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Research in San Salvador

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in San Salvador, El Salvador. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas, University of El Salvador and Universidad Don Bosco.

Research institutions
24
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
10k
▲ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
2.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
4.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
San Salvador

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 San Salvador?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón CañasUniversity 4,687 #4,906
2University of El SalvadorUniversity 2,272 #5,481
3Universidad Don BoscoUniversity 768 #6,037
4Universidad Tecnológica de El SalvadorUniversity 655 #15,716
5Universidad Evangelica de El SalvadorUniversity 329 #14,245
6Universidad Católica de El SalvadorUniversity 214 #15,570
7Francisco Gavidia UniversityUniversity 184 #17,338
8Universidad Luterana SalvadoreñaUniversity 154 #29,747 all time
9Ministerio de SaludGovernment institution 150 #28,544 all time
10Hospital Nacional de Niños BloomHospital / health system 135 #30,984 all time
11Universidad Dr. Andrés BelloUniversity 126 #29,296 all time
12Universidad Politécnica de El SalvadorUniversity 124 #18,865
13Universidad Salvadoreña Alberto MasferrerUniversity 103 #19,855
14Universidad Modular AbiertaUniversity 61 not ranked
15Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de DiosUniversity 47 not ranked
16Universidad Pedagógica de El SalvadorUniversity 42 not ranked
17Universidad Nueva San SalvadorUniversity 36 not ranked
18Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias SocialesUniversity 31 not ranked
19Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia SocialGovernment institution 27 not ranked
20Fundación Salvadoreña para el Desarrollo Económico y SocialNonprofit 17 not ranked
21Hospital El SalvadorHospital / health system 11 not ranked
22Universidad Panamericana de El SalvadorUniversity 9 not ranked
23Centro Cultural de España en El SalvadorGovernment institution 1 not ranked
24Consejo Superior De Salud PublicaGovernment institution 1 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.

Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas: 46.0%University of El Salvador: 22.3%Universidad Don Bosco: 7.5%Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador: 6.4%20 others listed: 17.7%46%largest
Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas4,687 · 46.0%University of El Salvador2,272 · 22.3%Universidad Don Bosco768 · 7.5%Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador655 · 6.4%20 others listed1,802 · 17.7%

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

Which fields of science does San Salvador work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research in San Salvador is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Medicine (10%), Computer Science (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,341 fractional works · 52.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 907 fractional works · 35.3% of its workEducation: 215 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 193 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 126 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 63 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDemography: 60 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLaw: 50 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCultural Studies: 48 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 129 fractional works · 5.0% of its workHistory: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 99 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 41 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 97 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 85 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 94 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 50 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 624 fractional works · 24.3% of its workComputer Science: 200 fractional works · 7.8% of its workInformation Systems: 82 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 51 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 184 fractional works · 7.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 72 fractional works · 2.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 153 fractional works · 6.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 408 fractional works · 15.9% of its workMedicine: 260 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 52 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 116 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 72 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 194 fractional works · 7.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 134 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPlant Science: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSan Salvador2,567fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences52%

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. Social Sciences1,34152.2%
    1. Social Sciences90735.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities1295.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting993.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance973.8%
    5. Psychology943.7%
    6. Decision Sciences140.5%
    1. Computer Science2007.8%
    2. Environmental Science1847.2%
    3. Engineering1536.0%
    4. Energy220.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences190.8%
    6. Materials Science150.6%
    7. Chemistry130.5%
    8. Mathematics80.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy70.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Medicine26010.1%
    2. Health Professions1164.5%
    3. Dentistry261.0%
    4. Nursing40.2%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1345.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology341.3%
    3. Neuroscience120.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology80.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is San Salvador strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in San Salvador is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Computer Science Applications and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (24.2× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 61.2 works24×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 47.8 works8.4×
  3. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 70.1 works5.7×
← 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: 1.12× its world share, 123 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 181 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.94× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 140 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 170 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.13× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 109 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 221 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 114 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 91 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.88× its world share, 93 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 84 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 817 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2.80×817 works
  2. Dentistry2.13×24 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.88×93 works
  4. Health Professions1.79×109 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.72×114 works
  6. Environmental Science1.49×170 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.22×91 works
  8. Psychology1.19×84 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.12×123 works
  10. Computer Science1.01×181 works
  11. Energy0.94×20 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.70×6 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.54×12 works
  14. Veterinary0.51×2 works
  15. Medicine0.50×221 works
  16. Engineering0.40×140 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×14 works
  18. Chemistry0.34×12 works
  19. Nursing0.34×4 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×8 works
  21. Mathematics0.24×6 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.22×2 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×26 works
  24. Neuroscience0.21×8 works
  25. Materials Science0.17×13 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.12×6 works

Which keywords describe research in San Salvador?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Globalization, Innovation, Public Health, Human Rights, Digital Marketing and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Education293▲ 6.7×74 topics
  2. Globalization198▲ 3.9×88 topics
  3. Latin America169▲ 35×21 topics
  4. Sustainability163▲ 2.6×79 topics
  5. Public Health162▲ 4.3×53 topics
  6. Climate Change149▲ 2.1×77 topics
  7. Innovation146▲ 5.5×41 topics
  8. Sustainable Development134▲ 3.3×43 topics
  9. Human Rights130▲ 5.0×42 topics
  10. Digital Marketing97▲ 9.7×3 topics
  11. E-Learning96▲ 3.9×13 topics
  12. Public Policy95▲ 7.8×19 topics
  13. Social Movements94▲ 12×21 topics
  14. Healthcare Access92▲ 13×11 topics
  15. Ethics91▲ 7.0×31 topics
  16. Knowledge Management86▲ 6.0×18 topics
  17. Healthcare85▲ 2.9×26 topics
  18. Health Promotion83▲ 10×14 topics
  19. Democracy79▲ 8.8×14 topics
  20. Technology78▲ 5.8×21 topics
  21. Small and Medium Enterprises78▲ 17×5 topics
  22. Environmental Management77▲ 7.4×10 topics
  23. Water Quality77▲ 7.4×11 topics
  24. Pedagogy73▲ 5.7×14 topics
  25. Urban Development72▲ 8.0×10 topics
  26. Social Responsibility70▲ 12×7 topics
  27. Teacher Training70▲ 4.5×18 topics
  28. Epidemiological Analysis70▲ 45×3 topics
  29. Healthcare Policy70▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Chronic Disease Control70▲ 141×1 topic
  31. Community-based Resource Management70▲ 141×1 topic
  32. Inclusive Education69▲ 7.5×14 topics
  33. Innovation Ecosystems68▲ 26×3 topics
  34. Economic Impact67▲ 4.9×6 topics
  35. Distance Learning66▲ 7.4×10 topics
  36. Psychopharmacology Education62▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Tourism Management62▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Inequality61▲ 10×13 topics
  39. Constitutionalism53▲ 23×4 topics
  40. Digital Divide52▲ 7.9×7 topics

What research is done in San Salvador?

Public Health and Environmental Issues: 68 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 61 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…46Education and Teacher Training: 46 fractional worksEducational Innovations …45Educational Innovations and Technology: 45 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 35 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 33 fractional worksReligious and Theologica…30Religious and Theological Studies: 30 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 27 fractional worksPolitical Dynamics in Latin America: 26 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 25 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisEconomics and EconometricsEducationInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 68 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 61 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 46 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 45 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 35 works
  6. 6 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 33 works
  7. 7 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 30 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 27 works
  9. 9 Political Dynamics in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 26 works
  10. 10 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 25 works

Research output over time

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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025San Salvador6.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.9% in 2014.

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