50Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaSurakarta #51112.116.5%159
51Universitas TrisaktiJakarta #53511.49.5%263
52Universitas PasundanBandung #53811.319.5%124
53Universitas Wijaya PutraSurabaya #54511.118.1%114
54North Sumatra Islamic UniversityMedan #55310.912.7%114
55Riau UniversityPekanbaru #55710.811.6%210
56Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-RaniryBanda Aceh #56210.714.5%139
57Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik IbrahimMalang #5949.912.1%202
58University of Bangka BelitungPangkalpinang #5959.913.7%108
59Universitas Pendidikan GaneshaSingaraja #5989.815.2%133
60University of Nusa CendanaKupang #6019.89.9%231

Institutions in Indonesia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Political Science and International Relations, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Political Science and International Relations researchers in Indonesia?

Gilles Kepel, Sudarsono Sudarsono and Jawade Hafidz rank highest among researchers based in Indonesia.

  1. 1Gilles Kepel#45,328 worldwide overall103 citations · 24 works
  2. 2Sudarsono Sudarsono#393,462 worldwide overall12 citations · 18 works
  3. 3Jawade Hafidz#429,599 worldwide overall8 citations · 19 works
  4. 4Priyatno Harsasto#494,923 worldwide overall5 citations · 17 works
  5. 5Anak Agung Sagung Laksmi Dewi#531,612 worldwide overall7 citations · 18 works
  6. 6Achmad Nurmandi#613,397 worldwide overall71 citations · 19 works
  7. 7Hartiwiningsih Hartiwiningsih#629,183 worldwide overall7 citations · 17 works
  8. 8J.A.E. Vervaele#778,694 worldwide overall17 citations · 42 works
  9. 9Uning Pratimaratri#845,089 worldwide overall1 citations · 18 works
  10. 10Masudul Alam Choudhury#954,760 worldwide overall64 citations · 19 works
  11. 11anik#1,046,774 worldwide overall32 citations · 18 works
  12. 12Irwansyah Irwansyah#1,046,971 worldwide overall49 citations · 18 works
  13. 13Fitria Nugrah Madani#1,109,277 worldwide overall0 citations · 16 works
  14. 14Basrawi Basrawi#1,318,230 worldwide overall0 citations · 16 works
  15. 15Adi Sulistiyono#1,336,172 worldwide overall5 citations · 23 works

How Indonesia compares with other countries in Political Science and International Relations