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Oruro Technical University

In research, Oruro Technical University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,955 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,683
of 22,385 · #20,523 all time
Rank in Bolivia
#10
of 25
Research works
284
▲ 229% vs 2018-21
Citations
666
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
85%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Oruro Technical University

What is Oruro Technical University 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,955 of 9,585 7.8%87 #10743

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oruro Technical University 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 fields of science does Oruro Technical University work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Oruro Technical University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (36%), Environmental Science (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 96 fractional works · 53.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 65 fractional works · 36.2% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 9.1% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 49 fractional works · 27.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 22 fractional works · 12.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 7.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSoftware: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 22 fractional works · 12.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 19 fractional works · 10.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 6.7% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKOruro TechnicalUniversity179fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences54%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6536.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance126.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting105.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities52.8%
    5. Psychology31.9%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Environmental Science2212.2%
    2. Computer Science137.2%
    3. Engineering105.3%
    4. Energy21.3%
    5. Chemistry10.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    7. Materials Science10.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1910.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology20.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
    1. Health Professions63.1%
    2. Medicine63.1%
    3. Dentistry10.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.25× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.46× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.73× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.09× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.09×12 works
  2. Social Sciences2.86×65 works
  3. Environmental Science2.46×22 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.25×19 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.73×10 works
  6. Energy1.42×2 works
  7. Health Professions1.18×6 works
  8. Dentistry0.97×1 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.95×5 works
  10. Computer Science0.92×13 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.89×2 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.79×0 works
  13. Psychology0.62×3 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.53×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.53×1 works
  16. Engineering0.36×10 works
  17. Chemistry0.30×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×1 works
  19. Medicine0.16×6 works
  20. Materials Science0.12×1 works
  21. Neuroscience0.11×0 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Oruro Technical University?

Ranked on the quality score, Tetsuaki Miyamoto, Wilson Ángel Gutiérrez Rodríguez and Gerardo Zamora Echenique lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oruro Technical University.

  1. 1 Tetsuaki Miyamoto Bolivia · #4,344,293 worldwide 160 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Wilson Ángel Gutiérrez Rodríguez Bolivia · #4,418,405 worldwide 6 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Gerardo Zamora Echenique Bolivia · #5,025,352 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Marianela León Mendoza Bolivia · #5,327,008 worldwide 53 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Oruro Technical University

What are the most cited papers from Oruro Technical University?

The most cited paper from Oruro Technical University is "Simulating Yield Response of Quinoa to Water Availability with AquaCrop" (Sam Geerts, Dirk Raes, Magali Garcia et al., 2009), with 199 citations. Next come "Introducing deficit irrigation to stabilize yields of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)" (161) and "Design, synthesis, characterization and optimization of PTT-b-PEO copolymers: A new membrane material for CO2 separation" (96).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Simulating Yield Response of Quinoa to Water Availability with AquaCrop Sam Geerts, Dirk Raes, Magali Garcia et al. · Agronomy Journal 7 Apr 2009 199
2 Introducing deficit irrigation to stabilize yields of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Sam Geerts, Dirk Raes, Magali Garcia et al. · European Journal of Agronomy 3 Jan 2008 161
3 Design, synthesis, characterization and optimization of PTT-b-PEO copolymers: A new membrane material for CO2 separation Wilfredo Yave, Anna Szymczyk, Nancy Yave et al. · Journal of Membrane Science 7 Jul 2010 96
4 Thermochronometer record of central Andean Plateau growth, Bolivia (19.5°S) Jason B. Barnes, Todd Alan Ehlers, Nadine McQuarrie et al. · Tectonics 22 May 2008 96
5 Could deficit irrigation be a sustainable practice for quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) in the Southern Bolivian Altiplano? Sam Geerts, Dirk Raes, Magali Garcia et al. · Agricultural Water Management 19 Apr 2008 91
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Oruro Technical University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Education, Globalization, Latin America, Communication, Social Networks, Innovation and Competitiveness.

▲ 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. Sustainability22▲ 4.9×20 topics
  2. Globalization19▲ 5.5×26 topics
  3. Education19▲ 6.2×21 topics
  4. Latin America15▲ 44×11 topics
  5. Communication14▲ 24×8 topics
  6. Climate Change12▲ 2.5×17 topics
  7. Innovation12▲ 6.7×13 topics
  8. Social Networks12▲ 25×3 topics
  9. COVID-1912▲ 5.0×3 topics
  10. Sustainable Development11▲ 4.0×11 topics
  11. Competitiveness11▲ 77×6 topics
  12. Environmental Impact11▲ 3.5×10 topics
  13. Knowledge Management10▲ 11×7 topics
  14. Human Rights10▲ 5.6×5 topics
  15. Health Education10▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Public Policy10▲ 12×7 topics
  17. Social Responsibility10▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Community Participation10▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Innovation Ecosystems10▲ 52×2 topics
  20. Digital Media9▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Small and Medium Enterprises9▲ 29×3 topics
  22. Digital Marketing9▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Pandemic8▲ 4.7×2 topics
  24. Globalization Effects8▲ 64×2 topics
  25. Public Perception8▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Biodiversity8▲ 5.5×10 topics
  27. Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Economic Impact8▲ 7.9×1 topic
  29. Urban Development8▲ 12×1 topic
  30. Food Security7▲ 7.6×3 topics
  31. Media System7▲ 199×1 topic
  32. News Consumption7▲ 199×1 topic
  33. Environmental Health7▲ 52×2 topics
  34. Resource Management7▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Social Impact7▲ 9.7×7 topics
  36. Water Governance7▲ 412×1 topic
  37. Distance Learning6▲ 9.9×4 topics
  38. Rural Communities6▲ 62×2 topics
  39. Social Movements6▲ 11×8 topics
  40. Agroecology6▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Oruro Technical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Communication and COVID-19 Impact, Water Resource Management and Quality and Plant and soil sciences.

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 8 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 7 fractional worksWater Resource Managemen…7Water Resource Management and Quality: 7 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences6Plant and soil sciences: 6 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 3 fractional worksPublic Health and Enviro…3Public Health and Environmental Issues: 3 fractional worksLatin American Cultural Politics: 3 fractional worksScientific Research and Technology: 3 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsCommunicationWater Science and TechnologyGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  2. 2 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 7 works
  3. 3 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 7 works
  4. 4 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  5. 5 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 4 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 3 works
  7. 7 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  8. 8 Latin American Cultural Politics Anthropology 3 works
  9. 9 Scientific Research and Technology Computer Science Applications 3 works
  10. 10 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 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 available84.6%not open15.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Oruro Technical University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 229% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Oruro Technical University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00092% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Oruro Technical University0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Oruro Technical University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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