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Distance State University

In research, Distance State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,706 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,416 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#1,614 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications — Computer Science Applications is 17.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,096
of 28,054 · #23,133 all time
Rank in Costa Rica
#11
of 26
Research works
2.8k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Distance State University 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 #6,706 of 10,521 6.3%310 #7286
Social SciencesField #4,416 of 6,365 6.9%202 #4976
EducationSubfield #1,614 of 1,892 9.8%73 #2090
Physical SciencesDomain #11,905 of 12,888 4.7%159 #16775
Life SciencesDomain #7,491 of 7,800 4.0%68 #12288
Computer ScienceField #4,498 of 4,667 6.2%76 #5950

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Distance State University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#7,286 #6,706
  2. Social Sciences#4,976 #4,416
  3. Education#2,090 #1,614
  4. Physical Sciences#16,775 #11,905
  5. Life Sciences#12,288 #7,491
  6. Computer Science#5,950 #4,498
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Distance State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 17.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 25.0 works18×
← 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: 2.12× its world share, 57 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.71× its world share, 76 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.84× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.28× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 202 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Distance State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Julia Butiñá Jiménez, Gilbert Ulloa Brenes and Salvador Mas Torres lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Distance State University.

  1. 1 Julia Butiñá Jiménez Costa Rica · #232,364 worldwide 2 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Gilbert Ulloa Brenes Costa Rica · #285,954 worldwide 55 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Salvador Mas Torres Costa Rica · #586,920 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Zaidett Barrientos Costa Rica · #1,377,581 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Distance State University

Which keywords describe research at Distance State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, E-Learning, Innovation, Educational Technology, Pedagogy, Distance Learning, Knowledge Management and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Education84▲ 8.6×45 topics
  2. E-Learning62▲ 11×14 topics
  3. Innovation55▲ 9.2×22 topics
  4. Educational Technology51▲ 7.5×23 topics
  5. Pedagogy43▲ 16×9 topics
  6. Sustainability43▲ 3.1×44 topics
  7. Globalization43▲ 3.8×45 topics
  8. COVID-1942▲ 5.4×11 topics
  9. Distance Learning39▲ 21×9 topics
  10. Knowledge Management36▲ 11×14 topics
  11. Digital Marketing35▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Climate Change35▲ 2.2×51 topics
  13. Digital Divide33▲ 22×5 topics
  14. ICT32▲ 43×2 topics
  15. Digital Competence32▲ 63×2 topics
  16. Online Education32▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Virtual Teaching32▲ 102×1 topic
  18. Sustainable Development31▲ 3.4×27 topics
  19. Technology30▲ 10×14 topics
  20. Teacher Training27▲ 7.7×13 topics
  21. Informal Learning25▲ 34×3 topics
  22. Latin America23▲ 21×15 topics
  23. Open Access23▲ 41×2 topics
  24. Educational Projects22▲ 86×1 topic
  25. Remote Learning22▲ 86×1 topic
  26. Social Movements22▲ 13×18 topics
  27. Biodiversity21▲ 4.8×19 topics
  28. Inclusive Education20▲ 10×9 topics
  29. Public Policy20▲ 7.0×15 topics
  30. Teacher Development18▲ 52×2 topics
  31. Educational Leadership18▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Urban Development18▲ 8.7×7 topics
  33. Organizational Commitment18▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Student Performance18▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Educational Innovation18▲ 57×2 topics
  36. Quality Education18▲ 82×1 topic
  37. School Culture18▲ 82×1 topic
  38. Community Participation17▲ 8.1×13 topics
  39. Social Impact17▲ 7.6×8 topics
  40. Competitiveness16▲ 35×6 topics

Which research topics does Distance State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Education and Teacher Training and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

Educational Innovations …32Educational Innovations and Technology: 32 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 22 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 18 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…12Business, Innovation, and Economy: 12 fractional worksScience, Technology, and…8Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America: 8 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences8Plant and soil sciences: 8 fractional worksHigher Education and Sustainability: 7 fractional worksHigher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 7 fractional worksKnowledge Societies in the 21st Century: 7 fractional worksEducational Technology in Learning: 5 fractional works
Information SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsEducationEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 32 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 22 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 18 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  5. 5 Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America Demography 8 works
  6. 6 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  7. 7 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 7 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 7 works
  9. 9 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 7 works
  10. 10 Educational Technology in Learning Information Systems 5 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 available83.1%not open16.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Distance State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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