Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
University · Bogotá · Colombia

La Gran Colombia University

In research, La Gran Colombia University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,959 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,008 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

ugc.edu.coROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#11,118
of 22,385 · #11,492 all time
Rank in Colombia
#101
of 169
Research works
679
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
1.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
La Gran Colombia University

What is La Gran Colombia University 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 #3,959 of 9,585 8.5%136 #4097
Social SciencesField #3,008 of 5,988 8.7%100 #2943

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where La Gran Colombia University 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 fields of science does La Gran Colombia University work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at La Gran Colombia University is in Social Sciences, 17% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (57%), Computer Science (7%), Arts and Humanities (7%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 149 fractional works · 77.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 110 fractional works · 57.2% of its workEducation: 27 fractional works · 14.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 20 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 7.9% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 6.4% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 5.0% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 6.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 16.8% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 7.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLa Gran ColombiaUniversity192fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences77%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences11057.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities136.5%
    3. Psychology94.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance94.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting84.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Computer Science147.1%
    2. Environmental Science94.6%
    3. Engineering52.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.1%
    5. Energy20.8%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences63.3%
    2. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Health Professions21.1%
    2. Medicine21.0%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Nursing00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.26× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.16× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.52× its world share, 110 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences4.52×110 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.26×13 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.16×9 works
  4. Psychology1.52×9 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.34×8 works
  6. Environmental Science0.93×9 works
  7. Computer Science0.92×14 works
  8. Energy0.91×2 works
  9. Dentistry0.71×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×6 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.68×2 works
  12. Health Professions0.43×2 works
  13. Engineering0.19×5 works
  14. Mathematics0.15×0 works
  15. Nursing0.09×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.05×0 works
  19. Medicine0.05×2 works

Who are the top researchers at La Gran Colombia University?

Ranked on the quality score, Miguel Fonseca Martínez, Laura Sofía Torres‐Valenzuela and Jesús E. Caldera Ynfante lead among researchers whose main affiliation is La Gran Colombia University.

  1. 1 Miguel Fonseca Martínez Colombia · #2,652,880 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Laura Sofía Torres‐Valenzuela Colombia · #2,715,624 worldwide 571 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Jesús E. Caldera Ynfante Colombia · #2,771,377 worldwide 74 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Mónica María Fuentes Mancipe Colombia · #3,523,820 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Andrés Cuesta Beleño Colombia · #3,865,888 worldwide 13 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Edwin García Salazar Colombia · #3,890,650 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Fabio Andrés Ribero Salazar Colombia · #3,896,787 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Claudio Ramírez Angarita Colombia · #3,949,298 worldwide 10 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Andrea Milena Guardia Hernández Colombia · #3,964,775 worldwide 11 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Vincenzo Caridi Colombia · #4,005,292 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at La Gran Colombia University

What are the most cited papers from La Gran Colombia University?

The most cited paper from La Gran Colombia University is "Green Solvents for the Extraction of High Added-Value Compounds from Agri-food Waste" (Laura Sofía Torres‐Valenzuela, Ana Ballesteros‐Gómez, Soledad Rubio, 2019), with 193 citations. Next come "The relationship between the normalized difference vegetation index, rainfall, and potential evapotranspiration in a banana plantation of Venezuela" (72) and "Valorization of spent coffee grounds by supramolecular solvent extraction" (70).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Green Solvents for the Extraction of High Added-Value Compounds from Agri-food Waste Laura Sofía Torres‐Valenzuela, Ana Ballesteros‐Gómez, Soledad Rubio · Food Engineering Reviews 25 Nov 2019 193
2 The relationship between the normalized difference vegetation index, rainfall, and potential evapotranspiration in a banana plantation of Venezuela Barlín Orlando Olivares, Franklin Paredes‐Trejo, Juan Carlos Rey et al. · Sains Tanah - Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology Open access 30 Jun 2021 72
3 Valorization of spent coffee grounds by supramolecular solvent extraction Laura Sofía Torres‐Valenzuela, Ana Ballesteros‐Gómez, Alejandra Sanin et al. · Separation and Purification Technology Open access Jul 2019 70
4 Characterization of spray drying microencapsulation of almond oil into taro starch spherical aggregates Javier Dario Hoyos-Leyva, Luís A. Bello‐Pérez, J.E. Agama-Acevedo et al. · LWT 25 Nov 2018 67
5 SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP: AN APPROACH FROM BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS Ismael Moya Clemente, Gabriela Ribes Giner, Joana Carolina Chaves-Vargas · Journal of Business Economics and Management Open access Feb 2021 65
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at La Gran Colombia University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Human Rights, Latin America, Innovation, Teacher Training, Sustainable Development and Knowledge 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-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. Education34▲ 10×27 topics
  2. Globalization26▲ 7.0×26 topics
  3. Human Rights25▲ 13×24 topics
  4. Latin America22▲ 61×13 topics
  5. Innovation15▲ 7.7×12 topics
  6. Sustainable Development15▲ 4.9×12 topics
  7. Teacher Training13▲ 11×9 topics
  8. Sustainability12▲ 2.5×19 topics
  9. Knowledge Management11▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Communication10▲ 17×7 topics
  11. Social Impact10▲ 13×7 topics
  12. Educational Technology10▲ 4.2×6 topics
  13. Digital Marketing9▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Technology9▲ 9.2×8 topics
  15. Inclusive Education9▲ 13×8 topics
  16. Colombia9▲ 275×2 topics
  17. Pedagogy9▲ 9.0×7 topics
  18. Digital Transformation8▲ 7.8×5 topics
  19. International Law8▲ 13×8 topics
  20. Small and Medium Enterprises8▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Distance Learning8▲ 12×4 topics
  22. History8▲ 5.7×10 topics
  23. Innovation Ecosystems8▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Urban Development8▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Qualitative Research8▲ 4.6×9 topics
  26. Public Policy7▲ 7.9×10 topics
  27. Social Inequality7▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Violence7▲ 25×6 topics
  29. Economic Impact7▲ 6.8×2 topics
  30. Social Responsibility7▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Urbanization7▲ 8.9×4 topics
  32. Psychopharmacology Education7▲ 57×1 topic
  33. Tourism Management7▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Criminal Justice7▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Social Rights7▲ 117×2 topics
  36. Judicial Review7▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Community Participation6▲ 9.1×4 topics
  38. Digitalization6▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Social Networks6▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Responsibility6▲ 73×3 topics

Which research topics does La Gran Colombia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Latin American Urban Studies, Comparative International Legal Studies and Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies.

Business, Innovation, an…7Business, Innovation, and Economy: 7 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…6Latin American Urban Studies: 6 fractional worksComparative International Legal Studies: 5 fractional worksComparative constitution…5Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 5 fractional worksHistory and Politics in …5History and Politics in Latin America: 5 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 4 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 4 fractional worksSocial Skills and Educat…4Social Skills and Education: 4 fractional worksTechnology in Education and Healthcare: 4 fractional worksKnowledge Societies in the 21st Century: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsUrban StudiesPolitical Science and International RelationsDemography3 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  2. 2 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 6 works
  3. 3 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  5. 5 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 5 works
  6. 6 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 4 works
  7. 7 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Social Skills and Education Education 4 works
  9. 9 Technology in Education and Healthcare Education 4 works
  10. 10 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 3 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 available75.7%not open24.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has La Gran Colombia University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 La Gran Colombia University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00072% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%La Gran Colombia University0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of La Gran Colombia University 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025La Gran Colombia University6.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 2019.

Other research institutions in Bogotá

All research institutions in Bogotá

Share La Gran Colombia University's ranking

La Gran Colombia University on Science Explorer

A card with La Gran Colombia University's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about La Gran Colombia University. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.