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Research in Popayán

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Popayán, Colombia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Cauca, Fundación Universitaria de Popayán and Corporación Universitaria Comfacauca - Unicomfacauca.

Research institutions
5
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.8k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
4.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Popayán

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 Popayán?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of CaucaUniversity 4,978 #2,752
2Fundación Universitaria de PopayánUniversity 271 #16,300
3Corporación Universitaria Autónoma del CaucaUniversity 207 #19,469
4Corporación Universitaria Comfacauca - UnicomfacaucaUniversity 201 #17,394
5Institución Universitaria Colegio Mayor del CaucaUniversity 106 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 Cauca: 86.4%Fundación Universitaria de Popayán: 4.7%Corporación Universitaria Autónoma del Cauca: 3.6%Corporación Universitaria Comfacauca - Unicomfacauca: 3.5%1 other listed: 1.8%86%largest
University of Cauca4,978 · 86.4%Fundación Universitaria de Popayán271 · 4.7%Corporación Universitaria Autónoma del Cauca207 · 3.6%Corporación Universitaria Comfacauca - Unicomfacauca201 · 3.5%1 other listed106 · 1.8%

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

Which fields of science does Popayán work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Popayán is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Medicine (13%), Computer Science (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 522 fractional works · 37.6% of its workComputer Science: 180 fractional works · 13.0% of its workInformation Systems: 61 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 30 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 27 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoftware: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 116 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 106 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEcology: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 34 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNumerical Analysis: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 452 fractional works · 32.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 262 fractional works · 18.9% of its workEducation: 63 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 55 fractional works · 4.0% of its workDemography: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 60 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAccounting: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 45 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 42 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 42 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 32 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 245 fractional works · 17.7% of its workMedicine: 184 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSurgery: 32 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 30 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 47 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 27 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 168 fractional works · 12.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 120 fractional works · 8.6% of its workFood Science: 34 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPopayán1,387fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences33%

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. Computer Science18013.0%
    2. Engineering1168.4%
    3. Environmental Science1067.6%
    4. Materials Science342.5%
    5. Mathematics282.0%
    6. Energy191.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy161.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences110.8%
    9. Chemistry90.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.2%
    1. Social Sciences26218.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting604.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance453.2%
    4. Psychology423.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities322.3%
    6. Decision Sciences100.8%
    1. Medicine18413.3%
    2. Health Professions473.4%
    3. Nursing120.9%
    4. Dentistry20.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1208.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology271.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology100.7%
    4. Neuroscience90.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Popayán strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Popayán is most concentrated in Computer Science Applications (7.5× the world share in Computer Science Applications).

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 23.4 works7.5×
← 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: 1.69× its world share, 102 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.65× its world share, 162 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.58× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 112 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.52× its world share, 96 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.63× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 46 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 170 worksMedicineNursing: 1.83× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.32× its world share, 54 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 234 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing1.83×11 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.69×102 works
  3. Computer Science1.65×162 works
  4. Mathematics1.63×24 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.60×43 works
  6. Energy1.58×18 works
  7. Environmental Science1.52×96 works
  8. Social Sciences1.46×234 works
  9. Health Professions1.38×46 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.32×54 works
  11. Psychology1.04×40 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.77×9 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.73×3 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.73×27 works
  15. Materials Science0.72×32 works
  16. Medicine0.70×170 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×8 works
  18. Engineering0.59×112 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.53×15 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×10 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.47×2 works
  22. Neuroscience0.43×9 works
  23. Chemistry0.41×8 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×26 works
  25. Dentistry0.25×2 works
  26. Veterinary0.23×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Popayán?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Digital Marketing, Latin America, Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Innovation, Small and Medium Enterprises and Globalization.

▲ 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. Education98▲ 4.1×55 topics
  2. Sustainability79▲ 2.3×57 topics
  3. Globalization68▲ 2.5×46 topics
  4. Climate Change64▲ 1.71×59 topics
  5. Innovation57▲ 4.0×26 topics
  6. Environmental Impact56▲ 2.4×30 topics
  7. Machine Learning53◆ 1.15×51 topics
  8. Public Health52▲ 2.6×42 topics
  9. Sustainable Development50▲ 2.3×37 topics
  10. Digital Marketing48▲ 8.9×3 topics
  11. Latin America46▲ 17×18 topics
  12. Social Responsibility44▲ 14×5 topics
  13. Educational Technology43▲ 2.6×20 topics
  14. Small and Medium Enterprises41▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Knowledge Management38▲ 5.0×13 topics
  16. E-Learning38▲ 2.8×8 topics
  17. Innovation Ecosystems35▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Urban Development35▲ 7.2×8 topics
  19. Economic Impact34▲ 4.6×2 topics
  20. Human Rights34▲ 2.4×25 topics
  21. Globalization Effects34▲ 35×2 topics
  22. Psychopharmacology Education33▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Tourism Management33▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Competitiveness31▲ 29×6 topics
  25. Social Movements31▲ 7.7×14 topics
  26. Pedagogy30▲ 4.3×15 topics
  27. Health Promotion30▲ 6.8×12 topics
  28. Technology29▲ 3.9×15 topics
  29. Teacher Training28▲ 3.4×11 topics
  30. Rural Development27▲ 5.7×8 topics
  31. Distance Learning27▲ 5.6×8 topics
  32. Sustainable Agriculture27▲ 6.3×9 topics
  33. Nutrition26▲ 4.3×12 topics
  34. Social Impact26▲ 4.8×10 topics
  35. Community Participation25▲ 5.1×8 topics
  36. Agriculture24▲ 4.6×9 topics
  37. Colombia19▲ 82×2 topics
  38. Informal Learning19▲ 11×4 topics
  39. ICT18▲ 9.6×3 topics
  40. Requirements Engineering18▲ 28×3 topics

What research is done in Popayán?

Business, Innovation, an…32Business, Innovation, and Economy: 32 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 16 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 13 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 13 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Techniques and Practices: 13 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 10 fractional worksHistory and Politics in …10History and Politics in Latin America: 10 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 10 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 10 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences9Plant and soil sciences: 9 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentComputer Science Applications5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 32 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 16 works
  3. 3 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 13 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 13 works
  5. 5 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 13 works
  6. 6 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 10 works
  7. 7 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 10 works
  8. 8 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 10 works
  9. 9 Regional Development and Innovation Development 10 works
  10. 10 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 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 counting5%10%15%Popayán11.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.5% in 2018.

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