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Research in Santiago de Cali

Science Explorer records 24 research institutions in Santiago de Cali, Colombia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad del Valle, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente and Universidad Santiago de Cali.

Research institutions
24
11 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
30k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
271k
9.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Santiago de Cali

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 Santiago de Cali?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad del ValleUniversity 16,546 #2,339
2Icesi UniversityUniversity 2,772 #5,876
3Universidad Santiago de CaliUniversity 1,908 #4,090
4Universidad Autónoma de OccidenteUniversity 1,600 #3,599
5Fundación Valle del LiliInstitution 1,308 #11,582
6Fundación para la Educación y el Desarrollo SocialNonprofit 630 #12,361
7Institución Universitaria Antonio José CamachoUniversity 404 #9,167
8ProPacíficoNonprofit 302 #18,558
9Institución Universitaria Escuela Nacional del DeporteUniversity 295 #12,762
10Fundación Universitaria Católica Lumen GentiumUniversity 283 #15,475
11Institución Universitaria Colegios de ColombiaUniversity 255 #18,433
12Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones MedicasNonprofit 247 #20,242 all time
13Corporación de Lucha Contra el SidaNonprofit 204 #24,050 all time
14Centro para la Investigación en Sistemas Sostenibles de Producción AgropecuariaInstitution 153 #30,614 all time
15Caucaseco Scientific Research CenterResearch facility 123 #31,686 all time
16Instituto Departamental de Bellas ArtesUniversity 60 not ranked
17Corporación Universitaria Centro SuperiorUniversity 45 not ranked
18Fundación para el Desarrollo Integral del PacíficoNonprofit 41 not ranked
19Baxter (Colombia)Company 32 not ranked
20Fundación Academia de Dibujo ProfesionalUniversity 16 not ranked
21Instituto para Niños Ciegos y Sordos del Valle del CaucaHospital / health system 15 not ranked
22Corporacion BiotecInstitution 6 not ranked
23Fundación Reina IsabelInstitution 2 not ranked
24Corporación Escuela Superior de Administración y Estudios TecnológicosUniversity 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 del Valle: 60.7%Icesi University: 10.2%Universidad Santiago de Cali: 7.0%Universidad Autónoma de Occidente: 5.9%20 others listed: 16.2%61%largest
Universidad del Valle17k · 60.7%Icesi University2,772 · 10.2%Universidad Santiago de Cali1,908 · 7.0%Universidad Autónoma de Occidente1,600 · 5.9%20 others listed4,422 · 16.2%

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

Which fields of science does Santiago de Cali work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Santiago de Cali is in Social Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (19%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,242 fractional works · 32.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,310 fractional works · 19.0% of its workEducation: 293 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 266 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 126 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 108 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 82 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 72 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 258 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 77 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 65 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 240 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 93 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 73 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 199 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 172 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFinance: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 190 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,185 fractional works · 31.6% of its workMedicine: 1,746 fractional works · 25.3% of its workSurgery: 253 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 171 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 143 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 129 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 86 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 74 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 71 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 340 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 205 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,571 fractional works · 22.7% of its workEngineering: 493 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 98 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 94 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 442 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEcology: 92 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 272 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems: 88 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 71 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 82 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 916 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 520 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPlant Science: 176 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 85 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 83 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 246 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 104 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 78 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 78 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSantiago de Cali6,914fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences32%

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 Sciences2,24232.4%
    1. Social Sciences1,31019.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2583.7%
    3. Psychology2403.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1992.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities1902.7%
    6. Decision Sciences450.7%
  2. Health Sciences2,18531.6%
    1. Medicine1,74625.3%
    2. Health Professions3404.9%
    3. Dentistry550.8%
    4. Nursing360.5%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
    1. Engineering4937.1%
    2. Environmental Science4426.4%
    3. Computer Science2723.9%
    4. Materials Science821.2%
    5. Energy620.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences590.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy560.8%
    8. Mathematics510.7%
    9. Chemistry480.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5207.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2463.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology781.1%
    4. Neuroscience580.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics140.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Santiago de Cali strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Santiago de Cali is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Development and Computer Science Applications (11.6× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 78.5 works12×
  2. DevelopmentSubfield · 37.5 works6.0×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 62.5 works4.1×
  4. Occupational TherapySubfield · 42.2 works4.1×
← 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: 1.59× its world share, 466 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 217 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 66 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 47 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 46 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 249 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 50 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.03× its world share, 58 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 450 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 386 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 76 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 47 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 49 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.76× its world share, 53 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.88× its world share, 306 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.28× its world share, 1,524 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 31 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 168 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 236 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.43× its world share, 188 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 208 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 1,184 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions1.88×306 works
  2. Dentistry1.76×53 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.59×466 works
  4. Social Sciences1.52×1,184 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.43×188 works
  6. Medicine1.28×1,524 works
  7. Environmental Science1.26×386 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.18×236 works
  9. Psychology1.10×208 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.07×66 works
  11. Energy1.03×58 works
  12. Nursing1.03×31 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.95×168 works
  14. Veterinary0.67×6 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.67×40 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×217 works
  17. Mathematics0.65×47 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×13 works
  19. Computer Science0.52×249 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.52×50 works
  21. Engineering0.49×450 works
  22. Chemistry0.48×46 works
  23. Neuroscience0.47×47 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.36×49 works
  25. Materials Science0.35×76 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.27×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Santiago de Cali?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology488▲ 1.77×135 topics
  2. Education434▲ 3.6×82 topics
  3. Sustainability365▲ 2.2×94 topics
  4. Climate Change304▲ 1.62×108 topics
  5. Globalization294▲ 2.2×99 topics
  6. Public Health278▲ 2.8×68 topics
  7. Innovation253▲ 3.5×45 topics
  8. Health Promotion199▲ 9.1×17 topics
  9. Mental Health191▲ 1.93×43 topics
  10. Quality of Life188▲ 1.88×59 topics
  11. Sustainable Development178▲ 1.64×65 topics
  12. Environmental Impact176▲ 1.49×55 topics
  13. Latin America171▲ 13×23 topics
  14. Human Rights161▲ 2.3×47 topics
  15. Knowledge Management155▲ 4.0×24 topics
  16. Digital Marketing151▲ 5.6×4 topics
  17. Competitiveness142▲ 26×7 topics
  18. Small and Medium Enterprises137▲ 11×7 topics
  19. Social Responsibility132▲ 8.2×9 topics
  20. Teacher Training132▲ 3.1×19 topics
  21. Public Policy126▲ 3.8×21 topics
  22. Urban Development124▲ 5.1×15 topics
  23. Nutrition124▲ 4.1×15 topics
  24. Economic Impact122▲ 3.3×9 topics
  25. Community Participation120▲ 4.9×13 topics
  26. Rural Development116▲ 4.9×18 topics
  27. Innovation Ecosystems116▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Technology113▲ 3.1×18 topics
  29. Globalization Effects108▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Social Impact108▲ 4.0×16 topics
  31. Tourism Management107▲ 22×2 topics
  32. City Branding107▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Psychopharmacology Education107▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Agriculture103▲ 3.9×17 topics
  35. Sustainable Agriculture98▲ 4.6×13 topics
  36. Healthcare Access96▲ 5.1×11 topics
  37. Society81▲ 6.2×12 topics
  38. Global Health81▲ 7.6×8 topics
  39. Colombia75▲ 64×2 topics
  40. University Students74▲ 19×2 topics

What research is done in Santiago de Cali?

Business, Innovation, an…102Business, Innovation, and Economy: 102 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 53 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 49 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 47 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 45 fractional worksHistory and Politics in Latin America: 43 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…41E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 41 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 40 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 37 fractional worksRegional Development and…34Regional Development and Innovation: 34 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsGeneral Social SciencesInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 102 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 53 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 49 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 47 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 45 works
  6. 6 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 43 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 41 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 40 works
  9. 9 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 37 works
  10. 10 Regional Development and Innovation Development 34 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 counting10%20%30%Santiago de Cali10.9% 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 20.5% in 1990.

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