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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Costa Rica

In research, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Costa Rica stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,947 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#42,420
of 42,892
Rank in Costa Rica
#38
of 39
Research works
159
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
668
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Costa Rica known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #15,947 of 16,945 9.4%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Costa Rica 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: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.98× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.88× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Costa Rica?

Ranked on the composite score, Juan Pablo Pérez Sáinz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Costa Rica.

  1. 1 Juan Pablo Pérez Sáinz Costa Rica · #591,293 worldwide 9 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Costa Rica

Which keywords describe research at Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Costa Rica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Democracy, Globalization, Governance, Neoliberalism, Social Capital, Identity and Vulnerability.

▲ 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Latin America4▲ 81×8 topics
  2. Democracy4▲ 40×11 topics
  3. Globalization4▲ 6.7×16 topics
  4. Governance2▲ 27×7 topics
  5. Neoliberalism2▲ 23×7 topics
  6. Social Capital2▲ 15×3 topics
  7. Identity2▲ 10×3 topics
  8. Education2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  9. Community2▲ 53×2 topics
  10. Vulnerability2▲ 28×3 topics
  11. Corporate Governance2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  12. Decentralization2▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Ethnicity2▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Healthcare2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  15. Public Policy2▲ 12×7 topics
  16. Economic Development2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  17. Economic Growth2▲ 6.5×8 topics
  18. Participation1▲ 52×2 topics
  19. Clientelism1▲ 388×1 topic
  20. Disaster1▲ 100×1 topic
  21. Migration1▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Political Power1▲ 96×1 topic
  23. Public Sector1▲ 117×2 topics
  24. Resilience1▲ 10×1 topic
  25. Social Sciences1▲ 35×3 topics
  26. COVID-191▲ 3.3×4 topics
  27. Climate Change1▲ 1.67×8 topics
  28. Cultural Practices1▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Innovation1▲ 4.3×4 topics
  30. Cultural Studies1▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Distance Learning1▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.4×5 topics
  33. Caribbean1▲ 228×1 topic
  34. Central America1▲ 1572×1 topic
  35. Economic Integration1▲ 132×1 topic
  36. Environmental Conservation1▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Humanities1▲ 154×1 topic
  38. Regionalism1▲ 200×1 topic

Which research topics does Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Costa Rica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Disaster Management and Resilience, Politics and Society in Latin America, Historical Studies in Central America and Health, Education, and Cultural Studies.

Disaster Management and …1Disaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksPolitics and Society in …1Politics and Society in Latin America: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies in Ce…1Historical Studies in Central America: 1 fractional worksHealth, Education, and C…1Health, Education, and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 1 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 1 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…1Business, Innovation, and Economy: 1 fractional worksUrban and sociocultural dynamics: 0 fractional worksFamily Business Performance and Succession: 0 fractional worksCompetitive and Knowledge Intelligence: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsHistoryInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Politics and Society in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies in Central America History 1 works
  4. 4 Health, Education, and Cultural Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Urban and sociocultural dynamics Urban Studies 0 works
  9. 9 Family Business Performance and Succession Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  10. 10 Competitive and Knowledge Intelligence Strategy and Management 0 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 available52.1%not open47.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Costa Rica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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