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Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas

In research, Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,505 of 16,945 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#2,675 of 3,973 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,445
of 28,054 · #37,249 all time
Rank in Costa Rica
#25
of 26
Research works
324
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #10,505 of 16,945 27.7%241
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,675 of 3,973 29.5%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas 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).

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: 2.96× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 3.51× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.02× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.62× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas?

Ranked on the composite score, Luciano Ciravegna, Esteban Brenes and Bernard Kilian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas.

  1. 1 Luciano Ciravegna Costa Rica · #117,201 worldwide 290 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Esteban Brenes Costa Rica · #147,171 worldwide 65 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Bernard Kilian Costa Rica · #723,264 worldwide 14 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Niels Ketelhöhn Costa Rica · #777,004 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Luis E. López Costa Rica · #973,813 worldwide 39 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Guillermo Cardoza Costa Rica · #1,040,178 worldwide 33 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 John Ickis Costa Rica · #1,047,427 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Roy Zúñiga Costa Rica · #1,047,543 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Camelia Ilie Costa Rica · #1,184,390 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Urs Jäger Costa Rica · #1,459,564 worldwide 19 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Social Capital, Entrepreneurship, Globalization, Innovation, Social Impact, Corporate Governance and Emerging Markets.

▲ 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. Sustainability6▲ 3.4×10 topics
  2. Globalization4▲ 3.0×10 topics
  3. Social Capital4▲ 9.2×8 topics
  4. Innovation3▲ 4.5×8 topics
  5. Entrepreneurship3▲ 12×3 topics
  6. Economic Growth3▲ 4.6×10 topics
  7. Corporate Governance3▲ 5.2×8 topics
  8. Economic Development3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  9. Social Impact2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  10. Emerging Markets2▲ 45×1 topic
  11. Frugal Innovation2▲ 57×1 topic
  12. Antioxidants2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  13. Biodiversity2▲ 3.8×11 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  15. Fatty Acids2▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Technology2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  17. International Trade2▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Low- and Middle-Income Countries2▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Social Entrepreneurship2▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Entrepreneurial Orientation1▲ 23×1 topic
  21. Industrial Clusters1▲ 52×3 topics
  22. Labor Conditions1▲ 63×2 topics
  23. Opportunity Recognition1▲ 23×1 topic
  24. Regional Development1▲ 5.4×5 topics
  25. Risk Management1▲ 4.1×4 topics
  26. Supply Chain1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  27. Productivity1▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Trade Liberalization1▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Health System Reform1▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Nut Consumption1▲ 114×1 topic
  31. Performance Measurement1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  32. Consumer Perception1▲ 7.1×4 topics
  33. Digital Economy1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  34. European Union1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  35. Foreign Direct Investment1▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Global Value Chains1▲ 84×1 topic
  37. Health Financing1▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Institutional Environment1▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Production Networks1▲ 84×1 topic
  40. Universal Coverage1▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Global trade and economics and Nuts composition and effects.

Innovation and Socioecon…2Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…1Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 1 fractional worksNuts composition and effects: 1 fractional worksInternational Business a…1International Business and FDI: 1 fractional worksGlobal trade, sustainability, and social impact: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 1 fractional worksLegal and Labor Studies1Legal and Labor Studies: 1 fractional worksLaser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 1 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 1 fractional works
Business and International ManagementManagement of Technology and InnovationGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceNutrition and Dietetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  2. 2 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  3. 3 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  4. 4 Nuts composition and effects Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  5. 5 International Business and FDI Strategy and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Global trade, sustainability, and social impact Strategy and Management 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Legal and Labor Studies Industrial relations 1 works
  9. 9 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 1 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.6%domestic only54.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% lower than in 2013–2017.

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