Research in Cuenca
Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Cuenca, Ecuador. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Cuenca, Universidad Católica de Cuenca and Politecnica Salesiana University.
- Research institutions
- 7 5 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 17k ▲ 230% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 9.5% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Cuenca?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad Católica de CuencaUniversity | 6,598 | #6,189 | |
| 2 | University of CuencaUniversity | 4,439 | #4,667 | |
| 3 | Politecnica Salesiana UniversityUniversity | 3,985 | #7,984 | |
| 4 | Universidad del AzuayUniversity | 1,323 | #8,772 | |
| 5 | Hospital de Especialidades José Carrasco ArteagaHospital / health system | 322 | #27,897 | |
| 6 | Hospital Vicente Corral MoscosoHospital / health system | 144 | #42,351 all time | |
| 7 | Corporación 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 2022–2025. 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.
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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).
- Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 22.2 works17×
- Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 24.6 works9.9×
- Occupational TherapySubfield · 132.3 works9.9×
- General DentistrySubfield · 30.5 works8.8×
- Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 21.8 works8.3×
- General Social SciencesSubfield · 66.1 works7.5×
- LawSubfield · 345.1 works7.4×
- Oral SurgerySubfield · 106.0 works6.9×
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.
Which keywords describe research in Cuenca?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility, Competitiveness, Urban Development, Economic Impact and Innovation Ecosystems.
- Criminal Law
- Digital Divide
- Chronic Diseases
- University Students
- Social Impact
- Physical Activity
- Nutrition
- Inclusive Education
- Risk Factors
- Knowledge Management
- Mental Health
- Quality of Life
- Public Health
- Innovation
- Psychopharmacology Education
- Innovation Ecosystems
- Urban Development
- Competitiveness
- Social Responsibility
- Small and Medium Enterprises
- Education
- Digital Marketing
- Epidemiology
- Globalization
- Economic Impact
- Globalization Effects
- Tourism Management
- Health Promotion
- Sustainability
- COVID-19
- Human Rights
- Risk Assessment
- E-Learning
- Occupational Health
- Organizational Culture
- Pedagogy
- Distance Learning
- Research
- Educational Interventions
- Latin America
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
- Education742▲ 5.4×71 topics
- Small and Medium Enterprises526▲ 37×6 topics
- Digital Marketing497▲ 15×4 topics
- Social Responsibility490▲ 26×7 topics
- Epidemiology488▲ 1.54×127 topics
- Competitiveness456▲ 71×6 topics
- Globalization445▲ 2.8×68 topics
- Urban Development445▲ 15×12 topics
- Economic Impact441▲ 9.5×8 topics
- Innovation Ecosystems439▲ 53×2 topics
- Globalization Effects429▲ 75×2 topics
- Psychopharmacology Education428▲ 80×1 topic
- Tourism Management428▲ 73×1 topic
- Innovation422▲ 5.0×46 topics
- Health Promotion402▲ 16×17 topics
- Public Health383▲ 3.3×51 topics
- Sustainability369▲ 1.89×78 topics
- Quality of Life330▲ 2.9×55 topics
- COVID-19305▲ 2.8×25 topics
- Mental Health298▲ 2.5×41 topics
- Human Rights282▲ 3.4×30 topics
- Knowledge Management282▲ 6.4×24 topics
- Risk Assessment274▲ 5.1×19 topics
- Risk Factors270▲ 3.1×37 topics
- E-Learning267▲ 3.3×14 topics
- Inclusive Education253▲ 9.0×13 topics
- Occupational Health252▲ 27×8 topics
- Nutrition249▲ 6.9×14 topics
- Organizational Culture226▲ 7.2×12 topics
- Physical Activity216▲ 5.5×11 topics
- Pedagogy213▲ 5.5×17 topics
- Social Impact213▲ 6.7×11 topics
- Distance Learning184▲ 6.8×8 topics
- University Students180▲ 39×2 topics
- Research168▲ 17×6 topics
- Chronic Diseases168▲ 8.2×8 topics
- Educational Interventions166▲ 22×3 topics
- Digital Divide162▲ 7.8×7 topics
- Latin America161▲ 11×18 topics
- Criminal Law160▲ 12×4 topics
What research is done in Cuenca?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics and Econometrics 428 works
- 2 Social Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaLaw 159 works
- 3 Health and Lifestyle StudiesGeneral Health Professions 154 works
- 4 Educational Innovations and TechnologyInformation Systems 152 works
- 5 Business, Education, Mathematics ResearchAccounting 133 works
- 6 Occupational Health and Safety in WorkplacesOccupational Therapy 123 works
- 7 Stress and Burnout ResearchSocial Psychology 110 works
- 8 Criminal Justice and PenologyLaw 101 works
- 9 Public Health and Environmental IssuesHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 101 works
- 10 Diverse Applied Research StudiesSociology and Political Science 86 works
Research output over time
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