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Catholic University of Colombia

In research, Catholic University of Colombia stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,569 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,457 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,762 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law and Political Science and International Relations — Law is 21.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,544
of 28,054 · #29,763 all time
Rank in Colombia
#77
of 173
Research works
1.8k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Catholic University of Colombia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #2,569 of 6,365 25.6%190 #4364
Social SciencesDomain #4,457 of 10,521 20.9%252 #6792
Physical SciencesDomain #12,762 of 12,888 6.1%66 #20990

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Catholic University of Colombia sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,364 #2,569
  2. Social Sciences#6,792 #4,457
  3. Physical Sciences#20,990 #12,762
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Catholic University of Colombia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 21.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 46.2 works22×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 41.9 works7.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.99× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.27× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.10× its world share, 190 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Catholic University of Colombia?

Ranked on the composite score, Jaime Cubides Cárdenas, Germán Silva García and Paola Alexandra Sierra-Zamora lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Catholic University of Colombia.

  1. 1 Jaime Cubides Cárdenas Colombia · #317,573 worldwide 14 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Germán Silva García Colombia · #382,304 worldwide 35 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Paola Alexandra Sierra-Zamora Colombia · #465,876 worldwide 10 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Bertha Lucía Avendaño Prieto Colombia · #577,495 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Constanza Londoño Pérez Colombia · #837,045 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Michael J. LaRosa Colombia · #886,964 worldwide 1 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Flor Nancy Díaz-Piraquive Colombia · #921,073 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Iván Felipe Medina-Arboleda Colombia · #929,302 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Ronald Toro Colombia · #1,186,347 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Jacobo Campo Robledo Colombia · #1,523,877 worldwide 2 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Catholic University of Colombia

Which keywords describe research at Catholic University of Colombia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Education, Latin America, Criminal Justice, Judicial Review, Legal Philosophy and Legal Theory.

▲ 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 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. Human Rights59▲ 16×29 topics
  2. Globalization48▲ 6.7×36 topics
  3. Education40▲ 6.4×29 topics
  4. Latin America35▲ 50×14 topics
  5. Criminal Justice28▲ 34×4 topics
  6. Mental Health22▲ 4.1×18 topics
  7. Judicial Review21▲ 64×2 topics
  8. Legal Philosophy20▲ 84×2 topics
  9. Legal Theory20▲ 78×2 topics
  10. Constitutionalism20▲ 57×3 topics
  11. Sustainable Development19▲ 3.3×18 topics
  12. Delinquency19▲ 119×2 topics
  13. Social Rights19▲ 160×2 topics
  14. Prison System18▲ 89×2 topics
  15. Social Justice18▲ 8.4×10 topics
  16. Penal System18▲ 277×1 topic
  17. Social Control18▲ 199×1 topic
  18. Sustainability18▲ 1.99×28 topics
  19. Constitutional Rights18▲ 249×1 topic
  20. Inter-American Court18▲ 249×1 topic
  21. Innovation17▲ 4.4×15 topics
  22. International Law16▲ 15×12 topics
  23. Ethics16▲ 9.0×9 topics
  24. Health Promotion15▲ 13×7 topics
  25. Inclusive Education14▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Colombia13▲ 206×2 topics
  27. Competitiveness11▲ 38×6 topics
  28. Transitional Justice11▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Environmental Law10▲ 14×5 topics
  30. University Students10▲ 49×2 topics
  31. Political Violence10▲ 106×3 topics
  32. Corporate Social Responsibility10▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Violence10▲ 18×6 topics
  34. Armed Conflict10▲ 120×1 topic
  35. Criminal Law10▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Legal Reform10▲ 81×1 topic
  37. Peace Process10▲ 129×1 topic
  38. Youth Offenders10▲ 58×2 topics
  39. Chronic Diseases9▲ 9.3×2 topics
  40. Educational Interventions9▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Catholic University of Colombia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Criminal Justice and Penology, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia and Social Issues and Policies in Latin America.

Criminal Justice and Penology: 18 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 18 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 10 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 10 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 9 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 8 fractional worksComparative Internationa…7Comparative International Legal Studies: 7 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 7 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 5 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 4 fractional works
LawPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 18 works
  2. 2 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  3. 3 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  4. 4 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 10 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 9 works
  6. 6 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 8 works
  7. 7 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  8. 8 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  9. 9 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  10. 10 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 4 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 available73.8%not open26.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Catholic University of Colombia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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