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Research in Arequipa

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Arequipa, Peru. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa, Catholic University of Santa María and Universidad Católica San Pablo.

Research institutions
3
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.4k
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
3.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1961-2026
66 years on the record
Arequipa

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Arequipa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de ArequipaUniversity 2,348 #2,724
2Catholic University of Santa MaríaUniversity 1,048 #4,922
3Universidad Católica San PabloUniversity 999 #6,384

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Arequipa work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Arequipa is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Computer Science (11%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 866 fractional works · 41.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 483 fractional works · 22.9% of its workEducation: 146 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 97 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 46 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLaw: 38 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCommunication: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 147 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 63 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 30 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 87 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 69 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 60 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 57 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 709 fractional works · 33.7% of its workComputer Science: 223 fractional works · 10.6% of its workInformation Systems: 74 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 51 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 31 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 31 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 219 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 32 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 151 fractional works · 7.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 30 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 34 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 308 fractional works · 14.6% of its workMedicine: 209 fractional works · 9.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 46 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 74 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 47 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 223 fractional works · 10.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 143 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPlant Science: 36 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 34 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 31 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKArequipa2,106fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences41%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences48322.9%
    2. Psychology1477.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting874.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities693.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance602.8%
    6. Decision Sciences211.0%
    1. Computer Science22310.6%
    2. Engineering21910.4%
    3. Environmental Science1517.2%
    4. Materials Science341.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences281.3%
    6. Energy180.9%
    7. Chemistry170.8%
    8. Physics and Astronomy90.4%
    9. Mathematics90.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine2099.9%
    2. Health Professions743.5%
    3. Dentistry170.8%
    4. Nursing60.3%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1436.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology502.4%
    3. Neuroscience140.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology110.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Arequipa strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Arequipa is most concentrated in Computer Science Applications, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Social Psychology (10.0× the world share in Computer Science Applications).

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 45.9 works10.0×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 29.1 works3.5×
  3. Social PsychologySubfield · 54.4 works3.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 123 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 200 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 188 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 136 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.51× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 69 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 186 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 62 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 81 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 58 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.24× its world share, 127 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 427 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.24×127 works
  2. Social Sciences1.81×427 works
  3. Dentistry1.51×14 works
  4. Environmental Science1.47×136 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.46×58 works
  6. Health Professions1.41×69 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.39×123 works
  8. Computer Science1.38×200 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.35×81 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.16×62 works
  11. Energy0.95×16 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.94×17 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.81×24 works
  14. Engineering0.67×188 works
  15. Veterinary0.63×2 works
  16. Nursing0.56×5 works
  17. Medicine0.52×186 works
  18. Chemistry0.51×15 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.46×9 works
  20. Materials Science0.46×30 works
  21. Neuroscience0.43×13 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×42 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.36×2 works
  24. Mathematics0.36×8 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.19×8 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.16×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Arequipa?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Digital Marketing, E-Learning, Pedagogy, Latin America, Knowledge Management and Small and Medium Enterprises.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Education180▲ 5.0×63 topics
  2. Innovation104▲ 4.8×39 topics
  3. Sustainability102▲ 1.97×64 topics
  4. Globalization93▲ 2.2×61 topics
  5. E-Learning86▲ 4.2×14 topics
  6. Educational Technology83▲ 3.3×35 topics
  7. Mental Health80▲ 2.7×34 topics
  8. Environmental Impact76▲ 2.1×45 topics
  9. COVID-1973▲ 2.7×22 topics
  10. Digital Marketing68▲ 8.4×4 topics
  11. Pedagogy68▲ 6.4×12 topics
  12. Knowledge Management67▲ 5.7×20 topics
  13. Latin America59▲ 15×18 topics
  14. Small and Medium Enterprises57▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Human Rights56▲ 2.6×30 topics
  16. Distance Learning53▲ 7.3×10 topics
  17. Technology52▲ 4.7×18 topics
  18. Teacher Training51▲ 4.0×15 topics
  19. Urban Development49▲ 6.6×9 topics
  20. Health Promotion49▲ 7.4×12 topics
  21. Social Responsibility48▲ 10.0×6 topics
  22. Online Education47▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Innovation Ecosystems47▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Coping Strategies46▲ 8.6×6 topics
  25. Communication46▲ 6.9×16 topics
  26. Digital Divide45▲ 8.3×6 topics
  27. Resilience45▲ 4.3×11 topics
  28. University Students43▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Competitiveness43▲ 26×6 topics
  30. Nutrition43▲ 4.6×11 topics
  31. Occupational Health43▲ 18×5 topics
  32. Psychopharmacology Education43▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Tourism Management43▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Digital Competence40▲ 21×2 topics
  35. ICT39▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Virtual Teaching39▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Psychological Well-being36▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Burnout34▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Health Professionals33▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Work Stress33▲ 60×1 topic

What research is done in Arequipa?

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 42 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 37 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…31Stress and Burnout Research: 31 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…24E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 24 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 23 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 20 fractional worksSocial Skills and Educat…16Social Skills and Education: 16 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 16 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 14 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 13 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsSocial PsychologyComputer Science Applications3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 42 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 37 works
  3. 3 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 31 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 24 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 23 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 20 works
  7. 7 Social Skills and Education Education 16 works
  8. 8 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 16 works
  9. 9 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 works
  10. 10 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Arequipa12.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.2% in 2021.

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