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Research in Ponce

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Health Sciences University and Hospital Damas.

Research institutions
7
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.8k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
8.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
5.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Ponce

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 Ponce?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto RicoUniversity 1,854 #7,224
2Ponce Health Sciences UniversityUniversity 1,170 #10,690
3Hospital DamasHospital / health system 287 #19,323
4University of Puerto Rico at PonceUniversity 233 #30,202 all time
5Hospital Episcopal San LucasHospital / health system 124 #34,591 all time
6Hospital Oncológico Andrés GrillascaHospital / health system 115 not ranked
7Hospital Metropolitano Dr. PilaHospital / health system 10 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.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico: 48.9%Ponce Health Sciences University: 30.8%Hospital Damas: 7.6%University of Puerto Rico at Ponce: 6.1%3 others listed: 6.6%49%largest
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico1,854 · 48.9%Ponce Health Sciences University1,170 · 30.8%Hospital Damas287 · 7.6%University of Puerto Rico at Ponce233 · 6.1%3 others listed249 · 6.6%

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

Which fields of science does Ponce work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Ponce is in Health Sciences, 37% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Social Sciences (22%), Psychology (6%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 409 fractional works · 41.2% of its workMedicine: 354 fractional works · 35.6% of its workSurgery: 51 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 44 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 38 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOncology: 28 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 23 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 45 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 26 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 372 fractional works · 37.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 215 fractional works · 21.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 76 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEducation: 44 fractional works · 4.4% of its workLaw: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 62 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 28 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 52 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPhilosophy: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReligious studies: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 112 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 60 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 31 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 22 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 101 fractional works · 10.2% of its workComputer Science: 35 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPonce994fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences37%

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. Medicine35435.6%
    2. Health Professions454.5%
    3. Dentistry70.7%
    4. Nursing30.3%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences21521.6%
    2. Psychology626.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities525.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting161.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance151.5%
    6. Decision Sciences131.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology606.1%
    2. Neuroscience222.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences151.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology141.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Computer Science353.5%
    2. Environmental Science202.1%
    3. Engineering171.7%
    4. Materials Science151.5%
    5. Energy50.5%
    6. Chemistry40.4%
    7. Mathematics20.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Ponce?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Religion, Mental Health, Catholicism, Education, Qualitative Research, Brazil and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology89▲ 2.2×114 topics
  2. Education48▲ 2.8×57 topics
  3. Mental Health48▲ 3.4×36 topics
  4. Religion38▲ 8.3×11 topics
  5. Quality of Life37▲ 2.6×46 topics
  6. Qualitative Research35▲ 4.2×15 topics
  7. Globalization33▲ 1.69×50 topics
  8. Depression33▲ 3.8×21 topics
  9. Catholicism30▲ 84×3 topics
  10. Ethics27▲ 5.4×27 topics
  11. Brazil26▲ 28×5 topics
  12. Treatment26▲ 2.1×44 topics
  13. Diagnosis26▲ 2.8×34 topics
  14. Human Rights25▲ 2.5×25 topics
  15. Risk Factors25▲ 2.3×30 topics
  16. Social Justice24▲ 4.1×19 topics
  17. Public Policy23▲ 4.9×12 topics
  18. Management23▲ 2.9×28 topics
  19. Philosophy23▲ 5.1×20 topics
  20. Theology20▲ 22×4 topics
  21. Legal Theory20▲ 29×3 topics
  22. Environmental Law19▲ 9.1×6 topics
  23. Latin America19▲ 9.9×13 topics
  24. Politics19▲ 7.1×6 topics
  25. Constitutional Law18▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Pentecostalism18▲ 74×3 topics
  27. Legal Philosophy18▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Public Sphere18▲ 32×3 topics
  29. Public Administration18▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Pluralism17▲ 43×2 topics
  31. Civil Rights17▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Gender Ideology17▲ 73×2 topics
  33. Judicial Activism17▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Conservatism17▲ 101×1 topic
  35. Secularization17▲ 114×1 topic
  36. Healthcare Access17▲ 6.1×7 topics
  37. Social Determinants16▲ 8.0×6 topics
  38. Sociology16▲ 12×8 topics
  39. Social Dynamics15▲ 26×3 topics
  40. Social Inequality15▲ 5.7×9 topics

What research is done in Ponce?

Religion and Society in Latin America: 16 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 16 fractional worksReligious and Theologica…12Religious and Theological Studies: 12 fractional worksBusiness and Management …11Business and Management Studies: 11 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 8 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 7 fractional worksPsychology and Mental He…7Psychology and Mental Health: 7 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 6 fractional worksPalliative and Oncologic Care: 6 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLawInformation Systems and ManagementEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  2. 2 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 16 works
  3. 3 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 11 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 8 works
  6. 6 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 7 works
  7. 7 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 7 works
  8. 8 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Palliative and Oncologic Care Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  10. 10 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 6 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 2025Ponce5.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.2% in 2011.

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