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Research in Pereira

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Pereira, Colombia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Technological University of Pereira and Universidad Católica de Pereira.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.5k
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
4.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1959-2026
68 years on the record
Pereira

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 Pereira?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Technological University of PereiraUniversity 4,258 #4,062
2Universidad Católica de PereiraUniversity 1,159 #15,144
3ESE University Hospital San Jorge PereiraHospital / health system 68 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.

Which fields of science does Pereira work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Pereira is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (17%).

Physical Sciences: 445 fractional works · 41.7% of its workEngineering: 246 fractional works · 23.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 110 fractional works · 10.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 60 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 93 fractional works · 8.8% of its workInformation Systems: 25 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 24 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 34 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNumerical Analysis: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 315 fractional works · 29.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 194 fractional works · 18.2% of its workEducation: 55 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 41 fractional works · 3.9% of its workDemography: 26 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 42 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 37 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 21 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 216 fractional works · 20.3% of its workMedicine: 182 fractional works · 17.1% of its workSurgery: 25 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 29 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 90 fractional works · 8.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPereira1,066fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences30%

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. Engineering24623.1%
    2. Computer Science938.8%
    3. Environmental Science343.2%
    4. Mathematics171.6%
    5. Materials Science141.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy131.2%
    7. Energy131.2%
    8. Chemistry60.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.4%
    1. Social Sciences19418.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities424.0%
    3. Psychology373.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting211.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance161.5%
    6. Decision Sciences50.4%
    1. Medicine18217.1%
    2. Health Professions292.7%
    3. Nursing20.2%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences383.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology252.3%
    3. Neuroscience131.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology100.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Pereira strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Pereira is most concentrated in Computer Science Applications and Control and Systems Engineering (9.5× the world share in Computer Science Applications).

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 22.9 works9.5×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 57.1 works5.4×
← 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: 0.72× its world share, 33 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.18× its world share, 89 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.38× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.54× its world share, 224 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 159 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 183 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 1.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering1.54×224 works
  2. Social Sciences1.48×183 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.40×39 works
  4. Energy1.38×12 works
  5. Mathematics1.36×16 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.26×4 works
  7. Computer Science1.18×89 works
  8. Veterinary1.14×2 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.11×4 works
  10. Psychology1.11×33 works
  11. Health Professions1.07×27 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.95×9 works
  13. Medicine0.85×159 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.77×16 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.72×33 works
  16. Neuroscience0.69×11 works
  17. Environmental Science0.62×30 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×19 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.50×5 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.48×10 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×22 works
  22. Materials Science0.40×14 works
  23. Dentistry0.34×2 works
  24. Nursing0.33×2 works
  25. Chemistry0.31×5 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Pereira?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Renewable Energy Integration, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid Applications, Distributed Generation and Technology.

▲ 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. Education96▲ 5.3×48 topics
  2. Innovation59▲ 5.4×20 topics
  3. Epidemiology57▲ 1.34×103 topics
  4. Renewable Energy55▲ 3.5×25 topics
  5. Renewable Energy Integration47▲ 13×5 topics
  6. Power Electronics46▲ 13×7 topics
  7. Educational Technology42▲ 3.3×23 topics
  8. Sustainability39▲ 1.51×52 topics
  9. E-Learning36▲ 3.5×10 topics
  10. Smart Grid Applications35▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Distributed Generation35▲ 40×3 topics
  12. Technology32▲ 5.8×15 topics
  13. Teacher Training31▲ 4.8×11 topics
  14. Knowledge Management30▲ 5.1×14 topics
  15. Digital Marketing28▲ 6.8×2 topics
  16. Decentralized Control28▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Energy Storage Systems27▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Voltage Control27▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Distributed Power Generation26▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Microgrid Control26▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Optimization26▲ 5.3×11 topics
  22. Latin America24▲ 12×17 topics
  23. History24▲ 3.2×19 topics
  24. Resilience23▲ 4.5×6 topics
  25. Smart Grid23▲ 6.1×9 topics
  26. Pedagogy23▲ 4.3×9 topics
  27. Informal Learning22▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Social Impact21▲ 5.0×11 topics
  29. Distance Learning20▲ 5.3×7 topics
  30. Distribution Systems20▲ 50×1 topic
  31. Optimal Power Flow20▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Health Promotion19▲ 5.6×13 topics
  33. Society19▲ 9.1×7 topics
  34. Open Access18▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Educational Projects18▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Remote Learning18▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Fault Detection17▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Online Education16▲ 7.8×3 topics
  39. Digital Competence16▲ 17×3 topics
  40. ICT16▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Pereira?

Microgrid Control and Optimization: 24 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distribution: 17 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…17E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 17 fractional worksEducational Innovations …15Educational Innovations and Technology: 15 fractional worksKnowledge Societies in the 21st Century: 11 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 10 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…10Smart Grid Energy Management: 10 fractional worksHistory and Politics in Latin America: 9 fractional worksIslanding Detection in Power Systems: 8 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 8 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Science ApplicationsInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 24 works
  2. 2 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 17 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 15 works
  5. 5 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 11 works
  6. 6 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  8. 8 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 9 works
  9. 9 Islanding Detection in Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Education and Teacher Training Education 8 works

Research output over time

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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Pereira9.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.0% in 2024.

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