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National Polytechnic School

In research, National Polytechnic School stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,634 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,083 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,135 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications — Control and Systems Engineering is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,247
of 28,054 · #7,708 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#22
of 71
Research works
3.9k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is National Polytechnic School 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 #4,634 of 10,521 18.4%163 #4977
Physical SciencesDomain #6,083 of 12,888 11.1%601 #5183
EngineeringField #3,135 of 6,636 7.8%282 #3565
Computer ScienceField #2,240 of 4,667 19.7%161 #2942
Social SciencesField #3,929 of 6,365 17.7%65 #3180
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,112 of 2,318 4.8%82 #3109

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 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#4,977 #4,634
  2. Physical Sciences#5,183 #6,083
  3. Engineering#3,565 #3,135
  4. Computer Science#2,942 #2,240
  5. Social Sciences#3,180 #3,929
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#3,109 #2,112
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 Polytechnic School specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 40.8 works4.4×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 30.8 works4.0×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 33 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.09× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.39× its world share, 161 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.55× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.18× its world share, 282 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.15× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Polytechnic School?

Ranked on the composite score, Jenny Ruales, David A. Donoso and Sandra Sánchez-Gordón lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Polytechnic School.

  1. 1 Jenny Ruales Ecuador · #111,764 worldwide 205 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 David A. Donoso Ecuador · #187,813 worldwide 157 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Sandra Sánchez-Gordón Ecuador · #450,244 worldwide 54 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Luis Enrique Mafla Gallegos Ecuador · #466,849 worldwide 18 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Gabriel Salazar Ecuador · #542,567 worldwide 16 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Roberto Andrade Ecuador · #604,544 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Danilo Chávez Ecuador · #617,602 worldwide 50 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Óscar Camacho Ecuador · #653,669 worldwide 162 citations · 72 works
  9. 9 Sang Guun Yoo Ecuador · #654,643 worldwide 69 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Ángel Leonardo Valdivieso Caraguay Ecuador · #752,617 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at National Polytechnic School

Which keywords describe research at National Polytechnic School?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Renewable Energy, Machine Learning, Digital Marketing, Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation Ecosystems, Urban Development 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 2022–2025 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. Deep Learning69▲ 2.3×56 topics
  2. Machine Learning60▲ 2.1×62 topics
  3. Renewable Energy45▲ 3.6×32 topics
  4. Sustainability41▲ 1.93×51 topics
  5. Neural Networks35▲ 2.6×26 topics
  6. Climate Change32▲ 1.35×54 topics
  7. Digital Marketing30▲ 8.2×5 topics
  8. Environmental Impact28▲ 1.89×38 topics
  9. Innovation24▲ 2.7×20 topics
  10. Small and Medium Enterprises24▲ 16×4 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency24▲ 2.9×27 topics
  12. Urban Development23▲ 7.2×6 topics
  13. Innovation Ecosystems22▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Social Responsibility22▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Internet of Things22▲ 2.9×18 topics
  16. Economic Impact21▲ 4.3×2 topics
  17. Globalization Effects21▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Psychopharmacology Education21▲ 37×1 topic
  19. Tourism Management21▲ 33×1 topic
  20. COVID-1920▲ 1.70×18 topics
  21. Knowledge Management20▲ 4.1×13 topics
  22. Big Data18▲ 2.3×18 topics
  23. Security18▲ 3.2×16 topics
  24. IoT Security17▲ 6.3×3 topics
  25. Power Electronics16▲ 5.4×8 topics
  26. Optimization15▲ 3.7×14 topics
  27. Renewable Energy Integration14▲ 4.8×5 topics
  28. Adaptive Control12▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Anomaly Detection12▲ 4.8×4 topics
  30. IoT12▲ 3.8×11 topics
  31. Cybersecurity12▲ 5.8×4 topics
  32. Smart Grid Applications12▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Detection12▲ 4.5×9 topics
  34. 5G Networks11▲ 6.4×4 topics
  35. Control Systems10▲ 6.2×7 topics
  36. Stability Analysis10▲ 7.0×4 topics
  37. Human-Computer Interaction9▲ 6.3×4 topics
  38. Behavioral Analysis9▲ 9.1×2 topics
  39. Short-Term Forecasting9▲ 7.5×2 topics
  40. Competitiveness9▲ 13×5 topics

Which research topics does National Polytechnic School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques and Power System Optimization and Stability.

Business, Innovation, an…21Business, Innovation, and Economy: 21 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 6 fractional worksPower System Optimizatio…6Power System Optimization and Stability: 6 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 6 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Forecasting: 6 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…5Microgrid Control and Optimization: 5 fractional worksOccupational Health and …5Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 5 fractional worksEducational Innovations …5Educational Innovations and Technology: 5 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…5Information and Cyber Security: 5 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsComputer Science ApplicationsSignal ProcessingElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 21 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 8 works
  3. 3 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 6 works
  4. 4 Power System Optimization and Stability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  6. 6 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 5 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 5 works
  10. 10 Information and Cyber Security 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Polytechnic School's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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.

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.