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Research in Managua

Science Explorer records 37 research institutions in Managua, Nicaragua. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, National Agrarian University and Universidad del Valle.

Research institutions
37
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.6k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
34k
3.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Managua

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 Managua?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National Autonomous University of NicaraguaUniversity 2,231 #2,170
2National Agrarian UniversityUniversity 1,343 #6,771
3Universidad del ValleUniversity 1,166 #8,381
4Central American UniversityUniversity 641 #14,869 all time
5Polytechnic University of NicaraguaUniversity 407 #17,985 all time
6Ministerio de SaludGovernment institution 351 #6,475 all time
7National University of EngineeringUniversity 326 #12,527
8Universidad de las AméricasUniversity 317 #12,261
9Universidad Católica Redemptoris MaterUniversity 218 #18,133
10Thomas More UniversitasUniversity 189 #26,723 all time
11Central University of NicaraguaUniversity 181 #18,537
12Universidad de Tecnología y ComercioUniversity 175 #31,401 all time
13Universidad HispanoamericanaUniversity 131 #33,650 all time
14Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios TerritorialesGovernment institution 109 not ranked
15Universidad Tecnológica NicaragüenseUniversity 82 not ranked
16Universidad Técnica de ComercioUniversity 80 not ranked
17La Universidad AmericanaUniversity 69 not ranked
18Universidad Jean-Jacques RousseauUniversity 68 not ranked
19Universidad Internacional de la Integración de América LatinaUniversity 65 not ranked
20Universidad de ManaguaUniversity 62 not ranked
21Universidad Internacional Para el Desarrollo SostenibleUniversity 62 not ranked
22Instituto Latinoamericano de ComputaciónUniversity 52 not ranked
23University of Commercial SciencesUniversity 50 not ranked
24Hospital Infantil Manuel de Jesús RiveraHospital / health system 49 not ranked
25Instituto Nicaragüense de CulturaResearch facility 32 not ranked
26Universidad American CollegeUniversity 27 not ranked
27Universidad MetropolitanaUniversity 21 not ranked
28Universidad Nicaragüense de Estudios HumanisticosUniversity 21 not ranked
29Popular University of NicaraguaUniversity 19 not ranked
30Universidad Centroamericana de Ciencias EmpresarialesUniversity 17 not ranked
31Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciencias y TecnologíaUniversity 17 not ranked
32Universidad Adventista de NicaraguaUniversity 15 not ranked
33Universidad Evangelica NicaraguenseUniversity 13 not ranked
34Nicaraguan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 12 not ranked
35BlueenergyNonprofit 1 not ranked
36Instituto Nicaraguense de Pesca y AcuiculturaInstitution 1 not ranked
37Fondo Centroamericano de MujeresNonprofit 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.

National Autonomous University of Nicaragua: 25.9%National Agrarian University: 15.6%Universidad del Valle: 13.5%Central American University: 7.4%32 others listed: 37.6%26%largest
National Autonomous University of Nicaragua2,231 · 25.9%National Agrarian University1,343 · 15.6%Universidad del Valle1,166 · 13.5%Central American University641 · 7.4%32 others listed3,239 · 37.6%

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

Which fields of science does Managua work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Managua is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,243 fractional works · 46.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 744 fractional works · 27.7% of its workEducation: 231 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 140 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 82 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDemography: 50 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCultural Studies: 45 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 136 fractional works · 5.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 39 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 128 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAccounting: 42 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 41 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 110 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 94 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 100 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 578 fractional works · 21.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 179 fractional works · 6.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 166 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInformation Systems: 83 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 43 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 131 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 449 fractional works · 16.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 370 fractional works · 13.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 97 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPlant Science: 90 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFood Science: 68 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHorticulture: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 52 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 411 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMedicine: 257 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 59 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 127 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 66 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacy: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKManagua2,681fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences15%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 Sciences1,24346.4%
    1. Social Sciences74427.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities1365.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1284.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1104.1%
    5. Psychology1003.7%
    6. Decision Sciences261.0%
    1. Environmental Science1796.7%
    2. Computer Science1666.2%
    3. Engineering1314.9%
    4. Energy240.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences240.9%
    6. Materials Science190.7%
    7. Mathematics130.5%
    8. Chemistry130.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy70.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences37013.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology521.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology130.5%
    4. Neuroscience100.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.1%
    1. Medicine2579.6%
    2. Health Professions1274.8%
    3. Nursing110.4%
    4. Dentistry110.4%
    5. Veterinary60.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Managua strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Managua is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Computer Science Applications (10.5× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 26.2 works11×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 84.4 works8.4×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 36.4 works6.5×
  4. Occupational TherapySubfield · 24.1 works6.3×
← 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: 2.79× its world share, 300 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 143 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 119 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 147 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.91× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.89× its world share, 113 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 207 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.34× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.78× its world share, 116 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 111 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.05× its world share, 100 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 82 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 645 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.79×300 works
  2. Social Sciences2.25×645 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.05×100 works
  4. Health Professions1.89×113 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.78×116 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.52×111 works
  7. Veterinary1.34×4 works
  8. Environmental Science1.30×147 works
  9. Psychology1.18×82 works
  10. Energy1.06×22 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.93×20 works
  12. Dentistry0.91×10 works
  13. Nursing0.83×9 works
  14. Computer Science0.81×143 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×18 works
  16. Medicine0.47×207 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.42×10 works
  18. Mathematics0.39×10 works
  19. Engineering0.35×119 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×40 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.32×3 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.29×2 works
  23. Chemistry0.26×9 works
  24. Materials Science0.19×15 works
  25. Neuroscience0.18×6 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.10×5 works

Which keywords describe research in Managua?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Sustainability, Globalization, Food Security, Latin America, Teacher Training and Digital Marketing.

▲ 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. Education258▲ 5.6×86 topics
  2. Sustainability188▲ 2.9×87 topics
  3. Innovation177▲ 6.4×54 topics
  4. Globalization161▲ 3.0×95 topics
  5. Climate Change144▲ 1.98×92 topics
  6. Sustainable Development135▲ 3.2×69 topics
  7. Environmental Impact128▲ 2.8×52 topics
  8. Educational Technology120▲ 3.8×35 topics
  9. Public Health114▲ 2.9×57 topics
  10. Food Security102▲ 7.0×22 topics
  11. E-Learning102▲ 4.0×19 topics
  12. Teacher Training102▲ 6.2×21 topics
  13. Latin America95▲ 19×22 topics
  14. Knowledge Management91▲ 6.1×26 topics
  15. Digital Marketing89▲ 8.5×4 topics
  16. Pedagogy83▲ 6.2×19 topics
  17. Biodiversity82▲ 4.0×25 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture82▲ 9.8×16 topics
  19. Competitiveness78▲ 37×6 topics
  20. Rural Development76▲ 8.3×16 topics
  21. Small and Medium Enterprises75▲ 16×6 topics
  22. Health Promotion75▲ 8.8×15 topics
  23. Public Policy74▲ 5.8×21 topics
  24. Social Responsibility72▲ 12×11 topics
  25. Nutrition68▲ 5.7×15 topics
  26. Distance Learning67▲ 7.2×11 topics
  27. Technology66▲ 4.7×23 topics
  28. Urban Development66▲ 7.0×14 topics
  29. Social Impact64▲ 6.1×16 topics
  30. Innovation Ecosystems64▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Community Participation58▲ 6.2×15 topics
  32. Climate Change Adaptation58▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Inclusive Education58▲ 6.0×15 topics
  34. Globalization Effects57▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Agroecology56▲ 15×6 topics
  36. Psychopharmacology Education56▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Tourism Management56▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Rural Communities55▲ 37×5 topics
  39. Soil Management51▲ 49×2 topics
  40. Crop Production51▲ 17×4 topics

What research is done in Managua?

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 52 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 43 fractional worksEducational Innovations …39Educational Innovations and Technology: 39 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…32Education and Teacher Training: 32 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 27 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 26 fractional worksHigher Education Teachin…25Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 25 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 22 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 21 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…21Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 21 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesInformation SystemsEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 52 works
  2. 2 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 43 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 39 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 32 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 27 works
  6. 6 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 26 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 25 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 22 works
  9. 9 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 21 works
  10. 10 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 21 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Managua9.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.7% in 2005.

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