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Icesi University

In research, Icesi University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,832 of 10,521 worldwide), Medicine (#5,510 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,975 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,760
of 28,054 · #14,001 all time
Rank in Colombia
#31
of 173
Research works
2.8k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Icesi 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 #4,832 of 10,521 18.5%193 #5061
MedicineField #5,510 of 10,443 8.8%245 #7792
Health SciencesDomain #6,975 of 11,982 9.1%270 #9780
Social SciencesField #4,323 of 6,365 16.1%111 #4321
Life SciencesDomain #5,495 of 7,800 15.4%72 #9922
Physical SciencesDomain #11,150 of 12,888 11.7%71 #13488

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Icesi 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#5,061 #4,832
  2. Medicine#7,792 #5,510
  3. Health Sciences#9,780 #6,975
  4. Social Sciences#4,321 #4,323
  5. Life Sciences#9,922 #5,495
  6. Physical Sciences#13,488 #11,150
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: 0.74× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.39× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.10× its world share, 245 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 111 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Icesi University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sergio I. Prada, Norha M. Villegas and Rodrigo Varela Villegas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Icesi University.

  1. 1 Sergio I. Prada Colombia · #80,315 worldwide 617 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Norha M. Villegas Colombia · #157,734 worldwide 221 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Rodrigo Varela Villegas Colombia · #531,680 worldwide 12 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 América Latina Colombia · #579,496 worldwide 19 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Camila Pizano Colombia · #665,744 worldwide 28 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Juan Pablo Milanese Colombia · #687,066 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Lina Martínez Colombia · #885,526 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Carlos Duarte Colombia · #918,627 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Markus Schultze‐Kraft Colombia · #1,018,125 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Andrés Navarro Colombia · #1,161,876 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Icesi University

Which keywords describe research at Icesi University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Latin America, Globalization, Diagnosis, Education, Treatment, Innovation and Colombia.

▲ 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. Epidemiology60▲ 2.5×104 topics
  2. Globalization30▲ 2.5×39 topics
  3. Education25▲ 2.4×31 topics
  4. Diagnosis22▲ 3.8×35 topics
  5. Treatment21▲ 2.9×42 topics
  6. Latin America19▲ 16×16 topics
  7. Public Health17▲ 1.97×36 topics
  8. Sustainability17▲ 1.17×33 topics
  9. Innovation17▲ 2.6×21 topics
  10. COVID-1915▲ 1.77×21 topics
  11. Human Rights14▲ 2.3×16 topics
  12. Management12▲ 2.6×25 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations11▲ 4.2×20 topics
  14. Social Justice10▲ 2.8×13 topics
  15. Colombia10▲ 91×2 topics
  16. Mortality10▲ 2.7×11 topics
  17. Digital Marketing9▲ 3.6×2 topics
  18. Guidelines9▲ 3.3×12 topics
  19. Social Impact9▲ 3.8×9 topics
  20. Agriculture9▲ 3.7×5 topics
  21. Maternal Mortality9▲ 6.5×5 topics
  22. Small and Medium Enterprises9▲ 8.1×2 topics
  23. Inequality8▲ 6.1×6 topics
  24. Autoantibodies8▲ 5.8×8 topics
  25. Violence8▲ 9.2×6 topics
  26. Social Responsibility8▲ 5.6×5 topics
  27. Competitiveness8▲ 16×7 topics
  28. Health Promotion8▲ 4.0×12 topics
  29. Welfare State8▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Drug Resistance8▲ 4.4×7 topics
  31. Innovation Ecosystems8▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Gender Inequality7▲ 8.6×6 topics
  33. Medical Education7▲ 4.6×10 topics
  34. Psychopharmacology Education7▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Tourism Management7▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Society7▲ 5.6×3 topics
  37. Participation6▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Economic Crisis6▲ 8.2×2 topics
  39. Economy6▲ 12×2 topics
  40. land6▲ 95×1 topic

Which research topics does Icesi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, History and Politics in Latin America, Social Sciences and Policies and Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia.

Business, Innovation, an…7Business, Innovation, and Economy: 7 fractional worksHistory and Politics in …6History and Politics in Latin America: 6 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…5Social Sciences and Policies: 5 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Vio…4Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 4 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 4 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 3 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healt…3Maternal and fetal healthcare: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 3 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …3Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsDemographyGeneral Social SciencesSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  2. 2 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 6 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 5 works
  4. 4 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 4 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Maternal and fetal healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 3 works
  9. 9 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 works
  10. 10 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 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 available74.9%not open25.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Icesi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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