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Research in Cartago

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Cartago, Costa Rica. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.2k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
4.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1962-2026
65 years on the record
Cartago

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 Cartago?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Instituto Tecnológico de Costa RicaUniversity 3,168 #4,370
2Universidad Florencio del CastilloUniversity 28 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.

Which fields of science does Cartago work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Cartago is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (15%), Engineering (13%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 476 fractional works · 46.2% of its workComputer Science: 155 fractional works · 15.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 35 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 33 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 27 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 138 fractional works · 13.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 104 fractional works · 10.1% of its workEcology: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 25 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 23 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 293 fractional works · 28.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 128 fractional works · 12.4% of its workEducation: 41 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDemography: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 62 fractional works · 6.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 34 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 33 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 30 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 181 fractional works · 17.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 123 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPlant Science: 42 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHorticulture: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 47 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 81 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMedicine: 60 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCartago1,031fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences28%

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. Computer Science15515.1%
    2. Engineering13813.4%
    3. Environmental Science10410.1%
    4. Energy252.4%
    5. Materials Science181.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences131.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy80.8%
    8. Chemistry70.6%
    9. Mathematics60.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences12812.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting626.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities343.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance333.2%
    5. Psychology222.2%
    6. Decision Sciences131.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12312.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology474.5%
    3. Neuroscience70.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology20.2%
    1. Medicine605.8%
    2. Health Professions161.6%
    3. Nursing20.2%
    4. Veterinary20.2%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Cartago?

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

▲ 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. Sustainability68▲ 2.7×56 topics
  2. Innovation60▲ 5.7×31 topics
  3. Education57▲ 3.2×35 topics
  4. Machine Learning54▲ 1.58×51 topics
  5. Climate Change52▲ 1.86×65 topics
  6. Deep Learning43▲ 1.21×50 topics
  7. Environmental Impact42▲ 2.4×33 topics
  8. Digital Marketing42▲ 10×4 topics
  9. Knowledge Management35▲ 6.1×15 topics
  10. Educational Technology34▲ 2.8×21 topics
  11. Renewable Energy34▲ 2.2×33 topics
  12. Urban Development33▲ 9.0×7 topics
  13. Biodiversity31▲ 3.9×20 topics
  14. E-Learning29▲ 3.0×8 topics
  15. Sustainable Development29▲ 1.79×25 topics
  16. Small and Medium Enterprises28▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Social Responsibility27▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Technology27▲ 5.0×14 topics
  19. Economic Impact26▲ 4.8×5 topics
  20. Innovation Ecosystems26▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Psychopharmacology Education24▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Tourism Management24▲ 34×1 topic
  23. Social Impact24▲ 5.9×11 topics
  24. Big Data23▲ 2.3×17 topics
  25. Competitiveness22▲ 27×6 topics
  26. Teacher Training21▲ 3.3×9 topics
  27. Cultural Heritage20▲ 3.7×15 topics
  28. Informal Learning19▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Sustainable Agriculture19▲ 5.9×6 topics
  30. Social Capital19▲ 3.5×8 topics
  31. Food Security19▲ 3.3×10 topics
  32. Community Participation18▲ 4.9×8 topics
  33. Biomass Estimation18▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Open Access18▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Biodiversity Conservation17▲ 4.5×13 topics
  36. Latin America17▲ 8.7×13 topics
  37. Rural Development17▲ 4.7×6 topics
  38. Educational Projects16▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Remote Learning16▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Rural Communities12▲ 21×4 topics

What research is done in Cartago?

Business, Innovation, an…24Business, Innovation, and Economy: 24 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…13E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 13 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences9Plant and soil sciences: 9 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 8 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 8 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and…7Educational Outcomes and Influences: 7 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 6 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 6 fractional worksScience, Technology, and Education in Latin America: 5 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Function: 5 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsComputer Science ApplicationsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 24 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 13 works
  3. 3 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 8 works
  5. 5 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 8 works
  6. 6 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 7 works
  7. 7 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 6 works
  8. 8 Regional Development and Innovation Development 6 works
  9. 9 Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America Demography 5 works
  10. 10 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 5 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Cartago8.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.9% in 2011.

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