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Research in Pasto

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Pasto, Colombia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Nariño and Universidad Mariana.

Research institutions
5
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.1k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
3.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Pasto

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 Pasto?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of NariñoUniversity 2,644 #3,954
2Universidad MarianaUniversity 1,185 #5,387
3Corporación Universitaria Autónoma de NariñoUniversity 118 not ranked
4Institución Universitaria Centro de Estudios Superiores María GorettiUniversity 82 not ranked
5Fundación Hospital San PedroHospital / health system 61 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.

University of Nariño: 64.6%Universidad Mariana: 29.0%Corporación Universitaria Autónoma de Nariño: 2.9%Institución Universitaria Centro de Estudios Superiores María Goretti: 2.0%1 other listed: 1.5%65%largest
University of Nariño2,644 · 64.6%Universidad Mariana1,185 · 29.0%Corporación Universitaria Autónoma de Nariño118 · 2.9%Institución Universitaria Centro de Estudios Superiores María Goretti82 · 2.0%1 other listed61 · 1.5%

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

Which fields of science does Pasto work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Pasto is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Medicine (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 552 fractional works · 45.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 322 fractional works · 26.7% of its workEducation: 128 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 59 fractional works · 4.9% of its workDemography: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 65 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 28 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 63 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 32 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAccounting: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 59 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 57 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 37 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 265 fractional works · 21.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 82 fractional works · 6.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 21 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 81 fractional works · 6.7% of its workInformation Systems: 44 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 55 fractional works · 4.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 225 fractional works · 18.6% of its workMedicine: 147 fractional works · 12.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 29 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 24 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 67 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 39 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 166 fractional works · 13.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 126 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPlant Science: 36 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 27 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFood Science: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHorticulture: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPasto1,208fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences19%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 Sciences32226.7%
    2. Psychology655.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting635.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance594.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities373.1%
    6. Decision Sciences50.4%
    1. Environmental Science826.8%
    2. Computer Science816.7%
    3. Engineering554.5%
    4. Energy131.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy80.7%
    6. Mathematics70.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences60.5%
    8. Chemistry60.5%
    9. Materials Science50.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine14712.2%
    2. Health Professions675.5%
    3. Nursing60.5%
    4. Veterinary30.3%
    5. Dentistry20.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12610.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology252.1%
    3. Neuroscience80.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Pasto strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Pasto is most concentrated in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (5.9× the world share in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management).

  1. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 30.2 works5.9×
← 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: 2.12× its world share, 108 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.36× its world share, 72 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.14× its world share, 60 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 128 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.91× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.73× its world share, 60 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.42× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.73× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 291 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.42×55 works
  2. Social Sciences2.16×291 works
  3. Health Professions2.14×60 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.12×108 works
  5. Veterinary1.91×3 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.73×60 works
  7. Psychology1.73×56 works
  8. Environmental Science1.36×72 works
  9. Energy1.27×12 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.12×35 works
  11. Nursing0.91×5 works
  12. Computer Science0.80×66 works
  13. Medicine0.62×128 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×2 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.48×5 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.47×5 works
  17. Mathematics0.46×6 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×21 works
  19. Neuroscience0.37×6 works
  20. Dentistry0.33×2 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×5 works
  22. Engineering0.30×48 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.28×1 works
  24. Chemistry0.28×5 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.27×6 works
  26. Materials Science0.11×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Pasto?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Teacher Training, Competitiveness, Small and Medium Enterprises, Social Responsibility, Sustainability 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. Education159▲ 7.7×41 topics
  2. Sustainability93▲ 3.2×50 topics
  3. Innovation90▲ 7.2×21 topics
  4. Globalization73▲ 3.1×46 topics
  5. Teacher Training67▲ 9.0×12 topics
  6. Competitiveness65▲ 68×6 topics
  7. Small and Medium Enterprises64▲ 30×3 topics
  8. Social Responsibility61▲ 22×5 topics
  9. Digital Marketing57▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Pedagogy56▲ 9.3×11 topics
  11. Mental Health53▲ 3.1×25 topics
  12. Health Promotion52▲ 14×13 topics
  13. Educational Technology51▲ 3.6×18 topics
  14. Sustainable Development51▲ 2.7×28 topics
  15. Innovation Ecosystems50▲ 41×2 topics
  16. Economic Impact50▲ 7.7×5 topics
  17. Urban Development49▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Public Health49▲ 2.8×40 topics
  19. Knowledge Management48▲ 7.2×12 topics
  20. Psychopharmacology Education47▲ 63×1 topic
  21. Tourism Management47▲ 56×1 topic
  22. Organizational Culture46▲ 9.8×6 topics
  23. Public Policy44▲ 7.8×12 topics
  24. E-Learning43▲ 3.7×8 topics
  25. Latin America41▲ 18×17 topics
  26. University Students40▲ 59×2 topics
  27. Nutrition39▲ 7.3×10 topics
  28. Social Impact36▲ 7.6×10 topics
  29. Communication35▲ 9.2×10 topics
  30. Distance Learning33▲ 7.8×6 topics
  31. Community Participation32▲ 7.5×8 topics
  32. Inclusive Education32▲ 7.2×10 topics
  33. Leadership32▲ 5.3×7 topics
  34. Occupational Health31▲ 23×6 topics
  35. Environmental Education30▲ 16×8 topics
  36. Digital Competence27▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Digital Divide27▲ 8.7×3 topics
  38. Online Education27▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Research27▲ 18×5 topics
  40. ICT26▲ 16×1 topic

What research is done in Pasto?

Business, Innovation, an…46Business, Innovation, and Economy: 46 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 23 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 21 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 20 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 18 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 16 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…16Stress and Burnout Research: 16 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 15 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 13 fractional worksWater Resource Management and Quality: 13 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsEducationGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 46 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 23 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 21 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 20 works
  5. 5 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 18 works
  6. 6 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  7. 7 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 16 works
  8. 8 Social Skills and Education Education 15 works
  9. 9 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 works
  10. 10 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 13 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 2025Pasto6.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.2% in 2017.

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