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Institute of Peruvian Studies

In research, Institute of Peruvian Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,283 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,272
of 22,385 · #10,253 all time
Rank in Peru
#64
of 99
Research works
700
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.5k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Institute of Peruvian Studies

What is Institute of Peruvian Studies known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,283 of 9,585 11.4%83 #4907

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Peruvian Studies 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Institute of Peruvian Studies work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Institute of Peruvian Studies is in Social Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (19%), Psychology (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 94 fractional works · 44.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 48 fractional works · 22.3% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 56 fractional works · 26.0% of its workMedicine: 41 fractional works · 19.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 45 fractional works · 21.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 5.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 5.4% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 8.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute ofPeruvian Studies214fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences44%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4822.3%
    2. Psychology188.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting115.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities94.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.7%
    6. Decision Sciences31.2%
    1. Medicine4119.2%
    2. Health Professions115.1%
    3. Dentistry31.4%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Environmental Science157.1%
    2. Engineering125.6%
    3. Computer Science125.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.4%
    5. Materials Science10.6%
    6. Energy10.4%
    7. Mathematics10.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences115.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41.9%
    3. Neuroscience31.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 1.12× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.79× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.47× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.58× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.76× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.79×3 works
  2. Psychology2.76×18 works
  3. Health Professions1.95×11 works
  4. Social Sciences1.76×48 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.58×11 works
  6. Veterinary1.53×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.47×9 works
  8. Environmental Science1.42×15 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.29×3 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.27×6 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.12×11 works
  12. Medicine1.00×41 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.88×3 works
  14. Neuroscience0.83×3 works
  15. Computer Science0.70×12 works
  16. Energy0.47×1 works
  17. Engineering0.37×12 works
  18. Nursing0.37×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×4 works
  20. Mathematics0.34×1 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.27×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.19×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.16×1 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Peruvian Studies?

Ranked on the quality score, David Villarreal‐Zegarra, Elizabeth Valeriano-Lorenzo and Nikol Mayo‐Puchoc lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Peruvian Studies.

  1. 1 David Villarreal‐Zegarra Peru · #427,717 worldwide 3k citations · 160 works
  2. 2 Elizabeth Valeriano-Lorenzo Peru · #1,540,155 worldwide 218 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Nikol Mayo‐Puchoc Peru · #1,966,036 worldwide 176 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Carolina Trivelli Peru · #2,155,743 worldwide 540 citations · 101 works
  5. 5 Carlos Iván Degregori Peru · #2,215,379 worldwide 1.1k citations · 81 works
  6. 6 Julio Cotler Peru · #2,232,831 worldwide 360 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Ricardo Cuenca Peru · #3,328,030 worldwide 217 citations · 69 works
  8. 8 Ramón Pajuelo Teves Peru · #3,382,626 worldwide 53 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Cecilia Blondet Peru · #3,441,481 worldwide 268 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 María Luisa Burneo Peru · #3,484,413 worldwide 676 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Peruvian Studies

What are the most cited papers from Institute of Peruvian Studies?

The most cited paper from Institute of Peruvian Studies is "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (Simon I Hay et al., 2025), with 762 citations. Next come "Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (500) and "Perilesional brain oedema and seizure activity in patients with calcified neurocysticercosis: a prospective cohort and nested case–control study" (211).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
2 Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Mohsen Naghavi et al. · The Lancet Open access2,463 authors Oct 2025 500
3 Perilesional brain oedema and seizure activity in patients with calcified neurocysticercosis: a prospective cohort and nested case–control study Theodore E. Nash, Edwin Javier Pretell, Andrés G. Lescano et al. · The Lancet Neurology Open access 4 Nov 2008 211
4 Pembrolizumab or placebo with chemoradiotherapy followed by pembrolizumab or placebo for newly diagnosed, high-risk, locally advanced cervical cancer (ENGOT-cx11/GOG-3047/KEYNOTE-A18): overall survival results from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial Domenica Lorusso et al. · The Lancet 14 Sep 2024 201
5 Valid group comparisons can be made with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9): A measurement invariance study across groups by demographic characteristics David Villarreal‐Zegarra, Anthony John Erik Copez-Lonzoy, Antonio Bernabé‐Ortiz et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 9 Sep 2019 201
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Peruvian Studies?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Caregiver Burden, Neuroimaging, Alzheimer's Disease, Aging, Mental Health and Cognitive Training.

▲ 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. Education13▲ 3.5×25 topics
  2. Climate Change12▲ 1.98×34 topics
  3. Sustainability11▲ 2.2×30 topics
  4. Globalization10▲ 2.5×28 topics
  5. Mental Health10▲ 3.2×25 topics
  6. Latin America9▲ 21×14 topics
  7. Depression8▲ 4.2×14 topics
  8. COVID-198▲ 2.8×15 topics
  9. Quality of Life8▲ 2.5×26 topics
  10. Aging7▲ 6.3×7 topics
  11. Caregiver Burden7▲ 29×3 topics
  12. Neuroimaging7▲ 12×6 topics
  13. Alzheimer's Disease7▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Biomarkers7▲ 4.4×7 topics
  15. Human Rights7▲ 3.0×18 topics
  16. Anxiety6▲ 6.2×9 topics
  17. Cognitive Training6▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Cognitive Decline6▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Dementia6▲ 29×1 topic
  20. Mild Cognitive Impairment6▲ 32×1 topic
  21. Public Policy5▲ 5.0×8 topics
  22. Conservation Biology4▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Participation4▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Ethical Challenges4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  25. Digital Divide4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  26. Welfare State4▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Psychological Distress4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  28. Decision Making4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  29. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  30. Population Dynamics4▲ 6.9×5 topics
  31. Small and Medium Enterprises4▲ 10.0×3 topics
  32. Economic Crisis4▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Migrant Integration4▲ 50×2 topics
  34. ICT4▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Innovation Ecosystems4▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Biodiversity Loss4▲ 29×3 topics
  37. Competitiveness4▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Family Support4▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Community Intervention3▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Social Work3▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Peruvian Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Social Sciences and Policies, Amphibian and Reptile Biology and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 6 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 3 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Bi…3Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 3 fractional worksEducational Innovations …3Educational Innovations and Technology: 3 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 3 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 3 fractional worksDigital Mental Health In…2Digital Mental Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksEducation in Rural Contexts: 2 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 2 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthGeneral Social SciencesGlobal and Planetary ChangeInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 3 works
  3. 3 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 3 works
  5. 5 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 3 works
  7. 7 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Education in Rural Contexts Education 2 works
  10. 10 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 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 available65.6%not open34.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.7%domestic only70.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Peruvian Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institute of Peruvian Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00079% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Institute of Peruvian Studies0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institute of Peruvian Studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Institute of Peruvian Studies6.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.2% in 2017.

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