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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

In research, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana stands highest in Medicine (#1,713 of 10,443 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,747 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,014 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences — General Social Sciences is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,623
of 28,054 · #5,513 all time
Rank in Colombia
#5
of 173
Research works
17k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
94k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 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
MedicineField #1,713 of 10,443 6.7%811 #3365
Social SciencesDomain #1,747 of 10,521 13.1%1,137 #1745
Health SciencesDomain #2,014 of 11,982 6.9%1,002 #3315
Social SciencesField #1,836 of 6,365 12.2%640 #1638
Life SciencesDomain #2,676 of 7,800 11.3%372 #4114
Physical SciencesDomain #4,632 of 12,888 9.9%545 #6799
Computer ScienceField #1,948 of 4,667 7.5%107 #2996
Arts and HumanitiesField #917 of 1,998 11.7%134 #1166
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,269 of 2,578 13.8%180 #1270
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,338 of 2,578 19.6%105 #1544

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 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. Medicine#3,365 #1,713
  2. Social Sciences#1,745 #1,747
  3. Health Sciences#3,315 #2,014
  4. Social Sciences#1,638 #1,836
  5. Life Sciences#4,114 #2,676
  6. Physical Sciences#6,799 #4,632
  7. Computer Science#2,996 #1,948
  8. Arts and Humanities#1,166 #917
  9. Sociology and Political Science#1,270 #1,269
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#1,544 #1,338
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 Javeriana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 23.6 works7.1×
← 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: 1.07× its world share, 155 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 139 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 107 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 186 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 160 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.58× its world share, 23 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 148 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.38× its world share, 811 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.52× its world share, 134 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 104 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 32 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 83 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 144 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 640 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrés Etter, Lope H. Barrero and George E. Barreto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.

  1. 1 Andrés Etter Colombia · #112,234 worldwide 245 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Lope H. Barrero Colombia · #118,763 worldwide 4.3k citations · 20 works
  3. 3 George E. Barreto Colombia · #123,201 worldwide 298 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Jesús Martín‐Barbero Colombia · #154,182 worldwide 23 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Wilson López‐López Colombia · #168,264 worldwide 55 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 María Ximena Rojas Colombia · #188,237 worldwide 123 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Eduardo Restrepo Colombia · #206,373 worldwide 23 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Camilo Rueda Colombia · #211,170 worldwide 80 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Luis Fernando Aguado Quintero Colombia · #217,427 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Jefferson Jaramillo Marín Colombia · #242,435 worldwide 14 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

Which keywords describe research at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Epidemiology, Globalization, Health Promotion, Ethics, Human Rights and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology207▲ 1.71×130 topics
  2. Education190▲ 3.6×59 topics
  3. Globalization147▲ 2.5×78 topics
  4. Sustainability127▲ 1.70×70 topics
  5. Latin America117▲ 20×20 topics
  6. Climate Change114▲ 1.38×74 topics
  7. Mental Health106▲ 2.4×37 topics
  8. Public Health103▲ 2.3×56 topics
  9. Human Rights96▲ 3.0×47 topics
  10. Quality of Life85▲ 1.93×52 topics
  11. Health Promotion75▲ 7.8×15 topics
  12. Ethics75▲ 5.1×34 topics
  13. Innovation74▲ 2.3×38 topics
  14. History73▲ 3.4×28 topics
  15. Risk Factors71▲ 2.1×35 topics
  16. Philosophy61▲ 4.5×21 topics
  17. Colombia56▲ 103×2 topics
  18. Society55▲ 9.4×11 topics
  19. Gender55▲ 3.3×31 topics
  20. Nutrition55▲ 4.0×12 topics
  21. Violence55▲ 12×12 topics
  22. Physical Activity48▲ 3.2×10 topics
  23. Agriculture48▲ 3.9×10 topics
  24. Communication47▲ 5.0×15 topics
  25. Religion46▲ 3.2×18 topics
  26. Social Inequality43▲ 5.3×9 topics
  27. Social Movements42▲ 4.5×16 topics
  28. Sociology41▲ 9.9×9 topics
  29. Politics39▲ 4.7×14 topics
  30. Political Violence39▲ 48×3 topics
  31. Chronic Diseases36▲ 4.7×8 topics
  32. University Students36▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Conflict32▲ 6.4×7 topics
  34. Economy32▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Catholicism31▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Theology30▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Transitional Justice30▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Educational Interventions30▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Social Dynamics30▲ 16×4 topics
  40. land29▲ 98×1 topic

Which research topics does Pontificia Universidad Javeriana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: History and Politics in Latin America, Health and Lifestyle Studies, Religious and Theological Studies and Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia.

History and Politics in …29History and Politics in Latin America: 29 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…28Health and Lifestyle Studies: 28 fractional worksReligious and Theologica…28Religious and Theological Studies: 28 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Vio…27Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 27 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 22 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 18 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…16Latin American Urban Studies: 16 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …16Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 16 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…15Stress and Burnout Research: 15 fractional worksPublic Health and Enviro…14Public Health and Environmental Issues: 14 fractional works
DemographyGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 29 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 28 works
  3. 3 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  4. 4 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 27 works
  5. 5 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  6. 6 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 18 works
  7. 7 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 16 works
  8. 8 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 15 works
  10. 10 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 14 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 available66.3%not open33.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pontificia Universidad Javeriana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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