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National Autonomous University of Nicaragua

In research, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,676 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,556 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,767 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Computer Science Applications is 10.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,916
of 28,054 · #20,682 all time
Rank in Nicaragua
#2
of 11
Research works
2.2k
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is National Autonomous University of Nicaragua 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 #3,676 of 10,521 7.7%454 #6781
Social SciencesField #3,556 of 6,365 9.0%282 #6147
Health SciencesDomain #7,767 of 11,982 4.6%131 #14266
Health ProfessionsField #1,342 of 1,928 6.5%62 #3336
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,384 of 3,409 9.3%81 #4327
EducationSubfield #1,460 of 1,892 10.8%115 #2445
Life SciencesDomain #6,894 of 7,800 8.6%95 #11859
Physical SciencesDomain #12,150 of 12,888 5.3%159 #18431
Computer ScienceField #4,444 of 4,667 9.4%65 #5857
MedicineField #10,249 of 10,443 2.9%64 #15726

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Autonomous University of Nicaragua 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. Social Sciences#6,781 #3,676
  2. Social Sciences#6,147 #3,556
  3. Health Sciences#14,266 #7,767
  4. Health Professions#3,336 #1,342
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,327 #2,384
  6. Education#2,445 #1,460
  7. Life Sciences#11,859 #6,894
  8. Physical Sciences#18,431 #12,150
  9. Computer Science#5,857 #4,444
  10. Medicine#15,726 #10,249
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.

What does National Autonomous University of Nicaragua specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 10.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 21.3 works10×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 31.5 works8.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 2.04× its world share, 81 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 65 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 58 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.79× its world share, 62 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.26× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.79× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.41× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 282 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at National Autonomous University of Nicaragua?

Ranked on the composite score, Beverly Castillo Herrera, Miguel Ángel Almendros González and Cliffor Jerry Herrera Castrillo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Autonomous University of Nicaragua.

  1. 1 Beverly Castillo Herrera Nicaragua · #335,483 worldwide 2 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Miguel Ángel Almendros González Nicaragua · #380,474 worldwide 5 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Cliffor Jerry Herrera Castrillo Nicaragua · #708,011 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Aurora Aragón Nicaragua · #813,114 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Carlos Alberto Zúniga-González Nicaragua · #876,178 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Miguel Sánchez Nicaragua · #1,269,483 worldwide 3 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at National Autonomous University of Nicaragua

Which keywords describe research at National Autonomous University of Nicaragua?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Teacher Training, Sustainability, Educational Technology, Digital Marketing, Globalization and Health Promotion.

▲ 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. Education130▲ 9.0×29 topics
  2. Innovation93▲ 11×19 topics
  3. Sustainability74▲ 3.6×36 topics
  4. Globalization63▲ 3.8×36 topics
  5. Educational Technology58▲ 5.8×11 topics
  6. Teacher Training54▲ 10×11 topics
  7. Public Health54▲ 4.4×30 topics
  8. Climate Change51▲ 2.3×44 topics
  9. Sustainable Development48▲ 3.6×20 topics
  10. Digital Marketing46▲ 13×2 topics
  11. E-Learning46▲ 5.4×7 topics
  12. Health Promotion44▲ 17×8 topics
  13. Knowledge Management44▲ 9.5×8 topics
  14. Competitiveness44▲ 65×6 topics
  15. Small and Medium Enterprises42▲ 29×4 topics
  16. Pedagogy40▲ 9.8×9 topics
  17. Rural Development40▲ 14×10 topics
  18. Social Responsibility38▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Urban Development36▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Social Impact35▲ 11×9 topics
  21. Innovation Ecosystems34▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Economic Impact33▲ 6.9×4 topics
  23. Latin America33▲ 21×17 topics
  24. Psychopharmacology Education31▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Tourism Management31▲ 50×1 topic
  26. Public Policy31▲ 7.5×9 topics
  27. Food Security30▲ 6.5×11 topics
  28. Community Participation29▲ 9.2×8 topics
  29. Organizational Culture28▲ 8.6×6 topics
  30. Inclusive Education28▲ 9.4×9 topics
  31. Technology27▲ 6.2×10 topics
  32. Distance Learning27▲ 9.6×5 topics
  33. Occupational Health27▲ 28×4 topics
  34. Nutrition26▲ 7.0×9 topics
  35. Research26▲ 25×5 topics
  36. Student Achievement25▲ 36×2 topics
  37. Informal Learning25▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Digital Divide23▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Communication23▲ 8.9×9 topics
  40. Environmental Education23▲ 18×6 topics

Which research topics does National Autonomous University of Nicaragua publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Education and Teacher Training, Educational Innovations and Technology and Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation.

Business, Innovation, an…31Business, Innovation, and Economy: 31 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…22Education and Teacher Training: 22 fractional worksEducational Innovations …22Educational Innovations and Technology: 22 fractional worksHigher Education Teachin…19Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 19 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 18 fractional worksEducational methodologies and cognitive development: 16 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…15E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 15 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 14 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 14 fractional worksKnowledge Societies in t…13Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century: 13 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsEducationInformation SystemsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 31 works
  2. 2 Education and Teacher Training Education 22 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 22 works
  4. 4 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 19 works
  5. 5 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 18 works
  6. 6 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 16 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 15 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 14 works
  9. 9 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 works
  10. 10 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 13 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 available87.2%not open12.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Autonomous University of Nicaragua's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.