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Research in Manizales

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Manizales, Colombia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Caldas, Universidad de Manizales and Universidad Autonoma de Manizales.

Research institutions
4
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
10k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
39k
3.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1954-2026
73 years on the record
Manizales

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 Manizales?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of CaldasUniversity 6,381 #2,422
2Universidad de ManizalesUniversity 2,347 #3,481
3Universidad Autonoma de ManizalesUniversity 1,147 #7,726
4Universidad Católica de ManizalesUniversity 462 #11,009

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.

University of Caldas: 61.7%Universidad de Manizales: 22.7%Universidad Autonoma de Manizales: 11.1%Universidad Católica de Manizales: 4.5%62%largest
University of Caldas6,381 · 61.7%Universidad de Manizales2,347 · 22.7%Universidad Autonoma de Manizales1,147 · 11.1%Universidad Católica de Manizales462 · 4.5%

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

Which fields of science does Manizales work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Manizales is in Social Sciences, 22% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Medicine (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,052 fractional works · 43.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 656 fractional works · 27.3% of its workEducation: 190 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 131 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 50 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDemography: 43 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 35 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 34 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 164 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 59 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 52 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 93 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 77 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 51 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 44 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 525 fractional works · 21.8% of its workMedicine: 381 fractional works · 15.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 63 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 50 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 108 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 74 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPharmacy: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 482 fractional works · 20.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 160 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEcology: 33 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 121 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 49 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 89 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 45 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 342 fractional works · 14.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 214 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPlant Science: 69 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 31 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 63 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 34 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKManizales2,401fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences44%

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 Sciences1,05243.8%
    1. Social Sciences65627.3%
    2. Psychology1646.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities933.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting773.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance512.1%
    6. Decision Sciences110.5%
    1. Medicine38115.9%
    2. Health Professions1084.5%
    3. Dentistry140.6%
    4. Veterinary110.5%
    5. Nursing100.4%
    1. Environmental Science1606.7%
    2. Computer Science1215.0%
    3. Engineering893.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences451.9%
    5. Energy210.9%
    6. Materials Science190.8%
    7. Chemistry100.4%
    8. Mathematics80.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy70.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2148.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology632.6%
    3. Neuroscience341.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology261.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Manizales strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Manizales is most concentrated in General Social Sciences (14.2× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 33.5 works14×
← 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: 1.92× its world share, 196 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 53 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 107 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 78 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 135 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.16× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 102 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 333 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.32× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 87 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 70 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.27× its world share, 148 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 594 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.32×10 works
  2. Psychology2.27×148 works
  3. Social Sciences2.19×594 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.92×196 works
  5. Health Professions1.80×102 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.40×87 works
  7. Environmental Science1.27×135 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.21×41 works
  9. Dentistry1.16×12 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×22 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.01×70 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.01×46 works
  13. Energy0.97×19 works
  14. Nursing0.83×9 works
  15. Neuroscience0.81×28 works
  16. Medicine0.81×333 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.64×5 works
  18. Computer Science0.64×107 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.47×10 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×53 works
  21. Chemistry0.28×9 works
  22. Engineering0.24×78 works
  23. Mathematics0.23×6 works
  24. Materials Science0.22×17 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.21×2 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.12×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Manizales?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Latin America, Human Rights, Health Promotion, Teacher Training, Communication 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. Education234▲ 5.7×59 topics
  2. Globalization154▲ 3.3×66 topics
  3. Epidemiology135▲ 1.41×114 topics
  4. Sustainability129▲ 2.2×67 topics
  5. Climate Change115▲ 1.76×73 topics
  6. Human Rights104▲ 4.2×31 topics
  7. Mental Health102▲ 3.0×32 topics
  8. Public Health100▲ 2.9×48 topics
  9. Latin America95▲ 21×20 topics
  10. Innovation90▲ 3.6×36 topics
  11. Teacher Training85▲ 5.8×16 topics
  12. Educational Technology76▲ 2.7×24 topics
  13. Health Promotion75▲ 9.9×15 topics
  14. Communication73▲ 9.7×13 topics
  15. Sustainable Development70▲ 1.87×39 topics
  16. Quality of Life67▲ 1.94×49 topics
  17. Qualitative Research62▲ 3.0×24 topics
  18. Inclusive Education60▲ 7.0×12 topics
  19. Pedagogy58▲ 4.8×9 topics
  20. Public Policy58▲ 5.1×18 topics
  21. Biodiversity57▲ 3.1×24 topics
  22. Social Movements56▲ 7.9×17 topics
  23. Community Participation56▲ 6.6×10 topics
  24. Knowledge Management51▲ 3.8×17 topics
  25. Nutrition47▲ 4.4×13 topics
  26. Colombia46▲ 115×2 topics
  27. University Students45▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Adolescents44▲ 5.0×8 topics
  29. Social Inequality42▲ 6.6×12 topics
  30. Violence40▲ 11×8 topics
  31. Social Responsibility40▲ 7.2×6 topics
  32. Social Sciences39▲ 11×11 topics
  33. Environmental Education38▲ 10×9 topics
  34. Political Violence37▲ 61×3 topics
  35. Healthcare Access37▲ 5.6×9 topics
  36. Society36▲ 7.8×7 topics
  37. Competitiveness34▲ 18×6 topics
  38. Teacher Development33▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Epistemology32▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Research32▲ 11×7 topics

What research is done in Manizales?

Education and Teacher Tr…28Education and Teacher Training: 28 fractional worksEducational Innovations …28Educational Innovations and Technology: 28 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 26 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Vio…25Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 25 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…24Health and Lifestyle Studies: 24 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 23 fractional worksHistory and Politics in Latin America: 20 fractional worksEducational theories and…19Educational theories and practices: 19 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 19 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 17 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsGeneral Social SciencesSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 28 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 28 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 26 works
  4. 4 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 24 works
  6. 6 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 23 works
  7. 7 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 20 works
  8. 8 Educational theories and practices Education 19 works
  9. 9 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 19 works
  10. 10 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Manizales10.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.9% in 2024.

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