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Research in Cuenca

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Cuenca, Ecuador. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Católica de Cuenca, University of Cuenca and Politecnica Salesiana University.

Research institutions
7
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▲ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
55k
3.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Cuenca

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 Cuenca?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Católica de CuencaUniversity 6,598 #1,223
2University of CuencaUniversity 4,439 #2,034
3Politecnica Salesiana UniversityUniversity 3,985 #2,236
4Universidad del AzuayUniversity 1,323 #2,680
5Hospital de Especialidades José Carrasco ArteagaHospital / health system 322 #21,119
6Hospital Vicente Corral MoscosoHospital / health system 144 #32,013 all time
7Corporación Ecuatoriana para el Desarrollo de la Investigación y la AcademiaInstitution 3 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.

Universidad Católica de Cuenca: 39.2%University of Cuenca: 26.4%Politecnica Salesiana University: 23.7%Universidad del Azuay: 7.9%3 others listed: 2.8%39%largest
Universidad Católica de Cuenca6,598 · 39.2%University of Cuenca4,439 · 26.4%Politecnica Salesiana University3,985 · 23.7%Universidad del Azuay1,323 · 7.9%3 others listed469 · 2.8%

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

Which fields of science does Cuenca work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Cuenca is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (17%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,561 fractional works · 40.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,887 fractional works · 21.3% of its workEducation: 563 fractional works · 6.4% of its workLaw: 367 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 238 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 151 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCommunication: 119 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 514 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 504 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 506 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAccounting: 221 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 140 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 415 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 192 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 92 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 190 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,515 fractional works · 28.4% of its workMedicine: 1,487 fractional works · 16.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 233 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 217 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 101 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 99 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 154 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 695 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 329 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 147 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacy: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 273 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOral Surgery: 113 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthodontics: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,152 fractional works · 24.3% of its workEngineering: 787 fractional works · 8.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 226 fractional works · 2.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 108 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 74 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 69 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 68 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 679 fractional works · 7.7% of its workInformation Systems: 294 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 132 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 94 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 69 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 458 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 140 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 105 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 84 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 625 fractional works · 7.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 313 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFood Science: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 68 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 179 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 68 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 68 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCuenca8,852fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences40%

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 Sciences3,56140.2%
    1. Social Sciences1,88721.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5145.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting5065.7%
    4. Psychology4154.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities1902.1%
    6. Decision Sciences490.6%
  2. Health Sciences2,51528.4%
    1. Medicine1,48716.8%
    2. Health Professions6957.9%
    3. Dentistry2733.1%
    4. Veterinary310.3%
    5. Nursing290.3%
    1. Engineering7878.9%
    2. Computer Science6797.7%
    3. Environmental Science4585.2%
    4. Energy1051.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences450.5%
    6. Materials Science260.3%
    7. Chemistry160.2%
    8. Mathematics130.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy120.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering90.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3133.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1792.0%
    3. Neuroscience680.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology510.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics150.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Cuenca strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Cuenca is most concentrated in Life-span and Life-course Studies, Medical Laboratory Technology and Occupational Therapy (16.7× the world share in Life-span and Life-course Studies).

  1. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 22.2 works17×
  2. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 24.6 works9.9×
  3. Occupational TherapySubfield · 132.3 works9.9×
  4. General DentistrySubfield · 30.5 works8.8×
  5. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 21.8 works8.3×
  6. General Social SciencesSubfield · 66.1 works7.5×
  7. LawSubfield · 345.1 works7.4×
  8. Oral SurgerySubfield · 106.0 works6.9×
← 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, 281 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 163 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 46 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 61 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 596 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 39 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.36× its world share, 100 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 697 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 410 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.60× its world share, 256 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.07× its world share, 648 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 1,361 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.45× its world share, 27 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 172 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.83× its world share, 472 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 43 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.88× its world share, 493 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 363 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 1,673 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry6.60×256 works
  2. Health Professions3.07×648 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.88×493 works
  4. Veterinary2.45×27 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.83×472 works
  6. Social Sciences1.65×1,673 works
  7. Psychology1.49×363 works
  8. Energy1.36×100 works
  9. Environmental Science1.03×410 works
  10. Computer Science0.96×596 works
  11. Medicine0.88×1,361 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.74×281 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.74×172 works
  14. Nursing0.67×26 works
  15. Engineering0.58×697 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×46 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.55×43 works
  18. Neuroscience0.47×61 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.42×12 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×163 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×39 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.25×7 works
  23. Chemistry0.11×14 works
  24. Mathematics0.11×10 works
  25. Materials Science0.08×23 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.06×10 works

Which keywords describe research in Cuenca?

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

▲ 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. Education833▲ 5.5×80 topics
  2. Small and Medium Enterprises548▲ 35×7 topics
  3. Epidemiology529▲ 1.50×129 topics
  4. Digital Marketing521▲ 15×4 topics
  5. Social Responsibility512▲ 25×7 topics
  6. Competitiveness482▲ 69×6 topics
  7. Globalization480▲ 2.8×74 topics
  8. Urban Development464▲ 15×12 topics
  9. Innovation461▲ 5.0×47 topics
  10. Innovation Ecosystems461▲ 51×2 topics
  11. Economic Impact459▲ 9.7×8 topics
  12. Globalization Effects448▲ 73×2 topics
  13. Psychopharmacology Education446▲ 81×1 topic
  14. Tourism Management446▲ 72×1 topic
  15. Health Promotion427▲ 15×17 topics
  16. Public Health414▲ 3.2×51 topics
  17. Sustainability411▲ 1.90×84 topics
  18. Quality of Life360▲ 2.8×55 topics
  19. COVID-19338▲ 2.9×26 topics
  20. Human Rights318▲ 3.5×32 topics
  21. Mental Health317▲ 2.5×41 topics
  22. Knowledge Management317▲ 6.5×26 topics
  23. Risk Assessment295▲ 5.0×19 topics
  24. E-Learning294▲ 3.5×15 topics
  25. Educational Technology291▲ 2.8×33 topics
  26. Inclusive Education290▲ 9.1×14 topics
  27. Risk Factors286▲ 2.9×37 topics
  28. Occupational Health276▲ 27×8 topics
  29. Nutrition260▲ 6.6×14 topics
  30. Pedagogy244▲ 5.5×19 topics
  31. Social Impact241▲ 7.0×11 topics
  32. Organizational Culture235▲ 6.9×12 topics
  33. Teacher Training235▲ 4.3×18 topics
  34. Physical Activity225▲ 5.2×11 topics
  35. Distance Learning210▲ 6.8×10 topics
  36. University Students195▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Research189▲ 17×7 topics
  38. Latin America181▲ 11×19 topics
  39. Educational Interventions181▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Digital Divide180▲ 7.9×7 topics

What research is done in Cuenca?

Business, Innovation, an…428Business, Innovation, and Economy: 428 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 159 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 154 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 152 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 133 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 123 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…110Stress and Burnout Research: 110 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 101 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 101 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 86 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsLawGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 428 works
  2. 2 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 159 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 154 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 152 works
  5. 5 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 133 works
  6. 6 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 123 works
  7. 7 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 110 works
  8. 8 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 101 works
  9. 9 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 101 works
  10. 10 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 86 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%Cuenca11.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.2% in 2019.

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