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Research in Asunción

Science Explorer records 28 research institutions in Asunción, Paraguay. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Columbia del Paraguay, Universidad Americana and Universidad del Norte.

Research institutions
28
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▲ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
48k
4.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Asunción

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 Asunción?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Instituto de Medicina TropicalHospital / health system 1,690 #10,670
2Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y TecnologíaGovernment institution 987 #10,052
3Universidad AmericanaUniversity 861 #7,078
4Universidad Columbia del ParaguayUniversity 760 #5,105
5Guyra ParaguayNonprofit 728 #9,568
6Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar SocialGovernment institution 703 #7,721
7Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la AsunciónUniversity 700 #7,241
8Universidad Autónoma de AsunciónUniversity 598 #12,474
9Universidad del NorteUniversity 519 #7,152
10Universidad San CarlosUniversity 459 #13,258
11IPS CentralHospital / health system 396 #17,717
12Universidad de la Integración de las AméricasUniversity 364 #12,072
13Universidad Nacional De CaaguazúUniversity 337 #11,135
14Universidad del PacíficoUniversity 244 #11,588
15Universidad Politécnica y Artística del ParaguayUniversity 210 #12,143
16Universidad IberoamericanaUniversity 188 #26,221 all time
17Universidad Tecnológica IntercontinentalUniversity 173 #20,763
18Universidad del Cono Sur de las AméricasUniversity 125 #31,568 all time
19Universidad Autónoma del ParaguayUniversity 106 not ranked
20Paraguayan Center for Population StudiesUniversity 99 not ranked
21Instituto Nacional de Educación Superior Dr. Raúl PeñaUniversity 90 not ranked
22Universidad Metropolitana de AsunciónUniversity 89 not ranked
23Centro de Ciencias Penales y Política CriminalUniversity 73 not ranked
24Universidad Evangélica del ParaguayUniversity 64 not ranked
25Universidad ComuneraUniversity 40 not ranked
26Stael Ruffinelli de OrtizUniversity 22 not ranked
27Instituto Privado de Hematología e Investigación ClínicaResearch facility 14 not ranked
28Centro de Análisis y Difusión de la Economía ParaguyaInstitution 5 not ranked

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.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Instituto de Medicina Tropical: 15.9%Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología: 9.3%Universidad Americana: 8.1%Universidad Columbia del Paraguay: 7.1%24 others listed: 59.6%16%largest
Instituto de Medicina Tropical1,690 · 15.9%Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología987 · 9.3%Universidad Americana861 · 8.1%Universidad Columbia del Paraguay760 · 7.1%24 others listed6,346 · 59.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Asunción work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Asunción is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Medicine (21%), Health Professions (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,764 fractional works · 44.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,203 fractional works · 30.0% of its workEducation: 487 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 217 fractional works · 5.4% of its workLaw: 99 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 97 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDemography: 78 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth: 40 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 155 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 66 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 130 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 117 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 127 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 109 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 40 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,172 fractional works · 29.2% of its workMedicine: 842 fractional works · 21.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 150 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurgery: 103 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 91 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 67 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 54 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 277 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 190 fractional works · 4.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 686 fractional works · 17.1% of its workComputer Science: 226 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInformation Systems: 116 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 58 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 183 fractional works · 4.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 52 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 125 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Science: 62 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 387 fractional works · 9.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 188 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 50 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 97 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 67 fractional works · 1.7% of its workParasitology: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAsunción4,010fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences44%

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 Sciences1,76444.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,20330.0%
    2. Psychology1553.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1303.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1273.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities1092.7%
    6. Decision Sciences401.0%
  2. Health Sciences1,17229.2%
    1. Medicine84221.0%
    2. Health Professions2776.9%
    3. Dentistry310.8%
    4. Nursing200.5%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Computer Science2265.6%
    2. Environmental Science1834.6%
    3. Engineering1253.1%
    4. Materials Science621.6%
    5. Mathematics240.6%
    6. Energy210.5%
    7. Chemistry180.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy120.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences110.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1884.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology972.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology671.7%
    4. Neuroscience300.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Asunción strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Asunción is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Computer Science Applications and Law (5.7× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 21.4 works5.7×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 45.0 works5.3×
  3. LawSubfield · 92.5 works4.6×
← 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: 1.04× its world share, 170 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 82 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 56 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 183 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 110 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 158 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 47 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.64× its world share, 27 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.73× its world share, 247 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.10× its world share, 725 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 94 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 105 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.66× its world share, 122 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 132 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 1,026 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions2.73×247 works
  2. Social Sciences2.36×1,026 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.66×122 works
  4. Dentistry1.64×27 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.61×56 works
  6. Psychology1.26×132 works
  7. Medicine1.10×725 works
  8. Nursing1.08×18 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.07×36 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.04×170 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.95×94 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.95×105 works
  13. Environmental Science0.93×158 works
  14. Computer Science0.69×183 works
  15. Energy0.61×19 works
  16. Veterinary0.51×2 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×6 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×82 works
  19. Neuroscience0.43×24 works
  20. Materials Science0.39×47 works
  21. Chemistry0.27×14 works
  22. Mathematics0.25×10 works
  23. Engineering0.21×110 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.20×2 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.18×10 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.10×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Asunción?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Epidemiology, Education, Public Health, Distance Learning, Inclusive Education, Social Inequality and Educational Technology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology401▲ 2.5×132 topics
  2. Teacher Training306▲ 12×20 topics
  3. Education293▲ 4.2×76 topics
  4. Public Health264▲ 4.5×58 topics
  5. Educational Technology201▲ 4.2×32 topics
  6. Globalization178▲ 2.3×84 topics
  7. Qualitative Research172▲ 5.1×23 topics
  8. Distance Learning172▲ 12×9 topics
  9. Inclusive Education163▲ 11×14 topics
  10. Innovation163▲ 3.9×42 topics
  11. COVID-19157▲ 3.0×28 topics
  12. Social Inequality155▲ 14×13 topics
  13. Curriculum Development154▲ 5.7×13 topics
  14. E-Learning150▲ 3.9×17 topics
  15. Health Promotion138▲ 11×17 topics
  16. Online Learning137▲ 4.1×17 topics
  17. Risk Factors134▲ 3.0×34 topics
  18. Human Rights132▲ 3.2×43 topics
  19. Healthcare127▲ 2.8×27 topics
  20. Public Policy122▲ 6.4×17 topics
  21. Knowledge Management118▲ 5.3×22 topics
  22. Nutrition108▲ 6.1×14 topics
  23. Educational Reform108▲ 22×7 topics
  24. Digital Marketing104▲ 6.7×4 topics
  25. Educational Policies103▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Healthcare Access103▲ 9.4×12 topics
  27. Pedagogy102▲ 5.1×16 topics
  28. Pedagogical Practices102▲ 28×3 topics
  29. Economic Impact98▲ 4.6×9 topics
  30. Critical Pedagogy97▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Small and Medium Enterprises95▲ 13×6 topics
  32. Social Responsibility92▲ 10.0×7 topics
  33. Urban Development92▲ 6.5×11 topics
  34. Competitiveness87▲ 28×6 topics
  35. Innovation Ecosystems85▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Latin America82▲ 11×22 topics
  37. Research78▲ 16×6 topics
  38. University Students78▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Globalization Effects76▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Tourism Management75▲ 27×2 topics

What research is done in Asunción?

Education Pedagogy and Practices: 86 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 70 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…54Health and Lifestyle Studies: 54 fractional worksEducational Innovations …48Educational Innovations and Technology: 48 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 48 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 41 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues38Brazilian Legal Issues: 38 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 37 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 32 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…32Health and Medical Education: 32 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 86 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 70 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 54 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 48 works
  5. 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 48 works
  6. 6 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 41 works
  7. 7 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 38 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 37 works
  9. 9 Education and Teacher Training Education 32 works
  10. 10 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 32 works

Research output over time

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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Asunción6.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.6% in 2015.

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