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Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,640
of 22,385 · #26,877 all time
Rank in Nicaragua
#7
of 11
Research works
197
▲ 169% vs 2018-21
Citations
172
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University

Which fields of science does Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (45%), Environmental Science (12%), Computer Science (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 54 fractional works · 58.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 42 fractional works · 45.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 9.8% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 9.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 7.9% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 26.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 11.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 9.2% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBluefields Indianand Caribbean…92fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences58%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4245.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance55.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting22.4%
    4. Psychology22.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.8%
    6. Decision Sciences10.7%
    1. Environmental Science1111.7%
    2. Computer Science89.2%
    3. Engineering22.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    5. Energy11.1%
    6. Materials Science00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences88.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
    1. Health Professions33.7%
    2. Medicine32.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.36× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.66× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.59× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.59×42 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.66×5 works
  3. Environmental Science2.36×11 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.76×8 works
  5. Health Professions1.42×3 works
  6. Computer Science1.19×8 works
  7. Energy1.18×1 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.87×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.75×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×2 works
  11. Psychology0.71×2 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.63×2 works
  13. Engineering0.17×2 works
  14. Medicine0.15×3 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.10×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University?

Ranked on the quality score, W. E. Tucker, Danilo Salamanca and Juan Asdrúbal Flores-Pacheco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University.

  1. 1 W. E. Tucker Nicaragua · #4,100,889 worldwide 17 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Danilo Salamanca Nicaragua · #4,563,988 worldwide 16 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Juan Asdrúbal Flores-Pacheco Nicaragua · #4,973,297 worldwide 267 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University

What are the most cited papers from Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University?

The most cited paper from Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University is "Sydowia polyspora Dominates Fungal Communities Carried by Two Tomicus Species in Pine Plantations Threatened by Fusarium circinatum" (Emigdio Jordán Muñoz‐Adalia, Antonio V. Sanz-Ros, Juan Asdrúbal Flores-Pacheco et al., 2017), with 36 citations. Next come "Susceptibility of Several Northeastern Conifers to Fusarium circinatum and Strategies for Biocontrol" (35) and "Ontology-Based Nutritional Recommender System" (33).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sydowia polyspora Dominates Fungal Communities Carried by Two Tomicus Species in Pine Plantations Threatened by Fusarium circinatum Emigdio Jordán Muñoz‐Adalia, Antonio V. Sanz-Ros, Juan Asdrúbal Flores-Pacheco et al. · Forests Open access 20 Apr 2017 36
2 Susceptibility of Several Northeastern Conifers to Fusarium circinatum and Strategies for Biocontrol Jorge Martín‐García, Marius Paraschiv, Juan Asdrúbal Flores-Pacheco et al. · Forests Open access 30 Aug 2017 35
3 Ontology-Based Nutritional Recommender System Dexon-Mckensy Sambola, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez‐García, Francisco García‐Sánchez et al. · Applied Sciences Open access 24 Dec 2021 33
4 Effect of mycoviruses on the virulence of Fusarium circinatum and laccase activity Emigdio Jordán Muñoz‐Adalia, Juan Asdrúbal Flores-Pacheco, Pablo Martínez‐Álvarez et al. · Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology Open access 5 Mar 2016 30
5 Evaluation of the Susceptibility of Several Czech Conifer Provenances to Fusarium circinatum Jorge Martín‐García, Aneta Lukačevičová, Juan Asdrúbal Flores-Pacheco et al. · Forests Open access Feb 2018 29
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Education, Latin America, Democracy, Globalization, Innovation, Healthcare and E-Learning.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Public Policy13▲ 31×7 topics
  2. Education13▲ 8.0×15 topics
  3. Globalization11▲ 6.2×18 topics
  4. Latin America11▲ 64×10 topics
  5. Democracy11▲ 34×6 topics
  6. Innovation8▲ 8.4×9 topics
  7. Healthcare7▲ 6.6×6 topics
  8. Educational Technology7▲ 6.1×10 topics
  9. Sustainability7▲ 2.9×12 topics
  10. E-Learning6▲ 7.3×5 topics
  11. Human Rights6▲ 6.6×5 topics
  12. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.9×11 topics
  13. Digital Marketing6▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Climate Change6▲ 2.4×10 topics
  15. Social Sciences6▲ 41×3 topics
  16. Public Health5▲ 4.0×5 topics
  17. Social Movements5▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Economic Development5▲ 7.0×3 topics
  19. Cultural Studies5▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Environmental Conservation5▲ 52×2 topics
  21. Small and Medium Enterprises5▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Knowledge Management5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  23. Urban Development5▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Humanities4▲ 182×1 topic
  25. Labor Rights4▲ 399×1 topic
  26. International Law4▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Constitutionalism4▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Innovation Ecosystems4▲ 46×2 topics
  29. Economic Impact4▲ 8.1×1 topic
  30. Elections4▲ 580×1 topic
  31. Political Parties4▲ 580×1 topic
  32. Psychopharmacology Education4▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Teacher Training4▲ 7.1×7 topics
  34. Food Security4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  35. Neoliberalism4▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Pedagogy4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  37. Health Promotion4▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Digital Competence3▲ 39×2 topics
  39. Distance Learning3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  40. Global Health3▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health, Education, and Cultural Studies, Political Dynamics in Latin America, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Health, Education, and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional worksPolitical Dynamics in Latin America: 4 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…4Business, Innovation, and Economy: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations …2Educational Innovations and Technology: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 2 fractional worksScientific Research and Technology: 2 fractional worksYouth, Politics, and Soc…2Youth, Politics, and Society: 2 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 2 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal: 2 fractional worksPolitics and Society in Latin America: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsInformation Systems3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Health, Education, and Cultural Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Political Dynamics in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Scientific Research and Technology Computer Science Applications 2 works
  7. 7 Youth, Politics, and Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 2 works
  9. 9 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 2 works
  10. 10 Politics and Society in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available72.4%not open27.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 169% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00050% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University0.00033% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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