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Computer Science research in Ecuador

Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo ranks first in Ecuador for Computer Science research in 2022-now (#708 worldwide), followed by Politecnica Salesiana University and Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE.

Ecuador's world rank
#48
of 128 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5.9k
Top-10% rate
8.8%
Ranked institutions
31

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Computer Science in Ecuador?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad Técnica Estatal de QuevedoQuevedo #70821.87.6%130
2Politecnica Salesiana UniversityCuenca #1,03217.39.4%233
3Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPESangolquí #1,03817.212.0%219
4Universidad Estatal de MilagroGuayaquil #1,08616.79.3%396
5National Polytechnic SchoolQuito #1,15316.09.6%161
6Universidad Católica de CuencaCuenca #1,33714.25.5%212
7Universidad Estatal Península de Santa ElenaLa Libertad #1,39913.76.2%146
8Universidad Técnica de ManabíPortoviejo #1,48813.07.5%376
9Universidad de Las AméricasQuito #1,56412.431.9%74
10Central University of EcuadorQuito #1,69911.49.7%228
11Universidad Técnica Particular de LojaLoja #1,74311.110.0%206
12Universidad IndoaméricaAmbato #1,78610.813.0%134
13Universidad Técnica de AmbatoAmbato #1,79910.710.4%215
14Pontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorQuito #1,80310.79.8%185
15Universidad Estatal de BolívarGuaranda #1,9769.610.6%90
16University of GuayaquilGuayaquil #2,0759.08.3%388
17Escuela Superior Politecnica del LitoralGuayaquil #2,3317.68.4%136
18Universidad Nacional de ChimborazoRiobamba #2,3377.69.8%147
19Universidad Nacional de LojaLoja #2,4217.26.9%123
20Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de ManabíManta #2,4427.17.0%140
21University of CuencaCuenca #2,4906.86.3%104
22Universidad Técnica de CotopaxiLatacunga #2,5556.56.6%108
23Universidad Técnica "Luis Vargas Torres"Esmeraldas #2,5576.517.8%93
24Universidad Tecnica de MachalaMachala #2,5796.410.5%101
25Instituto Superior Tecnológico LojaLoja #2,9394.87.5%111
26Universidad Técnica del NorteIbarra #2,9634.87.8%78
27Universidad Estatal del Sur de ManabiJipijapa #2,9844.75.6%120
28Universidad Técnica de BabahoyoBabahoyo #3,1214.11.9%96
29Escuela Superior Politécnica del ChimborazoRiobamba #3,4982.84.4%123
30Universidad San Francisco de QuitoQuito #3,5932.54.9%92
31Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesAmbato #3,944135.03.3%87

Institutions in Ecuador above the floor of 40 fractional works in Computer Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Computer Science researchers in Ecuador?

William Eduardo Villegas-Ch, Augusto Paolo Bernal Párraga and Vanessa Echeverría rank highest among researchers based in Ecuador, on their papers in Computer Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1William Eduardo Villegas-Ch#120,400 worldwide overall40.9 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Augusto Paolo Bernal Párraga#3,437 worldwide overall27.8 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Vanessa Echeverría#84,903 worldwide overall16.9 of 44 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Ecuador on their work in Computer Science alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Ecuador compares with other countries in Computer Science