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Francisco de Paula Santander University

In research, Francisco de Paula Santander University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,642 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,056 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,968 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Accounting — Computer Science Applications is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,984
of 28,054 · #20,976 all time
Rank in Colombia
#68
of 173
Research works
3.4k
▲ 110% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.8k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Francisco de Paula Santander 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 #5,642 of 10,521 10.2%407 #7517
Social SciencesField #4,056 of 6,365 11.3%232 #4727
Physical SciencesDomain #9,968 of 12,888 5.0%329 #15754
EngineeringField #5,642 of 6,636 5.7%115 #8901
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,329 of 2,578 7.4%74 #3399
EducationSubfield #1,728 of 1,892 7.1%84 #1779
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,138 of 3,409 5.6%76 #2378
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,645 of 1,775 8.2%65 #2709
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #1,181 of 1,272 8.5%63 #2105
Computer ScienceField #4,391 of 4,667 5.7%90 #5324

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Francisco de Paula Santander 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#7,517 #5,642
  2. Social Sciences#4,727 #4,056
  3. Physical Sciences#15,754 #9,968
  4. Engineering#8,901 #5,642
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#3,399 #2,329
  6. Education#1,779 #1,728
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,378 #3,138
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,709 #1,645
  9. Economics and Econometrics#2,105 #1,181
  10. Computer Science#5,324 #4,391
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 Francisco de Paula Santander University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 24.3 works11×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 23.1 works5.9×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 31.6 works5.8×
← 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: 1.80× its world share, 76 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.92× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 90 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.23× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 115 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.97× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.59× its world share, 74 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.45× its world share, 66 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 232 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Francisco de Paula Santander University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mawency Vergel Ortega, Audin Aloiso Gamboa Suárez and César Augusto Hernández Suárez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Francisco de Paula Santander University.

  1. 1 Mawency Vergel Ortega Colombia · #249,689 worldwide 31 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Audin Aloiso Gamboa Suárez Colombia · #292,050 worldwide 14 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 César Augusto Hernández Suárez Colombia · #335,231 worldwide 34 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Raúl Prada Nuñez Colombia · #344,777 worldwide 14 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Byron Medina Delgado Colombia · #643,055 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Wílliam Rodrigo Avendaño Castro Colombia · #717,901 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 J P Rojas Suárez Colombia · #848,621 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ricardo Andrés García-León Colombia · #892,554 worldwide 25 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Dewar Rico-Bautista Colombia · #1,230,372 worldwide 10 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Javier Alfonso Cárdenas Gutiérrez Colombia · #1,351,332 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Francisco de Paula Santander University

Which keywords describe research at Francisco de Paula Santander University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Small and Medium Enterprises, Competitiveness, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Innovation Ecosystems.

▲ 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. Education137▲ 9.0×31 topics
  2. Innovation110▲ 12×22 topics
  3. Sustainability84▲ 3.9×39 topics
  4. Small and Medium Enterprises80▲ 52×4 topics
  5. Competitiveness79▲ 111×6 topics
  6. Digital Marketing76▲ 20×3 topics
  7. Social Responsibility69▲ 33×3 topics
  8. Innovation Ecosystems60▲ 66×2 topics
  9. Teacher Training60▲ 11×15 topics
  10. Urban Development58▲ 18×4 topics
  11. Economic Impact58▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Globalization Effects58▲ 91×2 topics
  13. Psychopharmacology Education57▲ 97×1 topic
  14. Tourism Management57▲ 87×1 topic
  15. Social Impact54▲ 15×8 topics
  16. E-Learning53▲ 6.0×8 topics
  17. Knowledge Management52▲ 11×15 topics
  18. Environmental Impact51▲ 3.4×35 topics
  19. Educational Technology49▲ 4.7×21 topics
  20. Organizational Culture44▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Pedagogy44▲ 10×8 topics
  22. Human Rights40▲ 4.3×16 topics
  23. COVID-1938▲ 3.1×11 topics
  24. Distance Learning37▲ 12×7 topics
  25. Risk Assessment35▲ 5.8×13 topics
  26. Public Policy33▲ 7.5×11 topics
  27. Qualitative Research32▲ 4.1×10 topics
  28. Digital Competence31▲ 40×2 topics
  29. Online Education31▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Technology31▲ 6.7×10 topics
  31. ICT31▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Virtual Teaching31▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Rural Development30▲ 9.8×10 topics
  34. Digital Transformation30▲ 6.3×11 topics
  35. Community Participation24▲ 7.2×7 topics
  36. Gender Studies24▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Inclusive Education24▲ 7.6×9 topics
  38. Decision Making23▲ 8.4×5 topics
  39. Informal Learning22▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Ethical Leadership22▲ 149×1 topic

Which research topics does Francisco de Paula Santander University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Diverse Applied Research Studies and Business, Education, Mathematics Research.

Business, Innovation, an…57Business, Innovation, and Economy: 57 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 31 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 22 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 21 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 19 fractional worksKnowledge Societies in the 21st Century: 18 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…16Education and Teacher Training: 16 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 14 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 14 fractional worksWater Resource Management and Quality: 11 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsSociology and Political ScienceAccounting6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 57 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 31 works
  3. 3 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 22 works
  4. 4 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 21 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 19 works
  6. 6 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 18 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 16 works
  8. 8 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 works
  9. 9 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 14 works
  10. 10 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 11 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 available87.3%not open12.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Francisco de Paula Santander University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 110% higher 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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