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Research in La Paz

Science Explorer records 30 research institutions in La Paz, Bolivia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad de Los Andes, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés and Universidad La Salle.

Research institutions
30
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
79k
3.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
La Paz

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 Paz?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de Los AndesUniversity 10,390 #2,922
2Universidad Mayor de San AndrésUniversity 3,424 #3,904
3Universidad La SalleUniversity 1,339 #5,206
4Universidad Católica Boliviana San PabloUniversity 820 #11,903
5Universidad LoyolaUniversity 810 #8,213
6Ministerio de SaludGovernment institution 445 #12,770
7Fundación para el Desarrollo de la EcologíaNonprofit 428 #12,442
8Centro de Información y Desarrollo de la MujerNonprofit 373 #14,158
9National Museum of ArchaeologyArchive 326 #20,383
10Instituto Boliviano de Ciencia y Tecnología NuclearResearch facility 320 #17,673 all time
11Academia Nacional de Ciencias de BoliviaUniversity 269 #19,814 all time
12Universidad Pública de El AltoUniversity 227 #14,290
13Universidad Nuestra Señora de La PazUniversity 186 #26,381 all time
14Universidad Privada Franz TamayoUniversity 98 not ranked
15Universidad Nacional "Siglo XX"University 87 not ranked
16Universidad RealUniversity 74 not ranked
17Servicio Nacional de Hidrología y MeteorologíaGovernment institution 68 not ranked
18Universidad Privada San Francisco de AsísUniversity 61 not ranked
19TierraNonprofit 40 not ranked
20Universidad Tecnológica BolivianaUniversity 30 not ranked
21Universidad de la CordilleraUniversity 29 not ranked
22Universidad Indígena Boliviana Aymara Tupak KatariUniversity 24 not ranked
23Observatorio San CalixtoNonprofit 21 not ranked
24Plan InternationalNonprofit 18 not ranked
25Universidad de Postgrado para la Investigación Estratégica en BoliviaUniversity 15 not ranked
26Universidad Salesiana de BoliviaUniversity 13 not ranked
27Instituto de Lengua y Cultura AymaraNonprofit 9 not ranked
28Conferencia Episcopal BolivianaInstitution 7 not ranked
29Universidad Unión BolivarianaUniversity 1 not ranked
30ProcosiNonprofit 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 Los Andes: 52.1%Universidad Mayor de San Andrés: 17.2%Universidad La Salle: 6.7%Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo: 4.1%26 others listed: 19.9%52%largest
Universidad de Los Andes10k · 52.1%Universidad Mayor de San Andrés3,424 · 17.2%Universidad La Salle1,339 · 6.7%Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo820 · 4.1%26 others listed3,980 · 19.9%

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

Which fields of science does La Paz work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research in La Paz is in Social Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (33%), Medicine (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,150 fractional works · 51.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,351 fractional works · 32.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 280 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEducation: 241 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 193 fractional works · 4.6% of its workLaw: 113 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDemography: 88 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCultural Studies: 76 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 61 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCommunication: 56 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 48 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 307 fractional works · 7.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 55 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 48 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 48 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 188 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 76 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 52 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 143 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 119 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 137 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 50 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 808 fractional works · 19.5% of its workMedicine: 550 fractional works · 13.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 104 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 75 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 198 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 132 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 734 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 229 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEcology: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 220 fractional works · 5.3% of its workInformation Systems: 100 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 58 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 139 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 455 fractional works · 11.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 309 fractional works · 7.4% of its workFood Science: 76 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 75 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 68 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 84 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLa Paz4,147fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences52%

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 Sciences2,15051.8%
    1. Social Sciences1,35132.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities3077.4%
    3. Psychology1884.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1433.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1373.3%
    6. Decision Sciences230.6%
    1. Medicine55013.3%
    2. Health Professions1984.8%
    3. Dentistry330.8%
    4. Nursing210.5%
    5. Veterinary60.1%
    1. Environmental Science2295.5%
    2. Computer Science2205.3%
    3. Engineering1393.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences421.0%
    5. Energy270.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy260.6%
    7. Mathematics190.5%
    8. Materials Science190.4%
    9. Chemistry110.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3097.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology842.0%
    3. Neuroscience350.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology190.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is La Paz strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in La Paz is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Development and Computer Science Applications (14.3× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 57.4 works14×
  2. DevelopmentSubfield · 27.4 works7.4×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 45.8 works5.0×
  4. CommunicationSubfield · 50.4 works5.0×
← 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: 1.61× its world share, 280 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 73 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 192 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 34 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 119 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 203 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.57× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.89× its world share, 183 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 472 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.64× its world share, 280 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 124 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 135 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 149 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.62× its world share, 1,217 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.64×280 works
  2. Social Sciences2.62×1,217 works
  3. Health Professions1.89×183 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.72×135 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.61×280 works
  6. Dentistry1.57×28 works
  7. Psychology1.33×149 works
  8. Veterinary1.12×6 works
  9. Environmental Science1.11×203 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.04×124 works
  11. Nursing1.02×18 works
  12. Energy0.79×26 works
  13. Computer Science0.67×192 works
  14. Medicine0.67×472 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×34 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.57×7 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.56×20 works
  18. Neuroscience0.51×30 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.39×14 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×73 works
  21. Mathematics0.36×16 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.25×20 works
  23. Engineering0.22×119 works
  24. Chemistry0.17×10 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.16×2 works
  26. Materials Science0.12×16 works

Which keywords describe research in La Paz?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Latin America, Human Rights, Innovation, Health Promotion, Public Health and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Education393▲ 5.5×92 topics
  2. Globalization339▲ 4.2×99 topics
  3. Latin America233▲ 30×21 topics
  4. Sustainability221▲ 2.2×88 topics
  5. Public Health195▲ 3.2×61 topics
  6. Epidemiology192▲ 1.16×131 topics
  7. Human Rights187▲ 4.4×54 topics
  8. Innovation177▲ 4.1×47 topics
  9. Climate Change176▲ 1.56×96 topics
  10. Sustainable Development151▲ 2.3×61 topics
  11. COVID-19137▲ 2.5×26 topics
  12. Mental Health137▲ 2.3×40 topics
  13. Health Promotion130▲ 9.9×17 topics
  14. Ethics129▲ 6.2×44 topics
  15. Educational Technology120▲ 2.5×31 topics
  16. Knowledge Management114▲ 4.9×27 topics
  17. Social Movements111▲ 9.1×26 topics
  18. E-Learning111▲ 2.8×14 topics
  19. History109▲ 3.8×48 topics
  20. Nutrition109▲ 5.9×13 topics
  21. Teacher Training104▲ 4.1×21 topics
  22. Pedagogy102▲ 4.9×23 topics
  23. Digital Marketing101▲ 6.2×4 topics
  24. Communication98▲ 7.5×16 topics
  25. Community Participation90▲ 6.2×12 topics
  26. Technology90▲ 4.1×19 topics
  27. Rural Development87▲ 6.1×17 topics
  28. Urban Development87▲ 5.9×14 topics
  29. Agriculture84▲ 5.3×11 topics
  30. Inclusive Education81▲ 5.4×13 topics
  31. Distance Learning80▲ 5.6×10 topics
  32. Social Responsibility78▲ 8.2×5 topics
  33. Small and Medium Enterprises76▲ 10×6 topics
  34. Sustainable Agriculture75▲ 5.9×10 topics
  35. Inequality72▲ 7.7×14 topics
  36. Innovation Ecosystems71▲ 17×4 topics
  37. Society70▲ 8.9×15 topics
  38. Competitiveness67▲ 20×6 topics
  39. Globalization Effects64▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Violence63▲ 10×11 topics

What research is done in La Paz?

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 60 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 52 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 39 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences38Plant and soil sciences: 38 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 38 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 36 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 33 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…32Social Sciences and Policies: 32 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 31 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 29 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 60 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 52 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 39 works
  4. 4 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 38 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 38 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 36 works
  7. 7 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 33 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 32 works
  9. 9 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 31 works
  10. 10 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 29 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025La Paz8.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.2% in 2016.

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