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Central University of Nicaragua

In research, Central University of Nicaragua stands highest in Social Sciences (#16,853 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,311
of 28,054 · #42,541 all time
Rank in Nicaragua
#8
of 11
Research works
181
▲ 179% vs 2013–17
Citations
486
2.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Central University of Nicaragua 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 #16,853 of 16,945 4.5%121

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

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: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.52× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.47× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 6.89× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.18× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.76× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.30× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Central University of Nicaragua?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Performance Measurement, Quality of Life, Global Burden, Social Determinants of Health, Sustainable Development, Health Promotion and Public Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 3.5×19 topics
  2. Quality of Life4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  3. Performance Measurement4▲ 19×4 topics
  4. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  5. Public Health3▲ 3.5×9 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management3▲ 4.5×3 topics
  7. Global Burden2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  8. Risk Factors2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  9. Economic Growth2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  10. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Health Promotion2▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Prevention2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  13. Social Support2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  14. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  15. Collaborative Relationships2▲ 56×1 topic
  16. Community Engagement2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  17. Diabetes2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  18. Environmental Management2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  19. Financial Security2▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Lean Manufacturing2▲ 13×1 topic
  21. Health Inequalities2▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Community Health Workers2▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Financial Reporting2▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Rural Development2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  25. Social Determinants2▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Dental Caries1▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Fluoride1▲ 41×1 topic
  28. Maternal Mortality1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  29. Oral Health1▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Poverty Reduction1▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  32. Active Travel1▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Adolescent Health1▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Built Environment1▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Family Caregivers1▲ 81×1 topic
  36. Globalization Effects1▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Green Investments1▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Infrastructure1▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Self-Care1▲ 244×1 topic
  40. Taxation1▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Central University of Nicaragua publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quality and Supply Management, Dental Health and Care Utilization, Global Maternal and Child Health and Urban Transport and Accessibility.

Quality and Supply Manag…2Quality and Supply Management: 2 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…1Dental Health and Care Utilization: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…1Urban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional worksNursing care and research1Nursing care and research: 1 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 1 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…1Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksCollaboration in agile enterprises: 1 fractional works
Management Information SystemsPeriodonticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthTransportation6 others

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

  1. 1 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 2 works
  2. 2 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 1 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  4. 4 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 1 works
  5. 5 Nursing care and research Pharmacy 1 works
  6. 6 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  10. 10 Collaboration in agile enterprises Management of Technology and Innovation 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 available69.1%not open30.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.8%domestic only73.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central University of Nicaragua's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 179% 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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