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Research in Guayaquil

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Estatal de Milagro, University of Guayaquil and Universidad Espíritu Santo.

Research institutions
20
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
25k
▲ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
84k
3.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Guayaquil

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 Guayaquil?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of GuayaquilUniversity 8,483 #1,573
2Universidad Estatal de MilagroUniversity 4,284 #1,532
3Escuela Superior Politecnica del LitoralUniversity 3,373 #3,498
4Universidad Católica de Santiago de GuayaquilUniversity 1,902 #3,909
5Universidad Espíritu SantoUniversity 1,733 #3,085
6Universidad MetropolitanaUniversity 966 #7,026
7Universidad EcotecUniversity 708 #6,367
8Universidad Agraria del EcuadorUniversity 692 #6,813
9Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades DigestivasResearch facility 641 #9,381
10Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de GuayaquilUniversity 530 #12,233
11Universidad Técnica Federico Santa MaríaUniversity 361 #9,307
12Hospital Luis VernazaHospital / health system 311 #22,034
13Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Salud PúblicaGovernment institution 303 #16,579
14Universidad Tecnológica Empresarial de GuayaquilUniversity 295 #11,691
15Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada del EcuadorResearch facility 240 #24,530 all time
16Kennedy Clinic HospitalHospital / health system 239 #20,610
17Universidad Casa GrandeUniversity 163 #21,278
18Instituto Superior Tecnológico de Artes del EcuadorUniversity 119 not ranked
19EcuatesisNonprofit 3 not ranked
20Fundación In TerrisNonprofit 0 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.

University of Guayaquil: 33.5%Universidad Estatal de Milagro: 16.9%Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral: 13.3%Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil: 7.5%15 others listed: 28.8%33%largest
University of Guayaquil8,483 · 33.5%Universidad Estatal de Milagro4,284 · 16.9%Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral3,373 · 13.3%Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil1,902 · 7.5%15 others listed7,304 · 28.8%

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

Which fields of science does Guayaquil work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Guayaquil is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Medicine (13%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 5,904 fractional works · 46.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,368 fractional works · 26.2% of its workEducation: 1,446 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 420 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLaw: 289 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 198 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 176 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 174 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 171 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 108 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 96 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 832 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 786 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 738 fractional works · 5.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 276 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 237 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 707 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 247 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 228 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 99 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 85 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 186 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 72 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3,241 fractional works · 25.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,602 fractional works · 12.5% of its workInformation Systems: 862 fractional works · 6.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 482 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 95 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 645 fractional works · 5.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 181 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 566 fractional works · 4.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 100 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 86 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 111 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 89 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 88 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,567 fractional works · 20.0% of its workMedicine: 1,707 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSurgery: 280 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 249 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 117 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 117 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 96 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 300 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 713 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 431 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 103 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 91 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,124 fractional works · 8.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 740 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 193 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 174 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 168 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 200 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 84 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 88 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 73 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGuayaquil13kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences46%

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 Sciences5,90446.0%
    1. Social Sciences3,36826.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance8326.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting7385.8%
    4. Psychology7075.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities1861.5%
    6. Decision Sciences720.6%
    1. Computer Science1,60212.5%
    2. Environmental Science6455.0%
    3. Engineering5664.4%
    4. Materials Science940.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences890.7%
    6. Energy880.7%
    7. Mathematics630.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy510.4%
    9. Chemistry370.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.1%
  3. Health Sciences2,56720.0%
    1. Medicine1,70713.3%
    2. Health Professions7135.6%
    3. Dentistry910.7%
    4. Nursing450.3%
    5. Veterinary110.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,1248.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7405.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2001.6%
    3. Neuroscience880.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology730.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics220.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Guayaquil strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Guayaquil is most concentrated in Life-span and Life-course Studies, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology and Computer Science Applications (21.1× the world share in Life-span and Life-course Studies).

  1. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 35.9 works21×
  2. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 63.5 works19×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 324.4 works13×
  4. General Social SciencesSubfield · 86.9 works7.8×
  5. CommunicationSubfield · 146.4 works5.2×
  6. Occupational TherapySubfield · 83.0 works4.8×
  7. DevelopmentSubfield · 47.5 works4.6×
← 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: 1.22× its world share, 592 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 165 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 58 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 72 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 33 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 1,142 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 71 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 79 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 485 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 491 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 64 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 46 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 42 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.46× its world share, 72 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.29× its world share, 618 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 1,461 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 38 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 161 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.82× its world share, 599 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 58 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.43× its world share, 750 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 560 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 2,536 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.43×750 works
  2. Health Professions2.29×618 works
  3. Social Sciences1.96×2,536 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.82×599 works
  5. Psychology1.80×560 works
  6. Dentistry1.46×72 works
  7. Computer Science1.44×1,142 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.22×592 works
  9. Environmental Science0.97×491 works
  10. Energy0.84×79 works
  11. Nursing0.75×38 works
  12. Medicine0.74×1,461 works
  13. Veterinary0.65×9 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.59×58 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.56×58 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.54×161 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×18 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×71 works
  19. Neuroscience0.43×72 works
  20. Mathematics0.38×46 works
  21. Engineering0.32×485 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×165 works
  23. Chemistry0.21×33 works
  24. Materials Science0.18×64 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.18×42 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.17×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Guayaquil?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, E-Learning, Digital Marketing, Pedagogy, Small and Medium Enterprises, Educational Technology and Distance Learning.

▲ 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. Education1,937▲ 8.8×92 topics
  2. Innovation1,067▲ 8.1×53 topics
  3. E-Learning1,006▲ 8.1×19 topics
  4. Digital Marketing926▲ 19×5 topics
  5. Educational Technology875▲ 5.8×39 topics
  6. Pedagogy859▲ 13×17 topics
  7. COVID-19844▲ 5.1×30 topics
  8. Small and Medium Enterprises814▲ 36×7 topics
  9. Distance Learning753▲ 17×11 topics
  10. Social Responsibility732▲ 25×8 topics
  11. Innovation Ecosystems731▲ 56×3 topics
  12. Sustainability719▲ 2.3×92 topics
  13. Knowledge Management707▲ 9.9×28 topics
  14. Globalization Effects684▲ 77×2 topics
  15. Economic Impact682▲ 9.9×8 topics
  16. Urban Development680▲ 15×12 topics
  17. Teacher Training676▲ 8.6×22 topics
  18. Tourism Management664▲ 74×2 topics
  19. City Branding664▲ 83×1 topic
  20. Psychopharmacology Education664▲ 83×1 topic
  21. Digital Divide631▲ 19×7 topics
  22. Competitiveness630▲ 62×6 topics
  23. Online Education630▲ 25×5 topics
  24. Digital Competence620▲ 55×4 topics
  25. ICT618▲ 36×4 topics
  26. Virtual Teaching614▲ 89×1 topic
  27. Globalization580▲ 2.3×89 topics
  28. Public Health535▲ 2.9×70 topics
  29. Inclusive Education516▲ 11×15 topics
  30. Health Promotion491▲ 12×17 topics
  31. Social Impact463▲ 9.2×18 topics
  32. Technology442▲ 6.6×26 topics
  33. Digital Transformation436▲ 6.3×20 topics
  34. Nutrition392▲ 6.9×17 topics
  35. Organizational Culture389▲ 7.9×14 topics
  36. Informal Learning382▲ 23×6 topics
  37. University Students373▲ 52×2 topics
  38. Research366▲ 23×8 topics
  39. Communication352▲ 8.7×19 topics
  40. Social Networks336▲ 9.6×11 topics

What research is done in Guayaquil?

Business, Innovation, an…606Business, Innovation, and Economy: 606 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 427 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 206 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 206 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 202 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…136Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 136 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 127 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 122 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 118 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 118 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsEducationGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 606 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 427 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 206 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 206 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 202 works
  6. 6 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 136 works
  7. 7 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 127 works
  8. 8 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 122 works
  9. 9 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 118 works
  10. 10 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 118 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 counting5%10%15%Guayaquil12.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.2% in 2024.

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