Research in Medellín
Science Explorer records 34 research institutions in Medellín, Colombia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad EAFIT and Universidad de Medellín.
- Research institutions
- 34 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 66k ◆ 0% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 10.8% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Medellín?
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.
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What is Medellín strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Medellín is most concentrated in Life-span and Life-course Studies, General Social Sciences and Development (9.6× the world share in Life-span and Life-course Studies).
- Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 20.1 works9.6×
- General Social SciencesSubfield · 107.4 works7.8×
- DevelopmentSubfield · 52.6 works4.2×
- Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 124.6 works4.0×
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 Medellín?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Epidemiology, Globalization, Health Promotion, Human Rights, Innovation and Competitiveness.
- ICT
- Political Violence
- Social Movements
- City Branding
- Globalization Effects
- Innovation Ecosystems
- Colombia
- Nutrition
- Urban Development
- Teacher Training
- Communication
- Social Responsibility
- Digital Marketing
- COVID-19
- Sustainable Development
- Mental Health
- Climate Change
- Innovation
- Sustainability
- Epidemiology
- Education
- Globalization
- Human Rights
- Public Health
- Latin America
- Quality of Life
- Health Promotion
- Educational Technology
- Competitiveness
- Knowledge Management
- Small and Medium Enterprises
- Pedagogy
- Technology
- Ethics
- Inclusive Education
- Violence
- Tourism Management
- Psychopharmacology Education
- Society
- University Students
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
- Education856▲ 4.0×103 topics
- Epidemiology816▲ 1.64×136 topics
- Globalization590▲ 2.4×108 topics
- Sustainability505▲ 1.65×92 topics
- Human Rights426▲ 3.3×53 topics
- Innovation416▲ 3.1×55 topics
- Public Health402▲ 2.2×70 topics
- Climate Change395▲ 1.17×100 topics
- Latin America389▲ 16×23 topics
- Mental Health328▲ 1.78×44 topics
- Quality of Life324▲ 1.79×59 topics
- Sustainable Development309▲ 1.55×69 topics
- Health Promotion297▲ 7.5×18 topics
- COVID-19294▲ 1.72×29 topics
- Educational Technology287▲ 1.92×32 topics
- Digital Marketing262▲ 4.9×5 topics
- Competitiveness251▲ 25×7 topics
- Social Responsibility248▲ 8.5×7 topics
- Knowledge Management248▲ 3.6×29 topics
- Communication241▲ 6.2×18 topics
- Small and Medium Enterprises226▲ 10×6 topics
- Teacher Training225▲ 2.9×23 topics
- Pedagogy216▲ 3.5×20 topics
- Urban Development207▲ 4.5×15 topics
- Technology207▲ 3.1×31 topics
- Nutrition206▲ 3.6×16 topics
- Ethics205▲ 3.4×47 topics
- Colombia188▲ 85×2 topics
- Inclusive Education185▲ 4.2×15 topics
- Innovation Ecosystems184▲ 14×2 topics
- Violence180▲ 9.7×13 topics
- Globalization Effects176▲ 20×2 topics
- Tourism Management175▲ 19×2 topics
- City Branding174▲ 21×1 topic
- Psychopharmacology Education174▲ 21×1 topic
- Social Movements172▲ 4.6×22 topics
- Society165▲ 6.8×16 topics
- Political Violence141▲ 43×3 topics
- University Students133▲ 18×2 topics
- ICT132▲ 8.0×4 topics
What research is done in Medellín?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 174 works
- 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 127 works
- 3 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 96 works
- 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 94 works
- 5 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 92 works
- 6 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 84 works
- 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 78 works
- 8 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 74 works
- 9 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 68 works
- 10 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 66 works
Research output over time
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