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Ministerio de Educación y Cultura

In research, Ministerio de Educación y Cultura stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,654 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,272 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,722
of 28,054 · #27,630 all time
Rank in Uruguay
#11
of 17
Research works
866
▲ 103% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Ministerio de Educación y Cultura 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 #7,654 of 10,521 8.6%126 #8548
Social SciencesField #5,272 of 6,365 7.9%84 #5620

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministerio de Educación y Cultura 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).

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: 1.20× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.35× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.41× its world share, 84 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministerio de Educación y Cultura?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Educational Technology, Innovation, Pedagogy, Cultural Heritage, E-Learning, Inclusive Education and Teacher Training.

▲ 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. Education31▲ 9.3×39 topics
  2. Educational Technology16▲ 6.8×19 topics
  3. Globalization14▲ 3.7×28 topics
  4. Innovation13▲ 6.6×14 topics
  5. E-Learning13▲ 6.5×5 topics
  6. Pedagogy12▲ 12×9 topics
  7. Cultural Heritage12▲ 11×15 topics
  8. Sustainability12▲ 2.4×22 topics
  9. Inclusive Education11▲ 16×9 topics
  10. Teacher Training10▲ 8.3×14 topics
  11. Distance Learning9▲ 14×6 topics
  12. Latin America9▲ 24×13 topics
  13. COVID-198▲ 3.1×5 topics
  14. Gender8▲ 7.3×11 topics
  15. History7▲ 5.5×13 topics
  16. ICT7▲ 28×1 topic
  17. Literature7▲ 6.8×10 topics
  18. Virtual Teaching7▲ 67×1 topic
  19. Public Policy7▲ 7.5×11 topics
  20. Communication7▲ 12×8 topics
  21. Knowledge Management7▲ 6.4×11 topics
  22. Identity7▲ 4.7×14 topics
  23. Gender Differences7▲ 9.1×3 topics
  24. Environmental Education6▲ 21×8 topics
  25. Social Work6▲ 46×2 topics
  26. Migrant Integration6▲ 82×2 topics
  27. Digital Marketing6▲ 7.2×3 topics
  28. Participation6▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Welfare State6▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Ethical Challenges6▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Social Inequality6▲ 11×8 topics
  32. Community Intervention6▲ 91×1 topic
  33. Informal Learning6▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Third Sector6▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Colonialism6▲ 6.0×7 topics
  36. Social Sciences6▲ 20×7 topics
  37. Community Engagement5▲ 8.0×10 topics
  38. Community Participation5▲ 7.1×9 topics
  39. Educational Leadership5▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Teacher Development5▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Ministerio de Educación y Cultura publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Innovations and Technology, Social Sciences and Policies, Education and Teacher Training and Archaeology and Cultural Heritage.

Educational Innovations and Technology: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 6 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…4Education and Teacher Training: 4 fractional worksArchaeology and Cultural…4Archaeology and Cultural Heritage: 4 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 4 fractional worksGender and Feminist Studies: 3 fractional worksEducational Practices an…3Educational Practices and Policies: 3 fractional worksEducational methodologies and cognitive development: 2 fractional worksHigher Education and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksEducational theories and practices: 2 fractional works
Information SystemsGeneral Social SciencesEducationCultural Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 7 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 6 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 4 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 4 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 4 works
  6. 6 Gender and Feminist Studies Gender Studies 3 works
  7. 7 Educational Practices and Policies Education 3 works
  8. 8 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 2 works
  10. 10 Educational theories and practices Education 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 available79.9%not open20.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.8%domestic only49.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministerio de Educación y Cultura's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 103% 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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