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Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud

In research, Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud stands highest in Medicine (#7,303 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,672 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,254 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,481
of 28,054 · #23,447 all time
Rank in Costa Rica
#9
of 26
Research works
505
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud 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
MedicineField #7,303 of 17,978 15.4%135
Health SciencesDomain #9,672 of 20,462 11.6%200
Physical SciencesDomain #20,254 of 21,541 6.3%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud 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: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.25× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.84× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.46× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 6.23× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.49× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud?

Ranked on the composite score, Carolina Porras, Rafael Monge‐Rojas and María Dolores lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud.

  1. 1 Carolina Porras Costa Rica · #561,020 worldwide 60 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Rafael Monge‐Rojas Costa Rica · #649,588 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 María Dolores Costa Rica · #1,033,128 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, COVID-19, Pandemic, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Obesity, Water Quality and Healthcare Access.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 3.5×40 topics
  2. Public Health12▲ 8.9×20 topics
  3. Climate Change11▲ 4.2×23 topics
  4. COVID-1911▲ 8.1×11 topics
  5. Pandemic10▲ 9.2×7 topics
  6. Obesity7▲ 9.6×8 topics
  7. Water Quality7▲ 18×2 topics
  8. Healthcare Access6▲ 24×4 topics
  9. Sustainable Development6▲ 4.2×5 topics
  10. Community-based Resource Management6▲ 317×1 topic
  11. Environmental Management6▲ 15×1 topic
  12. Physical Activity5▲ 10×3 topics
  13. Chronic Diseases4▲ 18×7 topics
  14. Health Promotion4▲ 15×6 topics
  15. Mental Health4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.1×8 topics
  17. Education4▲ 2.6×4 topics
  18. Human Rights4▲ 4.3×5 topics
  19. Risk Factors4▲ 3.9×10 topics
  20. Digital Transformation4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  21. Consumer Behavior4▲ 6.1×2 topics
  22. Financial Markets4▲ 29×1 topic
  23. business impact4▲ 39×1 topic
  24. Public Perception3▲ 28×4 topics
  25. Ethics3▲ 6.8×2 topics
  26. Nutrition3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  27. Communication3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  28. Adolescents3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  29. Health Education3▲ 6.6×2 topics
  30. Social Movements3▲ 9.7×6 topics
  31. Social Networks3▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Healthy Lifestyles3▲ 63×1 topic
  33. Latin America3▲ 14×7 topics
  34. SARS-CoV-23▲ 8.7×4 topics
  35. University Students3▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Prevalence3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  37. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Media System2▲ 125×1 topic
  39. News Consumption2▲ 125×1 topic
  40. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health and Environmental Issues, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Communication and COVID-19 Impact.

Public Health and Enviro…6Public Health and Environmental Issues: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 4 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 3 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 2 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 2 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…2Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsCommunication5 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 6 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 2 works
  5. 5 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 2 works
  6. 6 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  10. 10 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 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 available61.1%not open38.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.9%domestic only72.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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.

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.