Top research institutions in El Salvador
Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas ranks first in El Salvador on research quality in 2022-now (#4,906 worldwide), followed by University of El Salvador and Universidad Don Bosco.
El SalvadorRanked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón CañasUniversity · San Salvador | #4,906 | 3.3% | 535 | #1 |
| 2 | University of El SalvadorUniversity · San Salvador | #5,481 | 3.8% | 535 | #2 |
| 3 | Universidad Don BoscoUniversity · San Salvador | #6,037 | 2.3% | 421 | #5 |
| 4 | Universidad de OrienteUniversity · San Miguel | #10,973 | 7.1% | 144 | #4 |
| 5 | Universidad Evangelica de El SalvadorUniversity · San Salvador | #14,245 | 4.7% | 108 | #6 |
| 6 | Universidad Católica de El SalvadorUniversity · San Salvador | #15,570 | 4.0% | 88 | #8 |
| 7 | Universidad Tecnológica de El SalvadorUniversity · San Salvador | #15,716 | 2.6% | 101 | #3 |
| 8 | Jose Matias Delgado UniversityUniversity · Antiguo Cuscatlán | #16,779 | 4.6% | 79 | #7 |
| 9 | Francisco Gavidia UniversityUniversity · San Salvador | #17,338 | 7.6% | 83 | #9 |
| 10 | Universidad Politécnica de El SalvadorUniversity · San Salvador | #18,865 | 4.8% | 68 | #13 |
| 11 | Universidad Salvadoreña Alberto MasferrerUniversity · San Salvador | #19,855 | 5.7% | 61 | - |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within El Salvador on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside El Salvador
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
One dot per institution in the table above.
Questions people ask
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Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas ranks first in El Salvador on research quality in 2022-now (#4,906 worldwide), followed by University of El Salvador and Universidad Don Bosco.