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Research in Tunja

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Tunja, Colombia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia, National Training Service and University of Boyaca.

Research institutions
4
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
7.5%
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 Tunja?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Pedagogical and Technological University of ColombiaUniversity 6,637 #8,741
2National Training ServiceUniversity 2,665 #14,502
3University of BoyacaUniversity 1,040 #16,433
4Fundación Universitaria Juan de CastellanosUniversity 495 #27,239

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.

Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia: 61.2%National Training Service: 24.6%University of Boyaca: 9.6%Fundación Universitaria Juan de Castellanos: 4.6%61%largest
Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia6,637 · 61.2%National Training Service2,665 · 24.6%University of Boyaca1,040 · 9.6%Fundación Universitaria Juan de Castellanos495 · 4.6%

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

What is Tunja strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tunja is most concentrated in Computer Science Applications, Occupational Therapy and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8.2× the world share in Computer Science Applications).

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 51.0 works8.2×
  2. Occupational TherapySubfield · 27.5 works6.5×
  3. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 66.7 works6.0×
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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 Tunja?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Teacher Training, Educational Technology, Digital Marketing, Sustainability, Small and Medium Enterprises and Pedagogy.

▲ 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. Education330▲ 7.6×67 topics
  2. Innovation187▲ 7.0×27 topics
  3. Sustainability173▲ 2.8×64 topics
  4. Globalization154▲ 3.1×62 topics
  5. Educational Technology146▲ 4.9×28 topics
  6. Teacher Training131▲ 8.3×17 topics
  7. E-Learning118▲ 4.7×13 topics
  8. Digital Marketing118▲ 11×3 topics
  9. Public Health114▲ 3.1×47 topics
  10. Small and Medium Enterprises105▲ 24×5 topics
  11. Environmental Impact104▲ 2.4×40 topics
  12. Pedagogy102▲ 8.2×14 topics
  13. Knowledge Management99▲ 7.1×16 topics
  14. Competitiveness92▲ 46×6 topics
  15. Economic Impact92▲ 6.3×8 topics
  16. Social Responsibility90▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Urban Development86▲ 9.4×10 topics
  18. Nutrition85▲ 7.5×14 topics
  19. Social Impact85▲ 8.4×14 topics
  20. Innovation Ecosystems82▲ 32×3 topics
  21. Tourism Management78▲ 42×2 topics
  22. City Branding78▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Psychopharmacology Education78▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Health Promotion75▲ 9.4×15 topics
  25. Latin America75▲ 16×21 topics
  26. Biodiversity73▲ 3.9×22 topics
  27. Distance Learning73▲ 8.6×8 topics
  28. Food Security72▲ 5.2×14 topics
  29. Public Policy70▲ 5.6×16 topics
  30. Rural Development69▲ 7.9×11 topics
  31. Technology68▲ 5.1×13 topics
  32. Sustainable Agriculture62▲ 7.7×9 topics
  33. Communication61▲ 7.9×14 topics
  34. Digital Divide60▲ 9.1×6 topics
  35. Online Education58▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Inclusive Education58▲ 6.5×12 topics
  37. Digital Competence57▲ 25×3 topics
  38. ICT57▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Virtual Teaching56▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Informal Learning54▲ 17×3 topics

What research is done in Tunja?

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics and Econometrics 78 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and TechnologyInformation Systems 56 works
  3. 3 Plant and soil sciencesGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences 40 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science Applications 40 works
  5. 5 Knowledge Societies in the 21st CenturyDemography 36 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher TrainingEducation 34 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle StudiesGeneral Health Professions 28 works
  8. 8 Agricultural and Food Production StudiesFood Science 27 works
  9. 9 Water Resource Management and QualityWater Science and Technology 24 works
  10. 10 History and Politics in Latin AmericaDemography 24 works

Research output over time

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