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Politecnica Salesiana University

In research, Politecnica Salesiana University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,578 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,043 of 6,365 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,637 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications, Communication and Automotive Engineering — Computer Science Applications is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,984
of 28,054 · #15,226 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#19
of 71
Research works
4k
▲ 122% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Politecnica Salesiana University 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 #2,578 of 10,521 19.7%471 #4759
Social SciencesField #2,043 of 6,365 20.8%248 #3450
EngineeringField #2,637 of 6,636 8.6%427 #4180
EducationSubfield #837 of 1,892 26.8%94 #1555
Computer ScienceField #2,077 of 4,667 22.3%233 #3280
Information SystemsSubfield #638 of 1,291 26.0%73 #1269
Physical SciencesDomain #6,855 of 12,888 12.8%814 #11400
PsychologyField #1,197 of 2,181 22.2%61 #2140
Health SciencesDomain #8,006 of 11,982 10.6%131 #14657
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,844 of 2,318 4.5%135 #3079

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Politecnica Salesiana 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 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#4,759 #2,578
  2. Social Sciences#3,450 #2,043
  3. Engineering#4,180 #2,637
  4. Education#1,555 #837
  5. Computer Science#3,280 #2,077
  6. Information Systems#1,269 #638
  7. Physical Sciences#11,400 #6,855
  8. Psychology#2,140 #1,197
  9. Health Sciences#14,657 #8,006
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#3,079 #1,844
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 Politecnica Salesiana University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 37.7 works10×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 28.9 works7.0×
  3. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 36.5 works4.5×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 51 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.99× its world share, 233 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.10× its world share, 43 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.89× its world share, 427 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.25× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 84 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.40× its world share, 68 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.00× its world share, 65 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 248 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Politecnica Salesiana University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ángel Torres-Toukoumidis, Segundo Moisés Toapanta Toapanta and Juan Carlos Ortiz Pradillo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Politecnica Salesiana University.

  1. 1 Ángel Torres-Toukoumidis Ecuador · #447,847 worldwide 30 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Segundo Moisés Toapanta Toapanta Ecuador · #451,982 worldwide 21 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Juan Carlos Ortiz Pradillo Ecuador · #502,178 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Mariela Cerrada Ecuador · #604,143 worldwide 121 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Diego Cabrera Ecuador · #629,534 worldwide 87 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 René–Vinicio Sánchez Ecuador · #636,058 worldwide 114 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Luis Serpa-Andrade Ecuador · #955,640 worldwide 8 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Gustavo Caiza Ecuador · #992,387 worldwide 41 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Mónica Huerta Ecuador · #1,041,979 worldwide 43 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Vladimir Robles-Bykbaev Ecuador · #1,070,137 worldwide 38 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Politecnica Salesiana University

Which keywords describe research at Politecnica Salesiana University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Digital Marketing, Renewable Energy, Small and Medium Enterprises, Machine Learning, 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 2022–2025 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. Education110▲ 4.3×41 topics
  2. Machine Learning109▲ 2.2×58 topics
  3. Deep Learning98▲ 1.90×59 topics
  4. Renewable Energy95▲ 4.4×34 topics
  5. Sustainability76▲ 2.1×46 topics
  6. Digital Marketing74▲ 12×4 topics
  7. E-Learning69▲ 4.6×9 topics
  8. Innovation64▲ 4.0×28 topics
  9. Small and Medium Enterprises64▲ 24×4 topics
  10. COVID-1960▲ 2.9×14 topics
  11. Educational Technology59▲ 3.3×26 topics
  12. Urban Development57▲ 10×4 topics
  13. Innovation Ecosystems56▲ 36×2 topics
  14. Economic Impact56▲ 6.3×5 topics
  15. Social Responsibility55▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Pedagogy54▲ 7.3×11 topics
  17. Psychopharmacology Education54▲ 53×1 topic
  18. Tourism Management54▲ 48×1 topic
  19. Neural Networks50▲ 2.2×26 topics
  20. Environmental Impact50▲ 1.96×32 topics
  21. Distance Learning47▲ 9.2×6 topics
  22. Digital Divide43▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Knowledge Management41▲ 5.0×13 topics
  24. Competitiveness41▲ 34×6 topics
  25. Online Education40▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Digital Competence39▲ 29×3 topics
  27. Smart Grid38▲ 6.7×8 topics
  28. ICT38▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Virtual Teaching38▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Communication36▲ 7.8×10 topics
  31. Renewable Energy Integration36▲ 7.1×5 topics
  32. Technology32▲ 4.1×13 topics
  33. Teacher Training31▲ 3.3×12 topics
  34. Social Networks28▲ 7.0×6 topics
  35. Inclusive Education28▲ 5.3×10 topics
  36. Power Electronics26▲ 5.3×8 topics
  37. Informal Learning26▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Student Performance22▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Latin America21▲ 7.2×14 topics
  40. Digital Media20▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Politecnica Salesiana University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Education and Teacher Training.

Business, Innovation, an…54Business, Innovation, and Economy: 54 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 38 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 20 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 19 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 18 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…16Smart Grid Energy Management: 16 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 15 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 14 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 12 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 12 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 54 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 38 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 20 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 19 works
  5. 5 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 18 works
  6. 6 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  7. 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 15 works
  8. 8 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 14 works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 12 works
  10. 10 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 12 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 available61.9%not open38.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Politecnica Salesiana University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 122% 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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