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Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja

In research, Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,064 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,835 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#1,369 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Occupational Therapy, Computer Science Applications and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management — Occupational Therapy is 19.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,908
of 28,054 · #30,009 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#41
of 71
Research works
1.4k
▲ 826% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja 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 #5,064 of 10,521 9.3%443 #10153
Social SciencesField #3,835 of 6,365 11.6%218 #7038
EducationSubfield #1,369 of 1,892 16.4%86 #2308
Computer ScienceField #3,795 of 4,667 12.9%111 #6167
Physical SciencesDomain #11,194 of 12,888 9.4%214 #18307
Health SciencesDomain #10,481 of 11,982 3.2%151 #19665
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #1,153 of 1,272 7.7%87 #2394
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,616 of 1,775 7.6%88 #3130
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,402 of 2,578 6.0%78 —
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,280 of 3,409 5.3%65 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja 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#10,153 #5,064
  2. Social Sciences#7,038 #3,835
  3. Education#2,308 #1,369
  4. Computer Science#6,167 #3,795
  5. Physical Sciences#18,307 #11,194
  6. Health Sciences#19,665 #10,481
  7. Economics and Econometrics#2,394 #1,153
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#3,130 #1,616
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 Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Occupational Therapy takes 19.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Occupational TherapySubfield · 28.3 works19×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 29.8 works14×
  3. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 29.7 works7.0×
← 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: 1.55× its world share, 65 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.61× its world share, 111 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.32× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.51× its world share, 82 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.74× its world share, 78 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.65× its world share, 88 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 218 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja?

Ranked on the composite score, C. Westphal and Rafael Félix Bell Rodríguez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja.

  1. 1 C. Westphal Ecuador · #380,000 worldwide 33 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Rafael Félix Bell Rodríguez Ecuador · #751,525 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Innovation, Social Responsibility, Innovation Ecosystems, Urban Development and Economic Impact.

▲ 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. Education124▲ 8.1×33 topics
  2. Small and Medium Enterprises103▲ 66×4 topics
  3. Digital Marketing101▲ 27×3 topics
  4. Innovation95▲ 10×24 topics
  5. Social Responsibility91▲ 44×4 topics
  6. Innovation Ecosystems83▲ 92×2 topics
  7. Urban Development82▲ 25×7 topics
  8. Economic Impact81▲ 16×5 topics
  9. Globalization Effects80▲ 128×3 topics
  10. Psychopharmacology Education80▲ 135×1 topic
  11. Tourism Management80▲ 122×1 topic
  12. Sustainability70▲ 3.2×49 topics
  13. E-Learning68▲ 7.7×10 topics
  14. Competitiveness67▲ 95×6 topics
  15. Educational Technology66▲ 6.2×22 topics
  16. Health Promotion60▲ 22×12 topics
  17. Knowledge Management53▲ 11×13 topics
  18. Teacher Training52▲ 9.4×11 topics
  19. Pedagogy51▲ 12×10 topics
  20. COVID-1949▲ 4.0×13 topics
  21. Distance Learning48▲ 16×6 topics
  22. Organizational Culture48▲ 14×8 topics
  23. Social Impact44▲ 12×9 topics
  24. Occupational Health44▲ 42×5 topics
  25. Risk Assessment42▲ 6.9×7 topics
  26. Online Education39▲ 23×5 topics
  27. Nutrition38▲ 9.7×8 topics
  28. Technology37▲ 8.0×14 topics
  29. ICT36▲ 31×3 topics
  30. Digital Divide36▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Digital Competence36▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Virtual Teaching36▲ 74×1 topic
  33. Physical Activity35▲ 8.1×9 topics
  34. Informal Learning30▲ 27×4 topics
  35. Leadership29▲ 6.9×8 topics
  36. Workplace Safety29▲ 23×3 topics
  37. University Students29▲ 56×2 topics
  38. Musculoskeletal Disorders27▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Chronic Diseases27▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Ergonomics27▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces and Health and Lifestyle Studies.

Business, Innovation, an…80Business, Innovation, and Economy: 80 fractional worksEducational Innovations …36Educational Innovations and Technology: 36 fractional worksOccupational Health and …26Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 26 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 24 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 21 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…18Education and Teacher Training: 18 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 18 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 16 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 15 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 12 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsOccupational TherapyGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 80 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 36 works
  3. 3 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 26 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 24 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 21 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 18 works
  7. 7 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  8. 8 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 16 works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 15 works
  10. 10 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 12 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 available86.8%not open13.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 826% 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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