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Central University of Venezuela

In research, Central University of Venezuela stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,663 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,513 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,864 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,117
of 28,054 · #4,444 all time
Rank in Venezuela
#1
of 30
Research works
14k
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
131k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Central University of Venezuela 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 #3,663 of 10,521 8.7%310 #3657
Health SciencesDomain #4,513 of 11,982 4.2%304 #4699
MedicineField #5,864 of 10,443 4.6%205 #4561
Health ProfessionsField #1,085 of 1,928 3.1%64 #2343
Social SciencesField #3,923 of 6,365 7.6%202 #3282
Physical SciencesDomain #8,032 of 12,888 7.7%220 #3268
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,204 of 3,409 9.0%92 #1022
Life SciencesDomain #6,045 of 7,800 8.0%149 #3700

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central University of Venezuela 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#3,657 #3,663
  2. Health Sciences#4,699 #4,513
  3. Medicine#4,561 #5,864
  4. Health Professions#2,343 #1,085
  5. Social Sciences#3,282 #3,923
  6. Physical Sciences#3,268 #8,032
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,022 #2,204
  8. Life Sciences#3,700 #6,045
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: 1.97× its world share, 92 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.48× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.36× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.93× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.99× its world share, 29 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.45× its world share, 64 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 205 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.08× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.87× its world share, 53 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 202 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central University of Venezuela?

Ranked on the composite score, L. Herrera, J Convit and María Montes de lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central University of Venezuela.

  1. 1 L. Herrera Venezuela · #88,563 worldwide 450 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 J Convit Venezuela · #104,989 worldwide 155 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 María Montes de Venezuela · #108,435 worldwide 137 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Maritza Montero Venezuela · #123,678 worldwide 98 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Elevina Pérez Venezuela · #135,680 worldwide 144 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Jesús María Aguirre Venezuela · #179,034 worldwide 48 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Ángel Rama Venezuela · #220,519 worldwide 131 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Danilo López‐Hernández Venezuela · #223,785 worldwide 128 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Guillermo Ramírez Venezuela · #229,776 worldwide 99 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 E.S. Puchi-Cabrera Venezuela · #246,508 worldwide 159 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Central University of Venezuela

Which keywords describe research at Central University of Venezuela?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Promotion, Education, Nutrition, Latin America, Globalization and Global 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. Epidemiology97▲ 2.5×104 topics
  2. Public Health67▲ 4.7×52 topics
  3. Education64▲ 3.8×40 topics
  4. Health Promotion52▲ 17×14 topics
  5. Globalization49▲ 2.5×39 topics
  6. Climate Change43▲ 1.62×60 topics
  7. Sustainability38▲ 1.60×36 topics
  8. Nutrition37▲ 8.3×12 topics
  9. Latin America36▲ 19×16 topics
  10. Innovation34▲ 3.3×19 topics
  11. Sustainable Development31▲ 2.0×34 topics
  12. History29▲ 4.2×17 topics
  13. Global Health26▲ 18×7 topics
  14. Medical Education25▲ 10.0×11 topics
  15. Risk Factors23▲ 2.1×19 topics
  16. Rural Development23▲ 6.6×7 topics
  17. Community Health22▲ 14×7 topics
  18. Gender21▲ 4.0×15 topics
  19. Obesity21▲ 2.8×19 topics
  20. Identity20▲ 2.8×13 topics
  21. Social Determinants of Health20▲ 8.8×6 topics
  22. Healthcare Quality19▲ 19×4 topics
  23. Healthcare Access19▲ 6.9×10 topics
  24. Health Policy19▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Knowledge Management19▲ 3.5×13 topics
  26. Healthcare Systems18▲ 39×2 topics
  27. Community Participation18▲ 5.0×11 topics
  28. Social Movements18▲ 6.0×13 topics
  29. Technology18▲ 3.4×11 topics
  30. Agriculture17▲ 4.4×5 topics
  31. Communication17▲ 5.6×9 topics
  32. Chronic Diseases15▲ 6.1×9 topics
  33. University Students14▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Occupational Health13▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Educational Interventions13▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Spain13▲ 36×5 topics
  37. Livestock12▲ 26×3 topics
  38. Human Dignity12▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Food12▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Healthy Lifestyles12▲ 28×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Medical Education, Health and Lifestyle Studies, Agricultural and Food Production Studies and Ethics and bioethics in healthcare.

Health and Medical Educa…18Health and Medical Education: 18 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…12Health and Lifestyle Studies: 12 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Pr…11Agricultural and Food Production Studies: 11 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …10Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 10 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 9 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecolog…8Environmental and Ecological Studies: 8 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 7 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 7 fractional worksPublic Health and Enviro…7Public Health and Environmental Issues: 7 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsFood SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 18 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 12 works
  3. 3 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 11 works
  4. 4 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 9 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 8 works
  7. 7 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 works
  8. 8 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 7 works
  10. 10 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 7 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 available32.9%not open67.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% lower 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.