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Research in San Juan

Science Explorer records 27 research institutions in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Puerto Rico System, Universidad Metropolitana and University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras.

Research institutions
27
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
25k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.0%
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 San Juan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Puerto Rico SystemUniversity 9,177 #4,760
2University of Puerto Rico at Río PiedrasUniversity 5,299 #8,292
3Polytechnic University of Puerto RicoUniversity 3,133 #16,864
4University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences CampusUniversity 2,935 #8,474
5Universidad MetropolitanaUniversity 1,077 #5,519
6VA Caribbean Healthcare SystemHospital / health system 577 #26,676
7Carlos Albizu UniversityUniversity 402 #26,952
8San Juan City HospitalHospital / health system 401 #26,190
9Ana G. Mendez University SystemUniversity 377 #10,955
10Puerto Rico Department of HealthGovernment institution 334 #20,442 all time
11Centro de Neumologia PediatricaHospital / health system 267 #37,802 all time
12International Institute of Tropical ForestryGovernment institution 247 #20,620 all time
13Auxilio Mutuo HospitalHospital / health system 208 #38,495 all time
14University of The Sacred HeartUniversity 188 #39,558 all time
15Department of Natural and Environmental ResourcesGovernment institution 149 #32,739 all time
16Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the CaribbeanUniversity 106 not ranked
17Institute of Puerto Rican CultureGovernment institution 72 not ranked
18Clinical Research Puerto RicoInstitution 64 not ranked
19Colegio Universitario de San JuanUniversity 54 not ranked
20Puerto Rico Department of EducationGovernment institution 48 not ranked
21Puerto Rico Community FoundationNonprofit 42 not ranked
22Conservation Trust of Puerto RicoNonprofit 34 not ranked
23ICPR Junior CollegeUniversity 11 not ranked
24School of Plastic Arts of Puerto RicoUniversity 11 not ranked
25Fundación Puertorriqueña de las HumanidadesFunder 5 not ranked
26Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research TrustNonprofit 4 not ranked
27San Juan Quarantine StationGovernment 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.

University of Puerto Rico System: 36.4%University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras: 21.0%Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico: 12.4%University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus: 11.6%23 others listed: 18.6%36%largest
University of Puerto Rico System9,177 · 36.4%University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras5,299 · 21.0%Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico3,133 · 12.4%University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus2,935 · 11.6%23 others listed4,679 · 18.6%

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

What is San Juan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in San Juan is most concentrated in General Social Sciences and Ophthalmology (5.0× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 22.1 works5.0×
  2. OphthalmologySubfield · 31.1 works2.9×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in San Juan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Education, Public Health, Mental Health, Globalization, Latin America, Gender and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology317▲ 1.98×133 topics
  2. Education135▲ 1.94×82 topics
  3. Globalization127▲ 1.60×95 topics
  4. Public Health121▲ 2.1×57 topics
  5. Climate Change120◆ 1.10×92 topics
  6. Mental Health118▲ 2.0×44 topics
  7. Sustainability115▲ 1.17×91 topics
  8. Quality of Life101▲ 1.73×58 topics
  9. Inflammation98▲ 1.16×76 topics
  10. COVID-1997▲ 1.76×27 topics
  11. Risk Factors91▲ 2.0×36 topics
  12. Innovation83▲ 1.96×42 topics
  13. Treatment80▲ 1.63×50 topics
  14. Identity77▲ 2.6×41 topics
  15. Gender74▲ 3.4×32 topics
  16. Cancer74▲ 1.36×53 topics
  17. Diagnosis71▲ 1.88×38 topics
  18. Educational Technology67▲ 1.39×37 topics
  19. Depression64▲ 1.80×24 topics
  20. E-Learning64▲ 1.57×19 topics
  21. Global Burden58▲ 2.7×12 topics
  22. Chemotherapy57▲ 2.0×24 topics
  23. History57▲ 2.0×44 topics
  24. Literature56▲ 2.5×32 topics
  25. Latin America54▲ 7.0×21 topics
  26. Health Promotion52▲ 4.1×16 topics
  27. Pedagogy51▲ 2.6×22 topics
  28. Colonialism51▲ 2.6×29 topics
  29. Rural Development46▲ 3.2×16 topics
  30. Cancer Incidence45▲ 8.2×4 topics
  31. Health Disparities39▲ 3.7×9 topics
  32. Digital Divide39▲ 3.7×7 topics
  33. Human Papillomavirus38▲ 7.7×3 topics
  34. Cervical Cancer34▲ 7.9×3 topics
  35. Viral Oncoproteins31▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Carcinogenicity30▲ 8.0×2 topics
  37. Cytology Screening29▲ 15×1 topic
  38. HPV Vaccination29▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Race29▲ 6.4×11 topics
  40. Competitiveness28▲ 8.5×6 topics

What research is done in San Juan?

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 29 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 25 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…22Business, Innovation, and Economy: 22 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…18Latin American Urban Studies: 18 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 17 fractional worksSpanish Literature and Culture Studies: 16 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…16Social Sciences and Policies: 16 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 15 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 14 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…14Stress and Burnout Research: 14 fractional works
EpidemiologyInformation SystemsEconomics and EconometricsUrban Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 29 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 25 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  4. 4 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 18 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 17 works
  6. 6 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 16 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 16 works
  8. 8 Education and Teacher Training Education 15 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 14 works
  10. 10 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 14 works

Research output over time

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