State University of Padang: Rankings

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The State University of Padang ranked 16th in Indonesia, 1319th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 106 research topics. The State University of Padang ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 34,463 academic publications and 106,398 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1319 of 14,131 In the World
#321 of 5,830 In Asia
#16 of 562 In Indonesia
#2 of 11 In Padang
#17 of 4,334 For Math Teachers
#89 of 4,645 For Education Majors
#179 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#3267 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1570 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 103 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The State University of Padang ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Indonesia and 422nd in the World with 26,434 publications made and 83,236 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Education Majors.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 76 In Indonesia
#45 of 2,867 In Asia
#422 of 7,088 In the World

State University of Padang
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 1 2
1997 0 0
1998 1 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 1 6
2002 6 1
2003 6 1
2004 2 1
2005 12 4
2006 7 4
2007 17 3
2008 15 2
2009 23 2
2010 29 1
2011 33 5
2012 119 9
2013 244 12
2014 190 44
2015 186 43
2016 300 78
2017 554 304
2018 2154 1073
2019 4048 3143
2020 3930 5297
2021 3890 10868
2022 3695 17335
2023 4657 23716
2024 1848 13070
2025 529 4564

The following table provides academic rankings for The State University of Padang in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Indonesia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Education Majors 4 8 89
Philosophy 2 13 179
Early Childhood Education 5 26 374
Sociology 4 40 423
Public Policy / Administration 11 43 494
Demography 6 87 523
International Relations and Diplomacy 11 78 544
Radio and Television broadcasting 25 86 560
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 15 76 577
Sports / Exercise science 6 93 626
Communications and Public Relations 17 91 662
Special Education 6 65 676
Law 10 127 733
Political Science 12 108 747
Anthropology 9 101 763
Library and Information science 6 105 777
Journalism and Digital Media 24 187 780
Broadcast Journalism 25 169 788
Publishing 11 135 803
Urban and Regional planning 9 171 816
Linguistics 13 218 861
Media Studies 17 87 870
Genealogy 7 99 882
Social Work 9 123 980
Criminology and Criminal Justice 21 95 995
Gender Studies 12 101 1015
Aesthetics 13 235 1031
Archaeology 19 319 1131
Art History 13 142 1218
History 18 322 1226
Classics and Ancient History 20 337 1504

Mathematics rankings

The State University of Padang ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Indonesia and 554th in the World with 13,909 publications made and 47,083 citations received. Main research topics: Math Teachers, Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 75 In Indonesia
#136 of 2,725 In Asia
#554 of 6,434 In the World

State University of Padang
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 1 1
2002 1 1
2003 1 0
2004 0 0
2005 4 1
2006 0 1
2007 6 1
2008 4 1
2009 11 0
2010 22 1
2011 17 5
2012 52 6
2013 134 5
2014 97 18
2015 109 29
2016 159 50
2017 304 150
2018 1214 606
2019 2022 1862
2020 2045 3113
2021 1861 5938
2022 2021 9055
2023 2571 13884
2024 991 8093
2025 306 2815

The following table provides academic rankings for The State University of Padang in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Indonesia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 4 4 17
Statistics 9 297 1025
Actuarial Science 32 285 1111
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 380 1302
Operations Research 31 741 1741

Computer Science rankings

The State University of Padang ranked 12th for Computer Science in Indonesia and 1281st in the World with 11,516 publications made and 36,988 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Multimedia, Neuroscience, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 76 In Indonesia
#429 of 2,842 In Asia
#1281 of 6,855 In the World

State University of Padang
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 0 0
2002 0 3
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 1 2
2006 1 3
2007 4 1
2008 3 2
2009 28 2
2010 19 2
2011 20 6
2012 46 7
2013 81 7
2014 81 17
2015 103 32
2016 120 40
2017 232 164
2018 991 569
2019 1604 1382
2020 1571 2256
2021 1550 4575
2022 1652 7070
2023 2196 11184
2024 949 6840
2025 307 2802

The following table provides academic rankings for The State University of Padang in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Indonesia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Multimedia 4 9 53
Information Technology 11 45 255
Animation 5 177 589
Web Design and Development 3 169 619
Game Design and Development 9 152 682
Computer Engineering 4 252 729
Database Administration 10 229 748
Human-Computer Interaction 9 185 749
Library and Information science 6 105 777
Management Information Systems 15 191 925
Computational Linguistics 13 302 925
Computer Graphics 10 309 992
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 440 1214
Neuroscience 6 423 1338
Cyber Security 18 582 1542
Machine Learning 21 660 1576
Software Engineering 11 506 1620
Telecommunications 9 741 1715
Cognitive Science 19 680 1719
Computer Networking 16 741 1784
Computer Vision 17 808 1857
Data Science 15 646 1860
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 31 1589 3456

Psychology rankings

The State University of Padang ranked 4th for Psychology in Indonesia and 722nd in the World with 11,506 publications made and 41,807 citations received. Main research topics: Education Majors, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 75 In Indonesia
#159 of 2,766 In Asia
#722 of 6,663 In the World

State University of Padang
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 1 1
2002 1 0
2003 4 0
2004 0 0
2005 3 1
2006 1 1
2007 10 2
2008 4 2
2009 12 0
2010 21 1
2011 13 0
2012 61 2
2013 157 2
2014 95 22
2015 97 26
2016 144 41
2017 223 171
2018 1004 624
2019 1555 1865
2020 1557 2799
2021 1574 4987
2022 1661 7781
2023 2125 12007
2024 917 7216
2025 310 2912

The following table provides academic rankings for The State University of Padang in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Indonesia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Education Majors 4 8 89
Child Psychology 1 30 378
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 21 89 411
Social Psychology 2 66 502
Special Education 6 65 676
Sexology 7 63 791
Clinical Psychology 5 167 932
Social Work 9 123 980
Neuroscience 6 423 1338
Psychiatry 12 490 1504
Cognitive Science 19 680 1719

Environmental Science rankings

The State University of Padang ranked 21st for Environmental Science in Indonesia and 1485th in the World with 10,763 publications made and 31,680 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#21 of 75 In Indonesia
#510 of 2,841 In Asia
#1485 of 6,888 In the World

State University of Padang
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 1
1996 1 2
1997 0 1
1998 1 3
1999 0 0
2000 0 5
2001 1 7
2002 2 8
2003 2 9
2004 2 4
2005 5 5
2006 3 6
2007 5 6
2008 2 11
2009 15 7
2010 10 6
2011 12 10
2012 39 18
2013 75 18
2014 65 27
2015 103 31
2016 127 64
2017 258 158
2018 901 603
2019 1558 1538
2020 1519 2318
2021 1331 3980
2022 1442 6283
2023 2107 9874
2024 971 5995
2025 234 2672

The following table provides academic rankings for The State University of Padang in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Indonesia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forestry 32 134 585
Mining Engineering 7 245 687
Urban and Regional planning 9 171 816
Hydrology and Water resources management 22 420 1016
Geography and Cartography 18 331 1171
Paleontology 15 463 1364
Ecology 23 513 1486
Environmental Management 23 603 1524
Geology 19 594 1640
Agricultural Science 37 680 1687
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 34 638 1802
Earth science and Geophysics 18 768 1904
Geotechnical Engineering 26 810 1912
Petrology and Geochemistry 26 834 2155
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 20 926 2158
Environmental Engineering 36 1023 2258
Oceanography 30 952 2361
Environmental Chemistry 29 1243 2647

Medicine rankings

The State University of Padang ranked 15th for Medicine in Indonesia and 1396th in the World with 9,739 publications made and 30,718 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Health Science, Pathology, Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology.

Medicine ranking Location
#15 of 75 In Indonesia
#483 of 2,817 In Asia
#1396 of 6,793 In the World

State University of Padang
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 3
2002 1 1
2003 2 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 2
2007 7 2
2008 2 2
2009 4 2
2010 12 0
2011 8 3
2012 36 3
2013 108 7
2014 76 21
2015 77 25
2016 130 34
2017 170 104
2018 850 531
2019 1397 1421
2020 1310 2172
2021 1361 3990
2022 1368 6245
2023 1791 9006
2024 790 5211
2025 278 2070

The following table provides academic rankings for The State University of Padang in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Indonesia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Health Science 5 59 411
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 25 117 547
Public Health 6 98 577
Sports / Exercise science 6 93 626
Cosmetology 14 313 819
Clinical Psychology 5 167 932
Social Work 9 123 980
Physical Therapy 11 336 1182
Sports Medicine 7 316 1224
Psychiatry 12 490 1504
Healthcare Management (MHA) 20 439 1598
Toxicology 34 681 1635
Pathology 23 652 1739
Veterinary 34 801 1880
Nursing 21 542 1888
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 22 562 1899
Virology 33 775 2029
Gerontology 28 627 2176
Dentistry 25 839 2217
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 22 938 2389
Surgery 24 951 2521
Family medicine 46 867 2554
Anatomy and Physiology 26 1171 2889
Pharmacology 44 1496 3221
Immunology 45 1507 3479

Biology rankings

The State University of Padang ranked 25th for Biology in Indonesia and 2030th in the World with 8,710 publications made and 28,465 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics.

Biology ranking Location
#25 of 75 In Indonesia
#841 of 2,838 In Asia
#2030 of 6,841 In the World

State University of Padang
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 1
1996 1 2
1997 0 1
1998 0 3
1999 0 0
2000 0 5
2001 1 6
2002 2 7
2003 1 8
2004 1 4
2005 2 5
2006 1 6
2007 6 5
2008 1 11
2009 12 7
2010 16 6
2011 14 8
2012 27 17
2013 67 24
2014 59 29
2015 80 48
2016 120 80
2017 193 162
2018 736 543
2019 1269 1355
2020 1116 1829
2021 1146 3361
2022 1187 5324
2023 1675 8256
2024 780 4862
2025 230 2369

The following table provides academic rankings for The State University of Padang in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Indonesia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forestry 32 134 585
Animal Science 28 224 797
Nutrition and Food Science 35 477 1190
Botany 19 445 1246
Horticulture 33 502 1253
Neuroscience 6 423 1338
Paleontology 15 463 1364
Toxicology 34 681 1635
Agricultural Science 37 680 1687
Evolutionary Biology 8 591 1760
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 34 638 1802
Virology 33 775 2029
Molecular Biology 20 1029 2399
Zoology 34 982 2680
Nanotechnology 21 1443 2864
Microbiology 38 1390 3014
Biotechnology 37 1407 3040
Biochemistry 30 1415 3066
Pharmacology 44 1496 3221
Genetics 33 1497 3368
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 31 1589 3456
Immunology 45 1507 3479

Business rankings

The State University of Padang ranked 18th for Business in Indonesia and 833rd in the World with 7,629 publications made and 23,578 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Human Resource Management.

Business ranking Location
#18 of 76 In Indonesia
#193 of 2,654 In Asia
#833 of 6,366 In the World

State University of Padang
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 0 1
2002 4 2
2003 1 2
2004 0 2
2005 7 0
2006 3 0
2007 8 1
2008 3 0
2009 12 1
2010 7 1
2011 9 6
2012 30 7
2013 61 6
2014 60 20
2015 90 25
2016 68 29
2017 186 97
2018 689 336
2019 1181 838
2020 1071 1427
2021 960 2722
2022 975 4283
2023 1427 6774
2024 590 4033
2025 203 1672

The following table provides academic rankings for The State University of Padang in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Indonesia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Human Resource Management 1 4 51
Hospitality and Hotel Management 13 50 188
Entrepreneurship 7 31 329
Engineering Management 5 53 334
Accounting 12 52 352
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 88 401
Entertainment Industry Business 13 61 471
Public Policy / Administration 11 43 494
Advertising 20 84 511
Real Estate 15 164 621
Tax Law 35 156 745
Finance 17 172 778
Marketing 23 211 875
Management 14 237 891
Management Information Systems 15 191 925
Actuarial Science 32 285 1111
Project Management 26 333 1361
Operations Research 31 741 1741
International Business 34 509 1841

Engineering rankings

The State University of Padang ranked 21st for Engineering in Indonesia and 2051st in the World with 7,269 publications made and 23,570 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#21 of 75 In Indonesia
#887 of 2,841 In Asia
#2051 of 6,795 In the World

State University of Padang
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 2
1997 0 0
1998 0 3
1999 0 0
2000 0 5
2001 0 3
2002 0 3
2003 1 1
2004 0 0
2005 1 5
2006 3 4
2007 2 4
2008 0 5
2009 24 2
2010 13 8
2011 17 12
2012 31 17
2013 61 21
2014 65 28
2015 81 49
2016 96 84
2017 175 148
2018 574 572
2019 922 953
2020 953 1351
2021 973 2605
2022 983 3775
2023 1395 5756
2024 720 4546
2025 210 2630

The following table provides academic rankings for The State University of Padang in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Indonesia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Engineering Management 5 53 334
Product and Industrial Design 16 193 672
Mining Engineering 7 245 687
Computer Engineering 4 252 729
Human-Computer Interaction 9 185 749
Agricultural Engineering 25 340 759
Automotive Engineering 12 334 879
Technical Drawing 12 379 978
Transportation Engineering 26 528 1417
Architectural Engineering 29 616 1533
Civil Engineering 18 602 1576
Mechanical Engineering 16 602 1578
Electrical Engineering 11 719 1668
Telecommunications 9 741 1715
Operations Research 31 741 1741
Remote Sensing 18 693 1742
Reliability and Quality Engineering 18 743 1763
Systems Engineering 16 636 1776
Acoustical Engineering 14 707 1784
Computer Networking 16 741 1784
Aerospace Engineering 17 748 1875
Geotechnical Engineering 26 810 1912
Renewable Energy Engineering 24 890 1977
Structural Engineering 24 892 2081
Environmental Engineering 36 1023 2258
Optical Engineering 22 1080 2386
Metallurgical Engineering 23 1241 2592
Materials Science 24 1246 2622
Electronic Engineering 22 1248 2640
Chemical Engineering 25 1325 2647
Nanotechnology 21 1443 2864
Biotechnology 37 1407 3040

Economics rankings

The State University of Padang ranked 13th for Economics in Indonesia and 758th in the World with 5,974 publications made and 20,611 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Agricultural Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#13 of 75 In Indonesia
#153 of 2,559 In Asia
#758 of 6,188 In the World

State University of Padang
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 4 2
2003 1 2
2004 0 1
2005 5 1
2006 2 0
2007 7 2
2008 2 0
2009 6 1
2010 10 1
2011 9 4
2012 30 5
2013 48 5
2014 45 16
2015 63 14
2016 55 27
2017 147 82
2018 518 270
2019 917 691
2020 861 1202
2021 760 2370
2022 761 3537
2023 1166 6163
2024 428 3544
2025 137 1410

The following table provides academic rankings for The State University of Padang in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Indonesia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 88 401
Development Studies 7 81 511
International Relations and Diplomacy 11 78 544
Agricultural Economics 31 226 694
Finance 17 172 778
Actuarial Science 32 285 1111
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 380 1302
International Economics 22 398 1550
Environmental Economics 30 736 1750

Art & Design rankings

The State University of Padang ranked 6th for Art & Design in Indonesia and 691st in the World with 3,984 publications made and 12,153 citations received. Main research topics: Multimedia, Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#6 of 74 In Indonesia
#124 of 2,450 In Asia
#691 of 6,010 In the World

State University of Padang
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 1
2006 1 0
2007 3 0
2008 1 1
2009 4 0
2010 3 0
2011 6 0
2012 18 0
2013 21 0
2014 24 5
2015 35 6
2016 30 12
2017 73 56
2018 284 153
2019 523 359
2020 660 685
2021 557 1593
2022 597 2512
2023 731 4103
2024 341 2564
2025 85 914

The following table provides academic rankings for The State University of Padang in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Indonesia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Multimedia 4 9 53
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 7 87
Music 6 43 342
Illustration and Concept Art 4 74 350
Creative Writing 6 28 425
Entertainment Industry Business 13 61 471
Graphic Design 9 131 584
Animation 5 177 589
Photography 9 104 622
Literature 5 93 625
Painting and Drawing 13 154 647
Sculpture 13 154 647
Game Design and Development 9 152 682
Performing arts 10 120 744
Fashion Design 9 171 802
Interior Design 27 404 974
Computer Graphics 10 309 992
Aesthetics 13 235 1031
Art History 13 142 1218

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the State University of Padang

Speciality Indonesia Asia World Rank
Radiochemistry 19 382 741
Astrophysics and Astronomy 21 742 1998
Theoretical Physics 14 791 2067
Quantum and Particle physics 16 941 2153
Physics 20 966 2225
Physical chemistry 21 1067 2228
Chemistry 27 1275 2727
Inorganic Chemistry 25 1344 2735
Condensed Matter Physics 14 1334 2753
Organic Chemistry 30 1380 2881
Nuclear Physics 29 1683 3656