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Colciencias

In research, Colciencias stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,056 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,543 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,246 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Demography (Demography is 4.1× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#2,888
of 22,385 · #4,681 all time
Rank in Colombia
#17
of 169
Research works
3.5k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
84%
world 40%
International
59%
world 18%

What is Colciencias known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,056 of 9,585 8.6%463 #2354
Social SciencesField #1,543 of 5,988 9.0%292 #1780
Health SciencesDomain #3,246 of 9,902 6.6%188 #6242
MedicineField #3,477 of 8,541 7.4%122 #6234
Life SciencesDomain #3,098 of 6,403 6.2%78 #5651
EducationSubfield #1,022 of 1,930 9.8%86 #1383
Physical SciencesDomain #6,128 of 10,670 6.5%141 #8295
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,747 of 2,526 8.8%63 #2086

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Colciencias 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,354 #2,056
  2. Social Sciences#1,780 #1,543
  3. Health Sciences#6,242 #3,246
  4. Medicine#6,234 #3,477
  5. Life Sciences#5,651 #3,098
  6. Education#1,383 #1,022
  7. Physical Sciences#8,295 #6,128
  8. Sociology and Political Science#2,086 #1,747
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Colciencias work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Colciencias is in Social Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (33%), Medicine (14%), Health Professions (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 488 fractional works · 52.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 300 fractional works · 32.5% of its workEducation: 88 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 64 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 31 fractional works · 3.4% of its workDemography: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLaw: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCultural Studies: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 49 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 49 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAccounting: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 47 fractional works · 5.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 198 fractional works · 21.4% of its workMedicine: 130 fractional works · 14.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 23 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 60 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 39 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 148 fractional works · 16.0% of its workComputer Science: 53 fractional works · 5.7% of its workInformation Systems: 32 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 52 fractional works · 5.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 22 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 25 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 90 fractional works · 9.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 43 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workForestry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKColciencias923fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences53%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences30032.5%
    2. Psychology495.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting495.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities475.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance283.0%
    6. Decision Sciences161.7%
    1. Medicine13014.0%
    2. Health Professions606.5%
    3. Dentistry40.4%
    4. Nursing30.3%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Computer Science535.7%
    2. Environmental Science525.6%
    3. Engineering252.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences60.7%
    5. Energy50.6%
    6. Materials Science20.2%
    7. Mathematics20.2%
    8. Chemistry10.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences434.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology232.5%
    3. Neuroscience181.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology50.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Colciencias specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Demography takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DemographySubfield · 26.1 works4.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.98× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.48× its world share, 60 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 130 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 47 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.64× its world share, 49 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 300 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2.57×300 works
  2. Health Professions2.48×60 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.78×16 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.76×47 works
  5. Psychology1.74×49 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.64×49 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.39×28 works
  8. Neuroscience1.19×18 works
  9. Environmental Science1.13×52 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.98×43 works
  11. Dentistry0.90×4 works
  12. Computer Science0.74×53 works
  13. Medicine0.73×130 works
  14. Nursing0.68×3 works
  15. Energy0.62×5 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.53×5 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×23 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×6 works
  19. Veterinary0.43×0 works
  20. Engineering0.18×25 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.17×1 works
  22. Mathematics0.16×2 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.13×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.08×1 works
  25. Materials Science0.06×2 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.05×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Colciencias?

Ranked on the quality score, J Arciniegas, C. A. Corchuelo-Rodriguez and J.M. Reyes Sanchez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Colciencias.

  1. 1 J Arciniegas Colombia · #2,212,690 worldwide 730 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 C. A. Corchuelo-Rodriguez Colombia · #3,322,000 worldwide 1 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 J.M. Reyes Sanchez Colombia · #3,438,781 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Sanchez JM Reyes Colombia · #3,532,673 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Jhon E. Bolaños Colombia · #3,599,913 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Julia Patricia Colombia · #3,808,596 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Dennis Sánchez Navarro Colombia · #4,446,990 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Beatriz Escudero García-Calderón Colombia · #4,746,435 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Pierre Zémor Colombia · #5,109,934 worldwide 123 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 E C DEL POZO Colombia · #5,187,010 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Colciencias

What are the most cited papers from Colciencias?

The most cited paper from Colciencias is "Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (Christopher J L Murray et al., 2014), with 998 citations. Next come "Combined search for the Standard Model Higgs boson using up to 4.9 fb−1 of pp collision data at s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC" (521) and "Search for squarks and gluinos using final states with jets and missing transverse momentum with the ATLAS detector in s=7 TeV proton–proton collisions" (336).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access366 authors 21 Jul 2014 998
2 Combined search for the Standard Model Higgs boson using up to 4.9 fb−1 of pp collision data at s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC G. Aad et al. · Physics Letters B Open access3,051 authors 21 Feb 2012 521
3 Search for squarks and gluinos using final states with jets and missing transverse momentum with the ATLAS detector in s=7 TeV proton–proton collisions G. Aad et al. · Physics Letters B Open access3,048 authors 11 Jun 2011 336
4 Peroxynitrite‐Induced Cytotoxicity in PC12 Cells: Evidence for an Apoptotic Mechanism Differentially Modulated by Neurotrophic Factors Álvaro G. Estévez, Rafael Radí, Luis Barbeito et al. · Journal of Neurochemistry Oct 1995 289
5 Sex differences in the distribution of androgen receptors in the human hypothalamus Alonso Fernández‐Guasti, Frank P.M. Kruijver, Mariann Fodor et al. · The Journal of Comparative Neurology 2000 252
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Colciencias?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Public Health, Teacher Training, Qualitative Research, Innovation, Public Policy, Globalization and Healthcare Access.

▲ 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 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. Education84▲ 5.3×61 topics
  2. Public Health60▲ 4.4×37 topics
  3. Sustainability54▲ 2.4×59 topics
  4. Globalization51▲ 2.8×65 topics
  5. Qualitative Research46▲ 5.8×23 topics
  6. Teacher Training45▲ 7.9×16 topics
  7. Innovation43▲ 4.5×32 topics
  8. Educational Technology41▲ 3.8×17 topics
  9. Quality of Life38▲ 2.8×44 topics
  10. E-Learning36▲ 4.0×8 topics
  11. Sustainable Development35▲ 2.5×34 topics
  12. Public Policy34▲ 7.7×17 topics
  13. Mental Health33▲ 2.5×29 topics
  14. COVID-1932▲ 2.6×20 topics
  15. Human Rights30▲ 3.2×26 topics
  16. Healthcare Access30▲ 12×10 topics
  17. Pedagogy28▲ 6.2×12 topics
  18. Knowledge Management28▲ 5.5×14 topics
  19. Distance Learning27▲ 8.6×6 topics
  20. Latin America27▲ 16×19 topics
  21. Economic Impact26▲ 5.3×7 topics
  22. Communication26▲ 8.9×17 topics
  23. Inclusive Education26▲ 7.7×10 topics
  24. Health Policy25▲ 18×4 topics
  25. Digital Marketing25▲ 7.0×4 topics
  26. Small and Medium Enterprises24▲ 15×5 topics
  27. Chronic Diseases23▲ 9.8×6 topics
  28. Social Responsibility23▲ 11×7 topics
  29. Competitiveness23▲ 31×6 topics
  30. Urban Development21▲ 6.5×10 topics
  31. Social Inequality21▲ 8.4×12 topics
  32. Social Determinants20▲ 11×7 topics
  33. Environmental Education20▲ 14×8 topics
  34. Aging Population19▲ 24×4 topics
  35. Research19▲ 17×5 topics
  36. Innovation Ecosystems18▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Globalization Effects18▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Social Determinants of Health18▲ 9.2×4 topics
  39. Tourism Management18▲ 28×2 topics
  40. City Branding18▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Colciencias publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Educational Innovations and Technology and Business and Management Studies.

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  2. 2 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 15 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 14 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 11 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 11 works
  6. 6 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 11 works
  7. 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 10 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
  9. 9 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 9 works
  10. 10 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 8 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 available83.7%not open16.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.8%domestic only41.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Colciencias's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Colciencias as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0040% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Colciencias0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Colciencias 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.

still counting10%20%Colciencias11.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.4% in 2000.

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