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Research in San Pedro

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in San Pedro, Costa Rica. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Distance State University and Latin University of Costa Rica.

Research institutions
4
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.2k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
5.9%
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 Pedro?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Distance State UniversityUniversity 2,754 #19,096
2Latin University of Costa RicaUniversity 285 #21,619
3National Academy of SciencesResearch facility 161 #42,170 all time
4Universidad CreativaUniversity 25 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.

Distance State University: 85.4%Latin University of Costa Rica: 8.8%National Academy of Sciences: 5.0%Universidad Creativa: 0.8%85%largest
Distance State University2,754 · 85.4%Latin University of Costa Rica285 · 8.8%National Academy of Sciences161 · 5.0%Universidad Creativa25 · 0.8%

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

What is San Pedro strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in San Pedro is most concentrated in Computer Science Applications (14.6× the world share in Computer Science Applications).

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 26.1 works15×
← 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 Pedro?

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

▲ 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. Education91▲ 7.4×52 topics
  2. E-Learning67▲ 9.2×15 topics
  3. Innovation61▲ 8.0×25 topics
  4. Educational Technology56▲ 6.5×25 topics
  5. Globalization53▲ 3.8×52 topics
  6. Sustainability51▲ 2.9×53 topics
  7. COVID-1950▲ 5.0×17 topics
  8. Pedagogy47▲ 13×11 topics
  9. Distance Learning43▲ 18×10 topics
  10. Digital Marketing41▲ 13×2 topics
  11. Climate Change39▲ 2.0×59 topics
  12. Knowledge Management38▲ 9.6×14 topics
  13. Digital Divide35▲ 19×5 topics
  14. Sustainable Development34▲ 3.0×33 topics
  15. Online Education34▲ 25×4 topics
  16. Digital Competence34▲ 53×2 topics
  17. ICT34▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Virtual Teaching34▲ 85×1 topic
  19. Technology33▲ 8.6×15 topics
  20. Teacher Training31▲ 6.8×14 topics
  21. Latin America30▲ 22×16 topics
  22. Informal Learning26▲ 28×3 topics
  23. Biodiversity25▲ 4.6×24 topics
  24. Social Movements24▲ 11×19 topics
  25. Inclusive Education24▲ 9.6×11 topics
  26. Open Access24▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Urban Development24▲ 8.9×9 topics
  28. Educational Projects23▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Remote Learning23▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Public Policy22▲ 6.2×15 topics
  31. Social Responsibility21▲ 13×6 topics
  32. Innovation Ecosystems20▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Small and Medium Enterprises20▲ 16×4 topics
  34. Social Impact20▲ 7.1×9 topics
  35. Teacher Development20▲ 44×2 topics
  36. Student Performance19▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Educational Leadership19▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Organizational Commitment19▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Educational Innovation19▲ 47×2 topics
  40. Quality Education19▲ 68×1 topic

What research is done in San Pedro?

Educational Innovations …34Educational Innovations and Technology: 34 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 23 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 19 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…18Business, Innovation, and Economy: 18 fractional worksScience, Technology, and Education in Latin America: 9 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 8 fractional worksHigher Education and Sustainability: 8 fractional worksHigher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 7 fractional worksKnowledge Societies in the 21st Century: 7 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 6 fractional works
Information SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsEducationEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 34 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 23 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 19 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  5. 5 Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America Demography 9 works
  6. 6 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  7. 7 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 8 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 7 works
  9. 9 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 7 works
  10. 10 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 6 works

Research output over time

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