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Research in Cusco

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Cusco, Peru. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco and Universidad Andina del Cusco.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2k
▲ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
5.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Cusco

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 Cusco?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in CuzcoUniversity 1,417 #4,097
2Universidad Andina del CuscoUniversity 586 #7,352

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 Cusco work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Cusco is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 384 fractional works · 42.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 206 fractional works · 22.5% of its workEducation: 63 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 28 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCultural Studies: 27 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 55 fractional works · 6.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 43 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 40 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 39 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 36 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 242 fractional works · 26.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 98 fractional works · 10.7% of its workEcology: 27 fractional works · 3.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 55 fractional works · 6.0% of its workInformation Systems: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 42 fractional works · 4.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPaleontology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 149 fractional works · 16.2% of its workMedicine: 87 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 41 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 30 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOral Surgery: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 141 fractional works · 15.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 99 fractional works · 10.8% of its workFood Science: 24 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKCusco916fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences42%

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 Sciences20622.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities556.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance434.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting394.3%
    5. Psychology363.9%
    6. Decision Sciences60.6%
    1. Environmental Science9810.7%
    2. Computer Science556.0%
    3. Engineering424.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences222.4%
    5. Materials Science91.0%
    6. Energy60.6%
    7. Chemistry40.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy30.3%
    9. Mathematics20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine879.5%
    2. Health Professions414.5%
    3. Dentistry131.5%
    4. Veterinary40.4%
    5. Nursing30.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9910.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology252.7%
    3. Neuroscience91.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology40.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Cusco strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Cusco is most concentrated in Cultural Studies (7.0× the world share in Cultural Studies).

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 23.4 works7.0×
← 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: 2.30× its world share, 89 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.20× its world share, 89 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.10× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 40 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.58× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.22× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.29× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.35× its world share, 41 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 179 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.58×4 works
  2. Dentistry3.10×12 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.35×41 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.30×89 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.22×52 works
  6. Environmental Science2.20×89 works
  7. Health Professions1.86×40 works
  8. Social Sciences1.74×179 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.29×34 works
  10. Psychology1.29×32 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.27×4 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.23×16 works
  13. Energy0.78×6 works
  14. Computer Science0.77×49 works
  15. Nursing0.67×3 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.54×4 works
  17. Neuroscience0.53×7 works
  18. Medicine0.50×78 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.46×4 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×19 works
  21. Engineering0.30×36 works
  22. Materials Science0.30×9 works
  23. Chemistry0.27×4 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.26×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.15×3 works
  26. Mathematics0.08×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Cusco?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Digital Marketing, Innovation, Small and Medium Enterprises, Urban Development, Public Health, Social Responsibility 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-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. Education70▲ 4.5×36 topics
  2. Climate Change57▲ 2.3×67 topics
  3. Sustainability52▲ 2.4×44 topics
  4. Public Health50▲ 3.7×35 topics
  5. Innovation48▲ 5.1×25 topics
  6. Globalization41▲ 2.3×38 topics
  7. Digital Marketing40▲ 11×4 topics
  8. Small and Medium Enterprises39▲ 24×4 topics
  9. Urban Development37▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Social Responsibility34▲ 16×4 topics
  11. Innovation Ecosystems34▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Economic Impact33▲ 6.8×5 topics
  13. Environmental Impact33▲ 2.1×31 topics
  14. Biodiversity33▲ 4.7×24 topics
  15. Sustainable Development32▲ 2.3×24 topics
  16. Globalization Effects32▲ 50×2 topics
  17. Knowledge Management32▲ 6.3×13 topics
  18. Psychopharmacology Education32▲ 56×1 topic
  19. Tourism Management32▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Competitiveness31▲ 43×6 topics
  21. Cultural Heritage31▲ 6.3×17 topics
  22. COVID-1930▲ 2.5×19 topics
  23. Health Promotion30▲ 10×9 topics
  24. Nutrition28▲ 7.0×11 topics
  25. E-Learning28▲ 3.1×8 topics
  26. Latin America28▲ 16×14 topics
  27. Community Participation27▲ 8.4×8 topics
  28. Teacher Training27▲ 4.8×11 topics
  29. Indigenous Knowledge24▲ 26×4 topics
  30. Organizational Culture24▲ 6.8×10 topics
  31. Pedagogy24▲ 5.3×8 topics
  32. Public Policy24▲ 5.6×8 topics
  33. Distance Learning21▲ 6.7×6 topics
  34. Healthcare Access20▲ 8.2×6 topics
  35. Digital Divide17▲ 7.2×5 topics
  36. ICT16▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Online Education16▲ 9.1×2 topics
  38. Digital Competence16▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Tourism16▲ 19×4 topics
  40. Virtual Teaching16▲ 32×1 topic

What research is done in Cusco?

Business, Innovation, an…32Business, Innovation, and Economy: 32 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 15 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 15 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 14 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 13 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 11 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…11Health and Medical Education: 11 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 11 fractional worksArchaeology and Cultural Heritage: 10 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…10Stress and Burnout Research: 10 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsEducationEcology5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 32 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 15 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 15 works
  4. 4 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 14 works
  5. 5 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 13 works
  6. 6 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 11 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 11 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 11 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 10 works
  10. 10 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 10 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Cusco8.7% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.5% in 2016.

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