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Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

In research, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,448 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,199 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,087 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,864
of 28,054 · #13,117 all time
Rank in Puerto Rico
#9
of 18
Research works
3.1k
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico 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 #7,448 of 10,521 5.2%326 #4217
Physical SciencesDomain #10,199 of 12,888 3.3%238 #9453
Social SciencesField #5,087 of 6,365 4.7%200 #3064
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,279 of 3,409 2.0%72 #4011
Life SciencesDomain #7,568 of 7,800 2.8%91 #12420
EngineeringField #6,444 of 6,636 3.5%81 #6593

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico 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#4,217 #7,448
  2. Physical Sciences#9,453 #10,199
  3. Social Sciences#3,064 #5,087
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,011 #3,279
  5. Life Sciences#12,420 #7,568
  6. Engineering#6,593 #6,444
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.

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: 2.14× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 58 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.47× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 80 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.49× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.80× its world share, 41 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.02× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 200 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico?

Ranked on the composite score, Josep Muntañola i Thornberg, Rosa María Pardo Sanz and Juan Pablo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.

  1. 1 Josep Muntañola i Thornberg Puerto Rico · #288,758 worldwide 7 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Rosa María Pardo Sanz Puerto Rico · #380,325 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Juan Pablo Puerto Rico · #613,902 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 J. Frouws Puerto Rico · #664,560 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Montserrat Moix Bergadà Puerto Rico · #1,053,680 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Manuel Agustí Fonfría Puerto Rico · #1,124,550 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Kay Berkling Puerto Rico · #1,286,206 worldwide 37 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Enrique Rocha‐Rangel Puerto Rico · #1,590,711 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Which keywords describe research at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Sustainability, Globalization, Innovation, Rural Development, Digital Marketing, E-Learning and Latin America.

▲ 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. Education64▲ 5.2×46 topics
  2. Sustainability60▲ 3.5×60 topics
  3. Globalization53▲ 3.8×51 topics
  4. Innovation41▲ 5.5×26 topics
  5. E-Learning37▲ 5.1×14 topics
  6. Rural Development32▲ 13×12 topics
  7. Digital Marketing31▲ 10×3 topics
  8. Latin America29▲ 22×14 topics
  9. Sustainable Development29▲ 2.6×37 topics
  10. Environmental Impact28▲ 2.3×36 topics
  11. Knowledge Management27▲ 6.9×14 topics
  12. Public Health27▲ 2.6×27 topics
  13. Urban Development27▲ 10×10 topics
  14. Educational Technology26▲ 3.1×25 topics
  15. Nutrition25▲ 7.8×14 topics
  16. Small and Medium Enterprises24▲ 19×6 topics
  17. Pedagogy23▲ 6.6×11 topics
  18. Economic Impact23▲ 5.5×7 topics
  19. Social Responsibility23▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Community Participation22▲ 8.2×13 topics
  21. Teacher Training21▲ 4.8×13 topics
  22. Distance Learning21▲ 8.6×8 topics
  23. Innovation Ecosystems20▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Agriculture20▲ 7.1×8 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage19▲ 5.0×18 topics
  26. Globalization Effects19▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Psychopharmacology Education19▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Tourism Management19▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Public Policy19▲ 5.4×21 topics
  30. Competitiveness18▲ 32×6 topics
  31. Social Impact18▲ 6.2×12 topics
  32. Sustainable Agriculture18▲ 7.7×8 topics
  33. Inclusive Education17▲ 6.7×11 topics
  34. Digital Competence16▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Digital Divide16▲ 8.5×3 topics
  36. ICT16▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Online Education16▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Social Inequality16▲ 8.2×8 topics
  39. Policy16▲ 10.0×7 topics
  40. Virtual Teaching15▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Latin American Urban Studies and Agricultural and Food Production Studies.

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 19 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 15 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…14Latin American Urban Studies: 14 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Pr…12Agricultural and Food Production Studies: 12 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 9 fractional worksSocial impacts of COVID-19: 9 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…9Education and Teacher Training: 9 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 8 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences7Plant and soil sciences: 7 fractional worksKnowledge Societies in the 21st Century: 6 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsUrban StudiesFood Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 19 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 15 works
  3. 3 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 14 works
  4. 4 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 12 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 9 works
  6. 6 Social impacts of COVID-19 Safety Research 9 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 9 works
  8. 8 Regional Development and Innovation Development 8 works
  9. 9 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 works
  10. 10 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 6 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 available71.9%not open28.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.8%domestic only48.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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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