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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

In research, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador stands highest in Law (#60 of 431 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,545 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,157 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, General Social Sciences and Computer Science Applications — Law is 12.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,490
of 28,054 · #10,944 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#9
of 71
Research works
6k
▲ 226% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador 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
LawSubfield #60 of 431 22.3%171 #389
Social SciencesDomain #1,545 of 10,521 17.0%1,300 #3276
Social SciencesField #1,157 of 6,365 17.8%767 #2342
Health SciencesDomain #2,426 of 11,982 7.6%529 #6216
EducationSubfield #606 of 1,892 20.7%210 #1120
Arts and HumanitiesField #769 of 1,998 17.5%73 #1956
Health ProfessionsField #761 of 1,928 10.5%164 #2174
Physical SciencesDomain #5,973 of 12,888 15.4%448 #11834
MedicineField #5,044 of 10,443 6.1%346 #9607
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #941 of 1,775 17.5%169 #2071

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador 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. Law#389 #60
  2. Social Sciences#3,276 #1,545
  3. Social Sciences#2,342 #1,157
  4. Health Sciences#6,216 #2,426
  5. Education#1,120 #606
  6. Arts and Humanities#1,956 #769
  7. Health Professions#2,174 #761
  8. Physical Sciences#11,834 #5,973
  9. Medicine#9,607 #5,044
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,071 #941
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 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 171.4 works12×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 27.3 works10×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 37.4 works6.2×
  4. CommunicationSubfield · 38.5 works5.8×
  5. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 55.8 works4.8×
← 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: 0.82× its world share, 95 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 185 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 116 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.55× its world share, 164 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 346 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 73 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.70× its world share, 134 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.23× its world share, 169 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 150 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.48× its world share, 767 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador?

Ranked on the composite score, Fernando Lara Lara, José Sánchez Parga and Agustín Ortega Cabrera lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.

  1. 1 Fernando Lara Lara Ecuador · #346,265 worldwide 1 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 José Sánchez Parga Ecuador · #414,123 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Agustín Ortega Cabrera Ecuador · #520,169 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Jorge Gómez Rendón Ecuador · #552,255 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Rodrigo Moreta‐Herrera Ecuador · #673,037 worldwide 26 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Wilson Astudillo Alarcón Ecuador · #691,255 worldwide 7 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Eugenia M. del Pino Ecuador · #1,008,204 worldwide 23 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Stefano Vinci Ecuador · #1,027,051 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Isabel Hernández Ecuador · #1,078,733 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Santiago R. Ron Ecuador · #1,087,521 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Which keywords describe research at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Innovation, Globalization, Competitiveness, Social Responsibility and Innovation Ecosystems.

▲ 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. Education332▲ 7.9×58 topics
  2. Globalization205▲ 4.3×56 topics
  3. Small and Medium Enterprises182▲ 42×5 topics
  4. Innovation175▲ 6.8×29 topics
  5. Digital Marketing166▲ 16×3 topics
  6. Competitiveness154▲ 79×6 topics
  7. Social Responsibility153▲ 27×5 topics
  8. Innovation Ecosystems147▲ 59×2 topics
  9. Urban Development146▲ 16×9 topics
  10. Economic Impact144▲ 10×5 topics
  11. Globalization Effects143▲ 82×2 topics
  12. Human Rights142▲ 5.6×31 topics
  13. Psychopharmacology Education142▲ 87×1 topic
  14. Tourism Management142▲ 79×1 topic
  15. Mental Health128▲ 3.6×32 topics
  16. Inclusive Education116▲ 13×10 topics
  17. COVID-19115▲ 3.4×21 topics
  18. Knowledge Management115▲ 8.5×16 topics
  19. E-Learning113▲ 4.6×15 topics
  20. Quality of Life112▲ 3.2×47 topics
  21. Pedagogy108▲ 9.1×15 topics
  22. Ethics104▲ 8.8×29 topics
  23. Health Promotion104▲ 13×16 topics
  24. Social Justice93▲ 6.4×22 topics
  25. Teacher Training91▲ 5.9×14 topics
  26. Organizational Culture88▲ 9.2×8 topics
  27. Social Impact86▲ 8.9×9 topics
  28. Criminal Justice85▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Latin America85▲ 18×16 topics
  30. Distance Learning80▲ 9.7×8 topics
  31. Youth Offenders76▲ 70×3 topics
  32. Criminal Law75▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Drug Policy75▲ 107×2 topics
  34. Legal Reform75▲ 96×1 topic
  35. Communication74▲ 9.8×15 topics
  36. Digital Divide73▲ 12×6 topics
  37. University Students72▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Online Education70▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Digital Competence70▲ 32×2 topics
  40. ICT68▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Social Issues and Policies in Latin America, Educational Innovations and Technology and Criminal Justice and Penology.

Business, Innovation, an…142Business, Innovation, and Economy: 142 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 75 fractional worksEducational Innovations …68Educational Innovations and Technology: 68 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…54Criminal Justice and Penology: 54 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 48 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 47 fractional worksEducational and Organiza…36Educational and Organizational Development: 36 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 35 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 35 fractional worksViolence, Education, and Gender Studies: 34 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsLawInformation SystemsGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 142 works
  2. 2 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 75 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 68 works
  4. 4 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 54 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 48 works
  6. 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 47 works
  7. 7 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 36 works
  8. 8 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 35 works
  9. 9 Education and Teacher Training Education 35 works
  10. 10 Violence, Education, and Gender Studies Education 34 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 available78.0%not open22.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 226% 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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