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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Social Sciences#2,354 #2,056
- Social Sciences#1,780 #1,543
- Health Sciences#6,242 #3,246
- Medicine#6,234 #3,477
- Life Sciences#5,651 #3,098
- Education#1,383 #1,022
- Physical Sciences#8,295 #6,128
- Sociology and Political Science#2,086 #1,747
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.
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
- Social Sciences48852.9%
- Social Sciences30032.5%
- Psychology495.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting495.3%
- Arts and Humanities475.1%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance283.0%
- Decision Sciences161.7%
- Health Sciences19821.4%
- Medicine13014.0%
- Health Professions606.5%
- Dentistry40.4%
- Nursing30.3%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Physical Sciences14816.0%
- Computer Science535.7%
- Environmental Science525.6%
- Engineering252.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences60.7%
- Energy50.6%
- Materials Science20.2%
- Mathematics20.2%
- Chemistry10.1%
- Physics and Astronomy10.1%
- Chemical Engineering00.0%
- Life Sciences909.7%
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.
- DemographySubfield · 26.1 works4.1×
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.
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
- Social Sciences2.57×300 works
- Health Professions2.48×60 works
- Decision Sciences1.78×16 works
- Arts and Humanities1.76×47 works
- Psychology1.74×49 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.64×49 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.39×28 works
- Neuroscience1.19×18 works
- Environmental Science1.13×52 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.98×43 works
- Dentistry0.90×4 works
- Computer Science0.74×53 works
- Medicine0.73×130 works
- Nursing0.68×3 works
- Energy0.62×5 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.53×5 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×23 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×6 works
- Veterinary0.43×0 works
- Engineering0.18×25 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.17×1 works
- Mathematics0.16×2 works
- Chemical Engineering0.13×0 works
- Chemistry0.08×1 works
- Materials Science0.06×2 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.05×1 works
- Social Sciences 2.6×
- Health Professions 2.5×
- Decision Sciences 1.8×
- Arts and Humanities 1.8×
- Psychology 1.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.4×
- Neuroscience 1.2×
- Environmental Science 1.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.0×
- Dentistry 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Medicine 0.7×
- Nursing 0.7×
- Energy 0.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Veterinary 0.4×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
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
J Arciniegas
Colombia · #2,212,690 worldwide 730 citations · 40 works
- 2
C. A. Corchuelo-Rodriguez
Colombia · #3,322,000 worldwide 1 citations · 40 works
- 3
J.M. Reyes Sanchez
Colombia · #3,438,781 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
- 4
Sanchez JM Reyes
Colombia · #3,532,673 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
- 5
Jhon E. Bolaños
Colombia · #3,599,913 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
- 6
Julia Patricia
Colombia · #3,808,596 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
- 7
Dennis Sánchez Navarro
Colombia · #4,446,990 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
- 8
Beatriz Escudero García-Calderón
Colombia · #4,746,435 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
- 9
Pierre Zémor
Colombia · #5,109,934 worldwide 123 citations · 19 works
- 10
E C DEL POZO
Colombia · #5,187,010 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
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.
- City Branding
- Social Determinants of Health
- Innovation Ecosystems
- Aging Population
- Social Determinants
- Urban Development
- Social Responsibility
- Small and Medium Enterprises
- Health Policy
- Communication
- Latin America
- Knowledge Management
- Healthcare Access
- COVID-19
- Public Policy
- E-Learning
- Educational Technology
- Teacher Training
- Globalization
- Public Health
- Education
- Sustainability
- Qualitative Research
- Innovation
- Quality of Life
- Sustainable Development
- Mental Health
- Human Rights
- Pedagogy
- Distance Learning
- Economic Impact
- Inclusive Education
- Digital Marketing
- Chronic Diseases
- Competitiveness
- Social Inequality
- Environmental Education
- Research
- Globalization Effects
- Tourism Management
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
- Education84▲ 5.3×61 topics
- Public Health60▲ 4.4×37 topics
- Sustainability54▲ 2.4×59 topics
- Globalization51▲ 2.8×65 topics
- Qualitative Research46▲ 5.8×23 topics
- Teacher Training45▲ 7.9×16 topics
- Innovation43▲ 4.5×32 topics
- Educational Technology41▲ 3.8×17 topics
- Quality of Life38▲ 2.8×44 topics
- E-Learning36▲ 4.0×8 topics
- Sustainable Development35▲ 2.5×34 topics
- Public Policy34▲ 7.7×17 topics
- Mental Health33▲ 2.5×29 topics
- COVID-1932▲ 2.6×20 topics
- Human Rights30▲ 3.2×26 topics
- Healthcare Access30▲ 12×10 topics
- Pedagogy28▲ 6.2×12 topics
- Knowledge Management28▲ 5.5×14 topics
- Distance Learning27▲ 8.6×6 topics
- Latin America27▲ 16×19 topics
- Economic Impact26▲ 5.3×7 topics
- Communication26▲ 8.9×17 topics
- Inclusive Education26▲ 7.7×10 topics
- Health Policy25▲ 18×4 topics
- Digital Marketing25▲ 7.0×4 topics
- Small and Medium Enterprises24▲ 15×5 topics
- Chronic Diseases23▲ 9.8×6 topics
- Social Responsibility23▲ 11×7 topics
- Competitiveness23▲ 31×6 topics
- Urban Development21▲ 6.5×10 topics
- Social Inequality21▲ 8.4×12 topics
- Social Determinants20▲ 11×7 topics
- Environmental Education20▲ 14×8 topics
- Aging Population19▲ 24×4 topics
- Research19▲ 17×5 topics
- Innovation Ecosystems18▲ 20×2 topics
- Globalization Effects18▲ 29×2 topics
- Social Determinants of Health18▲ 9.2×4 topics
- Tourism Management18▲ 28×2 topics
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 18 works
- 2 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 15 works
- 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 14 works
- 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 11 works
- 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 11 works
- 6 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 11 works
- 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 10 works
- 8 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
- 9 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 9 works
- 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Colciencias's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.
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.
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.
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.
Other research institutions in Bogotá
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
- Universidad de Los Andes
- Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
- Universidad del Rosario
- Military University Nueva Granada
- Universidad Libre de Colombia
- Universidad Externado de Colombia
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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