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Industrial University of Santander

In research, Industrial University of Santander stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,418 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,569 of 11,982 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,179 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics — Geophysics is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,809
of 28,054 · #6,801 all time
Rank in Colombia
#8
of 173
Research works
10k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Industrial University of Santander 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,418 of 12,888 7.5%850 #4539
Health SciencesDomain #3,569 of 11,982 7.7%340 #5652
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,179 of 3,409 13.6%84 #2220
EngineeringField #3,366 of 6,636 7.5%339 #4216
Life SciencesDomain #3,957 of 7,800 14.8%163 #5960
Social SciencesDomain #5,411 of 10,521 8.1%424 #5324
MedicineField #6,095 of 10,443 7.0%266 #7359
Social SciencesField #4,022 of 6,365 6.7%259 #4371
Environmental ScienceField #2,936 of 3,551 9.7%96 #3385
Computer ScienceField #3,996 of 4,667 5.7%129 #4774

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Industrial University of Santander 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. Physical Sciences#4,539 #3,418
  2. Health Sciences#5,652 #3,569
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,220 #1,179
  4. Engineering#4,216 #3,366
  5. Life Sciences#5,960 #3,957
  6. Social Sciences#5,324 #5,411
  7. Medicine#7,359 #6,095
  8. Social Sciences#4,371 #4,022
  9. Environmental Science#3,385 #2,936
  10. Computer Science#4,774 #3,996
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 Industrial University of Santander specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 36.9 works5.9×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 84 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.99× its world share, 56 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 128 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 51 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.81× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 339 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 96 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.99× its world share, 61 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.78× its world share, 37 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.21× its world share, 48 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 62 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 266 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 259 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Industrial University of Santander?

Ranked on the composite score, Rodrigo Torres, Andrés Botero Bernal and J. Méndez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Industrial University of Santander.

  1. 1 Rodrigo Torres Colombia · #94,437 worldwide 356 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Andrés Botero Bernal Colombia · #173,665 worldwide 13 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 J. Méndez Colombia · #180,576 worldwide 160 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Javier Orlando Aguirre Román Colombia · #233,684 worldwide 14 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Álvaro Acevedo Tarazona Colombia · #238,585 worldwide 9 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Armando Martínez Garnica Colombia · #309,245 worldwide 3 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Henry Argüello Colombia · #361,257 worldwide 333 citations · 104 works
  8. 8 Sandra Evely Parada Rico Colombia · #429,467 worldwide 4 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Daniel Sierra Colombia · #456,426 worldwide 88 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Fabio Alberto Camargo‐Figuera Colombia · #557,744 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Industrial University of Santander

Which keywords describe research at Industrial University of Santander?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Innovation, Health Promotion, Society, Sustainability, Colombia and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Education102▲ 3.3×49 topics
  2. Epidemiology78◆ 1.10×102 topics
  3. Deep Learning68◆ 1.12×49 topics
  4. Sustainability66▲ 1.52×60 topics
  5. Innovation58▲ 3.1×26 topics
  6. Machine Learning55◆ 0.94×47 topics
  7. Climate Change51◆ 1.07×60 topics
  8. Globalization50▲ 1.44×45 topics
  9. Public Health48▲ 1.85×40 topics
  10. Environmental Impact47▲ 1.55×38 topics
  11. Latin America46▲ 14×18 topics
  12. Renewable Energy46▲ 1.78×30 topics
  13. Human Rights45▲ 2.5×23 topics
  14. Health Promotion38▲ 6.8×14 topics
  15. History36▲ 2.9×21 topics
  16. Educational Technology35▲ 1.64×21 topics
  17. Technology32▲ 3.4×15 topics
  18. Teacher Training29▲ 2.6×15 topics
  19. Ethics28▲ 3.3×25 topics
  20. Society28▲ 8.1×7 topics
  21. Digital Marketing27▲ 3.7×3 topics
  22. Colombia27▲ 86×2 topics
  23. Social Movements27▲ 5.0×14 topics
  24. Knowledge Management26▲ 2.6×15 topics
  25. Social Impact26▲ 3.6×11 topics
  26. Violence23▲ 8.9×9 topics
  27. Small and Medium Enterprises19▲ 6.1×4 topics
  28. Subduction19▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Competitiveness19▲ 13×6 topics
  30. Conflict18▲ 6.0×4 topics
  31. Tectonic Evolution17▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Economy17▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Political Violence17▲ 36×3 topics
  34. land16▲ 95×1 topic
  35. Innovation Ecosystems16▲ 8.7×2 topics
  36. Surfactants15▲ 8.9×4 topics
  37. Seismicity15▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Psychopharmacology Education15▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Tourism Management15▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Interdisciplinary Research15▲ 9.6×4 topics

Which research topics does Industrial University of Santander publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: History and Politics in Latin America, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America and Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century.

History and Politics in …16History and Politics in Latin America: 16 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…15Business, Innovation, and Economy: 15 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 15 fractional worksKnowledge Societies in t…14Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century: 14 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…12E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 12 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 12 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 11 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Vio…11Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 11 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 10 fractional worksWater Resource Management and Quality: 10 fractional works
DemographyEconomics and EconometricsGeophysicsComputer Science Applications5 others

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

  1. 1 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 16 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 15 works
  3. 3 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 15 works
  4. 4 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 14 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 12 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 12 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 11 works
  8. 8 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  9. 9 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 10 works
  10. 10 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 10 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 available69.3%not open30.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Industrial University of Santander's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.