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Social Sciences research in Peru

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú ranks first in Peru for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#419 worldwide), followed by Universidad César Vallejo and National University of San Marcos.

Peru's world rank
#40
of 148 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
14k
Top-10% rate
9.5%
Ranked institutions
50

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Peru?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúLima #41930.69.5%1,088
2Universidad César VallejoLima #44329.913.5%2,224
3National University of San MarcosLima #89921.87.3%1,570
4Universidad Nacional de San MartínTarapoto #96321.010.4%411
5Universidad de LimaLima #1,27617.87.2%374
6Universidad Nacional del AltiplanoPuno #1,52315.79.4%374
7Universidad Peruana UniónLima #1,72314.311.0%255
8Universidad San PedroChimbote #1,84213.66.3%318
9Peruvian University of Applied SciencesLima #1,91213.17.7%332
10Federico Villarreal National UniversityLima #1,99612.67.5%306
11Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaLima #2,10012.16.6%171
12Universidad San Ignacio de LoyolaLima #2,11112.012.5%218
13Private University of the NorthTrujillo #2,26411.27.6%300
14Universidad Nacional del Centro del PerúHuancayo #2,45210.35.7%154
15University of the PacificLima #2,45310.311.7%108
16National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y ValleLima #2,6609.38.6%162
17Universidad Tecnológica del PerúLima #2,6629.313.8%232
18Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de ArequipaArequipa #2,6729.312.6%221
19Universidad Privada de TacnaTacna #2,7099.112.9%121
20Universidad Nacional Intercultural de la AmazoníaPucallpa #2,7518.98.9%74
21Catholic University of TrujilloTrujillo #2,8498.54.8%135
22Universidad Ricardo PalmaLima #2,8878.46.0%181
23Universidad Señor de SipánChiclayo #2,9098.311.3%104
24National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in CuzcoCusco #2,9128.38.4%123
25National University of TrujilloTrujillo #2,9218.26.4%251
26Universidad de San Martín de PorresLima #2,9808.07.5%181
27San Cristóbal of Huamanga UniversityAyacucho #3,1007.68.2%113
28Universidad Alas PeruanasLima #3,1447.47.8%114
29Universidad Católica San PabloArequipa #3,2427.17.4%103
30Universidad Nacional de HuancavelicaHuancavelica #3,2457.04.8%117
31Universidad Científica del SurLima #3,3046.814.1%174
32Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruíz GalloLambayeque #3,3096.89.2%94
33National University Toribio Rodríguez de MendozaChachapoyas #3,3426.711.8%98
34University of PiuraPiura #3,3476.711.1%110
35Universidad Antonio Ruiz de MontoyaLima #3,3826.65.7%86
36Esan UniversityLima #3,4896.28.9%69
37Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de MayoloHuaraz #3,7595.311.7%87
38Universidad ContinentalHuancayo #3,7795.39.4%178
39Universidad Nacional Hermilio ValdizánHuánuco #3,8755.07.4%72
40Catholic University of Santa MaríaArequipa #3,8944.99.5%102
41Universidad de Ciencias y HumanidadesLima #4,1204.39.9%67
42Jorge Basadre Grohmann National UniversityTacna #4,2114.16.4%89
43Ministerio de Educación del PerúLima #4,2214.05.2%73
44Universidad de HuánucoHuánuco #4,4933.32.3%66
45National University of EngineeringLima #4,5283.210.1%94
46Amazon National University of Madre de DiosPuerto Maldonado #4,5483.210.2%63
47Universidad Nacional de PiuraPiura #4,5973.05.3%64
48Antenor Orrego Private UniversityTrujillo #4,6572.93.2%78
49Saint Aloysius Gonzaga National UniversityIca #4,6842.88.8%64
50Universidad Norbert WienerLima #4,9462.29.8%64

Institutions in Peru above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Peru?

Mohamed Mousa, J. Jaime Miranda and Luisa Feline Freier rank highest among researchers based in Peru, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Mohamed Mousa#87,534 worldwide overall20.7 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2J. Jaime Miranda#122,624 worldwide overall20.3 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Luisa Feline Freier#180,223 worldwide overall18.4 of 50 papers here in the top 10%

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

How Peru compares with other countries in Social Sciences