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Research in Chía

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Chía, Colombia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad de La Sabana.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.3k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
30k
5.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1963-2026
64 years on the record
Chía

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 Chía?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de La SabanaUniversity 5,275 #2,384
2Microbiomas FoundationNonprofit 25 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 Chía work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Chía is in Health Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (6%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 563 fractional works · 40.8% of its workMedicine: 474 fractional works · 34.4% of its workSurgery: 58 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 54 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 49 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 42 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 71 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 42 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 449 fractional works · 32.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 273 fractional works · 19.8% of its workEducation: 81 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 52 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 40 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCommunication: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 66 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 55 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 230 fractional works · 16.6% of its workEngineering: 89 fractional works · 6.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 74 fractional works · 5.4% of its workInformation Systems: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 32 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 138 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 48 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFood Science: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKChía1,380fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences41%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. Medicine47434.4%
    2. Health Professions715.1%
    3. Nursing161.1%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Social Sciences27319.8%
    2. Psychology664.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting554.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities282.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance191.4%
    6. Decision Sciences80.6%
    1. Engineering896.5%
    2. Computer Science745.4%
    3. Environmental Science322.3%
    4. Energy100.8%
    5. Materials Science100.7%
    6. Mathematics40.3%
    7. Chemistry40.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering40.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.1%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology503.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences483.5%
    3. Neuroscience241.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology130.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Chía strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Chía is most concentrated in Communication (6.5× the world share in Communication).

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 21.3 works6.5×
← 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: 0.74× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 79 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 62 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.81× its world share, 415 worksMedicineNursing: 2.46× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 47 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 55 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 234 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing2.46×14 works
  2. Health Professions1.96×62 works
  3. Medicine1.81×415 works
  4. Social Sciences1.55×234 works
  5. Psychology1.51×55 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.23×47 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.96×12 works
  8. Neuroscience0.96×18 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.88×4 works
  10. Energy0.80×9 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.74×42 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.69×24 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×42 works
  14. Computer Science0.67×62 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×17 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.53×6 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×2 works
  18. Environmental Science0.47×28 works
  19. Engineering0.44×79 works
  20. Veterinary0.41×1 works
  21. Mathematics0.30×4 works
  22. Dentistry0.22×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.21×9 works
  24. Chemistry0.18×3 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.05×1 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Chía?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Education, Latin America, Health Promotion, Educational Technology, Communication, E-Learning and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology109▲ 1.98×115 topics
  2. Education69▲ 2.9×54 topics
  3. Sustainability47▲ 1.40×63 topics
  4. Educational Technology41▲ 2.5×29 topics
  5. Quality of Life39▲ 1.95×45 topics
  6. Public Health36▲ 1.81×46 topics
  7. Innovation36▲ 2.5×29 topics
  8. Mental Health36▲ 1.83×29 topics
  9. E-Learning36▲ 2.7×13 topics
  10. Globalization35▲ 1.29×52 topics
  11. COVID-1935▲ 1.95×21 topics
  12. Human Rights35▲ 2.5×30 topics
  13. Diagnosis35▲ 2.7×35 topics
  14. Management33▲ 3.0×26 topics
  15. Latin America32▲ 12×17 topics
  16. Health Promotion30▲ 7.0×14 topics
  17. Treatment30▲ 1.81×44 topics
  18. Risk Factors27▲ 1.79×28 topics
  19. Knowledge Management26▲ 3.4×19 topics
  20. Pedagogy26▲ 3.7×12 topics
  21. Communication25▲ 5.7×12 topics
  22. Digital Divide22▲ 6.1×9 topics
  23. Medical Education22▲ 5.8×13 topics
  24. Technology21▲ 2.9×17 topics
  25. Nutrition20▲ 3.3×10 topics
  26. Digital Marketing18▲ 3.4×2 topics
  27. Inclusive Education18▲ 3.7×14 topics
  28. Social Networks17▲ 4.5×7 topics
  29. Critical Care16▲ 4.9×8 topics
  30. Informal Learning16▲ 8.9×4 topics
  31. University Students15▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Online Education14▲ 5.4×4 topics
  33. Educational Interventions14▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Constitutionalism13▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Digital Competence13▲ 11×2 topics
  36. ICT13▲ 7.0×4 topics
  37. Virtual Teaching13▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Colombia12▲ 53×2 topics
  39. Educational Projects12▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Remote Learning12▲ 19×1 topic

What research is done in Chía?

Educational Innovations …12Educational Innovations and Technology: 12 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…11Health and Lifestyle Studies: 11 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 10 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 9 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 9 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 9 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 9 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …8Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 8 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 7 fractional worksPneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 7 fractional works
Information SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsComputer Science ApplicationsPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 12 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 11 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 10 works
  4. 4 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 9 works
  7. 7 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 works
  8. 8 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  9. 9 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 7 works
  10. 10 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 7 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 counting10%20%Chía14.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.0% in 2019.

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