Research in Lima
Science Explorer records 76 research institutions in Lima, Peru. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, National University of San Marcos and Universidad Peruana Unión.
- Research institutions
- 76 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 101k ▲ 37% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 9.4% 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 Lima?
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.
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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is Lima strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Lima is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Computer Science Applications and Horticulture (7.6× the world share in General Social Sciences).
- General Social SciencesSubfield · 234.8 works7.6×
- Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 428.3 works6.1×
- HorticultureSubfield · 20.3 works5.3×
- General DentistrySubfield · 61.3 works5.0×
- Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 215.1 works4.6×
- Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 39.9 works4.5×
- Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 20.2 works4.3×
- General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 25.2 works4.3×
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 Lima?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Latin America, Social Responsibility, Innovation, Urban Development and Innovation Ecosystems.
- University Students
- Social Movements
- ICT
- Online Education
- Communication
- Technology
- Organizational Culture
- Knowledge Management
- Human Rights
- City Branding
- Globalization Effects
- Health Promotion
- Sustainable Development
- Urban Development
- Latin America
- Climate Change
- Small and Medium Enterprises
- COVID-19
- Sustainability
- Epidemiology
- Education
- Globalization
- Innovation
- Public Health
- Digital Marketing
- Mental Health
- Social Responsibility
- Economic Impact
- Innovation Ecosystems
- E-Learning
- Tourism Management
- Psychopharmacology Education
- Competitiveness
- Pedagogy
- Distance Learning
- Nutrition
- Digital Divide
- Occupational Health
- Digital Competence
- Virtual Teaching
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
- Education2,195▲ 4.5×118 topics
- Epidemiology1,598▲ 1.43×140 topics
- Globalization1,504▲ 2.7×142 topics
- Sustainability1,373▲ 1.99×112 topics
- Innovation1,250▲ 4.2×73 topics
- COVID-191,189▲ 3.1×31 topics
- Public Health1,152▲ 2.8×73 topics
- Small and Medium Enterprises1,121▲ 23×8 topics
- Digital Marketing1,118▲ 9.4×6 topics
- Climate Change1,078▲ 1.41×112 topics
- Mental Health1,032▲ 2.5×47 topics
- Latin America1,030▲ 19×23 topics
- Social Responsibility965▲ 15×10 topics
- Urban Development930▲ 9.0×18 topics
- Economic Impact918▲ 5.6×11 topics
- Sustainable Development904▲ 2.0×88 topics
- Innovation Ecosystems903▲ 31×4 topics
- Health Promotion883▲ 9.8×17 topics
- E-Learning878▲ 3.1×23 topics
- Globalization Effects860▲ 43×3 topics
- Tourism Management853▲ 41×2 topics
- City Branding853▲ 45×1 topic
- Psychopharmacology Education853▲ 45×1 topic
- Human Rights831▲ 2.9×71 topics
- Competitiveness824▲ 36×8 topics
- Knowledge Management795▲ 5.1×39 topics
- Pedagogy743▲ 5.4×24 topics
- Organizational Culture628▲ 5.7×17 topics
- Distance Learning622▲ 6.5×12 topics
- Technology619▲ 4.1×34 topics
- Nutrition593▲ 4.7×19 topics
- Communication566▲ 6.5×21 topics
- Digital Divide553▲ 7.5×8 topics
- Online Education521▲ 9.7×6 topics
- Occupational Health512▲ 15×8 topics
- ICT507▲ 14×5 topics
- Digital Competence500▲ 20×4 topics
- Social Movements496▲ 5.8×28 topics
- Virtual Teaching495▲ 32×1 topic
- University Students469▲ 29×2 topics
What research is done in Lima?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics and Econometrics 853 works
- 2 Educational Innovations and TechnologyInformation Systems 495 works
- 3 Education and Teacher TrainingEducation 397 works
- 4 Health and Lifestyle StudiesGeneral Health Professions 329 works
- 5 Stress and Burnout ResearchSocial Psychology 321 works
- 6 E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science Applications 254 works
- 7 Public Health and Environmental IssuesHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 238 works
- 8 Educational and Organizational DevelopmentOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 218 works
- 9 Health and Medical EducationGeneral Health Professions 200 works
- 10 Social Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaLaw 197 works
Research output over time
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