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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

In research, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,068 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,027 of 6,365 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#592 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Visual Arts and Performing Arts and Law — General Social Sciences is 11.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,413
of 28,054 · #5,842 all time
Rank in Peru
#2
of 100
Research works
20k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 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 #1,068 of 10,521 15.0%1,943 #1275
Social SciencesField #1,027 of 6,365 12.5%1,088 #1110
Business, Management and AccountingField #592 of 2,578 22.9%236 #1091
Arts and HumanitiesField #648 of 1,998 16.0%291 #662
Physical SciencesDomain #4,330 of 12,888 11.3%831 #5637
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #932 of 2,578 13.4%245 #1240
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #715 of 1,775 18.9%159 #998
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #576 of 1,201 9.9%206 #583
EngineeringField #3,310 of 6,636 9.7%290 #5017
Computer ScienceField #2,392 of 4,667 15.0%202 #3423

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 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#1,275 #1,068
  2. Social Sciences#1,110 #1,027
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#1,091 #592
  4. Arts and Humanities#662 #648
  5. Physical Sciences#5,637 #4,330
  6. Sociology and Political Science#1,240 #932
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#998 #715
  8. Political Science and International Relations#583 #576
  9. Engineering#5,017 #3,310
  10. Computer Science#3,423 #2,392
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 Perú specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 11.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 37.5 works11×
  2. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 52.2 works10×
  3. LawSubfield · 100.3 works5.6×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 80 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 202 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 290 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 162 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.15× its world share, 41 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 39 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 68 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 107 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.28× its world share, 290 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.39× its world share, 236 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.43× its world share, 160 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 134 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 1,088 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Giorgio Del Vecchio, David Ricardo and Teodoro Hampe Martínez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

  1. 1 Giorgio Del Vecchio Peru · #103,462 worldwide 44 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 David Ricardo Peru · #155,355 worldwide 64 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Teodoro Hampe Martínez Peru · #172,704 worldwide 8 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Jeffrey Klaiber Peru · #183,945 worldwide 30 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Guillermo Lohmann Villena Peru · #202,518 worldwide 15 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Domingo García Belaúnde Peru · #221,528 worldwide 5 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Ian Vázquez‐Rowe Peru · #235,041 worldwide 238 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Uldarico Malaspina Jurado Peru · #235,528 worldwide 31 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 César Landa Arroyo Peru · #270,300 worldwide 6 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Fernando G. Torres Peru · #272,021 worldwide 141 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Which keywords describe research at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Education, Human Rights, Social Movements, Cultural Identity, Constitutionalism and Ethics.

▲ 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. Globalization292▲ 4.8×91 topics
  2. Latin America225▲ 38×21 topics
  3. Education206▲ 3.9×71 topics
  4. Human Rights161▲ 5.1×42 topics
  5. Sustainability146▲ 1.96×73 topics
  6. Social Movements121▲ 13×23 topics
  7. Sustainable Development116▲ 2.4×49 topics
  8. Innovation113▲ 3.5×41 topics
  9. Cultural Identity111▲ 7.0×20 topics
  10. Constitutionalism91▲ 31×4 topics
  11. Ethics90▲ 6.1×36 topics
  12. Identity86▲ 3.8×36 topics
  13. Colonialism83▲ 5.7×27 topics
  14. Digital Marketing80▲ 6.2×4 topics
  15. History80▲ 3.7×35 topics
  16. Social Inequality79▲ 9.6×13 topics
  17. Social Responsibility78▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Gender78▲ 4.7×29 topics
  19. Urban Development78▲ 6.9×13 topics
  20. Knowledge Management75▲ 4.4×22 topics
  21. Small and Medium Enterprises71▲ 13×5 topics
  22. Economic Impact70▲ 3.9×7 topics
  23. International Law67▲ 7.1×17 topics
  24. Political Power65▲ 42×4 topics
  25. Innovation Ecosystems64▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Psychopharmacology Education61▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Tourism Management61▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Corporate Social Responsibility61▲ 13×8 topics
  29. Historiography59▲ 15×10 topics
  30. Competitiveness59▲ 24×6 topics
  31. Community Participation57▲ 5.0×10 topics
  32. Criminal Justice57▲ 8.3×5 topics
  33. Memory56▲ 7.5×12 topics
  34. Society53▲ 9.0×13 topics
  35. Revolution49▲ 74×2 topics
  36. Violence49▲ 11×11 topics
  37. Judicial Review48▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Poetry48▲ 47×3 topics
  39. Religious Influence47▲ 81×2 topics
  40. Hispanic World46▲ 112×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Historical Studies in Latin America, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Comparative International Legal Studies.

Business, Innovation, an…61Business, Innovation, and Economy: 61 fractional worksHistorical Studies in La…46Historical Studies in Latin America: 46 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 36 fractional worksComparative International Legal Studies: 36 fractional worksCultural and Social Stud…34Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 34 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 32 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 32 fractional worksLatin American history a…32Latin American history and culture: 32 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 29 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 27 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsDemographyPolitical Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 61 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 46 works
  3. 3 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 36 works
  4. 4 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 36 works
  5. 5 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 34 works
  6. 6 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 32 works
  7. 7 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 32 works
  8. 8 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 32 works
  9. 9 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 29 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 27 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 available68.4%not open31.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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