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Research in Quito

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Quito, Ecuador. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are National Polytechnic School.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.9k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
8.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1968-2026
59 years on the record
Quito

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 Quito?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National Polytechnic SchoolUniversity 3,851 #4,068

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 Quito work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research in Quito is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Computer Science (19%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 645 fractional works · 68.6% of its workEngineering: 297 fractional works · 31.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 86 fractional works · 9.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 43 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 176 fractional works · 18.7% of its workInformation Systems: 49 fractional works · 5.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 33 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 32 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoftware: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 56 fractional works · 6.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 30 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 182 fractional works · 19.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 74 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 41 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 37 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 36 fractional works · 3.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 63 fractional works · 6.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 37 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 50 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKQuito940fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences69%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences19%

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. Engineering29731.6%
    2. Computer Science17618.7%
    3. Environmental Science566.0%
    4. Materials Science303.2%
    5. Energy222.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences212.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy181.9%
    8. Mathematics121.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering60.7%
    10. Chemistry60.7%
    1. Social Sciences747.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance414.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting363.8%
    4. Decision Sciences141.5%
    5. Psychology141.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities30.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences374.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology171.8%
    3. Neuroscience80.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Medicine262.8%
    2. Health Professions192.0%
    3. Nursing40.5%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Quito strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Quito is most concentrated in Control and Systems Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications (4.4× the world share in Control and Systems Engineering).

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 40.8 works4.4×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 30.8 works4.0×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 33 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.09× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.39× its world share, 161 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.55× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.18× its world share, 282 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.15× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy2.55×20 works
  2. Computer Science2.39×161 works
  3. Engineering2.18×282 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.15×40 works
  5. Chemical Engineering2.09×6 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.50×12 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.33×18 works
  8. Environmental Science1.20×52 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.15×32 works
  10. Mathematics1.06×11 works
  11. Nursing1.01×4 works
  12. Materials Science0.94×28 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.84×16 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×33 works
  15. Health Professions0.71×16 works
  16. Social Sciences0.59×65 works
  17. Neuroscience0.50×7 works
  18. Chemistry0.43×6 works
  19. Psychology0.43×11 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×15 works
  21. Medicine0.15×25 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.10×3 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.07×1 works
  24. Veterinary0.06×0 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.05×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.04×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Quito?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Digital Marketing, Small and Medium Enterprises, Urban Development, Innovation Ecosystems and Social Responsibility.

▲ 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. Deep Learning72▲ 2.2×59 topics
  2. Machine Learning67▲ 2.1×65 topics
  3. Renewable Energy48▲ 3.5×32 topics
  4. Sustainability44▲ 1.92×54 topics
  5. Neural Networks36▲ 2.5×28 topics
  6. Climate Change34▲ 1.34×55 topics
  7. Digital Marketing31▲ 8.4×5 topics
  8. Environmental Impact30▲ 1.86×41 topics
  9. Innovation25▲ 2.6×20 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency25▲ 2.9×27 topics
  11. Small and Medium Enterprises25▲ 15×5 topics
  12. Urban Development24▲ 7.2×6 topics
  13. Innovation Ecosystems23▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Internet of Things22▲ 2.8×18 topics
  15. Social Responsibility22▲ 10×3 topics
  16. Globalization Effects22▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Economic Impact22▲ 4.4×2 topics
  18. Big Data22▲ 2.4×18 topics
  19. Psychopharmacology Education22▲ 37×1 topic
  20. Tourism Management22▲ 33×1 topic
  21. COVID-1921▲ 1.68×19 topics
  22. Knowledge Management21▲ 4.0×14 topics
  23. Security20▲ 3.2×17 topics
  24. IoT Security18▲ 6.2×3 topics
  25. Power Electronics17▲ 5.6×8 topics
  26. Optimization16▲ 3.8×14 topics
  27. Cybersecurity15▲ 6.5×4 topics
  28. Renewable Energy Integration15▲ 4.8×5 topics
  29. IoT13▲ 3.8×11 topics
  30. Anomaly Detection13▲ 4.9×4 topics
  31. Adaptive Control12▲ 9.9×6 topics
  32. Smart Grid Applications12▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Detection12▲ 4.6×9 topics
  34. Game Theory12▲ 7.2×4 topics
  35. 5G Networks11▲ 6.0×4 topics
  36. Human-Computer Interaction10▲ 6.2×4 topics
  37. Control Systems10▲ 6.0×7 topics
  38. Competitiveness10▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Stability Analysis10▲ 6.8×4 topics
  40. Behavioral Analysis10▲ 9.1×2 topics

What research is done in Quito?

Business, Innovation, an…21Business, Innovation, and Economy: 21 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 6 fractional worksPower System Optimizatio…6Power System Optimization and Stability: 6 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 6 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Forecasting: 6 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…5Microgrid Control and Optimization: 5 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 5 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 5 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…5Information and Cyber Security: 5 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsComputer Science ApplicationsSignal ProcessingElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 21 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 8 works
  3. 3 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 6 works
  4. 4 Power System Optimization and Stability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  6. 6 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 5 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 5 works
  10. 10 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 5 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%30%Quito20.2% 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 20.6% in 2005.

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