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Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja

In research, Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,961 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,749 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,945 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications, Occupational Therapy and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (Computer Science Applications is 16.8× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#2,776
of 22,385 · #4,828 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#27
of 71
Research works
1.4k
▲ 260% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
87%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%

What is Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja 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 #1,961 of 9,585 8.7%443 #3962
Physical SciencesDomain #2,749 of 10,670 7.3%214 #4069
Social SciencesField #1,945 of 5,988 9.5%218 #3929
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #621 of 1,307 8.8%87 #1388
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #883 of 1,798 8.6%88 #1871
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,573 of 3,157 5.0%65 -
EducationSubfield #1,031 of 1,930 10.8%86 #1807
Life SciencesDomain #3,605 of 6,403 4.3%78 #7272
Health SciencesDomain #6,021 of 9,902 4.5%151 #12018
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,676 of 2,581 7.7%78 -

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#3,962 #1,961
  2. Physical Sciences#4,069 #2,749
  3. Social Sciences#3,929 #1,945
  4. Economics and Econometrics#1,388 #621
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,871 #883
  6. Education#1,807 #1,031
  7. Life Sciences#7,272 #3,605
  8. Health Sciences#12,018 #6,021
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Computer Science (14%), Health Professions (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 535 fractional works · 50.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 272 fractional works · 25.5% of its workEducation: 114 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 42 fractional works · 3.9% of its workDemography: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCommunication: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopment: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 94 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 92 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 91 fractional works · 8.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 34 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAccounting: 27 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 64 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 25 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 24 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 269 fractional works · 25.2% of its workComputer Science: 145 fractional works · 13.5% of its workInformation Systems: 72 fractional works · 6.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 44 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 57 fractional works · 5.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 42 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 176 fractional works · 16.5% of its workHealth Professions: 94 fractional works · 8.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 47 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 29 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPharmacy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 72 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 89 fractional works · 8.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 73 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutoSuperior…1,068fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences50%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences27225.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance948.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting918.5%
    4. Psychology646.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities111.0%
    6. Decision Sciences30.3%
    1. Computer Science14513.5%
    2. Engineering575.3%
    3. Environmental Science423.9%
    4. Energy121.1%
    5. Chemistry40.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.4%
    7. Materials Science30.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    10. Mathematics10.1%
    1. Health Professions948.8%
    2. Medicine726.7%
    3. Nursing70.6%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences736.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology50.5%
    3. Neuroscience50.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 16.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 44.3 works17×
  2. Occupational TherapySubfield · 29.5 works16×
  3. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 34.5 works6.7×
← 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: 1.43× its world share, 73 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.74× its world share, 145 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.34× its world share, 94 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 1.29× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.65× its world share, 91 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.10× its world share, 94 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 272 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.10×94 works
  2. Health Professions3.34×94 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.65×91 works
  4. Social Sciences2.01×272 works
  5. Psychology1.95×64 works
  6. Computer Science1.74×145 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.43×73 works
  8. Nursing1.29×7 works
  9. Energy1.20×12 works
  10. Veterinary0.99×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.78×42 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.74×3 works
  13. Dentistry0.39×2 works
  14. Engineering0.36×57 works
  15. Medicine0.35×72 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.35×11 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.31×3 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.30×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.29×3 works
  20. Neuroscience0.29×5 works
  21. Chemistry0.26×4 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×4 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.10×5 works
  24. Materials Science0.08×3 works
  25. Mathematics0.05×1 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.03×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja?

Ranked on the quality score, Yamileth Andrea Arteaga-Alcívar, Eugenio Rafael Mora Zambrano and Eimy Eliana Espinoza Guamán lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja.

  1. 1 Yamileth Andrea Arteaga-Alcívar Ecuador · #1,460,666 worldwide 191 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Eugenio Rafael Mora Zambrano Ecuador · #1,981,951 worldwide 38 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Eimy Eliana Espinoza Guamán Ecuador · #2,277,531 worldwide 55 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Paulina Del Carmen Jaramillo Flores Ecuador · #3,092,082 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Verónica Jacqueline Guamán Gómez Ecuador · #3,194,416 worldwide 137 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Marcel Oswaldo Méndez Mantuano Ecuador · #3,367,518 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Augusto Moreno Ecuador · #3,371,231 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Francisco Javier Méndez Pérez Ecuador · #3,561,363 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 David Alexander Morales-López Ecuador · #3,659,676 worldwide 42 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 José Roberto Zurita Guevara Ecuador · #3,856,071 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja

What are the most cited papers from Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja?

The most cited paper from Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja is "From Cognitive Load Theory to Collaborative Cognitive Load Theory" (Paul A. Kirschner, John Sweller, Femke Kirschner et al., 2018), with 583 citations. Next come "The Role of Co-worker and Supervisor Support in the Relationship Between Job Autonomy and Work Engagement Among Portuguese Nurses: A Multilevel Study" (119) and "Contabilidad de costos" (110).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 From Cognitive Load Theory to Collaborative Cognitive Load Theory Paul A. Kirschner, John Sweller, Femke Kirschner et al. · International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Open access 25 Apr 2018 583
2 The Role of Co-worker and Supervisor Support in the Relationship Between Job Autonomy and Work Engagement Among Portuguese Nurses: A Multilevel Study María Vera, Isabel M. Martínez, Laura Lorente et al. · Social Indicators Research 6 Mar 2015 119
3 Contabilidad de costos Edith Vanessa Bonín Campos · ACVENISPROH Académico Open access 28 Jul 2024 110
4 A Scoping Review on Virtual Reality-Based Industrial Training José E. Naranjo, Diego G. Sanchez, Angel Robalino-Lopez et al. · Applied Sciences Open access 20 Nov 2020 104
5 In-Situ and Ex-Situ Biodiversity Conservation in Ecuador: A Review of Policies, Actions and Challenges Carlos Mestanza-Ramón, Sujan M. Henkanaththegedara, Paola Vásconez Duchicela et al. · Diversity Open access 17 Aug 2020 87
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Digital Marketing, Small and Medium Enterprises, 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-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. Education158▲ 8.6×38 topics
  2. Innovation112▲ 10×26 topics
  3. Digital Marketing111▲ 27×4 topics
  4. Small and Medium Enterprises109▲ 58×4 topics
  5. Social Responsibility98▲ 40×5 topics
  6. Innovation Ecosystems93▲ 86×2 topics
  7. Urban Development87▲ 23×7 topics
  8. Economic Impact86▲ 15×5 topics
  9. Globalization Effects86▲ 116×3 topics
  10. E-Learning85▲ 8.3×11 topics
  11. Psychopharmacology Education85▲ 128×1 topic
  12. Sustainability85▲ 3.3×56 topics
  13. Tourism Management85▲ 114×1 topic
  14. Educational Technology81▲ 6.4×24 topics
  15. Competitiveness76▲ 90×6 topics
  16. Knowledge Management70▲ 12×14 topics
  17. Teacher Training69▲ 10×12 topics
  18. Health Promotion68▲ 20×15 topics
  19. Pedagogy68▲ 13×10 topics
  20. Distance Learning65▲ 18×6 topics
  21. COVID-1961▲ 4.4×14 topics
  22. Social Impact53▲ 13×10 topics
  23. Organizational Culture53▲ 13×8 topics
  24. Online Education50▲ 24×5 topics
  25. Digital Divide47▲ 17×4 topics
  26. ICT47▲ 33×3 topics
  27. Occupational Health47▲ 39×6 topics
  28. Digital Competence47▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Virtual Teaching47▲ 81×1 topic
  30. Technology46▲ 8.3×16 topics
  31. Risk Assessment45▲ 6.3×7 topics
  32. Digital Transformation43▲ 7.5×11 topics
  33. Nutrition43▲ 9.2×8 topics
  34. Physical Activity39▲ 7.5×10 topics
  35. Inclusive Education36▲ 9.4×11 topics
  36. Informal Learning36▲ 26×4 topics
  37. University Students36▲ 60×2 topics
  38. Leadership34▲ 6.5×8 topics
  39. Social Networks32▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Digitalization31▲ 14×6 topics

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

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 85 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 47 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 27 works
  4. 4 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 26 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 25 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 20 works
  7. 7 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 20 works
  8. 8 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 18 works
  10. 10 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 16 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 260% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0069% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja0.0036% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Instituto Superior Tecnológico Loja7.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.8% in 2017.

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