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Science in El Salvador

El Salvador ranks #163 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#175 all time), with 2.7k research works and 4.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#163
of 192 · #175 all time
Works, 2022–2025
2.7k
▲ 58% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
4.4%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
82%
world 63%

What is El Salvador strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, El Salvador ranks highest in Social Sciences (#139 of 151), Computer Science (#129 of 131) and Medicine (#154 of 155). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Horticulture and Computer Science Applications.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #139 of 151 4.4%943 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #129 of 131 5.4%217
MedicineField #154 of 155 3.8%273 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #122 of 122 3.2%203 Institutions
EducationSubfield #115 of 115 3.7%228

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 67.7 works23×
  2. HorticultureSubfield · 3.8 works11×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 56.1 works8.5×
  4. DevelopmentSubfield · 17.5 works6.5×
  5. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 5.0 works6.0×
  6. General DentistrySubfield · 6.9 works5.9×
  7. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 74.5 works5.2×
  8. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 2.8 works5.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 145 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 217 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 157 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 186 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.94× its world share, 25 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 129 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 273 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.71× its world share, 133 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 106 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.90× its world share, 109 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 97 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.78× its world share, 943 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in El Salvador?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Globalization, Public Health, Innovation, Digital Marketing, Human Rights and Public Policy.

▲ 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 country'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. Education320▲ 6.9×72 topics
  2. Globalization203▲ 3.9×84 topics
  3. Public Health175▲ 4.5×50 topics
  4. Latin America170▲ 33×21 topics
  5. Sustainability168▲ 2.6×78 topics
  6. Climate Change155▲ 2.1×75 topics
  7. Innovation155▲ 5.5×40 topics
  8. Sustainable Development145▲ 3.4×41 topics
  9. Human Rights136▲ 4.9×43 topics
  10. Digital Marketing113▲ 10.0×4 topics
  11. E-Learning109▲ 4.1×12 topics
  12. COVID-19102▲ 2.8×26 topics
  13. Public Policy102▲ 7.7×19 topics
  14. Healthcare Access98▲ 13×11 topics
  15. Ethics96▲ 7.4×28 topics
  16. Health Promotion95▲ 11×13 topics
  17. Social Movements92▲ 11×19 topics
  18. Small and Medium Enterprises91▲ 19×6 topics
  19. Knowledge Management90▲ 6.1×17 topics
  20. Pedagogy89▲ 6.8×13 topics
  21. Technology84▲ 5.9×20 topics
  22. Urban Development84▲ 8.5×13 topics
  23. Social Responsibility82▲ 13×9 topics
  24. Environmental Management81▲ 7.5×8 topics
  25. Water Quality81▲ 7.6×13 topics
  26. Economic Impact80▲ 5.2×8 topics
  27. Teacher Training78▲ 4.7×17 topics
  28. Democracy78▲ 8.1×15 topics
  29. Inclusive Education75▲ 8.0×12 topics
  30. Innovation Ecosystems74▲ 27×3 topics
  31. Distance Learning74▲ 8.2×10 topics
  32. Healthcare Policy73▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Epidemiological Analysis72▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Chronic Disease Control72▲ 143×1 topic
  35. Community-based Resource Management72▲ 143×1 topic
  36. Psychopharmacology Education72▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Tourism Management72▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Inequality66▲ 11×13 topics
  39. Digital Divide65▲ 9.4×7 topics
  40. ICT60▲ 17×5 topics

Which universities in El Salvador lead research?

University of El Salvador, Universidad Don Bosco and Universidad de Oriente rank highest in El Salvador on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%5%10%mean 4.36364%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of El Salvador: 535, 5.7%Universidad Don Bosco: 421, 3.9%Universidad de Oriente: 144, 5.6%Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas: 535, 2.8%Francisco Gavidia University: 83, 7.9%Jose Matias Delgado University: 79, 5.1%Universidad Evangelica de El Salvador: 108, 2.8%Universidad Católica de El Salvador: 88, 6.1%Universidad Politécnica de El Salvador: 68, 4.6%Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador: 101, 2.6%Universidad Salvadoreña Alberto Masferrer: 61, 0.9%University of El Sal…Universidad de OrienteUniversidad Don BoscoUniversidad Centroam…
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of El SalvadorUniversity · San Salvador · #16,425 worldwide5.7% top 10% · 535 works
  2. 2Universidad Don BoscoUniversity · San Salvador · #19,287 worldwide3.9% top 10% · 421 works
  3. 3Universidad de OrienteUniversity · San Miguel · #20,228 worldwide5.6% top 10% · 144 works
  4. 4Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón CañasUniversity · San Salvador · #21,350 worldwide2.8% top 10% · 535 works
  5. 5Francisco Gavidia UniversityUniversity · San Salvador · #27,150 worldwide7.9% top 10% · 83 works
  6. 6Jose Matias Delgado UniversityUniversity · Antiguo Cuscatlán · #27,420 worldwide5.1% top 10% · 79 works
  7. 7Universidad Evangelica de El SalvadorUniversity · San Salvador · #27,544 worldwide2.8% top 10% · 108 works
  8. 8Universidad Católica de El SalvadorUniversity · San Salvador · #27,679 worldwide6.1% top 10% · 88 works
  9. 9Universidad Politécnica de El SalvadorUniversity · San Salvador · #27,710 worldwide4.6% top 10% · 68 works
  10. 10Universidad Tecnológica de El SalvadorUniversity · San Salvador · #27,866 worldwide2.6% top 10% · 101 works
  11. 11Universidad Salvadoreña Alberto MasferrerUniversity · San Salvador · #27,992 worldwide0.9% top 10% · 61 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in El Salvador

Who are the top researchers in El Salvador?

Manuel Cardona, Mario Vargas Llosa and Julio Cortázar rank highest among researchers based in El Salvador.

  1. 1 Manuel Cardona · #50,166 worldwide 277 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Mario Vargas Llosa · #100,177 worldwide 44 citations · 90 works
  3. 3 Julio Cortázar · #143,811 worldwide 17 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Jon Sobrino · #164,407 worldwide 25 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 José Ignacio González Faus · #189,084 worldwide 4 citations · 72 works
  6. 6 Michel Dubuisson · #200,912 worldwide 30 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 El Editor · #218,900 worldwide 5 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Consejo Editorial · #220,642 worldwide 0 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Luis Armando González · #270,280 worldwide 10 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Ignácio Martín-Baró · #308,550 worldwide 32 citations · 20 works
Top researchers in El Salvador

How open and international is El Salvador's research?

82% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 18% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available82.1%not open17.9%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has El Salvador's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in El Salvador