Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
University · Quito · Ecuador

National Polytechnic School

In research, National Polytechnic School stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,634 of 10,670 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,153 of 4,417 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,309 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications (Control and Systems Engineering is 4.2× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#4,068
of 22,385 · #6,179 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#37
of 71
Research works
3.9k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%

What is National Polytechnic School 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,634 of 10,670 6.6%601 #4734
Computer ScienceField #1,153 of 4,417 9.7%161 #1852
EngineeringField #2,309 of 5,901 5.8%282 #2970
Social SciencesDomain #4,321 of 9,585 10.6%163 #5572
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,495 of 2,176 5.4%82 #2645
Social SciencesField #4,732 of 5,988 10.6%65 #5649

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Polytechnic School 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#4,734 #2,634
  2. Computer Science#1,852 #1,153
  3. Engineering#2,970 #2,309
  4. Social Sciences#5,572 #4,321
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,645 #1,495
  6. Social Sciences#5,649 #4,732
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does National Polytechnic School work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at National Polytechnic School is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Computer Science (19%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 645 fractional works · 68.6% of its workEngineering: 297 fractional works · 31.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 86 fractional works · 9.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 43 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 176 fractional works · 18.7% of its workInformation Systems: 49 fractional works · 5.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 33 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 32 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoftware: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 56 fractional works · 6.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 30 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 182 fractional works · 19.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 74 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 41 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 37 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 36 fractional works · 3.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 63 fractional works · 6.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 37 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 50 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKNationalPolytechnic…940fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences69%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences19%

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. Engineering29731.6%
    2. Computer Science17618.7%
    3. Environmental Science566.0%
    4. Materials Science303.2%
    5. Energy222.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences212.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy181.9%
    8. Mathematics121.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering60.7%
    10. Chemistry60.7%
    1. Social Sciences747.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance414.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting363.8%
    4. Decision Sciences141.5%
    5. Psychology141.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities30.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences374.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology171.8%
    3. Neuroscience80.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Medicine262.8%
    2. Health Professions192.0%
    3. Nursing40.5%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does National Polytechnic School specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 42.9 works4.2×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 32.3 works3.9×
← 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: 0.84× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.96× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.41× its world share, 176 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.57× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.11× its world share, 297 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 56 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.02× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 74 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy2.57×22 works
  2. Computer Science2.41×176 works
  3. Engineering2.11×297 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.02×40 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.96×6 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.59×14 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.45×21 works
  8. Environmental Science1.20×56 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.18×36 works
  10. Mathematics1.06×12 works
  11. Nursing0.97×4 works
  12. Materials Science0.91×30 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.84×38 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.84×18 works
  15. Health Professions0.77×19 works
  16. Social Sciences0.62×74 works
  17. Neuroscience0.49×8 works
  18. Psychology0.48×14 works
  19. Chemistry0.43×6 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×17 works
  21. Medicine0.15×26 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.12×3 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.09×1 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.05×0 works
  25. Veterinary0.05×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Polytechnic School?

Ranked on the quality score, David A. Donoso, Selene Báez and Leonardo Basile lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Polytechnic School.

  1. 1 David A. Donoso Ecuador · #203,495 worldwide 5.4k citations · 189 works
  2. 2 Selene Báez Ecuador · #210,811 worldwide 2.3k citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Leonardo Basile Ecuador · #603,745 worldwide 2.3k citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Jenny Ruales Ecuador · #972,347 worldwide 5k citations · 153 works
  5. 5 Rafael Soria Ecuador · #1,021,739 worldwide 1.6k citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Roberto Andrade Ecuador · #1,055,738 worldwide 1k citations · 70 works
  7. 7 M. J. Benitez Ecuador · #1,182,635 worldwide 1.2k citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Danny S. Guamán Ecuador · #1,373,932 worldwide 336 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Bernardo Beate Ecuador · #1,416,792 worldwide 1.5k citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Andrés Robalino-López Ecuador · #1,444,889 worldwide 623 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at National Polytechnic School

What are the most cited papers from National Polytechnic School?

The most cited paper from National Polytechnic School is "GPS constraints on continental deformation in the Africa‐Arabia‐Eurasia continental collision zone and implications for the dynamics of plate interactions" (Robert E. Reilinger et al., 2006), with 2,211 citations. Next come "Heavy metal water pollution: A fresh look about hazards, novel and conventional remediation methods" (1,237) and "Total phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacities of major fruits from Ecuador" (728).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 GPS constraints on continental deformation in the Africa‐Arabia‐Eurasia continental collision zone and implications for the dynamics of plate interactions Robert E. Reilinger et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access May 2006 2,211
2 Heavy metal water pollution: A fresh look about hazards, novel and conventional remediation methods Camilo Zamora‐Ledezma, Daniela Negrete-Bolagay, Freddy Figueroa et al. · Environmental Technology & Innovation 20 Mar 2021 1,237
3 Total phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacities of major fruits from Ecuador Catalina Vasco, Jenny Ruales, Afaf Kamal‐Eldin · Food Chemistry 27 Apr 2008 728
4 Control of a nonholonomic mobile robot using neural networks Rafael Fierro, Frank L. Lewis · IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks Jul 1998 721
5 Current state of glaciers in the tropical Andes: a multi-century perspective on glacier evolution and climate change Antoine Rabatel et al. · ˜The œcryosphere Open access 22 Jan 2013 674
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Polytechnic School?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Digital Marketing, Small and Medium Enterprises, Urban Development, Innovation Ecosystems and Social Responsibility.

▲ 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. Deep Learning72▲ 2.2×59 topics
  2. Machine Learning67▲ 2.1×65 topics
  3. Renewable Energy48▲ 3.5×32 topics
  4. Sustainability44▲ 1.92×54 topics
  5. Neural Networks36▲ 2.5×28 topics
  6. Climate Change34▲ 1.34×55 topics
  7. Digital Marketing31▲ 8.4×5 topics
  8. Environmental Impact30▲ 1.86×41 topics
  9. Innovation25▲ 2.6×20 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency25▲ 2.9×27 topics
  11. Small and Medium Enterprises25▲ 15×5 topics
  12. Urban Development24▲ 7.2×6 topics
  13. Innovation Ecosystems23▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Internet of Things22▲ 2.8×18 topics
  15. Social Responsibility22▲ 10×3 topics
  16. Globalization Effects22▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Economic Impact22▲ 4.4×2 topics
  18. Big Data22▲ 2.4×18 topics
  19. Psychopharmacology Education22▲ 37×1 topic
  20. Tourism Management22▲ 33×1 topic
  21. COVID-1921▲ 1.68×19 topics
  22. Knowledge Management21▲ 4.0×14 topics
  23. Security20▲ 3.2×17 topics
  24. IoT Security18▲ 6.2×3 topics
  25. Power Electronics17▲ 5.6×8 topics
  26. Optimization16▲ 3.8×14 topics
  27. Cybersecurity15▲ 6.5×4 topics
  28. Renewable Energy Integration15▲ 4.8×5 topics
  29. IoT13▲ 3.8×11 topics
  30. Anomaly Detection13▲ 4.9×4 topics
  31. Adaptive Control12▲ 9.9×6 topics
  32. Smart Grid Applications12▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Detection12▲ 4.6×9 topics
  34. Game Theory12▲ 7.2×4 topics
  35. 5G Networks11▲ 6.0×4 topics
  36. Human-Computer Interaction10▲ 6.2×4 topics
  37. Control Systems10▲ 6.0×7 topics
  38. Competitiveness10▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Stability Analysis10▲ 6.8×4 topics
  40. Behavioral Analysis10▲ 9.1×2 topics

Which research topics does National Polytechnic School publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques and Information and Cyber Security.

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 8 works
  3. 3 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 7 works
  4. 4 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 7 works
  5. 5 Power System Optimization and Stability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  7. 7 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 5 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 5 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 available52.0%not open48.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.7%domestic only62.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Polytechnic School's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower 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 National Polytechnic School as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0036% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%National Polytechnic School0.0027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Polytechnic School 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%National Polytechnic School14.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.0% in 2025.

Share National Polytechnic School's ranking

National Polytechnic School on Science Explorer

A card with National Polytechnic School'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 National Polytechnic School. Posts are plain text and can be reported.