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Research in Santa Marta

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Santa Marta, Colombia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Magdalena and José Benito Vives de Andréis Marine and Coastal Research Institute.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
5.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1965-2026
62 years on the record
Santa Marta

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 Santa Marta?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of MagdalenaUniversity 2,530 #5,705
2José Benito Vives de Andréis Marine and Coastal Research InstituteResearch facility 380 #22,196
3PanAmerican Bioinformatics InstituteUniversity 45 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.

Which fields of science does Santa Marta work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Santa Marta is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Environmental Science (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 316 fractional works · 34.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 183 fractional works · 20.2% of its workEducation: 53 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 32 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCultural Studies: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopment: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 58 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 22 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAccounting: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 298 fractional works · 32.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 137 fractional works · 15.2% of its workEcology: 44 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 24 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 45 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 42 fractional works · 4.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 39 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPaleontology: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOceanography: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 147 fractional works · 16.3% of its workMedicine: 82 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 21 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 50 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 38 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 144 fractional works · 15.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 97 fractional works · 10.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 30 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPlant Science: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSanta Marta905fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences35%

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 Sciences18320.2%
    2. Psychology586.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting262.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance232.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities202.2%
    6. Decision Sciences60.7%
    1. Environmental Science13715.2%
    2. Computer Science455.0%
    3. Engineering424.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences394.3%
    5. Materials Science121.3%
    6. Energy91.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy70.7%
    8. Mathematics30.4%
    9. Chemistry30.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine829.1%
    2. Health Professions505.6%
    3. Dentistry131.4%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9710.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology333.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology70.8%
    4. Neuroscience60.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Santa Marta strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Santa Marta is most concentrated in Ecology (6.0× the world share in Ecology).

  1. EcologySubfield · 35.7 works6.0×
← 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: 1.97× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.29× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.99× its world share, 113 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.10× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.33× its world share, 47 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.28× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.33× its world share, 54 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 165 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.10×12 works
  2. Environmental Science2.99×113 works
  3. Health Professions2.33×47 works
  4. Psychology2.33×54 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.02×24 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.97×72 works
  7. Social Sciences1.71×165 works
  8. Energy1.29×9 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.28×21 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×22 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.83×18 works
  12. Computer Science0.65×38 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.64×5 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×5 works
  15. Medicine0.50×74 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.48×19 works
  17. Veterinary0.43×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.39×10 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.37×6 works
  20. Neuroscience0.36×4 works
  21. Mathematics0.33×3 works
  22. Engineering0.32×36 works
  23. Chemistry0.26×3 works
  24. Nursing0.20×1 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.19×0 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.12×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Santa Marta?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Education, Biodiversity, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Nutrition, Conservation and Public Health.

▲ 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. Climate Change79▲ 3.2×69 topics
  2. Education65▲ 4.2×40 topics
  3. Sustainability49▲ 2.2×48 topics
  4. Biodiversity48▲ 6.9×24 topics
  5. Epidemiology46▲ 1.28×75 topics
  6. Mental Health46▲ 3.5×32 topics
  7. Globalization43▲ 2.4×39 topics
  8. Health Promotion42▲ 15×12 topics
  9. Public Health41▲ 3.1×32 topics
  10. Environmental Impact36▲ 2.4×34 topics
  11. Nutrition31▲ 7.9×9 topics
  12. Educational Technology30▲ 2.8×16 topics
  13. Innovation29▲ 3.1×18 topics
  14. Conservation28▲ 7.3×16 topics
  15. Knowledge Management25▲ 5.0×12 topics
  16. Latin America24▲ 14×14 topics
  17. Digital Marketing23▲ 6.6×3 topics
  18. Food Security23▲ 4.7×11 topics
  19. Teacher Training22▲ 4.0×13 topics
  20. Biogeography22▲ 8.6×18 topics
  21. Pedagogy21▲ 4.7×6 topics
  22. Rural Development21▲ 6.7×9 topics
  23. Social Responsibility20▲ 9.7×3 topics
  24. University Students20▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Ocean Acidification20▲ 29×3 topics
  26. Phylogenetic Analysis19▲ 6.6×9 topics
  27. Evolution18▲ 7.7×12 topics
  28. Community Participation18▲ 5.7×9 topics
  29. Small and Medium Enterprises18▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Educational Interventions18▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Innovation Ecosystems18▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Medical Education18▲ 7.4×6 topics
  33. Population Dynamics18▲ 7.7×9 topics
  34. Chronic Diseases17▲ 7.6×2 topics
  35. Competitiveness17▲ 24×6 topics
  36. Healthy Lifestyles17▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Community Health17▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Occupational Health17▲ 16×5 topics
  39. Global Health16▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Globalization Effects16▲ 25×2 topics

What research is done in Santa Marta?

Health and Lifestyle Studies: 17 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 15 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…13Health and Medical Education: 13 fractional worksEducational Innovations …13Educational Innovations and Technology: 13 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 11 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 10 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…8Marine and fisheries research: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 7 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 7 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 7 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 17 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 15 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 13 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 13 works
  5. 5 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 11 works
  6. 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 10 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  8. 8 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  9. 9 Regional Development and Innovation Development 7 works
  10. 10 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 7 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%Santa Marta12.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.2% in 2017.

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