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University · Alajuela · Costa Rica

Central American Adventist University

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,372
of 28,054 · #39,946 all time
Rank in Costa Rica
#22
of 26
Research works
152
▲ 333% vs 2013–17
Citations
359
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

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: 3.07× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.81× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Central American Adventist University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Biodiversity, Diagnosis, Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Invasive Species, Treatment and Health Promotion.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.2×26 topics
  2. Climate Change5▲ 3.1×16 topics
  3. Biodiversity5▲ 10×11 topics
  4. Diagnosis4▲ 6.8×10 topics
  5. Treatment3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  6. Population Dynamics3▲ 17×10 topics
  7. Invasive Species3▲ 9.7×11 topics
  8. Quality of Life2▲ 2.7×8 topics
  9. Education2▲ 2.2×11 topics
  10. Mental Health2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  11. Globalization2▲ 1.85×8 topics
  12. Health Promotion2▲ 11×6 topics
  13. Conservation2▲ 7.5×10 topics
  14. Evolution2▲ 13×8 topics
  15. Risk Factors2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  16. Complications2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  17. Management2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  18. Children2▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Taxonomy2▲ 22×7 topics
  20. Adults2▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Immunotherapy2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  23. Conservation Biology2▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Ecosystem Services2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  25. Health Financing2▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Universal Coverage2▲ 64×1 topic
  27. Imaging1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  28. Nutrition1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  29. Biogeography1▲ 7.8×6 topics
  30. Healthy Lifestyles1▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Intussusception1▲ 60×1 topic
  32. Meckel's Diverticulum1▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 6.9×5 topics
  34. Phylogeny1▲ 14×6 topics
  35. Surgical Treatment1▲ 11×3 topics
  36. University Students1▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Agroecology1▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Climate Change Adaptation1▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Rural Communities1▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Survival Analysis1▲ 6.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Central American Adventist University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Health and Lifestyle Studies, Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments and Plant and soil sciences.

Healthcare Systems and R…2Healthcare Systems and Reforms: 2 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…1Health and Lifestyle Studies: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…1Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences1Plant and soil sciences: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detec…1Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 1 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 1 fractional worksBotany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean: 1 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 1 fractional works
FinanceGeneral Health ProfessionsSurgeryGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 2 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  6. 6 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Education and Teacher Training Education 1 works
  9. 9 Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 1 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 available74.3%not open25.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.2%domestic only68.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central American Adventist University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 333% 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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