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Research in Guatemala City

Science Explorer records 27 research institutions in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Departamento de Epidemiología and Universidad Panamericana.

Research institutions
27
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
100k
7.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Guatemala City

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 Guatemala City?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de San Carlos de GuatemalaUniversity 3,843 #2,139
2Departamento de EpidemiologíaGovernment institution 2,067 #6,273
3Universidad PanamericanaUniversity 1,497 #7,098
4Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y TecnologíaGovernment institution 878 #9,603
5Institute of Nutrition of Central America and PanamaResearch facility 751 #11,033 all time
6Roosevelt HospitalHospital / health system 636 #19,350
7Universidad del Valle de GuatemalaUniversity 631 #10,456
8Universidad Francisco MarroquínUniversity 562 #12,889
9Hospital General San Juan de DiosHospital / health system 454 #18,175
10Centro de Epilepsia y Neurocirugía FuncionalHospital / health system 372 #19,264
11Universidad Rafael LandívarUniversity 325 #17,889
12Unidad de Cirugía Cardiovascular de GuatemalaHospital / health system 291 #19,834 all time
13Universidad del IstmoUniversity 244 #15,675
14Galileo UniversityUniversity 200 #17,295
15Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la AgriculturaNonprofit 177 #28,171 all time
16Universidad Mariano GalvezUniversity 113 not ranked
17Ministry of Public Health and Social AssistanceGovernment institution 68 not ranked
18Centro Universitario Ciudad ViejaUniversity 52 not ranked
19Mesoamerican UniversityUniversity 42 not ranked
20Center for the Study of Equity and Governance in Health SystemsNonprofit 42 not ranked
21Liga Nacional Contra el CáncerHospital / health system 39 not ranked
22Instituto CentroAmericano de Estudios para la Democracia SocialNonprofit 36 not ranked
23National Institute for Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and HydrologyInstitution 34 not ranked
24Consejo Superior Universitario CentroamericanoUniversity 30 not ranked
25National Council for Protected AreasGovernment institution 9 not ranked
26Universidad Rural de GuatemalaUniversity 8 not ranked
27Guatemala National Police ArchivesArchive 1 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 de San Carlos de Guatemala: 28.7%Departamento de Epidemiología: 15.4%Universidad Panamericana: 11.2%Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología: 6.6%23 others listed: 38.2%29%largest
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala3,843 · 28.7%Departamento de Epidemiología2,067 · 15.4%Universidad Panamericana1,497 · 11.2%Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología878 · 6.6%23 others listed5,117 · 38.2%

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

Which fields of science does Guatemala City work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Guatemala City is in Social Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (25%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,659 fractional works · 38.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,057 fractional works · 24.8% of its workEducation: 359 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 180 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 121 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLaw: 107 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDemography: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 187 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 68 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 134 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 112 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFinance: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 133 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhilosophy: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 129 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 56 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,338 fractional works · 31.4% of its workMedicine: 1,059 fractional works · 24.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 175 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSurgery: 144 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 98 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 59 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 47 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 224 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 166 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPharmacy: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 835 fractional works · 19.6% of its workComputer Science: 343 fractional works · 8.1% of its workInformation Systems: 178 fractional works · 4.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 94 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 230 fractional works · 5.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 50 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 130 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 427 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 226 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 51 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 50 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 49 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 101 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 51 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGuatemala City4,259fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences39%

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 Sciences1,65938.9%
    1. Social Sciences1,05724.8%
    2. Psychology1874.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1343.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities1333.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1293.0%
    6. Decision Sciences190.4%
  2. Health Sciences1,33831.4%
    1. Medicine1,05924.9%
    2. Health Professions2245.3%
    3. Nursing250.6%
    4. Dentistry230.5%
    5. Veterinary70.2%
    1. Computer Science3438.1%
    2. Environmental Science2305.4%
    3. Engineering1303.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences340.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy280.7%
    6. Mathematics270.6%
    7. Materials Science170.4%
    8. Energy160.4%
    9. Chemistry100.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2265.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1012.4%
    3. Neuroscience511.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology431.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Guatemala City strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Guatemala City is most concentrated in Computer Science Applications, General Social Sciences and Law (9.0× the world share in Computer Science Applications).

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 84.1 works9.0×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 36.7 works8.9×
  3. LawSubfield · 95.2 works4.3×
← 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: 1.11× its world share, 200 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 92 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 38 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 44 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 307 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 117 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 198 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.15× its world share, 21 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.07× its world share, 206 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 942 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 122 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 115 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 129 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 165 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 934 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions2.07×206 works
  2. Social Sciences1.95×934 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.60×129 works
  4. Psychology1.43×165 works
  5. Medicine1.30×942 works
  6. Veterinary1.24×6 works
  7. Nursing1.17×22 works
  8. Dentistry1.15×21 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.11×200 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.11×122 works
  11. Environmental Science1.06×198 works
  12. Computer Science1.05×307 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.99×38 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.95×115 works
  15. Neuroscience0.72×44 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×28 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×92 works
  18. Energy0.42×15 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.37×14 works
  20. Mathematics0.33×15 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.32×4 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.25×21 works
  23. Engineering0.21×117 works
  24. Chemistry0.16×9 works
  25. Materials Science0.11×15 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.08×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Guatemala City?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Pedagogy, E-Learning, Public Health, Innovation, Epidemiology, Distance Learning and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Education406▲ 5.5×81 topics
  2. Epidemiology321▲ 1.89×134 topics
  3. Public Health232▲ 3.7×66 topics
  4. Globalization225▲ 2.7×92 topics
  5. Innovation207▲ 4.7×45 topics
  6. COVID-19205▲ 3.7×28 topics
  7. E-Learning203▲ 5.0×15 topics
  8. Sustainability199▲ 1.91×75 topics
  9. Educational Technology189▲ 3.8×30 topics
  10. Pedagogy175▲ 8.2×19 topics
  11. Climate Change169▲ 1.46×90 topics
  12. Mental Health159▲ 2.6×41 topics
  13. Knowledge Management153▲ 6.5×20 topics
  14. Human Rights149▲ 3.4×48 topics
  15. Distance Learning146▲ 9.9×10 topics
  16. Quality of Life132▲ 2.1×53 topics
  17. Teacher Training124▲ 4.8×19 topics
  18. Latin America124▲ 15×22 topics
  19. Health Promotion122▲ 9.1×15 topics
  20. Digital Divide119▲ 11×6 topics
  21. ICT116▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Digital Marketing116▲ 7.0×5 topics
  23. Online Education116▲ 14×5 topics
  24. Digital Competence115▲ 31×3 topics
  25. Virtual Teaching114▲ 50×1 topic
  26. Technology114▲ 5.1×24 topics
  27. Inclusive Education109▲ 7.1×14 topics
  28. Nutrition101▲ 5.4×15 topics
  29. Ethics94▲ 4.4×37 topics
  30. University Students86▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Communication82▲ 6.1×20 topics
  32. Social Impact80▲ 4.8×14 topics
  33. Informal Learning75▲ 14×6 topics
  34. Healthcare Access75▲ 6.5×11 topics
  35. Competitiveness68▲ 20×7 topics
  36. Open Access66▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Innovation Ecosystems66▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Educational Projects65▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Remote Learning65▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Small and Medium Enterprises64▲ 8.5×6 topics

What research is done in Guatemala City?

Educational Innovations …107Educational Innovations and Technology: 107 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 61 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…51Education and Teacher Training: 51 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…49Health and Lifestyle Studies: 49 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 48 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 39 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and…35Educational Outcomes and Influences: 35 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 32 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 30 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 30 fractional works
Information SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsEducationGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 107 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 61 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 51 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 49 works
  5. 5 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 48 works
  6. 6 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 39 works
  7. 7 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 35 works
  8. 8 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 32 works
  9. 9 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 30 works
  10. 10 Social Skills and Education Education 30 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Guatemala City7.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.0% in 2004.

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