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Catholic University of Santa María

In research, Catholic University of Santa María stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,612 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,257 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,859 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,735
of 28,054 · #23,615 all time
Rank in Peru
#18
of 100
Research works
1k
▲ 377% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Catholic University of Santa María 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 SciencesDomain #5,612 of 10,521 15.8%186 #10915
Social SciencesField #4,257 of 6,365 15.5%102 #7117
Physical SciencesDomain #8,859 of 12,888 14.3%117 #17823
Health SciencesDomain #9,238 of 11,982 10.0%109 #17642
Life SciencesDomain #6,537 of 7,800 14.4%64 #12585
MedicineField #9,185 of 10,443 11.4%73 #16918

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Catholic University of Santa María 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#10,915 #5,612
  2. Social Sciences#7,117 #4,257
  3. Physical Sciences#17,823 #8,859
  4. Health Sciences#17,642 #9,238
  5. Life Sciences#12,585 #6,537
  6. Medicine#16,918 #9,185
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.

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: 1.33× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.72× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.66× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 102 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Catholic University of Santa María?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge Isaac Torres Manrique, José Sulla-Torres and Jaime Francisco Coaguila Valdivia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Catholic University of Santa María.

  1. 1 Jorge Isaac Torres Manrique Peru · #422,141 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 José Sulla-Torres Peru · #469,908 worldwide 20 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Jaime Francisco Coaguila Valdivia Peru · #757,070 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Aleixandre Brian Duche-Pérez Peru · #1,135,634 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Miguel Á. Chávez‐Fumagalli Peru · #1,305,892 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Olger Gutiérrez-Aguilar Peru · #1,514,336 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Catholic University of Santa María

Which keywords describe research at Catholic University of Santa María?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Digital Marketing, Epidemiology, Knowledge Management, E-Learning, Sustainability and Small and Medium Enterprises.

▲ 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. Education33▲ 4.1×33 topics
  2. Epidemiology33▲ 1.76×66 topics
  3. Innovation27▲ 5.3×25 topics
  4. Sustainability25▲ 2.1×37 topics
  5. Globalization20▲ 2.1×31 topics
  6. E-Learning19▲ 3.9×11 topics
  7. Educational Technology18▲ 3.2×22 topics
  8. COVID-1918▲ 2.8×19 topics
  9. Mental Health18▲ 2.5×21 topics
  10. Digital Marketing16▲ 8.1×4 topics
  11. Environmental Impact16▲ 1.98×25 topics
  12. Knowledge Management16▲ 6.0×16 topics
  13. Human Rights15▲ 3.0×18 topics
  14. Public Health14▲ 2.1×23 topics
  15. Pedagogy14▲ 5.8×8 topics
  16. Small and Medium Enterprises13▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Latin America13▲ 14×12 topics
  18. Health Promotion12▲ 7.7×8 topics
  19. Technology11▲ 4.5×11 topics
  20. Distance Learning11▲ 6.8×6 topics
  21. Innovation Ecosystems11▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Competitiveness11▲ 28×6 topics
  23. Social Responsibility10▲ 9.4×3 topics
  24. Digital Divide10▲ 8.5×3 topics
  25. Teacher Training10▲ 3.5×9 topics
  26. Economic Impact10▲ 3.7×4 topics
  27. Digital Transformation10▲ 3.9×13 topics
  28. Drug Resistance10▲ 7.4×3 topics
  29. Nutrition10▲ 4.5×8 topics
  30. Online Education10▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Psychopharmacology Education10▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Urban Development10▲ 5.5×1 topic
  33. Criminal Justice9▲ 8.6×4 topics
  34. Organizational Culture9▲ 4.8×9 topics
  35. University Students8▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Information Systems8▲ 9.6×3 topics
  37. ICT8▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Digital Competence7▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Virtual Teaching7▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Informal Learning7▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Catholic University of Santa María publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Health and Lifestyle Studies.

Business, Innovation, an…10Business, Innovation, and Economy: 10 fractional worksEducational Innovations …7Educational Innovations and Technology: 7 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…6E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…5Health and Lifestyle Studies: 5 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 5 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 5 fractional worksTrypanosoma species rese…4Trypanosoma species research and implications: 4 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 4 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 4 fractional worksResearch on Leishmaniasi…4Research on Leishmaniasis Studies: 4 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 7 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  5. 5 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 5 works
  6. 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 5 works
  7. 7 Trypanosoma species research and implications Epidemiology 4 works
  8. 8 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 4 works
  9. 9 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available77.5%not open22.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.7%domestic only76.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Catholic University of Santa María's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 377% higher 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.

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