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Research in Panama City

Science Explorer records 42 research institutions in Panama City, Panama. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad de Panamá, Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología and Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá.

Research institutions
42
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▲ 95% vs 2018-21
Citations
286k
14.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Panama City

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 Panama City?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de PanamáUniversity 4,725 #1,347
2Columbus UniversityUniversity 1,954 #15,028 all time
3Universidad Tecnológica de PanamáUniversity 1,768 #4,981
4Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y TecnologíaUniversity 1,518 #2,173
5Hospital del NiñoHospital / health system 1,411 #9,103
6Universidad de SantanderUniversity 741 #7,228
7Stem Cell InstituteResearch facility 670 #15,503
8Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la SaludResearch facility 512 #19,266
9Panama Canal AuthorityGovernment institution 469 #13,331 all time
10National Oncologic InstituteHospital / health system 382 #15,580
11City of KnowledgeArchive 340 #13,527
12Quality Leadership University PanamaUniversity 302 #8,921
13Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta TecnologíaResearch facility 278 #15,977
14Complejo Hospitalario Dr. Arnulfo Arias MadridHospital / health system 263 #20,787
15Ministerio de Desarrollo AgropecuarioGovernment institution 253 #19,889
16Universidad Especializada de las AméricasUniversity 251 #11,122
17Saint Thomas HospitalHospital / health system 236 #20,976
18Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e InnovaciónGovernment institution 235 #9,516
19Universidad Católica Santa María La AntiguaUniversity 168 #29,045 all time
20Latin American University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 114 #18,341
21Latin University of PanamaUniversity 111 not ranked
22Universidad del IstmoUniversity 58 not ranked
23National HospitalHospital / health system 56 not ranked
24Universidad Interamericana de PanamáUniversity 49 not ranked
25International Maritime University of PanamaUniversity 34 not ranked
26Delphi UniversityUniversity 27 not ranked
27ISAE UniversidadUniversity 26 not ranked
28Medistem (Panama)Company 12 not ranked
29Universidad Abierta y a Distancia de PanamáUniversity 10 not ranked
30Universidad AmericanaUniversity 9 not ranked
31Órgano Judicial de la República de PanamáGovernment institution 6 not ranked
32Universidad Interamericana de Educación a Distancia de PanamáUniversity 5 not ranked
33Breyer State Theology UniversityUniversity 4 not ranked
34Victoria International UniversityUniversity 4 not ranked
35VaxTrials (Panama)Company 2 not ranked
36Universidad UNIDOSUniversity 2 not ranked
37West Coast University – PanamaUniversity 1 not ranked
38Universidad Latinoamericana de Comercio ExteriorUniversity 1 not ranked
39FundAyudaNonprofit 1 not ranked
40Plan International Regional Office of the AmericasNonprofit 1 not ranked
41Universidad del Arte GanexaUniversity 0 not ranked
42Geinsa (Panama)Company 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.

Universidad de Panamá: 27.8%Columbus University: 11.5%Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá: 10.4%Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología: 8.9%36 others listed: 41.4%28%largest
Universidad de Panamá4,725 · 27.8%Columbus University1,954 · 11.5%Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá1,768 · 10.4%Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología1,518 · 8.9%36 others listed7,044 · 41.4%

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

Which fields of science does Panama City work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Panama City is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Medicine (13%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,351 fractional works · 44.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,052 fractional works · 27.2% of its workEducation: 915 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 254 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 164 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLaw: 135 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 112 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCommunication: 86 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 74 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 72 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 67 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopment: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 478 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAccounting: 210 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 161 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 318 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 288 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 308 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 114 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 101 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 170 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,854 fractional works · 24.6% of its workComputer Science: 714 fractional works · 9.5% of its workInformation Systems: 423 fractional works · 5.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 185 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 562 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEcology: 127 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 84 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 71 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 67 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 290 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 106 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 75 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 71 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,365 fractional works · 18.1% of its workMedicine: 998 fractional works · 13.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 139 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 128 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 77 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 67 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 64 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 106 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 319 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 182 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 982 fractional works · 13.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 594 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 151 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 143 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 103 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 71 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 266 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 118 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 88 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPanama City7,552fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences18%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 Sciences3,35144.4%
    1. Social Sciences2,05227.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4786.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3184.2%
    4. Psychology3084.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities1702.3%
    6. Decision Sciences250.3%
    1. Computer Science7149.5%
    2. Environmental Science5627.4%
    3. Engineering2903.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1061.4%
    5. Energy751.0%
    6. Materials Science390.5%
    7. Mathematics300.4%
    8. Chemistry190.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy150.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.0%
  3. Health Sciences1,36518.1%
    1. Medicine99813.2%
    2. Health Professions3194.2%
    3. Nursing230.3%
    4. Dentistry180.2%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5947.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2663.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology580.8%
    4. Neuroscience550.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Panama City strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Panama City is most concentrated in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Computer Science Applications and General Social Sciences (11.6× the world share in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology).

  1. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 23.8 works12×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 144.1 works9.2×
  3. General Social SciencesSubfield · 59.4 works8.6×
  4. DevelopmentSubfield · 32.1 works5.0×
  5. CommunicationSubfield · 76.7 works4.5×
← 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: 1.66× its world share, 498 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 212 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 47 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 45 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.18× its world share, 581 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 84 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 69 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 229 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 489 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 283 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 874 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 155 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.73× its world share, 352 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.98× its world share, 267 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 252 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 1,722 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2.16×1,722 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.98×267 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.73×352 works
  4. Health Professions1.70×283 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.66×498 works
  6. Environmental Science1.56×489 works
  7. Psychology1.31×252 works
  8. Energy1.20×69 works
  9. Computer Science1.18×581 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.85×84 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.85×155 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.74×47 works
  13. Medicine0.72×874 works
  14. Veterinary0.72×6 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×212 works
  16. Nursing0.61×19 works
  17. Dentistry0.52×16 works
  18. Neuroscience0.44×45 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×8 works
  20. Mathematics0.34×25 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.28×17 works
  22. Engineering0.24×229 works
  23. Chemistry0.16×16 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.14×3 works
  25. Materials Science0.14×30 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.08×11 works

Which keywords describe research in Panama City?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, E-Learning, Pedagogy, Competitiveness, Educational Technology, 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. Education1,054▲ 8.1×77 topics
  2. Innovation583▲ 7.5×42 topics
  3. E-Learning501▲ 6.9×17 topics
  4. Educational Technology475▲ 5.3×35 topics
  5. Climate Change462▲ 2.2×99 topics
  6. Sustainability447▲ 2.4×91 topics
  7. Pedagogy431▲ 11×15 topics
  8. Competitiveness410▲ 69×6 topics
  9. COVID-19395▲ 4.0×28 topics
  10. Teacher Training395▲ 8.5×20 topics
  11. Digital Marketing387▲ 13×6 topics
  12. Globalization386▲ 2.6×78 topics
  13. Distance Learning356▲ 14×10 topics
  14. Knowledge Management352▲ 8.4×22 topics
  15. Small and Medium Enterprises325▲ 24×8 topics
  16. Social Responsibility325▲ 19×9 topics
  17. Digital Divide307▲ 16×8 topics
  18. Digital Competence304▲ 46×3 topics
  19. Online Education303▲ 21×4 topics
  20. ICT302▲ 30×4 topics
  21. Virtual Teaching300▲ 74×1 topic
  22. Innovation Ecosystems274▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Inclusive Education271▲ 9.9×15 topics
  24. Urban Development266▲ 10.0×15 topics
  25. Economic Impact265▲ 6.6×8 topics
  26. Globalization Effects248▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Psychopharmacology Education247▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Tourism Management247▲ 47×1 topic
  29. Technology247▲ 6.2×19 topics
  30. Social Impact236▲ 8.0×14 topics
  31. Public Policy228▲ 6.4×19 topics
  32. Communication222▲ 9.3×16 topics
  33. Teacher Development219▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Educational Leadership215▲ 23×4 topics
  35. Student Performance214▲ 27×4 topics
  36. Curriculum Design214▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Organizational Commitment214▲ 14×5 topics
  38. Quality Education212▲ 78×1 topic
  39. School Culture212▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Informal Learning208▲ 21×5 topics

What research is done in Panama City?

Educational Innovations …254Educational Innovations and Technology: 254 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 208 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 187 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 114 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 101 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…68Health and Lifestyle Studies: 68 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational Practices: 62 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 60 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 57 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 56 fractional works
Information SystemsEconomics and EconometricsEducationComputer Science Applications5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 254 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 208 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 187 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 114 works
  5. 5 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 101 works
  6. 6 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 68 works
  7. 7 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 62 works
  8. 8 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 60 works
  9. 9 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 57 works
  10. 10 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 56 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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Panama City8.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.7% in 2010.

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