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Research in Caracas

Science Explorer records 38 research institutions in Caracas, Venezuela. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Central University of Venezuela and Libertador Experimental Pedagogical University.

Research institutions
38
11 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
37k
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
298k
7.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
5.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Caracas

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 Caracas?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Central University of VenezuelaUniversity 15,950 #3,447
2Simón Bolívar UniversityUniversity 5,841 #13,554
3Libertador Experimental Pedagogical UniversityUniversity 2,853 #4,829
4Universidad Católica Andrés BelloUniversity 2,389 #2,672
5Instituto de Estudios AvanzadosGovernment institution 1,971 #5,241
6Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón RodríguezUniversity 957 #7,213
7Hospital VargasHospital / health system 821 #16,368 all time
8Centro Médico Docente La TrinidadNonprofit 796 #5,623
9Bolivarian University of VenezuelaUniversity 638 #11,818
10Metropolitan UniversityUniversity 630 #8,985
11National Experimental University of the Armed ForcesUniversity 599 #17,536
12Fundacion Venezolana de Investigaciones SismologicasGovernment institution 509 #15,506 all time
13Academia Nacional de Medicina VenezuelaInstitution 426 #14,467 all time
14Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Educación Universitaria, Ciencia y TecnologíaGovernment institution 384 #18,570
15Hospital Militar Dr. Carlos ArveloHospital / health system 350 #24,275 all time
16Central Bank of VenezuelaInstitution 316 #19,328 all time
17Universidad Nacional AbiertaUniversity 303 #21,569 all time
18Institute of Advanced Studies in AdministrationUniversity 293 #17,059 all time
19Hospital San Juan de DiosHospital / health system 231 #27,025 all time
20Instituto Médico La FlorestaHospital / health system 192 #30,524 all time
21Policlinica MetropolitanaHospital / health system 191 #29,372 all time
22Universidad Santa MaríaUniversity 191 #24,079 all time
23Universidad Nacional Experimental de las ArtesUniversity 88 not ranked
24Instituto Nacional de Cooperación Educativa SocialistaInstitution 88 not ranked
25Universidad MonteávilaUniversity 84 not ranked
26Universidad José María VargasUniversity 70 not ranked
27Universidad Nueva EspartaUniversity 68 not ranked
28Escuela Campo AlegreUniversity 60 not ranked
29Colección Ornitológica PhelpsArchive 58 not ranked
30Universidad Católica Santa RosaUniversity 42 not ranked
31Universidad Alejandro de HumboldtUniversity 38 not ranked
32Escuela Nacional de Administración y Hacienda Pública-Instituto Universitario de TecnologíaUniversity 25 not ranked
33Instituto Universitario de Profesiones GerencialesUniversity 17 not ranked
34Fondo Nacional de Ciencia Tecnología e InnovaciónGovernment institution 5 not ranked
35Experimental Security UniversityUniversity 3 not ranked
36Programa Venezolano de Educación Acción en Derechos HumanosNonprofit 3 not ranked
37Seguros Caracas Liberty Mutual (Venezuela)Company 2 not ranked
38Tenaris (Venezuela)Company 1 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.

Central University of Venezuela: 42.6%Simón Bolívar University: 15.6%Libertador Experimental Pedagogical University: 7.6%Universidad Católica Andrés Bello: 6.4%34 others listed: 27.9%43%largest
Central University of Venezuela16k · 42.6%Simón Bolívar University5,841 · 15.6%Libertador Experimental Pedagogical University2,853 · 7.6%Universidad Católica Andrés Bello2,389 · 6.4%34 others listed10k · 27.9%

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

Which fields of science does Caracas work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Caracas is in Social Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Medicine (19%), Arts and Humanities (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,479 fractional works · 45.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,619 fractional works · 29.7% of its workEducation: 473 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 277 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 202 fractional works · 3.7% of its workDemography: 119 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLaw: 97 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 77 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 70 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 357 fractional works · 6.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 75 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 194 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 76 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 160 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 79 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 122 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 102 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,405 fractional works · 25.7% of its workMedicine: 1,054 fractional works · 19.3% of its workSurgery: 206 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 129 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 78 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 74 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 124 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 263 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 167 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPharmacy: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 66 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,072 fractional works · 19.6% of its workComputer Science: 350 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInformation Systems: 163 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 81 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 231 fractional works · 4.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 218 fractional works · 4.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 502 fractional works · 9.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 282 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 77 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 70 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 64 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 129 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCaracas5,458fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences45%

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 Sciences2,47945.4%
    1. Social Sciences1,61929.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities3576.5%
    3. Psychology1943.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1602.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1222.2%
    6. Decision Sciences270.5%
  2. Health Sciences1,40525.7%
    1. Medicine1,05419.3%
    2. Health Professions2634.8%
    3. Dentistry661.2%
    4. Nursing160.3%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Computer Science3506.4%
    2. Engineering2314.2%
    3. Environmental Science2184.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy581.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences531.0%
    6. Chemistry410.8%
    7. Energy410.8%
    8. Materials Science400.7%
    9. Mathematics300.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering90.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2825.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1292.4%
    3. Neuroscience420.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology380.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics110.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Caracas strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Caracas is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Linguistics and Language and Computer Science Applications (12.5× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 63.5 works13×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 35.2 works6.6×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 66.5 works5.8×
← 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: 1.05× its world share, 230 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 110 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 38 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 287 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 191 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 184 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 44 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.61× its world share, 58 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 235 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 911 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.42× its world share, 322 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 132 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 111 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 157 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 1,355 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.61×58 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.42×322 works
  3. Social Sciences2.32×1,355 works
  4. Health Professions1.93×235 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.12×111 works
  6. Psychology1.12×157 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.05×230 works
  8. Medicine1.03×911 works
  9. Energy0.89×38 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.89×132 works
  11. Computer Science0.80×287 works
  12. Environmental Science0.80×184 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.66×31 works
  14. Veterinary0.66×4 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×10 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.57×41 works
  17. Chemistry0.52×38 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.48×8 works
  19. Mathematics0.48×26 works
  20. Nursing0.47×11 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.46×20 works
  22. Neuroscience0.45×34 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×110 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.43×44 works
  25. Engineering0.28×191 works
  26. Materials Science0.20×32 works

Which keywords describe research in Caracas?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Latin America, Globalization, Public Health, Health Promotion, Pedagogy and Communication.

▲ 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. Education630▲ 6.7×90 topics
  2. Epidemiology341▲ 1.57×134 topics
  3. Globalization333▲ 3.1×106 topics
  4. Public Health286▲ 3.6×63 topics
  5. Sustainability278▲ 2.1×88 topics
  6. Innovation277▲ 4.9×49 topics
  7. Latin America222▲ 21×23 topics
  8. Pedagogy195▲ 7.1×22 topics
  9. Health Promotion192▲ 11×17 topics
  10. Educational Technology189▲ 2.9×36 topics
  11. E-Learning187▲ 3.6×17 topics
  12. Sustainable Development184▲ 2.2×58 topics
  13. Human Rights181▲ 3.2×49 topics
  14. Teacher Training170▲ 5.1×20 topics
  15. Communication163▲ 9.5×19 topics
  16. History157▲ 4.2×39 topics
  17. Knowledge Management154▲ 5.1×26 topics
  18. Ethics153▲ 5.5×37 topics
  19. Distance Learning150▲ 7.9×12 topics
  20. Social Movements149▲ 9.3×26 topics
  21. Nutrition143▲ 5.9×15 topics
  22. Inclusive Education140▲ 7.1×17 topics
  23. Public Policy131▲ 5.1×25 topics
  24. Competitiveness121▲ 28×6 topics
  25. Rural Development115▲ 6.1×14 topics
  26. Digital Divide109▲ 7.7×8 topics
  27. Online Education107▲ 10×6 topics
  28. Social Sciences107▲ 14×17 topics
  29. Digital Competence105▲ 22×4 topics
  30. University Students104▲ 34×2 topics
  31. ICT104▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Virtual Teaching103▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Teacher Development102▲ 30×3 topics
  34. Student Performance99▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Curriculum Design99▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Educational Leadership99▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Organizational Commitment98▲ 9.1×2 topics
  38. Educational Innovation98▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Quality Education97▲ 49×1 topic
  40. School Culture97▲ 49×1 topic

What research is done in Caracas?

Educational Innovations and Technology: 90 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 86 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…62Health and Lifestyle Studies: 62 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…56Business, Innovation, and Economy: 56 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 52 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 46 fractional worksEducational Research and…44Educational Research and Science Teaching: 44 fractional worksEducational theories and practices: 39 fractional worksHistorical Studies in Latin America: 38 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…38Social Sciences and Policies: 38 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 90 works
  2. 2 Education and Teacher Training Education 86 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 62 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 56 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 52 works
  6. 6 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 46 works
  7. 7 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 44 works
  8. 8 Educational theories and practices Education 39 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 38 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 38 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 2025Caracas6.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.0% in 2005.

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