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Francisco Gavidia University

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,338
of 22,385 · #27,420 all time
Rank in El Salvador
#9
of 11
Research works
184
▲ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
673
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
96%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Francisco Gavidia University

Which fields of science does Francisco Gavidia University work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Francisco Gavidia University is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (39%), Computer Science (16%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 49 fractional works · 57.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 38.6% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 14.7% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 9.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 32.0% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 16.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 7.4% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 6.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 11.5% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKFrancisco GavidiaUniversity86fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences57%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3338.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance89.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting44.6%
    4. Psychology22.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities22.3%
    1. Computer Science1416.1%
    2. Environmental Science1011.5%
    3. Engineering11.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    5. Chemistry11.0%
    6. Materials Science10.8%
    7. Energy00.4%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences33.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    1. Health Professions33.0%
    2. Medicine22.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.07× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.32× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.43× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.34× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.05× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.34×8 works
  2. Social Sciences3.05×33 works
  3. Environmental Science2.32×10 works
  4. Computer Science2.07×14 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.43×4 works
  6. Health Professions1.13×3 works
  7. Psychology0.88×2 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.78×2 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.76×3 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.63×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.62×1 works
  12. Energy0.42×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×1 works
  14. Materials Science0.22×1 works
  15. Mathematics0.16×0 works
  16. Medicine0.12×2 works
  17. Engineering0.07×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Francisco Gavidia University?

Ranked on the quality score, Herberth Alexander Oliva, Luis Enrique Amaya and Johanna Segovia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Francisco Gavidia University.

  1. 1 Herberth Alexander Oliva El Salvador · #2,390,641 worldwide 143 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Luis Enrique Amaya El Salvador · #2,955,917 worldwide 232 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Johanna Segovia El Salvador · #3,260,980 worldwide 183 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Fidel Arturo López Eguizábal El Salvador · #3,922,368 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Jeser Caleb Candray El Salvador · #3,998,598 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Claudia Reneé Meyer Pacheco El Salvador · #4,220,520 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Eduardo Sancho El Salvador · #4,256,507 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 J. C. Ventura El Salvador · #4,294,726 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 José Enrique Barraza El Salvador · #4,301,488 worldwide 165 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Víctor Miguel Cuchillac El Salvador · #4,432,699 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Francisco Gavidia University

What are the most cited papers from Francisco Gavidia University?

The most cited paper from Francisco Gavidia University is "La gamificación como estrategia metodológica en el contexto educativo universitario" (Herberth Alexander Oliva, 2017), with 112 citations. Next come "The 2014-17 Global Coral Bleaching Event: The Most Severe and Widespread Coral Reef Destruction" (49) and "Routine childhood vaccination programme coverage, El Salvador, 2011—In search of timeliness" (37).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 La gamificación como estrategia metodológica en el contexto educativo universitario Herberth Alexander Oliva · Realidad y Reflexión Open access 13 May 2017 112
2 The 2014-17 Global Coral Bleaching Event: The Most Severe and Widespread Coral Reef Destruction C. Mark Eakin et al. · Research Square PreprintOpen access168 authors 6 Jun 2022 49
3 Routine childhood vaccination programme coverage, El Salvador, 2011—In search of timeliness Eduardo Suárez-Castaneda, Lorenzo Pezzoli, Miguel Elas et al. · Vaccine 4 Dec 2013 37
4 Waning immunity to SARS-CoV-2 following vaccination or infection Carlos Hernández-Suárez, Efrén Murillo‐Zamora · Frontiers in Medicine Open access 13 Oct 2022 35
5 Un viaje hacia la inteligencia artificial en la educación Alicia Urquilla Castaneda · Realidad y Reflexión Open access 22 Feb 2023 32
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Which keywords describe research at Francisco Gavidia University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Digital Marketing, Innovation, E-Learning, Small and Medium Enterprises, Urban Development, Innovation Ecosystems and Economic Impact.

▲ 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-now 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. Education15▲ 10×14 topics
  2. Digital Marketing12▲ 37×2 topics
  3. Innovation11▲ 12×7 topics
  4. E-Learning10▲ 12×2 topics
  5. Small and Medium Enterprises9▲ 57×3 topics
  6. Urban Development8▲ 27×3 topics
  7. Innovation Ecosystems8▲ 91×2 topics
  8. Economic Impact8▲ 17×1 topic
  9. Psychopharmacology Education8▲ 143×1 topic
  10. Distance Learning7▲ 25×4 topics
  11. Globalization7▲ 4.3×12 topics
  12. Technology7▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Knowledge Management7▲ 15×5 topics
  14. Climate Change7▲ 3.0×11 topics
  15. Educational Technology6▲ 6.2×5 topics
  16. COVID-196▲ 5.5×4 topics
  17. Teacher Training6▲ 12×6 topics
  18. Social Impact6▲ 17×6 topics
  19. Pedagogy6▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Digital Transformation5▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Digital Divide5▲ 23×1 topic
  22. ICT5▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Virtual Teaching5▲ 112×1 topic
  24. Sustainable Development5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  25. Human Rights5▲ 5.4×7 topics
  26. Educational Projects5▲ 119×1 topic
  27. Remote Learning5▲ 119×1 topic
  28. Big Data4▲ 5.3×4 topics
  29. Educational Leadership4▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Latin America4▲ 23×7 topics
  31. Quality Education4▲ 121×1 topic
  32. Competitiveness4▲ 51×4 topics
  33. Inclusive Education3▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)3▲ 274×1 topic
  35. Technology Integration3▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Marine Ecosystems3▲ 64×2 topics
  37. Organizational Culture3▲ 8.9×3 topics
  38. Ocean Acidification3▲ 44×2 topics
  39. Digitalization3▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Occupational Health2▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Francisco Gavidia University publish most on?

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

Business, Innovation, an…8Business, Innovation, and Economy: 8 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 5 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 5 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 4 fractional worksKnowledge Societies in the 21st Century: 3 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…2Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksHigher Education and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksScientific Research and Technology: 2 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 2 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 5 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 5 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 4 works
  5. 5 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 3 works
  6. 6 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 2 works
  8. 8 Scientific Research and Technology Computer Science Applications 2 works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 2 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 available95.5%not open4.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Francisco Gavidia University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Francisco Gavidia University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Francisco Gavidia University0.00039% in 20251990200020102020

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