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Research in Heredia

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Heredia, Costa Rica. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad Nacional and Universidad Hispanoamerica.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.9k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
7.8%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Heredia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad NacionalUniversity 5,359 #8,302
2Universidad HispanoamericaUniversity 519 #24,224

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.

What is Heredia strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Heredia is most concentrated in Computer Science Applications, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science (9.8× the world share in Computer Science Applications).

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 29.3 works9.8×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 37.0 works6.5×
  3. Insect ScienceSubfield · 20.1 works5.8×
← 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 Heredia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Latin America, Knowledge Management, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Globalization and Teacher Training.

▲ 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. Education120▲ 5.8×43 topics
  2. Climate Change91▲ 2.8×71 topics
  3. Globalization77▲ 3.2×46 topics
  4. Innovation77▲ 6.0×24 topics
  5. Sustainability63▲ 2.1×51 topics
  6. Latin America62▲ 27×18 topics
  7. Biodiversity58▲ 6.5×23 topics
  8. Knowledge Management57▲ 8.4×12 topics
  9. E-Learning54▲ 4.4×6 topics
  10. Public Health52▲ 2.9×40 topics
  11. Educational Technology51▲ 3.5×22 topics
  12. Sustainable Development51▲ 2.6×28 topics
  13. COVID-1950▲ 3.0×18 topics
  14. Teacher Training49▲ 6.4×12 topics
  15. Environmental Impact46▲ 2.2×32 topics
  16. Pedagogy42▲ 7.1×8 topics
  17. Digital Marketing41▲ 8.0×2 topics
  18. Population Dynamics38▲ 13×11 topics
  19. Distance Learning37▲ 9.1×6 topics
  20. Technology37▲ 5.8×15 topics
  21. Public Policy35▲ 5.8×14 topics
  22. Invasive Species33▲ 6.4×19 topics
  23. Health Promotion32▲ 8.2×13 topics
  24. Rural Development31▲ 7.4×10 topics
  25. Conservation31▲ 5.9×20 topics
  26. Digital Divide30▲ 9.6×5 topics
  27. Community Participation29▲ 6.5×9 topics
  28. ICT29▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Informal Learning29▲ 18×5 topics
  30. Sustainable Agriculture29▲ 7.5×7 topics
  31. Online Education29▲ 12×1 topic
  32. Virtual Teaching29▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Communication28▲ 7.5×9 topics
  34. Competitiveness28▲ 29×6 topics
  35. Urban Development27▲ 6.0×7 topics
  36. Social Movements24▲ 6.7×12 topics
  37. Innovation Ecosystems24▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Social Responsibility24▲ 8.3×3 topics
  39. Small and Medium Enterprises23▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Teacher Development22▲ 29×2 topics

What research is done in Heredia?

Educational Innovations and Technology: 29 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 21 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…21Education and Teacher Training: 21 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…20Business, Innovation, and Economy: 20 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 13 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 12 fractional worksRegional Development and…12Regional Development and Innovation: 12 fractional worksHigher Education and Sustainability: 12 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 12 fractional worksBotany and Geology in La…12Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean: 12 fractional works
Information SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsEducationEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 29 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 21 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 21 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 20 works
  5. 5 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 13 works
  6. 6 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  7. 7 Regional Development and Innovation Development 12 works
  8. 8 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 12 works
  9. 9 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 12 works
  10. 10 Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 12 works

Research output over time

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