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Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral

In research, Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#461 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,525 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,828 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,058
of 28,054 · #7,000 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#1
of 71
Research works
3.4k
▲ 91% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #461 of 3,409 21.3%91 #1324
Social SciencesDomain #2,525 of 10,521 22.3%283 #4011
EngineeringField #1,828 of 6,636 15.0%272 #4313
Physical SciencesDomain #3,884 of 12,888 14.4%648 #6903
Life SciencesDomain #2,528 of 7,800 20.8%139 #5667
Health SciencesDomain #4,947 of 11,982 17.6%68 #11738
Social SciencesField #2,853 of 6,365 21.9%120 #4817
Computer ScienceField #2,363 of 4,667 14.6%136 #3043
Environmental ScienceField #2,323 of 3,551 13.4%117 #3518

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,324 #461
  2. Social Sciences#4,011 #2,525
  3. Engineering#4,313 #1,828
  4. Physical Sciences#6,903 #3,884
  5. Life Sciences#5,667 #2,528
  6. Health Sciences#11,738 #4,947
  7. Social Sciences#4,817 #2,853
  8. Computer Science#3,043 #2,363
  9. Environmental Science#3,518 #2,323
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.

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: 1.68× its world share, 91 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.54× its world share, 136 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.09× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.59× its world share, 272 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.07× its world share, 117 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 7 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.73× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 120 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral?

Ranked on the composite score, Xavier Ochôa, Cristina L. Abad and Vanessa Echeverría lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral.

  1. 1 Xavier Ochôa Ecuador · #189,890 worldwide 131 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Cristina L. Abad Ecuador · #213,252 worldwide 79 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Vanessa Echeverría Ecuador · #390,620 worldwide 99 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Katherine Chiluiza Ecuador · #449,482 worldwide 84 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Juan M. Ramírez Ecuador · #494,326 worldwide 18 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Paúl Carrión-Mero Ecuador · #678,729 worldwide 78 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Andrew Glencross Ecuador · #687,427 worldwide 9 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Jorge Polo Blanco Ecuador · #727,118 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Gricelda Herrera-Franco Ecuador · #728,224 worldwide 50 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Mauricio Carvache‐Franco Ecuador · #772,969 worldwide 11 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral

Which keywords describe research at Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Renewable Energy, Small and Medium Enterprises, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Digital Marketing and Social Responsibility.

▲ 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. Sustainability75▲ 2.7×63 topics
  2. Deep Learning64▲ 1.64×55 topics
  3. Machine Learning61▲ 1.63×63 topics
  4. Environmental Impact55▲ 2.9×46 topics
  5. Climate Change53▲ 1.72×69 topics
  6. Renewable Energy50▲ 3.0×34 topics
  7. Education30▲ 1.52×38 topics
  8. Innovation30▲ 2.5×29 topics
  9. Digital Marketing30▲ 6.2×4 topics
  10. Remote Sensing29▲ 2.1×26 topics
  11. Small and Medium Enterprises28▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Urban Development26▲ 6.4×7 topics
  13. Economic Impact26▲ 4.0×5 topics
  14. Neural Networks25▲ 1.41×29 topics
  15. Social Responsibility25▲ 9.2×4 topics
  16. Innovation Ecosystems24▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Tourism Management23▲ 28×2 topics
  18. City Branding23▲ 31×1 topic
  19. Psychopharmacology Education23▲ 31×1 topic
  20. COVID-1923▲ 1.47×17 topics
  21. Energy Efficiency22▲ 2.1×16 topics
  22. E-Learning22▲ 1.90×11 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services21▲ 4.7×10 topics
  24. Educational Technology20▲ 1.51×19 topics
  25. Aquaculture20▲ 6.6×7 topics
  26. Student Engagement18▲ 3.9×9 topics
  27. Online Learning18▲ 1.84×10 topics
  28. Technology15▲ 2.4×15 topics
  29. Smart Grid14▲ 3.3×8 topics
  30. Artificial Neural Networks14▲ 2.6×8 topics
  31. Wireless Sensor Networks14▲ 2.7×11 topics
  32. Environmental Monitoring14▲ 3.2×10 topics
  33. Sustainable Tourism13▲ 9.8×3 topics
  34. Resource Management12▲ 6.2×5 topics
  35. Model Predictive Control12▲ 3.9×6 topics
  36. Competitiveness11▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Learning Analytics11▲ 7.6×2 topics
  38. COVID-19 Impact10▲ 5.5×3 topics
  39. Educational Data Mining9▲ 8.8×1 topic
  40. Massive Open Online Courses9▲ 8.8×1 topic

Which research topics does Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Online Learning and Analytics, Educational Innovations and Technology and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research.

Business, Innovation, an…23Business, Innovation, and Economy: 23 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 9 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 8 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…7Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 7 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 7 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 6 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…6E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional worksGeotourism and Geoheritage Conservation: 6 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 6 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 5 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsComputer Science ApplicationsInformation SystemsSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 23 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 9 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 8 works
  4. 4 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 7 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 6 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 works
  8. 8 Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation Geology 6 works
  9. 9 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available52.5%not open47.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.2%domestic only62.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 91% 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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