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Catholic University of Trujillo

In research, Catholic University of Trujillo stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,339 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,353 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law and Education — Law is 12.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,108
of 28,054 · #41,604 all time
Rank in Peru
#87
of 100
Research works
358
▲ 9170% vs 2013–17
Citations
372
1.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
97%
world 28%

What is Catholic University of Trujillo 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 #8,339 of 10,521 5.1%188 #15484
Social SciencesField #5,353 of 6,365 5.2%135 #9587

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Catholic University of Trujillo 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).

What does Catholic University of Trujillo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 20.1 works12×
  2. EducationSubfield · 59.5 works6.9×
← 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: 0.93× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.32× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.67× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.71× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.13× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.78× its world share, 135 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Catholic University of Trujillo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Pedagogy, Competitiveness, Knowledge Management, Sustainability, Teacher Training 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. Education72▲ 15×27 topics
  2. Innovation37▲ 12×13 topics
  3. Sustainability30▲ 4.3×18 topics
  4. Pedagogy25▲ 18×5 topics
  5. Competitiveness25▲ 110×6 topics
  6. Knowledge Management24▲ 16×7 topics
  7. Teacher Training22▲ 12×7 topics
  8. Small and Medium Enterprises22▲ 43×3 topics
  9. Human Rights21▲ 7.3×12 topics
  10. E-Learning21▲ 7.4×6 topics
  11. Globalization20▲ 3.6×14 topics
  12. Distance Learning20▲ 21×5 topics
  13. COVID-1919▲ 4.9×7 topics
  14. Digital Marketing19▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Student Performance18▲ 60×2 topics
  16. Educational Leadership18▲ 51×2 topics
  17. Quality Education18▲ 167×1 topic
  18. Teacher Development18▲ 102×1 topic
  19. Innovation Ecosystems17▲ 60×2 topics
  20. Social Impact17▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Inclusive Education16▲ 17×8 topics
  22. Sustainable Development16▲ 3.6×11 topics
  23. Organizational Culture16▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Educational Technology16▲ 4.6×12 topics
  25. ICT15▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Online Education15▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Virtual Teaching15▲ 97×1 topic
  28. Social Responsibility14▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Urban Development14▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Research14▲ 40×5 topics
  31. Economic Impact14▲ 8.4×1 topic
  32. Psychopharmacology Education14▲ 73×1 topic
  33. University Students13▲ 82×2 topics
  34. Technology13▲ 8.7×9 topics
  35. Communication13▲ 15×6 topics
  36. Public Policy12▲ 8.7×5 topics
  37. Health Promotion12▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Ethics11▲ 8.3×5 topics
  39. Adolescents10▲ 9.8×2 topics
  40. Emotional Intelligence10▲ 26×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Teacher Training, Educational Innovations and Technology, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Social Issues and Policies in Latin America.

Education and Teacher Training: 18 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 15 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…14Business, Innovation, and Economy: 14 fractional worksSocial Issues and Polici…9Social Issues and Policies in Latin America: 9 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 9 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 7 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research…7Diverse Applied Research Studies: 7 fractional worksViolence, Education, and Gender Studies: 6 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 6 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 5 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsEconomics and EconometricsLaw3 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 18 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 15 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  4. 4 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 9 works
  5. 5 Social Skills and Education Education 9 works
  6. 6 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 7 works
  7. 7 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 Violence, Education, and Gender Studies Education 6 works
  9. 9 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  10. 10 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 5 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 available97.4%not open2.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.7%domestic only95.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 9170% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.