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Research in Maracaibo

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad del Zulia, Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo and Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín.

Research institutions
6
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
7.3%
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 Maracaibo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad del ZuliaUniversity 11,915 #8,617
2Universidad Rafael Belloso ChacínUniversity 1,099 #26,731
3Hospital Universitario de MaracaiboHospital / health system 1,076 #26,381
4Universidad Católica Cecilio AcostaUniversity 493 #27,843
5Universidad Dr. José Gregorio HernándezUniversity 383 #27,837
6Rafael Urdaneta UniversityUniversity 317 #28,019

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.

Universidad del Zulia: 78.0%Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín: 7.2%Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo: 7.0%Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta: 3.2%2 others listed: 4.6%78%largest
Universidad del Zulia12k · 78.0%Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín1,099 · 7.2%Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo1,076 · 7.0%Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta493 · 3.2%2 others listed700 · 4.6%

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

What is Maracaibo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Maracaibo is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Computer Science Applications (18.1× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 29.3 works18×
  2. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 43.5 works6.1×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 21.8 works6.0×
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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 Maracaibo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Competitiveness, Globalization, Social Responsibility, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing and Public Health.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Education162▲ 6.4×61 topics
  2. Globalization111▲ 3.8×64 topics
  3. Innovation110▲ 7.0×42 topics
  4. Sustainability97▲ 2.7×63 topics
  5. Epidemiology93▲ 1.58×105 topics
  6. Public Health86▲ 4.0×48 topics
  7. Competitiveness81▲ 69×6 topics
  8. Social Responsibility78▲ 23×7 topics
  9. Small and Medium Enterprises75▲ 29×5 topics
  10. Sustainable Development74▲ 3.1×45 topics
  11. Digital Marketing69▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Human Rights64▲ 4.2×39 topics
  13. Teacher Training64▲ 6.9×16 topics
  14. Innovation Ecosystems61▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Economic Impact61▲ 7.1×7 topics
  16. Organizational Culture60▲ 10×12 topics
  17. Knowledge Management59▲ 7.2×16 topics
  18. Latin America58▲ 20×21 topics
  19. Urban Development58▲ 11×11 topics
  20. Public Policy56▲ 7.7×16 topics
  21. Globalization Effects56▲ 53×2 topics
  22. Psychopharmacology Education55▲ 56×1 topic
  23. Tourism Management55▲ 51×1 topic
  24. Health Promotion54▲ 12×13 topics
  25. Educational Technology51▲ 2.9×24 topics
  26. Social Impact47▲ 8.0×10 topics
  27. Qualitative Research45▲ 3.5×17 topics
  28. E-Learning45▲ 3.0×12 topics
  29. Communication44▲ 9.5×15 topics
  30. Pedagogy43▲ 5.9×13 topics
  31. Nutrition41▲ 6.2×13 topics
  32. Rural Development40▲ 7.7×13 topics
  33. Technology39▲ 5.0×18 topics
  34. Leadership39▲ 5.5×17 topics
  35. Entrepreneurship35▲ 6.1×16 topics
  36. Distance Learning34▲ 6.8×8 topics
  37. Social Movements32▲ 7.3×16 topics
  38. Inclusive Education32▲ 6.2×10 topics
  39. Welfare State32▲ 25×4 topics
  40. Medical Education31▲ 8.2×9 topics

What research is done in Maracaibo?

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 55 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 23 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 23 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 22 works
  5. 5 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 21 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 20 works
  7. 7 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 19 works
  8. 8 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  9. 9 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 17 works
  10. 10 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 16 works

Research output over time

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