Question 1

How strong is science in Colombia?

Accepted Answer

Colombia ranks #59 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#47 all time), with 87k research works and 7.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Colombia strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Colombia ranks highest in Social Sciences (#39 of 148), Environmental Science (#41 of 122) and Medicine (#57 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Life-span and Life-course Studies, Horticulture and General Social Sciences.

Question 3

Which universities in Colombia lead research?

Accepted Answer

Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad del Rosario and Universidad del Valle rank highest in Colombia on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Colombia?

Accepted Answer

J. C. Sanabria, Carlos Andrés Castañeda-Orjuela and Stijn Hantson rank highest among researchers based in Colombia.

Question 5

Which cities in Colombia are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Bogotá, Medellín and Santiago de Cali.

Question 6

How much of Colombia's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

72% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 18% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 7

Is Colombia's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Colombia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which fields of science does Colombia work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Colombia is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (19%), Engineering (7%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Colombia's?

Accepted Answer

Bolivia has the research profile closest to Colombia's (similarity 0.93 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Social Sciences, followed by Nicaragua and Peru.