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Science in Honduras

Honduras ranks #166 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#176 all time), with 1.9k research works and 5.6% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#166
of 192 · #176 all time
Works, 2022–2025
1.9k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
61%
world 63%

What is Honduras strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Honduras ranks highest in Social Sciences (#143 of 151) and Medicine (#153 of 155). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Horticulture, Development and Life-span and Life-course Studies.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #143 of 151 7.0%411 Institutions
MedicineField #153 of 155 4.8%362 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. HorticultureSubfield · 5.3 works20×
  2. DevelopmentSubfield · 21.4 works11×
  3. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 2.2 works6.9×
  4. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 26.4 works5.5×
  5. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 2.3 works5.3×
  6. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 42.6 works5.0×
  7. ParasitologySubfield · 8.9 works4.4×
  8. PharmacySubfield · 6.9 works4.0×
← 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: 1.97× its world share, 181 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 115 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.21× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 132 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.44× its world share, 138 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 100 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 362 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.50× its world share, 94 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.31× its world share, 95 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 411 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Honduras?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Public Health, Innovation, Sustainability, Digital Marketing, Knowledge Management, Health Promotion and Small and Medium Enterprises.

▲ 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. Epidemiology140▲ 1.84×127 topics
  2. Education139▲ 4.2×53 topics
  3. Sustainability129▲ 2.7×64 topics
  4. Climate Change114▲ 2.2×80 topics
  5. Public Health113▲ 4.0×54 topics
  6. Innovation98▲ 4.8×31 topics
  7. Globalization97▲ 2.5×57 topics
  8. Knowledge Management79▲ 7.4×17 topics
  9. Digital Marketing77▲ 9.5×2 topics
  10. Health Promotion73▲ 12×13 topics
  11. Sustainable Development73▲ 2.4×37 topics
  12. Small and Medium Enterprises72▲ 21×4 topics
  13. Urban Development69▲ 9.8×11 topics
  14. Rural Development67▲ 9.9×13 topics
  15. Economic Impact66▲ 5.9×6 topics
  16. Innovation Ecosystems65▲ 33×2 topics
  17. Social Responsibility63▲ 14×4 topics
  18. COVID-1962▲ 2.4×23 topics
  19. Mental Health61▲ 2.1×34 topics
  20. Globalization Effects60▲ 44×2 topics
  21. Psychopharmacology Education59▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Tourism Management59▲ 42×1 topic
  23. E-Learning59▲ 3.0×10 topics
  24. Nutrition54▲ 6.3×9 topics
  25. Competitiveness50▲ 33×6 topics
  26. Pedagogy48▲ 5.1×13 topics
  27. Latin America48▲ 13×19 topics
  28. Teacher Training48▲ 4.0×17 topics
  29. Community Participation47▲ 6.6×12 topics
  30. Public Policy44▲ 4.6×14 topics
  31. Distance Learning44▲ 6.7×7 topics
  32. Organizational Culture43▲ 5.6×8 topics
  33. Sustainable Agriculture41▲ 6.6×9 topics
  34. Healthcare Access39▲ 7.2×9 topics
  35. Global Health34▲ 12×5 topics
  36. ICT34▲ 13×3 topics
  37. University Students33▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Digital Competence33▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Online Education32▲ 8.8×3 topics
  40. Virtual Teaching32▲ 30×1 topic

Which universities in Honduras lead research?

National Autonomous University of Honduras, Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research and Secretaria de Salud rank highest in Honduras on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%5%10%mean 5.98571%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →National Autonomous University of Honduras: 725, 5.7%Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research: 136, 6.6%Secretaria de Salud: 216, 4.9%Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School: 101, 5.6%Central American Technological University: 307, 2.9%Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán: 119, 10.7%Universidad Metropolitana de Honduras: 105, 5.5%Honduras Foundation …National Autonomous …Zamorano Pan-America…Secretaria de Salud
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1National Autonomous University of HondurasUniversity · Tegucigalpa · #14,719 worldwide5.7% top 10% · 725 works
  2. 2Honduras Foundation for Agricultural ResearchNonprofit · San Pedro Sula · #20,628 worldwide6.6% top 10% · 136 works
  3. 3Secretaria de SaludGovernment institution · Tegucigalpa · #21,897 worldwide4.9% top 10% · 216 works
  4. 4Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural SchoolUniversity · Tegucigalpa · #23,660 worldwide5.6% top 10% · 101 works
  5. 5Central American Technological UniversityUniversity · Tegucigalpa · #24,558 worldwide2.9% top 10% · 307 works
  6. 6Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco MorazánUniversity · Tegucigalpa · #24,693 worldwide10.7% top 10% · 119 works
  7. 7Universidad Metropolitana de HondurasUniversity · Tegucigalpa · #26,548 worldwide5.5% top 10% · 105 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 Honduras

Who are the top researchers in Honduras?

Keith Andrews, Marco T. Medina and R.H. Markham rank highest among researchers based in Honduras.

  1. 1 Keith Andrews · #130,879 worldwide 110 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Marco T. Medina · #183,895 worldwide 162 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 R.H. Markham · #477,200 worldwide 52 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Reyna M. Durón · #504,093 worldwide 94 citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Alberto Francisco Rubio Guerra · #587,620 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Yordan Martínez · #726,966 worldwide 30 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Larry David Wilson · #776,926 worldwide 79 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Jackeline Alger · #812,069 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Luis del Río · #905,397 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Fluquer Peña Laureano · #926,121 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
Top researchers in Honduras

How open and international is Honduras's research?

61% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 30% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available61.2%not open38.8%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.3%domestic only69.7%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Honduras's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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 Honduras