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Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez

In research, Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,691 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,932 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,971
of 28,054 · #35,427 all time
Rank in Colombia
#112
of 173
Research works
867
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,691 of 11,982 3.6%100 #17032
MedicineField #8,932 of 10,443 4.0%72 #15819

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez 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: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.42× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.70× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.90× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.84× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez?

Ranked on the composite score, Jonathan Harris Ricardo, Natalia Fortich Mesa and Anderson Díaz Pérez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez.

  1. 1 Jonathan Harris Ricardo Colombia · #938,567 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Natalia Fortich Mesa Colombia · #1,302,377 worldwide 10 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Anderson Díaz Pérez Colombia · #1,361,818 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez

Which keywords describe research at Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Promotion, Education, Quality of Life, Human Rights, Competitiveness and Mental 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. Epidemiology23▲ 2.8×54 topics
  2. Public Health15▲ 5.0×17 topics
  3. Education13▲ 3.6×17 topics
  4. Health Promotion12▲ 18×8 topics
  5. Quality of Life11▲ 3.8×19 topics
  6. Mental Health10▲ 3.4×14 topics
  7. Inflammation10▲ 2.4×27 topics
  8. Human Rights10▲ 4.5×12 topics
  9. Innovation8▲ 3.7×9 topics
  10. Risk Factors7▲ 3.3×15 topics
  11. Competitiveness7▲ 44×5 topics
  12. Sustainable Development7▲ 2.2×7 topics
  13. Obesity6▲ 4.0×9 topics
  14. Organizational Culture6▲ 7.6×7 topics
  15. Nutrition6▲ 6.4×6 topics
  16. Healthcare Access6▲ 9.7×4 topics
  17. Small and Medium Enterprises5▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Community Health5▲ 16×5 topics
  19. Digital Marketing5▲ 6.0×2 topics
  20. Chronic Diseases5▲ 9.6×6 topics
  21. Environmental Management5▲ 6.1×3 topics
  22. Latin America5▲ 13×7 topics
  23. Global Health5▲ 16×4 topics
  24. Medical Education5▲ 9.2×6 topics
  25. Social Support5▲ 4.2×5 topics
  26. Healthcare Policy5▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Aging Population4▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Community-based Resource Management4▲ 118×1 topic
  29. Water Quality4▲ 5.6×1 topic
  30. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  31. Healthcare Quality4▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Healthcare Systems4▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Social Determinants4▲ 10.0×5 topics
  34. University Students4▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Urban Development4▲ 5.8×1 topic
  36. Educational Interventions4▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Occupational Health4▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Health Policy4▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Judicial Review4▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Healthy Lifestyles4▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health and Environmental Issues, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Health and Medical Education.

Public Health and Enviro…4Public Health and Environmental Issues: 4 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…4Business, Innovation, and Economy: 4 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…4Health and Lifestyle Studies: 4 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…4Health and Medical Education: 4 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 3 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 2 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disab…2Aging, Health, and Disability: 2 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 2 fractional worksLaw, Ethics, and AI Impact: 2 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …2Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 2 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 3 works
  6. 6 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Law, Ethics, and AI Impact Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  10. 10 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 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 available77.4%not open22.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Corporación Universitaria Rafael Nuñez's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher 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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