The Alper-Doger Scientific Index, or AD Scientific Index, has released its 2022 global and national university rankings. Unlike other university ranking agencies, this index ranks universities based on the scientific performance and productivity of their researchers. This performance and productivity are measured by the total h-index value found on Google Scholar, and the number of high-performing researchers from each university.
UGM: Top University
Gadjah Mada University (UGM) is the best university in Indonesia according to the AD Scientific Index 2022. The Yogyakarta-based university has seven researchers included in the top 100,000 scientists worldwide.
Two of UGM's researchers on this list are in the social sciences. The other five are from the fields of business and management, economics and econometrics, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, and natural sciences.
Following UGM, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta is ranked second, with five researchers among the top 100,000 scientists globally. These five researchers are from the fields of history, philosophy and religion, social sciences, and other academic disciplines.
University of Indonesia (UI) and Padjadjaran University (Unpad) follow, each with three researchers in the top 100,000. UI's researchers are from the natural sciences and other fields, while Unpad's researchers are from business and management, medical and health sciences, and other disciplines.
Here is the complete list of the top 10 universities in Indonesia according to the AD Scientific Index 2022:
1. Gadjah Mada University (UGM)
2. Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN)
3. University of Indonesia (UI)
4. Padjadjaran University (Unpad)
5. Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)
6. Diponegoro University (Undip)
7. Mercu Buana University
8. Widya Mandala Catholic University
9. 17 August 1945 University
10. Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)
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