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Top research institutions in Panama

Universidad de Panamá ranks first in Panama on research quality in 2022-now (#1,347 worldwide), followed by Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología and Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá.

Ranked by research quality, 2022-now

#InstitutionWorld rankTop-10% rateWorksAll time
1Universidad de PanamáUniversity · Panama City #1,347 5.7% 2,217 #1
2Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y TecnologíaUniversity · Panama City #2,173 9.4% 1,221 #3
3Universidad Tecnológica de PanamáUniversity · Panama City #4,981 5.0% 451 #2
4Universidad de SantanderUniversity · Panama City #7,228 4.6% 232 #4
5Quality Leadership University PanamaUniversity · Panama City #8,921 6.1% 210 #14
6Hospital del NiñoHospital / health system · Panama City #9,103 4.4% 245 #5
7Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e InnovaciónGovernment institution · Panama City #9,516 8.9% 140 #11
8Universidad Especializada de las AméricasUniversity · Panama City #11,122 2.7% 140 #15
9Universidad Autónoma de ChiriquíUniversity · David #13,466 4.1% 106 #12
10City of KnowledgeArchive · Panama City #13,527 10.6% 112 #7
11Stem Cell InstituteResearch facility · Panama City #15,503 9.3% 138 #6
12National Oncologic InstituteHospital / health system · Panama City #15,580 1.2% 135 #16
13Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta TecnologíaResearch facility · Panama City #15,977 7.3% 89 #13
14Latin American University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Panama City #18,341 2.3% 71 -
15Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la SaludResearch facility · Panama City #19,266 5.9% 70 #9
16Ministerio de Desarrollo AgropecuarioGovernment institution · Panama City #19,889 4.7% 68 #17
17Complejo Hospitalario Dr. Arnulfo Arias MadridHospital / health system · Panama City #20,787 3.6% 68 #19
18Saint Thomas HospitalHospital / health system · Panama City #20,976 2.4% 73 #20

Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Panama 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 Panama

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%.

0%5%10%mean 5.45556%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad Metropol…Universidad de PanamáUniversidad Tecnológ…Universidad de Santa…
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One dot per institution in the table above.

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Universidad de Panamá ranks first in Panama on research quality in 2022-now (#1,347 worldwide), followed by Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología and Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá.

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