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Municipality of Medellín

In research, Municipality of Medellín stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,679 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,474 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,976
of 28,054 · #23,002 all time
Rank in Colombia
#94
of 173
Research works
879
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Municipality of Medellín 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,679 of 11,982 4.0%145 #15250
MedicineField #8,474 of 10,443 4.0%129 #14917

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Municipality of Medellín 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: 0.97× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.54× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.82× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.48× its world share, 129 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.79× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Municipality of Medellín?

Ranked on the composite score, Centro de Estudios de Opinión Ceo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Municipality of Medellín.

  1. 1 Centro de Estudios de Opinión Ceo Colombia · #353,299 worldwide 3 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Municipality of Medellín

Which keywords describe research at Municipality of Medellín?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Treatment, Risk Factors, Health Promotion, Diagnosis, Quality of Life and Nutrition.

▲ 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. Epidemiology29▲ 2.7×90 topics
  2. Public Health14▲ 3.7×36 topics
  3. Treatment13▲ 4.1×32 topics
  4. Risk Factors13▲ 4.3×25 topics
  5. Quality of Life10▲ 2.7×32 topics
  6. Diagnosis10▲ 4.0×25 topics
  7. Inflammation8▲ 1.51×31 topics
  8. Climate Change8◆ 1.13×33 topics
  9. Mental Health8▲ 1.92×17 topics
  10. Health Promotion7▲ 8.5×10 topics
  11. Nutrition7▲ 5.7×11 topics
  12. Management6▲ 3.0×14 topics
  13. Obesity6▲ 2.9×12 topics
  14. Clinical Trials6▲ 3.2×15 topics
  15. Autoantibodies5▲ 8.5×7 topics
  16. Latin America5▲ 10×13 topics
  17. Global Burden5▲ 3.5×9 topics
  18. Genetics5▲ 2.6×13 topics
  19. Physical Activity5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  20. Healthcare Access4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders4▲ 2.9×12 topics
  22. Prevalence4▲ 3.9×11 topics
  23. Chronic Diseases4▲ 6.1×5 topics
  24. Complications4▲ 2.9×13 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors4▲ 3.2×13 topics
  26. University Students4▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Educational Interventions3▲ 14×1 topic
  28. Healthy Lifestyles3▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Wound Healing3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  30. Inflammatory Cytokines3▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Endovascular Treatment3▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Healthcare Policy3▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Social Determinants3▲ 5.1×5 topics
  34. Thrombus Formation3▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Global Health3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  36. Medical Therapy3▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Medication Adherence3▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Occupational Health3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  39. COPD2▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Respiratory2▲ 9.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Municipality of Medellín publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Lifestyle Studies, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis and Public Health and Environmental Issues.

Health and Lifestyle Stu…3Health and Lifestyle Studies: 3 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…2Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 2 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 2 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 2 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 2 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 2 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…2Asthma and respiratory diseases: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies and practices: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineImmunologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 2 works
  4. 4 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  5. 5 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  6. 6 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 2 works
  9. 9 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available60.2%not open39.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Municipality of Medellín's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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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