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Research in Quito

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Quito. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Ministerio de Educación del Ecuador.

Research institutions
10
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
497
▲ 489% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Quito?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ministerio de Educación del EcuadorUniversity 392 #8,436
2Hospital General Docente de CalderónHospital / health system 32 not ranked
3Hospital Gineco Obstétrico Isidro AyoraHospital / health system 25 not ranked
4Hospital General del Sur de Quito, IESSHospital / health system 16 not ranked
5Fundación Mamíferos y ConservaciónNonprofit 13 not ranked
6Instituto de la DemocraciaUniversity 9 not ranked
7Centro de Metrología del Ejército EcuatorianoResearch facility 5 not ranked
8Ministerio de Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la InformaciónGovernment institution 3 not ranked
9Subsecretaría de Control y Aplicaciones NuclearesGovernment institution 1 not ranked
10Instituto Ecuatoriano de NormalizaciónGovernment institution 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

Ministerio de Educación del Ecuador: 78.9%Hospital General Docente de Calderón: 6.4%Hospital Gineco Obstétrico Isidro Ayora: 5.0%Hospital General del Sur de Quito, IESS: 3.2%6 others listed: 6.4%79%largest
Ministerio de Educación del Ecuador392 · 78.9%Hospital General Docente de Calderón32 · 6.4%Hospital Gineco Obstétrico Isidro Ayora25 · 5.0%Hospital General del Sur de Quito, IESS16 · 3.2%6 others listed32 · 6.4%

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

What is Quito strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Quito is most concentrated in Computer Science Applications, Information Systems and Education (44.4× the world share in Computer Science Applications).

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 37.7 works44×
  2. Information SystemsSubfield · 67.1 works11×
  3. EducationSubfield · 84.8 works8.1×
  4. Computer ScienceField · 108.3 works4.0×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Quito?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, E-Learning, Educational Technology, Pedagogy, Innovation, COVID-19, Distance Learning and Online Education.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Education108▲ 18×26 topics
  2. E-Learning92▲ 27×5 topics
  3. Educational Technology80▲ 20×12 topics
  4. Pedagogy67▲ 40×5 topics
  5. Innovation55▲ 15×13 topics
  6. COVID-1951▲ 11×9 topics
  7. Distance Learning50▲ 44×4 topics
  8. Online Education49▲ 74×2 topics
  9. ICT48▲ 107×1 topic
  10. Virtual Teaching48▲ 257×1 topic
  11. Informal Learning44▲ 98×2 topics
  12. Knowledge Management36▲ 19×7 topics
  13. Technology35▲ 19×7 topics
  14. Inclusive Education35▲ 29×9 topics
  15. Digital Marketing34▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Teacher Training33▲ 15×10 topics
  17. Educational Projects31▲ 199×1 topic
  18. Remote Learning31▲ 199×1 topic
  19. Globalization22▲ 3.2×16 topics
  20. Student Achievement21▲ 72×3 topics
  21. Student Performance20▲ 54×2 topics
  22. Teacher Development20▲ 93×2 topics
  23. Educational Leadership20▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Quality Education20▲ 152×1 topic
  25. Online Learning19▲ 6.6×4 topics
  26. Social Impact15▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Digital Learning14▲ 7.8×3 topics
  28. Curriculum Development13▲ 5.5×4 topics
  29. Digital Transformation13▲ 7.1×3 topics
  30. Literacy Education13▲ 236×1 topic
  31. Reading Habits13▲ 106×1 topic
  32. Virtual Learning Environments12▲ 37×2 topics
  33. Research12▲ 27×3 topics
  34. Blogs in Education11▲ 351×1 topic
  35. Digital Education11▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Communication11▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Environmental Education11▲ 21×4 topics
  38. Social Sciences11▲ 22×4 topics
  39. Student Engagement10▲ 7.5×4 topics
  40. Technology Integration10▲ 9.8×4 topics

What research is done in Quito?

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 48 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 31 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 20 works
  4. 4 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 13 works
  5. 5 Educational Technology in Learning Information Systems 11 works
  6. 6 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 8 works
  7. 7 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 8 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 7 works
  9. 9 Educational theories and practices Education 7 works
  10. 10 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 7 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.