Descriptive Analysis Using a Frequency Distribution to Determine the Highest Number of Publication In Focus Area of Defense and Security

Abstract

This study investigated scientific research on mapping the strength of Defence and Security focus research BASED on the 2014-2018 Scopus data. The Ministry of Research Technology and (KemenristekDIKTI), especially the Directorate General of Research and Development (RISBANG), has a significant role in improving the quality of higher education. One way to improve higher education quality is through mapping the strengths of research. The advantage of the study that forms the basis of this mapping refers to RPJPN 2005-2025 and RPJMN 2015-2019, which focuses on Defence and Security. This study used three steps methodology; (1). Collecting Data were collected from subsequent Scopus data year 2014-2018 from KemenristekDIKTI in scientific publication focus on Defence and Security, (2) identifying Scopus data based on sub-focus of Defence and Security, (3). Data analysis using frequency distribution (Determine the range of data, determine the classes, and determine the class interval). This study concluded that 90.4 % (75) of 83 universities published journals indexed Scopus on range 1-6 journal publications within five years. UI (University of Indonesia) has the most journal publications of Defence and Security focus.