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Research in Cartagena

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Cartagena, Colombia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Cartagena, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar and Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez.

Research institutions
11
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
10k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
49k
4.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Cartagena

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 Cartagena?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of CartagenaUniversity 6,804 #4,201
2Universidad Tecnológica de BolívarUniversity 1,305 #6,236
3Corporación Universitaria Rafael NuñezUniversity 867 #9,406
4Science and Technology Corporation for Naval, Maritime and Riverine Industry DevelopmentGovernment institution 345 #13,322
5Fundación Universitaria Tecnológico Comfenalco CartagenaUniversity 345 #18,316
6Fundación Universitaria Colombo InternacionalUniversity 124 #31,601 all time
7Casa del Niño Hospital InfantilHospital / health system 99 not ranked
8Fundación Tecnológica Antonio de ArévaloNonprofit 82 not ranked
9Institución Universitaria Bellas Artes y Ciencias de BolívarUniversity 45 not ranked
10Fundacion Centro Colombiano de Epilepsia y en Enfermedades NeurologicasHospital / health system 45 not ranked
11Corporación Universitaria Regional del CaribeUniversity 27 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.

University of Cartagena: 67.4%Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar: 12.9%Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez: 8.6%Science and Technology Corporation for Naval, Maritime and Riverine Industry Development: 3.4%7 others listed: 7.6%67%largest
University of Cartagena6,804 · 67.4%Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar1,305 · 12.9%Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez867 · 8.6%Science and Technology Corporation for Naval, Maritime and Riverine Industry Development345 · 3.4%7 others listed767 · 7.6%

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

Which fields of science does Cartagena work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Cartagena is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Social Sciences (19%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 870 fractional works · 33.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 488 fractional works · 18.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 102 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 100 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 56 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDemography: 48 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLaw: 47 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 133 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 42 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 35 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 99 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 91 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 79 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 51 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 808 fractional works · 30.9% of its workEngineering: 256 fractional works · 9.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 39 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 221 fractional works · 8.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 53 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 45 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 130 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 46 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 52 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 38 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOceanography: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 671 fractional works · 25.7% of its workMedicine: 499 fractional works · 19.1% of its workSurgery: 62 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 55 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 118 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 56 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 35 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOral Surgery: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 268 fractional works · 10.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 139 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFood Science: 48 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 41 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 81 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 42 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCartagena2,617fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences33%

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 Sciences48818.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1335.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance993.8%
    4. Psychology793.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities512.0%
    6. Decision Sciences200.8%
    1. Engineering2569.8%
    2. Environmental Science2218.5%
    3. Computer Science1305.0%
    4. Materials Science522.0%
    5. Energy381.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences341.3%
    7. Chemistry321.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy210.8%
    9. Mathematics150.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.2%
    1. Medicine49919.1%
    2. Health Professions1184.5%
    3. Dentistry351.3%
    4. Nursing170.6%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1395.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology813.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology210.8%
    4. Neuroscience170.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Cartagena strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Cartagena is most concentrated in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (4.0× the world share in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis).

  1. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 49.7 works4.0×
← 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: 1.11× its world share, 125 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 70 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 30 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 123 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.58× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 231 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 198 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 41 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.81× its world share, 32 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 110 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 454 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 47 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.61× its world share, 123 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.87× its world share, 95 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 69 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 447 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.81×32 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.87×95 works
  3. Health Professions1.76×110 works
  4. Environmental Science1.68×198 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.61×123 works
  6. Energy1.58×34 works
  7. Social Sciences1.49×447 works
  8. Nursing1.19×14 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.11×125 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×9 works
  11. Medicine1.00×454 works
  12. Psychology0.95×69 works
  13. Chemistry0.81×30 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.81×18 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.79×29 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.77×18 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.69×47 works
  18. Computer Science0.67×123 works
  19. Engineering0.65×231 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×70 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.50×4 works
  22. Materials Science0.50×41 works
  23. Mathematics0.49×14 works
  24. Neuroscience0.39×15 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.37×19 works
  26. Veterinary0.36×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Cartagena?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Small and Medium Enterprises, Competitiveness, Digital Marketing, Innovation, Social Responsibility, Urban Development and Innovation Ecosystems.

▲ 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. Education171▲ 3.8×52 topics
  2. Epidemiology144▲ 1.38×120 topics
  3. Sustainability130▲ 2.0×72 topics
  4. Climate Change108▲ 1.51×77 topics
  5. Innovation102▲ 3.8×34 topics
  6. Globalization96▲ 1.87×57 topics
  7. Human Rights88▲ 3.3×29 topics
  8. Public Health85▲ 2.2×52 topics
  9. Small and Medium Enterprises85▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Environmental Impact84▲ 1.89×45 topics
  11. Competitiveness84▲ 41×6 topics
  12. Digital Marketing77▲ 7.6×4 topics
  13. Sustainable Development75▲ 1.84×43 topics
  14. Quality of Life73▲ 1.92×52 topics
  15. Social Responsibility72▲ 12×4 topics
  16. Urban Development71▲ 7.7×12 topics
  17. Economic Impact68▲ 4.9×8 topics
  18. Health Promotion66▲ 8.0×14 topics
  19. Innovation Ecosystems66▲ 25×4 topics
  20. Knowledge Management63▲ 4.4×21 topics
  21. Tourism Management62▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Globalization Effects62▲ 35×3 topics
  23. City Branding62▲ 38×1 topic
  24. Psychopharmacology Education62▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Renewable Energy61▲ 1.62×37 topics
  26. Organizational Culture58▲ 5.7×12 topics
  27. Latin America57▲ 11×20 topics
  28. Risk Assessment55▲ 3.2×21 topics
  29. Teacher Training52▲ 3.3×16 topics
  30. Social Impact52▲ 5.1×14 topics
  31. Colombia44▲ 100×2 topics
  32. Occupational Health42▲ 14×8 topics
  33. Agriculture42▲ 4.2×9 topics
  34. Inclusive Education37▲ 4.0×11 topics
  35. Violence37▲ 9.6×8 topics
  36. Society37▲ 7.3×7 topics
  37. Economy30▲ 15×3 topics
  38. University Students29▲ 20×2 topics
  39. land27▲ 117×1 topic
  40. Research27▲ 8.3×7 topics

What research is done in Cartagena?

Business, Innovation, an…60Business, Innovation, and Economy: 60 fractional worksHistory and Politics in Latin America: 27 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 21 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 20 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 19 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 19 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research…17Diverse Applied Research Studies: 17 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 16 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 16 fractional worksOccupational Health and …16Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 16 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsDemographyInformation SystemsGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 60 works
  2. 2 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 27 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 21 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 20 works
  5. 5 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 19 works
  6. 6 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 19 works
  7. 7 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  8. 8 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 16 works
  9. 9 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 16 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 16 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 2025Cartagena8.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.8% in 2019.

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