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Research in Santo Domingo

Science Explorer records 32 research institutions in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Iberoamericana, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo and Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo.

Research institutions
32
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.3k
▲ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
60k
9.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Santo Domingo

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 Santo Domingo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Instituto Tecnológico de Santo DomingoUniversity 1,531 #7,232
2Universidad IberoamericanaUniversity 1,265 #4,486
3Universidad Autónoma de Santo DomingoUniversity 879 #7,407
4Universidad Católica Santo DomingoUniversity 488 #16,866
5Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé UreñaUniversity 415 #10,124
6Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez UreñaUniversity 226 #14,775
7Universidad Nacional TecnológicaUniversity 195 #22,712 all time
8Hospital Infantil Dr. Robert Reid CabralHospital / health system 152 #31,808 all time
9Universidad del Caribe (UNICARIBE)University 141 #29,150 all time
10Universidad Psicología Industrial DominicanaUniversity 118 not ranked
11Instituto Dermatológico y Cirugía de Piel "Dr. Huberto Bogaert Díaz"Nonprofit 118 not ranked
12ProfamiliaNonprofit 115 not ranked
13Universidad Instituto Nacional de Ciencias ExactasUniversity 87 not ranked
14Universidad Acción Pro-Educación y CulturaUniversity 78 not ranked
15Universidad Eugenio María de HostosUniversity 75 not ranked
16Universidad de la Tercera EdadUniversity 69 not ranked
17Instituto Nacional de Diabetes, Endocrinología y NutriciónHospital / health system 68 not ranked
18Universidad InteramericanaUniversity 53 not ranked
19Universidad Domínico AmericanaUniversity 46 not ranked
20Universidad Federico Henríquez y CarvajalUniversity 44 not ranked
21Universidad Nacional EvangelicaUniversity 35 not ranked
22Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales República DominicanaUniversity 29 not ranked
23Centro de Medicina Avanzada Dr. Abel GonzalezHospital / health system 29 not ranked
24Centro Nacional de Investigaciones en Salud Materno InfantilResearch facility 20 not ranked
25Centro de Investigación en Salud Dr. Hugo MendozaResearch facility 19 not ranked
26Instituto Superior Pedro Francisco BonoUniversity 17 not ranked
27Universidad Experimental Félix AdamUniversity 15 not ranked
28Instituto Dominicano de Evaluación e Investigación de la Calidad EducativaResearch facility 13 not ranked
29Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y TecnologíaGovernment institution 4 not ranked
30Consejo Estatal Del AzucarGovernment institution 2 not ranked
31Universidad Dominicana Organización & MétodosUniversity 2 not ranked
32Reef Check - República DominicanaNonprofit 2 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.

Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo: 24.1%Universidad Iberoamericana: 19.9%Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo: 13.8%Universidad Católica Santo Domingo: 7.7%28 others listed: 34.4%24%largest
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo1,531 · 24.1%Universidad Iberoamericana1,265 · 19.9%Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo879 · 13.8%Universidad Católica Santo Domingo488 · 7.7%28 others listed2,187 · 34.4%

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

Which fields of science does Santo Domingo work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Santo Domingo is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (22%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 817 fractional works · 39.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 495 fractional works · 24.1% of its workEducation: 195 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 89 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 32 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 29 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 104 fractional works · 5.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 102 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 31 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 29 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 53 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 50 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 36 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 580 fractional works · 28.2% of its workMedicine: 450 fractional works · 21.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 60 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 52 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 43 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 42 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 32 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 101 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 67 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 461 fractional works · 22.5% of its workComputer Science: 157 fractional works · 7.7% of its workInformation Systems: 74 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 40 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 102 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 95 fractional works · 4.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 30 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 194 fractional works · 9.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 83 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 59 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 35 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSanto Domingo2,052fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences40%

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 Sciences49524.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities1045.1%
    3. Psychology1025.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting532.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance502.4%
    6. Decision Sciences140.7%
    1. Medicine45021.9%
    2. Health Professions1014.9%
    3. Dentistry221.1%
    4. Nursing50.3%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Computer Science1577.7%
    2. Engineering1025.0%
    3. Environmental Science954.6%
    4. Mathematics301.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences231.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy190.9%
    7. Energy120.6%
    8. Chemistry100.5%
    9. Materials Science90.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences834.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology592.9%
    3. Neuroscience351.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology140.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Santo Domingo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Santo Domingo is most concentrated in Computer Science Applications (7.0× the world share in Computer Science Applications).

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 29.4 works7.0×
← 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: 0.79× its world share, 64 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 49 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 127 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 88 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 76 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.38× its world share, 20 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 89 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.18× its world share, 386 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.91× its world share, 94 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 83 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 407 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.38×20 works
  2. Health Professions1.98×89 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.91×94 works
  4. Social Sciences1.88×407 works
  5. Psychology1.59×83 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.21×44 works
  7. Medicine1.18×386 works
  8. Mathematics1.11×22 works
  9. Neuroscience1.04×29 works
  10. Computer Science0.95×127 works
  11. Environmental Science0.90×76 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.81×44 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.79×64 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.70×12 works
  15. Energy0.69×11 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.69×11 works
  17. Nursing0.60×5 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×15 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×49 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×3 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.47×3 works
  22. Engineering0.35×88 works
  23. Veterinary0.28×1 works
  24. Chemistry0.25×7 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.24×9 works
  26. Materials Science0.13×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Santo Domingo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Educational Technology, E-Learning, Pedagogy, Distance Learning, Health Promotion and Teacher Training.

▲ 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. Education192▲ 5.4×70 topics
  2. Epidemiology111▲ 1.36×123 topics
  3. Innovation94▲ 4.4×45 topics
  4. Educational Technology93▲ 3.8×33 topics
  5. E-Learning86▲ 4.4×15 topics
  6. Globalization83▲ 2.0×80 topics
  7. Mental Health77▲ 2.6×39 topics
  8. COVID-1975▲ 2.8×25 topics
  9. Pedagogy70▲ 6.8×14 topics
  10. Public Health69▲ 2.3×60 topics
  11. Distance Learning65▲ 9.1×11 topics
  12. Teacher Training65▲ 5.1×19 topics
  13. Health Promotion60▲ 9.2×16 topics
  14. Risk Factors60▲ 2.6×30 topics
  15. Knowledge Management58▲ 5.1×21 topics
  16. Physical Activity54▲ 5.4×11 topics
  17. Digital Divide50▲ 9.5×8 topics
  18. Gender50▲ 4.5×29 topics
  19. Online Education48▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Inclusive Education48▲ 6.5×14 topics
  21. ICT47▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Digital Competence47▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Virtual Teaching46▲ 42×1 topic
  24. Technology45▲ 4.2×20 topics
  25. Nutrition45▲ 5.0×13 topics
  26. Teacher Development43▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Informal Learning42▲ 16×5 topics
  28. University Students42▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Digital Marketing41▲ 5.2×5 topics
  30. Communication40▲ 6.2×18 topics
  31. Latin America39▲ 10.0×17 topics
  32. Educational Leadership38▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Organizational Commitment38▲ 9.5×4 topics
  34. Student Performance38▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Ethical Education38▲ 39×2 topics
  36. Curriculum Design38▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Quality Education37▲ 51×1 topic
  38. School Culture37▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Educational Interventions36▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Chronic Diseases35▲ 6.7×7 topics

What research is done in Santo Domingo?

Educational Innovations and Technology: 39 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 32 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 28 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 20 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 16 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…13Business, Innovation, and Economy: 13 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Studies: 12 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 12 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational Practices: 11 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 10 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationGeneral Health ProfessionsComputer Science Applications4 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 39 works
  2. 2 Education and Teacher Training Education 32 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 28 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 20 works
  5. 5 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 16 works
  6. 6 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  7. 7 Sports and Physical Education Studies Life-span and Life-course Studies 12 works
  8. 8 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  9. 9 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 11 works
  10. 10 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 10 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%30%Santo Domingo12.1% 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 20.9% in 2011.

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