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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Ecuador

In research, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Ecuador stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,914 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,973 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,768 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Law — Political Science and International Relations is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,902
of 28,054 · #24,058 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#45
of 71
Research works
1.8k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Ecuador 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 #4,914 of 10,521 16.8%312 #4991
Social SciencesField #2,973 of 6,365 16.6%237 #2821
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,768 of 2,578 18.8%63 #2135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Ecuador 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#4,991 #4,914
  2. Social Sciences#2,821 #2,973
  3. Sociology and Political Science#2,135 #1,768
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 Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Ecuador specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 52.0 works8.1×
  2. LawSubfield · 20.0 works7.9×
← 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: 0.72× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.56× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.31× its world share, 237 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Ecuador?

Ranked on the composite score, Fernando García, Nicolás Cuvi and Gioconda Herrera lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Ecuador.

  1. 1 Fernando García Ecuador · #431,147 worldwide 10 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Nicolás Cuvi Ecuador · #472,746 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Gioconda Herrera Ecuador · #492,873 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 María Belén Albornoz Ecuador · #606,001 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Ricardo Mar Medina Ecuador · #696,154 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Marı́a Amelia Viteri Ecuador · #728,669 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Santiago Basabe‐Serrano Ecuador · #788,411 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Guillaume Fontaine Ecuador · #832,174 worldwide 28 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Adrián Bonilla Ecuador · #963,728 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Simón Pachano Ecuador · #964,897 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Ecuador

Which keywords describe research at Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Ecuador?

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

▲ 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. Globalization81▲ 9.5×64 topics
  2. Latin America60▲ 71×14 topics
  3. Democracy35▲ 23×14 topics
  4. Social Movements32▲ 25×16 topics
  5. Education32▲ 4.3×33 topics
  6. Human Rights31▲ 7.0×21 topics
  7. Inequality29▲ 29×11 topics
  8. Sustainability27▲ 2.5×35 topics
  9. Governance26▲ 18×7 topics
  10. Neoliberalism26▲ 17×17 topics
  11. Public Policy20▲ 9.4×14 topics
  12. Economic Growth20▲ 5.3×15 topics
  13. Social Inequality18▲ 15×8 topics
  14. Social Justice18▲ 7.0×14 topics
  15. Institutions15▲ 44×4 topics
  16. Urban Development15▲ 9.4×8 topics
  17. Urbanization14▲ 8.1×9 topics
  18. Ethics14▲ 6.8×17 topics
  19. Political Power14▲ 66×3 topics
  20. Identity14▲ 4.4×9 topics
  21. Constitutionalism14▲ 33×3 topics
  22. Community Development13▲ 16×5 topics
  23. Knowledge Management13▲ 5.3×9 topics
  24. Digital Marketing12▲ 6.8×2 topics
  25. Ethnicity12▲ 7.2×5 topics
  26. Social Responsibility12▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Violence12▲ 18×6 topics
  28. Small and Medium Enterprises12▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Politics11▲ 9.7×8 topics
  30. Political Economy11▲ 10.0×8 topics
  31. Housing11▲ 52×2 topics
  32. Rural Development11▲ 7.2×7 topics
  33. Segregation11▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Criminal Justice11▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Metropolitan Areas11▲ 129×1 topic
  36. Participation11▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Residential11▲ 129×1 topic
  38. Psychopharmacology Education10▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Tourism Management10▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Resistance10▲ 23×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Latin American Urban Studies, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Public Policy and Governance and Politics and Society in Latin America.

Latin American Urban Stu…11Latin American Urban Studies: 11 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…10Business, Innovation, and Economy: 10 fractional worksPublic Policy and Governance: 10 fractional worksPolitics and Society in …9Politics and Society in Latin America: 9 fractional worksLatin American socio-pol…8Latin American socio-political dynamics: 8 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 7 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 7 fractional worksHistory and Politics in …6History and Politics in Latin America: 6 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 6 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 6 fractional works
Urban StudiesEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 11 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  3. 3 Public Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  4. 4 Politics and Society in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  5. 5 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  6. 6 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  7. 7 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 7 works
  8. 8 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 6 works
  9. 9 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 6 works
  10. 10 Regional Development and Innovation Development 6 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 available75.6%not open24.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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