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Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano

In research, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano stands highest in Engineering (#3,546 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,191 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,110 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,386
of 28,054 · #15,744 all time
Rank in Colombia
#36
of 173
Research works
2k
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano 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
EngineeringField #3,546 of 6,636 13.8%138 #5540
Physical SciencesDomain #7,191 of 12,888 14.7%282 #9939
Social SciencesDomain #6,110 of 10,521 18.0%184 #9197
Social SciencesField #4,629 of 6,365 23.0%77 #6627

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano 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. Engineering#5,540 #3,546
  2. Physical Sciences#9,939 #7,191
  3. Social Sciences#9,197 #6,110
  4. Social Sciences#6,627 #4,629
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.

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: 0.99× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.67× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.31× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.65× its world share, 138 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.32× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.70× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 77 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano?

Ranked on the composite score, Luis Fernando Grisales-Noreña, Juan Botero-Valencia and Alejandro Valencia-Arías lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano.

  1. 1 Luis Fernando Grisales-Noreña Colombia · #584,846 worldwide 78 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Juan Botero-Valencia Colombia · #807,817 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Alejandro Valencia-Arías Colombia · #822,924 worldwide 64 citations · 81 works
  4. 4 José Luis González Colombia · #945,035 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Juan Diego Colombia · #973,233 worldwide 7 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Erick Reyes-Vera Colombia · #1,302,510 worldwide 28 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Robison Buitrago‐Sierra Colombia · #1,369,337 worldwide 37 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Luis Ceferino Franco Arbeláez Colombia · #1,379,781 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Miguel A. Becerra Colombia · #1,454,499 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Edilson Delgado‐Trejos Colombia · #1,497,611 worldwide 13 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano?

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

▲ 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. Sustainability34▲ 2.5×41 topics
  2. Education32▲ 3.3×31 topics
  3. Digital Marketing31▲ 13×2 topics
  4. Innovation28▲ 4.7×25 topics
  5. Small and Medium Enterprises27▲ 28×4 topics
  6. Renewable Energy27▲ 3.4×23 topics
  7. Urban Development26▲ 13×7 topics
  8. Machine Learning24▲ 1.35×43 topics
  9. Innovation Ecosystems24▲ 42×2 topics
  10. Social Responsibility24▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Economic Impact23▲ 7.0×3 topics
  12. Globalization Effects22▲ 57×2 topics
  13. Deep Learning22▲ 1.17×42 topics
  14. Psychopharmacology Education22▲ 60×1 topic
  15. Tourism Management22▲ 54×1 topic
  16. Knowledge Management20▲ 6.4×12 topics
  17. E-Learning18▲ 3.2×10 topics
  18. Educational Technology17▲ 2.6×16 topics
  19. Environmental Impact15▲ 1.60×26 topics
  20. Competitiveness14▲ 32×6 topics
  21. Technology13▲ 4.4×9 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration11▲ 6.1×5 topics
  23. Distance Learning11▲ 5.9×7 topics
  24. Informal Learning11▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Rural Development11▲ 5.5×7 topics
  26. Social Impact11▲ 4.8×10 topics
  27. Pedagogy10▲ 3.8×8 topics
  28. Power Electronics10▲ 5.3×6 topics
  29. Communication10▲ 5.6×9 topics
  30. Organizational Culture9▲ 4.2×7 topics
  31. Open Access9▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Educational Projects9▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Remote Learning9▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Digital Divide8▲ 5.8×5 topics
  35. Latin America7▲ 6.9×9 topics
  36. Online Education7▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. ICT7▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Energy Storage Systems7▲ 9.1×2 topics
  39. Smart Grid Applications7▲ 9.7×2 topics
  40. Digital Competence6▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Educational Innovations and Technology and Microgrid Control and Optimization.

Business, Innovation, an…22Business, Innovation, and Economy: 22 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…9E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 9 fractional worksEducational Innovations …6Educational Innovations and Technology: 6 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 6 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distribution: 5 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…5Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 5 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 4 fractional worksWater Resource Management and Quality: 4 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 4 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 4 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsComputer Science ApplicationsInformation SystemsControl and Systems Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 9 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 6 works
  4. 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 5 works
  7. 7 Regional Development and Innovation Development 4 works
  8. 8 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 4 works
  9. 9 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 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 available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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