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CIUDAD

In research, CIUDAD stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,828 of 16,945 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#20,348 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,334
of 28,054 · #30,392 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#65
of 71
Research works
490
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is CIUDAD 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 #11,828 of 16,945 19.6%169
Health SciencesDomain #20,348 of 20,462 1.7%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where CIUDAD 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: 2.89× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.17× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.18× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.96× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at CIUDAD?

Ranked on the composite score, Ronald Aroche Aportela and Tania Bravo Acosta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CIUDAD.

  1. 1 Ronald Aroche Aportela Ecuador · #582,478 worldwide 1 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Tania Bravo Acosta Ecuador · #1,235,279 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at CIUDAD

Which keywords describe research at CIUDAD?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Promotion, Education, Participation, Social Work, Welfare State, Urban Development, Latin America and Social Responsibility.

▲ 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. Education5▲ 3.5×16 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 2.1×20 topics
  3. Sustainability4▲ 2.2×16 topics
  4. Globalization4▲ 2.3×18 topics
  5. Health Promotion3▲ 14×5 topics
  6. Innovation3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  7. Participation3▲ 41×2 topics
  8. Social Work3▲ 55×1 topic
  9. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.4×6 topics
  10. Welfare State3▲ 45×1 topic
  11. Biodiversity3▲ 4.7×11 topics
  12. Urban Development3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  13. Gender3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  14. Latin America2▲ 17×8 topics
  15. Public Health2▲ 2.2×12 topics
  16. Public Policy2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  17. Social Responsibility2▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Economic Impact2▲ 5.2×1 topic
  19. Small and Medium Enterprises2▲ 17×1 topic
  20. Feminism2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  21. Social Movements2▲ 9.0×7 topics
  22. Entrepreneurship2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  23. Pedagogy2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  24. Digital Divide2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  25. Knowledge Management2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  26. Occupational Health2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Social Inequality2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  28. Teacher Training2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  29. Ecosystem Approach2▲ 203×1 topic
  30. Environmental Impact Assessment2▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Ergonomics2▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Leadership2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  33. Organizational Culture2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  34. Workplace Safety2▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Digitalization2▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Corporate Social Responsibility2▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Democracy2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  38. Political Participation2▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Plant Immunity1▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Strategic Management1▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does CIUDAD publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Policies, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Environmental and Ecological Studies and Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces.

Social Sciences and Policies: 3 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecolog…2Environmental and Ecological Studies: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and …2Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 2 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 1 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 1 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Stu…1Plant Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional worksMedia, Gender, and Advertising: 1 fractional worksWater Resource Management and Quality: 1 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 1 fractional works
General Social SciencesEconomics and EconometricsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentOccupational Therapy5 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 3 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  4. 4 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 2 works
  5. 5 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Media, Gender, and Advertising Gender Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 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 available55.7%not open44.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors68.2%domestic only31.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has CIUDAD's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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