The Rector of the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY), Prof. Dr. Achmad Nurmandi, M.Sc., recorded international academic achievements. Based on the ScholarGPS 2025 ranking for the last five-year assessment period, Prof. Nurmandi is ranked 11th in the world in the specialty Government and 23rd in the world in the discipline of Political Science. In addition, through the ScholarGPS profile page, Prof. Nurmandi is also listed as a Highly Ranked Scholar – Prior Five Years with the #2 position in the Indonesian specialty.
This achievement shows global recognition of Prof. Nurmandi’s academic track record in the fields of government, political science, and studies related to Indonesia. Through the ScholarGPS page, Prof. Nurmandi is listed as a scholar with an affiliation with the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta and has scientific contributions related to the study of Government, Political Science, and Indonesia as one of the specialties in the ScholarGPS classification.
In the list of Highly Ranked Scholars 2025 in the specialty Government, Prof. Nurmandi is included in the ranks of world academics with outstanding research performance in the last five years. Meanwhile, on the list of Top Scholars 2025 for the discipline of Political Science, Prof. Nurmandi is ranked 23rd in the world. The #2 position in the Indonesian specialty shows ScholarGPS’ recognition of Prof. Nurmandi’s academic contributions in studies related to Indonesia. In this context, “Indonesia” refers to the specialty or study area in the ScholarGPS classification system.
Prof. Nurmandi said that these achievements are not only personal achievements, but also part of the academic ecosystem that grows through collaboration, research consistency, and sustainable scientific contributions.
“This achievement is not only about the position of individuals in a ranking, but also about how research born from the UMY academic environment can be read, recognized, and contribute to global scientific conversations. The fields of Government and Political Science have an important role in answering various challenges of governance, democracy, public policy, and government transformation in the modern era,” said Prof. Nurmandi.
According to him, the recognition of ScholarGPS is an encouragement for UMY to continue to strengthen a productive, collaborative, and impactful academic culture. Universities, he continued, have a responsibility to not only produce scientific publications, but also present ideas that are relevant to the community and policymakers.
“UMY will continue to encourage lecturers and researchers to produce scientific works that not only meet academic standards, but also have social relevance. Research in the fields of politics and government must be able to contribute to improving governance, strengthening democracy, and solving public problems,” he added.
Prof. Nurmandi’s achievements in the ScholarGPS 2025 ranking also strengthen UMY’s academic visibility at the global level. The 11th position in the world in Government, 23rd in the world in Political Science, and #2 in the Indonesian specialty is an indicator that UMY academics are able to compete in the international scientific map, especially in strategic fields related to governance, democracy, public policy, government transformation, and Indonesian studies.
ScholarGPS itself displays the ranking of academics based on certain fields, disciplines, and specialties. In this context, Prof. Nurmandi’s achievements are recorded in several interrelated categories, namely Government as a specialty, Political Science as a discipline, and Indonesia as a specialty, based on assessing academic performance in the last five years.
Through this achievement, UMY affirms its commitment to continue to strengthen the scientific research and publication ecosystem, expand international academic networks, and present scientific contributions that have an impact on the development of science and people’s lives.
