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On research quality in 2022-now, Colombia ranks #59 in the world and Ukraine #60, of 189 countries. Colombia stands higher in 15 of the 25 fields both publish in, Ukraine in 10.

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Colombia

World rank, 2022-now
#59
#47 all time
Works, 2022-now
87k
fractional
Top-10% rate
7.4%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
72%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Life-span and Life-course Studies, Horticulture, General Social Sciences.

Ukraine

World rank, 2022-now
#60
#76 all time
Works, 2022-now
168k
fractional
Top-10% rate
6.6%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
65%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Anatomy, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Fuel Technology.

Who leads, measure by measure?

Colombia leads on 6 of 9 measures: research quality, citation excellence for its fields, top-10% rate, citations per work, open access and international co-authorship. Ukraine leads on 2 of 9 measures: output and growth. The two are level on institutions in the world top 100.

Colombia 61 level2 Ukraine
  1. #59Research qualityworld rank of 189 countries, 2022-now#60
  2. 0.70×Citation excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected0.43×
  3. 87kOutputfractional works, 2022-now168k
  4. 7.4%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited6.6%
  5. 5.3Citations per workall time, per fractional work4.0
  6. 0World top 100institutions it holds among the world's best 1000
  7. 72%Open accessof its works free to read, all time65%
  8. 18%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time14%
  9. -5%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change+4%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, citation excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

Colombia stands higher in 15 of 25 fields, Ukraine in 10. Colombia leads most in Earth and Planetary Sciences (#44 against #72); Ukraine leads most in Materials Science (#37 against #76). Each bar is that side's standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Colombia 1510 Ukraine
  1. #48Agricultural and Biological Sciences#52
  2. #52Arts and Humanities#42
  3. #68Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#80
  4. #53Business, Management and Accounting#63
  5. -Chemical Engineering#40
  6. #58Chemistry#42
  7. #63Computer Science#58
  8. #56Decision Sciences#61
  9. #43Dentistry#53
  10. #44Earth and Planetary Sciences#72
  11. #54Economics, Econometrics and Finance#31
  12. #52Energy#61
  13. #59Engineering#51
  14. #41Environmental Science#68
  15. #54Health Professions#70
  16. #53Immunology and Microbiology#68
  17. #76Materials Science#37
  18. #59Mathematics#40
  19. #57Medicine#102
  20. #52Neuroscience#66
  21. #52Nursing#61
  22. -Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#39
  23. #53Physics and Astronomy#52
  24. #54Psychology#66
  25. #39Social Sciences#42

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field Colombia rankUkraine rank Colombia top 10%Ukraine top 10% Colombia worksUkraine works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences #48 #52 7.6% 6.4% 6.4k 8.7k
Arts and Humanities #52 #42 8.7% 7.6% 2.5k 4.9k
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology #68 #80 4.9% 2.5% 2.7k 3.3k
Business, Management and Accounting #53 #63 9.5% 7.0% 3.6k 5.6k
Chemical Engineering - #40 - 2.7% - 279
Chemistry #58 #42 7.3% 3.1% 638 1.8k
Computer Science #63 #58 7.4% 6.2% 4.6k 12k
Decision Sciences #56 #61 9.3% 4.1% 599 905
Dentistry #43 #53 7.3% 1.0% 427 696
Earth and Planetary Sciences #44 #72 6.2% 4.0% 1.2k 1.6k
Economics, Econometrics and Finance #54 #31 8.8% 9.0% 2.9k 14k
Energy #52 #61 9.5% 4.9% 942 1.1k
Engineering #59 #51 6.0% 6.1% 6.6k 26k
Environmental Science #41 #68 6.8% 7.3% 5.9k 13k
Health Professions #54 #70 7.1% 6.5% 3.7k 2.7k
Immunology and Microbiology #53 #68 5.5% 1.7% 804 796
Materials Science #76 #37 4.0% 3.7% 1.1k 4.9k
Mathematics #59 #40 6.0% 7.9% 695 2k
Medicine #57 #102 5.0% 3.3% 17k 19k
Neuroscience #52 #66 5.5% 2.1% 788 1.2k
Nursing #52 #61 5.7% 1.4% 388 373
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics - #39 - 7.3% - 485
Physics and Astronomy #53 #52 4.6% 2.7% 789 2.6k
Psychology #54 #66 7.1% 4.5% 3.4k 3.4k
Social Sciences #39 #42 10.6% 9.8% 19k 36k

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

Colombia

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Education7,314▲ 4.4×152 topics
  2. Epidemiology5,438▲ 1.41×138 topics
  3. Sustainability4,882▲ 2.1×130 topics
  4. Globalization4,810▲ 2.5×172 topics
  5. Climate Change4,049▲ 1.54×128 topics
  6. Innovation3,967▲ 4.0×82 topics
  7. Public Health3,428▲ 2.4×75 topics
  8. Human Rights3,308▲ 3.3×86 topics
  9. Sustainable Development2,983▲ 1.97×107 topics
  10. Latin America2,901▲ 16×23 topics
  11. Educational Technology2,571▲ 2.2×47 topics
  12. Mental Health2,476▲ 1.79×48 topics
  13. Health Promotion2,470▲ 8.1×18 topics
  14. Digital Marketing2,451▲ 6.5×6 topics
  15. Teacher Training2,445▲ 4.1×28 topics
  16. Knowledge Management2,386▲ 4.4×42 topics
  17. Social Responsibility2,274▲ 10×13 topics
  18. Small and Medium Enterprises2,224▲ 13×10 topics
  19. Competitiveness2,221▲ 29×8 topics
  20. E-Learning2,139▲ 2.3×25 topics
  21. Biodiversity1,978▲ 2.7×37 topics
  22. Urban Development1,926▲ 5.6×21 topics
  23. Pedagogy1,924▲ 4.0×26 topics
  24. Economic Impact1,920▲ 3.7×13 topics
  25. Innovation Ecosystems1,883▲ 19×4 topics
  26. Public Policy1,847▲ 4.0×34 topics
  27. Nutrition1,794▲ 4.2×18 topics
  28. Globalization Effects1,727▲ 26×3 topics
  29. Tourism Management1,719▲ 25×2 topics
  30. City Branding1,716▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Psychopharmacology Education1,716▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Social Impact1,687▲ 4.5×24 topics
  33. Communication1,663▲ 5.5×23 topics
  34. Community Participation1,609▲ 4.7×16 topics
  35. Inclusive Education1,570▲ 4.5×19 topics
  36. Rural Development1,502▲ 4.5×22 topics
  37. Distance Learning1,493▲ 4.4×13 topics
  38. Colombia1,408▲ 86×2 topics
  39. Violence1,246▲ 8.8×14 topics
  40. University Students1,214▲ 22×2 topics

Ukraine

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainable Development23k▲ 7.8×112 topics
  2. Globalization12k▲ 3.4×180 topics
  3. Innovation12k▲ 6.1×89 topics
  4. Financial Security12k▲ 59×3 topics
  5. Economic Development11k▲ 7.7×56 topics
  6. Economic Security10k▲ 26×7 topics
  7. Legal Regulation9,255▲ 22×8 topics
  8. Climate Change9,158▲ 1.80×129 topics
  9. Environmental Management8,978▲ 12×23 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence8,644▲ 3.2×67 topics
  11. Renewable Energy8,525▲ 3.1×61 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency8,353▲ 4.8×45 topics
  13. Human Rights7,344▲ 3.8×90 topics
  14. Digital Transformation7,226▲ 7.1×31 topics
  15. Foresight5,820▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Ethnicity5,702▲ 8.1×24 topics
  17. Industrial Policy5,637▲ 28×7 topics
  18. Pedagogy5,568▲ 5.9×30 topics
  19. Literature5,536▲ 5.4×62 topics
  20. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles5,435▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Strategic Planning5,430▲ 20×5 topics
  22. Design5,402▲ 18×6 topics
  23. Modernization5,387▲ 16×5 topics
  24. Culture5,370▲ 5.5×37 topics
  25. Air Force5,355▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Warfare5,355▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Philosophy5,153▲ 6.2×44 topics
  28. International Trade Law5,001▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Public Oversight4,988▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Transport Policy4,988▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Science4,983▲ 11×13 topics
  32. Social Influence4,955▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Public Finance4,932▲ 60×4 topics
  34. Islam4,916▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Digital Economy4,896▲ 13×20 topics
  36. Sharia Law4,890▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Malay Language4,888▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Fiscal Risks4,882▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Smart Industry4,882▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Innovation Development4,596▲ 32×3 topics

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

Ukraine has out-published Colombia every year since 2018, when it overtook it.

still counting20k40k60kUkraine38k in 2025Colombia23k in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting0.50%1.0%Ukraine0.65% in 2025Colombia0.38% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting5%10%Colombia7.3% in 2025Ukraine5.3% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Who holds more of the world's best institutions?

A country's average quality and the number of institutions it holds at the very top can disagree, and both are worth knowing. The counts are nested: an institution in the top 50 is also in the top 100.

Colombia 05 level0 Ukraine
  1. 0In the world top 500
  2. 0In the top 1000
  3. 0In the top 5000
  4. 0In the top 1,0000
  5. #51Elite capacityrank among 204 countries#51

Institutions ranked on research quality, 2022-now. Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480.

Which publishes more research, Colombia or Ukraine?

Ukraine publishes 1.9× as much research as Colombia in 2022-now (168k against 87k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Colombia or Ukraine?

7.4% of Colombia's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 6.6% for Ukraine.

Is Colombia or Ukraine growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was +4% against 2018-21 for Ukraine, and -5% for Colombia.

Which has more open access research, Colombia or Ukraine?

72% of Colombia's research is free to read, against 65% of Ukraine's.

Which has more world-class institutions, Colombia or Ukraine?

Colombia holds 0 of the world's top 100 research institutions and Ukraine 0; in the top 1,000 it is 0 against 0.

Which institutions lead in each country?

The highest-ranked institutions on each side on research quality, 2022-now. The percentage is each institution's own top-10% rate: the share of its works that are among the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. Every figure stands alone, so they do not add up to 100%.

Colombia

  1. 1Universidad de Antioquia7.8% top 10% · 5k works
  2. 2Universidad del Rosario11.3% top 10% · 1.5k works
  3. 3Universidad del Valle6.4% top 10% · 2.8k works
  4. 4Universidad de La Sabana10.4% top 10% · 1.2k works
  5. 5Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas6.8% top 10% · 1.4k works
  6. 6Universidad de Ibagué0.7% top 10% · 1.8k works

The number is the rank inside the country. The track on each row is the top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below. The ranking is the quality score, which compares the rate with what each institution's own topics predict and adds a small reward for size, so the rates do not fall in order.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

Colombia

  1. 1 J. C. Sanabria #4,579 worldwide 63k citations · 605 works
  2. 2 Carlos Andrés Castañeda-Orjuela #12,642 worldwide 236k citations · 248 works
  3. 3 Stijn Hantson #16,049 worldwide 9.4k citations · 203 works
  4. 4 D. J. Karmgard #18,328 worldwide 23k citations · 315 works
  5. 5 Luis Felipe Reyes #26,576 worldwide 33k citations · 298 works

Ukraine

  1. 1 Igor Bondarenko #35,157 worldwide 56k citations · 630 works
  2. 2 Alexander N. Parkhomenko #40,415 worldwide 91k citations · 305 works
  3. 3 Y. Martynov #43,257 worldwide 19k citations · 224 works
  4. 4 Halyna Mishchuk #45,622 worldwide 1.8k citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Aleksei V. Chechkin #60,860 worldwide 9.2k citations · 235 works