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Corporación Universitaria Americana

In research, Corporación Universitaria Americana stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,079 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics and Econometrics is 9.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,183
of 28,054 · #39,614 all time
Rank in Colombia
#124
of 173
Research works
472
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
819
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Corporación Universitaria Americana 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 #9,079 of 10,521 10.0%111 #14432

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Corporación Universitaria Americana 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).

What does Corporación Universitaria Americana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 25.2 works9.6×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 25.4 works7.1×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.59× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.17× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.11× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.11× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.14× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Corporación Universitaria Americana?

Ranked on the composite score, David Alberto García Arango and Jovany Sepúlveda-Aguirre lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Corporación Universitaria Americana.

  1. 1 David Alberto García Arango Colombia · #722,177 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Jovany Sepúlveda-Aguirre Colombia · #828,541 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Corporación Universitaria Americana

Which keywords describe research at Corporación Universitaria Americana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Education, Social Responsibility, Innovation Ecosystems, Urban Development, Economic Impact and Psychopharmacology Education.

▲ 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. Small and Medium Enterprises28▲ 95×5 topics
  2. Digital Marketing25▲ 36×2 topics
  3. Education24▲ 8.4×24 topics
  4. Social Responsibility23▲ 59×3 topics
  5. Innovation Ecosystems22▲ 129×2 topics
  6. Urban Development22▲ 36×3 topics
  7. Economic Impact21▲ 22×1 topic
  8. Psychopharmacology Education21▲ 190×1 topic
  9. Innovation20▲ 11×15 topics
  10. Competitiveness18▲ 137×6 topics
  11. Sustainability15▲ 3.8×16 topics
  12. Knowledge Management13▲ 14×7 topics
  13. Organizational Culture12▲ 19×6 topics
  14. Sustainable Development12▲ 4.5×15 topics
  15. Social Impact10▲ 16×6 topics
  16. E-Learning9▲ 5.6×6 topics
  17. Educational Technology9▲ 4.7×11 topics
  18. Technology9▲ 10×6 topics
  19. Globalization9▲ 2.6×11 topics
  20. Teacher Training8▲ 7.7×6 topics
  21. Risk Assessment8▲ 6.8×4 topics
  22. Public Policy7▲ 8.5×6 topics
  23. Leadership7▲ 8.8×2 topics
  24. Health Promotion7▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Distance Learning6▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Environmental Management6▲ 9.8×8 topics
  27. Occupational Health6▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Pedagogy6▲ 7.1×5 topics
  29. Workplace Safety6▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Informal Learning5▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Corporate Social Responsibility5▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Entrepreneurship5▲ 7.9×5 topics
  33. Digitalization5▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Gender Studies5▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Quality Management5▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Digital Divide4▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Inclusive Education4▲ 7.7×7 topics
  38. Musculoskeletal Disorders4▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Open Access4▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Ethical Leadership4▲ 162×1 topic

Which research topics does Corporación Universitaria Americana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Diverse Applied Research Studies, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces.

Business, Innovation, an…21Business, Innovation, and Economy: 21 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 4 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 4 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 4 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 4 fractional worksOrganizational Management and Innovation: 3 fractional worksComparative International Legal Studies: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 3 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceComputer Science ApplicationsOccupational Therapy5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 21 works
  2. 2 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 4 works
  4. 4 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 4 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 4 works
  6. 6 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  7. 7 Organizational Management and Innovation Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  8. 8 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  10. 10 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 3 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 available72.5%not open27.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Corporación Universitaria Americana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% higher than in 2013–2017.

20152020
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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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