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Research in La Libertad

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in La Libertad, Ecuador. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.1k
▲ 241% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
1.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
2006-2026
21 years on the record
La Libertad

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 La Libertad?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Estatal Península de Santa ElenaUniversity 2,108 #2,108

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 La Libertad work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research in La Libertad is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Computer Science (13%), Psychology (10%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 911 fractional works · 60.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 525 fractional works · 34.7% of its workEducation: 253 fractional works · 16.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 49 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLaw: 47 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSafety Research: 42 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 30 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCommunication: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 22 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 156 fractional works · 10.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 67 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 41 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 35 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 121 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAccounting: 60 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 38 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 93 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 91 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 336 fractional works · 22.3% of its workComputer Science: 195 fractional works · 12.9% of its workInformation Systems: 126 fractional works · 8.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 40 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 56 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 55 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 175 fractional works · 11.6% of its workHealth Professions: 94 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 47 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedicine: 76 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 89 fractional works · 5.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 68 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLa Libertad1,511fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences60%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences52534.7%
    2. Psychology15610.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1218.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance936.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities130.8%
    6. Decision Sciences30.2%
    1. Computer Science19512.9%
    2. Environmental Science563.7%
    3. Engineering553.6%
    4. Energy110.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences90.6%
    6. Materials Science40.3%
    7. Mathematics20.1%
    8. Chemistry20.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    1. Health Professions946.2%
    2. Medicine765.0%
    3. Nursing30.2%
    4. Veterinary20.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences684.5%
    2. Neuroscience110.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology50.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is La Libertad strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in La Libertad is most concentrated in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Computer Science Applications and Developmental and Educational Psychology (74.9× the world share in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology).

  1. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 27.6 works75×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 28.8 works10×
  3. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 51.7 works10×
  4. Safety ResearchSubfield · 26.6 works8.5×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.66× its world share, 146 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.13× its world share, 64 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.11× its world share, 77 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.53× its world share, 85 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.54× its world share, 122 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 396 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.54×122 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.53×85 works
  3. Social Sciences2.77×396 works
  4. Health Professions2.13×64 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.11×77 works
  6. Computer Science1.66×146 works
  7. Veterinary1.19×2 works
  8. Energy1.00×10 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.99×53 works
  10. Environmental Science0.82×46 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×8 works
  12. Nursing0.45×2 works
  13. Neuroscience0.40×7 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.26×8 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.26×3 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.25×3 works
  17. Engineering0.25×42 works
  18. Medicine0.20×44 works
  19. Mathematics0.17×2 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.14×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.10×2 works
  22. Materials Science0.08×3 works
  23. Dentistry0.06×0 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.05×3 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.02×1 works

Which keywords describe research in La Libertad?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Educational Technology, Innovation, Teacher Training, Pedagogy, E-Learning, Competitiveness and Inclusive Education.

▲ 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. Education324▲ 12×41 topics
  2. Educational Technology167▲ 9.3×22 topics
  3. Innovation142▲ 9.1×20 topics
  4. Teacher Training141▲ 15×12 topics
  5. Pedagogy140▲ 19×9 topics
  6. E-Learning138▲ 9.5×12 topics
  7. Competitiveness121▲ 102×6 topics
  8. Inclusive Education109▲ 20×10 topics
  9. Small and Medium Enterprises108▲ 41×4 topics
  10. COVID-19108▲ 5.5×12 topics
  11. Digital Marketing108▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Distance Learning102▲ 19×6 topics
  13. Digital Competence94▲ 70×3 topics
  14. Digital Divide93▲ 24×4 topics
  15. ICT91▲ 45×2 topics
  16. Online Education91▲ 31×3 topics
  17. Innovation Ecosystems90▲ 59×2 topics
  18. Virtual Teaching90▲ 111×1 topic
  19. Globalization Effects89▲ 86×2 topics
  20. Social Responsibility89▲ 26×4 topics
  21. Research88▲ 47×4 topics
  22. Economic Impact87▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Urban Development87▲ 16×5 topics
  24. Tourism Management86▲ 81×2 topics
  25. City Branding85▲ 91×1 topic
  26. Psychopharmacology Education85▲ 91×1 topic
  27. Knowledge Management84▲ 10×11 topics
  28. Curriculum Development74▲ 7.2×5 topics
  29. Risk Assessment72▲ 7.3×8 topics
  30. Physical Activity72▲ 9.8×9 topics
  31. Health Promotion71▲ 15×12 topics
  32. University Students71▲ 84×2 topics
  33. Student Achievement67▲ 50×4 topics
  34. Social Impact62▲ 10×9 topics
  35. Organizational Culture61▲ 10×7 topics
  36. Communication61▲ 13×10 topics
  37. Financial Reporting61▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Decision Making60▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Social Sciences59▲ 27×7 topics
  40. Organizational Performance58▲ 15×4 topics

What research is done in La Libertad?

Business, Innovation, an…78Business, Innovation, and Economy: 78 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 66 fractional worksEducational methodologies and cognitive development: 33 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 30 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 29 fractional worksDevelopmental and Educational Neuropsychology: 27 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…27Health and Lifestyle Studies: 27 fractional worksEducational Methods and Psychological Studies: 26 fractional worksSocial impacts of COVID-19: 24 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 23 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 78 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 66 works
  3. 3 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 33 works
  4. 4 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 30 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 29 works
  6. 6 Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 27 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 27 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Psychological Studies Education 26 works
  9. 9 Social impacts of COVID-19 Safety Research 24 works
  10. 10 Social Skills and Education Education 23 works

Research output over time

still counting2010201520202025
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%La Libertad10.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.6% in 2024.

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