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Science in Venezuela

Venezuela ranks #114 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#91 all time), with 9.3k research works and 6.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#114
of 192 · #91 all time
Works, 2022–2025
9.3k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
40%
world 63%

What is Venezuela strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Venezuela ranks highest in Social Sciences (#88 of 151), Health Professions (#75 of 108) and Education (#82 of 115). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, General Arts and Humanities and Life-span and Life-course Studies.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #88 of 151 8.3%2,593 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #75 of 108 3.9%458 Institutions
EducationSubfield #82 of 115 9.6%780 Institutions
PsychologyField #81 of 109 6.8%305
MedicineField #119 of 155 3.4%1,584 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #85 of 106 7.0%475 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #100 of 122 7.6%458 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #108 of 131 8.3%541 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #105 of 126 6.8%700 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #100 of 113 7.8%373 Institutions
EngineeringField #122 of 134 4.0%434 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #101 of 110 11.2%309

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. General Social SciencesSubfield · 136.2 works13×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 19.5 works10×
  3. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 13.0 works8.4×
  4. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 18.6 works6.1×
  5. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 134.3 works5.8×
  6. DevelopmentSubfield · 48.4 works5.2×
  7. HorticultureSubfield · 6.4 works5.1×
  8. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 12.9 works4.5×
← 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: 1.58× its world share, 700 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 247 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 72 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 60 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 79 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 541 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 93 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 70 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 434 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 480 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 93 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 54 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 95 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.33× its world share, 105 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 458 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 1,584 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.92× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 475 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 373 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.55× its world share, 309 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 305 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 2,592 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research in Venezuela?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Globalization, Latin America, Public Health, Health Promotion, Competitiveness and Digital Marketing.

▲ 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. Education1,011▲ 6.3×102 topics
  2. Globalization596▲ 3.2×122 topics
  3. Epidemiology582▲ 1.58×136 topics
  4. Sustainability537▲ 2.4×100 topics
  5. Innovation522▲ 5.3×61 topics
  6. Public Health479▲ 3.5×65 topics
  7. Latin America351▲ 20×23 topics
  8. Sustainable Development342▲ 2.3×74 topics
  9. Health Promotion330▲ 11×16 topics
  10. Competitiveness324▲ 43×6 topics
  11. Pedagogy308▲ 6.7×22 topics
  12. Digital Marketing307▲ 7.8×5 topics
  13. Teacher Training300▲ 5.2×23 topics
  14. E-Learning299▲ 3.2×20 topics
  15. Educational Technology298▲ 2.7×38 topics
  16. Small and Medium Enterprises294▲ 18×8 topics
  17. Human Rights293▲ 3.0×59 topics
  18. Knowledge Management291▲ 5.6×29 topics
  19. Social Responsibility285▲ 13×11 topics
  20. Communication268▲ 9.3×21 topics
  21. Nutrition249▲ 5.9×17 topics
  22. Innovation Ecosystems242▲ 25×4 topics
  23. Urban Development242▲ 7.1×14 topics
  24. Public Policy238▲ 5.2×26 topics
  25. Economic Impact236▲ 4.4×10 topics
  26. Organizational Culture228▲ 6.2×15 topics
  27. Rural Development228▲ 7.0×17 topics
  28. Distance Learning225▲ 7.2×12 topics
  29. Globalization Effects218▲ 33×3 topics
  30. Psychopharmacology Education215▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Tourism Management215▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Social Movements214▲ 7.7×26 topics
  33. Inclusive Education206▲ 6.3×16 topics
  34. Teacher Development172▲ 30×3 topics
  35. University Students171▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Student Performance170▲ 17×5 topics
  37. Educational Leadership169▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Curriculum Design168▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Organizational Commitment167▲ 8.8×3 topics
  40. Educational Innovation167▲ 32×2 topics

Which universities in Venezuela lead research?

Central University of Venezuela, Universidad del Zulia and University of Carabobo rank highest in Venezuela on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 7.48667%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Central University of Venezuela: 983, 7.0%Universidad del Zulia: 1,005, 8.8%University of Carabobo: 520, 6.5%University of the Andes: 743, 7.1%Instituto de Estudios Avanzados: 344, 8.0%Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas: 231, 9.6%Libertador Experimental Pedagogical University: 455, 7.9%Simón Bolívar University: 179, 7.0%Universidad Católica Andrés Bello: 753, 4.4%Bolivarian University of Venezuela: 141, 8.2%Universidad Nacional Experimental de los Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel Zamora: 128, 19.2%Universidad de Oriente: 322, 6.4%Metropolitan University: 228, 5.8%Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez: 233, 6.2%Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad: 446, 0.2%Universidad del ZuliaUniversity of the An…Central University o…University of Carabobo
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Central University of VenezuelaUniversity · Caracas · #8,117 worldwide7.0% top 10% · 983 works
  2. 2Universidad del ZuliaUniversity · Maracaibo · #8,617 worldwide8.8% top 10% · 1k works
  3. 3University of CaraboboUniversity · Valencia · #8,787 worldwide6.5% top 10% · 520 works
  4. 4University of the AndesUniversity · Merida · #12,660 worldwide7.1% top 10% · 743 works
  5. 5Instituto de Estudios AvanzadosGovernment institution · Caracas · #13,706 worldwide8.0% top 10% · 344 works
  6. 6Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones CientíficasResearch facility · San Antonio de Los Altos · #14,903 worldwide9.6% top 10% · 231 works
  7. 7Libertador Experimental Pedagogical UniversityUniversity · Caracas · #14,982 worldwide7.9% top 10% · 455 works
  8. 8Simón Bolívar UniversityUniversity · Caracas · #15,334 worldwide7.0% top 10% · 179 works
  9. 9Universidad Católica Andrés BelloUniversity · Caracas · #15,567 worldwide4.4% top 10% · 753 works
  10. 10Bolivarian University of VenezuelaUniversity · Caracas · #18,370 worldwide8.2% top 10% · 141 works
  11. 11Universidad Nacional Experimental de los Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel ZamoraUniversity · Barinas · #19,148 worldwide19.2% top 10% · 128 works
  12. 12Universidad de OrienteUniversity · Cumaná · #20,576 worldwide6.4% top 10% · 322 works
  13. 13Metropolitan UniversityUniversity · Caracas · #20,823 worldwide5.8% top 10% · 228 works
  14. 14Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón RodríguezUniversity · Caracas · #23,101 worldwide6.2% top 10% · 233 works
  15. 15Centro Médico Docente La TrinidadNonprofit · Caracas · #23,326 worldwide0.2% top 10% · 446 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 Venezuela

Who are the top researchers in Venezuela?

Mario Sánchez‐Borges, Gerardo Marín and N. L. Falcon rank highest among researchers based in Venezuela.

  1. 1 Mario Sánchez‐Borges · #25,687 worldwide 473 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Gerardo Marín · #35,989 worldwide 548 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 N. L. Falcon · #37,595 worldwide 402 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 José Ortéga y Gassét · #53,029 worldwide 71 citations · 97 works
  5. 5 Ernesto Medina · #60,996 worldwide 315 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Bernardo Rodríguez‐Iturbe · #68,591 worldwide 365 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 E. D. Greaves · #75,973 worldwide 325 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Miguel Layrisse · #76,451 worldwide 242 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 L. Herrera · #88,563 worldwide 450 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Néstor V. Queipo · #93,012 worldwide 546 citations · 23 works
Top researchers in Venezuela

Which cities in Venezuela are research hubs?

  1. 1 Caracas Venezuela 37k works

How open and international is Venezuela's research?

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

openly available40.0%not open60.0%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Venezuela's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower 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 Venezuela