Question 1

How strong is science in Peru?

Accepted Answer

Peru ranks #53 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#44 all time), with 54k research works and 7.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Peru strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Peru ranks highest in Social Sciences (#40 of 148), Medicine (#46 of 152) and Education (#35 of 112). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Horticulture, Computer Science Applications and General Social Sciences.

Question 3

Which universities in Peru lead research?

Accepted Answer

Universidad César Vallejo, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia rank highest in Peru on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Peru?

Accepted Answer

Abel Monteagudo Mendoza, Eurídice N. Honorio Coronado and Rodolfo Vásquez rank highest among researchers based in Peru.

Question 5

Which cities in Peru are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Lima.

Question 6

How much of Peru's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

78% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 19% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 7

Is Peru's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Peru?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility, Innovation Ecosystems, Urban Development and Competitiveness.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Peru work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Peru is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (12%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Peru's?

Accepted Answer

Bolivia has the research profile closest to Peru's (similarity 0.96 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Social Sciences, followed by Ecuador and Nicaragua.

Science in Peru

Discussion