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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?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Católica de CuencaUniversity 6,598 #6,189
2University of CuencaUniversity 4,439 #4,667
3Politecnica Salesiana UniversityUniversity 3,985 #7,984
4Universidad del AzuayUniversity 1,323 #8,772
5Hospital de Especialidades José Carrasco ArteagaHospital / health system 322 #27,897
6Hospital Vicente Corral MoscosoHospital / health system 144 #42,351 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 2022–2025. 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.

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%

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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).

  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.

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.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Education742▲ 5.4×71 topics
  2. Small and Medium Enterprises526▲ 37×6 topics
  3. Digital Marketing497▲ 15×4 topics
  4. Social Responsibility490▲ 26×7 topics
  5. Epidemiology488▲ 1.54×127 topics
  6. Competitiveness456▲ 71×6 topics
  7. Globalization445▲ 2.8×68 topics
  8. Urban Development445▲ 15×12 topics
  9. Economic Impact441▲ 9.5×8 topics
  10. Innovation Ecosystems439▲ 53×2 topics
  11. Globalization Effects429▲ 75×2 topics
  12. Psychopharmacology Education428▲ 80×1 topic
  13. Tourism Management428▲ 73×1 topic
  14. Innovation422▲ 5.0×46 topics
  15. Health Promotion402▲ 16×17 topics
  16. Public Health383▲ 3.3×51 topics
  17. Sustainability369▲ 1.89×78 topics
  18. Quality of Life330▲ 2.9×55 topics
  19. COVID-19305▲ 2.8×25 topics
  20. Mental Health298▲ 2.5×41 topics
  21. Human Rights282▲ 3.4×30 topics
  22. Knowledge Management282▲ 6.4×24 topics
  23. Risk Assessment274▲ 5.1×19 topics
  24. Risk Factors270▲ 3.1×37 topics
  25. E-Learning267▲ 3.3×14 topics
  26. Inclusive Education253▲ 9.0×13 topics
  27. Occupational Health252▲ 27×8 topics
  28. Nutrition249▲ 6.9×14 topics
  29. Organizational Culture226▲ 7.2×12 topics
  30. Physical Activity216▲ 5.5×11 topics
  31. Pedagogy213▲ 5.5×17 topics
  32. Social Impact213▲ 6.7×11 topics
  33. Distance Learning184▲ 6.8×8 topics
  34. University Students180▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Research168▲ 17×6 topics
  36. Chronic Diseases168▲ 8.2×8 topics
  37. Educational Interventions166▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Digital Divide162▲ 7.8×7 topics
  39. Latin America161▲ 11×18 topics
  40. Criminal Law160▲ 12×4 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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