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Central University

In research, Central University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,392 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,261 of 9,330 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,186 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,582
of 34,923
Rank in Colombia
#101
of 212
Research works
508
▼ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Central University

What is Central University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #6,392 of 14,833 10.3%305
Social SciencesField #5,261 of 9,330 9.0%188
Physical SciencesDomain #10,186 of 17,446 5.7%128

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Central University work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Central University is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (17%), Environmental Science (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 17 fractional works · 35.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 17.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 34.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 14.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 15.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 12.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSoil Science: 0 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: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 13.6% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 10.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workALL ITS WORKCentralUniversity48fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences36%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences817.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance47.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting36.1%
    4. Decision Sciences12.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.4%
    6. Psychology11.4%
    1. Environmental Science714.4%
    2. Engineering49.0%
    3. Computer Science23.6%
    4. Materials Science23.2%
    5. Mathematics11.5%
    6. Energy11.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.7%
    8. Chemistry00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences612.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    3. Neuroscience11.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine510.6%
    2. Health Professions11.9%
    3. Nursing01.0%
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: 2.67× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.90× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 2.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.90× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.58× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.58×4 works
  2. Environmental Science2.90×7 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.67×6 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.18×1 works
  5. Nursing2.13×0 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.90×3 works
  7. Energy1.38×1 works
  8. Social Sciences1.36×8 works
  9. Mathematics1.30×1 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.00×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.91×2 works
  12. Health Professions0.74×1 works
  13. Neuroscience0.68×0 works
  14. Engineering0.60×4 works
  15. Medicine0.55×5 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.50×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.47×2 works
  18. Psychology0.46×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.35×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×1 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.30×0 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.28×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.24×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Central University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mónica Zuleta Pardo, Mauricio Montenegro and María Cristina Laverde Toscano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central University.

  1. 1 Mónica Zuleta Pardo Colombia · #3,227,157 worldwide 64 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Mauricio Montenegro Colombia · #3,824,333 worldwide 98 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 María Cristina Laverde Toscano Colombia · #3,894,583 worldwide 62 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Fuentes Vásquez Colombia · #4,112,783 worldwide 10 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Anne Serrano Colombia · #4,116,042 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Nina Alejandra Cabra Colombia · #4,125,606 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Luis Hernando Barbosa Colombia · #4,149,618 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Yaneth Vásquez Colombia · #4,172,009 worldwide 392 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Nelson Álvarez Marín Colombia · #4,335,490 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Lya Yaneth Colombia · #4,373,875 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Central University

What are the most cited papers from Central University?

The most cited paper from Central University is "Intrinsic functional connectivity differentiates minimally conscious from unresponsive patients" (Athéna Demertzi, Georgios Antonopoulos, Lizette Heine et al., 2015), with 403 citations. Next come "Early versus Later Anticoagulation for Stroke with Atrial Fibrillation" (233) and "Multiple fMRI system-level baseline connectivity is disrupted in patients with consciousness alterations" (215).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Intrinsic functional connectivity differentiates minimally conscious from unresponsive patients Athéna Demertzi, Georgios Antonopoulos, Lizette Heine et al. · Brain Open access 27 Jun 2015 403
2 Early versus Later Anticoagulation for Stroke with Atrial Fibrillation Urs Fischer et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 24 May 2023 233
3 Multiple fMRI system-level baseline connectivity is disrupted in patients with consciousness alterations Athéna Demertzi, Francisco Gómez Gómez, Julia Sophia Crone et al. · Cortex Open access 21 Nov 2013 215
4 Machine learning and remote sensing techniques applied to estimate soil indicators – Review Freddy Alexander Díaz González, José Vuelvas, Carlos Adrián Correa-Flórez et al. · Ecological Indicators Open access 30 Dec 2021 210
5 Efficacy of chlorhexidine- and calcium hydroxide–containing medicaments against Enterococcus faecalis in vitro Bettina R. Basrani, Leo Tjäderhane, João Miguel Santos et al. · Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology Nov 2003 178
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Central University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Innovation, Education, Environmental Impact, Food Security, Human Rights, Transitional Justice, Environmental Management and Colombia.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Innovation4▲ 7.7×12 topics
  2. Education4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  3. Environmental Impact3▲ 4.1×8 topics
  4. Sustainability3▲ 2.4×10 topics
  5. Deep Learning2▲ 1.45×6 topics
  6. Human Rights2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  7. Food Security2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  8. Climate Change2▲ 1.68×8 topics
  9. Sustainable Development2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  10. Epidemiology2◆ 0.97×13 topics
  11. Machine Learning2▲ 1.22×9 topics
  12. Transitional Justice2▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Biodiversity2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  14. Environmental Management2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  15. Colombia2▲ 200×2 topics
  16. Social Responsibility2▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Armed Conflict1▲ 136×1 topic
  18. Globalization1▲ 1.53×7 topics
  19. Neural Networks1▲ 1.89×4 topics
  20. Peace Process1▲ 155×1 topic
  21. Remote Sensing1▲ 2.3×5 topics
  22. Public Health1▲ 1.79×4 topics
  23. Agroecology1▲ 17×1 topic
  24. Biomedical Engineering1▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Competitiveness1▲ 33×4 topics
  26. Hackathons1▲ 71×1 topic
  27. Open Innovation1▲ 44×2 topics
  28. Organic Farming1▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  30. Agricultural Research1▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Corporate Social Responsibility1▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Global Agriculture1▲ 179×1 topic
  33. Toxicity1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  34. Diabetic Retinopathy1▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Metabolism1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  36. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.44×4 topics
  37. Retinal Disease1▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Central University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia, Plant and soil sciences, Biomedical and Engineering Education and Educational Research and Science Teaching.

Conflict, Peace, and Vio…1Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 1 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences1Plant and soil sciences: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineeri…1Biomedical and Engineering Education: 1 fractional worksEducational Research and…1Educational Research and Science Teaching: 1 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAccounting and Financial Management: 1 fractional worksFood Chemistry and Fat A…1Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 1 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 1 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting Methods: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesBiomedical EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging5 others

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

  1. 1 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  3. 3 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  5. 5 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  6. 6 Accounting and Financial Management Accounting 1 works
  7. 7 Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis Food Science 1 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 0 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 available68.3%not open31.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Central University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% lower than in 2018-2021.

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grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Central University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Central University0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Central University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2020Central University5.1% in 202020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.5% in 2012.

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