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Metropolitan University

In research, Metropolitan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,163 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,440 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#8,985
of 22,385 · #11,773 all time
Rank in Venezuela
#12
of 29
Research works
630
▲ 481% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%

What is Metropolitan 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 #6,163 of 9,585 4.2%88 #5506
Physical SciencesDomain #9,440 of 10,670 3.2%75 #10179

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Metropolitan 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 Metropolitan University work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Metropolitan University is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (17%), Engineering (14%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 106 fractional works · 38.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 53 fractional works · 19.5% of its workEducation: 17 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 19 fractional works · 6.9% of its workAccounting: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 89 fractional works · 32.6% of its workEngineering: 39 fractional works · 14.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 4.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 53 fractional works · 19.4% of its workMedicine: 46 fractional works · 16.8% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 9.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMetropolitanUniversity273fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences39%

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 Sciences5319.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting196.9%
    3. Psychology134.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance103.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities72.7%
    6. Decision Sciences31.1%
    1. Engineering3914.1%
    2. Computer Science145.0%
    3. Environmental Science134.6%
    4. Materials Science82.8%
    5. Mathematics41.4%
    6. Chemistry41.3%
    7. Energy41.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy31.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine4616.8%
    2. Health Professions51.8%
    3. Veterinary10.4%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Nursing10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences103.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology93.3%
    3. Neuroscience31.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
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: 0.80× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.70× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.15× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.73× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary2.70×1 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.15×19 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.08×2 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.73×10 works
  5. Psychology1.61×13 works
  6. Social Sciences1.54×53 works
  7. Energy1.45×4 works
  8. Mathematics1.22×4 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.09×3 works
  10. Engineering0.94×38 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.94×7 works
  12. Environmental Science0.93×13 works
  13. Medicine0.87×46 works
  14. Chemistry0.86×4 works
  15. Materials Science0.81×8 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.80×10 works
  17. Health Professions0.68×5 works
  18. Neuroscience0.67×3 works
  19. Computer Science0.64×14 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×9 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.53×3 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.44×2 works
  23. Dentistry0.44×1 works
  24. Nursing0.44×1 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.23×1 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Metropolitan University?

Ranked on the quality score, Diego De Jesús García-Álvarez, Carluys Suescum Coelho and Car-Emyr Suescum Coelho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metropolitan University.

  1. 1 Diego De Jesús García-Álvarez Venezuela · #1,703,694 worldwide 467 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Carluys Suescum Coelho Venezuela · #2,919,882 worldwide 19 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Car-Emyr Suescum Coelho Venezuela · #3,139,886 worldwide 17 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Carmen Sáinz Venezuela · #3,732,628 worldwide 338 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 María J. García G. Venezuela · #3,869,344 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 María Elena del Valle Mejías Venezuela · #3,959,020 worldwide 34 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 José G. Hernández R. Venezuela · #3,974,254 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Mendoza Rodríguez Venezuela · #4,024,386 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Leslie Borjas de Xena Venezuela · #4,052,278 worldwide 99 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Pedro Teppa-Garrán Venezuela · #4,306,514 worldwide 76 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Metropolitan University

What are the most cited papers from Metropolitan University?

The most cited paper from Metropolitan University is "Updated Global and Oceanic Mercury Budgets for the United Nations Global Mercury Assessment 2018" (P.M. Outridge, Robert P. Mason, Fei Wang et al., 2018), with 449 citations. Next come "Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases 2022" (303) and "Atomic data from the IRON Project" (203).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Updated Global and Oceanic Mercury Budgets for the United Nations Global Mercury Assessment 2018 P.M. Outridge, Robert P. Mason, Fei Wang et al. · Environmental Science & Technology 18 Sep 2018 449
2 Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases 2022 Tomonori Okamura et al. · Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Open access 18 Dec 2023 303
3 Atomic data from the IRON Project M. E. Galavís, Claudio Mendoza, Claude J. Zeippen · Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series Open access May 1997 203
4 A combined ANP-delphi approach to evaluate sustainable tourism Mónica García‐Melón, Tomás Gómez‐Navarro, Silvia Acuña‐Dutra · Environmental Impact Assessment Review Open access 7 Jan 2012 136
5 Eco-efficiency in the SMEs of Venezuela. Current status and future perspectives María B. Fernández-Viñé, Tomás Gómez‐Navarro, Salvador F. Capuz-Rizo · Journal of Cleaner Production Open access 7 Jan 2010 109
All 56 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Metropolitan University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Competitiveness, Sustainability, Innovation, Social Responsibility, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing and Organizational Culture.

▲ 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. Education21▲ 4.5×24 topics
  2. Sustainability17▲ 2.5×31 topics
  3. Competitiveness15▲ 68×6 topics
  4. Innovation12▲ 4.2×13 topics
  5. Globalization11▲ 2.0×19 topics
  6. Mental Health9▲ 2.4×15 topics
  7. Social Responsibility9▲ 14×3 topics
  8. Digital Marketing8▲ 7.1×3 topics
  9. Small and Medium Enterprises7▲ 15×3 topics
  10. Organizational Culture7▲ 6.9×4 topics
  11. Teacher Training7▲ 4.1×7 topics
  12. Communication7▲ 7.8×8 topics
  13. History6▲ 3.4×11 topics
  14. Knowledge Management6▲ 4.3×8 topics
  15. Innovation Ecosystems6▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Qualitative Research6▲ 2.7×8 topics
  17. Economic Impact6▲ 4.1×3 topics
  18. Gender6▲ 3.9×13 topics
  19. Social Sciences6▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Urban Development6▲ 6.0×3 topics
  21. Leadership6▲ 4.3×2 topics
  22. Psychopharmacology Education6▲ 33×1 topic
  23. Tourism Management6▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Pedagogy6▲ 4.0×5 topics
  25. Decision Making5▲ 6.8×5 topics
  26. Literature5▲ 3.6×9 topics
  27. Risk Assessment5▲ 3.0×4 topics
  28. Resilience5▲ 3.8×6 topics
  29. Latin America5▲ 9.4×12 topics
  30. Financial Reporting5▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Coping Strategies5▲ 6.6×6 topics
  32. Organizational Performance5▲ 6.5×2 topics
  33. Financial Analysis4▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Productivity Indicators4▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Epistemology4▲ 51×3 topics
  36. Corporate Social Responsibility4▲ 8.7×6 topics
  37. Society4▲ 6.9×6 topics
  38. Methodology4▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Sociology4▲ 9.2×1 topic
  40. Violence3▲ 8.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Metropolitan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Business, Education, Mathematics Research, Educational theories and practices and Education and Teacher Training.

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  2. 2 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 4 works
  3. 3 Educational theories and practices Education 4 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 3 works
  5. 5 Organizational Management and Innovation Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  6. 6 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  7. 7 Accounting and Financial Management Accounting 3 works
  8. 8 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 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 available54.8%not open45.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.1%domestic only70.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Metropolitan University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 481% 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 Metropolitan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Metropolitan University0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Metropolitan 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Metropolitan University4.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.1% in 2011.

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