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Science in Guatemala

Guatemala ranks #149 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#137 all time), with 3.8k research works and 5.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#149
of 192 · #137 all time
Works, 2022–2025
3.8k
▲ 75% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
65%
world 63%

What is Guatemala strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Guatemala ranks highest in Medicine (#131 of 155), Social Sciences (#128 of 151) and Computer Science (#123 of 131). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Computer Science Applications and General Social Sciences.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #131 of 155 3.3%977 Institutions
Social SciencesField #128 of 151 7.8%937 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #123 of 131 8.5%308 Institutions
EducationSubfield #108 of 115 7.8%314 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #106 of 108 3.8%207 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #125 of 126 7.7%202 Institutions

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. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 18.7 works15×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 84.1 works8.9×
  3. General Social SciencesSubfield · 36.7 works8.7×
  4. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 3.5 works4.4×
  5. LawSubfield · 95.5 works4.3×
  6. DevelopmentSubfield · 16.3 works4.2×
  7. HorticultureSubfield · 2.0 works4.0×
  8. PharmacySubfield · 12.6 works3.7×
← 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: 1.11× its world share, 202 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 93 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 38 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 44 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 308 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 118 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 199 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.14× its world share, 21 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.05× its world share, 207 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.33× its world share, 977 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.22× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 124 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 116 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 130 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 166 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 937 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Guatemala?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Pedagogy, E-Learning, Public Health, Epidemiology, Innovation, COVID-19 and Distance Learning.

▲ 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. Education359▲ 5.5×74 topics
  2. Epidemiology297▲ 1.96×132 topics
  3. Public Health209▲ 3.8×65 topics
  4. Globalization208▲ 2.8×85 topics
  5. COVID-19190▲ 3.6×27 topics
  6. E-Learning190▲ 4.9×15 topics
  7. Innovation184▲ 4.6×43 topics
  8. Sustainability179▲ 1.91×71 topics
  9. Educational Technology169▲ 3.7×27 topics
  10. Pedagogy162▲ 8.6×18 topics
  11. Mental Health152▲ 2.7×40 topics
  12. Climate Change149▲ 1.45×89 topics
  13. Knowledge Management133▲ 6.3×19 topics
  14. Human Rights131▲ 3.3×45 topics
  15. Distance Learning131▲ 10×10 topics
  16. Quality of Life122▲ 2.2×52 topics
  17. Health Promotion114▲ 9.4×15 topics
  18. Digital Divide111▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Latin America110▲ 15×20 topics
  20. Digital Marketing110▲ 6.8×5 topics
  21. ICT108▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Online Education108▲ 15×5 topics
  23. Digital Competence107▲ 32×2 topics
  24. Virtual Teaching107▲ 51×1 topic
  25. Teacher Training106▲ 4.4×19 topics
  26. Risk Factors105▲ 2.5×36 topics
  27. Technology102▲ 5.0×23 topics
  28. Inclusive Education96▲ 7.2×13 topics
  29. Nutrition94▲ 5.5×14 topics
  30. Ethics85▲ 4.6×35 topics
  31. University Students80▲ 36×2 topics
  32. Communication73▲ 6.2×17 topics
  33. Informal Learning71▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Chronic Diseases65▲ 6.6×8 topics
  35. Open Access61▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Educational Projects61▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Remote Learning61▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Small and Medium Enterprises60▲ 8.9×6 topics
  39. Innovation Ecosystems60▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Competitiveness59▲ 19×7 topics

Which universities in Guatemala lead research?

Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala and Universidad Panamericana rank highest in Guatemala on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 7.30833%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala: 1,593, 4.2%Universidad del Valle de Guatemala: 153, 10.2%Universidad Panamericana: 523, 6.6%Departamento de Epidemiología: 370, 4.5%Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología: 198, 8.2%Hospital General San Juan de Dios: 120, 2.2%Universidad Francisco Marroquín: 143, 6.7%Universidad del Istmo: 87, 9.9%Galileo University: 71, 20.0%Roosevelt Hospital: 120, 3.1%Centro de Epilepsia y Neurocirugía Funcional: 69, 7.3%Universidad Rafael Landívar: 84, 4.8%Universidad del Vall…Universidad Panameri…Departamento de Epid…Universidad de San C…
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Universidad de San Carlos de GuatemalaUniversity · Guatemala City · #10,974 worldwide4.2% top 10% · 1.6k works
  2. 2Universidad del Valle de GuatemalaUniversity · Guatemala City · #15,650 worldwide10.2% top 10% · 153 works
  3. 3Universidad PanamericanaUniversity · Guatemala City · #16,493 worldwide6.6% top 10% · 523 works
  4. 4Departamento de EpidemiologíaGovernment institution · Guatemala City · #17,948 worldwide4.5% top 10% · 370 works
  5. 5Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y TecnologíaGovernment institution · Guatemala City · #20,674 worldwide8.2% top 10% · 198 works
  6. 6Hospital General San Juan de DiosHospital / health system · Guatemala City · #24,091 worldwide2.2% top 10% · 120 works
  7. 7Universidad Francisco MarroquínUniversity · Guatemala City · #24,321 worldwide6.7% top 10% · 143 works
  8. 8Universidad del IstmoUniversity · Guatemala City · #24,435 worldwide9.9% top 10% · 87 works
  9. 9Galileo UniversityUniversity · Guatemala City · #24,828 worldwide20.0% top 10% · 71 works
  10. 10Roosevelt HospitalHospital / health system · Guatemala City · #26,515 worldwide3.1% top 10% · 120 works
  11. 11Centro de Epilepsia y Neurocirugía FuncionalHospital / health system · Guatemala City · #26,943 worldwide7.3% top 10% · 69 works
  12. 12Universidad Rafael LandívarUniversity · Guatemala City · #27,714 worldwide4.8% top 10% · 84 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 Guatemala

Who are the top researchers in Guatemala?

Nevin S. Scrimshaw, J Cravioto and John P. McCracken rank highest among researchers based in Guatemala.

  1. 1 Nevin S. Scrimshaw · #8,528 worldwide 411 citations · 82 works
  2. 2 J Cravioto · #55,931 worldwide 166 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 John P. McCracken · #75,909 worldwide 341 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Ricardo Bressani · #78,566 worldwide 398 citations · 97 works
  5. 5 L. G. Elías · #107,411 worldwide 138 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Charles Yarbrough · #158,590 worldwide 214 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Robert E. Klein · #165,519 worldwide 171 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 José M. González del Valle · #167,413 worldwide 18 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Hernán Delgado · #171,026 worldwide 105 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 María del Pilar Utrilla Miranda · #175,520 worldwide 57 citations · 48 works
Top researchers in Guatemala

How open and international is Guatemala's research?

65% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 36% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available64.6%not open35.4%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.2%domestic only63.8%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Guatemala's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 75% 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 Guatemala